Pokémon: The Hoenn Gods as Starters

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Option One completed. Within three days, you have captured Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. Reward granted: one Griseous Orb. Reverse World entrance location unlocked."

"Ding! The entrance to the Reverse World lies at the summit of Mt. Coronet. Only the holder of the Griseous Orb can perceive it."

"Ding! System reminder: The Reverse World contains powerful wild Pokémon. Exercise caution."

Three consecutive system notifications rang out.

Aiden's eyes lit up.

Back in his previous life, when he played Pokémon Platinum, the Reverse World had been filled with high-level Pokémon—many in the fifties and sixties.

He had caught quite a few powerful ones there.

So in this world…

Would it be the same?

The thought alone sparked his interest.

It wasn't that he needed those Pokémon to grow stronger.

But capturing new species… even entire groups…

Or using them as training opponents for his team—

That was valuable.

After all, excluding Legendary Pokémon, Aiden's current personal combat strength sat at high Champion tier.

Beating Elite Four members was effortless.

But against true masters like Wallace, Steven, Cynthia, or Lance—

Without Legendary Pokémon, he was still slightly behind.

Unless…

He brought out divine power.

Aiden exhaled lightly.

"System. Display my current status."

"Ding! Host status panel as follows—"

Host: Aiden Flint

Age: 19

Funds: 2,000,000,000 Poké Dollars (increasing)

Special Items: 2 Master Balls; Mega Stones (×1 per main Pokémon); Key Stone; Flame Plate; Griseous Orb

System Space: Active

Ability: Psychic Power (comparable to Mewtwo)

Organization: Sky Team (500 members)

Special Members: Cynthia, J, Izumi, Courtney, Ash, Jessie, James, Meowth, May, Brock…

Primary Legendary Pokémon:

Rayquaza

Groudon

Kyogre

Black Rayquaza

Mythical Pokémon:

Latios

Latias

Secondary Legendaries:

Regirock

Azelf

Uxie

Mesprit

Main Battle Pokémon: (extensive roster…)

After reviewing the panel, a platinum-hued orb materialized in his palm.

The Griseous Orb.

Warm.

Heavy.

Under sunlight, it shimmered with gold and black streaks swirling within, faintly outlining a colossal dragon silhouette.

Aiden murmured softly,

"Giratina…"

The moment he spoke the name—

Far beyond reality—

The Reverse World trembled.

In that desolate dimension, long ruled solely by Giratina, something changed.

For ages, Giratina had wandered alone.

Banished by Arceus.

It had once hunted Palkia and Dialga, but the Spatial and Temporal deities escaped through distortions of time and space.

Even Shaymin had once strayed into this realm.

Had Giratina truly desired, it could have devoured it.

Power-wise—

Giratina rivaled Rayquaza.

Though against Aiden's Black Rayquaza…

That was another matter.

But now—

As the Griseous Orb awakened—

The Reverse World filled with new life.

Powerful auras flickered into existence.

Spirits.

Pokémon that had perished in the material world, re-manifesting as spiritual forms within this inverted dimension.

The Reverse World was not merely opposite reality—

It was akin to a realm of death and rebirth.

Giratina's crimson eyes flared open.

It sensed it.

The Orb.

A human.

"Someone… holds the Griseous Orb."

Its massive serpentine body unfurled through warped gravity.

Then—

It laughed.

A thunderous, distorted roar echoed across the dimension.

"After endless ages… I can finally leave this cursed place!"

"Arceus… the solitude you forced upon me… I will repay it in full!"

The entire Reverse World trembled under its fury.

The newly emerged spirit Pokémon fell silent, too intimidated to move.

Back in reality—

Aiden had already returned to the summit of Mt. Coronet.

Holding the Griseous Orb, he gazed ahead.

Before him—

A swirling vortex of black and violet energy shimmered faintly.

Invisible to ordinary eyes.

But crystal clear to the Orb's bearer.

"So this is the entrance…"

Psychic power surged around him, sealing off his aura.

With a single step—

He approached the vortex.

The spiral distortion pulsed violently, as if recognizing the Orb.

Space twisted.

Gravity inverted.

Aiden smirked.

"Well then… let's see what the Reverse World has in store."

With supreme confidence—armed with multiple primary Legendaries, Black Rayquaza capable of overwhelming entire battlefields, and power rivaling divine Pokémon himself—

He stepped forward.

And vanished.

From the outside, it appeared as though the vortex swallowed him whole.

The journey into the Reverse World had begun.

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