Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Pokémon Omega Ruby (Japanese: ポケットモンスター オメガルビー Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby) and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (Japanese: ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア Pocket Monsters Alpha Sapphire) are the second and final paired Generation VI games that are enhanced remakes of the third-generation titles Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The games were revealed in a worldwide announcement on the official Pokémon websites on May 7, 2014 and were released in most regions of the world on November 21, 2014 with the exception of Europe, where the games were released on November 28, 2014.

Summary

The player starts their journey in Littleroot Town, where the family has just moved from the Johto region after the player's father, Norman, became the leader of the Petalburg Gym. The story starts off with the player riding in the moving van, which arrives in Littleroot. After exiting the van, the player's mother explains that they have just arrived at their new home; they then enter the house together, and there are Machoke movers carrying boxes. The player's mother suggests that the player introduce themselves to Professor Birch, a friend of Norman's.

Upon arriving at Birch's house, his wife greets the player, and upstairs the player meets May or Brendan (the alternate-gender player character of the player), the child of Professor Birch; after the introduction, she or he soon leaves to join Birch, who is out in the field. The player then finds Birch on Route 101, where he is being chased by a wild Poochyena. Birch asks the player to take a Poké Ball out of his bag, which is lying on the ground; the player then chooses between Treecko, Mudkip, and Torchic as their starter Pokémon. After choosing, a battle immediately begins with the wild Poochyena. After rescuing Birch, he lets the player keep the chosen Pokémon as thanks for saving him. He then tells the player to meet up with his kid on Route 103 for pointers on how to be a Trainer.

Once the player finds May or Brendan on Route 103, they have their first trainer battle, after which they return to Birch's lab, where the player receives a Pokédex and some Poké Balls. When leaving through Route 101, the player runs into May or Brendan who gives him a new upgrade for the PokéNav Plus, the DexNav, and teaches him how to use it. Once the player arrives in Petalburg City, he meets with his father at the Gym, where he tells him that he is happy to learn that they have become a Trainer like him. During the conversation, a local boy named Wally enters the Gym and asks Norman's help for catching a Pokémon. Norman loans Wally a Zigzagoon and a Poké Ball. He then asks the player to go along and help Wally with his task. On Route 102, Wally catches a Ralts, and the Trainers then return to the Gym, where Wally gives his thanks before being called home by his mother. Norman then encourages the player to travel Hoenn and challenge the region's Gym Leaders: Roxanne, Brawly, Wattson, Flannery, Norman, Winona, Tate and Liza, and Wallace.

The player then travels through Route 104 and Petalburg Woods; just before the exit from the woods, the player encounters the nefarious Team MagmaOR or Team AquaAS. After battling, the grunt reveals that their team is after something in Rustboro City. Upon exiting the forest, the player is spotted by a red-eyed grunt who reports to her leader.

The player meets May or Brendan right before the Rustboro Gym, where the player battles Roxanne and earns the Stone Badge; afterwards, the player runs into the Devon Researcher from Petalburg Woods. He tells the player that he has been robbed by Team MagmaOR/Team AquaAS and that the player must get the Devon Parts back from the evil team. The player then heads out onto Route 116 and discovers an old man named Mr. Briney who tells them that the villainous team has also taken his Wingull Peeko hostage and gone into the Rusturf Tunnel. The player confronts the grunt inside the tunnel and retrieves the Devon Goods, as well as rescuing Peeko.

Once the Devon Goods are returned, the researcher asks the player to deliver them to the shipyard in Slateport City. The player then meets Mr. Stone, the president of the Devon Corporation, who asks that the player stop by Dewford Town and deliver a letter to his son Steven; as thanks for the player's earlier work, Mr. Stone gives the player a new upgrade for the PokéNav Plus, the Buzznav. Outside, May or Brendan explains how she or he caught Pokémon in Petalburg Woods, commenting on how Mr. Briney was once a sailor. The player then heads back through the Petalburg Woods to Mr. Briney's house, where he gives the player a ride down Route 105 to Dewford Town. Just north of Dewford on Route 106 is the Granite Cave where Steven is exploring. The cave is open to visitors, but a group of Ruin Maniacs block the room Steven occupies. After the player earns the Knuckle Badge from Brawly at the Dewford Gym, they disappear and the player can find Steven in Granite Cave, looking at a mural of a Groudon marked with omegasOR/Kyogre marked with alphasAS and remembering old legends. After listening to Steven, the player delivers the letter to him, he rewards the player with TM51 (Steel Wing) and tells the player that they could potentially become the Pokémon League Champion.

After leaving Dewford Town, Mr. Briney takes the player across Route 107 and Route 108 to Route 109, just south of Slateport City. When the player arrives in Slateport, there is a noticeable crowd of Team MagmaOR/Team AquaAS grunts blocking the entrance to the Oceanic Museum. When the player tries to drop off the Devon Goods at Stern's Shipyard, they learn that Captain Stern is in the Oceanic Museum. Once the player finds Captain Stern, they are confronted by two villainous grunts, and after defeating them, the villainous team's leader MaxieOR/ArchieAS appears and tells the player of their plans before warning not to get in the way again.

After giving the Devon Goods to Captain Stern, the player leaves Slateport City and travels Route 110; after encountering and battling May or Brendan, the player arrives in Mauville City. Outside of the Mauville Gym, the player finds Wally and his uncle; Wally challenges the player to a battle to prove to his uncle that he is ready for the Gym. After the battle, Wally's uncle invites the player to visit Verdanturf Town sometime. Once the Dynamo Badge has been earned from Wattson, the player heads to Verdanturf Town and uses Rock Smash to clear the previously blocked Rusturf Tunnel, earning Aggronite as a reward. Next, the player returns to Mauville and travels through Route 111 and Route 112 to the Fiery Path, on the other side of which the player continues through Route 113 to Fallarbor Town. Along the way, the player meets May or Brendan who gives them Strength, and tells them about Professor Cozmo.

Inside the Fallarbor Pokémon Center, the player meets Lanette, who invites them to her house on Route 114. Meanwhile, the player is told by May that Professor Cozmo has been kidnapped by the evil team at Meteor Falls, located at the end of Route 114. Inside which the player along with May battles TabithaOR/ShellyAS, along with a grunt. This time, they have stolen a valuable Meteorite from Professor Cozmo. Suddenly the opposite-version's team appears, taunting the primary evil team, who retreats with the Meteorite to Mt. Chimney, and warns the player to not interfere with Team AquaOR/Team MagmaAS. At the top of Mt. Chimney, Team Magma and Team Aqua can be found fighting; after fighting the admin of the primary evil team from Meteor Falls, the player finds the leader of the team, MaxieOR/ArchieAS, using the meteorite in a strange machine with the intention of turning it into a Mega Stone. The leader then battles the player. After the battle, the leader is informed of a better way to achieve his team's goals, gives the player the meteorite, and retreats.

Taking the southern path that was blocked by the battling teams, the player exits Mt. Chimney and reaches Lavaridge Town, home of the Lavaridge Gym. After receiving the Heat Badge from Flannery, the player meets May or Brendan who gives the player the Go-Goggles and suggests that he challenge his father at the Petalburg Gym, offering to go with him. After getting the Balance Badge from Norman, the player visits Wally's father, who gives the player HM03 (Surf).

As the player then travels through Route 118 (just east of Mauville City), they encounter Steven once again. Their discussion is interrupted by the arrival of a frightened LatiasOR/LatiosAS. Steven realizes the Legendary Pokémon is asking for help, and it takes both Steven and the player to Southern Island where the other evil team admin CourtneyOR/MattAS is terrorizing LatiosOR/LatiasAS. After fighting off the evil team, LatiosOR/LatiasAS decides to join the player's team and give them its Mega Stone. Steven awards the player with a Mega Bracelet and LatiasOR/LatiosAS takes both of them back to Route 118.

Afterwards, the player continues through Route 119, reaching the Weather Institute, which is being attacked by the evil team in search of more information on GroudonOR/KyogreAS. After battling the grunts, the player comes face to face with the admin TabithaOR/ShellyAS, who appears distressed with what they found out. After defeating the admin, the player saves the institute and is given a Pokémon Castform as a reward. Shortly after leaving the Institute, Brendan/May appears and battles the player, giving away HM02 (Fly) upon defeat.

The player arrives in Fortree City, but cannot challenge the Gym because something invisible is blocking the entrance. On Route 120, the player once again meets Steven, and he gives the player the Devon Scope, a Mega Stone and notices that the meteorite the player picked up from Mt Chimney emits light. The Devon Scope allows the player to enter the Gym by revealing the invisible thing to be the Pokémon Kecleon. After the player defeats Winona and receives the Feather Badge, the quest continues through Route 120 and Route 121 to Lilycove City. On Route 121, there are some grunts from the evil team discussing their plan to go to Mt. Pyre, and upon arriving in Lilycove, the player finds it crawling with more grunts. Outside of the Lilycove Department Store, the player battles May or Brendan again; after the battle, Brendan or May notices the meteorite shining like Steven did before.

After the battle, the player heads to Mt. Pyre to drive off the evil team. At the summit of Mt. Pyre, the player finds the leader of the team, who has taken the Red OrbOR/Blue OrbAS and proclaims that the young Trainer has arrived too late to stop him, having the admin from Southern Island attack the player before heading to Slateport City. The old couple that watches over the orbs beseech the player to stop the evil team, and they give the player the stolen orb's counterpart. Upon returning to Slateport, the player finds that Capt. Stern has discovered an undersea cavern on Route 128. The evil team then suddenly appears and takes over the captain's research submarine. The leader of the evil team once again taunts the player, and he mentions that the team's hideout is in Lilycove City. Captain Stern begs the player to stop the evil team. After fighting their way through to the center of the hideout, finding the Master Ball along the way, the player encounters CourtneyOR/MattAS, who battles the player to stall until the leader takes off in the submarine.

The player must then travel Route 124 to Mossdeep City, where they challenge Tate and Liza of the Mossdeep Gym to earn the Mind Badge. After this a pillar of light appears on Route 128. Steven notices the player coming out of the Gym and invites them to his house, where he gives them the HM07 (Dive) and the Devon Scuba Gear. Heading to Route 128 and using Dive, the player finds the Seafloor Cavern, where the evil team has gone. In the deepest reaches of the cavern, the player finds MaxieOR/ArchieAS taunting the opposite version's team leader, who then challenges the player to a battle. After the battle, the player witnesses TabithaOR/ShellyAS arrive and warn their leader against waking up the Legendary Pokémon, but the leader dismisses the warnings and uses the Orb to awaken the sleeping GroudonOR/KyogreAS. After being awakened, the ancient Pokémon breaks out of the cavern and starts moving towards Sootopolis City, driving the weather of Hoenn out of control. The opposite team's leader explains that they are unable to control Pokémon's Primal Reversion, and the primary evil team leader discovers to his horror that his plan did not work as he intended.

After the bosses leave to try to stop the Pokémon, Steven appears and tells the player to catch up with GroudonOR/KyogreAS in Sootopolis City. Heading to Route 126 and using Dive again, the player finds the entrance to Sootopolis City. Inside the city, the player finds Steven, who introduces them to his friend Wallace, the Sootopolis Gym Leader, who is also entrusted with the duty of protecting the Cave of Origin.

Upon arriving in front of the cave's entrance, Steven, Wallace and the player meet up with the leaders and admin Tabitha/Shelly of both teams, along with May, who explains that she saw on TV. The player receives the Magma SuitOR/Aqua SuitAS and is told that the Orb they possess can weaken the ancient Pokémon. After a few words of encouragement from everyone, the player heads inside. The player puts the suit on, inserts the orb into a slot in the suit and latches on to GroudonOR/KyogreAS as the ancient Pokémon makes its way to the chamber where it can accomplish its Primal Reversion. The player witnesses it undergo the transformation and fights it. After capturing or defeating the Pokémon, the weather (seemingly) returns to normal. The team leaders reconcile, Steven gives the player the Eon Flute and May explains how she is impressed with the player.

After defeating Wallace at the Sootopolis Gym, the player gets the Rain Badge, and the gym leader mentions that Prof. Birch has something for them. At Littleroot Town, the player is told that the recent events did change the climate in the Hoenn region, causing the Pokémon species that once left Hoenn to come back, and the regional Pokédex is not sufficient anymore, and gets the National Pokédex upgrade. The player now has all eight Badges, and they head down Route 128 to Ever Grande City, where Victory Road and the Elite Four await. Wally battles the player one last time before they exit the cavern.

The Elite Four are the strongest Trainers in the region, and they can only be battled by challengers that have all eight Badges of Hoenn. They are Sidney, who specializes in Dark-type Pokémon; Phoebe, who specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon; Glacia, who specializes in Ice-type Pokémon; and Drake, who specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon. After defeating the Elite Four, the player must then battle the Pokémon League Champion, Steven.

After the battle, Professor Birch and May arrive to congratulate the player. Birch examines the player's Pokédex, the player is registered in the Hall of Fame, and the credits roll as the player and Brendan/May return home. After the credits, on Route 103 challenges, Brendan or May challenges the player to a battle one last time.

Back at home, the player's parents are discussing their plans to go see the Litleonids at Mossdeep City, that Norman now has to cancel. As the parents ponder about what they can do with the tickets they bought, a mysterious symbol appears on screen, which then fades into a "To be continued" chyron.

Release Date

  • November 21, 2014 (Worldwide)
  • November 28, 2014 (Europe)

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