Chapter 849

In the game.

The Wishing Star body can be made into a Dynamax Band, and fragments thrown into a Pokémon Den can summon Gigantamax Pokémon.

The anime only followed the previous setting.

Because there is no such thing as a Den, an otherworldly zone that produces Gigantamax Pokémon, Galar particles all appear out of thin air and automatically go toward wild Pokémon.

In addition, the Wishing Star is different from the Z-Crystal born in mineral veins; it is a small meteorite that falls from the sky, just like Eternatus, the alien poison dragon.

Some say that Wishing Stars will fall in front of people who truly have dreams.

In other words, it comes to those who are fated.

Hearing this, the Poryphone suddenly looked very excited.

"If we find a way to collect Wishing Stars, wouldn't the Orre region also be able to——"

"The possibility is not high."

All Baimu shook his head and said: "The Galar region itself relies on Gigantamax to rise; how could it allow a large quantity of Wishing Stars to leave the local continent? What's more, Wishing Stars aren't that easy to collect; unless it specifically falls in front of you, you definitely won't be able to compete with the Galar League! One or two Wishing Stars won't be enough!"

The energy plant under Hammerlocke is enough; it can keep the Gigantamax energy flowing for a thousand years.

Steal it?

Rose would likely go crazy.

After all, this guy is already half-crazy just from foreseeing the situation a thousand years later; if the energy plant were stolen, he would likely do even more extreme things.

"Alright..."

The Poryphone was forced to give up the plan, but still held some fantasies about picking up a Wishing Star.

It sent its clone to wander outside for a long time, until the Metapod canceled its Gigantamax and cleared the train tracks, before it regretfully returned.

The train restarted.

The train conductor explained the specific situation on the broadcast——

After investigation, the Metapod blocking the road came from a small tree more than half a meter high by the track.

"A coincidence."

All Baimu quickly imagined a wild Caterpie suddenly evolving on its way to forage, forced to wait for pupation on a small tree. Unexpectedly, a group of passing Corviknight stirred up a hurricane, blowing it down from the tree, and red Galar particles inexplicably entered its body, causing the Gigantamax phenomenon to occur...

Hmm.

Pokémon natural ecology.

One of the important things lacking in the Orre region; too many wild Pokémon live in a narrow, survivable environment, and most of their habits have changed.

If it develops like this, it seems not impossible for regional forms of the Orre region to evolve?

You have to know that it has only been a hundred years since Hisui became Sinnoh, and regional form Pokémon like Hisuian Electrode and Hisuian Arcanine have already disappeared.

Seemingly powerful Pokémon are actually extremely fragile.

All Baimu watched outside the window in silence.

Actually, he came to the Crown Tundra in the Galar region this time not only to capture Regieleki and Regidrago in the Resolution Cave and gather the five Legendary Giants to summon Regigigas. He also had a small idea of making good use of the simulation rewards to find a certain big-headed deer—Calyrex.

According to ancient records, it was once called the King of Bountiful Harvests, ruling Galar in ancient times, possessing the power to heal hearts and make plants sprout.

When it raised its right hand, flowers would bloom and green grass would grow. When it raised its left hand, the fields would become fertile and crops would be abundant.

What a suitable Pokémon for the Orre region!

The Galar region doesn't need it; we in the Orre region do!

——Thinking is one thing, but whether it can be done is another matter; however, with the simulation clue reward, the chance of getting clues about Calyrex should be quite high.

It's just that this reward requires him to choose specific base stats; what were Calyrex's base stats again?

All Baimu fell into deep thought.

He couldn't remember for a moment; he did remember the base stats of Ice Rider Calyrex and Shadow Rider Calyrex, which were a very standard 680. Because those two are used when playing the game, Calyrex itself...

He hadn't participated in many Metronome battles, so he didn't know.

Think slowly, he'll be able to recall it eventually.

All Baimu rotated his brush; he didn't know when he had taken out his sketchbook, and Ice Rider, Shadow Rider, and Calyrex were neatly arranged on it.

And as the journey reached the second half, the indoor and outdoor temperatures dropped sharply.

He put on the orange down jacket he had prepared early, tied a fluffy scarf on Mawile, and incidentally put a phone case on the Poryphone.

The battery drains fast in places that are too cold.

"Chi-doh~"

Mawile blinked its watery eyes; the scarves it bought finally had a place to be used!

Many times, the things it buys are purely based on eye appeal, not caring at all when they can be used, causing a large part of the space in the Shiny Gengar's stomach to be occupied by the sundries it bought.

The chance for these things to see the light of day again is estimated to be in the second half of the year.

In the second half of the year, All Baimu will return to Orre to participate in the League Conference and take the championship that belongs to him.

——

Crown Tundra Station.

It's barely considered warm inside the station.

But as soon as they left the station, All Baimu and Mawile immediately felt the biting cold wind that penetrated everywhere, and both couldn't help but shiver.

"The temperature is a bit lower than Mount Lanakila."

He exhaled white mist and looked at Mawile, who was gradually adapting beside him.

The cold resistance of Steel-type Pokémon is as excellent as ever; in the snowball fight on Mount Lanakila, Mawile was one of the Pokémon that played the craziest.

It is currently noon.

Which means it is far from the lowest temperature point of the Crown Tundra.

All Baimu had discussed and collected relevant information about the Crown Tundra with the Poryphone and had made a certain "travel" guide in advance.

He had also experienced the taste of snow camping on Mount Lanakila.

Therefore, he only had a simple lunch at a homestay booked in a nearby village before preparing to embark on the journey to find the Resolution Cave.

According to his guess, the specific location of the Resolution Cave should be like the caves where the Hoenn Legendary Giants are located, not much different from the game. Even Hop and Goh could find their way there alone, so there shouldn't be much danger on the way.

The accompanying Pokémon is still Mawile.

It slept for more than four hours in the car before, so its energy is pretty good right now.

Thud!

A behemoth was transported out of Gengar's stomach.

"Finally your turn to appear!"

All Baimu squeezed the brake of the hoverbike; long before leaving the Orre region, he had entrusted Lady Ayana to help him modify the motorcycle into a version that could also be used in the snow.

Lady Ayana had lived for twenty-something years and had never seen snow, but she still did it.

She believed that sand and snow had things in common.

Mawile jumped into the sidecar impatiently; to block the wind and snow, Lady Ayana had also designed a windshield and a small shed for the sidecar.

It felt very interesting.

All Baimu straddled the hoverbike, put on his helmet, and sped away under the surprised gazes of many villagers.

Vroom, vroom, vroom——

The roar of the engine echoed in the snow forest, and white snow splashed!

But in fact, the roads outside the village were rarely covered with ice and snow; the dark dirt road led to another nearby village, with four or five villages gathered here.

Freezington is one of them.

This is called the Giant's Bed on the map.

Meant as the starting point of the tundra.

Walking further south is the relatively dangerous Frigid Sea; blizzards rage there all year round at night, which really isn't an environment suitable for living.

On the contrary, the ice and snow in the Giant's Bed further south gradually melt, and the temperature slowly warms up.

Green grass returned to the earth again.

But except for lone rangers, very few people would live in such a place far away from human habitation. The train from central Galar not only transports humans but also transports all kinds of daily necessities to the Crown Tundra for the daily use of the people here.

Such as soap, laundry detergent, and the like.

Passing through Freezington.

All Baimu specifically paid attention to whether there were statues of Calyrex and a certain horse in the center of the village, and didn't expect there really to be!

And the "crown" of the statue had also fallen off.

That is the green, round, giant object that might be bigger than Calyrex itself and looks like a balloon; it is called the crown, which shows it is a symbol of majesty.

He let the Poryphone take a photo.

After the Resolution Cave matter is over, he can try to find the crown and put it back on; in the game process, Calyrex appears after it is put on.

What if it really succeeds?

It would save a legendary clue.

The motorcycle continued to speed.

On a snowy slope far from the village, All Baimu saw a single-story stone brick house with an intact door and glass windows, and the firewood piled outside proved that someone lived there.

It's just that the pitch-black glass windows made it impossible to see the interior clearly.

A ghost story?

No.

This is another side quest——

【Find Lillie's Father】

Lusamine's husband, Mohn, had an accident while researching Ultra Wormholes and unfortunately fell into Ultra Space, where he was helped by a Shiny Nihilego and successfully returned to the real world.

It's just that he forgot his wife, children, and own daughter, and recognized the Shiny Nihilego as his daughter Lillie.

The two sides have lived together ever since.

It doesn't feel much better than the life of planting Poké Beans in the game, right?

In short, without external interference, the plot of their family reunion will have to wait until next year's Journeys arc.

Lillie got a clue from the Magearna that Mohn gave her, and after the Sun and Moon arc ended, she took a ship and started searching, searching all the way to the middle and late stages of the Journeys arc.

More than half a year has passed in the timeline.

And as an old acquaintance of Gladion, All Baimu naturally intended to give this young man a hand; family reunion is naturally a rare and good thing.

In the game, because his mother-in-law Lusamine's personality was too extreme, the two sides didn't recognize each other until the end of the game.

The anime did this quite happily.

Of course, this matter has to be handled after the other two main tasks.

Boom!

All Baimu drove the motorcycle into the snow, the white snow splitting to both sides like waves; the normal black dirt road was completely finished, and they were currently in the dangerous Frigid Sea.

He checked the weather forecast before coming.

It starts to snow in the Frigid Sea after two o'clock in the afternoon, and it will turn into a fierce blizzard at night!

He didn't want to camp in such a place and prepared to arrive at the Giant's Bed as early as possible.

However.

Perhaps it had been "quiet" for too long.

All Baimu's arrogant posture of riding the motorcycle at high speed attracted the attention of a certain Pokémon; the other party looked at the hoverbike that was about to disappear in a puff of smoke, and fighting spirit flashed in its sharp eyes.

"Zap!!"

Only a harsh screech was heard, and the white snow exploded!

Bang!

Mawile, who heard the explosion behind it, turned its head to look, and after hearing its Trainer ask what was going on, replied: "Chi-doh~"

Poryphone: "It says a strange Dodrio is chasing us."

Dodrio?

Where would a Dodrio come from in the Crown Tundra?

All Baimu first looked at the rearview mirror, then turned his head quickly when he couldn't see clearly, and finally found an exceptionally eye-catching orange-red figure approaching from far away at a very fast speed.

"Hmm?"

He said with great surprise: "Walking chicken... no, Zapdos!"

There is no doubt.

The orange-red figure is a running Galarian Zapdos, a Fighting and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon whose wings have degenerated and whose legs and claws have become more developed.

It is said that the migration happens once every few decades, and he actually ran into it...

Hmm!

Is it possible it's not a migration?

All Baimu saw that guy clearly running toward him, so he decisively stopped and pulled over to avoid being kicked by the Galarian Zapdos with its 【Thunderous Kick】 while driving.

Run? He can't outrun it.

The Pokédex shows that this thing can travel through mountains at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour; excluding the moisture of the Pokédex and the snowy environment, no matter how much it drops, it should still have a speed of nearly 200 kilometers per hour, right?

How dare he drive at 200 in the snow!

"The visitor is not kind, prepare for battle!"

All Baimu's face was serious; he remembered that no matter what worldview it is, Zapdos belongs to the Legendary Pokémon with a very bad temper, which might have something to do with looking fiercer.

Mawile jumped off the bike and put the helmet and scarf in the sidecar.

If they were destroyed in the battle, it would be sad!

Thud, thud, thud——

Amidst the dense footsteps like beating drums, the Galarian Zapdos appeared not far from All Baimu and Mawile like lightning, but it didn't launch an attack, just tilted its head, as if curious.

"Zap?"

"It says why did you stop running."

All Baimu heard the Poryphone's reaction and couldn't help but look at it and Mawile.

So.

This guy came to compare speed!

He couldn't help but laugh; the Galarian Zapdos's ability is 【Defiant】, and it doesn't have a hidden ability. Seeing the motorcycle running so fast, it's understandable that it was excited to chase after it.

But it seems it doesn't just want to chase the motorcycle.

All Baimu licked his lips and started to get close to the Galarian Zapdos through the Poryphone.

Who would have thought that he would encounter a Galarian Zapdos on the way to the Crown Tundra for the electric and dragon pillars? This thing shouldn't——

Ah~

It also loves to run around in the game.

Then it's fine.

All Baimu communicated with the Galarian Zapdos for a while and found that although the latter had no hostility, it seemed not very smart.

Its heart was full of the idea of comparing with the motorcycle to see who could run faster.

It can be said that it fully demonstrated Zapdos's confidence in speed, as well as its determination to compete with human machinery.

Other than that, it refused to give any reaction.

Damn!

Is this bird possessed by Bolt?

All Baimu cursed inwardly and didn't agree to the Galarian Zapdos's request; he's not stupid, how could he speed in the snow? If he wanted to die, he wouldn't waste it like this!

So what if it's a Legendary Pokémon? If it dares to use force, he'll still beat it until it coos!

He straddled the motorcycle, and Mawile jumped onto the bike after canceling its alert posture.

Boom!

The hoverbike's engine roared low.

The Galarian Zapdos's eyes shone, and its sharp claws dug into the snow twice, already in a forward-rushing posture.

The next moment.

Boom!

"Zap!"

The explosion of the exhaust pipe and the cry of the Galarian Zapdos sounded at the same time, and both flew out like arrows off a string!

It's just that the Galarian Zapdos was clearly faster.

This modified snowmobile of Lady Ayana's couldn't compare with it at all; it had the beauty of 0-100 acceleration in two seconds!