[Shog! Team Magma and Team Aqua Are Operating in the Hoenn Region—But Why?]

  After typing out the headline, Naoki began crafting the details of his post.

  The situation in Hoenn wasn't particurly plex—Team Magma and Team Aqua were direct rivals, each with opposing goals. This rivalry created an opportunity for him to analyze and predict their moves.

  Additionally, the Rotom in his Rotom Phone provided a signal-shielding fun, ensuring that no one could track his location through his work activity.

  Sihe Pokémon world didn't require real-name registration for online forums, even if someone wao trace him, they wouldn't be able to.

  Satisfied with that thought, Naoki's fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed at lightning speed:

  [As a pure passerby, I'd like to discuss the ret troversy surrounding Team Aqua, whose as provoked the Hoenn League just a few days ago. Based on historical evidend logical dedu, I've formuted a theory about Team Magma and Team Aqua's real objective.

  As many people know, Hoenn is steeped in a myths and legends. I did some researd found that historical texts and murals in various rui a of cataclysmic proportions—a flict that could have destroyed the world itself.

  At the heart of this legend are two of Hoenn's most powerful Pokémon:

  Groudon, the God of Earth, is said to have expahe ndmass by raising magma from beh the earth. Kyogre, the God of Sea, is believed to have expahe os by summoning torrential downpours.

  Acc to legend, these two Pokémon awakened once every thousand years and engaged in a fierce battle to expand their respective domains.

  What Does This Have to Do with Team Magma and Team Aqua?

  Now, let's ect the dots.

  Team Magma's name and goals are clearly lio Groudon—their emblem resembles flowing va, and their ideology revolves around expanding ndmasses to create more habitable terrain for humans and Pokémon.

  Team Aqua, oher hand, aligns with Kyogre—they believe in expanding the seas, a the world to its "natural state" before civilization took over.

  This raises a critical question: Could Team Magma and Team Aqua actually be trying to awaken Groudon and Kyogre?

  If that's their real goal, then their current movements in Hoenn make perfect sense.

  Let's take this theory a step further:

  If they want to track down Groudon and Kyogre, they'll need stific data to pinpoint their locations. Groudon slumbers beh the earth, so its awakening would likely cause an increase in temperature and stronger sunlight. Kyogre lies dormant deep in the o, meaning its revival would bring about massive storms and heavy rainfall.

  Where would they go o gather this kind of information? The Weather Institute in Hoenn.

  The Weather Institute studies climate ges aeical data. If Groudon or Kyogre stirs, this is the first pce that would detect it. If Team Magma or Team Aqua attacks this location, they're likely searg for weather anomalies that could indicate the legendary Pokémon's presence.

  If Kyogre is sleeping deep uer, Team Aqua will need a specialized submario reach it. The shipbuilding teology i's shipyard is the best in Hoenn—making it a prime target for Team Aqua.

  Based on this, I wouldn't be surprised if Team Aqua moves to hijack a submari while Team Magma seeks to manipute volic activity to awaken Groudon.

  If Team Magma and Team Aqua successfully wake up Groudon and Kyogre, the sequences would be catastrophic.

  Their battle would trigger extreme climate shifts, devastating Hoenn.

  And if their flict spirals out of trol, the only way to stop them would be to summon Rayquaza—the guardian of the sky—to restore bance, just as the legends describe.

  For now, this is just specution—but the patterns are too clear to ignore.

  If anyone else has theories, feel free to share them in the ents.

  Let's hope Hoen bee the battleground of an a war.]

  After finishing his post, Naoki hit "Send", and within seds, it loaded to the Pokémon forum.

  Thanks to the forum's algorithm, the post was automatically pushed to users who were likely to be ied in Hoenn's history, legendary Pokémon, oing criminal activities.

  Meanwhile, in the Hoenn Region…

  As Naoki switched tabs to watch Iono's livestream, a man in gsses, who happeo be browsing the i at that moment, stumbled across the post.

  ...

  Ren adjusted his gsses, his curiosity piqued by a post on the Pokémon forums.

  [Shog! Team Magma and Team Aqua Are Operating in Hoenn—But Why?!]

  "Eh? What kind of strange post is this?"

  Despite his skepticism, the title immediately caught his attention.

  Ren was a dedicated member of the Legend Lovers Association, an online unity made up of researchers, historians, ahusiasts fasated by a Pokémon legends from around the world.

  So, anything involving legendary Pokémon was worth a look.

  He clicked the post—only to feel his heart skip a beat at what he read .

  "The Earth Titan Groudon and the Sea Titan Kyogre?!"

  Ren's eyes widened.

  "Team Magma is associated with nd… Team Aqua with the sea… Could it be that they're trying to awakewo legendary Pokémon?!"

  His fiwitched.

  "Shit—this actually makes so much sense!"

  The more he thought about it, the more logical it seemed.

  Up until now, Team Magma and Team Aqua had beeively quiet in Hoenn. They had yet to it any major crimes or draw serious heat from the Hoenn League.

  Most people assumed they were just anti-League rebels, but if this post's theory was correct…

  They were after Groudon and Kyogre all along. This was huge.

  Ren wasted no time—he immediately shared the post in the Legend Lovers Association's group chat.

  Within mihe group chat was exploding with activity. Some members searched for the post on the forum, reading through the details themselves. Others left ents, asking the inal poster for more information. The theory spread from one person to ten, theo a hundred.

  Before long, it reached Officer Jenny, who had been iigating both criminal anizations.

  After reading the post, she immediately forwarded the io the Hoenn League.

  And that's when it nded in the hands of someone very important.

  At that moment, Steven Stone was at his mansion in Mossdeep City As the Champion of Hoenn—and the eldest son of the Devon Corporation's president—Steven had no she of responsibilities.

  However, he still made time for his true passion: researg rare stones and a Pokémon. When his phone vibrated with an urgent notification, he instinctively g it.

  At first, he assumed it was just another forum post about Mega Evolution or rare stones.

  But then…

  His sharp blue eyes locked onto the headline.

  "[Shog! Team Magma and Team Aqua Are Operating in Hoenn—But Why?!]"

  "…What?"

  Curious, Steven clicked on the post.

  And the more he read, the deeper his frown became.

  During a ret interrogation of a captured Team Aqua grunt, the League had learhat the anization was searg for something—but the grunt had refused to reveal what.

  At the time, Steven had his suspis. Now, after reading this post those suspis had just been firmed.

  "They're after Groudon and Kyogre…"

  Steven's grip on his phoightened.

  This wasn't just specution. It made perfect sense. And what truly shocked him was how accurately the inal poster had predicted their movements.

  The Weather Institute… Steport Shipyard. If the theory was correct, Team Aqua was likely pnning to steal a submarine.

  Suddenly, a memory surfaced—ohat had seemed insignifit at the time.

  A few days ago, Steven's father, Mr. Stone, had mentiohat a package from Devon Corporation had gone missing.

  That package tained critical submarine parts—meant for a colborative project between Devon Corp and the shipbuilders i City.

  They had been developing an advanced deep-sea exploration vessel, the Submarine Explorer 1.

  At first, Steven didn't uand why someone would steal submarine pos.

  But now It all made sense.

  After deep ption, Steven Stone clicked on the profile of the forum user who had made the shog post.

  His fingers hovered over the keyboard for only a moment before he sent a direct message.

  [Hello, I am Steven Stohe current Champion of the Hoenn region. I'd like to speak with you about your post. we meet?]

  The message was sent. Now, all he could do was wait.

  ...

  Meanwhile, at Team Magma's Base…

  In a dimly lit underground aer, Maxie sat before a massive s, his fingers lightly resting oable.

  The room was silent, save for the quiet hum of maery. A single mp cast shadows over his sharp features and reflective gsses.

  A Team Magma admin stood beside him, holding a tablet.

  "Boss," the admin said, voice hesitant. "We have a situation."

  Maxie barely moved.

  "Go on," he said, his voiposed as always.

  The admin turhe tablet around, showing Maxie the now-viral forum post. His scarlet eyes skimmed through the text, abs every detail.

  Team Magma. Team Aqua. Groudon. Kyogre. Their exaents… all exposed.

  For a moment, the only sound in the room was the faint tapping of Maxie's gloved finger against the table. Then, he adjusted the frame of his gsses with calm precision.

  "Is this person… an undercent?" he muttered.

  It was unlikely. Yet, the accuracy of the post was uny. Someo there knew far too much.

  Maxie exhaled sharply through his nose and spoke.

  "Initiate Project Alpha."

  The admin straightened immediately.

  "Yes, sir!"

  Without another word, he turned on his heel and hurried off to execute Maxie's orders.

  Meanwhile, at Team Aqua's Base…

  Uhe dim and disciplined halls of Team Magma's hideout, Team Aqua's headquarters was lively—but right now, the atmosphere was tense.

  Archie—leader of Team Aqua—stood with his arms crossed, staring at his phoh a deep scowl.

  "Who the hell is this guy?!" he barked.

  The grunts standing nearby flinched. Archie rarely lost his temper like this—but this? This was different.

  Someone had exposed their entire operation. One of the Aqua grunts nervously spoke up.

  "Boss, there's no way any of us would betray you! You've been too good to us!"

  Anrunt nodded eagerly.

  "Yeah! If I ever find out who this guy is, I'll personally teach them a lesson!"

  Archie growled, eyes still locked on the s.

  "He dares to interfere with Team Aqua?"

  His fist ched.

  "Boss," a high-ranking admin finally asked, "what's our move?"

  Archie exhaled, rubbing his in thought.

  Then, a sharp grin split his face.

  "The pn moves forward as usual," he said. "Our tacts at the Steport Shipyard say the Submarine Explorer 1 is nearly finished."

  His voice dropped into a low chuckle.

  "Wheime es, we'll sneak in and take it for ourselves."

  He tilted his head, fshing a wicked smirk at his subordinates.

  "And once we have it? No one will be able to stop us."