Shiranui had witnessed the battle and was reminded of Liam's heritage including his family's famous wrath on seeing Pokémon mistreated.  He shook his head when the hoodlum tried to take a cheap shot at Liam, breaking one of the unwritten rules of Pokémon training.  "[i]If that were me, I'd have had Saisei take her out,[/i]" he mused.