Professor Oak’s mind was rag with thoughts as he g Calyrex, sitting beside him with a calm and regal demeanor. Uo hold back his curiosity, he finally asked the question burning in his mind.

  “Why did Calyrex fall into such a state?”

  Naoki nodded knowingly. “A lot happened in the Gar region thousands of years ago. Tell me, Professor, have you ever heard of the Darkest Day?”

  “Darkest Day?” Professor Oak asked, his brow furrowing in thought.

  Naoki eborated. “You might know it better as the in of Dynamax energy.”

  At this, Professor Oak’s expression shifted to one nition. Gigantamaxing, a phenomenon uo the Gar region, came to mind. He recalled that trainers used Dynamax Bands, developed by Professnolia, to temporarily Gigantamax their Pokémon during battles. Pokémon would grow to enormous sizes, and their moves would transform into powerful G-Max attacks.

  Despite being far from Gar, the rumors of Dynamax energy and its peculiar effects had reached even Kanto. “Is this reted to Dynamaxing?” he asked.

  Naoki nodded, his tone solemn. “Yes, it is. The story begins a long, long time ago.”

  “In a Gar, there were two horse Pokémon living in the Tundra—a harsh, snion. One was called Gstrier, the Ice Rider Pokémon, and the other ectrier, the Ghost Rider Pokémon,” Naoki expined.

  At that moment, a wave of telekinesis emanated from Calyrex, enveloping both Naoki and Professor Oak. The instant, the living room vanished, repced by a vast, snowy tundra under an overcast sky.

  Professor Oak blinked in astonishment as the se unfolded before him. In the middle of the snowfield stood Gstrier and Spectrier, their majestis etched against the pale backdrop.

  “What is this?” Professor Oak whispered, looking around.

  “This,” Naoki began, “is a memory of the past.”

  Calyrex had decided to show Professor Oak its memories through telepathy, a deade after Naoki and Calyrex cluded that mere words would fail to vey the gravity of the tale.

  In the memory, humans and their Pokémed through the tundra, buightly against the biting cold. But as they approached the horses’ territory, the two Pokémon began to defend their nd fiercely, attag the humans and their Pokémon without mercy.

  Naoki’s voiarrated the se, resonating in the icy air. “Gstrier and Spectrier were furious at the humans for invading their territory. Their attacks were relentless, driving the intruders away.”

  Amidst the chaos, a regal figure appeared on the horizon—Calyrex. Its body radiated an aura of immense psychic power, and its gaze was filled with authority. It approached the battling horses, its power quelling their rage.

  Calyrex unleashed a powerful telekiic wave, subduing both Gstrier and Spectrier. The injured horses y on the snow, subdued but wary. Then, Calyrex used its healing powers, a soft green light enveloping their wounds. Slowly, the horses rose, looking at Calyrex with newfound resped reverence. From that day, they became Calyrex’s loyal steeds.

  The memory shifted again, showing a group of settlers building homes in the snowy tundra. However, the harsh enviro made it nearly impossible to grow crops, and food supplies quickly dwihe settlers faced starvation.

  Watg from a distance, Calyrex, astride its loyal steeds, couldn’t bear their suffering. It raised its hands, and a miracle unfolded—fertility was bestowed upon the nd. Hardy crops like carrots and radishes began sprouting in the frozen ground, and delicate blue flowers bloomed despite the cold.

  The settlers, awestruck by the miracle, built a grand temple in honor of Calyrex and its steeds. They the King of Bountiful Harvests and worshipped it as their savior.

  The vision shifted once more, showing Calyrex traveling across forests and pins atop its steeds, spreading life and abundance wherever it went.

  Uhe serene glow of the memory, Naoki’s voice rang clear and steady, narrating the tale of Calyrex's reign.

  “At that time, Calyrex rode atop his loyal steed, traversing the nds of Gar. Gradually, people began to call him the King of Bountiful Harvests, revering him as the ruler of the Gar region. Under Calyrex’s guidahe Gar region prospered.”

  Professor Oak watched the memory unfold, his gaze captivated by the harmoween humans and Calyrex. Vilges flourished under Calyrex’s prote, the fields abundant with crops, and the people free from the hunger and hardship that had once pgued them. The radiant Kiowed blessings, ensuring that life in Gar thrived.

  “So this is why Calyrex is called the King of Bountiful Harvests,” Professor Oak murmured, deeply moved by the sight.

  However, Naoki’s tone grew solemn as the se began to shift. “But the good times didn’t st forever. One day, Calyrex foresaw a terrible disaster that would soon engulf Gar.”

  Professor Oak listened ily as the narration tinued. “Camity loomed on the horizon. Darkness would soon cover the entire region, and us influence, tless wild Pokémon would grow to massive sizes, lose their minds, and wreak havodiscriminately.”

  The memory projected by Calyrex’s psychic power ged, dispying a foreboding vision of the future. Gigantion rampaged through forests and towns. Fmes ed buildings, and a suffog bck shroud hung over the skies. It was chaos inate.

  “To prepare for the impending crisis,” Naoki tinued, “Calyrex sought out two legendary Pokémon: Za and Zamazenta, known as the Heroes of Many Battles.”

  In the evolving se, Za and Zamazenta appeared alongside a Melmetal, their presenanding resped awe. Naoki expined, “Usial’s durable steel, he fed a sword for Za and a shield for Zamazenta. Calyrex, in araordinary act of sacrifice, imbued both with his power, enabling them to transform into their ed forms—Za, the Sword King, and Zamazenta, the Shield King.”

  The visioed a grand ation ceremony. Calyrex, standing with regal poise, pced the sword and shield into Za and Zamazenta’s care. The two legendary Pokémo in deference before rising as champions prepared to face the encroag darkness.

  “Once everything was ready, night fell, and Za and Zamazenta departed for battle,” Naoki said. The memory showed the two heroes bowing to Calyrex before turning toward the source of the looming darkness.

  However, even as the heroes set off, Calyrex remained vigint. The King had expended immense energy during the preparations but had no time to rest. “Disaster struck shortly after,” Naoki tinued. “Giant Pokémon began wreaking havoc across Gar, and Calyrex was forced to act.”

  The vision shifted again, revealing Calyrex standing amidst a forest besieged by chaos. Using the st reserves of his strength, Calyrex unleashed a miraculous wave of psychiergy. The entire forest rooted and safely moved to a distant location, sparing tless Pokémon from the dark forces. However, this amense power left Calyrex utterly drained.

  “After saving the forest, Calyrex fell into a deep slumber. When he awoke, thousands of years had passed,” Naoki cluded, his voice heavy with the weight of the tale.

  As the memory dissolved, the living room returo view. Professor Oak sat silently, his expression a mixture of awe and sorrow. “How could this happen.....?” he muttered, his voice barely audible.

  After learning about the King of Bountiful Harvests and his extraordinary feats, Professor Oak's admiration only grew. Yet, the lingering questions about the events of the "Darkest Day" pressed on his mind.

  "What happened ?" Professor Oak asked eagerly. He was fully immersed iory, desperate to know whether the disaster had truly beeed and the truth behind Dynamax phenomena.

  Naoki replied, "Later, Za and Zamazenta successfully repelled Eternatus, the source of the Darkest Day. However, they couldn't pletely defeat it. Eternatus was sealed away, left in a dormant state. But even now, the threat of its awakening looms."

  "Eternatus?" Professor Oak perked up at the unfamiliar name. "Is that a Pokémon?"

  Naoki nodded. "Yes, but not a Pokémon of this world. Acc to legeernatus came to the Gar region on a meteorite from deep space."

  "From outer space..." Professor Oak muttered, his thoughts fshing to other extraterrestrial Pokémon like Clefairy and Deoxys. But his brow furrowed as something clicked.

  'If Eternatus was ralized, shouldn't Dynamaxing have ceased to exist? Why does the phenomenon still occur in Gar?'

  Professor Oak looked solemn.

  Naoki knew what the professor was thinking. "Za and Zamazenta mao suppress it, they didn’t destroy it. Maybe it will wake up again in the near future."

  Professor Oak’s expression darkened with .

  Professor Oak opened his Rotom Phone, hoping to find information ous or the events of the Darkest Day. However, his search yielded nothing but tales of two human monarchs from Gar’s a history—the "Sword King" and "Shield King"—who were said to have repelled the darkness using their legendary ons.

  There is also an introdu about them above. It is said that they were the royal family of the Gar region.

  Looking at this information, Dr. Oak couldn't help but be filled with questions.

  'Why is this different from what Naoki said?'

  Naoki knew what the professor was thinking.

  However, it is impossible to find information about Calyrex oer.

  The situation in the Gar region is a bit plicated.

  Rose, the president of the Macro os Group and the chairman of the Gar Pokemon League pns to use Eternatus as a power bank to provide Dynamax energy to the entire Gar region.

  President Rose's iions may have been good, but his pn was too horrifying, and he uimated the power of Eternatus, which led to Eternatus getting out of trol and allowing darko once again shroud the Gar region.

  In the effort to prevent the looming disaster, Champion Leon fought valiantly but suffered serious injuries. In the end, he relied on the help of Hop, Za, and Zamazenta to turide.

  This operation was extremely perilous. Naturally, Chairman Rose, the head of Macro os, withheld all informatiardiernatus, ensuring that it would remain a secret. As the president of both the Pokémon League and the Macro os Corporation, which monopolizes nearly every industry in the Gar region, Rose wielded the power to suppress suformation with ease.

  "Why does the historical record cim that it was the Gar royal family who defeated the Darkest Day?" Professor Oak asked, puzzled.

  Naoki sighed before replying, "That’s because the heroic deeds of Za, Zamazenta, and Calyrex were seen as a threat to the royal family’s influence. After Calyrex fell into slumber and Za and Zamazenta retreated into obscurity, the royal family appropriated their achievements. They cimed to the public that it was their aors who repelled the Darkest Day."

  He tinued, "At that time, uniethods were primitive. There were no mobile phones, no television, and even the number of people who withe battle was limited. The truth was easy to manipute. Over time, as those who khe real story passed away, the false narrative became widely accepted."

  "The faith and belief of humans empower Calyrex. With his aplishments stolen and belief in him fading, Calyrex lost his source of strength. As a result, he was uo awaken for a long time, and even lost his memories in the process."

  Hearing this expnation, Professor Oak nodded in uanding, his face clouded with sympathy. The earlier image of Calyrex wandering alone across a desote snowfield now resonated deeply with him.

  "Those deceitful royals! How despicable!" Professor Oak excimed, his voice tinged with anger. It was rare to see the usually calm professor so worked up.

  "Pokémon risk their lives to protect humans, and instead of gratitude, their efforts were stolen to bolster the royal family’s rule? It’s unfivable!"

  Naoki was unsurprised by Professor Oak’s rea. Smiling slightly, he said, "That’s precisely why we asked you to e here, Professor Oak. We need your help."

  "Help?" Professor Oak asked, his curiosity piqued.

  Naoki leaned forward, his expression serious. "We need your assistan officially doting Calyrex’s legend and deeds in the Pokémon Encyclopedia. The world o know the truth about the King of Bountiful Harvests."

  Without hesitation, Professor Oak nodded. "Leave it to me. I won’t allow these Pokémon heroes to be disrespected."

  As a renowned researcher who loved Pokémon deeply, Professor Oak was resolute. However, as an authority in the Pokémon researunity, he k was important to verify the story before officially rec it.

  Even though the Kantion was far from Gar, Professor Oak had his owhods of iigation. It didn’t take long for him to firm the truth.

  Through his research, he uncovered evidence of the a legend in the Gar region. The frozen vilge in the Tundra, the a Snowfield Temple, and ats of Za and Zamazenta—everything aligned with Naoki’s story.

  "So that’s the truth," Professor Oak muttered.

  That afternoon, after verifying the details of the story, Professor Oak used Naoki's puter and his own Rotom Phoo work remotely. He tacted the Oak Laboratory in Pallet Town and unicated with his assistants.

  Naoki wasirely sure rofessor Oak to. However, by the m, new information had been added to the Pokémon database on Rotom Phones.

  [Calyrex: A regal Pokémon that possesses the power to heal and bless. Revered for its passionate heart, it once ruled the Gar region long ago.]

  Following that update, a groundbreaking research paper authored by Professor Oak ublished. This paper, pleted ht at Naoki Ranch, meticulously detailed the legend of Calyrex and its bond with Za and Zamazenta. It highlighted Calyrex's immense tributions to Gar’s history and emphasized its greatness as a Pokémon.

  With the assistance of his es, Professor Oak mao have the paper published in one of the most authoritative journals in the Pokémon researunity.

  The impact was immediate.

  The Pokémon unity buzzed with excitement. Trainers, researchers, ahusiasts from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Unova, and beyond expressed admiration for Calyrex's noble deeds. As the story spread, the number of Calyrex’s fans skyrocketed once more.

  However, the revetions in Gar caused an uproar.

  The paper cimed that Calyrex was ohe revered king of Gar. For many in the Gar region, this was a shog revetion.

  izens quickly took to online forums to debate the newfound information.

  [Caller Woofwoof]: "Is everything in this paper true?"

  [Eevee Enthusiast]: "It must be! This came from Professor Oak, the most renowned Pokémon researcher in the world."

  [Surprised Pikachu]: "Oh my! Are you tellihat Calyrex and his panions saved us from the camity of the Darkest Day?"

  [Rocky Geolith]: "This is unreal! I once heard the elders in Freezingtoion Calyrex, but I thought it was just a myth to draw tourists!"

  [Wooloo Lover]: "I ’t believe the Gar royal family stole credit for this! They erased the true hero’s achievements!"

  But not everyone was willing to accept this narrative.

  [Ninja In Pajamas]: "This is nonse was our aor, the true Hero of Gar, who ehe Darkest Day. Za and Zamazenta were just assisting him!"

  [Squirt Cool]: "Exactly! The royal family defeated Eternatus. Za and Zamazenta’s existenly brings chaos to Gar!"

  [Passioizen]: "Oh, please! The royal family couldn’t possibly have dohis without Za and Zamazenta. They relied entirely on the Pokémon's strength!"

  The debate grew heated.

  [Ninja In Pajamas]: "How dare you insult the royal family! Mark my words, we’ll prove the truth!"

  [Squirt Cool]: "We’ll expose this fabricated tale. You’ll all see what history truly looks like!"

  The tone and replies from the two individuals g ties to the Gar royal family clearly veyed a sense of entitlement. Their desding attitude angered many users on the forum, leading to their posts receiving thousands of critical ents.

  Frustrated by the backsh, the two uninstalled the Pokémon forum app in a fit e.

  Amid the uproar, a realization dawned oizens.

  Had Professor Oak actually met Calyrex, the King of Bountiful Harvests?

  Curiosity spiked, and many rushed to Professor Oak’s public profile, b him with private messages to firm the rumor.

  In response, Professor Oak offered a carefully worded expnation:

  "I’m sorry. While I would love to share details, Calyrex has expressed that He no longer identifies as a king. He wishes to live a quiet life as an ordinary farmer and doesn’t want his peace disturbed."

  This revetion sparked shock among forum users.

  "Wait, Calyrex talk?" some excimed.

  Professor Oak, ever the educator, shared his expertise with a down-to-earth tone:

  "Telepathy! Psychic-type Pokémon ofteheir powers to establish mental links, allowing them to unicate directly with a person’s mind. Isn’t that fasating?"

  Although Professor Oak refrained from revealing Calyrex’s location, observaizens pieced together clues. Reports indicated that Professor Oak had departed for the Paldea region trior, strongly suggesting that Calyrex now resided there.

  Paldeaizens swelled with pride, engaging in spirited banter with their Garian terparts on the forum:

  [Favorite Sprigatito]: "Hehe, Calyrex is now our King of Paldea!"

  [Mighty Machamp]: "Rumor has it that ion’s booming agriculture i years is thanks to the blessings of Calyrex. Farmers cim the bounty is a gift from the King of Bountiful Harvests."

  [Corviknight ander]: "Argh! I’m going to give those royal families a piey mind again!"

  [SnowyDay]: "That’s it—I’m moving to Paldea!"

  Publitiment in Gar turned overwhelmingly ive toward the royal family, redug their influeo mere whispers. Meanwhile, their followers were left scrambling to avoid scrutiny.

  Wyndon City, Gar Region

  In a sleek office atop the Rose Building, President Rose sat calmly as his secretary briefed him on the growing public discourse.

  When she finished, Oleana inquired, "What course of a should we take, President?"

  Rose shook his head. "Leave it. Let the royal family haheir own mess. Our focus remains ous."

  Rose's sights were set firmly on the energy revolution. Far, backward agriculture was a thing of the past. The key to future prosperity y in harnessing the power of Dynamax battles through Eternatus’s energy.

  Paldea Region, Paldea League Headquarters

  Geeta, seated at her desk, couldn’t ceal her excitement. A triumphant smile lit up her face as she reviewed ret developments.

  Rika, standing nearby, raised a skeptical eyebrow. "...Chairlease, trol your expression."

  Geeta ughed, unbothered. "Did you see the forums, Rika? So many trainers are talking about moving to Paldea! It’s only a matter of time before talent from all over the world flocks here."

  Her voice brimmed with enthusiasm. "This is amazing! Naoki is truly a lucky star for our Paldea region!"