When Shiranui went out for his battle, he recognised his opponent as the semi-finalist from the P-1 Grand Prix he had beaten. "I was hoping to face you again, Shiranui," said Ami, "This time we're not restricted to Fighting-type Pokémon."
"Give me your best shot, Ami," replied Shiranui.
"I choose Wobbuffet!"
"Sapphire, I choose you!" Ami's Wobbuffet and Shiranui's Sableye came out. Shiranui scanned the opponent.
"Wobbuffet, the Patient Pokémon. To keep its pitch-black tail hidden, it lives quietly in the darkness. It is never first to attack."
"Sapphire, Torment!"
"Wobbuffet, Safeguard!" The Sableye shouted something at Wobbuffet and the latter was enraged. Wobbuffet conjured a shield preventing status effects.
"Sapphire, Sucker Punch!"
"Wobbuffet, Counter!" Sapphire zipped behind Wobbuffet and socked it in the back of its head. Wobbuffet glowed red and sent some energy back at Sapphire, but the Sableye phased through it.
"Sapphire, Dark Pulse!"
"Wobbuffet, Destiny Bond!" The Sableye launched a beam filled with dark circles at Wobbuffet and left it on its last legs. Wobbuffet used Destiny Bond to try and take Sapphire down if the Sableye dealt the knockout blow.
"Sapphire, Taunt!"
"Wobbuffet, Counter!" Sapphire turned around and smacked her behind, making Wobbuffet even more furious. Because Torment and now Taunt were both in effect, it had to use a Counter, knowing it would fail.
"Sapphire, finish it with Sucker Punch!"
"Wobbuffet, Counter!" The Sableye gave Wobbuffet another punch in the back of its head and the latter went down.
"Wobbuffet, return; Jellicent, you're next!"
Shiranui saw a pink jellyfish come out and got out his Pokédex. "Jellicent, the Floating Pokémon. The fate of the ships and crew that wander into Jellicent's habitat: all sunken, all lost, all vanished." He considered the data entry to be ironic and after looking at the picture revealed, he found the species was sexually dimorphic.
"Jellicent, Ominous Wind!"
"Sapphire, Sucker Punch!" The Sableye zipped under Jellicent's tentacles and punched her in the back. Jellicent's Cursed Body ability disabled the move. The jellyfish spun around and a shadowy wind blew Sapphire back towards her trainer.
"Jellicent, Dazzling Gleam!"
"Sapphire, Sucker Punch once more!" Sapphire did the same as she did before and this time the Jellicent went down.
"Jellicent, return; go Cindy!" Ami recalled the downed Jellicent and sent out her shiny Hawlucha. Shiranui kept Sapphire out and the battle was on. "Cindy, Sky Attack!"
"Sapphire, Zen Headbutt!" Cindy was cloaked in a bright light as she powered up for an attack. Sapphire charged at Cindy with her head letting off an iridescent glow and the attack struck home.
"Now, Cindy!"
"Sapphire, Detect!" The Sableye's crystal eyes started glowing and as Cindy was diving towards Sapphire, at the last moment the Sableye dodged the attack.
"Cindy, Sky Drop!"
"Sapphire, Will-O-Wisp!" Sapphire put her Prankster ability to work and lit some ghostly flames before sending them at Cindy. The shiny Hawlucha tried to dodge the flames to no avail as she was burnt. Cindy grabbed Sapphire with her legs and took to the air. "Sapphire, Zen Headbutt!" When Cindy was at a high enough altitude, the Hawlucha let go and Sapphire was plummeting towards the ground. The Sableye only survived the impact thanks to a drop in Cindy's Attack stat due to the burn. Sapphire charged at Cindy with her head glowing and gave the Hawlucha a headbutt. Cindy succumbed to her burn and Shiranui was declared the winner.