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Hoshi was also buffeted by the sandstorm. "Hoshi, use the Aquatic Catherine Wheel combo; Yamamoto, make like a ninja and use Fling! Smaug is your target!" Yamamoto grabbed Hoshi and threw the Starmie like a large shuriken before getting hit by Blissey's Giga Impact and laughing off the minor damage. Shiranui's points took more damage than Yamamoto's relative loss of HP. Meanwhile, Hoshi started spraying water from all ten of its limbs while boosting its spin speed further through Rapid Spin while it flew at Smaug.

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"Yamamoto, Protect; Hoshi, Reflect Type on Smaug! Mega Ring activate!" Yamamoto conjured the infamous green shield that blocked the two-pronged attack. A glow issued from inside the shield and when the shield disappeared a Mega Tyranitar roared, showing off his appearance and changing the weather back to a sandstorm. Hoshi, meanwhile, copied Smaug's type and adopted a fiery colour scheme.

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A sandstorm started blowing moments after Yamamoto made his appearance.

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Shiranui readied a ball with two star stickers and a ball that had a black wisp sticker. The first ball opened to reveal his Starmie, Hoshi, and the second ball opened to reveal his Tyranitar, Yamamoto.

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"She did do well," Shiranui agreed, now knowing what it was like for his opponents when he sent Zoro out for battle, "I'll look forward to that."

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Back in the green room, Shiranui was thinking about who he'd send out in his grand final battle with Liam.

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"Wrong, Sashia," Shiranui rebutted, "You fell into my trap. Bakeru, use Destiny Bond on Illusion; Boukun, counter Daenerys' attack with Outrage!" Boukun was hit by Daenerys' attack and retaliated with a point-blank attack empowered by the rage that Dragon-type Pokémon were well-known for. While Sashia was dancing in preparation for Never-Ending Nightmare, Bakeru used his Destiny Bond to put a hex on Illusion. Shadowy manifestations of Illusion's grudges trapped Bakeru and delivered a devastating blow. After the shadows receded, Bakeru was prone on the battlefield and glowing with a crimson aura as his Destiny Bond triggered. Shiranui lost a lot of points from the Z-Move.

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Bakeru's disguise was busted from the Dark Pulse, but the Mimikyu jumped off of Boukun, making Daenerys' attack hit Boukun instead. "Boukun, Rock Slide; Bakeru, put a Curse on Illusion!" Bakeru sensed Illusion and put a curse on the Zoroark at the cost of half of his HP. Boukun roared and lots of boulders rained down all over the battlefield.

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That's a useful tip.

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"Boukun, Head Smash; Bakeru, Psych Up! Aim your attacks at Daenerys!" Boukun started charging at the dancing pair with his head ready to deal a powerful blow that would exploit a double weakness. While Boukun was charging, Bakeru used a hypnotic suggestion to copy Daenerys Attack and Speed boosts.

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"Boukun, Bakeru, it's show time!" Shiranui opened Boukun and Bakeru's Poké Balls and white and black smoke came of them respectively, forming contrasting colours and coalescing into his Tyrantrum and Mimikyu. Bakeru was standing on top of Boukun's head.