Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

At the same time, Ash also contacted Blue and Lyra, asking them to send Dialga and Palkia over to help him investigate this incident.

Xiao Zhi wanted to see which kind of monsters and demons were stirring up trouble in the shadows this time!

...

After a fierce competition, the first day of the competition quickly came to an end. Ash's acquaintances all advanced to the next round without any unexpected incidents.

Xiao Guang and Zhu Bei had a smooth journey together. Although the two sisters often bickered, their tacit understanding was unquestionable, and they always fought quite strongly.

Xiaowang and Shangzhi initially had some issues, but they gradually coordinated, especially after Shangzhi started supporting Xiaowang with flashy combat techniques, their teamwork became smoother.

Xiao Wang was very grateful for this, feeling that she definitely wouldn't have been able to travel this far without Shang Zhi leading the way.

Watching their matches was also a confirmation for Xiaoguang.

She and Shangzhi are on different paths, but their training methods for their partners are quite different.

Based on his partners' characteristics and wishes, Xiao Guang divided the team into two groups: one specializing in dojo training and the other focusing on elaborate battles. Each partner also had different training methods.

However, Shangzhi did not categorize his partners, but instead made his captured partners train in everything... For example, Snorlax participated in both gym battles and the Contest.

This approach might seem to offer a wider range of knowledge and advantages, such as quickly finding a rhythm to work with Xiaowang, but it could also lead to the problem of trying to do too much at once and ending up with nothing to master.

Not everyone is like Michael, who can juggle both sides and do it well.

The supposedly elegant and fluid teamwork between Shangzhi and Xiaowang can easily be dismantled by a strong opponent!

In this competition, besides Xiaoguang and Zhubei groups, there happened to be another group with this level of intensity.

Shinji and Kohei, they were drawn together!

Ash actually quite admires this formidable rival who is portrayed as a science and engineering student, since he is one of the very few characters in the anime who fights using knowledge and tactics.

Unfortunately, in order to highlight the unpredictability of Tomoya, Kohei was portrayed as a somewhat ugly character.

Now that he's in a team with Shinji, and the two don't have the same deep-seated prejudices as Tomoji in the original story, he'll definitely become even more difficult to deal with... Of course, he'll also be a pretty good training partner for Hikari and the others.

As I said before, Xiao Zhi doesn't really care about winning or losing the competition.

He has been carefully monitoring the changes in time, but so far there has been no result.

"It shouldn't be the creator god, but I can't really say what it is..." After exchanging ideas with the two mythological figures who were traveling with him for the time being, Palukia felt that this was not the arrival of the alpaca.

If the Temple of Origin were to truly open, it, as the God of Space, would surely sense it, but it felt nothing at all.

However, if it were about remotely influencing time within the Temple of Origin, Palkia felt that Arceus probably didn't possess such power... or rather, that his right to use the power of time to cause trouble had been taken away.

After all... Ash now has Ms. Wusi backing him up.

“There are two possibilities. Either the opponent has an ability similar to Celebi, allowing them to traverse time and space and evade our instantaneous location…” Dialga said cautiously, his tone gradually becoming uncertain. “Or… the opponent does indeed possess the power of time, and is even more powerful than Ash…”

"What you're describing is the complete version of yourself, but that's impossible," Palukia shook his large head in denial.

With Ash wielding the Adamantite Soul, the only creature stronger than him in terms of time manipulation, besides Alpaca at its peak, is Dialga, who possesses the Mega Orb and can transform into his Origin form at any time!

However, the last Gear of Time is now with Wang Luo, and the Great Vajra Jewel can never be reproduced!

"Why not? What if it's me from another world?" Dialga immediately retorted. "Maybe you were stuck inside the Origin Sphere the whole time, which is why you didn't notice the anomaly of the other side tearing through space in time~"

"This..." Palkia's expression froze instantly; it hadn't expected the blame to be thrown right at it...

However, this is indeed a possibility.

It was subdued by the Origin Sphere, and its binding power is far superior to that of the Red and White Spheres, enough to isolate it from almost all external perception.

"Alright... it's confirmed, it must be an intrusion from another world." After arguing for a while, Ash, who had been silent, suddenly waved his hand to stop them. "Just now, Giratina contacted me through Unown..."

"It's been sealed in the Inverted World by a Dialga!"

Chapter 1211 Bouquet in the Ice Sky, Prelude

"There really is another me?"

Even though it was his own hypothesis, Dialga still found it unbelievable.

Having acquired the complete Great White Jewel, Giratina is now undoubtedly the strongest of the three Mythical Gems... The fact that it could control the time loop and seal it in the Reverse World shows that Dialga also possesses peak power!

"At first it thought that Little Blue had let you out for some fresh air, but then it realized something was wrong and tried to drag you into the reverse world to control you... but a little accident happened."

Ash's explanation sounded a bit odd because this scene really felt like something out of a movie.

Giratina had been taking care of its children in the Reverse World, but it unexpectedly discovered Dialga's presence. After observing for a while, it sensed that Dialga was acting suspiciously and wasn't planning anything good, so it decisively took action... uh, dragging Steelix into the Reverse World.

Unexpectedly, what was thought to be a sure-fire victory turned into a close match, with the opponent managing to hold its own. Not only did the opponent use the power of time to reopen the lost portal, but it also broke free from Giratina's restraints several times!

Finally, due to the interference of a small creature that suddenly appeared, Giratina was unable to dodge in time and was caught in Dialga's time loop, leaving him only able to watch helplessly as his opponent escaped.

As a result, it could no longer freely enter and exit the Distortion World. After several unsuccessful attempts, Giratina had no choice but to ask the Unknowns living in the Distortion World to contact Ash for help.

"What should we do now?" Palukia asked anxiously.

The sudden appearance of a Time God from another world, and a top-tier one at that, is undoubtedly a major event.

Especially since the other party is still influencing the timeline of this world, if we continue to let it go...

"We can only put it aside for now." Ash shook his head with a sullen face. "According to Giratina, Dialga was suspected of being manipulated. During the battle, it heard someone ordering Dialga to retreat temporarily... Now we've alerted them, and they're able to evade our surveillance. We definitely won't be able to catch them in the short term."

"Manipulated by...humans..." The two gods of time and space exchanged a glance, their faces showing astonishment.

Could it be that in some unknown other world, there exist superhuman humans like Ash...?

"Don't think too much about it. Dialga, you stay by Jube's side and keep an eye on her. Palkia, from now on, you closely monitor any unusual activity in the space. I suspect another guy has come in too!"

Ash gave the order seriously; now was not the time for the Time Gods to be shocked!

Regardless of their purpose, their mere presence here constitutes an intrusion and must be subject to control!

Moreover, time and space cannot exist independently. Since Dialga from another world has appeared, Palkia will most likely be here as well!

Since Ash couldn't find Steelix right now, he figured there was no point in wasting his energy and he might as well shift his focus.

What he needs to do now is to find another key role.

"Brock, you stay here and look after everyone. Hikari and I need to leave for a while." With the plan settled, Ash explained the situation to his companions.

"Leaving...where are we going?" Xiaoguang asked, completely confused.

"I'm going to pick up an acquaintance. I'll be back soon." Ash didn't explain much, but simply summoned Alakazam and had it teleport him and Dawn across a long distance.

When the two landed again, they found themselves on the banks of an unknown river.

The river flowed swiftly under the cover of night, and upstream, it seemed as if some small beast was drifting with the current.

"Found it!" Ash pointed and used the power of Poseidon to create a water column, lifting the unconscious little guy to his side.

"This is... Shami?" Xiao Guang exclaimed in surprise. "How did it get here?!"

"When I escaped from the Reverse World, I used a powerful Seed Flash and was exhausted," Ash explained.

The little thing he was holding in his arms was the arrogant and wicked grass hedgehog from the original story, and also the 'accident' that Giratina encountered.

Shaymin, who was drinking water by the river, was unexpectedly dragged into the Reverse World along with Dialga. Just as Giratina was about to succeed, the startled Shaymin suddenly sneezed and used Flash, successfully creating an exit while also blocking Giratina for Steelix.

After leaving the Reverse World, it was exhausted and drifted here with the river.

"Its face is so hot, could it have a fever?" After wiping the grass hedgehog dry, Xiao Guang noticed that Shemi's face was frighteningly red, and he couldn't help but feel extremely worried.

"It probably caught a chill in the river. Take it back and take care of it; it should be fine."

A minor cold like Shaymin can be easily cured by either Ash or Brock, without even needing to bother Nurse Joy.

Alakazam activated Teleport again, taking Satoshi and Kouichi back to the Pokémon Center in Eden City.

"Shaymin...where did you find it?!" Brock was astonished to see that Ash and Dawn had brought back such a creature and immediately began to treat Shaymin.

After a flurry of activity, the little hedgehog's condition quickly stabilized, but it remained unconscious due to exhaustion.

"It's okay, it'll be bouncing around again by tomorrow morning," Xiao Gang comforted him. "But it was really unexpected to run into it."

Uncle Gang also possesses Sinnoh's 'original story' memories, so he is naturally familiar with this hedgehog.

"No way... such a tiny thing can blow open the entrance to the Reverse World?" Zhu Bei found it incredible. Shami's body was even shorter than a caterpillar, yet it could release such terrifying energy?

"That's Shaymin's signature move, Seed Flash," Ash explained. "Sometimes that move isn't under its own control. If Shaymin inhales an excessive amount of toxic gas, it can release an extremely powerful explosion when it breaks it down."

What Xiaozhi was more concerned about was the source of that 'poisonous gas'.

Just like in the original story, Shaymi inhaled the black mist of the Reversal World, which caused him to uncontrollably use the Seed Flash.

That black mist only appears in the Reversed World when there is turmoil in the material world or when spacetime changes.

Unkind people...

Ash became increasingly certain that the otherworldly Dialga, or rather, the guy pulling the strings behind the scenes, was definitely up to no good.

However, there's no need to rush right now. Things are only just beginning, and observing won't delay anything...

Maybe it can even stall until other people get involved~

Giratina also told Ash that Wanglu had recently contacted it and given it some strange commands.

First, it was to ride Rattana to destroy some of the ice pillars in the Distortion World, causing an iceberg in Sinnoh in the physical world to break; then it was to leave the Distortion World recently and temporarily stay with a human of unknown origin.

Coincidentally, while Porygon-Z was monitoring Cynthia, she recently assigned the rookie investigators Axe and Mageg to conduct an investigation at the Glacier landscape near Gracie, Sinnoh's famous Gratitude Flower Field.

Meanwhile, when the three main characters left Eidolon City, they also secretly told Ash that the group behind the Mew Project had sent someone to Gracidia, ostensibly to investigate the Flower Transmission.