The upheaval in the Crown Tundra drew the attention of the entire world.
Through Galar TV Station's live broadcast and countless on-site videos posted to PokéVoice, people watched the Great Tree at the Crown Shrine take shape.
They saw it bloom and scatter pollen, saw its flowers bear fruit and burst with seeds, and saw countless Wild Pokémon scramble for them.
Comments from around the world flooded numerous platforms.
"Doesn't it seem like there have been more and more strange natural phenomena these past few years?"
"Right? The freak weather in the Orange Islands, the tsunami in Alto Mare, the mysterious disappearance of Alamos Town..."
"What do you do for a living, commenter above? You've got the whole list memorized!"
"The world isn't about to end, is it?"
"At least let me finish watching this year's World Championships before I die!"
Since Ash had begun his journey, the regions had seen no shortage of bizarre changes in climate and environment. Baimu had contributed a few of his own after he started traveling, and people had long since grown used to it.
Talk of the end of the world was just a joke.
Who would take it seriously?
But they probably never imagined the world really had almost been destroyed.
If Ash hadn't gone back in time and returned the Life Orb to Arceus, the furious Alpaca would have destroyed everything.
Watching through a screen, people online had little sense of what the changes in the Crown Tundra meant. It was like watching a special-effects blockbuster. They were just there for the spectacle.
But for the people of Snowslide Slope, Freezington, and the surrounding villages, the changes were almost beyond imagining.
The ancient, unchanging snow and ice melted away, and bright sunlight brought the warmth summer ought to have.
Beneath the