They had just learned that Shen Qi had suffered another dizzy spell, and this time, they absolutely refused to let him continue the Island Challenge.
"Sigh."
What truly frustrated Shen Qi was not the interruption to his Island Challenge, but knowing nothing about the source of his dizziness.
Still... he could reason it out, drawing on his knowledge of Pokémon from before he crossed over.
The dizziness felt similar to what Ribombee had once experienced-the opportunity to become a Totem Pokémon.
How did Totem Pokémon come into being?
In the anime, the Ultra Recon Squad founded by Lillie had actually reached a conclusion. Besides the two legendary Pokémon of the sun and moon worshipped in the Alola Region, there was also a legendary cosmic Pokémon that devoured light: Necrozma.
This Pokémon devoured light, yet humans and most living things could not survive without it, so the Four Island Guardians of the Alola Region had fought Necrozma.
The special light that leaked out during that battle had caused Totem Pokémon to emerge.
The Lillie of this world said that Totem Pokémon were born from special energy fluctuations, which actually matched the clues in the anime very closely.
Shen Qi took out his phone and searched for stories about the Island Guardians and Necrozma. Alola's history did indeed contain relevant records. The Island Challenge had originally begun as a way to select warriors to help the Island Guardians protect their homeland.
However, no one mentioned light or any kind of energy leaking out during that battle, and no one knew how Totem Pokémon were born.
What connection did Lillie have to... Necrozma?
There was only an indirect connection through Cosmog. Cosmog could evolve into the sun or moon deity, while Necrozma could fuse with either of them.
Gladion had mentioned that a