"Grooo!!"
The sea surged with turbulent waves as Kyogre emerged halfway from the ocean depths, suddenly turning back to look at Steven, Wallace, and the ancient giants following behind it.
What exactly were these guys trying to do?!
Kyogre became alert.
But when it stopped, Steven and the others also stopped, neither approaching nor communicating, just silently tailing Kyogre with the demeanor of stalkers.
These guys!
"Regi!"
Regieleki stepped forward, then seemed to malfunction as its signal lights flashed frantically. Only after Kyogre waited somewhat impatiently did Regieleki finally seem to remember what Johan had instructed it to say earlier.
"Eleki~"
[We're... going the same way.]
Kyogre: "..."
You could choke a fish to death!
Going the same way?
What kind of "same way" was this? When it didn't move, they didn't move. When it moved, they followed all the way.
Could it be...
Kyogre's heart jumped as a bold guess occurred to it.
Were they planning to take advantage when it and that blockhead Groudon started fighting, reaping the benefits?
That wasn't impossible!
It needed to speed up!
"Grooo—!!"
Kyogre let out a long cry, diving down with a splash—
Raising towering waves, it no longer held back, heading toward Groudon at maximum speed.
At the same time, it made up its mind.
Before fighting Groudon, it would definitely clear out these "small fry" first, so they wouldn't interfere with the fight!
"What did Regieleki say to Kyogre?" Wallace couldn't help but whisper.
Steven rubbed his temples without answering, just giving a "do you think I understand?" look.
Obviously, these were all things Teacher Johan had instructed beforehand.
Wallace came to his senses, somewhat enlightened and amazed:
"Is this Teacher Johan's ability as a 'Pokémon psychologist'? Having complete psychological control over Pokémon, even legendary Pokémon..."
The subsequent development went much smoother than imagined.
To try to shake off Steven and the others' "tracking," Kyogre proceeded at full speed to find its mortal enemy Groudon, not attacking the cities and towns along the way.
But where Kyogre passed without restraint, fierce winds arose, waves reached the sky, and rain poured down.
Although the Elite Four members who were on guard no longer needed to clash directly with Kyogre, they still had to stay in their assigned areas to minimize the "disasters" caused by the giant waves.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
"TYRA!!"
Tyranitar roared loudly, dust flying from under its feet as its thick tail slammed down heavily.
Bang!!!
Accompanied by the surge of Ground-type energy, a solid rock spike covered in lava shot up from the ground.
Precipice Blades?
No, Stone Edge!
However... the difference from ordinary Stone Edge was quite significant, and its destructive power was completely incomparable.
After using this move, Tyranitar turned to look at the enormously massive Primal Groudon beside it.
"Roar..."
Primal Groudon snorted lightly.
Boom!!
A terrifying rock pillar dozens of times larger than Tyranitar's spike burst from the ocean, the scorching lava seeming to distort the air itself—clearly much more ferocious than Tyranitar's "Stone Edge."
But...
Groudon's current feelings were very complex, extremely complex.
Was its move... this easy to learn?
This "little thing" had already learned it quite well in just a few hours, and even Groudon had to admit that Tyranitar had... great talent in this move.
But this was clearly its "signature move"!
But why did it feel somewhat gratified?
Like it had found its own kind.
"TYRA..."
Tyranitar nodded thoughtfully, sitting beside Groudon and contemplating its shortcomings.
Seeing this scene, Johan couldn't help but think that Uxie's claw was finally having some effect...
Whether Larvitar or Tyranitar, both were quite excellent at learning.
Turning back.
He gently groomed Reshiram's fur, while Gengar beside him was polishing Zekrom's body.
With Giratina not home and Mewtwo still seemingly "out of service area," the only ones he could call were Darkrai, Reshiram, and Zekrom.
Actually, what surprised Johan most was that he couldn't contact Rayquaza.
Logically, with the rainbow meteorite appearing and Groudon and Kyogre awakening, Rayquaza should also appear. Given his relationship with it... in this situation, it would definitely come help.
"Wonder what it's doing..."
[What?]
Reshiram leaned close to Johan, half-squinting as it enjoyed the massage service.
"Nothing." Johan shook his head. "I'll need your help later."
He took out energy cubes to continue rewarding them.
"Help who?" Darkrai asked.
Darkrai had gotten used to Johan's "trouble-making" ability and even gradually become indifferent to it.
Having even beaten up Arceus, what was there to fear from super-ancient legendary Pokémon?
"Whoever's losing, we help them."
No one could win, or Hoenn would be the one in trouble.
Darkrai nodded.
"I'm good at this."
Back when Dialga and Palkia were fighting, if it had thought as "thoroughly" as Johan did now, it wouldn't have almost been destroyed.
After that battle, plus Johan and Gengar's "influence," Darkrai had completed its "transformation."
Zekrom said nothing, just walked to Reshiram's side and nudged it, pushing it aside.
Under Reshiram's puzzled gaze...
[Bro, it's my turn.]
However, Zekrom didn't get to be "comfortable" for long.
"Johan, it's coming!"
Standing on Salamence's back and observing the distant sea, Drake saw the massive shadow rapidly moving underwater and shouted.
"Roar—"
Groudon also stood up from the lava ground, its sharp eyes staring at the distant sea surface.
"I see it."
Johan also noticed the cloud movement like "Axe Gang's entrance," contending with Groudon's weather.
Kyogre was coming!
Underwater, Kyogre also sensed Groudon's aura, especially its Primal Reversion state, and immediately stopped holding back.
"Grooo—!!!"
Rapidly surfacing, the patterns on its body were quickly replaced by gold.
Primal Reversion!
"Just meeting and immediately going all out..." Johan also sensed Kyogre's change.
No, they hadn't even met yet—Kyogre hadn't fully emerged from the depths.
Buzz—
However, as Kyogre and Groudon approached, a powerful Mega Evolution energy suddenly appeared in the sky above the waters outside Kanaz.
Then, brilliant rainbow light bloomed, and a fist-sized rainbow stone appeared in the sky above this sea area, and this stone seemed to be continuously growing larger.
Rainbow Meteorite!
As expected.
Just as Johan had predicted, once Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre appeared, this vanished rainbow meteorite reappeared.
It was also the target that Groudon and Kyogre were fighting over this time!
Gurgle gurgle—
Primal Kyogre finally surfaced. It first looked greedily at the rainbow meteorite emitting powerful Mega Evolution energy in the sky, then turned toward its mortal enemy Primal Groudon.
When Kyogre saw Groudon's current bruised and somewhat dejected appearance, it was slightly stunned.
What was going on?
Groudon... got beaten up?
Had Rayquaza appeared?
And there did seem to be some traces of Rayquaza remaining in the air, though not obvious, Kyogre still sensed them.
But clearly, Rayquaza wasn't here now.
Great opportunity!
Primal Kyogre, after only brief bewilderment, joyfully realized this was an excellent chance!
While Groudon was weak, knock it down!
Then steal the rainbow meteorite and escape!
With this thought, Primal Kyogre didn't hesitate at all—thinking was doing!
Splash splash—
Its fins suddenly vibrated as it leaped out of the water.
Then blue light orbs appeared around its body one after another.
"Grooo!!"
Take this, Origin Pulse!!
Primal Kyogre opened its massive mouth and roared, surging energy waves gushing from those light orbs like a thunderous charge!
Instantly, the turbulent sea surface was carved open like a gash, terrifying light cannons skimming the sea surface and rushing toward Primal Groudon.
"Roar!!"
Sensing the threat, Primal Groudon also roared with all its might, massive amounts of lava surging from beneath its feet.
You actually launched a sneak attack!
Boom!!
Primal Kyogre struck first, taking advantage of Primal Groudon's weakness and slow reaction to immediately use its ultimate move without hesitation, not even giving Primal Groudon a chance to warm up or probe.
Probe?
Did old rivals need to probe each other?
The violent impact and terrifying energy exploded on Primal Groudon's body, the massive impact force sending the thirty-plus meter giant flying and even knocking it back a considerable distance!
This showed how strong Primal Kyogre was, and how much force it had used in this attack—saying it wanted to kill Primal Groudon wouldn't be an exaggeration.
"Grooo—"
Seeing that Primal Groudon indeed hadn't reacted in time, Primal Kyogre's face couldn't help but show satisfaction.
However.
It quickly shifted its attention from Primal Groudon to the rainbow meteorite in the sky.
It's mine!
Primal Kyogre flapped its fins in mid-air like a giant bird, opening its massive mouth and lunging toward the rainbow meteorite.
"Tsk..."
Johan, riding on Reshiram's back, clicked his tongue. "Kyogre is indeed a bit more 'cunning' than Groudon... but not by much."
In the original "Pokémon Mega Evolution," it was also Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon fighting over the rainbow meteorite, then Mega Rayquaza suddenly appeared and started beating up the two idiots.
Originally, two-on-one could still hold out, but then...
Primal Kyogre took advantage of Mega Rayquaza beating up Groudon to try stealing the rainbow meteorite, only to be caught by Mega Rayquaza and instantly destroyed with one "Dragon Ascent."
The current situation... was quite similar.
"Reshiram, Fusion Flare!"
"Zekrom, Fusion Bolt!"
Johan waved his hand grandly.
"Roar—"
Red flames appeared in Primal Kyogre's peripheral vision, that scorching light and dangerous feeling making Primal Kyogre's heart suddenly jolt.
There were still experts?!
It had focused all its attention on Primal Groudon and the rainbow meteorite earlier, not noticing Johan and the others resting nearby.
"Grooo!!"
However, Primal Kyogre's reaction speed was indeed fast enough. Opening its mouth, a massive water column gushed forth.
Hydro Pump!
Boom!!!
The collision of flame and water—undoubtedly Reshiram's Fusion Flare didn't have much effect, and Primal Kyogre inevitably showed some pride.
However.
Bzzt—
Following Fusion Flare was the crackling Fusion Bolt!
Having been triggered and enhanced by Fusion Flare, Zekrom's Fusion Bolt power exploded!
Even more exaggerated than its ultimate move Bolt Strike.
Boom!!!
This time, Primal Kyogre, which couldn't react in time, was directly hit head-on by Zekrom's enhanced Fusion Bolt. Powerful electricity accompanied by intense pain caused Primal Kyogre to roar in agony and crash into the ocean, raising huge waves.
"Grooo!!"
The pained Primal Kyogre flew out again—it was furious.
Buzz—
Blue light orbs appeared around its body once more, powerful energy gathering at incredible speed again.
"Watch out!" came Drake's alarmed shout from behind.
Johan squinted, his heart skipping a beat.
Origin Pulse again!
He gripped Reshiram's twin tails and roared: "Darkrai!"
"Coming!"
Black mist surged as Darkrai appeared between Johan and Primal Kyogre, its expression solemn and stern, showing no fear.
Ridiculous.
Having taken Dialga's Roar of Time and Palkia's Spacial Rend barehanded together, why would it fear one Origin Pulse?
"Ohhhhhh—!!!"
Darkrai howled, spreading its arms as black mist swirled and a massive black hole formed between its hands, just as Primal Kyogre's Origin Pulse shot forth.
"Gengar—"
Although he trusted Darkrai's abilities completely, this was still Primal Kyogre!
Johan shouted loudly.
"Ka-kaah!!"
Gengar appeared beside Darkrai, removing its sunglasses and stuffing them in its mouth as thick black mist surged around its body.
"Mega Evolution!!"
Rainbow light enveloped Gengar, spikes suddenly becoming vicious on its back, a golden eye appearing on its forehead, and the Mega Evolution symbol flashing briefly on its chest.
Mega Gengar!
Black mist flowed from its body like a curtain, seeming to completely shroud the surrounding sky.
The rainbow light from the rainbow meteorite in the air was absorbed by that pitch-black "curtain," as if the powerful Mega Evolution energy within also gave Mega Gengar tremendous enhancement.
Hm?
Johan's heart stirred.
From his pocket, he pulled out a searing hot Z-Crystal.
Marshadow's exclusive Z-Crystal!
Spectral Thief?
He looked at the rainbow meteorite in the sky, seeming to understand why Mega Gengar's power had been enhanced.
Johan gritted his teeth.
Damn it!
Having tried Mega Evolution and Terastallization, he might as well try everything today!
"Gengar!!"
Johan shouted once more, the Z-Crystal gripped tightly in his hand overflowing with irrepressible black radiance through his fingers.
Although he didn't have a Z-Ring, Johan felt he could use it!
The Millennium Wrist on his chest became scorching hot at this moment.
Arceus's power allowed him to bypass conventional rules to some extent!
Johan, who had thought he'd need to do the Z-Move dance, immediately stopped.
He just felt a large portion of his aura power being drained again, becoming a bridge connecting him and Mega Gengar.
"Ka-kaah!!"
Sensing the Z-Crystal power infusion, Mega Gengar also roared, its tongue dancing in the air, saliva splattering.
The "Phantom Force" it had spread earlier instantly converged, forming Mega Gengar's fist as it punched out with all its might!
Take this, Old Ghost Death Punch!
"Ohhhhhh!!" Darkrai beside it was fired up, the power within seemingly excavated once more.
"Victini, now, Help!"
"Vii!!"
Even Victini's emotions were completely stirred by Johan and Gengar, infinite energy madly pouring into both of them!
Boom—!!
Primal Kyogre's Origin Pulse contacted Darkrai's super-enhanced Dark Void.
After brief rumbling.
Buzz—
All power, from Primal Kyogre and from Darkrai, instantly vanished into nothing.
Meanwhile, Mega Gengar's punched fist solidly smashed into Primal Kyogre's forehead.
Bang!!
At this moment.
Space and time in this sea area seemed to freeze.
But the next second.
Primal Kyogre's skull seemed to show some indentation as the airborne creature fell straight toward the sea surface like someone had hammered its head.
Boom!!
Water splashed everywhere, waves surged.
"Holy shit!"
Even the experienced Drake couldn't help but unconsciously curse.
The power of Mega Gengar's attack just now... had far exceeded the strongest ultimate moves of ordinary Champion ace Pokémon, right?
This kid...
"What happened?" came Glacia's nervous, intermittent voice through the earpiece.
With emergency repairs, the signal had partially recovered.
As soon as it recovered, Glacia heard the old man's profanity, which scared her.
"Oh, nothing much." Drake pressed his earpiece, quite "calmly" using an extremely flat tone: "Johan just shattered Primal Kyogre, crushed its skull, juices splashing everywhere."
Glacia: "???"
What was all this about?
But...
Teacher Johan had knocked down Primal Groudon earlier, and now crushed Primal Kyogre's skull?
"Huff—huff—huff—"
Johan, sitting on Reshiram's back, gasped heavily, sweat pouring out like his life depended on it.
If earlier with Tyranitar it was his body being drained, then this time with Gengar was like doing it dozens of times in one night—one more time and he'd be dead...
"Vii~!"
Seeing this, Victini quickly injected some recovered energy into Johan. Don't die suddenly.
With Victini's help, Johan recovered considerably.
He rubbed the little one's head in gratitude.
At the same time.
After using this move, the Mega Evolution energy around Mega Gengar quickly faded. It gasped heavily, its condition... much better than Johan's.
The purple fatty lowered its head, clenched its fist, and was somewhat surprised by its own power just now.
That feeling...
It looked up at the flashing rainbow meteorite in the sky, licked its lips, cunning gleaming in its eyes.
Primal Kyogre ultimately wasn't truly skull-crushed—it hurt quite a bit, but crushing wasn't the case. It wasn't even close to exhaustion. Following the churning seawater, it surfaced, looking at the figures in the sky with strangely clear eyes.
These guys...
"Roar!!"
At this time, Primal Groudon finally stood up again, clenching its fists and roaring excitedly.
Awesome! So awesome!
Nothing was more satisfying than watching Kyogre get beaten up.
If there was, it would be getting beaten twice!
The way it looked at Johan and his Pokémon now was so affectionate, so friendly.
This human really hadn't deceived it!
Said he'd help and helped, said he'd beat Kyogre and beat Kyogre, hitting that fat fish so hard it couldn't find north.
Awesome!
This human was great, worth associating with!
Old Groudon liked him!
Completely forgetting that before Kyogre got beaten, it had been thoroughly thrashed first. Johan beating up Kyogre was just hoping to bring these two idiots' conditions to the same level as much as possible.
It was just that he got carried away and his body was hollowed out.
Primal Groudon walked among Reshiram, Zekrom, and Darkrai, raising its chin toward the surfaced Kyogre.
Come on, fat fish!
At this moment, Primal Kyogre's eyes were full of wariness, deep wariness.
It didn't understand why Groudon could find so many "helpers."
From this perspective, Rayquaza's "departure" was very likely also beaten away.
What now?
With this lineup, unless Rayquaza came to team up with it, wouldn't it just be asking for a beating?
Moreover, besides these guys in front of it, it remembered the ancient giants chasing from behind.
If it got attacked from both sides...
Primal Kyogre's heart trembled slightly.
But that rainbow meteorite...
Primal Kyogre looked toward the rainbow meteorite flashing with colorful light in the sky.
Then it saw—
"Ka-kaah~!"
The purple fatty, hands behind its back, whistling while somehow floating beside the rainbow meteorite, looking left and right with a casual expression.
Then it "sneakily" waved its hand in the air, opening a spatial rift.
Gengar "accidentally" kicked the rainbow meteorite, and the now fully restored massive meteorite, the glowing meteorite, "rolled" right into the crack.
The crack quickly closed.
Most infuriatingly, Gengar put its hands behind its back again, continued whistling, looking left and right as if the previous series of small actions had nothing to do with it.
"Ka-kaah~"
Gengar stretched leisurely.
What nice weather today~
Primal Kyogre: "..."
Fighting Groudon... the other side clearly had more people and power.
Stealing the rainbow meteorite... who knew where the rainbow meteorite had gone now...
"Roar—"
Primal Groudon called out, clenching its fist with a fierce grin.
Come on, hurry up.
Not noticing at all that Johan had taken Reshiram, Zekrom, and Darkrai to distance themselves from it.
Both sides' strength was about balanced now—they'd intervene again when the situation called for it.
However, Groudon didn't notice, and Kyogre similarly didn't notice.
Groudon's posture was typical of using borrowed power, relying on others' strength.
"Grooo!"
Hmph!
Kyogre snorted angrily, flicked its tail to stir the seawater, turned and swam toward the vast ocean outside the Hoenn region.
I'm not like that brainless brute Groudon—charging in under these circumstances?
I'm very smart!
This big skull of mine is full of brains! Full of wisdom!
Following the principles of "a wise man doesn't fight when odds are against him" and "a gentleman's revenge is never too late," Kyogre very wisely chose to retreat.
Not fighting!
Not fighting?
Watching Kyogre swim away, Groudon scratched its head.
Huh?
But it quickly realized—with Kyogre gone, wouldn't the rainbow meteorite be all its?
However.
When Groudon looked up at the sky... where was any trace of the rainbow meteorite?
Huh?
A Slowpoke-style question mark appeared above Groudon's head.
It was truly confused.
Kyogre wasn't fighting anymore, the rainbow meteorite had disappeared too—what... was it supposed to do now?
Forget it, tired. Time to go.
The Primal Reversion energy around Groudon faded as it returned to its original appearance, turning toward the ocean completely opposite to Kyogre's direction.
As the sun set in the west, the sea surface gradually calmed, the sun losing its earlier intensity. On the golden glimmering ocean, the two super-ancient legendary Pokémon each made their exit.
"Hm?"
Seeing this scene, Johan was also stunned.
Just... not fighting anymore?
He had wanted to see if Rayquaza would appear if these two fought more.
And they just stopped fighting?
A scene unconsciously appeared in his mind...
Too bad, couldn't see it.
"Are they... not fighting anymore?" Drake approached Johan on Salamence.
"Probably too tired," Johan said.
Drake nodded thoughtfully.
That made sense.
The two super-ancient legendary Pokémon were tired, and their group was exhausted enough too.
Wait!
Johan looked at the lava land on the sea surface where the high temperature was gradually receding, suddenly realizing something.
"Wait! Groudon!" he called toward the departing Groudon.
Drake was startled.
Looking at Johan in surprise.
What are you trying to do?
"Roar?"
Groudon, already half-submerged in the sea, also looked over puzzledly.
Johan pointed at the piece of land on the sea below.
Drake understood.
Right.
This lava land was indeed troublesome...
But he heard Johan say to Groudon: "Help me remodel it."
Remodel?
Drake and Groudon both looked puzzled again.
Johan smiled slightly.
He'd always wanted to get a small island like Master Mustard, but buying or renting islands was too expensive!
And those unclaimed islands were either too far from Hoenn or had environments that were too harsh.
But with Groudon appearing like this...
Was there any island more suitable than this one in the waters outside Kanaz?
It didn't need to be very big—just process it a bit more.
Moreover, the lava that surged from the sea floor was rich in precious elements and minerals. As long as these cooled and solidified lava rocks were properly processed and turned into soil, it would become fertile land!
Groudon had made the plants in his yard wilt and smoke from the heat—shouldn't it compensate a little?
"Roar..." Groudon thought of Johan and the others' earlier "help" and nodded its massive head.
Oh...
Groudon really did help.
Probably feeling Johan was worth befriending, it reciprocated the favor.
This "remodeling" land process also gave Tyranitar another learning opportunity, following closely beside Groudon to study.
Johan felt somewhat regretful.
Too bad Kyogre ran fast, otherwise... having Groudon and Kyogre cooperate would definitely double the efficiency.
But this was enough.
As the "Continent Pokémon," Groudon's abilities in this area were unmatched.
Soon this lava land gathered into a solid island anchored in the ocean.
The island wasn't actually very large.
Too big and Johan felt he couldn't manage it, completely incomparable to Master Mustard's Isle of Armor.
But...
"Planting some berry trees, flower beds, Revival Herbs and such will be enough, and it'll definitely be fertile enough..."
Plus the invisible power of "Flower Head"...
In the future, the output here wouldn't make Johan wealthy, but at least after Larvitar evolved into Tyranitar, that "economic gap" could be filled.
Not bad, not bad.
Johan was full of beautiful fantasies about the future, unconsciously nodding.
"You're..."
Drake, having witnessed the process, seemed to guess what Johan wanted to do.
"Ahem." Johan coughed lightly and explained: "I have a heart that loves farming."
Farming was truly encoded in his genes.
Farming?
Drake understood.
In the Pokémon world, everyone had their own hobbies and pursuits.
Like how he enjoyed sailing and adventuring on the ocean, Steven liked collecting various stones, and Johan liked farming... that made sense.
Drake laughed heartily. "Haha—then I'll have to buy from you in the future."
"No problem!"
Johan made an "OK" gesture.
There it was.
The first "customer."
"Oh right."
Johan suddenly remembered, quickly pressing his earpiece and saying to Glacia, who had completely relaxed and collapsed in her chair:
"Glacia, quickly send people to search the sea areas where Groudon and Kyogre awakened..."
Reminded by him, Glacia also realized.
"I understand."
Johan added:
"Don't send ordinary ships or submarines. Send Devon's 'Abyssal' submarine, otherwise they won't reach those depths."
"The 'Abyssal'?"
Glacia didn't understand why Johan would know these things, or why other submarines couldn't reach there.
But since he said so...
"I understand."
"Oh right." Johan remembered again. "If nothing unexpected happens, you might also encounter Team Magma and Team Aqua members..."
"I understand. I'll have Sidney and Phoebe, the two Elite Four members who still have fighting capacity, lead the team."
Glacia inexplicably followed Johan's instructions completely, as if he were Hoenn's Champion.
In terms of status, Johan was still just an "ordinary" teacher, albeit with "Master Trainer" qualifications.
But considering what he'd accomplished...
Calling him Hoenn's Champion wouldn't be excessive at all.
The uncrowned king of the Hoenn region.
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