Route 111, Desert Area.
Between Groudon and Kyogre, Groudon had awakened first.
While Steven and the others were still keeping watch on Route 128,
Li Wei and his companions had already engaged Groudon.
Li Wei, commanding Regigigas, formed the main force fighting Groudon,
while Cynthia commanded her Pokémon to keep seeking openings between Regigigas's attacks, steadily wearing Groudon down.
This battle of myth, fought to prevent the continents from colliding, had only just begun.
"Now, these are scenes of the fierce battle in which Li Wei and Cynthia have joined forces, commanding a legion of Legendary Pokémon to suppress Primal Groudon."
A helicopter bearing the abbreviated logo of [Hoenn United News] circled at a safe distance,
They had originally wanted to get closer, but Falkner had stopped them.
They could broadcast live, but they could not get too close.
If Groudon went berserk, a single Precipice Blade would bring the helicopter straight down.
The reporter's excited voice reached viewers around the world through the camera,
"Viewers, we're bringing you this emergency report from above the desert on Route 111!"
"As you can see, the creator of the land in Hoenn's mythology-Primal Groudon-has awakened,
and is locked in a fierce battle with the Pokémon commanded by Mr. Li Wei and Champion Cynthia from Sinnoh!"
There was another war correspondent up ahead: Dawn.
Steven and the others, who were waiting for Kyogre to awaken, were also watching the live broadcast.
As the cameraman zoomed in,
the desert on Route 111 had become an inferno of scorched earth and lava, with magma surging across the ground.
Primal Groudon was like a walking volcano, every roar splitting the earth.
Even watching the broadcast on their phones, Steven, Lance, and the others could feel the heat at the scene.
Opposite Groudon, Regigigas's mountainlike body stood