When it came time for Shiranui and Wallace to battle, the crowd was cheering their hardest and Shiranui knew this would be a tough battle. "Begin!" came the referee's call. "Whiscash, go!" "Ryou, I choose you!" Wallace sent out a Whiscash and Shiranui sent his Horsea out. Shiranui scanned Ryou's opponent. "*Whiscash, the Whiskers Pokémon. If Whiscash goes on a wild rampage, it sets off a quake-like tremor with a radius of over three miles. This Pokémon has the ability to predict real earthquakes.*" "Whiscash, time to dazzle with your Zen Headbutt!" "Ryou, Signal Beam!" Whiscash charged at Ryou, but the nimble little Horsea dodged the attack. Ryou focused the sun's light and fired a bright beam at Whiscash with the accuracy his species was known for. Whiscash was blasted for a decent amount of damage and was left confused. "Whiscash, Earthquake!" "Ryou, Agility!" Ryou became even more nimble as his speed went up while Whiscash in its confusion collided with one of the pool's walls and hurt itself. "Whiscash, try again!" "Ryou, Focus Energy!" The Horsea relaxed while he focused his power. In the meantime, Whiscash slammed the bottom of the pool, causing a quake that shook Ryou with the currents it created and causing mini-tsunamis to splash out of the pool, leaving it two thirds empty. "Whiscash, Waterfall!" "Ryou, Ice Beam!" Ryou fired a lightning-like beam of ice at Whiscash and blasted it with a critical hit made more powerful by his Sniper ability. Whiscash once again hurt itself in its confusion. "Whiscash, Earthquake!" "Ryou, finish it off with Brine!" The Horsea shot a powerful blast of salty water at Whiscash that scored another hit. The hit was more powerful due to Whiscash losing more than half its HP. The blast of saline water left Whiscash floating in the pool motionless. Ryou started to glow with a bright light, signifying an evolution was taking place. The Horsea was growing in size and his fins were pointed and spiky. The glow subsided to reveal a Seadra, which Shiranui scanned. "*Seadra, the Dragon Pokémon and the evolved form of Horsea. Its body bristles with sharp spikes. Carelessly trying to touch it could cause fainting from the spikes.*" --- "It's time for the moment you've all been waiting for! Go Milotic!" Milotic came out with a beautiful sparkly sheen that captivated the audience with its beauty. "*Milotic, the Tender Pokémon. Milotic is said to be the most beautiful of all the Pokémon. It has the power to becalm such emotions as anger and hostility to quell bitter feuding.*" Shiranui kept Ryou out and the next round of the battle began. "Milotic, Disarming Voice!" "Ryou, Toxic!" The Seadra spat a poisonous gout of ink at Milotic and left the serpent badly poisoned. After Milotic's Marvel Scale ability activated, it let out a calming cry that was unavoidable and Ryou suffered some damage from it. "Milotic, Hydro Pump!" "Ryou, Hyper Beam!" Ryou charged up for a powerful attack and not long after, fired a powerful beam of energy. Milotic was blasted for a critical hit made worse by Ryou's Sniper ability and the damage was heavy. Milotic fired a powerful blast of water that soaked Ryou for a lot of damage despite the attack not being very effective. "Milotic, Recover!" Ryou had to recharge from the earlier attack and Milotic seized the opportunity to recover most of the damage it took from Ryou's attack. "Milotic, Ice Beam!" "Ryou, Giga Impact!" The Seadra put every bit of power into a charge and Milotic was firing an Ice Beam to try and slow the charging Seadra down. Not only did Milotic succeed in slowing Ryou down, its attack left Seadra frozen solid. "Milotic, Dragon Tail!" "Ryou, Giga Impact!" Ryou couldn't thaw out of the ice in time and Milotic smacked the Seadra back into his Poké Ball, dragging Hikari out. "Milotic, Scald!" "Hikari, Thunder!" Milotic fired a blast of boiling hot water at Hikari and the Lanturn was left with a burn. Hikari summoned a storm cloud and Milotic was struck by lightning. Milotic succumbed to the poison and floated at the surface, knocked out. --- "Milotic is unable to battle! The winner and second grand finalist is Shiranui Tsukiko!" The crowd roared with cheers for both battlers.