The Steel-type tragedy on the Isle of Armor continues.
Johan sighed to himself.
This wasn't just about the size of the hamr.
With Tinkaton's evolution, the hamr's weight limit and its capacity for integrating materials had significantly increased. Additionally, the hamr's quality—or more accurately, its density—had improved dramatically.
Before, a fist-sized piece of tal could be compacted down to a fingernail-sized fragnt. Now, to achieve the sa effect, Tinkaton might need a basketball-sized chunk of tal.
The demand for materials had skyrocketed exponentially.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
As Johan mourned for the local Corviknight population, Tinkaton's hamring sounds pulled his attention back.
Squatting on the ground, the little Pokémon was working diligently, its focus unmatched.
But the process had clearly changed.
Not only were the hamring sounds louder, but the rate at which Tinkaton was integrating tals had beco ridiculously fast.
What once took it strenuous effort to embed a single Corviknight feather into its hamr was now accomplished in re monts.
Johan took a deep breath.
The increase in efficiency also ant an increase in consumption.
And...
"Is that Gigaton Hamr?"
He squinted at the hamring movents.
[Gigaton Hamr: A 160-power Steel-type move that deals heavy damage to the target but cannot be used consecutively. (Big Hamr, 160 damage!)]
Gigaton Hamr was Tinkaton's signature move, boasting trendous power, though its inability to be used back-to-back was a notable drawback.
Still, this limitation could be circumvented through strategies like Encore, Instruct, or Sleep Talk, enabling repeated use of Gigaton Hamr and unleashing devastating combos.
For now, though, Gigaton Hamr seed to be Tinkaton's ideal tool for forging.
As Tinkaton worked tirelessly, Johan glanced at the updated information in his Pokédex:
[Tinkaton]
Type: Fairy/Steel
Ability: Pickpocket
Moves Known: Ice Hamr, Feint, Astonish, Fairy Wind, Baby-Doll Eyes, tal Claw, Stealth Rock, Skill Swap, Swords Dance, Brick Break, Gigaton Hamr, Brutal Swing, Fake Out.
Mood: Excited, determined (Bring ten tons—no, a hundred tons of heavy tal!)
Condition: Excellent (Its state is inexplicably superb.)
Friendship Level: 100 (Mom, I evolved again!)
With its evolution, Tinkaton had learned three new moves:
Gigaton Hamr – Its signature Steel-type move.Brutal Swing – A Dark-type move that deals damage to all nearby opponents.Fake Out – A high-priority Normal-type move that flinches the target if used imdiately after entering battle.
Fake Out, in particular, was a favorite among competitive players. Its ability to force the opponent to flinch and disrupt their strategy made it an excellent tool for setting up montum.
Johan's gaze lingered on Tinkaton's mood entry for a mont.
Let's just ignore that... If I don't look at it, it doesn't exist.
After offering the Corviknight population another silent mont of mourning, Johan turned his attention to Gengar.
"Gengar, what exactly did you pull off that Corviknight?"
"Ka-kah~~"
Gengar scratched its head, looking equally puzzled.
So, it opened its mouth wide and reached into its stomach.
But after much rummaging, Gengar still hadn't pulled anything out.
"Ka-kah..."
Weird...
"What's wrong?" Johan asked.
"Ka-kah!"
It's gone!
Johan frowned.
"Gone? What's gone?"
Gengar gestured excitedly, its hands waving and mimicking an explosion.
"You an you grabbed sothing dark red and glowing off the Corviknight?"
"Ka-kah! Ka-kah!"
Gengar nodded eagerly.
Johan's expression turned thoughtful.
Could it have been Galar particles?
Galar particles were unique to the Galar region, closely tied to Eternatus, the source of Dynamax energy.
Items like the Wishing Star could absorb these particles, and the Dynamax Band that enabled Pokémon to Dynamax was also made from Wishing Stars.
The Gigantamax Corviknight earlier had likely undergone its transformation due to an abnormal accumulation of Galar particles.
But Gengar sohow managed to snag this cluster of particles and, for so reason, put it in its stomach...
"Did the particles dissipate?"
"Or... did Gengar absorb them?"
No, that's impossible. Only Eternatus can absorb Galar particles.
Probably just dispersed.
Still, Johan asked, "Gengar, do you feel anything unusual?"
"Ka-kah?"
Gengar tilted its head before clutching its stomach and collapsing dramatically onto the sand, its face contorted in mock agony.
Johan froze in alarm before catching a glint of mischief in Gengar's eyes.
He sighed heavily.
"You little..."
Walking over, Johan placed a hand on Gengar's shoulder.
Aura sense, activate!
Through his Aura, he checked Gengar's condition.
Flawless. Absolutely perfect.
Johan exhaled sharply and waved dismissively.
"It's hopeless. Bury it."
"Ka-kah?! Σ(дlll)"
Vulpix and Dragonair imdiately caught on, smiling mischievously as they advanced toward Gengar.
Kubfu, however, was utterly convinced.
Tears streaming down its face, it began digging a grave in the sand.
"Ku~~!! (;Д｀)"
The boss's career ends before it even begins!
I'll carry on your will!
Unable to hold it in any longer, Gengar shot up with a startled gulp, frantically assuring everyone it was fine and that it was all a joke.
Johan smiled faintly before roaring, "THUNDEROUS OUTRAGE!"
anwhile, in Galar's Spikemuth Energy Plant...
Deep within the facility, a massive orb rested atop a platform, surrounded by scientists clad in dark uniforms.
The room buzzed with activity as data was collected and analyzed.
Suddenly, warning lights flashed, and an alarm blared.
"What's happening?!"
"The core is becoming active!"
"Could it be the expansion of the storage chamber?"
"Or the particles dispersed during the process?"
"But... Chairman Rose said the core was in a dormant state. Without its full power, there's no way it could..."
Inside the orb, a pair of piercing white eyes cracked open slightly.
For the first ti in eons, the gaze flickered with faint curiosity before shutting again.
A deep, rumbling voice echoed faintly within the sphere.
Back on the Isle of Armor...
Gigantamax Corviknight's rampage had ended swiftly, and with no major disruptions, Tinkaton had resud its "bird hunting."
Its newly upgraded hamr attracted even more Corviknight, and with its evolution, it now needed no assistance to bring them down.
Standing to the side, Kubfu diligently coached Tinkaton in mastering One Blow Style techniques.
Lying back on a beach chair, Johan retrieved the shimring Rainbow Feather, giving it a light infusion of Aura to restore its radiant glow.
"Don't dim."
Satisfied with the feather's brilliance, Johan grinned.
"Who's more pure-hearted than ?"
"Ka-kah?"
Elsewhere, Gengar and Dragonair stumbled upon a Slowpoke basking lazily on the sand.
"Yadon?"
The Slowpoke slowly turned its head, its golden-tipped tail glinting in the sunlight, as if in a daze.
Gengar and Dragonair tilted their heads in unison.
What was with this Slowpoke?
It looked like any other Slowpoke... but sothing about it felt odd.
As they stared at each other, ti seed to stand still.
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