A cold sweat ford on Groudon and Kyogre’s foreheads. Even in their Primal Reversion forms, restored to their peak strength, they hesitated.
Facing so many Legendary Pokémon, even if they fought together, victory was uncertain.
And to make matters worse, Rayquaza was here. Their eternal rival, the one fated to suppress them both. But more than anything, the real consequence wasn’t just losing a fight.
It was expulsion.
They had found peace here. The World Tree was a sanctuary, rich in natural energy, allowing them to rest undisturbed.
If they angered Naoki, if they lost control and started a battle, he wouldn’t hesitate to banish them.
Kyogre didn’t want to leave. Groudon didn’t want to leave either.
At that mont, they locked eyes, sharing a rare, unspoken understanding.
Unfortunately for them, Naoki had no intention of letting them off easily.
Naoki sighed, watching them from above. If they had actually started fighting, everything he built would be ruined.
The World Tree, his ranch, his Pokémon’s ho, all of it could have been wiped out in an instant.
He wouldn’t allow that.
There were two choices: Expel them. Make them submit.
And for Naoki, the answer was simple. If a Pokémon refused to listen, there was only one way to change that.
Battle.
Overpower them. Prove your strength. Make them acknowledge you.
Most Trainers would rely on Rayquaza, Ho-Oh, or wtwo for this battle. But Naoki had a different idea.
Instead of choosing the obvious, he turned to Calyrex, the King of Bountiful Harvests.
The Regal Pokémon, the one who once ruled over an entire kingdom, sat atop its Phantom Steed, Spectrier.
A soft glow surrounded Calyrex, and with a graceful nod, it spoke:
"It has been a long ti since I have tested my strength. Very well. I shall stretch my body a little."
Naoki smirked. Calyrex understood exactly what he wanted. With a gentle movent, Calyrex rode forward, hovering in the air before Groudon and Kyogre.
The two Super-Ancient Pokémon imdiately tensed up. Sothing about Calyrex felt… wrong.
It wasn’t powerful in an obvious way, like Rayquaza or wtwo. But its presence was suffocating. A bottomless abyss of power lurked within that small, unassuming Pokémon.
Groudon stomped its massive foot, its lava-covered body cracking the earth beneath it.
Kyogre swirled, its massive form rising above the waves, eyes narrowing.
Naoki rode forward on Koraidon, hovering behind Calyrex, and spoke firmly:
"Let’s settle this properly. You both will fight Calyrex. Together."
Groudon and Kyogre’s eyes widened in shock.
'One Pokémon against both of them?'
Naoki’s voice remained steady and unwavering:
"If you win, I’ll overlook today’s incident. But if you lose—"
His expression hardened.
"You will follow my orders from now on. No more fights. No more destruction."
Groudon and Kyogre’s pride burned like fire.
One Pokémon? Against them?
This was an insult. They were the primordial forces of nature, the creators of land and sea!
To be challenged like this—it was unacceptable.
"ROOOOARR!!"
Primal Groudon let out a deep earth-shaking roar, causing the ground to split beneath it. Kyogre’s red eyes glowed, its massive fins slamming the water, sending towering waves into the sky.
Above them, Ho-Oh, Rayquaza, Giratina, and wtwo hovered in the air, watching with curious expressions. wtwo, ever the observer, analyzed the situation.
From wtwo’s perspective, the Pokémon gathered here were nothing short of gods—primordial beings of legend, their power ranking among the strongest in the world.
And yet…
wtwo itself was created by humans to be the ultimate Pokémon.
'Who was truly stronger?'
wtwo pondered the question, its piercing gaze flickering between the combatants.
Ho-Oh hovered above the battlefield, its magnificent wings casting a radiant glow. It could sense the power coursing through Groudon and Kyogre—their Primal Reversion forms fueled by imnse natural energy.
Even as a guardian of life, Ho-Oh wasn’t certain it could defeat either one of them in single combat.
'Could Naoki and Calyrex really stand against both at once?'
Nearby, Rayquaza watched in silence.
Unlike the others, its focus wasn’t on the battle—but on Groudon and Kyogre themselves.
A flicker of jealousy crossed its golden eyes.
They had returned to their Primal Forms, yet Rayquaza remained bound to its current form, lacking the energy needed to ga Evolve.
Unlike Primal Reversion, which drew from natural energy, ga Evolution required a different power source. To awaken its full strength, Rayquaza would have to consu teorites from space once more.
On the sidelines, Giratina was less concerned with philosophical debates. Instead, it pulled out Rotom’s phone and commanded it to start recording.
For Giratina, this was pure entertainnt.
Groudon and Kyogre roared in unison, their battle instincts kicking into full gear.
The ground beneath Groudon glowed red-hot, earth energy erupting outward as massive stone swords surged from the battlefield, spearing towards Calyrex from every direction.
At the sa ti, Kyogre opened its maw, a chilling light gathering between its jaws.
A devastating Ice Beam launched forward, aid directly at the King of Bountiful Harvests.
For a mont, it seed like there was no escape.
But Calyrex… remained unfazed.
The mont before impact, Spectrier neighed loudly, its ghostly body vanishing into the void.
The swords of earth pierced through empty air, and Kyogre’s Ice Beam shattered harmlessly across the battlefield, sending a shockwave that startled several Dragonites watching from afar.
Both Groudon and Kyogre’s eyes widened in alarm.
They had lost sight of their opponent.
Naoki smirked.
"Now! Solar Beam—target Kyogre!"
Ordinarily, Solar Beam required charging—but Calyrex was no ordinary Pokémon.
Without hesitation, a brilliant beam of pure solar energy instantly erupted from Calyrex’s crown, striking Kyogre head-on.
The blast was deafening.
Kyogre howled in agony, its massive form crashing into the sea with an earth-shaking splash. As the water settled, a flash of white light enveloped Kyogre.
And just like that, It reverted to its normal form.
Its Primal Reversion had been broken.
Groudon’s mind reeled in disbelief.
'Kyogre… defeated so quickly?'
But at that mont, its focus was no longer on its fallen rival. All it saw was Calyrex.
With a thunderous roar, flas burst from Groudon’s maw.
The mont Calyrex landed the final blow, Spectrier let out a victorious neigh, its spectral energy swirling like a midnight storm around them.
Calyrex sat tall upon its Phantom Steed, regal and composed, its mystic aura pulsing with power.
Then the darkness fell.
The very light of the world seed to fade.
The vast sky, once filled with the golden glow of the sun, was now swallowed by an abyss of shadow.
And within that darkness countless celestial bodies erged, suspended in the air, twinkling like an infinite sea of stars.
Even the Dragonite spectators—usually indifferent to battles that didn’t concern them—were drawn in by this awe-inspiring spectacle.
They gazed upward, captivated. Then, in the next instant, the stars moved.
Like teors breaking through the atmosphere, they plumted down in a cataclysmic barrage, crashing into Groudon in a storm of unrelenting destruction.
BOOM!
The sheer force of the Astral Barrage attack sent shockwaves rippling through the land.
Groudon roared in agony, its once-mighty form buckling under the celestial onslaught.
As the dust settled, the Primal Armor that encased Groudon cracked and shattered, its Primal Form fading away.
A flash of white light engulfed its body and in the aftermath, only its normal form remained, battered and weakened, slumped against the battlefield.
Calyrex remained unscathed—as if untouched by the raging forces of nature it had just commanded.
Below, Groudon and Kyogre lay motionless, their bodies still radiating heat and oceanic energy, but the fire of battle in their eyes had dimd.
Above them, Naoki watched in silence, his expression unreadable.
Then, at last, he spoke. "It looks like you’ve lost."
Even though their Primal Forms had been stripped away, Groudon and Kyogre were not completely defeated.
They still had the strength to fight—but for the first ti, they chose not to.
In that mont, the realization hit them. The trainer before them…was different. Stronger than they had imagined.
Even with all the natural energy, they had been outmatched. They had always seen humans as weak. Naoki was the exception.
For the first ti, their eyes no longer held contempt.
Instead, they now gazed at him with respect. Then, at the sa ti both Pokémon lowered their heads.
"We will honor our promise," they said in unison.
Naoki’s lips curled into a satisfied smile.
"Good. From now on, rember my words—no fighting inside the World Tree."
He crossed his arms and looked them over one last ti.
"Break this rule again, and I will have no choice but to expel you."
Groudon and Kyogre understood.
This place did not belong to them. The World Tree was Naoki’s domain.
They, like Rayquaza, were rely residents—guests in a ho that did not belong to them. And if they wanted to stay, they had to follow its rules.
Groudon and Kyogre exchanged one final glance, then turned away, departing back to their respective territories.
Naoki watched them leave, finally breathing a sigh of relief. The problem was solved.
It was ti to return to the ranch.
One by one, the onlookers began to disperse.
Rayquaza was the first to leave.
The Sky Lord lifted its serpentine body into the air, soaring high, breaking through the ozone layer, and vanishing into the great expanse of space.
There, it would seek out teorites, rich with cosmic energy, to replenish its own power.
Next was Ho-Oh.
The Phoenix of the Skies spread its brilliant rainbow wings, catching the wind as it prepared to resu its eternal pilgrimage across the world.
But this ti it made a different choice. Instead of leaving imdiately, Ho-Oh decided, after a period of travel, it would return to the World Tree to rest.
Giratina also went into the shadow of the World Tree and returned to the Reverse World.
Floating high in the air, wtwo remained motionless, lost in thought.
The battle was over. Yet, sothing unsettling lingered in its mind.
Could it truly stand against Calyrex?
wtwo clenched its fists. "No… I fear not."
Its gaze remained fixed on the battlefield where Groudon and Kyogre had fallen.
"That Pokémon's strength surpasses anything I have ever encountered."
A bitter feeling surfaced in its heart.
For the longest ti, wtwo had believed itself to be the pinnacle of power—the strongest Pokémon, an entity crafted by human hands to be superior to all others.
But this battle had shattered that illusion.
A mory stirred. It saw the face of Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, who once sought to control it.
"The strongest Pokémon in the world."
What a laughable notion. There would always be sothing stronger.
wtwo let out a quiet sigh. The past no longer mattered.
It had long since cut its ties with Team Rocket. What mattered now was the present—and the companions it had found.
With a faint smirk, wtwo vanished into the shadows, leaving behind its doubts.
...
Back at the ranch, Naoki sat on the wooden porch, scrolling through his Rotom Phone.
His gaze landed on Calyrex's profile.
Tens of millions of fans.
He chuckled.
“As expected… The King of Bountiful Harvests has reached an entirely new level.”
The power of belief had transford Calyrex into a force capable of forcing Groudon and Kyogre back into their base forms with a single attack.
This level of power could rival even ga Evolved Rayquaza.
Naoki leaned back against his chair, tapping his fingers on the wooden armrest.
"Shiny Rayquaza once fought against seven opponents at once… Could Calyrex do the sa?"
Unlike Rayquaza, Calyrex had no type restrictions. It could freely alter its attributes, giving it an unparalleled range of attacks.
On top of that, Calyrex could fly.
Whether by levitation or Spectrier’s ghostly gallop through the air, it had mastered maneuverability beyond most Pokémon’s reach.
Not to ntion, it could appear and vanish at will.
Naoki rubbed his chin.
“Is there anything that can stop it…?”
His mind drifted to the ultimate Pokémon, the creator of all Pokémon, Arceus.
'Could Calyrex… defeat Arceus?'
As far as Naoki knew, Arceus was not currently in its complete form. Five of its Origin Plates were missing.
Electric, Grass, Water, Ground, Dragon.
These plates had fused together long ago, forming the Jewel of Life, which had yet to be restored.
This ant…
"Only Electric, Grass, and Water-type moves can actually harm Arceus."
He frowned. Ground-type moves would be nullified by the Flying-type Plate. Dragon-type moves would be neutralized by the Fairy-type Plate.
This explained why, in the past, even Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina together were barely able to injure Arceus.
If Dialga hadn’t used its power over ti to send Ash back to the past at the critical mont, they would have been completely wiped out.
Naoki reflected on this as he considered his own Pokémon team. When it ca to Electric-type Pokémon, there was Pawmot and Zapdos.
For Grass-types, he had Gogoat and Calyrex. As for Water-types… he could always borrow Kyogre. But even with these powerful Pokémon, Naoki felt it still wasn’t enough.
Aside from Pokémon strength, he knew that external power-ups could also make a difference in battle. Options included:
ga Evolution, Z-Moves, Dynamax/Gigantamax, Terastallization
Dynamaxing wasn’t a viable option, as it only worked in the Galar region. ga Evolution was off the table too, since none of his current Pokémon were capable of it.
That left Z-Moves.
It just so happened that Naoki had been considering buying a villa ranch in the Alola region for a while. That way, he and his Pokémon could spend the winter sowhere warm while also collecting Z-Crystals.
Deciding to act, Naoki opened his laptop and logged into a real estate website for Alola properties.
It didn’t take long before he received a call.
"Hello, sir! This is Redfin Real Estate. Are you looking to settle down in Alola?"
“I’m looking to buy a villa,” Naoki explained. “Preferably one with a large open space for my Pokémon to roam and play freely.”
"Understood! We’ll look for suitable listings and contact you as soon as we have options."
After hanging up, all Naoki could do was wait patiently.
With it already being November 20th, moving in before the New Year was impossible.
"Looks like it’ll have to wait until next year," Naoki sighed.
Just then, a notification popped up in the Legendary chat group.
🟡 Giratina posted a video.
Curious, Naoki clicked on it—and saw a full replay of Calyrex thrashing both Groudon and Kyogre.
Naoki: “…”
Of course, Giratina was enjoying the chaos as usual.
[Giratina]: Why do you two always fight? You fought last ti. And this ti too. I heard from Naoki that you’ve battled countless tis over the years, yet there’s never a clear winner. So tell … who’s stronger between you two? @Groudon @Kyogre
At that mont, Groudon and Kyogre—who had been resting in their respective lairs—both picked up their Rotom Phones.
The mont Rotom read Giratina’s ssage aloud, their pride as Legendary Pokémon was imdiately challenged.
[Kyogre]: Obviously, I’m stronger.
[Groudon]: You don’t take seriously, huh? If we weren’t always interrupted, you would have lost ages ago!
[Kyogre]: Hmph, we’ll see about that. I think you’re just overestimating yourself.
Groudon’s temper flared.
[Groudon]: What?! You wanna fight?!
[Kyogre]: Bring it on! Who’s afraid of who?!
But just as they were about to set a ti and place, they both suddenly rembered the promise they made to Naoki.
A long, awkward silence followed.
Then, in frustration, Kyogre started trash-talking Groudon instead.
[Kyogre]: So Pokémon can’t even fly. I don’t know who was standing in the ocean, staring up at the sky like an idiot that day…
Groudon: !!!
The magma beneath Groudon’s feet began to surge in fury.
[Groudon]: YOU’RE the idiot!
But no matter how hard Groudon yelled, he couldn’t deny the truth—Kyogre had a mobility advantage over him.
[Kyogre]: You are speechless now, right?
At this point, Groudon wanted nothing more than to punch Kyogre, but due to Naoki’s rules, he couldn’t. Instead, he just stomped around angrily, causing earthquakes.
[Giratina]: Okay, okay, stop arguing! I have a better idea! Why don’t you two do what I did—register Pokégram accounts and see who gets the most fans?!
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