Round Four

Letto		Retto
Active Spot		Active Spot	Mawhip (Psychic Energy x1)
Bench	Dongkarasu	Bench	Meloetta
	Ghos		Mimikkyu
	Yamikarasu		Cresselia
	Ghost (Darkness Energy x1)		Mega Diancie ex (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mahomil
Prize Cards	6	Prize Cards	4

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Yamikarasu		Ambush (10+) Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.	Letto moves Yamikarasu from the Bench to the Active Spot.
2	Yamirami		Arrogant Claw (20+) If you have any Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon on your Bench, this attack does 70 more damage.	He then adds a Yamirami to the Bench.
3	Basic Darkness Energy		N/A	Letto ends the turn by attaching a Basic Darkness Energy card to his Dongkarasu.

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Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Yamikarasu	Active Spot	Mawhip (Psychic Energy x1)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x1)	Bench	Meloetta
	Ghos		Mimikkyu
	Yamirami		Cresselia
	Ghost (Darkness Energy x1)		Mega Diancie ex (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mahomil
Prize Cards	6	Prize Cards	4

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Mahomil		Draining Kiss (10) Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.	Retto takes the remaining Mahomil on his Bench and evolves it into...
2	Mawhip		Sweet Circle (20x) This attack does 20 damage for each of your Pokémon in play.	...Mawhip! With this, Retto now has two Mawhip on his team.
3	Basic Psychic Energy		N/A	He then attaches a Basic Psychic Energy card to the Mawhip on the Bench. (Despite this being shown in the comic panel, the next page showing the playing area with all the cards laid out on the table shows the Mawhip on the Bench without any Basic Energy Cards attached to it)
4	Mawhip		Sweet Circle (20x) This attack does 20 damage for each of your Pokémon in play.	Retto ends the turn, predictably, by having the Mawhip in the Active Spot use its "Sweet Circle." The attack does 120 damage to its opponent, enough to Knock Out Letto's Yamikarasu.

Round Four

Letto		Retto
Active Spot		Active Spot	Mawhip (Psychic Energy x1)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x1)	Bench	Meloetta
	Ghos		Mimikkyu
	Yamirami		Cresselia
	Ghost (Darkness Energy x1)		Mega Diancie ex (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mawhip (Psychic Energy x1)
Prize Cards	6	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Yamirami		Arrogant Claw (20+) If you have any Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon on your Bench, this attack does 70 more damage.	Letto puts Yamirami in the Active Spot.
2	Iris' Fighting Spirit		You can use this card only if you discard another card from your hand. Draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.	He then uses Iris' Fighting Spirit to get six cards in his hand.
3	Mega Signal		Search your deck for a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.	Next, Mega Signal is used to draw a Mega Gangar ex from his deck.
4	Ghos		Petty Grudge (10)	It's now time to add Mega Gangar ex to his team. He takes the Ghos on his Bench...
5	Rare Candy		Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card onto the Basic Pokémon to evolve it, skipping the Stage 1. You can't use this card during your first turn or on a Basic Pokémon that was put into play this turn.	...and uses a Rare Candy on it...
6	Mega Gangar ex		Ability: Shadowy Concealment If 1 of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon ex, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. The effect of Shadowy Concealment doesn't stack. Void Gale (230) Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	...so he can evolve it into Mega Gangar ex!
7	Ghost		Spooky Shot (40)	He then takes the Ghost on his Bench...
8	Mega Gangar ex		Ability: Shadowy Concealment If 1 of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon ex, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. The effect of Shadowy Concealment doesn't stack. Void Gale (230) Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	...and evolves it into a second Mega Gangar ex, without the need for a Rare Candy.
9	Basic Psychic Energy		N/A	He attaches a Basic Psychic Energy card to his Yamirami.
10	Yamirami		Arrogant Claw (20+) If you have any Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon on your Bench, this attack does 70 more damage.	Letto ends the turn by having Yamirami use its "Arrogant Claw" attack. Since he has those Stage 2 Mega Gangar exes on his Bench, the attack does 20 + 70 = 90 damage. This is enough to finally Knock Out Retto's Mawhip.

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Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Yamirami	Active Spot
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x1)	Bench	Meloetta
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
	Mega Gangar ex (Darkness Energy x1)		Cresselia
			Mega Diancie ex (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	5	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Mega Diancie ex		Ability: Diamond Coat This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Garland Ray (120x) Discard up to 2 Energy cards from this Pokémon, and this attack does 120 damage for each card you discarded in this way.	Retto starts by moving his Mega Diancie ex into the Active Spot. He notes how its "Diamond Coat" Ability means it'll be especially difficult for its opponent to take down.
2	Basic Psychic Energy		N/A	He attaches a Basic Psychic Energy card to his Mega Diancie ex, bringing the total up to two.
3	Mystery Garden		Once during each player's turn, that player may discard an Energy card from their hand in order to draw cards until they have as many cards in their hand as they have Psychic Pokémon in play.	He then plays Mystery Garden.
4	Mega Signal		Search your deck for a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.	Next, Retto pulls out Mega Signal. Letto's "Mega Gangar ex" set isn't the only one with a Mega Signal card; the "MEGA Starter Set: Mega Diancie ex" set has one as well! He uses the card to pull a second Mega Diancie ex from his deck.
5	Mega Diancie ex		Ability: Diamond Coat This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Garland Ray (120x) Discard up to 2 Energy cards from this Pokémon, and this attack does 120 damage for each card you discarded in this way.	Retto then places this second Mega Diancie ex on the Bench.
6	Mega Diancie ex		Ability: Diamond Coat This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Garland Ray (120x) Discard up to 2 Energy cards from this Pokémon, and this attack does 120 damage for each card you discarded in this way.	He ends the turn by having Mega Diancie ex use its "Garland Ray" attack to deal 120 damage to his opponent's Yamirami, enough to cause it to Knock Out. The two Basic Energy cards attached to Mega Diancie ex are discarded.

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Mega Gangar ex		Ability: Shadowy Concealment If 1 of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon ex, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. The effect of Shadowy Concealment doesn't stack. Void Gale (230) Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	However, thanks to Mega Gangar ex's "Shadowy Concealment" Ability, Mega Diancie ex's attack Knocking Out a Darkness Pokémon like Yamirami means the number of Prize Cards Retto can claim goes from 1 to 0.

Round Five

Letto		Retto
Active Spot		Active Spot	Mega Diancie ex
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x1)	Bench	Meloetta
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
	Mega Gangar ex (Darkness Energy x1)		Cresselia
			Mega Diancie ex
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	5	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Mega Gangar ex		Ability: Shadowy Concealment If 1 of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon ex, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. The effect of Shadowy Concealment doesn't stack. Void Gale (230) Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	Letto starts the next turn by moving the Mega Gangar ex with the Basic Darkness Energy attached it to the Active Spot.
2	Basic Darkness Energy		N/A	He attaches a second Basic Darkness Energy card to the Mega Gangar ex in the Active Spot.
3	Punk Helmet		If the Darkness Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if it is Knocked Out), place 4 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.	He then attaches a Punk Helmet to the Pokémon.
4	Mega Gangar ex		Ability: Shadowy Concealment If 1 of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon ex, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. The effect of Shadowy Concealment doesn't stack. Void Gale (230) Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	Letto ends the turn by having Mega Gangar ex use its "Void Gale" attack. The attack does 230 damage to his opponent's Mega Diancie ex, though its "Diamond Coat" Ability brings that number down to 200. As a side effect of Mega Gangar ex's attack, one of its Basic Darkness Energy cards is moved to the Dongkarasu on the Bench.

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Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Mega Gangar ex (Darkness Energy x1) (Punk Helmet)	Active Spot	Mega Diancie ex (270 - 200 = 70 HP)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Meloetta
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
			Cresselia
			Mega Diancie ex
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	5	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Air Balloon		The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is 2 Colorless Energy less.	Retto starts his recovery round by using Air Balloon to reduce Mega Diancie ex's Retreat Cost from 1 to 0.
2	Meloetta		Soothing Melody Heal 120 damage from 1 of your Benched Psychic Pokémon. Magical Shot (50)	He then has Mega Diancie ex retreat to the Bench and moves Meloetta to the Active Spot.
3	Basic Psychic Energy		N/A	A Basic Psychic Energy card is attached to Meloetta.
4	Wondrous Patch		Attach a Basic Psychic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Psychic Pokémon.	He then uses Wondrous Patch to attach a Basic Psychic Energy card to the Mega Diancie ex on his Bench that doesn't have any damage counters.
5	Meloetta		Soothing Melody Heal 120 damage from 1 of your Benched Psychic Pokémon. Magical Shot (50)	Retto ends the turn by having Meloetta use its "Soothing Melody" attack on the Mega Diancie ex on his Bench. This brings Mega Diancie ex's HP from 70 back up to 190.

Round Six

Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Mega Gangar ex (Darkness Energy x1) (Punk Helmet)	Active Spot	Meloetta (Psychic Energy x1)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Mega Diancie ex (70 + 120 = 190  HP)
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
			Cresselia
			Mega Diancie ex (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	5	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Boss' Orders		Switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot.	Letto starts the turn by using Boss' Orders to force his opponent's Mega Diancie ex -- the one with 190 HP left -- into the Active Spot.
2	Basic Darkness Energy		N/A	It's unclear when this happens, but at some point Letto also attaches a second Basic Darkness Energy card to his Mega Gangar ex.

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Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Mega Gangar ex (Darkness Energy x2) (Punk Helmet)	Active Spot	Mega Diancie ex (70 + 120 = 190  HP)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Meloetta (Psychic Energy x1)
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
			Cresselia
			Mega Diancie ex (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	5	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Hero's Cape		The Pokémon this card is attached to gets +100 HP.	Retto uses Hero's Cape on the Mega Diancie ex on his Bench to boost its HP from 270 to 370.

Round Seven

Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Mega Gangar ex (Darkness Energy x2) (Punk Helmet)	Active Spot	Mega Diancie ex (70 + 120 = 190  HP)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Meloetta (Psychic Energy x1)
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
			Cresselia
			Mega Diancie ex (270 + 100 = 370 HP) (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	5	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Night Stretcher		Put a Pokémon or a Basic Energy card from your discard pile into your hand.	Letto uses Night Stretcher to revive the Yamirami from his discard pile.
2	Yamirami		Arrogant Claw (20+) If you have any Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon on your Bench, this attack does 70 more damage.	The newly resurrected Yamirami is placed on the Bench.
3	Basic Darkness Energy		N/A	He then attaches a Basic Darkness Energy card to his Yamirami.
4	Mega Gangar ex		Ability: Shadowy Concealment If 1 of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon ex, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. The effect of Shadowy Concealment doesn't stack. Void Gale (230) Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	Mega Gangar ex finishes the turn with its "Void Gale" attack. The attack does 230 damage to its opponent's Mega Diancie ex, enough to cause a Knock Out. It is unclear which of Letto's Benched Pokémon receives the Basic Energy card as a result of "Void Gale." The Mega Evolution ex rule means Letto is able to claim three Prize cards for his victory.

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Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Mega Gangar ex (Darkness Energy x1) (Punk Helmet)	Active Spot
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Meloetta (Psychic Energy x1)
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
	Yamirami (Darkness Energy x1)		Cresselia
			Mega Diancie ex (270 + 100 = 370 HP) (Psychic Energy x1)
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	2	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Mega Diancie ex		Ability: Diamond Coat This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Garland Ray (120x) Discard up to 2 Energy cards from this Pokémon, and this attack does 120 damage for each card you discarded in this way.	Retto's other Mega Diancie ex is moved to the Active Spot.
2	Basic Psychic Energy		N/A	At some point a second Basic Psychic Energy card is attached to Mega Diancie ex.
3	Mega Diancie ex		Ability: Diamond Coat This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Garland Ray (120x) Discard up to 2 Energy cards from this Pokémon, and this attack does 120 damage for each card you discarded in this way.	The turn is ended when Mega Diancie ex uses its "Garland Ray" attack. Retto chooses to discard one of its Basic Energy cards to deal 120 damage to his opponent's Mega Gangar ex.

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
4	Punk Helmet		If the Darkness Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if it is Knocked Out), place 4 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.	Since Mega Gangar ex has a Punk Helmet equipped, however, Mega Diancie ex also suffers 40 damage. Mega Diancie ex does have its "Diamond Coat" Ability, but that only protects it from Pokémon attacks, not from the effects of Pokémon Tool cards like Punk Helmet.

Round Eight

Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Mega Gangar ex (350 - 120 = 230 HP) (Darkness Energy x1) (Punk Helmet)	Active Spot	Mega Diancie ex (370 - 40 = 330 HP) (Psychic Energy x1)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Meloetta (Psychic Energy x1)
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
	Yamirami (Darkness Energy x1)		Cresselia
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	2	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Prime Catcher		Switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot. If you do, switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	Letto starts Round 8 by using Prime Catcher to swap the Active Pokémon with a Benched Pokémon on both sides.
2	Yamirami		Arrogant Claw (20+) If you have any Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon on your Bench, this attack does 70 more damage.	He moves his Mega Gangar ex to the Bench and replaces it with Yamirami...

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
3	Meloetta		Soothing Melody Heal 120 damage from 1 of your Benched Psychic Pokémon. Magical Shot (50)	...while Retto is forced to move his Mega Diancie ex out of the Active Spot and replace it with Meloetta.

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
4	Yamirami		Arrogant Claw (20+) If you have any Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon on your Bench, this attack does 70 more damage.	Letto ends the turn by having Yamirami use its "Arrogant Claw" attack. Since there's a Mega Gangar ex on the Bench the attack is able to do 90 damage. And, since the opponent's Meloetta is weak to Darkness Type attacks, "Arrogant Claw" ends up doing double the damage. Meloetta suffers a Knock Out.

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Letto		Retto
Active Spot	Yamirami (Darkness Energy x1)	Active Spot
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Mega Diancie ex (370 - 40 = 330 HP) (Psychic Energy x1)
	Mega Gangar ex		Mimikkyu
	Mega Gangar ex (350 - 120 = 230 HP) (Darkness Energy x1) (Punk Helmet)		Cresselia
			Mawhip
Prize Cards	1	Prize Cards	3

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Mega Diancie ex		Ability: Diamond Coat This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Garland Ray (120x) Discard up to 2 Energy cards from this Pokémon, and this attack does 120 damage for each card you discarded in this way.	Retto moves Mega Diancie ex to the Active Spot.
2	Boss' Orders		Switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot.	Next, Retto uses his own Boss' Orders card to force his opponent's Mega Gangar ex into the Active spot.

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
3	Mega Gangar ex		Ability: Shadowy Concealment If 1 of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon ex, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. The effect of Shadowy Concealment doesn't stack. Void Gale (230) Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.	Yamirami is moved to the Bench and replaced by the Mega Gangar ex with 230 HP.

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
4	Basic Psychic Energy		N/A	Retto attaches a second Basic Psychic Energy card to his Mega Diancie ex.
5	Mega Diancie ex		Ability: Diamond Coat This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Garland Ray (120x) Discard up to 2 Energy cards from this Pokémon, and this attack does 120 damage for each card you discarded in this way.	He ends the turn by having Mega Diancie ex use its "Garland Ray" attack. He discards its two Basic Psychic Energy cards so that the attack will deal 360 damage, enough to Knock Out the opponent's Mega Gangar ex. Normally the Mega Pokémon ex rule would mean Retto would be able to claim three Prize Cards for his efforts, enough to win the whole match, but Fuuto reminds him that Mega Gangar ex's Ability "Shadowy Concealment" is still in effect, bringing that number down to two.

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
6	Punk Helmet		If the Darkness Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if it is Knocked Out), place 4 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.	The fallen Mega Gangar ex also had Punk Helmet equipped, meaning Mega Diancie ex takes 40 damage.

Round Nine

Letto		Retto
Active Spot		Active Spot	Mega Diancie ex (330 - 40 = 290 HP)
Bench	Dongkarasu (Darkness Energy x2)	Bench	Mimikkyu
	Mega Gangar ex		Cresselia
	Yamirami (Darkness Energy x1)		Mawhip
Prize Cards	1	Prize Cards	1

#	Card	Art	Card Text	Effect
1	Dongkarasu		Wind of Darkness (30) Snipe Feather Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)	Can Letto take down Diancie ex, with its high HP and "Diamond Coat" ability? He sends Dongkarasu out into the Active Spot to try.
2	Basic Darkness Energy		N/A	He attaches a third Basic Darkness Energy card to Dongkarasu.
3	Dongkarasu		Wind of Darkness (30) Snipe Feather Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)	He ends the turn by using Dongkarasu's "Snipe Feather." The attack can do 120 damage to any of his opponent's Pokémon, even the ones on the Bench with lower HP. In the end Letto goes with Cresselia, who has exactly 120 HP. "Snipe Feather" Knocks Out the opponent's Cresselia, giving Letto the final Prize Card needed to win the match.

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