Pokémon Dust and Smoke

(ポケットモンスター ダスト, Pocket Monsters Dust) and (ポケットモンスター スモーク, Pocket Monsters Smoke) is the next Pokémon game in the series for the Nintendo Switch. It is the first in TheRandomBlock (talk) 17:58, October 15, 2020 (UTC)'s Generation IX and is seen to have an backwards compatibility for the fanon Pokémon Ash and Dust which was created by ScorchingCliffs. The games are the first pair of games after Pokémon Diamond and Pearl versions to have a third version, in this case, Pokémon Cinder.
The game introduces a new type of battles - three-way battles. Also, three new types (Lava, Ethereal and Steam) are used to debut in the game.
==Gameplay==
==Pokémon Changes==
*Kakuna and Gible changed their types:
**Kakuna: from Bug/Poison to pure Bug
**Gible: from Dragon/Ground to pure Ground
**Flaaffy would be changed to a Electric/Fairy type, but it was scrapped.
*Hatenna is now a baby Pokémon.
*Rotom gained two new disguises: Sound (Electric/Normal) when infecting headphones, and Glow (Electric/Bug) when infecting a lantern.
==Plot==
===The Beginning Video Message===
The game starts with a video message with Professor Beech telling you about the world of Pokémon and particulary the region of Ruhno. He sends out a Classibug and talks about his role as the regional Pokémon Professor and how people take part in Pokémon Battles. He then asks what do you look like (your gender, appearance and hairstyle) and about your name. He then says that there's an another Trainer coming and asks if you might happen to know him. The rival's name is Kit so I'll refer to him by that name.
===Starting the Journey!===
Your character wakes up, goes to the mirror (where you can change clothes) and gets called downstairs by your mother, who reminds you it is the day to get your first Pokémon. She then gives you a PokéGear before leaving and tells you that Professor Beech's lab is in the riparian forest which is north to Windvile Town. She also mentions that your father is currently having trouble keeping his gym in Conquerwick City for some reason. After that, you set off into the port town to head to the laboratory.
Now, at Route 1, you bump into your rival, Kit, who is also in search of the lab and tells you that he just got eleven years old and is going to get his first Pokémon. He then exits the route and heads to the lab, and then you follow him. In the Riparian Wilds, Kit is stopped infront of some tall grass which overgrown the path and there's a dirt path in the right side of it. When you go in the grass, a Pokémon Battle starts which is bad to the player who doesn't have any Pokémon.
A wild Flamezard appears, but suddenly Professor Beech jumps in and sends out his Faeriock (which has an advantage to Fire type) and he defeats the Flamezard with one Rock Throw. After the battle, he pulls you out of the grass and says that his lab is very close to him and you. He then leads you and Kit down the road to the lab.
Once in the lab, Beech adds up that you and Kit are new trainers that are here for their first ever Pokémon. With that, Beech throws three Poké Balls at the table to present the three starters of the Ruhno region. The three options are Tuftole, the Digger Pokémon, Pylava, the Molten Pokémon, and Aqualpod, the Water Bug Pokémon. Before you pick one of the Pokémon, Kit asks if you want to pick next, but Kit then adds up that you will be the first to pick your starter. After picking, Kit will pick a Pokémon which is weak against the type of your starter. Then, Kit simply says that he won't need any type advantages to succeed his journey.
As you exit the lab, Kit catches up and asks if you want a Pokémon battle against his starter. You accept, and so, the two start battling. After the battle, Kit says that he's now setting for his first Pokémon gym, though with no mention where the gym is. He gives you the Town Map and sees that the closest gym is in the Conquerwick City (which is the gym your father owns). At the second part of Route 1, you find a Poké Mart clerk which says that this package is for Professor Beech. After delivering the package, Beech gives you some Poké Balls, the Pokédex and a Potion, and so you finally begin your Pokémon journey!
===To the Conquerwick Gym!===
You make your way through the Riparian Wilds. Along the exit of the forest, you meet a man named Cocker who is friendly to Flamezards and Burncorns that live in the forest. He tells you that Graptors and Scorchorns are said to worship the legendary Dust and Smoke Pokémon: Dustolough and Smokuthumia. He also learns you how to catch Pokémon by catching a Burncorn.
Eventually, you reach again the second part of Route 1, and then, a strange echo in your head calls "Please... you mustn't free me..." though this confuses you, but you see the Conquerwick City in distance. Eventually, you reach the city where you enter the Conquerwick City. Here, you meet up with Kit who also wants to challenge the gym. The gym leader then enters, who is happy to see you that he is your dad. He introduces himself as Lloyd but he sighs he's not allowed to accept Pokémon Trainers anymore. Kit wonders why and Lloyd explains:
After Lloyd explained about his gym, a boy named Naturin runs to the gym and says that he is the expert of Normal-type Pokémon. A double battle begins against Kit's starter and Naturin's Cocommon, to which you win the battle with your two Pokémon. After the battle, you, Kit and Naturin understand about Lloyd's gym but they wondered what happened. To which Lloyd explains:
Naturin wonders that the gym needs an another gym leader with a Normal-type specialist, and checks his Town Map to find out. He then tells you that the next gym is in the Eukalipto City, with Flora as the leader. However, Kit comes to you and instead of battling Lloyd, he battles you with a team of 2 Pokémon. You follow Naturin and Kit, just as Lloyd wishes you good luck. With that, you set your eyes to reach Eukalipto City and get the Shrub Badge!
===To the Eukalipto Gym! (Shrub Badge)===
You leave the Conquerwick City with the east exit and you get into Route 2, where many Youngsters, Lasses, and Bug Catchers are there. As you travel down this route, the terrain slowly has more grass and itself becomes a small jungle-like forest.
As you're travelling through the miniature jungle route, you find a man who explains that he was searching a Pokémon named Flilit when he was suddenly ambushed by a group named Team Alnitak, then he had a battle with them but they were too strong and mugged his bag which has his research on it, as well as other supplies. He introduces himslef Nakir, and then battles with the player with his Drizzile.
After the battle, Nakir takes you to his detective agency where he has many Pokémon found in the wild where he takes research on. However, he thinks back to Team Alnitak and wonders about what their organization could be up to. But anyway, as a token of his respect, Nakir gives you a Mega Ring and a Mega Stone for your starter Pokémon's final evolution. He then goes on to explain the basics of how it works and such.
With that, you set off to the Eukalipto City. Along the way though, you meet Naturin who explains that Eukalipto City is close to them. He then challenges you into a battle with a team of Raboot and Type Null. After the battle, Naturin sets off to the gym and get the Shrub Badge.
You the enter Eukalipto City, where there are lots of berry trees, as well as several patches of grass and dark grass. Either way, you make your way to the gym. When you enter the gym, it is seen to be an outdoor gym with an eucalyptus forest inside in! You have to traverse to the top floor while taking the gym mission. In this gym mission, you have to roost a group of 8 Flilits to the exit, where you battle one of two gym Trainers, who are using Grass-type Pokémon. At the top floor, you encounter the gym leader Flora, who introduces herself:
And so, the gym battle begins. Flora uses a Flilit and a Floringo, which can become Mega Floringo because of Flora's Mega Ring holding the Floringite. After the battle, Flora congratulates you and hands you the Shrub Badge and the TM for Solar Beam, then explains about Solar Beam. With that settled, Flora bids you farewell, so you get ready to face off the next gym in the Ionizeing City!
===To the Ionizeing Gym! (Electron Badge)===
After defeating Flora in the Eukalipto Gym, you set your sights on the Ionizeing Gym located in Ionizeing City, which you can get through an eucalyptus forest which is connected with Routes 3 and 4, while Route 4 leads to Ionizeing City.
As you're going through Route 3, you meet Kit who is also on his way to Ionizeing City. He asks you if you want a battle, however, Naturin also shows up running and suggests that they all will have a Three-Way Battle! Kit wonders what a Three-Way Battle is, and then Naturin explains:
You and Kit agree, and a Three-Way Battle against your rivals begins! After the Three-Way battle, Kit tells you that you can get easily lost in the Eucalyptus Forest, but there's a way to exit it. With that, Naturin and Kit set off to explore the forest and get to the Pokémon gym. Eventually, you exit the forest and reach Route 4.
Now, on Route 4, you should get to Minuto Town where Naturin's home is located. In Naturin's home, you are greeted by his mother and father who tell you that their son is an expert of Normal-type Pokémon. The player needs to lend Naturin's mother a caught Lecuru. Then, a battle against you and Naturin's mother begins, and after the battle, she tells you that wild Pokémon can also spawn in deep sand and warm water, along with tall grass. After you exit the home, you meet Kit on the beach who tells and shows you that Ionizeing City is on an island, and you need a Pokémon with the move Surf to get into it. But before you set off, he challenges you into a battle since their previous attempt to battle was interrupted by Naturin.
After the battle, you prepare for Route 5, and then the second gym! If you need a Water Pokémon that can learn Surf, then you can get an Old Rod by fighting a trainer who is fishing on Route 5, and then you can buy a TR for Surf at the Pokémon Center.
Once you get a Pokémon with Surf, you can get through Route 5, and surf the waters to get into Ionizeing City. Once in the gym, it is seen to have electric systems that protect the way to get into the gym leader Lectro. You have to disable the systems by pressing the buttons on the maze with Pokémon Trainers (this gym's gym mission). Once you get into the end of the maze, you can find Lectro, who prepares himself for the Gym Battle:
And now, the Gym Battle against Lectro... BEGINS! Lectro uses a Flaaffy and a Raichu which is capable of Mega Evolving because of the Raichuite. After the battle, Lectro congratulates you and gives you the Electron Badge, and the TM for Thunderbolt. With this, you set your sights on the third Gym in the Kahano Town!
===To the Kahano Gym! (Shore Badge)===
You leave the Ionizeing Gym to meet Naturin in Minuto Town. There, he plans a battle, where he uses only his Type Null. After the battle, Naturin fends off to his home while you run to Ionizeing City, and then you decide to choose Route 6 or Route 7. Either way, you get to Mt. Kahano, until one of Alnitak Grunts battles you.
The player has to battle every Team Alnitak Grunt appearing in Mt. Kahano, two of them doing a Three-Way Battle. At the halfway of the road, you battle Nakir, who after the battle finds out that Kahano Town is at the top of Mt. Kahano. Nakir then runs to his laboratory, while you fend off the mountain caves from Alnitak Grunts. At the exit, the player first fights Cherle, one of the admins, and twins Phobos and Europa in a Double Battle, who are also admins. When you exit, you feel a reassuring force.
Kit, who exitted Mt. Kahano, says that some of the Team Alnitak Grunts are seen to be in Kahano Town. With that, he challenges you into a battle, and after that, Kit finds out that the town's gym leader, Coralia, uses water-type Pokémon. With that, you set off to beat Team Alnitak Grunts, and then get the Shore Badge from the gym leader Coralia.
After you beat the last Team Alnitak Grunt in the town, he realizes that you can hit many strong objects using your Pokémon. He gives you the TM for Headbutt, and then battles you once again with other grunt, until every grunt fends off the town. After that happens, you go to the Kahano Gym. When you enter it, it happens to be full of water and rocks. You should use a Pokémon that can use Surf. The gym mission is that you should defeat three of the trainers to deactivate water showers which block the way to Coralia. When the gym mission is complete, you go to Coralia, who stands in a platform, introducing herself:
The third gym battle begins. During the battle, Coralia uses Wishiwashi, Mantride, and (Mega) Coraltle. After the battle, Coralia congratulates you and gives you both the Shore Badge and TM for Scald. With that set, you are going to Emberus City to get the fourth badge!
===To the Emberus Gym! (Eruption Badge)===
===To the Volatipolis Gym! (Ethereal Badge)===
===To the Ironsilver Gym! (Iron Badge)===
===To the Glorius Gym! (Decay Badge)===
===To the Dragonroar Gym! (Wyvern Badge)===
===The Pokémon League!===
==Characters==
===Main===
Image	Name 	Description
 	Wren 	The male and female protagonists of the game! You can customize their skin tone, hair color, eye color, outfits and, like in Pokémon Sword and Shield, hairstyles (also in the start of the game)!
 	Avani 	The male and female protagonists of the game! You can customize their skin tone, hair color, eye color, outfits and, like in Pokémon Sword and Shield, hairstyles (also in the start of the game)!
 	Kit 	One of your two rivals in the game who is competitive and usually stays cool and charm, even when defeated. He stays as a regular rival at first, but later he sets his sight on capturing an all-powerful legendary Pokémon...
 	Naturin 	The other one of your two rivals in the game who is much less competitive than Kit. He is an Normal-type specialist who aims to be a gym leader of Conquerwick City. With the help of his main Pokémon, Raboot and Silvally, he helps you and Kit to stop the villainous Team Alnitak.
 	Professor Beech	The Ruhno region's regional professor who provides new Pokémon Trainers with either Tuftole, Pylava, or Aqualpod, as well as doing general research on Pokémon. He owns a laboratory in the Riparian Wilds.
 	Lloyd 	Lloyd is your character's father in the story and the original owner of the Conquerwick Gym, but was forced to move out because he was "too strong" of an opponent. So, he instead sets off on his own quest, although no one is sure what this quest is.
 	Nakir 	The Pokémon detective and explorer who you ocassionally bump into. However, along with investigating Pokémon in the world around him, he has a lot to do with Team Alnitak, since he has something which they need for the plans.
 	Team Alnitak 	The "villainous team" working in the Ruhno region to supposedly "free" Dustolough/Smokuthumia from their celestial bodies. The leader is Pandora, while the admins are Cherle, Phobos and Europa.
===Gym Leaders===
Image	Name 	Description 	Pokémon Team
 	Flora 	A Grass-type gym leader. 	
 	Lectro 	A Electric-type gym leader.	
 	Coralia 	A Water-type gym leader. 	
 	Quemadura	A Fire-type gym leader. 	
 	Etheray 	A Ethereal-type gym leader.	
 	Clad 	A Steel-type gym leader. 	
 	Blair 	A Dark-type gym leader. 	
 	Dragward 	A Dragon-type gym leader. 	
===Elite Four and Champion===
Image	Name 	Description 	Pokémon Team
 	Estella	A Fairy-type elite four member. 	
 	Eartha 	A Ground-type elite four member. 	
 	Zephyr 	A Flying-type elite four member. 	
 	Malden 	A Fighting-type elite four member.	
 	Lloyd 	The champion. 	
==New Pokémon==
To see the Ruhno Pokédex, see here.
===Regional Forms===
===Mega Evolutions===
(in Pokédex order)
Image	Name 	Name 	Mega Stone 	Type(s) 	Hyper Move
 	Mega Raichu 	Mega Raichu 	Raichuite 	Electric 	Zettavolt Tackle (from Volt Tackle)
 	Mega Sandslash 	Mega Sandslash 	Sandslashite 	Ground/Steel	Sandsteel Temple (from Sand Tomb)
 	Mega Ninetales 	Mega Ninetales 	Ninetalite 	Fire 	Eighteen-Tail Black Flames (from Incinerate)
 	Mega Golem 	Mega Golem 	Golemite 	 	
 	Mega Rapidash 	Mega Rapidash 	Rapidite 	 	
 	Mega Marowak 	Mega Marowak 	Marowakite 	 	
 	Mega Eevee 	Mega Eevee 	Eeveenite 	 	
 	Mega Dragonite 	Mega Dragonite 	Dragite 	 	
 	Mega Meganium 	Mega Meganium 	Meganiumite 	 	
 	Mega Typhlosion 	Mega Typhlosion 	Typhlosite 	 	
 	Mega Feraligatr 	Mega Feraligatr 	Feraligite 	 	
 	Mega Delibird 	Mega Delibird 	Delibirdite 	 	
 	Mega Swellow 	Mega Swellow 	Swellowite 	 	
 	Mega Torkoal 	Mega Torkoal 	Torkoalite 	 	
 	Mega Bibarel 	Mega Bibarel 	Bibarite 	 	
 	Mega Luxray 	Mega Luxray 	Luxrayite 	 	
 	Mega Togekiss 	Mega Togekiss 	Togekissite 	 	
 	Mega Unfezant 	Mega Unfezant 	Unfezantite 	 	
 	Mega Excadrill 	Mega Excadrill 	Excadrillite 	 	
 	Mega Scolipede 	Mega Scolipede 	Scolipedite 	 	
 	Mega Kingtuft 	Mega Kingtuft 	Kingtuftite 	 	
 	Mega Lavilowisp 	Mega Lavilowisp 	Lavilowite 	 	
 	Mega Shoaltrider	Mega Shoaltrider	Shoaltriderite	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
==The Ruhno Region==
The full population of the region is 603 people.
===Cities===
Name 	Description	Population
Conquerwick City	 	27
Eukalipto City 	 	51
Ionizeing City 	 	76
Emberus City 	 	36
Volatipolis City	 	152
Ironsilver City 	 	13
Dragonroar City 	 	100
Pokémon League 	 	8
===Towns and Villages===
Name 	Description	Population
Windvile Town 	 	8
Minuto Town 	 	20
Kahano Town 	 	15
Colyon Town 	 	19
Zircic Village 	 	5
Ovardic Town 	 	29
Glorius Town 	 	13
Pala'pihi Island	 	31
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===Landmarks===
==Dust and Smoke series ==
With every Pokémon generation, there's an anime series running with it, and Generation IX is no exception! During the saga in Ruhno, the main protagonist Ash Ketchum is joined by Avani who wishes to become a top Pokémon Trainer in the region, and Nakir who is fascinated by investigating the world around him and the mysteries of Pokémon. The saga will span across three dub-only seasons. The info about the anime, its seasons, and the episode list can be found just here.
==Dust and Smoke chapter==
With every Pokémon generation, there's a chapter of Pokémon Adventures manga running with it, and Generation IX is no exception! During the manga chapter, the main characters are Dust, the male main character, Cinder, the female main character, and Smoke, the rival main character. The info about the manga chapter can be found just here.
==Polls==
<poll>
I dunno who's gonna vote on this poll, but which starter do you love the most and want to pick?
Tuftole (Digger Pokémon)
Pylava (Molten Pokémon)
Aqualpod (Water Bug Pokémon)</poll>
<poll>
Based on the two main legendaries of the games, which version would you be more likely to buy in a store?
Dust (Dustolough)
Smoke (Smokuthumia)</poll>
<poll>
Which new form of Rotom do you love and must you have in your party?
Sound (Electric/Normal)
Glow (Electric/Bug)</poll>
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