Could it be because of what the human beside him could change?
Zeraora thought that if Lucario didn't have any master, he would definitely be much weaker than ordinary Pokémon. How could Pokémon without any proper training be able to compare with powerful Mythical Pokémon like themselves?
But it was because of the extra existence of this kind of human that this ordinary Pokémon possessed power stronger than Mythical Pokémon and even legendary beasts. Zeraora had always looked down on humans since he gained consciousness, because humans were such greedy creatures. They didn't even earn his approval. But now, seeing this human cultivate a Pokémon like Lucario—it really made him change his most basic view of humans. Or perhaps from the beginning, the humans he had seen only represented an extremely small part, even an extremely incomplete part, which weren't considered good examples. But the human who appeared beside him and led Lucario to become a powerful Pokémon seemed to be a good choice.
If this was the reason, then he would give himself a chance and give humans another chance. If he chose them and they could really meet his own wishes and satisfy him, then this seemed to be a good choice for his life.
What Roy didn't know was that he seemed to have attracted this Electric Mythical Pokémon unintentionally.
Roy had the idea that getting Jirachi was inevitable. As for Zeraora beside him who had grown to this level—Roy didn't have that much interest. After all, it was enough to have one Lucario for Fighting-type Pokémon like this. If he had other series of Pokémon, it wouldn't feel excessive.
But having two of the same type—why would there be a need for a second one? Although rare, it wasn't enough to be irreplaceable.
If such a free-spirited Pokémon wanted to follow Roy, there was no need for Roy to refuse this. After all, having such a rare Mythical Pokémon by his side didn't seem to hinder anything.
Guzzlord, whose outer defense was shattered, didn't lose the match because of this. It still felt incomparable rage toward the ant-like Pokémon in front of it. Obviously, it possessed such powerful strength—why couldn't it defeat a weak Pokémon? It wasn't doubting itself; it was angry about this situation.
And Lucario also saw that Guzzlord didn't seem to admit defeat or run away, which meant the battle wasn't truly over yet. Even if Guzzlord's steel-like defenses on the surface of its body were all smashed, so what? A Pokémon that wouldn't admit defeat and even had spite in its heart couldn't be allowed to escape.
But when Zeraora realized this situation was a bit unexpected and something seemed wrong, he jumped to Roy's side and reported what he could perceive about this powerful rival. He shared the personality that Guzzlord possessed when he first met it.
Although they couldn't guarantee how many Pokémon of this species existed in the world, they could guarantee that the Guzzlord they were meeting now should be the same Guzzlord that Zeraora met a long time ago.
"Although you might find it strange to say this, I have some doubts why this Guzzlord didn't want to leave here when it was hurt like this. At least after being hurt like this, no matter how stubborn it is, it should have left in fear. But now it's acting so strange," Zeraora muttered suspiciously.
Roy used Aura Force to communicate with this rare Pokémon.
"Speaking of special Pokémon like Ultra Beasts, although they're still within the category of Pokémon, compared to ordinary Pokémon, they also have a uniqueness from other worlds. So having a personality that's different from normal Pokémon seems relatively common."
Only a small number of Ultra Beasts and Pokémon in this world had similar personalities. At least toward humans or other entities, they weren't so hostile, maintaining a neutral and peaceful attitude.
"Let's not talk about whether in another parallel world there's another Ultra Beast like this that appears here. But what I can guarantee is that this Guzzlord is the only Ultra Beast of this type that exists in this world. So when I met this Pokémon a few years ago, at that time it wasn't so irritable, and it wouldn't even show such great anger when it saw humans."
"At that time, I fought with it. Although I was injured a little bit, I also severely injured it. But at that time, it was unwilling to continue fighting with me, so it left. But now it's been broken by a stronger force—all its defenses have been shattered, yet it hasn't left here. That's what I doubt—whether it has other reasons."
"Especially spiting humans—that's why it's so attached to you. Otherwise, according to their normal personalities, it would have left here long ago. At this time, it's weak and its strongest defenses have been broken. It seems that no matter how strong its body is, it can't withstand any powerful attack."
Zeraora had a very equal attitude toward every human and every Pokémon.
Even for this kind of Ultra Beast from other worlds, he treated them equally. When he discovered such unusual behavior and differences, he came to Roy to tell him his thoughts and opinions.
Roy warned solemnly: "I don't know how many Ultra Beasts exist in this world. Since it has chosen us as its rival, then the result of failure and the result of victory—as a Pokémon, it must accept the consequences. Not any wild Pokémon that appears in this world has the right to cause harm to any Pokémon or humans in this world."
Since it had chosen this path, it needed to bear the consequences accordingly.
Zeraora was a little surprised.
This human actually understood this principle so clearly.
Although that was what it meant—