dunno about the strategy here, while it was a mind games, it became too much convenience strategy that felt coming out from nowhere. i mean, they found iron ball? when they had time for it in celestial town?
oh well, at least the battle was interesting and lady hasn't won that easy.
wonder if that new bulletin in the end got something to do with lady's father.
@Phaetons_Folly
for me its always seems as lady fights through pearl and diamond her gym battles, so i don't think diamond would have its own arc.
and if talking about secret gifts and such, i think this direction is more correct for lady, it's seems the arc is concealing her battle gift, not pearl