In the video—
Ash kept tossing Nebby, now evolved into Cosmoem, into the air… and catching it again.
999 kg.
Which was to say—
Nearly one full ton.
For the powerhouses of the worlds of One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, One-Punch Man, Inuyasha, Assassin World, Re:Zero… tossing around a one-ton object like that was nothing worth mentioning. Just about anyone could do it.
As for the worlds of Dragon Ball and Super Seminary—
Throwing around a one-ton object?
Weak.
True powerhouses shattered planets for fun.
But the people of those worlds possessed terrifying supernatural abilities.
The humans of the Pokémon world did not.
They were flesh-and-blood mortals.
Just ordinary people.
So when they saw that scene in the video—
The entire Pokémon world fell into silence and utter stupefaction.
It took them more than half a minute to recover.
"Holy crap?? Did I hear that wrong just now? Cosmoem should weigh 999 g, not 999 kg, right?"
"If my ears aren't broken, then I heard 999 kg too."
"Holy crap, a one-ton Nebby, and Ash is tossing it around like a ball??"
"I kneel, I kneel, I kneel! Is he even human anymore? At this point he could probably get in the ring and box with a Fighting-type Pokémon!"
"More than that—look how easily he's throwing it. That's clearly not even his limit. I feel like he could probably knock out a Champion-level Pokémon with one punch."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Aside from a very small number of exceptions, humans in the Pokémon world had no supernatural powers at all.
All they could do was sigh in admiration.
Ash was Ash indeed.
As expected of the Technique God's Trainer!!
Pallet Town, backyard of Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Professor Oak and Gary stared at the six-year-old Ash as if he were a monster.
"Are you a monster?"
Professor Oak had already run a full-body genetic scan on Ash before.
There was nothing unusual in his body.
"No way!!!"
Ash strained with all his might trying to lift a rock off the ground, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move it.
With a troubled look, he asked Professor Oak, "How did future me do it?"
Professor Oak's face darkened.
"Don't ask me. I want to know too."
But after thinking about it carefully—
Future Ash had seen more Legendary Pokémon than all the Pokémon research professors in the world combined.
He himself was already a figure wrapped in mystery.
So maybe it wasn't really that strange for someone like that to possess inhuman strength.
Looking at Ash's silly grin, Professor Oak dearly wished he would hurry up and grow older, so that all the mysteries in his heart could be solved.
The video continued.
The moon set.
The sun rose again.
Days passed one after another.
Ash studied at the Pokémon School in the Alola region.
After evolving, Nebby had become extremely sleepy and loved basking in sunlight.
In Pallet Town, Professor Oak stroked his chin.
"Nebby's current state is probably similar to Metapod. A transitional stage evolution. It should still have another evolution ahead."
"Nebby definitely isn't a divine beast."
Nebby's evolution made Professor Oak and many others all the more certain—
It absolutely was not a divine beast.
Legendary Pokémon simply didn't have pre-evolved forms.
So this should be some brand-new Pokémon species that would appear in the future.
They just didn't know what its next evolution would be.
The video shifted.
[On this day, Ash began the Island Challenge.]
[He was battling the Totem Pokémon of Melemele Island—Gumshoos.]
In the scene—
A Gumshoos appeared before Ash.
It looked roughly like a mongoose.
But this Gumshoos was several times larger than an ordinary one, with a fearsome aura. Golden energy coursed across its body.
"Damn… that Gumshoos is huge. And what's that golden aura around it?"
"Yeah, I don't know much about the Alola region. Can someone explain? And what exactly is the Island Challenge? Shouldn't it be League battles?"
Seeing the confusion in the chat, Professor Oak's cousin and the professor of the Alola region, Samson Oak, stepped forward to explain.
[Samson Oak]: The Alola region is a very special place. The entire region consists of four massive islands: Melemele Island, Akala Island, Ula'ula Island, and Poni Island.
This region doesn't have a Pokémon League. Each island has an Island Kahuna.
Each island also has a Totem Pokémon. The Gumshoos in the video is one such Totem Pokémon.
The entire Alola region is permeated by a powerful aura. Totem Pokémon are protected by that aura, which is why they become especially large.
The clearest characteristic of a Totem Pokémon is the golden aura flowing over its body.
Once you defeat the island's Totem Pokémon, you may challenge the Island Kahuna.
Many Trainers suddenly understood.
So that was it.
The Alola region was too remote, so many Trainers knew very little about it.
No wonder Alola didn't have Elite Four or Champion positions—
It didn't even have a Pokémon League.
In the video—
The battle ended.
Ash defeated the giant Totem Pokémon.
No one found that surprising in the slightest.
It was just a Totem Pokémon.
Pikachu had already managed to break the defenses of even first-tier Legendary Pokémon. Taking down a mere Totem Pokémon was child's play.
Then Ash began challenging the Island Kahuna.
"Pikachu, use a Z-Move!"
The voice rang out.
Everyone looked toward the video and saw that on Ash's wrist was a bracelet, set with a golden rhombus-shaped gem.
The gem shone with brilliant golden light, and arcs of electricity linked Pikachu and Ash together.
In that instant, a golden aura like that of a Totem Pokémon appeared around Pikachu's body.
The next second—
Boundless electricity surged out, condensing before Pikachu with a terrifying crackle.
"Gigavolt Havoc!!!"
Boom!!
It shot out like an enormous electric laser cannon.
The Island Kahuna's Pokémon lost the ability to battle from that one blow.
Ash defeated the Island Kahuna.
Across the anime dimensions, including the viewers of the Pokémon world itself—
Everyone was covered in black lines, question marks flooding the chat in every world.
What kind of embarrassingly over-the-top move name was that!?
Gigavolt Havoc—
So cringey!!
But there were also plenty of hot-blooded idiots from various anime worlds whose blood started boiling at the name.
"Amazing, amazing, amazing! Gigavolt Havoc is so awesome!!!" Luffy from the world of One Piece shouted excitedly.
"That's badass, that's badass!! I'm gonna make a fire magic move that awesome too!! I've already got the name—Ultimate Explosive Fire Dragon Inferno!!!" In the world of Fairy Tail, Natsu pounded the table with shining eyes.
"I'm gonna create a move with a name that cool too! 'Rasengan' sounds way too lame!" In the Naruto world, Naruto Uzumaki was utterly shaken. The names of his own moves, like Naruto Combo and Sexy Jutsu, suddenly felt pathetically lacking in style.
Looking at the chat—
All those endless question marks, even Champions like Lance, Cynthia, and Steven were asking what the hell kind of move that was.
Samson Oak gave an awkward smile and hurriedly typed out an explanation.
[Samson Oak]: Ahem, ahem… that's just the name of a Z-Move. It's been passed down since ancient times. Don't get hung up on that detail.
As I said earlier, the land of the Alola region is filled with a strange aura. Pokémon protected by that aura become Totem Pokémon.
Also, there are Z-Crystals. Each type has its own exclusive Z-Crystal. Z-Crystals can absorb the aura's energy. Trainers who possess Z-Crystals can let their Pokémon use special moves. Those moves are called Z-Moves.
After explaining, Samson Oak couldn't resist showing off a little.
[Samson Oak]: Z-Moves are all very powerful. But they can only be used in Alola.
"That's right, our Alola-exclusive Z-Moves are all incredibly powerful."
"I agree. I'm only an Elite-level Trainer, but I once battled a Champion-level Trainer and beat him—thanks entirely to Z-Moves."
The people of the Alola region were all feeling rather smug.
But very soon—
One sentence in the chat made every Alolan freeze stiff.
[Giovanni]: A strange aura permeates the land of the Alola region? I remember in the last ranking video, the Galar region where Eternatus was located also had energies like Dynamax beams only because Eternatus was sleeping underground, didn't it?
[Giovanni]: And since this ranking video is centered on the Alola region, that means… the divine beast being ranked this time is in your Alola region.
[Giovanni]: A bunch of idiots. What exactly are you all so pleased with? That terrifying scene on the cover—the devoured sun and moon—
[Giovanni]: It happened in your Alola region.
No one was unfamiliar with the speaker.
Giovanni, boss of Team Rocket and creator of Mewtwo.
In Team Rocket's most secret base in the Kanto region, Giovanni wore a thoroughly displeased expression. Recently, his life had been miserable. He was being hunted by Leagues from various regions.
[Samson Oak]: ?
[Professor Kukui]: ?
[Melemele Island Kahuna]: ??
[Ula'ula Island Kahuna]: ?
[Akala Island Kahuna]: ?
[Poni Island Kahuna]: ??
In the chat, Trainers from the Alola region started spamming question marks like mad.
They panicked.
They had panicked.
Holy crap—
That actually did make sense.
To this day, no one had been able to figure out what exactly the aura permeating the Alola region was.
And in that moment, they all woke up from their daze.
They finally remembered what kind of video they were even watching.
This was the ranking of the Top 10 Strongest Legendary Pokémon.
Since the setting of the video was the Alola region—
Then that meant…
This incident was happening in the Alola region.
Panic.
Everyone completely panicked.
Oh god, no way… no way, right?
Could Alola be like Galar too??
Could there be a divine beast sleeping underground as well?
Could the aura permeating the Alola region really be energy leaking out from its slumber!?
"Quick, hurry! Send out the order! No one is allowed to use Z-Moves anymore!"
The Island Kahunas of all four islands immediately issued the command.
Even though they weren't sure whether a divine beast was really sleeping beneath Alola—
Better safe than sorry.
Z-Moves used Z-Crystals as a medium, drawing on the aura's energy to activate.
What if there really was a divine beast sleeping beneath Alola?
What if frequent use of Z-Moves, just like Eternatus, woke that sleeping existence?
Wouldn't that be the end!?
Everyone in the Alola region stared nervously at the video.
The scenes in the video were scenes of the future.
Hopefully, by watching them, they could learn what would happen and warn people in advance.
The video continued.
Time kept racing forward.
Seasons changed.
Ash had already completed the trials of three islands.
As always, he continued studying at the Pokémon School.
Cosmoem, evolved from Nebby, still hadn't evolved again. It remained cocoon-like, loved basking in the sun, and didn't like moving.
Another new day began.
Bright sunshine.
Peaceful years.
Gentle winds and light clouds.
And at that moment—
Suddenly, the BGM changed.
From something soft and gentle—
To urgent, pressing music.
Everyone's expressions tightened.
Whenever the background music changed—
Something major was bound to happen.
In the video, the sky above the Alola region began to let out a mournful wail. The clouds were blown apart.
Invisible energy bombarded the air, creating ripples visible to the naked eye.
Boom!!
The next second—
A hole appeared in the sky.
A seven-colored hole of light.
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