Naoki's question seemed to catch Alder off guard for a moment before he smiled, his face lighting up with enthusiasm. "Of course there are!" he said. "The most famous ones are the Twin Dragon Pokémon that represent ideals and truth."

  "Twin Dragon Pokémon?" Naoki asked, his curiosity piqued.

  Alder nodded. "They are Zekrom, aric-type, and Reshiram, a Fire-type," he expined. "Zekrom is a legendary Pokémon spoken of in myth. It gees powerful lightning with its tail. There's even a tale of a traveling trainer who once spotted it cutting across the sky."

  He paused before tinuing. "As for Reshiram, its tail ignites with fmes that gee intense heat, altering the atmosphere and even ging the weather. Acc to a Unovan myths, Reshiram's fmes would burn down kingdoms ed by greed a."

  "That sounds incredible," Naoki remarked, his admiration evident.

  "It is!" Alder said proudly. "These Pokémon have existed since before the founding of Unova itself. They embody the region's rich history and culture."

  However, as Alder spoke, his expression grew somber. "But their allure is a double-edged sword. Many people, blinded by greed, have sought to trol their legendary power for selfish purposes."

  Alder's words carried weight. They hihat Reshiram and Zekrom might not always remain dormant in their Dragon Stone forms. Occasionally, they might roam freely across Unova, much like ordinary Pokémon.

  Naoki recalled an episode from the Pokémon anime where Ash first entered Zekrom in Unova. Zekrom's attack had temporarily disrupted Pikachu's electrical abilities.

  Alder, unaware of Naoki's musings, ged the subject. Unova's uuation made him wary of saying too much. While the region appeared tranquil on the surface, he knew all too well about the undercurrents of u.

  Months ago, a mysterious anization advog the "liberation of Pokémon" had emerged. Through impassioned speeches, they stirred up public opinion, even acg Alder of overburdening his Vola and causing its injuries. This ordeal had pnted seeds of doubt in Alder's heart and pyed a part in his decision to step back from his duties as Champion. But these burdens weren't Naoki's to bear, so Alder chose to keep them to himself.

  Instead, he steered the versation in another dire. "By the way," he began, "just like Paldea has its shrine for Calyrex, Unova has its own Shrine of Abundance!"

  "The Shrine of Abundance?" Naoki echoed, the riggering reition. "You mean the one ected to Landorus?"

  Alder nodded. "Exactly. But unlike Calyrex, the Pokémon enshrined in Unova's shrine is Landorus. Acc to legend, Landorus absorbs wind and thuransf them into energy to enrich the soil. Wherever it visits, the nd flourishes, and crops grow abundantly. That's why it's often called the 'Guardian of the Fields.'"

  "It sounds remarkably simir to Calyrex's abilities."

  "Indeed," Alder agreed with a chuckle. "Calyrex excels at instantly making crops grow, while Landorus specializes in rejuvenating the soil. Together, their powers would create an agricultural utopia!"

  Naoki houghtfully, though his mind lingered on Reshiram and Zekrom. While Landorus and Calyre's abilities were impressive, it was the allure of the Twin Dragons—and their e to Unova's mythology—that truly captivated him.

  Naoki pondered Alder's earlier words and cluded that while finding Reshiram and Zekrom seemed improbable due to their elusive nature, Kyurem might be easier to locate. In the games, Kyurem resided in the Giant Chasm near Laosa Town. However, given the differences between the game's simplified geography and the vast, anime-like realism of this world, even that wasn't guaranteed.

  Determio gather more information after arriving in Unova, Naoki sidered visiting Dragonspiral Tower in Icirrus City if time allowed, hoping to enter the legendary Pokémon there. Su experience would be unfettable.

  The flying taxi carried Naoki and Alder swiftly to their destination. Ohey arrived, they immediately headed to the bustling port. At the ticket ter, they purchased two direct tickets to Driftveil City, in the Union.

  As luck would have it, a luxury cruise ship was about to set sail. The duo hurriedly boarded, tickets in hand, just as the ship's whistle blew. The grand vessel began to glide gracefully from the doto the open sea.

  Watg the city's skyline shrink in the distanaoki let out a breath of relief. "We made it just in time," he remarked.

  Alder, ever the optimist, cpped Naoki on the back. "This ship will reach Driftveil City tomorrow m. Until then, enjoy the food, eai, aion! Cruise life is meant to be savored."

  Naoki smiled, appreciating the se.

  As the ship buzzed with activity, Naoki observed his fellow passengers. Elegantly dressed dies and dapper gentlemen mingled with trainers sp various Pokémon. Some trainers, uo resist the call of a battle, headed for the onboard arena, eager to test their skills against fellow enthusiasts.

  While Alder, ever curious, drifted toward the a, Naoki chose to stay on the deck, enjoying the fresh sea breeze. He sidered the Pokémon he had brought aloed to share this moment with them, he released them from their Poké Balls.

  In a flurry of light, the Pokémon appeared. As they took in the expansive o, awe spread across their faces. Alcremie and G approached the ship's railing, gazing at the sparkling water with wide-eyed wonder.

  "Alcremie…" Alcremie murmured, clearly mesmerized.

  "Buyi…" G added, its crystalline eyes refleg the shimmering sea.

  Flutterbone, normally stoic, seemed momentarily spellbound by the endless waves. Even Dragonite, who had seen much of the world, scratched its head with fusion.

  'Awoo'. 'What was so fasating about this?'

  Koraidon, standing nearby, chuckled. "Ah, gah..." 'It wasn't surprising; not everyone had grown up he sea.'

  Naoki ughed, watg his Pokémon's reas. "This is the sea," he expined gently. "We're sailing on it, leaving the nd behind."

  Ogerpon, quick to uand, nodded eically. "Pon!" it excimed.

  Naoki raised an eyebrow. "Have you seen the sea before?" he asked in mild surprise.

  As Naoki spoke, he pulled out a bag of transtion seed crisps from his bag and began mung. These crisps were made from sunflowers he had previously asked Calyrex to help ripen. Having this handy snack made traveling much more ve.

  Ogerpon jumped up and dowhusiastically. "Oge, Pon!" (I've seen the sea before! My dad and I oook a small boat across the sea to get to Kitakami Township!)

  As expected, Naoki thought, Ogerpon must have traveled to Kitakami Township from somewhere else.

  At that moment, Ogerpon's expressihtened as if recalling a memory. "Pon!" (Back then, I also saw a huge bear with a crest moon on its forehead swimming across the sea!)

  Naoki raised an eyebrow in surprise. "A big bear? Was it a Pokémon?"

  Ogerpon nodded early. "Oge!" (Yes, it was! My dad said it okémon. When our boat passed by it, I asked where it was heading. It told me that a terrifying Pokémon had appeared in its hometown, so it was trying to escape by crossing the sea.)

  At this, Ogerpoement faded into worry. "Pon…" (But our boat was too small to carry it. I wonder if it mao make it across the sea safely.)

  Ogerpon clearly cared about that Pokémon deeply, but its own struggles had distracted it from thinking about the bear Pokemon's fate ter on.

  Naoki mulled over the details. 'A rge bear Pokémon with a crest moon on its forehead. Could it have been an Ursaring? But Ursaring doesn't have a crest moon. Could it have been an Ursaluna? That seemed unlikely since Ursaluna, a Ground/Normal-type, is weak to water and shouldn't be capable of swimming across the sea.'

  Still, Naoki didn't believe Ogerpon would lie. If it wasn't an Ursaring or an Ursaluna, then what could it have been?

  Could a Teddiursa really have swum across the o? No, Teddiursa is not that big

  What intrigued Naoki even more was the bear Pokemon's mention of a terrifying Pokémon in its homend. Could it have been referring to the time-space distortions in the Hisui region?

  The space-time rift caused by Giratina, Palkia, and Dialga created havoc, acc to Professor Laventon's research. The overpping of universes and the resulting energy saturatioo the distortion of spad time. This phenomenht powerful, red-eyed Pokémons to the nd—Pokémon that didn't belong to that era.

  Naoki's imagination ran wild.

  The bear Pokemon may have withese distortions firsthand, seeing red-eyed Pokémon emerging in chaos. Fearful of its safety, it left the Hisui region and attempted to cross the sea in search e. During its journey, it met Ogerpon, who was on a boat heading to Kitakami Township with its traihe two Pokémon exged words briefly.

  But what became of the bear Pokemon? Naoki couldn't help but wonder about its fate.

  As Naoki pohe fate of the mysterious bear Pokémon, his thoughts shifted to his own Teddiursa. Judging by its behavior, it seemed to have no iion of evolving into an Ursaring. To e wouldn't evolve, Teddiursa carried aoh it at all times.

  Naoki's musings were interrupted by aed female voice from behind.

  "Oh my! What a beautiful and wild Pokémon!"

  Naoki and the Pokémon turo see aly dressed woman in a flowing gown and a stylish hat. Her eyes gleamed with enthusiasm as she stared at Flutter Mane.

  "If I'm not mistaken, that's a Misdreavus, right?" she said, her gaze fixed on the Pokémon.

  Naoki replied cautiously, "Umm...yes. What do you want?"

  The woman ughed lightly. "Oh, don't be so guarded, young man. I really like this Pokémon. Would you like to trade it with me? I could offer you a very rare Pokémon—a Servine!"

  Naoki blinked in disbelief. "What?"

  The roduced a Poké Ball, releasing a small green Pokémon with a cream-colored underside and a yellow stripe down its back. Its elegant demeanor matched her own.

  "You see, you use the mae over there to sokémoween our Poké Balls," she expined, pointing to the nearby trading mae.

  Now uanding her proposition, Naoki firmly refused. "No, thank you."

  The woman sighed, clearly disappointed. "Well, if you ge your mind, e find me." She gave him a pyful wink before strolling away.

  Flutter Mane, however, was seething with ahe very idea of being traded away like an ordinary item was an insult. Its small fangs bared, it grumbled fiercely and prepared to chase after the woman.

  Naoki noticed Flutter Mane's agitation and quickly grabbed it. "No, stop!" he said firmly, pulling the Pokémon back.

  Flutter Mane squirmed, letting out a high-pitched growl of protest.

  "Mrrreeah"

  Alder returned just in time to withe otion. "What's going on here?" he asked.

  Naoki sighed. "Someone wao trade their Servine for Flutter Mane, and Flutter Mane wasn't happy about it."

  Alder chuckled lightly, uanding the situation. "I see. You must have turned her down."

  Naoki nodded. "Of course. I would rade any of my Pokémon."

  Once Flutter Mane calmed down, Naoki turo Alder. "Mr. Alder, is Pokémon trading a on practice?"

  Alder scratched his thoughtfully. "ly, but it's not unheard of. Sometimes trainers and Pokémo patible. When that happens, if the bond isn't deep, a Pokémon might feel more fortable with a different trainer. In such cases, they might arrarade."

  Naoki tilted his head. "That makes seill, this...."

  Alder, uanding Naoki's thoughts, nodded. "It's rare, but it happens. Unfortunately, not everyone forms strong bonds with their Pokémon. For some people, Pokémon are just tools or status symbols. When a 'better' Pokémon es along, they'll discard the old ohout hesitation."

  Naoki frow the thought.

  Alder thought, 'It's attitudes like that which lend some merit to Team Psma's ideology about liberating Pokémon.'

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