>>39926710It's already confirmed via the next episode summary that Melmetal loses to Silvally, Silvally loses to Pikachu, then Pikachu fights Zoroark. And Rowlet and Torracat are watching from the sidelines, so they're sitting this battle. It's a 3v3 with the last Pokemon on both sides being Lycanroc.
>"The finals ended up being a fight between Ash and Gladion. Ash's Melmetal got beaten by Silvally, but then Pikachu was sent out and defeated Silvally, and a battle between Pikachu and Zoroark began. Who will attain the glory of being the first ever champion of the Alola Pokémon League; Ash or Gladion?" 
