Liam went next.
 "Ah, Champion Coleman, it is an honor to meet you, I have heard stories of you," Kabu said. "I have roots in Lavaridge Town, and heard about your victory there, using a Marshtomp who evolved during the battle."
 "That's right," Liam said.
	"Well, no matter. You may find this to be a tougher fight than that one," Kabu said. He tossed out a ball and sent out a Kantonian Ninetails. Liam grabbed one of Luxury Balls, sending out Beckham.
	"Ninetais, use Confuse Ray," Kabu ordered. The attack worked and Beckham became confused.
	"Beckham, use Double Kick!" Liam ordered. Beckham managed to land the attack and gave Ninetails a pair of swift kicks.
	"Disable," Kabu ordered. Ninetails used a strange energy to block Beckham from using the move Double Kick for a while.
	"Mud Shot," Liam said. Beckham kicked up a ball of mud, landed a super-effective hit on Ninetails.
	"Use Dig!" Kabu ordered. Ninetials burrowed into the ground.
	"Use Bounce," Liam called, but Beckham hit himself in confusion.  Ninetails KO'd Beckham with the Dig attack. Beckham's picture on the jumbo screen was then blacked out and Liam recalled him, thanking him for the attempt.

Liam then sent out Balin, the Sirfetch'd. 
 "First Impression!" Liam called. Balin made a quick and powerful strike on Ninetails, scoring a critical hit and KO'ing it. The crowd cheered as the fantastic move, as they had at Beckham's defeat. Kabu next sent out Arcanine.
	"Will O' Wisp!" Kabu ordered. Balin was burned by the attack.
	"Swords Dance!" Balin did a special dance and increased his attack power
(Burn 1)
 "Flame Wheel," Kabu ordered. Arcanine curled into a ball and became engulfed in flames, ramming into Balin. Balin was ordered again to use Swords Dance.
(Burn 2)
Balin was starting to look worse for wear. Kabu ordered Arcanine to use Flame Wheel again but missed. Liam called for Brave Bird He took down Arcanine, only to fall to recoil damage.
 "Light that fire and get your mind moving, Kabu! There still must be a path to victory!" He sent out his final Pokémon, Centiscorch.

"[i]Centiskorch, the Radiator Pokémon. A Fire and Bug-Type. When it heats up, its body temperature reaches about 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. It lashes its body like a whip and launches itself at enemies. While its burning body is already dangerous on its own, this excessively hostile Pokémon also has large and very sharp fangs. [/i]"

"Well, it's time for my secret weapon," Liam said reading a regular Pokéball. "It's time to shine! Hydro!" Liam's very first Pokémon, now fully evolved and equipped with a Mega Stone emerged.
 "Blast!" Hydro roared.

"Burn bright, Centiskorch. Let Gigantamax change your size and your form!"  Centiskorch took on its Gigantamax Form.

"Now Hydro, let's show Kabu our bond! Go beyond, Mega Evolve!" Liam pressed the Keystone fastened into the underside of his Z Power Ring and held his arm up toward the sky. Hydro and Liam's arm were both enveloped in bright light as Hydro took on his Mega Form.

"Flame always burn upwards, and so we'll always aim to go higher. You understand, don't you? Use G-Max Centiferno!" The G-Max Pokémon used its signature move and dealt a fair amount of damage considering it was a STAB, but not very effective move.

"Water Pulse!" Liam ordered. Hydro launched the ball of water right into Centiscorch's face, making it recoil. The G-Max move did some damage between turns to Hydro.

(G-Max 1, Centiferno 1)
"Dark Pulse," Liam ordered. This attack also landed Centiskorch survived the attack and used the same attack, putting Hydro to less then half health.

(G-Max 2, Centiferno 2)
"Withdrawl!" Liam called. Hydro retreated into his shell to add on to his defenses. Kabu ordered his G-Max move to be used for the third time. Hydro was now in low health as Centiscorch returned to normal.

(Centiferno 3)
"Water Pulse!" Liam called. The attack hit and confused the target.
 "Use Bug Bite," Kabu ordered. But Centiscorch hit itself in confusion, knocking itself out. 

"I'm often regarded as the first real roadblock of the Gym Challenge, and yet you defeated me! Clearly, your talent surpassed my many years of experience. I still have much to learn!" Kabu and Liam approached one another center stage and shook hands. Kabu then gave Liam the Fire  Badge and healed the six Pokémon who fought.