Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

Although many people came to this tournament because of its reputation, there were few true masters. Serena had only seen one local trainer named Kana who was worth watching so far.

Then there's Shun, who follows the same old Poison Rose trope, so let's not even mention him.

"Next up is Serena, making her first appearance in a Grand Contest! Please look forward to her performance!"

"Mouthwa, here we come! Fairy Wind!" Serena ran happily onto the stage and threw the Poké Ball into the air with all her might.

After the baby released the ball, it immediately began to spin lightly, creating a shimmering breeze around it.

It fell amidst the swirling specks of light, but instead of landing on its feet, it propped itself up upside down with its giant mouth on its head, dancing a joyful dance in the swirling breeze.

"Use 'Playful'!" Serena's command was perfectly timed, and Mawile displayed a lively demeanor, just like an innocent and carefree little girl, drawing continuous applause from the audience.

"This performance was excellent; it perfectly showcased the lively and adorable characteristics of Maw of Mouth." Conkenstein offered what appeared to be a professional assessment…

"I like this~" by Sugisa.

"I can totally tell that it really likes its trainer." Miss Joy's assessment was absolutely correct.

The final score was 26 points, which wasn't particularly amazing, but it was enough to guarantee a pass.

Of course, Serena handled it with complete ease.

There's no need to go all out at the beginning; just control your score and easily get through.

As for whether Mawile is truly lively and cute, Absol, another physical attacker in Serena's arsenal but with a type disadvantage, might have the right to speak on that...

"Next, please give a warm welcome to the performance by Hoenn's gorgeous idols!!" As the last contestant stepped onto the stage, Vivian's voice rose an octave, instantly igniting the entire venue.

"Everyone, Hoenn's Ryukia has taken the stage!" Ryukia stepped onto the stage with cheerful steps, and her Altaria appeared in mid-air, dancing a charming dance with her.

Bang!

The magnificent Dragon Star Cluster exploded, but the Qixi Bluebird completed its super evolution at this moment, dancing gracefully amidst the starlight!

This performance utilized her evolved attributes in conjunction with the power of her special move; it was definitely her trump card.

The cheers from the audience never stopped. Ryukia and Altaria took their bows amidst the cheers, and also won the only perfect score of the night!

"She's really amazing... in acting."

Serena became increasingly interested as she watched the charismatic young woman in the arena.

Chapter 887 VS Super Tanabata Bluebird, A Battle That Could Be Decided in a Single Moment

"No way... was this performance really that good?"

Hearing the cheers and screams from the crowd, Higana was clearly a little annoyed.

"It's just a dragon star formation and a dance, I feel that Xiaoyao's performance is better than hers."

“No, her performance was much better… I couldn’t achieve the same effect with the same simplicity.” Although she was happy to be praised, Xiaoyao was still aware of her own limitations.

Thanks to the solid foundation she laid before, Haruka is no longer a newcomer from the same generation of anime. With her discerning eye, she can certainly see how formidable Rukia is.

To render the wings with the light of Mega Evolution before the meteor explodes and to gain immunity to damage by increasing the Fairy type, requires a high degree of coordination between the Pokémon and the Trainer, and the commands must be precise to the millisecond.

Serena's performance also follows this simple and efficient style, except that she changed Mega Evolution into another special move.

May couldn't help but recall the lightning fireworks she set off for Ash and Serena when they left Hoenn.

Ash only allowed Pikachu to use one special move throughout the entire process, yet the resulting effects were incredibly varied…

"Judging solely from her performance, she shouldn't have received a perfect score," Xiao Zhi commented. "There were some flaws, but they were overshadowed by other factors."

The other factors are probably Ryukia's special status and the timing of her participation in the competition.

During the challenge period of this grand festival, Rukia has already obtained four ribbons. If she can win the Water Seismic Tournament, she will qualify to participate in the grand festival.

The audience at the scene, including all the fans, were basically there for this reason.

In this situation, the judges certainly wouldn't care about that minor flaw.

Passing the preliminary review with a perfect score, and then winning the Ribbon Medal with a series of victories, successfully qualifying to participate in the festival... If you can really do it, it would be quite a story in the Hoenn Coordinator circle.

But right now, you could just say she's had bad luck...

The preliminary results were announced quickly, with Rukia far ahead, followed closely by Shun, while Serena was in the middle of the pack.

In the first round of the subsequent battle, Serena also fought smoothly, using Fairy Wind for ranged attacks and then using Sword Dance to increase power for playful banter, easily winning by attacking and performing at the same time.

This also left others with the impression that Serena's Maw of Venom is cute but lacks firepower, and must be combined with Sword Dance to increase its attack to cause enough damage.

Fortunately, it has the Mighty Claw ability, so its Attack won't be lowered.

Besides Serena's successful advancement, Ryukia also won without any suspense, while a certain green-haired guy encountered some trouble.

He faced off against a local girl named Kana, whose Poopoo had a type advantage over the Poison Rose. Even though she was paralyzed, Kana still managed to deal a lot of damage with her Psychic Interference.

However, he did win in the end, and he will face Serena in the second round.

Green Hair seemed quite satisfied with the result, and even when he went on stage, he had a sneer of anticipation on his lips.

"I'll show you that not just anyone can participate in the Grand Contest! Poison Rose, GO!"

"Big Mouth, keep it up!" Compared to someone's deep-seated resentment, Serena remained calm and composed from the very beginning.

This is something she learned from Ash: a trainer's emotions can affect their Pokémon, so it's important to ensure they receive a positive influence!

"Attack, Poison Rose, use paralysis powder!"

"Use the Fairy Wind!"

Shun chose to launch a preemptive attack right from the start, but the powder released by Poison Rose was easily blown away by Maw of Venom, resulting in a direct deduction of points.

After that, his counterattacks could only be described as completely disorganized.

Petal Dance attacks, and Mawile defends with Fairy Wind and Swords Dance... While increasing its physical attack, it also uses the airflow from Swords Dance to intensify the power of Fairy Wind.

With the next Magic Leaf, Mawile spun around and used Ice Punch, freezing all the leaves into ice balls on his hand... and then flung them back!

Poison Rose got hit hard by the ice ball and, following Shun's instructions, angrily activated Solar Beam. However, Serena stole a Sword Dance and then delivered a Freeze Punch to the field!

click!

The tangled icicles rose from the ground, easily reflecting the sun's blazing fire like a mirror, causing the poisonous rose to reap what it sowed!

"This...this is Miss Grace's technique?" Xiaoyao in the audience was surprised.

Previously at the Fall Leaf Tournament, May encountered a female Coordinator with Medicham, who used this counterattack technique... and the one who got hit was Shun's Roserade.

“It is quite a coincidence,” Ash shrugged. “However… stumbling twice in the same place only shows that he has not improved at all.”

Honestly, this kind of counterattack is purely for showing off. If you have the time to create icicles, you could just throw a punch and end the fight.

Shun ultimately suffered a crushing defeat, and the match eventually came down to a showdown between Serena and Ryukia.

One is the well-established Hoenn Ryuhime, while the other is a newly trained 'newbie' Coordinator. Their duel will undoubtedly generate a lot of discussion.

But Rukia seemed oblivious to the noise around her, focusing intently on Serena.

"You're one of his people, aren't you?" Rukia asked in a low voice.

"Is there a problem?" Serena asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing... Go ahead, Xiao Qingqing!" Liuqia didn't want to say more and directly sent out her most trusted partner.

"Mouthwa, go enjoy the battle~" Serena and her partner were also in position.

However, as soon as the referee announced the start of the match, Rukia immediately pressed down on her Evolution Key Stone!

"Respond to my call, Little Qingqing, super evolution!"

"Is this how it has to be from the start? Then I'll do it... Maw of Venom, Mega Evolution!"

The scene was immediately thrown into an uproar. People were surprised that Rukia had gone all out from the start, and even more unbelievably, they discovered that Serena was also a Mega Evolver!

A super Tanabata bluebird with wings like cotton candy meets a super big-mouthed baby with twin ponytails!

"Little Qingqing, use Big Explosion!" At the start of the battle, the Qixi Bluebird directly slammed the blazing flames downwards.

Faced with such a powerful attack, Ash shook his head slightly...

"Rukia lost." He saw the result in just one move.

"Mouthwa, use Taunt while you dodge!"

Mawile's daily training is definitely solid, not to mention that Serena herself is a trainer who is good at Fire-type moves. It nimbly dodged through the gaps in the big letters, while not forgetting to taunt its opponent.

"In that case...use the high notes!"

"Raid!"

After provoking the situation, Maw of Venus leaped into the air with tremendous force, closing in on Altaria in an instant.

"Little Greenie, use the power of the moon... What?!" Just as Rukia was about to command her partner to continue the attack, Mawile had already used its huge jaws to unleash a playful attack, slicing Altaria down from the sky with a single blow!

Boom!

The Tanabata Bluebird's body crashed heavily to the ground, creating cracks as it helplessly returned to its original form.

“Tanabata Bluebird… Battle Off…” Vivian could hardly believe her eyes.

That was Hoennium Ryuhime's main partner, and she was instantly killed in one hit?!

"Little Qingqing... how could this happen..." Ryukia was also stunned. She knelt down in front of her partner, completely unable to accept this outcome.