Chapter 792 786: The Ultra Wormhole

"Just as I thought, Kommo-o's Totem aura is the authentic Totem aura."

Looking at the data recorded in the instruments, Ethan stroked his chin while reflecting.

In the Pokémon world, Totem Pokémon first appeared in the Alola region. Totem Pokémon were the powerful Pokémon that appeared at the end of the trials of the island pilgrimage, and battling against them was also part of that journey.

At the same time, compared with others of their same species, Totem Pokémon had exceptionally large bodies and their entire bodies were wrapped in a special aura. Although that aura did not change their types or their Abilities, nor did it allow them to learn moves outside their species, it did improve all their physical capabilities.

Like the Totem Kommo-o that was on the field: thanks to its Totem aura, it had increased its attack and speed, with an effect comparable to having used a boosting move once.

However, Pokémon like that Totem Sandslash and that previous Totem Drapion, aside from exerting a certain pressure on members of their own species, did not show a very great enhancement effect on themselves.

Because of that, Ethan suspected that this might be related to the environment in which Totem Kommo-o lived. Precisely because of the special environment of the Alola region, it was possible for the true Totem aura to be born, and perhaps that was also linked to Alola's Ultra Wormhole.

In addition, Alola's Ultra Research Team maintained that the light that leaked out during the ancient battle between Necrozma and the Tapu became the aura of Totem Pokémon.

And since Necrozma was also considered a kind of Ultra Beast, perhaps the Totem aura also had a relationship with Ultra Beasts.

It was just that another question then arose: why, aside from the Alola Secret Kingdom, did Totem Pokémon also appear in other Secret Kingdoms?

Necrozma, Ultra Beasts, the Ultra Wormhole, and Secret Kingdoms... what relationship exactly existed between all of them?

Could it be that... the appearance of Secret Kingdoms was related to the Ultra Wormhole?

The more deeply Ethan thought, the more his head hurt, vaguely feeling that some great secret was hidden behind all of this.

...

A few more days passed.

That day, Ethan left Dragon Valley accompanied by dark Kommo-o and Garchomp.

"Federal League... I have returned to this place."

After passing through Dragon Valley's exit, Ethan arrived at the Federal League.

The previous time, he had come as part of the university exchange team, so in reality, he had not been able to travel around the Federal League too much.

Now that he had arrived on his own, naturally he also planned to take the opportunity to get to know it a little.

In addition, in the Federal League, there were many Pokémon that did not exist in his country, and as a Trainer in training, he had permission to capture them.

Challenging, traveling, and capturing Pokémon were, in themselves, the three most important objectives of any Trainer in training!

"First I will go register at the embassy. After that, I will go to San Francisco beach. And from there, I will head toward the depths of the Pacific, toward the Vast Poni Canyon Secret Kingdom."

Ethan mentally reviewed the itinerary he had prepared and immediately had the direction clear.

He took out his phone, searched for the location of the embassy, and headed toward the Daleron League Embassy.

"Welcome to the Daleron League Embassy. How may I help you?"

As soon as he arrived at the embassy, a black-haired employee came forward to receive him.

"Hello, I have come to register my training stay."

Ethan spoke immediately, while at the same time taking out his documents.

"Trainer in training? So young?"

The employee looked at him with some surprise.

But when she took the documents and glanced at them, her surprise increased even more.

This Trainer in training was only twenty-one years old, even younger than she had imagined!

At that age, having obtained the qualification for training in preparation for the World Championship proved that Ethan's strength was truly impressive.

"Very well, please follow me."

A sweet smile appeared on the employee's face.

When they arrived at the identity registration window, the official began processing his documentation.

Once the registration was completed, the employee very attentively prepared a map and other essential items for his training.

"Let's see... There it is, the Ice Dragon Gym."

After receiving the map, Ethan quickly swept his gaze over it and immediately fixed on a specific Gym.

The Ice Dragon Gym was a Gym whose core was made up of Dragon-type Pokémon, and it was located on a mountain of extreme cold.

As everyone knew, Dragon-type Pokémon were especially vulnerable to cold. But that Ice Dragon Gym went completely against the current: it had been built on an icy mountain, using the freezing environment to train Dragon-type Pokémon and make them overcome their weakness toward Ice type.

And the facts had proven that the Dragon-type Pokémon that managed to adapt to that extreme environment improved in all their physical aspects, becoming extremely powerful Pokémon.

Within the Federal League, the Ice Dragon Gym had always been recognized as the strongest Gym.

Because of that, for Trainers in training who traveled to the Federal League to challenge Gyms, the Ice Dragon Gym was a mandatory place.

However, up until now, the Trainers in training who had truly managed to defeat it could be counted on one hand.

"Ice Dragon Gym... ice and dragon..."

"Perhaps that mountain of extreme cold is a good training place for Kommo-o and Garchomp. Although both have enormous potential and tremendous talent, if they want to truly grow and enter the Quasi-Elite level, they still need to be polished."

Ethan murmured, deciding that he would also go to the icy mountain and, while he was at it, challenge what was considered the strongest Gym in the entire Federal League.

The mountain of extreme cold, aside from being a dangerous zone, also contained a large number of Secret Kingdoms, making it a paradise for adventurers.

And another important point was that, for Trainers in training like them, there were also official training tasks, among which was defeating the eight Gyms of the Federal League.

So Ethan had already decided long ago that he would go challenge the eight strongest Gyms of the Federal League, and the Ice Dragon Gym, as the strongest of them all, was naturally one of his objectives.

"But this is not urgent. The first thing is still finding the Vast Poni Canyon Secret Kingdom. The development of the Totem aura is, right now, the most important thing."

Gathering his thoughts, Ethan searched the map for the location of San Francisco beach.

Without hesitating much more, he released Charizard and headed at full speed toward his destination.

San Francisco Beach.

That was precisely the meeting point of the previous Dragon Messenger commission.

From there, following a specific sea route, they could directly reach the target Secret Kingdom: Vast Poni Canyon.

"Charizard, this time I will count on you again."

Standing on the beach, Ethan took out the Poké Ball.

Right now, he only had six Pokémon with him, and the only one that could carry him flying over the sea was Charizard.

But, upon seeing Charizard's worried expression as it looked toward the depths of the Pacific, Ethan suddenly fell into a great problem.

At that moment... it seemed he was missing a Water-type Pokémon.

And, furthermore, a Pokémon like Charizard had no way to rest on the surface of the sea.

Trying to cross the entire Pacific to reach the Vast Poni Canyon Secret Kingdom without any possibility of resting along the way was simply impossible.