Kalos, Matisse Town.
This quiet, peaceful northern town was renowned for the Trial Cave just outside it.
"Lots of Mega Evolution users go to challenge the Trial Cave, Rotom!"
According to the information the Rotom Pokédex had found,
the Trial Cave was home to Blaziken Mask, who had a Mega Blaziken, and an old man who had a Mega Alakazam.
"Is there any reward for beating them?"
"Doesn't look like it, Rotom!"
Though the lack of a reward was a little disappointing, a chance to battle Mega Blaziken and Mega Alakazam...
would still make the trip worthwhile.
"When can we go?"
"Beep beep, searching now, Rotom!"
"You're in luck! There's a trial at the Trial Cave this afternoon, Rotom!"
"Then it's settled. Let's go this afternoon."
Just as Li Wei decided to visit the Trial Cave that afternoon, Blue finally replied.
This year's Pokémon Forum Summit
would be held in Jubilife City in the Sinnoh Region, and Blue was helping Professor Oak collect experimental data.
The date remained unchanged: it would still be in December.
Although Professor Oak didn't care much about honors, Blue believed that anything worth doing was worth doing well.
So lately, whenever Blue wasn't busy training, he was busy collecting data.
When he received Li Wei's private message, Blue was initially puzzled. "Didn't he go into a cave...?"
When Blue opened the chat and saw the picture Li Wei had sent, his eyes widened slightly.
"The legend was actually true!"
Blue immediately matched the photograph of Diancie to an ancient Kalos text he had read.
In fact, Diancie wasn't entirely unrecorded.
There were simply no modern records or Pokédex entries.
What existed were sketches in ancient texts that were recognizably Diancie, along with legends passed down through generations.
Blue had read that ancient text.
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