Pokemon: Spiritual Master

Two days later.

Sunny and cloudless.

The Alola region, being an island region, had quite beautiful scenery.

But the several people currently flying above the Alola region had no mind to appreciate these views.

"Teacher Johan, is it this serious?"

Lying on Lance's Charizard, Flint couldn't help asking as they were about to reach their destination.

Johan, lying on Dragonite at the front with a slightly pale face, glanced back at him without speaking.

Can't you tell from the fact that we're riding Dragonite to rush here? Don't you have any idea how serious the problem is?

Beside Johan were Cynthia half-crouched on Garchomp, Caitlin, Diantha, Lance also lying on Dragonite, and Steven sitting on his shiny Metagross.

This lineup was absolutely luxurious.

Too bad Leon had to handle Master Tournament aftermath, or Johan would probably have brought him along too.

Soon—

Everyone successfully reached their destination—the Altar of the Sunne!

As soon as they landed—

A golden ring appeared before Johan, followed by giggling laughter.

"Hehe, guess who I am!"

"I have delicious macarons here." Johan smiled helplessly.

"Macarons!"

The next second, little Hoopa flew out from the golden ring and pounced on Johan to "snatch" the macarons from his hands.

Hoopa!

"Johan, you're so slow~~"

Hoopa said while hovering beside Johan.

"Vii~" Victini revealed itself.

[Hello~] Little Jirachi also appeared, speaking in clumsy speech.

Marshadow, hiding in Johan's shadow, poked out its head. After confirming these weren't enemies, it dropped the little stick in its hands.

Soon—

Hoopa, Victini, Jirachi, and Marshadow—four little ones stared at each other with big and small eyes, then together... began munching macarons.

Crunch, crunch—crunch, crunch—

Those who didn't know might think they'd accidentally fallen into a mouse nest.

"Even Hoopa was called?" Cynthia's expression couldn't help but become serious.

What abilities Hoopa possessed wasn't a secret to these regional champions and Elite Four.

Without exaggeration, as long as preparations were sufficient, little Hoopa's presence almost equaled having an army that could be summoned at any time!

The stronger someone's network connections, the greater Hoopa's utility.

For someone like Johan—

Having Hoopa nearby meant—

A large group of legendary Pokémon could appear at any time!

Yes, legendary Pokémon that could be described as "a large group"—only Johan could manage that.

Now that Johan had called Hoopa too, it showed the problem was really serious.

After landing and catching his breath, Johan's pale complexion recovered slightly before he smiled helplessly:

"Consider it... preparing for the worst case scenario."

Back in the Alola region, after "Ultra Necrozma" recovered, Colress had gone into hiding.

In the vast Ultra Space, trying to find one person was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Originally thinking that with Necrozma's recovery, Colress would behave, and Johan had even specifically warned Necrozma to be careful, but—

Troublesome things still happened.

Fortunately—

We're now "well-armed." Johan looked at his little companions beside him and immediately felt reassured.

With people like Cynthia, Lance, and Steven here, even if they hadn't reached their true peak, it was enough to intimidate anyone.

Not to mention his own Pokémon had made tremendous progress and growth in strength.

Plus these seemingly cute mythical Pokémon, especially Hoopa among them—

Even if Rainbow Rocket Team from various timelines really descended, Johan felt they had the complete ability to block them right here when they arrived!

Advantage is mine!

"Tapu—"

Soon—

The four Island Guardians of the Alola region also came to the Altar of the Sunne. They seemed to have sensed something too.

But after seeing Johan had already arrived—

The four Island Guardians joined "Gengar's party."

Mm... a "party" Gengar had organized on a whim.

"So we wait here?" Lance asked.

"Should be... soon." Johan looked up.

Hum—

Above the Altar of the Sunne, a spider web-like spatial passage suddenly opened, followed by a long howl.

"Roar—"

"Here it comes."

As Johan's words fell, a Pokémon resembling a lion with flowing white mane and a majestic, imposing appearance flew out from the spatial corridor, walking through the air toward Johan.

"Devourer of the Sun," Solgaleo!

"Roar~~"

Solgaleo landed beside Johan and affectionately nuzzled his cheek.

Johan smiled and gently patted Solgaleo's head. "Long time no see, Nebby."

"This is Solgaleo?" Steven looked at the majestic lion with metallic luster on its body, his interest growing.

Steel-type legendary Pokémon!

Johan nodded.

"If we want to enter Ultra Space, borrowing Solgaleo's power is the simplest method."

He just didn't know what Ultra Space had become now.

"Hmph! Hoopa can do it too!" Little Hoopa immediately raised its head proudly.

"Yes, yes, Hoopa is very capable."

"Hmph!"

Only then did little Hoopa satisfactorily put its hands on its hips and turn around.

"This is little Hoopa's! Don't steal!"

"Ka-kah~(`)v"

"With legendary Pokémon leading the way, it should be much faster." Lance said.

"Let's eat first. Fill our stomachs so we have energy to work."

After rushing here, both trainers and Pokémon were somewhat tired.

"Tapu!"

"Tapu!"

Just as everyone was eating happily, the four Island Guardians suddenly seemed to sense something and floated up, all looking toward the stone monument of the Altar of the Sunne.

Solgaleo immediately flew out and landed directly in front of the Altar of the Sunne.

Seeing this, Johan and the others understood what was happening. Their expressions became serious as they successively landed beside Solgaleo.

"Coming?"

Originally thinking they might need to enter Ultra Space, but it seemed the other side was making the first move?

"Roar?"

Solgaleo tilted its head slightly, showing some confusion in its eyes.

It was quite curious what would emerge from the Ultra Wormhole.

"Just in case."

After pondering briefly, Johan said to Gengar and little Hoopa:

"Call for backup first."

Although their current "lineup" was already gorgeous, facing the potentially appearing Rainbow Rocket Team, Johan didn't dare underestimate them.

According to the game's definition of Rainbow Rocket Team, they were villains from different worlds who had achieved their ultimate ideals.

Giovanni, who used Team Rocket to counter the League and ultimately controlled the entire world, used temporal power to summon leaders of various organizations.

Maxie who captured Groudon, Archie who obtained Kyogre, Cyrus who commanded Dialga and Palkia to destroy the world and ultimately merged with Giratina.

Plus Ghetsis who wielded the "DNA Splicers" and controlled the Dragon Trio, and finally Lysandre who controlled the complete "God of Order" to reshape order!

Each was a victor in their respective worlds.

Under powerful Giovanni's integration, they formed Rainbow Rocket Team.

Actually, besides Giovanni, no one else could successfully integrate such a group.

Facing such a combination, no amount of caution was excessive.

Gengar nodded and took out a phone to make a call.

"Ka-kaah!"

Hello? It's me—time to work! Let's go!

As the words fell—

A crack accompanied by black lightning slowly opened in the void, connecting to the "Distortion World." Giratina's huge head and golden eyes appeared in the crack.

At the same time—

A black shadow shot out from the crack and landed beside Johan.

Black and white flowing clouds moved as Darkrai gazed at Johan.

[What is it this time? Who are we dealing with?]

"Long time no see, Darkrai." Johan didn't answer immediately but smiled in greeting.

But the calmer he was, the more wrong Darkrai felt.

Showing wariness, it retreated some distance.

Before Johan could explain, Hoopa beside them puffed out its chest and began "casting."

"Hoopa! Here, here!"

Golden rings flew out from Hoopa's body.

Previously, when "Hoopa Unbound's" power was sealed, little Hoopa could only release three golden rings at most, opening three passages.

But now that Hoopa and "Hoopa Unbound's" power had merged again, little Hoopa could open many more passages.

Six golden rings flew out, opening spatial passages one by one.

The first spatial passage showed the sky with vast white clouds, where a dark green figure shuttled through the cloud layers until it reached the golden ring.

Sky Dragon, Rayquaza!

Darkrai behind Johan tensed up.

Even Rayquaza was called—this opponent looks very strong...

Next, the second and third golden rings opened simultaneously.

One showed a scorching lava world with bubbling magma, the other showed the ocean depths with flowing currents.

Appearing before these two passages were undoubtedly Groudon and Kyogre!

The Hoenn trio was assembled!

Then came the fourth, accompanied by rumbling vibrations. A magnificent, towering figure appeared with flashing signal lights.

Colossal Pokémon, Regigigas!

The fifth and sixth golden rings also opened spatial passages simultaneously.

Accompanying them were azure flames, a snow-white figure, deep blue thunder, and pitch-black shadows.

Dragon of Truth, Reshiram!

Dragon of Ideals, Zekrom!

Darkrai gasped.

Good grief!

Six legendary Pokémon!

Such a lineup—

What are they planning?

Overthrowing Arceus to take over themselves?

"Hoopa is amazing, right?"

Little Hoopa grinned widely. "Hoopa can become even more amazing!"

With that, three more golden rings flew from little Hoopa's body.

Nine rings!

This was little Hoopa's limit.

More summoning? Darkrai retreated further, feeling like it had accidentally gotten involved in something incredible.

The remaining three rings opened one by one.

Respectively:

In a verdant forest, the order guardian formed by countless green cells—Zygarde!

In a silver-clad world, a king riding a white horse—Calyrex!

And—

In an ordinary café, a psychic being wearing a Gengar apron and skillfully cooking—Mewtwo!

Nine legendary Pokémon!

Plus Giratina and Darkrai that Gengar had called—the "electronic pets"—and Solgaleo that had appeared at the Altar of the Sunne from the beginning—

Such a lineup...

"I feel like Teacher Johan could steamroll the entire Pokémon world..." Flint murmured.

Darkrai deeply agreed with Flint's words.

With such a lineup, they really could overthrow Arceus!

After initial wariness, middle shock, Darkrai had now calmed down.

Joke.

If this lineup was only half its size, Darkrai would still worry about whether they could take down Arceus, but now that the entire formation had appeared—

Funding in place, alpaca destroyed!

Moreover, these were all "teammates"—what was there to worry about?

[You—]

Darkrai spoke again. Under Johan's slightly puzzled gaze, it coughed and asked:

[Did you prepare a lunch portion for me?]

Johan: "..."

"Roar!!"

Solgaleo called out again, and Johan and the others refocused on the huge stone monument of the Altar of the Sunne.

Rumble rumble—

Like the sound of some mechanism activating, another Ultra Wormhole opened at the Altar of the Sunne, but its appearance was different from when Solgaleo had appeared.

More like... a door?

Tap tap, tap tap—

Footsteps came from behind the "door," approaching from far to near, with the figure gradually growing larger.

When that figure reached the "doorway," Flint and the others instinctively held their breath.

To make Johan summon such a massive formation at once—

Even when Arceus was enraged, Teacher Johan hadn't summoned so many legendary Pokémon at once!

What divine being could make Teacher Johan go all out like this—

When the figure from the "door" walked out without stopping, Johan froze in place.

Flint, Lance, and the others were also stunned.

"Eh, eh?" Flint couldn't help but speak.

"One person?" Lance also raised an eyebrow.

One person who looked quite ordinary, wearing old-style League trainer uniform, a red cap, and carrying a backpack—hardly seemed like a very dangerous existence...

Actually, Lance, Flint, and the others were just surprised. Red, who had walked out from the door, was somewhat startled.

Especially after seeing so many gleaming legendary Pokémon and feeling their auras—

So many people, so many powerful, terrifying legendary Pokémon—they couldn't be waiting for him, could they?

Even though Red had experienced many large and small events, even experienced death and resurrection, no encounter could compare to this one with such a massive formation.

"Um..."

Red adjusted his cap, showing a harmless smile, laughing somewhat stiffly as he scratched his head.

"This... isn't prepared for me, is it? I'm just a passing trainer..."

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PS: Well, this is the final storyline, buried during the Alola arc earlier. After wrapping this up, it should be about finished...