"Huh? How come the Pokémon here can't be possessed? I was able to possess Lugia before I took on this form, and she's a Legendary!"
"Perhaps for the same reason we seem to be resistant to Shadows and Radiance while here," Giratina said. "The very properties of this world defy it..."
Hey, Giratina, what actually happens when the dungeon stuff gets funneled in here? Does it go anywhere in particular? Are we near there? Can we go there?
"Well... I suppose a better question would be, what is
happening?" Giratina used a few wings to gesture around her. "...The Reverse World is a single, gigantic Mystery Dungeon. Arceus funneled the distortive energy into my realm to keep Cibus safe, and to put the distortions in a more controlled environment. If all that chaotic energy went into the surface world, it would be uninhabitable. But here... it's manageable. Unfortunately, the place has been... irreparably warped because of it. But it's not necessarily
bad. Just... different."
"...Why does this kinda sound like a nicer version of that place Bahamut talks about?" Cal mumbled aloud.
Potluck wagged a fishtail, too distracted by all the new sights and sounds to really pay much attention. Protein, meanwhile, looked nervous to so much as fly while in this place, not sure which way would be up or down...
Poffin eyed the Charmander warily.
"The Reverse World used to be empty. My realm. But over time, Pokemon became trapped here for one reason or another, and I took them under my care. The distortions warped their spirits and turned them into Reverse Pokemon over many generations."
"Is that... bad?" Cal asked.
"It's different," Giratina replied simply. "And it's better than bringing Cibus, which cannot handle this kind of distortion, into chaos. Reverse Pokemon live in chaos. Harness it. Thrive in it." She chuckled. "It's quite fun, in a way. I do miss home."
"Hey there," she called to the druddigon and its pet. "We're here to help your patron Giratina figure out what's going on with all of these charmander. If you don't mind giving me a moment of your time—" don't mind? do mind? ugh, whatever "—have you or your friend there seen any of them, or noticed anything interesting about them?"
The Druddigon stared at Skara like she was insane, then grabbed the Shade and held it close.
Another Druddigon approached and said, "No. The Charmander are all around, now. They do strange things, but it's like the weather. Just yesterday we had an Oran Berry storm. But the Charmander appear more when you get closer to the Core."