User:Team Rocket Grunt/Myths and legends in the Pokémon world
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Throughout the Pokémon world and across many regions, a number of myths and legends have been recorded about Legendary and Mythical Pokémon.
Kanto
Pokémon Mansion journals
| RBYFRLG | PE |
|---|---|
| Diary: July 5 Guyana, South America A new POKéMON was discovered deep in the jungle. |
"Diary: July 5 We discovered a new Pokémon deep in the jungle." |
| Diary: July 10 We christened the newly discovered POKéMON, Mew. |
"Diary: July 10 We christened the newly discovered Pokémon 'Mew.'" |
| Diary: Feb. 6 MEW gave birth. We named the newborn MEWTWO. |
"Diary: Feb. 6 We obtained a new Pokémon from Mew. We have named this new Pokémon 'Mewtwo.'" |
| Diary: Sept. 1 MEWTWO is far too powerful. We have failed to curb its vicious tendencies… |
"Diary: Sept. 1 Mewtwo is far too powerful. We have failed to curb its vicious tendencies..." |
The Japanese text for the last entry reveals the author to be somewhat more emotional.
| Japanese | Translation |
|---|---|
| 日記 ９月１日 ポケモン ミュウツーは 強すぎる ダメだ…… わたしの 手には 負えない！ |
"Diary: Sept. 1 The Pokémon Mewtwo is far too powerful. It's no use... I cannot control it!" |
Pokémon Origins
| Origins | Games |
|---|---|
| … … A new Pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle. |
Diary: July 5 Guyana, South America A new Pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle. |
| July 5th … Today, while on our journey through the densest part of the jungle, we were surprised to discover a new Pokémon. |
Diary: July 5 Guyana, South America A new Pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle. |
| July 10th We decided to name the recently discovered Pokémon Mew. |
Diary: July 10 We christened the newly discovered Pokémon, Mew. |
| February the 6th From the potential within Mew, we have managed to create an entirely new Pokémon: Mewtwo. |
Diary: Feb. 6 Mew gave birth. We named the newborn Mewtwo. |
| September the 1st It has become far too strong. It is beyond even us now. |
Diary: Sept. 1 Mewtwo is far too powerful. We have failed to curb its vicious tendencies… |
Winged mirages
| RBY | FRLG |
|---|---|
| I know why BLAINE became a trainer! Ow! BLAINE was lost in the mountains when a fiery bird POKéMON appeared. Its light enabled BLAINE to find his way down! |
I know why BLAINE became a TRAINER.
Ow! Our LEADER, BLAINE, became lost in the mountains but good. Night fell when a fiery bird POKéMON appeared. Its light allowed BLAINE to find his way down safely. |
| Have you heard of the legendary POKéMON?
Why? Why'd I lose? The 3 legendary POKéMON are all birds of prey. |
Have you heard the legend of the winged mirages?
Why? Why’d I lose? Well, the winged mirages are the legendary bird POKéMON. There are three of them: ARTICUNO, ZAPDOS, and MOLTRES. |
| A photo of the LAB's founder, DR.FUJI! | A photo of the LAB’s founder… DR. FUJI?! |
| There's an e-mail message! ... The 3 legendary bird POKéMON are ARTICUNO, ZAPDOS and MOLTRES. Their whereabouts are unknown. We plan to explore the cavern close to CERULEAN. From: POKéMON RESEARCH TEAM ... | There’s an e-mail message. … … … There are three legendary bird POKéMON. They are ARTICUNO, ZAPDOS, and MOLTRES. Their whereabouts are unknown. We plan to explore the cavern close to CERULEAN. From: POKéMON RESEARCH TEAM… |
| Scientists conduct experiments in the burned out building. | Scientists conduct experiments in the burned-out building. You know, the one they call the POKéMON MANSION. |
| CINNABAR GYM's
BLAINE is an odd man who has lived here for decades. |
CINNABAR GYM’s BLAINE is quite the odd fellow. He’s lived on the island since way before the LAB was built. |
| Looked into the binoculars... A large, shining bird is flying toward the sea. <Articuno> | Let’s see what the binoculars have to show… A large, shining bird is flying toward the sea. |
| This is CERULEAN CAVE! Horribly strong POKéMON live in there! The POKéMON LEAGUE champion is the only person who is allowed in! | This is CERULEAN CAVE. Horribly strong POKéMON live inside there. It takes a very special TRAINER to be allowed inside there. You’d have to be strong enough to become the POKéMON LEAGUE CHAMPION for starters. And, you would have to have made a great achievement. |
| -- | It’s a photo of BLAINE and MR. FUJI. They’re standing shoulder to shoulder with big grins. |
| -- | I recently moved to this town. I hear that MR. FUJI’s not from these parts originally, either. |
Orange Archipelago
Shamouti Island
An ancient prophecy circulates around the Orange Archipelago that says:
Original
| Japanese | English dub |
|---|---|
| Japanese 火の神、雷の神、氷の神に触れずべからず。 English translation |
A festival is held on Shamouti Island to honor the Chosen One. |
Johto
The Towers of Ecruteak
There's a legend that has been passed down by Ecruteak Gym Leaders for many years:
- Two towers... Two Pokémon... But when one burned down, both Pokémon flew away, never to return.
| GSC | HGSS |
|---|---|
| HISTORY OF ECRUTEAK
In ECRUTEAK, there were two towers. Each tower was the roost of powerful flying POKéMON. But one of the towers burned to the ground. The two POKéMON haven't been seen since… ECRUTEAK was also home to three POKéMON that raced around the town. They were said to have been born of water, lightning and fire. But they could not contain their excessive power. So they say the three ran like the wind off into the grassland. |
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| BURNED TOWER It was destroyed by a mysterious fire. Please stay away, as it is unsafe. | |
| ECRUTEAK used to have two towers: one each in the east and west. | |
| The two TOWERS are said to have been built to foster friendship and hope between POKé- MON and people. That was 700 years ago, but the ideal still remains important today. | |
| In the distant past... When this tower burned in a fire, three nameless Pokémon perished in it. Then, a rainbow-hued Pokémon descended from the sky and somehow brought them back... The people were afraid of power such as the rainbow-hued Pokémon had shown. They tried to control it by force. The nameless Pokémon made no attempt to fight back. Instead, their great sorrow compelled them to leave. This legend has been passed down by the Ecruteak Gym Leader. Me? I was a Trainer way back when. Ho ho ho! | |
Lake of Rage
| GSC | HGSS |
|---|---|
| LAKE OF RAGE is actually a crater made by rampaging GYARADOS. The crater filled up with rainwater and the LAKE was formed. That's the story passed on from my Grandpa's great- great-grandpa. It used to be that you could catch lively MAGIKARP there, but… I don't understand what's happening. | |
The Guardians of the Water Capital
The island city of Alto Mare's history is intertwined with the following tale:
| Japanese | English | |
|---|---|---|
| 昔々、アルトマーレという島におじいさんとおばあさんがいました。 | A long time ago on an island called Alto Mare there lived an old man and a woman. | |
| ある日、二人は海岸で、小さな兄弟がけがをしているのを見つけました。 | One day, they found two wounded children on the seaside. | |
| おじいさんとおばあさんの手厚い看護で二人がみるみる良くなっていきました。 | With the old couple's careful nursing, the children got better quickly. | |
| しかし突然、邪悪な怪物が島を攻めてきたのです。 | But then suddenly an evil monster appeared and attacked the city. | |
| 島はたちまち怪物に飲み込まれました。 | The island was instantly swallowed up by the monster. | |
| と、その時、おじいさんとおばあさんの目の前で二人の姿は変わっていきました。 | But then before the man's and the woman's eyes, the children transformed. | |
| 二人は夢幻ポケモン、ラティオスとラティアスだったのです。 | They were the mirage Pokémon Latias and Latios. | |
| 二匹は空から仲間を呼び寄せました。 | The two of them called their friends from the sky. | |
| 彼らは、邪悪な闇を追い払う力を持って来てくれました。 | They brought the power to drive away the evil darkness. | |
| それは、「心のしずく」という宝石だったのです。 | That power was a jewel called the Soul Dew. | |
| 島には平和が戻りました。 | Peace returned to the island. | |
| それからというもの、「心のしずく」のあるこの島に、ラティオスとラティアスはしばしば立ち寄るようになりました。 | And after that, Latias and Latios often visited this island, where the Soul Dew is. | |
| この島が邪悪な怪物に襲われる事はその後、二度とありませんでした。 | The island was never attacked again by the evil monster. |
Note: The legend sequence was cut from the dub version of the movie, so there is no official English translation.
Whirl Islands
- Main article: Whirl Islands
The Whirl Islands used to be one large island, but at some point, in time two countries began fighting over the island. Lugia, the guardian of the then singular Whirl Island, got upset and cast lightning bolts that tore the island into four pieces. Lugia then disappeared into the deep end of the waterfall basin, longing for the invisible trust between people and Pokémon to manifest once more.
Embedded Tower
- Main article: Embedded Tower
A long time ago before the events of Generation II, people from the Hoenn region came to visit the Johto region. The people built a very tall tower on Route 47. This tower was built in honor of the Super-ancient Pokémon. The tower connects to the sky, part of the cliff, and deep into the ocean. The Legendary Pokémon are said to appear at the Embedded Tower when the respective Colored orbs are brought.
