"Three thousand years ago, the 'Darkest Day' shrouded the skies of the entire Galar Region. The energy it leaked triggered Dynamax and Gigantamax, causing those Pokémon to rampage out of control and bringing an indelible disaster upon all of Galar.
At the critical moment, the Sword and Shield King appeared. With overwhelming power, he defeated the 'Darkest Day' and restored peace to the Galar Region."
"However, 'Darkest Day' was merely the name given to it by people who felt hatred, fear, and disgust toward it. But with love and kindness, I gave it a new name—Eternatus!"
"Three thousand years later, today, the being that once plunged the entire Galar Region into chaos has revived and appeared once more!"
"It was once Galar's fear, but now it is Galar's future!"
Hammerlocke, atop the Macro Cosmos branch building.
Dressed in a gray suit, with a curled lock of hair hanging over his forehead and swaying constantly in the fierce wind atop the skyscraper.
This man was the chairman of Macro Cosmos and the current chairman of the Galar Pokémon League, Rose!
However.
Rose, whose expression had shown little change just moments ago, now wore an extremely grim face.
A throbbing vein was clearly visible on his forehead.
Standing behind him at that moment.
Oleana's face was filled with fury. Her hair whipped wildly in the wind, and her eyes burned with rage as she stared fixedly at the thick black-and-red pillar of light shooting up from beneath Hammerlocke Stadium in the distance.
Oleana's anger was simple.
She had never felt such intense rage or barely restrained agitation from Rose before.
Rose's anger was her anger.
"But."
Rose gritted his teeth. "Who can tell me why Eternatus, which should have needed at least several more years before formally reviving, suddenly erupted today without