Squirtle knew better, he wanted to make sure it was a fair fight so assuming Manaphy was in his human form he would be as well, it was time to see how well he could do moves in his new form as well.

Squirtle did have confidence only because he trains so much with Red, but without his orders he almost feels a bit lost, nonetheless Squirtle needed to learn how to fight with his own will and not be commanded forever.

"A-ah, Manaphy!" He rushed into the stadium on the opposite side seeing the windmill start turning, he gulped at the sight and hoped he wouldn't hurt his friend in the process. "A...are you ready?" He asked trying to shake his nervousness away.