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Confronting [[Cynthia]], [[Cyrus]] acknowledges her status as the [[Sinnoh League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}. While surprised that Cyrus knows of her status, she's also exclaims that she doesn't have to hold back against people who know she's a Champion. While her {{p|Spiritomb}} defeats Cyrus's {{p|Honchkrow}} with {{m|Shock Wave}}, she swears to defeat Cyrus and put a stop to [[Team Galactic]]'s plans, which she is fully aware of.

Cyrus sends out {{p|Weavile}} to confront Spiritomb. The battle grows more intense as both Pokémon are affected by each other's {{a|Pressure}} [[Ability]]. Cyrus remarks that Spiritomb is a spectacular Pokémon, its typing of {{2t|Ghost|Dark}} leaving it with no weaknesses, while also sporting notable {{stat|Defense}} and {{stat|Special Defense}} [[stat]]s. However, he also states that against such a Pokémon, the solution is to simply attack with a strong [[move]]s. At that moment, Spiritomb suddenly retreats into its [[Odd Keystone]], causing Cynthia to realize that it's been {{status|frozen}} by an {{type|Ice}} move while she wasn't paying attention. She tosses an [[Aspear Berry]] at Spiritomb to heal it, but Weavile pins the Berry down with {{m|Embargo}} to prevent it from being used.

Cynthia replaces Spiritomb with {{p|Milotic}}. While Milotic smashes Weavile with {{m|Iron Tail}}, Cynthia expresses her outrage at [[PS368|Cyrus's]] [[PS369|earlier]] [[PS370|attack]] on [[Celestic Town]], which is her hometown. Cyrus confirms Cynthia's suspicions on him having used the mural inside the Celestic Ruins to deduce which {{adv|lake guardians|lake guardian}} resides in which lake, as he was already aware of their names and existence beforehand. Cynthia questions why he [[PS398|targeted]] [[Lake Valor]] specifically, to which Cyrus responds by saying that of the three things the lake guardians represent; willpower, knowledge, and emotion; he felt that willpower was the most important one, his logic having been to crush and control willpower with willpower.

Cynthia's attention suddenly returns to the battle at hand as Weavile attacks Milotic on the weak spot on its tail. Cynthia has Milotic counterattack with {{m|Brine}}, which is boosted to double power by the [[damage]] Weavile took from the earlier {{DL|Type|Type effectiveness|super effective}} Iron Tail. Cyrus withdraws Weavile in exchange for {{p|Gyarados}}, which Cynthia realizes was the trump card he was counting on. Gyarados's great {{stat|Speed}} proves troublesome for Milotic, and before Cynthia can think of a counterattack, she is blinded by the morning sun shining in through the hole in the wall. Using this to his advantage, Cyrus has Gyarados fly outside and in front of the blinding sunlight. By the time Cynthia realizes that Gyarados is using {{m|Dragon Dance}}, it already attacks with a boosted {{m|Giga Impact}}, slamming into Milotic and the building with devastating force.

Replacing Milotic, Cynthia sends out {{TP|Cynthia|Garchomp}}, which is still enraged from Cyrus destroying Celestic Town before its eyes earlier. While Cyrus is informed that the second [[Red Chain]]'s creation is ready to begin, Cynthia decides to use Garchomp's rage to her advantage and, despite not having fully mastered the move yet, orders a {{m|Draco Meteor}}. A barrage of meteors rains down from the sky and onto Gyarados. Cyrus is surprised to see a Pokémon move that can summon meteors, but also notes that Cynthia's trump card failed to make Gyarados [[Fainting|faint]], while Garchomp is now too exhausted to finish the job. He calls Cynthia out on using the move out of anger, which is why it failed to reach its full potential.