Watching him, set up made Ryu start setting up as well as he began with a swords dance to increase his already high attack stat. Mike's Lucario had a jolly nature with increased its low speed though Mike had also invested a lot of time and effort into Ryu speed and attack stat so he could outspeed a few of the pokemon that would outspeed him.

Sashia watched the battle while grooming her ice fox making sure her fur was as clean and nice as she could though Ice fox did not mind getting a little dirty if need be.