After several coordinators made their appeals, it was now time for Shiranui to make his appeal.  "[color=6ecff6]Next up is contestant #8, from Ecruteak City, Johto and Hoenn's Top Coordinator, Champion Shiranui Tsukiko![/color]"  Shiranui made a ninja-style entrance and produced a Great Ball that was encased in a capsule.
"It's time to show you one of Hoenn's favourites!  Zoro, do your thing!"  Shiranui tossed the ball out and it opened.  Dark shuriken-like stars, lots of shadowy Unown-Z and black smoke came out.  The smoke formed a Ninetales that soon ran a lap around the stage before forming a "real" Ninetales.  Zoro used Sunny Day to simulate the Drought ability.  "Start with a Solar Ring!"  The disguised Zoroark conjured a Solar Beam illusion and manipulated it into a ring of sunlight.  "Follow it up with Will-O-Wisp!"  Zoro's "tails" lit up with spooky bluish-white flames that were soon launched up into the air and formed inside the ring.  "Dark Pulse!"  Using a real Dark Pulse, Zoro fired it into the air and the attacks formed a bullseye.  "Finish it with Incinerate!"  Zoro unleashed a searing flame at the Dark Pulse in the centre and the bullseye exploded.  The "Ninetales" jumped into the explosion and amidst a shower of dark and illusory sparkles, Zoro was seen in his true form somersaulting down onto the stage.  The audience erupted into a deafening applause.

"[color=6ecff6]Time to find out what our judges think of that marvellous performance![/color]" announced Lillian.
"[color=ed1c24]There's no doubt in my mind you'll go far here in Kanto.[/color]"
"[color=6ecff6]Zoroark are remarkable![/color]"
"[color=f49ac2]I see from the shine in your Zoroark's coat that you raise it very well.[/color]"

"[color=6ecff6]How do you rate this performance?[/color]" Lillian asked.  The scores lit up on the judges' screens.
[color=ed1c24]9[/color]
[color=6ecff6]8[/color]
[color=f49ac2]8[/color]
Total: 25