On the evening of October 30,
at Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
In a valley that was closed to the public,
Li Wei had named the place Falling Star Valley.
That was because, when the once-in-a-millennium comet appeared, it had seemed to disappear right here from their vantage point.
They had watched the comet from nearby, too.
Now, this place had become a battle arena.
Lucario, Metagross, and the others had drawn inspiration from the Giant Rock Arena in Professor Oak's Backyard.
Lucario had gained a great deal from battling Blastoise, Venusaur, and the others in Professor Oak's Backyard.
That was why they had built an arena here.
For one thing, the Pokémon needed to battle, but putting too many battles on display for visitors wasn't a good idea.
What Li Wei mainly wanted his Theme Park to showcase was the Pokémon's everyday lives, not their battles.
So Lucario and the others had chosen this secluded valley, which was off-limits to the public.
The only way visitors could see the matches here was by paying for a ride on a Pokémon such as Corviknight.
Even then, they would only catch a fleeting glimpse.
They would simply be flying past.
Lucario and Metagross were the first to arrive in the valley. Wild, rugged, and brimming with a sense of power, it was a natural valley surrounded by towering rock walls.
Sunlight streamed through gaps in the cliffs,
casting dappled shafts of light onto the valley floor.
At the center of the valley lay a vast, relatively flat stone plaza, its surface covered in marks left by impacts and blasts of energy.
These were the traces of their fierce battles here.
Rock obstacles of various sizes were scattered around the stone plaza, offering cover and footholds to push off from.
The entire Falling