Shiranui soon had Senritsu and Zoro healed at the Pokémon Centre. His thoughts were on their next destination—the Battle Pike—and what they could be up against.
"Nasty Plot into Hyper Beam!" Zoro channelled his evil thoughts into a boost of power before adding a Hyper Beam to the mixture of attacks. At the last second the attacks exploded, covering the stage with smoke. Zoro dropped his illusion amidst the smoke and was panting in exhaustion after that last attack.
"Counter with Extrasensory!" Zoro donned an Espeon illusion and his eyes started glowing gold. The disguised Zoroark fired an iridescent beam from his gem. The attacks met and sparks were flying from where they were joined as they tried to overpower each other.
The stage shook and Zoro took a lot of damage. Shiranui's points took a big hit and Zoro burst out right under Hydro. Time was on the verge of running out.
"Night Daze into Dig!" Zoro conjured a dome of dark energy that was blasted by Hydro's Ice Beam, resulting in a dome of dark energy-infused ice being created. Zoro used the distraction to dig his way under the stage.
"Zoro, make like your opponent and use Copycat!" Donning a Blastoise illusion that matched Hydro in appearance, Zoro mimicked the Withdraw move and as a result, two Blastoise shells stood on the battlefield.