Two months had passed since the "Pokémon World Coronation Series."
Yet the Masters Tournament remained as popular as ever. People were still discussing the spectacular battles from the tournament, including the moment Teacher Jing He shut out Mr. Sakaki and claimed the title in dominant fashion.
But besides discussing the Masters Tournament, people had also begun talking about what happened near Poni Grand Canyon on Poni Island in the distant Alola Region.
There was no helping it.
After all, Jing He and the others had made no effort to conceal anything, and the commotion they caused had truly been enormous. Though few people ventured near Poni Grand Canyon, it was not completely deserted.
Besides.
Such a huge disturbance had erupted within Poni Grand Canyon. The Island Kahuna could not possibly have felt nothing.
On top of that, so many Legendary Pokémon had gathered in one place.
Someone had indeed filmed what happened near the Altar of the Sunne from a great distance.
The footage was extremely blurry due to the distance. Aside from some of the larger Legendary Pokémon that were easier to identify, only Teacher Jing He, Cynthia, Wataru, Steven Stone, and the others could barely be made out.
But no one knew who exactly Teacher Jing He had fought.
The scale and ferocity of the battle had left everyone speechless, and people could not help guessing who it was that had fought Teacher Jing He.
That person had clearly been so strong, yet they had not participated in the Masters Tournament?
So some people speculated.
Perhaps it was some mysterious force hidden deep within the world, a truly top-tier legendary Trainer from the Pokémon World. Only someone who won the Masters Tournament was qualified to challenge him—or perhaps, them.
Naturally, this sort of "conspiracy theory" found plenty of