Gigantamax Pikachu stood upon the earth.
When other Pokémon used Gigantamax or Dynamax, they looked imposing and terrifying.
But Gigantamax Pikachu gave off an entirely different feeling.
It was adorable.
Round and chubby, it looked foolishly cute.
"Great job, Pikachu!"
Seeing that Pikachu had interrupted Eternatus's Hyper Beam, Ash praised it.
"Pika-pi~!"
That silly, adorable response echoed through the heavens.
"Father Ash!!!"
"Godchu!!!"
The appearance of that human and Pokémon pair instantly sent the countless anime dimensions into another frenzy.
Without anyone really realizing it, Ash had already gained tremendous fame across the myriad worlds.
He had won the recognition of many people and accumulated countless fans.
Especially among hot-blooded idiots just like himself.
Ash's willingness to risk his own life for his companions, his near-death struggle for Hoopa—
that kind of spirit had resonated deeply with countless hot-blooded fools across the dimensions.
Luffy, Naruto, Natsu, Roaring Emperor, Son Goku, and even the DigiDestined children from the Digital World…
As for Pikachu, with its cute, silly appearance, it naturally had innumerable female fans as well.
Of course, where there were people who liked them, there were also people who disliked them.
"Hmph. Weaklings always love jumping around. Weaklings belong in hell. They should just die. Their battle power is only five, yet every time they insist on running over to join the fun." In the Dragon Ball world, Frieza let out a cold snort.
"These brainless hot-blooded fools are an insult to people like us." In the Bleach world, inside Las Noches, Aizen sat upon his throne, visibly displeased.
He thought of Ichigo Kurosaki—
that human who had only just become a Shinigami, yet relied on nothing but hot blood to charge straight into the Seireitei.
As a result, Aizen had been forced to leave the Seireitei earlier than planned. Otherwise, he could have comfortably remained the captain of Squad Five for a while longer.
He truly hated this kind of character.
Weak—
yet always jumping around before the strong.
Some liked Ash, and naturally, some hated him.
Across the many dimensions, countless villains all found people like Ash deeply irritating.
A weakling jumping around before the strong—
to them, that was the greatest insult imaginable.
So they wanted to see—
how would this boy named Ash solve the Eternatus crisis this time?
In the past, he had always had help from other divine beasts.
But this time?
The video continued.
"Eternatus, calm down! We didn't mean to wake you!"
Ash rode Dragonite closer to Eternatus and shouted at it.
Golden arcs of electricity still lingered across Eternatus's body.
This was the paralysis caused by Pikachu's Electric-type Gigantamax move.
But against an existence like Eternatus, it could be shaken off with ease.
"ROAR~!"
Eternatus's body trembled violently, stirring a storm in the sky.
The chain-like electrical arcs shattered instantly.
Ash, riding Dragonite, was blown wildly off course by the gale.
Fortunately, Pikachu caught him, preventing him from plummeting to the ground.
"It's no use. The excessive extraction of energy woke Eternatus. We disturbed its slumber and pushed it into a furious state."
Leon rode Charizard up to him.
Ash's face turned grim.
That was true.
Eternatus couldn't hear anything from the outside at all.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After Gigantamax, Pikachu's tail had become too long to use flexibly.
So it grabbed its own tail in reverse, crackling with lightning and gleaming like metal, and used it as a whip, lashing it viciously across a Rhydon's body.
With a single strike, Rhydon lost consciousness and collapsed heavily to the ground, its eyes spinning in circles.
Red energy overflowed from the unconscious Rhydon's body.
Its form also exited its Dynamax state—
returning to normal size.
Everyone stared in surprise.
So as long as a Dynamaxed Pokémon was knocked unconscious, it would be forcibly removed from its Dynamax state?
On the ground…
countless giant Pokémon rampaged, destroying everything.
"Leon, go help them. Leave this to me!"
"But… you…"
Leon hesitated.
"It's fine. Your Charizard isn't Gigantamaxed anymore, so you can't do much here!"
"…Alright. Be careful."
Leon rode Charizard away, going off to suppress the rampaging Dynamax Pokémon.
Boom boom boom!!!
The information quickly spread through Galar—
if you defeated a Dynamaxed Pokémon, it would be forced out of its Dynamax form.
After the initial shock wore off, the Trainers regained their composure and began uniting to fight the rampaging Dynamax Pokémon.
But the bodies of these berserk Pokémon were simply too massive.
Breaking through their defenses was nearly impossible.
Humans were still losing ground.
Although Dynamax Bands could still allow Trainers' Pokémon to Dynamax, ordinary Trainers had no way of obtaining them so easily.
The defensive lines that Trainers had only just established began collapsing one after another.
In the Wild Area—
three bird Pokémon appeared.
The first had dark orange feathers all over its body, with yellow lightning-like markings on its face. It looked somewhat like an ostrich.
Judging by its wings—
it seemed unable to fly.
Its legs were black, with powerful, highly developed muscles.
It suddenly leapt up, brilliant energy gathering at its feet.
This was the move—
Mega Kick.
The bird Pokémon jumped high and viciously kicked a Dynamax Beedrill.
Despite being in a normal state, it knocked the Dynamax Beedrill unconscious in a single blow.
The second one—
was covered in black feathers.
Its beak and claws were red, while its wings bore flame-like patterns of black and red, along with a flame-like crest and tail.
Flying through the sky, it spread its wings with a single beat.
A powerful and sinister dark aura turned into rippling waves in the air and blanketed the ground.
The Dynamax Pokémon enveloped by those dark aura ripples could feel the energy in their bodies draining rapidly.
Soon, unable to support themselves, their bodies shrank and exited their Dynamax forms.
The third—
was a purple bird Pokémon.
It did not even need to flap its wings to remain floating in the air.
It had an exceptionally noble bearing, with long purple gradient tail feathers trailing behind it like ribbons.
In midair, several Dynamax Gyarados circled overhead, continuously firing Hyper Beams at the ground.
The eyes of this bird Pokémon shone brilliantly, and an overwhelming wave of psychic power burst forth.
Instantly, those Gyarados suffered a crushing blow. Their eyes rolled back, and they fell straight to the ground.
The arrival of these three bird Pokémon—
turned the tide.
One Dynamax Pokémon after another was defeated.
The same Dynamax Pokémon that most Trainers couldn't even scratch—
were like chickens and dogs before these three birds.
One move each.
That was all it took to force them back into their normal forms.
The eyes of all the viewers widened.
What were these three bird Pokémon???
Even Professor Oak was bewildered.
He had never seen these three Pokémon before.
The one flying in the sky, with black-and-red flames all over its body—
did look somewhat like one of the Three Legendary Birds, Moltres.
But it was also completely different from the Three Legendary Birds they knew.
[These are Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno.]
Rin Aokawa's magnetic narration left all the viewers in the Pokémon world stunned.
What the hell??
A dazed look appeared in everyone's eyes.
These were the Three Legendary Birds?
The Three Legendary Birds didn't look like this at all!
That Moltres was obviously Dark-type at first glance.
That Zapdos, with its powerful legs, looked clearly like a Fighting-type.
And Articuno—
it flew without flapping its wings, and had just used psychic power to knock out several Gyarados. It was obviously Psychic-type.
Weren't the Three Legendary Birds Fire-type, Electric-type, and Ice-type?
The various Pokémon Professors all looked bewildered.
But soon, the narration solved their confusion.
[Because Pokémon adapt to different regions, they can undergo different evolutionary branches.]
[These three Legendary Birds have lived in the Galar region for a very long time. Unlike the traditional Three Legendary Birds, they developed different attributes and appearances.]
[Galarian Zapdos, because its wings regressed during its evolution and it can no longer fly, possesses the Fighting/Flying type.]
[Moltres, whose feathers turned black all over its body, possesses the Dark/Flying type.]
[Articuno possesses the Psychic/Flying type.]
Professor Oak and the others suddenly understood.
That was indeed how it worked.
Exeggutor in Alola had a long neck.
Raichu in Alola gained Psychic-type attributes.
This was the effect of regional environments—
differences in environment could cause Pokémon to branch into different attribute forms.
These three birds—
could be said to be the Galarian forms of the Three Legendary Birds.
With the help of the three Legendary Birds, the situation was temporarily brought under control.
The audience across the dimensions turned their gaze toward Eternatus in the sky.
Now—
everything depended on how Eternatus would be dealt with.
According to the earlier explanation in the Lugia video, the Three Legendary Birds were third-tier divine beasts.
There was no way they could be Eternatus's match.
So how would this crisis be resolved?
Would a new divine beast appear and battle it?
On the screen—
Gigantamax Pikachu rapidly shrank.
Its time limit had run out.
Seeing the Galarian Legendary Birds helping humanity deal with the crisis caused by the Dynamax Pokémon, Ash let out a sigh of relief.
But the crisis was not over!
High above in the sky, terrifying light was once again gathering in front of Eternatus.
Beeeee—!!!
Moltres flapped its black wings, launching a Dark Pulse toward Eternatus.
Meanwhile, the only one unable to fly—Zapdos—used Ancient Power.
The three attacks shot upward from below, trying to interrupt the move Eternatus was charging.
This time, Eternatus gave them no chance.
A terrifying aura burst from its body, crashing down toward the earth. The air wailed, and visible ripples spread throughout the world.
The attacks of the three Legendary Birds collapsed the moment they struck that aura.
The remaining force of that aura did not lessen at all, and slammed directly into the three birds.
At once, they fell from the sky like kites with snapped strings, crashing heavily to the ground.
Third-tier divine beasts—
were simply too weak.
Pikachu had also lost its Gigantamax state, and could no longer interrupt Eternatus's energy gathering.
The move finished charging.
It blasted down toward the earth.
Scorching white light illuminated the world, dyeing everything in a blazing brilliance.
The scene was so terrifying it made people's scalps go numb.
Ash stared at the terrifying beam of destruction descending toward them.
From his backpack, he took out two objects.
A decayed, broken sword.
And a shield covered in cracks.
"…Hero of the Shield…"
"…Hero of the Sword…"
"Please!!"
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