The battles soon began. Liam used Bastille where the other three had: Vikavolt, Alolan Raichu, and Kantonian Dugtrio. The Dugtrio took out the Raichu while Bastille defeated Vikavolt, and then beat  the Dugtrio with the Ghost-type Z move, granting Liam spot 11 in the finals. It was annouced as a reminder that the 64 contenders would be shuffled up, so Liam would not necesarilly face the challenger in spot 12.