Dia and Zeraora

Yan Yang and his companions abruptly turned at the sound and looked toward its source.

A man slowly emerged from behind a half-collapsed concrete wall.

He looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with slightly messy brown dreadlocks and a somewhat worn red baseball cap turned backward on his head.

His features were sharply defined, his skin a healthy bronze from years spent outdoors. Even in the dim light, his eyes looked sharp and cold. They were currently studying them with scrutiny and a trace of barely perceptible wariness.

He was simply dressed, his clothes stained with dust and ash, making him look somewhat bedraggled. Yet he stood straight, carrying an innate toughness forged through hardship.

So... familiar. A vague impression flashed through Yan Yang's mind, but it had yet to become clear.

Then another figure silently appeared slightly behind the man's side.

It was a fit, upright-walking yellow feline Pokémon.

Its fur was primarily yellow and black, accented with a little blue. With its large ears and long tail, it probably fit the public's aesthetic standards perfectly.

Most striking were its sharp blue eyes, which coldly swept over Yan Yang and the Pokémon beside him. There was an unmistakable warning in its gaze, as if silently declaring: this place is dangerous. Stay away.

The instant Yan Yang saw that Pokémon, the fog in his mind cleared, and memories came flooding back!

Zeraora! A Mythical Pokémon, the electric cat!

Then this dreadlocked man was... Dia, the elite member of the Ultra Guardians who appeared in the anime!

No wonder! No wonder that powerful sense of déjà vu had lingered ever since he saw the news of Guzzlord ravaging Melemele Island!

This was clearly the plot of that anime episode!

Only, the situation before him seemed even more dire, and Guzzlord's