Formula Recognized by a Deity

In a serious battle against you, a Trainer who desires victory with every fiber of your being...

We'll both get to know our Pokémon even better!

Indeed.

That's why I requested this challenge.

I will win...and prove my love for my friends!

OK! Brace yourself!

I'm Iris, the Champion, and I'm going to defeat you!

Go! Kyurem!

OK, you're up next!

Kyurem?!

(Sorry, Hilbert...)

Come on out, Zekrom!

The pain of my Pokémon... I feel it, too!

But this isn't over yet!

You sure are strong, N.

So I'm gonna let my friend I met at the Midnight Parade join the fray...

'Cause I want you to meet them too!

An Ultra Beast!

Zekrom... Thank you for everything.

Down to my final friend... Please, lend me your courage!

Zoroark!

I'll hone my mind and become one with my Pokémon!

(Zoroark doesn't have much stamina left...)

(If we lose now, proving our bond will...)

... ... ...!

I beg you!

Separating people from Pokémon... Do anything but that!

You and I both put our beliefs on the line and fought with all our strength.

And I won.

Do not say another word.

(Back then, I tried to validate my beliefs by showing my strength.)

(Looking back, that battle was incredibly sad.)

(Just like back then, I'm still fighting desperately, giving this battle everything I have. And I still can't afford to lose.)

(But somehow...)

(It's different now. My heart is singing! I'm having so much fun!)

That's right... Despite similar circumstances, this is different.

I'm not burdened by duty or destiny. I'm just here to battle as a Pokémon Trainer.

I won't take away anything that's important to others...nor will I let others take from me.

And even if I lose here and now...

Until I make my dreams come true, we'll rise again and again, no matter how many times it takes!

Thank you, Zoroark. You've reminded me of something important.

(I've made it this far because of the people and Pokémon who've lent me their strength.)

(And that's why I still can't choose a number one.)

(But in this moment, what I feel most is...)

(the need to win, no matter what ideals or truths we pursue!)

(And I want to do it with Zoroark by my side!)

N!

The strength of your bond with Zoroark's been acknowledged!

It seems so.

Now...let's finish this!

No! Not yet! No! We can fight on!!

I want to show everyone our formula for changing our world!

Let's go, Zoroark!

(N... You fought hard to show us the strength of your bond.)

(I'll have to keep moving forward, too!)