By the shore.
Baimu, Mawile, and the two Dreepy enjoyed the sea breeze as they happily ate cups of fries. Unfortunately, no Wingull came to the pier looking for a snack, which was a bit of a shame.
As the main setting of the movie, Dahara City, modeled after Dubai, was far more prosperous than he had imagined.
Even without its skyscrapers rising like a steel jungle, the traffic and pedestrians alone proved it could rival any major city in the main regions.
The clash of Legendary Pokémon a few days earlier had even sent it to the top of the blog's trending list. Days later, interest showed no sign of fading. Who knew how many trainers and Pokémon hunters had rushed here after hearing the news?
Unfortunately for them, those Cover Gods had long since left. At most, Groudon might still be trudging along the seabed slowly enough for someone to catch up...
If someone did catch up, its reputation would be ruined for good.
After all, the Hoopa movie had cost two Legendary Pokémon their dignity. The first was Palkia, who represented space yet couldn't stop it from shattering. The second was Groudon, which had been branded "the one that can't fly" ever since.
The former had gotten off lightly. The latter had it rough. Whenever a wingless Pokémon capable of flight appeared, someone would bring up Groudon. Even certain new game systems seemed to go out of their way to mention it.
Groudon using Supersonic Skystrike, Groudon using Max Airstream, and so on.
Baimu couldn't help sighing whenever he thought of the poor guy.
Yet for all Dahara City's prosperity, it had an old-fashioned side. Across the water stood rows of warm yellow, modest homes. Stone houses dotted the landscape amid sparse greenery, giving it a distinctly