GREENFIELD CITY

Team Magma and Aqua (Emerald)

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Petalburg Woods

Researcher: Hello, have you seen any POKéMON called SHROOMISH around here? I really love that POKéMON.

Aqua Grunt: I was going to ambush you, but you had to dawdle in PETALBURG WOODS forever, didn't you? I got sick of waiting, so here I am! You! DEVON RESEARCHER! Hand over those papers!

Researcher: Aiyeeeh! You're a POKéMON TRAINER, aren't you? You've got to help me, please!

Aqua Grunt: Hunh? What do you think you're doing? What, you're going to protect him? No one who crosses TEAM AQUA gets any mercy, not even a kid! Come on and battle me!

Aqua Grunt (after defeat): You're kidding me! You're tough!

Aqua Grunt (after battle): Grrr… You've got some nerve meddling with TEAM AQUA! Come on and battle me again! I wish I could say that, but I'm out of POKéMON… And, hey, we of TEAM AQUA are also after something in RUSTBORO. I'll let you go today!

Researcher: Whew… That was awfully close! Thanks to you, he didn't rob me of these important papers. I know, I'll give you a GREAT BALL as my thanks! Didn't that TEAM AQUA thug say they were after something in RUSTBORO, too? Uh-oh! It's a crisis! I can't be wasting time!

Rustboro City

Team Aqua grunt: Get out! Out of the way!

Researcher: Wait! Pleeeaaase! Don't take my GOODS!

Researcher: Oh, it's you! You're that fantastic TRAINER who helped me in PETALBURG WOODS! Help me! I was robbed by TEAM AQUA! I have to get the DEVON GOODS back! If I don't… I'm going to be in serious trouble.

Researcher: That shady character, I think he took off towards the tunnel over there.

First floor Devon Man: That stolen parcel… Well, sure it's important, but it's not anything that anyone can use. In my estimation, that robber must not have been very bright.

Receptionist: One of our research staff stupidly got robbed of an important parcel.

Man blocking stairs: It's beyond stupid. How could we get robbed?

Route 116 (part one)

Mr. Briney: Ohhh, what am I to do? We were on our walk, PEEKO and I, when we were jumped by an odd thug… The scoundrel made off with my darling PEEKO! Wrrrooooooaaaar! PEEKO!

Tunneler: Nnn… Roar! What's going on? I was digging the tunnel without any tools when some goon ordered me out! That tunnel's filled with POKéMON that react badly to loud noises. They could cause an uproar. That's why we stopped using heavy equipment for tunneling… I'm worried that the goon will do something stupid and startle the POKéMON into an uproar.

Rusturf Tunnel

Team Aqua grunt: What, are you coming? Come and get some, then!

PEEKO: Pii pihyoh!

Team Aqua grunt: Grah, keelhaul it all! That hostage POKéMON turned out to be worthless! And to think I made a getaway… In this tunnel to nowhere! Hey! You! So you want to battle me?
(after defeat): Urrrggh! My career in crime comes to a dead end!
(after battle): This is plain not right… The BOSS told me this would be a slick-and-easy job to pull. All I had to do was steal some package from DEVON. Tch! You want it back that badly, take it![PLAYER received the Devon Goods]

Mr. Briney: PEEKO! Am I glad to see you're safe! PEEKO owes her life to you! They call me MR. BRINEY. And, you are? … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … Ah, so you are [PLAYER][KUN]! I sincerely thank you! Now, if there's anything that troubles you, don't hesitate to tell me! You can usually find me in my cottage by the sea near PETALBURG WOODS. Come, PEEKO, we should make our way home.

PEEKO: Pihyoh!

Route 116 (part two)

Tunneler: Nnn… Roar! That goofy goon hightailed it out of the tunnel! I can go back to digging!

Rustboro City (part two)

Devon man: Oh! How did it go? The DEVON GOODS? You did! You got them back! You really are a great TRAINER! I know! As my thanks, I'll give you another GREAT BALL!
(if bag full) You're loaded with items. I can't give you this GREAT BALL.
[You received a Great Ball] Excuse me, please! Please come with me!

Devon Man: This is the DEVON CORPORATION's third floor. Our PRESIDENT's OFFICE is on this floor. Anyway, I can't tell you how much I'm grateful for what you've done. Um… By the way, that parcel you got back for us… Could I get you to deliver that to the SHIPYARD in SLATEPORT? It would be awful if those robbers tried to take it again. Uh… Hehehe, so, uh, could I count on you to do that for me? Oh, that's right. Could you wait here a second? [he walks offscreen, then walks back] Our PRESIDENT would like to have a word with you. Please come with me. [leads you to the president] Please, go ahead. [You walk forward to the president]

Mr. Stone: I'm MR. STONE, the PRESIDENT of the DEVON CORPORATION. I'd just got word about you! You saved our staff not just once, but twice! I have a favor to ask of an amazing person like you. I understand that you're delivering a package to SLATEPORT's SHIPYARD. Well, on the way, could you stop off in DEWFORD TOWN? I was hoping that you'd deliver a LETTER to STEVEN in DEWFORD. [You obtained the LETTER] MR. STONE: Now, you should know that I am a great PRESIDENT. So, I'd never be so cheap as to ask a favor for nothing in return. That's why I want you to have this! [You received a POKéNAV] MR. STONE: That device… It's a POKéMON NAVIGATOR, or POKéNAV for short. It's an indispensable tool for any TRAINER on an adventure. It has a map of the HOENN region. You can check the locations of DEWFORD and SLATEPORT easily! By the way, I've heard that sinister criminals--MAGMA and AQUA, I believe-- have been making trouble far and wide. I think it would be best if you rested up before you go on your way. [You heal] Well, then, [PLAYER][KUN], go with caution and care!

Mr. Stone: I'm counting on you!

Devon Man: If you visit the SHIPYARD in SLATEPORT, you should go see CAPT. STERN.

First floor Devon Man: It sounds like they've recovered the ripped-off DEVON GOODS.

Granite Cave

Steven: My name is STEVEN. I'm interested in rare stones, so I travel here and there. Oh? A LETTER for me? Okay, thank you. You went through all this trouble to deliver that. I need to thank you. Let me see… I'll give you this TM. It contains my favorite move, STEEL WING. Your POKéMON appear quite capable. If you keep training, you could even become the CHAMPION of the POKéMON LEAGUE one day. That's what I think. I know, since we've gotten to know each other, let's register one another in our POKéNAVS. … … … … … … [Registered STEVEN in the POKéNAV.] Now, I've got to hurry along.

Rustboro City

Mr. Stone: MR. STONE: You delivered my LETTER? Thank you kindly! This is my way of thanking you. It should help you, a TRAINER. [You obtained EXP SHARE] A POKéMON holding that EXP. SHARE will be given some of the EXP Points from battle. It will get EXP Points even if it didn't actually battle. I would say EXP. SHARE is quite useful for raising weak POKéMON.

Route 109

MR. BRINEY: Ahoy! We've made land in SLATEPORT! I suppose you're going to visit CAPT. STERN and deliver the DEVON GOODS?

Slateport City

Aqua Grunt: Why are we even lining up and paying? We should just march in!

Aqua Grunt: A long line, huh? It reminds me of the times I lined up to buy smash-hit games…

Aqua Grunt: What's the new scheme, I wonder? Our BOSS is scary when he's mad, so I'd better not screw things up…

Aqua Grunt: If there's something we need in the MUSEUM, we should take it all!

Aqua Grunt: Hey, you there! Don't butt in!

Aqua Grunt: When this operation's over, I'll take you to a hot spring spa! That's what our leader said. I can't wait!

Aqua Grunt: What? What do you want? [turns to sign, back to you] You want to read this sign? I'll read it for you! [turns to sign] Let's see… Um… I think it says something like “the life in the sea is endless.” Yup, I'm pretty sure that's what it says.

Aqua Grunt: Grumble… I should've brought my Game Boy Advance so I wouldn't get bored in line… Grumble…

Aqua Grunt: Our BOSS is brilliant. What would he want to do with a MUSEUM now?

Aqua Grunt: TEAM AQUA has a policy of assembling and dispersing at the operation site.

Aqua Grunt (f): Hey, there! Quit pushing! This is the line, can't you see?

Woman: What is that over there? That long line…

Man: STERN, the fellow who built the MUSEUM, also happens to be the leader of an undersea exploration team. So, everyone calls him CAPT. STERN.

Slateport Harbor

Sailor: A journey to the bottom of the sea… I wonder what it'd be like? I'd love to go deep underwater like that someday.

Chubby man: I wanted to go with CAPT. STERN on the ocean floor exploration. But the sub's too small for me. If I squeezed in, there wouldn't be any room for the CAPTAIN…

Woman: I beg your pardon? You're looking for a ship? I'm sorry, the ferry service isn't available at present…

Route 110

Aqua Grunt: TEAM AQUA's activities… We can't talk about them yet.

Aqua Grunt: I want to get going to SLATEPORT and kick up a ruckus!

Aqua Grunt: This is my first job after joining TEAM AQUA. It's a little scary.

Aqua Grunt: TEAM AQUA's actions should bring smiles to people's faces!

Slateport City (part two)

Stern's Shipyard

Dock: Umm… If this goes here, and that goes over there… Then where does this thing go? And what about that doohickey? Aaargh! I can't make heads or tails of this! Hm? Hi, I'm DOCK. CAPT. STERN commissioned me to design a ferry. Oh! That there… Are they DEVON GOODS? But, hmm… This won't do… CAPT. STERN went off somewhere. He said he had some work to do. Could I get you to go find CAPT. STERN and deliver that to him?

Museum

Receptionist: Welcome to the OCEANIC MUSEUM. The entrance fee is $50. Would you like to enter? [if yes] Please enjoy yourself. [if not enough money] Oh? I'm sorry, but you don't seem to have enough money.

Aqua Grunt: [!] Aiyeeeh! What are you doing here? Me? I'm the TEAM AQUA member you thumped before, remember? Back in RUSTURF TUNNEL? Here, take this! You have to forgive me! [Obtained the TM 46] That TM, it suits you more than it does me. Hope I never see you again! Wahahaha! [he runs out]

Aqua Grunt: I didn't have $50, so it took a long time getting by the receptionist.

Aqua Grunt: What I learn here, I can put to use on nefarious deeds…

Description: It's a sample of beach sand. “Stones from mountains are washed down by rivers where they are chipped and ground down. “They are reduced to grains and end up as sand on beaches.”

Aqua Grunt: If our goons didn't bungle things in RUSTBORO, we wouldn't be here!

Description: “OCEANIC MINIFACT 1 Why is seawater blue? “Light is composed of many colors. “When light passes through water, most kinds of light lose color. “However, blue light retains its color, making the sea appear blue.”

Aqua Grunt: If I ripped off the stuff here, would it make me rich?

Description: “OCEANIC MINIFACT 2 Why is the sea salty? “Seawater contains dissolved salt in the form of sodium and chlorine ions. “These ions leech out of rocks and are carried out to sea by rain. “The concentration of dissolved salt makes the sea salty.”

Aqua Grunt: We were told to assemble here, so we did, but… Our BOSS, the linchpin, isn't here.

Description: A blue fluid is spiraling inside a glass vessel. “This is an experiment to create a WHIRLPOOL artificially using wind.”

Aqua Grunt (f): We, TEAM AQUA, exist for the good of all!

Description: A red ball is bobbing up and down inside a glass vessel. “This is an experiment simulating a WATERFALL using the ball's buoyancy.”

Description: “S.S. ANNE “A replica of the luxury liner that circles the globe.”

Stern: Yes? If you're looking for STERN, that would be me. Ah! Those must be the parts I ordered from MR. STONE of DEVON. Thank you! That's great! We can prepare for our expedition now.

Aqua Grunt: [walks in with another Aqua grunt] Hehehe, hold it! We'll take those parts!

Stern: Wh-what? Who are you people?

Aqua Grunt: We're TEAM AQUA! Our BOSS wants those parts! Shut your yap and fork them over!

(after defeat) Awaaaah! A kid beat me!

(after battle) Oh, man, what a disaster… The BOSS is going to be furious…

Second Aqua Grunt: Humph, sniveling wimp! Let me take care of this!

(after defeat) What?! I lost, too!

(after battle) [turns to other grunt] Now what? If we don't get the parts, we're in for it! Arrgh, I didn't count on being meddled with by some meddling kid!

Archie: I came to see what was taking so long to snatch some parts, and you simps are held up by a mere child? [walks up to player] We are TEAM AQUA, and we love the sea! And I am TEAM AQUA's leader, ARCHIE! What makes you interfere with us? …No! You can't be! You're not one of TEAM MAGMA? Wait, that can't be right. You're not dressed for the part. … … … … … … … … … … … … POKéMON, people… All life depends on the sea. So, TEAM AQUA is dedicated to the expansion of the sea. Don't you agree? What we are doing is a magnificent undertaking. Ah, fine… You're still too young to understand our noble objective. But, I warn you, don't even consider interfering with our plans again. The consequences will cost you dearly! And don't you forget it! [disappears along with grunts]

Stern: You're… Ah, okay, you're [PLAYER][KUN]… Anyway, that was a tense situation! Thank you for saving us! Oh, yes, I almost forgot that you even brought the parts from DEVON! [Player handed over the DEVON GOODS] Whoops! There's no time to lose! We have to set out on our ocean-floor expedition really soon. Thanks again, but now I've got to go! Feel free to wander around and check out our facilities, though. [leaves]

Outside

Scott: Huh? I'm sure I met you somewhere before. Have I introduced myself to you? If not, my name's SCOTT. I just saw TEAM AQUA run away from here like they were stung. Let me guess--you drove them away? [turns away] Hmm… Maybe, just maybe, this TRAINER… [turns back to you] All right! I think you're going to become a good friend. So, let's register each other in our POKéNAVS. … … … … … … [Registered this SCOTT person in the POKéNAV.] What I'd like to do is tag along with you, but I do want to keep an eye on the talents of other people, too. So, I'll be off to roam other towns a bit more. Be seeing you, [PLAYER][KUN]!

Route 110

Sign near pine tree on island: “TEAM AQUA was here!” Someone painted that onto this sign, but then someone else painted over it. “TEAM MAGMA rules!” is what it says now.

Route 112

Magma Grunt 1: Hey, man, is our leader really going to awaken that thing?

Magma Grunt 2: Sounds like it, yeah. But I heard we need a METEORITE to do it.

Magma Grunt 1: Oh, I get it now. That's why the rest of the crew went out to FALLARBOR.

Magma Grunt 2: You got it. And until they come back, we're not to let anyone pass, right.

Fallarbor Town

Old Man: Something's happening, and I don't like it! I've seen shady characters wandering in and out of PROF. COZMO's home…

Woman: PROF. COZMO went off to METEOR FALLS on ROUTE 114 with some people from TEAM MAGMA.

Meteor Falls

Magma Grunt: Hehehe! With this METEORITE, that thing in MT. CHIMNEY will… [!] Heh? I don't know who you are, but if you get in the way of TEAM MAGMA, don't expect any mercy!

Archie: Hold it right there, TEAM MAGMA! You're badly mistaken if you think you can have your way with the world!

Magma Grunt: Hehehe! Even TEAM AQUA joins us! But it's too much trouble to deal with you all… Heh, it doesn't matter! We've got the METEORITE, so off to MT. CHIMNEY we go! Hehehe! Be seeing you, you TEAM AQUA dingbats!

Archie: Didn't I see you before? At SLATEPORT's MUSEUM? Ah, so your name is [PLAYER]. At the time, I thought you were one of TEAM MAGMA's goons. Humph… You're one odd kid. TEAM MAGMA is a dangerous group of total fanatics. They engage in destruction, claiming to expand the land mass. They are the rivals to us, the sea-loving TEAM AQUA!

Aqua Grunt: BOSS, we should give chase to TEAM MAGMA…

Archie: Yes, yes, we must! We've got to hurry. There's no telling what TEAM MAGMA will do at MT. CHIMNEY! PLAYER], you should keep an eye out for TEAM MAGMA, too. Farewell!

Cozmo: I… I'm COZMO… I'm a PROFESSOR… TEAM MAGMA asked me to guide them to METEOR FALLS… But they tricked me. They even took my METEORITE away… And then another similar bunch, TEAM AQUA showed up. After that… I don't understand any of it. But that TEAM MAGMA… What are they going to do with that METEORITE at MT. CHIMNEY?

Mt. Chimney

Aqua Grunt: If they expand the land, there'll be less habitats for WATER POKéMON!

Magma Grunt: We're going to keep making more land!

Aqua Grunt: Darn… TEAM MAGMA outnumbers us! We can't keep up with them!

Magma Grunt: Yeah! Douse them in fire!

Magma Grunt: We're TEAM MAGMA! They're TEAM AQUA! It totally annoys me that they'd use a name like ours!

Aqua Grunt: We're TEAM AQUA! They're TEAM MAGMA! It burns me up that they'd use such a confusing name!

Archie: Grr, [PLAYER]! I should've guessed you'd show up! See for yourself what the fanatics of TEAM MAGMA are up to! They're trying to inject the stolen METEORITE's power into the volcano! Doing something like that will cause the volcano's eruption!

Archie: Grrr… I want to stop that MAXIE, but I can't! Not when I have my hands full battling three opponents at once!

Magma Grunt: METEORITES pack amazing power!

Magna Grunt: You'd better not mess with us! We're trying to awaken that thing for the benefit of everyone!

Magma Grunt: That annoying TEAM AQUA… They always mess with our plans!

Magma Grunt (f): If there were more land, I'd be able to get a big house of my own! I'm going to build it on hardened lava!
(after defeat) My dream of a big house…
(after battle) A kid like you, you ought to be splashing about in the waves!

Magma Grunt: We of TEAM MAGMA are working hard for everyone's sake. Like, if that thing's power made more land, there'd be more places to live. Everyone'd be happy!
(after defeat) Hunh? What do you mean I lost?
(after battle)Our BOSS says, “It will make everyone happy.” But why does everyone keep getting in our way?

Admin Tabitha: Hehehe! So you've come all the way here! But you're too late! I've already delivered the METEORITE from METEOR FALLS to the BOSS!
(after defeat) Hehehe… Even though I've lost, if our leader awakens that thing…
(after battle) BOSS, hurry! Give it the METEORITE's energy! Hehehe…

Maxie:The power contained in the METEORITE… By amplifying its power with this machine, MT. CHIMNEY's volcanic activity will instantly intensify… Its energy will grow deep inside the crater and… Fufufu… [!] Hm? Who are you? … … … … … … … … … … … … I'd heard ARCHIE bemoaning a child who's been meddling in TEAM AQUA's affairs. It must be you he meant. Humph! So you're thinking of interfering with us, TEAM MAGMA? Now you listen. Long ago, living things used the land to live and grow. That is why land is all important! It is the cradle of all! That is why TEAM MAGMA is dedicated to the expansion of the land mass. It is for further advancement of humankind and POKéMON! And for that, we need the power of what sleeps within this mountain… Oh! There was no need for you to learn that much. But, no matter! I'll teach you the consequences of meddling in our grand design!
(after defeat) What?! I, MAXIE, was caught off guard?!
(after battle) But, enough. I will back off this time. But don't think that this is the last you've seen of TEAM MAGMA. Fufufu… Even without the METEORITE, if we obtain that ORB… Fufufu…

Archie: [PLAYER]! Thank you! With your help, we thwarted TEAM MAGMA's destructive plan! But… You… Whose side are you on? Ah, it doesn't matter. We will remain vigilant and keep up our pursuit of TEAM MAGMA. [PLAYER], we shall meet again!

A METEORITE is fitted on a mysterious machine… The machine seems to be storing energy in the METEORITE.
A METEORITE is fitted on a mysterious machine… Do you want to remove the METEORITE?
[PLAYER] removed the METEORITE from the mysterious machine.
[PLAYER] left the METEORITE where it was.
This mysterious machine… It makes no response whatsoever.

Jagged Pass

Wah! What are you doing here? What am I doing in a place like this? What business is it of yours?
(after defeat) Urrrgh… I should've ducked into our HIDEOUT right away…
(after battle) Okay, oh-kay! I admit it--you're strong! Don't worry about me. Go wherever you want!

Route 116

Researcher: Oh! It's you! You're that person who not only helped me in PETALBURG WOODS, but also got back my stolen package and then even graciously delivered it to SLATEPORT! CAPT. STERN informed us that the package arrived, too! I thank you very, very much! Why, if I were a rain cloud, I would shower you with gratitude and hail you as a hero! For you, the most wonderful TRAINER, I bear good news! Recently, our company developed a new kind of POKé BALL. As a token of our appreciation, this is our gift to our wonderful TRAINER! [Obtained REPEAT BALL] Our new POKé BALL will be available at the POKéMON MART in RUSTBORO. Please do try it out! Thank you and bye-bye! [he leaves]

Route 119

Aqua Grunt 1: We're standing lookout here. Hey, you! Stay away from the WEATHER INSTITUTE. It's not safe.

Aqua Grunt 2: Lookout duty is surprisingly boring. Hey, you! Please don't go near the WEATHER INSTITUTE.

Weather Institute

Child: While I was sleeping, everyone went upstairs!

Aqua Grunt (f): Huh? What's a kid doing here?
(after defeat) Huh? I lost?!
(after battle) Oh, no… I'll catch an earful for losing to a kid… I should just take a nap in the bed…

Aqua Grunt: The BOSS got interested in the research they have going here, so he sent us out. You quit meddling!
(after defeat) Blast it… Blasted by a kid…
(after battle) Our BOSS knows everything. But I'm just a GRUNT. What would I know about what he's thinking?

Aqua Grunt (f): Don't tell me you're looking for that weather POKéMON, too? That's a no-no! We were here to get it first!
(after defeat) Oh, will you look at my POKéMON?
(after battle) Humph, so what? What we want… What we really want isn't here… Ihihihihi…

Aqua Grunt: The INSTITUTE created a type of POKéMON that has something to do with the weather. We're here to take them!
(after defeat) Our plan's being spoiled by a kid?
(after battle) If the POKéMON they made here can control the weather freely, then we of TEAM AQUA definitely need it!

Aqua Grunt: We're TEAM AQUA! We appear wherever anything rare is found!
(after defeat) You got me!
(after battle) You don't have any idea what we of TEAM AQUA are working towards! You stay out of our way!

Aqua Admin Shelly: Ahahahaha! You're going to meddle in TEAM AQUA's affairs? You're either absolutely fearless, simply ignorant, or both! You're so cute, you're disgusting! I'll put you down, kiddy!
(after defeat) Ahahahaha! You're disgustingly strong!
(after battle) It's bad enough to have TEAM MAGMA blunder about, but now there's you! What makes you want to sniff around in our business, anyway?

Aqua Grunt: [runs up to Shelly] We have a situation here! A TEAM MAGMA mob just passed the WEATHER INSTITUTE. They appear to be headed for MT. PYRE!

Aqua Admin Shelly: [!] What?! We can't waste any more time here! We have to hurry to MT. PYRE, too! Ahahahaha! TEAM MAGMA, just you wait!

Researcher: Thanks! Thanks to you, we're safe! It might be an odd way of thanking you, but take this POKéMON. [player received CASTFORM] That POKéMON changes shape according to the weather conditions. There're plenty of them in the INSTITUTE--go ahead and take it.
Researcher: I've been researching rain for many years, but it's ridiculous to think that humans can freely change the weather.

Child: Wow, you're really strong! I wish I could be a POKéMON TRAINER like you!

Route 120

Steven: Hm? [PLAYER][KUN], hi. It's been a while. There's something here that you can't see, right? Now, if I were to use this device on the invisible obstacle… No, no. Rather than describing it, I should just show you. That would be more fun. [PLAYER][KUN], are your POKéMON ready for battle?
[if no] No? I'll wait here, so you can get ready.
[PLAYER][KUN], show me your true power as a TRAINER!
STEVEN used the DEVON SCOPE. An invisible POKéMON became completely visible! The startled POKéMON attacked!
Steven: I see… Your battle style is intriguing. Your POKéMON have obviously grown since I first met you in DEWFORD. I'd like you to have this DEVON SCOPE. Who knows, there may be other concealed POKéMON. [you obtained the DEVON SCOPE] [PLAYER][KUN]. I enjoy seeing POKéMON and TRAINERS who strive together. I think you're doing great. Well, let's meet again somewhere.

Route 121

Aqua Grunt: Okay! We're to move out to MT. PYRE! [all three walk away]

Lilycove City (part one)

Woman: Have you seen that strange cave in the cove at the edge of town?

Man with glasses: I've been hearing about some rotten scoundrels who steal POKéMON and rip off METEORITES.

Sailor: TEAM AQUA's been training their WAILMER in the cove. We SAILORS can't get our boats out to sea with them in the way!

Cove Lily owner: Oh, sorry, sorry! I was too involved in watching TV! Since that TEAM AQUA came to town, the tourists have been staying away.

Woman: I was taking a relaxing snooze at the seaside inn to the sound of waves… When someone stole my POKéMON! Who's the abductor? TEAM AQUA? Is it TEAM AQUA?

Sailor: I heard there's a tower somewhere out on the sea routes. It's called the SKY PILLAR, I hear.

Chubby man: I saw this tall tower somewhere around ROUTE 131. Could that possibly be…?

Man: We just arrived here on our honeymoon vacation. We happened to see a DRAGON-type POKéMON flying way up in the sky. Do cool POKéMON like that live in the HOENN region?

Woman: On our honeymoon, we vowed to see as many rare POKéMON as we can. So we were delighted to see a rare POKéMON as soon as we arrived. I mean, we are totally happy!

Aqua Grunt: If this whole wide world becomes ours, TEAM AQUA's, it will be a happier place for POKéMON, too.

Aqua Grunt: Hey, you! Don't go near the cave in the cove! Why? You don't need a reason why! I'm an adult, so you just listen to me!

Old man: POKéMON are partners to people. They aren't our tools. Unfortunately, there are some people who fail to understand that…

Aqua Grunt: Fufufu… We moved more loot into our secret HIDEOUT today… Wh-who are you?! I was just talking to myself!

Aqua Grunt: I'm just a GRUNT, so I don't know what the BOSS is thinking… But being on TEAM AQUA, I know I'll get the chance to do big things! Wh-who are you?! I was just talking to myself!

Old Man: Hm, you know of the peculiar cavern in this cove? That had been a natural formation, but then that TEAM AQUA lot came along and made their renovations. They call themselves the “nature-loving TEAM AQUA”! But what they do and what they say don't match at all!

Aqua Grunt: There! WAILMER! Leap out of the water now! [turns to you] Hunh? What do you want? You're messing up our training, so can you, like, get lost?

Aqua Hideout

Aqua Grunt: What? What? What do you want with TEAM AQUA? Our BOSS isn't here! He's on his way to MT. PYRE on ROUTE 122! … … Why did he go? Wahaha! Do you really think I'd tell you something that crucial?

Aqua Grunt: What? What? What do you want with TEAM AQUA? Our BOSS isn't here! He's gone off to snatch something important! … … Where did he go? Wahaha! Do you really think I'd tell you something that crucial?

Mt. Pyre

Aqua Grunt: Hah! Too bad for you! If you came earlier, you only would've had to battle the wimpy TEAM MAGMA. But since you arrived now, you have to take on us toughies!
(after defeat) Urgh… I should've let you take on TEAM MAGMA first…
(after battle) You don't know anything! So why are you messing with us?

Aqua Grunt: No! Those TEAM MAGMA goons got here ahead of us! We can't fall behind!
(after defeat) I thought you were one of the MAGMAS who happened to come back…
(after battle) Yeah, so you are strong… But there're a lot of us!

Aqua Grunt: You… We saw you at MT. CHIMNEY. You don't belong to either TEAM, so why would you be here?
(after defeat) If you're going to mess with anyone, let it be TEAM MAGMA…
(after battle) Heh, it doesn't matter! We bought ourselves some time! The BOSS should have snatched what he was after!

Aqua Grunt (f): Oh, I know! You tried to join TEAM MAGMA, but they wouldn't have you! Well, don't think that we'll let you join our TEAM AQUA!
(after defeat) If you want to join TEAM AQUA that badly, we can consider it…
(after battle) We have a great combination going with us members and our leader.

Archie: TEAM MAGMA's MAXIE got ahead of us, but we also got what we wanted. The RED ORB preserved at MT. PYRE… I, ARCHIE, now have it in my possession! Fufufu… Now we can bring our ultimate objective to fruition! Okay, TEAM! We're pulling out! [Aqua disappears]

Old woman: Oh, no… This cannot happen… Not only the BLUE ORB, but even the RED ORB has been taken… The BLUE ORB and RED ORB must never be separated. They belong together. What are those men trying to do with the two ORBS? … … … … … … … … … … … … Oh, yes. Was it TEAM MAGMA who came and took the BLUE ORB first? Well, in their haste, they left this behind. I couldn't imagine what exactly it could be. I would like you to have it. Perhaps it will be useful in some way. [Obtained the MAGMA EMBLEM]
Old woman: The BLUE ORB and RED ORB taken by those sinister men… They must never be apart… I fear something terrible will happen…

Old man: MT. PYRE is where we calm the spirits of POKéMON that have passed on… This is a high place where one can see all of HOENN… The disembodied spirits of POKéMON must find solace here… Is it coincidence that you are here… Will you hear out my tale? A tale long told in the HOENN region?
[if yes] It happened long, long ago… The world was wracked by a ferocious clash between the POKéMON of the land and the POKéMON of the sea… The POKéMON of the land raised mountains and created continents… The POKéMON of the sea raised huge waves and carved out oceans… Their fierce duel raged without end. The world was engulfed in massive infernos and vicious storms. The BLUE ORB and the RED ORB brought an end to the calamity. Light poured from the two ORBS and becalmed the enraged adversaries. The pair, made docile, dove deep into the sea where eventually they disappeared…
[if no] I see… Well, that, too, is fine…

Description: MAGMA EMBLEM. A medal-like item in the same shape as TEAM MAGMA's mark.

Aqua Hideout (part two)

Aqua Grunt: What? What? Are you a TEAM MAGMA grunt? I hear that TEAM MAGMA is trying to awaken an awesome POKéMON at their HIDEOUT. But where might their HIDEOUT be?

Aqua Grunt: What? What? Are you a TEAM MAGMA grunt? I hear that TEAM MAGMA is after an awesome POKéMON at MT. CHIMNEY. But what is that POKéMON like?

Jagged Pass (part two)

Oh! This boulder is shaking in response to the MAGMA EMBLEM!

Magma Hideout

Magma Grunt: Our leader told us to dig into MT. CHIMNEY, so we dug and dug. And in the course of digging, we came across something that blew our minds! What did we find? Fuhahaha! I'll tell you if you beat me!
(after defeat) Arrgh! Taken down!
(after battle) I won't tell you after all. You'll find out when you get there! It'd be better if you saved surprises to the end, don't you think?

Magma Grunt: Hold it right there! You don't really expect me to keep my trap shut and let you waltz by me?
(after defeat) Ooh wow! I concede!
(after battle) Maybe it would've been better if I did just let you go unchallenged…

Magma Grunt (f): What, what, what? Only TEAM MAGMA members are supposed to be in here! But you're not dressed in TEAM MAGMA's uniform… You rouse my suspicion! Battle with me!
(after defeat) Aiyiyi… My pride as a TEAM MAGMA member…
(after battle) If you suffer from chills, you should join TEAM MAGMA.

Magma Grunt: Oh, oh! An intruder!
(after defeat) Mutter…
(after battle) Actually, I'm no expert at battling…

Magma Grunt: Ahah! An intruder!
(after defeat) Graaah!
(after battle) I've already lost. Do I really need to keep running around in a circle?

Magma Grunt: What did I do to deserve this guard posting? My left ear is burning up!
(after defeat) I'm getting heat exhaustion…
(after battle) Do you think it's odd that we're wearing hoods in this magma-filled volcano?

Magma Grunt: We joined so we can help our leader achieve his fantastic vision. I don't care if you're with TEAM AQUA or if you're just some kid passing by. No one interferes with us and gets away with it!
(after defeat) Oh, no! You're not to be trusted at all!
(after battle) Listen to me. TEAM MAGMA is right! Don't listen to TEAM AQUA. Don't believe their lies!

Magma Grunt: I understand everything our leader says. But you know what? Doing stuff like digging up a super- ancient POKéMON and ripping off someone's METEORITE… I think we're going a little too far. What do you think?
(after defeat) Yeah, I think we are doing something wrong somehow.
(after battle) You know, losing to you cleared my mind. The next time I see our leader, I'm going to ask him about what we do.

Magma Grunt (f): I don't have a bone to pick with you. I'm just following orders!
(after defeat) I may have lost, but…
(after battle) We dug up something beyond belief! And, we got the BLUE ORB! All that's left is for our leader to… Fufufu… Fwahahaha!

Magma Grunt: I can't stand heat. Maybe I should've joined TEAM AQUA instead…
(after defeat) Yeah, I really may not be right for TEAM MAGMA…
(after battle) Don't you get lonely for the sea being in a place like this?

Magma Grunt: You can hear tremors here sometimes. Could it be the volcano rattling? Or is it GROU… Whoops! No, no, never mind!
(after defeat) You're a fiery battler. Just like a volcano!
(after battle) You just happened to win this time, but that doesn't matter. TEAM MAGMA's goal is about to be reached!

Magma Grunt: One of our guys was freaking out that he lost his MAGMA EMBLEM… Wait a minute! Was it you who found it?
(after defeat) I'm having trouble believing this…
(after battle) I'm getting this feeling that our plan is going to end in failure…

Magma Grunt: When TEAM MAGMA has roll call, we get important guarding assignments in the order that we line up. That's why I'm stuck off in this corner. I'm always late to roll call!
(after defeat) I'm always late for training sessions, too! I hate to say it, but I'm wimpy…
(after battle) Okay, I'll try to put a little more effort into things from now on…

Magma Grunt: I want to see GROUDON, too, but they won't let me see even its tail… It's got me feeling really frustrated. Oh, no! I blabbed about GROUDON!
(after defeat) I guess it's impossible to win if one doesn't have a calm mind…
(after battle) I wonder if GROUDON even has a tail?

Magma Grunt: Fuhahaha! Soon! Very soon! Our grand objective will be achieved!
(after defeat) Grrr… I've come so far, but now this?
(after battle) MAXIE, sir! An intruder is headed your way!

Magma Grunt: You're not finished yet! You're not getting by me easily!
(after defeat) Was I that easy to knock down?
(after battle) C-come on, one more match…

Magma Admin Tabitha: Hehehe! You made it this far, so I'll tell you! That's right! Up ahead, GROUDON is sleeping! MAXIE went to GROUDON just seconds ago! It's going to awaken real soon! Hehe! Hehehe!
(after defeat) Taken down again… Hehe…
(after battle) …And while you wasted time with me, MAXIE should have awakened GROUDON…

Maxie: GROUDON… Nothing could awaken you from your sleep bathed in magma… This BLUE ORB is what you sought. Wasn't it? I have brought you the BLUE ORB. Let its shine awaken you! And show me… Show me the full extent of your power! [Groudon awakens, then flies off] GROUDON! What's wrong? Wasn't the BLUE ORB the key? GROUDON! Where have you gone…
[turns to you] Oh, so it was you? I've seen you poking around uninvited here and there… I get it now! You must have pulled a cheap stunt!
(after defeat) What makes you so adept at handling POKéMON?
(after battle) There has to be some reason why GROUDON fled… That's what you're trying to say, aren't you? … … … … … … … … … … … … Humph… You think I didn't know that? With GROUDON gone, there is no longer any need for this blasted volcano. I am going after GROUDON, so this is where we part!

Aqua Hideout

Aqua Grunt: What? What? What do you want with TEAM AQUA? Our BOSS isn't here! He's gone off to jack a submarine! … … Where did he go? Wahaha! Do you really think I'd tell you something that crucial?

Aqua Grunt: What? What? What do you want with TEAM AQUA? Our BOSS isn't here! He's on his way to SLATEPORT CITY! … … Why did he go? Wahaha! Do you really think I'd tell you something that crucial?

Slateport City

Old woman: I was hoping that it was a famous star so I could get an autograph. But who's that being interviewed? Isn't that CAPT. STERN?

Man: CAPT. STERN says they discovered something at the bottom of the sea. I wonder what it is? What could it be?

Chef: What's going on here? Did the good CAPTAIN come back with a big fish from the ocean floor?

Girl: That lady interviewer is so cool and pretty. When I grow up, I'm going to be an international journalist!

Chubby man: Hey! Are you watching? Am I on TV?

Balding man: A TV interview! Here! The CAPTAIN's a celebrity!

Ty: Okay, CAPT. STERN, a big smile for the camera!

Gabby: I see, I see. You've had a most invaluable experience…

Stern: Yes, indeed. We intend to move ahead with our exploration.

Gabby: That's wonderful, CAPT. STERN! Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to talk to us. We hope we can interview you again with news of more discoveries!

Stern: [interviewers leave] Whew… That was my first time to be filmed for TV. That was nerve-wracking. [turns to player] Oh! [PLAYER][KUN]! You're looking great! We made a huge discovery on our last seafloor exploration. We found an underwater cavern on ROUTE 128. We think it's the habitat of a POKéMON that's said to have been long extinct.

Mysterious voice: Fufufu… CAPT. STERN, I presume. We of TEAM AQUA will assume control of your submarine! Your objections are meaningless! We expect your total cooperation! Fufufu… Just watch and learn what TEAM AQUA has planned!

Stern: What was that all about? It sounded like someone using a megaphone… Where did it come from? [!] It's from the HARBOR! The submarine! They're trying to take it! [PLAYER][KUN]! Please, come with me!

Harbor

Stern: Those thugs… They're the same lot who tried to rob the DEVON GOODS at the MUSEUM.

Archie: Oh? Not you again… You are tenacious to track us here, that much I will give you. But now… No one can stop us! No one! Or, will you follow us back to our HIDEOUT in LILYCOVE CITY? Fwahahahaha… [drops in water with grunt. submarine disappears]

Stern: Why… Why would TEAM AQUA steal my SUBMARINE EXPLORER 1? They can't be after the slumbering POKéMON at the bottom of the sea… But even if I were to chase them, I don't stand a chance against them…

Aqua Hideout

Aqua Grunt: Ayiyiyi! Suspicious character spotted!
(after defeat) Grrrrr… I lost it!
(after battle) I took the loss for the TEAM, but I did my job…

Description: A blueprint of some sort? It's too complicated!

Aqua Grunt (f): Yawn… Keeping watch over the HIDEOUT bores me. I'll take you on.
(after defeat) Yawn… Oh, I lost…
(after battle) If you scurry too much, other TEAM AQUA members might get you.

Aqua Grunt (f): Hey! You there! Which do you think is cooler? TEAM AQUA's uniform or TEAM MAGMA's?
(after defeat) I lost in a cool way…
(after battle) If you have a cool uniform, you look good even in a loss, don't you think?

Aqua Grunt: If you want to know the secret about our HIDEOUT, you have me to beat!
(after defeat) I can't win at all…
(after battle) Our HIDEOUT's secret? Well, let's just say… There's a submarine at the far end! But, by now… Kekekeke…

Aqua Grunt: Wahahah, I grew weary of waiting! You owe me a battle, too!
(after defeat) Tired of waiting… Lost and dazed…
(after battle) BOSS… Is this good enough?

Aqua Grunt: Fuel supply loaded A-OK! In-cruise snacks loaded A-OK! Nothing left to do but KO a pesky meddler!
(after defeat) I took a serious licking!
(after battle) Humph! This was supposed to happen! My mission was to just hold you up!

Aqua Grunt: When I joined TEAM AQUA, the first thing I had to learn was how these warp panels connected.
(after defeat) I was too occupied thinking about the warp panels…
(after battle) I'll have to learn about how I can battle more effectively…

Aqua Grunt (f): Warp panels, the HIDEOUT's pride and joy! You're clueless about where you are, aren't you? Fluster and tire out the enemy, then lower the boom! That's our plan!
(after defeat) What's wrong with you? You're not tired at all!
(after battle) That reminds me… I can't remember where I put the MASTER BALL. If I fail to guard it, our BOSS will chew me out…

Aqua Admin Matt: [! as he sees you walk in] Hehehe… Got here already, did you? We underestimated you! But this is it! I'm a cut above the GRUNTS you've seen so far. I'm not stalling for time. I'm going to pulverize you!
(after defeat) Hehehe… So, I lost, too…
(after battle) [turns to the sub, then back to you] Hehehe! While I was toying with you, our BOSS got through his preparations! [submarine rides away] Hehehe! Our BOSS has already gone on his way to some cave under the sea! If you're going to give chase, you'd better search the big, wide sea beyond LILYCOVE. But will you find it then? Hehehe!

Lilycove City (part two)

Man with glasses: Those rotten scoundrels who steal POKéMON and rip off METEORITES… I haven't seen them around recently.

Sailor: Ahoy, did you know? Someone punted TEAM AQUA out of the way for us! That got the WAILMER out of the cove, so we can get our boats out again.

Woman: My missing POKéMON… It came back without me noticing!

Old man: That cave in the cove… I didn't notice it right away, but it's completely empty now. That TEAM AQUA lot, they must have gone away for good.

Mossdeep City

Sailor: I heard from a SAILOR buddy that TEAM AQUA set up shop in LILYCOVE. I also heard that someone came along and wiped the floor with them! But MOSSDEEP here's been targeted by that TEAM MAGMA. If you want to know what they're up to, go visit the SPACE CENTER.

Woman: The island's SPACE CENTER has been launching huge rockets. There's been some kind of an uproar over a letter they received recently.

Scott: [PLAYER][KUN], feeling good? I'm doing great! I'd heard MOSSDEEP's GYM LEADER is pretty strong, so I decided to come take a look-see for myself. But there's something wrong about this town. People are going on about a warning letter and the SPACE CENTER… I don't think it concerns me in any way, though. [walks away]

Steven: STEVEN: [PLAYER][KUN], have you read that proclamation already? TEAM MAGMA is coming after the rocket fuel on this island. I don't know what they'd need it for, but they can't be allowed to take it. I'll keep an eye on things for a while longer. In the meantime, why don't you go check out the town?

Description: This is… An intent-to-steal notice? “To the staff of the SPACE CENTER: How are you? We are doing fine. “We will soon visit you to take your rocket fuel. “Please don't try to stop us. We will take the fuel no matter what. “Let there be more land!
TEAM MAGMA”

[You leave and defeat Mossdeep gym. As you head back to the space center, you see Maxie and grunts heading to the space center]

Sailor: With TEAM MAGMA around, I guess strolls on the beach aren't safe.

Woman: TEAM AQUA should take care of TEAM MAGMA! But if they did that, TEAM AQUA will become bold and brazen, won't they?

Old man: A giant chunk of metal bursts through the skies and flies into space… But TEAM MAGMA wants to spoil that dream of mine! I'm not having any of that!

Scientist: Those MAGMA thugs have their sights set on our SPACE CENTER. But we can't allow anything that minor to interfere with our rocket launch!

Scientist: I know that things are a little haywire right now, but… The rocket's launch is imminent!
[if there has been a launch] I know that things are a little haywire right now, but… The rocket launched safely! That's successful launch no. [STR_VAR_1]!

Magma Grunt (f): As promised, we've come for the rocket fuel!
(after defeat) Ran out of fuel…
(after battle) Don't think you're on a roll just because you've beaten me!

Magma Grunt: We gave you fair warning! There's nothing sneaky about us!
(after defeat) Grrr… We should've used sneaky treachery…
(after battle) Okay, I get it already! The next time, we'll come unannounced.

Magma Grunt: The rocket fuel the SPACE CENTER has in storage--that's what we're after. We mean to take every last bit of it!
(after defeat) Please, can you spare some fuel? Even a chintzy cup will do!
(after battle) What are we going to do with the rocket fuel? How would I know? Ask our leader upstairs!

Magma Grunt: [blocking path] Our leader said no one, but no one, gets past me!
(after defeat) Ack! Ack! Aaack!
(after battle) [steps aside] Please, tell our leader that I never abandoned my post. That I stayed to the bitter end…

Bottom Magma Grunt: [!] What's wrong with you? You're outnumbered three to one, but you still want to take us on?
[if no] Good answer! That's what a smart person'll do!
A reckless go-getter, are you? Okay, I'll go first!
(after defeat) I lost! But!
Left Magma Grunt: It's too soon to be relieved! I'm up next!
(after defeat) I lost, too! But!
Right Magma Grunt: I bet you want to take a break. But I'm not about to let you do that!
(after defeat) We should've taken a break… That's what we should've done…

Bottom Magma Grunt: Are we being useful to our leader at all?

Right Magma Grunt: We three losing like this… We look worse than usual by triple!

Left Magma Grunt: Three of us here, and look at the sorry mess we got ourselves into.

Scientist: Why would TEAM MAGMA want to steal our rocket fuel in the first place?

Man: TEAM MAGMA… Do they want to go to space, too?

Gentleman: If TEAM MAGMA takes the rocket fuel, I won't be able to go to space! They can't be allowed to get away with such an outrage!

Magma Admin Tabitha:Hehehe! We come all the way here to get some fuel, and we're interfered with again! If you're going to mess with us too, we'll take care of you at the same time!

Maxie: Clear out of the way! Don't you dare interfere!

Steven: TEAM MAGMA… What's the point of stealing rocket fuel?

Maxie: Fufufu… Since you're so curious, you deserve an explanation. We're going to jettison the entire load into MT. CHIMNEY! With GROUDON gone, we have no need for that slag heap of a mountain! So we'll use the fuel's power to make the volcano erupt! It will be savage! [Steven either runs back, or is sent flying, then flies back]

Steven: [PLAYER][KUN]! You're going to help me? Let's go into battle together! Are you ready?
[if no] Then, hurry! Get ready quickly!

Maxie: (after defeat) All I want… I just want to expand the land mass…

Magma Admin Tabitha: (after defeat) I'm with our leader…

Maxie: (after battle) We failed to make the volcano erupt… We failed to control GROUDON after we had awoken it… Is our goal to expand the land misguided? … … … … … … … … … … … … If… If we, TEAM MAGMA, are wrong… … … … … … … Then might TEAM AQUA's goal to expand the sea also be equally misguided? [turns towards Tabitha, then back to you and Steven] All right… We will give up on the fuel… There appear to be more important matters that I must examine…

Steven: Whew, that was too tense. [PLAYER][KUN], thank you. I have something to give you as thanks for your support. Please come see me at home after this. Oh, yes, I don't live in RUSTBORO CITY. I live right here on this island.

Mossdeep City (part two)

Steven: [PLAYER][KUN]… As you can see, there's not much here, but this is my home. Thank you for all that you've done. This is my token of appreciation. It's the HIDDEN MACHINE DIVE. No need to be shy--you've earned this HM. [obtained the HM08] While you're using SURF, you should notice dark patches of water. Use DIVE if you come to deep water like it. You'll drop to the seafloor. When you want to come back up, use DIVE again. In some places, it won't be possible for you to surface, though. [walks to his seat] Steven: Apparently, there's an underwater cavern between MOSSDEEP and SOOTOPOLIS. You know, the one that CAPT. STERN found in his submarine.

Route 127, Surfing to Sea Cavern

… … … … … … … … … … … Beep! May: Hi, [PLAYER][KUN]! I was just in PACIFIDLOG a little while ago. I saw a giant green POKéMON flying high in the sky. I… I've never seen anything like it. I wonder what it was. Is this maybe a major discovery? … … … … … … … … … … … Click!

… … … … … … … … … … … Beep! Brendan: Hey, [PLAYER]! I was in PACIFIDLOG just now. I saw this huge green POKéMON flying across the sky. I've never seen anything that amazing before. I wish you could've seen it, [PLAYER]. … … … … … … … … … … … Click!

Underwater

Description: “SUBMARINE EXPLORER 1” is painted on the hull. This is the submarine TEAM AQUA stole in SLATEPORT! TEAM AQUA must have gone ashore here.

Seafloor Cavern

Aqua Grunt: We don't need a kid around! Go on home already!
(after defeat) I want to go home…
(after battle) I want to get a promotion so I can boss around the GRUNTS…

Aqua Grunt: That submarine… It's tiny inside. I'm sore all over!
(after defeat) Losing makes me sore!
(after battle) That submarine we jacked, man, it's brutal as a ride. It's way too tight in there!

Aqua Grunt: For our dream to become real, we need the power of POKéMON. But meddlers like you use the power of POKéMON to mess with us even at a place like this! Life just doesn't work the way we need it to!
(after defeat) Gwah!
(after battle)You know, we don't dare question the motives of our leader. But here you are, just some punk, going up against our BOSS. Maybe… You must be something…

Aqua Admin Shelly: Ahahahaha! How did you manage to get here without a submarine? What an impressive child! But… It won't do to have you meddling about here. And, I do want payback for what happened at the WEATHER INSTITUTE… I'm going to give you a little taste of pain! Resign yourself to it!
(after defeat) Ahahahaha! Ouch!
(after battle) Ahahahaha! You're so darn strong. It's terribly disappointing that you're not a TEAM AQUA member. You could have enjoyed the fabulous world our BOSS has promised as one of us…

Aqua Grunt: Who are you? Where did you come in from?
(after defeat) Lost it…
(after battle) I can't find the way out! I'm not afraid. Don't get me wrong!

Aqua Grunt (f): Who are you? Where do you think you're going?
(after defeat) I failed to win!
(after battle) My partner forgot the map in that submarine! How's that for being useless?

Archie: Hold it right there. [walks on screen] Fufufu… So it was you, after all. [turns to Kyogre] Behold! See how beautiful it is, the sleeping form of the ancient POKéMON KYOGRE! I have waited so long for this day to come… [turns to player] It surprises me, how you've managed to chase me here. But that's all over now. For the realization of my dream, you must disappear now!
(after defeat) What?! I lost to a mere child like you?!
(after battle) Fufufu… I commend you. I must recognize that you are truly gifted. But! I have this in my possession! With this RED ORB, I can make KYOGRE…

The RED ORB suddenly began shining by itself!

Archie: What?! I didn't do anything. Why did the RED ORB… Where did KYOGRE go?
Hm? It's a message from our members outside…
[walks away] Yes, what is it? Hm… It's raining heavily? Good… That should have happened. That is why we awakened KYOGRE, to realize TEAM AQUA's vision of expanding the sea. What?! It's raining far harder than we envisioned? You're in danger? That can't be… That's just not possible… Hold your position and monitor the situation!
[back to you] There's something wrong… The RED ORB is supposed to awaken and control KYOGRE… But… Why? Why did KYOGRE disappear? Why?!

Maxie: [appears with two grunts] What have you wrought? ARCHIE… You've finally awoken KYOGRE, haven't you? What will happen to the world if this downpour continues for all eternity? The world's landmass will drown in the deepening sea…

Archie: W-what?! Don't get all high and mighty with me! Wasn't it you, TEAM MAGMA, that infuriated GROUDON? So long as I have this RED ORB, I should be able to control KYOGRE… I should be able to control it…

Maxie: We don't have the time to argue about it here! Get outside and see for yourself! See if what you've wrought is the world that we desired! MAXIE: [PLAYER], come on, you have to get out of here, too!

Route 128, above water

Archie: What happened… What is this wretched scene… Did I…make a horrible mistake? I… I only wanted…

Maxie: Do you understand now, ARCHIE? Do you finally see how disastrous your dream turned out to be? We have to hurry! We have to do something before the situation goes completely out of control!
[PLAYER], don't say anything. I know that I have no right to be critical of ARCHIE… But the way things are now, I doubt that we humans will be capable of doing anything about it. But neither can we stand by and just watch helplessly. The responsibility for putting an end to this falls to ARCHIE and me…
This defies belief… Those super-ancient POKéMON… Their power is unbelievable. They've upset the balance of nature… [they walk offscreen]

Steven: [flies in on Pokemon] [PLAYER][KUN]! What is happening? This is terrible… After the scorching heat wave ended, this deluge began. If this doesn't stop, all of HOENN… No, the whole world will drown. This huge rain cloud is spreading from above SOOTOPOLIS… What in the world is taking place there? There's no point arguing here… SOOTOPOLIS might provide answers… [PLAYER][KUN]… I don't know what you intend to do, but don't do anything reckless. Okay. I'm going to SOOTOPOLIS.

Sootopolis City

[camera pans to the center of the city. Groudon has created a land platform. Kyogre is over deep sea.]

Glasses man: There's an ancient legend that claims the land and sea were shaped by a colossal battle between POKéMON. Well, I'm seeing that happen with my very own eyes! Whoa! I never expected to be witness to something this huge!

Martial artist: Go for it, red POKéMON! Don't back off, blue POKéMON! [turns to you] … … … … … … Hi, do you know the names of those POKéMON fighting over there?

Young woman: Oh, no! SOOTOPOLIS CITY will get wrecked!

Woman: A big POKéMON is fighting with another big POKéMON! Please, someone make them stop!

Woman: When two POKéMON that gigantic are fighting that savagely, there's not much that we can do.

Boy: Wow! This is wicked!

Young man: These giant POKéMON suddenly appeared in the middle of the city! And, I've never seen them before! Why are they smashing into each other like that? Why can't they be friends, those POKéMON?

Woman:: The weather was clear this morning, but… All of a sudden, dark clouds brewed up, rain started falling in sheets, and there was thunder and lightning, too. The weather just went completely wild! Is all of this because of those POKéMON?

Man: I just get this sense somehow that the two POKéMON aren't angry. I think… They probably can't control their own power…

Woman: Aren't POKéMON our friends? Why are they going wild this way?

Gentleman: Everyone in town has taken refuge and won't come out of their homes. Even I would rather not venture outside.

Chubby man: What… What is happening? I really want to know, but it's too scary to go outside.

Gentleman: This weather… Did something awaken?x

Maxie: MAXIE: G… GROUDON… Please! Stop what you're doing! I know the extent of your power now! If you keep going, all HOENN, not just SOOTOPOLIS, will be utterly ruined!

Archie: ARCHIE: KYOGRE! What's wrong?! Look over here! It's the RED ORB! Calm down! KYOGRE! … … … … … … … … … … … … It's no good! It's not responding at all!

Steven: STEVEN: Those POKéMON fighting… GROUDON… And KYOGRE… The two super-ancient POKéMON were awakened from a long sleep… And now they are smashing each other with their uncontrollable energy… …[PLAYER][KUN]. You being here now I'll take to mean that you're prepared to become involved in this crisis. Well, then, there's someone that I'd like you to meet. Come with me, please. [he walks you up the stairs] Listen, [PLAYER][KUN]. Does seeing GROUDON and KYOGRE make you think POKéMON are to be feared? But that's not true. POKéMON are really more… …Why am I asking you this? You already know. [leads you to entrance] Okay, here we are! Inside here you'll find someone named WALLACE. I think you have what's needed to help him… Steven: STEVEN: I think you have what's needed to help him…

Old man: A person with a strong will and superior talent… A TRAINER who has knowledge and experience of many kinds of POKéMON… If such a person were to appear, I was instructed by WALLACE to lead that TRAINER to this CAVE.

Cave of Origin

Wallace: Ah, so you are [PLAYER][KUN]? I've heard tales of your exploits. My name is WALLACE. I was once the GYM LEADER of SOOTOPOLIS, but something came up. So now, I've entrusted my mentor JUAN with the GYM's operation. … … … … … … … … … … … … GROUDON and KYOGRE, the two POKéMON wreaking havoc here, are considered to be super-ancient POKéMON. But there aren't just two super- ancient POKéMON. There is one more somewhere. Somewhere, there is a super- ancient POKéMON named RAYQUAZA. It's said that it was RAYQUAZA that becalmed the two combatants in the distant past. But even I have no clue as to RAYQUAZA's whereabouts… [!] [PLAYER][KUN], do you perhaps know where RAYQUAZA is now? If you do, please tell me.
The CAVE OF ORIGIN? But that's right here! I need you to do better than that! Please, I need you to think about where RAYQUAZA might be right now.
MT. PYRE? But when I met the old lady there earlier, she made no mention of it. I very much doubt that the old lady would try to hide something from me… [PLAYER][KUN], could you think about this more carefully for me?
Huh? You don't remember? Hmm… That's a problem… Can't you remember somehow?
The SKY PILLAR? That's it! It must be the SKY PILLAR! [PLAYER][KUN], there's not a moment to lose! We'll head to the SKY PILLAR right away! [leaves]

Steven: The SKY PILLAR… I've never been there. I wonder where it could be?

Sky Pillar - Route 131

Wallace:: Oh, my, I'm terribly sorry! In my haste, I didn't notice that I'd left you behind! I've opened the locked door of the SKY PILLAR. [PLAYER][KUN], let's be on our way! [shake] It's an earthquake! There's not a moment to waste! We've got to hurry! [he leads you to the entrance, but another earthquake hits] Hmm… The situation is getting worse… [the rain and drought appear] This isn't good… The weather distortion is spreading even here… [PLAYER][KUN]. RAYQUAZA should be farther up from here. I'm worried about SOOTOPOLIS. I've got to go back. Everything is in your hands now. Don't fail us! [he leaves]

The awakened RAYQUAZA flew off…

Sootopolis City (part two)

Glasses man: There's an ancient legend that claims the land and sea were shaped by a colossal battle between POKéMON. Well, I saw that happen with my very own eyes! Whoa! I never expected to be witness to something this huge!

Martial artist: I was wondering which one would win, the red one or the blue one, but, oh no, it's the green one that settles things! Talk about a huge turn of events!

Young woman: SOOTOPOLIS CITY didn't get wrecked!

Woman: A pretty POKéMON came down from the sky…

Woman: When that third POKéMON flew down, I feared the worst.

Boy: Wow! That was wicked!

Young man: What? What? What? What is that green POKéMON?!

Woman:: Oh? It was you who brought that flying POKéMON here? Well, aren't you amazing!

Man: That flying POKéMON came down from the sky and stopped the rampaging POKéMON…

Old man: Oh, my… The clash between the two awakened POKéMON was quelled by the awakening of a third POKéMON…

Steven: STEVEN: So that's RAYQUAZA… It's incredible how the two rampaging POKéMON would flee from it in fear…

Wallace: WALLACE: [PLAYER][KUN]… The leaders of TEAM MAGMA and AQUA, I don't think they meant harm. It wouldn't hurt to hear what they have to say for themselves.

Maxie: So the super-ancient POKéMON weren't only GROUDON and KYOGRE… After all our fruitless scheming and frantic efforts, that one POKéMON's simple action puts everything right again as if nothing had happened… Fu… Fuhahaha…

Archie: ARCHIE: KYOGRE and GROUDON both flew off to who knows where. The weather in HOENN has returned to its normal state… Haha… Hahaha… Maybe what we were trying to do was something small, even meaningless, to POKéMON…

Steven: It looks like both MAXIE and ARCHIE have gone away somewhere. Perhaps they've gone to MT. PYRE to return those ORBS…

Wallace: [PLAYER][KUN]… My eyes didn't deceive me. Thanks to your help, SOOTOPOLIS… No, all of HOENN was saved. On behalf of the people, I thank you. This is a gift from me. Please accept it. [obtained the HM07] That HIDDEN MACHINE contains WATERFALL. If you have the RAIN BADGE, a POKéMON that has learned that HM move can force its way up waterfalls. And where does one get the RAIN BADGE? You know, don't you? That's right! You have to beat the SOOTOPOLIS GYM LEADER. When you're all set to go, step through that door. [steps to the right]
Wallace: I'm sure that you will be dazzled by my mentor's breathtakingly elegant battle style.

Mt. Pyre (part two)

Maxie: [PLAYER]… … … … … … … … … … … … … [walks off with Archie]

Old woman: The two men who took the ORBS came back to return them on their own. Those men… Perhaps they are not so evil after all…


Old woman: The embodiments of the land, sea, and the sky… That is said to be the identities of the super-ancient POKéMON… In the same way that we humans and POKéMON have life, our world, too, is alive… The super-ancient POKéMON have taught us that…

Old man: It is my role to pass on the legends of HOENN to future generations. And the crisis that just ended in SOOTOPOLIS rewrote a legend… Have you the time to hear the new legend of HOENN?
It happened long, long ago… The world was wracked by a ferocious clash between the POKéMON of the land and the POKéMON of the sea… The POKéMON of the land raised mountains and created continents… The POKéMON of the sea raised huge waves and carved out oceans… Their fierce duel raged without end. The world was engulfed in massive fires and vicious storms. It was then that the POKéMON of the sky descended from a storm. The POKéMON, shining a vivid green, becalmed the two enraged POKéMON. Then, its duty done, the green POKéMON flew off into the wild blue yonder…
[if no] I see… Well, that, too, is fine…