Doppelgänger
Superancient Member
I spent some time thinking about what kind of possible "post-league" there will be as a plot, and I think I've found it.
Technically, the Ultra Beast saga doesn't end with Kartana. As we know, Naganadel hasn't been dex'd and it's not known it's an evolution of Poipole. But also, Guzzlord hasn't been identified either and the events of Dia's homeworld were hinted at being a future of Ash's Alola. Most notably, Dia referenced housing development beginning a decade earlier, which points to Viren. We also had a flashback of a 10 year old Dia; the timeline of Dia's past being Ash's present lines up.
So if we want to tie up all the loose ends, this needs some resolution. The big apocalyptic event would be unintentionally initiated by Viren, calling down an army of Guzzlord (among the other Ultra Beasts). The previous UBs and Poipole would serve to drive them out of Alola. The crisis would also be resolved by the Mythicals in the cast (Sky Forme Shaymin, Magearna, Melmetal and Zeraora) and serves as the catalyst for say Snowy to evolve into an Alolan Ninetales.
This also gives a payoff to the Ultra Guardians arc which otherwise wasn't building toward anything outside of that foreshadowing.
Technically, the Ultra Beast saga doesn't end with Kartana. As we know, Naganadel hasn't been dex'd and it's not known it's an evolution of Poipole. But also, Guzzlord hasn't been identified either and the events of Dia's homeworld were hinted at being a future of Ash's Alola. Most notably, Dia referenced housing development beginning a decade earlier, which points to Viren. We also had a flashback of a 10 year old Dia; the timeline of Dia's past being Ash's present lines up.
So if we want to tie up all the loose ends, this needs some resolution. The big apocalyptic event would be unintentionally initiated by Viren, calling down an army of Guzzlord (among the other Ultra Beasts). The previous UBs and Poipole would serve to drive them out of Alola. The crisis would also be resolved by the Mythicals in the cast (Sky Forme Shaymin, Magearna, Melmetal and Zeraora) and serves as the catalyst for say Snowy to evolve into an Alolan Ninetales.
This also gives a payoff to the Ultra Guardians arc which otherwise wasn't building toward anything outside of that foreshadowing.