Inside the Tree of Creation.
"Pikachu!"
"Pika pi!"
After countless hardships, Ash and Pikachu shared a touching reunion, and Mew had even found Ash's hat.
Overjoyed to see him again, Pikachu rubbed against Ash's cheek. At last, a Pikachu was perched on his shoulder once more.
"Mew~"
"Thank you, Mew."
Ash looked at Lucario beside him.
"Lucario, I found Pikachu."
Lucario said nothing and merely nodded, but the smile tugging at his lips gave him away.
Ash had kept his promise to Lucario. No matter how difficult things became, he had never given up on finding Pikachu.
"Pikachu, this is Lucario. We only made it here thanks to his help."
"Pika pika!"
But at that moment of reunion, the magma-like apparitions that had dogged their footsteps came chasing after them again.
Brock hurriedly said, "Run! Team Rocket just got swallowed by these things!"
Before James was swallowed, both Brock and Arcanine had witnessed it.
"What, meow?"
Hearing the news about them from Brock, Meowth hung his head, stunned as though struck by lightning.
Li Wei and Steven finally got their first glimpse of the immune mechanism of the Tree of Creation, a living organism.
As he watched the swarms of apparitions resembling white blood cells, Li Wei's memories gradually became clearer.
Then there was what Brock had just said about Team Rocket being swallowed by these strange things.
Li Wei remembered.
The scene of James releasing Chimecho, followed by James being mistaken for bacteria and swallowed by the white blood cells.
"Mew~"
Swarms of fossil Pokémon apparitions flew toward Li Wei, Ash, and the others.
Li Wei made an immediate decision. "Run first!"
Li Wei placed Shaymin on his shoulder, scooped up Diancie, and sprinted forward.
Fortunately, Li Wei did physical work every day, so both his arm strength and