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In the Crown Tundra, a massive mountain peak rose majestically, perpetually shrouded in snow throughout all seasons.
Even the most aggressive wild Pokémon became remarkably docile when passing near this sacred mountain, instinctively lowering their voices out of respect. Most notably, this area remained completely free of Dynamax energy beams, ensuring that Pokémon wouldn't be consumed by sudden bursts of chaotic power.
The explanation was surprisingly straightforward.
This mountain served as the dwelling place of the King.
At the mountain's highest point stood an ancient, unadorned palace that had weathered countless seasons. Behind the structure grew a barren tree, its leafless branches heavy with accumulated snow and frost.
This was the Crown Temple.
Within the temple's inner sanctum, a Pokémon rested upon an ornate throne with closed eyes.
The most distinctive feature was the dark green bud crowning its head, resembling royal headwear. A matching dark green pearl necklace adorned its neck, while cape-like wings draped elegantly behind its small frame. Though humanoid in shape, the creature possessed a petite build with gracefully slender limbs.
This was none other than Calyrex, the King Pokémon.
The slumbering Calyrex appeared almost lifeless, so still that even breathing seemed absent.
However, the moment Blastoise achieved Gigantamax in the distance, Calyrex's eyes snapped open immediately.
Sapphire-blue eyes radiated an unmistakable aura of royal authority.
"Artificial Gigantamax?" the legendary Pokémon wondered telepathically.
Calyrex turned its attention toward Roy and Blastoise's location, its psychic sight instantly piercing through hundreds of kilometers to focus on Roy's hands.
The right hand bore a diamond and pristine Z-Crystal.
The left hand wore a Dynamax Band.
"Fascinating," Calyrex mused internally.
"This power should not be accessible to humans at this point in time."
"What circumstances could have led to this development?"
Like being struck by a powerful electric attack, Calyrex felt its emotions surge as thousands of possibilities raced through its mind, though its expression remained perfectly composed.
Maintaining composure even when facing catastrophic events was an essential quality for any true ruler.
After a moment of deliberation, Calyrex decided to employ its unique abilities.
Beyond manipulating natural forces, the King Pokémon possessed the extraordinary capability of gaining strength through absorbed faith. Additionally, it could perceive events across past, present, and future timelines.
According to ancient legends, Calyrex had foreseen Eternatus's arrival in advance. To combat the crisis known as the "Darkest Day," it had summoned the heroes of sword and shield, bestowing royal power upon them to transform them into the Crowned Sword and Crowned Shield forms.
Due to excessive power expenditure during that crisis, Calyrex had fallen into prolonged slumber.
Since awakening, it had used its prophetic abilities only once.
After witnessing an inevitable future of destruction, Calyrex had chosen to avoid further visions.
Each glimpse into tomorrow brought deeper despair.
Yet the legendary Pokémon refused to surrender, continuously devising strategies within the temple's confines.
Perhaps it could summon the legendary birds and the Regi titans.
Maybe active cooperation with human trainers would prove beneficial.
Possibly establishing connections with legendary Pokémon worldwide could provide solutions.
Despite these considerations, Calyrex understood that its currently accumulated power provided less than one-in-a-billion odds of surviving the approaching catastrophe.
The previous Darkest Day had cost thousands of years of slumber, and in this impending divine catastrophe, that crisis would represent merely one component of a much larger threat.
Even someone working tirelessly to save the world would inevitably feel exhausted when facing such overwhelming odds.
Today marked the day when Calyrex's spirit had grown so weary that surrender seemed tempting.
But on this very day, a young trainer possessing "power that shouldn't exist" had appeared before the King Pokémon.
Calyrex sensed something significant stirring.
Intuition suggested that perhaps the key to changing everything lay within this "person who should not exist."
Therefore, Calyrex focused its temporal sight upon Roy.
Incomprehensible energy swirled within the legendary Pokémon's pupils as it peered across the ocean of time itself.
Suddenly, understanding dawned.
"I see now," Calyrex realized with growing clarity.
"Multiple divine powers reside within him in this particular form. Excellent—I am not the only one striving to resolve this situation."
After contemplating this revelation, Calyrex projected a telepathic message beyond the palace walls.
Shortly afterward, two majestic horses entered the temple, their hoofbeats echoing through the sacred halls.
One appeared pure white, releasing intense cold air from its nostrils while ice encased its hooves.
The other was pitch black, lacking visible eyes, its entire form radiating an aura of death while its hooves resembled ethereal clouds.
Glastrier and Spectrier—the Snowstorm Horse and Spirit Horse respectively.
These two legendary Pokémon had once ruled over countless other Pokémon as true monarchs of their domains.
However, after their defeat by Calyrex, they had accepted roles as loyal steeds and formed profound bonds with the King Pokémon.
Calyrex issued clear instructions:
"Travel to this location and wait there."
The indicated destination was the ancient ruins located on the Crown Tundra's eastern edge.
Glastrier and Spectrier exchanged glances, both detecting long-absent joy emanating from their master's heart.
Clearly, something positive had occurred.
After three minutes elapsed, the transformation period concluded.
Blastoise separated from its Gigantamax state, reluctantly returning to its normal size.
Subsequently, Roy continued the training regimen.
"Ninetales, Dynamax."
"Electabuzz, Dynamax."
"Lucario, your turn."
Roy systematically used the Dynamax Band to allow each team member to experience the transformation at least once.
Unfortunately, aside from Blastoise, none of his other Pokémon achieved sufficient integration with Dynamax energy to develop exclusive G-Max moves.
After all, Eternatus originated from an alien world, making its power fundamentally incompatible with most Pokémon species.
Only a select few Pokémon types could properly harmonize with this otherworldly energy.
Nevertheless, Ninetales and Electabuzz gained considerable benefits from clearly experiencing the sensation of multiplied vitality and energy intensity while maintaining complete mental clarity.
This Dynamax experience had effectively reduced their natural development time by at least six months of training.
This proved far superior to official "Dynamax Raids" where wild Pokémon lost rational thought during transformation, making the experience less educationally valuable.
"Buzz!" Electabuzz declared excitedly, sensing the loosening of its natural limitations.
Ninetales voiced similar enthusiasm.
"Excellent results," Roy nodded with satisfaction, as the outcomes matched his expectations perfectly.
The only disappointment was that Dynamax's growth benefits only applied to the first experience—subsequent transformations provided minimal additional development.
Roy compared Dynamax to experiencing a sudden breakthrough moment in training.
Simultaneously, with six main Pokémon having completed their transformations, the energy point before Roy's team was nearly depleted.
The crimson beam that had previously shot straight into the sky now measured no thicker than a small pipe, containing enough power for perhaps one final transformation.
Roy mercilessly activated the Dynamax Band again to extract every remaining trace of energy.
He considered his options while observing the small nebula resting on Electabuzz's back, then gestured invitingly.
"Would you like to try Dynamax?"
"Cos!" Unexpectedly, Cosmog—who typically consumed all forms of energy eagerly—quickly refused the offer.
The little legendary explained that it was completely incompatible with Eternatus's power system and would likely suffer negative effects.
Roy reflected on this response, remembering that even Zacian and Zamazenta couldn't undergo Dynamax in the original games. Perhaps legendary Pokémon possessed natural resistance to Dynamax energy.
Without dwelling on the matter further, Roy approached the energy point's source.
The crimson light emerged from an underground chamber. Using Confusion to levitate himself, Roy descended to the bottom of the cavern and discovered his objective.
A strangely-shaped stone emanated purplish-red light.
A Wishing Star—a fragment of Eternatus's shattered body.
Roy carefully collected the Wishing Star and secured it in the final slot of his right wrist's Z-Ring.
For a brief moment, Roy imagined hearing triumphant music, as if he had just obtained a legendary artifact in an online game.
This Z-Ring, now combining a Key Stone, Sparkling Stone, and Wishing Star, had truly become a supreme-tier artifact.
In gaming terms, this achievement would have triggered server-wide notifications by now.
Roy chuckled to himself, wishing someone could share in his excitement.
Afterward, he closed his eyes and sensed the energy generation within the Wishing Star, confirming his theoretical understanding.
Eternatus possessed truly "infinite" power.
As its name suggested, this represented limitless energy.
Even fragments of its body contained portions of this power, continuously generating energy. Thousands of years had passed since its defeat, yet Eternatus's energy still permeated the entire Galar region—clear evidence of this infinite nature.
In practical terms, the Wishing Star functioned as a mobile battery with perpetual energy generation.
Whenever Roy needed power, he could use the Dynamax Band on his left hand to convert the raw energy from the Wishing Star into controllable Galar particles.
Naturally, the Z-Ring's influence limited the Wishing Star's energy output to prevent Roy from constantly radiating crimson light wherever he traveled.
Due to this regulation, the Wishing Star could store a maximum of two full Dynamax energy charges.
"Time to move to our next destination," Roy announced, unfolding his map thoughtfully.
Allowing his Pokémon to experience Dynamax while collecting Wishing Stars represented just one objective for visiting the Crown Tundra.
The opportunities hidden in this region extended far beyond simple power enhancement.
After careful consideration, Roy circled the ruins marked on the map's eastern section.
His next goal was clear.
First, he would visit old friends on behalf of his colleagues from other regions—a perfectly reasonable action for someone affiliated with World Tree Company during a business trip.
He certainly wasn't motivated by potential rewards or inheritance opportunities.
Once Roy had identified his target destination, he leaped onto Metagross's metallic head and patted it gently.
"Metagross, let's head out!"