Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

"Meow~ Why did it turn out like this?" (whispering)

"I don't know... How long are we supposed to hide here? If we keep hiding, we'll run out of water and food."

Even Musashi, who is usually very easygoing, said this with a slight tremor.

"Whether we continue to hide or go out, we'll die anyway. Let's choose a more heroic way to die!"

Kojiro seemed to be reaching his limit. He pulled out two Poké Balls from his pocket and was about to rush out to fight the many Pokémon outside. However, he was stopped by Jessie and Meowth as soon as he got up.

"Idiot! Do you really want to die?! If you want to die, don't drag us down with you! (Meow!)"

"Solons~!↑"

Surprisingly, Ookami did not choose to side with Kojiro, after all, there were just too many enemies outside.

.......

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ash and his friends...

"Seriously, the sandstorms to the north are much stronger than those in Black Gold City. That's so strange... Although there's not much vegetation here, there's no desert either..."

Looking at the terrain details on the map, Xiao Gang was puzzled after confirming that there was no desert to the north of Black Gold City.

It's no wonder that Hyota and his group didn't focus their attention on the area around Black Gold City. After all, the area around Black Gold City is just mountains and plains, with no conditions for a desert to form. If you had to say there was one, it would be a small desert in the area to the east near the mine, which is the area where Hyota and his group were focusing their research and exploration. It's only natural that they would focus their research on that area.

"Sigh... Stop talking. Should we keep going or turn back? Staying in this environment is just too unbearable..."

Xiao Guang slumped over, looking listless.

To prevent the sandstorm from getting in, Ash and his friends not only wore masks, but also rented a winter outfit from a store. Although the outfit did block the sandstorm, they still felt unbearably hot with the zipper zipped up so tightly.

"Hmm...it seems we should go back first..."

"Pikachu?"

Just as Ash was about to make a decision, Pikachu suddenly poked its head out of the backpack, poked Ash's shoulder, and pointed in a direction.

Is there anything over there?

"Pickup!"

Pikachu nodded, then waved its fist at the air, seemingly indicating that the sounds of battle were coming from the direction it was pointing.

"..."

The group exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

After all, it's not normal for a battle to occur in such a dusty place. Perhaps this strange phenomenon is the answer to this incident.

With that in mind, Ash and the others stopped thinking about the rationale and continued to brave the sandstorm in the direction Pikachu pointed.

After nearly half an hour of travel, just as the three were about to reach their physical limits, they finally arrived near a depression. Looking down from the top of the depression, a feeling of awe washed over them.

Below, countless Rock and Ground-type Pokémon lay on the ground, each one looking unwell, as if they had all been through a fierce battle to end up in this state.

Opposite them stood about twenty Pokémon, seemingly allies, but that wasn't the main point. The main point was that these Pokémon were—

"Fossil Pokémon?"

Xiao Gang frowned and said this.

"what is that?"

Xiao Guang had no knowledge of fossil Pokémon and had never seen one before, so he was confused after hearing Xiao Gang's words.

"These are Pokémon that went extinct in ancient times. Although a few are still alive today, most of them have gone extinct and become fossils in large quantities. These are what we call fossil Pokémon."

Xiao Gang explained this to Xiao Guang, and then looked down at the fossil Pokémon below.

Omanyte, Omanyte, Kabutops, Kabutops, and...

"A fossil pterosaur? That's an old friend..."

Ash couldn't help but make the same comment after seeing the fossil Pokémon below.

After all, he used to be completely overwhelmed by them back in the Kanto region, and he had never encountered these fossil Pokémon again during his subsequent travels. It was only when he saw them here again that Ash felt such emotion.

"But what are they doing?"

Looking down at the fossil Pokémon below, whose postures and movements were perfectly synchronized, Xiao Guang couldn't help but ask this question.

"Perhaps they're creating a sandstorm," Ash said, reaching out to touch the swirling sand. "It's hard to say whether these fossil Pokémon are lucky enough to have survived from ancient times, and why so many wild Pokémon that look like they live in the mountains are lying here, and why they're fighting these fossil Pokémon, is also a mystery..."

Although the source of this sandstorm has been found, Ash and his friends are still not quite sure about its motives. This incident is full of strangeness, but considering that fossil Pokémon have appeared, perhaps the only thing that can be confirmed is that this is not a natural phenomenon.

"So what do we say now?" Xiao Guang seemed surprisingly eager to try, as if the low mood he had felt due to the sandstorm had vanished in an instant.

"Hmm... In this situation, we should definitely inform Mr. Hyota and the others... But... um?"

Xiao Gang suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence. Xiao Zhi noticed that the corner of his mouth seemed to twitch slightly, so he must have seen something.

Following Xiao Gang's gaze downwards, one could see a huge rock at the bottom of the depression, and behind the rock were several figures.

Although it was impossible to make out the figures' faces in such an environment, just looking at the trio—a man, a woman, and a short, white Pokémon—even if you didn't want to think that way, these three were probably...

"The Rockets, it's them again?"

.......