Soaring in the sky

Soaring in the sky (Japanese: Open Sky) is a met location in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is used for Pokémon encountered in the sky, which is only accessible by use of the Soar (Japanese: おおぞらをとぶ Fly in the Open Sky) mechanic, where the player uses the Eon Flute and summons or .
==Mechanics==
The ability to soar can first be accessed after receiving the Eon Flute from Steven Stone. Once the Eon Flute is used, or will come to the 's side and Mega Evolve. This is regardless to whether or not the Pokémon are present in the player's party, are holding their respective Mega Stones, have been , or have been transferred or traded away.
While soaring, several Pokémon may be encountered, as well as special locations known as Mirage spots. Players may also freely travel to any previously visited location, much in the same way as .
The Pokémon will remain stationary if it is given no direction. Using the Circle Pad will make it move forwards or backwards or turn. Combining the Circle Pad with other buttons allows the player to perform various stunts.
Maneuver 	Description 	Button(s)
Pitch upwards 	The Pokémon pitches upward, increasing its altitude if it moves forward. 	X
Pitch downwards	The Pokémon pitches downward, decreasing its altitude if it moves forward. 	Y
Speed up 	The Pokémon moves a little faster than its normal pace. 	Hold B
Dash 	The Pokémon accelerates forward while spinning in an . 	↑ + B
Somersault 	The Pokémon takes an abrupt nosedive, spinning downward in a corkscrew fashion and then righting itself after completing a 360° loop. 	↑ + L
Loop the loop 	The Pokémon pitches upwards, inverting itself and the rider in an arch before nosediving and completing a 360° loop. 	↑ + R
Brake 	The Pokémon pulls back and makes a sudden stop. 	↑ to ↓
U-turn 	The Pokémon performs an , pitching upwards and executing a half-loop, with a spin as it levels out, so that it ends up refacing the Hoenn region.	Reaching the map's edge
Soaring in the sky ORAS.png|May soaring in the sky
Soaring trick ORAS.png|Brendan performing a trick
Soaring encounter ORAS.png|Brendan approaching wild Pokémon
===Landing===
As the player passes over locations that are marked on the Hoenn map, they may press the A button to land in that location. This works in the same way and with the same restrictions as does outside of battle. Mainly, this means that a location must have been visited on the ground before it can be landed at. A few locations have other requirements before they can be landed at or flown to.
===Battle mechanics===
When any of the are used in battle while soaring in the sky, they use unique mechanics.
* will change the user's type to .
* will turn into .
* uses the animation of and may lower the target's by 1 stage.
==Pokémon==
==Special encounters==
All battles listed here use the same battle intro and arena used by the mysterious rings found at mirage spots.
===Dimensional Rifts===
If the player has all three of the lake guardians in their party, a Dimensional RiftPokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: The Official Hoenn Region Strategy Guide pp. 275, 353 (described as a huge gap in-game) will appear south of Dewford Town, containing /. Another will appear if the player has Dialga and Palkia in their party, containing . 
Giratina can be caught before Dialga/Palkia. If the player has all of the lake guardians, Dialga and Palkia in their party at the same time, only Dialga/Palkia will appear, and the player must land and begin soaring again for Giratina to appear. The same will happen if the player catches Dialga/Palkia and has it added to their party while the other one is also in their party.
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===Storm Clouds===
If the player has a in their party, a Storm Cloud (described as a black cloud in-game) will appear above Fortree City, containing /. Another will appear if the player has Tornadus and Thundurus in their party, containing .
Landorus can be caught before Tornadus/Thundurus. If the player has Castform, Tornadus and Thundurus in their party at the same time, only Tornadus/Thundurus will appear, and the player must land and begin soaring again for Landorus to appear. The same will happen if the player catches Tornadus/Thundurus and has it added to their party while the other one is also in their party.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Claydol Unleashes, used his Mega Bracelet to Mega Evolve into Mega , enabling them to soar into the sky. They used this travel method several times throughout the arc to move from one location to another.
In Slowbro Has an Idea, it was revealed that whenever a Pokémon flies through the air, it leaves behind a . These contrails are normally invisible to the human eye, but can be seen by the Draconid people, due to them having lived with Dragon Pokémon since ancient times. In the spots where these contrails cross each other, it is possible for a Pokémon to stand on and .
==Trivia==
* This is the only location in whose theme receives a calmer arrangement of its background music if it is accessed at nighttime, similar to areas in .
** The very first time that the player soars in the sky, the game will use the daytime musical themes, regardless of the actual time of day.
* also included where the could fly on Latias or Latios.
==In other languages==
Soaring in the sky (met location)
Soar (mechanic)
==References==
==Related articles==
* Flight
* Poké Ride
* Ultra Warp Ride
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Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire locations
Category:Game mechanics
Category:Methods of obtaining Pokémon
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