The strange phenomenon over Galar was quickly broadcast worldwide through Silph Co.'s holographic communication network.
With the exception of Leon and his group, who were currently in the air, the entire world saw what was happening in Galar.
"Looks like some kind of Pokémon move."
— by MyGirlfriendsAreTooMany
Next to the username was a verification tag: Top 16 at the Quartz Conference, Top 16 at the Silver Conference, location tagged as Professor Oak's Laboratory.
The moment that comment appeared, it exploded in popularity, quickly rising to the top of the trending posts—not because the remark itself was particularly profound, but because the location tag gave it weight.
Professor Oak's lab?
Soon after, someone dug up the true identity of the user: Gary Oak, grandson of the famed Professor Oak.
Naturally, the grandson of such a renowned figure must have some academic credibility, right?
"I think I've seen records of this kind of phenomenon while researching Galarian Pokémon before. Let me dig through my notes."
— by SomeonePleaseTakeOffMyOmastarCostume
This one was verified as a Pokémon Professor, currently located at Silph Co. headquarters in Saffron City.
Those familiar with the academic world knew that Professor Bill had recently been hired by Silph Co. as their Chief Pokémon Research Officer.
The moment his comment surfaced, it replaced Gary's as the new top post.
A certified Pokémon Professor? That's official enough for anyone.
And with Gary Oak's earlier message as supporting evidence, the internet quickly reached a consensus: this phenomenon must have been caused by a Pokémon.
But what kind of Pokémon could create such an overwhelming display?
Many users immediately recalled the Hoenn Incident.
Footage from that event—featuring Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza—was still widely circulated online. The terrifying power of Legendary Pokémon had left a lasting impression.
And now, seeing a disturbance on this scale in Galar? No one believed it could be anything but a Legendary.
While users across other regions munched popcorn and debated which Pokémon could cause such chaos, the people of Galar… were terrified.
After all, this was happening in their own region.
And before any Legendary even appeared, they were horrified to see the wild Pokémon around them beginning to [Dynamax]—glowing red as energy surged around them.
Emmm… sure, we all love watching those high-energy [Dynamax] battles at the stadium…
But that doesn't mean we want to get up close and personal with a [Dynamaxed] Pokémon in the wild!
They were huge. Huge enough to kill.
Fortunately, the Galar League wasn't slow to respond.
With Leon and Raihan leading most of the region's main Trainers to Kanto, and no way to contact Chairman Rose directly, the burden of leadership had fallen squarely on Oleana's shoulders.
After getting in touch with Rose's secretary Oleana, the Galar League acted swiftly under her direction, organizing the evacuation of Hammerlocke's residents.
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The world outside was in chaos—but Luo Yuan, inside the elevator, remained unaware.
Not that it mattered—he could already guess what was happening.
The concentration of Galar particles in the air had risen to a dangerous threshold. It had already exceeded the limit.
And now, he and his team were trapped in the elevator.
"So they locked the elevators after detecting an intrusion, huh?" Luo Yuan wasn't particularly surprised.
Surveillance cameras weren't exactly cutting-edge tech.
He and his team had marched straight in through the front door with no attempt to hide—unless Rose was a complete fool, he had to have noticed the breach.
And once someone detected an intruder, a countermeasure was inevitable.
"To think they'd try something as petty as locking the elevator to deal with me..." Luo Yuan chuckled, glancing at the camera in the corner of the ceiling.
A flash of blue light flickered in his eyes.
Under the influence of his psychic power, the elevator's cables were severed. The lift, which had been locked in place, dropped rapidly—but then halted with precision at the floor of the underground energy plant, perfectly suspended by Luo Yuan's power.
"Move out!"
Riiiip!
The elevator doors were torn open by telekinesis.
Luo Yuan led his team into the heart of Galar's energy infrastructure—the central hub that Rose had spent years constructing.
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Underground Energy Core — Control Room
Snow-like static danced across the monitors.
Rose's face darkened as he slammed a fist into the console.
He turned to his aide. "Status report. You still can't suppress the rising Galar particle levels?"
His aide flinched under Rose's intense gaze. "Chairman, we've already cut off Eternatus's energy supply, but… the particle levels keep rising. There's no sign of it slowing down."
"Eternatus seems to be..."
"What?" Rose demanded.
"Eternatus seems to be drawing power directly from the energy plant itself!"
Rose's expression grew even darker.
Things were spiraling out of control.
According to his original plan, he was going to use [Wishing Star] energy to awaken Eternatus, then subdue and capture it.
But now, even though Eternatus hadn't officially awakened yet, it was already causing chaos on a massive scale.
This was not how it was supposed to go.