Roy tapped Squirtle's shell, signaling it to turn around.
Before long, Roy arrived at this vast ancient forest, immediately drawing the vigilance of the Pokémon living there. The Toxapex clan...
The Paras and Parasect clans... the Ariados and Spinarak clans... the Florges and Whimsicott clans... the Tsareena and Bounsweet clans...
In an instant, Roy found himself surrounded by a Pokémon army consisting of more than twenty different species.
Most of them were Bug-, Grass-, and Poison-type Pokémon... practically every group capable of living in a forest had appeared.
There were countless species and astonishing numbers.
Powerful Pokémon were even more plentiful.
The strength of this army far surpassed that of Overlord Ribombee.
Having gathered intelligence beforehand, Roy was not surprised.
Although the Overlord here... Fomantis ranked only third in individual strength, its army ranked second in sheer influence, surpassed only by the strongest Overlord Kommo-o.
The reason was the environment created by Tapu Bulu.
Grass- and Bug-type Pokémon generally had lower racial potential, but they were also recognized as the easiest Pokémon to raise. They did not require many resources, and their populations had always been the largest in the wild.
Under such circumstances, Tapu Bulu had also fostered an island environment rich in vegetation resources. As a result, Ula-Ula Island had an enormous number of Grass- and Bug-type Pokémon, providing Overlord Fomantis's army with an abundant supply of fresh forces.
Although Tapu Bulu loved to Rest, it still cared greatly about maintaining the environment.
By comparison, Overlord Ribombee's superior, Tapu Lele, truly did not do a single proper thing... Surrounded by so many Pokémon, Roy calmly stated his identity. "I'm here for the trial."
Upon hearing that, some Overlord Pokémon that had remained rational went to report it.
Very soon, Roy sensed an immensely majestic Aura slowly approaching.
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