The sunny day was dispersed.
But Cherrim's form showed no change.
Moreover, those scattered cherry blossom petals, which could enhance Pokémon's condition, were falling even more, evidently showing a trend of strengthening.
Additionally, the aura on Cherrim also became a bit unstable.
It's a sign of an impending breakthrough in capability.
Natsuhiko was very surprised by this sudden change.
But he still focused his attention on Cherrim.
Although Cherrim acted as "support," and was not one of his main Pokémon, if its capabilities could further improve, it would undoubtedly be a huge boon for the entire team.
He quickly took out a box of Energy Blocks and placed it in front of Cherrim, signaling it to eat quickly.
No matter the reason behind its capability breakthrough, a breakthrough is a good thing, and there's no need to be frugal with resources at this time.
Before following Natsuhiko, Cherrim had been at Senior Level for a very long time and did not have to worry about safety issues in Regigigas's Alternate Space with Heracross's protection, living a carefree life every day.
Its strength had been stagnant for a long time, and after accumulating for an unknown amount of time, it was spurred by this unexpected change.
"Ying Treasure~~"
Cherrim did not reject the offer and kept eating the Energy Blocks one by one.
Its originally unstable aura gradually stabilized with the support of several Special Level Energy Blocks.
It naturally completed this breakthrough in strength, reaching Elite Level.
However, considering Cherrim's lifestyle and habits, it would likely require a very long time for it to progress further in strength again.
Because it doesn't really enjoy training, Natsuhiko doesn't force it—so long as it can ensure adequate "milk supply" in the wild, Natsuhiko doesn't mind keeping it.
Both Snorlax and Dragapult were raised successfully, how much can one Cherrim eat?
Once Cherrim was completely stabilized, Natsuhiko shifted his focus back to the special dark red stone in front of him, with the golden pattern on it becoming increasingly dazzling and bringing environmental changes.
The first feeling is...
Dryness!
Not the dryness brought by heat, just purely dry, as if moisture is being drawn out little by little, separated in a dry manner.
Of course, the temperature in the already scorching Molten Rock Cave also increased.
But compared to the original high temperature, the increase wasn't significant.
Thud—
At the same time, the Turtonator embedded in the rock wall on the other side suddenly awoke and fell from the rock wall into the lava.
On its exposed shell, each brown spiky column lit up with tiny dots of golden light, flickering.
It raised its head.
The fiery red tongue spewed from its nose.
Upon closer inspection, you can find that this time, the Jet Flame it spewed actually contained indistinct strands of golden flame.
"Kaboom!"
Snorlax strode to Natsuhiko's side, upon seeing the flame spewed by Turtonator, for the first time it showed seriousness on its round face.
This time, Snorlax didn't dare take it head-on, clenched its fists, and fire light wrapped its palm instantly.
Flame Fist to counter!
Boom!!
Flame collided with flame, Snorlax's Flame Fist was not inferior to Turtonator's, which was not surprising. Unexpectedly, however, the Jet Flame spewed by Turtonator now was far stronger than before.
And all these changes stemmed from the special dark red stone now held by Natsuhiko, wrapped in superpower.
"The sunny weather has been dispersed, and only weather can disperse weather, but Cherrim's form didn't change, and even benefited because of it."
"The surrounding temperature is continuously rising, the air has become very dry, the saliva in my mouth quickly decreasing, without superpower protection, it's possible that I could become a desiccated human in a few hours."
"The power of Turtonator's Jet Flame has been enhanced greatly, but similarly, Snorlax's Flame Fist is now more powerful than usual, with the power of Fire-type Techniques being strengthened..."
All signs point to the flashing golden pattern dark red stone in the same direction.
Natsuhiko looked at Togetic, and softly said: "Togetic, Dawn."
Upon hearing this, Togetic didn't hesitate, immediately waved its small hand, and starry dots of milky white light descended from overhead, like crystal pollen, drifting towards Snorlax, once again entangled with Turtonator.
It's very apparent that Togetic's Dawn Technique brought an unusually good effect, far better than usual.
Natsuhiko squinted his eyes, didn't stop, and spoke again: "Water Fluctuation."
Togetic nodded.
Effortlessly raised its hand.
However, this time it was stunned, because the Water Fluctuation it usually mastered well, when it raised its hand, not even a drop of water appeared, let alone a Water Fluctuation Water Ball.
Even in the lava environment, it's not supposed to be this water scarce.
"Chikas, please?"
Togetic, unwilling to accept defeat, raised its hand again, attempting a retry.
But Natsuhiko reached out and stopped it.
That's enough.
This was his final verification.
After verifying this, his hypothesis was already confirmed.
Yet the more it verified his hypothesis, the more unbelievable, even absurd it seemed.....
Because all conditions matching previous imaginations point to only one thing, a trait called.....
Land of the End!
"Land of the End" trait!
A Pokémon possessing this trait exists singularly in the entire Pokémon Realm!
Note, it's not like the "Corrosion" trait which belongs to a Pokémon species, but singularly to one Pokémon!
And if there's only one in the entire Pokémon Realm, its identity is already apparent.
Divine Beast!
And its name is familiar to many, even a subject of jokes.
Its name is... can't fly!
Phooey!
Groudon!
Ancient Divine Beast, Groudon!
No, more accurately, it's Groudon in Original Return form!
Because Groudon's trait is "Sunshine", appearing changes the weather to Sunny Day, and only Groudon in Original Return form has the trait "Land of the End".
Simply put, it's an enhanced version of "Sunny Day"!
The effects brought by Sunny Day weather, "Land of the End" trait encompasses all, but not necessarily Sunny Day has what "Land of the End" trait offers.
The simplest and most tyrannical effect among them is that Water-type Techniques fail to execute.
Essentially, under "Land of the End", not only do Fire-type Techniques gain immense power, but Water-type Techniques, which counter Fire-types, become unusable.
Such an effect cannot be deemed anything but tyrannical, formidable!
While it's befitting of the identity of the non-flying ancient Divine Beast.
But now, it is Natsuhiko's stone responsible for all these effects.
No, it should no longer be called a stone.
Its origin and location also become very clear with the changes it brings.
This is from a fall-off of the shell of Original Return form Groudon!
The golden pattern on it matches that of Groudon's golden pattern post Original Return form.
With this, the reason why this Turtonator at Elite Candidate Level is able to deter local Pokémon with fear is found.
Natsuhiko slowly raised the fragment from Original Groudon's shell in his hand, his mouth corner rising continuously, grinning wider and wider.
The supposed master of this Alternate Space seems to have been found!