Story Split

A story split is a change in game events according to the choices the player makes. Depending on certain choices, the game may follow different routes to tell separate stories. In Pokémon Reborn, there are two major story splits: one affecting the late main game and one affecting postgame.

## Police Found & Police Farce

Police Found and Police Farce are plot variations that depend on whether you find all five police officers before defeating Ace in Rhodochrine Jungle.

 * Pre-Shade
* Pre-Terra
* Pre-Champion
* Post-Game
* If you do find the officers, the late officer found in Beryl Library - Officer Jacob S. Crowley - will have a gravestone in Beryl Cemetery, which appears after you talk to Saphira outside of Dr. Connal's Orphanage.
* After battling Cain in Lapis Ward, he sees Heather.
	+ If you do not find the officers, Cain will tell Heather he heard she ran away.
	+ If you do find the officers, Cain will tell Heather he heard about her dad.
* When you enter Craudburry's house after stealing from her, she accuses them of stealing. An officer will stand up for you.
* + If you do not find the officers, the officer will defend you by saying that the Police Department has every gang member's profile on record and that you aren't among them. As an apology for dealing with Craudburry, he gives you the Bike Voucher.
	+ If you do find the officers, the officer will defend you by saying that you would never do something like that; you rescued him from a cage in Rhodochrine Jungle and saved the rest of the police force. As thanks for rescuing him, he gives you the Bike Voucher.
* If you find the officers, when you talk to Ame over the intercom at Yureyu Power Plant, she apologizes to you. She states that she spoke to Shade, telling you that she endangered them by being on the train with them at the beginning of the story. She was the reason Team Meteor targeted the train, and it was thanks to Shade that she saved you in time.

* If you refuse to give Blake the Ruby Ring, after Blake traps Heather in the shack, she monologues to herself and quotes her father.
	+ If you do not find the officers, she quotes her father saying, "You should have known better than to expect anything else from this cold reality." She responds to herself, telling her dad to shut up and that what's cold is his heart and the shack Blake trapped her in.
	+ If you do find the officers, she quotes her father saying, "This is the crag of life, Heather. All will break themselves on it, in time." She responds to herself, angry with her father for betraying her and breaking her faster by joining Team Meteor.
* When Shelly, Heather, and you find Blake as you ascend Ametrine Mountain, Blake will place the blame for his actions on Heather's father.
	+ If you do not find the officers, Blake continues, saying that his job would be easier if Corey gave Team Meteor the Ruby Ring. Heather refuses this because that was her mother's precious ring, but Blake responds by saying that Corey worked for Team Meteor the whole time. Heather denies this, accusing Blake of lying.
	+ If you do find the officers, Heather interrupts Blake, acknowledging that her father was a jerk but saying that she's learned from him. She says that if reality is cold, it's because people like Blake only care about themselves, and that's why she has to fight to make life better. After she says this, you get a relationship point with Heather.

* When you return to Reborn City, a police officer will be undercover in 7th Street. He acknowledges you differently if you did or didn't rescue the police force.
	+ If you do not find the officers, he recognizes you as the trainer taking down Team Meteor.
	+ If you do find the officers, he recognizes you as the person who saved him in Beryl Ward.
* When Gossip Gardevoir interviews Heather on TV, she asks Heather where she gets her strength.
	+ If you do not find the officers, she calls herself "the princess of the wind" and that she studied how her mom, a Flying-type Trainer, battled. She says that she is better at battling than her mother because her mother only used Pokémon that she thought were cute. Heather doesn't restrict herself in this regard; she's not afraid to use powerful Pokémon like Salamence despite it not matching what people expect of her.
	+ If you do find the officers, she says it comes from her friends. She explains to Gardevoir that a couple of Trainers wanted to help her when she ran away from home, like Cain, you, and Shelly. She then tells Gardevoir how she met Shelly, noting that Shelly was kind to her despite Heather's selfishness. Heather then resolves to make it up to Shelly and be a good friend as well.
* When you face Heather in Charous Hall, she addresses you differently if you did or didn't rescue the police force.
	+ If you do not find the officers, she nervously thanks you for helping her in the orphanage and Ametrine City. She then tells you that her Elite Four position used to belong to her mother and that she trained some of her mother's Pokémon in secret. Despite that, she tells you she claimed her spot in the Elite Four with her own strength and that she does not need rescuing anymore, warning you that she will blow them away if you underestimate her.
	+ If you do find the officers, she acknowledges that Shelly and you have done their best for her, even if she feels she does not deserve it and says that she is not used to people being nice to her. She tells you that she found an old journal of her father's, where she realizes that her father tried to look out for her in his own weird, roundabout way. She nervously thanks you before addressing what you are here for: their challenge to the Elite Four.

* When you meet Breslin, if you have accepted the Growlithe from the Police Chief, Breslin acknowledges that you have worked with the police. If you say "no" when they ask for help, they say they should've known better than to trust a cop.

## Reshiram, Zekrom, and Mixed Routes

The first major story split happens during the main game and is centered around the choice to battle Taka in the Water Treatment Center and the consequences that ensue.

### Reshiram Route

The requirements for this route include:

* Refuse to fight Taka in the Water Treatment Center.
* Allow him to accompany the player in the Tourmaline Desert.

It is compatible with Lin Route and Anna Route.

The story changes include:

* Taka accompanies the player throughout Tourmaline Desert. There are additional dialogues and lore bits related to team Meteor from Taka.
* Taka arrives at the Scrapyard. There are additional dialogues from Europa as a result.
* In Castle at Wit's End in Never After, the left door is locked, and the player goes into the right door to progress.
* Taka is kidnapped by Lin and appears in Tower Corybantia in Never After.
* The player fights a Reshiram in The Belly of The Beast in Never After.
* Taka is put inside an armor suit and took with a surprise stab from the back by Titania, who is under the impression that Lin is the suit. Lin appears from behind and attempts to drag Titania into the lava, but is stabbed by Aegislash Lin from behind, and thus appears to be dead.
* Titania's trainer class is Guardian Exile.
* Titania stays in Never After after the Gym Battle.
* Lin appears in Fiore Arena and has a talk with Amaria before the player arrives there.
* Amaria appears in 3 different locations in the underwater maze than in other routes.
* Amaria tries to kill the player. Titania rescues the player and breaks up with her.
* Titania is present for both the Agate and Labradorra battles.
* Solaris loses his position as Team Meteor's leader and is stabbed in the eye by Sirius.

* Solaris is later killed by Lin at the base of Charous Mountain after attempting to attack her
* Elias will accompany the player during the Celebi Quest

### Zekrom Route

The requirement for this route is agreeing to battle Taka in the Water Treatment Center. It is only compatible with Lin Route.

The story changes include:

* In Castle at Wit's End in Never After, the right door is locked, and the player goes into the left door to progress.
* Taka returns to Team Meteor and is present during the battle for Agate City
* Amaria and Titania maintain their relationship
* Titania is not present for both the Agate and Labradorra battle, instead choosing to stay with Amaria at her gym
* Taka is stabbed in the eye by Sirius and renounces his father at Labradorra
* Taka is present at the Labradorra Tournament of Booty
* Victoria confronts Solaris atop Charous Mountain; the latter is then killed by Lin
* Taka will accompany the player during the Celebi quest
* Taka will accompany the player in the postgame Tao Trio event
* Taka will meet the player in the Spyce restaurant in his ending scene with sufficient relationship points

### Mixed Route

The requirements for this route include:

* Refuse to fight Taka in the Water Treatment Center.
* Refuse to let him accompany the player in the Tourmaline Desert.

This route contains a mixture of both Reshiram and Zekrom route events as well, as having Zero as a partner for the Tao Trio quest. Because this version of the quest reveals a lot of Zero's internal struggle, this route is named after him.

The story changes include:

* Taka is killed offscreen in the desert
* Titania and Amaria maintain their relationship (Zekrom route)
* Solaris is stabbed in the eye during the Labradorra battle (Reshiram route)
* Solaris is killed atop Charous Mountain by Lin (Zekrom route)
* Taka will not be revived
* Elias will accompany the player during the Celebi quest (Reshiram route)
* Zero will accompany the player in the Tao quest

## Determination

Determination is a smaller route inside Reshiram Route.

The requirements for this route include:

* Defeat Solaris on Pyrous Mountain.
* Refuse to fight Taka in the Water Treatment Center. (Reshiram Route requirement)
* Allow him to accompany the player in the Tourmaline Desert. (Reshiram Route requirement)

The following story changes only occur if the player is on the Reshiram Route and **also** defeats Solaris atop Pyrous Mountain; if the player does not do so, their postgame will play out as in the Mixed Route.

* Taka will be revived as part of the postgame Dialga & Palkia Quest, and will burn down the Subseven Sanctum with the help of Luna.
* Subseven Sanctum is permanently inaccessible after the event above.
* Taka will accompany the player in the postgame Reshiram & Zekrom & Kyurem Quest
* Taka will come and destroy the puzzle and the Anomaly Aura during the Giratina Quest. This allows the player to skip the puzzle and the Anomaly Battle.
* Taka's Ending Scene is available with sufficient Relationship Points. In that scene, he will tell Adrienn and the player about his plans to start a Heritage Centre.

## Lin Route and Anna Route

The second story split happens at the very end of the main game and is determined by several factors. This split will affect who serves as Postgame's leading force and final antagonist.

### Lin Route

Lin Route is the default postgame path and has no special requirements. On this path, Lin assumes the role of the game's central antagonist and battles the player in the New World, only to let them go to keep on "playing" with them. During the events of the postgame, she frequently comments on the player's actions. She is finally battled for real in the game's final stage, New World Asylum.

### Anna Route

Anna Route is the postgame route that is only accessible if the player meets certain requirements in main game, which is why this path is also referred to as a "hidden route". In order to end up on this route, the player needs to do **all** of the following:

* Find all five police officers in Jasper and Beryl Ward for the Police Officers Sidequest before battling Ace in Rhodochrine Jungle.
* Defeat Solaris on Pyrous Mountain.
* Choose to not battle Dr. Connal at the Yureyu HQ.
* Choose to stop Dr. Connal during the Belrose Manse raid, causing Saphira to get abducted
* Side with Radomus in Citae Astrae.
* Refuse to give Blake the Ruby Ring.
* Refuse to fight Taka at the Water Treatment Center.
* Allow him to accompany the player in the Tourmaline Desert.
* Defeat Lin in her third battle at first attempt.

For this last requirement, a backup save entitled "Anna's Wish" will be automatically created, allowing you to switch back to Anna's route.

If all requirements are met, Lin will attempt to kill the player after being defeated for the second time, which causes Anna to overexert her powers in order to protect the player. The player will then proceed to battle the real Lin, who is attacked by her own PULSE Arceus after losing the match. In this process, Anna is lost in the New World and slowly corrupted by Lin's lingering influence. Anna grows more powerful until finally becomes paranoid and assumes the role of the game's postgame antagonist. Anna's existence is forgotten by everyone except Radomus and Noel.

## Trivia

* The Mixed Route is also known as the Kyurem route, or as the "hell" route as it is commonly considered the worst of the three routes.