Shiranui was surprised to see Liam lose to May as he was used to facing his travelling companion in the final.  "[i]His Sceptile did have a type disadvantage and Ice-types have become common in the Contest circuit,[/i]" he mused as he rethought his plan of attack.[hr]The grand final match was on.  "Glaceon, take the stage!"
"Hoshi, it's ninja time!"  Similar to May's previous battle, both Pokémon appeared with Hoshi formed from a myriad of stars.  As the minutes ticked by both coordinators were evenly matched in points and the stage was covered in ice from Glaceon's moves.  "Hoshi, time for your Shuriken Combo!"  Mixing Rollout with Gyro Ball, Hoshi started spinning at a speed similar to a car engine at idle and struck Glaceon for a decent amount of damage.  Glaceon fired a Signal Beam and couldn't land a hit, but it still resulted in a loss of points for Shiranui as the bright light glistened off the ice and Glaceon's coat.  Hoshi returned at a faster spin speed and nailed Glaceon for enough damage to knock it out.  Shiranui had won the ribbon, bringing his ribbon tally to three.