Time travel

is an infrequent theme in the Pokémon franchise and has been depicted in several canons, including the , the , and various . In general, stories in which a character travels through time focus on the repercussions of traveling into the past or the future. Usually, the motivation for time traveling comes from the need or desire to change history. Characters who interfere with the timeline will generally notice an altered present upon their return.
==Overview==
Three notable possess time travel abilities. These are the , which is known as the and has been shown to physically travel into different time periods, the , the that can travel at will through past and future and has the power to send humans and Pokémon to specific points in time. Additionaly, the Legendary , the , appears to be capable of using its Terastal energy to transport Pokémon or humans across different time periods, though this has not been confirmed.
==In the games==
===In the core series games===
* The Time Capsule is said to send Pokémon back and forth through time to explain how trading works between Generation I and games.
* In , the and / travel into the past with Celebi. During a visit to two different time periods, the player discovers a part of 's past, as well as s Giovanni to prevent him from rejoining Team Rocket, at the same time when the player's past self is stopping the organization at the Goldenrod Radio Tower.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, one of Pokéstar Studios's film series is about time-traveling to the future with a time machine.
* In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, sends the player back in time to the Hisui region at the start of the game. In addition, Ingo has also wound up in Hisui some time before the player's arrival through unclear means. Pokémon from the past and future are also possible to be encountered in space-time distortions.
* In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, it is revealed that Professor Sada/Professor Turo succeeded in creating a time machine that brings Pokémon from the distant past/future to the present-day Paldea, with one of those Pokémon being /. During the course of the games' final story arc, The Way Home, the player and their friends shut down the time machine at the behest of Sada/Turo before the Paradox Pokémon it has been automatically catching and bringing to the present can break out of Area Zero and overrun Paldea. During The Indigo Disk DLC, it's implied that Paradox Pokémon actually originate from alternate timelines.
===In the ===
* The plots of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky heavily involve around time-traveling in the .
* The multiplayer missions of Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs take place in various temples in the past of Cocona Village.
* In Pokémon Masters EX, , , , and have been transported to modern-day Pasio through a space-time rift.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon movies====
Sam was sent 40 years into the future after meeting in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. There, he encountered and . It is unknown if the events in the future and Sam's eventual return to the past directly altered the original timeline, but it is hinted that it might not have and these events were already present in the original timeline.
Ash, , , and Sheena traveled through time via in Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Events in the past affected the original timeline, though not immediately; the changes went into effect only when remembered that Ash had rescued it in the past.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
Ritchie and Sparky were sent into the past via in Celebi and Joy!. Events in the past directly altered the original timeline, with Ritchie assisting in the rescue of and his father from certain death. Nick is now the mayor of Marion Town in the present day.
====Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire====
 traveled through time via an ancient magic circle activated by her and an alternate self in Me, Myself and Time. It was a case of meeting one's younger self. It is unknown if the events in the past directly alter the original timeline.
, her , and traveled through time via Edna's locket in Time Warp Heals All Wounds. Events in the past directly altered the original timeline, including the continued service of the Fuchsia City train station and now being alive.
====Pokémon the Series: Black & White====
Ferris traveled through time via a portal in A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 and Part 2. It was a case of arriving in the distant past as opposed to the recent past. It is unknown if the events in the past directly altered the original timeline.
====Pokémon the Series: XY====
In Facing the Grand Design!, the three evil escaped to the future with the help of large energy crystals.
Ash, , , and traveled ten years into the past via and an elevator in Rotom's Wish!. Events in the past directly altered the original timeline. Weston had originally lost his battle and the ownership of the Lost Hotel to Mantle, but the group revised this and Weston was now in charge of the hotel, which no longer looked abandoned.
====Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon====
In A Timeless Encounter!, Ash and his were accidentally sent back in time by a to when was five years old. Ash's talks about Pokémon Leagues and Gyms inspired Kukui and led to him creating the Alola League in the present day.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Masked Man desired 's time-traveling ability to reunite himself with his two dead . He wound up disappearing into the crack of time inside the Ilex Forest shrine, only being released from it .
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's Celebi altered the events of the final battle, reviving Norman, , and Courtney, who had died during the conflict.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
 and his Pokémon time traveled in The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!, Find the Legendary Pokémon!!, and PMDP27.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Eusine used Bill's Time Capsule to send his to the past, where it became friends with . Later, when the appearance of the Black Tyranitar threatened to alter the future, Pikachu almost vanished.
==Related articles==
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* Time Ripple
* Terastal energy
* Time machine
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