Who's a Step Ahead?

On the day of the Arceus Cup...

Ethan and Silver's showdown finally arrived.

You're not wearing your sygna suit?

You wore it when we were battling Team Rocket.

Yeah...but I've got a lot of memories from Johto of battling you in this outfit.

It gets me pumped!

Is that so.

Let me say this again...

Victory will be ours!

Not a chance!

We're also serious about winning!

Let the Arceus Cup begin!

Attack, Lugia!

Hmph! They're fast.

Let's show them what we trained for, Ho-Oh!

Not bad, Silver! But we won't go down that easy!

Ethan...

You're always like this!

...Humph! Useless Pokémon!

Listen, you. You won only because my Pokémon were weak.

(At some point, though...)

(I realized it was I who was weak, not my Pokémon.)

It's all your fault, Ethan!

I never used to think about what's "right."

But because of you, I started doing things the right way, to beat you fair and square!

So if there's anything righteous or pure in my heart...

this is where I'll find it, battling YOU!

I'm gonna win here, and prove...

just how pure and righteous our hearts are!

Silver...

An arc suit?!

Huh. So this is an arc suit.

My connection with Ho-Oh... I can feel it in my heart.

Ready to keep fighting, Ho-Oh?

I'll make use of this power. Even if it comes from a deity!

Lugia!

Can you last a little longer?

You really are something, Silver!