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October 1st, Thursday.
Since arriving in the Kalos region, Aiden hadn't had much of a chance to rest.
So now that all the major events were resolved, he decided to stay in Kalos and slack off in peace for a while!
Anyway, there was nothing going on lately. He might as well take a good few days off with his Pokémon and properly organize the gains from this period in Kalos.
Besides the Champion trophy that matched Cynthia's, his partner Pokémon had also grown during this time.
The one with the most obvious improvement was naturally Sylveon, who had directly received Xerneas's "power transfer."
Sitting on the sofa in his hotel room, Aiden looked at Sylveon lying beside him, intently watching TV, and reached over to scoop it up into his arms.
"Vee?"
Changing from a "blob" to a "noodle," Sylveon turned its head, looking at its trainer in confusion.
"Nothing, just weighing you to see if you've gotten fat lately."
"Sylveon!!!"
Sylveon let out a dissatisfied little roar, forcefully breaking free from Aiden's hands, then immediately shrank back to the floor, tucking its paws in and staring unblinkingly at the TV again.
Seeing this, Aiden could only smile helplessly.
He originally wanted it to show off "that" again, but it seemed it planned to just rest to its heart's content today.
Let it be, then.
He had already tested it earlier. After absorbing Xerneas's Fairy Aura, Sylveon's strength had improved significantly.
Although it couldn't directly complete an evolution like Diancie to gain a brand-new Mega Evolution form using life energy, its control over Fairy energy had undergone a qualitative leap.
When it used Blood Moon at full power, the pink moonlight scattered by the move even faintly carried the effects of Xerneas's Fairy Aura.
And that wasn't even the most ridiculous part—
What was even more ridiculous was that this little sketching master of his had grasped the essence of "Geomancy" after only seeing it once.
Was it really a genius?
Even though using it was still a bit clumsy for now, he could look forward to the future a little—Fairy Aura in the left hand, Geomancy in the right.
Sylveon even possessed the Pixilate ability, and Blood Moon, a move that even Xerneas couldn't learn.
If it was truly pushed to the brink, a Z-Move would bring heaven and earth to the same end, dealing indiscriminate illusionary damage to all surrounding creatures—
Who exactly is the official Legendary Pokémon here!
Just thinking about it made Aiden break a sweat.
Even in the ROM hacks of Pokémon games from his past life, they wouldn't dare release such an "illegal" Pokémon, right?
Truly worthy of being the face of our Sunshine Gym—
Once upon a time, the unevolved Eevee was still a little guy who would tremble at the sight of a rookie's starter Pokémon.
He didn't expect that in just over a year, it had already gathered the strengths of a hundred schools, speeding down the path of cheating.
Aiden subconsciously wiped a non-existent drop of sweat from his forehead, then realized what he was doing.
Why am I sweating? This should be someone else's job!
He shifted his gaze to the corner of the room.
"Lu!"
Sweat-covered Lucario was continuously punching forward, its fist technique so fast it left afterimages, repeatedly sending the punching bag flying, only for it to swing back with even greater momentum.
During this trip to Kalos, although Lucario hadn't directly received the favor of a god like Sylveon, its gains weren't small either.
After the battle with Urshifu, its Surging Strikes seemed to have reached a pinnacle of perfection, even earning Master Mustard's profuse praise.
The only problem now was that there didn't seem to be many opponents left for it.
Without holding back and going all out, Lucario's close-combat strength was basically the strongest in his team.
As for why it was "basically."
Because there was still Ogerpon, a conceptual god who wasn't combative but had yet to face a tough fight whenever she actually battled!
"Pon?"
Ogerpon, who was squatting on the balcony curiously observing the crowd on the street below, seemed to sense something and suddenly looked back at Aiden.
Mmm—
After flashing him a sweet smile, Ogerpon went back to observing the people of Lumiose City.
Aiden had noticed very early on that Ogerpon seemed to be quite addicted to people.
Although she usually acted relatively restrained and wasn't overly clingy, she was actually a little fellow who loved lively environments and hoped to make friends with more humans or Pokémon.
In the Sunshine Gym, even though she was a nightmare in the hearts of many edgy kids, it didn't stop her from being very popular among the students.
Bringing Ogerpon back was indeed the right decision!
"Krah—!!!"
Just as Aiden was feeling sentimental, a loud, piercing roar suddenly came from outside.
Ogerpon, squatting on the balcony, subconsciously moved aside. Soon, a black shadow descended from the sky, executing a smooth slide before landing steadily on the balcony floor.
"——..."
The corners of Aiden's mouth immediately began to twitch violently.
Why did this little guy Salamence seem to have never-ending energy?
Good thing it could fly; its absolute must-do every day was to go out and circle around a few times, otherwise it felt like it would really turn into a home-wrecking Husky.
However, having suppressed it for so long during its Shelgon stage, letting off a little steam now seemed normal.
Having energy was a good thing; at least it meant it was healthy!
Thinking of this, Aiden's mood immediately brightened.
After entering the room, Salamence folded its wings, switched back to its terrestrial mode, trotted over, and crouched by the sofa, looking up at him with expectant eyes.
Aiden, immediately understanding, smiled doting on it, and was about to lean over and pat its head.
However, he suddenly felt his clothes being tugged by something.
Looking back, he saw the sleepy-eyed Miraidon.
"Krao—"
Miraidon let go of its claw and let out a soft cry, then used its other claw to point at its own belly, fully exposed as it lay on its side on the floor.
Why were these iron lumps from the future considered Pokémon instead of mechanical lifeforms?
Just look at the little food belly Miraidon had eaten into itself and you'd know.
Even though it defeated Koraidon and temporarily shook off the title of "Salted Fish Dragon," it still seemed to be the same mascot that only wanted to lie flat and slack off.
You absolutely couldn't tell it was also a Legendary Pokémon—
"Bear with it a little longer, Indeedee and the others should be almost done."
Aiden smiled as he comforted it, his gaze shifting to the suite's kitchen.
Through the slightly ajar wooden door, he could vaguely see the figures of the female Indeedee and Mewtwo.
Ever since the female Indeedee joined this big family, one of his most important pleasures in this household had been stripped away—
Although occasionally he would refuse to admit defeat and want to prove himself again.
But facts repeatedly proved that he indeed had no talent for cooking.
He could never grasp the exact measurements of "appropriate amount" and "a little bit," and the things he whipped up in a sudden flash of inspiration were even harder to describe.
So, it was better to leave the kitchen to the professionals.
The gap in culinary skills between him and the female Indeedee was probably larger than the difference in appetite between Sylveon and Snorlax.
As for why Mewtwo was there?
Aiden didn't really get it either, but Mewtwo seemed to be learning quite seriously.
The recipes the system had given him before had been flipped through by it and the female Indeedee countless times.
Originally, Aiden thought that with Mewtwo's three-fingered hands, holding a knife would be a struggle, let alone cooking.
But then again, considering its powerful psychic abilities—
It felt like even without hands, it was probably still much better at this than him—
No, he was just an ordinary human, how could he compare with Pokémon!
Aiden immediately shook his head, interrupting his unnecessary thoughts.
Although, he probably couldn't be considered ordinary either, with so many buffs on him that he couldn't count them on both hands.
Envoy of Arceus, the black Rayquaza's observation target, the Rainbow Hero, the Hero of Truth, the caretaker of Miraidon and Ogerpon, "Uncle Aiden" in Hoopa's words, and he had even gained the friendship of the Sinnoh trio—
In his pocket, not only was there the still-sleeping little turtle Terapagos, but also the "cloud-piercing arrow" left for him by Zygarde.
Thinking of this, Aiden took out an irregularly shaped black-and-green square stone from his pocket.
In the games, this thing was called the Zygarde Cube, an important item used to collect Zygarde Cells, separate and fuse them, and change them into various forms.
It could even be used to learn some special moves.
But in reality, this thing had one and only one function——
Similar to a locator. As long as he gave the word, the Zygarde Cells scattered across the world would quickly gather in his direction, temporarily becoming his foreign aid.
Back in Allearth Forest, before leaving, he had asked the XYZ trio on behalf of that tsundere old father Arceus if they had any wishes.
Zygarde's wish was quite simple: it hoped he would accept the Zygarde Cube and find a place that could continuously supply Infinity Energy to leave it there, replenishing the energy it had depleted over the years.
Xerneas and Yveltal complemented each other, but Arceus seemed to have never really considered the energy expenditure Zygarde incurred every time it appeared—
So although it never slept, its appearances in history were extremely rare; most of the time, it had to transform into its Cell form to absorb energy all over the world.
However, why Infinity Energy specifically?
Could Zygarde also possess an unknown Mega Evolution form?
This question, Aiden couldn't answer for the time being.
The way to prove it was simple: just do as Zygarde asked. Maybe in the future, he really would get to see Mega Zygarde?
He actually had a tiny, itsy-bitsy bit of anticipation.
Complete Zygarde in its normal state was already this handsome; wouldn't its Mega Evolution turn into a mecha like the Sky Striker, radiating the beauty of pure stats?
As for the other two, the X Deer and the Y Bird who had already fallen asleep, Aiden was out of ideas.
The X Deer was still manageable; he had previously promised to plant Power Herbs in Allearth Forest to prepare for the next millennium in advance.
He'd just treat that as the X Deer's wish.
As for the Y Bird—
Aiden thought for a moment and decided to plant some things for it as well.
For example, Roseli Berries, which could lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Fairy-type attack, felt like they'd be quite useful for Yveltal~
Thinking of this, Aiden nodded in satisfaction.
I'm such a great guy.
He hoped it would remember this thoughtfulness when it woke up!
A few more days passed.
After Aiden peacefully slacked off in Lumiose City for a while, a very familiar guest suddenly came to visit.
A black-clad woman draped in a silver cape, whose hairstyle screamed that she was really good at playing cards.
"I've heard so much about you, Teacher Azure."
When this Psychic with a very unique fashion sense appeared at the door, Aiden was a bit dumbfounded.
But soon, his expression immediately became complicated.
He recognized this lady.
Olympia, the Gym Leader of Anistar City.
She was also a Psychic skilled in prophecy.
As everyone knew, in the Pokémon world, Psychics were basically humanoid Pokémon.
Even in the games, Sabrina could predict her loss at the Unova Tournament three years in advance—
Just absurd.
And the other party's appearance clearly meant that another major event was about to happen.
"You seem to have guessed what I'm going to say?"
Noticing Aiden's complicated expression, Olympia seemed a bit surprised.
"No, I haven't."
Aiden shook his head.
"I've just heard about Miss Olympia's reputation as a 'Great Prophet.'"
He couldn't exactly say that he had played Pokémon X/Y and knew that her appearance definitely meant something big was going to happen, right—
"You must be joking."
Olympia nodded.
"Indeed, fate guided me here to inform you of a major event that will happen in the future."
"In about half a month, an extremely rare giant meteorite will fall in the Hoenn region, causing a massive crisis there."
"In my precognitive dreams, I glimpsed a few fragments and noticed that your figure also appeared in the Hoenn region."
"So—"
Before Olympia could finish, Aiden sighed first.
"I understand."
"I'll make a trip to the Hoenn region and assist Steven and Wallace."
Well, sure enough, the events were all linked together.
He had just finished dealing with Kalos, and now a meteorite was going to smash into Hoenn!
Good thing he dragged Steven back then and didn't let him go visit the Diamond Domain with Diancie, otherwise they probably wouldn't even be able to find him right now—
However, it didn't seem like a bad thing either—it just so happened that Zygarde asked him to find a good place to charge its "transformer." A meteorite falling from space would definitely contain massive amounts of Infinity Energy, making it an ideal power bank.
Moreover, there was a half-month buffer time. He could take his position early, wait at ease for the enemy, and even guide Steven and the others to take out Team Magma and Team Aqua all at once.
So they wouldn't get in the way later.
The hideouts of these two niche treasure-villain organizations were indeed hidden well enough, but in the eyes of a transmigrator like him, they held absolutely no secrets!
Hoenn League.
Steven, who was sitting in his office looking melancholic, suddenly received a PokéNav message from Aiden, and couldn't help but not know whether to laugh or cry.
"What's wrong?"
Wallace, who was beside him, saw this and curiously leaned over.
"Nothing, just a message from Teacher Azure."
"It seems he's coming to the Hoenn region."
Wallace's heart immediately skipped a beat.
If their previous intel about "Groudon and Kyogre's imminent awakening" was still just a guess, then Aiden's arrival basically confirmed it as a fact.
After all, wherever he went, the Legendary Pokémon there would awaken—
So, Wallace immediately took a curious glance at the screen of Steven's phone. Steven didn't mind either, openly showing it to him.
The message Aiden sent was extremely brief:
[Next stop, Hoenn!]
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