In Shiranui's dressing room, he and his Zoroark, Zoro, were preparing for their performance. Zoro was annoyed at having to physically wear clothing as opposed to wearing illusory clothing. "Sorry, Zoro, but the Showcases have rules against the use of the Illusion ability to fake the Pokémon's outfit when they're not otherwise wearing one," Shiranui explained. Both he and Zoro wore traditional ninja garb with the Zoroark's claws looking like blood-soaked tekko-kagi.