The sound of rocks rolling and striking against other rocks.
It was different.
Natsuhiko stared at the place where the sound was different.
"The sound is dull here, so... is it hollow underneath?"
It's very possible!
So, Natsuhiko, along with a few Pokémon, descended from the rock piles and casually opened a Pokeball.
"Roar——"
The fearsome and majestic Tyrantrum appeared.
Tyrantrum wanted to cry. Recently, its title as the strongest land mount was taken, and it seldom had the opportunity to appear.
Finally having a use, Tyrantrum vented all its bitterness on the pile of rocks in front of it.
Under Natsuhiko's signal, Tyrantrum's tail swung continuously, whether big or small, under the powerful and continuous movements of its tail, the stones were gradually cleared away.
Soon.
A starry, fluorescent cave appeared in Natsuhiko's view.
Indeed.
Natsuhiko's eyes sparkled, and without hesitation, he retracted Tyrantrum, leading a few Pokémon into the cave.
The light inside was even dimmer, and it was different from the outside.
Outside, some red-glowing stones illuminated the entire underground space, while in this tunnel, small crystal fragments were scattered on the cave walls.
Natsuhiko casually picked one up.
He spread it on his palm.
Very small, less than half the size of a fingernail.
The shape was irregular, overall bright silver, emitting a faint silvery-white halo.
A single piece contributed very little light.
But with tens of thousands of small fragments densely distributed inside the cave, they illuminated the entire cave.
"This is..."
The Pokémon were also quite curious and gathered around, with Chimchar standing on the cave wall next to Natsuhiko, its small body adept at climbing.
Natsuhiko raised his head to look at Beedrill, just in time to meet Beedrill's gaze.
"Silver Powder?"
Beedrill hesitated and nodded, but quickly shook its head.
It wasn't Silver Powder.
Although it looked similar, the Silver Powder particles were much smaller, and it didn't feel any attraction to it.
"Not Silver Powder... then it should be Scale Powder."
Natsuhiko had his answer.
Some Insect-type Pokémon carried Scale Powder, which could emit a faint silver sheen and was also one of the attack methods for certain Insect-type Pokémon, with the Venomoth being one of the more well-known examples.
That so much Scale Powder was densely distributed in such a cave?
Blowing the Scale Powder from his palm, he gently patted his hand and cautioned, "It's not necessarily safe inside, so be careful."
He gave Yujira a look.
Yujira understood, and with its psychic power, gently drew Chimchar closer to its side.
Cautiously, they walked deeper inside.
As they went further, the intense, dry feeling became increasingly apparent.
Indicating that their direction was correct.
"Togetic!"
Suddenly, Togetic flew to the ground, picking up a small dark red fragment, very much like the one Chimchar just used as a toothpick, albeit slightly different in shape.
Receiving the fragment handed by Togetic,
Natsuhiko slowly furrowed his brow.
"Another one of these little fragments?"
Given Original Groudon's size, the two pieces he previously found were already considered relatively small.
And this time's find, for Original Groudon, was perhaps a small bit of keratin.
Encased in psychic power, the intense, dry feeling did not dissipate.
There was more inside.
"Was Original Groudon's shell fragmented by some Pokémon, or... was Original Groudon shattered?"