Villain Arc/Script
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This is the script of the Villain Arc portion of the Main Story in Pokémon Masters EX. Script for the PML Arc can be found here and the script for the Legendary Adventures can be found here.
Kanto: Team Rocket Returns
- Where's Red?
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Professor Bellis | There you are, <player>! Unfortunately, I have some bad news... It appears Team Rocket is up to no good again! |
| Paulo | Team Rocket?! |
| Lillie | You mean that group that used Pokémon to carry out their evil plots in Kanto and Johto? |
| Professor Bellis | Precisely. Red noticed they were becoming more active lately and went to investigate what's going on... but we haven't heard from him for three days now. |
| Lillie | Oh no... I hope he's OK! |
| Paulo | D'you think Team Rocket might have hurt him? |
| Blue | Heh, as if! Those pip-squeaks don't stand a chance against Red. First of all, he's my rival! And he's also the one who dismantled them the first time by taking down their boss! |
| Lillie | I guess you're right... If anyone could handle them, it'd be Red! |
| Blue | Yeah. Also, I'M gonna be the first to break Red's winning streak. If anyone else wants a shot at that, they're gonna have to wait their turn! |
| Lance | Yes, Red is strong... But we can't forget that he still hasn't come back. All things considered, I think we should make our next move now. I've already contacted Gym Leaders and members of the Elite Four to help us out. |
| Lillie | I'd like to help, too! |
| Lance | Thank you, Lillie, but it's dangerous to go alone. Why don't we form a team? |
| Professor Bellis | We'd also appreciate your help, <player> and Paulo! Will you help us find Team Rocket's hideout here on Pasio? Sure!: Arigato! I had a feeling you’d say yes! Let’s do it!: *chuckle* Wonderful! I knew we could count on you! Then here's the plan! Blue, Lillie, Paulo, and <player> will work as a team! Don’t forget, safety first! |
| Lance | Thanks, everyone. Dragonite and I will do a sweep from above. |
| Blue | Sounds good! You can leave the rest to us! |
| Blue | OK, listen up. These Rockets can be a nasty bunch. No biting off more than you can chew, you hear me? Well, you wouldn't have to worry, anyway. Aerodactyl and I will protect you guys no matter what! OK!: That's what I like to hear! Let's do this!: Sounds like you're pumped up and ready to go! Time to head out, then! Let's get this ball rolling! |
| Lillie | Uh-oh! Look at all those Team Rocket grunts! Do you think this might be their hideout? |
| Blue | It'd be great for us if it were that easy, but this doesn't seem right. It sticks out like a sore thumb. |
| Paulo | Which means...it's not? |
| Blue | Yeah, most likely. But if there's a whole bunch of them gathered in one spot, there's gotta be a reason for it. I bet if we go further in, we'll get to the bottom of this! |
| Paulo | Wait, we're just barging in? Isn't that a bit reckless? |
| Lillie | That was amazing! There were so many of them, but we held our ground! |
| Blue | How's everyone doing? Are your Pokémon all holding up OK? |
| Lillie | Yes! Thanks for taking on so many of those grunts, Blue! |
| Blue | OK, let's keep going. It's dangerous, so stay close! |
| Paulo | Red is the strongest Trainer in history, and that's his rival... <player>'s opponents in the PML finals were this strong? Would I have even stood a chance if I'd made it to the finals instead of <player>? |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Hey! What's going on here?! Don't tell me everyone got taken out! Are you the one responsible for this?! |
| Paulo | Another grunt! |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Well...I guess it doesn't matter. And you know what? I can tell we have something in common, kid. I can smell it on ya. |
| Paulo | What? |
| Team Rocket Grunt | You wanna get stronger, don'tcha? Just like us! Heh. Right on the money. OK, just between you and me, lemme ask you a question. Wanna join Team Rocket? |
- A Tricky Trap
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Blue | Wait a sec—where's Paulo? |
| Lillie | Huh? Oh no! He was just here a minute ago! |
| Blue | What? Did we lose him? Darn... That's on me... |
| Lillie | Wh-what can we do? Should we try to retrace our steps? |
| Blue | That's what I'd like to do, but... |
| Blue | If we turn around, they'll get us from the back. We've only got one option, and that's to keep on pushing forward! Paulo will probably do the same...which means we can meet up with him further in! |
| Lillie | OK! I'll give this everything I've got! |
| Blue | So...this is it? |
| Lillie | I don't see anything worth noting, and we still don’t know where Paulo is... |
| Blue | Paulo! |
| Lillie | Paulo! I'm so glad you're safe! |
| Paulo | I'm sorry... |
| Blue | No, I should be the one apologizing. I should've made sure we were all together. But you did great, getting through all those grunts on your own! |
| Paulo | Well...yeah, I guess... |
| Blue | That aside, what in the world is going on here? This place is completely empty! |
| ??? | Hey! Over here! |
| Blue | Lt. Surge? What's wrong? |
| Lt. Surge | I ran here as fast as I could. I've got some bad news, kids. While we were all out looking for Team Rocket... Professor Bellis was kidnapped! |
| Blue | WHAT?! |
| Lt. Surge | By the time we got to her lab, nobody was there. |
| Blue | Darn... They pulled a fast one on us. |
| Paulo | What do you mean? |
| Blue | We sent our strongest Gym Leaders and Elite Four members all over Pasio to find Team Rocket. They must've been planning to raid the lab all along... They were just waiting until we were stretched thin! Gathering a bunch of grunts here in the ruins must've been part of that plan. |
| Lillie | N-no way... |
| Blue | Let's head back right away! |
| Lt. Surge | Blue... I have something to tell you. |
| Blue | Sure. What is it? |
| Lt. Surge | On my way here, I saw Paulo. I noticed he was talking to one of those Team Rocket grunts. Hopefully, it doesn't mean anything bad...but I thought you ought to know all the same. |
| Blue | Heh. You're as cautious as ever. I appreciate it, though. We don't have a solid reason to confront him about it yet...but we can keep an eye on him for now. I still trust him. |
| ??? | Well, well... Professor Bellis. I should thank you for joining us today. |
| Professor Bellis | Giovanni! You did quite a number to my lab, ransacking it like you did. Did you even find what you were looking for? |
| Giovanni | No, unfortunately. But that's why we've brought you here. |
| Professor Bellis | I don’t have anything that would do you any good. |
| Giovanni | Sync stones. You've been researching them, haven't you? That's what I want—your data. You know the secret to using sync stones to draw out the power within Pokémon, don't you? I'm sure you must have it written up somewhere. |
| Professor Bellis | I don't know what you're talking about. |
| Giovanni | Hmph. Fine. But just remember this... We, too, are connected to our partner Pokémon. It's just a slightly more...nefarious connection. If I can use sync stones to draw out even more power from my Pokémon, I can have the strongest army of underlings to do my bidding. |
| Professor Bellis | No way! I'm not researching sync stones for evil criminals like you! |
| Giovanni | There is no such thing as good or evil when it comes to power. There is only power...and those who are willing to use it. You'll come to see that soon enough. And I don't care if you like it or not. |
- Seeking Strength
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Lance | Those Rockets really had a plan this time. How tricky... |
| Blue | We heard that they ransacked the professor's lab. Do you know what they were after? |
| Lance | I imagine they'd be after the professor's research on sync stones. She's been studying sync pairs and their bonds here on Pasio. And she's also been analyzing how the energy within sync stones can affect Pokémon. |
| Blue | I see... So they probably couldn't find the data and took her instead? |
| Blaine | I'd imagine so. By the time we got back, she was nowhere to be found! |
| Lorelei | We tried looking for clues on where they might have taken her, but we didn't find anything. |
| Blue | Tch. So we're back to square one. And we still haven't heard from Red, either... This isn't looking so good. |
| ??? | Paulo! |
| Lillie | Where are you going? |
| Paulo | There's a nice breeze tonight, so I thought I'd go for a walk... |
| Lillie | With such a gloomy look on your face? |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Lillie | Paulo... |
| Paulo | I have to get stronger. What I'm doing now isn't working... It's not enough. I have to change my approach. |
| Lillie | Did something happen back at the ruins? When we were battling today, Blue had to cover for me quite a bit. So I think I know how you feel. I want to be stronger, too. If you don't think what you're doing now is helping, I'd be happy to brainstorm ways we could both get stronger. We can do it together! |
| Paulo | Together? |
| Lillie | It's hard to improve on your own, right? When I traveled around Alola, I faced so many challenges...and it was help from my friends that gave me the strength to get through it all! If you need some help, I'd be more than happy to help you in any way I can! Would you mind sharing with me what you're thinking right now, Paulo? |
| Paulo | Lillie... I know that relying on others might be one way to get stronger... But I don't think it's gonna work for me. |
| Blaine | Should we stop him? |
| Blue | I know how he's probably feeling right now... Being so fixated on strength that it makes you anxious...and reckless... |
| Blaine | Yes, it reminds me of a certain rascal I used to know... |
| Lorelei | I suppose we should let him make his mistakes now. He'll be fine, as long as he ends up back on the right path in the long run. |
| Blue | Paulo... We're Pokémon Trainers... If he does end up going down the wrong path, I'll be right there to stop him...with a Pokémon battle! OK! Let's get back to work, then! There can't be too many places where Team Rocket could hide. If we search the island, we're bound to find 'em! |
| Blaine | I'll keep eyes on the ground. Lorelei, you can search from the water. And Blue, could you get us a bird's-eye view from above? |
| Lorelei | We'll find them before daybreak. |
| Blue | Yeah! You better not have lost, Red... |
- Rocket Hideout
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Blue | Morning, everyone! Guess what? We finally found Team Rocket's hideout! |
| Lillie | Really? That's amazing, Blue! When did you find it? |
| Blue | Blaine, Lorelei, and I did a bit more searching last night. |
| Lance | And now it's time for a showdown! Brock and Sabrina are on their way to help. This time, we're going on the offensive! |
| Blue | Nice! That's some solid backup. Erika and Misty will be helping us out, too! They'll take the side opposite of ours. We're about to infiltrate an enemy hideout... It's gonna be pretty dangerous. Think you can handle it? |
| Lillie | Yes, of course! Right, <player>? |
| Blue | Let's go save Professor Bellis!: Yeah! That's our mission! We're definitely gonna win!: Yeah! Let's save Professor Bellis! |
| Lillie | Um...but... |
| Blue | Don't worry... He'll come. |
| Paulo | Sorry I'm late. |
| Lillie | Paulo! I'm so glad you came! |
| Blue | All right, it's showtime! Game faces on! |
| Paulo | There's just no end to this! |
| Lillie | Don't give up! <player>! Paulo! We have to hold them off until help arrives! Eeek! |
| Paulo | Sabrina! Brock! |
| Brock | Sorry to keep you waiting! Is everyone OK? |
| Lillie | Yes, we're OK! |
| Sabrina | You did well, keeping them at bay until we got here. Though...I suppose I did foresee that you'd be fine from the very beginning. |
| Sabrina | We should hurry... Professor Bellis is in danger! |
| Brock | We can take care of the grunts here. |
| Blue | Got it. Thanks! |
| Blue | They just keep coming and coming! This is starting to get annoying! Tch. If only Red were here... |
| Blue | Red?! |
| Lillie | Red! I'm so glad you're safe! |
| Blue | Where were you all this time? |
| Red | ... ... ... |
| Blue | Wait, you took out half of Team Rocket, then went into hiding so you and your Pokémon could recover? |
| Lillie | H-half of them? All by yourself? |
| Paulo | How is that even possible? |
| Blue | You idiot! Why didn't you take me with you?! If you took down half of 'em, I could've done the other half, and we'd be done in one go! Hmph. Whatever. I'm just glad you're safe. And it's not too late to let loose on the rest of these amateurs! All right. Let's settle this. Giovanni's up ahead! |
- Giovanni's Gambit
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Professor Bellis | You came to find me! |
| Giovanni | Welcome to my hideout! I must say, I am impressed you got here. |
| Blue | Show's over. Let Professor Bellis go. |
| Giovanni | Professor Bellis and I are discussing a vital business proposition. Keep your nose out of grown-up matters. |
| Giovanni | Hmph. Such impudence. If you insist, I suppose I'll have to teach you a lesson! Prepare for a world of pain! |
| Blue | It's over, Giovanni. Just admit we got you beat. |
| Lillie | We won't let you get away! |
| Giovanni | Overpowering me with numbers, I see. Don't be so hasty. It's still too early for you to claim victory over me. |
| Paulo | Team Break?! What are you guys doing here?! |
| Masked Woman | Oh, oops! |
| Team Rocket Grunt | I forgot—we're supposed to be Team Rocket today! |
| Lillie | Team Rocket?! |
| Blue | I see! I thought it was weird that we were seeing so many Team Rocket members! |
| Giovanni | I struck a deal with some of the more promising members of Team Break. Perhaps we should continue our conversation elsewhere, Professor Bellis. |
| Paulo | Stop right there! |
| Blue | This is bad! What do we do? |
| Red | ... ... ...! |
| Blue | Wait, I know that look in your eyes! Don't tell me— Whoa, hold on! You can't let Snorlax Gigantamax here! There's not enough space—you'll wreck the whole place! |
| Giovanni | Wh-what? |
| Paulo | Professor Bellis! Quick, this way! |
| Giovanni | You won't get away! Get them, Mewtwo! |
| Professor Bellis | Wait! My memory stick! It has all my research data! |
| Blue | We can't go back now! We won't make it in time! Get out of here, everyone! Run! |
| Blue | Phew... We barely made it out of there. |
| Lillie | I thought we were going to get smashed like pancakes! |
| Blue | You really don't know the meaning of "go easy," do you. |
| Professor Bellis | Thank you all for coming to my aid! Unfortunately, Team Rocket stole a memory stick that had my research data on it. |
| Paulo | We weren't able to stop them after all... But the most important thing is that you're safe, Professor. |
| Blue | That's right. Leave Team Rocket to us. We'll keep squashing them, no matter how many times it takes! |
| Red | ... ... ... |
| Blue | Yeah, I know. Now it's our turn to take the initiative. We just have to make sure we take down Giovanni before he figures out the secrets of these sync stones! Let's hit the road! The sooner we take him out, the better! Although...maybe I shouldn't work you guys too hard, huh. |
| ??? | Sounds like you could use some help! |
| Lillie | Misty! Erika! |
| Erika | Why don't you and Red go on ahead? We'll join you later with <player> and the others! |
| Blue | Sounds good to me! Thanks, you two! |
| Paulo | W-wait! Rockruff and I can still fight! |
| Misty | No way. You shouldn't overwork your Pokémon. Resting up is all part of strategy, y'know! |
| Erika | Agreed. We need you to be ready when the time is right. |
| Paulo | OK... I understand. |
| Misty | All right! Let’s do this! |
| Erika | Be sure to rest up before we leave. I'm sure the next battle won't be an easy one. |
| Giovanni | I finally have the research data on these sync stones... |
| Giovanni | Time to reap the seeds of chaos that I've sowed! Fwahahaha! |
- The Power Within
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Misty | Are you all rested enough? If so, time for us to head out after Giovanni and the others! |
| Lillie | Yup! I'm ready to go! I won't let those villains get away with their nasty plans! |
| Erika | Let’s stop Giovanni!: That's the spirit. We're counting on you. I'm a little scared, but let's do it!: Don't worry. We'll be with you. |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Misty | Paulo? You OK? |
| Paulo | Huh? Oh, I'm OK. It's just... Your...outfits! Those sygna suits are really cool. |
| Misty | Oh? Why, thank you! Isn't it great? It lives up to my nickname, the Tomboyish Mermaid! |
| Erika | I don't usually wear this style of clothing...but I do think it's cute! And when I wear it, I feel even closer to Leafeon! It's great for when we need to be in sync. |
| Lillie | Yes! Your outfits match your partners so well! |
| Misty | It's kinda funny that you're thinking about our outfits right before a big showdown! |
| Erika | Maybe it's a good thing. Releasing nervous tension before a battle can actually work to your advantage. |
| Misty | Yeah, I guess so. Anyways, it's about time we hit the road! |
| Misty | According to Blue and the others, Giovanni should be up ahead. |
| Paulo | Why'd he come here, of all places? It's freezing... The cold might slow us down. |
| ??? | Hmph! Really, you think you have the right to complain when you just got here? What about us? |
| Paulo | Team Rocket?! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Yeah, put yourself in our shoes! We've been waiting out here for you this entire time! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Unbelievable. You didn't give any consideration to our well-being and sure took your sweet time getting here! |
| Erika | Oh dear. That was quite rude of us... Perhaps we should apologize. |
| Misty | No way! Why should we? All right, we're goin' all out right off the bat! |
| Misty | Well, that was quick. |
| Erika | Thank you for the battle. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | We didn't even slow them down... I'm sorry, boss! |
| Lillie | Wow, that was amazing! It was over in the blink of an eye! |
| Misty | We can't really afford to lose time over something as trivial as this. Come on! Let's keep going! |
| Paulo | Their battle styles were completely different, weren't they. Misty's Vaporeon stormed right in like a wave and took their attacks like it was nothing... And Erika's Leafeon kept calmly observing the situation until it found the right time to strike! One going on the offensive with the other calmly observing... That fits Misty and Erika perfectly. I guess Pokémon really do take after their Trainers. |
| Lillie | I guess you're right! And it looks like we can learn a lot from being around them! |
| Misty | Red! Blue! |
| Blue | Yo! You made it! We finally got this dude cornered. |
| Giovanni | Fwahaha! Cornered? You're mistaken, I'm afraid. You were lured here... By me and Mewtwo. |
| Blue | Pfft! Gimme a break! Who's the one who ran away the moment we showed up? Give it up already, and hand over Professor Bellis's research data. |
| Giovanni | I'll gladly return it to you... I have no need for it now. |
| Blue | What?! |
| Giovanni | I've already read through it all. Fascinating data, really. I assure you... I will put it to good use! |
| Blue | Wait... Don't tell me— |
| Giovanni | Let me show you the true power of sync stones! |
| Giovanni | Yes, this is turning out nicely... |
| Blue | Make it stop, Giovanni! This is getting out of control! |
| Giovanni | Nonsense. This is going exactly as I planned. In fact...it exceeds my expectations! |
| Lillie | Oh no... Mewtwo's gone! |
| Erika | Where did it go?! |
| Paulo | Whoa! |
| Giovanni | It appears the amount of energy we drew out was too much to handle, even for a Pokémon as powerful as Mewtwo. If you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to. I'd like to witness just how strong my partner Pokémon has become. |
| Misty | Hold on a second! |
| Blue | Wait, Misty. Red and I can go after Giovanni. Could you guys try to figure out what’s going on? |
| Misty | ...OK. |
| Erika | The rest of us should stay together as we investigate. I have a bad feeling about this... |
- Rage and Chaos
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Bruno | What's gotten into all these Pokémon? Calm down! |
| Agatha | Time to run along! No more causing trouble for an old-timer like me! |
| Paulo | There are so many Pokémon spiraling out of control without their Trainers! Is Mewtwo causing all this? |
| Misty | Based on the timing of these events, I'd say that's probably a yes. |
| ??? | Over here! |
| Lillie | Professor Bellis! |
| Erika | What's going on here? |
| Professor Bellis | Those Pokémon started rampaging all of a sudden! And they're not listening to their Trainers! Right now, Agatha and Bruno are spearheading the efforts to calm them down... But my equipment suddenly started picking up a strong psychic energy signal! I'm sure that's what's causing this! |
| Misty | Psychic energy?! So what we guessed was spot-on! |
| Professor Bellis | You seem to know something about this. Would you mind telling me what happened? |
| Professor Bellis | I see... So that's what it was. The data Giovanni stole from me was research that was still under development. We were trying to work out some of the problems it could cause... Specifically, the risk of drawing out too much power from a Pokémon. Giovanni must be using it for his evil plans. That's why Mewtwo is rampaging and can't control its psychic powers. And that's causing all of these Pokémon to lose control! |
| Lillie | But isn't it odd that our Pokémon seem to be fine? |
| Professor Bellis | Hmm... I'm not 100 percent sure of this, but I imagine...the strength of the bond between a Pokémon and their Trainer must be a factor in how strongly they're affected by this power. |
| Misty | It looks like the only way to stop this chaos is to calm Mewtwo down. |
| Paulo | Is this...the price they're paying for that power? (That said...it really is amazing...) |
| Misty | I can't believe a guy like Giovanni has so many followers, even when he does such awful things! |
| Erika | When I see how he's able to manipulate so many people within Team Rocket... it makes me wonder why he can't use his charisma for the sake of good instead. It's a bit of a shame, really. |
| Lillie | ... ... ... |
| Misty | Let's split into two groups from here. Erika and I will go after Mewtwo. The three of you should stay here and help the others take care of all those Pokémon that are out of control. |
| Lillie | Understood! |
| Paulo | H-hold on! Take me with you! |
| Misty | It's dangerous. Mewtwo's strong, you know. |
| Erika | Is there a reason why you're so set on coming with us? |
| Paulo | I just... I want to see this through. And Rockruff isn't affected by all this psychic power! We won't get in your way—we can protect ourselves! Please! |
| Misty | ... ... ... |
| Erika | Well, it is going to be a tough battle, so it might be a good idea to bring him with us. Also, it looks like you'd follow us anyway, even if we said no! |
| Misty | OK, you win. But you have to make sure you're always with us, OK? |
| Paulo | I will! Thank you! |
| Misty | Will you come with us, too, <player> and Lillie? Yeah!: Thank you! Then let's stay as a team. |
| Erika | Leave it to us!: Thank you. It's always reassuring to have you three around. |
| Misty | Why don't we heal up at the Pokémon Center and leave right after that? |
| Misty | Hm... D'you think he'll really be OK? With that serious personality of his, I'm worried that Paulo's putting too much pressure on himself. It's not healthy... |
| Erika | You're so kind, Misty. But sometimes, words just aren't enough to convince someone who has already made up their mind. And at times, you have to let them experience hardship themselves in order for them to learn from it. |
| Misty | You might look the gentle type, but sometimes, you can be pretty tough, Erika. |
| Erika | Is that so? |
- The Boss's Power
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Misty | We've heard that Mewtwo was last seen heading deep into this forest. Red and Blue are searching for it, so we should— |
| ??? | Not on our watch! |
| Paulo | Team Rocket again?! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | We're not gonna let you get in the way of our boss's magnificent schemes! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Don't think we'll go easy on ya just 'cause you're tiny little brats! |
| Erika | These two look a bit stronger than the last ones we took down... |
| Misty | I can tell there are more hiding in the trees around us, too. They just haven't shown themselves yet. |
| Paulo | I can take care of these two! |
| Lillie | I'll help you, too! I can't always be the one being protected! |
| Misty | Thanks! Then we'll leave them to you. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Aw, we gotta fight the little brats, huh? |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | I'm gonna teach you a lesson about our boss, the great Giovanni! |
| Paulo | Just you wait, <player>... I'm gonna get stronger. Even if it means I have to learn from my enemies during this battle! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | No... I was too weak, and now I've only become a burden to the boss! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | I wasn’t expecting you little twerps to have this much fight in you... |
| Lillie | Phew... Somehow, we did it... |
| Paulo | They were strong. I guess even in organizations like Team Rocket, you get all sorts of people. Um...Misty, Erika? We finished our battle! |
| Paulo | Whoa, what?! |
| Lillie | Look at them run! |
| Paulo | Misty and Erika took down all those grunts?! But there were so many of them! That's incredible... Gym Leaders sure are strong. |
| Misty | Hm? Oh, that was nothing. |
| Erika | You all did well. Shall we continue our search? |
| Misty | Mewtwo’s gotta be close! |
| ??? | I see you’ve made it through the forest. |
| Misty | Giovanni! |
| Giovanni | That far exceeds my expectations... But in the end, mere Gym Leaders stand no chance against Mewtwo now. |
| Erika | Well, that's quite rude of you to say. Are you sure you want to underestimate us? |
| Giovanni | I know the extent of your strength. You simply don't have the power to stop Mewtwo. |
| Misty | And just what do you mean by power, anyway? You mean the kind of power you get by hurting Pokémon and using underlings like puppets? |
| Giovanni | I don’t expect children like you to understand. Though...I suppose some of you may, one day. |
| Erika | Don’t listen to him, Paulo. |
| Giovanni | Perhaps that can be saved for another time. More importantly, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave now. Get ready to feel a world of pain if you plan on disobeying my orders. |
| Misty | You're the one who should be worried right now! |
| Erika | Let us through! |
| Misty | Whoa! Wh-what was that?! |
- Malice
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Lillie | Look! Red and Blue are battling Mewtwo! |
| Blue | That's enough, Mewtwo! Don't you want some rest? You can't even control your own power! |
| Red | ... ... ... |
| Blue | Don't worry, we'll set you free! |
| Erika | Looks like this won’t last much longer. We can always depend on Red and Blue! |
| Blue | Let's finish it! |
| ??? | I don’t think so! |
| Blue | What do you think you're doing, Giovanni? |
| Giovanni | I won't let you erase such magnificent power. |
| Blue | What are you talking about?! Why draw out all that power if you can't even use it? |
| Giovanni | Your logic is sound. But not to worry. Mewtwo. Right now, you're just aimlessly wasting your power. You can't control it by yourself...but I can help you harness that power and finally be complete! Allow me to give your power some purpose! We share the same proclivity for malice, do we not? Join me, Mewtwo, to make the most notorious sync pair there ever was! |
| Misty | It...stopped? |
| Blue | What's going on here? Don't tell me— |
| Giovanni | Heh. With this, I now possess the full power of these sync stones. We've forged a strong bond, as we share the same will. |
| Paulo | Look at Mewtwo! It's...listening to him! So...this is the true power of bonds that Professor Bellis was researching? And it doesn't matter if the bond is good or evil? |
| Misty | I can't believe you think such a twisted bond would actually make you stronger! |
| Erika | We're going to stop you now, together with our partner Pokémon! |
| Giovanni | Heh... Then allow me to prove our strength to you once again. Witness Mewtwo's true power—the power of our shared penchant for evil! |
- The Last Laugh
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Lillie | W-we did it! |
| Giovanni | I see... So even with this new power, numbers are still a problem. Then how about this? Surpass your limits even further! Show them your raw power! |
| Blue | Stop it, Giovanni! That's going way too far, even for Mewtwo! Shoot. C'mon, Aerodactyl! We've gotta stop him! |
| Blue | No! |
| Red | ... ... ...! |
| Paulo | He took out both of them? |
| Giovanni | Fwahahaha! Perfect, Mewtwo! I was able to use the power of these sync stones to amplify Mewtwo's psychic powers...and it even Mega Evolved... What a fruitful day! This little experiment is a resounding success. I would expect no less from a Pokémon fit to be my partner! |
| Misty | What a terrible thing to do... |
| Giovanni | Well, I certainly won't back down from a challenge if you'd like to battle even more. |
| Erika | But...if we keep on battling, the burden on Mewtwo is just going to get worse. |
| Lillie | That's just cruel! |
| Blue | We shouldn't punish Pokémon for what humans do to them...right, Red? |
| Red | ... ... ... |
| Blue | Fine. We'll let you go this time, Giovanni. But you won't get away with this next time. |
| Giovanni | Heh. Very well. Then I'll be on my way. I can't wait for another opportunity to show off this splendid, evil power to the rest of the world. We'll cross paths again. |
| Blue | Sorry, guys. We had to let him go, even after we had him cornered... |
| Erika | There's no need for you to apologize. |
| Misty | Yeah. At the very least, this should help get all those Pokémon to calm down. I hate his methods...but Giovanni was actually able to control Mewtwo's strengthened psychic powers, wasn’t he. |
| Blue | Yeah. The scary thing is, now we know what can happen when sync stones are misused. According to him, there's no good or evil when it comes to power, huh. |
| Red | ... ... ... |
| Blue | Yeah, Red. I know. We'll stop him no matter how many times we have to do it! |
| Misty | We should head back into town and let Professor Bellis know what happened! |
| Professor Bellis | You did a fantastic job, everyone! Thanks to you, the town is back to normal, and all injured Pokémon are being treated. It's unfortunate that we couldn't capture Giovanni this time, but more importantly, I'm glad you're all safe. |
| Erika | Is everyone OK? No injuries? |
| Misty | I guess we didn't have to worry about you after all! |
| Erika | Yes. You all fought so bravely out there. |
| Paulo | I'm glad we could help...but I still need to do more. |
| Lillie | Kanto Trainers sure are strong! You were so cool, too! |
| Blue | Yeah, we were all in top form, weren't we? Anyways, thanks for all the help! We should all team up again sometime! Yeah!: Sweet! I'm looking forward to it. Absolutely!: Yeah, I'll be there for sure. I'm a man of my word, after all! |
| Professor Bellis | But just remember...now everyone on Pasio is aware of what kind of power sync stones can create when they're abused. I'm worried that other organizations may follow in Team Rocket's footsteps. |
| Erika | There's no time to lose, then. We'll have to be ready for that. But also remember, we're all still here on Pasio to protect it! |
| Professor Bellis | Gracias! That's very reassuring. Apparently, Lear sent out a formal request to the International Police because of what happened. |
| Paulo | The International Police? |
| Professor Bellis | Yes. They're a police organization focused on bringing down evil organizations in the name of justice. |
| Blue | That's pretty cool. I wonder who they'll send! |
| Misty | <player>, I think you and everyone else should get some rest and prepare for what's coming! It looks like we may have to call on you for help again in the near future! |
Sinnoh: Dreaming in Darkness
- Team Galactic on the Move
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Cyrus | What is this place? Never-ending darkness, stretching on for eternity in a world where nothing exists... |
| Jupiter | Master Cyrus! |
| Mars | What have you done to him?! |
| Saturn | Quick, we have to do something to help! |
| Cyrus | No need for concern. |
| Mars | M-Master Cyrus! |
| Cyrus | Don't waste your time. I will never succumb to your nightmares. |
| Cyrus | Your power is mine now. |
| Saturn | Splendid, Master Cyrus! You've made that Pokémon submit to you! Master Cyrus, what would you like to do next? |
| Cyrus | Hmm... ... ... ... This Darkrai is a Mythical Pokémon. It sends others into a deep slumber and shows them nightmares. And now, it's under my command. Combined with the strength you all lend me, we can now create the ideal world we've always dreamed of! |
| Team Galactic Grunt (1) | Yeaaaaah! |
| Team Galactic Grunt (2) | Team Galactic is the best! Long live Master Cyrus! |
| Cyrus | In order to carry out our plans, I'm thinking of using sync stones. |
| Mars | Sync stones? What're those? |
| Cyrus | They are stones that allow sync pairs to use tremendous power. We must learn more about these stones—and about the sygna suit outfits that certain sync pairs seem to favor. That said, I have no intent of relying on a connection between hearts. Instead, we will prove that technology is capable of drawing out the full power of these sync stones! |
| Mars | Yes, sir! |
| Cyrus | In that nightmare Darkrai showed me... There was a world of solitude—of never-ending darkness. A world without spirit...devoid of joy or despair. That is the ideal world I’ve been searching for. |
| Professor Bellis | I see we're all here. Let's get started, then! I received some intel that the International Police have now started their investigation on Pasio. According to their report, Team Rocket isn't the only group active on Pasio—Team Galactic is now on the move, too! |
| Lillie | Team Galactic? |
| Barry | They're a group of baddies from the Sinnoh region! |
| Lucas | They said they wanted to create a new world... But they tried to steal Pokémon and Professor Rowan's research! They caused all sorts of trouble for us! |
| Dawn | Maybe we should let Cynthia know about this, too. |
| Lucas | Good idea! I'd feel better with her helping us out. |
| Barry | OK! Just you wait, Team Galactic! You won't get away with your dirty deeds as long as I'm around! |
| Lucas | Oh, there he goes again... |
| Dawn | Guess it's up to us to find Cynthia, then! |
| Lillie | We'll stay here and protect Professor Bellis! |
| Paulo | If anything happens, let us know. We can help you out if things get dicey. |
| Dawn | Thanks! We're on it! |
| Cynthia | Did you find anything that interests you, Giratina? You sure seem interested in something. I wonder if that's how people see me when I'm working, too. |
| Dawn | There you are, Cynthia! I thought you might be here! |
| Lucas | Are you checking out the ruins again today? |
| Cynthia | I sure am. Giratina seemed interested in them, too. |
| Lucas | But...the ruins on Pasio are just replicas of ruins from other regions, aren't they? |
| Cynthia | They are. But Legendary Pokémon seem to have been appearing here. As an archaeologist, I'm always curious about the authenticity of ruins—and what kind of history they have. But I think Giratina's more interested in the traces of other Pokémon that came here. |
| Dawn | I see... Maybe it kept seeing you surveying these ruins and wanted to copy you! |
| Cynthia | *chuckle* That's another valid theory! Either way, I can sense that Giratina's own heart has led it here to see these ruins for reasons that are different from mine. Oh. What's wrong, Giratina? Did you find something? |
| Dawn | Dialga?! What's it doing here? |
| Cynthia | Cyrus had Palkia with him before... Perhaps he's also brought Dialga here to Pasio, too? |
| Dawn | I don't see anyone else here, though. |
| Lucas | Weird... |
| Lucas | I wonder if it was trying to tell us something... |
| Cynthia | It didn't seem aggressive, so I don't think it was Cyrus's Pokémon. |
| Lucas | Well, we're still not sure about that. |
| Dawn | Actually, we've heard that Team Galactic is resuming its operations on Pasio! What if that just now was a warning from Team Galactic? |
| Cynthia | Team Galactic, huh. |
| Dawn | Will you help us stop them? |
| Cynthia | Of course. You have my help. |
| Dawn | Awesome! Thank you, Cynthia! |
| Cynthia | Cyrus... If you're up to your old tricks again, I'll have no choice but to stop you. Is there no hope of you changing in this world we share? |
| ??? | Phew! |
| ??? | Next up is the Team Galactic hideout! |
| ??? | I won’t let 'em get away. |
- The Darkest Nightmare
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Erika | We won't let you get away with this anymore! |
| Team Galactic Grunt | Ugh! These Trainers might be trouble! |
| Jupiter | Hmph. So that's what those so-called sygna suits look like? |
| Brock | Who are you people? |
| Mars | Oh, us? We're the three commanders of Team Galactic! |
| Saturn | We'll crush anyone who even tries to get in our way! |
| Jupiter | Hmph. You got us. You're pretty strong. |
| Barry | There they are! Team Galactic! |
| Jupiter | Oh, I remember you, kid. You're that brat I beat at Lake Acuity. I hope you're not still so laughably weak. |
| Mars | Whatever. We don't have to waste our time with you right now. |
| Barry | Hey! Come back here! |
| ??? | Dar...Dark...is... |
| Barry | ... ... ...?! What's going on here? |
| Hiker | Ugh... N-no... |
| Erika | This man seems to be having a terrible nightmare... |
| Barry | Really? But why? |
| Hiker | ... ... ... Bwah! |
| Erika | Thank goodness—you're awake. |
| Brock | What happened here? |
| Hiker | I-I don't really remember... Before I knew it, I was dreaming...and walking around in this never-ending darkness... No matter how far I went, it was pitch-black as far as I could see! Waaaaaaaaaah! |
| Erika | It's OK. Please calm down! |
| Brock | We should investigate this phenomenon to figure out what's happening. |
| Barry | Could you tell Dawn and the others? I'm gonna follow Team Galactic before they get away! |
| Cynthia | So people are seeing mysterious nightmares. Thanks for letting me know. |
| Dawn | I think I might know what's causing that. Something like this happened before in Canalave City. |
| Lucas | Professor Rowan told me about a Mythical Pokémon called Darkrai that lives in the Sinnoh region. Apparently, it can make people and Pokémon experience horrific nightmares. |
| Dawn | Team Galactic might be using Darkrai to make everyone have those nightmares! |
| Paulo | Which means Team Galactic is misusing this Pokémon and its power? |
| Lillie | What an awful thing to do! |
| Dawn | I know. We have to stop them before they do even more damage! |
| Cynthia | Agreed. We can't let them abuse Pokémon like that. That said... |
| Dawn | Hm? What's wrong, Cynthia? |
| Cynthia | I still believe Cyrus can change his ways here on Pasio. If we want to stop Team Galactic, brute force won't cut it. We have to change their mindset and ideas. |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Dawn | Understood! That's probably the best course of action, if we can do it. |
| Cynthia | Thank you, Dawn. |
| Professor Bellis | Hey, everyone! I just received more intel from the International Police! They've found Team Galactic's hideout! And I hear Barry is also on his way there, too! |
| Cynthia | I see. Then I suppose it's time for a showdown. |
| Dawn | Yeah! Let's go and stop Team Galactic! |
| Cynthia | Sorry, but do you mind if we split up here? I think it'll be more efficient to scope out the enemy separately than as a group. |
| Lucas | Huh? But... |
| Dawn | OK! I trust your judgment, Cynthia! |
| Cynthia | Thank you. |
| Lucas | Be careful out there, Cynthia! |
| Cynthia | You too. Good luck! |
| Dawn | So, what's our plan for getting into the hideout? |
| Barry | Well, obviously we just gotta barge in through the front door, right? |
| Dawn | Yeah. If we draw all the attention to us, I bet that would make things easier on Cynthia, too. Ready to cut loose? |
| Barry | Haha! I'm glad you're on board! Let's do this! Ready or not, here we come! |
| Team Galactic Grunt (1) | I heard that some brats were making a fuss right in our hideout. We'll get rid of you for Master Cyrus! |
| Dawn | Wait! Do you even know what he's trying to do? |
| Team Galactic Grunt (1) | Heh. What a question. |
| Team Galactic Grunt (2) | Master Cyrus is trying to change the world for the better! For all of us! |
| Barry | Wake up, would you?! That's not even close to the truth! |
| Dawn | If he carries out his plan, you might get erased from this world, you know! |
| Team Galactic Grunt (1) | Save your breath. Our master's methods are beyond reproach! |
| Team Galactic Grunt (2) | There's no way anything wrong will happen if we stick with Master Cyrus! |
| Lucas | It's no good. We're not getting through to them. |
| Dawn | Are we not going to be able to solve this by reasoning with them? |
| Team Galactic Grunt (1) | Get 'em! Everyone attack! |
| ??? | Go! Croagunk! |
| Team Galactic Grunt (1) | Whoa, what?! What just happened?! |
- The Galactic Hideout
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Dawn | Help us out, Torterra! |
| Team Galactic Grunt (1) | Ugh! Let's retreat! |
| Lucas | Phew! That was a huge help. |
| Barry | But why'd that grunt attack members of his own team? |
| ??? | To fool your enemies, you must first fool your allies! |
| Looker | Phew! Long time no see! |
| Lucas | Ah! You’re that weird guy from Jubilife City! |
| Looker | You really have a knack for saying the rudest things, you know that? |
| Lucas | Sorry... I'm on edge from these battles with Team Galactic. |
| Dawn | So you're who the International Police sent to investigate Pasio! |
| Looker | Sure am! Glad to team up with you on an investigation again! |
| Team Galactic Grunt | Hurry, we need reinforcements! Over here! |
| Looker | Looks like they're calling for backup. Go on, leave this to me. |
| Looker | No time to lose. Keep heading deeper into the hideout! |
| Dawn | Thank you, Looker! Be careful! |
| Looker | You too. Best of luck. |
| Cynthia | This is going off without a hitch. I guess Dawn and the others are luring the enemy their way? |
| Jupiter | Hold it right there, Champion Cynthia. |
| Saturn | We commanders will take you on full-force! You won't be going anywhere. |
| Cynthia | Oh, perfect timing. I wanted to have a little talk with you. |
| Mars | Hmph! We don’t have anything to discuss with the likes of you! |
| Cynthia | Is that so? Then I suppose I'll have my skill in battle speak for me. |
| Jupiter | Ugh. This Champion is more trouble than I thought. |
| Cynthia | Do you really understand what Cyrus is trying to do? |
| Saturn | You think we don’t?! He's seeking more power to create a brand-new universe! |
| Cynthia | And what happens after that? Has Cyrus told you what he really intends to do? Even a little bit? |
| Mars | Oh, shush! As long as it's what Master Cyrus wants, we're with him every step of the way! |
| Cynthia | Are you sure you don't want to know what kind of person he is, and what he's thinking? |
| Saturn | What kind of person he is? |
| Cynthia | It wouldn't hurt to see what he's truly trying to accomplish, right? It's not like checking that first would cause any delay in your plans. |
- Cyrus's True Ambitions
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Lucas | It looks like this is as far as we can go... |
| Dawn | Oh! |
| Cyrus | You've been causing quite the ruckus, but that ends here. |
| Cyrus | Get them. Dialga...you dare to defy me? If you shun my ideals, you're useless to me. Destroy it, Palkia. |
| Lucas | Stop it! |
| Cyrus | ... ... ... |
| Lucas | What is this ideal world of yours, anyway? After all that hurt you caused the people and Pokémon of Sinnoh, that's your plan? You're just gonna use everyone, then throw them away when they're not useful to you anymore? Is that the ideal world you want? |
| Cyrus | That is what it means to think efficiently. An incomplete spirit will only get in the way of making the right choices. |
| Sophocles | If we all lose our human spirit, I can't become friends with you, Cyrus! |
| Cyrus | Human spirit is the cause of our suffering, worries, and mistakes! I must fix this twisted world! This world must be rid of incomplete spirit—and become one where feelings such as joy, anger, and despair no longer exist! All human spirit must be erased! No exceptions! |
| Cyrus | All human spirit must be erased! No exceptions! |
| Paulo | We make mistakes...because of our human spirit? |
| Cheryl | ... ... ... |
| Sophocles | Cyrus... |
| Mars | Master Cyrus... |
| Cynthia | This is the world your boss Cyrus is really trying to achieve. |
| Saturn | But... |
| Cynthia | If you have any feelings—the human spirit that Cyrus is talking about—within you... then I think it might be worth reconsidering a few things. Even if it's just a little bit. That's all I had to say. I'll be on my way now. |
| Mars | We followed Master Cyrus because we were drawn to his vision of that wonderful new galaxy he spoke of... |
| Jupiter | Does this mean we were kept in the dark about his true ideals? |
| Saturn | This loyalty we feel for him... Is that something he finds worthless, too? |
- Together in Spirit
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Dawn | Our Pokémon! |
| Lucas | No... I won't let you! |
| Dawn | Lucas, come back! It's dangerous! |
| Cyrus | She's right. There is no reason for you to protect Dialga. |
| Lucas | No way! I'm not like you! I'll keep battling to the very end if it's to help a Pokémon! |
| Lucas | ... ... ...?! What's this? |
| Dawn | Lucas's sync stone is reacting to his feelings of wanting to save Dialga? |
| Barry | Seriously? Lucas is gonna be partners with a Legendary Pokémon?! |
| Lucas | You...you want to lend us your power, don't you. Got it! Then let's do this, Dialga! |
| Cyrus | So, Dialga... You've chosen human spirit, have you? Fine. You can have that Pokémon. That saves me the trouble of disposing of it. |
| Lucas | You're saying that again?! |
| Cyrus | Soon enough, you won't have to feel that anger anymore. |
| Dawn | What was that Pokémon? And just now... |
| Looker | C'est une catastrophe! Could you come with me?! |
| Dawn | What in the... |
| Team Galactic Grunt | Urgh...ugh... |
| Barry | This is the same as what I saw earlier! |
| Lucas | Wait. Does that mean this was all caused by that Mythical Pokémon? |
| Saturn | Precisely. |
| Saturn | These people were used in experiments to test Darkrai’s power. |
| Cynthia | Ever since that incident, it seems Cyrus has been putting his plans into action. Sync pairs all over Pasio are falling asleep and having terrible nightmares... And they're not waking up. |
| Looker | We're making sure the affected sync pairs are getting treated at the Pokémon Center. |
| Lillie | I'm so worried... When I think about what would happen if my family were ever affected... |
| Dawn | Hey, everyone! Good news! We were able to wake up all the sync pairs that were asleep because of Darkrai! |
| Looker | What?! Really?! |
| Cynthia | That's fantastic, Dawn! How'd you do that? |
| Dawn | Together with Cresselia and her power! |
| Dawn | As long as we work together, we can help everyone! No matter what kind of nightmares everyone is having, we'll make things all right again! 'Cause we're here to protect them all! |
- The Nightmare Spreads
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Cyrus | I see nothing... Feel nothing... There is nothing but me within the chill of darkness... At long last, I've found the ideal world I seek. A perfect, complete world where no one can be led astray by their incomplete human spirit... |
| Dawn | Sorry to keep you waiting! How do you like my sygna suit? |
| Lucas | It looks great on you, Dawn! And it matches Cresselia, too! |
| Barry | Yeah, you look super cool—like a hero! |
| Dawn | Really? A hero? That IS cool! I hope I can be just like all those heroes out there and help everyone out! Though, there is more to it than that... |
| Cynthia | Sygna suits help you feel more connected to your partner Pokémon, don't they? |
| Dawn | Yup! |
| Cynthia | I've made a commitment to face Cyrus again. This outfit represents that conviction. Though originally, it started off as a way to help me forge a stronger bond with Giratina. |
| Lucas | When I battled Cyrus...he seemed sad, somehow. It's awful that he abandoned Dialga... But if there's any way we can make him understand, I'm on board! |
| Cynthia | Agreed. Cyrus's goal is to create a complete world...so eliminating people and Pokémon isn't necessarily his true ambition. I think there's a chance that, deep down, he still has a heart that cares. And I still believe he can change. |
| ??? | H-hey... Everyone... |
| Cynthia | Professor Sycamore! What happened to you?! |
| Professor Sycamore | Be careful... Darkrai's nightmare... It's taken over... |
| Professor Bellis | Darkrai?! |
| Professor Sycamore | It's swallowing up...all...of Pasio... ... ... ... |
| Dawn | Professor Sycamore! |
| Cynthia | It's OK. He's just asleep. |
| Dawn | Thank goodness... But wait! If he's asleep, that's bad! |
| Cynthia | He mentioned Darkrai and nightmares, didn't he. Could it be...? |
| Barry | H-hey! I thought we woke everyone up with Cresselia's power! |
| Lucas | Is Darkrai getting so strong that it's overpowering Cresselia? Cyrus and Team Galactic must've done something to it! |
| Dawn | Oh no... This is bad! |
| Cynthia | At this rate we may fall asleep, even with Cresselia nearby to protect us. Be strong, everyone! If we aren't, we'll all get sucked into Darkrai's nightmare! |
- Galactic Alliance
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Dawn | Everyone fell asleep again... I wonder what Cyrus is trying to accomplish by using Darkrai's power. |
| Cynthia | Cyrus's vision is to create a world devoid of human spirit... Therefore, he must be doing this because Darkrai's nightmare is close to his ideal world. |
| Barry | You're kidding, right? You mean he actually wants these nightmares?! |
| Lucas | If Darkrai's nightmare is Cyrus's ideal world... Then it's possible he's also asleep, right? |
| Cynthia | Yes indeed. Falling deeper into the nightmare may be allowing him to forge a deeper bond with Darkrai. Cyrus could be in that nightmare, resonating with Darkrai... All while strengthening their bond. |
| Dawn | Unbelievable! But we know what eventually happens to those who fall into Darkrai’s nightmare... |
| Barry | Yikes! We have to find him—quick! |
| Lucas | We don't have enough info on his whereabouts... What should we do? |
| ??? | Why don't you let us in on this operation? |
| Barry | Team Galactic! |
| Saturn | We'd also like to find our boss. |
| Mars | Don't get the wrong idea. We're only helping you because your goals happen to align with ours. |
| Barry | After all the bad things you've done, you're really willing to help us out? |
| Jupiter | We're not playing around. We'll do anything to get our boss back. |
| Dawn | ... ... ... OK. I believe you. |
| Lucas | What?! Really, Dawn? You sure we should team up with Team Galactic? |
| Dawn | Uh-huh. Everyone worries about the people they care about. It has nothing to do with good or evil. |
| Cynthia | I'm with you, Dawn. We'll need their help if we want Cyrus to change. I believe that you all care deeply for Cyrus. |
| Saturn | Thank you. You have our full cooperation. |
| Cynthia | However, you need to follow our rules. No straying from the group. You'll stay with at least one of us while we're out and about. |
| Mars | Hmph. So you wanna babysit us, huh? Go right ahead. |
| Professor Bellis | Urgh... |
| Barry | Professor?! |
| Professor Bellis | I'm suddenly feeling...a little...sleepy... |
| Lucas | You can't go to sleep, Professor! You'll fall right into Darkrai’s nightmare! |
| Professor Bellis | Sorry... Can't...stay awake... I know...you can do it... I...believe... ... ... ... |
| Dawn | Professor Bellis... |
| Cynthia | Let's go. We have to find Cyrus—for the professor's sake, too! |
| Jupiter | Ugh...it's so cold, even Skuntank's tail is frozen upside down! |
| Barry | Wasn't its tail like that already? Don't just make things up! |
| Jupiter | Sheesh, I was just trying to be nice and make some conversation. Why'd I have to partner up with you, anyway? Putting us together... It's like they're asking for a fight to happen. |
| Barry | What, you wanna battle?! |
| Jupiter | Of course not. Master Cyrus comes first right now. Also...even if we did battle, I'm not sure I'd be able to beat you again. I can tell you've gotten stronger. |
| Barry | Oh... Well, that's nice of you to say. Y'know, after I lost to you... I had this feeling that I had to get stronger. But it wasn't because I was worried about winning or losing. You know what I mean? You get it, right? Since you're the same. After all, you're fighting really hard for someone you believe in now. When you put things on the line for someone else and not just yourself, that's what makes you super strong. |
| Jupiter | Is that so? Then let's hurry up and find Master Cyrus. After that, we can have a rematch to see which of us has gotten stronger. |
| Barry | Yeah! Totally! |
- Intertwined Pasts
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Lucas | It's pretty weird, working together with someone from Team Galactic. |
| Mars | Hmph. Right back at ya, kid. You've got some nerve— Oh, never mind. We're cooperating now. |
| Lucas | You must really care about Cyrus, huh? |
| Mars | Oh, shut it. It's none of your business! Of course I care. We're only teaming up with you so we can find him. Once we're done with this, I'd be happy to take you down a few notches like before. |
| Lucas | Like before? You mean that time we battled at Lake Verity? I'll definitely win this time! |
| Mars | Hmph. Like I'd lose to a goody-goody couple like you and that little friend of yours. |
| Lucas | Wh-what? Dawn and I aren't a couple! I mean...I know I rely on her a lot... Too much, really... But that's why I want to win even when she's not here! Because then I can be proud that I won on my own! |
| Mars | Oh? So you're a couple, but it's a little complicated, huh. |
| Lucas | I-I just said, we're not a couple! |
| Mars | Whatever. Either way, let's have another battle once we've found Master Cyrus. I'll show you again just how amazing Team Galactic can be! |
| Dawn | Hm... Where should we start looking? |
| Dawn | What are you doing? |
| Saturn | You're able to stay calm, even when I'm about to betray you? |
| Dawn | Betray me? Are you sure about that? I didn't sense any ill will from you or your Toxicroak. |
| Saturn | Hmph. So that's what you think? I'll admit, we weren't actually harboring any ill will toward you. I simply wanted to battle you. |
| Dawn | Why? |
| Saturn | Because when we fought back in Sinnoh, I couldn't defeat you. In terms of skill, you may be on par with our boss. Perhaps it's my curiosity as a Trainer that makes me wonder what the secret to your power is. But what was I thinking, when our boss is facing a crisis? |
| Dawn | I don’t mind. Cyrus is important to you. I get that. But you have to take care of yourself just as much. You can't just keep pushing your own feelings aside for everyone else. Barry and Lucas are my precious friends... But I think it's great that we can tell each other what we want to do, even if it's a little selfish or it leads to an argument. If you don't do that, you can't let your friends know when they're doing something wrong. |
| Saturn | Master Cyrus...doing something wrong? |
| Dawn | Because...a lot can happen in life, you know? And I'd be more than happy to share my secret to getting stronger! |
| Saturn | What? |
| Dawn | After all, we're on Pasio—a place where sync pairs are free to battle and form as many connections with others as they want! Got it? |
| Saturn | Hmph. Yeah, I think so. Very well. Once we've successfully extricated Master Cyrus from this mess, I'll have you tell me everything about your little secret. |
| Dawn | Oh! Look at that! |
- The Time of Awakening
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Team Galactic Grunt | Zzzzz! Zzzzz! Zzzzz... |
| Cynthia | What's up with this grunt? |
| Dawn | We found him sleeping right in the middle of the road, so we brought him back with us... |
| Team Galactic Grunt | ZZZZZ! ZZZZZ! |
| Mars | Snoring so loud... He's enjoying his little nap, isn't he. |
| Lucas | Huh... Enjoying? Hey! This grunt doesn't seem to be having any nightmares! |
| Dawn | What?! |
| Saturn | Sheesh. I can't believe he's sleeping on the job. Wake up, you! |
| Team Galactic Grunt | Urgh. Morning already? I'd like a cup of Tapu Cocoa, please... |
| Saturn | H-how dare you show such laziness! |
| Jupiter | Where is your pride as a member of Team Galactic? |
| Team Galactic Grunt | Huh? Oh, you people... Ah! Whoops! |
| Dawn | Looker?! |
| Looker | In the flesh! I was wearing a Team Galactic disguise, but that was just a means to snoop around! My code name, it is Looker! I'm a middle-aged looker, so to speak, working for the International Police! |
| Cynthia | Why were you dressed like Team Galactic? |
| Looker | I was looking for Cyrus! All these members of Team Galactic are operating without a boss to keep them in line, so I was gathering all sorts of information from them! And, by piecing together all those vague bits of information, I've figured out where he is! |
| Saturn | What?! Tell us what you know, immediately! |
| Looker | OK, listen up... |
| Dawn | According to Looker, Cyrus should be in this cave. |
| Barry | Yeah. But Looker must've been tired, because he went right back to sleep after telling us! |
| Cynthia | From here on out, it's up to us. I'm counting on you, too, Sophocles. |
| Sophocles | Sure! I know we can get Cyrus to understand us if we can talk to him! |
| Jupiter | Darkrai?! That must mean Cyrus really is here! |
| Barry | Uh-oh... I'm getting kinda...sleepy... |
| Lucas | Oh no! We got too close to Darkrai! N-no... I can't...keep my eyes open... Dawn...hurry... Use Cresselia's power... |
| Dawn | No, let's go into the nightmare! |
| Sophocles | What?! |
| Dawn | If Cyrus is already in Darkrai's nightmare... then I think we have to go to sleep, too. |
| Cynthia | I see. Let's go for it, then. |
| Mars | Bring it on! We'll do it for Master Cyrus! |
| Sophocles | Y-yeah! I can do it, too! |
| Dawn | I'll see you soon...in our dreams... |
| Dawn | It's so dark...and cold... Is this Darkrai's nightmare? The one Cyrus is experiencing? I feel like I've lost something precious to me... If I knew I'd feel like this, I never would've come here... |
| Dawn | Cresselia! You found me! Thanks. I'm not lonely anymore. I know I have friends who care about me! Come on! Let's find Cyrus! |
| Dawn | There he is! Hey! You have to wake up! Everyone's waiting for you! |
| Mars | Master Cyrus! Please, wake up! |
| Jupiter | Without you, we...we... |
| Saturn | Your ideals—your new galaxy! I'm sure this isn't what you wanted! |
| Sophocles | I wanna talk with you more, Cyrus! Maybe we won't be able to understand everything about each other... But how will we know if we haven't even tried yet?! |
| Cynthia | Cyrus, are you listening? There are people here who need you! Stop running away into these nightmares, and open your eyes! |
- A Mission to Complete
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Cynthia | Ngh... Where are we? |
| Barry | Hey, we're back! Sheesh, that place was so boring, I don't think I could stand another second of it! |
| ??? | You dare to meddle in my affairs? |
| Sophocles | Cyrus! |
| Saturn | Boss! |
| Jupiter | You're awake! Thank goodness— |
| Cyrus | Silence. Why doesn't anyone understand my ideals? |
| Cynthia | How could we? That chilling, dark place? How could anyone like a world so vast yet suffocating? |
| Cyrus | I suppose we'll never see eye to eye. |
| Cyrus | Dialga. |
| Lucas | Yeah! Dialga's my precious partner Pokémon! |
| Cyrus | Connections and bonds between hearts end here. I'll eliminate them all! |
| Cyrus | Why?! How could I lose yet again?! |
| Lucas | Because I can rely on my friend, Dialga! |
| Cyrus | Your...friend? |
| Dawn | We were able to get out of that nightmare thanks to the connections that bring us together! There are people who need us... Who are waiting for us! We can't stay cooped up and asleep in a nightmare like that forever! I know you feel the same! |
| Cyrus | You are unstable, incomplete beings... You're nothing but pawns. |
| Jupiter | Yes, sir. That's true. But that doesn't give us a reason to leave your side! |
| Cyrus | What? |
| Mars | For you, we will do anything...even if it means we're just pawns or tools for you to use! |
| Saturn | It's true that we didn't understand your real ambitions. But that's OK because we trust you! We believe in you and the new world you strive to create! If we lose our feelings...our loyalty to you... then we won't be able to stay by your side and help you do that! |
| Mars | Please, sir! Reconsider! |
| Cynthia | You're not wrong when you say human spirit is incomplete. And yes, being incomplete means we experience feelings like hurt and pain. But the reason why you feel hurt is because you have something precious to you. Perhaps even a Pokémon that you've forged a bond with a while back. |
| Cyrus | ... ... ... Connections between hearts... These bonds you speak of... I admit they can prove to be useful. However, you remain unaware of the tragic events that unfold because of them. I will find another way—a way in which we can avoid that suffering. Perhaps completing the human spirit is one way to accomplish that. With a complete spirit, there would be no tragedy and no mistakes. |
| Sophocles | Cyrus! |
| Cyrus | Saturn. Jupiter. Mars. As before, you are still nothing more than pawns and tools to accomplish what I need. If you're fine with that, you may come with me. |
| Saturn | Yes, sir! |
| Cyrus | I’ll be on my way. And you, boy from Sinnoh... Take care of Dialga. |
| ??? | Hm... Loyal subordinates? |
| Professor Bellis | Merci! Everyone on Pasio is awake now, thanks to you! |
| Barry | Awesome! I'm glad everyone's OK! |
| Dawn | I hope it's because Cyrus has begun to understand how important feelings are. |
| Lucas | Yeah. He even seemed concerned about Dialga a bit, in the end! He's gonna change—I'm sure of it! |
| Cynthia | I felt an immeasurable amount of despair from him in Darkrai’s nightmare... But despite that, he's trying to take a step in the right direction. It's because he has people he cares about. |
| Professor Bellis | Seems we should keep an eye on him, just in case. That said, you all did a marvelous job! |
| Dawn | Thanks! I hope I can have another battle with Team Galactic someday... Not as enemies, but as rivals! |
Johto: Team Rocket's Revival
- Resuming Operations
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Giovanni | Dynamax... Without a doubt, it is a tremendous power, strong enough to topple anything in its path. This island certainly continues to intrigue me. |
| Archer | Boss! The executives of Team Rocket are all present and accounted for! |
| Ariana | It's an honor to be at your service again, sir! |
| Proton | Your wish is our command. Just say the word. |
| Petrel | You're looking sharp as ever, boss! |
| Giovanni | So you all made it here. I'm sure you're aware of our situation. We're going to launch an operation to take control of the entire island of Pasio. In order to do that, we need more strength... A new kind of power, in fact. Get ready. I have much work for you to do. |
| Archer | Yes, sir! |
| Giovanni | First, I have something I need to finish. Soon, all of Pasio will be under the control of Team Rocket! Fwahahaha! |
| Silver | Today's the day I pay you back for all the times you've beaten me. Come on, Ho-Oh! Don't hold back! |
| Lance | Sorry, but that's not going to happen just yet. Dragonite! Counter their attack! |
| Lance | Great battle. You almost had us. |
| Silver | It doesn't matter. A loss is a loss. |
| Karen | Still, that was really close. There were a bunch of moments where even I was worried. |
| Kris | Really? I couldn't tell at all... |
| Will | Well... If we let it show, we'd just be revealing to you what our weaknesses are. |
| Lance | Exactly. You know, your team did an excellent job working together. It took Xatu and Umbreon working together just to deal with Feraligatr's strength... and I could hardly find an opening with that teamwork your two Ho-Oh were showing. |
| Morty | Hear that, Silver? Sounds like we make a pretty decent team. |
| Silver | Hmph. I'll get you back for this eventually. You'd better be ready when I come back for another rematch. |
| ??? | Excuse me. |
| Silver | Oh, it's you. What's up? |
| Paulo | I'd like to ask you a question, Silver. I heard from Ethan that when you two first met, you were the kind of guy who'd do anything to get stronger. Things like...stealing other people's Pokémon. |
| Lance | Paulo, maybe you shouldn't— |
| Silver | Wait, Lance. Yeah, I did. What of it? |
| Paulo | I was wondering why you changed your mind. You were doing things that way because you felt it would make you stronger, right? If you'd kept going down that path, don't you think you might've come out stronger for it? |
| Silver | ... ... ... I'm not sure. Back then, I thought that I could be the strongest Trainer as long as I had the strongest Pokémon. But even when I had the strongest Pokémon, there were still people I couldn't beat. That's why I changed. I still don't completely understand why I lost back then... But I think I'm starting to get it now. |
| Paulo | Does that have to do with relying on others? Or maybe...connections? |
| Silver | At the very least, a strong connection with your Pokémon is a must. That said, I hate weak Trainers who think they're big and tough as long as they're in a group. |
| Paulo | I see... Thanks, Silver. Sorry for asking that out of the blue. |
| Silver | Don't sweat it. It's fine. |
| Paulo | (Giovanni also mentioned something about connections...) (Which means...as long as I have a connection, I can use any means necessary to get stronger?) |
| Will | Hm? Is that a Togepi? I don't see a Trainer around... Why's it all alone? |
| Kris | Hold on... It looks like it's in pain. |
| Kris | Whoa! |
| Lance | Is it...Dynamaxing?! |
- On My Own
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Karen | What was up with that Togepi just now? It Dynamaxed out of nowhere. And then it just scampered away right after we took it down... |
| Morty | Did you see how pained it looked right after it approached us? |
| Kris | I've seen something like this before. |
| Lance | With Eternatus? |
| Kris | Yeah. When Eternatus came to Pasio, it made a lot of other Pokémon Dynamax all of a sudden. |
| Morty | Everything was really chaotic because nobody knew what was causing it! But didn’t Leon solve the problem by catching Eternatus? |
| Kris | Yeah, that's what we thought. But if this is happening again, something else must be wrong. |
| Silver | That Togepi looked like it was having a rough time. I think it was being forced to Dynamax even though it didn't want to. |
| Lance | Hmm... Let's go to Professor Bellis’s Lab and figure out what to do next. |
| Professor Bellis | So you saw a Dynamax Pokémon? |
| Lance | Yeah. Karen, Will, and Morty decided to stay there so they can keep an eye on things. |
| Professor Bellis | Actually, I've already received reports of similar incidents happening. |
| Kris | Really?! |
| Professor Bellis | Not a lot...but they're on the rise. I already have Red and Blue on the case, as I thought we should do something soon before it gets out of hand. I'm pretty sure I know who's behind all of this, too. |
| Silver | It's Team Rocket, isn't it? They were spying on us earlier. |
| Professor Bellis | They've been spotted lurking around whenever a Dynamax Pokémon is reported. |
| Kris | But they don't seem to have any control over those Pokémon, right? Oh, wait! So that means... |
| Lance | They're just forcing the Pokémon to Dynamax? |
| Kris | Yeah, that's what I was thinking! |
| Lance | I once saw a Gyarados that had evolved because Team Rocket forced it... It went on a rampage and looked like it was in a lot of pain. Team Rocket doesn't care about Pokémon... They just use them as tools! I won't let them get away with this. |
| Silver | ... ... ... |
| Professor Bellis | Where are you going, Silver? |
| Silver | I'm doing this on my own. |
| Lance | You don't want to come with us? |
| Silver | I'm not a fan of teaming up. I don't want to be like Team Rocket. They're just a bunch of weaklings who can't do anything on their own. |
| Lance | What's up with him? He seemed a little on edge... Let him go. The rest of us can team up. |
| Kris | Sure! But where do we even start? |
| Professor Bellis | Oh, I know someone you can ask for help! She's a Pokémon Professor from Galar, home of the Dynamax phenomenon! |
- The Cruelest and Scariest
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Morty | Are we really meeting her here? |
| Lance | Yeah. Professor Sonia is from the Galar region, and she's done research on the Dynamax phenomenon. That's why we'd like to ask her about what's going on, but... we're worried that Team Rocket might overhear our conversations if we meet up with her in town. |
| Morty | I see. So that's why you chose such a secluded area deep in the woods. |
| Lance | Exactly. Will went to fetch the professor, so there shouldn't be any risk of her getting kidnapped along the way, either. |
| Karen | We also had Kris stay with Professor Bellis, so we know she'll be safe, too. |
| Lance | We won't make the same mistakes we did last time. This time, we're going to finish the job. |
| ??? | Sorry to keep you waiting! |
| Lance | Professor Sonia! |
| Sonia | We got lost a few times. It's dark around here, so everything looks the same! |
| Lance | Thanks for bringing her here, Will. Did you bring the thing I asked you about, Professor? |
| Sonia | Yup! I managed it somehow! This machine is something I've been working on for a while now, but since you needed it, I was able to complete it in record time! Ta-da! I call it the Dynamax Sync Pair Power Spot Detector! |
| Will | What a tongue twister... |
| Karen | What does it do? |
| Sonia | It detects spots where Galar particles are showing increased activity. Er...in other words, it's able to find Pokémon that are on the verge of Dynamaxing! |
| Karen | Oh, really? So if we go the spot showing the most activity... |
| Morty | There's a good chance that's where the Team Rocket hideout is located? |
| Sonia | Exactly! |
| Lance | That's amazing, Professor Sonia. I can't believe you put this together in such a short amount of time. |
| Sonia | Hehe! It may look a bit rough around the edges, but I can assure you, it's got pinpoint accuracy! |
| Lance | OK, let's give it go, then. Where's the on switch? |
| ??? | You've made quite an annoying machine, I see. |
| Sonia | Who's there?! |
| Proton | Our boss is busy running a grand experiment. We can't let you interfere with that. I am Proton, an executive of Team Rocket. I won't let you flip that switch! |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Oh my gosh, Proton! You're sooo cool! |
| Morty | I guess you were followed, Professor. |
| Sonia | What? Me? |
| Will | Well... I actually did notice that. |
| Sonia | Really?! |
| Will | But I felt it would be smarter if we dealt with it once we got back together with the group. He wasn't showing any signs of attacking at the time. |
| Karen | So this mighty Team Rocket executive just tailed you instead of facing you head on in battle? How spineless. |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Excuse me, what'd you just say?! You'll be sorry once Proton gets serious and takes you out in a second! We'll beat you to the ground and send you home in tears! |
| Lance | Sorry, but we're in a hurry. I'll have to ask you to leave! |
| Proton | Hmph! Whatever, I still bought us some time. I don't expect you to understand the grand mission our boss is going to accomplish, anyway. |
| Morty | Proton's a Team Rocket executive...and he wasn't just all talk. |
| Karen | Yeah. Team Rocket is definitely getting stronger again. |
| Will | They're a dangerous bunch. I'll stay with Professor Sonia for extra protection, just in case. |
| Lance | OK. Then the rest of us should find their hideout before it's too late! |
- Infiltrate the Rocket Hideout
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Karen | The hideout is here, of all places? |
| Lance | According to the machine, yeah. |
| Morty | I wonder if Silver's here already... |
| Lance | He might've already infiltrated the hideout. I told him what we know. Let's let him decide how he wants to go about it. |
| ??? | Mwahahaha! We've been waiting for you. I must say, I'm a bit surprised you barged in here all on your own. |
| Silver | ... ... ... |
| Giovanni | Are you brave or just reckless? I'll put that to the test. You shall face Giovanni, the greatest Trainer! |
| Giovanni | Ha! That was a truly intense fight! You have won! I have little choice, it seems. I will relinquish Pasio for now. But Team Rocket will never fall! Never forget that all Pokémon exist for Team Rocket! |
| Silver | You're not fooling anyone. Show's over. |
| Giovanni | What?! |
| Silver | You're Petrel, the Team Rocket executive. Spill it—where's Giovanni? |
| Giovanni | Heh heh heh... Wahahaha! I guess my cover is blown! |
| Petrel | My disguise was perfect! You get props for seeing through it. But my losing to you won't change a thing! That door is locked shut! You can try all you like, but it won't open unless I say the password. It only reacts to my voice! |
| Silver | Tsk! |
| Petrel | Shhh, Honchkrow. Don't say the password this time, OK? If you keep quiet, I'll give you a shiny toy ring! Oh, I forgot—I guess you only liked shiny things when you were still a Murkrow, huh. |
| Silver | You really don't know when to stop talking. |
| Petrel | No turnin' back now! I'll stop you before you get to the boss, no matter what it takes! |
| Silver | In the end, you're still resorting to outnumbering your opponent? This is why I hate you guys. But...if I waste my time on this, Lance and the others might get to Giovanni first. |
| ??? | Fwahahaha! |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Wh-where's that laugh coming from? Gah! How long have you been here?! |
| Koga | Silver! We're here to help. You can go on ahead! |
| Janine | My father and I will take care of everyone here! Let's help each other out! |
| Silver | I don't need help from anyone! Stop interfering! |
| Koga | You're the one who's going to take down Giovanni, aren't you? Do you really have the time to waste here? |
| Silver | ... ... ... Hmph... Fine! |
| Janine | OK, prepare yourselves! |
| Petrel | What?! This can't be! Oh, wait. I dropped the Giovanni disguise already, didn't I. Darn. I guess the best I can do is stop the two of you, then! |
| Koga | Heh. You think we’ll just let you do that? Prepare to fall victim to our intricate style and sinister techniques! Our bond as a family will prevail! |
| Lance | We've got you cornered now. Why don't you put an end to this evil nonsense of forcing Pokémon to Dynamax. |
| Ariana | Heh. Cornered, you say? |
| Archer | I'm afraid you're just a tad too late for that line. |
| Lance | What?! |
| Lance | Giovanni... |
| Giovanni | Welcome to my hideout, Champion. *chuckle* |
- One or Many
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Giovanni | You certainly took your time. You've given me enough time to complete my objective. |
| Lance | Your objective? |
| Ariana | Bit slow on the uptake, aren't you. We're talking about Dynamax sync pairs! |
| Lance | What? You became a Dynamax sync pair? |
| Giovanni | Indeed. We're different from those other Pokémon that were Dynamaxing spontaneously all over Pasio. Now I have a Pokémon that will Dynamax on command! |
| Archer | We conducted some experiments of our own based on Professor Bellis's research materials, and now we have the results! |
| Giovanni | I took some inspiration from the sync pairs on Pasio who wear sygna suits as well. They're fascinating outfits. When you wear them, you can feel a stronger connection to your partner Pokémon. |
| Lance | Wait... So you found another Pokémon willing to accept the malice in your heart, just like Mewtwo did? |
| Giovanni | Having trouble accepting that? See for yourself, then! Experience the power of the evil that bonds us together! Nidoking! Dynamax! |
| Silver | ... ... ... Wha—?! The ground is shaking! This hideout is about to collapse! |
| Giovanni | Mwahahaha! How glorious! This is the true power of a Dynamax sync pair! Such overwhelming strength! THIS is what I was trying to achieve! |
| Lance | I can't believe he just destroyed his hideout with a max move... |
| Morty | Mega Evolution and Dynamax together are unbelievably powerful... |
| Silver | I see you're incapable of doing anything by yourself, as always. |
| Lance | Silver! |
| Silver | Those Trainers took out your horde of grunts earlier, so their Pokémon were already tired. You think you can talk big after beating an opponent that's already been weakened for you? |
| Giovanni | That is simply what an organization does. |
| Archer | Indeed. Bringing together individuals is more efficient and allows you to wield much more power. There's no reason why we shouldn't make use of such power. Do you not understand that, child? |
| Silver | Big talk for cowards who can't do anything without Giovanni around. Face it—you're just too weak to work alone. Even a child like me can see that. Why can't you? |
| Ariana | How dare you say that! You have no idea what we've been through— |
| Giovanni | I suppose you've gotten strong enough to back up that argument, have you? |
| Silver | Of course. While you all were pretending to be friends, I was busy training. I can take care of this all by myself. This is how it should've been from the start. We'll settle this once and for all...old man! |
- As Your Friend
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Professor Bellis | How was everything outside? |
| Jasmine | Well...we still have no idea when the next Dynamax Pokémon will appear. |
| Falkner | We've got Gym Leaders spread out and waiting just in case we have to jump in to help. |
| Professor Bellis | But we can't stop what's causing all of these problems until Lance and Silver's group takes down Giovanni. |
| Jasmine | I hope they're OK... It is Giovanni we're talking about. |
| Falkner | Yeah, and Silver doesn't seem to be fond of working in teams, either. |
| ??? | We'll check on them! |
| Falkner | Oh, your outfits! |
| Kris | What do you think? We got ourselves some sygna suits! |
| Lyra | We also have new partner Pokémon, too! We're turning over a new leaf, so to speak! |
| Professor Bellis | We're counting on you, but remember—you'll be dealing with a very difficult opponent. |
| Ethan | Yeah, we know! But no matter what, we're still gonna go! Because we want to help our friend! |
| Lyra | Yeah! And we won't let Team Rocket get away with anything here on Pasio! |
| Ethan | We're on our way, Silver! |
| Kris | There are some signs that a pretty intense battle happened here... |
| Lyra | Look! Over there! |
| Ethan | What happened?! |
| Lance | Oh, Ethan... It turns out Giovanni can now make his Pokémon Dynamax. I tried to take him on with Karen and Morty, but he got us... And then Silver came and challenged him to a battle, but... |
| Giovanni | Heh. I now wield the power of Mega Evolution and Dynamax. You're no match for me. |
| Silver | No, we're not done yet! We can still— ... ... ... |
| Giovanni | What, you're not going to challenge me again? Hm... I see. You're unwilling to overwork your Pokémon that's already been hurt in battle. That's the end of that, then. I'll be on my way. |
| Silver | Where do you think you're going?! |
| Giovanni | I still haven't personally met the owner of Pasio. I'd like to pay him a visit very soon. But of course, I can't go empty-handed. I have a few things to prepare. Bwahahaha! |
| Ethan | Wait! So that means... |
| Lance | Yeah. He must've been talking about Lear. His plan is to take over Pasio. Let's regroup and prepare. They won't be able to do anything right away. |
| Morty | I hope Silver's OK. |
| Lyra | I want to make him feel better, but what do I even say? |
| Karen | I'm sure he already knows all about his own shortcomings and what he needs to do. All we can do is wait until he takes his next step. That's why you all should stick with him until he's ready. He's not always honest with himself, but he thinks highly of you all. There's nothing more reassuring than knowing you have friends who've got your back. |
| Lyra | Yeah! |
- In My Heart
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Lyra | I hope Silver's not too bummed about what happened. |
| Kris | Yeah. It seemed like he was really set on beating Giovanni. It was probably devastating to lose to someone he really wanted to beat. |
| Ethan | I'm sure he's OK. |
| Kris | Oh! Look over there! |
| Pryce | You've got an impressive amount of skill—and at such a young age. And I can tell your Pokémon has a great deal of trust in you as a Trainer. However... |
| Ethan | Silver! There you are! |
| Silver | What do you want? |
| Ethan | We wanted to ask you something while Lance and the others are letting their Pokémon rest up... |
| Lyra | Why don't you come with us to battle Team Rocket? |
| Silver | I already told you... I hate teaming up. |
| Lyra | But— |
| Kris | It's impossible to fight through life without ever getting any help, though. Just now, you were training with Pryce. Doesn't that count as him helping you out? |
| Silver | Hmph. |
| Pryce | Would it be so bad to rely on them? You're rushing things, young man. That's what I felt in our battle just now. You're frustrated because the ideal you pursue is still out of reach, so you're hungry to overcome your shortcomings. But in order to move forward, aren't there some obstacles you can't overcome alone? |
| Silver | ... ... ... |
| Ethan | C'mon, Silver! We just wanna help you out! I know you want that one-on-one rematch with Giovanni... But in order to get to that point, we've gotta battle through the rest of Team Rocket together! |
| Silver | You don't know what I'm feeling. This is MY problem. Leave me alone. |
| Ethan | No way! |
| Silver | Wha—?! |
| Kris | Wow, that was kinda pushy, Ethan... |
| Ethan | 'Cause we're friends! |
| Silver | Even though you can't even tell what's in my heart? |
| Ethan | Yeah. After all, what you feel in your heart are YOUR feelings! But I do know that we both wanna take down Giovanni, right? C'mon! |
| Silver | Tsk. You're always so persistent. Even back in Johto, you kept showing up before me, time and time again... And so many times, I lost to you. Because of that, I... You know what? Fine. But only until we get to Giovanni. |
| Ethan | Really?! |
| Silver | But don't you dare interfere in my battle with him! If you do, I won't hesitate to take you down first. |
| Ethan | Gotcha. I won't. |
| Silver | I appreciate your advice. |
| Pryce | You're quite welcome. Stay sharp out there. You never know just how long you have until the friends you've shared aspirations with aren’t around anymore. |
| Silver | What do you mean by that? |
| Pryce | Oh, just a bit of life advice from an old man. As you say, we can't tell exactly what others are feeling in their hearts. But that's exactly why it's a very precious thing to have friends who care about you and stay by your side, no matter what. |
| Ethan | Pryce... |
| Pryce | You never know what could happen. Such is life. I hope the connection between you all lasts for a very long time. |
| Silver | ... ... ... |
| Kris | What?! O-OK, we'll head back right away! Heads up, everyone! Team Rocket is on the move! |
- Hearts Aligned
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Ethan | Whoa! They've already made their way into Lear's manor! |
| ??? | Actually, we led them here on purpose. |
| Lyra | Bugsy! And Whitney, too? |
| Bugsy | If we battle outside, we run the risk of putting other sync pairs in danger. So we decided to bring the battle inside! After all, we have the home-field advantage here. |
| Kris | I see. |
| Whitney | To be honest, though, we're kinda struggling since they're coming at us with so many people. |
| Ethan | Then we've gotta hurry and take down Giovanni! |
| ??? | Not so fast. We won't allow you to meddle in our affairs. |
| Ethan | Whoa! |
| Petrel | Sheesh, you don't gotta be so surprised. We're not ghosts. |
| Proton | Unfortunately, we can't let you go any further. We'll do anything to buy our great boss, Giovanni, some time to achieve his ambitions! |
| Silver | Hmph. There they go again, coming at us with hordes of weaklings. How annoying. |
| Whitney | We'll take them on! You all go on ahead! |
| Bugsy | Yeah! We can take care of this! |
| Petrel | Well, well. Aren't you the excited one. |
| Whitney | I'm not excited—I'm upset at you meanies! I remember what you did back in Goldenrod City! |
| Bugsy | I heard from Kurt about all the awful things you did to Slowpoke. You should be ashamed of yourselves! |
| Proton | Hmph. I was wondering who you were... You're that kid from Azalea Town. |
| Ethan | Thanks, you two! We're counting on you! |
| Kris | But... There are way too many of them for just two Trainers to take down... |
| ??? | Then how about two more join the fray? |
| Lyra | Lance! Are you and your Pokémon OK now? |
| Lance | Yeah. We're fine, thanks to you. |
| Clair | Never fear—the strongest pair of dragon masters from Blackthorn City is here! You're in good hands! |
| Proton | A Champion and another Gym Leader? Fine by me. I couldn’t ask for better opponents! |
| Lyra | Thanks to Whitney and Bugsy, we've gotten this far without a hitch! |
| Ethan | Yeah. But there's still a ways to go. There should be four Team Rocket executives, which means... |
| Ariana | Hold it right there! |
| Ethan | I knew it wasn't gonna be that easy. |
| Ariana | Of course not! We can't let brats like you do as you please forever. It'll hurt Team Rocket's pride over and over again—making it lessen, you see. |
| Kris | The only ones getting hurt here are Pokémon! I can't believe you forced Pokémon to Dynamax without even considering their feelings! You don't deserve to even be associated with the IDEA of being a Trainer! |
| Ariana | What are you talking about? Pokémon are simply tools we can use to make money. Who cares about other people's Pokémon, anyway? |
| Lyra | Unbelievable! Ethan! Silver! Leave her to us. |
| Ethan | OK...just don't go too overboard. |
| Lyra | I'm not sure I can promise you that... Because we're gonna take her out with everything we've got! |
| Ariana | *chuckle* Aren't you just using your Pokémon as tools for battle yourselves? What's so different about you and us? |
| Kris | We became Pokémon Trainers because we love Pokémon! If we didn't love them so much, we wouldn't spend so many hours searching high and low in the tall grass for them! We love Pokémon, which is why no matter what kind of troubles we go through to meet them, those memories shine the brightest! There's no way we'll lose to someone like you, who's forgotten what that feels like! Let's go, Lyra! |
| Lyra | Yeah! We'll show you how strong our bonds with our Pokémon can be! |
- Battle Against Evil
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Giovanni | Heh. It's over now. I must say, I'm impressed. It took much longer than anticipated to wear you down. Even in that form, Hoopa performed beyond my expectations. It uses its ability to warp space and call humans and Pokémon to a place of its liking... How very useful for my schemes. |
| Lear | H-Hoopa! |
| Archer | We did it, boss! Pasio has finally fallen into the hands of Team Rocket! |
| Giovanni | I wonder... Just because we've taken down its owner doesn't mean the job is complete. There are still many sync pairs on Pasio with hope in their eyes. Like those two. |
| Archer | Well, well. You've finally made it this far. You must be extremely talented sync pairs. |
| Ethan | I'll take care of that executive, Silver. So you... |
| Silver | Yeah, I know. |
| Ethan | Hey, you! I'll take you on! I'll make sure you're punished for what you've done... Just like that time at the radio tower! |
| Archer | *sigh* Even at a time like this, you still insist on taking the high road and having a one-on-one battle with me? You obviously have no idea who you're dealing with. |
| Ethan | Silver...don't forget. We may all be fighting our own battles... but our hearts will always be together! Don't worry—we can win! |
| Giovanni | How childish. |
| Silver | What? |
| Giovanni | You still insist on battling on your own, in a situation like this? |
| Silver | I'll never be like you. I'll surpass you! |
| Giovanni | Fine. Then I'll take you on. I'll teach you a lesson about just how cruel the world can be. That's my job, as an adult. |
| Giovanni | Game over. |
| Archer | I...I'm so sorry, boss... |
| Giovanni | Hmph. How pathetic. In the end, you had to rely on your little friend to save you. You can't do anything on your own. |
| Silver | ... ... ... |
| Ethan | Sorry, Silver... I really was gonna stand back, but... We also have to make sure we win, for the people of Pasio... |
| Silver | Thanks, Ethan. I would've lost if you weren't here. Same goes for everyone else. Without you all, I couldn't have gotten this far. That's the truth, and I have to accept that as the limit of what I can do. Tch. I hate being weak. |
| Ethan | Silver... |
| Giovanni | Oh? |
| Silver | You're right. As I am now, I still can't beat you on my own. But we can't afford to lose, because the people of Pasio need us to win. So really, this isn't just my battle... This is a battle to take down Team Rocket once and for all! I'm only letting this happen once. Next time, I'll definitely beat you on my own! |
| Giovanni | Your eyes finally have the look of an adult. |
| Silver | Let's do this, Ethan. The two of us can take him down! |
| Ethan | Yeah! There's no way we'll lose if we're together! |
| Giovanni | Well, then. Perhaps I should get a little more serious about this, too. Witness this power! It is the power I possess as the leader of Team Rocket! |
- Endings and Beginnings
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Ethan | Ugh... This guy is just too strong! |
| Silver | I didn't want to believe that there was still such a huge gap between us... I hate this. |
| Archer | Boss! It's about time! |
| Giovanni | I suppose we've spent too much time here. Unfortunately, your time is up. |
| ??? | We've got you now, Giovanni! International Police! |
| Ethan | Whoa, Looker? Oh, and even Paulo and <player> are here. |
| Looker | Sorry that we kept you waiting! We heard that Team Rocket infiltrated Lear's manor, so we went around to gather forces...but it took a bit longer than expected. |
| Paulo | The other sync pairs are on their way. It doesn't matter how strong you are—there's no way you can take on all the sync pairs of Pasio. |
| Giovanni | It's me. |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Sir! I'm so sorry! The Gym Leaders and the Champion are headed your way! We'll send you anyone who can still fight right aw— |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Ack! Wh-what do you think you're doing?! Who are you? Uwagh! |
| Bruno | Giovanni, can you hear me?! It's Bruno of the Elite Four! Chuck and I took down all of your underlings! How far do you think you'll get against Gym Leaders and the Elite Four?! Hoo hah! |
| Giovanni | It's about time I took my leave. I've had a very fruitful time here. After battling you, I know exactly what kind of force I need to completely control Pasio. And over the past few days, I've seen a fair number of things that sparked my interest. From Trainers who insist on battling alone... to those who seek pure strength, no matter the method... There are a number of children here who already have eyes that look like an adult's. Pasio is an interesting place indeed. |
| Silver | You think you’re getting away? |
| Giovanni | Heh. I am always prepared. I constantly think a few steps ahead of my opponents—and plan contingencies just in case. |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Giovanni! Archer! I've come to fetch you! |
| Ethan | An Abra?! Wait a second— |
| Giovanni | Farewell. I look forward to the day we battle again. |
| Silver | Tsk! Coward! |
| Ethan | Giovanni... He really was a tough opponent. We can't beat him as we are now. We've gotta get stronger! |
| Professor Bellis | Good job, everyone. I'm just glad you all got back safely! |
| Kris | But Giovanni got away... |
| Lyra | I thought he'd learned his lesson after what happened in Johto, but he hasn't changed a bit! |
| Professor Bellis | I suppose. But with this incident, Team Rocket has taken a fairly big blow. After trying so hard to take over Pasio and failing, they'll probably want to lie low for a while. |
| Silver | It would be great if it turned out to be that simple. |
| Ethan | Where're you going? |
| Silver | I'm done teaming up. Next time, I'm going to make sure I've obtained real strength. I'll be strong enough to fight my battles on my own. So you'd better be ready, Ethan...because I'll be taking you down first. |
| Ethan | Wh-whaaat?! |
| Silver | What did you expect? We're rivals, aren't we? |
| Ethan | Oh...I see! Gotcha! I, uh...hope this means I've gotten a little closer with Silver. |
| Lyra | Oh, come on! You've been getting along fine for a while now! |
| Kris | There isn't just one way to be friends with someone, y'know. Being rivals is really great, too! |
| Archer | I'm so sorry, boss... Even though we were with you, we— |
| Giovanni | No matter. We've completed our initial objective. There are more troublesome sync pairs on Pasio than I initially thought. For now, let's retreat and stay in the shadows. We can keep implementing our plans from behind the scenes. |
| Archer | By which you mean...? |
| Giovanni | There's no need for us to be in the spotlight for every one of our schemes. I have many potential business partners on this island. |
| Archer | But isn't there a possibility they'd try to turn on us? |
| Giovanni | If that ever happens, we just have to make it so those who get in our way get rid of each other instead. *chuckle* |
Hoenn: Delta of Land, Sea, and Sky
- Differing Perspectives
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Courtney | Leader Maxie... With Groudon...we could take Team Aqua...in a heartbeat... So why not...attack? |
| Maxie | Hm... I understand that you're unsatisfied with our current lack of activity. However, now is not the time to act. We still haven't been able to calculate the extent of Groudon's power. In order of Team Magma to control it and make it our own, we'll need a bit more time. |
| Tabitha | If Groudon goes out of control and destroys the world, we would lose everything. As leader Maxie says, it is important we go about it carefully. |
| Maxie | Furthermore, our main goal as Team Magma isn't to defeat Team Aqua... Do not make that mistake. |
| Courtney | OK... |
| Courtney | Leader Maxie says...to be careful... But Team Aqua... So annoying... If I get rid of them...I bet he'd be proud of me... |
| Matt | C'mon, bro! How long do we gotta lie low like this? You got Kyogre on our side, so it would be easy for a guy like you, bro! |
| Shelly | Cool your jets. Be patient. We're still analyzing Kyogre's power. So until that's done, I've told Archie that we should operate carefully. |
| Archie | Bwahahaha! Sorry, Matt. She's right. I know you wanna get rowdy, but I need ya to wait a little bit more. And listen, Matt... Destroying Team Magma ain't what we should be doing right now. We should be creating a utopia for Pokémon... That's why we need Kyogre's power! Never forget that. |
| Matt | OK, bro... I'll remember that. |
| Archie | But I mean, if they try to bother us, I've got no qualms beating 'em down! |
| Matt | Bro's being...careful? That ain't like him at all... Has he changed since he's come to Pasio? |
| Ariana | Sir! The team tasked with surveying Pasio has reported back. |
| Archer | They detected a massive natural energy reading from the ocean floor in this island's proximity. |
| Giovanni | I see... Excellent work. |
| Archer | Thank you, sir! |
| Giovanni | So there's energy just lying there, in the depths of the ocean... There was a similar story in Hoenn. Have either of you heard about it? |
| Ariana | Hoenn? My apologies, but I don't have much knowledge of that region. |
| Giovanni | According to the legends of Hoenn from over a thousand years ago... A giant meteorite fell in Hoenn, and the natural energy beneath the ground erupted... And they say Groudon and Kyogre fought over that energy. |
| Archer | Those two are the Legendary Pokémon of Hoenn... This is the first time I've heard of those legends. |
| Giovanni | I don't know how much natural energy lies in the seabed of Pasio yet... But it does seem making use of it would be of value to us. |
| Zinnia | A shooting star... I wonder what kind of wishes it's carrying as it flies off like that... |
- Battle over Natural Energy
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Brendan | Right there! |
| Ace Trainer | Gah! Y-you win. |
Brilliant! Amazing! How far can they take this winning streak?! | |
| May | Brendan! Wally! We did it! We won again! |
| Wally | That last combination attack with Latios worked so well, Brendan! |
| Brendan | Yeah! I'm getting better at working together with Latios! Latios is very gentle, but I can count on him when I really need to! Your teamwork with Blaziken was perfect as well, May! |
| May | You betcha! I've known Blaziken for a long time, ever since we traveled around Hoenn. Right, Blaziken? |
| Wally | You're both amazing! We've gotta work hard so we don't fall behind! |
| Brendan | Wh-what's going on?! |
It appears that Team Magma and Team Aqua are clashing in a nearby town! Therefore, this tournament will be postponed. Everyone! Please stay calm and evacuate to a safe place! | |
| Brendan | If what they said is true, we can't just stand back and watch this happen. |
| May | Agreed! If Team Magma and Team Aqua are fighting, we have to stop them! |
| Maxie | Right in the middle of town... What is the meaning of this, Archie? |
| Archie | That's my line, Maxie. |
| Courtney | Kyogre...engaged us first... Team Aqua... So barbaric... |
| Matt | What are you sayin'? Groudon was the one that attacked us first! But y'know what? I've been itching to fight you guys anyway! I'm gonna destroy Team Magma! |
| Courtney | That's...my line... We'll... eliminate you! |
| Shelly | Are you aware that if Groudon and Kyogre keep on fighting like this– |
| Tabitha | Of course we know! Do YOU understand what could happen?! Urgh... This isn't good! |
| Shelly | We were operating carefully to avoid this... |
| Maxie | *sigh* Fighting here is such a pointless endeavor. Return, Groudon. Do not entertain them anymore. |
| Archie | Tch! That ain't the least bit satisfying. We're leaving, Kyogre! |
| Maxie | Hm? What's wrong, Groudon? |
| Archie | Hey! Cut it out, Kyogre! Can't you hear my orders?! |
| Maxie | Wha–?! |
| Archie | Where'd they go?! |
- Super-Ancient Pokémon and People
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Archie | Whoa, hold on... What just happened?! |
| Maxie | I hadn't the slightest idea that this situation could occur... |
| Shelly | Pull yourself together, Archie! Instead of wasting our time thinking about it, let's go and look for them! |
| Archie | Er... Yeah, that makes sense. You're right, Shelly. |
| Tabitha | Let's look for Groudon, Maxie. I'll instruct our team members to search around this area. |
| Maxie | Yes... Please do that. |
| Tabitha | Everyone split up and find Groudon! |
| Courtney | Roger that... |
| Shelly | I don't care if we're putting our name on the line. We absolutely have to find Kyogre! |
| Matt | Sure! Leave it to me! |
| Archie | However... Who is this that's suddenly appeared? |
| Maxie | And for what purpose... |
| ??? | It's a guardian. |
| Zinnia | It prevented Pasio from sinking while Kyogre and Groudon were rampaging. |
| Archie | And you are...? |
| Brendan | Team Magma and Team Aqua are facing off! |
| Wally | But...it's weird. They don't look like they're fighting. |
| Steven | Looks like the ruckus has calmed down for now. |
| May | Steven! |
| Steven | I must ask you two, what in the world happened here? |
| Archie | Nothing crazy. Maxie's Groudon attacked us, so I just retaliated. |
| Maxie | What are you saying? Your Kyogre attacked us, so we merely returned the favor. |
| Paulo | Sounds like you both have opposite views of what happened. |
| Looker | *sigh* This is going nowhere. |
| Steven | What troubles me more is that we can't find Groudon or Kyogre. |
| Zinnia | That's easy. Rayquaza intervened in their squabble and sent both of them away. It didn't look like either of them started it. They just both lost it all of a sudden. |
| Steven | Zinnia... |
| Tabitha | I agree with her. Groudon and Kyogre were both behaving abnormally. |
| Shelly | It was like they couldn't control their own power, and that's what set them off. |
| Looker | Two Pokémon who have gone out of control have disappeared... What a troublesome situation. |
| Tabitha | Maxie. Maybe we're just not capable of properly handling the powers of super-ancient Pokémon after all. |
| Maxie | You're right... They are entities far beyond the capacity of mere humans to control. |
| Archie | At the time, it seemed like Kyogre couldn't even hear me. Yeah. If we stay together with them, the same thing might happen again. |
| Steven | ... ... ... |
| Brendan | That's not true! The two of you have been friends with Groudon and Kyogre so far... We can definitely become friends with any Pokémon! So there's no way our feelings would fail to get through to them! |
| May | Exactly! There has to be another reason why they lost control! |
| Wally | Don't give up on the potential of people and Pokémon so easily! |
| Steven | Everyone... |
| Brendan | We'll search for Groudon and Kyogre, too! So don't give up yet, you two! |
| Zinnia | The potential of people and Pokémon... It might be worth trusting what Brendan and the others are saying this time. |
| Looker | Hmm... I guess. |
| Steven | Until we figure out why they went out of control, we should hold off on securing them. If their Trainers didn't instruct them to do it, then we must figure out what the reason was. I will investigate as well. |
| Zinnia | Hold up, Champion. Before you go, would you like to hear a special hint from yours truly? |
| Steven | ...? |
- Justice Serving Beliefs
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Courtney | Where are you...Groudon? Hurry up... Find it... |
| Team Magma Grunt (1) | Yes, ma'am! |
| Team Magma Grunt (2) | Ma'am, I have something to report! I just spotted Groudon a while ago. |
| Courtney | Really...? Where is it? Take me there! |
| Team Magma Grunt (2) | Of course! But you know...just finding it isn't very interesting... Instead, you should use the power of your sync stone to control Groudon and smash Team Aqua! If you do that, our leader, Maxie, will be happy as well! |
| Courtney | Maxie...will be happy... Tell me... How can I control Groudon...with my sync stone? |
| Team Magma Grunt (2) | Sure! Listen to me carefully... |
| Team Magma Grunt (2) | Good luck! |
| Petrel | Gehehe! This'll make it easier for us to carry out our schemes! |
| Matt | What? Use my sync stone to control Kyogre? That's...interesting! If bro won't crush Team Magma, then I'll do it for him! That way, he'll stop being so wishy-washy and get back to his usual self! |
| Team Aqua Grunt | Be careful, sir! |
| ??? | Things seem to be working out perfectly... |
| Proton | Was my advice any use? |
| Team Aqua Grunt | Yes! Of course, Proton! |
| Proton | *chuckle* With this, your Team Aqua is sure to win. |
| Tabitha | We haven't heard anything so far, have we? They must be struggling to find Groudon. |
| Maxie | That does seem to be the case. But all we can do now is wait for them. Stand by until they contact us. |
| Looker | You seem to have some downtime. Could we chat for a bit? |
| Maxie | Very well. |
| Looker | I've heard rumors that you and Archie, the leader of Team Aqua, used to be in the same organization. Is that true? |
| Maxie | I see you've done your research. I suppose you would have, being part of the International Police. |
| Looker | If you once had the same goals in the past, why are you always fighting? Can't you work through those differences? |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Maxie | Let me teach you something. There is justice in fighting an old friend if it is to pursue your own ideologies. I imagine Archie feels just as strongly about that as I do. |
| Maxie | And I know his feelings are real. That is why I can't go easy on him. |
| Looker | Your feud with him sounds complicated... |
| Paulo | To fight for your own ideologies... If so, someday... |
| Looker | ... ... ... |
- Uncontrollable Power
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Zinnia | I think you guys are being used. |
| Archie | "What? |
| Shelly | What are you saying all of a sudden? |
| Zinnia | Ever since something fell from the sky into the ocean near Pasio... Rayquaza's appeared to be a bit on edge. If it's just that Rayquaza's a little more excited than usual, that'd be fine, but... |
| Shelly | Are you thinking it has something to do with Groudon and Kyogre losing control? |
| Zinnia | Exactly. If you ask me, I think there's something out there, making this happen. And I suspect someone out there is taking advantage of that. They're making Groudon and Kyogre rampage on purpose. I've already mentioned this to the Champion, so he's looking into it. |
| Archie | But...if there's a mastermind behind all this, why are they tryin' to make us fight? |
| Zinnia | I know of someone who came up with a similar scheme in the past. For...the world. |
| Shelly | What are you talking about? |
| Zinnia | You need to use some imagination. |
| Shelly | Haaaanh? |
| Archie | Hmm? It's from one of the grunts! They finally found it! |
| Team Aqua Grunt | Sir! Team Magma found Groudon, and– AAAAAAAH! |
| Archie | Hey! Talk to me! What happened? |
| Zinnia | Well...seems like we're on to the next stage. |
| Courtney | I will destroy...Team Aqua! |
| Team Aqua Grunt | Ahhhhhh! |
| May | It's gonna be OK! Please stay calm! If you keep rampaging, we'll all be in danger! |
| Wally | Are you OK? Please hang in there! May! I'll take them somewhere safe! |
| May | Yeah! I'm counting on you! |
| Courtney | Ugh! |
| May | Hey! What's going on? Both you and Groudon are acting weird! |
| Courtney | Don't. Get. In. My. Way. |
| Matt | Oohwaahhhh! |
| Team Magma Grunt | Ugh... I can't! |
| Brendan | I won't let you! |
| Team Magma Grunt | You are Hoenn's... |
| Brendan | We'll deal with Kyogre's attack! Evacuate now, while you still can! |
| Matt | For bro's sake...I...I will– |
| Brendan | Whoa! What was that light? Is Matt's sync stone... making Kyogre's rampage affect him?! |
| Maxie | How could this happen... Courtney has taken Groudon and is now on a rampage... |
| Shelly | We'll be in big trouble if it continues like this! Archie! |
| Archie | Yeah...I know! We need to do something! |
| Zinnia | Well then... I guess I could use a little excitement. |
- The Meteor's Passenger
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Professor Bellis | Natural energy is building deep in the ocean floor around Pasio. That may be one of the reasons why a lot of sync stones get dug up near there. |
| Steven | I see... As I expected, that energy is what caused our current situation. |
| Professor Bellis | Steven, do you mind sharing your thoughts with us? |
| Steven | Sure! This is just a theory of mine, but... Because the meteor that Zinnia saw fell near Pasio... I think the natural energy beneath the seabed erupted and excited Groudon and Kyogre. I even have some evidence that backs up this theory. |
| Steven | Back when I was researching the Draconid people, I read something... It was in "The Thousand-Year-Old Lore of Super-Ancient Pokémon," and it recounted an event similar to ours. Also, Zinnia believes there may be someone who's trying to use this commotion for an evil purpose... |
| Professor Bellis | Meteors, huh... |
| Steven | What's the matter, Professor? |
| Professor Bellis | Oh, it's nothing, really... But the talk about meteors is reminding me of something. I know someone who's been researching astronomy, and according to them... there may be a possibility of a huge meteor impacting this planet in the near future. It's only a possibility, so the chances of a catastrophic event are still low, but... I heard that the meteor Zinnia saw was supposed to fall in the ocean quite a distance from Pasio. But the fact that the meteor fell in the ocean so close to Pasio has been bothering me... |
| Steven | So you're thinking this might be a bad omen. |
| Professor Bellis | It could be that similar things happened very close to each other, but... Just in case, I will ask my contact more about meteors. |
| Steven | Yes, that would be great. I'm going to investigate whether someone caused this commotion intentionally. |
| Steven | From what Zinnia was saying, the meteor should have fallen around here somewhere... Can you feel anything, Rayquaza? Do you see something over there? |
| Steven | That Pokémon... Is that Deoxys?! |
| Steven | Whoa! What are you doing?! We don't want to fight you! |
| Steven | Agh! We won't last if we're only defending... We have no choice. Let's do this, Rayquaza! |
| Steven | It finally left... Deoxys seemed like it was after Rayquaza... I wonder why. |
| Professor Bellis | Steven, we're in trouble! It turns out what I was concerned about might really happen! |
| Steven | No way... |
| Professor Bellis | When I called my contact, they were so surprised! They were just about to tell me about the meteor themselves! From what they're saying, the trajectory of a giant meteor suddenly changed... and it's nearly guaranteed to crash into Pasio! |
- Maxie and Archie
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Courtney | Team...Aqua! Destroy... DESTROY! |
| Matt | If you stand in my way, you're gonna get squashed! |
| Zinnia | Now, now. Both of you, calm down! |
| Matt | Oohwaahhhh! |
| Brendan | Whoa! |
| May | Are you OK, Brendan? |
| Archie | I've had enough of this! Cut it out, you two! |
| Maxie | Desist, immediately! |
| Matt | I can't stop now, bro... Not until I squash Team Magma! |
| Courtney | Until the target...is eliminated... Can't...obey orders! |
| Zinnia | Oof... This isn't good. |
| Shelly | Even that dragon Pokémon is losing ground! |
| Tabitha | Ugh... Their power keeps on growing... |
| Brendan | This isn't over yet! If all of us work together, there's always a way! Don't forget that we're here as well, Zinnia! |
| May | If you're ever in trouble, you can count on us! |
| Zinnia | You guys are gonna make me cry. Well then... I'll be needing help from all of you! |
| Archie | Hey, Maxie! Does letting these kids clean up after our mess look like justice to you? |
| Maxie | Absolutely not. We must take responsibility for our own actions. |
| Archie | Heh, it's been a while since we've had the same opinion on something. |
| Maxie | Heh... I guess so. |
| Archie | All right! Let's get it started! Enough is enough, Matt! Or do you need my fist to knock some sense into that head of yours?! |
| Matt | B...bro? |
| Maxie | Attention, Courtney! Stop fighting immediately! Paperwork is only the minimum punishment for repeatedly disobeying orders! |
| Courtney | Leader...Maxie... No... Please don't...hate me! |
| Archie | Matt! |
| Matt | I'm sorry, bro... I can't stop it anymore... I can't even stop myself! |
| Courtney | Leader Maxie... I...I just... |
| Maxie | Courtney! |
| Archie | I'm sorry, Matt... If I've pushed you to that point, then I've failed as a leader... |
| Archie | Hit me with everything you've been feeling and bottling up until now! |
| Matt | Bro! |
| Maxie | It's my job to deal with my subordinate's misdoings. |
| Maxie | Courtney! Allow me to share the burden of your suffering! |
| Courtney | Leader...Maxie! |
| Archie | Gaaaaahhh! |
| Maxie | Urgh! |
- The Terrifying Power of Nature
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Archie | Our Pokémon have been defeated, but... |
| Maxie | We cannot give up here. Not until we stop those two. |
| Tabitha | Don't do this, Leader Maxie! We have to get out of here! Without the means to fight, we will just be dead weight! |
| Shelly | Archie! I understand how you feel, but leave the rest to those kids! Those nothing more we can do to help here! |
| Archie | How embarrassing... In the end, we gotta rely on some kids? |
| Maxie | It's only one subordinate... I can't believe I couldn't control her... |
| Brendan | Shoot! I was so sure that Archie and Maxie would get through to them... |
| May | They aren't calming down at all! |
| Zinnia | Until we stop the Pokémon, I don't see an end to this... |
| Steven | Zinnia, can you hear me? |
| Zinnia | Hey, Champion. What's up? Did you find something? |
| Steven | We don't have much time, so I'll keep it short. There is a giant meteor approaching Pasio as we speak. I had a discussion with Professor Bellis, as well as Lear and his staff. We decided that I will put on special gear made for space expeditions. Then, my Rayquaza will Mega Evolve. After that, we'll head into space together and destroy the meteor! So in order for me to safely get to space... I need you to quiet down Groudon and Kyogre, who are raging about on my path. |
| Zinnia | A giant meteor, huh... That's not very calming. All righty, leave that to me. |
| Steven | I believe in you, Zinnia. |
| Professor Bellis | Is that–! |
| Steven | Oh no, it's back again! Not right now... |
| Zinnia | So, I've just been told we have to quiet down Groudon and Kyogre. |
| May | So Steven's gonna stop the meteor? In that case, failure's not gonna be an option for us! |
| Brendan | Yeah! We have to stop these Pokémon, whatever it takes! |
| Archie | We've got enough problems trying to stop this rampage, but a giant meteor on top of that? |
| Tabitha | This situation is beyond Team Magma and Team Aqua... |
| Shelly | We just have to hope their plan succeeds... |
| Archie | Darn it! Ain't there anything we can do other than sit back and watch? |
| Maxie | Look at us, so proud of our grand ideals... Yet we are utterly powerless before the marvels of nature! |
- Destroy the Meteor
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Yo, yo! Hand over your Pokémon! |
| Youngster | Aaaaahhhhh! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Hey, you too! Come on, give us your Pokémon! |
| Pokémon Ranger | S-stop! Don't take them away! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Ahahaha! No one's here to stop us! We can be as bad as we like! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Yeah! And it's all thanks to Team Magma and Team Aqua! |
| Matt | U...uhhh... |
| Courtney | I feel...messed up...again... |
| Maxie | Stay strong, Courtney! We need you to control Groudon! |
| Archie | Get yourself together, Matt! Stop raging! You're causing a mess! |
| Matt | Bro... |
| Zinnia | Now's your chance, Champion! We can't hold them much longer, so hurry! |
| Steven | I know... I'd like to do so, but I can't now! |
| Steven | I'm being attacked by Deoxys and can't take off! This Deoxys must've come on a meteor... |
| Steven | For some reason, it's only attacking my Rayquaza and isn't showing any interest in the other Pokémon. I don't know what happened before it came here, but it can't go on like this! |
| Maxie | Can you hear me, Champion? It's me, Maxie. In order to destroy the meteor, we need a Trainer who's wearing a space-compatible suit... and is a sync pair with Rayquaza, correct? |
| Steven | Yes, but... |
| Maxie | We have a suit that has almost the same features as what you're wearing. As long as we can make our Rayquaza Mega Evolve– |
| Steven | Oh, I get what you're trying to do. Zinnia... Sounds like what we need is for you to destroy the meteor with Mega Rayquaza. |
| Zinnia | You know my Rayquaza can't Mega Evolve, right? |
| Steven | It's not about whether you think it can or not. Mega Evolution is the only solution we have. |
| Zinnia | Jeez. What a reckless Champion. And? What are you gonna do? |
| Steven | I'll try to catch this Deoxys. |
| Steven | Brendan said that we can definitely become friends with any Pokémon! |
| Steven | I want to believe in those words, too. |
| Zinnia | Yeah, sure. It's easy to delegate the important stuff to everyone else. |
| Steven | That's not what I'm doing. This is a race between you and me. Let's see if I can catch Deoxys and take off first... or if you can lift off and get to space before that. |
| Zinnia | That doesn't sound bad. I'm in. |
| Steven | Yeah! Let's do this fair and square–and see who wins this race. |
| Steven | All right, Deoxys. If you're so interested in us, let's battle! |
| Steven | When you change your mind and decide to become our friend... I'm sure we can be partners. |
- In the Shadows of Pasio's Crisis
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Zinnia | Brendan, May! The Champion's plan is... |
| Brendan | It's fine! If they start rampaging again, we'll take care of it! |
| May | Just focus on yourself, Zinnia! |
| Zinnia | Yeah, you're right. With you on the job, I know it'll be OK. OK then, time for me to go on a trip to space! |
| Maxie | I apologize for burdening you with this responsibility. |
| Archie | We're countin' on ya. |
| Zinnia | Leave it to me. |
| Zinnia | We may do our own thing... But we're never alone. Right, Rayquaza? |
| Zinnia | Let's show the world our new story. |
| Zinnia | *exhale* ... ... ... My heart's beating faster and faster... Yeah... I'm getting excited! Now then! It's time for Mega Evolution, Rayquaza! |
| Professor Bellis | That light must be... |
| Steven | I'll let you win this time, Zinnia. |
| Steven | Phew! Finally... |
| Steven | Someday, we'll understand each other more. |
| Brendan | So, the meteor has been destroyed, and Groudon and Kyogre are calm again. |
| Wally | I understand that we were able to stop the meteor by smashing it into pieces... but why did Groudon and Kyogre also calm down when we did that? |
| Steven | Well, when I was on the way back from catching Deoxys... I found a suspicious device. Professor Bellis was with me and managed to shut it down. That also stopped the super-ancient Pokémon from losing control. We discussed the matter and assume that the device was amplifying natural energy. |
| Brendan | That means someone must've caused all of this intentionally... |
| May | What an awful thing to do! You shouldn't force Pokémon to go on a rampage! |
| ??? | Exactly! |
| Looker | In the name of the International Police, I refuse to let whoever did this run free! |
| Steven | Do you know who caused this? |
| Looker | Yes, I do! During my investigation, we learned that Team Rocket were the ones pulling the strings! They made Team Magma and Team Aqua fight on purpose–and used that chaos as a cover for their evil deeds! The suspicious device that Steven found must be Team Rocket's! |
| Wally | So our enemy is... |
| Brendan | Team Rocket! |
| May | So, if that's the case, what are we going to do with Team Aqua and Team Magma? |
| Looker | They both caused damage to the island, but that was only because they were being used by someone else. They're not innocent, but we won't be arresting them for now. |
| May | That's good! I'm glad! |
| Archie | It's not good at all! |
| Brendan | A-Archie?! |
| Archie | Sorry, kid... I wasn't directin' that to you. |
| Maxie | I deeply regret involving all of you in our mess... |
| Archie | Matt...don't you have something to say? |
| Matt | I'm sorry. I caused a lot of trouble... |
| Tabitha | Courtney, come on. Apologize to everyone, too! |
| Courtney | I'm...sorry! I...won't do that...again! |
| Steven | You don't have to be so hard on yourselves. |
| Shelly | You've been punished enough and are sorry for what you've done. If anything...you're probably upset that you've hurt your own leaders... |
| Archie | That's why we're here with you now. But we actually have something else to say to you... |
| Maxie | This incident hit us hard with a valuable lesson. In the face of the wonders of nature and a worldwide catastrophe... squabbling over the ocean and land just seems so trivial. |
| Archie | So for now, let's stop with this fighting. Team Magma and Team Aqua have decided to call a truce! |
| May | That's big news! |
| Maxie | It might not be enough to atone for my wrongdoings... but perhaps we could offer our assistance the next time Pasio needs to be protected. |
| Brendan | Of course! Sounds good to me! |
| May | Me too! We've got a lot of reliable allies now. Don't we, Steven? |
| Steven | That's true! |
| Steven | We can overcome conflict and work together, hand in hand, in order to protect our future... As long as we believe in the potential of people and Pokémon! |
Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes
- The One to Rule the World
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Petrel | Nowhere to hide now! |
| Proton | Surrender, and give us those Legendary Pokémon! |
| N | What if I say no? |
| Archer | Then we'll just have to be a little rough and take them from you. |
| N | What can I do? There must be something... |
| Giovanni | Heh. No Matter how hard you try to think your way out of this, it's pointless. There's simply no other option but for you to– |
| N | The Shadow Triad?! |
| N | Oh no! The Pokémon! |
| Ariana | You dare take what's ours?! |
| The Shadow Triad | Excuse me, Your Majesty... |
| N | Wh-what are– |
| Proton | Team Plasma! They still had a trick up their sleeve... |
| Giovanni | The Shadow Triad, huh... It seems Ghetsis has some exceptional subordinates of his own. |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Ghetsis! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | Everything went as planned! We've secured Zekrom and Reshiram at our base, and we brought back N, the traitor! |
| Ghetsis | Excellent! With this, I'm now one step closer to achieving my ideals. |
| N | What are you scheming this time?! Using MY friends? |
| Ghetsis | "Friends"... Are you still saying things like that? Pokémon are tools! Pokémon are weapons! It is I, Ghetsis, who will reign over that power and rule the world! Hehehe... If you're truly that curious, I'll tell you my plan. I'll use Zekrom and Reshiram to unleash Kyurem's true power–as spoken of in the legend of Unova's founding! |
| N | The true power of Kyurem? |
| Ghetsis | I was waiting for the opportunity to make those two Legendary Pokémon mine... And Team Rocket so conveniently provided it for me! It seems that man Giovanni still has some use... |
| N | So you plan to trample on the hearts of the Pokémon and people on this island... I absolutely refuse to let that happen! |
| Ghetsis | How foolish. What are you going to do with your Pokémon taken from you? Just sit back and watch while the world becomes mine. |
| N | ... ... ... I assume Ghetsis plans to fuse Zekrom, Reshiram, and Kyurem together... |
| N | But merging three Pokémon into one is no easy task. It takes time. Before he can do it, we have to– No, even if Kyurem takes on its true form... |
| N | the sync pairs on Pasio can defeat that man's ambition. Hilbert, Hilda, everyone... |
| Rising Star | Wow, Elesa is amazing! |
| Hilda | The crowd's getting so charged up! |
| Elesa | Let's take it right to the top! We're almost at the fashion show's finale! |
| Hilda | Yeah! Time for our last walk down the runway! |
- Two Gone Missing
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hilda | Phew, it's finally over! When Elesa invited me, I said OK 'cause I thought we were gonna battle! I didn't realize she was actually inviting me to be in a fashion show... |
| Hilbert | You're always so confident, Hilda. So even you get nervous sometimes? |
| Hilda | Of course! My heart was pounding like crazy! Anyway, has anyone seen N? |
| Hilbert | No, I haven't... |
| Hilda | N isn't the kind of person to say he'd come and then not show up... I wonder what's up. |
| Rosa | We searched the arena too, but we didn't see him... |
| Nate | Hugh isn't here either. He swore he would be here! |
| Hilbert | Maybe something happened... |
| ??? | Oh ho! Could it be you're looking for someone? |
| Rosa | Colress! |
| Colress | If it's about the boy with spiky hair like a Qwilfish, I think I have an idea where he went! |
| Nate | You've seen Hugh? |
| Colress | Yes! I saw him chasing Team Plasma sometime before the show started! |
| Rosa | Team Plasma?! Why didn't you stop him? |
| Colress | I tried to! But he went anyway, so I came to tell you! |
| Rosa | Hugh went missing chasing after Team Plasma... |
| Hilda | That doesn't sound like good news. |
| Hilbert | That might have something to do with N's absence. |
| Nate | Let's look for them at once! |
| Colress | Do you mind if I tag along? I'd like to help! Furthermore, your behavior is so fascinating! Allow me to observe it up close! |
| Hilbert | OK! Could you take us to where you saw Hugh? |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Stay here and be quiet! |
| Hugh | Hey! Where's my partner? You're Team Plasma, right? What are you trying to do on this island? Are you really going to steal Pokémon? Answer me! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Th-that's a lot of questions... |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | Be quiet! What an annoying child! |
| Hugh | Hey! Grrr! |
| ??? | Hey... |
| Hugh | Who is it? |
| N | It's OK... I'm not your enemy. |
| Hugh | Seems not... I'm Hugh. I have a history with Team Plasma. They took my sister's Pokémon five years ago, and now they've taken mine. |
| N | Five years ago... I see... |
| Hugh | I overheard them talking about stealing Pokémon, so I followed them. I've got to escape and save my partner and the other Pokémon they stole as soon as possible. Hm? What's up? |
| N | You resent Team Plasma, don't you? |
| Hugh | It's not really resentment. I'm just angry! These people have no qualms about just stealing other peoples' Pokémon... That's unacceptable! I'm gonna shut down Team Plasma's evil plans! |
| N | (As the king of Team Plasma, I persistently asked people to release their Pokémon.) (Because of what I did, some people lost their precious Pokémon... Hugh and his family must've also been affected.) ... ... ... I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is... |
- Pokémon Released
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| N | My name is– |
| Hugh | Oh! Sorry to interrupt, but I've just thought of something! I'm so lucky you're here! Let's work together and get out of here! |
| N | So...what's the plan? |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | I can't believe how annoying that new kid we just got is... |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | Hopefully he won't cause any problems... |
| Hugh | You! I won't forgive you! |
| N | What's your problem? |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Hey, you two! What are you– |
| Hugh | Now! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Gah! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | Oof! |
| Hugh | That went well! |
| N | I didn't expect it to be this easy... |
| Hugh | Let's go get our Pokémon back! |
| N | What a straightforward Trainer. |
| Hugh | Where are you, partner?! Let's search over there next. |
| N | Wait. Have a look at this. |
| Hugh | Is this a map of this place? |
| N | Most likely. I see... I've memorized this hideout's layout. Let's get moving. |
| Hugh | You're really smart, huh! |
| Hugh | Ah... The door's locked with a passcode. We can't get in. Let's try busting it down. |
| N | No need for that. It shouldn't take much time to figure out a formula for this. |
| Hugh | What?! What even are you? I guess it doesn't matter. I'll just watch for anyone coming... |
| Hugh | Oh yeah–did you know? Apparently, the former king of Team Plasma was a smart guy like you. |
| N | ... ... ... OK, this is it. |
| Hugh | Is it open? Let's go! |
| Hugh | There you are, partner! |
| Hugh | And another Pokémon? |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Y-you! How did you get here? |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | They escaped! |
| Hugh | Let's go, partner! Let's show them our power! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | We'll just lock you up again! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Get ready! Plasmaaaa! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | Yikes! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | F-fall back! |
| Hugh | Thanks, partner! When I'm with you, they don't scare me at all! |
| N | I want to thank you too. You saved me. Thank you. |
| Hugh | Huh. It's rare for Bouffalant not to be suspicious around someone it's meeting for the first time. |
| Hugh | Oh yeah, there was another Pokémon. Is this your Pokémon? |
| N | No... It isn't. Sounds like it's been modified and experimented on by Team Plasma. |
| Hugh | "Sounds like"? But if that's true, I can't let Team Plasma get away with it! What should we do? Should we take it too? |
| N | I would feel bad dragging it around with all these injuries. Let's set it free outside. I'd like it to spend its time with a kindhearted Trainer. |
| Hugh | I understand. |
| N | Please don't dislike humans. There are Trainers with honest and kind hearts... Just like my friend Hilbert. |
- For the Kind People
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hilbert | Colress, is this where Hugh disappeared? |
| Rosa | Colress? |
| Colress | Sorry, there was a bit of a commotion. |
| Colress | Apparently a Pokémon came from the direction we're heading... And it was desperately looking for something. I also heard people saying it was injured. |
| Rosa | That's concerning. Hopefully it's not Hugh or N's Pokémon... |
| Nate | But if it is, it might give us a clue to finding them. |
| Hilbert | ... ... ... Let's go! |
| Nate | Burgh, Brycen! |
| Hilda | We came because we were told a wounded Pokémon was brought here! |
| Burgh | Ah, I see. You were worried about it and came to check. |
| Brycen | It was covered in wounds, but no need to worry. It's in the back getting treatment and recovering. |
| Hilbert | That's good to hear. |
| Nate | By the way, that Pokémon that was brought here–what was it? |
| Burgh | Well... It looked like a bug Pokémon, but I've never seen anything like it. It's covered in metal, and it has a cannon on its back... |
| Colress | Aha! I think I know what it is! Its name is Genesect! It's a Pokémon that's been modified by Team Plasma! Which means there's a good chance it escaped from the Team Plasma hideout! |
| Hilbert | Modifying Pokémon... |
| Trista | Please help us catch it! As soon as we finished treatment– |
| Burgh | Whoa! |
| Burgh | Hmm... Are you looking for something? |
| Rosa | What should we do, Hilbert? |
| Hilda | It seems interested in Hilbert. It looks like it wants to tell him something. |
| Hilbert | That could be it! |
| Trista | Come on back. The treatment is over, but you should stay still for a– |
| Hilbert | Trista, please wait! That Genesect might be able to guide us to N! |
| Trista | What? |
| Hilbert | N can communicate with Pokémon, and he might have told Genesect about us! |
| Hilda | Wait, so N was taken by Team Plasma after all?! |
| Hilbert | Yeah... That's what I'm getting from Genesect. |
| Trista | If that's the case, I'll leave it with you for now. But please don't push it too much. |
| Hilbert | Understood! Thank you so much! OK! Let's go, Genesect! Take it slow if you need to! |
| Colress | The connection between humans and Pokémon is truly fascinating! |
- Sync Pairs' Hearts Align
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hilda | Get out of the way! |
| Hilda | Hilbert, you guys go ahead! We'll keep them busy here! |
| Rosa | I'll help you as well, Hilda! |
| Colress | I think it would be more efficient to do what Hilda said. We should go on ahead. |
| Hilbert | Hilda, Rosa! Be careful, you two! |
| Hilda | You too! |
| Hilda | Now...let's get it started! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | It's bold of you to come this far. Seems like you don't know your place! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | This place is near our main base, and we're gonna take you down with strength and numbers! |
| Hilda | Don't think you can beat us with just strength! We care for our Pokémon and the people around us! And that makes us way stronger than you! We wanna help our friends, and we feel that deep in our hearts! That's why we won't lose to the likes of you! |
| Rosa | That's right! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Once we finish with you two, we'll go after the ones that went ahead! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | Let's go! Plasmaaaa! |
| Hilbert | N and Hugh must be ahead! |
| ??? | Stop... |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | We can't let you go any further. |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | The Shadow Triad will be your opponent. |
| Hilbert | The Shadow Triad! |
| The Shadow Triad (2) | I know you're planning to head to that boy and our lord N, but we must stop you here. |
| Nate | Thought so! |
| Colress | Oh, it's been a while! Still can't tell who's who, but... |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | Colress... Why are you working with these people who oppose Ghetsis? |
| The Shadow Triad (3) | Your role is to conduct research for Team Plasma's development. |
| Colress | Well excuse me! I scrapped my Team Plasma title quite a while ago! I am now purely a scientist who's studying the bond between humans and Pokémon! And if you're going to get in the way of that, I must get rid of you! And on top of that, I hate Ghetsis! |
| The Shadow Triad (2) | I struggle to understand... |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | An enemy is an enemy, regardless the reason. |
| The Shadow Triad (3) | Let's go... |
| Nate | Yeah! |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | Not so fast. |
| Nate | No way! |
| Hilbert | There's no end to this! |
| Colress | They're trying to buy time instead of beating us. |
| Hilbert | What can we do? At this rate... |
| Hilbert | Genesect! Are you gonna help us? You've just recovered... |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | Gah! |
| Nate | Wh-whoa! |
| Colress | Wow! So this is what a Pokémon can do when it cares for a Trainer! |
| Hilbert | You want to fight together, by my side? I really appreciate that! I didn't want to ask you since Team Plasma has put you through so much... But I want to help my friends. Could you help me out? |
| Hilbert | Thank you, Genesect. |
| Hilda | We're back, everyone! |
| Rosa | It's the Shadow Triad! |
| Hilbert | We have to help N and Hugh! We can't get caught up here! |
| Hilda | Of course! |
| Hilbert | I know... If it gets really tough, I might need your help. Let's go! |
- Spoken Names
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Looker | It seems Team Plasma is on the move this time... Good grief... Different organizations keep appearing one after another. |
| Paulo | Team Plasma is an organization that was trying to separate people and Pokémon back in Unova, right? Apparently, they stole Pokémon from Trainers, saying it was for Pokémon's sake... I'll never forgive them... Ever! |
| Looker | Don't be too quick to assume everything they do is evil. It's true that Team Plasma stole Pokémon–and said they were protecting them as an excuse. And yes, what they were actually trying to do was control Unova– |
| Paulo | Exactly! That's why– |
| Looker | Hold on. Don't rush to conclusions. There are people in Team Plasma who have different views. And the people who respected N, instead of Ghetsis, decided to leave the organization. Those people are now managing a refuge to protect Pokémon, to make up for what they did. |
| Paulo | Even if they do that... |
| Looker | You're right. Their wrongdoings will never disappear. After a Pokémon and Trainer have been ripped apart, it's hard to fix their relationship. But remember–at the time, they didn't think what they were doing was evil. They thought their actions were for Pokémon's sake, just like N did. They believed there was true justice in their ideals. |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Hugh | You! |
| N | ... ... ... |
| ??? | Such an annoying presence you are. |
| Ghetsis | You investigated us back in Unova–and you insist on being a hindrance to us here on Pasio, too? |
| Hugh | Ghetsis! It's your fault! All because Team Plasma stole Pokémon from their Trainers! |
| Ghetsis | The Shadow Triad have told me things about you. You're that young boy who got angry at us for stealing your family's Pokémon. Am I correct? |
| Hugh | That's right! I won't allow you and Team Plasma to just keep doing what you want! |
| N | Me neither... I can't ignore what you and Team Plasma are doing. You've been using Pokémon in your experiments, and if you keep taking Pokémon away from their Trainers here on Pasio... I will stop you, no matter what it takes! |
| Ghetsis | Your determination is admirable. As a Trainer, you must think yourself a paragon of virtue. However, I do find it very strange. A boy who's family's Pokémon was stolen all because of Team Plasma... And another boy who used to be the king of Team Plasma... You're now working together, hand in hand? |
| Hugh | What do you mean? |
| Ghetsis | Heh... Myah-ha-ha-ha! So you don't know anything! Very well, allow me to reveal who this boy really is! That boy beside you–N... He was the king of Team Plasma, who led efforts to liberate all Pokémon! The reason your family's Pokémon were stolen was to make N's ideals come true! How sad, isn't it. Your enemy–the person you should hate–has been standing right next to you all along! |
| N | It's true... I believed the liberation of Pokémon was the right thing to do... And I did lead Team Plasma. |
| Hugh | That was you? |
| N | But...I'm different now! I learned how wonderful it is for people and Pokémon to live together. For the people and Pokémon who live on Pasio, I will... |
| Hugh | I've heard enough. |
| N | ... ... ... |
- N and Hugh
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hugh | I've heard enough. |
| N | ... ... ... |
| Hugh | N... You don't have to say any more. I already know... You're a nice guy. |
| Ghetsis | What? |
| Hugh | I know there are people with different ideals in Team Plasma. I met people in Unova who really respect you from the bottom of their hearts. They also told me how kind you are, N. |
| N | Hugh... |
| Hugh | We got here together, and I saw how you care for your Pokémon. The Pokémon trust you, too. Seeing that, there's no way you're actually a bad guy. I know you can't undo what you did in the past... But I trust you, N! |
| N | Hugh... Thank you for believing in me. |
| Hugh | You're the one I can't forgive! You took advantage of N's pure feelings and put the blame on him! You play dirty, and that's what I hate the most! Just to let you know... You're about to feel my rage! |
| Ghetsis | How irritating. So, you are going against me? How pitiful of you not to listen to the perfect ruler. Allow me to fix that! |
| N | I'm sorry... I want to battle together, but... |
| Hugh | It's fine! I understand. I'll fight for you, too! |
| Rosa | We finally managed to sneak into their hideout! |
| Hilbert | It was a really close one... We had to battle a lot. Are you OK, Genesect? |
| Team Plasma Grunt | Hey! This is as far as you go! |
| Nate | Another enemy! |
| Hilda | We'll win, no matter how many of them come! |
| Team Plasma Grunt | Why can't we beat them?! They should be tired by now! |
| Hilbert | You're just getting started, aren't you, Hilda? |
| Hilda | Of course! N might be here–somewhere! Knowing that gives me strength! |
| Hilbert | That's true... We came all this way. We don't have time to wait around! |
| Rosa | Yeah! Let's go! |
| Colress | Her positive attitude is giving strength to everyone around her... So this is what can be achieved through the bonds of friendship! |
- One Blow to Break Through
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hilda | C'mon! Who's next? |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | Don't get full of yourself. |
| The Shadow Triad (2) | We lost once, but we won't twice. |
| Hilbert | These guys again! |
| Rosa | They're strong, but we need to do this! Right, everyone? |
| Hilda | Yeah! Let's do this! |
| Hilbert | Mightyena! Samurott! |
| Hilbert | Genesect, stand back! You'll be defeated if we stay like this! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Did you just say Genesect? Why is it here? |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | How foolish. Although N let it escape, it came all the way back. |
| Hilbert | Y'know, that's what I thought. You're here because N saved you... And now you want to save him, right? |
| Hilbert | I understand how you feel. I'm also worried about N. We have to keep moving. Genesect, thank you for fighting for N. Everyone here feels the same as you! |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | What's the matter? You're not gonna battle? |
| The Shadow Triad (2) | If Genesect's attack reaches us, we'll take some damage for sure. |
| The Shadow Triad (3) | IF it reaches us. |
| Hilbert | ... ... ... |
| Hilda | Hilbert! We'll deal with Team Plasma! I'm counting on you to fight the Shadow Triad! |
| Rosa | Hit them hard! |
| Hilbert | I know... But their teamwork doesn't leave any openings. We'll run out of energy if we just randomly shoot. |
| Nate | Hey, I noticed something... |
| Hilbert | Oh... I see! If that's the case, we can do it in one shot! |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | Whisper your plans to each other all you like. It won't get you anywhere. |
| The Shadow Triad (2) | You'll never hit us. |
| Hilbert | I'm not so sure about that. Genesect! |
| The Shadow Triad (3) | Fool. Where are you aiming? |
| Nate | We did it! We made a hole in the wall! |
| Hilbert | Everyone, this way! |
| Hilda | Well done, Hilbert! |
| Rosa | That was smart! |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | W-wait! |
| Colress | That was a wonderful plan! The Shadow Triad's moves were sophisticated and perfectly ordered. That is why it was easy to deduce their motives. In this narrow passage, they kept getting in our way. And every time we tried to go a certain way, they'd push us back, with solid defense. Hence you could tell there was something important in that direction! And that's how you concluded your friend would be there! |
| Nate | Yup–exactly! You got it, Colress! N and Hugh must be close by. We should hurry and find them! |
- Keep Moving Forward!
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Ghetsis | What's the matter? You talk big, but this is all you can do? |
| Hugh | I'm not done yet! I've only just started! |
| Ghetsis | You look pathetic, N! First your Pokémon was taken from you, and now you can't even help the person that believes in you. Or are you racked by your feelings of guilt? That's it, isn't it! Mistakes remain with you your entire life and can never be erased! No matter how lofty your ideals have become, your past will always haunt you. You can never escape it! |
| N | (That's right... I made those mistakes, and there's no way to take them back.) (Am I only speaking of and acting on lofty ideals...) (because I want to feel better? Because I want everyone to forgive me?) |
| N | Even so, I have to act on what I believe in. |
| Ghetsis | Who are these people? How did they get here so quickly?! |
| Hilbert | N! Hugh! |
| Hilda | We did it! We finally found you! |
| N | Hilbert! Hilda! Rosa! And even Nate! |
| Hugh | Why are you guys here? |
| Rosa | 'Cause we were worried about you two! |
| Hugh | Even Colress! You helped out, too? |
| N | How did you know we were here? |
| Nate | Well...because of Colress. And also... |
| Hilbert | Genesect led us this way! |
| N | You helped everyone? Is it because I helped you? You did this as a way to thank me? |
| N | I see... Thank you for believing in humans. |
| Hugh | Hey, N, you feel bad for what you did in the past, right? I've said this before, but no matter how much you regret it, you can't change the past. But you have friends who will help you move forward. So... If you're always dwelling on the past, you'd be turning your back on them. And that would be rude, y'know. |
| N | Friends that will help me move forward... As you said, even if I have regrets about what I did in the past, I can't change any of it. I need to look toward the future! |
| Ghetsis | What are you doing? You cowards! |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | We're terribly sorry, Lord Ghetsis... |
| The Shadow Triad (2) | For not being able to complete our mission properly. |
| The Shadow Triad (3) | However, our enemy seems fatigued. We'll end it here. |
| Ghetsis | I don't care! Bring me either one of those two dragon Pokémon, immediately! |
| Ghetsis | Here and now! I'll have Kyurem use Absofusion! |
- Two Heroes
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hilda | You're gonna fuse Zekrom and Kyurem?! |
| N | Zekrom! |
| Hilbert | I won't let you! Go! Kyurem! |
| Hilbert | Knock down Ghetsis's Kyurem! |
| Ghetsis | What? Another Kyurem?! |
| Ghetsis | Impossible! There's supposed to be only one left of the ancient dragon Pokémon! |
| Hilbert | I didn't think it'd be possible either at first... But there's no such thing as impossible. There's so many mysteries we don't yet know about Pokémon and this world. And there's nothing wrong with having two. |
| Hilbert | There were two heroes in Unova, also! N! I trust you with my Kyurem! |
| N | ... ... ... Understood. You've entrusted me with your feelings and your precious partner... I'll be sure to take care of them both! |
| Hilda | Now your plan won't work! |
| Hugh | You're at a dead end, Team Plasma! |
| Ghetsis | Shut up! It will not end here! No matter what any of you do, I won't allow you to stop me! |
| N | Hilbert! |
| Hilbert | I know! N! |
| Ghetsis | Ugh...ugh... Urgh! |
| The Shadow Triad (1) | Lord Ghetsis! |
| Hugh | That kind of teamwork is only possible if they trust each other from the bottom of their hearts. N, you also have important friends you can depend on. |
| Ghetsis | Not only once...but twice! No! This is the third time! I can't believe I keep getting thwarted by such pitiful fools! |
| Hugh | Just admit it. You lost, Ghetsis. |
| Ghetsis | Heh... Hehehe... Fine. We shall retreat. Enjoy your moment of victory while it lasts. N... The next time we meet, I imagine you'll just defy me yet again. You fail to understand your father's ideals... It saddens me that my own son would betray me like this. How sad and lonely. |
| N | I just wanted to be a family with you, Father. But...if you continue to hurt my friends, who are dear to me... Don't expect me to hold back. |
| Ghetsis | You have an unpleasant look in your eyes. Let's go. |
| Archer | We have a report, boss. Team Plasma's scheme failed. They were thwarted by a group from Unova. |
| Giovanni | Hmph... That Ghetsis. He outwitted us by taking advantage of our scheme, yet he was defeated so easily. |
| Archer | Yes, sir. The former king, N, and his friends managed to stop him... The power they possess is extremely dangerous. It may become a threat to Team Rocket in the future. |
| Giovanni | Hmph. It's not a problem. All we have to do is make that power ours. By the way, did Ghetsis simply retreat after he lost? |
| Archer | Yes... I heard he just left. |
| Giovanni | I see... It seems he has another plan in mind... |
| Hugh | Have you seen anyone from Team Plasma since then? |
| Nate | Actually, not at all. |
| Hilda | I'm happy to see they've stopped causing trouble... But I can't help worrying they might be planning things behind the scenes. |
| Rosa | Hopefully this is the last time an incident like this happens. |
| Colress | Come on! There's no need to fret! With everyone together, we should be able to fix anything they do in a snap! |
| Hilda | Don't act like you weren't involved... |
| Colress | The key to victory, of course, is the strength of bonds! |
| Colress | N managed to make Genesect our ally by showing it his devotion. |
| Colress | And he was also able to change Hugh's mind and establish a relationship of trust! |
| Colress | In addition, Hilda and Victini's bond... |
| Colress | gave courage and strength to the friends that were with them! |
| Colress | Hilbert and the injured Genesect were able to understand each other, and now they're partners! |
| Hilda | Is he always like this? |
| Rosa | Yep... He seems to get very passionate when he talks about his research. |
| ??? | Sorry for the wait! |
| Hilda | N! Hilbert! We were waiting for you two! Now! Time for a battle! |
| Hilbert | Whaaat?! Now? |
| Rosa | Are you ready, N? |
| Nate | We've been waiting for so long to battle you! |
| Colress | I would love to see everyone's battle again! Now then. Show me the power of your bonds! |
| N | With all this excitement, I suppose I won't have much time to dwell on the past. |
| Hugh | Yeah! Let's move forward together, N! |
Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up
- A Kalos Peace Ceremony
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Shauna | I wonder when Diantha's show is gonna start! |
| Trevor | Be patient, Shauna. There's still five minutes until curtain time. Let's have a look at the pamphlet until then. |
| Tierno | Wow, Trevs. I didn't know you'd be so serious about watching plays, too. |
| Trevor | It's a special opportunity, so I'd like to enjoy 100 percent of it! |
| Calem | I feel like it's been a while since I've seen you two go back and forth like this. |
| Serena | That's true! The five of us haven't gotten together since we traveled around Kalos! |
| Shauna | With Diantha acting in this play, I'm sure it'll be super enjoyable... I hope the plot isn't too difficult to understand. |
| Trevor | It is quite a theme. |
| Tierno | It's set in ancient Kalos, right? |
| Calem | Yeah, during the warring era... |
| ??? | Indeed. A long time ago, there was a war in Kalos... |
| Serena | Looker?! |
| Calem | Did you come to watch the show, too? |
| Shauna | Are you actually a fan of Diantha or something? |
| Looker | Hahaha! I just wanted to see a play in person for once! Also, there's a deep meaning behind this play, right? Around 3,000 years have passed since the war in ancient Kalos ended... So this is part of the peace ceremony on Pasio, which is being held to commemorate that. |
| Shauna | I see! I'm so glad I got to see Serena and Calem again on such a special day! ♪ I want to make memories with everyone, even here on Pasio! |
| Calem | Making memories is nice and all, but... Is anyone curious about that rumor going around? That there's a mysterious, invisible Pokémon on Pasio? |
| Trevor | What do you mean, "invisible"?! |
| Calem | I've only heard rumors, so I'm not sure if it actually exists. |
The play will begin shortly. | |
| Looker | Oh, it's about to start! |
| Diantha | The fires of war have reached this country... Why do people fight? Why do we steal what limited resources we have from each other? Why can't we be peaceful and understand each other? |
| Looker | ... ... ... (If the intel I got is true, then something is going to happen around now...) (I need to stay alert and aware...) (I know... I know I have to... But...but!) Wh-what a moving story! *sniffle* *sob* |
| Calem | Looker... |
| Serena | I guess he was really looking forward to seeing the play, huh. |
| Shauna | What?! Is that... |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Team Flare is claiming this stage–with style! |
| Team Flare Grunt (2) | Everyone stay calm and follow our orders! |
| Trevor | T-Team Flare! |
| Tierno | What are they doing on Pasio? |
| Serena | I don't know...but we have to stop them fast! |
| Diantha | Worry not, my fellow citizens! I will deal with these people! |
| Looker | Is she signaling that she doesn't need help? |
| Diantha | You don't seem to know the rules of battling! You'll have to face me before you make a move on anyone else! |
| Team Flare Grunt (2) | Hah! Do you understand the situation you're in? |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | We came to crash the stage– |
| Diantha | Now is the time to show you how brightly the royal family shines! Diancie! Mega Evolve! |
| Beauty | That's Mega Diancie! |
| Collector | Its beauty and shine is worthy of its nickname–the "Royal Pink Princess"! |
| Serena | Diantha's making the Team Flare intrusion part of the play! |
| Diantha | I won't run or hide! I will protect everyone with my own two hands! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Stop acting tough. You don't really think you can defeat all of us, do you? |
| Diantha | Of course I do! This is my mission! Diancie and I will fight for peace until the end! |
| ??? | Wait! I'll battle too! |
| ??? | I'm the new head of the Looker Bureau in Lumiose City... |
| Emma | Emma, at your service! |
- Detective Reunion
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Emma | We're not gonna let you do your bad deeds! |
| Diantha | Oh? Who might this child be? |
| Shauna | Who's that? |
| Tierno | That's brave of her, standing up to Team Flare! |
| Looker | Emma... |
| Trevor | Sh-shouldn't we go and join them? |
| Looker | Wait. If we all rush the stage, the people in the crowd will know something is up. |
| Shauna | But... |
| Looker | Diantha is trying to carry on with the play by making that kid's appearance part of it! Also... |
| Diantha | What a helpful ally! Now! Let's battle together! |
| Emma | Yeah! We're gonna do our best! |
| Looker | That kid can hold her own. |
| Shauna | You know her, Looker? |
| Diantha | Hyah! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Wh-what? She took us all out at once?! |
| Diantha | Even if you try to control us by force... we won't bow down to that kind of power! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Gah... Retreat! |
| Collector | Whoa! Diantha! |
| Beauty | Th-that was so cool! |
| Emma | What's up, Mimi? |
| Emma | Oh! Mister Looker! |
| Looker | You've become an excellent head of the Looker Bureau, Emma! |
| Emma | Uh-huh! |
| Beauty | We have a report. During Champion Diantha's play, people calling themselves Team Flare burst onto the stage. |
| Collector | Their motives are unknown. They engaged Diantha in battle in an attempt to take over the stage, but they were all taken out... And they ran away. |
| ??? | I see... Well done. If there's any more movement, please contact me. |
| Beauty | Absolutely. |
- Team Flare's Mission
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
the curtains closed without it becoming a major commotion... | |
| Serena | You had to deal with a lot of trouble, Diantha. I can't believe Team Flare broke in like that! |
| Diantha | It sure was a surprise! But thanks to a lovely helper jumping in, I managed to perform through it! Thank you. What's your name? |
| Emma | It's Emma! |
| Shauna | Do you and Looker know each other? |
| Looker | Yup! I used to have a detective agency called the Looker Bureau in Kalos. I had to leave Kalos for my next mission, so I entrusted the Looker Bureau to Emma. I'm the first head of the bureau, and Emma is– |
| Emma | His successor, the second head! I still work in Kalos as a detective. If you have any problems, leave it to us! |
| Shauna | Sure! Nice to meet you, Emma! |
| ??? | Everyone! |
| Paulo | I heard Team Flare forced their way onstage during the performance. |
| Looker | Yes, but thanks to Diantha's quick thinking, there wasn't much damage done. Hmm... I wonder why Team Flare appeared on Pasio. Back in Kalos, I know they were scheming to get the ancient ultimate weapon working again, but... |
| Paulo | What kind of weapon? |
| Serena | It's a terrifying weapon that absorbs the life from Pokémon... |
| Paulo | What a weapon... |
| Looker | Not only that–that group is good at blending into society. They could appear anywhere... We have to keep our guard up at all times. |
| Professor Sycamore | Lysandre's behind this? No, that can't be... |
| Paulo | Do you know something about that? |
| Professor Sycamore | Team Flare's boss, Lysandre... He became disillusioned with this world because people fight over limited resources... And he wanted to rid the world of strife by reducing the number of human and Pokémon lives in it. But he also promised here on Pasio that he'd watch us to see if we could change the world... |
| Paulo | So in the end, he didn't change his mind? |
| Professor Sycamore | No, his beliefs burn strong in his heart. It won't be easy to change his mind. |
| Paulo | Beliefs... |
| Looker | Each person has their own circumstances and ideals. Sometimes you may need to make an effort to understand someone else's way of thinking. |
| Paulo | I guess so... |
| Professor Sycamore | Indeed. Even if we couldn't completely understand each other, we were getting closer, little by little. Did something happen, Lysandre? |
- A Fiery Woman
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Emma | Whoa! It's a festival! |
| Serena | She's full of energy, considering she just battled Team Flare. |
| Paulo | Oh... She did? |
| Shauna | Hey. ♪ Tell me, where did you and Looker meet? How did you end up spending time at the Looker Bureau together? |
| Emma | Well, my friends and I were hanging out in our secret base... And then Mr. Looker came around and said he wanted me to be his assistant! And then... |
| Calem | ... ... ... |
| Trevor | You seem kinda antsy, Calem. |
| Tierno | Are you worried about that mysterious Pokémon people are spreading rumors about? |
| Calem | Yeah, I was just wondering if someone might have already found it. |
| Trevor | I'm curious as well. We could split up into two groups and– |
| Shauna | Whaaat? No way! Let's all go together! |
| Emma | I wanna go together, too! |
| Calem | A-all right... We'll be around till the end. |
| Emma | Mimi would be happy if everyone went together, too! That's great, Mimi! |
| Shauna | Hehe! ♪ You're so in sync with your partner Pokémon! |
| Emma | Partner Pokémon? Me and Mimi? |
| Shauna | Oh, are you not? I assumed because you're always together... |
| Emma | Nope! My partner Pokémon is Crobat! Mimi is my very special friend! |
| Shauna | You and Mimi get along very well! ♪ |
| Emma | Yeah! |
| Calem | Hm? Where's Looker? I wonder where he went... |
| Looker | What's going on, "fiery woman"? You tried to ruin the peace ceremony's commemorative play, of all things? |
| Looker | You even gave me information about it beforehand! What's your motive? |
| Malva | Don't get so angry. Our boss never gave orders to cause that fuss. Some of our team members decided to go rogue and caused a ruckus. We've recently noticed some troublemakers in our organization... I wanted you to arrest those traitors so we can find out who they are and what their motives might be. |
| Looker | You wanted to use me and the International Police? |
| Malva | If we were to internally investigate who the traitors are, people would start to doubt each other within the organization, right? If you apprehend the traitors, you get the credit and the troublemakers are eliminated from our organization. That's reasonable, right? |
| Looker | That's not the point! |
| Malva | OK then, I have another piece of information that might fire up your flames of justice. We know that these traitors are trying to get hold of a secret destructive weapon in Team Flare's possession. They're trying to steal it–and the blueprints, too. |
| Looker | A destructive weapon?! |
| Malva | We don't know what they plan to do with it. |
| Looker | How could you own such a thing?! |
| Malva | It's like insurance for us, in case something happens. This way we can always carry out our boss's wishes. |
| Looker | ... ... ... I have no intention of ignoring any danger that could happen on Pasio. But I also don't plan to help you resolve your own mess! I will do my own investigation... |
| ??? | Aaaaaaaah! |
| Lass | Wh-who are these people? They're wearing red sunglasses! |
| Looker | Red sunglasses? They must be Team Flare! |
- Team Flare vs. Team Flare?!
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Hahaha! Fear Team Flare! Run and create more chaos! |
| Calem | Oh no... Here they are again! |
| Serena | First, let's focus on evacuating everyone in town! |
| Tierno | OK! Trevs and I can lead everyone to a safer spot! |
| Calem | I'm counting on you two! We'll stay here and stop Team Flare! |
| Shauna | Serena! Calem! I'll battle with you! |
| Emma | Me too! |
| Calem | Thanks! I'm counting on you, Shauna! You too, Emma! |
| Serena | Let's team up and work our way through this! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Gwah! |
| Diantha | You've been causing quite the ruckus. Not just at my play but in town, too? Stop dragging innocent people into your schemes! |
| Team Flare Grunt (2) | I didn't expect Champion Diantha to step in and stop us... |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Shoot! There's no way we can take them on now. |
| Serena | Diantha! You came to help us! |
| Diantha | Of course. I said it on stage as well, remember? I will fight till the end with Diancie...for peace! |
| Serena | Yeah! |
| Looker | Looks like that situation will be wrapped up soon. |
| Looker | What are you doing? It's dangerous here! Hurry up and– |
| Team Flare Grunt (3) | Gotta admit, it's hard to beat this suit! It really suits my style! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Hey, you! What're you doing here?! |
| Team Flare Grunt (3) | That's OUR line! |
| Team Flare Grunt (4) | What do you think you're doing, causing a commotion here for no good reason? |
| Team Flare Grunt (3) | We'll hold you accountable for what you've done! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Ugh! Let's run! |
| Team Flare Grunt (4) | Halt! |
| Shauna | Team Flare was chasing after Team Flare... |
| Serena | What's going on? |
| Diantha | Oh, Malva. You're here, too? |
| Paulo | You're Malva! A member of the Kalos Elite Four! |
| Malva | Yes, I am. Pleasure to meet you. What a ruckus that was. It seems you all were able to resolve it, though. |
| Calem | By the way... Where were you all this time, Looker? |
| Looker | I had a minor errand to take care of. |
| Emma | Mr. Looker! Me and Mimi worked hard together and protected this city! |
| Looker | That's great, Emma! You played such a big part in it, too! |
| Emma | Ehehe! |
| Malva | What good children they are. |
| Malva | If you don't help and our weapon gets stolen by the traitors... Then, as a member of Team Flare, I have no choice but to be a bit forceful in order to dispose of the traitors. Power must be fought with power and weapons with weapons... If we don't, there's a chance that such a powerful weapon might accidentally hurt those children... |
| Looker | ... ... ...! |
| Emma | What's wrong, Mr. Looker? You look scary. |
| Looker | Oh, it's nothing! |
| Malva | I've sneakily positioned members of Team Flare dressed as civilians at a number of spots on Pasio. They're prepared to spring into action on my signal... Much like they showed you earlier. |
| Looker | ... ... ... |
| Malva | At this point, you don't have much of a choice. So, what do you say? |
| Looker | ... ... ... ... ... ... Fine. I'll cooperate with you. |
- Hidden from Sight
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | I managed to sneak into their hideout, but where are the ones I'm after? |
| Team Flare Grunt (2) | Hey, let's get started before anyone notices us. |
| Team Flare Grunt (3) | Yeah, I know! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | They're looking around a lot, considering they're in their own hideout. |
| Team Flare Grunt (3) | Come on! Let's get the data analysis going before the others find out! |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | There's definitely something off about them. Are they the traitors she was talking about? |
| Team Flare Grunt (2) | Hey! Where are you going?! |
| Team Flare Grunt (2) | Are they suspicious, Porygon? Also, this area should have been cleared of people. |
| Team Flare Grunt (3) | Who are you? |
| Team Flare Grunt (1) | Heh, I didn't expect my cover to be blown so soon, but that's fine. This is the International Police! Stay calm and follow our orders! |
| Team Flare Grunt (3) | Th-the International Police? Why here? |
| Team Flare Grunt (2) | Who cares! We gotta run! |
| Looker | Emma! Paulo! I'll guide them to you as planned! |
| Paulo | Sure, leave it to us. |
| Emma | I'm gonna help you out, Mr. Looker! |
| Looker | Be careful! |
| Looker | And that's what's going on. If you could help me detain the Team Flare traitors, I would be very grateful, Diantha. |
| Diantha | Of course! You can count on my help. |
| Looker | I really appreciate it! |
| ??? | Wait, Mister Looker! |
| Emma | Take me, too! I wanna help! |
| Looker | No way! This is a dangerous investigation. |
| Emma | But...why? Why can't I be your partner? |
| Looker | Look, that's not what I mean... |
| Paulo | If Emma alone isn't enough, I'll come, too. Helping out with the investigation is a better use of my time than playing around. |
| Diantha | Looker, why don't we believe in their shine of justice? If anything happens, I'll protect them. |
| Looker | *sigh* I suppose if you say so, Diantha. Let's take them both with us. |
| Emma | Yay! |
| Looker | Well then, before we leave, we have to tell the others! |
| Calem | You're going to investigate Team Flare?! |
| Serena | Then we can help, too– |
| Looker | No, you should all enjoy the festival to the fullest! |
| Diantha | We'll be all right. |
| Looker | But, if something happens while we're away... I might have to ask for your help. |
| Serena | Got it! |
| Diantha | Well then, Professor Sycamore. I'll leave the rest to you. |
| Professor Sycamore | Got it! Please be careful, you two! |
| Looker | I appreciate the help, but... I really wanted Emma to just enjoy the festival. I hope nothing happens to Serena and the others... |
| Trevor | Based on the rumors, it should be around here... |
| Shauna | I wonder where that Pokémon you were talking about is. |
| Calem | They say it's invisible, so we have to search carefully... |
| Tierno | Maybe it's better to search with our ears than our eyes! I won't miss a Pokémon's footsteps! |
| Serena | If we all search carefully, we should be able to find it, even if we can't see it! |
| Professor Sycamore | Of course! You have each found your special ways to interact with Pokémon through your journeys in Kalos! If you all work together, there's no Pokémon you can't– |
| Professor Sycamore | Whoa! |
| Shauna | What is this? I can't see in front of me! |
| Serena | Th-that's Yveltal! |
| Serena | Zygarde! Xerneas is reacting, too! |
| Calem | They're battling a Pokémon I haven't seen before... Could that be?! |
| Trevor | Is...is that the rumored Pokémon?! |
| ??? | Hm? Why are you all here? |
| Lysandre | I don't remember inviting anyone. |
| Professor Sycamore | Lysandre... |
- The Traitors' True Identity
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Tierno | We might be in a bad situation... |
| Trevor | Wh-what are you doing here?! And that Pokémon is... |
| Lysandre | No need to panic. I have no intention of starting anything with you all. I was just using this sygna suit made using Team Flare's technology... to train with Yveltal and the others and strengthen the power of our sync stone. |
| Shauna | So Team Flare going wild in town was... |
| Lysandre | I can at least say that I wasn't the one who gave them orders. |
| Shauna | Huh? |
| Lysandre | It seems like we have some troublemakers in Team Flare. I'm already taking steps to deal with them, though. I don't plan to cause a commotion on Pasio right now. |
| Serena | I see... |
| Professor Sycamore | I knew you'd keep our promise. |
| Professor Sycamore | Is that your new partner Pokémon, Lysandre? |
| Lysandre | Indeed. This Pokémon is called Volcanion. It possesses the power to blow a mountain away with a steam explosion and level the ground so people can live there. I hear that in some regions it is worshiped as a nation-building Pokémon. |
| Calem | That's a very grand scale... |
| Lysandre | Volcanion's power can be used for more than just moving mountains. It could blow up towns and transform the world. |
| Trevor | Is that why you have Volcanion?! |
| Lysandre | *chuckle* I'm just talking about possibilities. I found beauty in Volcanion's existence. |
| Looker | Now, let's get some answers. What are you planning? How many others are with you? |
| Team Flare Grunt | ... ... ... |
| Diantha | Is there any way we can get some information out of them? |
| Emma | Mimi can do it! Do you think you can help us out with your power? |
| Paulo | Wh-what is this?! |
| Diantha | Information is flowing into my head! |
| Looker | Team Rocket is infiltrating Team Flare as spies... And they were trying to steal information about the weapon to gain pure destructive power. Also, by doing bad deeds while disguised as Team Flare... they wanted to make a situation where Lysandre, who was keeping a low profile, would have no choice but to act. And the location of the headquarters is... I see... Thank you for so kindly telling us your identity, mission, and headquarters' location. Great job, Mimi! |
| Team Flare Grunt | H-how?! How did you find out? |
| Looker | That means your identity is... |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Grr... |
| Looker | So it was you folks again! You're the ones who were behind all of this! |
- Detectives and Officers
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Paulo | This is Team Rocket's headquarters? |
| Diantha | Watch out, Paulo. We don't know where Team Rocket could be hiding. |
| Paulo | Yes, I know. |
| ??? | No need to worry! |
| Proton | Team Rocket won't run or hide! |
| Diantha | I guess the disguises and getting found by Team Flare were part of the plan–and just a diversionary tactic! I also suppose you plan on protecting the secrets kept here until the very end? |
| Proton | You're only half right on that one. We predicted that someone would find this hideout eventually... This place is just a distraction! Since you decided to wander in here, I'll have you disappear! |
| Paulo | Tsk...this one was a decoy! |
| Petrel | Hahaha! You're quite a good detective! I didn't expect you to so quickly uncover a disguise I worked on! |
| Looker | (Well... The one who saw through the disguise was Mimi, but...) (I guess I'll take it!) Prepare yourself, Team Rocket! We're taking every last one of you into custody! Are you ready, Emma? |
| Emma | Yep, all good to go! |
| Petrel | Whoa! I guess he does have the skills to back up his big claims! Hate to break it to ya, but this is as far as you go. |
| Ariana | *chuckle* Oh, you thought you could just power through us? |
| Archer | Sorry to cut your celebration short, but we'll finish you off now. |
| Looker | Uh-oh... The other executives came to back them up! |
| Professor Sycamore | So you find Volcanion...beautiful? |
| Lysandre | Yes. The reason I find it beautiful is because of how it chooses to exist. Volcanion possesses massive power, but instead of brandishing it, it chooses to hide itself within the steam... I do not plan to monopolize Volcanion's power for my own ideals. But if any foolish human appears and tries to pollute this world with filth... Volcanion and I shall come out of the steam and pass judgment. |
| Shauna | Hey, Lysandre. In Kalos, you thought that without the power of Pokémon, you weren't able to use the ultimate weapon... And even now, you need Volcanion's help, right? If you think you need help from others in order to pursue your motives... then instead of trying to destroy the world, why don't you find a way to protect it, with help from everyone else? |
| Trevor | Th-that's right! We should all be allowed to decide the future of our world together! |
| Tierno | There are many people who are trying to make the world a better place, too. |
| Lysandre | It would be nice if everyone in this world could be as purehearted as you are. Then I could cast aside my doubts. My heart hurts thinking that I need to eliminate such a beautiful place like Pasio. |
| Trevor | W-we won't let you do that! |
| Tierno | Yeah! What Trevs said! We'll make a new promise with you, Lysandre! |
| Serena | You guys... |
| Lysandre | I see you are blessed with beautiful friends. I shall keep my hopes high. Oh, and by the way, I will deal with the troublemakers from Team Flare... I am the leader of my organization, after all. |
- Farewell, Looker?
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Looker | Emma! Are you OK? |
| Emma | Yup, I'm fine! We're all fine! |
| Looker | But if this keeps on much longer... |
| Ariana | Ahaha... Looks like we're coming to the end? |
| Looker | ... ... ... Emma! Listen to me carefully. I'll draw Team Rocket's attention and deal with their attacks! You and Mimi can use that opportunity to escape! |
| Emma | What are you saying, Mr. Looker? I don't wanna do that! I'm your partner, right? I'm fighting with you until the end! |
| Looker | But... |
| Petrel | Are you done with the chitchat? |
| Archer | It seems like you were discussing how to escape. How meaningless. Now! Time to finish you! |
| Looker | Argh! Emma! |
| ??? | Snorlax! |
| Petrel | Whoa! Wh-what's happening? |
| Anabel | My name is Anabel. I'm the head of a secret division of the International Police. Team Rocket! You're under arrest! Mr. Looker! Sorry I'm late. |
| Looker | Chief! You came! |
| Emma | Chief? Is she your friend? |
| Looker | That's right, Emma. She's my superior! So she's basically a big shot! |
| Emma | Wow! I see! You must be cool! |
| Looker | Chief, this is– |
| Anabel | Yes, I know. I've already been informed of her identity. |
| Looker | Great! Nice job, Chief! |
| Anabel | Emma. Thank you for cooperating with Mr. Looker during his investigation. Let me join you both from here! |
| Emma | Sure thing! Nice to meet you, Chief! ♪ |
| Looker | Now, both of you! Are you ready to fight back? |
| Emma | Sure! We've only just started! |
| Anabel | Since I'm here now, I won't let either of you get hurt! |
| Anabel | That's a strong attack, Emma! |
| Emma | Your teamwork with Snorlax is awesome, too! |
| Looker | Heh... You two are so reliable! |
| Archer | Ugh... We didn't expect to have to battle an extra person, but this isn't over yet... |
| Diantha | Looker! Emma! Are you both OK? |
| Paulo | Hmm? That woman is... |
| Looker | Let's talk later! Now's the time to battle Team Rocket! |
- Under a Beautiful Night Sky
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Looker | Phew! That must be all of them. |
| Paulo | Yeah... But the executives all escaped. |
| Looker | It doesn't matter who's left as long as we can talk to them. |
| Looker | Now then. Tell us everything you know! |
| ??? | Stop there. |
| Team Flare Grunt | We will take them into our custody. |
| Looker | What?! Wait–! |
| Looker | Those guys! How could they! |
| Malva | OK, understood. It seems like he kept his promise. I'll leave the punishment up to you. Make sure they never cause trouble for us again. I'm burning up with rage! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Wait! We won't let you leave like that! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | We can't face the boss if we leave empty-handed! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | We've got nothing to lose! Give us your Legendary Pokémon! Get ready to lose! |
| Malva | You seriously thought you could hurt our boss with that? |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Urgh! |
| Malva | We've taken care of the other spies. Now you're the last two... |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Eeep! |
| Malva | Those who go against Team Flare will be punished accordingly. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | What are you going to do...? |
| Lysandre | Farewell, you ugly, foolish humans. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | W-waaah! |
| Shauna | Wow! It's so pretty! Another beautiful memory for us! ♪ |
| Serena | Shauna... |
| Looker | I never thought the boss of Team Flare would have a Pokémon like that... |
| Diantha | I can't believe it has power to destroy a whole town. |
| Professor Sycamore | That's not all we found out! |
| Serena | Yup! Lysandre said Pasio is beautiful. |
| Lysandre | My heart hurts thinking that I need to eliminate such a beautiful place like Pasio. |
| Calem | If he can find hope in this world, I'm sure there's a way to avoid fighting! |
| Looker | I agree! I hope so, too! |
| Shauna | By the way, I've been wondering... Is she also from the International Police? |
| Anabel | I'm sorry for being late to introduce myself. My name is Anabel. I'm a member of a secret division of the International Police. |
| Looker | She is my boss and came to help us. Thanks to her, we were able to stop Team Rocket's evil plot. |
| Paulo | But...if we think about it, it's strange. |
| Looker | Strange? What is? |
| Paulo | Team Rocket's usual motive is to use Pokémon in their evil schemes to make money. But they tried to steal Team Flare's destructive weapon. It would make more sense if they were trying to take Yveltal or Volcanion instead. |
| Looker | Hmm, that's true... |
| Tierno | I wonder what Team Rocket's motive is. |
| Anabel | There is one possibility that I can think of. |
| Looker | Is that true, Chief? |
| Anabel | Yes, I recently got some information from the Aether Foundation that some of their research materials were stolen. And the research was about... |
| Archer | That is all for the results of the infiltration mission. |
| Giovanni | The brilliant scientists from Team Flare have helped us. Let's get them to work right away... We've made progress by analyzing the research materials we stole, and our organization is gaining more and more power. Well done. I'm happy with these results. |
| Archer | Yes, sir! Thank you very much! |
| Giovanni | We were never interested in a short-lived weapon of destruction anyway. It seems no one has noticed our true goal. *chuckle* |
Alola: Protecting the Island
- Signs of Disturbance
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Aether Foundation (1) | There, there. That's a good Pokémon. |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Hmm... I didn't expect there to be so many lost Pokémon... |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Odd, isn't it? And we can't seem to find their Trainers either... |
| ??? | Yo, yo, yo! |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | Still bein' good little "Pokémon conservationists"? |
| Team Skull Grunt (2) | Why don't you come hang with the outcasts, yo? |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Ugh! They're interrupting us again! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | They're finally gone. We've got plenty on our plate already... |
| Aether Foundation (2) | We still have to find whoever stole intel on the Ultra Beasts and Ultra Wormholes from the Aether Foundation. |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Hm? Is that... |
| Faba | Yes, yes. Certainly. I, Faba, promise to be at your service– |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Branch Chief Faba? |
| Faba | Eek! E-e-excuse me! I just remembered somewhere I need to be, so I must be going immediately! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Who were you talking to? |
| Faba | Wh-who, you ask? The president, of course! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | You seem awfully flustered for that. Are you sure? |
| Faba | You're much too nosy! Please don't make me, Branch Chief Faba, waste my precious time! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | That was suspicious... |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Agreed. And considering we have a case of stolen data on our hands... It might be best if we inform President Lusamine of this–just in case. |
| Hau | Whoa, it's getting busy! I love the atmosphere right before a festival starts! |
| Elio | What's the festival for?: It's an Alola-style event hosted by the Aether Foundation. |
| Selene | What's happening?: The Aether Foundation is putting on an Alola-style festival! |
| Elio | It's not just about teaching folks about Alola's culture–they also want to spread the word about Pokémon conservation. |
| Selene | And we're helping, too! |
| Elio | You look ready to go in that outfit, Hau! |
| Hau | The design is based on one of Alola's guardian deities! |
| Selene | Oh, like the one Mina's wearing? |
| Hau | Yup! They're perfect for an Alola-style festival! |
| ??? | Yo! That's a sweet outfit you've got on! |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | It's just no fair. Why's it always you? We want in on this party, too! Lend me those clothes! Hand 'em over, yo! |
| Hau | Huh? My clothes? |
| Elio | What's all the commotion? |
| Selene | If you wanna enjoy the festival, you shouldn't cause trouble! |
| Team Skull Grunt (2) | Stingy! |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | Are we gonna have to teach 'em a lesson with a Pokémon battle? |
| ??? | Watch it, you two. |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | P-Plumeria! |
| Plumeria | This festival's run by the foundation, and our promise still stands. Don't bug 'em too much. |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | O-OK... |
| Plumeria | Sorry. |
| Selene | Did Plumeria just help us out? |
| Elio | Seems like it. |
| ??? | Heh. Guess you didn't need our help after all. |
| Hau | Gladion! Lillie! |
| Lillie | Alola, everyone! |
| Elio | Did you come for the festival too? |
| Lillie | We did, but we've run into a bit of a problem... |
| Gladion | We know how strong you are, so we'd like to ask you for a favor. Help us protect the Ultra Beasts. |
| Lass | Huh?! Wh-what? There's a hole in the sky?! |
| Rising Star | Eeek! |
| ??? | Please evacuate quickly, both of you. |
| Anabel | It's dangerous here. |
- Opened Gate to Other Worlds
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Anabel | *sigh* How many times has this happened? The reason why Ultra Wormholes are appearing on Pasio must be– |
| Lusamine | The Ultra Beasts seem to have calmed down. |
| Anabel | Yes, somehow... |
| Lusamine | You must be tired. How about you get some rest? |
| Anabel | No. This is my mission. And I have other Trainers keeping watch over the town. |
| Lusamine | Is that because you tend to attract Ultra Beasts? |
| Anabel | So you heard about that. Impressive. You are correct. If I stay out of town, the damage will be kept to a minimum. As long as I can protect everyone–especially the Ultra Beasts–I am perfectly content with my role. And yet...dealing with the Ultra Beasts only when they appear won't solve the root problem. Research data was stolen from the Aether Foundation... Someone must be using it to intentionally make the Ultra Wormholes appear. Most likely Team Rocket. |
| Lusamine | I see... It's possible my Necrozma is the cause, but it's been calm this whole time. Though I can't deny that Ultra Beasts are appearing... |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Considering the recent increase in lost Pokémon... I think it's more likely that someone is intentionally opening Ultra Wormholes. |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Something happened the other day while we were working on Pokémon conservation. We found another Pokémon with no Trainer, and we suspect it came from an Ultra Wormhole. |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Prince Lear said Hoopa played a similar trick once before, but... we've confirmed that Hoopa is unable to return the lost Pokémon to where they belong. |
| Aether Foundation (2) | We believe this is because Hoopa doesn't know where they came from. |
| Lusamine | So the increase in lost Pokémon is the direct result of Ultra Wormholes being opened experimentally over and over again. |
| Anabel | I imagine Team Rocket's objective is to acquire rare Pokémon via the Ultra Wormholes. Also... If Team Rocket is behind this, there's one thing we should keep in mind. Considering their usual MO, I believe there's a significant chance that an informant is operating inside the Aether Foundation. |
| Lusamine | I can't imagine we'd have anyone like that in the foundation. Unless... |
| Lusamine | Faba did that? |
| Aether Foundation | Yes. Branch Chief Faba said he was on the phone with you, Madam President. |
| Lusamine | I don't recall that. |
| Lusamine | Could it be... |
| Lillie | Hurry! Everyone, over here! |
| Gladion | Let's go. You were born to be a beast killer... But I'm sure you can use that power to protect the Ultra Beasts instead! |
Lunala appears and attacks the Naganadel before it can hurt Silvally) | |
| Lillie | Are you OK, Gladion? |
| Gladion | Heh. Right on cue. |
| Lillie | I wonder if Elio and the others are okay... |
| Gladion | Don't worry about them. I asked them to help for a reason. We have to make it through this first. |
| Lillie | OK! |
| Selene | Wait! Don't go that way! |
| Elio | We have to stop them before they get to a populated area! |
| Elio | Solgaleo! <player>! |
| Selene | You came! |
| Elio | What a relief! |
| Selene | All right! My courage burns like the sun! |
| Elio | Let's work together to hold back the Ultra Beasts! |
| Selene | Yeah! |
| Hala | Dooot doo doo, just a kahuna on a stroll to the laguna. ♪ Wait, this disturbance I feel... |
| Hala | This has happened before. Let's get battling...with my reliable grandson beside me. |
- Island Guardian Deity
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hau | Raichu! |
| Hala | Hmm... Quite tough, I see. (Our priority should be keeping everyone safe...) (But if worst comes to worst, I might have to forgo protecting the Ultra Beasts.) |
| Hau | Don't worry, Gramps! |
| Hau | Raichu isn't the only one that's gotten stronger from the island challenge! |
| Hau | I'm definitely gonna help the Ultra Beasts! |
| Hau | You can do it, Tauros! |
| Hala | Hau... That's right. I can't believe Old Hala, of all people, lost confidence in himself. |
| Hau | Whoa! |
| Hau | Tapu Koko?! Why? |
| Hala | Is it appearing during this island's crisis to fulfill its role as a guardian deity? But...this Tapu Koko is... |
| Hau | I don't know why it's here, but... I guess that doesn't matter. Hear me, Tapu Koko! I wanna help everyone on Pasio...and the Ultra Beasts, too! So lend us your strength! ... ... ... |
| Hala | Looks like Tapu Koko feels the same! It wants to fight together with you. |
| Hau | Are you sure you're OK choosing me and not gramps? |
| Hala | Hau's heart is far stronger than mine! |
| Hau | OK! Let's do this, Tapu Koko! Tauros! Gramps! Let's go! |
| Mina | Hm? |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Around here should be good. |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Yeah. Are these all the materials? |
| Mina | Is that the Aether Foundation? Looks like they're setting up something weird... Ahh... They're ruining the beach... |
| Aether Foundation (2) | All right. Show time. |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Stop dillydallying and get to work! |
| Mina | ... ... ... |
| ??? | Hey! You're from the Aether Foundation, right? |
| Preschooler | There's a Pokémon in the sea I've never seen before, and it's hurt! Can you help it? |
| Aether Foundation (2) | A Pokémon you've never seen before? |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Is it a rare Pokémon? |
| Preschooler | Huh? M-maybe... |
| Aether Foundation (2) | I see. Thank you for telling us! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | We'll gladly help that Pokémon, so hurry up and take us to it! |
| Mina | Wait a sec. |
| Mina | What are you planning to do when you find that Pokémon? |
| Aether Foundation (2) | What are we gonna do? Well... |
| Aether Foundation (1) | If it's valuable, we sell it, and if it's strong, we put it to work! |
| Preschooler | Whaaa?! |
| Mina | Isn't Pokémon conservation the Aether Foundation's top priority? |
| Aether Foundation (2) | The foundation isn't a monolith. |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Sometimes we don't wanna do boring conservation work. |
| Mina | So what's that suspicious equipment for? |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Let's just say...it's used to lure out some unbelievable Pokémon. |
| Mina | In which case... |
| Mina | I won't just stand by! |
| Mina | Agh! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Hahaha! Done already? |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Keep quiet and don't move. We need to ask this kid some questions. |
| Preschooler | Help me... |
| Mina | I won't let you! I'm gonna stand strong on this beach! Just like the guardian deity who watches over the beaches of Poni Island! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | If you're gonna stand in our way, then don't blame us for what's about to happen! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Wh-what's happening?! |
| Preschooler | It's the Pokémon I saw in the sea! |
| Mina | Tapu Fini?! |
- A Picturesque Pair
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Mina | Tapu Fini?! |
| ??? | Now's not the time to space out, Mina! |
| Hapu | Tapu Fini wants to lend you its strength! |
| Mina | For real? You're not hurt? All right, then let's battle–together! |
| Hapu | Hyah! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Bah! Too strong! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | We'd better retreat if we're up against a tapu! |
| Preschooler | Wow! So cool! |
| Hapu | Indeed. That was impressive teamwork. |
| Mina | Thank you, Tapu Fini. You saved me again. |
| Hapu | Again, you say? |
| Mina | You know how people living on Poni Island are pretty much protected by Tapu Fini? Hapu, have you ever heard that story about the kid who almost drowned on Poni... and was saved by Tapu Fini? |
| Hapu | Do you mean that child was... Ah. I won't press any further. This Tapu Fini does appear to be different from the guardian deity in Alola. |
| Mina | Really? |
| Hapu | And yet, no matter what, as someone who resides in Alola, our desire to respect Pokémon remains unwavering. Also, Mina. The assistance was not just one-sided. You two battled together. It wasn't "again"–you have taken a step forward. |
| Mina | Yeah! I hope so! And, Tapu Fini, I gotta say... Whatever beach you're on, you'd make a pretty great painting! |
| Hau | It's so reassuring to have one of Alola's guardian deities with me! |
| Hala | Hahaha! It seems you haven't noticed! This Tapu Koko is not the guardian deity of Melemele. I can tell! |
| Hau | What?! Really? |
| Hala | This Tapu Koko showed up to protect the island of Pasio! And my grandson was deemed worthy. Old Hala is proud to be your grandfather! |
| ??? | Hey, Hala! |
| Hala | I see. I'm curious about this "equipment." Could it be related to all these disturbances? |
| Hapu | For now, let us celebrate you and Hau allying with these new partner Pokémon. You have been deemed worthy by Pokémon that could be the guardian deities of Pasio! |
| Mina | That's a lotta responsibility! |
| Hau | Yep! We have to work together to protect the peace on Pasio! |
| Hapu | A noble endeavor. |
| Hala | Although, I'm surprised Tapu Fini has shown up as well... Could it be the other tapu are also here? |
| Faba | Regarding what we were discussing the other day... I, Faba, promise to meet your expectations– |
| Lillie | Mr. Faba? Who are you talking to? |
| Faba | Miss Lillie and Young Master Gladion?! P-please e-e-excuse me! I'll call back later! |
| Gladion | I see you've been contacting someone in secret. What are you scheming? |
| Faba | What a rude assumption! This is a private matter! |
| Gladion | If you have nothing to hide, then show us your call history. |
| Faba | I-I can't do that! |
| Lillie | Mr. Faba! |
| Faba | If I say that I can't, I mean I that can't! (sic) |
| Gladion | I'm afraid we have no choice but to get a bit rough... |
| Faba | Aiyee! Bested so easily! |
| Gladion | Now come with us. |
- Illuminating the Darkness
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Faba | Why are you all ganging up on me like this? |
| Looker | We'll let you go once we clear you of suspicion, so just answer us honestly. We received a report that Aether Foundation employees were setting up suspicious equipment on the beach. The president doesn't know about this. Did you give that order? |
| Faba | How would I know anything about that? |
| Lillie | Who were you on the phone with? |
| Faba | As I said before, that was, ah, the president, yes. |
| Lusamine | I have no memory of talking to you on the phone, recently. |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Please don't lie, Branch Chief! |
| Faba | I'm not lying. |
| Lillie | Grrr... |
| Aether Foundation (2) | We have a problem! We just heard that Ultra Beasts are appearing again! |
| Anabel | Guess they don't want to give us time to talk... |
| Lusamine | I'll stay here and take care of this. Everyone else, please deal with the Ultra Beasts. |
| Looker | Understood. Thank you. |
| Lillie | Please be careful, Mother. |
| Lusamine | You too, Lillie. |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Hehehe... Hahaha! Now no one will interrupt us! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | What are you doing? |
| Aether Foundation (2) | President Lusamine! We're replacing you and taking control of the Aether Foundation! |
| Lusamine | What are you talking about? |
| Aether Foundation (3) | We have no reason to follow you any more. You used to research Ultra Beasts so you could make them yours... But now you're fixated on family and love and boring Pokémon conservation nonsense! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | There's absolutely no benefit to being a part of the foundation! |
| Faba | I couldn't agree more. |
| Aether Foundation (4) | Branch Chief! What's wrong with you? |
| Aether Foundation (3) | That's why we allied with Team Rocket and sold them our Ultra Wormhole-activation technology! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | We want to take over the Aether Foundation and use the power of the Ultra Beasts to do what we want! |
| ??? | Exactly! |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Thanks to you, we've been able to exploit that technology! Praise the Aether Foundation! |
| Lusamine | ... ... ... |
- Guardian Deities Assemble
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Acerola | Hey! Why are people from the Aether Foundation trying to steal Pokémon?! Isn't it your job to protect them? |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Starting today, the Aether Foundation has teamed up with Team Rocket! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | WE control the Aether Foundation! The sheltered Pokémon belong to US! |
| Lana | It seems they've caught us. |
| Kiawe | How could this happen... |
| Mallow | How cowardly of you to attack us off guard! |
| Sophocles | I didn't expect this... |
| Aether Foundation (2) | We'll use your Pokémon to benefit US! |
| Acerola | We won't allow it! Go! Palossand! |
| Lana | We won't let you reel us in like that! Go, Araquanid! |
| Acerola | Ugh! |
| Lana | Oh no! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | You've been fighting a long time since you were ambushed! Anyone can win against a tired Pokémon! In fact, that's our strategy! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Now then! |
| Sophocles | Whoa! W-wait a sec! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Eek! Wh-what are these Pokémon?! |
| Kiawe | That Pokémon is...Tapu Lele?! |
| Sophocles | And that other one is Tapu Bulu! |
| Acerola | What are the Alolan guardian deities doing here? |
| Mallow | Maybe they're here to... |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Whoa! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | What're you doing?! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | You’re interfering! Go away! |
| Mallow | They're...here to help us? |
| Kiawe | It seems they're doing what they want... |
| Sophocles | But our opponents are confused! Now's our chance! |
| Sophocles | Whoa! Wh-why are they attacking me?! |
| Acerola | Sophocles?! Hey! HEY! Stop it, Tapu Bulu! That's enough! |
| Mallow | What? S-stop, that's dangerous! Now Tapu Bulu is looking at US! |
| Acerola | I don't know why you're angry...but Sophocles isn't the enemy! Don't take your frustration out on us! If you're a guardian deity, then you should be protecting the Pokémon and people on Pasio, who're in trouble! |
| Mallow | H-huh? Did it calm down? |
| Kiawe | You managed to calm Tapu Bulu... How could this happen?! |
| Sophocles | Th-that was— |
| Mallow | Does that mean Acerola earned Tapu Bulu's approval? |
| Kiawe | Acerola's shouts and their will to protect Pasio may have lit a fire in Tapu Bulu's heart! |
| Acerola | I...I don't even know what to say! |
| Lana | Hmm... Now's the time to reel it in! Oh, look! There's Lusamine and Giovanni! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Wha— |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | What?! |
| Lana | Now's the time! Acerola! |
| Acerola | Go, Tapu Bulu! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | You little— |
| Lana | Heehee! Hook, line, and sinker. |
| Lana | Oh? You interested in playing jokes, too? If so...then I have a favor to ask. Could you lend me your strength, even for a little while, to protect this island of Pasio? I'll teach you all my little tricks after that. |
| Mallow | What?! That shine! You too, Lana? |
| Kiawe | Amazing how the both of you managed to connect with guardian deities! |
| Sophocles | Didn't expect that! In a good way! |
| Lana | Thank you very much, Tapu Lele. Now then... Let's battle our opponents! |
- Begin the Counterattack!
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Aether Foundation (1) | Urgh! Battling two Legendary Pokémon sure ain't easy! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | At times like these, we have to strategically retreat! |
| Mallow | Yay! They're running away! |
| ??? | Hey! Is everyone OK? |
| Mallow | Olivia! |
| Olivia | I see. So that's what happened... |
| Nanu | I'm sorry we arrived late. |
| Olivia | But you all did great! I'd expect nothing less from the captains of Alola. |
| Nanu | Yeah. Well done becoming allies with Tapu Bulu and Tapu Lele. Even if they do seem to be different from the Alolan guardian deities I know. |
| Acerola | Huh? You can tell, Nanu? |
| Nanu | I am an Island Kahuna, after all. |
| Olivia | Maybe like the Ultra Beasts, they came from a different world than the one we live in... Maybe even from a place similar to ours. |
| Nanu | But... I know Acerola often disciplines kids, but I didn't expect her to do the same to Tapu Bulu. |
| Sophocles | Acerola was a bit scary back then... |
| Acerola | Heh heh heh... You'd better not make me or Tapu Bulu angry, OK? |
| Lana | Heehee. The two of you are very similar. |
| Olivia | Didn't Tapu Lele also feel a connection with you, Lana? |
| Mallow | They're both innocent and fond of jokes, so they do have some similarities, huh? |
| ??? | Why are you acting like this is over?! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | We've only just started! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | OK then! Come here! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | C'mon! You need to help us! |
| Sophocles | Ultra Beasts?! |
| Olivia | This doesn't look like an easy task. |
| Lana | Even though Tapu Bulu and Tapu Lele will help us out... |
| Acerola | having to battle this long is tough! |
| ??? | Time for us to trade places. |
| Looker | We've come to help! |
| Nanu | Heh. Well, well. Look who's here. |
| Anabel | We'll deal with them. Use this time to regroup and recover! |
| Nanu | So she says. |
| Olivia | Lana, Acerola... I have some special outfits over there for the both of you. They're for the festival. Their designs are inspired by the guardian deities. If you wear them, you'll be able to connect even more with Tapu Bulu and Tapu Lele. Think of them as similar to sygna suits. Not to mention... You're sure to look great in them! |
| Nanu | The two of you DID fight hard and get pretty dirty. |
| Lana | OK, I'll wear it! Thank you, everyone! |
| Acerola | Let's go, Lana! |
| Lana | Sure, Acerola! |
| Olivia | Right, then. Shall we continue where we left off? Use this to heal your Pokémon. |
| Sophocles | Th-thank you! |
| Olivia | Once we're ready, we'll join Looker and the group to help fight, too! |
| Mallow | Yes! |
| Nanu | Hey. Don't screw it up, 100kr. |
| Looker | Yeah! I know! |
| Nanu | I never thought the three of us would be working together again... |
| Anabel | It's very reassuring to battle alongside the both of you. |
| Looker | Yeah, I feel the same, too, Chief! |
| Nanu | Is that so... |
| Looker | OK then! Let us begin! |
| Nanu | Nice and gentle... |
- Faba's Plan
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Aether Foundation (1) | Urgh! There are too many of them! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | President Lusamine, even if it's just you, please escape! |
| Lusamine | No, I'm afraid I can't. Everything will be fine—leave this to me. |
| Aether Foundation (1) | But, if we carry on like this— |
| Lusamine | Faba. Is this what you wanted? |
| Faba | No, no, of course not. Why, I am... |
| Faba | the Aether Foundation's last line of defense! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Huh?! |
| Lusamine | Weren't you planning on betraying the foundation? |
| Faba | Er...well, yes, in a manner of speaking... |
| Aether Foundation (2) | You're not making much sense. |
| Lusamine | Weren't you also an informant? You were talking to someone on the phone... |
| Faba | Argh! Fine! Since we're already in a mess, I'll confess! I was looking for a job! A new job! I wanted to move up the career ladder! |
| Lusamine | A...new job? |
| Faba | Yes, that's right! President Lusamine! Just like them, I was frustrated with you! But I was only trying to get hired here on Pasio by someone who would treat me better—as a retainer for Lear's royal family! And here you all are, treating me like I'm betraying the foundation! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | I mean...if you look at your track record... |
| Lusamine | So, the "president" you were talking to was... |
| Faba | Yes! I was talking to the "president of Pasio"! Since he holds the authority here on Pasio, you could say he's like the "president" of Pasio! I wasn't lying, OK?! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | That's a bit of a stretch... |
| Lusamine | Does that mean you have nothing to do with this series of incidents? |
| Faba | Correct! Nothing! I'm cooperating with you to clear my name! That's all! |
| Lusamine | *sigh* What unfortunate timing... |
| Faba | Unbelievable! You are insufferable! All of you! If what you did cost me my job, how would you repay me?! If you're frustrated with the foundation, then deal with it like an adult! |
| Aether Foundation (3) | Ugh! I don't want to be lectured by you! |
| Aether Foundation (4) | If Team Rocket had reached out to you before us, you would've betrayed the foundation, too! |
| Faba | *gulp* W-well, that's... |
| Lusamine | As the president, I have complicated feelings right now... But what Faba said is correct! Even if you're frustrated with my methods... it doesn't mean you can misuse the foundation's technology. I won't allow you to do what you want—not with the foundation, and not on Pasio! |
| Faba | Th-that's right! We won't allow you! |
- An Unexpected Ally
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Acerola | Now we're all prepared! |
| Lana | That outfit looks great on you, Acerola. |
| Acerola | Really? You look perfect, too! |
| Lana | Heehee... You think? |
| Hau | Oh, Acerola and Lana! I thought that was you! |
| Mina | You two are wearing outfits for the festival, right? And next to you two are... |
| Acerola | So, although they're not the Alolan guardian deities... |
| Lana | all four of the tapu are here in one spot! |
| Hau | Wow! I can't believe this is happening! All of them will lend us their strength! |
| Acerola | We're supposed to wear this outfit during the festival on Pasio, right? I want to wear this and enjoy the festival with Tapu Bulu! |
| Hau | Me too! |
| Mina | In order to do that, we need to protect Pasio! |
| Lana | Yeah! Pasio is an important island for us—just as important as our home, Alola! |
| Mina | We feel the same! |
| Lana | Let's go—with the four guardian deities! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Aiyee! |
| Aether Foundation (2) | Tch! How dare you! |
| Faba | My turn to say it: Aiyee! |
| Aether Foundation (3) | Branch Chief! |
| Lusamine | Ugh... We don't have enough people on our side! |
| ??? | That’s enough, you guys! |
| Guzma | If you're itching for a battle, Team Skull can play with ya! We'll beat you down! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Wh-who are these people?! |
| Lusamine | Guzma?! |
| Guzma | Hey, you OK, Madam Prez? |
| Plumeria | We haven't forgotten our promise to the Aether Foundation. We'll help you out! |
| Guzma | Guys! Show 'em what destruction looks like! |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | We'll give five hundred percent to save our boy Guzma! |
| Team Skull Grunt (2) | We'll cut you to the bone! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Aaaaaaaaaaah! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | It w-wasn't supposed to go like this! |
| Guzma | It's you guys, right? Opening Ultra Wormholes here and there around Pasio? How do we close them? Spit it out! |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Heh! Why would we tell you?! |
| Guzma | Hey, you. What do you do if a machine breaks? |
| Aether Foundation (1) | Huh? |
| Guzma | You hit it hard, right? At least, that's what I do. And usually it'll just break, leaving no trace. Do you want me to "fix" you? |
| Aether Foundation (1) | E-eeek! O-OK! Th-there's a device that forces Ultra Wormholes to open! If you stop the device, the Ultra Wormholes should close! |
| Guzma | A device? OK! We'll destroy it! Let's go, you punks! |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | Sure, yo! |
| Team Skull Grunt (2) | Destroying's our thing—we're bad to the bone! |
| Lusamine | Guzma... |
| Plumeria | President Lusamine... He was glad to have a chance to help you again. |
| Lusamine | I see... |
two shadow Aether Foundation employees, their Pokémon, and some Ultra Beasts) | |
| Aether Foundation (4) | No matter how much you fight, it's pointless! |
| Aether Foundation (4) | As long as we have Ultra Wormholes, we'll continue to get new pawns! Hmm? |
| Aether Foundation (5) | Wha—?! The Ultra Wormholes are—?! |
| Mina | Oh? They suddenly disappeared. I wonder why. |
| Hau | Oh no! The Ultra Beasts are getting out of control! |
| Lana | They may be confused since they no longer have a way home. |
| Acerola | I don't know what's going on, but does that mean we won't have any more Ultra Beasts? |
| Hau | Then we should defeat all these guys... and calm down the Ultra Beasts! |
| Aether Foundation (4) | Wh-why did the Ultra Wormholes suddenly close? |
| Lana | We should be OK with these guys. |
| Mina | But the Ultra Beasts... |
| Acerola | They were left on Pasio. |
| Hau | You'll be fine! I’m sure you'll be able to get back home! Plus, here on Pasio, there are loads of people and Pokémon from different places! So you won't feel lonely! And if you like it here, you can stay as long as you want! We'll also be here with you—together! |
- A Future Together
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
the player and Gladion are chilling in the distance; Lillie, Hau, Selene, and Elio laugh at the sight; Lusamine walks up to them) | |
| Lillie | Looks like all the sheltered Pokémon are having fun! |
| Lusamine | True... I suppose they find Pasio relaxing. I hope the people in the city also accept the Ultra Beasts. |
| Hau | I’m sure it'll be fine! Ultra Beasts are Pokémon, too! |
| Lillie | Yes, you're right. They may feel a little hesitant at first... |
| Selene | But people and Pokémon can live together in harmony! |
| Elio | It doesn't matter what power they have or what world they come from! |
| Lusamine | Indeed... I agree. |
| Faba | What a peaceful sight. |
| Lear | Faba. |
| Faba | Oh my—if it isn't Master Lear! |
| Lear | I'm here about your offer. We're still considering hiring you as one of our retainers. Though I know this may be slightly poor timing. |
| Lusamine | Faba... |
| Lusamine | I have no right to ask you to stay. But I do believe there are things you can gain if you continue with the Aether Foundation. |
| Lusamine | Well...what do you think? |
| Faba | ... ... ... I...suppose it's not a bad option. Master Lear, although it was I who asked you for the job, I regret to inform you... |
| Lear | I see. What a shame. If you ever change your mind, do come to me. |
| Lusamine | Are you sure? Their reaction to your offer certainly wasn’t bad... |
| Faba | True. But I still have a few things to learn at the Aether Foundation. Besides... Wouldn't it be unfortunate if the foundation lost its last line of defense? |
| Lusamine | True. |
| Lusamine | As the president of the Aether Foundation... I must also continue to protect and love Pokémon, the children, and the members of the foundation. |
| Looker | Team Rocket once again took advantage of the discord within the Aether Foundation... and used Ultra Wormholes to wreak havoc on Pasio so they could cause trouble behind the scenes. |
| Anabel | It seems they’re continuing to gain knowledge of other organizations’ technology in order to expand their power. We need to be extra cautious. |
| Nanu | Yeah. They're grown beyond being simply an organization from Kanto. |
| Looker | Even if Team Rocket continues to gain power... No matter what methods they use... we must simply keep doing what we can, without falter. |
| Anabel | That’s right. |
| Looker | OK then! To celebrate our teamwork, let's have a feast together! In fact, the other day, I tried out this restaurant with a certain well-known president! We should go there! |
| Anabel | Wow! The food there must be great! |
| Nanu | Who's this "president" you speak of? |
| Looker | Don't be too surprised when you hear this, but he's from the Galar region, and... |
Galar: A Millennium into the Future
- The Galar Region's Hero
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Youngster | Whoa! It's huge! |
| Preschooler | What Pokémon is that? |
| Rose | This Pokémon is called Copperajah! I suppose you're not familiar with Galarian Pokémon, are you. |
| Preschooler | Nope! |
| Rose | Then allow me to explain all about Copperajah and their connection to the Galar region! |
| Youngster | Wow, you sure know a lot! What's your job, mister? |
| Oleana | This is Mr. Rose—chairman of the Pokémon League in the Galar region! As the president of a large business conglomerate, he is truly a hero to the Galar region, working tirelessly to ensure its prosperity. |
| Preschooler | Hmm... |
| Rose | If you'd like, I could tell you more about the Galar region... |
| Oleana | We need to leave soon, Chairman Rose. |
| Rose | Oh yes! I nearly forgot. There are still many other places we need to see. I'm terribly sorry, but let's speak again soon. Good-bye for now, everyone! |
Victor, Gloria, Hop, Sonia, and Leon walk past, but they stop when they notice Rose) | |
| Victor | I-is that Chairman Rose?! |
| Rose | Hm? |
| Rose | Oh, what a pleasant surprise! How nice to see you all taking in the sights! |
| Sonia | What?! Hold on—I wouldn't call this a pleasant surprise! |
| Leon | Weren't you arrested? |
| Rose | Hmm? What are you talking about? |
| Oleana | I beg your pardon?! What do you mean, Chairman Rose was arrested? How rude of you! This is clearly a case of defamation, and— |
| Rose | Now now, Oleana. They're just joking! Right, everyone? |
| Gloria | H-haha! Yes, you're right... S-sorry... |
| Sonia | Hang on a minute! |
| Hop | What's going on?! |
| Gloria | Neither of them seems to remember anything! |
| Leon | It didn't look like they were lying or trying to play innocent... |
| Victor | Could it be that... they really haven't done anything wrong? |
| Gloria | Umm... What do you mean? |
| Victor | People who have come to Pasio have been saying... that after they arrive, they sometimes remember or acknowledge things slightly differently than their friends... Maybe, for some reason, there are people coming to Pasio from a slightly different time? |
| Sonia | Many strange things do happen on Pasio... |
| Leon | Which means those two over there... |
| Leon | might be Chairman Rose and Oleana from before they caused the Darkest Day in Galar. |
| Hop | Do you think they might start something on Pasio? |
| Leon | I'm not sure, but... |
| Leon | I suppose Chairman Rose's "wish" hasn't changed since then... |
| Gloria | ... ... ... |
| Rose | Excuse me? What have you been whispering about this whole time? We've finally gotten to see each other. I'd be delighted if you all talked to me as well! |
| Sonia | Oh, s-sorry! We're done now! Haha... |
| Rose | I have an idea! It would be a waste to simply stand here and talk. Why don't we have a chat while walking around Pasio? |
- As Quickly as Possible
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Rose | It's a shame that Leon and Sonia are too busy to join us... Oh? |
| Allister | Gengar... Swallow everything in darkness... |
| Oleana | That's...Allister, isn't it? What was that move? |
| Shauntal | I'm not losing! Go, Chandelure! |
| Rose | Wow! Again?! |
| Oleana | I think I saw something shine before they used those moves... |
| Hop | Those are sync moves! |
| Victor | The sync stone converts the bond of a sync pair into power. |
| Rose | Wow! A sync stone, you say... It must hold a lot of energy! |
| Oleana | I'm sure spectators would be thrilled to see a flashy battle like this. |
| Rose | Hmm... Could you tell me who on Pasio knows the most about sync stones? If you can give me a name, I'd love to meet them! |
| Rose | Well, well! What a pleasure to have Prince Lear himself welcome us! |
| Professor Bellis | We heard you wanted to discuss sync stones... |
| Rose | That's correct! Let's talk as soon as possible! I'm committed to solving the energy problem in the Galar region—and, of course, around the world. I've been scratching my head every day and haven't been able to find the perfect solution... However, the power within these sync stones is truly remarkable! It even has the potential to save the future a millennium from now! |
| Lear | A millennium? |
| Rose | So, here's my suggestion. Let's change the sync stones' management system right away... and funnel all the resources used in its research into energy development instead! What do you think? |
| Lear | But changing it so quickly would be far too sudden... |
| Professor Bellis | Chairman Rose. Using sync stones to develop energy is a wonderful idea. However, sync stones have value beyond being a good source of energy. We don't want to limit the use of sync stones to a single purpose. |
| Lear | I agree. Sync stones can enrich the connection between people and Pokémon. We shouldn't rush our research on how to use sync stones "correctly." |
| Rose | Why is that? |
| Lear | On Pasio, there are people who try to abuse sync stones' power. |
| Professor Bellis | We wouldn't want to abandon sync stones' boundless potential by limiting our research to simply energy production. There are also still many mysteries surrounding sync stones. Thus, they can be unstable at times. I want to spend time examining the utility and dangers of sync stones from multiple angles. As someone responsible for sync stone research, I cannot compromise on this. |
| Rose | I see... I understand how you two feel. Let me think over my idea. Thank you for your valuable time. |
| Hop | Chairman Rose... |
| Gloria | As we expected, he's thinking about solving the energy problem as soon as he can. |
| Victor | Even if it's not NOW, as long as we work together, we should be able to find a solution... I hope he agrees. |
- Whispering Shadows
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Leon | I see. So Chairman Rose said all that... |
| Victor | I hope he doesn't try to use force again... |
| Professor Bellis | Force? |
| Leon | Oh, I guess I should tell the two of you about him... In the past, Chairman Rose caused the Darkest Day to happen again in Galar. |
| Lear | The Darkest Day? |
| Leon | Yeah, he awakened Eternatus and tried to use its energy to solve Galar's problems. |
| Lear | Wait, didn't Eternatus—? |
| Leon | Yeah, Eternatus caused that incident in which Dynamax Pokémon were rampaging on Pasio. The exact same thing happened in Galar. Dynamax Pokémon went on a rampage and caused a lot of damage... As a result, the Chairman Rose we know took responsibility by turning himself over to the police. |
| Hop | But the Chairman Rose that's here now doesn't seem to remember any of it... |
| Lear | I see. That's why you're worried he might do the same thing again. |
| Leon | Yeah, but I think... that we share the same desire to create a brighter future for Galar and the world. I don't want us to repeat the same tragedy by working at cross-purposes. |
| Professor Bellis | Even if Chairman Rose does try something, I don't think he'll be able to do anything impactful. He's only just come to Pasio, so I don't think he has the unique facilities he'd need for his research... Above all, I've been managing my sync stone research data with extra care, since Giovanni has been coming after it. |
| Leon | I see... (I do hope nothing happens...) |
| Rose | They have a way to save the future right in front of them! Why are they dragging their feet?! I must provide limitless energy to ensure everlasting prosperity for everyone... It is my purpose, my duty, my destiny! I need to do something as soon as possible—for our future! Even if I become hated for it. |
| ??? | That spirit... I can see you are a man of remarkable caliber. |
| Rose | And you are...? |
| Giovanni | Just like you, I also lead an organization. I know a way to extract sync stones' power. But I can't seem to find a better way to use that power... So, how about it? Interested in working together? |
| Oleana | I don't think it's a good idea to listen to this suspicious man, Mr. Rose. |
| Rose | It doesn't matter who he is, Oleana. If we're to protect the future, we can't be picky about our methods. |
| Giovanni | Wise decision. |
| Rose | I must gain management over all sync stones, even if I have to be somewhat aggressive. |
| Giovanni | Hmm... To do that, you'd need to own Pasio—the only place where you can find these sync stones. |
| Rose | Yes, I suppose that's true. |
| Giovanni | What a wonderful plan. For the time being, let's not share this with your acquaintances from Galar... And let us proceed...in secret. |
- Repeated Mistakes
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Sawyer | Is that the application form for the arena? |
| Leon | Yeah! I want to host a massive event with Pokémon battles! |
| Gloria | We're planning on hosting it with everyone from Galar! |
| Sawyer | I see... Unfortunately, Chairman Rose has already submitted an application. |
| Hop | What? Chairman Rose? |
| Gloria | Then how about a different stadium? |
| Sawyer | Chairman Rose has submitted applications for all of them. The only place available is the village square. |
| Leon | ... ... ... |
while Allister, Nessa, Melony, Raihan, and Team Yell watch) | |
| Team Yell Grunt (1) | Team Yell is here to cheer for Piers! |
| Team Yell Grunt (2) | Go for it! |
| Gordie | You've got a passionate group of fans, as usual. |
| Piers | Ah, sorry. These lot just care a lot for the team. |
| Leon | So it seems Chairman Rose is trying to compete with us... by hosting events with Pokémon battles in large venues. |
| Sonia | We've lost quite a bit of our audience to him, too. |
| Hop | Hmm, that's suspicious... |
| Lear | Nevertheless, there wasn't anything strange about the application itself. We can't reject an application based on who the applicant is. |
| Leon | Victor has joined one of Rose's events for us, just in case... |
Victor is standing in line with Volkner, Colress, Clemont, Sophocles, Molayne, and others) | |
| Victor | So far, it looks like a normal event. |
| Rose | Thank you all for gathering here! I would like to make a big announcement today! In fact, this speech is being broadcast all over Pasio. Based on the results of our research on sync stones... we are working on developing technologies that can utilize their energy. Now, let me guess what you're all thinking. "Sync stones should only be used for Pokémon battles." Regrettably, that understanding is incorrect! |
| Rose | Today—as proof of what I just shared—we shall share some of our findings with everyone! |
| Victor | (It shouldn't be easy to access the research data on sync stones!) (How did he get his hands on it?!) |
| Rose | As you can see, sync stones... have the potential to be an excellent source of energy—to create a better future! |
| Colress | Oh-ho! So there are still other ways to utilize sync stones! |
| Clemont | Maybe he can help me with my inventions. |
| Rose | However! The wonderful value of sync stones has been ignored... and they have been downgraded to simple tools used to promote Pasio! That is because... Prince Lear, the leader of Pasio, has been controlling and monopolizing them! |
| Victor | Wha—?! |
| Rose | Sync stones can be used to enrich everyone's lives! Why should we use them only for battling? Shouldn't we be acting as quickly as we can, to research how we can use them for energy? To ensure we can thrive a millennium from now, and even for an eternity... I, Rose, would like to take over all sync stones' management! |
- Headed for the Same Future!
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Victor | Chairman Rose! |
| Victor | How did you get ahold of the data on sync stones? |
| Rose | I received it from my new business partner. |
| Victor | Who is this "business partner"? |
| Rose | I wonder. That said, if it's for the sake of a prosperous future, I don't care who I work with. Sooner or later, I will manage all sync stones and make use of them—for the future. Good-bye for now! |
| Ace Trainer (1) | Hey, what did you think about that speech? |
| Poké Fan | Isn't it a bit much to be thinking about a problem that might happen a millennium from now? |
| Professor Sycamore | We need to avoid a future where we fight over limited resources... And we should probably think about what to do—even if it is about the distant future. |
| Ace Trainer (1) | See? Even the professor says so! |
| Professor Sycamore | Hold on, I don't agree with everything he said... |
| Ace Trainer (2) | Hey, don't you agree with what Mr. Rose said? |
| Rising Star | Yeah, if it can make our lives better, then it's probably a good idea! |
| Collector | But I don't think it's a good idea to have only one person managing all of the sync stones... |
| Scientist | Don't be a fool! Mr. Rose is thinking seriously about the future of the world! |
| Gloria | Chairman Rose's speech got everyone talking, and rumors spread quickly. |
| Sawyer | Some people are even publicly criticizing our young master. |
| Rachel | Seriously, as if Master Lear would ever monopolize the sync stones! |
| Hop | Pasio's starting to split into opposing factions—Lear supporters and Rose supporters! |
| Lear | If we leave it like this, things could get even worse... |
| ??? | In that case... |
| Leon | We need to fight back! We should use the same method he's using! |
| Lear | Do you have some sort of plan? |
| Leon | Yeah! But in order for it to work, I need everyone's help! |
| Lear | Chairman Rose has been trying to solve a problem that's a thousand years away from affecting us! |
| Leon | It was the same when he caused the Darkest Day. As long as he's able to protect the future, he doesn't care what people think of him now. That's why, before anything like that can happen, I want to properly tell him this time that... we can change the future together—not alone! |
| Victor | Me too! I don't want Chairman Rose to make the same mistake again! |
| Gloria | I also want to tell him we should cooperate! I think that the future Chairman Rose cares about and the Pasio Lear is aiming to create are both wonderful! |
| Hop | Yeah! I feel the same! |
| Lear | Heh, nice to hear. |
| Leon | OK then! Everyone! We're about to have some battles, but it's not to defeat someone! We're going to battle in order to understand each other—and to move toward a shared future! Let's show Chairman Rose our new future! |
- Leon's Wish
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
watching a battle between Raihan, a Youngster, and Preschooler) | |
| Marnie | You've got everyone's cheers backin' you! Give it your all! |
| Team Yell Grunt (1) | Hey, hey, hey! Show him what you've got, kiddos! |
| Team Yell Grunt (2) | There's no such thing as losing when you've got Marnie and Piers cheerin' for you! |
| Leon | OK, kid! Go for it! |
| Youngster | All right! Here we go! |
| Preschooler | And now, we attack! Take that! |
a moment later, they use their sync move and defeat Raihan's Gigalith) | |
| Raihan | Oof, you beat me! |
| Youngster | Woohoo! We did it! |
| Preschooler | Yaaay! We won, we won! |
| Raihan | Haha! Great teamwork, you two! If you can't do something on your own, you can work together with others to be even stronger! |
| Leon | Exactly! You can only do so much on your own. But if you work together as a team, you can overcome any obstacle! And that's something I want everyone to remember! |
| Oleana | Mr. Rose. Apparently, in various areas on Pasio... Champion Leon has been hosting Pokémon battle events focused on using sync stones. |
| Rose | I see... That certainly sounds like something he'd do. However, I expected he'd show he has an opposing view. I'll proceed with my next step, then. |
| Oleana | In that case... |
| Rose | Yes, please prepare for the announcement. The announcement of their incredible inventions... |
| Gloria | Leon, we've got a problem! There's been an announcement in town about some inventions that use sync stones! |
Leon and Gloria approach them) | |
| Rose | Oh? Well, well, if it isn't Leon. Don't you have an event you need to attend? |
| Leon | Chairman Rose! And you all are... |
| Volkner | Yo, Champion. |
| Sophocles | H-hello... |
| Leon | What brings them all here? |
| Rose | They're here to, ah, collaborate with me. With help from their excellent young talent, I plan to use sync stone energy more effectively. |
| Leon | What?! |
| Rose | You all seem to misunderstand me. I don't intend to limit sync stones' potential. |
| Gloria | Huh? |
| Rose | In fact, I have a question for you all. The potential of people and Pokémon...or our energy problem... Which do you believe we should prioritize? |
- Rose's Methods
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Leon | Which should we prioritize? |
| Rose | Yes. Time is limited. That applies to these great inventors as well. The ideas and technology formed by their young talent will eventually wither away. They won't wait for us forever. But what about the relationship between people and Pokémon? It can flourish right now, without having to rely on sync stones, wouldn't you say? Surely we can take our time with that. Right now, we ought to be researching energy use that could save our future. |
| Leon | That's... |
| Volkner | Hey, I don't think Mr. Rose would use sync stones maliciously. Would it really be that bad for him to be in charge of the sync stones? |
| Clemont | The inventions people create will light up the future. That itself isn't a bad thing. |
| Gloria | Um, then why... Why do you all seem unhappy? |
| Gloria | You're all passionate about inventing things, but you don't seem excited at all. |
| Volkner | Well, to be honest... Mr. Rose's request involves a lot of restrictions. |
| Rose | Restrictions? That's not true! We've no time to play around. We've got to save our future as soon as possible! And to do that, we must eliminate anything that's useless! |
| Sophocles | Useless...you say? |
| Rose | Yes, that's correct. Your ideals aren't necessary right now. That is, not for the future a millennium from now that I envision. |
| Clemont | It seems we're unable to create what Mr. Rose wants... |
| Sophocles | Yes... |
| Volkner | I'm afraid I don't think we can be of further help. |
| Clemont | I'm sorry, but please excuse us... |
| Rose | *sigh* How disappointing. |
| Leon | Chairman Rose. With the way you're going about things, you'll end up limiting sync stones' potential. That seems clear from your conversation. |
| Oleana | What are you—?! |
| Leon | Your way of doing things shuts other people down. And with that, your valued partners will drift away. Your options will start to run out, until eventually you hit a dead end. Do you really think you can save "the future a millennium from now" like that? |
| Rose | Of course I do. My experience and accomplishments that made Macro Cosmos a success are proof my methods work. |
| Leon | I see... If you still don't understand, even after this conversation, there's only one option left. Since we're both Trainers... Then instead of using words, we can face each other heart-to-heart! |
| Rose | Are you suggesting we settle this with a Pokémon battle? |
| Leon | Yes. For you to understand the importance of connecting with others... I challenge you to a group battle, Chairman! |
| Rose | I don't intend to change my mind, even if I lose. |
| Leon | ... ... ... |
| Rose | But I suppose I'll accept, if that's what will satisfy you. And if I win against you, I can spread word of my ideas on a larger scale. However, I have you as my opponent. I'm clearly at a disadvantage when it comes to Pokémon battles. You wouldn't mind if I brought along some "supporters"... Would you, Champion Leon? |
| Leon | Bring whoever you'd like. Victory will be mine. We'll change your mind with our shining brilliance! |
| Looker | Victor, I've gathered some valuable information on the matter you wanted me to look into. I suppose we saw this coming...but it seems that man is involved. |
| Victor | Then Chairman Rose's "partner" must be... |
| Looker | That's right. It's Giovanni, the boss of Team Rocket. |
- The Decisive Battle Begins
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Leon | Chairman Rose and Team Rocket's boss?! |
| Looker | Yes. Team Rocket has been using their usual method to achieve their goals. They agitate others, then commit crimes behind their backs. |
| Leon | Are you saying they're just using Chairman Rose to get what they want?! |
| Looker | I'm afraid so. There's no way Giovanni has any interest in "the future a millennium from now" that Mr. Rose has been lamenting. |
| Gloria | Then we need to hurry and tell Chairman Rose about this! If he finds out he's been working with Team Rocket, then maybe... |
| Victor | No. I don't think that'll work. Chairman Rose said... |
| Victor | "If it's for the sake of a prosperous future, I don't care who I work with." |
| Victor | So... |
| Leon | You're right... Now that Chairman Rose has made up his mind, it's unlikely he'd stop even if we told him who he's working with. Just like the time when... he forcibly carried out his plan even knowing the dangers of Eternatus. |
| Gloria | ... ... ... |
| Leon | That's why we must fundamentally change Chairman Rose's way of thinking in our upcoming battle. So let's face him head on with our strength and our feelings! |
| Gloria | Yeah! |
| Leon | Thank you, everyone, for gathering today! The upcoming match will be a group battle! Each side will have nine Trainers, and they'll go head-to-head using Pasio's three-on-three team battle format. The team with the most wins overall will be the victor! We're gonna make this tournament epic! I hope you all enjoy! |
| Piers | This is a chance for Marnie to shine. I'm countin' on you all. |
| Team Yell Grunt (1) | I can already hear Marnie's victory comin'! The only sound you'll hear is the crowd's cheer! |
| Team Yell Grunt (2) | We'll cheer for our Marnie till we lose our voices! |
| Ace Trainer | Which side do you think will win? |
| Rising Star | I'm thinking Lear's supporters! After all, they've got Leon on their side! |
| Ace Trainer | But we can't underestimate Rose's supporters either. I'm sure Mr. Rose has a secret strategy planned! |
| Sonia | To the public, today's match was announced as just another tournament, but... |
| Nessa | It sure doesn't seem that way. |
| Raihan | Yeah. People are seeing this as settling the score between two factions—Lear's supporters and Rose's. Normally, there'd be no chance to win in a Pokémon battle against Leon. Makes me wonder why Chairman Rose is looking so confident. |
| Leon | All right, the first battle's about to begin! I'm counting on you all! |
| Gloria | Yeah! |
| Hop | Right! |
| Marnie | Leave it to us! |
The strong, the beautiful, the cool...Team Galactic! | |
| Gloria | Huh?! |
- Taking Sides
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Hop | I-isn't Team Galactic—?! |
| Gloria | These are the "supporters" Rose was talking about?! |
| Marnie | They're those troublemakers from Sinnoh, right? |
| Jupiter | How rude of you to call us troublemakers. |
| Saturn | These days, we believe in science and are working toward completing the human spirit. If Mr. Rose wins, we can expect advancements in the practical uses of sync stones. That would benefit us, which is why we agreed to this match! By no means do we agree with Mr. Rose's ideology. |
| Mars | The only person whose orders we listen to is Master Cyrus! |
| Jupiter | And now, we're going to win this! |
| Team Yell Grunt | Go, go, Marnie! Send Team Galactic to the edge of outer space! |
| Piers | Maybe I can't cheer someone on just with the tunes I play. ♪ |
| Marnie | Gloria! |
| Gloria | Yeah! |
| Mars | Why, you! |
| Jupiter | Target the one that looks weakest! |
| Hop | Heh! |
| Jupiter | Ugh! |
| Hop | Gloria! Finish them! |
| Gloria | You got it! Let's do this, Cinderace! |
| Saturn | Ahhhhhh! |
| Jupiter | We were completely defeated. |
| Mars | Too bad. |
| Saturn | It seems the connections between hearts have endless potential after all. |
| Oleana | Listen up, members of Team Magma! It is unacceptable for us to lose! Battle with caution! |
| Courtney | Shut up... I'm only here to help the development of humanity...and our leader... Don't order me around... |
| Oleana | Hmph! If only Lear had just given up his mining rights, we wouldn't be in this situation... |
| Rachel | Whaaat? You'd better watch what you saaaay... |
| Beauty | Criticizing Master Lear just 'cause things aren't going your way? How rude! You won't get away with this! |
| Rachel | Rude people are, like, toootally gonna get punished! |
| Tabitha | I'm kinda scared of this battle... |
| Sawyer | A-all right! You, right there! You shall be my opponent! |
| Tabitha | F-fine, I accept! I'm going to crush you! Ahyahya! |
Rachel's Umbreon and Sawyer's Honchkrow launch a simultaneous attack on the opposing team, while the Beauty's Venusaur attacks Courtney's Camerupt) | |
| Courtney | Gah! |
| Oleana | I suppose this is the best we can do with temporary staff... How unreliable. I am now one extremely peeved Oleana! I won't let anyone interfere with Mr. Rose's plan! |
| Oleana | It's time to end this! |
| Rachel | Gyaaahhh!!! Wahhh! Master Leeear! |
| Sawyer | Guess that's it for us. I believe in the young master—and that he'll win! |
| Victor | Are you—?! |
| ??? | We, Team Magma, hold the development of humanity as our ideal. |
| Maxie | For this reason, we decided to support Mr. Rose. I hope you don't hold it against me. |
| ??? | Mr. Rose's research really drew my interest! |
| Colress | As a researcher myself, I've had the pleasure of supporting him as well! Please don't take it the wrong way. |
| Lear | Colress! You little... |
| Rose | Well then, Leon. Let's begin... and have a champion time! |
- A Small Step into the Future
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Maxie | Go! Groudon! |
| Victor | Oof! |
| Leon | Victor! |
| Colress | The connection and bond you have with one another! Please, show me more! |
| Leon | Guh... |
| Lear | Listen to me, Chairman Rose! I once only believed in my own strength! That's all I could believe in! But the Trainers that are here with me now changed me! |
| Rose | Gwah?! |
| Lear | And that shine just now... We weren't capable of anything like that in the past! I once let my fixation on power get the best of me, and that's why... I want to steer Pasio and the power of sync stones in a better direction! So please, trust us! Please believe in me and the other sync pairs on this island! |
| Rose | We simply don't have... the time for that! |
| Leon | Let's do this, Victor! |
| Victor | Haaah! |
| Rose | This is—! |
| Rose | Agh! |
| Leon | I probably couldn't have taken that attack just now on my own... You see, there's only so much you can do by yourself. |
| Victor | Instead of moving forward alone... If we all forge onward together, we can accomplish so much more! |
| Leon | To become strong with everyone from Galar... That's my wish. I want you to be a part of that, too, Chairman Rose. |
| Rose | ... ... ... |
| Lear | There are still a lot of mysteries to sync stones... We need your help for our own sake, too. We can research using sync stones for energy and open up new possibilities while still acknowledging the power of the human heart. In the end, don't you think that's most efficient for both of us? |
| Rose | Well said, as expected... I accept defeat for this battle. |
| Colress | It seems that way. |
| Rose | Your sync stones' shine is proof of the strength of connections... You're right. I couldn't shine like that on my own. It seems there are many on this island who are more capable of things like that than I am. Sync stones are rooted in the power of the human heart. So approaching them scientifically isn't enough. I understand that now. I see it's also necessary for sync pairs to have a place like this—somewhere they can compete with each other freely. |
| Victor | So does that mean...? |
| Rose | Yes, in conclusion... Monopolizing sync stones and managing them myself isn't the best way of doing things. |
| Leon | Chairman Rose! |
| Rose | From now on, let's research sync stones together. As great business partners, and in all manner of ways. |
| Lear | Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. |
while Rose and Oleana watch from a distance) | |
| ??? | Chairman Rose. |
| Rose | Hm? What is it? |
| Leon | There's something I want to talk to you about. |
| ??? | Now, now, Mr. President... What was that all about? |
| Rose | Oho... Quite the frightening expression you've got there. Don't you think that's a rather unattractive look? |
| Giovanni | That was a very selfish move on your part, as my business partner. Care to offer an explanation? |
| Rose | I realized your methods weren't enough. I'm sorry, but I've changed plans. Besides... Weren't we both planning on using each other... Giovanni of Team Rocket? |
| Giovanni | Heh... You noticed. That's fine. Thanks to all the commotion you caused, it was easy for me to move about for a while. I hope you look forward to what's about to happen. |
| Rose | Welcome, one and all! Welcome to Pasio, the wonderful paradise for Trainers! Our beloved Pasio is a wonderful place, where Trainers compete to be the best and polish each other's skills. As you know, our society is able to thrive... |
| Rose | thanks to help from these mysterious creatures that we call Pokémon. And a Trainer and a Pokémon who are tied by a strong bond... we call a sync pair! |
| Rose | Oh! But I'm getting carried away. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rose, and it is a pleasure to be here. Now turn your gaze to the Galar region's greatest pair—and one of the strongest sync pairs on Pasio... It's time for Champion Leon and Charizard's exhibition match! |
| Gloria | Leon! Exhibition or not, I'm battling you with everything I've got. I hope you're ready! |
| Leon | Bring it on! You know I don't lose battles, Gloria! Charizard! Dynamax! |
Paulo Interlude: The Path Forward
- A Late Arrival
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Rosa | Are you thinking about competing, too? |
| Barry | Hey! Why don't you join our team, Paulo? You seem pretty cool. I bet you'd be an awesome teammate! |
| Paulo | No, thanks... I think I'll pass. I'm actually thinking of putting together my own team to enter the tournament. |
| Norman | You supported <player> in the face of fearsome opponents and didn't back down. You've earned this badge. |
| Paulo | Thank you... I'm going to grow stronger...stronger than anyone else... |
| Paulo | Argh! What gives? Why can't I win... |
| Hapu | Now, now. No use crying over spilled milk. You have some real strength! I can feel it in my bones. Hmm... I think you just need to believe in yourself more. With a bit of confidence, you could be great. |
| Masked Man | Your Rockruff was no match for our powerful Pokémon. Weaklings like you should shut your mouths and let us do what we want! |
| Paulo | Don't make me laugh! There's no way I'll let anyone steal Pokémon away from their Trainers! I don’t care who it is. I'll stop anyone who'd do something so terrible! |
| Paulo | My ideal team... I thought that I'd grown so much stronger... and I still lost? ...I just don't understand. What is it going to take to become stronger than I am now? How do I beat him/her? |
| Lear | Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the first ever champions of the Pokémon Masters League! <player>'s team! |
| Paulo | Am I... Am I just aiming too high? |
| Paulo | Sorry, Rockruff. I was just thinking about things. I think I know what path I need to take, though. I have to get strong—so strong that I won't lose to anyone! |
| Paulo | (No matter what it takes...) |
| Paulo | You know... It might not be a bad idea to leave Pasio for a bit to go traveling again. |
| ??? | Paulo? Is that you? It's totally you, right? |
| Paulo | Tina?! I didn't know you were here on Pasio! I didn't see you in the PML! |
| Tina | Sorry, the PM what? I just got here, y'know. |
| Paulo | Oh, really? Then I can explain. So here on Pasio... |
| Tina | Whaaaat?! You mean I missed out on all that fun?! No fair, Paulo! Why didn't you bring me with you? |
| Paulo | I mean, I don't even really know what the criteria is for coming to Pasio, either... |
| Tina | Oh well. So how'd you do in the PML, then? |
| Paulo | Well...I did make it to the main tournament, but— |
| Tina | Really?! That's amazing, Paulo! |
| Paulo | Huh? |
| Tina | I mean, you just said the strongest Trainers from around the world were all gathered here, right? And you made it all the way to the main tournament! That's not something any old Trainer can do! |
| Paulo | You're always so positive, Tina. |
| Tina | I'm so jealous! I wish I could've joined the PML, too! |
| Paulo | Lear already announced that he’s planning on holding a second PML. If you want, you can probably join that one. |
| Tina | Really? Then let's team up and win this thing! |
| Paulo | Tina... Sorry, but I— Oh. <player>. |
| Tina | Hm? Is that a friend of yours? |
| Paulo | I'll introduce you. This is <player>. He's/She's the leader of the team that won the first PML championship. |
| Tina | Whoa! No kidding?! That’s impressive! And you look about our age, too! |
| Paulo | <player>, this is Tina. We grew up together. |
| Tina | Nice to meet you, <player>! |
| Paulo | Oh, right. I have a favor to ask of you, <player>. |
| Tina | What do you mean? |
| Paulo | Tina just got here, so she still doesn't know much about battling as a sync pair. I was thinking we could have a battle to show her what it's all about. |
| Tina | Oh, thanks! If you don't mind, that'd be super helpful! |
| Paulo | OK! Then, here we go! |
| Paulo | I know all your tricks! Dodge it, Rockruff! Wha—?! We're not gonna lose to you! Hang in there, Rockruff! |
| Paulo | Shoot. I knew you were strong, but you've raised the bar again, <player>. You definitely won the PML because of that strength. Hm? You only won thanks to the help of your teammates? That's not it, though. As far as I've seen, your strength was the main factor that swayed the battle in your team's— |
| Tina | Why so serious, Paulo? |
| Paulo | Wh-what's all this, all of a sudden? |
| Tina | You've always been like this, even when we were traveling around, aiming to be the strongest Trainers ever! Remember how you'd always heal up my Pokémon before we battled so it'd be a fair match? You do realize that it would've been easier for you if you didn't do that, right? |
| Paulo | I mean...of course I'd make it fair. |
| Tina | And even though it looks like you have a lot on your mind right now... Even here on Pasio, you're already helping me out! I dunno... Maybe you can take a break from all that every once in a while. See? Even <player> agrees! It's OK to have fun and just enjoy your time together with your Pokémon, y'know. You don't have to make everything so complicated! Don't sweat the small stuff! |
| Paulo | I...I guess you're right. Thanks. |
| Tina | Yeah! Why don't we do more training for this PML thing, then? |
| Paulo | Sure, why not! <player>! I'll be joining the next PML, too! I definitely won't let you win twice in a row, so you'd better be ready for us! Now that I think about it, I guess it wasn't good to be so fixated on winning. This time, I'll try to have more fun when I'm battling! (Is that really what I want?) (Even though I don't want to lose anymore?) |
| Tina | Uh...Paulo? You there? |
| Paulo | Sorry. I'm fine. |
| Tina | Oh, I've got an idea! Why don't we get something to eat? You two must be hungry, too! Why don't you show me all the good eats here on Pasio? |
| Paulo | Be careful. Right now, some shady organizations are getting more active on the island. |
| Tina | We'll be fine! It's not like we're little kids anymore! C'mon, let's go! |
| Paulo | (There is one thing I'm sure of, though...) (I can't just stand by when villains are around! And...I'm done with being weak.) |
- Justice without Power
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Tina | Time to attack! Everyone ready? |
| Camper | Yeah! Ready when you are! |
| Paulo | I knew you'd have no trouble catching up, Tina. You've already got the hang of these Pasio-style team battles. That said, I can't afford to lose! Come on, everyone! |
| Youngster | Yeah! |
| Lass | Wait, Paulo. Rockruff looks tired. Shouldn't we heal him up? He's not looking so good... |
| Paulo | (Right now, Rockruff's stamina is low, so if I have him attack, he might get knocked out.) (On top of that, it'd be putting a lot of pressure on him.) (But...that's the only way we can win here.) |
| Cyrus | That is what it means to think efficiently. An incomplete spirit will only get in the way of making the right choices. |
| Paulo | No. No need to heal him. |
| Lass | Huh? But— |
| Tina | Ready or not, here we come! |
| Paulo | (Even if Rockruff faints, we can still win as long as we take out Tina's Flareon.) Rockruff! Jump in and attack! |
| Tina | What?! |
| Preschooler | Oh no! |
| Camper | He risked everything on that counterattack! |
| Lass | That was really reckless, Paulo... |
| Youngster | But it did take the other team's leader out of the picture! Now's our chance! |
| Youngster | All right! We won! |
| Camper | Aw, man... We lost. |
| Paulo | (We won...) (This approach works.) |
| Tina | Aw, man! I'm so bummed we lost! |
| Paulo | But it was pretty close. If Rockruff didn't give his all on that last attack, who knows who would've won. (When I was having that battle with <player>...) (If I'd just made the right decision then...) |
| Paulo | (Maybe I would've won?) |
| Tina | You really surprised me, Paulo. That battle earlier wasn't your usual style. |
| Paulo | Huh? |
| Tina | 'Cause in the past, you never liked letting your Pokémon get hurt in battle. I know you're just trying out different tactics, but still... |
| Paulo | Sorry. I know it was pretty hard on him. |
| Tina | You should give him a treat later on, 'kay? I know the reason why you're experimenting is because of all the new things you've seen here on Pasio. I think that's a good thing. |
| Paulo | I... I guess so. Thanks, Tina. |
| ??? | Hurry up! We're gonna be late for the assembly! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Hold on! I gotta check if I remembered to bring me Lift Key... |
| Paulo | Team Rocket! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | What's your problem? Yeah, we're Team Rocket. What of it? |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Hm? You look familiar, kid... Oh yeah, I remember you! So you finally decided to join us, eh? |
| Tina | What're you talking about? Paulo would never team up with people like you! |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Never say never. There's a little bit of badness in everyone, y'know. And Team Rocket welcomes anyone, even if they're only a little bad! What's with the scowl? Fine, you just need a little convincing! We'll make you an offer you can't refuse |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Ugh. Now you're dragging us into a fight? |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Just hand over your Pokémon, and we'll go easy on ya! |
| Paulo | Shoot. Rockruff, can you hang in there just a bit longer? |
| Tina | Don't worry—Flareon and I can take care of anything Rockruff can't! Our teamwork is unstoppable! Just watch! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Oof... These brats are stronger than I thought. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Come on! With your skills, you could become a top leader in Team Rocket! You shouldn't let a chance like this pass you by! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Is now really the time to be impressed?! At this rate, we're gonna lose! |
| ??? | Having trouble? |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Boss?! Um... Sir? Weren't you holding an assembly? |
| Giovanni | Yes, I was. But that's over now. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | I...I'm so sorry, boss! |
| Paulo | Giovanni! |
| Tina | Who's this dude? |
| Paulo | He's the leader of Team Rocket and a skilled Trainer. He's as strong as Red... Maybe even stronger! |
| Tina | Wha—?! |
| Paulo | We have to take him out! C'mon Tina! |
| Tina | Y-yeah! |
| Giovanni | I suppose I should apologize for my subordinates and their rude behavior. I'll take it from here. You children will be cowering in fear once I'm through with you! |
| Paulo | Rockruff! |
| Tina | Paulo! Hey! |
| Paulo | No way... |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | That was genius, boss! Yeah, how's that? You feelin' scared outta your wits yet? |
| Tina | You're just overpowering us with numbers! That's so unfair! |
| Giovanni | Heh. Unfair? I beg to differ. Putting together the potential of many is how you produce a huge power... That's the strength of an organization! You simply lack the power to match mine. If you wish to take down Team Rocket, you'll have to assemble enough power to surpass mine. You'd do well to remember that. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (2) | Gehehe! All right, hand over your Pokémon! |
| Paulo | W-wait! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Hm? |
| Paulo | Don't take Tina's Pokémon... Please, I'm begging you! |
| Tina | P...Paulo? |
| Giovanni | We're leaving. |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | S-sir? You sure about this? |
| Giovanni | Silence! You would have lost if I hadn't stepped in! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Eeep! |
| Giovanni | I only joined the battle because you were about to sully our reputation. You have matters to attend to that take higher priority than stealing Pokémon from children, do you not? If you understand, then get back to work! Immediately! |
| Team Rocket Grunt (1) | Y-yes, sir! |
| Tina | Did he just...let us off the hook? |
| Paulo | I don't know. |
| Tina | Sheesh. I gotta train more so we don't lose to guys like that from now on. |
| Paulo | No...that won't work. |
| Tina | Huh? |
| Paulo | Training isn't going to be enough. The only way is to get stronger... What I need is more power! |
| Tina | Paulo... |
| Young Tina | Waaaah! Waaaah! |
| Young Paulo | C'mon, stop crying... |
| Young Tina | B-but... |
| Paulo | (Yeah. From now on, I don't want to lose to anyone.) (So...I have to get stronger.) |
- Good or Evil Bonds
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Masked Man | Argh... |
| Paulo | It's my win. Who's the weakling now? |
| Masked Man | Hmph! Don't get full of yourself! You're just relying on other people's Pokémon, too! |
| Paulo | Yeah... I know that. |
| Paulo | (But building deeper bonds with your Pokémon doesn't always mean you'll get the strength you need.) |
| Paulo | (How am I supposed to know what's right, anyway?) |
| ??? | Paulo! |
| Paulo | Oh... Tina. |
| Tina | I haven't seen you use those Pokémon before. Are they new friends of yours? |
| Paulo | They're from Lear. He started loaning out Pokémon recently. He says it's an experiment he's doing to explore the potential of sync pairs, but the Pokémon he's loaning out are actually pretty strong. |
| Tina | Oh... So where's Rockruff? |
| Paulo | I won't be battling with Rockruff anymore. He can't win. |
| Tina | Wait... seriously? |
| Paulo | You heard me. |
| Tina | Paulo, are you still hung up on what happened? That was ages ago! I thought Rockruff was important to you! He's your partner! Don't tell me you're starting to think like all those bad guys! |
| Paulo | I can't protect anything if we keep losing! I have to get stronger! You know what happened last time! I don't have the luxury to care about how I do it! Of course I want to battle with Rockruff... But I can't! Also, it's not like I'm the first one to make a new sync pair by teaming up with stronger Pokémon. |
| ??? | Precisely! We must make Pokémon stronger, no matter what it takes. |
| Paulo | Um... Who are you? |
| ??? | Oh, excuse me! |
| Colress | My name is Colress, and I am a scientist. The theme of my research is, "Bringing out the potential of Pokémon." If there is a plateau that interacting with Pokémon cannot reach... then that ability must be brought out with only a scientific approach—even one without a conscience. |
| Paulo | Uh... OK... |
| ??? | There you are, Colress! |
| Looker | I asked you so many times not to stray too far! |
| Tina | Looker! |
| Paulo | Um... Do you know this person? |
| Looker | Sure do! This is Colress. He's a former Team Plasma scientist. |
| Paulo | Team Plasma?! |
| Looker | Wait! He's not an enemy! He's helping us research sync stones here on Pasio. |
| Colress | I am fascinated by this mysterious power that relies on the strength of a connection between hearts. |
| Tina | Er... Mr. Colress, could you maybe explain what you meant just now? |
| Colress | Why, certainly! |
| Tina | You said "even one without a conscience." Why are bad people also able to use sync stones? |
| Colress | I believe there is no distinction between good and evil when dealing with connections of the heart. |
| Tina | What do you mean, no distinction? |
| Colress | Pokémon thoughts don't have the same complexity as human thoughts. However, Pokémon will trust their Trainers and do their very best for them. Thus, if a Pokémon obeys the orders of a Trainer who has evil ambitions, that Pokémon will commit evil deeds! Even if that Pokémon is being used as a tool, its power can still be drawn out! That's what I mean when I say there's no distinction between good and evil when it comes to connections of the heart. Furthermore! Humans, just like Pokémon, also have many different types of connections with each other! |
| Colress | Friends...rivals...mentors...students... |
| Colress | A boss and their subordinates... Even family. |
| Colress | Some of those relationships can become twisted. |
| Colress | Those whom we call "evil" have connections of their own, fueled by purpose and their own brand of justice. |
| Paulo | So there's no such thing as good or evil when it comes to strength. |
| Tina | How could you say that?! |
| Colress | Both of your perspectives are valid! There are far more questions in this world that don't have any answers! |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Colress | I battled a certain Trainer... And when I did, they showed me the splendid power that can be brought out by humans and Pokémon understanding each other! However, that doesn't mean any of the questions from my research have been answered. For in order to understand the good and evil of bonds and to further deepen my understanding of sync stones... I require aid! Please consider lending me a hand. |
| Looker | How about it? Would you be willing to help Colress with his research while also acting as his bodyguard? |
| Tina | His bodyguard? |
| Looker | Yup. Team Rocket has been targeting folks like Pokémon Professors who have specialized knowledge in certain fields. There's only one of me, so I can't spend all my time guarding just one person! |
| Paulo | I guess I could help with that. |
| Colress | Thank you! No time to waste. Show me your Pokémon in battle! |
| Tina | Wha—?! O–OK, let's go over there, where there's more space... |
| Looker | Hey, Paulo. I may not understand complicated stuff like Colress, but hear me out on this one thing. Be sure to treasure your friends...including your Pokémon. |
- Too Late for Guidance
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Blue | Yo! 'Sup? |
| Paulo | Blue... |
| Blue | You been keeping up with your training? |
| Paulo | I guess, yeah. I haven't been losing my battles. |
| Blue | Is that so? |
| Tina | Awww! You're so cute, Hoopa! |
| Paulo | ... ... ...? |
| Lear | Hey. Be careful. |
| Tina | Huh? |
| Tina | Ack! Bleh... Sand! Hey! Cut it out! |
| Lear | I told you to be careful. Hoopa may look harmless, but its powers are special! |
| Tina | Oh, really? That's kinda hard to believe. |
| Colress | Hoopa has a true form, which allows it to unleash an extraordinary amount of power. However, it appears more content to stay with Lear in its current form. |
| Paulo | So...it's holding back the rest of its power on purpose? |
| Colress | No, not quite. Hoopa seems to prefer to stay as it is now, so from a sync pair perspective, this is probably its optimal state! If, for example, Hoopa was forced to assume its true form and battle unwillingly... I don't think we could consider that optimal for drawing out its full potential! Fascinating, isn't it? |
| Paulo | (Its true form...) (If I have to decide between being strong or doing things the right way...) (It doesn't matter which is the real me. All I have to do is make the best decision I can.) |
| Paulo | (Even if it means <player> and Tina—and even everyone else on Pasio—turn against me...) (I have to stay true to my beliefs.) |
| Colress | Oh, I forgot to report my research findings! |
| Lear | Of course. Let me hear it. |
| Cheren | Hey, Paulo. Got a moment? |
| Paulo | What is it? |
| Cheren | What's your plan once you get stronger? It seems you're in a bit of a rush. |
| Paulo | I don't want to lose the things that are important to me. When you lose, you lose everything. |
| Cheren | That's not true, Paulo. Of course, losing is painful, and it does involve some sacrifices. And there are some battles that you can't afford to lose. But— |
| Paulo | You can all speak in lofty ideals like that because you're strong. |
| Tina | Paulo! |
| Paulo | I couldn't get as strong as you, so I couldn't make a difference... I couldn't protect anyone... That's why I can't afford to care about how I get there anymore. |
| Cheren | That's a misconception, Paulo. In order to get stronger, you have to— |
| Ace Trainer | Master Lear! |
| Ace Trainer | We've gotten reports that Team Rocket is causing trouble in the city! |
| Lear | What?! Sawyer and Rachel are on their way to take care of Team Break! We're short on staff at the moment! |
| Paulo | I'll go. That's what this power is for. |
| Cheren | Paulo, stop! |
| Tina | Dummy... |
| Colress | Oh, my. It's hard to tell who's the bodyguard now, isn't it. |
| Blue | There's things you can gain from losing, y'know... And it's possible to get back some of the things you've lost. But if you throw something away... It won't always come back, Paulo. |
| Lear | He's on my radar, too. His eyes had the same look mine did, back when I trusted nobody but myself. Could you look after him, Cheren? Putting aside any personal feelings, as the ruler of Pasio, I'd find it a shame to see a Trainer like that self-destruct. |
| Cheren | Sure. I'd be happy to, Lear. It's kind of my fault, too. I was so caught up with rounding up villains that I didn't notice his cry for help. |
| Blue | Let me help, too. I've got a lot to say to that kid. |
| Cheren | OK. Let's hurry and head after him— |
| Ace Trainer | What?! Team Rocket is going after Professor Bellis again? |
| Blue | I can handle that. Cheren, can you check on Paulo? |
| Cheren | Wait. It might be faster if we take care of it together. We don't know what we're dealing with yet. Also... I think hearing what you have to say will be better for Paulo, anyway. |
| Blue | OK. Let's take care of it nice and quick, Cheren! |
| Cheren | Yeah! |
| Lear | Hoopa. You're being targeted, so you can't just aimlessly— Hoopa? |
| ??? | Found it! So that's Hoopa, eh? |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Darn it! You're gonna regret this one day! |
| Paulo | (Yes...) |
| Paulo | (This is how it should be...) |
- A Reason to Be Strong
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Tina | Oh, <player>... Have you seen Paulo? I haven't seen him today.: I see... Did something happen?: Well...yeah. Ever since we lost to Team Rocket, Paulo's been acting weird. Like he's cornered or something. I think that something happened when we were little has been bothering him... |
| ??? | Would you mind telling me what happened? |
| Tina | Colress... Oh! I completely forgot I was supposed to be your bodyguard! Sorry about that! |
| Colress | It's nothing to worry about. More importantly, what happened back when you were young? |
| Tina | Oh, right. Well... It happened back when Paulo and I weren't even Trainers yet. There was this wild Dratini we were secretly taking care of, and... |
| Young Tina | Yaaay! We got to play with you so much today! |
| Young Paulo | We'll bring you more food again later, OK? |
| Young Tina | I wanna be a Trainer already... I wanna go on a journey with Dratini and challenge the Champion! |
| Young Paulo | No way! I'M the one who's gonna travel with Dratini! |
| Young Tina | Nuh-uh! It's gonna be me! |
| Young Paulo | Who says? |
| Young Paulo | Dratini?! |
| Young Tina | What're you doing, mister?! |
| Collector | Isn't it obvious? I'm catching this Pokémon! |
| Young Paulo | Cut it out! That Dratini is one that we— |
| Collector | What a Trainer does with wild Pokémon is none of your business! Take it down, Golbat! |
| Collector | Now! |
| Young Tina | How could you... |
| Collector | Hahaha! Gotcha! |
| Young Paulo | Hey, hold on! Please... Take good care of that Dratini. |
| Collector | Pffft. Don't be silly. Dratini are tricky to raise. Like I'd waste my time carefully pampering it. |
| Young Paulo | Then why did you even— |
| Collector | Let me teach you something, kid. The skins Dratini shed can be sold for good money. With one in hand, I could be rich! |
| Young Paulo | You only caught it for the money?! |
| Collector | Hmph. If you've got a problem with that, you'll have to stop me yourself—with force! Not like you can do that anyway. You scrawny runts aren't even Trainers yet! |
| Young Tina | I... I... Waaaaaaaaah! Waaaah! Waaaah! |
| Young Paulo | C'mon, stop crying... |
| Young Tina | B-but... |
| Young Paulo | Let's get stronger. |
| Young Tina | Huh? |
| Young Paulo | He's right. Let's get stronger, Tina. So that we never, ever... have to lose anything important to us again. |
| Tina | Since then, we got older. Paulo and I got our Pokémon and left the town where we grew up. But I think that incident still hurts him to this day. |
| Colress | I see. But that raises a question. Why didn't you, like Paulo, develop a fixation on becoming stronger to protect others? |
| Tina | I do think that the strength to protect things is important.<br. And I don't want to say good-bye like that ever again. But... I know that the time I can spend with my Pokémon is limited, so I want us to spend it together, making all sorts of memories. Once, on my travels, I saw a Pokémon graveyard. Some Trainers who came to visit graves told me their stories. That's when I started to think this way. There's no point in getting strong if it means you forget about the connection you have with your Pokémon. That's why I don't like how Paulo's been thinking lately. He can't be as strong as he wants, and that's really weighing on his mind... <player>! Colress! I don't think Paulo's gonna listen to me anymore. He didn't even try to listen to what Blue and Cheren were telling him, either. So...I need your help—to save him! |
| Colress | Leave it to me!: I'm curious to see how my scientific methods can help you achieve your goals! That's a big responsibility!: Indeed it is! I'm curious to see how my scientific methods can help you achieve your goals! |
| Tina | Thank you, both! |
| Colress | This is just my opinion as a researcher, but... Pursuing victory and cherishing memories together are both important. That's why you musn't get too caught up in one or the other! Maintaining a neutral view of matters is what draws out potential! |
| Tina | OK! |
| Team Plasma Grunt | You can't run away now, Hoopa! You can be useful...as OUR Pokémon! Bwahaha! Plasmaaaaa! |
| Team Plasma Grunt | What?! |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Team Plasma Grunt | Ugh! How dare you get in our way! I don't have any more Pokémon... We'll have to run—for now! |
| Paulo | Hoopa? What are you doing here? |
| Paulo | Whoa! Oh, come on... |
| ??? | Quite the annoying Trainer has found it... |
| Tina | Hey! Who are you? |
| The Shadow Triad | Come with us... You'll be most useful to us... We won't hurt you if you come quietly. |
| Tina | Yeah, sure... Psyche. You think I'd just come quietly?! |
| The Shadow Triad | You leave us no choice... We hold no grudge against you...but you're about to learn a lesson. |
| Paulo | Sheesh... OK, I get it already. C'mon. I'll take you back to Lear. |
| ??? | You may want to make another stop along the way. |
| Paulo | Who are you?! |
| Paulo | Wait, you're— |
| The Shadow Triad | Come with me. And bring that Hoopa with you. |
| Paulo | Absolutely not. |
| The Shadow Triad | You'll want to hear the rest of what I have to say, young man. That girl named Tina... We've taken her into our custody. |
| Paulo | What?! |
| The Shadow Triad | As long as you come with us, we'll assure her safety. But if you want your friend back, you'll have to trade us that Hoopa for her. Come...by yourself. |
| Paulo | So...don't go asking anyone for help. |
| The Shadow Triad | Precisely. You're quick on the uptake. |
| Paulo | Fine. |
| Paulo | I don't need anyone else's help. Show me to your hideout. |
| The Shadow Triad | ... ... ... Follow me. |
| Paulo | (I decided to be stronger so I'd be ready for something like this.) |
| Paulo | (I won't be giving them Tina OR Hoopa.) (I will never, ever...) |
| Paulo | (lose anything again!) |
- Flame of Hatred
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| Tina | Paulo?! And why's Hoopa here?! |
| Ghetsis | Welcome to Team Plasma's hideout. |
| Paulo | Let Tina go. |
| Ghetsis | Oh my. There's no need to be so hasty. Why not take your time? I suppose it doesn't matter. Let's get this transaction over with. Hand over that Hoopa. |
| The Shadow Triad | ... ... ... |
| Ghetsis | Myah-ha-ha-ha! Fool! You really thought I'd keep my promise?! You'll be an ideal bargaining chip to leverage against Pasio's other Trainers. It'll be useful to keep you around! |
| Paulo | ... ... ... I knew it. |
| Paulo | Hang on to Alakazam, Tina! And Hoopa—use your ring to run away! |
| Tina | Oh! Got it! |
| The Shadow Triad | Stay right where you are. |
| Paulo | Hoopa?! |
| The Shadow Triad | "I knew it," you say? I'll say that right back to you, young man. |
| Ghetsis | You're pretty good, I'll admit. But in the end, you're just a shallow-witted child. |
| Paulo | Shoot! Tina! Run! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (1) | Hold it! You're not going anywhere! |
| Team Plasma Grunt (2) | Plasmaaa! |
| Tina | Argh... |
| Ghetsis | Why don't you give up? There's nowhere left for you to run. |
| Paulo | Shut up! I'll clear a path—by taking you down! |
| Ghetsis | *sigh* I hate insolent children. Shadow Triad! Hurry up and take care of this! |
| Paulo | Darn it! |
| Blue | Paulo! Where are you?! |
| Cheren | We can't find Hoopa anywhere, either... Something must've happened to them! |
| Looker | Paulo... Stay safe... |
| Paulo | *pant pant* |
| Ghetsis | Oh? So you're capable of fending off the Shadow Triad. Not bad. Still, you're nothing for me to fear. |
| Ghetsis | Get them! Kyurem! |
| Paulo | Gwah! |
| Ghetsis | Are you ready to give up now? It's about time you and that Hoopa make yourselves useful to me. |
| Paulo | Rockruff?! |
| Ghetsis | Who is this puny little Pokémon? |
| Paulo | No... Don't do it! |
| Paulo | Return, Rockruff! |
| Paulo | Rockruff! Get back in your Poké Ball! |
| Paulo | C'mon! Please, come back! |
| Ghetsis | Arrrgh! All of these insolent, little... There is nothing more unpleasant than a simple tool that tries to work against you! How dare you defy me, you powerless nothing! |
| Paulo | Rockruff? |
| Ghetsis | What? |
| Paulo | Rockruff? Where did you... |
| Ghetsis | Oh, how odd... That Pokémon disappeared. Could it be that perhaps... Kyurem's attack blew it away, leaving no trace? |
| Ghetsis | Myah-ha-ha-ha! I love the look on your face when you've lost all hope! So powerless—yet you dare defy me? That's why you met this fate! My plans to use Hoopa's power to utterly rule this world remain unshaken! Before such immense power, all Trainers will be forced to bend to my will! Hoopa's power can become a weapon that will give me control over anything and everything! So, naturally, only I should be able to use it! |
| Paulo | You... |
| Ghetsis | Hm? |
| Paulo | All of you... |
| Paulo | It's all because of people like YOU! |
| Ghetsis | Mwahaha! So this is your true form, Hoopa! It seems that Trainer's anger is controlling you...with the power of that sync stone! Very well! Lose all sense of reason and become a monster! That makes you much easier for me to control! |
| Paulo | Shut up. |
| Ghetsis | Shadow Triad! Secure Hoopa! |
| Paulo | You're in my way... |
| Paulo | Get out of my way!!! |
| The Shadow Triad | What?! Sir! That Pokémon is far too strong for us to— |
| Ghetsis | Nonsense! With the power to summon ANY Pokémon from different dimensions and worlds... This time, I, Ghetsis, shall rule the world! No matter what they try, no one will be able to stop me! Why are you just standing there?! Grab the girl, she's our leverage! |
| Paulo | Don't you dare touch Tina! |
| Team Plasma Grunt | Eeep! |
| Ghetsis | Could it be—yet again?! My plans won't be foiled by a child with such feeble power! There's just no way! It simply can't be! |
| Paulo | I've decided... |
| Paulo | to drive every single person like you out of this world. |
| Paulo | No matter what it takes... |
| Paulo | or what methods I use! |
| Ghetsis | Shut your mouth! Shut up! Shut up! Shut UP! |
| The Shadow Triad | Master Ghetsis! Let's retreat for now! |
| Paulo | ... ... ... |
| Team Plasma Grunt | Yipes! |
| Tina | P-Paulo... Thanks for saving me. Let's go look for Rockruff... OK? |
| Paulo | Where? |
| Tina | Huh? |
| Paulo | Rockruff is gone. |
| Tina | Wait... Don't tell me you seriously believe what that guy said?! A Pokémon can't just disappear! There's no way that would happen! I'm sure— |
| Paulo | Even if he's still alive... I can't go back to being Rockruff's Trainer. Trusting and loving your Pokémon won't make you any stronger. I wasn't fully prepared for that, and that's why Rockruff... I'll use Hoopa's power. |
| Paulo | I'll use it to drive the selfish people who only steal from everyone else out of this world—to enforce what I believe in! |
| Tina | But Hoopa's power isn't yours! You gotta give Hoopa back to Lear! You know more than anyone else how much it hurts to be torn away from a Pokémon you care about! |
| Paulo | I'm done having the things I care about taken away from me. I'll become the "last evil." |
| Tina | How could you say that?! That's ridiculous! |
| Paulo | If you think I'm wrong, then try to stop me, Tina. But... At this point, I don't think you can. You don't have that kind of power. Lofty ideals can't stop or protect anything. That's just reality. |
| Tina | No... Paulo... |
- The Last Evil
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| ??? | Hey. Got a sec? |
| Masked Man (1) | Ugh! You— |
| Masked Man (2) | What're you doing here?! |
| Paulo | I need more people to join me. Will you lend a hand? There's a selfish "evil" out there that's trying to control the world by overpowering others. All it does is steal what's precious to us, so I'm going to destroy it. |
| Masked Man (2) | Th-that Pokémon! |
| Paulo | Of course, I'm not asking you to help me for free. I'll lend you Hoopa's power in return. How about it? |
| Masked Man (1) | You serious, bro? |
| Masked Man (3) | Wait. Why are you asking US to help you? I thought you wanted to take down Team Break! |
| Paulo | Because you all no longer have any goals or beliefs. |
| Masked Man (2) | What...? |
| Paulo | An organization's goals and beliefs... |
| Paulo | They have the potential to create a different kind of evil. |
| Paulo | But you... Your goal of taking down the PML was ruined, and now your team lacks firm beliefs. The most you've accomplished lately are pathetic thefts when nobody's looking. |
| Masked Man (2) | Watch your mouth, you— |
| Paulo | I'm just saying that you could accomplish something bigger if you join me. |
| Masked Man (1) | Wh-what do you think? |
| Masked Man (3) | B-but if we have to battle other organizations... |
| Masked Man (2) | I... I don't want Team Break to end like this. I'll keep fighting, no matter who I have to join forces with! |
| Paulo | Nice. I don't hate how you think. |
| Masked Man | You're in Team Plasma, aren't ya? |
| Team Plasma Grunt | Huh? Who are you? |
| Masked Man | Our leader sends his regards! |
| Team Skull Grunt (1) | Waaaaaaaagh! |
| Team Skull Grunt (2) | Yo! What'd we do to deserve this?! |
| Masked Man | Even if you haven't done anything bad yet, it's possible you will in the future! Now stop talking back! Our newly reborn Team Break will take you down! |
| Aether Foundation | Cut it out! What are you doing?! |
| Masked Man | Shut up! If you're gonna resent someone, it should be your troublemaking friends! Also, according to our leader... anyone who gets in our way is an enemy! |
Team Break was becoming a dangerous group that not many could oppose... | |
| Blue | Dang. I can't find Paulo anywhere! It's like he can see through our every move. |
| Cheren | He probably studied our tendencies and how we think when he was working with us. He was an avid learner, after all... |
| Colress | He even studied the villainous organizations we encountered so he could get stronger. Ironically, that seems to have helped him strengthen Team Break. |
| Blue | That idiot... |
| Looker | Paulo's sense of justice is no longer reasonable. I'm sure he's well aware of the fact that he'll have to face us eventually. |
| Cheren | Wait a second. He— |
| Looker | The Paulo who fought beside us against those villainous organizations... He would know that not all of their members are pure evil. If he knows that, and he's still making Team Break attack them indiscriminately... then what he's doing is undeniably evil. |
| Tina | ... ... ... |
| Looker | Hate the crime, not the criminal... As a member of the International Police, I am prepared to stop his out-of-control "justice." And as an adult and his comrade, I must help him correct his path. |
| Cheren | Looker... |
| Blue | Hey, Tina! Where are you— |
| Tina | I... I'll also do what I can. I'll definitely—definitely—find him! |
| Colress | I have some research to do, so I'll take my leave. Tina herself also requested it, after all! |
| Maxie | What did you want to discuss, Archie? |
| Archie | You already know, don't ya? I wanted to talk about Team Break and that little scamp, Paulo. |
| Maxie | About how his ideals and sense of justice are out of control? Archie... That sounds painfully familiar, doesn't it? |
| Archie | ... ... ... |
| Cyrus | He lost his partner Pokémon and is now controlled by his own sadness and rage? How will throwing away a bond change one's heart? Perhaps I should observe this process and the results it will yield. |
| Ghetsis | That BRAT!!! Just as I was about to use Hoopa to carry out MY plans! How dare he! He'll pay for this! |
| Lysandre | Before we begin, I'd like to thank you for your time, President Lusamine. |
| Lusamine | Now, what did you want to discuss with me and my foundation? |
| Lysandre | I'd like to have a chat about Team Break—that group causing problems all over Pasio. Today, this man will also be joining us. |
| Lusamine | Oh! You're Galar's— |
| Lysandre | I'm hoping to discuss amongst ourselves how we should proceed. |
| Masked Man (1) | Hey, Boss! Our newly reborn Team Break has been giving the villains on Pasio a beatdown without a hitch! |
| Paulo | ...Is that so. |
| Masked Man (2) | A lot of them are even surrendering to us in fear! |
| Masked Man (3) | Our membership's been on the rise, too! No one can oppose Team Break! Let's keep using Hoopa's power to get rid of all the evil in the world! |
| Paulo | (These guys... They don't even realize they're being used.) (I'll just let the villains keep on destroying each other.) |
| Paulo | (From now on, I won't lose to anyone.) |
| Paulo | (Until...) (I'm taken down as the "last evil.") |
