James Davy

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"That was a close one," commented Shiranui before he received the Slateport Contest Ribbon.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Zoro, Jumpscare Combination!" The Zoroark disappeared from sight with Feint Attack and soon after, a Misdreavus (Zoro in Illusion) appeared right in front of Sherlock and used Scary Face to make his face look grotesque and Hyper Voice to scream in his face.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

The barriers raised Sherlock's Defence, but they did not stop Zoro from landing a hit. "Zoro, give him a couple of bars!" The Zoroark smirked and donned a Ralts illusion before using a combination of Taunt and Round to sing something insulting to the tune of Pop Goes the Sneasel.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Zoro, Surprise Attack Combination!" Sherlock's attack landed and after the explosion issued forth, the smoke cleared to reveal a broken Substitute decoy and the Zoroark nowhere in sight. Zoro was readying a Feint Attack and used an illusion to slip away undetected. The clock ticked down to two minutes left.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Zoro, Shichishito Combination!" The Zoroark donned a Blade Forme Aegislash illusion and used Shadow Claw to conjure six more branches, forming a shadowy seven-branched sword. Zoro charged at Sherlock with the blades glowing a bright blood red colour, adding a Night Slash to the mix.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Zoro, Dark Juggle!" The Zoroark conjured several Dark Pulses, one being the real attack and the others being illusions. He juggled them around before using Fling to throw them at Sherlock.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"You may be able to hit Zoro, but can you hit him?" rebutted Shiranui, "Zoro, Poison Z Combination!" The Zoroark used Night Slash to conjure a 'Z' sign, imbibed it with Toxic and used Fling to throw it at high velocity towards Sherlock.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

Shiranui took his place on the other side. The clock started ticking and he sent Zoro out. Zoro conjured an illusion of a colosseum arena in ruins.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

Shiranui sized up his opponent and since he faced a veteran coordinator, Johanna would be quite a challenge. The timer started and both coordinators sent out their Pokémon. "Umbreon, start with Quick Attack!"
"Zoro, Dark Shield Combination!" The Zoroark conjured a Night Daze dome and hid a Protect shield in it. Umbreon ran right at Zoro, but bounced off the shield, costing Johanna points. Zoro dispelled the Protect shield and expanded the Night Daze while conjuring an illusion of the beach at night.
"Umbreon, Confuse Ray!"
"Zoro, Taunt!" Zoro put his speed to work and conjured a Honchkrow guise that started issuing a series of squawks that sounded like laughter. Shiranui was reminded of when his own Honchkrow laughed at Liam's Chansey—now a Blissey—during the Silver Conference grand final. Umbreon was angry at Zoro's mockery and was unable to pull its move off.
"Umbreon, aim a Swift at the sky!"
"Zoro, block the move with Fury Swipes!" Zoro dropped his Honchkrow guise as Umbreon fired star-shaped projectiles up at the sky. The Zoroark leaped into the air and used Fury Swipes to slash at the stars, causing them to explode into sparkles.
"Umbreon, Shadow Ball!"
"Zoro, Night Slash!" Zoro donned a Blade Forme Aegislash illusion as Umbreon launched a ball of shadow energy. Zoro's blade had an aura of dark energy as it slashed the Shadow Ball in half and used his cloth-like arms to throw the halves like discs at Umbreon. Umbreon dodged the attack.
"Umbreon, Pursuit!"
"Zoro, follow the leader!" This time Zoro donned an Umbreon guise of his own. The two Umbreon chased each other in circles around the battlefield and a lot of people were losing track of which Umbreon belonged to whom.
"Umbreon, Feint Attack!"
"Follow the leader!" The two Umbreon disappeared and in several places, they exchanged hits and near misses. The clock ticked down to 0:30.
"Umbreon, Mean Look!"
"Zoro, Scary Face!" This time, the two Umbreon made nasty and intimidating faces to see who could out-do the other. Zoro changed guises and now looked like a Gengar before using Hyper Voice to jump scare Umbreon. The clock hit zero and Umbreon fainted with fright. The illusions faded and for a while aside from the sound of waves crashing you could hear a pin drop as the audience was left stunned from Zoro's last appeal.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

Shiranui's first opponent in the battle round sent a Dewgong out. "Dewgong, the Sea Lion Pokémon. Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago."
"Zoro, I choose you!" Shiranui sent his Zoroark out and another illusion was conjured. This time it was a scene of what looked like a dank underwater cave. The timer started and the first moves were called. "Dewgong, Ice Missile Combination!"
"Zoro, Poison Shield Combination!" Zoro assumed the guise of a Shield Forme Aegislash as Dewgong used a combination of Ice Beam and Aqua Jet to form a missile made of ice. Zoro's shield glowed a putrid purple colour from using a combination of Protect and Toxic. The missile struck the shield and Dewgong was badly poisoned from Shiranui's combination move.
"Dewgong, Signal Beam!"
"Zoro, Night Daze!" Zoro conjured a dome-like shield of darkness that took Dewgong's Signal Beam and made it into alternating stripes of light and darkness. The shield radiated forth and struck Dewgong for major damage. Zoro was revealed to have dropped his illusion for the attack.
"Dewgong, Aurora Beam!"
"Zoro, Focus Blast!" Zoro assumed a Lucario guise before both battlers fired off their respective attacks. Zoro's attack pushed back Dewgong's attack and Dewgong was blasted into a quick knockout.

Crosses appeared on the judges' screens as the underwater cave illusion faded, signifying that Shiranui won the battle.