The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

Above the arena, the battle finally came to a conclusion. Charizard narrowly overpowered Vikadoux, slamming it to the ground.

Boom!

It crashed heavily to the ground and lay there, unable to get up, while Charizard itself landed slowly and remained standing on the field.

"The Vikavolt is unable to fight, and the Charizard wins, so the winner is Kaki," announced the referee, Hala.

"Come back, Vajra Bug, thank you, you did a great job, Vajra Bug."

After praising Charizard a few times, Kaki recalled Charizard into its Poké Ball, walked up to Mammalian, and said...

"You're really strong, Mamane."

“I won’t lose next time,” Mamane said.

"Yes, I will become stronger and accept your challenge."

After they finished speaking, the two shook hands and smiled at each other.

Lillie and her two friends were genuinely happy for Kachi and Mamane.

Dr. Kukui looked even more pleased.

The audience was also moved by the friendship between the two and the exciting battle, and they all stood up and applauded for them.

Mamane's parents, who watched the match live on television at home, were also deeply moved.

“Mamane has really grown up,” Mamane’s father said.

“Yes, throw him a Marasada party when he gets back,” Mamane’s mother said.

Meanwhile, inside the venue.

After Kaczy and Mamane are substituted, it will be Shui Lian's turn in the next match.

The two people who happened to meet cheered for Shui Lian in the contestant passage.

"Keep it up!" Mamane said.

"You must win, Water Lily," Kachi said.

"Yes, I really want to make it to the semifinals."

As soon as Shui Lian finished speaking, she heard the disdainful words of several members of the Skeleton Team.

"Useless, useless. Guzma will crush it into dust in less than a second."

The level of pride was as if they were talking about themselves.

“The outcome is unpredictable; how can anyone know the result without a match?” Shui Lian immediately retorted.

“We can only draw conclusions by giving it our all,” Kachi agreed.

"Don't get cocky just because you know a few Z-Moves. These little tricks are a piece of cake for our Guzma, right, brother?"

At this moment, Guzma walked through the group with Bulmi, but he didn't stop or even glance at Shuilian. He simply spoke coldly.

"Z-Move? Utterly boring."

After they left, Mamane said with dissatisfaction,

"This is really annoying."

"You need to be careful. Who knows what tricks Guzma might pull later," Kachi warned.

"Mm," Shui Lian nodded.

Afterwards, Kachi and Mamane returned to the stands to watch the match, while Shui Lian walked through the players' tunnel to the battlefield.

"Finally, we've arrived at the fourth and final match of the second round of the Alola League Manaro Tournament. Who will advance to the semifinals – Lana or Guzma?" Shi Kuang said.

But after Liz, who was the referee for the match, read out the rules, the two players revealed their respective Pokémon.

"Please, West Lion Seaman."

"Armored warriors, crush it."

"Guzma has sent out his armored warrior, Shui Lian, and her Lionheart in the second round. How are they going to overcome that hard shell?" Shi Kuang said.

Theoretically speaking, water lilies have the advantage.

Because neither of the Golem's Water-type nor Bug-type STAB moves are effective against Primarina.

While Primarina's Water-type moves also don't seem to affect Golem, its STAB Fairy-type moves can deal double damage to Golems.

The armored warrior's special defense is relatively low compared to its physical defense, but Primarina's special attack is high, so a Moonblast can deal decent damage.

Back to the present.

"An armored warrior, West Lion Sea Warrior, be careful of a head-on attack," Water Lily warned.

"Hai Ren!"

West Lion Seaman nodded, indicating that he understood.

There's really no need to defend against this move, since Fairy-type Primarina is resistant to Bugs, and this move can only be used on the first turn of each appearance.

Meanwhile, the remaining Skull members in the audience were also cheering for Guzma with rap.

It actually sounds pretty good. If the Skull Team formed a band and made music, they might have a bright future.

"Hey, let's kick away the world's unpleasantness, we Skull Team have a noble style, and our leader is Brother Guzma!"

"You two must fight fair and square. Now, let the battle begin!" Lizhi announced.

Ash couldn't help but laugh. Why was it that whenever Guzma was in a battle, the referee always had to say, "Please, both sides, fight fairly and squarely"?

In the previous round, when Guzma played against Ilima, the referee, Hala, said the same thing.

This is the second time already. How afraid are they that Guzma won't fight fairly?

"If they don't move, then we'll attack first. Go, West Lionheart, unleash the Ephemeral Aria."

"The armored warrior unleashes the Abyss Thrust."

No sooner had Guzma finished speaking than the armored warrior rushed in front of the West Lion Sea People, which terrified Shui Lian.

Just as Primarina was about to stand up, sing, and launch an attack, the armored warrior's right claw, imbued with Dark-type energy, struck its throat.

Just as the West Lionheart was about to sing, a sharp pain shot through her throat, causing her to bend over, clutching her neck and throat in agony. Her attempt at the Bubble Aria failed.

This move is not very effective against Primarina, but the main purpose is not to deal damage, but to seal Primarina's most effective sound-based skills for two rounds.

"In that case, let's unleash the water jet."

"The armored warrior blocked it directly, and then used the poison strike."

Water Jet is used to finish off weakened enemies. For example, in the last battle, Lana had Primarina use this move to finish off Mallow's low-health Sweetie.

However, the armored warrior is now resistant to water and has full health. The Lionsea has such low physical attack, how could a mere 40-power water jet possibly damage it?

The armored warrior brought his claws together in front of him, transforming them into a shield that easily blocked the water jet attack. He also used his claws to grab the Lion Seaman, holding it upside down and preventing it from escaping.

"Don't let it get away, keep using Poison Strike."

Poisonous energy gathered on the armored warrior's claws, unleashing three consecutive vicious poison strikes. This move was extremely effective against Primarinas, dealing explosive damage.