As the drifting smoke gradually cleared, a crater dozens of meters across came into view.
The Giant Rock, which had been so terrifying moments ago, now lay shattered at the bottom of the crater.
"The Giant Rock's broken into pieces... that should mean we've stopped it, right?"
Clemont adjusted the glasses on his nose, his gaze fixed on the Giant Rock in the crater, his voice betraying unease.
"Bai Shi, what was that move you just used? It was incredibly powerful!"
Ash was fascinated by the Rockium Z move Golurk had unleashed and couldn't help asking.
"Oh, that's a Z-Move I learned while traveling in the Alola Region."
"It's somewhat similar to Mega Evolution. You need a Z-Ring and a Z-Crystal to use it."
"But it can be used much more widely than Mega Evolution."
"As long as a Pokémon knows a move matching the Z-Crystal's type, it can use a Z-Move."
Seeing the Giant Rock lying motionless, seemingly destroyed by the Rockium Z move, Bai Shi relaxed and offered a brief explanation.
"Alola... Z-Moves... sounds like another mysterious place worth exploring!"
At Bai Shi's explanation, excitement flashed in Ash's eyes, and his face lit up with curiosity and anticipation.
The Lumiose Conference had concluded successfully. Perhaps it was time to find a new destination for his travels.
Just as everyone thought the crisis was over, the shattered Giant Rock in the crater miraculously began to reassemble, returning to its original form in the blink of an eye.
A red-haired man with the commanding presence of a lion descended from the sky and landed firmly atop the Giant Rock, looking down on everyone as though the entire world were beneath him.
"L-Lysandre?!"
At Lysandre's sudden appearance, Alain's pupils contracted sharply, and a storm of indescribably complicated emotions churned inside him.