Mossdeep Space Center

The Mossdeep Space Center as depicted in Ruby and Sapphire

The Mossdeep Space Center (Japanese: トクサネ　うちゅうセンター Tokusane Space Center) is located in Mossdeep City. This destination was chosen because of Mossdeep's ideal weather, clear and sunny with stable winds. The Space Center successfully sends rockets into space, though specifics of the space missions are unknown. There is a white rock outside which holds a special meaning to the people at the space center; it is a symbol of their wish for their rockets to fly safely.

In the games

Many scientists work here and are dedicated to the rocket launches' success. The Space Center contains many blueprints of rockets, machines and computers, and has two accessible floors. The Mossdeep Space Center has little to do with the storyline in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

In the game, a man by the window will reveal the number of successful launches there have been. Another person in the Space Center will give the player a Sun Stone.

In Pokémon Emerald

The Mossdeep Space Center in Emerald

The Space Center in Mossdeep plays a much larger role in Pokémon Emerald. After failing to take control of Groudon, Team Magma tries to obtain the rocket fuel there to use to make Mt. Chimney erupt. Team Magma sends a letter to the Space Center, informing them that Team Magma will take the rocket fuel and causing a panic. After earning the Mind Badge at Mossdeep Gym, Team Magma attacks the center, and the player must enter the Space Center and defeat all of the Team Magma grunts on the first floor in order to go to the second floor. On the second floor, the player meets up with Steven Stone and pairs up with him to double battle against Maxie and Tabitha.

1st Floor Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Magma Grunt Reward: 620	Zubat♀ Lv.31 No item
	Poochyena♀ Lv.31 No item
Team Magma Grunt Reward: 640	Numel♂ Lv.32 No item
Team Magma Grunt Reward: 640	Baltoy Lv.32 No item
Team Magma Grunt Reward: 600	Mightyena♂ Lv.26 No item
	Mightyena♂ Lv.28 No item
	Numel♂ Lv.30 No item

2nd Floor Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Magma Grunt Reward: 640	Zubat♂ Lv.32 No item
Team Magma Grunt Reward: 640	Mightyena♂ Lv.32 No item
Team Magma Grunt Reward: 640	Baltoy Lv.32 No item

5120 Magma Leader Maxie and Magma Admin Tabitha Emerald Mossdeep Space Center 5120

Mightyena ♂ Lv.42  Dark  Held item: None Ability: Intimidate Moves Take Down Normal Swagger Normal Scary Face Normal Taunt Dark Camerupt ♂ Lv.44  Fire  Ground  Held item: None Ability: Magma Armor Moves Earthquake Ground Amnesia Psychic Rock Slide Rock Take Down Normal Crobat ♂ Lv.43  Poison  Flying  Held item: None Ability: Inner Focus Moves Confuse Ray Ghost Air Cutter Flying Mean Look Normal Wing Attack Flying Camerupt ♂ Lv.36  Fire  Ground  Held item: None Ability: Oblivious Moves Take Down Normal Amnesia Psychic Focus Energy Normal Rock Slide Rock Mightyena ♂ Lv.38  Dark  Held item: None Ability: Intimidate Moves Scary Face Normal Swagger Normal Roar Normal Take Down Normal Golbat ♂ Lv.40  Poison  Flying  Held item: None Ability: Inner Focus Moves Air Cutter Flying Confuse Ray Ghost Bite Dark Wing Attack Flying

Rumors

In the game, a man by the window will reveal the number of successful launches there have been; the number is determined by the number of weeks since the saved game was begun. Many rumors have been spread about this number and its relation to Jirachi and Deoxys. Many believe that if the man reaches a certain number, the player will be able to ride a rocket into space and battle Jirachi. Like the truck rumors of Generation I, this rumor is false.

In the anime

The Space Center in anime

In It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!, Ash and co. visit the Space Center in search of the Mossdeep Gym Leaders, Liza and Tate, but they find that a rocket is about to launch. Meanwhile, Team Rocket tries to steal a rocket from the Space Center, but their plan is stopped by the help of Liza and Tate.

In the anime, the Space Center contains many training machines for astronauts, such as a moon walker to simulate walking on the moon in low gravity and the MAT (multi-axis trainer) that spins people around.

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