Elf: This owner is so sunny.

"You've also heard about the Crown Snowfield and the legendary king?"

Pioni also heard Bai Yu's muttering.

The Bud Crown King is the name of the legendary king. He had only found this information after reading a lot of information in the Ice Village. Even in the documents at the Galar Alliance headquarters, there was no record of the legendary king's name, only vague mentions of the king.

It was only after in-depth research that he realized that the legendary king was actually a Pokémon, not a human being.

"I know a little bit. To be honest, I came here this time because I wanted to meet that legendary being."

Bai Yu smiled and stroked the statue of the Bud Crown King, then put down his stroking hand and turned to look at Pioni.

"is it?"

Pioni was a little surprised, then he thought of something and said, "Oh, you are from Kanto. A long time ago, there was also a boy who came to Bingning Village. He was also a trainer from Kanto like you."

"It seems that he also participated in this Masters Tournament, and he subdued the Articuno that was sledding the snowfield near Bingning Village in front of me."

The one he mentioned was naturally Red. Peony had also seen Red, and he had to admit that it was not something that an ordinary trainer could do to be able to display such strength at Red's age.

"Senior Pioni, are you talking about red?"

"Yes, it's Chihong. That boy is very strong. To be honest, I think he is stronger than Dan Di." Pioni said seriously. He really felt the pressure from the other party, a pressure that Dan Di had never shown before.

"He said he participated in the Masters this time. You won the championship, so you must have played against him."

Bai Yu’s strength is self-evident as he was able to defeat a trainer whom he considered to be powerful.

It is worthy of being the Kanto region, an area that everyone yearns to go to. There really are powerful trainers emerging there all the time, just like the Ohaki Snow Castle that made a big splash back then.

"Well, I have fought him several times..."

Bai Yu nodded. This was indeed true, but he did not tell the outcome of the fight. Even if he did, Pioni would not be surprised.

"Senior Pioni, you have been in the Crown Snowfield for so long and haven't even seen a Blizzard Horse, so why do you insist on continuing..."

"Maybe this is obsession." Pioni's eyes flickered slightly.

Deep down in his heart, he only wanted to see the legendary existence, whether it was the Queen of Flower Crown, the legendary sword and shield, or the evil dragon that broke into the Galar region three thousand years ago.

"I want to see what it's like to be a legendary Pokémon and see clearly how powerful I am now."

Pioni knew in his heart that if he wanted to become stronger, he could only fight against stronger beings.

Dan Di is an option, but Pioni knows in his heart that he is no match for Dan Di. Finding legends, fighting against legends, or even defeating legends may be his last wish in his life.

It was precisely because of this that he set foot in the Crown Snowfields. Not only was there many gigantic energy nests here that needed people to come and clean them up, but more importantly, he wanted to become stronger.

There is no trainer who does not desire to become stronger.

If he doesn't desire it, it means he is old and, like Masood, is enjoying his old age and doing what he likes.

Of course, Pioni is different.

What he wants to do deep down in his heart is to explore those unknown areas. He is the leader of a Steel-type Gym and has been an archaeologist for a period of time. He loves exploring those unknown areas.

Now he is doing what he likes to do.

Thoroughly develop the Crown Snowfields, even if it takes more time.

For Pioni, it's all worth it!
Because he seemed to have found the trace of the legendary king. Although it was just a statue now, he would find the legendary king one day.

"Bai Yu boy, I sensed that guy, he is near you."

Suddenly, a heavy voice belonging to Kyurem flashed through Bai Yu's mind.

"you sure?"

Bai Yu asked in a somewhat unsteady tone.

"Are you questioning me?!"

Kyurem's unhappy voice came over, and the Master Ball shook slightly, expressing his dissatisfaction, and then telepathy came again: "My perception will never be wrong, it is nearby, but it is very weak now, just like I was then."

Pokémon's perception ability is inherently superior to that of humans. Except for those humans who are born with special abilities, who can barely match it, Kyurem is also a top legend, so its perception of the breath of "its kind" is naturally better than that of other legendary beasts.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask that stupid dragon. It should have sensed it, too."

After saying this, Kyurem stopped shaking the Master Ball. He was particularly dissatisfied with Baiyu's distrust and got a little mad.

As a legendary Pokémon, Zekrom is slightly inferior to Kyurem in strength, but it also has the same perception ability as Kyurem.

The high-level ball containing Zekrom also shook slightly, and then the low and hoarse voice came into Bai Yu's mind: "It's right, that guy is nearby, but his breath is very weak."

"Your aura is weak. What's the reason? Is there any damage to your body?"

"I remember that the Crown of Flowers did not participate in the battle three thousand years ago. How could it be damaged?"

Bai Yu started communicating with Zekrom with some surprise.

Logically, Bud Crown is in a normal state now. The area where Infinite descended is not in the Crown Tundra, so it cannot be affected. What's more, there is Sword and Shield. Those two Pokémon alone are enough to deal with Infinite.

Then it will be the turn of the Lotus Crown King to fight.

"It's not damage from combat."

"It's because it lacks the power of faith. To put it simply, it lacks offerings. Offerings can be humans or Pokémon, and right now, the Bud Crown lacks the blessing of faith provided by offerings."

Zekrom was silent for a while and replied, this is not a secret, even if it doesn't say it, Kyurem will tell it.

No matter what level of divine beast, it needs the power of faith provided by offerings.

This is inevitable.

When it comes to offerings, Bai Yu nodded and thought of Darkrai in Poplar Town. The reason why Darkrai can be so brave in Poplar Town and in the movie is partly because he has the faith and offerings of the residents of Poplar Town.

This allowed it to briefly possess the strength to confront those top legends, but of course it was ultimately defeated by those two energies.

The power of faith is not only mentioned in Darkrai, but the statue of Celebi can also be seen in the forest of Johto. Furthermore, the Valley of Creation in Kalos has also been worshipping Hoopa for generations.

It is enough to see that the reason why those legendary Pokémon are so powerful is largely related to the power of faith.

This also explains why the expressiveness of the legendary beast men, Darkrai and Latios, is not as obvious as in the movie version. This is the reason.

Speaking of which, the time agreed with Darkrai is almost here, and the space-time chaos is about to occur. After this period of improvement, Darkrai's strength has also increased, but he still needs more strength to defeat the two gods of time and space head-on.

And that little bit of strength requires the power of faith that Zekrom mentioned.

"It's getting late, Baiyu, why don't you come with me to the Pokémon Center here to eat."

Pioni looked at Bai Yu in a daze and suddenly interrupted Bai Yu's thoughts and said.

It's lunch time, but it's hard to tell the time in the white snow, so Pioni always carries a watch with him, and his daughter Shakoa will remind him when the time comes. The Crown Snowfield is very large, but because of its special geographical environment, there are no restaurants. Basically, food and accommodation are in the Pokémon Center.

"it is good."

Bai Yu put his thoughts aside after hearing this and glanced at Nazi beside him.

Nazi nodded slightly and didn't say much. After walking such a long way, she was a little hungry.

When the lively Ice Vulpix heard that there was food, it also ran over quickly, leaving shallow footprints on the snow with its little feet.

"The Vulpix from the Alola region has attributes that are completely opposite to the ordinary Vulpix. It looks very beautiful." Pioni also noticed the Ice Vulpix and said with a smile.

Xia Koya also paid more attention to Ice Vulpix. It must be said that Ice Vulpix is ​​very good-looking. Any trainer passing by would more or less pay attention to it.

The four people and two Pokémon quickly walked into the Pokémon Center.

The entire Pokémon Center looked rather empty, with not many trainers coming and going.

Most of them come here to seek excitement. After all, the Crown Snowfield is notoriously dangerous, and some extreme sports enthusiasts will come here from far away.

"The conditions here are a bit simple, I hope you are satisfied. After all, this place is too far from the surrounding cities, and many supplies cannot be transported here."

Pioni said with a smile that this is also the norm in Crown Snowfield. He has lived here for many years. He was not used to it at first, but over time he got used to the food here.

"It's okay, Senior Pioni." Bai Yu waved his hand. He was not a picky eater.

Many times, trainers who set out on a journey only eat dry food on the road.

Being able to eat in the Pokémon Center is already very good, and Bai Yu doesn't ask for much.

"By the way, Bai Yu. I heard that you are in charge of the gym in the Kanto Alliance. I also served as a gym leader for a period of time before. I wonder if you have time after dinner to give my daughter some guidance?"

Pioni was still quite curious about Bai Yu's strength. No matter how strong he heard Dan Di brag about Bai Yu, deep down in his heart he still wanted to see Bai Yu's strength with his own eyes.

There is not much difference in age between his daughter and Bai Yu. If Bai Yu had not brought his girlfriend here, he would have wanted to match his daughter and Bai Yu together. After all, he is just a gym in the Kanto Alliance.

Once the match is made, he must come to the Galar region to serve as the champion.

When he sees his son-in-law punching Dandi and kicking Chibana, he can't help but laugh.

Hearing this, Xia Keya rolled her eyes at her unreliable father. She was tempted, but she was also a little worried... After all, Bai Yu had just won the Masters Championship.

Logically, such an opponent should be fighting against his own father.

I still feel a little bit uncomfortable.

"Well~that's fine. I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well treat it as an after-meal exercise." Bai Yu said with a smile.

"Then please, Master Baiyu, show mercy."

Xia Keya smiled slightly when she heard this. Being able to receive guidance from the champion of this Masters Tournament and to discover her own shortcomings to a great extent was a test for her.

Since Xia Koya graduated from the academy, she hasn't had a formal Pokémon battle for a long time. Most of her time she followed her father and explored the mysteries of the Crown Snowfield.

of course……

This does not mean that Xia Koya is not strong, or that she has slacked off in her usual training. In most of the riots at the Gigantamax energy points in the Crown Snowfield, it was Xia Koya who stepped in to suppress them.

Only when the problem cannot be solved will Pioni take action to solve it.

After long-term battles with those Gigantamax Pokémon, her strength has improved a lot.

"Well~ There is a battle field in the backyard of the Pokémon Center. Trainers who come here to travel and explore will go there to compete."

"But there is only one Miss Joy in the Pokémon Center. Why don't you let me be the referee for this battle? I won't be biased towards Xiao Xia Xia. What do you think, Bai Yu?"

Pioni said half-jokingly.

As a former champion, he would not make any mistakes in judgment just because his daughter was playing on the court. Winning is winning, losing is losing. Why use such despicable means to deceive himself?

"Then it's up to Senior Laopioni." Bai Yu nodded, not having any objection.

Speaking of which, Bai Yu was quite curious about Xia Keya's strength.

In the game, Xia Keya appears as a partner in the giant team battle, and often guides the protagonist forward in the Crown Snow storyline.

Bai Yu didn't know much about the specific strength and classification of Pokémon.

But judging from the strength of her sister Mudan, Xia Keya’s talent won’t be bad either, and she is estimated to be about to reach the threshold of the king of heaven. This way, there will be a lot of fun.

After meal.

Pioni also led everyone towards the backyard of the Pokémon Center.

Affected by the extreme cold, the field was also frozen, which was more like an icy field where ice-type Pokémon were more adept. Seeing such a field, Peony seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Baiyu:

"This field is frozen because of the temperature outside. How about I send my Pokémon out to destroy it? Change it to a normal battle field?"

"It's just some thin ice. I don't mind." Bai Yu shook his head.

Ice-type venues are smoother than ordinary venues, so Pokémon that have never fought on ice may not be able to adapt for a while.

But the ice in front of him was very thin, and releasing one or two moves at random would shatter the ice.

From this perspective, it looks similar to a normal venue.

"Since Master Baiyu doesn't mind, let's get started." Xia Keya said softly.

"it is good."

Bai Yu nodded, and followed Xia Koya into the battle field, standing in his own trainer position.

This battle had a guiding flavor and adopted more formal gym rules.

Then Pioni also walked in and spoke to the battlefield.

"The gym competition with the Macha Badge as the stakes will now begin. The challenger is Xia Koya."

"The rules of the battle are 3vs3, with Gym Leader Bai Yu taking the lead. As a gym leader, he cannot change Pokémons during the battle. The game ends when one side's Pokémon completely loses its combat capability."

The rules are also the most formal gym rules. After saying this, Pioni slowly left the venue.

Before leaving, he took another look at Xia Keya and was worried about his daughter.

Xia Keya also noticed her father's actions and took out a Poké Ball with a chuckle.

"Since this is a gym tournament, I won't be using the Pokémon I used in the Masters Tournament."

"Let's just enjoy the fun of Pokémon battles!" (End of this chapter)