History of the Pokémon world

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The history of the Pokémon world, or what is known of it, sets the world of Pokémon apart from the real world in many ways.

Below is a timeline of events in the history of the Pokémon world, primarily those established in the canon of the Pokémon games, since these apply most to other forms of canon. There is also a separate timeline of events for the Pokémon anime.

Timeline

Beginning of universe

This information is based primarily on Sinnoh myths.

• Beginning of universe
  • Arceus comes into being.
  • Arceus creates Dialga, Palkia, Giratina and the lake trio.
  • Giratina disappears into an alternate dimension.
  • Dialga and Palkia create matter, space, and time.
  • Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit create spirit.

• Creation of Pokémon world
  • Groudon shapes the land, Kyogre shapes the sea.
  • Groudon and Kyogre get into a large fight, nearly destroying all they had created.
  • Rayquaza intervenes, banishes Groudon and Kyogre to hidden areas of the Hoenn region.
  • Regigigas moves the continents.
• Mt. Coronet is created.
  • The Sinnoh region is created around Mt. Coronet.

Prehistory

This information is based primarily on the study of fossils and archaeological remains.

• Millions of years before Generation I
  • Earliest known prehistoric Pokémon exist.
• 10000 years before Generation I
  • The legendary golems are created.
    • Ice Age: Regice
    • Stone Age: Regirock
    • Iron Age: Registeel
  • Mamoswine population decreases after ice age.
• 1500 years before Generation I
  • The earliest known system for writing is developed and used at the Ruins of Alph, Tanoby Ruins, and Solaceon Ruins. Archaeologists are currently unsure whether the nearly identical Unown preceded or succeeded the writing system, but it is assumed they share some sort of connection.

Recent history

This information is based on historic records.

• c. 700 years before Generation I
  • Tin Tower and Brass Tower are constructed in Ecruteak City, Lugia and Ho-Oh perch at their tops.

• c. 150 years before Generation I
  • Brass Tower burns to the ground, killing three Pokémon inside. Lugia flees to the Whirl Islands, Ho-Oh resurrects the three as the legendary beasts and flies off in search of a pure-hearted trainer.

• 1969
  • First humans land on the moon (Reference: R/B)

• 1990's
  • Ferry S.S. Tidal constructed

Contemporary history

Games

• Years prior to Generation I
  • Mewtwo is cloned from Mew, and later escapes and destroys Cinnabar Island's Pokémon Mansion.

• Generation I/Generation III: The events of Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.
  • Red/Leaf leaves Pallet Town on his/her Pokémon journey after their rival, Professor Oak's grandson, Blue. After getting the eight badges of Kanto, defeating Team Rocket along the way, he/she challenges Kanto's Elite Four, then its current champion, none other than Blue himself. After defeating Blue, Red/Leaf becomes the champion, then ventures to the Sevii Islands to eradicate Team Rocket and help Celio to connect his Pokémon Net Center to the Hoenn region. Eventually, Red ends up at Mt. Silver, training day and night, and Lance ends up as champion. Blue, dejected, takes the empty gym in Viridian City.
  • Brendan/May leaves Littleroot Town on a Pokémon journey shortly after moving to the Hoenn region from Johto, after saving the local Pokémon professor from an attacking wild Pokémon. At first, there is a deep-seated rivalry with Professor Birch's son/daughter, however, later on, the rivalry is with Wally instead. After defeating Hoenn's eight Gym Leaders and calming both Groudon and Kyogre, released from their banishment by Team Magma and Team Aqua, respectively, he/she challenges and defeats Hoenn's Elite Four and current champion, becoming the champion him/herself, much to the astonishment of Birch's child.

• Between Generation I/Generation III and Generation II/Generation IV
  • Viridian Forest is cut down, creating a clear path for trainers.
  • Eruption of volcano in Cinnabar Island, which causes destruction of areas on the island.
  • Koga abdicates his position as Fuchsia Gym Leader to his daughter, Janine, for a position among Kanto's Elite Four.
  • Lorelei returns to her home in Four Island.

• Three years after Generation I/Generation III, a.k.a. Generation II/Generation IV: The events of Gold, Silver, Crystal, Diamond and Pearl.
  • Gold/Kris leaves New Bark Town on an errand for Professor Elm, bonding with his/her starter Pokémon on the way. A red-haired boy steals one of Elm's three Pokémon, and challenges him/her as Gold/Kris's journey across Johto continues. A revived Team Rocket, using plans formulated three years prior, enrages many Gyarados, including the Red Gyarados, at the Lake of Rage and as well takes over the Johto Radio Tower in a desperate attempt to contact Giovanni. As they are defeated, the leader vows to never again re-form Team Rocket, and Gold/Kris continues to gather Johto's badges, eventually gaining all eight and traveling to the Pokémon League at the Indigo Plateau in Kanto. After championing it, over a new Elite Four and its previous champion, Lance, Gold/Kris then heads to the Kanto region to challenge its eight gyms, which have changed from three years prior. After gaining all eight of their badges, for a total of sixteen, Professor Oak declares him/her ready to travel to Mt. Silver, deep in the caves of which Red can be challenged.
  • Lucas/Dawn and Pearl leave Twinleaf Town in an attempt to see a Pokémon like the recently-reported Red Gyarados in the nearest of Sinnoh's lakes, Lake Verity. After being attacked by a wild Starly at the lake, and using one of Professor Rowan's Pokémon to fend off the attacker, the journey begins in earnest, where both Lucas/Dawn and Pearl challenge the Sinnoh region's eight gyms to gain the badges necessary to challenge the Pokémon League. Along the way, however, Lucas/Dawn is brought into many conflicts with Team Galactic, whose leader, Cyrus, wishes to re-make the entire universe in his image with the powers of the legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia. Defeating the team and calming Dialga/Palkia, Lucas/Dawn challenges Sinnoh's Elite Four and champion, Cynthia, and becomes champion him/herself.