Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Ma Xiu calmly asked, "So what should we do now? Wait for Xia Chen to come back?"

Therefore, they all knew Leighton's speed, and it wouldn't take long for him to get back from the underwater cave.

Mikuri shook his head and said, "Let's lure Groudon away first, take it somewhere away from the crowd."

As he spoke, he took out a Poké Ball and released Gyarados. Undoubtedly, he intended to carry out the plan he had proposed himself.

Adam, Qianli, and Maxiu silently released their flying spirits, demonstrating their support for the plan through their actions.

Fire Goose... no, Chrissy hesitated for a moment, about to release the Great Swallow to join the operation, but was stopped by Mikoli.

“Miss Chrissy, is that right? We need at least one of us to stay here and meet with Xia Chen, do you understand?”

Chrissy paused in her motion as she threw the Poké Ball, then stopped, nodded, and calmly said, "I understand. I'll do it."

Michael nodded, took Fire Goose's hand, and gave her a symbolic kiss. "Thank you for your help. You will surely have a bright future."

It is in times of disaster that a person’s true character and cultivation are revealed. Even on a journey that may be one of no return, Mikoli still maintained the aristocratic elegance he had always upheld.

There was no time for further formalities of farewell. The four gym leaders exchanged glances and each boarded their own flying Pokémon and set off.

Chrissy gazed at their resolute backs, filled with awe.

Just after the four left, Crimson Flame Pine seemed to regain its senses and said urgently, "Fire Goose, let go of me quickly, let's go to the underwater cave and get the Crimson Pearl back!"

Chrissy glanced down at Crimson Flame Pine, who was disheveled but whose eyes were still filled with madness, and a wave of sorrow suddenly welled up in her heart.

It wasn't for the Crimson Flame Pine, but for myself as a "Fire Goose".

In the eyes of normal people, you must have been just as...hateful back then, right?

Fortunately, everything was over then. As long as he handled the Battle of Gugai safely, Huoyan would have no further connection with him.

She sighed softly with relief and replied, "My name is Chrissy."

"Okay, okay... Chriska, let me go! As long as I get the Crimson Orb, I can control Groudon! Then I'll command it to fall into a deep sleep again, okay?"

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"The last person who said that has already had grass growing three zhang tall on their grave... Hmm, maybe water plants can grow that long?"

A reassuring voice rang out, and Christina looked up in surprise, only to see Xia Chen and Gu Leton. Accompanying them were the two female champions, Cynthia and Gadria.

"Xia Chen, you're finally back! Groudon suddenly woke up, so Mikuri and the others went to distract it!"

Chrissy hurriedly reported the situation to the leader.

Xia Chen comforted him, "I understand. I'll be there in a bit. Make the arrangements in Liuli City first."

He turned to Cynthia, "Could you and Gadriya handle things here?"

Cynthia frowned slightly. "As long as Groudon is distracted, Sootopolis City will be safe. I'll go with you. Gadria is enough to guard this place."

"No, there's something else."

Xia Chen shook his head and said, "I need your help to notify the Meteor Village in Kanaz City to contact President Zvoki and ask them to go find Shiogana and Elder Alicia. Tell them that Groudon and Kyogre have awakened and I need the [Key Stone]."

Cynthia looked at Chrisca, as if to entrust this simple task to her, while she and Xia Chen continued to lure Groudon away.

Before she could speak, Xia Chen added, "Not only that, could you go to the Sky Pillar after that? It's very important there."

After a brief silence, Cynthia nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

"Teacher Gaderia."

Xia Chen turned to look at Gadriya, who was about to say something, and solemnly said, "I entrust Xiaoxi and Serena's safety to you. Only by entrusting them to you can I feel at ease."

Cattleya pursed her lips and whispered, "Traitor!"

Despite her words, she ultimately did not object and accepted the task.

Xia Chen finally looked at Chris, "Then, I'll leave the remnants of the Lava Team to you. If there's any danger, don't worry about them, just run. You're smart enough not to want to die with them, right?"

Chrissy smiled slightly, "Of course."

"Alright, dear ladies, may Arceus bless us and help us get through this natural disaster safely, Amen."

Xia Chen joked to ease the somewhat tense atmosphere, then straddled Gu Leton again.

"Let's go, Guleton."

The giant lizard spread its white wings and flew toward Groudon's massive body.

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September 6, 2025 in the League calendar, is a day destined to be recorded in history.

This is not only because of Groudon and Kyogre's awakening, but also because of the far-reaching consequences of this event.

But that's a story for later. Right now, Sootopolis City, and even the whole world, is in chaos because of the awakening of the Hoenn twins.

"This is an urgent news briefing. At 4:05 AM local time, the legendary Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre awoke in Sootopolis City and the surrounding waters. The waves they created while building land have destroyed numerous houses along the Sootopolis City coastline. If this situation is not controlled..."

Apart from Hoenn and its neighboring Touhou region, most of the other eight regions are in daylight or before noon, and this massive disaster has undoubtedly attracted the attention of everyone in the world.

Aside from the fact that TV stations in the Kanto region are still broadcasting Professor Oak's Pokémon trivia sangyu program, all channels that broadcast this news report can be found on television.

Since the Yveltal Awakening incident last year, there has been no disaster event that can rival it for a long time.

No, strictly speaking, this time it's even more serious.

Yveltal, the bringer of death, is fought off by Xerneas, the god of life, but Groudon and Kyogre are neither kind-hearted individuals...

Judging by their size alone, the disasters they can cause are far more terrifying!

On various social media platforms, the comment sections about Gu Gai's awakening have been in an uproar.

"Damn, I was planning to go to Liuli City to escape the heat tomorrow, but this happened today. It's terrifying. Kanaz City is much safer!"

"The weather in Hoenn this year is so unusual, something must have happened. Groudon and Kyogre... The last time they appeared was a thousand years ago, according to legend, right?"

"The Hoenn residents say that there have been a lot of people going to Sootopolis these days, mostly to see the Grand Festival, but they didn't expect this to happen."

"Although the sea next to Sootopolis City is only a few dozen meters deep, it only reaches Groudon's legs. Doesn't that mean it's hundreds of meters tall?"

"Otherwise, how could they have created land? ...But with such a size, I simply cannot imagine what could pose a real threat to it."

"Speaking of which, isn't Xia Chen also in Liuli City? Does Guleton have the ability to stop him?"

"Even legendary Pokémon have varying levels of strength. Do you think these two Pokémon are in the same league? That so-called [Legendary Battle] arena, Groudon would probably have stomped on it a couple of times and destroyed it!"

"More than that, I'm curious why he's always there whenever these legendary spirits appear? What kind of Conan-like physique is this? Wherever he goes, legendary spirits appear, right?"

"Actually, it was only three times in total. Maybe it was just a coincidence?"

While the onlookers were discussing the situation enthusiastically, new developments came from the front lines in Sootopolis City—a small team temporarily formed by several Gym Leaders attempted to guide Groudon away from Sootopolis City, but failed!

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Groudon continues to wander aimlessly in the waters near Sootopolis.

It wouldn't be accurate to say that it was aimless. With each step Groudon took, a piece of land emitting steam would appear beneath its feet. The lands connected and formed a long, narrow, linear island in this sea area.

However, all of this comes at a price. The land does not appear out of thin air, and the seawater displaced by the land does not disappear out of thin air.

They transformed into surging, rolling waves that spread in all directions, with the city of Liuli being the first to be impacted.

Groudon had only been awake for less than half an hour when many low-lying ports and houses along the coast were already submerged by seawater.

Fortunately, this is a world with Pokémon, and whether or not they are trainers, most people keep Pokémon with magical powers.

With the help of the elves, the casualties caused by this sudden disaster have not been too great so far.

However, if Groudon is allowed to run rampant, Sootopolis City, an important city in the Hoenn region, will surely be destroyed.

At this moment, four Pokémon, which are incredibly small compared to Groudon, are carrying Wallace and the others, soaring in the air beside Groudon.

They tried to draw Groudon's attention by unleashing ranged attacks, but these attacks, with their power level only at the Elite Four level, were unable to cause it much damage.

Groudon impatiently unleashed a flame-like attack at them as if swatting away mosquitoes, without stopping its work of creating land.

Even so, the blazing flames, which are over ten meters in diameter, are enough to make Gyarados and Togekiss dodge in a sorry state, leaving them no time to harass them.

Everyone understood that if Groudon really angered them, a single cliff-breaking sword strike would wipe them out instantly, but at this moment, no one backed down.

Because behind them are millions of residents and tourists of Liuli City.

call--

The scorching subterranean flames spewed from Groudon's mouth narrowly missed him, the swirling hot air almost scalding Miketsu.

He stroked the Gyarados beneath him with lingering fear, "Thank you, thank goodness you flew fast."

"Roar--"

The usually energetic Gyarados sounded tired; its battle with Groudon had been far too exhausting—it could hardly be called a battle, but rather a one-sided provocation.

In this battle where the odds are heavily against each other, Gyarados needs to be on edge at all times, and every attack and dodge requires its full strength. Such an intense battle cannot be sustained for long.

It can't even guarantee that it can dodge Groudon's random attack as narrowly as it did this time.

And if you can't avoid it... the consequences are self-evident.

Gyarados once had the thought of retreating, not because of its own safety, but because of Mikkuri.

Even if an elf is hit to the point of death, as long as it is not finished off, it will still have a breath left, which is the legendary "incapacitated state".

Humans don't have this. Let alone being hit head-on by Groudon's Flamethrower, even a slight glancing blow would take away half their life.

Since provocation is futile, why take such a risk to do something that yields no benefit?

Gyarados was debating whether to obey Wallace's command and continue attacking when Groudon suddenly stopped.

Both Groudon and Mikkuri were taken aback, then followed Groudon's gaze and saw Xia Chen riding Groudon in circles in the air not far away.

What attracted Groudon was not its acrobatic aerial maneuvers, but the... Crimson Jewel in Xia Chen's hand!

Xia Chen is back? And he brought back the Crimson Pearl?

Mikuri was overjoyed and also breathed a sigh of relief, telling the Gyarados beneath him not to make any rash moves for the time being.

How could he not know that continuing to provoke him would be tantamount to suicide?

He had just been responsible for standing in front of the people of Liuli City, but now, the person who can truly take on that responsibility has arrived.

So what should Xia Chen do?

Like Crimson Pine's idea, use the Crimson Jewel to control Groudon?