Shiranui's first opponent in the battle round sent a Dewgong out.  "[i]Dewgong, the Sea Lion Pokémon.  Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice.  The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.[/i]"
"Zoro, I choose you!"  Shiranui sent his Zoroark out and another illusion was conjured.  This time it was a scene of what looked like a dank underwater cave.  The timer started and the first moves were called.  "Dewgong, Ice Missile Combination!"
"Zoro, Poison Shield Combination!"  Zoro assumed the guise of a Shield Forme Aegislash as Dewgong used a combination of Ice Beam and Aqua Jet to form a missile made of ice.  Zoro's shield glowed a putrid purple colour from using a combination of Protect and Toxic.  The missile struck the shield and Dewgong was badly poisoned from Shiranui's combination move.
"Dewgong, Signal Beam!"
"Zoro, Night Daze!"  Zoro conjured a dome-like shield of darkness that took Dewgong's Signal Beam and made it into alternating stripes of light and darkness.  The shield radiated forth and struck Dewgong for major damage.  Zoro was revealed to have dropped his illusion for the attack.
"Dewgong, Aurora Beam!"
"Zoro, Focus Blast!"  Zoro assumed a Lucario guise before both battlers fired off their respective attacks.  Zoro's attack pushed back Dewgong's attack and Dewgong was blasted into a quick knockout.

Crosses appeared on the judges' screens as the underwater cave illusion faded, signifying that Shiranui won the battle.