Seeing Volcanion appear on his own, Axel was slightly taken aback.
But he quickly reacted, this was actually the more reasonable outcome.
From what happened at Mt. Pyre, it was clear how urgent Volcanion was about rescuing Magearna. Otherwise, he wouldn't have trained himself to near madness.
For a naturally lazy wild Pokémon, that kind of behavior was completely contradictory.
"Alright, you coming here yourself saves me some trouble. But we might need to wait a bit."
The appearance of Team Rainbow Rocket this time had also sounded an alarm for Axel.
Compared to the Giovanni of this world, the people from Team Rainbow Rocket were even more ruthless.
Of course, Axel wasn't saying Giovanni was kind. If someone told Giovanni that destroying another world would bring back his son, he probably wouldn't hesitate for a second.
In the end, it all came down to the difference between worlds, which allowed them to act without restraint.
Axel needed to push the Pokémon world's overall strength to rise sharply in a short time, or it wouldn't be able to withstand the various attacks from Team Rainbow Rocket.
"Cynthia, I need your help with something. I need a large amount of Liechi Berries, Ganlon Berries, Salac Berries…"
Axel listed off a long string of berry names, leaving Cynthia and Professor Rowan visibly surprised.
"What do you need so many berries for? Isn't your team already fully formed?"
"And their levels are already very high. They've probably used plenty of similar resources before. Using these berries now shouldn't lead to any major improvements, right?"
Using the same kind of berries repeatedly would gradually reduce their effectiveness. That was basic knowledge for any trainer.
"It's not for my Pokémon," Axel shook his head, "It's for Ultra Space. There are a lot of Ultra Beasts there. While their numbers can't compare to the Pokémon in this world, their individual combat strength is quite high."
"I observed them in Ultra Space, they've never really eaten berries. That means they don't have any resistance to the berries from the Pokémon world."
"These berries might allow them to boost their strength by a whole tier in a short time."
"Alright!", Cynthia thought for a moment, then agreed.
For her as a Champion, mobilizing this quantity of berries might be somewhat difficult, but definitely not impossible.
"Also, I need you to contact N. Right now, across the entire Pokémon world, only Kanto's Team Rocket and Unova's Team Plasma are in a state of disorder."
"Tell N to quickly consolidate Team Plasma and make sure they don't get influenced by Team Rainbow Rocket."
"If we end up fighting them, at the very least Unova must not become a weak link."
"Got it!", Cynthia nodded firmly. She understood Unova's weakness very well. After Alder, the region hadn't produced a truly leading figure, which left the League's strength relatively weak.
In some ways, it was even worse than Alola.
Alola might be weak, but at least it was united.
"What about Team Rocket?", Cynthia asked again.
"Should I contact the Champions of each region and try to eliminate them?"
Although Giovanni still held the identity of Viridian Gym Leader in Kanto, his underground identity was already an open secret among the regional Champions.
It was just that Giovanni operated flawlessly, leaving no opportunity to launch a direct attack.
But with Team Rainbow Rocket now involved, Cynthia clearly didn't want to hold back anymore.
As long as she proposed it, Lance would definitely agree instantly. Then, with just one or two more Champions, or someone like Raihan with Champion-level strength, they could probably take down Giovanni.
"Giovanni… let's wait until I get back. That guy is too strong, and he has too many hidden cards. Besides, I also have an agreement with Mewtwo to help her wipe out Team Rocket."
"And this time, I'm taking the General and Rayquaza with me. For now, I'll leave Mewtwo behind to help Dialga train in battle."
"Huh?", The moment Axel finished speaking, Dialga felt its vision go dark.
It had just endured so much one-sided beating and only recently gotten somewhat familiar with Rayquaza's side.
And now it had to switch opponents again?
———
After discussing the preparations with Cynthia, Axel followed Volcanion to the Hoenn region.
Not far from Mt. Pyre, Volcanion stopped near a small town, landing beside a river and pointing toward a spot underwater.
"The passage is hidden in an underwater cave. When do we go in?"
"That mechanical kingdom is pretty strong. Do we need to prepare anything else?"
"Let's go now," Axel thought for a moment and decided not to delay.
He had watched the movie about Volcanion and Magearna before. He remembered that the kingdom wasn't particularly dangerous.
In that kingdom called Azoth, the minister Jervis had obtained the artificial Pokémon Magearna, which was created 500 years ago.
Inside it was an unknown power called the "Soul-Heart," and Jervis intended to use that power to rule the kingdom.
Princess Kimia of the Azoth Kingdom didn't trust Jervis and secretly investigated him.
Meanwhile, Prince Raleigh was obsessed with mysterious science and was manipulated by Jervis into becoming a puppet.
As shown in the movie, the power they controlled was nothing more than a group of forcibly Mega-Evolved ordinary Pokémon and a large number of Magnemite.
To cut through the mess quickly, Axel brought all of his Pokémon this time except for the Unova dragon trio, Mewtwo, and Necrozma.
This lineup was already more than enough for the Azoth Kingdom. There was no need for excessive preparation.
"Then let's go!", Volcanion was a bit impatient. It gently placed Axel on its back and used steam to push aside the water, preventing Axel from getting wet.
After entering a cave, the two of them vanished instantly…
———
"A powerful mechanical kingdom?", Just after they left, an old white-haired man in a wheelchair suddenly appeared by the riverbank.
"I don't know why Axel left, but this is still an opportunity."
The old man tore off the human-skin mask on his face. It was Pryce, who had disappeared after obtaining Kyogre.
After his cooperation with Colress fell through, Pryce left Sinnoh with a large amount of resources and went into hiding in Hoenn, where Kyogre was most familiar.
He glanced at the direction Axel had disappeared, then looked toward Sinnoh with a fanatical expression.
"Axel, Axel… you may be strong, but you won't always be around."
"With spacetime in chaos… and your departure, Sinnoh must already be in complete disorder, right?"
"After this period of hiding, Kyogre's strength has nearly fully recovered. This is the perfect time to capture Dialga."
"Lapras… wait for me!"
"Your master will never let you die again!"
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