Roberta

**Roberta** (Japanese: **ロバータ** *Robata*) is a Pokémon Trainer hailed from Pallet Town.

## **History**

### **Background**

A native of Pallet Town, Roberta was kidnapped by an unknown bird Pokémon when she was only five years old on the orders of the Masked Man. She was taken to a secret hideout and was trained with several other Masked Children. There, she met Martinez and learned about Pokémon evolution.

Eventually, they managed to escape into freedom, and Roberta spent years traveling alone until she discovered she was from Pallet Town, where two boys her age had each received a starter Pokémon, a Pokédex, and set out on a journey. Frustrated, she broke into Professor Oak's Laboratory and stole a Squirtle.

### **Kanto**

Roberta first meets Edge after his Bulbasaur had just evolved into Ivysaur and feigns being impressed and flattened him with praise and admiration 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 Edge quickly realizes Roberta had just scammed him out of his money.

Later in Celadon City, Roberta attempts to scam another Trainer with her fake items when Edge suddenly appears and confronts her, demanding his money back. Roberta 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 her Wartortle's Bubble attack. Edge is ready for her, and leaps onto his 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 Roberta 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 Roberta 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 Roberta and Wartortle gloat over their two new acquisitions, the Boulder Badge and the Cascade Badge.

Later, Roberta sneaks into the Rocket Game Corner's laboratory, and gets attacked by Team Rocket after Roberta stole a data disk that contains information on the Mythical Pokémon Mew. Edge, who was disguised as a Team Rocket Grunt, 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.

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. Later, Roberta, Robyn, and Edge attempt to come up with way to gain access to Saffron City.

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.

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.

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.

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. The next day, as Edge, Robyn, and the citizens think about the incident, Roberta quickly disappeared after sensing the presence of Professor Oak, much to her chagrin.

Roberta later appears at the Indigo Plateau, where 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.

Then, 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.

Roberta later watches the battle between Edge and Robyn in the finals from the stands alongside Professor Oak and Bill, and wholeheartedly cheers Edge on, and becomes incredibly delighted at his victory. As Professor Oak withdrew from the tournament, Roberta was announced as part of the Top 4 of the tournament, and celebrates alongside Edge and Robyn.

### **Two Years Later**

Two years after the events of the Pokémon League, Roberta decided to search for the bird Pokémon that kidnapped her when she was little. Her journey led her to learn about the Elite Four, who she found out from an ally that they plan on using the power of a bird Pokémon. After finding Edge's Pikachu running away from one of the Elite Four's Pokémon, she meets Bayley, a young girl with the same powers as the Elite Four's leader. Roberta decides to use Bayley in gathering information on the Elite Four so that they can be defeated. She sends Bayley disguised as a boy to find Pikachu and investigate what happened to the missing Edge.

Roberta later appears listening in on the battle between Bayley and Lorelei. She berates Bayley for ignoring her orders to not give away her name to the enemies, but also notes that it probably would not have stayed a secret for long anyway. After Bayley and Bill manage to escape Lorelei, Roberta steps in and prevents Lorelei from tracking them. She then disappears before being spotted.

Roberta and Jigglypuff fly to Bill's house and break in by having her Ditto transform into a key. Roberta tries to tap into the Pokémon Storage System, whilst Bill is asleep and unaware of her. Bill wakes up and mistakes Roberta for a regular burglar, sending out Vulpix to stop them. Roberta counters this with Blastoise. Roberta ties up Bill and his Vulpix, telling him that she believes that he is the Elite Four's next target. She then explains that she was the one helping Bayley and Bill when Lorelei had them cornered. Roberta tells Bill she'll protect him when the Elite Four come, as long as he lets her see Edge's Pokémon data, figuring he'd want to replace Pikachu. Bill agrees, and they find out that Edge had recently obtained Eevee.

They are then attacked by Bruno's Hitmonlee. Hitmonlee tries to flee and Blastoise uses Hydro Pump to fly after it, with Roberta and Bill holding onto its shell. Bill asks Roberta where Bayley is. Roberta checks a tracking device, showing that Bayley hasn't moved from Vermilion City. Hitmonlee then uses its spring-like body to bounce Blastoise off itself. Roberta and Bill are then separated from Blastoise and Hitmonlee. Roberta then uses a distant-commanding device that traps a command inside a bubble. The command-bubble almost reaches Blastoise, but is popped by Hitmonlee. Hitmonlee uses its stretching body to wrap up Blastoise. Blastoise uses Bubble to hide the next command-bubble. The command reaches Blastoise, telling it to use a made-up move (**OX□♥○**), in which Blastoise punches the foe with its cannons. Hitmonlee is knocked out, and Roberta realizes that this was a decoy.

Later, Roberta and Bill arrive at Cerise Island and meet up with Bayley. Roberta says that "*it feels like jacket weather*" and puts a jacket on. Bayley and Roberta start to talk, while Bill guesses that Roberta sent Bayley on his quest and helped them when Lorelei attacked them, both being correct. He also thinks that something unknown that Roberta told him is true. Roberta gets Bill and Bayley to ride on her Jigglypuff and tells her Horsea to put a Smokescreen around them. In the air, they see some Slowbro looking for trespassers, and these Slowbro make Cerise Island so cold. Bayley looks at his map of Cerise Island, but he can't read it. Bill asks for the map, and an unfortunate movement causes the map to fall to the ground, where a Slowbro finds the map. Roberta, Bayley, and Bill mentally plead for the Slowbro to throw the map away. The Slowbro eats the map. Then, it moves away to report the event to its Trainer. Roberta's Horsea latches itself onto a spike on the Slowbro's tail and leaves a trail of ink. The Slowbro and Horsea go inside the island. Roberta then notices her Clefable rattling inside its Poké Ball. Bayley senses that Clefable is saying that it hears voices from someone they know, and it is surprised, but not scared. They then see the people, Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina from Team Rocket, and they also meet up with Robyn and Blaine inside the cave.

When Bayley, Roberta, Bill, Robyn, and Blaine wonder why Team Rocket is there, they respond by saying to defeat the Elite Four. Robyn confesses that he only came to defeat Agatha. Sabrina's Alakazam then hands out Spoons of Destiny to pick battle partners. The battle plan is to face each of the Elite Four in groups of two. The first pair is Bayley and Blaine, the second is Koga and Robyn, the third pair is Sabrina and Roberta, and the fourth pair, both with unmoving Spoons of Destiny, is Lt. Surge and Bill. Afterwards, the groups split up.

Roberta and Sabrina are searching for the Elite Four in the Cerise Cave when they see something very, very unusual to be in a cave, and to be floating over a spiky rock: a Gym Badge. And suddenly, Roberta and Sabrina are ice handcuffed together. Lorelei appears and explains that when she marks an '×' on an ice doll with her lipstick, an ice handcuff appears there, and that if a part of the ice doll shatters, then that place on the victim shatters too. Lorelei's Cloyster then flashes an Ice Beam at Roberta and Sabrina, who jump in opposite directions and only miss the Ice Beam by falling. Roberta then sends out her newly-evolved Nidorina and tells her to use Poison Sting, while Sabrina has her Venomoth use Sleep Powder. Lorelei's Cloyster blows the Sleep Powder away with a Blizzard attack, and the Sleep Powder lands on Nidorina, who falls asleep instantly. Lorelei sends out Jynx, and it uses Thrash, which misses Sabrina and Roberta.

Sabrina wonders if Lorelei is aiming all her attacks at Roberta. Lorelei shows them Horsea, and tells them that her Slowbro brought her "this little present," and if they want Horsea back, they will have to come to Lorelei. Roberta walks over, and Lorelei gives back Horsea but has her Jynx pound them, knocking Roberta unconscious. Sabrina was right: Lorelei was trying to hit Roberta so that Sabrina would have to pull Roberta along by herself. Sabrina's Venomoth tries to steal the voodoo dolls, but Cloyster closes its shell. Venomoth tries again and again, but Cloyster closes its shell twice more. Lorelei notices something and pulls the voodoo dolls out from inside Cloyster's shell. Cloyster then faints from Venomoth's repeating Mega Drain attack.

Sabrina then battles Lorelei's Slowbro with her Alakazam, while still being handcuffed with an unconscious Roberta. Sabrina orders it to use Psychic, but Slowbro appears to be unaffected. Lorelei then says that Slowbro used Amnesia to make itself immune to the attack. She reveals how she knew about their presence, using Shellder's eyes in Slowbro's tail and thus seeing the Horsea. Lorelei orders Jynx to use Lovely Kiss, paralyzing Sabrina's Alakazam and Venomoth, and pushing her into a fissure.

Due to Roberta's weight, Sabrina has trouble hanging on, and Lorelei suggests cutting off Roberta's hand, much to Sabrina's disapproval. Jynx uses Pound and sends them and the Pokémon into the hole, but Roberta wakes up at the last second and uses Blastoise's Water Gun as a jetpack to escape the hole. At Lorelei's request, Roberta explains, with an unconscious Sabrina, her reasons, and tells Lorelei about her first meeting with Bayley and the discovery of Bayley's powers of healing Pokémon with a simple touch, exactly like Lance's. Roberta explains the transmitter in Bayley's hat to Lorelei. Lorelei wonders why she is telling her this and Roberta replies that it is part of her "winning move". Roberta commands her Clefable to Minimize itself and steal Lorelei's voodoo dolls. Blastoise protects Clefable from Jynx, but Clefable trips and the dolls break apart causing Roberta to lose her arm. Lorelei scoffs at her and begins to leave, but the arm on the floor turns out to be Ditto, and wraps up Lorelei and Jynx. Roberta explains that her real arm was underneath the coat she was wearing. Lorelei commends her performance and Roberta tells her that she was also impressive. Roberta sympathizes with Lorelei as she feels that she was also guilty of fighting on the wrong side. Sabrina wakes up and yells at Roberta for not telling her that she was attached to a Ditto, and they continue to argue as they leave.

With all the battles except for Bayley's over, Sabrina leaves Roberta alone. Annoyed, Roberta notes how the Elite Four were so strong that she had to use all of her Pokémon except for Snubbull, her seventh one. When she notices a giant bird Pokémon appearing at the top of Cerise Island, she rushes over to the top, where she encounters Robyn and Edge. Roberta immediately hugs Edge 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 Bayley needed their help.

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.

Back at home, Roberta communicates with an unseen associate, saying that her investigations into the Elite Four have not turned up anything that might assist her in finding the Pokémon that abducted her. She thanks him for assisting her on his side, and the scene changes to that of an entirely brand new region.

### **Johto**

Roberta is mentioned by Martinez, who describes their past kidnapping at the hands of the Masked Man. She appears in person in where she has Martinez Teleported away so that he would be safe and not have to be involved with the final battle against the Masked Man.

Roberta walks into Ilex Forest with her Snubbull looking for the Ilex Forest shrine. However, she soon encounters two of the former Masked Children, Will and Karen. They start a battle, where Roberta's Snubbull defeats Karen's Umbreon. But when Will brings out his Xatu, the battle is over due to Roberta's fear of birds. However, they don't let her leave, and instead begin to question her about the Rainbow and Silver Feathers she stole. Roberta flashes to the Rainbow Feather and the Silver Feather in Bayley's hat.

Karen and Will tell Roberta that they've sent men to search all possible hiding places, and that she should really be feeling sorry for herself. They brag about training under the Masked Man, when suddenly Ho-Oh appears, which is the Pokémon that captured Roberta when she was younger. They force Roberta to look at it, which causes her to go into shock and recall being kidnapped by it. Recalling her nightmarish past, Roberta falls to her knees. Will and Karen continue to taunt and mock her - they reveal that Martinez, who Roberta thought had sent to a safe place, is being held hostage by them. Will has his Xatu split a bush to reveal Martinez and his Sneasel being pinned to a tree. They crash to the ground right in front of her.

Roberta is told by Martinez that his Sneasel stole her Abra's mail just before it teleported. The mail contained a map of the forest, and thus he followed. Roberta, now flooding her face with tears, apologizes for leaving Martinez alone and not knowing that he was taking orders from Lance. Martinez, after saying that he always loved Roberta, wanting to spend his life with her, slips into unconsciousness, causing Roberta to cry even louder as she recalls her memories with him.

Eventually, Roberta turns towards Will and Karen with a glare, and stuns them when she dodges an attack from Ho-Oh. Roberta proudly declares herself free of Template:Wp, stating that she had to work hard on overcoming her fear in order to win a battle against her past. She holds up the three Poké Balls with which she conquered her phobia with, and releases the Pokémon inside: the Legendary birds of Kanto. She climbs onto Moltres and they fly towards the Ilex Forest shrine. Knowing they could not let her near it, Will and Karen get on Lugia and Ho-Oh, respectively, to chase. Will soon notices that Martinez is clinging onto Lugia's tail and challenging him to a battle.

When Edge and Robyn arrive at Ilex Forest, Roberta lents Articuno and Zapdos to Edge and Robyn, respectively, and together, they battle against Will, Karen, Lugia and Ho-Oh. 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.

Karen then jumps onto Moltres to face Roberta. She sends her Umbreon out to once again face Roberta's Snubbull. Umbreon, charged with Moonlight, knocks Roberta and her Snubbull off Moltres. Roberta struggles to hang on to Moltres. She loses her grip and goes flying, but is saved at the last second by Robyn. Edge notes that if they can get closer to Ho-Oh and Lugia, they would have a better chance at succeeding. However, Ho-Oh and Lugia's attacks make it impossible for the three to get any closer.

They note that Legendary Pokémon would never work with someone like the Masked Man, so it's up to them to free them from his control. Edge tries to think of a way to save them, but notices a large cluster approaching from afar. The group is revealed to be the Pokémon that exited the Azalea Town Pokémon Center. The Pokémon begin grouping around Ho-Oh and Lugia, each sharing the thoughts of stopping evil with their Trainers. Together, the combined efforts of the Pokémon, allow Ho-Oh and Lugia to be freed from the Masked Man's control. Now freed, Ho-Oh and Lugia nod at each other and take to the skies. With Ho-Oh and Lugia gone, the three are free to move to the Ilex Forest shrine.

With the Johto Legendary Pokémon gone, and with Will and Karen defeated, Roberta, Edge, and Robyn join up with the other Pokédex holders to defeat the Masked Man once and for all. 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 Roberta 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 his 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, Roberta 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, despite Roberta's protests. 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.

As Roberta notes Miguel's Gloom's evolution into Vileplume, Miguel takes the chance to pat her rear, earning a beating from an angry Martinez, and the two subsequently comically fight one another, much to the sweat drops of the remaining Pokédex holders, with the exception of Roberta, who's both embarassed by Miguel's actions, and flattered by Martinez defending her, and Rosita, who despite Miguel's perverted action, wipes a tear out of happiness for his return.

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.

### **Crisis of Deoxys**

In a base, several people in masks shine searchlights over the area to look for people that have escaped. Two small children—one being a girl with long brown hair named Roberta and a black-haired boy named Martinez—sneak past the lights. After getting past the lights, Roberta and Martinez remove each other's masks. Although they struggle at first, they manage to remove their masks, which means that the Masked Man is at his weakest. Roberta, having never seen Martinez's face before, comments on the young boy's appearance.

In the present, Martinez thinks to himself about how the Masked Men kidnapped several children, including himself. He notes that six of the children, dubbed the "Masked Children", were split into three groups of two and were trained to be the Masked Man's followers. Despite this, Martinez and Roberta have always looked for a way to escape.

In the past, Roberta and Martinez have managed to get past the guards, but have to escape the barrier created by Psychic-type Pokémon. Using an underground passageway, Roberta and Martinez try to sneak their way out of the area. They are quickly spotted by the other Masked Children, Carl, Sham, Will and Karen, who chase after the two escapees. One of the attacks manages to hit Martinez in the leg. Roberta activates a pipe that releases smoke, allowing the two to escape. Sham manages to see Roberta and Martinez run away, and leads the other Masked Children to chase after them.

The chase is stopped when they find that the door leads to a dead end. When the Masked Children leave to search for Roberta and Martinez somewhere else, the thing blocking the door is revealed to be Roberta's Jigglypuff. Roberta and Martinez continue their escape, where they encounter an ice sculpture of them and the other Masked Children. Roberta reveals that they are in the Masked Man's room, but are safe because the man will be too exhausted to move. In the present, Martinez reveals that the Masked Man didn't know about the Poké Ball that could capture the Time Travel Pokémon, Celebi, which is why he would constantly lose to it every time he faced it.

Roberta decides to take the Silver and Rainbow Wings as mementos of their escape. After running through another hall, Roberta and Martinez finally escape the Masked Man's clutches into the outside world. Elsewhere, Pryce, the Masked Man, notices that Roberta and Martinez have escaped. As he carves another sculpture of the Masked Children, Pryce finds himself feeling lonely and becomes confused as he thought he had removed those feelings a long time ago.

In the present, Martinez states that after escaping, he and Roberta started a new life. Later, Martinez and Roberta talk over the Pokégear. Roberta reveals that she is nervous, as it's the day she is going to meet her long-lost parents. When Martinez asks if she got the new clothes he sent her, an embarrassed Roberta wonders if she will look nice in them. Martinez encourages Roberta by stating that she'll look gorgeous in them. In the Johto region, Martinez looks at handkerchief with his name on it. After putting it back into his pocket, Martinez sets off to parts unknown. Six months have passed since the battle between Groudon and Kyogre.

In Vermilion City, Roberta talks to a Sailor in front of a Seagallop ferry. Roberta tells the Sailor that she is meeting her long-lost parents and asks him if she can board the ship despite being early. After presenting a Tri-Pass, the Sailor decides to let her on board. The Sailor goes to set up a ramp for Roberta, but she has her Blastoise reveal himself instead. With the power of Blastoise's cannons, Roberta propels herself upward and onto the ship. After she lands, the Sailor realizes that Roberta is a Pokédex holder and the second runner-up of the previous Indigo Plateau Conference.

As she explores the ship, Roberta decides to send out the rest of her team to see the area better. Suddenly, her umbrella reveals itself to be a transformed Ditto and begins sensing something near them. Before she can react, an invisible opponent begins attacking her team. As the ship leaves the port, Roberta continues battling her invisible opponent. She tries to find out her opponent with her Pokédex, only to realize that she had already given it to Professor Oak. Instead, she pulls out her Silph Scope, which she reveals has been modified to work on all types of Pokémon. The Silph Scope gives out a blurry image of a red humanoid Pokémon, but it knocks the goggles off of her face before she can react in time. The Pokémon lifts Roberta into the air and begins strangling her. Suddenly, a small vortex of darkness appears on the ground and sucks the Silph Scope into it.

Roberta tries to call for help in order to prevent the Pokémon from exiting the island. She suddenly notices her parents on the dock, who notice her back. They run onto the ship and to their daughter, but Roberta unsuccessfully tries to get them to stop before they fall into the black hole. As they exit the ship, Edge notices Roberta acting strange and goes to investigate. 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.

Sometime later, Celio listens to Team Rocket's message on his computer. He wonders how Team Rocket was able interrupt the broadcast and guesses that they did it with a strong electromagnetic field to disrupt the signal. Celio assumes that they used the field to mess with the Pokémon Transfer System and goes to call Bill and tell him about it. He is interrupted by several people who ask about Edge, Robyn and Roberta. They reveal that several people have gathered outside and want to turn the three in. Outside the Pokémon Network Center, several people bang at the gates demanding that Edge, Robyn and Roberta be handed over to them so that peace can be returned to the Sevii Islands. Meanwhile, Roberta wakes up and hears the commotion outside. She grabs her stuff and begins leaving.

She is quickly spotted by several townspeople who begin chasing after her. Roberta soon reaches a dock, where she becomes cornered. Suddenly, the Seagallop appears and crashes into the dock. Ultima throws Roberta a rope and tries to pull her up, but the townspeople grab her and try to keep her from escaping. Celio appears and knocks the townspeople down so that Roberta can escape. Ultima attacks the townspeople with her Feraligatr, giving Celio an opening to throw Roberta her belt of Poké Balls. Although he managed to get Roberta to safety, Celio gets beaten up for helping her.

After arriving on Five Island, Roberta encounters Robyn, and together with Ultima and the Sailor, they meet up with Edge and Bill, with the former recalling on how he faced off against Deoxys, and suffered a crushing defeat. 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.

Roberta soon catches up to Edge, who's apologizing to his Pokémon for failing them. 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.

Roberta trains with Ultima to have Blastoise master Hydro Cannon, and after a while, Blastoise successfully masters the attack, with Ultima surprised, but nonetheless impressed on 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, Professor Oak and Roberta continue running down a corridor to escape Deoxys's duplicates. Roberta sends out Jigglypuff, who quickly inflates to block the clones from getting any closer. They enter a research room, where the three stolen Pokédexes are kept inside. Professor Oak reveals that Team Rocket knew that going after Deoxys wouldn't be easy, so they set their sights on the Pokédex. In addition to attacking him and stealing the Pokédexes, Professor Oak tells her that they made a black-colored copy of them, which was used by Carr. In addition to the standard usages of the Pokédex, the black Pokédex can display the attack and hit points of a Pokémon.

Professor Oak rips his coat up, revealing three new model Pokédexes hidden inside. Since they're only empty boxes, he needs to transfer the old data into them. Suddenly, Jigglypuff deflates, having been defeated by the clones. To defend against them, Roberta uses Ditto as a shield while Professor Oak transfers the data. Roberta tries to have Snubbull attack the clones, but they manage to get an attack in and destroy two of the original Pokédexes. Luckily, Professor Oak reveals that the data was already transferred in time.

He asks Roberta to hand him the envelope that was addressed to her, which has three computer chips inside. Professor Oak reveals that he gave the chips to Roberta because she's more cunning than Edge and Robyn, who would have most likely have revealed their existence to the enemy. Professor Oak states that when he was attacked by Orm, he managed to sneak the chips into the envelope addressed to Roberta. Since the chips will contain data on Pokémon that not even Team Rocket will have seen, it would be dangerous if it fell into their hands. After a brief flash of light, the new model Pokédexes finally are completed.

Soon afterwards, Roberta receives a call from Robyn, who asks 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 Jiggly 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.

Back inside the Trainer Tower, Robyn tells Professor Oak that Edge has already left. Roberta tells him that Blastoise managed to give Edge his new Pokédex. Robyn notes that he was lucky that he was able to get through the hole Blastoise made with Hydro Cannon and not get trapped with the Deoxys duplicates. Since Roberta's Pokémon have immobilized the other duplicates that aren't trapped, they won't be causing trouble. Robyn thanks Roberta for her help, while Roberta notes that since she had the hardest time, she was the most valuable person in the plan. She tries to give Robyn his new Pokédex while he attempts to call her obnoxious as usual, but he falls to the ground in exhaustion. Since they're too tired to help, Robyn states that everything is all up to Edge.

Later, Roberta, Robyn, Professor Oak, Ultima, Lorelei, and Roberta's parents sail on a boat while Mew flies past them. They dock at Vermilion City and see the Team Rocket airship falling off the sky, set to crash at the city. After getting no response from Edge, and after hearing from Lorelei that Sird wasn't present at the ship, they rush towards the ship to contain the damage. When they arrive, they approach the airship's rubble to investigate the situation. Roberta uses her Silph Scope and finds out that Martinez is there, much to her confusion. Robyn sends out his Rhydon, which breaks through the rubble and saves Martinez and Giovanni. Martinez awakens and meets up with Roberta again. Martinez states that his Rhydon's skin is strong enough to protect it from magma. When Roberta asks why Martinez is with the leader of Team Rocket, Martinez reveals that Giovanni is actually his father. Martinez tells them to be surprised or even laugh, but he refuses to acknowledge Giovanni as his father. He states that they should have left Giovanni to die in the flames.

Robyn expresses sympathy for Martinez being ashamed of his family. Although Martinez notes that this behavior is uncharacteristic, Robyn tells him to let him continue his story. Robyn explains that in the past, people would only treat him as Professor Oak's grandson, even when he accomplished something by himself. When he went to train with Chuck, he was finally treated like his own person for once. This allowed Robyn to now proudly say that he is the grandson of Professor Oak.

Robyn tells Martinez that he already went separate ways from his past when he helped defeat Team Rocket in Johto, so he should be proud of the things that he's done. Robyn points out that Giovanni also shielded Martinez from the flames with his own body. Robyn states that if he was a second late, Martinez and Sneasel would have been heavily damaged from the fire. He notes that although Rhydon is powerful, he was only able to train it as well as he did with the book that Giovanni had created. Robyn states that although Giovanni should pay for what he's done, he should also be commended for his strength and willingness to share that strength with the next generation. In addition to this, Giovanni should be praised for spending ten years of his life looking for his missing son. Martinez tears up and crouches over Giovanni, finally acknowledging the man as his father.

Robyn states that normally, it would be Edge who would be angry in situations like this. In this case, it was Edge who had to keep Robyn from acting irrationally. Robyn notes that the dedication they have towards family causes them to act crazy sometimes. When he asks her if she agrees, Roberta gives a small nod. A black hole appears, with Mewtwo and an unconscious Bayley in its arms exiting from it. Mewtwo weakly lands and accidentally drops Bayley, who falls into Roberta's arms. When Robyn asks where Edge is, Mewtwo states that he's still in the airship. Robyn sends out Rhydon and has it use Megahorn, while Blastoise joins Robyn's Golduck in using Hydro Pump. The three attacks hit the airship in an attempt to slow down its crash.

Bayley states that Edge always keeps his promises, no matter what. Robyn notes that although she's asleep, Bayley is still thinking about Edge. Robyn states that although he wasn't there, he can see from Mewtwo's condition that the battle was a hard one, which means that they can't rely on Mewtwo anymore. Due to this, Robyn states that their last job as Pokédex holders is to try their hardest to prevent the airship from crashing.

Martinez sends out his Ursaring and tells it to take Giovanni to his 18th secret hideout and look after him. Martinez sends out Ferligatr, Kingdra and Gyarados and states that he's going to help. Martinez states that although he doesn't know what Giovanni intends on doing with Team Rocket or himself, he won't ignore the fact that Giovanni is his father and will work to prevent Giovanni from committing any more crimes. In addition to this, Martinez states that he's a Pokédex holder and wants to fulfill his obligations as well. Robyn allows this, and the three Trainers command their Pokémon to continue attacking.

However, their attacks can't hold for much longer and the ship prepares to crash, as Roberta and the others brace for the worst. However, the ship suddenly 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**

Roberta, along with Edge, Robyn, 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. Roberta and the others were liberated by Magna with the help of the wish-granting Mythical Pokémon Jirachi. Free again, Roberta and the others helped fight Guile Hideout. In the aftermath of the battle, Roberta and the other Pokédex holders participated in the Battle Dome tournament, which ultimately concluded in Magna claiming the Tactics Symbol.

### **Meteor Threat**

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, Roberta and Edge 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, Roberta and Edge counter by using their own Mega-Evolved Pokémon. Roberta and Edge 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 Roberta and Edge by smashing them under a pile of rubble.

Afterwards, Roberta and Edge 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, Roberta and the others travel to Sootopolis City, where they find Jethro, Gwendolyn, and Magna discussing a plan to destroy the meteoroid. Roberta'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, Roberta and Edge 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.

### **Indigo Challenge**

On the day that Dwayne was set to embark on his journey, Roberta, and Edge, and Professor Oak see him off as Dwayne departs from Pallet Town. When Dwayne arrives at the Viridian City Pokémon Center, he calls his mother, notifying her of his arrival in Viridian City, and Roberta says that she was glad Dwayne remembered his promise, saying that she would've traveled to Viridian City herself to scold him if he hadn't, causing Dwayne to simply laugh to hide his fear of his mother's temper.

During the Indigo Plateau Conference, Roberta and Edge arrive at the Indigo Plateau to cheer on their son during his performance.

### **Orange Archipelago**

Following Dwayne and Jade's return from the Orange Archipelago, Roberta, Edge, 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**

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

### **Hoenn Again**

When Dwayne returned to Pallet Town after his victory at the Ever Grande Conference, Roberta welcomed him home. Dwayne shows her the Ever Grande Championship Trophy, and Roberta proudly displays it at her "winner's shelf" in the living room, right beside Dwayne's Orange League Winner's Trophy. At dinner, Dwayne explains to his mother about his upcoming Battle Frontier challenge, and Roberta comments that Scott never did slow down when it comes to his creation, but was happy that Dwayne was getting stronger and stronger. When Dwayne asks about his father, Roberta explains that he was currently busy at the Viridian Gym.

### **Frontier Challenge**

When Dwayne was ready to challenge the Battle Pyramid for a third time, Roberta, [{Edge]], Edge and Bayley all arrive at the site. When they arrive, Edge explains that they heard from Professor Oak about his many attempts to challenge Brandon, and wanted to be there personally to give him moral support. Dwayne thanks them all, and says that he was feeling good about his upcoming rematch. Following Dwayne's victory over Brandon, and subsequent return to Pallet Town, Roberta and Edge congratulate their son on his victory, and seem glad about Dwayne's decision take a break from his travels, looking foward to spend some time with their son.

### **Intermission**

Approximately two months after his victory at the Battle Pyramid, Dwayne is enjoying a nice afternoon meal with Professor Oak, Roberta, and Eevee, who still seems quite emotionally attached towards Dwayne, wanting to stay with him at all times. Roberta mentions that Eevee was still unable to separate herself from him, and Professor Oak comments that Eevee's species are known for their extreme attachment and loyalty towards their Trainers, and with Eevee still being quite young, wasn't ready to be separated from him yet.

Meanwhile, as they keep talking, a helicopter lands not too far away from the laboratory, where Fabius and Harlynn step out. As they discuss their plans, they both agree that for the first time, their current assignment was personal instead of professional: Their goal was to eliminate Dwayne, whom they agreed was a major threat to their reputation and future plans. Soon, Dwayne hears the doorbell and goes to see who it is. It's a Magikarp salesman, who immediately tries to sell Dwayne the Magikarp he has. He tells Dwayne that the Magikarp lays golden eggs, making Dwayne very suspicious. Professor Oak comes over to see what is going on, and becomes angry when he hears that the salesman is selling Pokémon. Dwayne tells him that this is a Pokémon laboratory, and the salesman then makes a hasty exit. Professor Oak says that Pokémon should not be bought and sold. Dwayne says they should report him to Officer Jenny, and then the doorbell rings again. Dwayne, mistakenly believing that the Magikarp salesman has returned, says he will teach him a lesson, and harshly tells him to get lost, only to realize his mistake when he sees that it is Jade, who punches him on the top of his head for yelling at her, although she quickly and sheepishly says that she was proud that Dwayne had grown a backbone.

Elsewhere, Dwayne's Roserade is enjoying a walk through the ranch. She smiles upon seeing a Jumpluff and Skiploom getting along. Roserade then notices an odd-looking Golem and Nidoqueen, which are actually Fabius and Harlynn in disguise. Dwayne's Growlithe also notices them, and blocks their path, sniffing them. Harlynn kicks it away in frustration, but Growlithe retaliates with a Roar. Fabius, however, reflects it with a tool on hand, sending Growlithe backwards into the bushes. As Growlithe recovers, he runs off to tell Roserade. However, by the time the two get there, Fabius and Harlynn have already set off again. Harlynn accidentally steps on Misdreavus, who was taking a nap, and she reponds by using Shadow Ball. However, Fabius uses a fire extinguisher on her, and the two leave, just as Roserade and Growlithe catch up to Misdreavus.

Back at the lab, Roberta asks Dwayne about his future plans, and Dwayne admits not being sure on what to do next. At this moment, Roserade gets their attention by tapping on the window. Oak tells Roserade that they are busy and couldn't talk at the moment. Roserade then rushes over to Dwayne, and forcefully drags him with her Power Whip. Roserade's decision was correct, as Fabius and Harlynn have now reached the lab, though not before being noticed by Dwayne's Butterfree. As Fabius cuts a hole in the window, he comments that Dwayne would soon become a bad memory. Harlynn reaches through the hole to unlatch the window, and they enter the lab. Fabius and Harlynn soon sneak into the Poké Ball room, which has no security alarms surprisingly. Meanwhile, Butterfree guides Dwayne and the others over to the damaged window. He immediately rushes over to Professor Oak to tell him that someone has broken in. They search the lab until they reach the Poké Ball room, where they are shocked to see that all the Poké Balls are gone. Dwayne says that whoever did this must be professionals.

The Pokémon begin to spread the word. As all the Pokémon search, Fabius and Harlynn attempt to gain some distance with their costumes, mumbling that they'll wait for Dwayne to get to them instead of the other way around, with the Poké Balls inside a container covered by a a Muk cloak. However, a Nidoking spots them and tries to hug Harlynn. When they manage to lose that, Dwayne's Muk turns up and smothers the Poké Balls. Meanwhile, Butterfree locates the helicopter just as Muk has now covered both Harlynn and Fabius, who can't get up.

Roserade uses Power Whip to uncover the sheet covering the helicopter just as everyone hears a loud noise and see sonic waves being fired towards the sky, and Professor Oak says that it was Butterfree's Supersonic and assumes Butterfree found the thieves. As all the Pokémon rush over to the spot, Fabius and Harlynn attempt to hide. For a moment, they think they have made it, but then Roberta and Jade step forward, barring the way. Professor Oak and Dwayne come in behind them, and tell them that they are completely surrounded. Roberta tells them to give up now, or they would probably get hurt. Fabius and Harlynn then admit their plan failed and remove their costumes, and Dwayne recognizes the two, and proceeds to explain to the others about his previous encounters with the two. Professor Oak admonishes them for stealing the Pokémon, but Fabius exclaims their goal wasn't to steal the Pokémon, and they simply stumbled upon the Poké Ball room and simply took it as a bonus, and Roberta then asks what their real goal was.

Just as Fabius attempts to explain, Harlynn uncharacteristically snaps and says they were there to eliminate Dwayne as he'd interfered in their plans far too many times, and she begins to sadistically remark on all the way manners she was looking foward to torture him before finally putting him out of his misery, and her outburts even causes Fabius to become stunned. Roberta then shakes with anger, as she then says they signed their own death warrant for threatning to kill her beloved child, and notes that as his mother, merely hearing about her child's hypothetical murder at the hands of another caused her to feel pure rage, and vows to make them pay for coming after Dwayne, but nonetheless gives them one final chance to surrender. Fabius seems to consider, but Harlynn screeches that she wouldn't stop until Dwayne was dead and calls out her Chandelure and when she angrily demands Fabius to fight too, Fabius sends out his Slowking. Dwayne decides to battle, but Roberta and Jade tell him to let them battle instead. Harlynn lets out a maniacal laugh, and says she wouldn't play this time around, and Dwayne's Eevee steps forward to battle, and Jade recognizes that Eevee also wanted to battle to protect her Trainer, and Eevee nods in agreement. Roberta sends out her Nidoqueen while Jade battles with Eevee.

Chandelure starts off with Inferno, which Nidoqueen dodges. Slowking then uses Tackle, but Eevee uses Sand-Attack to blind Slowking, and Nidoqueen steps up to attack with Mega Punch, and Eevee uses Helping Hand to boost Nidoqueen's attack power, sending Slowking flying. Next, Nidoqueen attacks Chandelure with Surf, which engulfs both Chandelure and Slowking. While they are busy, Harlynn summons her Flaaffy to use Thunder Shock on Eevee, but Nidoqueen steps in front of the attack to take the blow due to her Ground-type immunity against Electric-type attacks. Fabius orders Slowking to use Power Gem on Nidoqueen, but Jade orders Eevee to use Copycat on Flaaffy to use a Thunder Shock of her own onto Slowking, causing super-effective damage. Harlynn then grows angrier and commands Chandelure to use Smog all over the area to suffocate them, and Fabius attempts to talk her out of it, as they could get affected, but Harlynn doesn't listen, and she says that they would all perish by her own hands. Chandelure does so, and everyone starts coughing, but Dwayne's Butterfree quickly uses Gust to blow the Smog away. As everyone still continues to cough as a result of Smog, Latias arrives and seeing the scene, quickly uses Safeguard around the area, and everyone heals from the coughing as a result.

Roberta then says that they would pay for doing this, and Harlynn simply laughs and orders Chandelure and Flaaffy to use Shadow Ball and Thunder, respectively. Roberta quickly tells Nidoqueen to use Surf, which engulfs both attacks, but they are colliding, and Jade has Eevee use Copycat to create a second Surf attack, which combines itself with Nidoqueen's Surf to expand the wave, and sends Chandelure and Flaaffy flying, who are knocked out. Harlynn then begins shaking in anger and she sends out her Lunatone and Solrock and tells them to use Explosion and Self-Destruct, respectively. Everyone except Harlynn panics, as they know the combined might of Explosion and Self-Destruct would possibly destroy a large part of the forest, and many Pokémon would get caught in the blast. Fabius then pleads for Harlynn to stop, but she doesn't respond as she's too focused on her enemies to notice her husband would also get caught in the explosion.

Roberta quickly comes up with a plan, and orders Nidoqueen to use Dig underneath Solrock and Lunatone and create deep crater, which she quickly does so. Roberta then tells Jade to help her put Lunatone and Solrock deep into the hole, and Jade tells Eevee to Baby-Doll Eyes, which weakens both Lunatone's and Solrock's attack power and leaves them flustered enough for Nidoqueen to knock them down the crater with Mega Punch. Then, Roberta sends out her Clefable and commands her to use Protect onto the hole, and Roberta asks for further assistance. Eevee then joins them and uses Copycat to mimic Protect, and even Fabius joins in with his Machop also using Protect, and all three Pokémon use Protect just as Solrock and Lunatone's attack are launched, and the explosion is barely contained.

As Harlynn curses her enemies for their intrusion yet again, Fabius steps in front of her, saying that she's gone too far, and she nearly got herself killed. Harlynn remains with a crazed look in her eyes, and says that she would put an end to all of her enemies, until Fabius also mentions that she nearly got him killed, and this was enough to snap Harlynn out of her crazed state, and once she regains her common sense, she faints onto Fabius's arms, and Fabius informs them that they surrender as he hugs his wife and apologizes to her for not keeping her in line. Dwayne then walks over to them and tells him that he wasn't sorry for them as they were out to kill him but also urges them to retire from crime, and Fabius takes a moment and agrees with Dwayne, and while not excusing their actions, Fabius explains that they only turned to crime because their lives weren't necessarily a happy one before they met each other, and Dwayne simply says that they already made plenty enough of money and should run off and live the rest of their lives in peace. Fabius is shocked and asks what Dwayne meant, and Dwayne simply stares down at him, and Fabius silently nods before picking up his wife and getting into their helicopter and flying away, but not before Fabius thanks Dwayne and promises that they would not only retire from crime, but also says that they would never meet each other again.

Roberta then protests to Dwayne about letting them go and questions his decision and asks if he felt bad for criminals who not only stole Pokémon, but also tried to kill him, while also pointing out that Dwayne might not have been the first time they decided to take someone out, but Dwayne says that judging from their files, Fabius and Harlynn never had a reason to eliminate someone since they never failed a mission before meeting him, and while he didn't necessarily felt bad for them, Dwayne did believe they could start over if they wanted to, and admits that if they refused to retire, he would've let them rot in prison. Despite Roberta still being uncertain of Dwayne's actions, she expresses her pride in her son, saying that he's become a very mature man since embarking on his journey.

## **Character**

Roberta is quite cunning and quick-witted. She can talk others into believing a bold-faced lie and talk her way out of many tight situations. During her first encounter with Edge, she convinces him to buy a bunch of useless items for his Pikachu. Roberta is also a master of disguise, she uses her Ditto as a mask and is able to make herself look like anyone she wants.

Roberta was initially aloof, reckless and greedy, infiltrating Team Rocket's hideout in Celadon City to take photograps of Mew in exchange for money, unaware that it could lead to dangerous individuals chasing after the Legendary Pokémon, while also being uncaring after this was pointed out. Roberta was also quite a crook and low-level criminal, stealing a Squirtle from Professor Oak's Laboratory, and subsequently scamming others for her own personal gains and profits.

Her aloof and selfish personality was simply to mask her own fears and insecurity due to being kidnapped by the Masked Man and being forced out of her hometown and away from her parents. While acting as an uncaring and indifferent, Roberta deeply only desired to rebuild the life that was taken from her, knowing that Pallet Town was the only link towards her past, leading her to steal her Squirtle and embark on her journey. During the Indigo Plateau Conference, Roberta was confronted about her past and actions, and after crying out her bitterness and repressed feelings, finally decided to change for the better and became an official Pokédex holder.

Roberta is also quite flirtatious, mostly towards Edge, using her good looks and sex appeal to gain others's attentions. At first, she used this as means to catch others off-guard to scam them, but later began using her appealing appearance as only friendly taunts, directed mostly towards Edge. As Edge became the main source of her change in personality, Roberta looks up to him, while also being ever-worrying for his safety and well-being to the point of easily feeling unbearable guilt, and values him as one of her closest friends. Her protectiveness of Edge was shown as Roberta, aside from searching the source of her kidnapping, also began searching for Edge after he disappeared, enlisting the help of Bayley to find her dear friend. Despite looking at Edge as both a source of comfort, and a way to improve herself, Roberta also acts as a source of comfort for Edge herself, as she helped Edge snap out of his shock at losing to Deoxys. Others noted Roberta's attitude towards him as being romantic, which she initially teased merely for fun. However, Roberta grew to genuinely love him, and they ultimately engaged in a romantic relationship before marrying and starting a family.

Her years spent with the Masked Man have caused Roberta to become an splendid and innovative Pokémon Trainer, being able to use unorthodox tactics and strategies to catch her opponents off-guard, seen as when she used Ditto to masquerade as her Blastoise to battle against Sabrina up until its defeat, before revealing her real Blastoise hidden within her clothing's chest area.

Roberta also suffered from extreme phobia of birds, steeming from her kidnapping at the hands of Ho-Oh during her childhood, therefore also causing her to fear Flying-type Pokémon. Her phobia skyrocketed when she saw the fusion between the Legendary birds: Moltres, Zapdos and Artinuno into one, monstruous, hybrid, causing her to pass out. During her battle against Professor Oak at the Indigo Plateau Conference, Roberta's phobia caused her to be defeated by Oak's Spearow. After being scolded and forgiven by Oak for her past actions, Roberta slowly outgrew her fear of birds, which culminated in Roberta eventually capturing the Legendary birds herself, successfully overcoming her lifelong phobia.

In her adulthood, while mellowing down to an extent, Roberta still retained her free-spirited and rebellious nature. Nevertheless, Roberta remained a positive parental figure in her son's life, and while not overly strict, Roberta regardless remains assertive, making her very intimidating and more easily angered when her family acts up, easily keeping them in line and swiftly punishing them for their misconduct. She is also insightful and wise with her words, realising that her son takes after Edge in the desire to prove himself to others and that she must believe in him to do things on his own.

## **Pokémon**

### **Status Unknown**

None of Weedle's moves are known.

Abra's only known move is Teleport and her Ability is Synchronize.

### **Returned**

Horsea was initially Martinez's, but after the two of them escaped the Masked Man, he gave her Horsea and she gave him Snubbull (which she took back prior to the battle on Cerise Island). Sometime after the crisis with the Elite Four, Roberta returned Horsea to Martinez. She has since evolved into a Kingdra and become a staple member of Martinez's team.

## **Achievements**

### **Badges Obtained**

#### **Kanto Badges**

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

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

## **Pokémon League**

Roberta has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:

* Indigo Plateau Conference – Top 4