01x24 - Reunion at the Ancient Castle!

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Still trying to find the Black
Rayquaza,

we followed several
rumours to Galar Mine.

But, instead, what we found was

one of Lucius's Pokemon,
Galarian Moltres.

I was trying to understand why it
was so angry when

this strange light suddenly started
glowing all around us again.

And the pendant my grandma gave me
became...

..a Pokemon?

OK, that is
one odd-looking Pokemon.

So it was only pretending to be
a gem this whole time?

Did you know anything about this,
Liko?

Mm-mm. No, it's just been the good
luck charm my grandma gave me.

Well, it looks like a shelled
Pokemon.

But it's way
different from Squirtle.

No data.

It's not even in the Pokedex?
It must be special.

THINKING: I have no idea what I'm
supposed to do here...

..but...it's so cute when it yawns.

Well, then,
let's meet up with Liko's grandma.

Hopefully,
she can clear everything up.

Are you two ready to head out?
BOTH: OK!

Best if the rest of you
hang back

and keep an eye on the ship.

ALL: Roger that, Friede.

OK, Cap, the ship's all yours.

Pikachu.

# When you lead with your heart

# It's so scary at the start

# That's the hardest part
and trust me it's gets better

# I finally know where I belong
Where I belong

# This is the way that we
grow strong

# I've got a feeling

# With you I'm becoming me
I'm becoming me

# I'm becoming me. #

So, what do you think Liko's
grandma is like?

Sorry, it might be a little
cramped...but it's cosy, too.

Sprigatito, are you ready?

Guess what? We're all going to go
see my grandma now.

When she meets you, she's going to
love you, I know it.

So it would mean a lot to me
if you came with us.

Meow.

Do it for me? Ple-e-ease?

And...up we go.

Phew, not as easy with
so many passengers...

Oh. BOTH: Bye, we'll be back soon.

As I suspected, you are acting
without proper authorisation,

and you not only came too
close to the Galarian Moltres,

you crossed the line and battled
the Rising Volt Tacklers, as well.

Don't reprimand me
until you see these images.

I don't believe it...

I thought it was just a pendant
I had been ordered to obtain,

but I was clearly mistaken
because this...

I have to know what this Pokemon is.

Well? Will you rescind the order
restricting my movements?

It would be a shame to lose
sight of it again, yes?

Have it your way.

But, first, you must verify where
it's currently heading.

We've determined that they have
already left their ship

and are currently making their way
toward Hammerlocke.

Hammerlocke, you say.
Interesting.

I believe we can deduce their
journey's purpose

from information
we've collected prior to this,

but I demand you contact us
before making any other de...

Save your grievances.

COMPUTER BEEPS

How may I help you, sir?
What's Spinel doing?

Mr Spinel is in the laboratory
with Ms Chalce.

They'll likely be there a while.

Very well, and what of Sidian?

Yeah, I'm here.

I must head to the Galar region.

I expect you and Coral to accompany
me.

Your presence is needed.
Yes, sir.

I'm totally beat.

Look, I'm all for a fun little
getaway, but...

Why? Why with this guy?

Don't need you anyway.

You should stay here
and watch the base.

Do I detect...dissension in the
ranks?

No way! As you command, sir.

Then make preparations.

For you to go in person,

is this an emergency?

What we have sought is
within our grasp.

My time has come.

If it has truly awakened,

I will finally see the real truth.

Ah, great nap.

I love train rides so much!

Me, too!

So the castle where my grandma
lives, where is it?

All I know is it's
somewhere in this area.

Huh? There's that many castles here?

Which should we try first?

Oh, hey. You're awake now.

Ancient! Castle!

Ancient castle.

Oh! It's Grandma's Squawkabilly.

I've never seen that Pokemon.

POKEDEX: Squawkabilly, the parrot
Pokemon. A normal and flying type.

Those with yellow plumage
are hot-headed and fight rougher.

Squawk! Squawkabilly.

I think it wants us to follow it.

Let's go, then. Fuecoco!

Sprigatito!

So this place is Breezy Hills?

Is there even an ancient
castle around here?

But this is a dead end.

Squawkabilly, what is it?

Open Squawkabilly!

Whoa! It's got a hidden door?

You betcha! Squawkabilly! Follow me!

And a secret passageway. Hmm?

ROCK: Stonjourner.

Using Stonjourner as a door?
Yeah, that's pretty clever.

Good work there.

Cool,
having a Pokemon guard your gates.

OK, so where did they go?

Morgrem! Argh!

Oh, Morgrem. You scared us.

Open up. We're coming!

So your grandma is an adventurer
too, right, Liko?

Uh-huh. She and her Pokemon are
always on some journey or another.

She said she looks for ancient ruins
or sunken ships, stuff like that.

You mean she's a treasure hunter?
That's awesome.

When was the last time you saw her?

Let's see...

It was sometime in the last year.

When I got my acceptance to
Indigo Academy...

..she came all the way to Paldea to
celebrate with me.

That's when she gave me
the pendant as a good luck charm.

So she had only just given
you the pendant?

Yeah, and then she was
gone as quick as she arrived.

That's how it's always been with
her, though.

Every visit was really a quick
stop between trips.

We barely even had time to say hello
and goodbye,

but she was always so cool.

I'm even more excited to
meet her now.

No doubt in my mind they've
already come this far.

You heard that sound from over
there, right?

WINGS FLAP

Amethio, sir, you're here.

Corviknight, return.

Where are they?

We lost track of them, sir.

Forgive us, we're sorry.

On the bright side,
we know for sure they came this way.

I understand. Excellent work.

They must still be around here
somewhere.

Let's split up and search the area.

I'm certain we'll find some
kind of a clue.

BOTH: Yes, sir!

Hello! Open up!

Now that's a castle that's seen
a few hundred years. That's awesome.

We're here! Open up! Grandma!
It's me, Liko!

Rrraarr!

THEY GASP

Arrrc! Arrrc!

Arcanine! It's been a long time.

My, Liko, how you've grown!

Grandma! Hi!

Lucca spoke warmly of your crew -

the Rising Volt Tacklers.

Thanks. I'm Friede. I'm Roy

and this is Fuecoco.

You can call me Diana.

Thank you
so much for bringing Liko here.

Thank you so much.

Meow... Right!

Grandma, I want you to meet my...

Oh, my.

Well, aren't you adorable!
Could you be Liko's partner?

This is Sprigatito.

Sprigatito, this is my grandma.

I'm entrusting Liko to you.

Despite how she usually seems to
have quite the stubborn streak,

she's really a sweet child,
so please be good to her, OK?

Meow! Ouch!

Sprigatito! It's got guts,

I like that in a partner.

THINKS: Sprigatito's attitude didn't
faze her at all.

That's Grandma for you.

No need for formalities.
Make yourselves at home.

PIKACHU'S TUMMY RUMBLES

So, Grandma,
do you live in this castle?

You could say that it's just one of

several hidden bases
I happen to camp out at.

This is awesome. There's
so many Pokemon in here.

Did you catch all of 'em?

Oh, no.
All of these Pokemon are wild,

but I let 'em stay
here as much as they want

and they're at liberty to
leave any time.

A castle of freedom.

We have the same
philosophy on our Brave Olivine.

Are there other people
here with you?

No, the only human who
lives here is me.

I've become very accustomed to
living alone.

This is unbelievable. Fuecoco!

I have to apologise to you.

But the moment I heard that people
were after the pendant,

I had to contact Lucca immediately.

Did they come after you too,
Grandma?

Yes.

Thank you for bringing it back,
Liko.

That pendant means
a great deal to me.

Well, uh... Actually...

Wait, did you lose it?

No. Not at all.

The thing is...

Er...

Well, hello.

I can try to explain, Grandma.

I still have no idea how
it may have happened...

..and I'm sure you'll find it
hard to believe...

..but see, that pendant...

..turned into this Pokemon.

This one looks like Terapagos, yes?

Terapagos?

The face is what gives it away.

Who would have ever thought the
pendant was a Terapagos

in a dormant state that whole time?

So...it goes inactive
in the form of a gem?

I had always assumed it was just
another lovely jewel.

I get it now. I had no idea you were
simply asleep.

I should have been more observant.
I'm so sorry.

Wait, do you know
something about this Pokemon?

Sort of. I've read a thing or two,
but...now that I see it,

it looks quite different
from everything the records say.

Maybe it hasn't evolved yet?

I'm not sure, but I will say

in the records
it had an extremely large shell.

Wow, I see. Very cool.

Not to mention,
if my instincts are correct,

I believe this Pokemon is one who
travelled with Lucius.

Wait, so that's...

Lucius was its Trainer?

Uh, you guys? Fuecoco is...

What's the matter with it?

It's acting weird.

TUMMY RUMBLES

It seems that it's hungry.

THEY LAUGH WEAKLY

Right on time.
What do you say to some food?

We were hot on their tails till
right around here,

but then we lost them.

Isn't that...?

Now, Ceruledge! Use Psycho Cut!

Stonjourner?

Ceruledge, return.

Amethio, sir, wait up!

Eat up, everyone, there's plenty.

Aw, yeah, you know it.
It's all canned food.

Don't you keep these
for emergencies or...?

No, canned food is my go-to.

It's better than anything else
and then there's no dishes to do.

Perfect, right?

Absolutely. That's even better.

I told you. And there's more
where that came from.

Don't fall behind there, Liko.

THINKS: Grandma is always in a
hurry,

some things never change.

Hey, Grandma,

tell me, would you, about all
the adventures that you've had?

I suppose I could.

Since you've taken your first step,

then why don't
we talk about everything?

It all began a very long time ago.

In fact,
I was even younger than you are now.

WOMAN: Diana! Where are you?

Playing hide and seek again?

That day, I opened an old suitcase
stuffed

in an out-of-the-way storage
space in the attic

and there was the pendant,

but that wasn't the only secret
treasure I found in there.

There was also a fascinating,

detailed record of the journeys
of an adventurer named Lucias,

and, of course, the many friends
who accompanied him.

I wanted to know if everything
I read in there was true

and who this Lucias actually was.

From then on, I was hooked.

Thus, my own expeditions began.

I travelled to every corner
of the world conducting my research,

but it didn't matter, I never did
find a single trace of Lucias.

I finally gave it up 30 years ago.

But still...

..the truth is,
I owe everything to Lucias.

His journeys inspired
the adventurer I am today.

Fast forward to a few months ago,
when, out of the blue,

an old friend came to visit me.

He wanted to introduce me

to someone who was interested
in joining me on my adventures.

But when he arrived,
the sight of his companions

told me there was another agenda.

They were after...the pendant?

Mm-hm. I had to make sure

that Liko and the pendant would be
well protected,

which is why Lucca hired you.

I'm glad we all made it
through this safely.

Yeah. If it weren't for Friede
and the rest...

..Sprigatito and I might've...

Then I guess I owe you thanks again.

Not at all. But I'm
curious...about the pendant.

I mean the secret behind Terapagos,
well, it wasn't in the Pokedex.

Sorry, but when there's a Pokemon
mystery, I've got to solve it.

I recognise that look in your eyes.

Um...
Could you take a look at this, too?

My grandpa found it on our island.

It's some kind of ancient Poke Ball.

Oh, my goodness.

Inside it...

..was a Black Rayquaza, just
like the one in this picture book.

Yeah. And not only that, but when we
came face-to-face with Arboliva

and Galarian Moltres,
we saw something strange.

I don't know. Maybe it was a
memory Terapagos was having, or...

Um, Grandma,
have you ever heard of Laqua?

SHE GASPS, TERAPAGOS CRIES

That surprised me.

Wh-what's wrong?

TERAPAGOS CRIES

Wait! What are you...?

What's the matter?

It's Laqua.

A place of legend, said to be hidden
somewhere in this world.

A mystery
Lucias spent his life seeking

and its name was Laqua.

So that's the paradise
he was looking for.

Oh, yes. Curious, are you?
I would be as well.

Grandma. Sit tight. I'll be right
back.

There's something I think
you need to see.

I'll go get it.

What do you want to show us?

Lucius's handwritten notes.

THINKS: Amazing,

hearing all about my grandma's past
for the first time.

She's sharing it with me because I
took my first steps with Sprigatito.

Just knowing now that she believes
in me makes me so happy.

You have, like,
the coolest grandma ever.

Yeah.
That was an incredible story.

Any of the Rising Volt Tacklers
would be fired up by it.

Ooh, speaking of,

I should touch base to let
'em know we got here safely.

Diana!

There are intruders here? Liko.

What is it?

Charizard, go!

Ceruledge, go!

Go, you two! Run!

Good evening, all.

No sudden moves now.

Terapagos! No, wait!

So this is the pendant Pokemon.

Hatenna?

Hatenna! No!

TERAPAGOS SCREAMS