Chapter 820: The Legendary Cub

Sunwheel Altar.

Besides witnessing Cosmog's evolution into Solgaleo.

Alola's late-blooming Pokémon—

the Dominant Whiscash and its pack are also a must-see here.

All All Baimu rarely came to the Sunwheel Altar, so he naturally took the Dragon-Z along, even if he'd have to return to Queen Queen Bonidao sooner or later.

"Quite bright."

He walked slowly into the palace, and darkness suddenly swallowed him.

The ceiling above was shattered and crumbling; weak sunlight seeped through the cracks, barely illuminating the open space overrun by plant roots and ruined walls.

All All Baimu paused to think, then stomped his foot.

"Gengga!"

A Shiny Gengar burst violently from the shadow, spun three hundred sixty degrees like a dancer, then landed in a pose—left claw brushing chest, right claw arched behind, bowing in thanks.

Extremely showy.

But his elaborate entrance went unnoticed; All All Baimu's attention was fixed on the Heart Heart Linbao and Whiscash that were eagerly emerging.

"Jiaao!"

"Jialang ao!"

Low, hoarse growls echoed as a pair of them glared at them with ferocious eyes.

These creatures were, in a sense, guardians of the Sunwheel Altar, stationed here to forcibly drive away intruders on this unavoidable path.

But.

They were merely henchmen.

The real boss wouldn't appear until the final moment!

Boom!

A thunderous crash echoed as dust and shattered rocks flew through the ruins; a massive tail whipped back and forth, its huge oval scales clattering like metallic chimes.

"Aojia!"

Accompanied by a roar like thunder, a blue-tinged sonic wave surged forward, howling a fierce gale straight at All All Baimu and Gengar's faces!

【Scale Noise】!

"Gengga!"

Gengar darted instantly in front of his Trainer, yet even so, the sonic wave slammed into him, pulling his ears backward as if he'd be blown away by the wind.

Though shielded behind him, All All Baimu still felt his skin sear as if sliced by knives in that instant.

Both locked their gazes ahead.

At the far end, a massive, glittering figure slowly rose.

"Aojia!!"

The Dominant Whiscash roared upward, golden light instantly engulfing it, forming a faint haze clinging to its body.

Dominant Presence, fully unleashed!

All All Baimu wasn't alarmed—he was delighted. This Xunmenglong, standing three or four meters tall, looked terrifying, but to him, accustomed to all manner of giant beasts, it was nothing.

"You take the big one, I'll handle the little ones, got it?"

He swiftly assigned targets.

Gengar nodded, cackling as it vanished into the shadow.

Meanwhile, the Whiscash and Heart Heart Linbao, under the Dominant Whiscash's silent command, charged forward with roaring fury!

All All Baimu retreated quickly—he needed distance, far enough to avoid the Dominant Whiscash's influence.

After all, its signature move 【Scale Noise】 had an enormous range.

"Jiaao!"

"Jialang ao!"

Dadaxiaoxiaodexunmenglongzhangyawuzhao ， Youyubujiuqiancailianailelianglunzou ， Rangtamenxinzhongbiezhuyiguerjin 。

Shibiyaozaibaimushenshangzhaohuilai ！

Zhishizhebangjiahuokanzouleyan ， Quanranbuzhiyanqianrenbimengmengdadeliliaiheqizhiruyadekukuyiboshinanduifuduole 。

"Hey, you think these tricks can beat a Dragon Tamer?"

All All Baimu dodged a Heart Heart Linbao 's lunge, sidestepped a Whiscash's punch, and found himself backed against a wall with no escape—he grinned warmly at the hostile pack.

He pulled out three bombs and slammed them hard to the ground!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A vast cloud of golden smoke rolled outward like skyward mist!

The Whiscash and Heart Heart Linbao realized their mistake and scrambled backward in panic; some even wept snot from fear!

Too slow—they were swallowed whole by paralysis powder.

Far away.

The Dominant Whiscash saw its subordinates fail and immediately prepared to lend distant aid—but as it stepped forward, a gray, fat figure suddenly burst from the shadow beside it.

Though hidden in a blind spot, it still sensed the intruder's presence.

"Aojia!"

The Dominant Whiscash swung its long right arm without hesitation; brown-red energy formed a swirling current around its fist, the scraping of its scales like a death bell, sending chills down the spine!

Whoosh!

Skyward Fist!

【Skyward Fist】!

But this lightning-fast strike didn't fling the intruder away—it passed straight through.

Dominant Whiscash: "Aojia!?"

Gengar: "?"

Doesn't this big guy understand type matchups?

Who in their right mind uses Fighting moves on a Ghost-type Pokémon!

"Jexi xi xi~"

It laughed loudly.

Had it known the giant had simply never seen a Pokémon like it before, it would've laughed even harder.

The Dominant Whiscash, naturally, had pride—its failed right punch was instantly followed by a left one, its energy spreading faster than its motion.

No wonder it was a Fighting-type Pokémon.

But before it could fully swing, Gengar, who'd been planning a sneak attack but got hit first, exploded like a flashbang!

Zzzzzz—!!

Countless streaks of colorful light shot out like spears, piercing the Dominant Whiscash!

【Magic Shine】!

Boom!

Dust rolled thickly.

The Dominant Whiscash howled in agony, retreating step by step, its massive frame smashing countless boulders, thickening the fog inside the dim palace.

Pokémon weak fourfold to Fairy-type moves always suffer badly—how could a Dominant Pokémon be exempt?

Only its Dominant Presence, which boosted all stats, and the fact that Magic Shine wasn't Gengar's own-type move, kept it from collapsing outright.

"Gengga!"

Gengar pressed the advantage but didn't blindly charge into the fog; as usual, it slipped back into shadow and crept closer to the Dominant Whiscash.

Its Trainer always told it: always exploit environmental advantages.

Standing still and casting spells like before only gave opponents openings to counter.

Within the fog.

The Dominant Whiscash barely steadied itself; the aching pain across its body didn't break its will—it only fueled its rage.

Today, it had been humiliated twice!

This time, it wouldn't—

"Aojia!!"

The Dominant Whiscash roared, its scales trembling violently, its tail blurring into motion; the entire palace rang with a deafening clatter!

Blue energy waves spread outward with the sound, like an invisible wall smashing through the smoke and hurling shattered rocks into the air!

【Scale Noise】!

Gengar had only exposed its head—seeing the blue sonic wave surge like a tidal wave, it instantly yanked itself fully into the shadow, terrified of being blasted away.

Lucky it dodged in time.

The Dominant Whiscash, sensing its attack failed, grew wary, scanning the surroundings for the vanished Gengar.

"Aojia!"

It called out to its subordinates—but none returned.

Looking around, the Dominant Whiscash's eyes widened: all its subordinates lay sprawled on the ground, one even cradled in the human's arms, whimpering!

Why!?

It simply couldn't understand!

In the moment the Dominant Whiscash froze, bewildered, Gengar, hidden in the shadows, silently slipped behind and lunged out.

Here it comes!

Its powerful instinct made the Dominator Whiptail Scyther, as if seeing from the back of its head, sense Gengar's presence once more—it lifted its left leg and twisted its upper body with lightning speed, its massive tail stirring in response.

But Gengar was no pushover; having been outmaneuvered in its first ambush, how could it allow it to happen again?

Even as the Dominator Whiptail Scyther turned, Gengar had already raised both claws and rapidly gathered a pitch-black energy sphere pulsing with light waves!

Countless air currents spiraled around it, as if forming a black hole swallowing all things!

"Gn—Gaa!!"

Gengar's gaze burned fiercely, utterly ignoring the spear-like tail lashing up from below, and slammed the energy sphere straight onto the Dominator Whiptail Scyther's head!

The immense energy surge nearly twisted the Dominator Whiptail Scyther's massive head out of shape, and its huge body instantly collapsed like a mountain crashing down, slamming hard onto the ground!

Thud!

The tail that had moments ago stabbed toward Gengar lost all strength at the last instant, drooping limply as the Dominator Whiptail Scyther's consciousness faded.

Gengar looked at its fallen opponent and, mimicking the exhausted posture of Trainers and companions, panted heavily a few times, feigning the hardship of battle.

"Hehehehe!"

Its mouth curled into a crescent-shaped grin as it turned toward the Trainer, ready to beg for a reward.

It had taken down a Dominator Pokémon all on its own!

True, Dominator Pokémon were wild Pokémon, and wild Pokémon's strength was never respected by Trainers or their companions…

But when Gengar looked over, it saw All All Baimu hugging a Wishiwashi like a doll, not even sparing it a single glance.

Gengar's face instantly fell.

Is he bringing in a new member?

No way!

Gengar still longed for its own Mega Evolution and desperately hoped the Trainer wouldn't take on another companion anytime soon.

So, to dissuade the Trainer from this idea, Gengar quietly floated over.

Far away.

All All Baimu was "happily" playing with Wishiwashi.

As a Dragon Tamer, seeing Wishiwashi naturally stirred thoughts—it was among the top-tier Dragon-type Pokémon.

Sure, it had a quadruple weakness to Fairy-type moves, but so did Hydreigon—yet Hydreigon still thrived.

Moreover, it possessed its exclusive Z-Move, "Infernal Soul Swords Dance: Fiery Sonic Boom," which not only delivered tremendous power but also granted a miraculous boost to all stats.

That's why even in the seventh generation, when Island Guardians dominated rankings, Whiptail Scyther still held a place.

Too bad Z-Moves were limited to one generation; without this miraculous Z-Move in the eighth generation, it inevitably grew weak—

In the game world, that was true.

But in the anime, there were no such restrictions.

In the anime world, Z-Moves were as unrestricted as Mega Evolution—they weren't confined to Alola.

Just by this one factor, among all Pokémon worth catching in Alola, Whiptail Scyther stood as one of the few rivals to Mimikyu.

I remember Zeraora had a Whiptail Scyther—wonder if she's still raising it.

Plus, its Dragon typing suited All All Baimu, a Dragon Tamer, perfectly…

"Grrr?"

Wishiwashi timidly stared at the human holding it; the light in the man's eyes sent shivers down its spine.

All All Baimu snapped back to reality and smiled. "Don't worry, I won't eat you."

There's too much to do right now—adding another small one is out of the question.

We'll see later.

After all, World Champion status won't last more than these next two years.

He set Wishiwashi down, stood up, and looked at Gengar floating over, smiling. "Well done! Taking down a Dominator Pokémon alone—you've grown stronger!"

Gengar, who had been sulking a moment ago, instantly beamed. "Gn-gaa!"

The Trainer and Gengar walked up to the slowly reviving Dominator Whiptail Scyther and kindly offered it a healing berry.

"Aa-jaa…"

The Dominator Whiptail Scyther shook its head, rose up with a proud posture, and without hesitation snatched the berry from All All Baimu's hand, crunching it down eagerly.

Once its breath steadied, it looked at All All Baimu with a hint of admiration.

Finally, someone who isn't a total brute!

Though Queen Queen Boni Canyon lay at the center of Queen Queen Bonidao, its harsh environment meant few ever came here.

Not to mention approaching the palace near this cliff.

Today, three groups showed up unexpectedly—the first two were utterly heartless, beat the Dragon, and left without a second thought.

But this third group? At least they waited for it to recover and gave it a berry.

The Dominator Whiptail Scyther glanced at All All Baimu's arm, spotted the Z-Ring, shuddered slightly, and dropped a deep-blue Z-Crystal from somewhere hidden on its body.

"Aa-jaa!"

It nudged the Z-Crystal forward with its finger.

All All Baimu happily picked it up—after all, he'd traveled this far just for a Dragon Z!

He pressed it directly onto his Z-Ring, admired the dragon-wing pattern inside, and nodded in satisfaction.

In the future, Hydreigon would use Dragon Z far more often than Dark Z.

Because Z-Move power scales with the base power of the original move—in short, among Special Attack Z-Moves, the one derived from "Meteor Assault" would be stronger than the one from "Dragon Pulse."

Dark-type moves had inherently low base power—how could they compare to Dragon-type, the favored child of Generation Six?

A Legendary Dragon-type appears every year—clearly, Game Freak has a serious Dragon addiction.

Banette and Metagross, non-Dragon types, were rare indeed.

"Thank you."

He nodded with a smile to the Dominator Whiptail Scyther, then had a sudden idea. "Can you take a photo?"

"Aa-jaa?"

The Dominator Whiptail Scyther looked confused.

A few minutes later.

It grinned wide, showing a grotesquely fierce smile, raised both arms, and flexed its biceps.

All All Baimu and Gengar sat on either side of its arms, giving the Poképhone a victory sign.

Click.

The flash lit up.

"Perfect! Absolutely perfect!"

The Poképhone floated over, displaying the photo to all three.

The Dominator Whiptail Scyther found it fascinating—it had never encountered anything like this before. All All Baimu and Gengar were both thoroughly pleased.

After giving the slowly recovering Whiptail Scyther and Wishiwashi some Poké Blocks, All All Baimu bid farewell to the reluctant quasi-Legendary youngsters and returned to the Sun Altar.

Unexpectedly, as he stepped out the door, he saw Professor Kukui descending the stairs toward him.

Their eyes met; the professor looked utterly astonished.

"All All Baimu? What are you doing here?"

"I came to challenge a Dominator Pokémon—I just succeeded."

All All Baimu smiled.

The noise from Gengar and the Dominator Whiptail Scyther's battle was loud—it was only natural someone heard it.