At the far end of the testant hall.

  As the camera panned over, the lens slowly zoomed in owo mysterious Pokémon, bringing them into sharp focus. Watg from a nearby s, Champion Leon's eyes widened with intrigue.

  As the champion, Leon had an eye for talent, and he could tell immediately that these two Pokémon weren't ordinary. Their intense gazes and calm posure set them apart.

  "Naoki… I haven't heard of anyone by that name in Gar," he muttered, his curiosity piqued. "Could he be a trainer from anion?"

  On the s, the match was just about to start, with Vivian's lively voinoung the beginning of the first battle.

  Briar shot a cold look at his oppo, pulling out a Poké Ball with a flourish before tossing it onto the field.

  "No matter who you are, we're not losing this match. Go, Torterra!"

  With a fsh of white light, a massive Torterra appeared, looking steadfast and ready for battle

  Naoki smiled slightly. "fidence is good, but let's see if you back it up." Then, with a nod to his panion, he said, "Koraidon, you're up!"

  "Raao!" With a fierce cry, Koraidon stepped forward.

  Almost immediately, a pulse of crimson energy surged from Koraidon's body, spreading across the battlefield. The sunlight overhead intensified, bathing the entire arena in a bright, radiant glow.

  Vivian, notig the ge, excimed, "In the first match, Briar has chosen Torterra, while Naoki sends out… Koraidon! The sun's iy seems to have increased—could it be because of Naoki's Pokemon?"

  With the matderway, Briar quickly anded, "Use Leaf Storm!"

  Torterra unleashed a swirling mass of leaves charged with energy, hurtling them toward Koraidon.

  But Naoki's voice cut through the moment. "Koraidon, ter with Fmethrower!"

  Koraidon released a stream of fmes, easily overp Torterra's Leaf Storm and engulfing the Grass-and-Ground-type Pokémon in the fire. Torterra fell back, uo tinue.

  The crowd, stunned by the quick defeat, erupted in whispers.

  "What just happened?"

  "Briar's Torterra was knocked out i!"

  "What kind of Pokémon is that? Its strength is unreal!"

  Iands, Mike was nearly beside himself with excitement. Pumping his fists, he leaned back with a grin and said, "Ha! That's it? Robbie, is this the big-shot trainer you were so proud of?"

  Robbie's expression darkened. "Don't get cocky just yet. This match isn't over!"

  Mike chuckled, thhly enjoying himself. "Fine by me! I'll just sit bad watch you lose."

  Ba the field, Vivian tried to keep up with the a. "Incredible! Briar's Torterra was defeated in just one move by Koraidon's incredible strength! Briar is sending out his Pokémon… Appletun!"

  Before Vivian could finish her annou, Koraidon unleashed a burst of fmes, instantly engulfing Appletun. The Grass and Dragon-type Pokémon barely had a ce to react before colpsing from the intense heat.

  Vivian, wide-eyed, gasped, "This is… astonishing! The sed round has ended just as quickly as it began! Another o knockout!"

  The entire arena fell into stunned silence.

  "What's happening?! This is supposed to be a high-level regional petition! Why is Briar battling like a beginner?"

  "No, no—Briar isn't battling poorly; his oppo is just way to! This kind of power... it's champion-level!"

  The audieed in astonishment, all eyes turning toward the young trainer on the field.

  Could it be? A champion from anion peting here in Gar?!

  The battle tinued.

  For the third round, Briar sent out Leafeon.

  Five seds ter, Leafeon was on the ground, knocked out cold.

  In the fourth round, Shiftry—down in an instant!

  In the fifth round, Lilligant—same result!

  Briar's face was filled with frustration. It was clear he realized his oppo's strength was far beyond his own.

  Even in his matches against Leon, Briar had never felt this kind of power disparity. At least in those battles, his team could hold their own against one or two of Leon's Pokémon.

  Now, Vivian and the audience were left speechless, staring in awe.

  "What kind of Pokémon is that? Its power is unbelievable!"

  "I 't believe the Corviknight Flying Taxi pany found such a skilled trainer!"

  Mike looked as if he'd just struck gold, his eyes wide with excitement. "Did I just nd the ultimate ace? Talk about luck!"

  Meanwhile, ba the testant hall, Leon watched the match with iy, his gaze focused on the mysterious, unstoppable Pokémon. In his eyes was a flicker of excitement—this was the kind of oppo he'd been waiting for.

  ...

  Looking across at Briar, who was doubting his life by the battle's course, Naoki felt a pang of sympathy.

  "Hey," he called out gently, "I didn't mean to make you feel bad. I'm here for something I need, not to make this personal."

  For a moment, Briar looked stunned, but then he gave a determined shake of his head. "o apologize. You're strong, and that's on me. Besides, the battle isn't over yet!"

  As he spoke, Briar took out his final Poké Ball.

  "Are you a trainer from anion?" Briar asked with a grin.

  Naoki nodded.

  Briar ughed. "In that case, let me show you one of Gar's definiures! Gigantamax, Rilboom!"

  With those words, a stream of radiant purple energy surged from Briar's Dynamax Band. He poured the energy into the Poké Ball, which immediately began to grow in size, expanding before the audience's eyes.

  Holding the enormous ball with both hands, Briar threw it forward with force.

  With a resounding crash, a t Rilboom—several stories tall with an immense aura—nded on the field.

  "There it is!" Vivian's voice rang out in awe. "Briar's trump card Pokémon, Gigantamax Rilboom!"

  Naoki gazed up at the colossal Rilboom, feeling an overwhelming sense of amazement.

  'So this is Gigantamax…' he thought, captivated by the sight.

  Behind him, Calyrex, the King of Bountiful Harvests, observed the energy around the arena thoughtfully. This power was strikingly familiar—remi of the darkness he had once fronted.

  The final showdown had officially begun, and the audience held their breath in anticipation, eager to see which would prevail: the Gigantamaxed Rilboom or Naoki's fiery Koraidon.

  "Rilboom, use Max Drum Solo!" Briar anded, his voice filled with determination.

  "ROAR!"

  Rilboom let out a powerful bellow, and its energy surged to new heights as an enormous green sphere began f above the battlefield, charged with intense Grass-type energy.

  "Koraidon!" Naoki felt a twinge of excitement and nerves.

  But Koraidon simply gnced back at Naoki, as if to reassure him. "Raao~"

  Seeing this, Naoki smiled and nodded. "Alright then! Koraidon, give it everything you've got with a full-power Collision Course!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Rilboom moved, ung the massive sphere of energy toward the ground like a meteor.

  Koraidon's eyes locked onto the target, and, timing his move perfectly, he erupted in a fiery bze. Red fmes surged from his body as he charged forward, rag to meet Rilboom's Max rowth head-on!

  Then, Koraidon leaped up, charging straight toward the massive green energy sphere.

  At that moment, the entire arena fell silent. Everyoheir breath, eyes fixed on the se. Even Leon watched the s ily, pletely absorbed.

  Uhe crowd's watchful eyes, Koraidon, cloaked in fiery energy, burst through the enormous green energy sphere and crashed into the t Rilboom with unstoppable force.

  Rilboom staggered from the impact, and a powerful surge of energy pulsed outward as it tried to maintain its footing. Its massive form began to shrink rapidly, losing the Gigantamax power it had gathered.

  A soft green glow filled the arena as Vivian's voice rose with excitement: "Incredible! Rilboom has been forced out of its Gigantamax state in just o! What a stunning move from Koraidon!"

  "It's over," Leon thought, reizing the oute the moment Rilboom started to shrink. He realized then that Naoki and Koraidoruly a force to be reed with, already preparing himself for a future match with them.

  In the audience, Mike's face lit up in shod joy. "Unbelievable!"

  Meanwhile, Robbie, his rival, flushed with embarrassment, recalling the pre-game champagne he'd popped, now feeling more than a little regretful. Without a gnce back at the battle, he stood up ahe arena, uo face the defeat.

  Seeing Robbie's retreat, Mike felt a wave of satisfa wash over him. One word summed it up: amazing.

  As the energy slowly dissipated from the field, the crowd saw Rilboom lying on the ground, uo titling.

  Koraidon stood by, unscathed and calm.

  The referee firmed Rilboom's dition and raised his whistle.

  "Rilboom is uo battle. Naoki is the winner!"

  "Too amazing! That Pokémon just pulled off an unbelievable one-on-six victory!" Vivian excimed, her excitement barely tained. "Briar's no rookie either—he's peted in the Champions Cup and even made it to the semi-finals!"

  "Huh? What is Naoki doing now?" Vivian suddenly noticed something ued happening otlefield.

  The mysterious Pokémon, who had previously floated quietly behind Naoki, drifted forward to approach the unscious Rilboom.

  Uhe audience's puzzled gazes, the Pokémoly raised one hand. A soft, warm light flowed from it, radiating life-giving energy that enveloped Rilboom.

  A sed ter, Rilboom stirred, its eyes blinking open as it regained full strength.

  Vivian was quick to cat: "Incredible! That Pokémon just healed Rilboom! Such amazing healing power—it restored Rilboom in an instant!"

  On the field, Briar stared at Naoki and Calyrex in shock as they approached him.

  "You... what are you doing?"

  "Release all your Pokémon," Naoki said kindly. "My Pokemon will heal them too."

  Briar, seeing the miraculous recovery of Rilboom, nodded gratefully and released his other Pokémon.

  Calyrex moved gracefully, tending to eae in turn. Once every Pokémon had been healed, Briar looked at Calyrex with deep gratitude. "Thank you."

  Calyrex smiled gently and stepped back beside Naoki.

  "You're incredibly strong," Briar admitted, his respect evident.

  Naoki, feeling a bit bashful, simply replied, "I believe you reach this level someday, too."

  With renewed determination, Briar nodded. "We'll work hard to reach the top!"

  "Good luck!"

  Naoki had aplished what he set out to do, and he po withdraw from the match to return to the Paldea region with the Sinistea and Polteageist tea set. But just as he turo head back to the testants' hall, Vivian hurried over with a microphone.

  "Naoki! Naoki! Could you wait a moment?"

  Naoki turned, surprised. "What's wrong?"

  Vivian smiled eagerly. "Everyone's so curious about you after watg that match! May I interview you?"

  Naoki nodded. "Of course."

  "Thank you!" Vivian beamed. "First question: where are you from?"

  Fag the camera, Naoki replied, "I'm from the Paldea region."

  "The Paldea region!" Vivian echoed, clearly intrigued. "That's quite a distance from Gar! I see. Now, for the sed question…"

  She goward Koraidon and Calyrex standing proudly behind Naoki. "About these two Pokémon—they don't appear in the Pokédex, and everyone's eager to know about them."

  Naoki paused for a moment, looking to Calyrex, who gave him a gentle nod and an encing smile.

  Uanding, Naoki turo the camera once more. "This Pokémon here is called Koraidon. Like me, it's also from the Paldea region."

  Koraidon chirped happily, "Raao!"

  Vivian chuckled. "It seems so friendly! Not as fierce as it first appeared!"

  Naoki smiled. "Koraidon's a very kied Pokémon."

  "I see," Vivian said, nodding before turning to the Pokémon beside Koraidon. "And what about this one?"

  Naoki looked at Calyrex, who gazed back with calm dignity. Turning back to the camera, Naoki introduced Him with a respectful tone.

  "His name is the King of Bountiful Harvests."