The birth of the Poké Ball, a special item, was very sudden.
It was first researched by Silph Co. in the Kanto region, and then this item was promoted throughout the entire Pokémon world.
Because of this, Silph Co. instantly became the largest private company in the Pokémon world, and they further developed various other special items based on Poké Ball technology, solidifying the company's position in one fell swoop.
Even Devon Corporation in the Hoenn region, while appearing similar in scale and strength to Silph Co. in the eyes of others, those with discerning eyes knew that Silph Co. actually had a slight edge over Devon Corporation.
The first person to eat a crab is not only the bravest, but also the one who reaps the greatest benefits.
However, no one has ever thought about what the foundation of the Poké Ball is? Where did Silph Co. get the inspiration for the Poké Ball?
Why are Poké Balls round? And why must they be spherical? Can't they be square? They could be called Pokémon Rubik's Cubes, etc. In any case, it's all about the application of spatial knowledge, injecting spatial energy into a small object to make it a container capable of holding Pokémon.
Few people would think about this, as there is no definitive answer, and even knowing the answer wouldn't help a trainer.
If it were for convenience or similar reasons, making it into jewelry would be more pleasing and convenient.
But today, not just Aoki, everyone present saw the Arceus-shaped accessory in Ryūga's hand transform into a milky white Poké Ball.
Pure white, without any impurities! Like a flawless white jade.
If Silph Co. discovered the Poké Ball through archaeological means or some unknown source, then all origins must stem from that milky white Poké Ball in Ryūga's hand.
This was a feeling, an inexplicable sensation that rose from the depths of Aoki's heart, without any basis, yet he felt it to be true.
It was as if this Poké Ball could contain any Pokémon.
Aoki squinted, looking at the milky white Poké Ball in Ryūga's hand and his current deranged appearance, feeling that something might have taken a huge turn.
In other words, a person who could stand on par with Giovanni would not have such simple thoughts and schemes.
This could also be seen from Elder Ge's shocked expression at this moment.
Even when Ryūga led a large-scale invasion with the cult members, and even summoned Giratina to stall Elder Ge, he didn't show much emotional fluctuation.
Clearly, a very bad thought had arisen in his mind at this moment.
Another person, or rather, another Pokémon, was just as surprised as Elder Ge, and that was Giratina, who was currently beside Ryūga!
He felt very uneasy at this moment, because he sensed a strong threat from the milky white Poké Ball in Ryūga's hand, the kind of dangerous aura that only arose when facing Arceus directly, the kind of feeling that even he, as proud as he was, instinctively wanted to flee from.
"Ryūga!! What exactly is this?!" Giratina forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart and demanded.
In Giratina's eyes, although he and Ryūga had a cooperative relationship, Ryūga was actually just a pawn for his invasion of the Pokémon world, ostensibly walking the world on his behalf. It was simply that his own identity was too sensitive, preventing him from moving freely in the Pokémon world, and he needed someone to be his eyes and ears.
He had sought out many people, but no matter how he threatened or enticed them, none of them would agree.
The main reason was that the people he sought were all rather excellent individuals, as with Giratina's arrogance, he truly disdained to use ordinary people.
But Ryūga was different!
Ryūga was not a candidate Giratina sought out himself; instead, Ryūga himself found Giratina through special means, proposed cooperation, and was willing to become his eyes to traverse the Pokémon world.
Ryūga's strength and talent were both outstanding, so Giratina at the time agreed to Ryūga's request for cooperation with almost no hesitation.
Of course, Giratina himself also had some means to restrain and control Ryūga.
With his help and support, Ryūga's strength rapidly improved.
Although the Distortion World was dilapidated, it wasn't entirely useless. At least there were still some good things. As long as one searched patiently, the special divine stones used by the cult members were products found in the Distortion World.
It was not surprising that such miraculous things would appear in the Distortion World, which was filled with antimatter energy, after all, the side effects of the divine stones were still very great.
Giratina had not been without suspicion of Ryūga's intentions, but at that time, Ryūga was indeed very respectful, even worshipful, towards him. That kind of heartfelt worship was impossible to conceal.
So Giratina fully helped Ryūga grow until he possessed his current strength.
To be honest, even with his current strength, Ryūga was not within the range of threat Giratina perceived.
But the Poké Ball in his hand at this moment made him feel very alarmed, and Ryūga's ferocious appearance at this moment also made Giratina feel a chill down his spine.
Most importantly, the current plan was not the same as what was initially agreed upon.
In Giratina and Ryūga's plan, Arceus was already injured at this point, with its combat power less than one-tenth of its original. As long as they found the token Arceus left for the Pokémon League at the League headquarters, summoned it, and then Giratina personally defeated it and absorbed its energy, his own strength would surely skyrocket.
After that, it would be even simpler: letting his Distortion World devour the Pokémon world. The benefits he would gain from that would be even greater than absorbing Arceus's energy.
But now, he learned from the League elder, who could directly confront him, that Arceus was indeed injured, but there was a significant difference between its state and the one-tenth strength Ryūga had described.
He had a feeling that he might have been played.
"Hahahahaha!!!!" Ryūga laughed like a madman, tears streaming from his eyes. After finally calming down, his wild gaze turned to Lusamine of the Aether Foundation and said, "President, the plan proceeds as scheduled."
Seeing Ryūga's gaze, even with Lusamine's status, she couldn't help but tremble, feeling a chill in her heart, wondering if cooperating with such a person was truly a good thing for the Aether Foundation.
But to achieve her grand ideal of collecting Ultra Beasts, she indeed needed this power.
With a wave of her hand, she gave the command to all Aether Foundation members.
The Aether Foundation members, who had originally been poised to face the League, all turned their directions, surrounding Ryūga and Giratina.
Then, each of them produced a special device from which beams of light shot out, injecting into another person's device. These beams then wove into a spherical model, enveloping Giratina and Ryūga within it.
"Ryūga! You betrayed me?!" Giratina had already had some suspicions, and this scene further confirmed his conjectures, as he roared in anger.
Ryūga, who had originally been respectful towards him, no longer showed any respect at this moment. Instead, he looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at an object.
Giratina was very familiar with this gaze; it was the same gaze he used when he looked at the Pokémon world from the Distortion World.
That naked desire.
Ryūga's true goal was himself?!
Such an unrealistic thought, in his opinion, appeared in Giratina's mind at this moment.
He was the mighty Level 1 Legendary Pokémon, Giratina, one of only two Pokémon in the entire Pokémon world to possess their own world, a Pokémon capable of challenging Arceus. How could he possibly be captured by a weak human? This was simply a joke.
But Ryūga's actions at this moment indicated precisely that goal.
He could feel that as the group of people in grayish-white clothes outside connected all those special devices, his perception of the Distortion World grew weaker and weaker, and the energy support from the Distortion World became less and less.
It felt as if his energy was depleting, a sensation Giratina had never experienced before.
His strength was weakening?
This made Giratina both shocked and angry.
He looked at the Mega Latios and Mega Latias beside Ryūga, two Pokémon to whom he had once imparted some knowledge.
Originally, he did feel some threat from these two Pokémon, but he simply ignored such threats; they were merely threats, nothing more.
But now, he felt the dangerous aura emanating from these two Pokémon growing stronger and stronger.
It wasn't that these two Pokémon were getting stronger, but that his own strength was weakening. Realizing this, Giratina truly panicked.
Giratina, the Renegade Pokémon, was truly panicking! For the first time, he felt panic in front of a human.
Ryūga, who had been constantly observing Giratina, slowly recovered from his initial grimace, looking at Giratina with indifference, as calm as could be, completely unlike his previous frenzied appearance.
Especially after noticing the panic in Giratina's eyes, Ryūga's expression became even more indifferent, as he merely tightened his grip on the milky white Poké Ball in his hand.
"So you can panic too." Ryūga spoke mockingly, as if the terrifying Renegade Pokémon before him was just an ordinary Pokémon.
"You… your goal from the very beginning was me? From the moment you sought me out?" Giratina asked in a deep voice, somewhat unwilling to accept such a result.
The pawn he had been so confident would never escape his grasp, was actually toying with him from the very beginning?
Giratina, who had spent his entire life absorbing the energy of others to enhance his own strength, would one day become a tool for someone else's power increase?
"Ryūga truly sees through things. Rather than slowly increasing one's strength and eventually being limited by a Pokémon's inherent potential and aptitude, leading to an upper limit on one's own strength, why not directly capture a Level 1 Legendary Pokémon that has virtually no upper limit? In the entire Pokémon world, what could possess more infinite possibilities than a Level 1 Legendary Pokémon?" Aoki silently mused in his heart, standing in place.
Looking at the somewhat hysterical Giratina and the calm Ryūga, one had to admit that none of these people were simple.
Giovanni was the same, so he simply spent countless resources and used a large amount of manpower and material resources to create a Pokémon that could rival a Level 1 Legendary Pokémon.
And Ryūga was even more direct: he endured hardships for decades, all for the chance to forcibly capture Giratina, the Renegade Pokémon.
It's not about who did better or whose method was more suitable; it can only be said that both of them were indeed the two people once hailed as the future of the League.
"Heh, do you know why I could find you?" Ryūga didn't answer Giratina's question; instead, he posed one himself.
Without waiting for Giratina to reply, Ryūga answered himself, "In the ancient temples of the Sinnoh region, there are legends about the Temporal Pokémon Dialga and the Spatial Pokémon Palkia. And our Ryūga family, known as the controllers of Dragon-type Pokémon, how could we not have some legends about the legendary Dragon-type Pokémon?
Giratina, your original title was bestowed upon you by our Dragon Clan. In fact, you are not just the Giratina, but also the Dragon of Destruction and the Dragon of Antimatter. However, the title of Giratina is the most widely accepted and known.
So, by searching and poring over many ancient texts within my clan, I finally found a way to approach you."
Taking a deep breath, Lance prepared to recount the events and reasons of his past decades. These things had been bottled up in his heart for decades, and now, speaking them aloud, made him feel completely at ease.
"But merely being able to approach you is useless. As a Level 1 Legendary Pokémon, and the master of the Distortion World, ordinary Poké Balls simply cannot capture you!
Even a Master Ball, created from the most precious materials and cutting-edge technology, cannot contain your power. Given enough time, you would still break free from the Poké Ball's confinement, and at that point, the first to suffer would be the one who captured you.
Moreover, you are intimately connected to the Distortion World. As long as the Distortion World exists, you are immortal, and if the Distortion World perishes, you too will fall. This is a dead end. Back then, I scoured all available data, including the Alliance database, and searched for every possible method, but still found no solution.
So at that time, I entertained the thought of giving up."
Lance looked through the special barrier created by the Aether Foundation at the Elder, whose expression had now returned to calmness, and couldn't help but curve his lips. "But just as I was truly about to give up, a person appeared before my eyes. That was the then-President of the Alliance, the Elder!
Inadvertently, I learned from him that the most powerful Poké Ball in the entire Pokémon world has always been located within the Alliance headquarters. It is a Poké Ball created by the legendary Arceus, arguably the true origin of all Poké Balls. Therefore, the Elder called it the Origin Ball!"
The Origin Ball!
Which was the milky-white Poké Ball in Lance's hand at that moment!
He just hadn't expected that all of this information had come from the Elder.
Hearing Lance's words, even the composed Elder couldn't help but wear a bitter smile on his face.
Back then, he had considered Lance and Giovanni as the future of the entire Pokémon Alliance. So, when Lance asked him if there was truly no Poké Ball in this world that could capture those so-called Level 1 Legendary Pokémon, he told him about the existence of the Origin Ball.
The Elder did possess some special abilities, allowing him to sense certain things in advance. Therefore, in his view, Lance was more trustworthy than Giovanni, and the Dragon Clan's relationship with the Alliance was also very deep.
But he never expected that Lance had already set his sights on Giratina back then, when his strength had only just reached the Elite Four level.
How ambitious must a person be to attempt to defeat a legendary Pokémon of a completely different caliber, with such a vast difference in strength, hoping to win against the strong with weakness?!
"Elder, do you still remember the question Giovanni and I asked you back then?" Lance suddenly asked out of the blue.
Hearing this, the Elder frowned. Giovanni and Lance had asked him countless questions back then, making it difficult for him to recall which one it was immediately.
"How can a Pokémon, regardless of its aptitude and potential limitations, raise its strength to the Champion level or even beyond." The Elder didn't speak, but Giovanni, standing by, calmly interjected. Although Lance hadn't explicitly stated which question it was, he knew it was undoubtedly this one.
Lance nodded, "Do you remember what you said back then?
There is no perfect person, and no perfect Pokémon. Since there are differences in potential and talent even among humans, why wouldn't there be among Pokémon?
The Pokémon we speak of don't exist. It's like some people are born as the eldest son of a prominent family, while others are born as ordinary commoners. They are all humans, and there is no such thing as one hundred percent fairness."
There was nothing wrong with the Elder's words, as it was a fact. Since all are products of genetic combinations, it is normal for some defects to exist; the only difference is the size of the existing defects.
"However, you added a final remark, 'Unless it is a legendary Level 1 Legendary Pokémon!'" Lance looked at the Elder, his gaze burning.
At this moment, the Elder's expression was complex. He hadn't expected that a casual remark he made back then would have such a profound impact on these two individuals.
Giovanni pursued Mew in vain, but managed to research and create Mewtwo, a Pokémon comparable to a Level 1 Legendary, using genetic technology.
And Lance was not to be outdone, having set his sights on the legendary Dragon-type Legendary, Giratina, ever since!
Aoki listened below, dumbfounded. How did it sound like the Elder was the culprit? Could he be the mastermind behind everything?
But that was just a wild thought; it was basically impossible. After all, the Elder could be considered one of the top three most influential people in the entire Pokémon world at this time.
"Alas—" The Elder sighed deeply and said, "Everything indeed started because of me…."
The Elder, who had previously seemed spirited, now looked as if he had aged twenty years in an instant, his straight back gradually hunching.
For an old man who had dedicated his entire life to the Pokémon Alliance, this kind of emotional shock was far more impactful than any physical injury.
After saying all this, Lance looked at Giratina again.
He had been rambling and stalling for so long simply because he wanted to buy more time.
Severing Giratina's connection with the Distortion World would reduce his strength. This was a discovery Lance had made during this period. The reason he had gotten involved with the Aether Foundation was also because the Aether Foundation could be said to be the organization with the most thorough research on spatial knowledge in the entire Pokémon world at this time, not at all inferior to the Distortion World itself.
Moreover, Giratina and the Elder had fought for a long time, neither being able to overcome the other, so both Giratina and the Elder's three legendary birds had sustained considerable injuries.
In this state, Giratina was truly no match for Lance.
Of course, the Elder wouldn't just stand by and watch Lance capture Giratina, so he commanded the three legendary birds to charge forward.
But Lance had been chatting with him for so long, and while stalling Giratina, wasn't he also stalling the Elder?
He threw the milky-white Poké Ball in his hand towards Giratina.
The weakened Giratina, dragged by Mega Latios and Mega Latias, watched in horror as the small Origin Ball gently tapped against its body.
A white beam of light shot out, drawing the massive Giratina inside.
The glowing circle in the center of the Origin Ball, suspended in mid-air, flickered and gently swayed three times before falling completely silent.
The Elder, who had been charging, suddenly stopped, looking at the Origin Ball slowly returning to Lance's hand under psychic control.
As it flew, the Origin Ball, which had been as pristine as white jade, developed a trace of black and gold threads in its center. These two threads then intertwined, transforming the entire upper half of the Origin Ball into a pattern of black and gold, making it look more like a normal Poké Ball!
Click!
The color-changed Origin Ball landed in Lance's hand.
Lance lowered his head, his body trembling slightly again, and slowly the trembling grew more intense!
"Giratina!!! I captured Giratina!!!" Lance's eyes were filled with complex emotions.
He had painstakingly spent decades, enduring hardships by Giratina's side, and finally, at this moment, he had brought this Level 1 Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon into his possession!
From now on, the world was his to conquer!
Organizations like the Alliance could be crushed with a flick of his wrist!
How could he, who had been suppressed for so long, not be happy, not be excited?
That feeling, as if everything would fall into his hands, was what he had always pursued.
Absolute strength meant absolute power to dictate. Those who follow me shall prosper, those who defy me shall perish—this was what Lance desired.
Strictly speaking, Lance's ideas were quite similar to Aoki's. As long as the goal could be achieved, enduring hardships was a minor matter. Both pursued extreme personal strength, viewing the forces they established as less important.
In fact, if necessary, they could abandon them at any time, as long as it benefited themselves.
However, Aoki felt that while Lance was indeed powerful, with outstanding talent and potential, he seemed to be taking this matter for granted.
The reason Aoki thought this was simply by observing the Elder's changing expression.
From the initial shock upon learning Lance's goal, to the regret upon realizing he had inadvertently influenced Lance, and finally to the current feeling of pity.
What was he pitying?
Clearly, it couldn't be pity for Giratina being captured. Either he was pitying the precious Origin Ball being used, or he was pitying Lance...
"Come out, Giratina!" Lance threw the color-changed Origin Ball in his hand.
"Roar!!!" Giratina roared towards the sky after emerging, but he did not attack Lance. Instead, he hovered motionlessly beside Lance.
Those with sharper eyes could see that Giratina's originally red eyes had now turned white, and on Lance's forehead, two thin black lines were subtly extending, their destination unknown.
This person and this Legendary Pokémon were clearly undergoing changes unknown to others.
If anyone knew, it would probably only be the Elder.
The Aether Foundation staff, seeing that Giratina was not resisting, finally released their devices.
This allowed Giratina to reconnect with the Distortion World, and its power gradually returned.
"The Origin Ball... is not used like this..." At some point, the Elder was surprisingly close to Aoki. He looked at Lance and Giratina with pity in his eyes, and his words fell into Aoki's ears.
The Origin Ball, not used like this?
Aoki was stunned, unsure what the Elder meant. However, considering Lance's situation just now, it seemed he knew about the Origin Ball's existence but hadn't figured out how to use it, simply assuming it was like a regular Poké Ball—just throw it to capture the Pokémon.
Aoki scanned Giratina with his chip.
He had tried scanning Giratina's data once before, but the chip had said there was a special magnetic field on its body surface, preventing a scan.
But this time, Aoki unexpectedly got a result, though it was somewhat different from what he had expected, even quite a discrepancy.
Pokémon: Giratina - Altered Forme (Purple) — Lost Self
Gender: Genderless
Level: 98
Type: Ghost + Dragon
Ability: Pressure
Held Item: Griseous Orb, Antimatter Energy
Egg Moves: None
Base Moves: Dragon Breath, Scary Face, Ominous Wind, Ancient Power, Slash, Shadow Sneak, Destiny Bond, Dragon Claw, Earth Power, Aura Sphere, Shadow Claw, Shadow Force, Hex
Tutor Moves: Draco Meteor, Iron Head, Earth Power, Gravity, Icy Wind, Aqua Tail, Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice, Iron Tail, Snore, Pain Split, Shock Wave, Grudge, Outrage, Telekinesis, Defog
TM/HM: None
The only thing that surprised Aoki was Giratina's aptitude, which was "only" purple.
He didn't know if it inherently had only purple aptitude, or if its aptitude had decreased due to an unknown situation after being captured by the Origin Ball.
At the very least, that so-called self-loss must have some negative effects.
This was Aoki's first time seeing the data of a true Level 1 Divine Beast, so there were some things he hadn't figured out yet.
However, the Level 98 was within Aoki's acceptable range.
After all, if one reached the Sect Master level, the strength gap at each level would be enormous, and as a Divine Beast, the opponent also had divine office assistance. Moreover, he had just recently lost a precious reverse scale, so his strength might have regressed as a result.
"May I ask Elder Ge, does using the Origin Orb in this way have any side effects?" Aoki couldn't help but ask, looking at Elder Ge not far away.
Hearing someone ask him a question at this moment, Elder Ge was also startled.
He immediately looked to the side and realized it was Aoki, the person he had previously thrown a burden upon.
At this time, Aoki's strength and potential were both at the peak level in the entire Alliance, but Elder Ge knew that Aoki's identity was problematic. It wasn't that he truly knew any specific information; it was just his sixth sense, coupled with Aoki's commoner background.
It wasn't that he looked down on commoners, but having been in power in the Alliance for nearly a hundred years, he knew how much was required for a commoner to reach his level, and the probability of it happening was almost negligible.
However, he didn't exclude Aoki because of this. There was already Giovanni and Lance; would one more Aoki make a difference?
Furthermore, Aoki had indeed delayed Lance for a period of time, which was a significant contribution to the Alliance.
After a moment of contemplation, he said, "This Origin Orb, called the Origin Orb, was personally created by Arceus. The initial creation of this item was also for himself."
"For himself?" Aoki was stunned.
Creating a Poké Ball to capture himself? What kind of bizarre operation was this?
Elder Ge glanced at Aoki again. "I'm not very clear about the specific tools used to create this item, but I suspect it's very likely the eggshell of Arceus's own Pokémon egg, because only then can it achieve the highest compatibility with him."
"Capturing Arceus himself? What's the point?" Aoki asked again.
Elder Ge slowly shook his head. "It's not about capturing. How could Arceus be captured? He did this only to pass on his special abilities to others.
Aren't you curious why I can live so long and possess some special abilities?"
"Could it be..."
"Exactly, it's because of this Origin Orb. Through the transmission of the Origin Orb, every successive President of the Alliance can gain special abilities from Arceus, and this is also Arceus's test for all past Presidents. Only by passing it can one succeed to the position of President.
Because the Origin Orb can truly connect the minds of Pokémon and trainers, allowing both to see each other's truest thoughts!"
"..."
Aoki felt that Lance seemed, probably, should have been tricked by Elder Ge.
"So, the Origin Orb is bidirectional. While the trainer can influence the Pokémon, the Pokémon can also influence the trainer. At this moment, Lance's state is somewhat abnormal.
After all, there's an imbalance of strength between him and Giratina. I'm just not sure what impact this Origin Orb will have on Giratina and Lance.
But it doesn't matter, because he's coming soon." Elder Ge said calmly.
He genuinely felt regret for Lance. He was originally a talented individual in the Alliance, and if he had grown properly, it was not impossible for him to inherit the position of Alliance President in the future.
However, he pursued Dragon-type Pokémon excessively, to the point where even the pseudo-legendary Dragonite couldn't satisfy his demands. Only the legendary Level 1 Dragon-type Divine Beasts could satisfy his desires.
However, this was also somewhat related to Elder Ge, so at this moment, besides regret, he also felt remorse.
Actually, he couldn't be blamed. It was just that he had too high expectations for Lance and Giovanni at the time, and too much confidence in them.
He had lived too long, and he knew that the Alliance in his hands would remain as it was, without qualitative change. If the Alliance wanted to take another step forward, it definitely needed a new leader to bring about a major overhaul.
Therefore, the current main policy of the Alliance is to vigorously support the younger generation, allowing more creative young people to ascend to positions of power and take over the reins of authority. Under such strong medicine, it might stimulate the entire decaying Alliance and bring it new vitality.
Facts have proven that the quality of the younger generation in the Alliance is indeed exceptionally high.
Just the one in front of him alone far surpassed Giovanni and Lance of the same period, making him almost see a bright future for the Alliance.
Elder Ge knew that the future of the Alliance was no longer in his hands, but in the hands of these young people.
Even Aoki, whose identity was somewhat unclear, was no exception.
Since his last contact with Aoki, Elder Ge had carefully observed him for a period of time. Apart from some special abilities, he had not caused any harm to the Alliance. In fact, because of his existence, the Hoenn Alliance had now surpassed the Johto Region in one fell swoop, becoming the second largest Alliance after the Kanto Alliance.
The Johto Alliance even had to rank after the Hoenn Alliance.
Thinking of this, Elder Ge's opinion of Aoki improved slightly.
However, Aoki clearly didn't notice this. His attention was entirely focused on the "he" Elder Ge mentioned.
The Creator God, Arceus!
Aoki had only seen him once, and it wasn't the real Arceus. It was when he obtained a fragment of the Azure Sky Slate in the Dragon's Space, where he saw Arceus interacting with Rayquaza and giving the Azure Sky Slate to Rayquaza.
He didn't expect to be fortunate enough to see the real one today?
However, Arceus hadn't arrived yet, but Lance was the first to be unable to hold on.
At this moment, two black lines extending from the top of his head entered his eyes, and both his pupils and whites turned completely black.
The Origin Orb, which he was clutching, had a large amount of black mist emanating from it, enveloping it.
Initially, Giratina's eyes were white, but now they had turned gray.
Giratina's self-awareness was recovering!
"Roar!!!" This was the sound that came from Lance's mouth, aimed at Giovanni, who was watching from the side.
By now, Giovanni had more or less figured out some problems. He couldn't help but frown, then looked at his Mewtwo beside him.
If the Origin Orb couldn't capture a legendary Level 1 Divine Beast, could his Mind Armor truly restrain Mewtwo?
At this moment, Giovanni suddenly wanted to go back and have the scientists in Team Rocket thoroughly research a new Poké Ball, one that could surpass the Master Ball.
Actually, it's not that the Master Ball has no restraint on Level 1 Divine Beasts, but this restraint is not long-lasting. If the relationship with the Pokémon is harmonious, then you don't even need a Master Ball; a regular Poké Ball can do the job. But if there's severe resistance and forced capture, even a Master Ball might be a struggle.
Lance wanted to forcibly capture Giratina, which is why he had to use the Origin Orb.
However, Giovanni wasn't given much time to think, as Giratina had already charged towards him.
Under Giovanni's command, Mewtwo immediately assumed a battle stance, its psychic energy surging wildly.
If Mewtwo's psychic energy was the sun, then Aoki's psychic energy was merely a few fireflies; the difference was too vast.
"This Pokémon..." Elder Ge narrowed his eyes. He only now discovered Mewtwo's abilities.
Aoki, standing beside him, gently explained Mewtwo's origin to Elder Ge.
"So that's it. It seems I have indeed influenced the entire Pokémon world and the Alliance to produce two very remarkable individuals, but unfortunately, neither of them is on the side of the Alliance..." Elder Ge's face grew even more bitter, and his body became increasingly hunched.
Before Aoki could comfort him, Elder Ge's body straightened on its own, emitting a terrifying aura. His gray linen clothes fluttered without wind. "Since it was born because of me, then before I leave, let me take everything with me!"
The confidence that emanated from him was nothing like an old man who had lived for hundreds of years, but his words were etched in Aoki's mind.
It seems that for the next period of time, the Alliance and Team Rocket are truly going to enter into full-scale war...
Giovanni commanded Mewtwo to clash with Giratina a few times, but quickly fell into a disadvantage.
After all, Mewtwo had not yet fully matured, and there was still a significant gap from a Level 1 Divine Beast. However, through this battle, Giovanni also gained a comprehensive understanding of Mewtwo's combat power.
Lance and Giratina were clearly not in the right state. He was just here to attract aggro for others. Since his objective had been achieved, he could retreat.
Mewtwo once again unleashed a massive Psychic Blade, forcing Giratina to defend, then instantly appeared beside Giovanni and directly took him away.
With Giovanni and Mewtwo gone, Lance and Giratina could only shift their attention to others.
At this moment, the closest to them were the people from the Aether Foundation.
Lusamine's face was extremely grim. She had originally agreed with Lance that after he captured Giratina, Giratina's Level 1 Divine Beast abilities would help her explore the Ultra Space.
But he had just captured it and had already lost his mind.
What was this supposed to be?
However, Lusamine at least still had her sanity and knew that even if her group stayed here, they wouldn't be a match for Giratina.
Today truly was a terrible day. Not only did they fail to get Giratina's help, but they also offended the Alliance. Their Aether Foundation would be in a rather awkward position in Alola in the future.
She took her people and left the place at lightning speed.
Of course, due to Giratina's reckless attacks, some of the Aether Foundation's people were left behind.
After all the Aether Foundation members left, Giratina shifted its target to Aoki and his group.
However, compared to others, Aoki and his companions were not very flustered. With Elder Ge present, they were not afraid of Giratina.
Furthermore, with Lance having lost his sanity, the threat was actually not as great.
But just as Giratina charged over, a ray of sunlight suddenly pierced through the sky, which had been covered by dark clouds, shining down on the summit of Mt. Silver.
A four-legged Pokémon, mostly white in color, resembling a horse, qilin, or centaur, appeared in the sky, looking down at Giratina and Lance below.
The Creator God, Arceus!