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{{PokémonAdventuresInfobox |

title_en=The Final Showdown VII |

title_ja=最終超決戦VII |

title_ro=The Final Battle VII |

image=PS266.png |

chapter=Ruby & Sapphire |

volume=22 |

number=266 |

location=[[Sootopolis City]] |

next_round=The Final Showdown VIII }}

'''The Final Showdown VII''' (Japanese: '''最終超決戦VII''' ''The Final Battle VII'' or '''心の美しさ''' ''Beautiful Heart'') is the 266th round of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.

==Synopsis==

[[Wallace]], upon presenting the Champion's Cloak, jumps into battle with a surprised [[Maxie]] and [[Archie]]. With his Pokémon, Wallace manages to easily subdue Maxie and Archie's {{p|Houndoom}} and {{p|Tentacruel}}. {{adv|Sapphire}} offers her assistance, but Wallace tells her to go and check on {{adv|Ruby}}'s condition. Sapphire finds Ruby, and notes that he's very badly injured.

Maxie and Archie commend Wallace's strength, but reveal that they have a trump card. They reveal that there was a Gym Leader that had been annoying them for a while. Archie's Tentacruel pulls up an unconscious [[Winona]] and holds her tightly in its tentacles. Wallace tries to save her, but Maxie and Archie threaten to hurt Winona and commands Wallace to put his Pokémon back into their Poké Balls.

Wallace reluctantly does so, and Maxie has his Houndoom burn the opening mechanism so that they can no longer open. Next, Archie has his Tentacruel grab Wallace by his face and smash him against the rubble repeatedly. Maxie and Archie comment about how they feel refreshed, and how standing on Sootopolis makes them feel like masters of the universe.

Ruby wakes up to see the destruction and, much to his horror, everyone defeated around him. Archie and Maxie confidently claim that with everyone else out of the way, there is no one left to stop them. Suddenly, a splash of water hits Archie in the face, which assumes must be because of a lost Pokémon. The culprit is revealed to be {{adv|Mimi}}, who jumps up and attacks the two villains.  

They easily knock Mimi away and begin stomping her and calling her ugly. After they knock Mimi away, Ruby picks Mimi up, who simply smiles at him. Maxie and Archie approach Ruby and tell him to just let Mimi rot as such ugly creatures don't deserve to exist. Ruby states that previously, he thought Mimi was ugly as well, but now he thinks her as beautiful. Ruby expresses regret for being so mean to Mimi, despite the fact that she still came back to defend him despite knowing that she'd lose. Ruby states that outward appearances don't matter, and that Mimi's inner appearance is what matters.

An injured Wallace praises Ruby's speech, and gives him the Ribbon that Mimi rightfully earned back at Slateport. Ruby thanks Wallace and takes the Ribbon. Ruby, realizing that he never made a speech for Mimi, puts the Ribbon on Mimi and recites a speech for her. This causes Mimi to evolve into {{p|Milotic}}, the Pokémon Ruby had been searching for.

* {{adv|Mimi}} returns to defend {{adv|Ruby}}, but is defeated.

* {{adv|Ruby}} gets a Ribbon from [[Wallace]].

* {{adv|Ruby}} decides that Mimi is beautiful, despite outwardly appearances.

* {{adv|Ruby}}'s {{adv|Mimi}} evolves into {{p|Milotic}}.

* [[Winona]]

* [[Magma Admin Courtney|Marge]]

* {{p|Feebas}} ({{adv|Mimi}}; Ruby's, evolves)

* {{p|Milotic}} ({{adv|Mimi}}; Ruby's; newly evolved)

* {{p|Plusle}} (Ruby's)

* {{p|Minun}} (Sapphire's)

* {{p|Seaking}} (Charles; Wallace's)

* {{p|Whiscash}} (Phillip; Wallace's)

* {{p|Houndoom}} (Maxie's)

* {{p|Tentacruel}} (Archie's)