Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness ポケモンＸＤ 闇の旋風ダーク・ルギア
File:Pokémon XD cover US.jpg Cover of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, featuring Shadow Lugia.
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo GameCube
Category:	RPG
Players:	Single-player, multiplayer
Connectivity:	Cable, Wireless Adapter, e-Reader
Developer:	Genius Sonority
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation III main series
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	G8+
PEGI:	3+
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	August 4, 2005
North America:	October 3, 2005
Australia:	November 19, 2005
Europe:	November 18, 2005
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official site
English:	Official site

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (Japanese: ポケモンＸＤ 闇の旋風ダーク・ルギア Pokémon XD: Whirlwind of Darkness, Dark Lugia) is Genius Sonority's second Pokémon game for the Nintendo GameCube as well as the second RPG in the Pokémon series for a home console. The game features a Battle Mode akin to that of its predecessor, as well as a Story Mode featuring a brand new plot set in the Orre region.

Gameplay

Much like Colosseum, Pokémon XD features similar gameplay to the main series of Pokémon games. Mechanics in Pokémon battles are directly adapted, and the game, similarly to its prequel, features mostly double battles during the Story Mode.

Story

Setting

The game once again takes place in the Orre region, about five years after the events of Colosseum. In their second attempt at world domination, the criminal organization Cipher has created a Shadow Lugia, codenamed XD001, claimed to be immune to purification. A young trainer, Michael, aims to defeat Cipher and prevent their plans.

Plot

It starts with the S.S. Libra cruising, when suddenly some helicopters appear with Shadow Lugia, which picks up the ship as the sailors that fell out watch in awe. Then, Michael finds himself using Salamence to battle Metagross. No matter what the outcome is, the player will then find himself in the Pokémon HQ Lab, where the trainer will tell him to consider raising Pokémon other than Eevee. Michael then speaks with Professor Krane and Lily. Prof. Krane comments Michael's skills, with Lily worrying that Michael will become spoiled. Prof. Krane tells her not to worry, saying both Michael and his sister Jovi are both wonderful kids, reminding Lily that she hasn't seen Jovi since lunch.

Lily asks Michael to look for her. Michael looks around, finding a P★DA that Professor Krane left him in his room and gets an E-mail telling him to ask Adon, who was playing hide-and-seek with her. Adon tells him to look at Dr. Kaminko's house. Michael then sees a report about the missing cargo ship that was carrying loads of Pokémon, the S.S. Libra. Michael goes to Kaminko's house, where he is attacked by Chobin, who mistakes him for a burglar and sends out his Pokémon. After fending him off, Jovi shows up and asks what Michael is doing and asks if he is lost. Jovi then acts all high and mighty saying she knows that he is lost. Michael goes inside, and Chobin shoes a video of himself bragging about Kaminko's inventions that are harmful to mankind. Michael tells Jovi that It's time to go home, so Jovi calls back her Minun, Mimi, and follows Michael back to the lab. Jovi continues saying Michael was lost when Lily scolds her.

Jovi goes to find Aidan, as Michael talks to Prof. Krane and obtains the snag machine. Aidan adds a Shadow Monitor to the P★DA, and Professor Krane goes to ready the battle sim. However, some men come in and take Professor Krane away. Michael goes outside and finds everyone knocked out. Michael then battles the leader, Naps, who is using a shadow Teddiursa, which Michael snags. Prof. Krane is then dragged away by the kid nappers, as Michael watches in despair. Jovi is crying, and everyone looks sad, Aidan says Prof. Krane is crucial to the Purification Chamber project, and that there is nothing they can do. Lily then says they can complete it themselves, though Aidan says it is hopeless. Lily says they are on the verge of finishing and walks off, and Michael follows, starting his journey.

File:Michael 2.png

Michael, as he appears in Pokémon XD

Characters

For complete listing see the XD characters category.

The hero of Pokémon XD is a young boy named Michael, trainer of an Eevee. Michael lives with his mother, Lily, and his younger sister Jovi. Professor Krane, a scientist researching Pokémon purification and a family friend, often assists him. A handful of other characters also appear, some returning from Colosseum and some new.

The crime organization Cipher returns in the game with renewed plans. The syndicate includes five new admins: Lovrina, Snattle, Gorigan, Ardos and Eldes hired by the team's boss. Miror B. also appears in the game with new scopes in mind.

Locations

For complete listing see the XD locations category.

The game's setting is in the Orre region, altered after the five years that have passed. More wild Pokémon have started appearing, but Orre's land is still much less inhabited than other regions'. Pokémon XD features locations not present in Colosseum, as well as landmarks such as Mt. Battle returning.

Pokémon

Starting

Starter
0133 Eevee Normal Level 10

Snaggable

Shadow Pokémon

0216 Teddiursa Normal Level 11 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying Level 10 0261 Poochyena Dark Level 10 0228 Houndour Dark Fire Level 17 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic Level 17 0363 Spheal Ice Water Level 17 0179 Mareep Electric Level 17 0316 Gulpin Poison Level 17 0273 Seedot Grass Level 17 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison Level 14 0322 Numel Fire Ground Level 14 0285 Shroomish Grass Level 15 0318 Carvanha Water Dark Level 15 0301 Delcatty Normal Level 18 0100 Voltorb Electric Level 19 0296 Makuhita Fighting Level 18 0037 Vulpix Fire Level 18 0355 Duskull Ghost Level 19 0280 Ralts Psychic Level 20 0303 Mawile Steel Level 22 0361 Snorunt Ice Level 22 0204 Pineco Bug Level 22 0177 Natu Psychic Flying Level 22 0315 Roselia Grass Poison Level 22 0052 Meowth Normal Level 22 0220 Swinub Ice Ground Level 22 0021 Spearow Normal Flying Level 22 0088 Grimer Poison Level 23 0086 Seel Water Level 23 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic Level 25 0299 Nosepass Rock Level 26 0335 Zangoose Normal Level 28 0046 Paras Bug Grass Level 28 0058 Growlithe Fire Level 28 0090 Shellder Water Level 29 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison Level 30 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying Level 30 0114 Tangela Grass Level 30 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying Level 30 0082 Magneton Electric Steel Level 30 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison Level 32 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison Level 32 0024 Arbok Poison Level 33 0057 Primeape Fighting Level 34 0097 Hypno Psychic Level 34 0055 Golduck Water Level 33 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost Level 33 0020 Raticate Normal Level 34 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying Level 34 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Level 36 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying Level 36 0115 Kangaskhan Normal Level 36 0354 Banette Ghost Level 37 0126 Magmar Fire Level 36 0127 Pinsir Bug Level 35 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock Level 38 0078 Rapidash Fire Level 40 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting Level 38 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting Level 38 0108 Lickitung Normal Level 38 0123 Scyther Bug Flying Level 40 0113 Chansey Normal Level 39 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic Level 41 0121 Starmie Water Psychic Level 41 0125 Electabuzz Electric Level 43 0277 Swellow Normal Flying Level 43 0143 Snorlax Normal Level 43 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting Level 42 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic Level 42 0051 Dugtrio Ground Level 40 0310 Manectric Electric Level 44 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying Level 50 0105 Marowak Ground Level 44 0131 Lapras Water Ice Level 44 0128 Tauros Normal Level 46 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock Level 46 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic Level 46 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying Level 55

Legendary Pokémon

Lugia

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
LUGIA			Dex No.	0249	Unknown nature.	Psychic	Psycho Boost	None
Lv. 50		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Normal	Recover
		Psychic	Flying	Distant Land	Water	Hydro Pump
		OT	(Purifier)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 50.	Flying	FeatherDance
		ID No.	(Purifier)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Pressure
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Articuno

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ARTICUNO			Dex No.	0144	Unknown nature.	Ice	Ice Beam	None
Lv. 50		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Normal	Heal Bell
		Ice	Flying	Distant Land	Psychic	Extrasensory
		OT	(Purifier)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 50.	Ice	Haze
		ID No.	(Purifier)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Pressure
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Zapdos

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ZAPDOS			Dex No.	0145	Unknown nature.	Electric	Thunderbolt	None
Lv. 50		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Psychic	Extrasensory
		Electric	Flying	Distant Land	Normal	Baton Pass
		OT	(Purifier)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 50.	Steel	Metal Sound
		ID No.	(Purifier)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Pressure
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Moltres

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
MOLTRES			Dex No.	0146	Unknown nature.	Psychic	Extrasensory	None
Lv. 50		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Normal	Morning Sun
		Fire	Flying	Distant Land	Fire	Will-O-Wisp
		OT	(Purifier)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 50.	Fire	Flamethrower
		ID No.	(Purifier)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Pressure
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Given

Shadow Pokémon
0175 Togepi Normal Level 25

Poké Spot Pokémon

Name	Poké Spot	Levels	Rate
Hoppip	Oasis	10 - 21	Common
Phanpy	Oasis	10 - 21	Uncommon
Surskit	Oasis	10 - 21	Rare
Zubat	Cave	10 - 21	Common
Aron	Cave	10 - 21	Uncommon
Wooper	Cave	10 - 21	Rare
Sandshrew	Rock	10 - 21	Common
Gligar	Rock	10 - 21	Uncommon
Trapinch	Rock	10 - 21	Rare

In-game trades

Elekid

Hordel will only trade this Elekid for a purified Shadow Togepi, otherwise he will trade an Elekid with normal level-up moves.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ZAPRONG	♂	Dex No.	0239	Unknown nature.	Ice	Ice Punch	no Ribbon
Lv. 0		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Fire	Fire Punch
		Electric		Unknown	Distant Land	Electric		ThunderPunch
		OT	HORDEL	Apparently arrived at Lv. 0.	Fighting	Cross Chop
		ID No.	41400	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Static
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Duking

Duking will trade these Pokémon if the player provides him with rare Pokémon from the Pokéspots.

Meditite

Give Trapinch

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
MEDITITE	♂/♀	Dex No.	0307	Unknown nature.	Fighting	DynamicPunch	no Ribbon
Lv. 20		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Psychic	Confusion
		Fighting	Psychic	Distant Land	Ghost	Shadow Ball
		OT	DUKING	Apparently arrived at Lv. 20.	Fighting	Detect
		ID No.	37149	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Pure Power
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Shuckle

Give Surskit

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
SHUCKLE	♂/♀	Dex No.	0213	Unknown nature.	Normal	Substitute	no Ribbon
Lv. 20		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Poison	Toxic
		Bug	Rock	Distant Land	Poison	Sludge Bomb
		OT	DUKING	Apparently arrived at Lv. 20.	Normal	Encore
		ID No.	37149	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Sturdy
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Larvitar

Trade Wooper

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
LARVITAR	♂/♀	Dex No.	0246	Unknown nature.	Ground	Sandstorm	no Ribbon
Lv. 20		Type		Oct. 3, 2005	Dragon	Dragon Dance
		Rock	Ground	Distant Land	Dark	Bite
		OT	DUKING	Apparently arrived at Lv. 20.	Dragon	Outrage
		ID No.	37149	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Guts
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Generation IV

• Munchlax
• Bonsly

These Pokémon are not catchable, but they have special roles in the game. The Herbalist's Munchlax will often appear at a Poké Spot and make the hero receive a false alarm that a wild Pokémon has appeared to eat his Poké Snacks. When the hero finds Munchlax, the Herbalist will appear to take it back to her store, and she will offer the hero ten more Poké Snacks for his trouble.

A girl's Bonsly can be found inside the S.S. Libra after it appears in the desert. This Bonsly is apparently a Pokémon that Cipher forgot to take to Cipher Key Lair. After saving Bonsly and taking it to the girl in Pyrite Town, she will allow the hero to play a special bingo card at Realgam Tower, which features Bonsly as a usable Pokémon.

Connectivity

Players can transfer snagged Pokémon from Pokémon XD to any of the portable Generation III games: Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald Version. This transference functions identically to the trading function in the main series games, but can only happen in Phenac City.

• In order to do the above, one needs to have completed the sidequest to unlock trading with Hoenn-based games in FireRed and LeafGreen.
• Through exploitation of differences in linkup requirements, players can send Pokémon from XD to one of the handheld Hoenn games without beating the Elite Four, trading first to a game that has done so, trading from that to Pokémon Colosseum, and trading from Colosseum to the Hoenn game.

Trivia

• The "XD" in the title stands for 'eXtra Dimension'. However, fans sometimes poke fun at it because XD is an emoticon for a laughing face.
• Though Lugia is the main focus of the game, it has the second highest level of all snaggable Shadow Pokémon in this game (tied with Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Salamence). The Shadow Pokémon of the highest level in this game is a Dragonite.
• Pokémon XD is only the second true sequel Pokémon game, after the Generation II games, which are a sequel to Generation I.
  • Before the release of Pokémon XD, Reggie Fils-Aime stated that Pokémon XD would not be a sequel to Colosseum, but rather a whole new game, having a similar style to Ruby and Sapphire.
• Trainers that were in Colosseum who also appear in this game tend to still have the same Pokémon, but their levels and even stages of evolution are sometimes lower than they were in Colosseum.
• If one trades a Pokémon from Pokémon Colosseum to a Game Boy Advance game and then to this game, it will say the Pokémon was met in a distant land, even though both Colosseum and XD take place in Orre. A similar oddity occurs if the reverse is done.
• If a player pre-ordered this game, they could receive a limited edition GameCube skin featuring Shadow Lugia or, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Eevee, and Michael.
• In the game, the player can capture Lugia, then Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres.
  • Coincidentally, in The Power of One, the antagonist of the movie captures Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres to capture Lugia.
• The game's name may be a reference to Lugia's codename before the release of Gold and Silver, Pokémon X.
• Like in Pokémon Colosseum, Shadow Pokémon are banned from VS mode. Despite this, there are no restrictions on non-Shadow Pokémon that know Shadow moves (given to them by a cheating device). The same lack of restrictions also apply to Bonsly. It is unknown why this occurs.
• Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and Pokémon Colosseum are the only RPG Pokémon games released after Pokémon Crystal not to give the player the choice of playing as either a boy or a girl.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ポケモンＸＤ 闇の旋風ダーク・ルギア European French Pokémon XD: Le Souffle des Ténèbres German Pokémon XD: Der Dunkle Sturm Italian Pokémon XD: Tempesta Oscura Spanish Pokémon XD: Tempestad Oscura

References

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