Old Verse

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The Old Verses (Japanese: ふるいポエム Old Poems) are a set of twenty Key items introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. They are scattered around the Hisui region that can be dug up by the while riding .
==In the core series games==
===Effect===
Once collected, the Old Verses can be read from the player's satchel.
===Text===
Number	Text
1 	"Once there were two.And looked upon time's steady pace.And looked upon the expanse of space.And the two set out:the fullness of future they did seek,the world's far end would they greet.Two different paths—each walking alone a path their own,though they walk with ."
2 	"O you, who at the world's far-off end dwell,I know your wish—it is my wish as well.My own beloved is now gone from me,departed to a place I cannot reach.My old companions have left me behind,their faces faded into days gone by.Still to my breast I clutch this hopeless dream,a futile wish for us once more to meet.Oh you, who at the world's far-off end dwellI know your wish—it is my wish as well.But ours are cold and endless winter days,warmed only by memories locked away."
3 	"No claws nor fangs, no strength to claim—no man could hope to hold his ownto mighty Pokémon.But bolts of light rained down one day,ten times they fell, ten times struck trueupon ten Pokémon.Then to weak man did these ten turn,his strength to be, and all were blessedby loyal Pokémon.Were not these bolts a gift to man?Were they not your almighty grace,great Sinnoh, paragon?"
4 	"Ten Pokémon, the ancient hero'sloyal retinue—though these companions now are gone,their noble duty passes onto generations new.The people thank the ten descendantsfor their gen'rous toilby lining vessels built to lastwith water clear and choice repastbefore the arenas' soil."
5 	"Long and longer yet ago,Celestica was here.But folk and town alike,both did disappear.In time, came new folk sailing,sailing 'cross the sea,called by their love for Sinnoh,great and almighty.But diff'rent were the Sinnohthat each folk did hold dear,And bitter strife and angry warwere always at the near.'Celestica' they called themselves,the name not theirs to take.Yet claim it from the past they did,for tragic quarrel's sake.So once again did our name live,though all our people gone.But even if the name endures,its heart does not live on."
6 	"When was born,intelligence bloomed among us,enriching all our morrows.When was born,emotions bloomed among us,giving us joy and sorrows.When was born,willpower bloomed among usto act and not to wallow."
7 	"O, lake in alabaster lands of ice,lake brimming o'er with rich acuity...How many seek the Pokémon that showsitself there, out to answer its words trueand earn its boon through ingenuity?But should they fail to understand its wordsand let its questions meet with reply,their minds will be wiped clean of memory...O, lake in alabaster lands of ice,depths where rich acuity goes to sink."
8 	"Throughout Hisui, plates lie scattered—plates with powers all diverse.Forever lasting, each inscribedwith eternal prayer's verse.Through space and time will they bearsecret wishes for the universe."
9 	"I set the bones of Pokémonadrift upon the river.I let my memories flow on,adrift upon the river.And to the ocean they will flow,perhaps around the world they go.How many bones in days now gonehave I now set adrift from me?How many bones in days to comewill I yet set adrift to sea?While every gift with which I parttakes a sliver of my heart."
10 	"'Twas long ago he earned the name 'hero'...He led his retinue, ten Pokémon,against the almighty unknowable.In battle did his valiance proclaimat last the strength of humble humankind.The great unknowable approved this feat,and to its domain of no place returned."
11 	"'Let our wishes reach heaven's crown,'the people together vowed.So they and their Pokémon bore stoneto the peak of heaven's mount.The people carved and gathered stonesin shapes of Pokémon—the ten Pokémon that Sinnoh shone its almighty light upon."
12 	"Wintry... Austere...Brimming with strange power...Certainly the land of Hisuibears some resemblance to Sinjoh.Here, where the ancient Sinnoh peoplewere born, I will spend an eternity...until appears."
13 	"Sootfoot, humble root—harvest it, and peel it.Broiled, baked, or steamed will do,just let nobody steal it.Mash the root, then knead the mash,then once more heat it over—Grill it only till it browns—use , not .Now harken well, and listen closely:the wise adore potato .A day spent eating all in reach,is no day wasted, if you ask me."
14 	"The fieldlands rush by underhoofas carries me astride—Companions of mine run with usand Pokémon dash alongside.We come to stand where wind had sweptand old days play before my eyes...The memories come running through,linking this place to times gone by.Time and space here blend togetherand enfold my heart as I remember."
15 	"The flow of time never stops...The past, future, and present...Space is ever-expanding dimensions...Our spirits, too, are as space..."
16 	"Heaven's crown,nearest to almighty Sinnoh...Power of almighty Sinnoh,gather as stone at heaven's mount.Stone, let your power flow—distort and bend the world around you."
17 	"Once there was a , and once there was a .Upon Hisui's winds it wheeled,brought life to every growing thing.'Where go you when you are not here?'asked I one day the god of spring.No answer would it give me clear,but still did I have an inkling.There is no great dark truth untold—it simply does not like the cold."
18 	"Offer only friendship to those around you. Angering ??? in turn confounds you.Sorrowing ??? will in woe drown you.A land, once riven, cannot become new.Let only peace and amity surround you."
19 	"When first this land was formed,man and 'mon lived happily,sharing all that they could see,by kind acts born and warmed.One Pokémon then proposedthat they should always ready beto help humans should they need,and let their presence be disclosed.And that is why, to this day,not all Pokémon do fleewhen a human they do see—they leap out where tall grasses sway."
20 	"Once it shone upon us all,with all the warmth of welcome sun.But now we weep, to grief we fall,starved of light now it has gone.And some they go, despair withal,in search of it they reel and run.They quit their hearths, abandon hall,and leave our lands to be undone.And when they're gone beyond recall,this land will be a home to none.This land will only ever be a home to Pokémon."
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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*Old Verse 1: Gapejaw Bog
*Old Verse 2: Shrouded Ruins
*Old Verse 3: Aipom Hill
*Old Verse 4: Firespit Island
*Old Verse 5: Spring Path
*Old Verse 6: Hibernal Cave
*Old Verse 7: Lake Acuity
*Old Verse 8: Lonely Spring
*Old Verse 9: Sludge Mound
*Old Verse 10: Tranquility Cove
*Old Verse 11: Temple of Sinnoh
*Old Verse 12: Icepeak Cavern
*Old Verse 13: Cottonsedge Prairie
*Old Verse 14: Windswept Run
*Old Verse 15: Obsidian Falls
*Old Verse 16: Cloudcap Pass
*Old Verse 17: Ramanas Island
*Old Verse 18: Fabled Spring
*Old Verse 19: Floaro Gardens
*Old Verse 20: Bonechill Wastes
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==Trivia==
* In the Old Verses, the author describes themselves as "waiting an eternity for the one with the mission", which mirrors Cogita's description. In addition, the author describes a friendship with a god of spring, mirroring Cogita's friendship with . The author describes themselves as having been left behind, which mirrors Cogita's experience of being left behind.
* Old Verse 1 makes reference to deities of time and space as separate entities from "almighty Sinnoh". The "almighty Sinnoh" being referred to is likely , which was also named as such in a Research Task in Pokémon HOME.
* Old Verse 6 is the same poem that can be read in the book on Cynthia's grandmother's table in Celestic Town.
* Old Verse 9 makes reference to the practice of described by Sinnoh Folk Tale 1.
* Old Verse 10 makes reference to a creature known as "the unknowable". Junichi Masuda has stated that Sinnoh's name means "mysterious and profound" (神奥), possibly in reference to the various myths of the region. In relation to the divine, the words "mysterious" and "unknowable" are often used interchangeably.
* Old Verse 15 is also found on wall etchings in Celestic Town.
* Old Verse 18 is similar to the prose found in the Sinnoh Myth book.
* Old Verse 19 reflects the story found in the Sinnoh Region's Mythology book regarding the explanation on why wild Pokémon appear in the tall grass (despite the fact that they do not do so in Pokémon Legends: Arceus).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* List of Key Items in Generation VIII
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