Sure, sure. "Haven't summoned them in a hundred years," indeed.
Damian could not help but feel amused when he heard Confined Hoopa say those words. Was it really because Hoopa didn't want to summon them?
It was more likely that Hoopa was afraid of being beaten to death by them if they were summoned!
Just as Mesprit had said, before it was punished, Hoopa was a carefree and wild Demon.
After all, the category for Unbound Hoopa was the "Djinn Pokémon." That said everything.
The Pokédex description of Unbound Hoopa was also very clear.
"Its true form possesses immense power. Legend says that because of its greed for treasure, it once pulled an entire castle filled with gold out of the ground and stole it."
"It is said that it uses its six rings and six huge arms to steal everything. Its power was sealed, and it turned into a small form."
Therefore, what Mesprit said about other Legendary Pokémon not liking Hoopa was definitely not a rumor.
After all, Unbound Hoopa had the Dark-type. A Pokémon's personality was often linked to its type.
As a Dark-type Demon God, being bossy, rough, savage, greedy, and aggressive was the true description of Unbound Hoopa. Furthermore, it had its natural great power and spatial gold rings.
This made things very easy for Unbound Hoopa. Its ability to transfer things through space meant it could move others to its side without caring if they were willing or not.
Think about it. You are happily soaking in magma and preparing for a good sleep. Then, for no reason, you are suddenly teleported to another place. Who would be in a good mood?
The most important thing was that Unbound Hoopa's spatial teleportation was completely unreasonable.
It could even teleport targets that were inside different dimensions! It was incredibly rude and pushy.
So, after being punished and losing that great power, Confined Hoopa's mind had become child-like. But even so, it understood one thing. It must never use the spatial gold rings to summon those Legendary Pokémon again.
In its Confined Form, Hoopa could only control three gold rings. This was fewer than the six rings in its Unbound Form, but it could still use them.
However, for the past hundred years, Confined Hoopa had never used a gold ring to summon any Legendary Pokémon.
Why?
What else could it be? It was afraid of getting hit!
"Hoopa is very good now! I never bully the weak!"
Confined Hoopa tried to save its reputation.
"...If you think so, then so be it," Mesprit said softly.
As the "Being of Emotion" that represented "Heart," it could feel Confined Hoopa's current emotions.
But how should I put it? Mesprit had high social intelligence. It didn't want to embarrass Hoopa.
"Hoopa has indeed changed for the better now. Aside from being a bit naughty, it is very kind."
Since it was his own "child," Baraz still said something nice for Confined Hoopa.
"That's right, that's right. Hoopa isn't bad at all now," Meray said, also protecting the little one.
"I believe so too. Even though we haven't known each other long, I think Hoopa is a good kid," Damian agreed with a smile.
"Baraz, Meray, Dam-yon~"
Confined Hoopa was so moved that its eyes filled with tears. Its voice became very sweet and clingy.
"It's Damian, not Dam-yon," Damian corrected it again.
"So, can Hoopa's gold rings teleport any Pokémon at will? Any Pokémon at all?" Caitlin was a bit curious.
"I can! Whether it's a Pokémon, a human, or an object, I can do it!"
When its precious gold rings were mentioned, Confined Hoopa immediately got excited. It took a gold ring off its belly to show it off.
"Hehe~ Whether it's Dialga and Palkia in their own space-time, or Giratina in the Distortion World, I can do it. Hoopa can easily scoop them over."
Confined Hoopa was very proud.
"That's too amazing~!" Platinum was shocked.
"Hehe Hoopa is just that great!" Confined Hoopa really enjoyed Platinum's praise.
"What about Arceus?" Damian suddenly asked.
"Hoopa can scoop anything. Arceus also... No, not Arceus! Dam-yon is mean!"
The bragging Confined Hoopa almost fell for the trap. When it realized what happened, it glared at Damian angrily.
Scoop up Arceus? If it had that kind of power, would its strength still be sealed?
It would have broken into the Hall of Origin long ago, kicked that llama away, and become the boss itself!
"Hahaha~ Hoopa, you are really cute."
Damian couldn't help himself. He pulled Confined Hoopa over and pinched its little cheeks.
Baraz and the others also laughed.
"Since you have this ability, Hoopa, can you do me a favor?"
After thinking for a moment, Damian asked Confined Hoopa.
"Hmm~ What kind of favor?" Confined Hoopa blinked.
"I really like Diancie, but I can't find where it is."
"Diancie? Oh, the one that lives underground?"
Confined Hoopa thought for a moment. It had a little memory of it, but not much.
"Yes. Can you help me scoop it over?"
"I can do it, but Dam-yon, do you want to catch it?" Confined Hoopa hesitated for a bit.
"That's right. I really like Diancie." Damian felt that his "Mascot Team" needed a Diancie.
"Then, can you promise not to force Diancie, Dam-yon? I mean, if Diancie doesn't want to go with you."
What Confined Hoopa said surprised Damian.
Mesprit also looked at Confined Hoopa with some surprise.
"To be honest, I am surprised you said that. But I promise you, Hoopa," Damian replied with a smile.
It seemed that the hundred years of punishment had indeed changed Hoopa a lot.
This was probably why Gulist punished Hoopa in the first place. He wanted Hoopa to have empathy and truly understand the meaning of bonds.
This way, even if it got its old power back, that lawless and wild "Demon God of Evil" would be gone forever.
"If Diancie doesn't want to be my companion, I won't force it."
"Hehe~ Okay! Then I'll help you scoop Diancie over!"
Confined Hoopa smiled in a clever way. It was very excited to be able to summon a Mythical Pokémon again.
The meal was definitely enjoyed by everyone. After eating, Confined Hoopa hurried Damian to the yard.
It seemed even more excited than Damian.
Baraz and Meray naturally followed them.
"Look at me, look at me! Everyone, watch me!"
Confined Hoopa floated around, acting like a complete show-off.
Hoopa took the gold ring off its belly and threw it. The gold ring landed in front of them, and a blurry light began to glow in the center of the ring.
Confined Hoopa stretched out its arms and spun them slowly.
"Hoopa~ Scoop!"
Following Confined Hoopa's "catchphrase," the spatial gold ring slowly grew larger. Soon, a beautiful Pokémon fell out of the ring with a confused look on its face.
But it still managed to balance its body in time. It floated above the ground and looked around blankly with its ruby-like eyes.
No words were needed. You could see exactly what it was thinking from its human-like expression.
Where is this? How did I get here?
"It actually appeared? This ability is just too..."
Too broken!
But her good upbringing made it hard for Platinum to hold back the "bad word" that almost came out of her mouth.
No, what kind of thing is this?
During their chat earlier, Confined Hoopa had said its rings could even summon the gods of time and space from other dimensions.
But hearing about it and seeing it with your own eyes were two completely different levels of shock.
Platinum had seen it with her own eyes. With just a wave of its hand and a shout, a living Mythical Pokémon just appeared!
Damn!
Doesn't that mean that having Hoopa is the same as having every Pokémon in the world??!
"It's unbelievable~" A strange light sparkled in Caitlin's eyes. Even though she had seen many things, she was very shocked right now.
Because she was thinking the same thing as Platinum. This wasn't just Hoopa, this was a collection of every Pokémon!
Oh, except for Arceus. After all, Confined Hoopa said it couldn't scoop up Arceus.
But was it really impossible to scoop it up, or did it just not dare to try?
"Heehee~ Were you scared by Hoopa?"
Confined Hoopa floated in front of the two girls and spun in a circle. It covered its mouth and smiled in a clever way.
It was very satisfied with their expressions. It felt great.
"I was scared. Hoopa, you are so amazing~"
Platinum gave her praise freely.
"Hehe Hoopa is just that great!" Confined Hoopa floated around happily.
Seeing this, Baraz shook his head helplessly. He looked at Meray, and they both smiled.
Damian also looked at Diancie. After looking it up and down, he nodded with satisfaction. Not bad, this was a princess-like Pokémon!
"Um..."
Suddenly, a soft female voice sounded.
It was a very strange but pleasant voice. And it was telepathy.
Everyone immediately looked at the Diancie that had been scooped over.
Noticing that all these humans were suddenly looking at it, Diancie stepped back instinctively. It was a bit scared.
"Don't be afraid, Diancie. We won't hurt you."
Damian took two steps forward and spoke gently. A faint golden light began to shine, calming the fear in Diancie's heart.
Since receiving the gift of power from Arceus, Damian's original Viridian Power had also been mixed into it.
Arceus's power also had the effect of increasing friendliness, and the effect was even stronger.
Under the influence of Arceus's power, Diancie's mood calmed down a lot.
"I am Damian. I am very happy to meet you, Diancie."
"Damian? I am Diancie. I am also very happy to meet you."
Diancie didn't seem nervous anymore. It bowed elegantly to return the greeting. It was very polite.
Diancie's telepathy was still full of confusion. It didn't know what had happened.
Just one second ago, it was facing its people in the Diamond Domain. The next second, it was suddenly here.
"Could you please tell me where this is? Why did I appear here?" Diancie tilted its head and asked in confusion.
"This Pokémon feels like a very well-raised noble," Meray whispered to Baraz.
This was how Diancie made her feel.
Even though it was just a Pokémon, you could feel a strong sense of proper manners from its words and actions.
This was truly amazing.
"Yes. And it is very beautiful. It truly is a Mythical Pokémon. No wonder Damian said he liked Diancie," Baraz said with a sigh.
Even though he lived in Arche Valley all the time, it didn't mean Baraz was completely cut off from the world.
He went to the outside world once in a while. And he was a trainer too.
So Baraz knew that Diancie was a Mythical Pokémon from the Kalos region!
"Hmph~ Hoopa is also a Mythical Pokémon. And Hoopa thinks it isn't as pretty as Reshiram."
Confined Hoopa heard Baraz's words and puffed out its cheeks.
In its own sense of beauty, it felt this tiny Diancie was not as good-looking as Reshiram.
It was a shame. If it weren't afraid that Reshiram would blast it with fire the moment they met, Confined Hoopa really wanted to catch up with Reshiram.
Ahem, that is to say, a hundred years ago, it gave Reshiram a beating. It didn't know if Reshiram still remembered that.
Well, it hoped Reshiram wouldn't take it to heart.