Night fell, and cold winds blew.
Online debate over the Masters Tournament's first semifinal match grew fiercer by the minute. The whole world was watching Wyndon, but something momentous was also happening in Hammerlocke, where no one was looking.
Beneath the medieval castle-like Hammerlocke Stadium lay the Energy Factory, which supplied Dynamax Energy to sites across the Galar Region. No one outside a select few members of Macro Cosmos knew it existed.
The Energy Factory operated around the clock. Besides supplying energy to towns and cities, it also collected the energy Pokémon released during battles throughout the region.
That was why the Galar Region had been built into the premier destination for competitive battling, and why Pokémon battles were promoted so heavily. They provided a constant source of energy without harming the Pokémon.
The energy released during Koraidon and Miraidon's battle had also traveled through the underground facilities at Wyndon Stadium and along the energy conduits to the Energy Factory. It was an immense amount—and that was with both Pokémon holding back, unable to fight at full strength.
"I thought we'd have to wait until the Masters Tournament ended to fill the energy tanks. Mingyou may be a potential threat, but we have him to thank for putting the plan ahead of schedule."
Rose stood before the railing with his hands behind his back, unable to hide his excitement. Around the Circular Platform ahead of him stood countless enormous test-tube-shaped Glass Tanks, every one of them filled with golden, liquid-like energy.
Behind Rose, Oleana stood straight-backed, equally unable to suppress her smile. Farther back were several senior Macro Cosmos staff members and core members assigned to assist only today. Among them, astonishingly, was the Team Rocket Trio.
They had never expected that infiltrating Macro Cosmos would not only go unnoticed