That night, the bright moon hung high.
At the sight of the moon, Celesteela
could not help breaking into a faint smile.
After receiving a call from Lusamine,
Li Wei had arrived at the bamboo grove on Melemele Island.
By the time Li Wei landed in the grove on Latios,
Sophocles, Ash, and the others had nearly finished digging, leaving most of Celesteela's body exposed.
Only the rocket thrusters on the lower half of its body remained buried.
This was indeed Celesteela.
"Teacher Li Wei!"
"Let's catch it with a Beast Ball and move it somewhere else so it can return to Ultra Space."
"But we didn't bring any Beast Balls."
"I did."
On his way over, Li Wei had stopped by the Pokémon School to pick up the Beast Balls.
Ash handed a Beast Ball to Sophocles.
"Let Sophocles catch it!"
"Okay!"
Sophocles had loved the legend of Starship Kaguya since he was little, because it had to do with the moon and outer space.
But if Celesteela's flight into the sky would damage the surrounding environment...
Sophocles knew what mattered more.
"Go, Beast Ball!"
Celesteela's enormous body turned into a streak of red light and entered the Beast Ball.
After a few shakes, a click confirmed that Celesteela had been caught.
"Come on. There's still something for you all to do."
"What is it?"
"Build a launchpad for Celesteela."
"Build a launchpad?!"
"◦㉨◦"
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Lana, Lillie, and Mallow were stunned by Li Wei's words.
"That's right, a launchpad."
Li Wei explained the plan in detail,
and they soon understood.
The plan proceeded in an orderly fashion.
"Garchomp, Rock Tomb!"
"Flygon, Rock Tomb!"
Ash and Mallow directed Garchomp and Flygon to use Rock Tomb,
securing the thrusters on Celesteela's lower body and putting together a simple launchpad.
But that