Andrew's Corner: Rise of Rainbow Rocket Chapter 3

It was Joe’s second official day as a Pokémon Trainer, and he already had seven Pokémon registered on the Pokédex app and five Pokémon in his party: Vivillon, Fletchling, Zigzagoon, Pidgey, and Bidoof, all of which were Level 14, except for Bidoof who was Level 8. Joe has finally arrived in Santalune City, and Alexa was waiting for him inside a Pokémon Center. As soon as Joe got inside, Alexa greeted him.

“Hello, Joseph!” She greeted. “I was expecting you to come here! As you probably know, about 81% of all known Pokémon are capable of evolving. However, many Pokémon species only evolve when they reach a certain Level. While your parents have created a formula for Rare Candy, giving too much to a Pokémon is the equivalent of giving a human child too much junk food. That’s why modern science gave us the EXP Share Version 7, which gives EXP to every Pokémon in your party.” Alexa then pulled out a helmet-shaped item with lights and antennas on them and handed it to Joe.

“Thank you so much!” Said Joe. “But what are you doing here? I thought you lived in Lumiose City.”

“Well,” Alexa began. “I’m doing a report on how and why Roselia is depicted as a statue in Santalune. You’ll see the report in about a week in Lumiose Press or on PNN. See you soon!” Joe went to the Pokémon Center counter to heal his Pokémon and to continue his quest.

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Later that night, Giovanni and Archie arrived at the Lumiose City Poke Ball Boutique. As soon as the storekeeper left the building for the night, Giovanni and Archie broke into the store and looked at the Balls.

“Master Balls are very rare.” Said Giovanni. “They are best used for catching Legendary Pokémon, but since there’s only one in this store, we have to use other Balls. Kyogre is a Water-Type Pokémon, so we should steal 50 Dive Balls and 50 Net Balls. Groudon is said to live in a cave called Terra Cave, but nobody knows where it might be located.”

“Luckily, I do.” Said Archie. “It happens to be located in the northernmost reaches of Rusturf Tunnel, Hoenn. And you’ll need 50 Dusk Balls to catch this beast.”

“Correct!” Said Giovanni. “As for Xerneas, it, along with Yveltal, disappeared after the Team Flare incident, but there is one location where nearly every Legendary can be found, but there’s a catch: They’ve gotten huge as a result of encountering Eternatus. To catch a giant Pokémon, it would only make sense to use a Heavy Ball. There’s only one of these in the store, so we have to make it work.”

“But why not just burglarize another Poke Ball shop in another Region?” Asked Archie.

“Even evil has its limits.” Said Giovanni. “Besides, I have a Steel-Type Pokémon on hand, and Steel beats Fairy.”

“Okay.” Replied Archie. “Where will we get the Azure Flute?”

“There’s a church in Celestic Town, Sinnoh that worships Dialga, Palkia, and Arceus.” Replied Giovanni. “Inside the church is the Azure Flute on display, but

we’ll get noticed by the police when we steal it. We better bring strong Pokémon for when the time comes, and that time will be soon. Interplanetary domination will be in our grasps once we have Arceus!” Giovanni and Archie then gave out maniacal laughs.

Author's Notes: In Pokémon Emerald, players can catch both Groudon and Kyogre in the same game. Groudon can be found in the Terra Cave, while Kyogre can be caught in the Marine Cave. However, both locations travel from place to place, making them hard to locate. Here are where the Terra Cave may pop up, and Route 116 (where Rusturf Tunnel is located) is one of those places.

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, as well as the remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, players will be able to encounter the powerful Legendaries Groudon or Kyogre (depending on the version) in the Cave of Origin, which is located in Sootopolis City.