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[[File:ORAS Delta Episode.png|thumb|Promotional artwork for the Delta Episode]]
[[File:ORAS Delta Episode.png|thumb|Promotional artwork for the Delta Episode]]
The '''Delta Episode''' (Japanese: '''エピソード　デルタ''' ''Episode Delta'') is a mission following the {{player}}'s first completion of the [[Hoenn League]] in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. The episode revolves around a meteoroid that is on course for collision with the planet and a newly developed character, [[Zinnia]].
The '''Delta Episode''' (Japanese: '''エピソード　デルタ''' ''Episode Delta'') is a mission following the {{player}}'s first completion of the [[Hoenn League]] in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. The episode revolves around a [[Grand Meteor Delta|meteoroid]] that is on course for collision with the planet and a newly developed character, [[Zinnia]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{incomplete plot}}
After the {{player}} defeats {{Steven}} and first enters the [[Hall of Fame]], the Delta Episode is unlocked. The end of the credits sequence teases the Delta Episode, with [[Mom (Hoenn)|the player's mother]] and [[Norman]] discussing the [[Litleonids|Litleonid meteor shower]] and their plans to watch it at the [[Mossdeep Space Center]]. However, Norman reveals that he must be at the Gym that day. As they wonder what to do with their tickets, a mysterious symbol takes over the screen and then fades into "To Be Continued."
After the player defeats {{Steven}} and first enters the [[Hall of Fame]], the Delta Episode is unlocked. The end of the credits sequence teases the Delta Episode, with Mom and [[Norman]] discussing the Litleonid meteor shower they bought tickets to see in [[Mossdeep City]], only to have Norman reveal that he must be at the Gym that day. As they wonder what to do with the tickets, a mysterious symbol takes over the screen and then fades into "To Be Continued."


When the player loads the game again, a cutscene introducing the Delta Episode starts at the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] with a warning siren sounding. A meteoroid is expected to make impact on "a small island southwest of {{ci|Sootopolis}}, off of {{rt|131|Hoenn}}", presumably [[Sky Pillar]]. Uncertain about the nature or origin of the meteoroid, as the meteoroid seems to be able to change its trajectory, [[Professor Cozmo]] must devise a plan to keep the meteoroid from landing. Meanwhile, a {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}{{sup/6|AS}} accompanied by a {{p|Whismur}} is shown standing atop Sky Pillar changing out her team's uniform, revealing herself as the person the player will come to know as [[Zinnia]] as she changes into a [[Draconid people|Draconid]] cape. She mentions that there isn't much time left, displaying knowledge of the meteoroid's existence, and thinks that the player may have complicated matters by not allowing the "super-ancient Pokémon" ({{p|Groudon}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{p|Kyogre}}{{sup/6|AS}}) to be revived in its [[Primal Reversion|Primal form]]. Regardless, she plans to make use of a [[Key Stone]] in order to revive {{p|Rayquaza}}, so it can destroy the meteoroid.
When the player loads the game again, a cut scene introducing the Delta Episode starts at the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] with a warning siren sounding. A [[Grand Meteor Delta|meteoroid]] is expected to make impact on "a small island southwest of {{ci|Sootopolis}}, off of {{rt|131|Hoenn}}", presumably the [[Sky Pillar]]. Uncertain about the nature or origin of the meteoroid, which seems to be able to change its trajectory, [[Professor Cozmo]] must devise a plan to keep it from landing. Meanwhile, a {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}{{sup/6|AS}} accompanied by a {{p|Whismur}} is shown standing atop the [[Sky Pillar]] changing out of her uniform and into a [[Draconid people|Draconid]] cape, revealing herself as the person the player will come to know as [[Zinnia]]. She mentions that there isn't much time left, displaying knowledge of the meteoroid's existence, and thinks that the player may have complicated matters by not allowing the "super-ancient Pokémon" ({{p|Groudon}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{p|Kyogre}}{{sup/6|AS}}) to undergo [[Primal Reversion]]. Regardless, she plans to make use of a [[Key Stone]] in order to revive {{p|Rayquaza}}, so it can destroy the meteoroid.


===Littleroot Town===
===Littleroot Town===
The player starts in their bedroom in [[Littleroot Town]], as is normal after defeating the Hoenn League. Mom and [[Norman]] are downstairs, and when the player comes down, Norman gives the player a {{key|VI|Pair of Tickets}} and suggests they take Brendan/May with them. When the player leaves the house, Zinnia is standing outside waiting for the player. She introduces herself and tells the player that she knows about them and their ability to use [[Mega Evolution]]. After Zinnia leaves, at Brendan/May's house, the player finds out that Zinnia has stolen Brendan/May's Key Stone from them. They tell the player that Zinnia is headed to [[Petalburg City]] and that they should go with caution, as Zinnia is a powerful {{pkmn|Trainer}}.
The player starts in their bedroom in [[Littleroot Town]], as they normally would after defeating the [[Hoenn League]]. The [[Mom (Hoenn)|player's mother]] and [[Norman]] are downstairs, and when the player comes down, Norman gives the player a [[Pair of Tickets]] and suggests they take Brendan/May with them. When the player leaves the house, Zinnia is standing outside waiting for the player. She introduces herself and tells the player that she knows about them and their ability to use [[Mega Evolution]]. After Zinnia leaves, at Brendan/May's house, the player finds out that Zinnia has stolen Brendan/May's Key Stone from them. They tell the player that Zinnia is headed to [[Petalburg City]] and that they should go with caution, as Zinnia is a powerful {{pkmn|Trainer}}.


===Petalburg City===
===Petalburg City===
In [[Petalburg City]], [[Magma Admin Courtney|Courtney]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Aqua Admin Matt|Matt]]{{sup/6|AS}} can be found harassing [[Wally]] in front of his house. They are looking for a Key Stone as well. When the player approaches, Wally insists that he doesn't have the Key Stone. Wally then notices the player behind Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}}, prompting the Admin to notice the player and start a battle in a bid to steal the player's Key Stone as well. When the player defeats them, they leave for [[Meteor Falls]]. Wally informs the player that his Key Stone went missing prior to the arrival of the Admin. At this point, Steven contacts the player on the [[PokéNav Plus]] using a hidden feature called Entry Call that is still in development. He tells the player to meet him at the [[Devon Corporation]] in [[Rustboro City]].
In [[Petalburg City]], [[Courtney]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Matt]]{{sup/6|AS}} can be found harassing [[Wally]] in front of his house. They are looking for a Key Stone as well. When the player approaches, Wally insists that he doesn't have the Key Stone. Wally then notices the player behind Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}}, prompting the Admin to notice the player and start a battle in a bid to steal the player's Key Stone as well. When the player defeats them, they leave for [[Meteor Falls]]. Wally informs the player that his Key Stone went missing prior to the arrival of the Admin. At this point, Steven contacts the player on the [[PokéNav Plus]] using a hidden feature called Entry Call that is still in development. He tells the player to meet him at the [[Devon Corporation]] in [[Rustboro City]].


===Rustboro City===
===Rustboro City===
Steven meets the player outside of the Devon Corporation. He takes them upstairs to meet his father, who has a lengthy story to tell. He tells of a [[Ultimate weapon|weapon]] created by [[AZ|one man]] to end a war 3,000 years ago in [[Kalos|a distant region]], a weapon powered by the life energy of Pokémon. Devon developed that energy source into [[Infinity Energy]]. He then tells the player about the asteroid that is on a collision course with the planet, and how they plan to avert the danger using a Devon rocket. For this, he asks that the player venture to [[Granite Cave]] and retrieve a {{key|VI|Meteorite Shard}}, which is a key piece of their plan. He tells Steven to take the Link Cable he gave him and go to the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] and start preparations.
Steven meets the player outside of the Devon Corporation. He takes them upstairs to meet [[Mr. Stone|his father]], who has a lengthy story to tell. He tells of a [[Ultimate weapon|weapon]] created by [[AZ|one man]] to end a war 3,000 years ago in [[Kalos|a distant region]], a weapon powered by the life energy of Pokémon. Devon developed that energy source into [[Infinity Energy]]. He then tells the player about the asteroid that is on a collision course with the planet, and how they plan to avert the danger using a Devon rocket. To aid this plan, he asks that the player venture to [[Granite Cave]] and retrieve a [[Meteorite Shard]], which is a key piece of their plan. He tells Steven to take the Link Cable he gave him and go to the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] and start preparations.


===Granite Cave===
===Granite Cave===
[[File:Zinnia Granite Cave ORAS.png|thumb|left|240px|Zinnia at Granite Cave]]
In Granite Cave, the player will find Zinnia and Aster (her Whismur) in the room with the wall painting. She reveals that this painting, showing Primal Reversion, was made by her ancestors, and alludes to another painting showing Mega Evolution. Turning away from the painting, Zinnia eagerly presses the player for a battle. After the battle, Zinnia gives the player a Meteorite Shard, but before leaving, she pauses to question the player about their motives and what they really know of the truth. Once she has left, a call from Steven comes through on the PokéNav Plus, and he asks the player to hurry back to the Space Center.
In Granite Cave, the player will find Zinnia and Aster (her Whismur) in the room with the wall painting. She reveals that this painting, showing Primal Reversion, was made by her ancestors, and alludes to another painting showing Mega Evolution. Turning away from the painting, Zinnia eagerly presses the player for a battle. After the battle, Zinnia gives the player a Meteorite Shard, but before leaving, she pauses to question the player about their motives and what they really know of the truth. Once she has left, a call from Steven comes through on the PokéNav Plus, and he asks the player to hurry back to the Space Center.


===Mossdeep City===
===Mossdeep City===
<!--Prof Cozmo explains plan, Zinnia barges in. Need another Meteorite Shard, from Meteor Falls.-->
On the second floor of the Mossdeep Space Center, the player will find Steven and Professor Cozmo. After receiving the Meteorite Shard, the Professor will explain the plan to divert the meteoroid. This involves sending up a rocket and combining the Infinity Energy that powers it with human life energy like that found in Key Stones to recreate the massive energy used for Mega Evolution. This energy will be fired from the rocket to create a warp hole in the meteoroid's path, which will transport it somewhere far away.
When the player arrives at the Mossdeep Space Center and tries to go upstairs, a receptionist will lead you to Steven and Prof. Cozmo. Cozmo then thanks the player for coming and bringing the Meteorite Shard, in which the player gives the shard afterwards. Steven then asks Cozmo about the current plan, in which Cozmo explains. He says the plan involves combining President Stone's Infinity Energy for a rocket and life energy of humans in Key Stones. It would also involve artificially replicating the massive energy created by the time of Mega Evolution. Cozmo says they would launch a rocket and create a "warp hole" in the meteoroid's path to transport it far away somewhere. He also additionally says that the technology already exists, with [[warp tiles]]. Steven then concerns about the place the warp hole would place the meteoroid, with Cozmo replying by linking two warp holes with a device called a Link Cable. Cozmo then says that more energy is needed for the Link Cable to work properly, and asks for another Meteorite Shard. Zinnia then barges in, with the receptionist following her and telling her to not barge in. The player, Cozmo, and Steven then goes to Zinnia, which Steven and Cozmo asks who she is and why she is here. Zinnia then introduces herself, describing herself as a regular tourist, then commenting about the technology in the room. She then asks about the energy powering the rocket, and then talking about it being related to the war 3,000 years ago. Steven thinks and asks why she wants them to stop the meteoroid, Zinnia then teases about being a former Champion, and asks if the player has a better idea, although it doesn't change the story. After she talks about sacrifices that are necessary and unnecessary. She then leaves, in which Steven and Cozmo talk about the second shard, which is in [[Meteor Falls]], not Granite Cave. Steven then asks the player to follow him to the falls.
 
In the middle of Professor Cozmo's explanation, Zinnia appears to warn the group that using Infinity Energy means their plan will only repeat past mistakes. She hints as well at a new and greater atrocity that their plan will cause. She expresses disappointment that, with all of human knowledge and technology, they can't come up with a better plan.
 
After Zinnia leaves, Professor Cozmo continues, explaining that creating the warp hole will actually require a second, purer Meteorite Shard, which can only be found at [[Meteor Falls]]. Hearing this, Steven heads for Meteor Falls, telling the player to follow as soon as they are able.


===Meteor Falls===
===Meteor Falls===
<!--Steven and player talk to a Draconid woman; Draconid/Rayquaza history lesson, the "Lorekeeper"; Zinnia and her part in Team Magma/Aqua's plot. Steven heads for Devon (Corp).-->
At [[Meteor Falls]], the player will find Steven and a woman he introduces as a descendant of the ancient [[Draconid people]] at the back of the room above the waterfall. The Draconid people are tasked with passing down the knowledge and story of Mega Evolution, which started with Rayquaza. The woman explains that, in the past, when a great disaster shook Hoenn, the Lorekeeper would offer up a wish to Rayquaza in front of a stone shining with rainbow light. In response to this wish, Rayquaza's body would become suffused with light and it would transform, gaining even greater power. She notes that later people would call this phenomenon "Mega Evolution".
Once the player enters Meteor Falls and takes the correct path, the player will find Steven, who has the Meteorite Shard, along with a Draconid woman. She gives a little info about Draconids, and saying Rayquaza to be the beginning of all. She says long ago, Hoenn suffered great disaster repeatedly, sometimes taking the form of meteoroids and Primal Reversions of Groudon and Kyogre, in which all were stopped by Rayquaza. She explains that Lorekeepers would offer a wish to the Rayquaza, and the Sky High Pokémon would transform and shine a bright light, which is actually Mega Evolution. She then says about the Pokémon being more powerful in that state, overcoming the both Primal Pokémon's power. Steven then relates the transformation to Mega Evolution, in which she does agree as Mega Evolution. Steven then asks about the Lorekeeper, in which the woman says that Zinnia is in fact the Lorekeeper. She also reveals the reason why she joined Team Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Team Aqua{{sup/6|AS}}, was to stop it in a strange way, by waking up Primal Groudon{{sup/6|OR}}/Primal Kyogre{{sup/6|AS}} to draw Rayquaza to Earth and help destroy the meteoroid, which failed due to the player defeating/capturing the Pokémon in the main story. She told the organization she was in how to find and awake the super-ancient Pokémon. She then decides to travel around Hoenn, taking Key Stones. Steven then realizes Zinnia who appeared in the Space Center was also a Draconid, and wonders why she would awake forces that would put Pokémon and people in risk. The old woman then explains that a lot if disasters were overcome many times, it was through great, great sacrifices.  Steven then leaves to Rustboro City for Devon.
 
The woman goes on to explain that the Lorekeeper is the person who has inherited the knowledge and power to summon Rayquaza if the world is again threatened. She then reveals that Zinnia is the current Lorekeeper, and that it was Zinnia who taught Team Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Team Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} how to revive Groudon{{sup/6|OR}}/Kyogre{{sup/6|AS}}, planning to use that threat to summon Rayquaza so that she could then ask it to stop the meteoroid.
 
Steven is shocked that Zinnia would be involved in reviving the super-ancient Pokémon despite knowing the havoc they would wreak and the inevitable sacrifice it would cost. The woman contends that balance is the rule of the world and that even Steven's own solution must involve some sacrifice. She informs him that Zinnia will stick by her convictions to the end, even if it should mean sacrificing her own life.
 
Troubled by what he has learned, Steven decides to head back to Devon.


===Rustboro City===
===Rustboro City===
When the player attempts to enter the Devon building, a {{tc|Scientist}} will run out, closely followed by a succession of Team Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} Grunts. After the player has warded them off, the Scientist explains that a person from Team Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} (Courtney/Matt) stole the control device for the Link Cable, a dimensional shifter. He believes they will head for the Mossdeep Space Center next, where he believes Steven also is.
When the player attempts to enter the Devon building, a {{tc|Scientist}} will run out, closely followed by a succession of Team Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Team Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} Grunts. After the player has warded them off, the Scientist explains that a person from [[Team Magma]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Team Aqua|Aqua]]{{sup/6|AS}} (Courtney/Matt) stole the control device for the Link Cable, a dimensional shifter. He believes they will head for the Mossdeep Space Center next, where he also believes Steven is.


===Mossdeep City===
===Mossdeep City===
<!--Team Magma/Aqua's occupation, plans... Zinnia's interruption, her fears; Zinnia destroys the dimensional shifter and heads for the Team Magma/Aqua hideout.-->
As the player approaches the Space Center, they will first catch sight of Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}} and a group of Grunts as they make their move on the Space Center. Upon entering the Space Center, the player will find most of the visitors and employees clustered nervously in a corner opposite the group of Team Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} Grunts who are blocking the stairs to the second floor. After defeating the Grunts in a [[Horde Encounter|Horde]] battle, the player will find Courtney/Matt confronting Steven and Professor Cozmo upstairs.
Once the player approaches the Space Center, the player will notice Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}} along with Team Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Team Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} Grunts outside of the center near the steps, who are rounded up to enter the center. When the player goes inside and tries to go upstairs, the five Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} Grunts with Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}}, who are revealed to be the same grunts from Team Magma's{{sup/6|OR}}/Team Aqua's{{sup/6|AS}} Hideout, would block the way, and engage in a battle, all with a {{p|Mightyena}} with {{a|Intimidate}}. Once defeated, the grunts would be shocked about still being defeated even if they had five Intimidate activations. They then let the player pass, in which the player finds Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}} along with another Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} Grunt, to which the Admin has the dimensional shifter, Steven then asks the player if he/she should engage with a Double Battle against them, giving a yes or no question. Once the battle ends, Aster, Zinnia's {{p|Whismur}}, comes in the room and snatches the dimensional shifter Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}} . Steven then realizes it belongs to Zinnia, in which she then comes in. She then says what the impressive machine does in general, and then claps. She then says what would happen to another world when the meteoroid is transported. She then tells the player if he/she understands about what she just said, saving their own world, putting another in danger, giving I do or I don't choices, which doesn't affect the story. She explains about her people passing the lore about the distortions in the world because of Mega Evolution, and about a world the same as Hoenn, with Mega Evolution being unknown, and no ultimate weapon being built. She then breaks the dimensional shifter, with the Professor outraged about it, claiming she had no proof of another world like Earth existing. She then snatches Courtney's{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt's{{sup/6|AS}} Key Stone and says she is going to go to Team Magma's{{sup/6|OR}}/Team Aqua's{{sup/6|AS}} Hideout for another Key Stone and leaves.
 
Distraught that their leader's plans were foiled, Courtney/Matt decide they want to detonate the rocket, which contains even more power than the [[ultimate weapon]] in the war 3,000 years ago, destroying the world and thereby fulfilling [[Project AZOTH]]'s goals. Steven implores the player to help him stop them.
 
After Courtney/Matt is defeated, Aster shows up and snatches the dimensional shifter before the player has a chance to reclaim it. Zinnia then appears as well and claims that, while the dimensional shifter may indeed be their planet's best hope for being saved, it could also be an equally terrible tragedy for another planet. She tells of lore her people have passed down through the generations: that the mechanism of Mega Evolution also brings about distortions in the world, and that {{pkmn|multiverse|another world}} exists much like their own, yet also different. She suggests that in that other world, Mega Evolution is unknown, the war 3,000 years ago never happened, and the ultimate weapon was never built; and therefore, it would not have the technology to save itself if the asteroid appeared over it.
 
Unable to tolerate the chance that a helpless world might be put in danger just to save their own, Zinnia crushes the dimensional shifter. Steven and Professor Cozmo are dismayed at being robbed of their only hope, but Zinnia claims that she will be able to protect both worlds.
 
Zinnia then rushes Courtney/Matt and steals their Key Stone. Before she leaves, Zinnia mentions that she will be going after their leader's Key Stone at their base next.


===Team Magma/Aqua Hideout===
===Team Magma/Aqua Hideout===
<!--All the grunts are jumpy, attacking the player fearing they're Zinnia or with her. Zinnia beats Maxie/Archie and takes his Key Stone. She leaves for Sky Pillar. Maxie/Archie asks Tabitha/Shelly to give the player the [[Mega Evolution|Cameruptite/Sharpedonite]] Steven calls and tells the player to come to Mossdeep.-->
Upon entering the [[Team Magma Hideout]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Team Aqua Hideout]]{{sup/6|AS}}, the player will first notice a group of Grunts clustered around the entrance who have encountered Zinnia on her way into the base. As the player progresses through the base, other Grunts will battle the player, once again on alert after Zinnia's intrusion.
Once the player enters the respective team's hideout, the grunts are all jumpy, thinking that the player is with Zinnia. When the player finally reaches Maxie's{{sup/6|OR}}/Archie's{{sup/6|AS}} Room, the player would find the leader and [[Tabitha]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Shelly]]{{sup/6|AS}}, who are confronted by Zinnia, who just defeated the respective leader. Maxie{{sup/6|OR}}/Archie{{sup/6|AS}} is shocked about losing, and asks who she is. Zinnia then sees the player behind her, saying he/she was late. She then take the respective leader's Key Stone and leaves the room for [[Sky Pillar]]. Tabitha{{sup/6|OR}}/Shelly{{sup/6|AS}} are outraged about her barging in and taking the Stone. Maxie{{sup/6|OR}}/Archie{{sup/6|AS}} would then ask the respective admin to give the [[Mega Evolution|Cameruptite]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Mega Evolution|Sharpedonite]]{{sup/6|AS}}, since the leader has no Key Stone to trigger the transformation, much the admin's surprise. The leader then tells the player to stop Zinnia. Then, Steven will call the player, and see a connection with the Draconid, Sky Pillar, and Key Stones. Steven then requests the player to meet at the Mossdeep Space Center once again, then hangs up.
 
When the player arrives at [[Maxie]]'s{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Archie]]'s{{sup/6|AS}} room, they will be just in time to witness Zinnia claiming victory after a battle with the leader. Before the player can stop her, Zinnia snatches Maxie/Archie's Key Stone from him. She then says she has everything she needs to summon Rayquaza. Before she leaves, Zinnia invites the player to follow her to the [[Sky Pillar]].
 
When Zinnia is gone, Maxie/Archie will direct Tabitha{{sup/6|OR}}/Shelly{{sup/6|AS}} to give the player his Mega Stone ([[Cameruptite]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Sharpedonite]]{{sup/6|AS}}), which is useless to him without his Key Stone, and he entrusts the player with the task of standing against Zinnia.
 
Steven will then call the player on the Entry Call app. When the player fills him in on what has happened, he says he is beginning to understand and asks the player to meet him at the Mossdeep Space Center again.


===Mossdeep City===
===Mossdeep City===
<!--Steven reveals that Wallace, a direct descendant of the ancient Sootopolitans and inheritor of his own lore, can undo the seal on the Sky Pillar's entrance. Steven and Prof Cozmo will stay and work on alternatives.-->
At the Space Center, Steven reveals that only a Lorekeeper, those tasked with passing on the knowledge of the ancient world, can enter the Sky Pillar. He then reveals that [[Wallace]] is also a Lorekeeper and will know how to undo the Sky Pillar's seal. Steven decides to remain with the professor and his team to come up with a new plan to stop the meteoroid, leaving the task of stopping Zinnia to the player. He advises the player to look for Wallace in the [[Cave of Origin]] at [[Sootopolis City]].


Once the player meets Steven, the player explains everything that happened, with the screen turning black and back to the space center again. Steven then explains only a few can enter the Sky Pillar, and the few are successors of the ancient world, like Lorekeepers. Steven then asks if he/she remembers Wallace, giving a yes or no choice, which don't affect the story. Steven explains he is able to undo the seal that block the Sky Pillar, and is one of the few that inherited the ancient lore. Steven then says he and Prof. Cozmo will try to devise an alternative to stop the meteoroid and will send a message to Wallace about the situation, and tells the player to find him in front of the Cave of Origin.
===Sootopolis City===
Outside the Cave of Origin, having heard from Steven, Wallace explains that, as a descendant of the ancient people of Sootopolis, he can open the way to the Sky Pillar for the player. He also explains that the Sky Pillar is an altar built to Rayquaza, and that only the Draconids know how to summon Rayquaza.


===Sootopolis City===
Wallace tells the player that he will head to the Sky Pillar and to follow after as soon as they are ready. He informs the player that the Sky Pillar is located on one of {{rt|131|Hoenn}}'s small islands.
Outside the Cave of Origin, the player meets up with Wallace and is instructed to go to the entrance of the [[Sky Pillar]] on {{rt|131|Hoenn}}.


===Route 131===
===Route 131===
Wallace challenges the player to a [[Pokémon battle]] in front of the Sky Pillar. He explains to the player he must be defeated before the player is permitted to enter Sky Pillar. Once he is defeated, he will move over from his spot in front of the entrance and let the player in.
When the player arrives at the island where the Sky Pillar is located, Wallace has already undone the seal and is waiting for the player. Before he will allow the player to enter, however, he asks the player to prove that they have the power to confront what lies ahead and challenges them to a battle.
 
After the player defeats him, Wallace tells the player that they may proceed, but he is unable to accompany the player inside himself. Instead, Wallace says he will return to Sootopolis and try to make his own contingency plans.


===Sky Pillar===
===Sky Pillar===
The player is greeted by [[Zinnia]] when entering the main area. Zinnia then tells the story of the Draconids, one part per floor. When the player reaches the altar, which is on the roof of the Pillar, Zinnia will summon Rayquaza, only to find out it doesn't possess enough energy to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]]. Rayquaza consumes the sparkling {{key|VI|Meteorite}} the player received from [[Maxie]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Archie]]{{sup/6|AS}} at [[Mt. Chimney]] and challenges the player to a battle. In order to proceed with the story, Rayquaza must be captured; if defeated, Rayquaza will remain atop Sky Pillar until the player has captured it and Zinnia will repeat the end of her dialouge. When Rayquaza is caught, Zinnia challenges the player to a final battle, wanting to test her skills against Rayquaza. After the battle, regardless of the outcome, the player puts on the Magma{{sup/6|OR}}/Aqua{{sup/6|AS}} Suit and rides on Mega Rayquaza's back into space to destroy the meteoroid.  
[[File:Zinnia Sky Pillar ORAS.png|thumb|240px|Zinnia at Sky Pillar]]
[[File:Encountering Rayquaza ORAS.png|thumb|<!--APNG, do not set a thumbnail size-->Encountering Rayquaza]]
Just inside the entrance to the tower of the Sky Pillar, the player will find Zinnia waiting for them. As the player ascends the tower, she will tell the story of the Draconids' history, which is also enshrined in a mural covering the entire back wall of the tower.


The meteoroid turns out to be a vessel for the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{p|Deoxys}}, enabling it to travel through space. It appears at first in the form of a triangle, teleporting from one side of the screen to the other, it returns to the center and grows tentacles. Starting with Mega Rayquaza in their party, the player must battle Deoxys. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, the Delta Episode ends, with everyone celebrating that the meteor is no more.
Thousands of years ago, the world was overflowing with natural energy which [[Primal Reversion|Primal]] {{p|Groudon}} and Primal {{p|Kyogre}} constantly fought over, causing endless disaster for the people caught helpless in the face of their great power. Then, a storm of meteoroids fell upon [[Meteor Falls|a waterfall]] that a tribe of Dragon-type-Pokémon users had long called home. The meteors shone with a rainbow light, and, apparently in response to their light, Rayquaza descended from the heavens and quelled the pair of Primal Pokémon with its overwhelming power, bringing peace back to the world. The people of Hoenn took to revering Rayquaza as their savior.


If the player does not catch Deoxys during the Delta Episode, it will reappear on the Dragonhark Altar at the top of Sky Pillar after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] again.
A thousand years later, the meteoroids fell once again, and this time a huge meteoroid struck the planet and bore out the crater that would eventually become [[Sootopolis City]]. The impact cracked the lands, causing a great upswell of natural energy which once again woke Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon, threatening further disasters. The people then prayed that Rayquaza would appear again to save them as it had before, and the huge meteorite that had bored out Sootopolis shone as if it were a huge Key Stone, and Rayquaza descended. In response to the people's wish for salvation and the light of the stone, Rayquaza underwent a change: Mega Evolution. Mega Rayquaza's {{a|Delta Stream}} subdued the power of the Primal Pokémon, and they returned to their dwelling places. [[AZ|A tall visitor]] from a [[Kalos|distant land]] referred to Mega Rayquaza as the Δ (Delta) and said it was born of the world's disturbances and would calm them.
 
After this event, the Draconids built the Sky Pillar to hold the huge Key Stone that had granted Rayquaza its power, to bring themselves closer to Rayquaza's home in the sky, and to leave behind a record of their history and Rayquaza's might in murals.
 
Another thousand years of peace followed, but the Draconids predicted that the meteoroids would fall once more, and that the next time, there would be a meteoroid big enough to break the entire world. They devised a plan to prevent this calamity: they would find a way to call forth Rayquaza before the meteoroid struck and ask Rayquaza to destroy it.
 
This is the end of Zinnia's tale, and the player next finds her on the top of the tower before the Dragonhark altar, gazing up at the night sky. She tells a brief personal story hinting at a loss in her past, before knocking the player out. When the player awakes, Zinnia is ready to summon Rayquaza.
 
Zinnia offers herself before the altar and Rayquaza descends in response to her call. But when she asks Rayquaza to Mega Evolve, it cannot. Arriving at the conclusion that the Meteorites in Rayquaza's own body have lost too much power over the years, Zinnia despairs, until suddenly the player's [[Meteorite]] begins to glow like a Mega Stone. Rayquaza springs forth and swallows the Meteorite, giving it the power to Mega Evolve again. Zinnia then tells the player that Rayquaza wants to challenge them, and that the player must win over Rayquaza (capture it).
 
After the player captures Rayquaza, Zinnia will teach it {{m|Dragon Ascent}} and challenges the player to a battle so that the player can learn to use Rayquaza's power, her final duty as the last Lorekeeper of the Draconids.
 
After the battle with Zinnia (regardless of its outcome), Zinnia entrusts the player with destroying the approaching meteoroid. The player dons the [[Magma Suit]]{{sup/6|OR}}/[[Aqua Suit]]{{sup/6|AS}} and rides Rayquaza out to space to destroy the meteoroid. When Rayquaza shatters the meteoroid, however, a triangular object emerges from the middle of the debris. After a moment of darting around, tendrils snake out of the object before it bursts apart to reveal the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{p|Deoxys}}, who immediately engages the player in a battle.
[[File:Destroying the meteoroid Rayquaza ORAS.png|thumb|left|<!--APNG, do not set a thumbnail size-->Destroying the meteoroid]]
[[File:Deoxys core Birth Island Movement ORAS.png|thumb|<!--APNG, do not set a thumbnail size-->After the meteoroid is destroyed]]
Once the battle with Deoxys is over (regardless of its outcome), the player returns to the top of the Sky Pillar where Aster delivers a goodbye letter from Zinnia to the player. Various cut scenes are shown as the Delta Episode comes to a close: the Space Center scientists realizing the meteoroid has been destroyed; Wally leaving his home again, his Key Stone having been returned by the player and Norman having given him tickets to the [[Battle Resort]]; Courtney{{sup/6|OR}}/Matt{{sup/6|AS}} reconciling with Maxie{{sup/6|OR}}/Archie{{sup/6|AS}} and moving forward; Steven reflecting with Wallace on how much he still has to learn and grow; Zinnia coming to grips with being freed of her long burden; and the player and {{ga|May}}/{{ga|Brendan}}'s parents discussing their children together. The next scene shows the player and May/Brendan meeting at the Space Center to watch the Litleonid meteor shower, before returning home to [[Littleroot Town]] and the welcome of their families.
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===Rayquaza===
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/story/the-delta-episode:-a-new-story-brewing-in-hoenn The Delta Episode on the official site]
* [http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/story/the-delta-episode:-a-new-story-brewing-in-hoenn The Delta Episode on the official site]
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Promotional artwork for the Delta Episode

The Delta Episode (Japanese: エピソード　デルタ Episode Delta) is a mission following the player's first completion of the Hoenn League in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. The episode revolves around a meteoroid that is on course for collision with the planet and a newly developed character, Zinnia.

Plot

After the player defeats Steven and first enters the Hall of Fame, the Delta Episode is unlocked. The end of the credits sequence teases the Delta Episode, with the player's mother and Norman discussing the Litleonid meteor shower and their plans to watch it at the Mossdeep Space Center. However, Norman reveals that he must be at the Gym that day. As they wonder what to do with their tickets, a mysterious symbol takes over the screen and then fades into "To Be Continued."

When the player loads the game again, a cut scene introducing the Delta Episode starts at the Mossdeep Space Center with a warning siren sounding. A meteoroid is expected to make impact on "a small island southwest of Sootopolis, off of Route 131", presumably the Sky Pillar. Uncertain about the nature or origin of the meteoroid, which seems to be able to change its trajectory, Professor Cozmo must devise a plan to keep it from landing. Meanwhile, a Team Magma GruntOR/Team Aqua GruntAS accompanied by a Whismur is shown standing atop the Sky Pillar changing out of her uniform and into a Draconid cape, revealing herself as the person the player will come to know as Zinnia. She mentions that there isn't much time left, displaying knowledge of the meteoroid's existence, and thinks that the player may have complicated matters by not allowing the "super-ancient Pokémon" (GroudonOR/KyogreAS) to undergo Primal Reversion. Regardless, she plans to make use of a Key Stone in order to revive Rayquaza, so it can destroy the meteoroid.

Littleroot Town

The player starts in their bedroom in Littleroot Town, as they normally would after defeating the Hoenn League. The player's mother and Norman are downstairs, and when the player comes down, Norman gives the player a Pair of Tickets and suggests they take Brendan/May with them. When the player leaves the house, Zinnia is standing outside waiting for the player. She introduces herself and tells the player that she knows about them and their ability to use Mega Evolution. After Zinnia leaves, at Brendan/May's house, the player finds out that Zinnia has stolen Brendan/May's Key Stone from them. They tell the player that Zinnia is headed to Petalburg City and that they should go with caution, as Zinnia is a powerful Trainer.

Petalburg City

In Petalburg City, CourtneyOR/MattAS can be found harassing Wally in front of his house. They are looking for a Key Stone as well. When the player approaches, Wally insists that he doesn't have the Key Stone. Wally then notices the player behind CourtneyOR/MattAS, prompting the Admin to notice the player and start a battle in a bid to steal the player's Key Stone as well. When the player defeats them, they leave for Meteor Falls. Wally informs the player that his Key Stone went missing prior to the arrival of the Admin. At this point, Steven contacts the player on the PokéNav Plus using a hidden feature called Entry Call that is still in development. He tells the player to meet him at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City.

Rustboro City

Steven meets the player outside of the Devon Corporation. He takes them upstairs to meet his father, who has a lengthy story to tell. He tells of a weapon created by one man to end a war 3,000 years ago in a distant region, a weapon powered by the life energy of Pokémon. Devon developed that energy source into Infinity Energy. He then tells the player about the asteroid that is on a collision course with the planet, and how they plan to avert the danger using a Devon rocket. To aid this plan, he asks that the player venture to Granite Cave and retrieve a Meteorite Shard, which is a key piece of their plan. He tells Steven to take the Link Cable he gave him and go to the Mossdeep Space Center and start preparations.

Granite Cave

Zinnia at Granite Cave

In Granite Cave, the player will find Zinnia and Aster (her Whismur) in the room with the wall painting. She reveals that this painting, showing Primal Reversion, was made by her ancestors, and alludes to another painting showing Mega Evolution. Turning away from the painting, Zinnia eagerly presses the player for a battle. After the battle, Zinnia gives the player a Meteorite Shard, but before leaving, she pauses to question the player about their motives and what they really know of the truth. Once she has left, a call from Steven comes through on the PokéNav Plus, and he asks the player to hurry back to the Space Center.

Mossdeep City

On the second floor of the Mossdeep Space Center, the player will find Steven and Professor Cozmo. After receiving the Meteorite Shard, the Professor will explain the plan to divert the meteoroid. This involves sending up a rocket and combining the Infinity Energy that powers it with human life energy like that found in Key Stones to recreate the massive energy used for Mega Evolution. This energy will be fired from the rocket to create a warp hole in the meteoroid's path, which will transport it somewhere far away.

In the middle of Professor Cozmo's explanation, Zinnia appears to warn the group that using Infinity Energy means their plan will only repeat past mistakes. She hints as well at a new and greater atrocity that their plan will cause. She expresses disappointment that, with all of human knowledge and technology, they can't come up with a better plan.

After Zinnia leaves, Professor Cozmo continues, explaining that creating the warp hole will actually require a second, purer Meteorite Shard, which can only be found at Meteor Falls. Hearing this, Steven heads for Meteor Falls, telling the player to follow as soon as they are able.

Meteor Falls

At Meteor Falls, the player will find Steven and a woman he introduces as a descendant of the ancient Draconid people at the back of the room above the waterfall. The Draconid people are tasked with passing down the knowledge and story of Mega Evolution, which started with Rayquaza. The woman explains that, in the past, when a great disaster shook Hoenn, the Lorekeeper would offer up a wish to Rayquaza in front of a stone shining with rainbow light. In response to this wish, Rayquaza's body would become suffused with light and it would transform, gaining even greater power. She notes that later people would call this phenomenon "Mega Evolution".

The woman goes on to explain that the Lorekeeper is the person who has inherited the knowledge and power to summon Rayquaza if the world is again threatened. She then reveals that Zinnia is the current Lorekeeper, and that it was Zinnia who taught Team MagmaOR/Team AquaAS how to revive GroudonOR/KyogreAS, planning to use that threat to summon Rayquaza so that she could then ask it to stop the meteoroid.

Steven is shocked that Zinnia would be involved in reviving the super-ancient Pokémon despite knowing the havoc they would wreak and the inevitable sacrifice it would cost. The woman contends that balance is the rule of the world and that even Steven's own solution must involve some sacrifice. She informs him that Zinnia will stick by her convictions to the end, even if it should mean sacrificing her own life.

Troubled by what he has learned, Steven decides to head back to Devon.

Rustboro City

When the player attempts to enter the Devon building, a Scientist will run out, closely followed by a succession of Team MagmaOR/Team AquaAS Grunts. After the player has warded them off, the Scientist explains that a person from Team MagmaOR/AquaAS (Courtney/Matt) stole the control device for the Link Cable, a dimensional shifter. He believes they will head for the Mossdeep Space Center next, where he also believes Steven is.

Mossdeep City

As the player approaches the Space Center, they will first catch sight of CourtneyOR/MattAS and a group of Grunts as they make their move on the Space Center. Upon entering the Space Center, the player will find most of the visitors and employees clustered nervously in a corner opposite the group of Team MagmaOR/AquaAS Grunts who are blocking the stairs to the second floor. After defeating the Grunts in a Horde battle, the player will find Courtney/Matt confronting Steven and Professor Cozmo upstairs.

Distraught that their leader's plans were foiled, Courtney/Matt decide they want to detonate the rocket, which contains even more power than the ultimate weapon in the war 3,000 years ago, destroying the world and thereby fulfilling Project AZOTH's goals. Steven implores the player to help him stop them.

After Courtney/Matt is defeated, Aster shows up and snatches the dimensional shifter before the player has a chance to reclaim it. Zinnia then appears as well and claims that, while the dimensional shifter may indeed be their planet's best hope for being saved, it could also be an equally terrible tragedy for another planet. She tells of lore her people have passed down through the generations: that the mechanism of Mega Evolution also brings about distortions in the world, and that another world exists much like their own, yet also different. She suggests that in that other world, Mega Evolution is unknown, the war 3,000 years ago never happened, and the ultimate weapon was never built; and therefore, it would not have the technology to save itself if the asteroid appeared over it.

Unable to tolerate the chance that a helpless world might be put in danger just to save their own, Zinnia crushes the dimensional shifter. Steven and Professor Cozmo are dismayed at being robbed of their only hope, but Zinnia claims that she will be able to protect both worlds.

Zinnia then rushes Courtney/Matt and steals their Key Stone. Before she leaves, Zinnia mentions that she will be going after their leader's Key Stone at their base next.

Team Magma/Aqua Hideout

Upon entering the Team Magma HideoutOR/Team Aqua HideoutAS, the player will first notice a group of Grunts clustered around the entrance who have encountered Zinnia on her way into the base. As the player progresses through the base, other Grunts will battle the player, once again on alert after Zinnia's intrusion.

When the player arrives at Maxie'sOR/Archie'sAS room, they will be just in time to witness Zinnia claiming victory after a battle with the leader. Before the player can stop her, Zinnia snatches Maxie/Archie's Key Stone from him. She then says she has everything she needs to summon Rayquaza. Before she leaves, Zinnia invites the player to follow her to the Sky Pillar.

When Zinnia is gone, Maxie/Archie will direct TabithaOR/ShellyAS to give the player his Mega Stone (CameruptiteOR/SharpedoniteAS), which is useless to him without his Key Stone, and he entrusts the player with the task of standing against Zinnia.

Steven will then call the player on the Entry Call app. When the player fills him in on what has happened, he says he is beginning to understand and asks the player to meet him at the Mossdeep Space Center again.

Mossdeep City

At the Space Center, Steven reveals that only a Lorekeeper, those tasked with passing on the knowledge of the ancient world, can enter the Sky Pillar. He then reveals that Wallace is also a Lorekeeper and will know how to undo the Sky Pillar's seal. Steven decides to remain with the professor and his team to come up with a new plan to stop the meteoroid, leaving the task of stopping Zinnia to the player. He advises the player to look for Wallace in the Cave of Origin at Sootopolis City.

Sootopolis City

Outside the Cave of Origin, having heard from Steven, Wallace explains that, as a descendant of the ancient people of Sootopolis, he can open the way to the Sky Pillar for the player. He also explains that the Sky Pillar is an altar built to Rayquaza, and that only the Draconids know how to summon Rayquaza.

Wallace tells the player that he will head to the Sky Pillar and to follow after as soon as they are ready. He informs the player that the Sky Pillar is located on one of Route 131's small islands.

Route 131

When the player arrives at the island where the Sky Pillar is located, Wallace has already undone the seal and is waiting for the player. Before he will allow the player to enter, however, he asks the player to prove that they have the power to confront what lies ahead and challenges them to a battle.

After the player defeats him, Wallace tells the player that they may proceed, but he is unable to accompany the player inside himself. Instead, Wallace says he will return to Sootopolis and try to make his own contingency plans.

Sky Pillar

Zinnia at Sky Pillar
Encountering Rayquaza

Just inside the entrance to the tower of the Sky Pillar, the player will find Zinnia waiting for them. As the player ascends the tower, she will tell the story of the Draconids' history, which is also enshrined in a mural covering the entire back wall of the tower.

Thousands of years ago, the world was overflowing with natural energy which Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre constantly fought over, causing endless disaster for the people caught helpless in the face of their great power. Then, a storm of meteoroids fell upon a waterfall that a tribe of Dragon-type-Pokémon users had long called home. The meteors shone with a rainbow light, and, apparently in response to their light, Rayquaza descended from the heavens and quelled the pair of Primal Pokémon with its overwhelming power, bringing peace back to the world. The people of Hoenn took to revering Rayquaza as their savior.

A thousand years later, the meteoroids fell once again, and this time a huge meteoroid struck the planet and bore out the crater that would eventually become Sootopolis City. The impact cracked the lands, causing a great upswell of natural energy which once again woke Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon, threatening further disasters. The people then prayed that Rayquaza would appear again to save them as it had before, and the huge meteorite that had bored out Sootopolis shone as if it were a huge Key Stone, and Rayquaza descended. In response to the people's wish for salvation and the light of the stone, Rayquaza underwent a change: Mega Evolution. Mega Rayquaza's Delta Stream subdued the power of the Primal Pokémon, and they returned to their dwelling places. A tall visitor from a distant land referred to Mega Rayquaza as the Δ (Delta) and said it was born of the world's disturbances and would calm them.

After this event, the Draconids built the Sky Pillar to hold the huge Key Stone that had granted Rayquaza its power, to bring themselves closer to Rayquaza's home in the sky, and to leave behind a record of their history and Rayquaza's might in murals.

Another thousand years of peace followed, but the Draconids predicted that the meteoroids would fall once more, and that the next time, there would be a meteoroid big enough to break the entire world. They devised a plan to prevent this calamity: they would find a way to call forth Rayquaza before the meteoroid struck and ask Rayquaza to destroy it.

This is the end of Zinnia's tale, and the player next finds her on the top of the tower before the Dragonhark altar, gazing up at the night sky. She tells a brief personal story hinting at a loss in her past, before knocking the player out. When the player awakes, Zinnia is ready to summon Rayquaza.

Zinnia offers herself before the altar and Rayquaza descends in response to her call. But when she asks Rayquaza to Mega Evolve, it cannot. Arriving at the conclusion that the Meteorites in Rayquaza's own body have lost too much power over the years, Zinnia despairs, until suddenly the player's Meteorite begins to glow like a Mega Stone. Rayquaza springs forth and swallows the Meteorite, giving it the power to Mega Evolve again. Zinnia then tells the player that Rayquaza wants to challenge them, and that the player must win over Rayquaza (capture it).

After the player captures Rayquaza, Zinnia will teach it Dragon Ascent and challenges the player to a battle so that the player can learn to use Rayquaza's power, her final duty as the last Lorekeeper of the Draconids.

After the battle with Zinnia (regardless of its outcome), Zinnia entrusts the player with destroying the approaching meteoroid. The player dons the Magma SuitOR/Aqua SuitAS and rides Rayquaza out to space to destroy the meteoroid. When Rayquaza shatters the meteoroid, however, a triangular object emerges from the middle of the debris. After a moment of darting around, tendrils snake out of the object before it bursts apart to reveal the Mythical Pokémon Deoxys, who immediately engages the player in a battle.

Destroying the meteoroid
After the meteoroid is destroyed

Once the battle with Deoxys is over (regardless of its outcome), the player returns to the top of the Sky Pillar where Aster delivers a goodbye letter from Zinnia to the player. Various cut scenes are shown as the Delta Episode comes to a close: the Space Center scientists realizing the meteoroid has been destroyed; Wally leaving his home again, his Key Stone having been returned by the player and Norman having given him tickets to the Battle Resort; CourtneyOR/MattAS reconciling with MaxieOR/ArchieAS and moving forward; Steven reflecting with Wallace on how much he still has to learn and grow; Zinnia coming to grips with being freed of her long burden; and the player and May/Brendan's parents discussing their children together. The next scene shows the player and May/Brendan meeting at the Space Center to watch the Litleonid meteor shower, before returning home to Littleroot Town and the welcome of their families.

Major battles

CourtneyOR

First battle



Second battle



MattAS

First battle



Second battle



Zinnia

First battle



Second battle



Wallace



Rayquaza

Rayquaza will join the player's party upon catching it. Fly will be replaced with Dragon Ascent.

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Normal Physical
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Dragon Special
Dragon Dance
Dragon Status
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Flying Physical

Deoxys

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Normal Status
Psycho Boost
Psychic Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Cosmic Power
Psychic Status

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese EpisodeΔ Episode Delta
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Germany Flag.png German Delta-Episode
Italy Flag.png Italian Episodio Delta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 에피소드 델타 Episode Delta
Spain Flag.png Spanish Episodio Delta

External links


Stories in the core series games
X and Y: Looker Episode
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Delta Episode
Sun and Moon:
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: 		Looker Episode
Episode RR
Sword and Shield:
Expansion Pass: 		Epilogue
The Isle of Armor • The Crown Tundra
Legends: Arceus: Epilogue • Daybreak
Scarlet and Violet:
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: 		Victory Road • Path of Legends • ★ Starfall Street ★ • The Way Home
The Teal Mask • The Indigo Disk • Mochi Mayhem


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