Sure enough, the problem lay with Arceus.
Watching Arceus suddenly become shrouded in shadows and change its form, Xia Yan silently grumbled to himself.
Actually.
He had always harbored another suspicion.
That was Hoopa, the Mythical Pokémon whose abilities were absurdly overpowered.
But then he realized that if Hoopa were truly responsible, it would not have been just Dialga and Palkia who were affected.
It was not that Hoopa was stronger than Arceus, but rather that Hoopa's abilities were simply too unusual.
In the end.
When he recalled the images displayed on the eighteen plates when Arceus had sent him to Hisui, he had vaguely glimpsed the shadow of a pitch-black Arceus.
Along with the reflection on the lake within Dialga's consciousness space when it awakened.
And the purpose and significance behind the Azure Flute Volo had sent him.
He had roughly guessed that this was the situation.
The facts proved it.
His guess had been right.
Arceus's avatar in this time and space had been influenced by some special power.
Arceus's transformation left Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia all stunned.
Regigigas, on the other hand, became exceptionally serious.
Darkness!
Ignoring their stares, Arceus's gaze fell on Xia Yan again.
[Do you think losing those broken plates would have much of an effect on me?]
Arceus's somewhat irritable voice rang in Xia Yan's mind.
Hearing that, Xia Yan tightened his grip on the Azure Flute.
But in the next moment.
A special plate slowly floated up from Arceus's body.
This plate was about the same size as an ordinary one, but it had additional patterns etched across it.
The most striking feature was naturally the four-pointed star carved into its center.
The Legend Plate!
A special plate that allowed Arceus to freely change its own type and wield the power of