Edge

**Edge** (Japanese: **えっじ** *Etsuji*) is a Pokémon Trainer born and raised in Pallet Town in the Kanto region. One of the first Pokédex holders, Edge's growing reputation eventually turned him into a worldwide famous Trainer, and in his adulthood, became the Gym Leader of Viridian City after Robyn Oak's retirement.

## **History**

### **Kanto**

In Pallet Town, a small group of children are trying to capture a Nidorina. Seeing the children struggling to do so, Edge walks up to them and teaches the children how to catch a Pokémon by mentioning that a Pokémon first needs to be weakened before throwing a Poké Ball at it. While explaining every one of his moves to the children, Edge sends out his Marill and commands her to use Water Gun. Nidorina slowly recovers and uses Double Kick, which Marill counters with Aqua Tail, sending the Nidorina crashing onto the ground, before Edge throws a Poké Ball and successfully captures the Nidorina, as the children cheer on his success. Edge then gives away Nidorina to the children, telling them to take good care of the Pokémon.

On their way back home, the children start to ask Edge about Professor Oak. Edge mentions that they don't need a "fossil" like Oak because he already can teach them everything they need to know. They mention Professor Oak's grandson, who he taught to be a great Trainer, but Edge boasts that he can beat him, no matter his training. Edge says goodbye to the younger children and heads home. Lost in thought thinking about Professor Oak, Edge accidentally bumps into a group of Team Rocket grunts, prompting the one he bumped into to scold him. Edge notices some Great Balls hanging on the Grunt's belt, and, realizing they are Pokémon Trainers, he decides to follow them. After some time, the Team Rocket Grunts stop, and Edge hides in some bushes nearby. He overhears the group speaking about a "Phantom Pokémon" inhabiting the Western Forest. After Team Rocket leaves for the Western Forest, Edge runs home to grab an armful of Poké Balls so he can capture the mysterious new Pokémon.

Entering the Western Forest, Edge spots another Trainer battling a strange, glowing Pokémon, Mew. The other Trainer, Robyn, sends out his Charmander to attack the wild Mew. Mew easily evades Charmander's attacks, however, prompting Robyn to recall his Pokémon. Shocked that Robyn surrendered so quickly, Edge impulsively comes out of the bushes and tells Robyn off. Determined to not let the Pokémon escape, Edge chooses Marill to battle against Mew, commanding her to use Water Gun, but Mew counters the attack, knocking out Marill with one hit. Mew leaves, leaving Edge and Marill in a daze. Robyn steps in and tells Edge that he made a foolish choice in battling Mew, as Mew was superior in strength; Robyn then leaves. Later, Team Rocket, still hot on Mew's trail, bump into Edge for a second time. One of the members starts yelling at Edge, but the others remind the Grunt that finding Mew is more important than the kid.

With the sun setting on the outskirts of Pallet Town, Edge heads home after a long day. Spotting Professor Oak's Laboratory, Edge decides to go and meet Professor Oak, and hopefully be given some good advice. When Edge enters the laboratory, in hopes that the professor would teach him how to be a great Trainer, he finds a dark, empty laboratory filled with hundreds of Poké Balls containing Pokémon. In one of the Poké Balls, located on a table with a tag on it, he finds a Bulbasaur. Amazed with the starter Pokémon, Edge shows the Bulbasaur his Marill (while both are still inside their respective Poké Balls).

Bulbasaur becomes frightened of Marill, just as Professor Oak arrives and mistakes Edge for a thief trying to steal the laboratory's Pokémon. Oak rushes up to him and accuses Edge of stealing, which sends the startled Edge tumbling back into a table, and the jolt accidentally releases a number of the laboratory's Pokémon from their Poké Balls. Oak is furious at Edge, and just as Edge is about to apologize, a Pidgey flies overhead and excretes on Professor Oak's face. Oak angrily orders Edge to return all of the Pokémon to their respective Poké Balls. After a while, Edgemanages to catch most of them.

A few Pokémon are still missing, and Professor Oak hopes that none have escaped the laboratory. Edgesays that he'll get them back too, but Oak stops him and accuses him of being a thief again. Edgedenies it and apologizes for entering uninvited but insists on getting them back. However, Professor Oak tells him that it is late and the sun is starting to set. Edgesays that he is not giving up and rushes outside. Oak follows him on a bicycle, insisting that Edgewill never find them unless he helps Edgeidentify the missing Pokémon, and adding that he'll turn Edge in after they find them.

The duo reach Viridian City where they find one of the laboratory's Pokémon, a Meowth, which Edge manages to return to its Poké Ball. Edge remarks that the last missing Pokémon should be the Bulbasaur, which they find shortly after. Frightened, it runs away into the closed Viridian Gym with Edge and Oak chasing after it. The inside of the Gym is dark and covered in cobwebs. Edge bumps into a statue of Giovanni as Professor Oak spots Bulbasaur standing next to the Gym's wall.

Professor Oak tries to persuade Bulbasaur to come, but Bulbasaur attacks him with a Tackle attack. Oak winces in pain as he argues back that he is supposed to be Bulbasaur's owner, implying that Bulbasaur should listen to him. Edge steps in front of Oak and tries to comfort Bulbasaur, saying that it's alright to be nervous at being in the outside world, that he understands how Bulbasaur was kept totally separate from the other Pokémon in the lab and only ever saw Professor Oak.

Bulbasaur quickly warms up to Edge. As Edge pets him and offers him something to eat, a Pokémon cry echoes in the Gym. The group looks up to find a wild Machoke that somehow found its way inside, and it suddenly attacks Edge. Bulbasaur snares the Machoke from behind with a Vine Whip to stop its fist from hitting Edge. Edge is amazed and asks Oak what Bulbasaur's best move is, but Oak has fainted from shock. Edge then realizes that Bulbasaur has a bulb on his back and quickly wonders if the bulb can be helpful, but Machoke attacks again.

Edge notices a small ray of sunlight shining through the closed window shades. Hitting on an idea, he quickly opens the shades and allows the sunlight to shine inside. Bulbasaur's bulb begins to collect the sunlight and shines, releasing a powerful Solar Beam and knocking Machoke out instantly. Professor Oak awakes and asks Edge if he knew about Bulbasaur's Solar Beam, but Edge admits that he only knew that sunlight is transformed into energy by plants, and thus assumed that it would help Bulbasaur. Oak laughs.

Professor Oak congratulates and rewards Edge by allowing him to keep the Bulbasaur. Edge is overjoyed. Now that the quest is complete, Edge states that he didn't break into Professor Oak's laboratory, he merely came to learn how to be a better Pokémon Trainer. In response, Professor Oak poses a question to Edge: "*what does it take to be great?*". Edge ponders this and Oak answers that it's what is in his heart that really counts. He comments that Edge's connection with Bulbasaur during battle was remarkable. He tells Edge that this is what he needs to become a great Trainer. Oak gives Edge a Pokédex, and asks him to help completing the Pokédex by encountering Pokémon. Once the Pokédex has been completed, Oak says that Edge might become one of the greatest Trainers to have ever existed.

As they exit the Gym, Oak suggests that Edge head towards Viridian Forest to properly begin his quest of completing the Pokédex, and the two part ways shortly thereafter. A few hours later, Edge enters Viridian Forest and ponders where to go next. Meanwhile, Robyn and his Charmander successfully defeat a Venomoth, but Robyn sighs in disappointment since he already owns one. Back with Edge, he is looking for a Caterpie when he sees movement in a bush and sends Marill to attack. However, he is attacked first by Robyn's Charmander, who believed Marill was a wild Pokémon. Edge becomes angry, but recognizes the boy as the one that found the Phantom Pokémon, Mew. Suddenly, they hear a loud noise and Robyn states that he found what he was looking for. A Kangaskhan shows up; Robyn doesn't lose any time and attacks her with Charmander. Robyn takes out his Pokédex, in order to see her information. When Edge shows his Pokédex, they realize that they are rivals with the same mission. Edge also learns that Robyn is the grandson of the famous Professor Oak.

The fire causes a lot of damage to the Kangaskhan and Robyn tries to capture her a couple of times with Poké Balls, but she escapes them; however, she doesn't attack. Edge perceives that something is wrong and stops Charmander's attack, and then runs to the wild Pokémon and looks at her belly. Her baby Kangaskhan in her pouch was poisoned, so Edge uses an Antidote to cure it. The mother Kangaskhan thanks him and leaves. Robyn is mad at Edge's intervention and they "formally" present themselves. With the same goal, they go in different directions.

As Edge arrives in Pewter City, a group of angry townspeople pursue a wild Pikachu that steals and eats their produce. However, every time they corner it, the Mouse Pokémon escapes using its electricity. After reading a poster that fell off a building, Edge decides that it would be in his best interest to give them a hand. Watching the townspeople's pathetic attempts to try to catch the Pikachu, including trapping it with a net, Edge challenges it to a battle and chooses Bulbasaur to defeat the troublemaker. Edge has Bulbasaur use Sleep Powder, which sends Pikachu to sleep, and subsequently captures the Mouse Pokémon. After his reward from the townspeople, Edge shows them his Pokédex and they watch in amazement.

Afterwards, in the outskirts of Pewter City, Edge tries befriending his newly caught Pikachu, but to no avail. Robyn shows up and reveals he is planning on challenging Brock, the leader of the Pewter Gym, and he challenges Edge to try to be the first to defeat Brock and win the Boulder Badge. Edge accepts the challenge and the next day, visits the Pokémon Center to prepare himself to the big battle ahead, but he finds the Pokémon Center closed due to damage from vandals, and the only Pokémon he has with full energy is the troublesome Pikachu.

Edge runs to the Pewter Gym's main arena to see a familiar face, Robyn. He and his Charmeleon are battling in the ring. After watching the battle, Edge registers, and prepares for his first battle against a muscular Trainer and his Graveler. Pikachu stubbornly refuses to battle for Edge and, as a result, he is forced to send out Marill to battle his opponent. The muscular Trainer predicts an easy win due to Marill's lack of health. However, Edge comes up with a strategy to take out his opponent, using one-hit knockouts and complimentary moves. He uses Water Gun on the Graveler, then follows up with Ice Beam, freezing and shattering the opponent's Pokémon.

Using this strategy, Edge battles several more Trainers using only Marill and Bulbasaur, and they are soon facing the Gym Leader, Brock. When the last battle begins, Bulbasaur and Marill are too exhausted to continue and Pikachu still refuses to fight. Brock orders his Onix to use Rock Throw, who dodges every rock except one, infuriating him and causing him to attack Edge. Believing Edge's wins have been nothing but dumb luck, Brock angrily orders Onix to use his most powerful move, Skull Bash. The rock snake forms a twister before launching himself towards Pikachu. Diving, Edge rescues him just in time. It leaves Pikachu with a wonderful feeling of being loved and has flashbacks of when Edge asked him to be friends. Suddenly, Pikachu launches a huge electric attack at Onix, but it has zero effect. However, the electric waves damage the Gym's sprinkler system, and Onix gets showered in water, and becomes weakened. Brock then orders Onix to use another Rock Throw, but Pikachu dodges a few before using his tail to redirect a final Rock Throw back at Onix, which knocks it out, earning Edge and Pikachu the victory. Admiring his new Boulder Badge, Edge tries to befriend Pikachu, but just as before, he pulls a dirty trick on him by shocking him. However, Pikachu follows up by climbing onto Edge's shoulders and nuzzles him with its cheeks, with the two finally becoming friends.

An injured girl is being attacked by an enraged Gyarados, with her Staryu defending her. Staryu nearly faints as Edge appears. Edge decides to help with his Bulbasaur. Thanks to the type advantage, Gyarados's Hydro Pump doesn't critically injure Bulbasaur. Edge then commands Bulbasaur to use Leech Seed, which drains some of Gyarados's health. However, Gyarados breaks free of Leech Seed due to sheer force, but Bulbasaur and Staryu's combined Vine Whip and Bubble Beam, respectively, finally manages to weak Gyarados enough for Edge to use the girl's Poké Ball and recall the rampaging Gyarados.

Edge wonders why a Water-type Pokémon would be in that area, so the girl tells him that the Gyarados belonged to her. She explains to Edge that while she was training the Gyarados last week, someone stole it. When she found it again, it was enraged. They wonder who could have been able to do something like that, and Edge decides that they should call Professor Oak from the nearby Pokémon Center to get his opinion.

When they call him, Professor Oak believes that the atrocity was the work of Team Rocket, a criminal organization that uses Pokémon as experiments. He also says that the Moon Stone, a rare stone that boosts Pokémon's powers immensely, had been found in Mt. Moon and that must be what Team Rocket is after. Edge and the girl decide to work together in order to get revenge on Team Rocket. She explains that Mt. Moon is on the way back to her hometown, Cerulean City, and she introduces herself as Misty as they run off towards Mt. Moon.

Edge and Misty are at the entrance to Mt. Moon hiding in some bushes from the Team Rocket Grunts. They all have the same purpose, to find the Moon Stone, a rock with a moon-shaped inscription that can enhance a Pokémon's power. They enter the cave, but it is too dark to see anything. Edge sends out Pikachu, who uses Flash to illuminate the cave, and the darkness is no longer a problem. Suddenly, Edge collides with a Rhyhorn, which turns out to belong to Team Rocket. The Grunts, along with Koga, surround them, and Edge challenges Koga to a battle.

Rhyhorn begins with Rock Throw, managing to bury Pikachu under rocks, only for Pikachu to recover and fire a blast of electricity, surrounded by electrified debris from Rock Throw. The attack successfully knocks out Rhyhorn, but then Koga injects a liquid that forces Rhyhorn to evolve into Rhydon. Misty realizes that her Gyarados was similarly abused, and furious at Koga's nonchalant attitude, she attacks the newly evolved Rhydon with her Staryu. Unfortunately, the attack is returned by Horn Drill, pushing Misty against the cave wall and causing her to faint. Rhydon stomps on Pikachu before moving in to finish Edge, but Pikachu slides out from underneath Rhydon, having charged itself tremendously. Using its tail, Pikachu cuts off a huge portion off the cave roof, blocking the cave and allowing Edge a chance to escape with the others.

Outside the cave, Misty regains consciousness, while Edge reveals that he pocketed the Moon Stone after Pikachu collapsed the cave. Arriving at a huge mansion, Edge is in disbelief that Misty actually lives there. Later, before they eat, Misty appears completely dressed up in fancy clothes and joins Edge and her maids to eat at the salon table. Edge retells the events of Mt. Moon to the maids, rather boastful of his accomplishment, but Misty informs him that they need serious training to prepare for future opponents from Team Rocket. Edge doesn't take the idea seriously and mocks Misty for underestimating him, after not being able to see him in action due to fainting herself. Offended, she storms from the salon.

Later that night, Edge is in his room when he is attacked by a mysterious wind. However, Bulbasaur saves him and he finds a Gyarados scale in the chaos. The next day, while pondering over the assault from the previous night, he confidently tells the maids that he will defeat the Cerulean Gym Leader that same day. The maids begin to laugh at the idea. In the middle of the laughter, Misty says that she can take him to the Leader. When they arrive at the Gym, Misty reveals that she's the real Gym Leader and attacks Edge with her Starmie. Edge is caught by surprise, while Misty taunts him and reveals that she was the one who attacked him the night before. Furious, Edge chooses Bulbasaur, but he is easily defeated by Starmie's Bubble Beam.

Edge is bewildered by Misty's actions, but the Gym Leader is visibly shaken at Edge's carefree attitude. Misty points out how Starmie wasn't strong enough at Mt. Moon, but cleanly knocked Edge over. Misty desperately pleads to Edge how they need to train to get stronger together, or else Team Rocket would flatten them. Realizing the importance of the matter, Edge finally accepts Misty's offer, much to her joyous relief. After a few days of intense training, learning each other's skills, the two separate to hone their skills individually. Hoping to see each other sometime soon, Edge leaves with a Cascade Badge on his T-shirt.

Bill is fixing his new invention, a transporter, in his Sea Cottage when he locks himself inside the machine by accident. The automatic process begins with Bill trapped in one side of the machine and a Rattata in the other side.

While walking through Route 25, Edge is shocked to find a Rattata with the head of a human and converses in human language. The Rattata introduces itself as Bill, a Pokémon expert; however, in the middle of the introduction, a Fearow grabs Bill by its talons and takes him away. Edge tries his best to save Bill by using his Pokémon, eventually succeeding when Pikachu delivers an electric attack from above that knocks the bird down and freeing Bill in the process. Despite the damage, Fearow recovers and goes into an offensive stance. Bill recognizes Fearow's movements and warns Edge that it will use Drill Peck. Spiraling like a torpedo, Fearow dives at Edge's Marill, appearing to pierce right through her. However, it is revealed that Fearow merely pierced a Double Team clone, which gave Marill time to freeze the Beak Pokémon with Ice Beam and allowing Edge to capture the Fearow.

Back at the Sea Cottage, Bill is transformed back into a human with Edge's help, and the two formally introduce themselves. Bill explains that his invention is meant to transport Pokémon anywhere, anytime, and offers to help Edge with his Pokémon's storage. Picking up one of Edge's Poké Balls, Bill is flustered to find Fearow inside; the very one that kidnapped him earlier. Bill asks Edge what they should do with Fearow, as it would clearly refuse to obey Edge's commands, and Edge decides to use the machine to teleport Fearow away. Edge opens one of the machine's doors and releases Fearow, while also bringing him out within the machine before quickly locking the door. As Fearow rampages inside the machine, attempting to free itself, Bill powers up the machine and successfully teleports Fearow away. As Edge questions where did Bill sent Fearow off to, Bill simply responds with a "proper location". Meanwhile, Fearow finds itself located at a large forest with countless Spearow and Fearow living there, and Edge's Fearow quickly settles himself there with the rest of its kind.

Edge and his Pokémon are out for some fresh air on the hills near Vermilion City when they spot a huge ship in the ocean. A few minutes later, Edge is in front of the majestic S.S. Anne. He decides to get in and sneaks inside unnoticed. However, his adventure in the ship is short; when he sees a suspicious Pokémon in one of the rooms, he screams, and the sailors kick him off the ship. As he thinks about the mysterious thing he saw, an odd old man interrupts and asks Edge if he can see his Pokémon. Amazed by his team, the old man introduces himself as the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman and takes Edge downtown to the Fan Club.

Inside the building, a group of Pokéfans chat about their favorite Pokémon and read their official magazine when the Fan Club Chairman, Edge, and his Pokémon arrive. Pikachu, Marill, and Bulbasaur instantly grab everyone's attention. A girl asks Edge about Marill, and Edge responds that he has had her since it was a Azurill. Edge mentions that his Pokémon have helped him in a lot of battles, only for the club members to fall silent instantly. The Fan Club Chairman explains that the Pokémon Fan Club doesn't like to force Pokémon into battles and they prefer un-evolved ones because they're cute. Suddenly, a desperate man enters the room saying his Exeggutor has been stolen. The Fan Club Chairman sadly remembers his stolen Abra, and seeing the old man crying, Edge offers to help and asks for information.

The members of the Fan Club tell Edge that the abductions happen the same time each month, and that the S.S. Anne is supposedly used by the Gym Leader to transport materials to Cinnabar Island. Knowing that the abductors would have to transport full-sized Pokémon, and recalling the suspicious Pokémon he saw earlier, Edge concludes that an investigation into the S.S. Anne is in order. Leaving Pikachu behind per the Fan Club Chairman's request, Edge re-enters the ship.

Back in the room where he saw the suspicious Pokémon, Edge finds a Poké Ball, but when he tries to touch it, he gets zapped; it turns out to be a Voltorb. In a short battle, Marill ends up paralyzed, and a man appears behind Edge, declaring that he deals with trespassers very harshly. Edge finds himself surrounded by the man, revealed to be Lt. Surge, and a bunch of Electric-type Pokémon ready to attack.

Edge discovers the intentions of Lt. Surge and his sailors: to make money from the Vermilion citizens's stolen Pokémon. Ready to punish Edge for his interference, Lt. Surge calls on his 'guard dog': a chained Electabuzz. With Marill paralyzed and unable to help him out, Edge dodges the powerful Thunder Punch, which breaks the ship's floor with its force. Lt. Surge orders Electabuzz to attack again, but unbeknownst to him, Marill has secretly dripped a trail of water on the floor leading to him and Electabuzz. At Edge's command, Marill uses Ice Beam to freeze the legs of Lt. Surge and Electabuzz, and with the smoke of a launched Poké Ball, Edge escapes safely.

Trying to find the exit while avoiding a horde of Magnemite, Edge is spotted by Lt. Surge on one of the security cameras. When Edge gets to the ship's deck, a Magneton attacks Edge from behind, and in the process, he lets go of his unconscious Marill. Before Edge can retrieve her, Surge reappears and grabs Marill by the arm, and prepares to throw the Pokémon overboard. Edge attempts to rescue it, but a quad of Surge's Magneton seal him in a tetrahedral barrier, leaving Lt. Surge to fling Marill off the ship and have Electabuzz attack Edge with Thunderbolt, before the Magneton drop Edge into the ocean as well.

While sinking, Edge recalls how he was in a similar situation years ago: his then Azurill evolved to save him from drowning, and history repeats itself as a Azumarill emerges from the water with Edge atop of her, landing on the ship's deck to Lt. Surge's surprise. In its evolved form, Azumarill easily deflects Electabuzz's electric attack and overpowers it in a show of strength, sending both Electabuzz and Lt. Surge into the air with a Seismic Toss.

Sometime later, the police arrest the crew of the S.S. Anne. Edge notes that while the police never managed to find Lt. Surge, all the abducted Pokémon were returned to their owners. The president of the Pokémon Fan Club approaches Edge, expressing disappointment at Azumarill's evolution, and demands the boy for news of his cute Abra. Edge explains that over the experience, the Abra had evolved into Kababra, followed by Alakazam; at this, the President keels over much to the alarm of the Fan Club members, and the sweat drops of Edge and Alakazam.

Edge takes part in a bike race along Route 11, having borrowed a bicycle from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman, but when it starts, he finds himself far behind everyone. However, he catches up when everyone stops at a river filled with Tentacruel, forcing the cyclists to cross one at a time—all except for a Swimmer who informs him that Pokémon are allowed to be used in the race. Watching the Swimmer get across on his Slowpoke gives Edge an idea, and he sends out Azumarill in order to make a bridge of ice using Ice Beam, allowing Edge to gain considerable ground.

Reaching a fork, Edge finds the other cyclists opting to go the longer way instead of a shorter route through a forest infested by Bug-type Pokémon. Ignoring the warning of a Bug Catcher, Edge decides to keep his lead by going through the forest, by having Pikachu shock all of the wild Pokémon and Bulbasaur cut through the thick brush. Suddenly, a Beedrill hive falls on Bulbasaur's head, and Edge finds himself fleeing from the ensuing Beedrill swarm. Eventually, Edge trundles out of the forest, wincing from Beedrill stings but nevertheless far ahead, at which he and his Pokémon rejoice.

At Route 12, Edge finds the Swimmer and the Bug Catcher stuck at the dock, unable to continue due to a Snorlax blocking the way ahead. Edge tries getting Azumarill to attack Snorlax, but the attack fails; the Swimmer and Bug Catcher point out that Snorlax would simply Rest off any attack thrown at it. Coming up with a plan, Edge uses the Beedrill honey still coating his Bulbasaur to rouse Snorlax from his sleep—as a result, the awoken Snorlax chases after Edge for the honey all the way to the finish line; the sight shocking the announcer and onlookers. Sometime later, Edge mopes over how the 10,000 dollars he won in the race had to be all spent on his newly caught Snorlax.

Edge arrives in Lavender Town in the middle of a rainstorm and is looking for somewhere dry to stay. He tries to ask people for help, but they completely ignore him. While wandering around, he comes across an old man, Mr. Fuji, at a tombstone. Edge asks what he is doing; he explains he is paying his respects to his deceased Doduo. Edge also pays his respects. Mr. Fuji appreciates Edge's kindness and asks him to go to his house.

At Mr. Fuji's house, the old man explains the origin of the Pokémon Tower: a cemetery built to respect the souls of Pokémon. Edge wonders why Mr. Fuji's Doduo was not buried in the Tower; Mr. Fuji tells him that there are ghosts in the Tower, and as a result no one dares to go there anymore. Edge refuses to believe that there are ghosts, but Mr. Fuji states that the ghosts have made the townsfolk frightful and untrustworthy, in the same way Edge was treated. While Mr. Fuji explains, Edge is looking through old pictures of Mr. Fuji and his Doduo and stumbles upon one that has Robyn in it. Mr. Fuji informs Edge that Robyn went into the Tower about two weeks ago and never returned — these days, no one that enters the Tower ever returns. Intrigued by the mystery, and unwilling to back down from a challenge his rival took on, Edge runs into the building.

Inside the Pokémon Tower, Edge is taken by surprise by an eerie fog that begins to mysteriously form. A Psyduck suddenly appears from the mist, soon followed by other Pokémon, and as Psyduck draws near Edge, discovers that Psyduck is really a ghost. The other ghosts, along with Psyduck, prepare to close in on Edge. Bulbasaur is quickly sent out, and after a few unsuccessful attacks it manages to crush the decomposing Psyduck corpse with Vine Whip, causing Edge to vomit due to the disgusting sight. As the other undead Pokémon close in on the duo, Edge and his Bulbasaur make a dash for the exit, but Edge notices that the ghosts aren't following them. Noticing that the ghosts are not leaving the fog, Edge deduces that the corpses must be controlled by the fog, just as he sees a blast of fire coming at him. Dodging the attack, Edge recognizes Robyn's silhouette, but as he tries to run over to them, Robyn's Charmeleon continues to attack. When he gets a closer look, he sees that there is something different about Robyn's expression, as the latter stands alongside the ghosts in the fog.

Edge calls out to Robyn, but quickly realizes from the latter's eyes that his rival is being controlled by the mysterious fog of the Tower. While Bulbasaur fights the possessed Robyn and his Charmeleon, Edge deduces that Robyn is being controlled by a Gastly and tries to stop it by having Bulbasaur use Razor Leaf. Due to Gastly's gaseous body, the attack simply goes right through, and Charmeleon gets ready to subdue Bulbasaur with a massive Fire Spin attack. Quickly, Edge has Bulbasaur use the bulb on its back to suck in the Gastly and the fog it created, freeing Gastly's possessed victims before expelling Gastly in a Solar Beam.

Edge rouses Robyn from his stupor, but much to Edge's surprise, Robyn heads further into the Tower, determined to find the individual responsible for turning him into a mindless slave. On the way up, Edge barely avoids touching the corrosive venom from a Poison-type Pokémon, and at Robyn's demand, the culprit reveals himself to be Koga; an elite agent of Team Rocket. Koga reveals that Team Rocket had been using the Tower as a base of operations, and thanks to the townspeople fear of the Tower they had managed to carry out operations undisturbed. Robyn has his Charmeleon attack Koga; however, it proves to be only a projection, with the real Koga controlling his Pokémon from elsewhere.

Koga sends his Arbok after Edge and Robyn, who quickly unleashes its corrosive Acid. The boys run back to where Edge had encountered the zombies, and Robyn orders a Reflect from Charmeleon. Outside the tower, Koga observes the battle from a Golbat-shaped screen, and commands another Acid that appears to break past Charmeleon's defense and corrode it as well. Koga gloats at his victory, but is soon surprised as Charmeleon slashes Arbok cleanly in two. Robyn explains that Arbok had instead melted the Psyduck corpse from earlier, and points out that Koga's strategy of controlling his Pokémon from a distance meant that he couldn't see through the substitution ploy. Edge silently concedes Robyn's skill while Koga, crushing his screen in anger, swears vengeance on the two boys. Sometime later, Mr. Fuji thanks Edge for restoring life back to Lavender Town, and for giving his deceased Doduo a proper resting place, but Edge modestly credits Robyn for what happened. As he watches Robyn depart, Edge continues on his journey.

Edge is busy training Bulbasaur, but gets concerned when it begins acting strangely after defeating a wild Primeape. Edge's concern is lifted when he realizes that Bulbasaur has evolved into its next stage, Ivysaur. He is surprised by the arrival of a beautiful girl, although he doesn't know her name, who flatters him by telling him what a good Pokémon Trainer he must be, and then offers to boost his skills with a selection of "Pokémon items" that will make his Pokémon even "stronger". When he appears about to refuse, she becomes upset and then Edge agrees to pay her for a selection of items. They are both happy with this arrangement and she leaves Edge with his new items, although his Pokémon don't seem too impressed. Edge is given the chance to try out his new items when he is attacked by a wild Pinsir. He sends Pikachu into battle, using an HP Up. It doesn't seem to work, so he piles almost every item he bought onto his unimpressed Pikachu. He realizes as Pikachu is sent skyrocketing that he may have been cheated out of his money.

Sometime later, Edge checks into the Pokémon Center in Celadon City. While there, he receives a call from Professor Oak, who expresses his pleasure at Ivysaur's evolution. He also mentions Robyn's Charmander evolving into Charmeleon, and then adds that the third starter Pokémon, Squirtle, has been stolen from the lab.

As he leaves the Pokémon Center, Edge thinks about the number of bad people in the world, before running into the same girl from before, who is trying to sell her fake items nearby. When she sees Edge, she flees, but he gives chase, determined to regain his lost money. In an attempt to escape, she calls out her Wartortle to swim along Celadon City's waterways. Then, Edge calls out the recently caught Snorlax, which fills the waterway and bumps her back onto the pavement.

When Edge confronts her over the fake items, she feigns an apology and says the only reason that she tricked him was so she could see him again. Grabbing him in a hug, she begs him to forgive her, before pushing him violently away and attacking with Wartortle's Bubble attack. Edge is ready for her, and leaps onto Snorlax, bragging that she can't outsmart a Trainer with two Badges before commanding his Pokémon to use a Mega Punch, which levels the pavement and knocks out the girl and Wartortle.

While she's unconscious, Edge takes back his money, and using the Pokédex, learns that Wartortle is an evolved form of Squirtle which leaves him wondering. He leaves the girl to recover in her own time. However later that night at the Celadon Hotel, as he's getting ready for bed, Edge is furious to find that his Badges have gone missing, while the girl, whose name is revealed to be Roberta, and Wartortle gloat over their two new acquisitions, the Boulder Badge and the Cascade Badge.

At the Rocket Game Corner, a Team Rocket Grunt informs Ken that they are close to finding Roberta. Meanwhile in Celadon City, Edge attacks a Team Rocket Grunt and steals their uniform. Edge then enters the Rocket Game Corner, where he and the other Team Rocket Grunts are quickly ordered to enter a secret underground laboratory. Once in the laboratory, they are shown a half-formed Mewtwo, which is a new Pokémon formed from cells that the Grunts had obtained from Mew. However to complete the incomplete Mewtwo, they need more cells to be taken from Mew or they need to recover the disc that contains all their information on Mew, which was stolen by Roberta.

With this information, Edge begins to look differently at Roberta, as he realizes that she too is working against Team Rocket, but his thoughts are interrupted as he and the other grunts are mobilized towards a sighting of Roberta. Making his way to her location, he finds her surrounded by grunts. She reacts by coolly tossing the disc into her Wartortle's mouth, and warning Team Rocket that if they attack, the disc will be damaged. Team Rocket attack with Machoke and Hitmonlee, but in their attempts to protect the disc while also taking down Wartortle, the two Pokémon simply end up injuring each other, much to Roberta's delight. As she gloats, Edge is furious when he notices that she is wearing his stolen Badges as earrings.

The highest-ranking member of Team Rocket present loses his patience and calls out his Tauros, a Pokémon that he warns Roberta was the leader of his herd, King of the Safari Zone, and with the power to control other Pokémon by whipping his three tails. The Tauros commands all of Team Rocket's Pokémon at once, quickly neutralizing Wartortle and recovering the disc. With the tide of battle turning against her, and finding herself backed up against a cliff edge, Roberta switches Wartortle for her Ditto, much to the amusement of the Grunts present. As the Tauros charges her down, Edge can't stand by and watch and throws her to the ground, protecting her as the Tauros passes by overhead and tumbles down the cliff with Ditto.

Recognizing Edge, Roberta seems pleased to see him and calls him her "hero", but Edge is confused as to why she isn't more concerned about Ditto. Behind them, Tauros has made its way back up the cliff, but much to the Rocket Grunts's shock, Tauros turns all the Pokémon present against them. In the confusion, Roberta grabs Edge make a run for it, revealing Edge's identity as an infiltrator in the process. Using her Jigglypuff, Roberta escapes with Edge and the "Tauros" reveals itself to be Roberta's Ditto, who had been utilizing its power to transform into other Pokémon, before it is returned by Roberta to its Poké Ball. Watching Edge and Roberta make their escape, the Grunts curse their bad luck but note, at least, they completed their mission of retrieving the disc holding information on Mew.

Having escaped from Team Rocket, Edge reluctantly leads Roberta back to their base, comforting himself with the thought that they may be safe, since Team Rocket have succeeded in retrieving the disc about Mew. Roberta gleefully reveals that they haven't—she gave them a fake, and kept the real one so that she could be the one to capture Mew.

Roberta sends Ditto, disguised as Mew, to distract Team Rocket, just as they realize that the disc they retrieved earlier was fake. Seeing the Ditto-turned-Mew on their cameras, they immediately give chase. Roberta remarks Ditto should be capable of keeping Team Rocket occupied until they realize that Ditto can't replicate Mew's powers, and she shows Edge a modified Silph Scope. Roberta explains that Psychic-type Pokémon always emit unique brainwave patterns when they use their powers, and with the modified device it keyed particularly to Mew's wavelength, she can use it to locate Mew's current whereabouts and almost immediately gets a hit nearby on Route 16.

While they're searching, Edge tells Roberta about the half-formed Mewtwo he saw in Team Rocket's lab, but she seems uninterested, informing him that she's searching for Mew because of the money involved - as the mysterious 151st Pokémon, there's no limit to what she could demand for it. Just as Edge is expressing his disdain at both her and Team Rocket's prospective uses for the Mythical Pokémon, they are disturbed by the arrival of Mew itself. Reacting quickly, the two Trainers call out Ivysaur and Wartortle. Edge points out that while Ivysaur's Vine Whip is best for restraining Pokémon, it's useless if the target can't be seen. At this, Roberta calls for a Hydro Pump, prompting Wartortle to release rising pillars of water from underground. Mew's silhouette appears against the water, giving Ivysaur the opportunity to Vine Whip it and hold it still, but they are interrupted by the arrival of Team Rocket, bringing with them an exhausted Ditto and their own powered-up Jynx.

With Ivysaur's strength fading, Edge tells Roberta to take Mew and run while he holds off Team Rocket, explaining that he would rather see it in her hands than used by Team Rocket to finish Mewtwo. Before she has time to escape, however, a powerful Psywave from Jynx freezes them in place, snapping the Vine Whip and sending a bound Mew hurtling towards Jynx. In desperation, Edge calls out his Azumarill, who meets Jynx dead-on and is frozen solid by a powerful Ice Punch. This spurs Mew into action, prompting it to release a powerful attack which instantly knocks out both Team Rocket and Jynx. With one last look at the two Trainers, it vanishes.

Roberta is upset that it's gone, but Edge points out that at least it's safe from Team Rocket. Roberta agrees and cheerfully considers the money she's going to make from the pictures she was taking of Mew while Edge was locked in desperate battle. Edge is left furious as Roberta escapes once again with her Jigglypuff, but his anger fades when he realizes that she's slipped him a thank-you note and his two precious Badges.

Edge is trying to get out of Celadon City, but bumps into Robyn chasing after an unruly Magnemite he received at the Game Corner. After a short greeting, Robyn walks off and Edge mentions that "he is as friendly as ever." Suddenly, someone screams and Edge sees that two women are being attacked by wild Pokémon. He grins at a chance to be a hero and immediately sends out Pikachu; however, Charmeleon comes out instead. Edge is shocked and tries to call out all his Pokémon, only to send out Golduck, Machoke, Pidgeot, and Pinsir. As Edge realizes that the Pokémon all aren't his, the two women mistake Edge for "the famous Robyn" because he has a Pokédex, Charmeleon, and Golduck. Pestered by the women into showing off his skills, Edge decides to battle and orders Charmeleon to use Flamethrower, but mistakenly calls it "Charmander" - much to the Pokémon's comical complete lack of response, and leaving Edge to be trampled by the horde of wild Pokémon.

Sometime later, Edge recalls how the women called him a fake and insulted him after his spectacular failure, grimacing that he would have won with his own Pokémon on hand. Observing that all his Pokémon were switched with Robyn's, Edge trembles as he realizes he doesn't know how to use them, just as the Pokémon all get up and start training by themselves with a jog. Edge admires how Robyn trained his Pokémon so well, but figures that they wouldn't take orders from him—unless they could bond first. Much to the Pokémon's surprise, Edge calls them to stop training, and join him for a swim instead. Meanwhile, Robyn is training Edge's Pokémon. As Azumarill, Ivysaur, and Pikachu struggle to keep up, Robyn studies the Pokédex and looks at the Pokémon that got switched with his, deciding to train them his way.

After three days, Edge sits at a campfire with Blue's Pokémon. While the Pokémon no longer show aggression towards Edge, he notes that even after this time they still don't obey him, giving him only two Pokémon captures during the three days: Geodude and Horsea. Gazing into the distance, he spots a Ninetales and realizes it is fighting something - to be precise, Edge's Pikachu, being commanded by Robyn. Robyn orders a Toxic from Pikachu, who delivers the attack with a gash from its tail, and remarks that while Pikachu is an Electric Pokémon, it didn't mean a good Trainer couldn't teach it non-Electric attacks. He tells Pikachu to finish it, but the Ninetales gets away and charges towards Edge while also releasing fire at him. In response, Edge reflexively sends out Robyn's Machoke, much to Robyn's anger as he catches up. The two begin arguing about how they're treating each other's Pokémon when suddenly, Robyn's Machoke evolves into Machamp as it is attacked by Ninetales. With its new strength, Machamp successfully manages to pin Ninetales, allowing both boys to throw their own Poké Balls at it - Robyn's Poké Ball captures the Ninetales, and thus claims the Ninetales.

The next day, both Trainers have re-exchanged their Pokémon and gone their separate ways. Robyn furiously notes that while he trained Edge's Pokémon, Edge didn't help his Pokémon grow - aside from Machamp, who for some reason couldn't evolve until Edge held onto it temporarily; an observation Robyn chalks up to coincidence, as he ponders the strangely affectionate demeanor of his Pokémon, even Magnemite, who used to be disobedient is now snuggling him with affection. Meanwhile, Edge finds himself being comically chased by his own Pokémon, who adopted Robyn's serious attitude through training.

While pedaling down Cycling Road, Edge crashes as a result of a bouncing Tangela. It bounces toward a caravan of people who prevent Edge from getting closer to their "Princess." As it turns out, the princess is Erika, who apologizes to Edge for the citizens' hostility, and the mischief of her Tangela. Upon her apology, Edge challenges her to a Gym battle, which she accepts. However, she tells him that first he must prove his talent as a Trainer by capturing an Eevee. Unsure of where to find an Eevee is, Edge decides to contact Professor Oak, but fails to reach him. Edge does succeed in coming across Bill, who helps Edge by contacting all his researcher friends for advice.

Meanwhile, at the Celadon City archery range, Erika is approached by one of her servants, asking her to rethink her plan of sending Edge out to capture an Eevee. Suddenly, Erika sends out her Vileplume, having it launch a Petal Dance at the servant, at which the servant cringes, only to find that Erika was not targeting her, but a hidden Drowzee. Erika calmly informs her servant to be careful as she was followed, before thinking to herself that Eevee must be captured, as soon as possible.

The scene switches back to Edge and Bill, who have returned to Celadon City, where an Eevee was reported to have been seen using Fire-type attacks. As Edge prepares his Horsea for battle and Bill prepares his machine to detect Fire energy, an Eevee bounds in front of him. With Bill still looking for his to machine to detect Fire energy, Edge sends out Horsea, ready to face the Normal-type and commands Water Gun, but Eevee changes its shape and blasts Horsea with an Electric-type attack instead. Surprised, Edge sends out his Geodude. Edge commands Geodude to use Rock Throw, but Eevee changes shape again and defeats Geodude with a Water-type attack. Edge calls upon Ivysaur, but Eevee is one step ahead as it changes shape and launches a Fire-type attack.

Bill concludes that Eevee possesses the capabilities of Fire, Water, and Electric Pokémon simultaneously, and that fighting it isn't possible—a point that Edge doesn't agree with. Watching Eevee, Edge realizes that Eevee's ears tend to twitch just before it changes its type that counters that of his Pokémon; Eevee must sense the type of its enemy with its ears. Ivysaur is ordered to use Razor Leaf to cover Eevee's ears, and a following Solar Beam knocks the Pokémon out.

Eevee seems to exude fire, water, and electricity all at once as it lies defeated, prompting concern from Edge. Upon examining Eevee, Bill finds a gadget embedded in Eevee's ear that gave it the ability to switch between evolutions. Suspecting that Erika knows more than she's letting on, Edge heads for the Celadon Gym to confront her. Edge bursts into the Celadon Gym with Bill on his heels. He shouts for Erika to come out, but gets no response. They try to heal Eevee by placing it in a nearby machine. As Bill is looking around, he spots a report titled 'Eevee Reconstruction' while Edge wonders aloud about the identity of the people who hurt Eevee. Bill begins reading the book, which explains Eevee as a rare Pokémon capable of evolving into several advanced forms. As he reads about Eevee's reconstruction, Erika appears to finish Bill's quotation: if Eevee could be reconstructed with the ability to switch between its evolved forms, it would serve as a powerful weapon.

Erika congratulates Edge on catching an Eevee, and declares him worthy of facing her. Edge fumes and accuses Erika of reconstructing Eevee, and tasking him with its capture when it escaped. As Edge tells Erika that he doesn't need her stinking Badge, Erika calmly reveals her three Pokémon: Tangela, Bellsprout and Vileplume. In response, Edge sends out Azumarill, Ivysaur, and Pikachu, and the Gym Leader chuckles at the even match.

Erika sends out Tangela first, to which Edge responds with Ivysaur. He commands Ivysaur to use Vine Whip and reel Tangela in, but Tangela tosses Ivysaur away with little effort and defeats it. Edge switches Ivysaur out for Azumarill, while Erika sends Bellsprout out. Edge confidently thinks that Bellsprout can't handle his Azumarill, and commands Azumarill to use Covet. However, Bellsprout surprises him by catching Azumarill's attack, and delivering a Covet back by means of Mimic, fainting Azumarill.

Edge then sends out Pikachu as Erika sends out Vileplume. Pikachu dodges Vileplume's Petal Dance attack, but Vileplume switches to Swords Dance and sends its petals flying straight for Pikachu, wrapping it up firmly and reducing its health to dangerously low levels. As Edge grimaces over Pikachu, Erika taunts him for his subdued arrogance, then smiles and says that Edge can challenge her again without conditions since he has already captured the Eevee. With a startled look, Edge remembers Eevee, and as he looks at the restoration machine Erika remarks that Eevee is near its end; and the least she can do is put it out of its misery. Aghast at Erika's apparent attitude about experimenting on Pokémon, Edge hollers his determination to not let her get away with it, and calls for Pikachu to get back up. Through the petals binding its body, Pikachu releases an energy clone from Substitute, which Vileplume easily defeats. Erika mocks Edge for his futile strategy, but Edge grins and points out that while Erika and Vileplume were distracted, Pikachu had already reached the machine holding Eevee, and Pikachu indicates its determination to keep Erika away from Eevee.

Much to Edge and Bill's surprise, Erika walks over to Pikachu and compliments it for using the last of its health to defend another Pokémon, rather than fight. With Pikachu in her arms, Erika sets the machine to fully restore Eevee, revealing to Edge that she had heard from Brock and Misty and was only testing him. Months ago, they had obtained the Eevee Reconstruction report, along with news that a certain organization had been experimenting on Eevee, revealed to be Team Rocket. Clipping the Rainbow Badge to his vest, Erika requests Edge for his help, to which he accepts.

A few days later, Edge leaves with Eevee alongside him—a point that has Bill concerned, given that Team Rocket would be after Eevee and had attacked Celadon Gym, but Edge ignores his worries. Unbeknownst to them, a sinister woman sitting on her Kadabra watches them from above, and as she notes that Eevee has now been passed on to Edge, she vanishes.

Edge excitedly enters the Fuchsia Safari Zone, where he encounters his two guides, Pidgebots 1 and 2. Under Safari Zone rules, he leaves his Pokémon for safekeeping and hops on board a raft which will take him through the Safari Zone via a selection of waterways. Edge is excited to see the variety of Pokémon living in the Safari Zone, and eventually the raft soon comes across two Nidoking in the middle of a raging battle over a Nidoqueen. The violence has Edge worrying about the danger, and from the Safari Zone's control room the warden is pleased with how the guest, Edge, is receiving a thrill. The personnel chime in, saying that the Pidgebot security system is foolproof and will ensure the customer's safety in any scenario.

As he watches on, Edge decides that one of the Nidoking would be a great addition to his Pokédex, and as the Pidgebots look the other way, Edge produces a Poké Ball he managed to sneak in with him. Unfortunately, the Poké Ball misses the Nidoking and instead, accidentally captures the Nidoqueen they were arguing over. This enrages the Nidoking, and before Edge can get out of the way, they smash the raft to pieces.

Sometime later, Edge wakes to find a furious Pidgebot 1 berating him for breaking the rules, and informing him that they'll have no choice but to walk to the exit, since the Nidoking will probably be looking for him. In an attempt to keep him safe, it gives him a Safari Ball, which is the only Ball capable of capturing a Safari Zone Pokémon (besides the Nidoqueen that Red just caught, which Pidgebot 1 puts down to pure luck). Seconds later, the Nidoking appears and charges at him, and Edge attempts to capture it with the Safari Ball, but the enraged Nidoking simply bats it away, tearing at Edge with claw attacks and corrosive acid from its claws. Edge flings a rock at Nidoking to weaken it, but instead only angers it further and forces Edge to escape deeper into the Zone with the Pidgebot 1. Elsewhere, the Safari Zone staff have failed to locate Edge, only succeeding in recovering the broken Pidgebot 2, while Edge's Pokémon look on worriedly.

Still running from the Nidoking, Edge is struck by a spurt of acid on his leg, and Pidgebot 1 bravely dives in to defend him, getting badly damaged in the process. In return, Edge lures Nidoking away from Pidgebot 1, throwing a sharp rock at Nidoking, poking its eye out, and allowing him flee into the Zone with Pidgebot 1. As night falls, Pidgebot 1 warns Edge that Nidoking has now marked him as an enemy, to which Edge expresses concern for the Pidgebot. Embarrassed, Pidgebot 1 reminds him that it's just a robot, programmed to make sure that he reaches the exit safely, and he should be thinking more about his own safety than that of a robotic guide. Noting that the Safari Zone would only get more dangerous as they continue, Pidgebot 1 suggests they form a strategy as opposed to blindly forcing their way, but Edge is quickly captured by a Victreebel. Elsewhere in the Safari Zone, the Safari Zone personnel have mounted a search party for Edge, but have not yet succeeded in finding him. Worriedly, Pikachu cries out for its Trainer.

As the Victreebel that captured Edge moves deeper into the Safari Zone, it is revealed that Edge had not been swallowed, but simply bound by Victreebel's tendril. Edge is shocked to discover a whole group of Bellsprout, Weepinbell, and Victreebel, just before he is lined alongside a gathered group of other victims of Victreebel. Perching next to him, Pidgebot 1 explains to Edge that he was captured for the Flycatchers' evolution ritual, and he was needed as nourishment for the Pokémon, so he wasn't immediately eaten. Edge futilely tries to break free; a gesture that the Pidgebot admonishes, prompting Edge to agree to a strategic approach. As Edge pores through his inventory, Pidgebot 1 comes up with an idea.

As the evolution ritual begins, and the Victreebel begin to drain their victims for nutrients, Pidgebot 1 flies off with Edge's Poké Flute and blows it, waking up the entire group of Flycatcher Pokémon. At the same moment, Edge flings his Poké Doll, successfully distracting the Victreebel enough to make his getaway. Reviewing their strategy, Pidgebot 1 indicates concern that the Flute might have awoken other wild Pokémon, and sure enough, the two Nidoking Edge earlier encountered make their appearance. Quickly, Edge heads back to the tribe of Victreebel, causing the two groups to clash over Edge , and in the ensuing fight, Edge reveals his strategy of getting Nidoking to weaken Victreebel for capture. Succeeding in capturing one of the Victreebel, Edge uses it to fight Nidoking—by tying up Nidoking with vines and weakening it with Victreebel's Poison Powder, Edge manages in catching the Drill Pokémon. However, the other Pokémon quickly notice him.

The next day, the search party and Pikachu find their way into Victreebel territory, discovering Edge's cap just as ferocious Pokémon surround them from all sides. To their surprise, Edge appears atop one of the Nidoking, and much to the Safari Zone warden's disbelief, he reveals that he had captured the leader of the Nidoking and Victreebel's horde, respectively, and therefore the other Pokémon followed his commands, alongside several other Pokémon. Upon leaving the Safari Zone, Edge decides to send his Geodude, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Victreebel, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Parasect, and Butterfree to Professor Oak's Laboratory, while grinning upon thinking of Oak's reaction at the amount of Pokémon he'd just captured.

In Viridian City, two people have gathered around the Vidirian Gym discussing Giovanni's 'Missing In Action' status. Meanwhile, Edge and Giovanni exit from Diglett's Cave's Pewter City exit. Edge has joined Giovanni on a search for Pokémon Fossils. With a few stones in hand, the two proceed to the city to have them examined. As they walk on, Edge suggests to Giovanni that he finds the man familiar, but Giovanni assures him that they have never met. Amidst complimenting each other, Edge remarks on how he's defeated Gym Leaders and members of Team Rocket; a comment that does not go unnoticed by Giovanni, whose expression turns serious, but nevertheless continues to humor Edge. As the two near the city, Edge and Giovanni notice a sudden change in temperature; the culprits being a pair of Magmar that had set the Pewter Museum of Science on fire. Edge promptly jumps into battle, determined to show off his skills, while Giovanni decides to watch his strategy.

Edge begins by calling out Snorlax to function as a wall while Edge thinks of how to continue; Giovanni silently admonishes his apparent lack of strategy. However, Edge switches to his newly caught Sandshrew and uses Sand-Attack to suffocate the flames. Giovanni thinks to himself Edge's victories were likely due to his inventiveness, then points out to Edge that while the Sand-Attack is striking the Magmar, all it seems to be doing is making the Magmar angrier. Following a bit more thought, Edge tells Sandshrew to run in circles, creating a sandstorm instead. The attack successfully knocks the Magmar off their feet and immobilizes them completely in sand.

Evaluating Edge's quick thinking and his ability to draw out a Pokémon's potential, Giovanni prepares to take care of Edge when the boy withdraws his Sandshrew, declaring he cannot attack the helpless Magmar; at this, Giovanni calmly stands down from his combative stance. Noting that the Museum of Science has been burnt into ruins, Giovanni gives Edge a translucent stone with a 'bug trapped inside', before the two wish each other luck and separate.

Watching Edge leave, Giovanni sneers at Edge's chivalrous nature, pointing out Magmar's persistence to track down enemies that defeat them; as he monologues the Magmar break free from their sandy imprisonment and lunge at him, only for Giovanni to promptly freeze them with his Cloyster. Declaring that Edge's foolishness would eventually spell his downfall, Giovanni has Cloyster split the still-frozen Magmar in two, and as he reveals a letter 'R' on his shirt, he decides that despite Edge's victories over Lt. Surge amd Koga, the boy is no threat to Team Rocket.

In the depths of Route 19, Edge, along with Azumarill and Horsea, are searching for HM03 with the Itemfinder. In a flashback, at a Pokémon Center, Edge consults with Professor Oak about the need of HMs to complete his journey, while also returning Sandshrew to Oak's laboratory. The fact that Edge's rival, Robyn, had already located the Hidden Machine, only fuels his determination to find it. Back in the present, Edge successfully locates the item, but to his astonishment, he discovers a Dragonite lurking in the waters nearby. The Dragonite asserts its territory and flings them out of the water.

Knowing that he cannot reach the HM unless he gets the Dragonite out of the water, Edge has Pikachu go underwater to lure Dragonite out of the water, with help from Ivysaur's vine. Pikachu successfully does so, and as Dragonite surfaces, Edge has Snorlax fight the Dragonite on the boulder they were flung on, while he quickly dives down to retrieve the HM. However, the combined weight of the Dragonite and Snorlax is too much for the boulders to bear, and everyone falls into the water.

Edge desperately tries to swim for the Hidden Machine, but Dragonite notices him and attacks; the attack misses Edge , but hits the HM and breaks it. Amidst attempting to dodge Dragonite's attacks, Edge is pinned under a heavy boulder, and as he loses his breath, he sees a Gyarados appear to face Dragonite. As the dragons fight, Edge is rescued by someone he guesses to be a mermaid in his state of semi-consciousness, who brings him to the surface.

On the surface, Edge is surprised to find himself supported by a Starmie; the presence of the Water Pokémon and the mermaid rouses his memories, more so when Gyarados looks back at Edge with a knowing glance. Seeing Dragonite getting ready to attack, Edge instinctively calls for a Hyper Beam, which Gyarados unleashes to match that of Dragonite. As the smoke clears from the clashing attacks, Dragonite falls back into the waters, defeated. The person who saved Edge pulls out the Hidden Machine from her pocket and notes that it is now useless because it's destroyed. The person admonishes Edge for not coming to her if he needed something to help him cross the sea. Edge exchanges a greeting with the person, who turns out to actually be Misty.

On the Seafoam Islands, the Legendary Pokémon Articuno flies around the island while Team Rocket are searching the island. Meanwhile, Misty is teaching Edge how to ride Gyarados. However, Edge doesn't have much success but eventually reaches the Seafoam Islands, which Misty explains is the nesting place of Articuno. In light of the destroyed HM03, Misty offers Edge her Gyarados, assuring him that the Pokémon has fully rehabilitated from the vicious behavior it exhibited when they first met. Taking Edge's Horsea in exchange, Misty leaves Edge, who is unsure of what to do with Gyarados but nonetheless thankful for a Surfing Pokémon in his possession.

Journeying deeper into the island, Edge notices the withered state of the vegetation and wonders if Articuno is nearby, but unknown to him, Team Rocket has already noted his presence. As he brings out his Pokémon to help in the search, Edge decides that it would be a good time to introduce Gyarados to the others. However, Azumarill, Ivysaur, and Pikachu are instantly wary of Gyarados as a result of their previous encounter and back away, in spite of Gyarados's friendly advances and Edge's reassurances. They are quickly interrupted with the appearance of a Muk; Gyarados instantly leaps into the fray while the other Pokémon, still wary of Gyarados, are unsure of whether to assist.

A frustrated Edge notes the others's reluctance to help Gyarados, Team Rocket reveals their presence to Edge, declaring their ownership over Articuno - the Legendary Pokémon having sealed itself in ice for its own protection. At once, the lead Grunt orders Muk to grab the immobile Articuno; Edge orders Gyarados to intervene, but the Pokémon shudders and roars in apparent agony. As Edge realizes that Gyarados seeing Team Rocket must have triggered it into reliving its traumatic experiences at the organization's hands, Muk is ordered to attack Gyarados while the grunts chase after the fleeing Articuno. Edge's Pokémon start to go after Team Rocket, but Edge calls them back to help Gyarados, who is unable to retaliate in its trauma. Alongside Eevee, who shared Gyarados's history of experimentation by Team Rocket, the Pokémon jump in to help out. Meanwhile, Team Rocket attempts to hold Articuno down, but the Freeze Pokémon deters them with a hail of ice.

For a moment, Edge's team appears to have the upper hand on Muk, but the Sludge Pokémon easily throws them off before preparing to smother Edge and Gyarados. Just then, Articuno reappears, releasing a wave of ice that freezes Muk, but leaves Edge and his team untouched. Suddenly, Gyarados snaps out of its pained state and Articuno takes flight, with Team Rocket still hot on its trail, as Edge watches them leave. Standing at the coastline, Edge laments letting Articuno escape, but congratulates his Pokémon on their acceptance of their new team member. Together, the Pokémon cheer as Edge declares the continuation of their quest.

At the Pokémon Mansion, members of Team Rocket pore through the building and its collection of research materials. Al furiously declares the team's determination to hunt down the traitor, Blaine. As Edge reaches Cinnabar Island, he spots a large blaze along the coastline and proceeds to investigate, identifying the cause as a clash between Team Rocket and a pair of Arcanine and Rapidash. Unfortunately, he is caught by the Team Rocket Grunts, and is nearly attacked by Al's Gengar when Blaine, the Trainer of the Fire Pokémon, reveals himself. Declaring himself as Team Rocket's real target, Blaine orders the Grunts to leave Edge alone; promptly Al has Gengar strike Blaine with Night Shade. Intervening, Edge releases Gyarados to attack the Grunts with Hyper Beam, allowing Blaine to escape on Rapidash with Edge.

Introducing themselves, Blaine explains that he was once a scientist as a part of Team Rocket, but a fireball appears to pursue them. Edge sends out Azumarill to intervene, but to no avail; the fireball subsequently reveals itself as the Moltres Team Rocket had captured at Indigo Plateau. Despite the efforts of Rapidash and Gyarados, Moltres easily outmaneuvers their attacks with its speed, while relentlessly plaguing the group with its vicious fire attacks. Blaine remarks that without a flying Pokémon to match, fighting Moltres would be impossible; amidst dodging Moltres's onslaughts Edge drops the Old Amber he had received. Identifying the Old Amber, Blaine quickly tells Edge to follow his Rapidash to his secret laboratory, while Blaine holds off Moltres using his Gyarados. With no idea what to do, Edge is left in confusion as Blaine calls for the boy to trust him.

At Blaine's laboratory in Cinnabar's volcano, Edge is no more certain of what to do next; a suspicion of Blaine trying to trap him earns Edge a furious kick from Rapidash. The Fire Horse subsequently gives Edge a report on reviving Pokémon Fossils; despite his persisting uncertainty, Edge activates Blaine's revivification machine as the scientist struggles against Moltres. Much to Edge's astonishment, the Fossil inside the Old Amber becomes a full-grown Aerodactyl, who flies out of the laboratory with Edge in tow.

Defeated by Moltres, Blaine struggles valiantly as he reaffirms his urgent mission: to capture his escaped creation, Mewtwo. Just as Moltres attempts to finish him off, Edge makes his appearance and rescues Blaine with Aerodactyl; the Gym Leader congratulating Edge on his success. Countering Moltres's attack, Aerodactyl succeeds in crippling Moltres's left wing with Hyper Beam, and the Rocket grunts beat a hasty retreat. Edge asks Blaine if he's okay, to which the latter replies in the affirmative, and indicates the urgency of his mission, leaving Edge after pointing the boy towards Pallet Town in the north.

At Silph Co., in Saffron City, Sabrina silently receives the Grunts' report of failure in Cinnabar; Koga alongside Articuno mocks her for the loss in spite of having Moltres. At the same time, Giovanni receives a report from Lt. Surge that Zapdos was successfully captured in the Power Plant. With the Mewtwo project moot, Giovanni declares the three Legendary birds as their new powerhouses.

Outside Saffron City, both Roberta and Robyn Oak are refused entry from all four entrances. Resorting to an aerial approach by means of Robyn's Charizard and Roberta's Jigglypuff, the two Trainers come across each other for the first time (much to Roberta's delight and Robyn's annoyance), and also discover the city is sealed up by a large, impenetrable barrier. Robyn eventually decides to return to Pallet Town for advice from Professor Oak.

Meanwhile, having just returned from Cinnabar Island, Edge decides to pay the Professor a visit, but is somewhat perturbed by the apparent lack of activity in town. In Professor Oak's Laboratory, Edge begins to ask Professor Oak about his inability to enter Saffron City, when the Professor starts attacking all of a sudden. In response, Edge releases Ivysaur to restrain Professor Oak with Vine Whip, but Professor Oak surprises them by exhibiting signs of Psychic power, and attacking Ivysaur with a Psybeam. Recognizing the handiwork of a Psychic Pokémon, Edge orders a Leech Seed from Saur, and as the "Professor's" energy is drained away it reveals itself as a Kadabra, which had been using its Illusionary Hypnosis powers on Sabrina's command. As the Gym Leader herself appears, she graces Edge with a warning before teleporting away: the Professor, along with the townsfolk, were kidnapped and held hostage in Saffron City. Before she teleports, Ivysaur uses Razor Leaf, but it goes right through Sabrina without doing anything to her.

As the illusion over Pallet Town fades away, Edge discovers that the laboratory is really in ruins, just as Robyn lands with his Charizard. Sharing an aerial photograph of Saffron City with Edge, Robyn indicates the presence of Team Rocket in the city, confirming Saffron as Team Rocket's headquarters, and that the clash between them and Team Rocket is nearing. Suddenly, Edge realizes that the Pokémon he sent to Professor Oak's Laboratory might be in danger. Sure enough, a quick check confirms Edge's Eevee to be gone, but Robyn's Pokémon are completely untouched. Robyn accuses Edge of acting the hero and thus jeopardizing the town, before declaring his own resolve for going after Team Rocket: to protect Pallet Town from being tainted by Team's Rocket's operations; the pristine, unspoiled land being the reason why his grandfather had his laboratory here, and why Mew was seen when the boys began their journeys. Warning Edge to stay out of the battle, Robyn departs on his Charizard, but Edge defiantly follows on Aerodactyl, determined to defend his own home as well.

Much to the boys' irritation, not only has their respective rival showed up, but the barrier over Saffron City proves itself to be completely impenetrable regardless of where they attack it. As Roberta watches them, Robyn uses his Golduck to transmit visuals to his Pokédex by scanning the city psychically. He eventually identifies the barrier as a Light Screen created by a Mr. Mime outside Silph Co. headquarters. Edge attempts to one-up Robyn by having Pikachu use Substitute, sending in an energy clone past the barrier, but neither Trainer is able to continue. The standstill ends as Roberta teases the boys, suggesting that they cooperate instead of compete with each other, a suggestion the boys concede to. As Golduck scans the city, Robyn instructs the Duck Pokémon to pass its information onto Pikachu's Substitute, and despite Mr. Mime's evasive attempts, a coordinated Thunderbolt from Pikachu successfully faints the Barrier Pokémon. The barrier lifts, allowing Robyn to rush into the city with Edge in tow, while Roberta gloats to herself on how she managed to get what she wanted with the boys doing the work for her. Charging along the streets, Robyn demands for his opponent to show themselves, while Lt. Surge watches them from the Silph Co. building.

Inside Silph Co., Edge barely catches up to Robyn, but before they can do anything else a trapdoor opens underneath Edge. Robyn attempts to catch Edge, but is stopped by a shuriken from Koga. In retaliation, Robyn releases his Pinsir to strike Koga with Vice Grip, but Koga's ninja armor, revealed to be a Grimer, quickly envelops the both of them, preventing further action from Robyn.

On the first floor, Edge finds himself trapped in a room surrounded by a very familiar electric field. Edge then realizes the identity of his adversary is Lt. Surge, who suddenly appears, heavily armed by his Electric Pokémon. Edge demands to know why a Gym Leader would align themselves with Team Rocket. Lt. Surges sneers at Edge that his membership in Team Rocket allowed him power that he never could have received as a Gym Leader, and to prove his point, he points out his Electrode launcher and Magneton shoulder pads are fruits of Team's Rocket's technology. While Lt. Surge talks, Edge sends in Pikachu to electrify Lt. Surge, but the attack proves futile against Lt. Surge's insulated underclothes. As he continues to attack Edge relentlessly, Lt. Surge reveals the Legendary Pokémon Zapdos to be the eternal source of his electric onslaught.

Back on the second floor, using the Golbat on his arm, Koga displays the visual of Edge suffering at the hands of Lt. Surge. Robyn is concerned about Edge, but is completely unable to do anything. Koga then has Grimer loosen its grip on Robyn slightly, and Koga offers Robyn a deal: he can either, as Professor Oak's grandson, convince the kidnapped researcher to cooperate with Team Rocket, or die. A resolute nod from Pinsir confirms Robyn's refusal to comply. Pinsir manages to get free from Grimer's grasp, but is promptly subdued by Koga's Ekans. Koga then has Golbat deliver a Razor Wind at Robyn's chest, seemingly delivering a fatal blow as Robyn collapses.

With Edge and Robyn facing off against Lt. Surge and Koga, respectively, Roberta is free to enter the Silph Co. building unfettered to accomplish her own objectives. However, when she enters a room on the third floor, she finds herself apparently outside where a large tower stands in the background. The scenario is revealed by Sabrina to be an illusion generated by her Psychic Pokémon, forcing Roberta to live her deepest fears. In retaliation, Roberta releases her Blastoise to battle, but Sabrina's Kadabra outmaneuvers with Teleport before knocking it down with Psychic. Sneering at Roberta for immediately using her strongest Pokémon, Sabrina has Kadabra hold Blastoise in a Disable before delivering a blow that shatters its shell.

However, Roberta promptly sends out another Poké Ball, surprising Sabrina when its contents are revealed to be the real Blastoise, who strikes Kadabra down with a Mega Punch. The other Blastoise reveals itself as Roberta's Ditto. Using her Horsea to release Smokescreen and wearing her modified Silph Scope, Roberta starts to taunt Sabrina in the dark as she prepares her counterattack.

Back on the first floor, Lt. Surge continues to torment Edge with his electric blasts and manages to defeat Pikachu. Edge's attempt to fight back with Ivysaur seems equally hopeless, until Edge has Ivysaur redirect the leaves it scattered from its Razor Leaf at Lt. Surge and Zapdos. The attack not only severs the wires directing Zapdos's electric power away from Lt. Surge, but also ruptures the Gym Leader's insulated suit, giving him a crippling dose of Zapdos's electricity that promptly knocks him out cold. Edge congratulates Ivysaur on a job well done and then pockets the Thunder Badge and Lt. Surge's electric-proof gloves, leaving the defeated elite agent with a warning on the undefeatable strength of a bond between a Trainer and his Pokémon. Free to go up to the second floor, Edge arrives just in time before the unconscious Robyn is about to receive another attack from Golbat.

On the second floor of Silph Co., Edge sees Robyn on the verge of taking another blow from Koga. Edge sends out Azumarill to intervene, but Koga is quick to send them both flying with his Golbat. Ordering Grimer off Robyn to immobilize Edge, Koga declares that Robyn was killed by a Razor Wind to the heart and prepares to behead the boy with his Golbat. However, Robyn surprises Koga by releasing his Pidgeot, who strikes Koga in the chest at the last moment. When Koga wonders how Robyn survived the Razor Wind to the chest, Robyn reveals that he was protected by a body armor that Robyn had equipped himself with prior to arriving in Saffron City.

Recovering from shock, Koga summons Articuno and surrounds Robyn in a Blizzard, threatening the boy to back off or he will decapitate Edge instead. Gloating, Koga proceeds to explain to Edge that back on the Seafoam Islands, Articuno defended Edge from the relentless attacks of Team Rocket, weakening its strength and allowing them to capture it. As Edge looks on in guilt, Koga continues to have Articuno attack the boys with its Ice-type attacks. Robyn then notices Koga wielding the Soul Badge, prompting Koga to remind them of the Badges' ability to control Pokémon at will. Stating Articuno to be under the control of the three Badges of the elite agents, and the Badge held by their unseen leader, Koga gloats about the power they wield before freezing Edge by his feet. At Edge's urging, Robyn attempts to escape, but Articuno traps him by blasting the wall with enough strength to shatter it, trapping Robyn's feet in ice. Having Articuno unleash its full power, Koga has the Freeze Pokémon completely encase Edge, Robyn, and Robyn's Pidgeot in ice, before turning to leave. Remarking on a sudden temperature spike, however, Koga is promptly stunned by an attack from behind, and as he turns back he finds to his horror that the boys have freed themselves.

As Robyn's Charizard blasts the room from the outside with its fire, the boys have Magnemite and Pikachu launch a combined attack on Koga, knocking him out. Robyn criticizes Koga for failing to think sufficiently ahead, while Edge admonishes Robyn for scorching the room. Failing to receive a visual from his Golduck, Robyn consults Koga's defeated Golbat, who shows Professor Oak being held in the basement. Upon hearing a scream from Sol on the third floor, the boys split up, but not before Robyn hands Edge the Soul Badge he got off Koga.

Deep within the Smokescreen, Sabrina proves herself a powerful wielder of Psychic powers as she surprises the girl by having her Kadabra deliver a successful attack. With Kadabra's Psychic Sabrina clears up the smoke cloaking her illusion, and with then, has Kadabra use Disable to prevent Roberta from moving. However, as Sabrina prepares to deal the finishing blow, Roberta mocks her for ignoring her looks, as if to prove Roberta's superiority in appearances, the girl's bust appears to jiggle. Angered, Sabrina has Kadabra use its spoon to slash across Roberta's chest, but as her dress tears, Roberta reveals the two Poké Balls she had secretly hidden on her chest. Releasing Clefairy and Jigglypuff, Roberta has her Pokémon attack Sabrina with Growl and Sing, respectively, disrupting Sabrina's psychic focus with the sound-based attacks. As the illusion vanishes, Roberta decides that she can't fight the Gym Leader and her powers, and leaves the room with Sabrina's Marsh Badge.

Elsewhere, Edge continues to scale the building and eventually finds his way into a room with a strange device that has the indentations of seven Gym Badges. Edge then overhears two Team Rocket Grunts outside who call the device the "Pokémon Badge Energy Amplifier". Suddenly, Sabrina makes her appearance, ordering the guards away. Recognizing her from the attack on Pallet Town, Edge releases Pikachu to do battle, but this Sabrina turns out to be Roberta in disguise, with the help of her Ditto.

Meanwhile in the first level of the basement, Robyn succeeds in locating Professor Oak with Koga's Golbat and unties him. As Robyn tries to untie him, the Professor tells him to rescue the townspeople that are being held in a battling facility below on the second level of the basement. As the two leave, the Professor reveals he was called on by Team Rocket to replace an escaped scientist, who had abandoned a horrific experiment he was working on.

Back at Edge's location, Roberta reveals to Edge her possession of the Marsh Badge. With the other Badges on him, Edge asks Roberta for the Badge, but Roberta offers him a trade as the only option: the Marsh Badge for the Moon Stone Roberta knows Edge has. Unable to convince Roberta with another compromise, Edge makes the swap. Edge is content with having the Badge, while Roberta is elated at achieving another step of her ulterior motive. As an apparent act of goodwill, Roberta informs Edge that the Amplifier is supposed to greatly increase the power of a Pokémon when activated by the seven Gym Badges, but secretly notes that the Amplifier is the key to creating a new Pokémon: her objective from the very beginning.

Suddenly, they are interrupted by the appearance of the real Sabrina, and as Edge places all his Badges into the Amplifier, he is stunned when nothing happens to Pikachu. As Roberta snatches the Amplifier from Edge, she admits that the Badges she'd returned to him were nothing more than fakes, before leaving an incensed Edge to deal with Sabrina. Mocking their infighting, Sabrina releases Moltres, and has Kadabra call on Articuno and Zapdos, surrounding Edge with the three Legendary birds.

Some distance away, Roberta gleefully replaces the fake Badges with Edge's real ones, but is dismayed when the pulse of energy released from the machine flies off. As the energy pulse flies back into the room where Edge and Sabrina stand, Edge is confused while Sabrina cracks a sinister, knowing smile.

Edge watches in horror as the energy from the Pokémon Badge Energy Amplifier combine Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres into a monstrous hybrid. From nearby, Roberta enters the room only to scream at the sight of the fusion and faints from sheer terror. As she directs a combined elemental blast that Edge barely manages to dodge, Sabrina reveals that Team Rocket had experimented on Edge's Eevee to attain their greatest scientific achievement. Sabrina then callously discards Eevee, since they have no use for it as an experimental creature. Continuing to attack Edge, Sabrina reveals Team Rocket's plan to have Edge and Robyn collect the Badges from the good Gym Leaders for them, before they had the boys destroyed, leaving no one to oppose their takeover and subsequent exploitation of Pallet Town.

The threat to his hometown jolts Edge into pressing on; a sentiment shared by Robyn as he reappears on his Charizard, having ensured the safety of Professor Oak and the townsfolk. However, Sabrina and the fusion still prove too strong for them. In inspiration, Edge realizes that Roberta must have wanted his Moon Stone for a plan, and uses the item on her Clefairy, evolving it into Clefable. To Sabrina's shock, Clefable promptly launches several attacks in quick succession; Robyn explains the phenomena as a result of its Metronome followed by Dazzling Gleam. Edge attempts an escape with the others as Clefable distracts the bird fusion, but Sabrina is quick to respond with a combined Sky Attack, sending the three Trainers plummeting to their doom.

Looking down, Sabrina expects her adversaries to not survive the fall, but Edge surprises her once again with a web constructed from Ivysaur's Vine Whip, catching him, Robyn, and the revived Roberta. As Sabrina calls on another attack, Edge, Robyn, and Roberta counter with Ivysaur's Vine Whip, Charizard's Flamethrower, and Blastoise's Hydro Pump, respectively, and in the process, Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur. Amidst the collapse of Silph Co.'s building, the combined attacks finally defeat Sabrina, and also separates the conjoined Legendary Birds. The three Trainers immediately evacuate, but not before Edge catches a glimpse of a familiar face, who smiles at him before disappearing out of sight.

The next day dawns, with the citizens of Pallet Town safe, the members of Team Rocket apprehended, its elite agents underneath the collapsed Silph Co. building, and the Pokémon they used all confiscated. Edge is surprised to find Roberta gone. Elsewhere, Roberta laments the failure of her plans and expresses her irritation at the presence of Professor Oak. At the same time, Robyn informs Edge that he'll be looking forward to challenging the latter, at the Indigo Plateau.

An explosion occurs in Blaine's laboratory and Mewtwo escapes, but all of it was simply a flashback of events in Blaine's nightmare. Feeling pain in his right arm, the scientist looks towards Cerulean City's northwestern sector, before continuing on his way on Rapidash's back.

At the Pokémon Center, Edge is informed by Bill of a "beast" that had attacked the northwest sector of Cerulean City, before disappearing into Cerulean Cave. Despite Bill's warning to stay away, Edge admits to himself he had already reached that city. Entering the desolate sector, Edge walks around while muttering the beast's description to himself, noticing that the nearby trees weren't crushed or burned, but rather twisted.

Reaching the opening of Cerulean Cave, Edge is startled to see that all of his Pokémon are in states of unease, until a sudden tornado catches them all. Through quick thinking, Edge manages to have all his Pokémon hold onto each other, but his Aerodactyl is unable to fly away with everyone against the tornado's power. With his Poké Balls blown away, Edge is unable to withdraw the Pokémon and they soon blow away as well, but Edge is quickly handed new Poké Balls from a mysterious person. As he recaptures all his Pokémon, the mysterious person reveals himself to be Blaine, who had rescued Edge on his Rapidash.

Blaine declares his purpose: to defeat the monster of Cerulean City creating the impregnable tornado, and to prove his point, he has Rapidash use Fire Spin, which is bounced back by the tornado. Explaining that the tornado appears to be a powerful Psywave that swirls outward in order to repel any attack thrown at it, Blaine reveals the beast as Mewtwo. As Mewtwo disappears to attack the pair from behind, Blaine uncovers his mutated arm and tracks it. To Edge's horror, Blaine delves into Mewtwo's history: due to an insufficient amount of cells from Mew to form a new creature, Blaine was forced to inject cells from his own arm to complete Mewtwo. In the process, however, some of Mewtwo's cells found their way into Blaine, thus mutating his arm, which over time will spread through his body and eventually kill him. At the same time, the shared cells also allow Blaine to track Mewtwo down, marking him as the only one who could deal with Mewtwo.

Declaring his fearless resolve in spite of Team Rocket hunting him down, Blaine has Rapidash trap Edge in a fireball wall for his safety, before charging into the tornado on Rapidash amidst Edge's protest. As Blaine charges at Mewtwo on his Rapidash, he announces his plan: to break Mewtwo's Psywave with an attack using an equivalent amount of energy, by blasting the energy through the tornado with his own body. To Edge's horror, Blaine crashes into Mewtwo, resulting in a huge explosion. As the dust clears, Mewtwo is nowhere to be seen, and with the fading away of Rapidash's fireball wall, Edge hurriedly checks on Blaine, who smiles at Mewtwo's defeat as he reveals his possession of a Master Ball. Edge admonishes Blaine for not using the Poké Ball of guaranteed capture, to which Blaine indicates that Mewtwo's power had rendered it impossible to get near enough to use the Master Ball. Remarking on Edge's compassionate nature, Blaine reveals that he had seen Edge infiltrate Team Rocket's base in Celadon City, and that Edge was the inspiration that led him to turn away from Team Rocket, and his cruel experimentation on Pokémon.

Praising Edge for his efforts, Blaine appears to collapse, but even as Edge calls his name, the Trainer is surprised by a rock striking him on the head. Turning around, Edge is shocked to see Mewtwo still capable of fighting, and releases Azumarill to do battle. To his surprise, Mewtwo forms a spoon from Psychic energy to toss Azumarill away. Blaine explains that it is Mewtwo's method for dealing with single opponents, while it psychic tornado is used against multiple foes. Blaine declares Mewtwo as the ultimate fighting machine, genetically engineered for combat and unmatchable by any force of nature.

Unable to deal with Mewtwo and its spoon-shaped weapon, Edge releases the rest of his Pokémon, much to Blaine's urgent dismay as Mewtwo predictably uses its Psywave to blow away Edge's team. However, Edge surprises Blaine and Mewtwo by flying in on Aerodactyl, and before Mewtwo can blow them away, Edge has Pikachu dive in at Mewtwo with the Master Ball in its mouth, successfully catching the Genetic Pokémon. As Blaine looks on in amazement, Edge reveals that he had to get Mewtwo to form the tornado so he could stand a chance of going near enough for the capture. Giving the Master Ball to Blaine, Edge encourages the scientist to rehabilitate Mewtwo by teaching it the kindness of humans. As Edge goes to congratulate his Pokémon, Blaine feels the pain in his arm, and by extension Mewtwo, subside, prompting him to recall the phrase of Pokémon Trainers: a person like Edge who trusts, and is trusted by his Pokémon. Supporting Blaine by his shoulders, Edge nods at Blaine's musings of trying a battle sometime, and agrees to a future challenge, as he rallies his Pokémon onward to their next destination: Indigo Plateau.

At the Viridan Forest, a young girl finds herself lost when a Dratini attacks out of nowhere, but in the nick of time, Edge intervenes by having Venusaur faint the Dragon Pokémon with a single Vine Whip. Realizing the girl has no Pokémon of her own, Edge lends her his Pikachu to use on a passing wild Rattata, giving her some tips in catching Pokémon while allowing Pikachu sometime in its home environment. With Edge's guidance, Rattata is captured as the girl's Pokémon, but as Edge mulls over the peculiar presence of Dratini, hordes of Golem and Weezing appear on all sides, forcing him to escape with the others on his Aerodactyl.

Back in Viridian City, the girl's friends admonish her for wandering into the forest. Edge introduces himself and declares his search for strong Trainers to battle, but is informed that the city has no Trainers strong enough to match him, except for the Gym Leader, who was supposedly invincible, but disappeared resulting in the closure of the Viridian Gym. Deciding to go to the Gym anyway, Edge releases Gyarados to cross the river to the Gym, scaring the others with his Gyarados's appearance. Just before he parts ways, Edge offers the girl some advice: while Pokémon can be scary at times, if a person treats them with a kind and gentle heart, they'll always be friends in the end.

Outside the Gym, Edge has Venusaur perform reconnaissance with Vine Whip, only to find nothing. Musing at how he and Professor Oak originally found Venusaur in the same place, Edge follows his Pokémon into the Gym, spotting a damaged statue of the Gym Leader. As Edge tries to jog his memory of the somewhat familiar face, a bright light shines as the Gym Leader himself reveals his presence, declaring to know Edge's name, and that he had waited a long time for Edge to show up.

As Edge wonders how the Gym Leader of Viridian City knows his name, the mysterious man continues to speak of the boy's experiences. At the mention of Diglett's Cave and Silph Co., Edge recalls his past experiences, and in his disbelief, the man then reveals that his name is Giovanni and he is not only a Gym Leader, but also the leader of Team Rocket. Recognizing their first encounter to be a test to see his abilities, Edge attempts to plan a strategy, but Giovanni cleanly sees through his doubts and drops all of his Poké Balls, challenging Edge to make the first move. Angered, Edge sends out Azumarill to attack, but in the short amount of time that he does so, Giovanni successfully releases his Cloyster and freezes Azumarill. Declaring the importance of a Trainer's own physical aptitude in addition to his Pokémon's, Giovanni compliments Edge on his traits of determination, spontaneity, and empathy, lamenting that the boy was not under his allegiance. Issuing a challenge, Giovanni adds a bet to the battle; he will let him go if he wins, but if he loses he will swear his loyalty to Giovanni and fight for him. Laying his own Poké Balls on the ground, Edge accepts the challenge under the same conditions as Giovanni.

The battle begins with both Trainers lunging for their Poké Balls on the floor, Edge successfully manages to send out Snorlax first, but Giovanni uses Edge's speed against him by having Nidoqueen Counter Snorlax's Ice Punch, before flinging the heavy Pokémon through the wall and out of the Gym. As Giovanni switches to Golem, Edge decides to have the ricocheting Pokémon bounce its way out of the Gym so Snorlax can attack, but Giovanni makes use of Snorlax's Headbutt shattering Golem to pummel Snorlax with Rock Throw, and faint it with Explosion.

Cornering Edge with his Beedrill, Giovanni reveals that Edge's selection of Snorlax simply led him to use Golem's attacks that would be best used outside buildings, indicating that he had read through each and every one of Edge's decisions. Asking Edge to give up, Giovanni is surprised as Edge releases Aerodactyl from behind himself. Giovanni barely realizes the boy's last-minute subterfuge as Edge commands a Hyper Beam from Aerodactyl, fainting Giovanni's Beedrill in one hit and creating a fog that blankets the field. As the fog clears, Edge is shocked to see Giovanni gone as the Viridian Gym begins to shake ominously and collapse. Edge attempts to rescue Azumarill, but is hurt by falling debris and barely manages to escape as the Gym comes crumbling down.

Getting to his feet, Edge sees a Nidoking who Edge reasons must have used Earthquake to destroy the Gym, while Giovanni compliments Edge's ability having forced him to switch to Pokémon of his type specialty, revealing his entire team of Ground-type Pokémon. Edge calls on Aerodactyl, but Giovanni easily has Rhydon use Iron Tail to faint Aerodactyl, before ordering Rhydon to drop Edge in a Fissure. The attack leaves Edge barely hanging on for his life and separated from his Poké Balls, as Giovanni declares himself the legendary master of Ground-type Pokémon. Quickly, Edge attempts to make a switch to his other Pokémon, but Giovanni has Dugtrio use Dig to break the opening mechanisms of the Poké Balls, preventing Edge from any further action.

Giovanni praises Edge on his bravery, but also reveals to Edge that while he went on his journey, Team Rocket already had control of the cities he visited. The master plan was to send all Pokémon captured by Team Rocket to Celadon City for experimentation and bio-engineering, then to Saffron City for battle training. The Pokémon were then shipped via Vermilion City to Cinnabar Island by the S.S. Anne, because the opposing Gym Leaders made a northern transfer impossible, before being brought to Viridian Forest to reawaken their primal instincts, creating an unstoppable Pokémon army for Giovanni in his supposed absence.

In light of this knowledge, Edge realizes that he is the only one who can stop Giovanni's plan, and to his surprise, Pikachu rolls its Poké Ball into his hand, being the only Pokémon Dugtrio didn't trap. Hollering his determination to defeat Giovanni and Team Rocket, Edge lunges for his final assault, as Giovanni declares Edge unable to order an attack from Pikachu in time before Nidoqueen impales him with Poison Sting. Much to the Leader's horror, however, Pikachu proves itself as it appears from the Poké Ball in time, already electrified and ready to attack. As Giovanni and Nidoqueen stand stunned, Edge orders a crippling Thunderbolt that causes heavy debris to fall onto Nidoqueen, fainting it in the process.

Edge explains that he had bypassed the drawback of Pikachu charging itself for attacking by having it charge inside the Poké Ball, giving it time to attack before Nidoqueen could attack. Giovanni screams the impossibility of Edge holding Pikachu's Poké Ball with it heavily charged with electricity, but by the corner of his eye realizes that Edge had been wearing electric-proof gloves he had taken from Lt. Surge. Lamenting his loss to be cemented by his organization's technology, Giovanni passes out—to which Edge responds Giovanni's downfall was due to the pain he sensed in Pokémon that Team Rocket had inflicted. Edge then pockets the Earth Badge from Giovanni's suit before passing out himself.

Sometime later, Edge awakens at a medical facility, much to the relief of Pikachu and the girl he'd met earlier. The girl explains that she had found Edge unconscious at the edge of Viridian Forest, and that the townspeople had gone into the forest to calm the raging Pokémon there. As Edge offers his help, the girl expresses a wish for a Leader to replace the previous one who had disappeared from the ruins of the Gym; an offer Edge accepts as he races away, promising to become the best Gym Leader ever.

The long-awaited championship tournament has begun at the Indigo Plateau, and the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman makes his excited appearance as a fan. Spotting a Spearow, the Chairman wonders who the Trainer is before Spearow's owner kindly requests the return of it, startling the man with his intimidating appearance. The mysterious man moves over to the counter to register himself in the tournament; noticing that Edge, Robyn, and Sol have all signed up as well, the man expresses his pleased sentiments.

To the roar of the watching crowd, Edge has Azumarill defeat his opponent's Kabutops, earning him a place in the semi-finals as his rival Robyn does the same. Revealing a history of Pokémon League winners from Pallet Town, Robyn declares his anticipation in facing Edge for the finals before leaving. Just then, Edge sees Roberta attempt to pull a trick on an unsuspecting Fisherman, by having her female Nidoran court his male Nidoran and encourage a trade of her Weedle for his Butterfree. Edge catches Roberta in the act and demands to know what she is doing in the tournament, but the girl calmly explains her presence by indicating her place in the semi-finals, and surprises Edge by declaring herself a Trainer from Pallet Town. Before Edge can follow Roberta to question her further, Bill makes his appearance with the match-ups for the semi-finals. To Edge's dismay, he must face Robyn for his semi-final match, meaning that he can no longer face Robyn for the finals.

As they join the spectators, Bill comforts Edge as Roberta faces off the mysterious "Dr. O". Roberta releases her Jigglypuff, while Dr. O reveals his Spearow; both Pokémon selections draw remarks of confusion from the crowd. Edge himself is familiar with Roberta's tactics, but Dr. O's selection of Spearow befuddles him. Confidently, Roberta accuses her foe of underestimating her as she calls a Tri Attack from Jigglypuff, gleefully declaring to have won all her League matches with the first hit. To her surprise, not only has Spearow not fainted, it retaliates with a Fury Attack that corners Roberta and Jigglypuff. Hurriedly, Roberta switches to Sing, instantly inducing drowsiness in the audience except for Robyn, who points out that Spearow's flight and distance in between have caused Sing to fail.

Annoyed, Roberta has Jigglypuff attack Spearow relentlessly, and as Spearow dodges every single one, Edge calls at Roberta to switch to aerial tactics. To his surprise, Roberta retorts that she has no Flying Pokémon, and Dr. O muses that perhaps Roberta had underestimated him, revealing his team of Pidgeot and Dodrio. Realizing Dr. O must know Roberta's weakness, the mysterious Trainer goes behind Roberta as she cringes, whispering a warning: "*No matter what your reasons, stealing will never pay*". Roberta is momentarily stunned by Dr. O's comment, before seizing the chance for Jigglypuff to lock Dr. O in Disable, letting her switch to Blastoise. Much to everyone's amazement, Roberta has Blastoise withdraw its forelimbs, letting her ride on its lower legs as it uses Hydro Pump to propel them into the air for an aerial attack, turning the tables on Dr. O. Just as Dr. O's identity is almost revealed, Dr. O has Spearow activate Mirror Move, creating a deflective shield the returns the attack at Blastoise and heavily damages it.

Once again cornered by Spearow, Roberta screams in terror at the Tiny Bird Pokémon, much to the confusion of everyone present. Confirming Roberta's phobia of birds, Dr. O explains that six years earlier, a girl was kidnapped by a giant bird Pokémon. As he had a grandson of the same age, he had helped in the extensive search and knows what the girl looks like, and in fact the very same girl had been caught on his security cameras stealing a Squirtle. Both Edge and Bill realize with a shock Dr. O's true identity, and as he reveals himself as none other than Professor Oak, he comforts Roberta on her traumatic experience. Trembling, Roberta orders a last-ditch Water Gun from Blastoise, but the attack is returned by Mirror Move. With Blastoise's defeat, Roberta loses the semi-final match to her dismay, as the Professor asks her to explain her motivations for the theft.

Confirming her abduction at a young age and her childhood with no home or family, Roberta states that the only link to her past was her birthplace of Pallet Town. When she had finally returned, she heard that the Professor had granted two boys a Pokédex for them to go on journeys, something she had yearned for dearly. As she tears up, Professor Oak gently admonishes her for stealing, before giving her his third Pokédex and officially recognizing her as a Trainer from Pallet Town. Roberta finally breaks down as the Professor consoles her. Elsewhere, Bill, having shared similar experiences of being snatched away by a bird Pokémon, bursts into tears as well, much to Edge's sweat drop as Edge says that Bill's experiences weren't nowhere near as horrifiying as Sol's.

In the locker room, Robyn meets his grandfather as the latter catches his breath. Robyn remarks that either him or Edge would have to fight the Professor, but his grandfather reveals having won an earlier tournament, and declares his decision to withdraw from the competition. With Sol ineligible to participate due to her loss, the battle between Edge and Robyn is announced to be the final battle, much to Edge's elation.

The rivals Edge and Robyn begin their much-anticipated battle for the title of the Pokémon League, with Professor Oak, Bill, and Roberta among the excited audience. A simultaneous drop of their Poké Balls reveals Robyn's Charizard and Edge's Venusaur, much to Bill's shock as the odds are stacked against Edge. Taunting Edge for a misprediction, Robyn orders a Fire Spin that Venusaur barely dodges, but as Charizard lunges in for a follow-up attack, Venusaur surprises it with a burst of Poison Powder. Edge follows with a Razor Leaf that Robyn is forced to assist his addled Charizard in dodging, before Edge switches for Snorlax to continue.

However, Robyn is quick to respond with his Machamp, and through its four arms, it blocks Snorlax's limbs and prevents it from attacking. At Robyn's invitation, a show of physical strength begins on the battlefield. Eventually, Machamp easily lifts Snorlax with its four arms, before spinning it about to render Snorlax dizzy and slamming it onto the floor. As the floor cracks from the sheer impact, Robyn sneers at Edge for his earlier care of Machamp. Bill is certain that Edge has a backup plan, when he realizes that Edge secretly commanded Snorlax to use Harden in anticipation of further attacks from Machamp. However, Robyn surprises everyone by having Machamp Karate Chop the field, using the shattered debris as a lever to catapult Snorlax into the air and out of the battlefield. Professor Oak, muses at his grandson learning to be flexible like Edge in his battle strategies. Just as Snorlax is about to be disqualified for going out of bounds, however, it plummets from mid-air and crushes Machamp with a Mega Punch and follows up by poisoning it with Toxic, as the spectators scramble in fright. Edge calls to Robyn, teasing him for underestimating Snorlax's maneuverability, while the Professor notices that Edge has learned to apply knowledge to his instinctive tactics, like Robyn.

Noting Machamp to be down to a third of its health, Robyn switches in the Ninetales both boys had encountered. Realizing Snorlax to have taken heavy damage itself, Edge retrieves Snorlax as both boys exchange friendly banter; Professor Oak chuckles at how the two have not only learned each other's skills, but also emulated their respective traits. As Edge mulls over his next choice, a shadowed foursome watch the boys silently, seemingly evaluating to themselves the better of the two.

Eventually, Edge's apparent indecision forces Robyn to launch his attack; dodging the flames, Edge releases Azumarill. Using Fire Blast, Robyn surrounds Edge and Azumarill in the formation of flames, and also sends Azumarill crashing into the ceiling on a current of super-heated air. A substitution to Pikachu ends similarly, and to keep up the fire attacks, Robyn brings Charizard back into the fray. To the horror of the spectators, Edge makes a switch back to Venusaur, which causes Bill to become angry at Edge for his decision. Mocking the sentimentality of Edge to finish the match with the Pokémon they received from Professor Oak, Robyn sends in Charizard for the kill when a Vine Whip securely binds Charizard. Robyn is surprised at the presence of a cloud in the arena, to which Edge explains that Azumarill and Pikachu had formed the lightning cloud when they were flung up to the ceiling; Azumarill's water was super-heated and condensed in midair while Pikachu electrified the cloud. With Venusaur's vine acting as a lightning rod, Charizard is not only trapped but severely shocked by the combination attack of Edge's three closest Pokémon, and as the smoke clears, Charizard eventually collapses. The crowd roars for Edge, who, while congratulating his Pokémon, eventually faints from exhaustion.

Shortly after, the award ceremony is held for the three Trainers of Pallet Town, with Roberta being considered in third place since Professor Oak withdrew from the competition. As the trio head home, the Mythical Pokémon Mew, who had been watching all the while outside the stadium, flies away.

### **Two Years Later**

An old woman is standing outside the ruins of the collapsed Silph Co. building. Shifting through the remains with her staff, she smiles to herself as she finds the Pokémon Badge Energy Amplifier.

Two years after the Pokémon League and all is well in Pallet Town. A mailman riding a Ponyta is surprised when his mount bolts uncontrollably, nearly getting into an accident when a local intervenes, releasing his Venusaur to calm Ponyta down. Looking through the mail, the mailman explains that he has a letter for Edge, and asks if the young man knows where Edge is, to which the boy reveals himself to be none other than Edge. Leaving the mailman stunned, Edge opens up his mail to find a note of a challenge. Elsewhere, in northwest Kanto, Bruno of the Elite Four performs his rigorous training, just as Lorelei informs him that Lance had a letter sent to Edge in his name, as a part of Lance's plans.

One month later at Professor Oak's Laboratory, Professor Oak and Misty are having a video chat. The professor points out that Edge has been absent since he received the letter and the flood of challenges he received after his victory at the Pokémon League. Oak notes with dismay that as a result, Edge had neglected his duty of completing the Pokédex, which the professor needs urgently to help document the new Pokémon beyond the previously known 151 species. Misty voices her irritation at Edge's neglect, remarking that the boy had even asked her for advice on becoming a Gym Leader, as Oak muses how Robyn and Roberta, the other Pokédex holders of Pallet Town, have likewise left on their own journeys.

Just as Oak tries to read the letter that Edge received to Misty, which proves to be difficult given its intelligibility, the two are alerted by sparks coming from the laboratory's front door's doorknob. Expecting Edge's Pikachu, the Professor opens the door with insulated gloves, but to his and Misty's surprise, Pikachu is not only alone, but severely injured as well.

In the outskirts of Pallet Town, a young stranger riding on a Doduo calls to some local children. Sketching a picture, the stranger asks if anyone has seen a certain Pikachu. Back at Professor Oak's Laboratory, Professor Oak puts Pikachu in the restoration machine, and then he and Misty mull the situation. With the challenger's name listed as Bruno, the Professor concludes that Bruno must have defeated Edge, but it doesn't account for why Pikachu returned with severe injuries, and without Edge to boot. Declaring a situation, Professor Oak asks Misty to contact the other Gym Leaders for assistance while he calls for help from everyone he knows, when suddenly stranger on the Doduo enters. To Oak's surprise, not only does the child know that Pikachu is there, but Pikachu seems to know the stranger as well.

As the stranger appears to leave with Pikachu, the Professor chases after him and questions him, becoming infuriated as the child refuses to answer, instead insisting that he will free Edge from the unknown enemy holding him captive. Angered, Oak releases his Spearow and has it use Fury Attack, declaring that he would only entrust Edge's survival to the child with proof of his skill, by ending this battle.

Responding with his Doduo, the stranger orders a Whirlwind that Spearow counters with Mirror Move, forcing the match into an apparent stalemate. Noting the stranger's inability to break through, the Professor admonishes the boy for his overconfidence, declaring him incapable of rescuing Edge. At this, the child has Doduo dash around Spearow, and amidst the spinning of the Whirlwind Spearow loses its balance, plummeting towards the ground to be caught safely by Pikachu at the boy's command. Surprised, Professor Oak yells that making Spearow dizzy didn't count, but the stranger smilingly reminds him that there were no other conditions aside from him ending the battle, and tells Oak to be thankful no one got hurt. Indeed, Oak notices that the boy had battled with so much control neither Pokémon was even hurt slightly in the encounter, and Professor Oak decides to ask the stranger to follow him.

At Edge's house, the Professor is miffed to note that Edge, in his usual arrogance, had left his Pokédex behind. Oak informs the boy that while he doesn't like the way he refused all earlier queries or the way he rudely barged in, the fact remains that he shares an understanding with Pikachu. Declaring that as Pikachu chooses to trust him, he will too. Then, Professor Oak gives the boy Edge's Pokédex, entrusting it and Pikachu under his care. As the stranger leaves with Pikachu, the Professor becomes lost in thought when he recalls Pikachu healing itself completely when the young boy touched it and wonders if it was all his imagination.

In a flashback, Edge arrives at Mt. Moon and calls out to Bruno, when suddenly the cliff he is on breaks. Bruno sends out his Hitmonlee, and it battles Pikachu. Pikachu is defeated and Hitmonlee is called back. Edge sends out Azumarill, and Bruno sends out Hitmonchan. Using Thunder Punch and Fire Punch, Hitmonchan easily defeats Azumarill. Edge and Bruno recall their respective Pokémon and send out Gyarados and Onix, respectively. Gyarados and Onix are both putting up a good fight. Gyarados is using powerful Water-type attacks, but Bruno's Onix is dodging them all by twisting its snake-like body. Then, Onix binds Gyarados, immobilizing it. Gyarados's head can still move, and it bites down onto Onix. Onix then Digs underground, avoiding all attacks. Edge recalls Gyarados and sends out Venusaur, who uses its vines to cover the ground, ready to defend against Onix. The moment Onix comes up, Venusaur uses all its vines to push Onix back. Suddenly, Onix's tail comes up from behind Edge and smashes into him and Venusaur, sending them underground. Underground, there are several holes that Onix could come through, so Edge is in a difficult dilemma. When Onix appears, it starts to charge at Venusaur. Venusaur braces itself, and is not hit. Bruno calls a time-out for some Diglett that Bruno would have killed if he hadn't stopped his Onix. The Diglett get out of the way, and Bruno falls to the ground and bows, as if controlled by someone.

Lorelei and Agatha appear. Lorelei talks about the circle of life and the Elite Four's ambition. Agatha lets Edge see that she has the Badge Energy Amplifier, and Edge wonders what it is doing there. Lorelei tells Edge that they really called him there because he had faced Giovanni and they wanted Giovanni's Earth Badge. She asks Edge where the Earth Badge is. Edge thinks of a way to get out from underground, and while thinking, he realizes that Bruno is being controlled by Lorelei and Agatha.

Edge tries to lure Lorelei and Agatha out so that they might become distracted and let it slip how they are controlling Bruno by having Aerodactyl hold onto Edge and Fly up. Lorelei's Jynx uses its long hair to wrap around Edge, restraining him from the outside. Edge tells Lorelei that he does not know where Giovanni is, the same going for Giovanni's Earth Badge. Lorelei says that "*your eyes tell me that you are not lying*". Jynx then puts Edge down and Lorelei tells Edge that they had another reason for bringing him there: they want him to join them. Edge refuses, and sends out Gyarados, Venusaur and Snorlax. Agatha sends out Gastly and Bruno (still controlled) sends out Hitmonlee. With the power of the Badge Energy Amplifier, they (Lorelei's Jynx included) do a combination attack of Ice, Fighting and Ghost-type powers, which knock out Gyarados, Venusaur and Snorlax. Lorelei's Jynx creates an ice doll that is a model of Edge. Lorelei puts lipstick '×'s on the ice doll's wrists and ankles, with ice handcuffs appearing on Edge in those same places, immobilizing Edge's feet and hands. Lorelei also puts lipstick '×'s on an ice doll of Pikachu.

Agatha's Gastly cloaks the mountain they are on in a mist of illusion. Their work done, Lorelei and Agatha teleport away. To defend himself from Bruno, Edge sends out Pikachu, whose paws are immediately ice-handcuffed. Edge puts his foot on a weak rock, which crumbles under him. Edge manages to hold onto a rock sticking out, and tells Pikachu to run away, find someplace warm, and return to Pallet Town. Pikachu starts to run, with Hitmonlee chasing it. Edge, happy that one of his Pokémon can be safe, drops to the ground. He says that Pikachu can't tell anyone what happened, and says, "*If only there were a Trainer who could read your thoughts...*," and freezes.

Edge's frozen ice sculpture is found by Brock in Mt. Moon, but Edge is nowhere to be found. Even Bruno, looking for Edge so they could finish the battle that they started, can't trace him. At some point, Edge was rescued by none other than Giovanni, who decided to put their differences aside for the time being in order to stop the Elite Four from wiping out all of humanity. Edge eventually arrives at Cerise Island, and saves Lt. Surge's life by having Venusaur use its Vine Whip attack get ahold of Surge and prevent him from falling onto a lake of acid.

Edge then greets Bill and Surge and rides his bike down on the Onix. Venusaur immobilizes Hitmonlee with Sweet Scent and brings Lt. Surge back up. Then, Edge re-encounters Bruno, who had been searching for Edge so they could properly finish their battle, and they restart their battle; Bruno begins suffering from his headaches again. Bill warns Edge of Bruno's strength and Edge asks Lt. Surge to leave him to fight this alone. Bruno has no memory of his Hitmonlee destroying Bill's house, but continues to fight against Edge. Hitmonchan begins a Fire Punch attack and Edge contemplates switching out Venusaur, but quickly changes his mind after Hitmonchan uses Thunder Punch. Edge sends out Eevee and evolves himself to Flareon to counter Ice Punch, he then commands it to evolve into Vaporeon and reveals that Eevee wants to transform to help him and that he has the Evolution Stones from Vermilion Harbor. Soon, it is Eevee and Azumarill against Hitmonchan and Machamp, although it seems even at first; Machamp removes its belt and knocks both Eevee and Azumarill off of the Onix. Bruno reveals that when Machoke evolved into Machamp, it refused to take off its belt which then began storing power that was all released when it was removed. Azumarill's Water Gun has no effect, but allows Eevee to return via Acid Armor. Edge evolves Eevee into Jolteon and proceeds to defeat Bruno with Pin Missile. Bruno tells Edge that he does not agree with Lance's plan and that he is satisfied with the battle before he departs.

Edge watches Bruno disappear into the tunnels. Lt. Surge throws Bill from the electrical pod, and Bill shouts at him. Lt. Surge says that the team earlier was for the sake of beating the Elite Four, and he will join Koga and Sabrina. Bill says that Team Rocket should never be trusted, and puts on an annoyed look as Lt. Surge goes away on his Magneton. Afterwards, Bill notices an opening made by Jolteon's Pin Missile on the side of the cave, and sees that the rocky wall is actually a mirror-like glass structure. He remembers hearing stirs from that side of the room earlier, and motions Edge to go with him and check it out.

Edge and Bill meet up with Robyn and Roberta, who immediately hugs him and tells him that she was worried sick. However, Edge gently pushes her away, telling her that they could catch up later, and tells them that their friend needed their help. Then, Edge sees the girl who he'd rescued at Viridian Forest, whose name is Bayley, fighting Lance by herself.

Seeing Bayley fight Lance, Edge catches Bayley's discarded String Shot and commands all their starter Pokémon to release energy up the thread, which reaches Bayley. Having an epiphany, Bayley orders Pikachu to focus the energy into an ultimate attack: MegaVolt, sending a massive blast of electricity into Lance. Lance has a brief flashback where he, as a child, witnessed the death of Pokémon as a result of human industrialization and swore revenge, before he is overwhelmed by the attack and blasted off.

Giovanni, watching from elsewhere, realizes that Bayley's attack turned Lugia's destructive power into healing power, rejuvenating the island as plants begin to sprout all over. He meets with Sabrina and Lt. Surge who swear allegiance to him, but berates them for having relied on children to help them out. Informing the two that Team Rocket cannot yet be revived, he orders them to resume their Gym duties and leaves. Bayley thanks the Legendary Pokémon before passing out from exhaustion.

Waking from a dream where she enjoyed a nap with Pikachu and her unevolved Pokémon, Bayley is surprised to find Edge and the others, making their way across the sea. Edge confirms that Lance disappeared along with the Legendary Pokémon, and Robyn adds that the armies of Pokémon invading Kanto have been defeated. Blaine remarks on the miraculous evolutions of Bayley's Pokémon, while Bill questions Roberta over Edge being the only one unaware that Bayley is a girl. Roberta, much to Bill and Robyn's annoyance, declares that it's much more entertaining for Edge to be in the dark, and Bayley nearly faints when Edge suggests that they live together since Bayley has also become Pikachu's Trainer.

Then, Edge helps Bayley's up and as Bayley's hat falls off, Edge becomes incredibly shocked to find out that Bayley was a girl, and after recalling asking for her to live with him, Edge's face turns completely red and comically faints from the shock, while the others laugh at seeing both Bayley and Edge "out of battle".

With the Elite Four crisis concluded, the Pokédex holders assist the Gym Leaders in rebuilding Kanto and its destroyed cities. Lt. Surge and Sabrina, following Giovanni's orders, return to their own cities, leaving the fates of Koga and Giovanni unknown.

### **Johto**

A year later, Edge is seen talking to Bayley and Carly Oak, who try to reason with him, saying that there is no way that he can recover by tomorrow. Edge argues, saying that he can't back down, as tomorrow is his aptitude test for becoming the Viridian Gym Leader. He quickly ushers his Pokémon away for more training, leaving Bayley and Carly speechless. Later, Edge is on the video phone with Bill, talking about his aptitude test. Edge then gets a knock at the door, revealing Brock and Misty with their aptitude test videos and an instruction manual. Edge thanks them as Brock asks if he is ready. Edge replies by showing off his muscles, and Brock and Misty leave. That night, Edge lays awake in bed, thinking about the next day. He worries about his wrists, and thinks that he'll need a plan, if the numbness does kick in during the test.

The next day, Edge stands in the stadium, with all six of his Pokémon out, and the crowd cheering. The announcer explains the rules briefly, then announces the start of the test. Edge's first opponent is a Pineco, which Venusaur swiftly knocks out, as well as it's next two opponents, a Forretress and another Pineco. However, the fourth opponent, another Forretress, resorts to its Spikes and is putting up a fair fight against Venusaur. Edge commands Venusaur to use Sweet Scent, then promptly switches it out for Snorlax, whom is commanded to use Belly Drum. As the crowd wonders what Edge is doing, Snorlax's Belly Drum causes the Spikes to rebound and are sent back to Forretress, as well as a Mega Punch. Because of Venusaur's Sweet Scent, Forretress's movements were slowed down, which helped Edge knock it out.

Edge's next opponent is a Poliwrath, who promptly uses Whirlpool, surrounding Edge and Snorlax. As Edge desperately tries to think of a solution, his numbness, aggravated by the water, starts to kick in. Bayley and Carly notice that something is wrong. The Whirlpool subsides, and Snorlax quickly uses Mega Kick, knocking Poliwrath out. Edge's last opponent is a Porygon2, and he sends out Eevee. Edge and Eevee are seen briefly in Porygon2's field of vision as it targets them and fires a Zap Cannon, reducing Eevee's health to below half. However, Edge remains confident, as he commands Eevee to evolve into Espeon, and use Morning Sun, followed by Psychic. This knocks Porygon2 out, and thus Edge wins the test and gains the position of Viridian Gym Leader.

However, as he is being congratulated, he declines the position. He says that throughout the match, he realized that he was still not good enough to be a Gym Leader. This saddens the citizens of Viridian City, as they wonder who their new Leader will be. Suddenly, Robyn walks into the stadium and examines Edge's wrists, while Edge trembles, obviously struggling. Robyn reveals that he knew something was up, especially since Edge pretended to ride his bike back on Cerise Island. He also heard that he declined the position of the Viridian Gym Leader, which Edge had always wanted.

Suddenly, the ground starts to rumble, presumably because of an earthquake. Edge and Robyn take off, with Bayley in pursuit of Edge, in order to stop him from hurting himself after the battle. Edge and Robyn find the source of the noise, which are a few wild Pokémon. Robyn tells Edge to guard the entrance while he battles them. After a long battle, Robyn returns from Viridian Forest and reveals he captured all of the wild Pokémon.

It's then that the chairman of the Pokémon Association finds out that Robyn is Professor Oak's grandson, and was the semi-finalist in the previous Pokémon League. As he chases after him, Robyn stops at the Pokémon Association van which is playing Pokémon League music. Robyn yells at it and reveals that Pokémon are attracted to that music, and that everyone should know that very well. Robyn tells the chairman that he hopes, for the safety of the association, he finds a suitable replacement for Edge. Edge and Robyn then trade Gyarados and Charizard and Robyn tells Edge to ask his sister for details. The chairman then says to his assistants that he had found a replacement for Edge, someone who will not have to go through the tests.

Later, Edge is outside his house when Bayley and Carly approach him, asking him if he really is leaving already. Edge responds, saying that it's best that he leaves early in order to cure his hands. This surprises Bayley, and Carly confirms that they're quite confident that his hands can be cured. There is a secret hot spring, where Sabrina went to cure herself before. However, there are many wild Pokémon there, and Edge will need a powerful Pokémon to help him, which is why Robyn gave Edge his Charizard. Edge then sends out Charizard and hops on its back. But before he leaves, Edge decides to leave Pikachu with Bayley and Bayley's Pikachu, nicknamed Chuchu, because he doesn't want it to feel responsible for his injuries. Edge then takes off for the hot spring.

Having arrived at the hotsprings on Mt. Silver, Edge proceeds to strip off and take a dip. Charizard accidentally sets fire to the water with its tail, and Edge has to put it out in some way. A voice comments on the flammable springs. Edge turns and sees Sabrina. Edge finds out that Sabrina also came to recover from her injuries, as she also suffered from Lorelei's ice cuffs. Sabrina enquires about the Eevee that Edge saved from Team Rocket, and Edge comments that Eevee could now change into any of its evolved forms without feeling pain due to having trained its body.

A few hours later, Sabrina decides to leave, and Edge feigns looking away, but tries to peep on Sabrina, and Sabrina taunts him about it, sarcastically noting how "desperate" he was and further adds sarcasm by asking if he "had enough", much to Edge's embarassment. Once Sabrina is dressed, she tells Edge about the upcoming event at the Indigo Plateau and how he may be playing a part in it. With that, Sabrina Teleports away with her Kadabra. Edge's questions are attended to when a spoon is left behind, along with a note written by Sabrina. On that note are directions to more effective healing springs higher up the mountain.

Upon hearing that the Masked Man had intervened in the tournament, with both Ho-Oh and Lugia at his disposal, Edge leaves to help them, until receiving a call from Professor Elm, who says that his friends had been locked within the Magnet Train by the Masked Man, and the train needed to be stopped before it crashed at a dead end, which would effectivelly cause them to be killed.

On the three carriages of the Magnet Train that are accelerating towards a dead end, Chuck, Jasmine, Janine, Sabrina, and Clair continue to fend off Team Rocket Grunts. Robyn, along with Erika and Brock, are in the driver's cab. They panic as they can do nothing about the out-of-control train. Suddenly, Edge appears on the tracks, sending out his Snorlax. Snorlax pushes against the train with all its might, sending it to an abrupt stop right at the dead end. The Gym Leaders look outside to see Edge. Robyn jumps off the train to join his friend, who is fully-healed from his numbness. Edge explains to Erika that he followed the direction of the spoon left to him by Sabrina. Erika tries to find Misty, only to realize she had been on the other half of the train which went back to the Indigo Plateau.

Robyn suggests heading back there immediately. Chuck, peeking out from one of the train doors, tells Robyn that he and the other Gym Leaders will also be at the Indigo Plateau once all remaining enemies in the train are eliminated. With that, he wishes Robyn luck. Robyn sends out his Rhydon to burrow underground to reach their destination, because the enemy may still have laid traps above ground. Before they do so, Erika gives Edge her Pokégear, so they could contact each other should anything happen. Rhydon starts spinning its drill to burrow underground. Just as it starts to burrow across, the spoon that Edge is holding changes direction. Robyn decides to follow the spoon's direction. As Rhydon continues to drill through, Edge and Robyn find that they are heading to the Ilex Forest in the Johto region. They then notice a presence behind them.

Robyn and Edge recognize the two figures as Koga and Bruno. They instinctively battle their two old enemies. Bruno surprises Edge when his Tyrogue leaps past them to clear away some rocks. Bruno states that they can use Rock Smash to get to their destination quicker. Koga and Bruno reveal to Edge and Robyn that, contrary to their belief that they were sent to fight the two Pallet Town Trainers, they actually came to help. Bruno also reveals that he saved Koga from the earthquake that hit Cerise Island a year ago, and the two have trained together ever since. While they help clear away more rocks, both Bruno and Koga thank their former opponents for teaching them how to work for themselves, instead of for other people. Bruno and Koga developed the same viewpoint after meeting each other, and continue to improve each other as well as themselves. They even claim to want to battle Robyn and Edge again, ideally at the Pokémon League, but due to the event being hijacked by evil forces, they would have to leave it to the boys to take care of things. Koga and Bruno hope that they would eventually meet in a rematch with Robyn and Edge respectively, after the current enemy is beaten.

Just before Koga and Bruno leave the two Pallet Town Trainers, Bruno asks if they have heard of Celebi. The two shake their heads. Bruno claims that Celebi originates from their destination and is said to be able to control time. Robyn and Edge thus urge Rhydon to hurry, and the drill Pokémon by then follows Edge's spoon which points towards the surface. Robyn and Edge resurface right in front of a shrine in the middle of a forest. They hear their Pokédexes beep, which must mean Roberta is nearby. Though Edge is initially worried about Roberta as she would lose her means of high-speed flight, Roberta told Edge she would find a way, and Robyn understands what she means after looking above to see Roberta on one of the Legendary birds, facing off against Lugia and Ho-Oh.

Roberta notices Edge and Robyn below her, and orders Articuno and Zapdos to pick them up. With Edge on Articuno and Robyn on Zapdos, a combined blast from the Legendary birds is launched towards Ho-Oh, whose Sacred Fire struggles to contain it. Lugia delivers an Aeroblast to combine with Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire and fend off the Legendary birds' attacks. Roberta almost falls off Moltres, and Ho-Oh intercepts Edge and Robyn's attempts to help her.

After the Masked Man's identity is revealed to be Pryce, Pryce travels within the Ilex Forest's shrine, with Miguel, Martinez and Rosita in pursuit, while Edge and the other Pokédex holders continue battling outside.

The Pokédex holders continue to struggle against Pryce's ice prison. Robyn quickly notes that despite their attempts to melt the ice, it only ends in the ice refreezing. However, the ice that was melted by Entei stayed the same. Bayley suggests spreading the flames over the ice, and Robyn has Charizard blast through the ice with Fire Spin, causing them to spread and melt all of the ice permanently. Now freed, Robyn leads the others into helping their allies by charging at the shrine.

After a combination of the water from Mt. Silver and the powerful flames of Entei, Edge and the others are freed from their icy prison and use their powers to help Miguel, who has gone inside of the Ilex shrine to battle Pryce from inside. After Pryce is defeated, Robyn attempts to arrest Martinez for his previous thefts of Professor Oak's Pokédex and Professor Elm's Totodile. Before he can, Miguel suddenly reappears and shows a fake picture that he previously made and states that Martinez is not the one on the picture and thus, isn't the one who had done those crimes.

At the Indigo Plateau, Misty decides to report to Erika via her Pokégear. Since Erika lent her Pokégear earlier to Edge, Edge ends up being the one who receives the call. Misty's feelings for Edge couple with Bayley noticing that Edge is talking to Misty creates an awkward tension in the air. Roberta, fully aware of the tension between them, smugly declares that neither of them had a chance since Edge was "her man", much to their embarrassment. Miguel decides to ease the awkwardness by calling his mother and tells her that he is going to train with Edge. Although Edge is shocked to hear that Miguel actually does want to be trained, he suggests that they go to Mt. Silver since it has powerful wild Pokémon.

### **Crisis of Deoxys**

Two years have passed since the Masked Man's defeat, and both the Kanto and Johto regions have been peaceful ever since then. In Pallet Town, a group of children try and capture a wild Nidorino. One boy throws a Poké Ball at the Nidorino, but it easily knocks the ball away. When the boy groans in frustration, another person approaches him and tells the boy that he should use the Gengar he has to battle it. The boy complies with the person and sends out his Gengar to battle the Nidorino and succeeds in facing it. The person who helped the boy is revealed to be Edge, who had returned to Pallet Town with Robyn.

As Edge and Robyn walk to Professor Oak's Laboratory, they comment about how Pallet Town hasn't changed since they were last there. Upon entering the lab, Edge and Robyn notice that it is empty. They notice three devices with letters, that are addressed to Edge, Robyn and Roberta, placed next to them. Upon checking the letters, they notice that the text on them mentions Vermilion City.

Before they can open the letters, Edge and Robyn hear a commotion outside. They check what's happening, only to find an invisible opponent is attacking their Pokémon. They try and find out what's attacking them, but the enemy is too fast for the Pokédex to scan. Edge and Robyn have their Pokémon attack the opponent, but it dodges the moves and flies off to escape.

Edge decides that if Professor Oak is not there to meet them, then there must be a reason why he is not at the lab. Edge prepares to go and find Professor Oak, but Robyn decides to check out the Fame Checker that was included with the letters. Upon activating the Fame Checker, a recording of Professor Oak plays. Much to Edge and Robyn's shock, the recording reveals that Professor Oak intends to take the Pokédex away from them. A distraught Edge states that no matter how many times he plays the Fame Checker, it only plays the same message. Robyn just simply goes inside Professor Oak's lab and puts his Pokédex inside of a capsule. Robyn gestures for Edge to do the same, and with some reluctance, Edge hands his Pokédex over. The capsule begins glowing and after a bright flash of light, the Pokédexes disappear. The two Trainers decide that even though they don't know why Professor Oak told them this, they trust his decisions. Edge sends out Aerodactyl as Robyn hops onto his Charizard so that they can head off to Vermilion City. Edge notices that the letter addressed to Roberta is still on the table. Edge commands Venusaur to pick it up with his vines and hand it over to his Trainer.

Edge and Robyn enter Vermilion City through the skies. After arriving at the port, they jump off of their Pokémon and land on the ground, surprising the Sailor. After noticing that they have Tri-Passes, the Sailor pushes Edge and Robyn onto the ship as it is about to depart. After pointing out how one passenger arrived too early while two more arrived late, the Sailor quickly realizes that Edge are also Pokédex holders. The ship's announcer calls out that the Seagallop ferry is leaving and will be going to One Island.

Edge and Robyn wait as they ride the boat to One Island. Edge wonders what kind of place it is, but Robyn states that he has no clue. Suddenly, Pikachu bursts out of his Poké Ball and runs off. He approaches someone and begins tugging on their pants leg. The person is revealed to be Bill, who is surprised to see a familiar face. Pikachu shocks Bill, confirming to him that it's Edge's Pikachu. Edge and Robyn arrive at the scene and are glad to meet up with Bill again. When Robyn asks where Carly is, Bill states that she's at home. Bill reveals that he is also going to One Island so that he can help his friend, Celio, with the Pokémon Transfer System. Just then, Bill gets a call from Celio, who reveals that he can't get a connection for the Transfer System. Bill tells Celio to wait until he arrives so that he can get a look at it. The announcer for the ship announces that they have arrived at their destination.

Elsewhere in the ship, Roberta fights against the same invisible Pokémon that had attacked them in Pallet Town, as she's hovering in the air, being strangled by the mysterious force, while a black hole is created by the invisible Pokémon. Roberta tries to call out to her parents and get them to stop, but they fall into the black hole. The black hole closes and the Pokémon releases its grip on Roberta. Roberta falls to the ground and screams out in horror while Edge and Robyn stand near her.

Horrified at what happened to her parents, Roberta staggers over the edge of the ship and faints, falling off in the process. To save her, Edge jumps off the ship, rescues Roberta, and lands on the ground safely. Robyn notices that the invisible Pokémon is still on the ship and sends out his Pinsir to combat it. Pinsir attacks the opponent with its pincers, but it disappears before it can deal a hit. On land, Edge tells Robyn that they have to take Roberta to the hospital. Bill notices that Roberta's diary had fallen on the ground and sees that she had planned to meet her parents today. As Edge, Robyn, and Bill go to a hospital, a silhouette watches them from afar.

A few hours later, Roberta has been taken to the Pokémon Network Center and rests on a hospital bed. Although her injured team is being healed, Roberta's mental injuries will take much longer to recover. Edge asks Bill if it's true that Roberta had come to meet her parents. Although guilty for reading her diary, Bill shows the book and answers Edge's question. Edge realizes that the two people who were sucked into the black hole were Roberta's parents.

When Edge tries to figure out what is going on, Robyn decides to get answers by reading Roberta's diary. As he reads, Robyn finds out that Roberta had already gone to Pallet Town and returned her Pokédex to Professor Oak. The book goes on to state that Roberta was also attacked by an opponent after returning her Pokédex. Robyn guesses that the attacks must not have been a coincidence and pulls out Robyn's broken Silph Scope to get more answers. Despite the damages the machine took, it is still able to use its replay function to show the battle.

By looking into the Silph Scope, they see the red humanoid Pokémon attacking Roberta's team. Bill screams in confusion as to what the Pokémon is and why it attacked Roberta. Edge states that even though he doesn't know the exact details, what he does know is that he and Robyn will fight the Pokémon and defeat it. Bill questions their motives, as he doesn't know anyone stronger than Edge or Robyn, and that if they were defeated by the Pokémon earlier, it will be hard to get stronger and beat it. Edge agrees, but he states that they won't be able to stand for what happened to Roberta.

Robyn wonders if there's a way for them to get stronger quickly, but a voice tells him that there is. The voice states that One Island is known as a place where destinies intertwine, and as such, it must be fate that they met there. The voice reveals itself to be an old woman who tells Edge and Robyn that they will inherit her Ultimate Moves. Confused, Edge, Robyn, and Bill turn around and ignore the woman's words. Angered at their indifference, the woman waves her staff and sends two rings in Edge and Robyn's direction. Edge and Robyn immediately send Venusaur and Charizard out, who knock the rings into the air with a vine and tail, respectively. The rings fly into the air, but land perfectly on Edge and Robyn's wrists and lock tightly.

Robyn tries to attack the old woman, but she blocks his punch with her staff. The old woman calms down and states she only did that because they were going to leave her behind. She sends out a Typhlosion and Meganium and has them fire attacks at Edge and Robyn. The Trainers and their Pokémon dodge the attacks, but see that the ship was greatly damaged. The Sailor enters the docks to prepare for the next trip, only to be shocked at the damage. Angered, he tells the old woman—now revealed to be named Ultima—that she is going to be sent back to her home on Two Island.

Hearing Ultima's name reminds Bill of a legend of a woman who was said to know several strong Pokémon moves. Pleased at the introduction, Ultima confirms Bill's suspicions by stating that she is the same person. Robyn gets annoyed and tells Ultima to take the bangle off of his arm and unchain him to Edge. Ultima refuses, so Robyn decides to just leave, only to find out that the bangle forces him and Edge to be unable to get more than 20 feet away from Ultima. Angered, Robyn tells Ultima to stop messing with them, but Edge stops him. Edge tells Ultima that he has his doubts, but he will trust Ultima and asks her to teach them the Ultimate Skills. Ultima tells Edge that she will teach them her techniques.

Later, the Seagallop Ferry sails to Two Island, but Robyn tries to get the bangle off of his arm while Ultima sleeps. Robyn questions Edge's choice, as he believes that Ultima is not to be trusted. Edge states that since Ultima is stronger than them, they'll be able to get strong quickly. Robyn remains skeptical, as he points out that possibility that Ultima may be the master of the Pokémon that attacked them earlier. The boat arrives at Two Island, so Ultima wakes up and takes Edge and Robyn with her. As they walk, Roberta's Ditto reveals itself to have transformed into the pattern on Edge's backpack.

After walking up a long set of stairs, Edge, Robyn, and Ultima arrive at a very long corridor. Ultima reveals that her house is at Cape Brink, which is at the end of the corridor. When Robyn asks if this is where they will learn the Ultimate Skills, Ultima states that before she will teach them, they will need to develop their leg stamina. They arrive at an area called the Path of Jumping, where she has the two Trainers send out Venusaur and Charizard. Ultima hands one of Venusaur's vines to Charizard and states that Edge, Robyn, and their Pokémon will have to run through a backwards-moving floor while jumping rope.

Ultima goes outside on her Dragonite and states that she will observe them as they progress. Robyn asks Ultima when they will have to stop running, to which Ultima reveals will be when they reach the next area. She goes on to state that with each corridor they reach, the training will finish and a new one will begin. Annoyed, Robyn mocks Edge for his decision, but Edge states that they should finish what they started. Eventually, they manage to finish, and come across the second corridor, the Path of Catching. On the Path of Catching, Edge and Robyn are forced to ride a Dodrio each and catch the falling Berries whilst running on an even faster moving floor. After succeeding on the second path, they arrive at the final trial, the Path of Battling. When Robyn asks who they will fight, Ultima reveals that Robyn's opponent is right next to him. Much to their shock, Ultima states that she intends on teaching a skill to only one of them.

Ultima sends them both to the Path of Battling and tells the Trainers that they will have a Double Battle and can switch out any of their Pokémon at any time. Edge and Robyn quickly notice the floor moving again, but point out that the floor on the Path of Skipping moved backward, while the one on the Path of Catching moved forward with twice the speed. Unlike the first two paths, the floors on each other's side move independently from the other. Ultima appears in the window and explains that if a Pokémon scores a hit, the floor will move forward, but if one takes a hit, then it will move backward. She tells them that whoever reaches the next section first will win and has them start the battle.

Edge and Robyn start their battle by sending out two Pokémon each; Gyarados and Snorlax for Edge, and Magneton and Golduck for Robyn. Robyn and Edge express that neither expected to be battling each other here. Robyn points out that neither of them really have to go all out, as he doesn't really care who learns the Ultimate Skill as long as it means the mysterious Pokémon will be defeated. Edge agrees with his point, but wonders if Robyn will be satisfied with a battle like that. Robyn responds by having Golduck use Iron Tail and Magneton use Tri Attack on Edge's Pokémon. Robyn states that while he can take the easy way out, if his opponent is Edge, he doesn't have a choice but to go all out.

Edge has Gyarados use Hurricane on Magneton, while having Snorlax attack Golduck with Strength. Despite the damage he just delt to Robyn's Pokémon, Edge's floor begins to move backwards. Ultima points out that while Gyarados's Intimidate Ability did lower the damage of Robyn's team's attacks, his attack was still more powerful. Finally figuring out how the floor's movement works, Edge has Gyarados use Hyper Beam on Golduck. Robyn has Golduck take cover by going underground with Dig. Edge counters by having Snorlax use Earthquake, dealing damage to Magneton, twice the damage to Golduck due to it being underground, and having Gyarados unaffected due to him being part Flying-type.

The attack does enough damage to faint Robyn's Golduck, causing Robyn's floor to start moving backwards. Edge praises his team, but notices that Gyarados had been paralyzed by the effects of Tri Attack. Robyn states that their battle is a reenactment of their Pokémon League battle and expresses his excitement. Suddenly, Pinsir looms over Edge's head as he carries Machamp in his pincers. Pinsir drops Machamp, who proceeds to grab Snorlax's body. Robyn commands Machamp to use Seismic Toss, so the Superpower Pokémon rolls around and tosses Snorlax onto the ground. Edge points out that Snorlax is in trouble against Machamp once again and states that the combination with Pinsir increased the damage. Robyn commands Machamp to finish Snorlax off. Machamp rushes in front of Snorlax and moves to the side to perform a Low Kick, tripping Snorlax and sending him crashing into the ground, knocking him out. Edge comments that the attack was very effective due to Snorlax's large weight.

Outside the building, Ultima rides on her Dragonite. She comments about how Robyn knows how to make full use of his Pokémon during battles. Robyn follows by having Pinsir use Double Team, confusing Gyarados, before following with X-Scissor, knocking him out too. Edge sends out Pikachu and Aerodactyl as his last two Pokémon. Edge has Aerodactyl use Take Down, which doesn't do recoil damage due to his Rock Head Ability. Edge has Aerodactyl use Dragon Claw on Pinsir, so Robyn switches him out. Seeing an opening, Edge has Pikachu attack Machamp with Thunderbolt.

To Edge's surprise, the attack is suddenly redirected. Robyn smirks and reveals that he sent out his Rhydon, who has the Lightning Rod Ability, which causes all Electric-type moves to be redirected towards it. Robyn points out that they both only have two Pokémon left, but the winner will be decided by whoever reaches the end first. Robyn claims victory, but Edge refuses to back down. Edge decides that if Pikachu's Electric attacks won't work, then a body attack will work instead. Pikachu jumps into the air and delivers an Iron Tail onto Machamp's head. Both Trainers then reach the end at the same time.

Exhausted, Edge and Robyn collapse and attempt to catch their breath. Robyn questions who got there first, but Edge assumes they arrived at the same time. Robyn calls out for Ultima to decide the winner, but gets no response. They go inside to find Ultima, only to see a large shadow looming from above. They look back to see Ultima being choked by the Pokémon that attacked Roberta earlier. Edge and Robyn send out Venusaur and Charizard, but the mystery Pokémon grabs them with its tentacles.

Edge and Robyn comment that their situation had to have happened while they were exhausted. The bangles on their arms begin glowing and strange characters appear on them. Ultima struggles to reveal that the attacks they learned were Frenzy Plant and Blast Burn. They quickly realize that Venusaur and Charizard are reacting, indicating that they have learned the moves Ultima was training them for. With no time to lose, Edge commands Venusaur to use Frenzy Plant while Robyn has Charizard use Blast Burn.

Meanwhile, a gang of Bikers arrive at Three Island. One of the members tells the leader that the island is also called "Kin Island", due to the "parent" island being connected to the smaller "child" island via the Bond Bridge. After hearing about the Berry Forest, the leader decides to steal all of the Berries inside and burn the place to the ground. Suddenly, a girl chasing a Dunsparce emerges from the grass. She runs in front of the gang, forcing them to stop right in front of her. The leader gets angry at the girl and begins threatening her with violence. Before he can continue, a red humanoid Pokémon jumps up from the grass and goes on rampage, destroying the Bikers's bikes and sending the villains flying.

Back at the Pokémon Network Center, Bill carries a bunch of tools with his Farfetch'd. He worries about Edge and Robyn's decision to go train with Ultima, but shrugs it off as he goes to fix the Storage System. Bill passes by Roberta's room, where she still sleeps after the incident from earlier. Bill flashes back to earlier, when Edge and Robyn left Roberta in his care. Before they leave, Bill asks Edge if he finds it strange that they found three Fame Checkers and envelopes addressed to Edge, Robyn and Roberta, despite the fact that Roberta already had a Tri-Pass and returned her Pokédex to Professor Oak. Bill wonders what message is on her Fame Checker and what is inside her envelope. Edge agrees with Bill's thoughts, but decides that since they're there for Roberta, it should be her who inspects them. In the present, Celio tells Bill that they're done and he should go to the Network Machine. They notice that the system is being affected by an energy field, but aren't sure how it happened.

Back at Three Island, the Pokémon holds the Biker gang's leader up by his neck. After glaring at the Biker, the Pokémon tosses him aside and flies off. The terrified Biker notices another person has arrived and begs them for help. The person simply smacks the Biker away, angering him into thinking that the person must be allied with the monster that attacked him. In retaliation, he sends out his Magmar to attack, but the other person has his Nidoking attack with Rock Tomb. The mysterious person tells the Biker that he will have to try harder if he wants to be a bad guy. The man is revealed to be Giovanni, who corrects the Biker by stating that the monster is actually a Pokémon named Deoxys.

Back at Edge and Robyn's location, Venusaur and Charizard successfully unleash Frenzy Plant and Blast Burn, respectively, and the attacks fly towards Deoxys, but the force sends the two Pokémon tumbling backwards. Edge assumes that Deoxys dodged the moves and tells Robyn that they need to try again, but he notices that Venusaur and Charizard are too tired to use the attacks again. Robyn corrects Edge's assumption by stating that Deoxys didn't dodge, but their attacks missed. Robyn states that they made the mistake of using Frenzy Plant and Blast Burn without trying to calculate how strong the techniques would be.

Edge wonders if that means that he and Robyn are not skilled enough to master the attacks, but a voice tells him that he is wrong. The voice is revealed to be Ultima, who tells them that they will improve with enough practice. She tells Edge and Robyn that she is proud of them for learning her techniques. Confused, Robyn demands to know what Ultima is talking about and accuses Ultima for tricking them, but she states that she wasn't lying. Pointing to the Deoxys standing next to her, Robyn claims Ultima to be the mastermind of everything as she is allied with Deoxys.

Disappointed, Ultima takes back her praise for Edge and Robyn noticing the truth. Suddenly, Deoxys's head turns into Ditto. Ultima reveals that Roberta's Ditto had followed Edge by transforming into his bag. Ultima states that she and Ditto had become friends while Edge and Robyn were training and decided to have some fun with the two. Ultima repeats her intention to only teach her moves to only of them, but since Edge and Robyn were so equally matched, they were able to learn the moves before she could even teach it to them.

The bangles on Edge and Robyn's arm begin glowing and come off of their wrists. Ultima tells them that all they have left to do is perfect the accuracy of the moves. Ultima adds that when she was talking to Ditto earlier, it used Transform to show her exactly what happened to Green on the ship. Guessing that Deoxys is a powerful foe, Ultima hopes that her techniques will be used against it so she can hold her head up with pride. Ultima turns around and wishes Edge and Robyn luck. Feeling grateful, Edge pushes Robyn to the ground and thanks Ultima for her help.

Later, Edge and Robyn talk about their need to master Blast Burn and Frenzy Plant and rely on their instincts without their Pokédexes in order to face Deoxys. Edge talks to Ditto and wonders if it was so worried, that it had to follow them secretly. Robyn grabs Ditto and requests it to use transform into Deoxys again. When it does, Robyn points out that the form Ditto took was different than the one that attacked Roberta, implying that it can change its shape to suit the situation. Robyn states that if they don't figure it out, they won't be able to defeat their foe.

Edge gets a call on his Pokégear from Bill, who tells them to head to Four Island with the Rainbow Passes he sent to them. When Robyn demands answers, Bill reveals that Deoxys had appeared on the island. Bill states that the Tri-Passes won't get them to Four Island, but the Rainbow Pass will. Edge and Robyn go to the Icefall Cave, where Bill told them to rendezvous at. They comment that all of the Ice-type Pokémon makes the area completely cold. They notice two devices on a small rock and pick them up. The device releases a light, which points to an Exeggutor. Robyn assumes that it's attacking them, and commands Charizard to attack it with Blast Burn. Bill jumps into the scene and begs them to stop.

Bill apologizes for the mistake, and reveals that he was only trying to test out his invention, the Vs. Seeker. Bill explains that the Vs. Seeker is decided to respond to hostility and will shoot a beam of light to indicate any possible attackers. Edge assumes that the device will help them fight Deoxys, but Bill tells them that it only works on Trainers. Robyn gets annoyed and tosses the Vs. Seeker away. Bill states that he knew Robyn would say that, but reveals that it's the very reason why he called them there.

Bill reveals that a girl named Lostelle saw Deoxys at Three Island, and witnessed it defeated a bunch of Bikers, but didn't know if it did that to save her from them. He goes on to say that Lostelle mentioned that a man was there as well, and faxed a picture she drew of him. Bill presents the picture, which is revealed to be the Team Rocket leader, Giovanni. Bill expresses his confusion, as he thought that Team Rocket had disbanded. He wonders if Deoxys belongs to Giovanni or if it is simply a wild Pokémon. Edge decides that if Team Rocket is back, then they'll have to fight them once again.

Bill reveals that the reason he made the Vs. Seeker is that if they can use it to find the members of Team Rocket, then they'll be able to find Deoxys. Edge comments that this time, they're the predators instead of the prey. They take the Vs. Seekers, which immediately send out a signal, and go to where the beam ends. Suddenly, a group of wild Pokémon jump the group, which they assume belong to Team Rocket. Edge attempts to send out Venusaur, but the wild Pokémon are frozen by an unknown attack. A voice approaches from behind, who wants to join Edge, Robyn, and Bill in fighting against Team Rocket. The voice is revealed to be Lorelei, who is angry to have her home attacked.

Edge and Robyn express surprise to see that Lorelei of the Elite Four has come to help them. Lorelei explains that since Four Island is her home, she wants to help defend it from the villains that attempt to mess it up. As she explains, the frozen wild Pokémon break free from their ice prison and attack, only to be blocked by Lorelei's Cloyster. Lorelei has her Cloyster attack the opponents with Spike Cannon, sending them flying. As Lorelei continues to fend off the attackers, Bill expresses shock at her strength.

Lorelei states that she overheard their conversation and asks if Team Rocket is truly in the cave. Edge, Robyn, and Bill don't give a response, which Lorelei states she expected from them anyway. Suddenly, a voice over a speaker confirms Lorelei's question. Edge sends out Venusaur to defend, but a tank-like machine busts through the wall. On top of the machine sits a short, blond male with two Forretress at his side. The man jumps down as several clamps capture Edge, Lorelei, Robyn, Venusaur, and Charizard.

The man berates the wild Pokémon for not defeating their foes and knocks them away with his clamps while praising his Forretress. Edge and Robyn try to defend by having Venusaur and Charizard use Frenzy Plant and Blast Burn, but the attacks completely fail to hit their target. The man mocks them for missing, but a voice over the radio tells him to stop fooling around. Much to the man's annoyance, two more Team Rocket members arrive: a tall, pale woman, and a large, imposing male. The three introduce themselves as Carr, Sird, and Orm, the **Three Beasts of Team Rocket** that serve their boss with utmost loyalty.

Hearing them talk about their boss, Giovanni, angers Edge, who demands answers about Deoxys and what happened to Roberta's parents. Carr taunts Edge, who has Venusaur lift the clamp far enough for both of them to slip through. Lorelei tries to stop Edge, but Carr has his Forretress explode to defend himself. Orm expresses disappointment to see the battle over so quickly, but Sird notices that Lorelei managed to send out her Slowking in time for them to escape the attack. Sird attempts to berate Carr for his mistake, but he points out that even though they escaped, they can't hide from them.

Elsewhere, Lorelei, Bill, Robyn, Edge, and their Pokémon land in a house filled with stuffed toys. Robyn questions how anyone could live in such a place, but Lorelei points out that it's her house. Lorelei states that since they aren't far from the Icefall Cave, they have to stay hidden for a while. Suddenly, the Three Beasts appear on the television. They tell the people of the Sevii Islands to hand Edge, Robyn and Roberta over to them or else they'll begin destroying all of the Sevii Islands.

Robyn hears a rumbling sound and looks outside to investigate. An explosion shoots up from the Icefall Cave, and the Three Beasts emerge from it. Carr reveals that he will attack Five Island, Orm will attack Six Island, and Sird will attack Seven Island. Carr tells the people that if they want them to stop, they will have to hand over Edge, Robyn and Roberta.

Bill questions why Team Rocket would go to great lengths to just lure them out, but Robyn says that he doesn't care and is going to face them. Edge awakens and states that he will face them as well. Robyn questions Edge's health, as he was injured from Carr's Forretress's Explosion earlier. Edge states that he's alright, since they have to face three opponents with three people. Lorelei tells Edge to go to Five Island, Robyn to Six Island, while she will go to Seven Island. On the Seagallop, the Sailor mutters to himself about how everyone is treating the ship as if it's a cab. Robyn gets angry at this comment, scaring the Sailor.

Upon approaching Five Island, Edge sends out Aerodactyl and flies off. On Five Island, Carr begins attacking the area with his Steelix. Steelix's Dragon Breath begins destroying places such as Resort Gorgeous and the Memorial Pillar. Carr gets bored of an aerial attack and sends his Forretress to use Explosion at a Pokémon Center. The move fails, so Carr goes down to investigate. The culprit is revealed to be Edge, who mocks Carr for using Explosion again.

Angered by Edge's cocky attitude, Carr sends his Steelix to swallow Edge entirely. Edge is caught inside its mouth, but he gets out with Azumarill's strength. Azumarill uses Focus Punch on Steelix, sending it flying. Carr tries to counter with Steelix's Iron Tail, but Azumarill simply catches it in her hands. Azumarill lifts Steelix into the air by its tail and smashes it into the ground. As Carr questions how she did that, Pikachu threatens him with his tail.

Edge demands to know why Team Rocket is after them and assumes that they're doing it because they believe that he and his friends will disrupt their plans. Carr reveals that they aren't a hindrance to their plan, but is actually the key to its success. Carr reveals that Team Rocket's plan is use the Pokédex holders to lure out the DNA Pokémon, Deoxys. Edge realizes that Deoxys is the Pokémon who attacked Roberta on the Seagallop. Carr goes on to explain that Deoxys is attracted to Pallet Town's Pokédex holders.

Edge interrogates Carr about Deoxys. Edge notices a woman in pain and goes over to help her and has Venusaur hold Carr in place. The woman refuses Edge's help and claims that it was his fault that Team Rocket attacked the Sevii Islands. Bill appears and praises Edge for his victory over Carr, but Edge just looks depressed. When Bill asks what's wrong, the townspeople begin throwing rocks at Edge and tell him to leave. Bill defends Edge by stating that he fought for the townspeople as well as the fact that he's one of the Pokédex holders trusted by Professor Oak. The townspeople tell Edge to prove it by showing his Pokédex, but he states that he doesn't have it at the moment. Bill gets angry at the townspeople's claim that Edge is a liar, but Edge tells him that it's alright.

Suddenly, a pain begins affecting Edge's chest while a noise begins howling through the town. As he clenches his chest, Edge recites Carr's claim that the Pallet Town Pokédex holders are the bait to lure out Deoxys. When Bill asks what he is talking about, Edge states that although he doesn't know why, he can feel that Deoxys is coming. Suddenly, from a swirl of smoke, Deoxys appears in front of Edge. Carr expresses joy to see that Deoxys has finally arrived. Edge notes that although it's currently transparent, Deoxys's current shape is the one that Ditto saw. Suddenly, Deoxys's forme changes into the one that was recorded on Roberta's Silph Scope.

Edge has Pikachu attack Deoxys with a Thunderbolt. Before the attack reaches it, Deoxys shifts into a new, bulkier forme and blocks the attack with its tentacle. Edge realizes that Robyn was right in guessing that Deoxys can change its shape. Carr reveals that Deoxys's ability is called **Forme Change**. As Deoxys changes back into its first forme, Edge sends out Aerodactyl and flies towards it.

Deoxys responds by trying to tie up Edge with its tentacles, while the other one turns into a fist. While Edge is distracted, Deoxys sends a powerful punch at Aerodactyl's face. When Edge and Pikachu are knocked to the ground, Deoxys pierces Aerodactyl's wings with its tentacles. Edge has Venusaur catch the falling Aerodactyl with one of his vines. Edge sends out Snorlax, who attacks Deoxys with a Mega Punch. Deoxys switches into its bulky forme, making the attack useless. With no way to get around the Forme Change, Edge wishes that he had his Pokédex.

Edge decides to come up with a strategy himself and sends out Gyarados to battle. Edge notes how the forme with tentacles has a higher attack, while the bulkier forme has a higher defense. Despite figuring this out, Edge states that he can't figure out what the transparent form is. Carr praises Edge's observation and reveals that the tentacled form is called the **Attack Forme**, while the bulky forme is called the **Defense Forme**. Carr pulls out a black-colored device which is suddenly filled with Deoxys's information. Bill notes that although the color is off, the device Carr is holding is a Pokédex. Bill demands to know where Carr got the Pokédex from, but Carr just runs away to get more information on Deoxys. Bill tries chasing after Carr and demands to know if they captured Professor Oak.

Edge notes that the sky is being filled with thunderclouds. With the clouds in the sky, Pikachu is able to fire off a Thunder at Deoxys's chest. The attack deals a lot of damage, which Edge attributes to being because of Pikachu hitting Deoxys's core. As the smoke clears, Deoxys appears fine, which Carr reveals is because it used Recover. Edge tries to have Pikachu use Thunder again, but Deoxys's Pressure Ability prevents the move from being used again. Suddenly, Deoxys creates a ball of energy which shoots up from its core. Carr reveals the move to be Psycho Boost. While Deoxys fires the attack at Edge, Carr closes his black Pokédex and states that his observation is complete. Suddenly, Azumarill, Venusaur, Pikachu, Snorlax, Gyarados, and Aerodactyl leap in front of Edge. They protect their Trainer from the blast, but are heavily damaged in the process.

At Seven Island, Lorelei battles against Sird. Lorelei briefly gets distracted from a light emanating from Five Island, giving Sird an opening to attack. Lorelei retaliates with her Jynx and Slowking, knocking Sird's Starmie and Persian away. Sird notes how powerful Lorelei is, but reveals that he has prepared a trap for her. A rumbling fills the area, which Sird reveals is because she solved the Tanoby Key puzzle. Several Pokémon fly out of the Tanoby Chambers, which is revealed to be a large group of Unown.

The Unown defeat Lorelei's Slowking, but she sends out her Cloyster and attacks the Unown with Spike Cannon. Lorelei manages to win, but Sird claims that she has already won their battle. Sird's Starmie's core appears on the stone they are battling on. Lorelei tries to have Cloyster defend, but Starmie fires a beam at Lorelei's back. As she falls down, defeated, Lorelei realizes that Starmie used Camouflage. Sird points out that since Cloyster is Lorelei's strongest Pokémon, she had to distract Lorelei with the Unown so she could get in an attack with her Starmie. Lorelei calls Sird despicable, but the Team Rocket member takes it as a compliment.

Sird begins calling Giovanni to ask him of his current situation. Giovanni thanks Sird for stalling, as he wouldn't have been able to polish the Ruby and Sapphire in time otherwise. Giovanni reveals that Carr has reported that in addition to its **Normal Forme**, Deoxys has the ability to turn into its **Attack Forme** and **Defense Forme**. Sird notes that just like he predicted, if they use the Ruby and Sapphire, they will be able to use Deoxys's remaining formes. While Sird asks if she can pick the stones up, Lorelei's Jynx begins releasing a mist over Sird's leg.

Meanwhile at Edge's location, Edge continues to feel depressed over his defeat against Deoxys, just as Robyn, Roberta, Ultima and the Sailor arrive, and informs them of his crushing loss. Sitting by a fire, Edge, Robyn, Roberta, Bill, Ultima, and the Sailor camp out for the night. The Sailor holds a radio the broadcasts a message stating the current status of Five, Six, and Seven Islands. After consulting with Bill, Robyn confirms that in addition to its first two formes, Deoxys has two more, making it a total of four. Bill goes on and states that when Edge was almost defeated, Sird showed up on Five Island.

In a flashback, seeing Sird causes Bill to realize that she defeated Lorelei, but Sird states that the battle wasn't even a warm-up. Sird berates Carr for not defeating Edge and states that they'll return to Seven Island after seeing Deoxys's last Forme. Sird tosses the two stones at Deoxys, which gives its half-transparent form full color. Sird dubs the stones the Ruby and Sapphire, which contain the climate of Hoenn. Sird uses the Ruby and Sapphire to turn Deoxys into its last Forme. Deoxys turns into a thin Forme that quickly flies past Red, knocking him over. Sird names this last transformation the **Speed Forme**, which maximizes Deoxys's speed. Afterward, Sird and Carr leave in pursuit of Deoxys.

Back in the present, the Sailor wonders how they can defeat their opponents. Robyn states that it's not the first time they have face an opponent as strong as Deoxys. Robyn suggests looking for Lorelei in the daytime and tells Edge that they should go to Seven Island in the daytime. When Edge doesn't give a response, Robyn asks him what's wrong. Edge gets angry at Robyn and claims that he only said those things because he never had to fight Deoxys. They get into a brief fight, but Edge states that he will understand if he fought Deoxys as well.

Robyn suggests that they will have a chance if they work together to fight Deoxys, but Edge states that they will still lose. Robyn asks why Edge became a coward. Edge states that he is a coward, which he assumes is why the Pokédex was taken from him. Edge notes how he had become so used to the Pokédex, he became dependent on it. He states that because of the Pokédex, he and the others had become famous, but was treated horribly when the people saw that he didn't have it. Edge claims that without the Pokédex, he is nothing, and that Professor Oak must think that he's no longer qualified to own one. When Edge runs off, Bill tries to stop him only for Robyn to tell Bill to let him go. Although Roberta ran after him, Robyn tells them that they have more important matters to discuss. Robyn reveals to everyone that Team Rocket has his grandfather, Professor Oak, in captivity.

Elsewhere on Five Island, Sird and Carr make their way to their base, the Rocket Warehouse. After entering the password, Sird begins looking for Deoxys on her computer. Elsewhere, an "!" and "?" Unown spot Deoxys landing on an island. Sird calls Giovanni and informs him that Deoxys has returned to Birth Island. After turning back into its Normal Forme, Deoxys becomes encased in a pyramid-shaped barrier, which Carr calls the **Delta Shield**. Carr notes that although Deoxys managed to win against Edge, it still took a powerful Thunder to its core, which means that it needs time to heal.

Since Deoxys has been heavily injured, Giovanni tells Carr and Sird to leave Deoxys be for now. Carr notices a photograph that has been left behind. The photograph shows a younger Giovanni with a young, black-haired child being held in his arms. In his head, Giovanni notes how he will finally be able to see his son again. He recalls rumors about a Team Rocket Boss who had a son that went missing for unknown reasons. Since Deoxys will have heightened powers when it awakens, Carr guesses that Giovanni wants to use it to find his lost son. Giovanni sends out his Pokémon and goes off to Birth Island.

Meanwhile, Edge keeps running off, only to trip on the beach. He begins apologizing to his team for losing to Deoxys. He apologizes to Pikachu, who he claims fought the hardest against Deoxys but still lost. He begins crying and begs his Pokémon to forgive him. Roberta suddenly appears riding on top of Jigglypuff. Edge assumes she's here to berate him for being a coward. Roberta reveals that Ultima told her about all that Edge did for her. Roberta thanks Edge for selflessly risking his own safety and well-being by facing off against an opponent as strong as Deoxys, all of her sake, as well as mentioning how he was the one who stood up and fought for her when she fainted, all whilst embracing him.

Edge states that despite all he promised, he failed to find her parents as well as getting his Pokémon serious help. Edge claims that he's no longer worthy of owning a Pokédex. When Roberta asks him where he's going, Edge states that he's going to leave the Sevii Islands, as that will mean the attacks will stop. Roberta asks if Edge thinks that Professor Oak took the Pokédex away because he had given up on him. When Edge states that he does, Roberta tells him that he's wrong. Roberta reveals that Professor Oak took the Pokédexes so that they can be upgraded into a National Pokédex mode.

Edge checks the message recorded on his Fame Checker which told him to give up the Pokédex. Roberta points out how Team Rocket made the mistake in not knowing that Professor Oak recorded the message that he had with Orm. Roberta tells Edge that she's aware that knowing the truth about the Pokédexes won't change his fear about Deoxys. Even though only Edge knows how terrifying Deoxys is, Roberta states that she will fight as well. Roberta brandishes one of Ultima's bangles, which suddenly pulls the woman towards them. Ultima wonders how Roberta was able to steal the bangle from her, which causes Roberta to give off a small chuckle, saying that it was her "specialty". When Edge asks Green if she intends on learning the Ultimate Water-type move, Hydro Cannon, she points out how he recommended her to Ultima. Ditto jumps out of Edge's backpack and joins its Trainer. Edge tries to stop Roberta, but she tells him that she isn't fighting for her own sake, but for her parents's sake.

On Birth Island, Giovanni lands in front of the injured Deoxys. Giovanni notes that since Deoxys was injured in the battle against Edge, it couldn't be a more perfect chance to capture it. He sends out an Aggron and claims that the power of outer space belongs to him, and commands a Brick Break. Deoxys manages to get out of the way with Teleport. Although he praises Deoxys's skills and notes how the Delta Shield will protect it from attacks while also healing it, Giovanni states he can read Deoxys like an open book. He sends out his Beedrill and has it use Agility to boost its speed up to its highest. Deoxys dodges Beedrill's attacks, but the Delta Shield begins turning red, signifying that Deoxys is becoming nervous.

Giovanni has his Aggron smash the Delta Shield with a Brick Break. He throws a Poké Ball at Deoxys, which sucks it inside and fully captures it. Giovanni picks up the Poké Ball and gloats that Deoxys is finally his. He notes how the Delta Shield is a combination of Light Screen and Reflect, so he wasn't sure that Brick Break would work so well against it. He thanks Edge for helping contribute to the data they managed to gather on Deoxys. He reveals that the Ruby and Sapphire, which was handed to Sird, will put Hoenn's climate all throughout Kanto, which will allow Deoxys to change formes repeatedly.

At the Rocket Warehouse, Sird expresses delight in seeing Giovanni's successful capture of Deoxys. She tells Carr that they need to start the next phase of their plan. Carr is too distracted from the picture he found, so Sird yells at him to get his attention. Carr snaps out of it and puts the picture in his pocket while he follows Sird.

At Five Island, Edge continues walking around. He notices Robyn and the Sailor discussing strategies, while Bill is trying to fix the Pokémon Center. He looks around more and sees Roberta training with Ultima to help Blastoise master Hydro Cannon. He notes how Robyn and Roberta are fighting for their families, while he doesn't have anyone to fight for. He asks Pikachu if he's too scared to fight because he has no motivation. Pikachu sees through Edge's excuse, which Edge notes is because they had been through so much together. Edge tells Pikachu that Roberta, Robyn, Bill, and his Pokémon are his family, and Edge flashes back to his childhood.

A young Edge wakes up in a bed and walks down some stairs, where he's greeted by a middle-aged lady who tells him to have breakfast. As Edge eats breakfast, he looks out the house's window and sees many kids around Pallet Town with their parents, and Edge becomes rather sad while watching it, as Edge mumbles to himself that he'd wished he had the same, and Edge reads the sign on the wall: Pallet Town Orphanage. Edge thinks to himself as he doesn't remember his parents's face as he never met them, and wonders what kind of people his parents were.

Back in the present, Edge tells Pikachu that before Deoxys arrived, he could tell that it was coming. He describes it as a sharp pain inside his heart which caused his body to shake. He notes that the feeling went away when Deoxys left and guesses the feeling he had is somehow connected to Deoxys's arrival. Pikachu gestures to Edge, which helps him realize the reason why he has to fight Deoxys: to rescue Professor Oak and Roberta's parents from Team Rocket. In addition to this, Edge wants to find out what the strange feeling he experienced was. He thanks Pikachu for helping him spill his hear out and sets off to go and find himself.

Edge decides to head to Seven Island and find Lorelei, but he hears a voice in his head stating that they have already found her. Suddenly, a large spoon with Lorelei sitting inside appears in front of Edge. As it tosses Lorelei on the ground, the voice states that it agrees with Edge's current state of mind, as it also once went to find itself. Seeing the spoon causes Edge to realize that the being in front of him is the Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon created by Team Rocket, Mewtwo.

Edge asks Mewtwo why it saved Lorelei. Mewtwo states that it found her after it passed by Seven Island. Before Edge can continue, he wonders why Mewtwo can understand him. Mewtwo doesn't answer him, and instead pulls out Edge's team to note how heavily injured they are. When Edge asks why it's here, Mewtwo states that it wants to fight by his side. Elsewhere, Ultima is shocked to see that Roberta has finally mastered Hydro Cannon. She notes how Roberta was able to do it without having to go through the Paths of Jumping, Catching, and Battling like Edge and Robyn did.

Robyn arrives and once he sees that Roberta has succeeded in mastering the move, he asks her to come help him with something. They go to the Seagallop and find the Sailor trying to get something out from under the ship. The Sailor reveals that the propeller is being jammed by a large group of Unown clustered all around it. The Sailor notes that he saw them flying around on the night when Ultima called him to pick her up. Robyn guesses that they must belong to Sird, since she used them to beat Lorelei, and that they must have followed them and were used to spy on them.

Robyn decides that the only way to get the Unown off is to use the Ultimate Moves. He asks Roberta how her skill with Hydro Cannon is, as his Charizard doesn't have Blast Burn's timing completely done yet. Although the Sailor doesn't want them to risk destroying the propeller, Robyn tells him that they won't. They have Blastoise and Charizard use Hydro Cannon and Blast Burn, but the attacks are not stabilized.

Suddenly, Edge appears and contributes to the attacks with Venusaur's Frenzy Plant. The three attacks combine into one giant move, which blasts the Unown away. Edge apologizes to everyone and states that he will fight with them after all. They accept, but wonder where Edge went and when he saved Lorelei. Edge reveals that it wasn't him who saved her, but Mewtwo. When Robyn and Roberta see Mewtwo, they scream in shock.

A few hours later, Edge, Robyn, Roberta, Mewtwo, Ultima, and the Sailor sail on the Seagallop to face off with Team Rocket. When Robyn questions why Mewtwo is with them, Edge explains that since his Pokémon are injured and can't be healed immediately, he needs a strong ally to help him. Robyn questions how Edge can tell what Mewtwo is thinking, but Edge states that he can hear its thoughts through telepathy. Mewtwo tells Edge to stop explaining, as he is the only person who can hear it.

Mewtwo reveals that he gained the ability to speak through telepathy after being captured by Blaine and then being released afterwards. Since Mewtwo distrusts humans, there are only two people he can talk to: Edge, the only person who caught it in a Poké Ball, and Bayley, the person who fought side by side with it. Robyn tells Edge to snap out of it and notes that his Vs. Seeker is reacting to something coming from Seven Island. They find the signal coming from Seven Island's Trainer Tower.

A swarm of Unown begin attacking, which causes everyone to guess that the tower must be Team Rocket's headquarters. Robyn suggests using Charizard to break through them, but Mewtwo states that it'll be a hassle. Mewtwo creates a barrier and begins flying through the Unown. To try and defend from this, the Unown begin spiraling and turn into a giant tornado. The tactic manages to prevent the ball from fling through, but Mewtwo counters by turning it into a tornado of Psywave energy. The tornado sucks the Unown inside, defeating them once its dispersed.

Robyn notes how Mewtwo is just as strong as the Ultimate Moves combined, but Mewtwo states that it is simply following the time limit of the tower. Once they land, Edge realizes that they are at the Trainer Tower, where Trainers attempt to battle their way to the top. Edge decides to start defeating their opponents, but Robyn and Roberta just look in shock. They are revealed to be looking at their kidnapped family members, who are injured while being held by shackles.

They immediately run after them, but Edge and Mewtwo notice that they are simply holograms. Several mechanical clamps shoot up from the tower's spheres and capture Edge, Robyn and Roberta. Mewtwo easily slices through the clamps with its spoon and moves everyone down with its powers. Edge gets angry that Team Rocket used Robyn and Roberta's family to trick them, but Mewtwo states that its their fault for falling for the enemies' trick.

Edge guesses that Team Rocket's plan is to try and split them up since they saw how powerful the Ultimate Moves were. Mewtwo uses its psychic powers to search for the kidnapped family members so they won't be tricked by more holograms. Mewtwo points to a room, where they find Professor Oak held inside. Robyn immediately sends out his entire team to rescue his grandfather. Robyn tries to have Pinsir cut off the shackles, but an invisible wall stops the attack. A voice tells Robyn that the system is immune to Pokémon attacks.

The voice is revealed to be R, the computer of the Trainer Tower. Edge is shocked to see that the tower is alive, while Robyn just calls it stupid, which insults R into attacking his team. Mewtwo tries breaking the wall, but R states that not even Mewtwo's attacks will be able break through it. R pulls out a bunch of weapons and uses it to attack the group, but Mewtwo blocks it with a barrier. When R states that they won't be able to rescue Professor Oak, Robyn attempts to prove it wrong.

R notices something quick has entered its network system. The thing is revealed to be Robyn's Magneton, who moves to R's nervous system at an incredible speed thanks to its Salac Berry. Magneton uses Zap Cannon, which fries R from the inside, defeating it. Robyn has Magneton release his grandfather from his shackles. Robyn has Magneton release Roberta's parents from their shackles. Mewtwo points to another room, which has Roberta's parents held inside, now freed from their shackles. Roberta has a tearful reunion with her parents, but it's interrupted by several silhouettes who appear in front of the group.

A large crowd of Deoxys surround Edge, Robyn and Roberta. The group wonders why there are so many of them, while Edge notes that they only look like Deoxys. The Deoxys begin attacking, so Roberta has Clefable and Jigglypuff protect her parents and Professor Oak. The three Trainers send out Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise out to battle the Deoxys.

Outside the Trainer Tower, Ultima attempts to fight off the Unown herd with her Dragonite. She states that she intended on following Edge, Robyn and Roberta to help them, but she can't make it to the tower. When the Sailor wonders how they even made it inside, Ultima tells him that she saw Mewtwo get them inside with her powerful vision. Ultima assumes that the arms that grabbed Edge, Robyn and Roberta were designed to separate them so that they would each face Carr, Orm, and Sird alone.

Lorelei, now awake, tells Ultima that she may actually be wrong. Lorelei reveals that after being defeated by Sird, she had her Jynx release a mist around Sird's leg that allows her to track where she is. She reveals that Sird isn't at the Trainer Tower at the moment. According to her tracer, Lorelei states that Sird is heading towards Six Island at a very fast speed. Elsewhere, Carr and Sird ride on an airship and arrive at Six Island. They find Orm there, still unconscious from his battle with Robyn. Carr uses his Steelix to pick Orm up from the ground and drops him onto the airship. Ultima notes that despite the Three Beasts not being at the tower, Edge, Robyn and Roberta's Vs. Seekers still reacted to a signal coming from it. They realize that there must be only one person there waiting for them.

Back inside the Trainer Tower, Edge, Robyn and Roberta have trouble with the Deoxys crowd. A voice appears, revealing that they are called the Deoxys Duplicates, duplicates that Deoxys created after he captured it. The voice is revealed to be Giovanni who proceeds to recite Team Rocket's acronym. Giovanni greets Edge, as well as Mewtwo, who he considers to be an unexpected guest. Mewtwo immediately attacks Giovanni, but he dodges the attack. Giovanni questions Mewtwo's actions, as he was the one who created it. Mewtwo uses its telepathy to communicate with Giovanni, who it claims is an exception to the rule of it only talking to people it trusts.

Claiming that he only created it to suit his evil deeds, Mewtwo tells Giovanni that it only talks to him so that it can express its rage. Mewtwo tells Giovanni that it won't let another Pokémon suffer under him and leaps in to attack. The attack is blocked by three Deoxys Duplicates, who force Mewtwo back. Edge asks Mewtwo what it means by letting another Pokémon suffer under Giovanni again. Mewtwo notes that its and Deoxys species names are extremely similar. Giovanni assumes that Mewtwo must see some of itself inside of Deoxys, but he reveals that Deoxys is actually a virus from outer space that was mutated into a Pokémon.

Giovanni claims that Mewtwo failed because it was given a will, but since Deoxys had its will taken from it, the power of outer space is under his control. This angers Mewtwo, who tells Giovanni that he will pay. Knowing how dangerous Mewtwo is, Giovanni summons a suit of armor that covers Mewtwo. Giovanni calls it the M2 Bind, which is designed to restrain Mewtwo.

At Five Island, Bill exits the Pokémon Center. He expresses being restless due to being the only one left behind, but quickly snaps himself out of it. An injured Celio arrives after having escaped from the angry mob at One Island. He asks Bill to use his phone to call Lanette and Brigette.

Lanette answers the call. She states that he sounds weird, which Brigette explains is because she has him on speakerphone. Bill asks Lanette and Brigette to help them with the situation on the Sevii Islands.

Back at the Trainer Tower, the M2 Bind completely covers Mewtwo. The armor restrains Mewtwo, preventing it from moving. Edge tries to get the M2 Bind off with Venusaur's help, but Giovanni tells him that his efforts are useless. R comes back online and explains that the M2 Bind works like the restraints used on Professor Oak and Roberta's parents, but several times stronger. Robyn tries to have Magneton stop it again, but R stops it from moving with a virtual lock. Giovanni notes that although it is a smart computer, but since it was made by Carr, R has some crass programming.

Despite this, Giovanni claims victory as he now has Deoxys on his side with Mewtwo restrained. Giovanni sends the Deoxys Duplicates to attack the Pallet Town Pokédex holders. Confident that nothing can stop him, Giovanni leaves to go and continue his search for his son. Robyn tries to stop Giovanni, but is knocked to the ground. The Deoxys Duplicates attack, only to be blasted away.

The attacker is revealed to be Ultima, who blasted the Deoxys clones with her Dragonite. Seeing that Professor Oak and Roberta's parents have been rescued, she offers to get them away with her Dragonite's help. Roberta apologizes to her parents about having to leave them again, but promises to beat the villains. Ultima tells Lorelei to borrow her Dragonite while she stays behind to help. Roberta asks Lorelei to help protect her parents. Robyn tells his grandfather to go with Roberta's parents, but he states that he is staying for unfinished business. Professor Oak takes Roberta and reveals that intends on getting the Pokédexes that were stolen from him back.

At the Pokémon Transfer System Management Center, Lanette talks to Bill about the effect the Ruby and Sapphire had on Deoxys. Brigette notes that there are other Pokémon that have multiple appearances, like the 28 known forms of Unown and the spot patterns of Spinda. When Celio notes that they only look different, Brigette brings up Castform's four different transformations that change depending on the weather. Lanette suggests switching "weather" with "climate" to guess that Deoxys can change its Formes depending on where it is located.

With this information, Bill figures out that Deoxys can switch between its Attack and Defense Formes with Kanto's climate. Although he doesn't fully understand it, Bill guesses that the Ruby and Sapphire contain Hoenn's climate, which allows it to become the Speed and Normal Formes. Bill thanks the two for their help, but Brigette states that they still need to find out the stones's source of power. Bill states that she's right and that he'll call them later. As he runs off, Bill states that their help could be instrumental in stopping the plan once and for all.

Back inside the Trainer Tower, Deoxys's duplicates continue attacking. They determine from the clone's behavior that they're only puppets that the real Deoxys is controlling. Robyn suggests that they find the real Deoxys and attack it. Mewtwo apologizes for not being able help, as the M2 Bind only gets tighter when it tries to escape from it. Mewtwo tells Edge that the three of them will have to break the armor with their Pokémon attacks. Edge points out that R stated that the M2 Bind is immune to attacks, but Mewtwo suggests it is only because there is no attack strong enough to defeat it yet.

Much to Edge's confusion, Mewtwo suggests attacking the M2 Bind with Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn, and Hydro Cannon, as the attacks are super effective toward one another and will destroy the armor whilst canceling each other out and leaving Mewtwo unharmed. Although Mewtwo claims the tactic is risky, Edge decides to do it anyway. Edge reveals that the real Deoxys isn't there, since he doesn't feel the sensation that he usually feels whenever it's around.

On the Team Rocket airship, Giovanni is greeted by the Three Beasts. He asks Deoxys to uses its abilities. He hands it a handkerchief and asks if its original owner is still alive. Deoxys takes the handkerchief and uses its psychic powers to find out that the owner is in Viridian City. Giovanni has the airship chart a path to find his son in his hometown. Deoxys drops the handkerchief, which Carr quickly picks up. He asks Sird who Giovanni is looking for and asks her to tell him anything she knows. Since Sird doesn't answer, Carr reveals that the Giovanni is searching for the boy in the photograph—his son. Sird asks him what's wrong with capturing Deoxys so that they can find Giovanni's son.

Carr claims that they're searching for his son so that Giovanni can pick him as his successor. Since Giovanni had promised leadership to one of the Three Beasts, Carr claims that Giovanni was just using them to search for his son. Carr goes crazy and tries to attack the airship with his Forretress, but Deoxys attacks and knocks him out. Giovanni thanks Deoxys for its loyalty and tells Sird to dump Carr into the storage room. After tossing Carr away, Sird tells Orm to not get any ideas, but he states that he has no interest in power struggles and just wants to reunite Giovanni with his son.

Back in the Trainer Tower, Robyn decides to take the lead on the strategy they discussed since Edge can't sense the real Deoxys being there. Robyn asks Mewtwo to trust him and allow him to hear its thoughts. Mewtwo decides to allow Robyn to hear its thoughts with telepathy. R tells them that they should give up, as it is useless. Robyn has Edge trade Venusaur over to him in exchange for his Charizard.

Robyn explains that since Edge wasn't able to heal his team after the battle with Deoxys, Venusaur is currently the weakest of the three Pokémon needed in the strategy. Robyn states that he will use Venusaur's current strength as reference and have Charizard and Blastoise adjust theirs accordingly. Robyn calls to Roberta and asks her if she can make it up to have Blastoise use Hydro Cannon. She states that she can't, so Robyn tells her to aim from the floor and break through the ceiling.

Much to R's shock, Roberta has Blastoise break through the floor with Hydro Cannon. Robyn and Edge follow suit with Venusaur's Frenzy Plant and Charizard's Blast Burn. Robyn tells Edge to lower his power while asking Roberta to increase hers. Roberta has Blastoise increase his power, but it causes him to begin moving backwards from the force of the attack. Snubbull, Nidorina, and Jigglypuff try and hold Blastoise in place, but Professor Oak states that they aren't strong enough to handle it.

Roberta reveals that seeing the Pokédex again reminded of her skill as an **Evolver**. Snubbull immediately evolves into a Granbull, while Jigglypuff and Nidorina are given Moon Stones to evolve into Wigglytuff and Nidoqueen, respectively. With their new forms, the three Pokémon help Blastoise keep his footing. They focus the three Ultimate Moves upwards into the center. Robyn has Mewtwo jump into where the three attacks meet, causing a large explosion.

R laughs in victory and assumes that Mewtwo was killed, only to find broken bits of the M2 Bind on the ground. Mewtwo appears from outside the tower, with a spoon in its hand. Mewtwo slices through the Trainer Tower, cutting it in two and destroying R in the process. Edge notices that he and Mewtwo are the only ones outside of the tower. He wonders what happened to the others, but a blast of water shoots up a new Pokédex to him. Mewtwo and Edge fly off to face Giovanni in the final battle.

As he flies on Robyn's Charizard, Edge looks back at the Trainer Tower. Robyn looks back at Edge and tells him to go on ahead in his mind. Edge realizes that Robyn gave Charizard to him because Aerodactyl's wings are still pierced from the battle with Deoxys. Mewtwo confirms Edge's theory by informing him of what Robyn told it earlier. Edge puts his Pokédex in his pocket and tells Robyn and Venusaur that he won't let their efforts be in vain.

Inside the Team Rocket airship, Giovanni kneels on the floor in exhaustion. As he waits for his son, Giovanni notices Edge and Mewtwo quickly approaching. He commends their ability to get through R, the M2 Bind, and the Deoxys Duplicates. Noting that Edge wouldn't be defeated so easily, Giovanni decides to have a battle before he sees his son. Edge and Mewtwo quickly arrive at the airship, which Edge notes is changing shape. The airship opens up, revealing a battlefield. Edge's body begins quivering again, signaling that Deoxys is waiting for them. Suddenly, several poles shoot beams that become a pyramid-shaped barrier that prevents Edge and Mewtwo from escaping. After landing, Edge puts Charizard back in its Poké Ball. From the center of the battlefield comes Giovanni and Deoxys on an elevator.

Giovanni welcomes Edge and Mewtwo and asks them what it's like to be standing from their position. When Edge asks what he's talking about, Giovanni states that since Edge was the only one to beat him in battle, he stands on higher ground. Giovanni states that since he is a challenger, he will be facing Edge not as the Viridian Gym Leader or leader of Team Rocket, but a regular Trainer with no titles. Giovanni throws off his jacket and tells Edge to face him. Edge takes his jacket off in response, and Giovanni states that the battle will be a one-on-one between Mewtwo and Deoxys.

On the battlefield, Mewtwo introduces itself to Deoxys while the DNA Pokémon remains silent. Although it expresses annoyance at the Deoxys Duplicates it faced at the Trainer Tower, Mewtwo states that it's a pleasure to face it in battle. Immediately, Mewtwo attacks with its spoon, but Deoxys blocks the strike with its tentacles. Mewtwo continues attacking furiously, which causes the battle to quickly move into the air. Mewtwo tells Edge that he is free to give it any commands in the battle. Mewtwo rushes in to attack once more, but Deoxys rapidly shifts into its Speed, Defense, and Attack Formes.

Deoxys manages to knock Mewtwo onto the ground. Giovanni reveals that the Ruby and Sapphire's power has reached Viridian City, which allows it change Formes at a quick pace and change strategies in an instant. Mewtwo asks Edge for a strategy, but he states that he doesn't have one. Since any strategy will be countered by its Forme Change, Edge tells Mewtwo that it should attack with the strongest move in its arsenal. Mewtwo fires a blast from its hand and aims at the crystal in Deoxys's chest.

Edge tells Mewtwo to just attack the crystal in Deoxys's chest. Deoxys just blocks the attack with its arms. Giovanni expresses disappointment that Edge attacked without a plan. Giovanni has Deoxys attack Mewtwo with a barrage of punches. Mewtwo tries to counter-attack, but Deoxys blocks it with its Defense Forme and attacks with its Attack Forme. Giovanni notes that Edge specifically attacked Deoxys's chest and asks why he chose that strategy. Edge reveals that when Pikachu used Thunder on Deoxys's chest, it caused Deoxys to stop moving. Mewtwo rushes into an attack, but Deoxys rushes past it with its Speed Forme. As Deoxys grabs Mewtwo with its tentacles, Giovanni states that Edge correctly guessed that the crystal is Deoxys's core. Deoxys continues strangling Mewtwo, but a stray attack shoots down and pierces it through the chest.

Back on Seven Island, Ultima emerges from the rubble of the Trainer Tower. She gets annoyed that everyone forgot about her, but quickly starts falling off a cliff. Lorelei saves her with her Shellder's Icicle Spear, which pins Ultima to the wall. After confirming that Edge and Mewtwo have left while Robyn and Roberta are still inside, they decide to regroup with the others. After landing, Lorelei asks Ultima if she managed to get the item she was looking for. Ultima praises Lorelei's intuition and presents the item she was looking for: the Old Sea Map.

Back at the airship, Mewtwo successfully spears Deoxys in the chest with a spoon-shaped psychic energy attack. Deoxys quickly shifts between its Attack, Defense, and Speed Formes as it tries to clench its chest. Giovanni assumes that Edge's statement about not having a plan was nothing more than a trick. Mewtwo tells Giovanni that he's wrong, and that it simply followed Edge's instructions to hit Deoxys's core by any means possible. Mewtwo states that its style is trusting its master no matter the circumstances. Mewtwo claims victory, as Deoxys can't control itself. Edge notes that Pikachu is trying to remind him that when it hit Deoxys with Thunder, Deoxys used Recover to heal itself and attacked with Psycho Boost. Mewtwo decides to just attack again and prevent Deoxys from healing itself with Recover. Mewtwo reveals that its attack didn't just have the one blast and has several more blasts of energy shoot down from the sky.

Giovanni tells Deoxys to turn into its Defense Forme, but it is unable to change and simply takes the attack in its Normal Forme. With Deoxys too weak to change, Mewtwo brandishes its spoon and rushes in to attack. Edge tells it to be careful, but Mewtwo states that it has figured out Forme Change's weakness. Mewtwo continues attacking furiously, but Deoxys manages to barely block the attacks. Deoxys is knocked into a wall, so Mewtwo goes in for the finish. Just before it can strike, Mewtwo is pierced in the back by two tentacles. Mewtwo notices that the tentacles are from its Attack Forme, yet Deoxys is currently in its Normal Forme. Deoxys reveals that it was using an aurora to make it appear to be in its Normal Forme, when it was really in its Attack Forme the whole time. Giovanni notes that it was too close, but Deoxys has managed to use Recover in time. Giovanni states that Edge and Mewtwo are the strongest opponents he has ever faced, so he will let them witness the strongest move in Deoxys's arsenal: Psycho Boost.

Deoxys prepares a Psycho Boost and fires it. Mewtwo jumps in the way of the attack, damaging it and knocking Edge backwards. The attack sends Mewtwo flying towards a wall. Edge tries to send his team out to battle, but Mewtwo reminds him that it's a one-on-one battle. Mewtwo states that if they break the rule, the battle will be meaningless regardless of whether they win or not. Mewtwo states that it can still fight and manages to get back up. Mewtwo weakly throws a punch, which Deoxys retaliates by kneeing Mewtwo in the stomach. Deoxys continues attacking Mewtwo relentlessly. Giovanni tells Edge that he has no choice but to surrender. Edge states that although he knows that Deoxys is stronger because its team-uped with Giovanni, he cannot back down until he stops Giovanni and finds out why Deoxys causes the pain in his chest. Edge begins running towards Giovanni and claims that he will never surrender.

Edge manages to steal the airship's remote controller and uses it to fire a barrier around Mewtwo. Deoxys attempts to stop Edge by grabbing him, but the energy manages to surround Mewtwo in time. Edge tells Mewtwo to heal itself with Recover while he holds Deoxys off. When Giovanni realizes that Edge was aiming for the controller and not him, Edge points out that Giovanni once told him that a Trainer must use the battlefield to their advantage.

While Deoxys tries to take the controller away, Edge tells Mewtwo to use Recover before it succeeds. Mewtwo uses Recover, fully healing itself of the damage it took earlier. Deoxys attempts to use its aurora ability, but Edge tells Mewtwo that it's still in its Attack Forme. Giovanni tries to counter by having Deoxys take Edge into the sky with its Speed Forme. Since Deoxys is moving too fast, Giovanni notes that Mewtwo might hit Edge if it tries to attack. Edge states that it doesn't matter and tells Mewtwo to attack Deoxys's core even if he has to hit him.

Deoxys changes into its Defense Forme, but Mewtwo fires a powerful blast straight at its chest. The attack defeats Deoxys and causes it to fall onto the battlefield below. Giovanni questions why Deoxys turned into its Defense Forme when it could have easily blocked the move with its speed. Giovanni quickly notices that Deoxys is rapidly shifting between its Attack and Defense Formes. Giovanni realizes that Deoxys isn't in agony simply because of being hit by Mewtwo's attack, but because it can only shift between two Formes. Giovanni quickly realizes that this means that Hoenn's climate is no longer in Kanto, which can only be possible if someone had removed the Ruby and Sapphire from the amplification device they were placed in.

Meanwhile, at the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island, Bill and Celio have managed to remove the Ruby and Sapphire from the amplification device. Since without the stones, Deoxys's Forme Change will be crippled without Hoenn's climate.

Back inside the Team Rocket airship, Bayley notes how big the place is and gets lost. She goes through a door and finds Edge outside. She tries to explain what happened to Martinez, but can't say it properly. She is interrupted by Deoxys, who is calling out to her. She guesses that Deoxys is trying to tell them something because its time is up. Using her powers, Bayley tells Edge that Deoxys is claiming that it is him. Edge asks Deoxys to explain what it means by that. Giovanni tries to explain, but Sird steps in and tells him that he shouldn't over exert himself. Sird offers to explain everything herself and tells Orm to bring Giovanni back in the ship. Edge tries to stop Sird, but she and Orm send their Pokémon to surround Edge and Bayley.

While Orm takes Giovanni away, Sird begins telling the story of Deoxys's birth. Edge states that he already knows that Deoxys is a Pokémon from outer space that was mutated from a virus. Sird continues her story to when a rocket was fired into space by the Mossdeep Space Center. The rocket found and investigated the virus, which soon mutated into two life forms. They attached themselves to the Grand Meteor, where they fell to the Hoenn region and were found by Professor Cozmo. After a spy reported the findings to Team Rocket, they guessed that the life forms would become very powerful Pokémon.

When Hoenn was plagued by a catastrophe, the Mossdeep Space Center was attacked by Magma Admin Courtney. Although they were unsure of her motives, Sird used the opportunity to take the two life forms away. On the Team Rocket airship, they monitored the life forms and found out that they had powerful psychic powers that allowed them to find objects from far away. When she showed them to Giovanni, Sird pointed out that they could be used to find his son.

Sird tasked Ken, Harry and Al with taking the life forms to Kanto. Once the life forms were taken out of Hoenn, their appearances changed. They soon determined that depending on the area, the life forms could either change from their Normal and Speed Formes in Hoenn and the Attack and Defense Formes in Kanto. After learning more about the Formes, Sird came up with the idea to set up circumstances that would allow them both to switch between all four Formes at will. Later, Al reported that one of the life forms had escaped, much to Sird's annoyance at herself for trusting the three with the task.

Upon arriving at Kanto, Sird and Giovanni saw the destruction that the escaped life form had done. They soon found out that it went to Birth Island, where it set up camp. Giovanni assumes that the one called **Organism No. 2** went to Birth Island so it can complete its shape and awaken itself. He notes that Birth Island is the perfect place for Deoxys to do such a thing.

Back in the present, Sird states that they allowed Deoxys to roam free to make its psychic powers stronger, but at the cost of making it harder to recapture. To rectify this, they used **Organism No. 1** to attack Edge and his friends to provoke and anger him. When Edge asks what angering him has to do with anything, Sird states that Organism No. 2 reacts towards his anger. Remembering what Deoxys claimed earlier, Edge realizes that Organism No. 2 is only drawn towards him.

Sird confirms this and states that besides herself and Giovanni, the other Team Rocket members were simply told that their target was all three Pallet Town Pokédex holders, when it was really just Edge alone. She states that with the black Pokédex, they concocted a plan to capture Organism No. 2 after examining it during its battle with Edge. When Bayley asks what happened to Organism No. 1, Sird states that they "disposed of it", as it was no longer useful. In her mind, Bayley expresses disgust at the fact that Team Rocket sacrificed one to make the other stronger, but notes that Sird is withholding the real reason why Deoxys claims that it is Edge.

Sird claims that her story is finished and suggests that Bayley pry the remaining information from Organism No. 2 with her powers. She states that it's useless, as they have already reunited Giovanni with Martinez. Sird and Orm begin tearing up at the assumption that Martinez and Giovanni are having a family reunion. Suddenly, a large quake surges through the airship, which means that someone is piloting it. The airship tilts over, which knocks everyone off of it. Mewtwo manages to save itself, Edge and Bayley with its spoon while Edge grabs Organism No. 2 to prevent it from falling. Edge assumes that it's part of Team Rocket's schemes, but Mewtwo notes that Sird and Orm look surprised as well. Sird notes that the ship is on autopilot, which must mean that someone has hijacked the airship. The culprit is revealed to be Carr, who managed to get out of the storeroom with his hacking skills. Carr claims that he doesn't care if Edge was backed into a corner and Giovanni is reunited with his son, and that he will crush everyone on the ship into pieces, intending to become the next leader of Team Rocket.

Sird and Orm try to get to the cockpit and stop Carr, but Orm slips and falls off into the trees below. The force knocks the airship's controller from Edge's hands, which Sird takes with her Persian's Thief. Sird uses the controller to deactivate the airship's stadium mode and states that she has to get control of the airship before Carr crashes it. Now safe, Edge and Mewtwo head towards the cockpit. Edge takes Organism No. 2 with him, as he states that he can't leave it behind while it's injured. Edge attempts to shake the door open, but Carr states that nothing he will do will get it open. Sird appears before Carr on a video phone, but he states that nothing she can do will be able to stop him. Suddenly, Sird's Starmie appears, having used Camouflage to disguise itself as a wall. Starmie knocks Carr and the pilot's seat off of its position.

Sird tells Carr that she will not allow him to mess with Giovanni's reunion with his son. Carr praises Sird's tactics, but claims that he's better. A huge explosion rips a hole in the airship, sending Sird and one of Carr's Forretress's flying out of it. Carr reveals that he planted ten other Forretress on the ship and commanded them all to use Explosion so that if the ship lands safely, it will still be blown up. Carr escapes from the airship on his Skarmory and flies off.

Mewtwo breaks the door down and states that they have to get off the airship immediately. Edge states that they can't, as the Forretress could severely damage a town or city if they crash and then blow it up. In addition to that, Martinez and Giovanni are still on board as well. Edge asks Bayley to help him, but she begins dozing off from overusing her powers. Edge realizes that this was Sird's intention when she told Bayley to use her powers on Organism No. 2. Mewtwo states that although it agrees with him, it asks Edge what they should do. As it approaches Vermilion City, the airship tips over.

Edge states that he has a plan, but will need Organism No. 2's help. He has Organism No. 2 create a black hole to send Martinez and Giovanni somewhere else. Once they're safe, he sends Bayley and Mewtwo into it as well. Mewtwo tries to stop him, but Edge points out that the black hole is only an entrance to an exit. Mewtwo states that's not what it was talking about and asks what Edge is planning to do. Edge smiles and tells Bayley and Mewtwo that he will return safely as they continue to be engulfed. As Mewtwo sinks down into the black hole with Bayley, it asks Edge what he plans on doing. Suddenly, a fishing line shoots out from the black hole and surrounds Edge's hand. The culprit is revealed to be Bayley, who used her fishing pole to pull herself back up. Bayley states that if she leaves now, she won't be able to tell Edge the whole story of Organism No. 2. Since she will be falling asleep from overusing her powers, she'll have to tell Edge what she saw in Organism No. 2's mind.

Bayley reveals that Edge's blood flows inside Organism No. 2's body. Bayley states that in order to strengthen his forces, Giovanni collected various cell samples. One of the samples was the blood Edge left behind after their battle in Viridian five years ago. When Organism No. 2 escaped from Team Rocket's custody, it must have absorbed Edge's blood into its system after going on a rampage in Team Rocket's vault. Since the two Deoxys had no family, Organism No. 2 thought of Edge as its ancestor and sought after him. But back when it first appeared, Deoxys could only communicate by fighting. Edge realizes that the sensation he felt every time he saw Organism No. 2 was his blood calling out to him. Bayley, unable to keep her eyes open, states that she's glad she was able to give Edge the information in time. Bayley is then fully absorbed by the black hole, causing her fishing line, with Chuchu's Poké Ball attached, to break off the fishing pole.

Edge tells Organism No. 2 that he now understands what it meant by stating that it is him. He claims that Organism No. 2's communication did shake him up, although he states that he was only kidding. Edge hops into the pilot's seat and grabs the airship's steering wheel. Edge tells Organism No. 2 that he feels honored that someone needs his help, no matter what form they're in. Edge notes that although it was captured by Giovanni, he gives it the offer to leave Giovanni or even join his team. Edge tells Organism No. 2 that now that they have had a battle, they're friends now.

Edge sends out Azumarill, Gyarados, Snorlax, Aerodactyl, Charizard, Pikachu, and Chuchu. Edge notes that he's only ridden a bicycle before, so he will have to pilot the airship by imitating what he saw before. He tells the Pokémon that he will handle piloting the airship while they will have to take care of Carr's ten Forretress. Suddenly, text appears on the computer in front of Edge, which is revealed to be Organism No. 2 using its psychic powers. With Organism No. 2's help, Azumarill, Gyarados, Pikachu, and Chuchu locate the first three Forretress and defeat them.

Edge notices Robyn and the others attempting to stop the airship from crashing. Organism No. 2 uses its powers to determine the location of the remaining Forretress. Snorlax, Charizard, and Aerodactyl defeat the seventh, eighth, and ninth Forretress. Organism No. 2 finds the last one, which is hiding in the airship's armory. Edge realizes that if the Forretress uses Explosion in the weapon-filled armory, the airship will be completely destroyed by the chain reaction. Edge rips off his shirt and uses it to bind the airship's steering wheel. Edge tells Organism No. 2 to use its powers to tell the other Pokémon to stay put while they go and stop the Forretress themselves.

At Five Island, Bill and Celio listen to the news report of what's going on in Vermilion City. The townspeople note how even if he stops the airship from crashing, the people might shun Edge just like they did. Seeing how determined Edge is despite the possibly of such a situation like that happening causes the townspeople to cheer for Edge's success.

Back on the airship, Edge and Organism No. 2 find Carr's last Forretress in the armory. The Forretress tries to retaliate, but Edge notices that it is scared, since using Explosion could kill it. Edge tells the Forretress that its Trainer isn't here at the moment, so it doesn't have to listen to Carr's orders. The Forretress briefly wonders about Edge's offer, only to jump and use Explosion anyway. Organism No. 2 jumps in the way of the attack, which doesn't affect it. Edge reveals that beforehand, he had Organism No. 2 take a Poliwrath's (that was one of the wild Pokémon at Vermilion City watching the airship along with the townspeople) Damp Ability with Skill Swap, preventing Explosion from working. Edge praises the Forretress for executing its orders without the need to kill itself.

From the computer, Organism No. 2 asks Edge what kind of creature he is. Organism No. 2 notes that Edge refuses to give up, regardless of whether the situation seems hopeless or how injured he is. Edge simply replies by pulling out his Pokédex and states that he's a Pokédex holder from Pallet Town—the **Fighter**. Edge's shirt rips apart, causing the airship to swerve out of control without a pilot. Robyn notes that they can't keep it balanced any longer and that the airship is going to crash.

Suddenly, the airship begins floating, slides down a building, and lands on the ground almost completely unharmed. Edge stumbles out of the airship and thanks Robyn and the others for their help. Robyn acts confused, as he thought that the airship was stopped by Edge since their attacks couldn't hold it any longer. The five Pokédex holders meet up once more as Mew flies over them.

Azumarill, Gyarados, Snorlax, Aerodactyl, Charizard, Pikachu, and Chuchu come out from the Team Rocket airship and reunite with their Trainers. Organism No. 2 also emerges from the wreckage, much to Robyn and Roberta's shock. Edge and Organism No. 2 shake hands, causing Robyn and Roberta to let out a sigh of relief.

Mewtwo notices Mew flying away and realizes that it was the one who had stopped the airship from crashing. He wonders if Mew had come because it could sense that it was there. Mewtwo notes that where it came from caused it some distress in the past, but since it was created from Mew's eyelash, it has a place where it can trace its roots back to. Mewtwo tells Organism No. 2 that it's glad that it could find someone else who shared the same opinion.

Robyn states that he's glad to see that Edge is alright. Edge thanks Robyn and Roberta for their help, but doesn't know Martinez's name to give a proper thanks to him. Robyn introduces Martinez to Edge and tells him that he did a good job as well. Robyn tells Martinez that he will need more of his help and reveals that according to Giovanni's book, Rhydon can evolve further through trading. Martinez investigates the book and takes the offer with his specialty in Pokémon trading.

When Edge notices the sleeping Bayley, Roberta suggests giving her the empty Pokédex that survived the battle in the Trainer Tower. Edge gives Bayley the Pokédex, officially making her a Pokédex holder. Roberta notes that this feels like a Pokédex holder reunion with all five together. Roberta reveals that she heard of two other Pokédex holders in Hoenn and suggests meeting up with them as well as the other two from Johto.

When Organism No. 2 begins moving, Edge asks where it's going. Organism No. 2, through Edge's Pokédex, reveals that it intends on finding the Deoxys that was discarded by Team Rocket, Organism No. 1. In addition, Organism No. 2 knows that a meteor from outer space is located in a faraway region. With this meteor, Organism No. 2 intends on using it to remove its inability to change its Formes at will. Organism No. 2 turns into its Attack Forme and gives Edge a word of thanks. Edge gives a thanks back, and Organism No. 2 flies off into the air. Suddenly, someone approaches from behind. Meanwhile, outside of Vermilion City, Ultima claims that the incident is over now. Lorelei states that it isn't, as Sird is somewhere nearby. Lorelei has her Jynx create an ice voodoo doll of Sird as payback for what she did earlier.

The person that approached from behind is revealed to be Sird, who is still heavily injured from falling out of the airship. Sird expresses surprise to see how long the Pokédex holders managed to last, especially Bayley, who can increase her team's strength by communing with them. Robyn notes that Sird would never understand how Bayley works, as she only measures strength in numbers. Sird realizes that Pokédex holders' strength comes from their bond with each other, which is why they're so strong. Sird suggests getting rid of the Pokédex holders, but notes that she's too weak to even stand right now.

A ring of ice surrounds Sird's leg, which causes it to freeze over. Sird expresses annoyance at Lorelei's tactic, which she states will take all her strength to break free from. Sird pulls out a Poké Ball and reveals that she intends on capturing Organism No. 2 before it escapes. Edge, with Bayley in his arms, Robyn, Roberta, Martinez, and Mewtwo all jump in front of the Poké Ball as it releases a light. Suddenly, the five Trainers become covered in a grayish-stone color. Sird notes that although she didn't capture Organism No. 2, she managed to get something equal in return. Sird breaks the ice around her legs and leaves while bidding goodbye to the Pokédex holders for the last time.

Professor Oak, Ultima, and Lorelei arrive, having seen the whole thing. Professor Oak asks Lorelei to not let Roberta's parents know about what just happened. At Five Island, Bill gets a call on his Pokégear and tells everyone that the airship has been stopped from crashing into Vermilion City. Although the townspeople celebrate, Bill reveals that the Pokédex holders have been petrified after being engulfed by a strange light. Professor Oak, Ultima and Lorelei sadly stare at Edge, Bayley, Roberta, Robyn and Martinez as stone statues.

### **Battle Frontier**

Edge, along with Robyn, Roberta, Martinez, and Bayley, were transported as statues in boxes on the S.S. Tidal by Jethro and Gwendolyn to the Battle Frontier for their salvation. Edge and the others were liberated by Magna with the help of the wish-granting Mythical Pokémon Jirachi. Free again, Edge and the others helped fight Guile Hideout. In the aftermath of the battle, Edge and the other Pokédex holders participated in the Battle Dome tournament, which ultimately concluded in Magna claiming the Tactics Symbol.

### **Time War**

Three years following the crisis at the Battle Frontier, Edge is seen training with his Pokémon at Viridian Forest. As Edge commands Pikachu to use Volt Tackle, he also commands Gyarados to use Hurricane, and Pikachu barely manages to push through Gyarados's Hurricane for a direct hit, with Edge praising both Pokémon for their power.

Suddenly, Celebi appears before them, with Edge becoming startled by the Mythical Pokémon's sudden appearance. As Edge questions Celebi's arrival, Celebi simply begins charging up its power, and a bright flash of light engulfs the entire area. As the light disappears, Edge and his Pokémon find themselves in a different location. Edge doesn't recognize the area, and also wonders where Celebi headed off to. Just then, a man approaches Edge, and questions his appearance. Edge notes the man's choice of outfit, and notes to be rather ancient, and Edge summarises that Celebi had sent him back in time. The man continues to question Edge's arrival, and demands to know where he came from. Edge struggles to come up with a reasonable answer, but the man notices his Poké Balls and becomes startled. The man continuously demands to know where Edge obtained the Poké Balls, and Edge expresses surprise at the man knowing what a Poké Ball was. Much to Edge's shock, the man reveals that he created the very first Poké Ball in existence.

Edge introduces himself, and explains to the man that he came from the future, thanks to Celebi's time-traveling powers. The man, although suspicious, believes Edge's claims, as Edge's very appearance and choice of outfit reflect his futuristic origins. The man introduces himself as Johto, and Edge becomes further shocked, and accidentally mentions that the man was named after the region, but quickly closes his mouth as he realizes he was in the past. However, the man quickly deduces what Edge's words meant, and explains to the Trainer from the future that he was a member of a long-family of siblings, with Johto being the third oldest. Johto then announces his other siblings's names, and Edge recognizes it as the same names from different regions, and assumes that each region was named after the siblings, although the reasons Edge still couldn't realize why.

Just then, a girl about the same age as Edge appears, and Johto recognizes her as Sinnoh, her younger sister. Sinnoh spots Edge, and immediately blushes and becomes shy, hiding behind her brother. Johto explains that Sinnoh was the youngest of the siblings, and their father always looked down on her as she was "ordinary" compared to her brothers and sisters, but Johto always stood up for her. Johto encourages Sinnoh to greet Edge, and she waves at him with completely shyness, and Edge waves back with a smile, and Sinnoh gives a warm smile, and Johto realizes that Sinnoh developed a crush on the Trainer from the future. Johto further explains that while he came up with the Poké Ball, his older brother Kanto, the older of all the siblings, came up with the concept of a Pokémon Trainer, and they always battled each other for sport, as long as the Pokémon were okay with it.

Edge then continues to explain his origins, and shares his wonders of why Celebi brought him to the past, and Johto theorises that Celebi must've sensed some imminent danger, and realized that Edge either needed help, or the danger was about to occur in the past, and Edge was necessary to bring along. Just then, Celebi appears before them, and Edge asks why it brought him to the past, but Celebi doesn't respond and unleashes another bright flash of light.

As Edge, Johto, and Sinnoh regain their sight, they find themselves somewhere else. As Edge looks up, he notices a giant tower not too far away from their location, and mentions how technologically advanced it was, and assumes Celebi brought them to the future. Just then, Edge, Johto, and Sinnoh are surrounded by several guards, who claim they were on restricted territory. As the guards summon Muk, Cloyster, Munchlax and Sunflora, Edge, Johto, and Sinnoh prepare to fight, but someone else appears and summons the Legendary Pokémon Regirock from above, who uses Earthquake to defeat all of the Pokémon, while Edge, Johto, and Sinnoh, are rescued by a Latias, whom seems very fond of Edge in particular. The Regirock gets recalled, and Edge follows the beam towards the top of a cliff, and becomes amazed at seeing the person who saved: An older version of himself.

Latias gently drops Edge, Johto, and Sinnoh behind the Edge from the future, and nuzzles the younger Edge's face in affection, and the Edge from the future notes that Latias had quite a crush on him, and since he was a version of himself, that extended towards his younger-self too. As the guards curse the Edge from the future, they prepare to summon more Pokémon, but Edge removes a Ultra Ball and summons Mewtwo, who easily knocks out all of the guards with Psystrike. The Edge from the future says that he was the one who had Celebi gather them together, as they were needed to help him in a crisis that could destroy time itself. He then formally introduces himself, and jokingly states to call him **Future Edge** to distinguish him from his younger self.

As they arrive at the tower that Edge had seen earlier, Future Edge mentions it was his headquarters, as he kept tabs on many different regions, and whenever trouble occured, he would dispatch her personnel to help, and would only join them himself if the problem was life-threatning towards others. Johto then asks what was the crisis that Future Edge was talking about, and Future Edge begins explaining the crisis.

Three months earlier, Future Edge was patrolling the Kanto region with his Latias, when he saw an injured Rattata laying unconscious. As Edge and Latias approached it to help him, they were struck down by a powerful Hyper Beam, and before Future Edge lost consciousness, he managed to see the figure who had attacked them: Giovanni. However, Future Edge mentions that it was a different Giovanni from the one his younger self knows, as this Giovanni was from his world. Future Edge then reveals that Celebi didn't send them to the future, but rather to an alternate future, in which Future Edge originated from. He further explains that in his world, all of his comrades perished in a deathmatch against Team Rocket years earlier, with only himself remaining as the sole Pokédex holder. Since then, Future Edge has made his goal to protect the entirety of the Pokémon world from evil, citing his friends's demises as the factor for his goal. However, Giovanni managed to survive the fierce battle, and had been trying to gather allies from alternate worlds who shared a common goal: Absolute power. Giovanni had managed to gather allies from alternate worlds, and they were all incredibly powerful. Despite being reluctant, Future Edge decided to follow Giovanni's mindset, and summoned Celebi to his world, and asked for his help, to which Celebi agreed, and set out to gather the most powerful and trustworthy allies it could find.

As Future Edge finishes his story, Mewtwo walks into the room and informs them through telepathy that Giovanni was close to completing his army, and they needed to gather more allies. Johto then recommends some of his siblings, and Future Edge agrees, and has Celebi travel through space and time to gather them. Hours later, Hoenn and Kanto, two of Johto and Sinnoh's siblings, have gathered, and Future Edge having filled them in on everything. Mewtwo then uses its Psychic powers to sense Giovanni, and points them towards the Desert Resort in the Unova region, and Future Edge leads the troops towards battle.

As they arrive in the Desert Resort, Future Edge, Edge, and the ancient siblings gather around, and they begin searching for Giovanni. Future Edge suggest they split up, and whorever found Giovanni first, send a signal through their Pokémon. Johto asks Edge to stay by Sinnoh's side, as she didn't had a Pokémon of her own, and Edge agrees to watch over her, much to Sinnoh's embarassment. Edge and Sinnoh begin looking around for Giovanni, but they find no sign of the villain. Edge looks down and sees a shadow slowly becoming bigger, and bigger, and looks up to find a Pokémon about to crush them, and Edge pushes himself, and Sinnoh, out of harm's way as the Pokémon lands. Edge asks Sinnoh if she's okay, to which Sinnoh replies positively. Edge then realizes the Pokémon was a Shiny Golurk, with its Trainer walking behind it, with an evil smirk on its face. Just then, Giovanni and his allies gather around Edge and Sinnoh, and Edge has Pikachu fire Thunder towards the sky to alert his comrades.

As Future Edge and the others arrive, they find themselves in a staredown with Giovanni's forces, with Giovanni commending Future Edge on following his footsteps of gathering allies from alternate worlds, but Future Edge rebuffs his comments, and vows to bring him down once and for all. Giovanni scoffs his confidence and says that with the power of alternate worlds, no one could stop him. Giovanni introduces his allies one-by-one: Shawn, Brianne, Leonel, Valkyrie, and Lightning. Everyone prepares for battle as Shawn summons his Shiny Golurk, Brianne summons her Luxray, Leonel summons his Abomasnow, Valkyrie summons her Shiny Entei and Lightning summons his Eelektross. To combat, Future Edge summons Latias, Edge summons Venusaur, Johto summons Ho-Oh, Kanto summons Zoroark, and Hoenn summons Regigigas.

The battle begins, and both parties's Pokémon begin to fight each other, while Edge tells Sinnoh to escape and hide. Sinnoh is constantly stopped by the villains, but is saved every time by an ally until Valkyrie chases her down. Edge summons Aerodactyl, who swoops in and takes Sinnoh to safety. On the top of a building, Giovanni watches the battle. Shawn approaches him and asks why Giovanni isn't fighting. He retorts angrily that Shawn is in no position to make demands. Giovanni then pulls out a bomb, and Shawn reminds Giovanni of their partnership and points out he wasn't informed about a bomb; Giovanni answers that the bomb is a Time Bomb, and begins activating it. Shawn gleefully notes that Giovanni intends to erase Future Edge from existence with the bomb, but Giovanni corrects him. The bomb will indeed erase Future Edge, but not only him, but also erase every other alternate timeline from existence, with the exception of Sinnoh herself. Shawn expresses confusion on why Sinnoh would be spared, and Giovanni replies by saying that despite having no Pokémon, Sinnoh had special powers similar to those of a girl he used to know in the past. Shawn then asks if he would be erased as well, and Giovanni calmly thanks Shawn for his help and tells him that his assistance is no longer required.

As the bomb activates, Shawn tries to escape but is swallowed up by the blast. Sinnoh notices the blast and turns to ask Edge for advice; however, Edge is gone. The blast spreads, wiping out the other Trainers one by one, save for Future Edge and Edge, who regroup with Sinnoh, who heroically shield her from the blast. As Future Edge and Edge fade into non-existence, Future Edge hands his Pokémon over to Sinnoh, telling her that she was the only one that could stop Giovanni, as Future Edge and his younger self are completely erased.

Sinnoh is soon attacked by Giovanni, who manages to conceal the Poké Balls on her waist from Giovanni's sight. Giovanni gloats that this was the sole reason he hunted down Sinnoh; to destroy all the wielders Trainers from the multiverse at once. Asking Giovanni why she was spared, Giovanni mentions her powers, and Sinnoh expresses surprise at Giovanni's knowledge of them, and Giovanni mentions that by using Future Edge's technology, he would transfer her powers into himself, allowing to heal not only Pokémon, but himself. Declaring that Sinnoh is no threat to him, Giovanni attacks, but Celebi appears, and pulls Sinnoh to safety via a portal.

Celebi takes Sinnoh to a pocket dimension outside of time and space, where it confirms Giovanni erased all timelines from the multiverse, leaving Sinnoh as the last remaining being in the multiverse. Sinnoh sadly looks down, but regains a determined look on her face, ready to face whatever comes next. Celebi cryptically informs her that they will have to return "to the beginning". Celebi tells Sinnoh that they must "reboot" the timestream, and teleports itself and Sinnoh to the past. When Sinnoh checks her surroundings, she notices a young Edge playing with his Azurill at a nearby lake. Celebi then informs that as story occured, Edge nearly drowned, and Azurill evolved into Marill to save him, but notes that Edge isn't going anywhere near the lake to trigger the evolution, and tells Sinnoh to carefully make sure history unfolds as it originally did.

Summoning Mewtwo from its Ultra Ball, Sinnoh tells Mewtwo to prepare for the right moment, and use Psychic to send Edge falling into the lake. After a few minutes of wait, Edge trips over a rock, and Sinnoh tells Mewtwo to use Psychic, and Mewtwo successfully sends Edge flying into the lake, subsequently rebooting the timestream as Azurill evolves into Marill and rescues her Trainer, as history originally unfolded.

Celebi congratulates Sinnoh on reseting the timeline, but also tells her that it would also restart the Giovanni continuum, as Giovanni's plans would restart once again. Determined, Sinnoh asks Celebi their next move, and Celebi informs her that they needed to gather Future Edge, as he was currently the most intelligent and advanced Trainer out of all of them, and transports Sinnoh to Future Edge's world. When they arrive, Sinnoh and Celebi see Future Edge and his Darkrai battling against Shawn and his Glalie. Shawn commands a Water Pulse, but Future Edge counters with Dark Pulse, and both attacks explode upon collision. Within the smokescreen, Sinnoh approaches Future Edge, who retains his memories from the battle, and Sinnoh returns him his Pokémon.

As the smokescreen fades, Future Edge unleashes Darkrai and Regirock, who use Dark Void and Hyper Beam, respectively, but Glalie blocks both attacks with Protect. Deeming Future Edge too powerful, Shawn retreats, having Glalie use Ice Beam as a parting shot, and a distraction, allowing Shawn to successfully escape, leaving Glalie behind to deal with his enemies. However, Darkrai defeats Glalie with Focus Blast. Sinnoh and Future Edge regroup, and decide to gather their remaining allies to battle against Giovanni, and end his plans once and for all.

Having gathered Edge and Sinnoh's siblings, Future Edge gives them all a pep talks before re-entering his own timeline to battle against Giovanni. Celebi and Sinnoh re-enter Future Edge's timeline just after Giovanni taunted her. Giovanni mocks Sinnoh, stating that she poses absolutely no threat. Sinnoh then summons Celebi, who uses its powers to undo the effects of the Time Bomb, restoring all of the other timelines and its Trainers, much to Giovanni's fury. Shawn attacks Giovanni for his betrayal, only to be knocked away by Latias as the other Trainers continue their fight. Celebi sends all the evil Trainers back to their own timelines, including Shawn. Left alone, Giovanni roars at Future Edge and his allies in anger. Then, Future Edge calls for Latias, Edge calls for Venusaur, Kanto calls for Zoroark, Hoenn calls for Regigigas, and Johto calls for Lugia. Together, they defeat Giovanni's Pokémon in a series of combination attacks, and Sinnoh delivering a powerful kick that knocks Giovanni out. With Giovanni and his Pokémon defeated, Future Edge handcuffs him and finally claims that his days with freedom are over, and vows to place him in a solitary cell for the rest of his life.

Victorious, Celebi prepares to send everyone back to their own timelines, and proper places in time. Sinnoh approaches Edge and thanks him for giving her courage and changing her ways from being shy to brave like her siblings, and gives him a kiss as a reward, much to Edge's embarassment. As her siblings become shocked, Sinnoh chuckles at their reactions, saying that she wished Edge was part of her time, as she wouldn't mind having him as a husband, before everyone (minus Future Edge) are teleported back to their own timelines, and time.

When Edge awakens, he finds himself back into his own timeline, and muses about his recent adventure, and wonders what kind of Trainers exist across the multiverse, but gives himself a nosebleed for thinking too much about it.

### **Meteor Threat**

A few months after the **Time War**, Edge gets a call from Bill, who informs him that the Ruby and Sapphire shards that were taken from Team Rocket have begun transforming into Orbs. Fearing something may happen, Bill asks Edge to come over to help him with the shards. Edge then recruits Roberta and Carly Oak for help. When Edge, Roberta and Carly arrive at Bill's cottage, they find that Bill has been attacked. Bill reveals that two men attacked him and stole the Orbs and his boat. Edge and Roberta leave Bill in Carly's care while they use a tracking device to find the thieves.

They travel to the Hoenn region and catch up with the thieves, who are revealed to be Maxie and Archie. Overhearing their plans to use the Orbs for some purpose, Edge and Roberta decide to battle Maxie and Archie to avenge their injured friend and take the Orbs back. When Maxie and Archie start the battle by using Mega Evolution to power up their Pokémon, Edge and Roberta counter by using their own Mega-Evolved Pokémon. Edge and Roberta eventually manage to defeat their opponents, but are startled by the appearance of Groudon and Kyogre. Maxie and Archie use the Orbs to revert Groudon and Kyogre into their Primal forms. With its increased power, Groudon easily defeats Edge and Roberta by smashing them under a pile of rubble.

Afterwards, Edge and Roberta awaken inside a building, where they find that their belongings and Poké Balls have been taken away. There, they meet Blaise and Amber, who also had their stuff taken. The person responsible reveals himself to be Giovanni, who had taken the four aboard the Team Rocket airship. He reveals to them that he intends on helping stop the meteoroid.

Later, Edge and the others travel to Sootopolis City, where they find Jethro, Gwendolyn, and Magna discussing a plan to destroy the meteoroid. Edge's group demonstrates that despite not being in a battle, activating Mega Evolution is still possible. With this revelation, Giovanni speculates that the meteoroid may actually be a Pokémon from space. Roberta then suggests that they gather allies from around Hoenn, Kanto and Johto so that they may combine the power of their Pokémon to help slow down the meteoroid.

## **New Era**

Years later, Edge and Roberta eventually engaged in a romantic relationship and married, and the ceremony occured in Pallet Town, with many of their friends and family attending the ceremony. As a wedding gift, Professor Oak prepared Edge and Roberta a newly-built two-story house, while Robyn gifted them a honeymoon at the Alola region. Not too long afterwards, Edge and Roberta gave birth to their only son, Dwayne, at their home, surrounded by their friends and family.

Shortly after Dwayne's birth, Edge and Roberta discovered about Edge's result of his one-time romantic encounter with Sabrina back when Edge was healing himself at the hot springs in Mt. Silver, which resulted in Sabrina becoming pregnant and eventually giving birth to twins. Sabrina was glad that Edge and Roberta's relationship wasn't broken as a result, one of the major reasons why Sabrina kept the secret, afraid of what it could cause. Despite being appreciative that Edge and Roberta offered support to raise her children, Sabrina was adamant that she was doing okay by herself, not wanting to become a burden as Edge had already formed a family of his own, but ultimately accepted occasional supports from her one-time lover.

A few years later, Edge finally managed to meet one of the twins, Rollins, and became overjoyed at seeing his son, with Rollins returning the affection. However, Edge learned that Rollins's sister, Lazuli, wasn't aware of her father's identity, and Edge was convinced to remain Lazuli out of it, as she was already resentful of his absence, despite his initial desire to meet her, but ultimately, and reluctantly, relented.

### **Indigo Challenge**

On the day that Dwayne was set to embark on his journey, Edge, Roberta, and Professor Oak see him off as Dwayne departs from Pallet Town.

During the Indigo Plateau Conference, Edge and Roberta arrive at the Indigo Plateau to cheer on their son during his performance. When he arrived, Edge was greeted by Jade, one of Dwayne's rivals and an avid fan of his. Following Dwayne's elimination after his Pokémon were exhausted before the match due to fending off Adrian and Adriana, Edge scolded his son for feeling depressed about his loss, saying that a good Trainer would never feel disappointed in losing, but use their loss to motivate them to become better instead of only sulking around.

### **Orange Archipelago**

Following Dwayne and Jade's return from the Orange Archipelago, Edge, Roberta, and Professor Oak spectate the battle between the two Trainers, where Dwayne's Kirlia gets defeated by Jade's Scyther. When Dwayne decides to travel to the Johto region, Edge and Roberta encourage their son to qualify for the Johto League, and exclaim they would be rooting for him, and Dwayne sarcastically remarks that as his parents, that much was obvious, which amuses Edge but leaves Roberta irritated with his sassiness.

### **Johto Journey**

Edge and Roberta spectate Dwayne's performance in the Silver Conference from home, and when Dwayne demonstrates having captured a Latias, Edge and Roberta can't help but stare in complete awe at the sight of the Legendary Pokémon under their son's ownership.

### **Frontier Challenge**

When Dwayne makes a stop in Viridian City while en route towards the Battle Factory for his first Battle Frontier challenge, he decides to pay Edge a visit at the Viridian Gym. When he enters the Gym, Dwayne sees Jade and her Scyther engaged in battle against Edge's Venusaur. Venusaur attacks with Sludge Bomb, but Scyther dodges and lands a direct hit with Night Slash. However, Venusaur grabs ahold of Scyther with Vine Whip and begins squeezing him, but Scyther breaks free by charging up an Air Slash, before speeding foward with Quick Attack. Jade then calls for Scyther to use Slash, but Venusaur defends himself with a rapid-fire Razor Leaf, which staggers Scyther, although the latter quickly recovers and knocks out Venusaur with a subsequent Air Slash after evading a Sludge Bomb.

After Edge recalls Venusaur, Dwayne makes his presence known, and both Edge and Jade greet him. Dwayne asks what was Jade doing at the Viridian Gym, and Jade explains that she was training under Edge, wanting to possibly succeed him as the Gym Leader, something that Edge confirms. When Edge queries Dwayne about his arrival, Dwayne explains that he was taking on the Battle Frontier challenge, and Edge expresses his surprise, but nonetheless congratulates his son. Jade, unaware of the concept, asks Dwayne about the Battle Frontier, and Dwayne explains the concept behind the facility. Interested, Jade asks if she could accompany to the Battle Factory, and Dwayne accepts, and admits that he missed having her around, causing Jade to blush, and Edge jokes that they looked "cute together", causing both Dwayne and Jade to lash out in denial, much to Edge's amusement.

Sometime later, Edge and Jade continuing their training, and when Dwayne returns to Viridian City after obtaining six of his Frontier Symbols, Edge invites him and Jade for a cup of coffee to hear about his travels. Their conversation gets interrupted when one of Edge's referees runs into the room and tells him to go to the Gym right away and inform him of a challenger's strange request. Edge, Jade, and Dwayne head to the Gym, where Edge sees the challenger, who introduces herself as Romina, a top-level agent of the Pokémon Inspection Agency. Edge explains to a confused Dwayne that Gym Inspectors test Gym Leaders to ensure they will present a decent challenge to Trainers, and have the power the revoke the right to give out Badges or even shut down the Gym completely.

Romina demands to see Robyn Oak, whom she refers as the Gym Leader, but Edge explains that Robyn retired and gave the Gym Leader position over to him, but Romina informs him that neither she nor the agency received any notification of the Gym Leader change, meaning that in her eyes, Robyn is still the official Viridian Gym Leader, much to Edge's shock, who quickly mentions that Robyn had given up the mantle for about a year now, and questions how the agency never bothered to learn about it until now, and Romina explains that the Gym Leader is supposed to contact the agency to inform of the Gym Leader change, instead of the other way around, and Edge curses Robyn under his breath for forgetting to officialize the change, and Romina explains that since Robyn had been away for a year, it technically counts as him abandoning the Gym, therefore giving her enough proof to shut it down, but Edge pleads with her to merely officialize him as the Gym Leader, and challenges her to a battle to prove his skills, and Romina agrees to his challenge.

Romina brings out her Zangoose and Edge brings out Azumarill. Edge tells Azumarill to use Ice Beam, but Zangoose uses Double Team to avoid it. Zangoose then uses Thunder Wave to paralyze Azumarill. With Azumarill unable to move, Zangoose takes the opportunity to use Belly Drum, draining half of its health in exchange for maximum attack power. Seeing that Azumarill was finally able to move again, Edge issues a Hydro Pump attack, but Zangoose counters with Rock Climb, and the difference in power being the deciding factor, Zangoose defeats Azumarill. Romina informs Edge that she will not be giving a good review based on the battle and that he should expect bad news. She informs him she will be remaining in the Pokémon Center until the next day and to come see her if they have any questions or comments.

As Edge, Dwayne, and Jade start to become very worried that the Gym may be closed down, Robyn suddenly gives him a phone call, but before Robyn could speak a word, Edge blasts him over the phone, angrily demanding him to answer why he never bothered to inform the PIA about the change of Gym Leaders. Robyn gasps as the realization that he never informed the PIA kicks in, and he apologizes, but Edge says that it was too late, as one of the inspectors had arrived at the Gym and declared that it would be shut down, and Edge also tells him about the battle. Robyn again apologizes, and says that he couldn't make it as he was in the Galar region doing some research work, but Edge tells him to remain calm as he would try and change Romina's mind, and subsequently hangs up.

Edge heads to the Pokémon Center to speak to Romina in her office. Edge asks her to give the Gym another chance and to test him as a Gym Leader for the inspection again. Romina says that she has to think it over. Just then, Nurse Joy comes into the office and says she has a problem and Edge helps her exactly with her issues. Seeing this, Romina decides that she will give Edge another chance, solely based on his care for Pokémon, and reminds him to truly think about the purpose of a Gym Leader. The next day, Romina and Edge prepare to battle. Edge brings out Eevee, while Romina brings out the Gratitude Pokémon Shaymin, shocking Edge, Dwayne, and Jade. Dwayne sees Romina's ownership of a Mythical Pokémon as a true sign of her being a top-level agent. Knowing that Shaymin is a Grass-type, Edge orders Eevee to transform into Flareon. Romina becomes utterly shocked at seeing Eevee change into Flareon, especially without the use of a Fire Stone. Edge then commands Eevee to use Fire Blast, but Shaymin dodges the attack, but a second Fire Blast hits its mark. Flareon then uses Heat Wave, which Shaymin counters with Dazzling Gleam before using Synthesis to heal itself.

Edge swears to protect the Viridian Gym and orders Flareon to use Overheat. Shaymin dodges behind some rocks before using Seed Flare, scoring a direct hit on Flareon. As Flareon struggles to get back to his feet, Romina tosses Shaymin a Gracidea flower, allowing it to change into its Sky Forme, and subsequently orders Shaymin to use Air Slash. Seeing this, Edge tells Flareon to switch into Jolteon, further shocking Romina, and orders him to use Dig, hiding underground and avoiding the attack. While Shaymin tries to locate it, Jolteon resurfaces and uses Thunder, scoring a direct hit. Romina tells Shaymin to use Synthesis again while Jolteon once again hides underground. Shaymin is unable to locate Jolteon, until he resurfaces again and strikes Shaymin with yet another Thunder. Edge prepares to finish the battle with another Thunder, but Shaymin uses Dazling Gleam to stop it. While Jolteon is able to deflect the attack, the resulting shockwave knocks some debris into the air and distracts him, allowing Romina to command a Hyper Beam, and Jolteon gets blasted onto the wall, which knocks him out.

Edge goes to attend to Jolteon, who has reverted back into Eevee, and Edge asks Jade to get some Sitrus Berries so that they can heal him. Romina informs Edge that she was impressed with the battle and that she will give a much better review than before, so they can expect the Gym to keep running, with Edge as the official Gym Leader. Romina also questions Eevee's ability to switch into any of his evolutions at will, and Edge tells Romina the story behind Eevee's past as an experiment of Team Rocket's. Romina says that she was glad that Eevee found him as a Trainer, and tells Edge that she was glad to have met him and nominate him as the Gym Leader. Romina then takes her leave, as Edge thanks her for the compliments. Two days later, Edge receives his official review from Romina and the PIA, as well as the official confirmation and paperwork that nominates him as the official Viridian City Gym Leader.

## **Character**

At the beginning of his journey, Edge was arrogant, cocky and self-confident, and enjoyed displaying his knowledge of Pokémon training to others, seen as when Edge taught a young group of children the basics of Pokémon capture, not out of concern or kindness, but rather to boast about his own skills. His arrogance also caused him to gain a lack of respect towards others, seen as when Ryder blatantly disrespected Professor Oak when the children he'd taught asked about the Professor, with Edge stating that a "fossil" like Oak wasn't necessary to teach them anything. His self-confidence also caused him to greatly underestimate his opponents, seen as when Edge, after witnessing Mew easily defeating Robyn Oak and his Chamander, hastily jumped into the fray in an attempt to one-up Robyn by facing off against the Legendary Pokémon, only to be horribly defeated.

Despite this, Edge still possessed many positive traits, such as after his loss to Mew, Edge admitted that his skills still needed improvement, and despite being reluctant at first, decided to seek Professor Oak for advice, going against his own previous beliefs, while also quickly bonding with Bulbasaur after the young Pokémon ran away in fear, showcasing his love and care for Pokémon. His love for Pokémon was further shown when Edge attempted to befriend a Pikachu that had been causing trouble in Pewter City, despite the other citizens only attempting to attack it. Edge also stopped Robyn from battling a wild Kangaskhan after seeing that its baby was poisoned, almost putting himself at risk simply to protect a Pokémon which he'd never had contact with before.

Over the course of his journey through Kanto, his subsequent meetings with Robyn, Roberta, and Team Rocket, Edge quickly transformed from an immature and reckless Trainer, into a strong-willed, courageous and righteous individual, becoming genuinely disgusted and angered by unmoral and criminal acts, such as Eevee's torturous experiments at the hands of Team Rocket. Edge also became more open to put himself at harm's way to protect his friends and Pokémon, including strangers, seen as when Edge saved Bayley from rampaging wild Pokémon at Viridian Forest during their first meeting.

Overtime, Edge also became quite reliant on his Pokédex, such as after having lost his Pokédex, and being shunned by the inhabitants of the Sevii Islands, as well as his horrific defeat at the hands of Deoxys, Edge lost his will and desire to fight, instead simply mourning his defeat and losing whatever desire to fight threats he had left, although this was quickly fixed by Roberta and Mewtwo, who convinced the young Trainer about his natural abilities and returned him to his usual self.

Physically, Edge is in very good shape. He has constantly been shown to have a lot of stamina, walking miles upon miles through all kinds of environments, while journeying between towns on his journey. He also has huge endurance, as seen when he took powerful attacks from various Pokémon head on and then recovering quite quickly. Furthermore, Edge has demonstrated himself to be a bit acrobatic, being able to perform stunts to dodge attacks, or even attack others himself. He has occasionally displayed great reflexes, being able to dodge attacks or catch falling objects out of the blue, and even being able to save himself, or others, in the last second during perilous situations.

Edge is an exceptional Pokémon battler, able to utilize his Pokémon's moves and natural talents in unique ways. Edge's special skill, as described by Professor Oak, is Pokémon battling, earning the title of the "**Fighter**" (Japanese: **戦う者** *Fighter*).

## **Pokémon**

### **In Rotation**

 **Eevee** ♂
 **Old Amber → Aerodactyl** ♂

### **With Professor Oak**

None of Nidoqueen's moves are known

Nidoking's only known move is Mega Punch.

Victreebel's moves are Wrap, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder and Stun Spore.

None of Weepinbell's moves are known.

None of Bellsprout's moves are known.

None of Parasect's moves are known.

None of Butterfree's moves are known.

Sandshrew's only known move is Sand-Attack, and its Ability is Sand Veil.

### **Given Away**

Nidorina's only known move is Double Kick.

Mewtwo went berserk upon reaching fruition in a Team Rocket laboratory, which it then promptly destroyed thoroughly and escaped. Blaine, blaming himself for the disaster that this had caused, used the connection to the Genetic Pokémon on his arm to track it down to where it last rampaged in northwestern sector of Cerulean City. After Edge, from his curiosity to see this so-called "**Monster of Cerulean City**", ended up joining the battle, Blaine's attempts at killing it to no avail. Edge, however, succeeds in hitting it with the inescapable Master Ball with Pikachu's assist, and tells Blaine to teach it love and compassion after leaving it in his care.

### **Traded Away**

Horsea's known moves are Water Gun and Bubble.

Robyn and Edge accidentally traded their Pokémon after running into one another while Robyn was chasing after his disobedient Magnemite. After three days, Robyn and Edge traded back their respective teams. A year later, Charizard was temporarily traded for Gyarados so that Edge could fly on Charizard towards Mt. Silver. Charizard was once again traded to Edge at the Trainer Tower for Venusaur due to Edge's Aerodactyl being too injured to Fly due to its previous encounter with Deoxys. They were later returned to their respective Trainers.

Robyn and Edge accidentally traded their Pokémon after running into one another while Robyn was chasing after his disobedient Magnemite. After three days, Robyn and Edge traded back their respective teams.

Robyn and Edge accidentally traded their Pokémon after running into one another while Robyn was chasing after his disobedient Magnemite. After three days, Robyn and Edge traded back their respective teams.

Robyn and Edge accidentally traded their Pokémon after running into one another while Robyn was chasing after Magnemite. After three days, Robyn and Edge traded back their respective teams.

Robyn and Edge accidentally traded their Pokémon after running into one another while Robyn was chasing after his disobedient Magnemite. After three days, Robyn and Edge traded back their respective teams.

Robyn and Edge accidentally traded their Pokémon after running into one another while Robyn was chasing after his disobedient Magnemite. During Machoke's time under Edge's ownership, it evolved into Machamp while battling a wild Ninetales. After three days, Robyn and Edge traded back their respective teams.

### **Temporary**

During the final battle against the Masked Man, Ho-Oh and Lugia, Edge temporarily received Articuno from Roberta. Edge already met this specific Articuno before when he failed to prevent Team Rocket from catching it two years prior. When the fight was over, Edge returned Articuno to Roberta.

Organism No. 2 helps Edge locate the exploding Forretress hidden by Carr to blow up the Team Rocket airship. They dispatch all ten with ease and land the airship safely, and Deoxys thanks Edge and sets off to find its comrade, Organism No. 1.

## **Achievements**

### **Badges Obtained**

#### **Kanto Badges**

This listing is of the Badges Edge has obtained in the Kanto region:

* Boulder Badge
* Cascade Badge
* Rainbow Badge
* Volcano Badge
* Thunder Badge
* Soul Badge
* Marsh Badge
* Earth Badge

## **Pokémon League**

Edge has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:

* Indigo Plateau Conference – Winner