AZ/Quotes

These are AZ's quotes in the Pokémon games.

In the core series

Pokémon X and Y

Route 13

"The Pokémon… The flower Pokémon… The Pokémon that was given eternal life…"

Lysandre Labs

"Listen, one who will face Lysandre…"

"A terribly long time ago…"

"There was a man and a Pokémon. He loved that Pokémon very much."

"A war began."

"The man's beloved Pokémon took part in the war."

"Several years passed."

"He was given a tiny box."

"The man wanted to bring the Pokémon back. No matter what it took."

"The man built a machine to give it life."

"He brought his beloved Pokémon back."

"The man had suffered too much. His rage had not subsided."

"He could not forgive the world that had hurt the Pokémon he loved."

"He turned the machine into the ultimate weapon."

"The man became a bringer of destruction that ended the war."

"The Pokémon that was given life must have known…"

"That the lives of many Pokémon were taken to restore its life."

"The resurrected Pokémon left the man."

"Get the key back. It should not be used. Everything will vanish again. Do you want to know unending pain…like I have?"

Geosenge Town

"A long time ago. A very long time ago."

"The man made an ultimate weapon. Using it required the life force of many Pokémon… The Pokémon granted eternal life learned this."

"The resurrected eternal Pokémon left the man's side. The man was surprised and sad. He had revived it so they could be together…"

"Day after day passed, but they were never to meet. Eventually, he became a mere shell of a man. A man condemned to wander forever by the light of the weapon…"

"And a Pokémon that also wanders eternally…"

"Where is it now? What do I have to do to meet it?"

Lumiose City

• Before battle

"Battle with me."

"I want to know what a “Trainer” is."

• After the battle

"Thank you very much for battling with me. Now I finally feel free…"

"Free from the part of me mired in sorrow--the part of me that built the ultimate weapon…"

"Floette…"

"It's been 3,000 years…"

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Prism Tower

"The strongest Mega Evolution user must be found."

Hotel Z

"So this is the owner of the travel bag sitting over there?"

"A wise decision. People and Pokémon meet when fate dictates it should be so."

"I see. I was concerned when a bag arrived with no owner. This is why I sent Floette out to seek you. It seems my worries were unfounded."

"<player>. I believe you have been led here because this is where you are meant to be."

"I am AZ. And as the owner of Hotel Z, I welcome you."

"Pray, allow me a few words. I hope you'll indulge me, as your host. Taunie/Urbain entrusting you with Chikorita/Tepig/Totodile makes you its keeper—a Pokémon Trainer. So hear me now, <player>, for Pokémon are truly wondrous creatures. Every Pokémon possesses great power of its own. And it will wield that power for a Pokémon Trainer it has placed its faith in. I urge you to treasure your Pokémon. And never betray that faith."

"That is all I wished to say. Room 202 is yours to use."

• If spoken to again

"Lumiose has been kind today. What auspicious new meetings she has brought us."

• Later that night, alone

"A boy/girl accompanied by a Zygarde Cell..."

"Was he/she also brought here because Lumiose requires him/her?"

• The next day

"How nice it is to see so much energy so early in the day."

"I could not help overhearing. It puts my mind at ease to know that you will join the Z-A Royale, <player>."

"Lumiose bustles today with Pokémon and people, but beneath the surface lurks a terrible grief. I hope you will claim victory in the Z-A Royale...so we might free Lumiose at last."

"To that end, you should explore the city day and night. Get to know her Pokémon and her people. Such bonds will be sure to help you."

"It would be unseemly for me to shout and scold...especially since I have been enjoying their antics. Taunie/Urbain is teaching Team MZ's new member an important lesson."

• If spoken to again

"Trust, once broken, is difficult to repair."

• Upon returning to Hotel Z after Main Mission 04

"How did <player> fare tonight?"

"You met Emma, did you? She is a remarkable Pokémon Trainer. If only she could have also joined our efforts... But she has her own work to carry out. We must hope that enough competition will forge for us the strongest Mega Evolution user. Then the city's Pokémon and people might finally rest easy. I hope you will also contribute to these efforts, <player>."

"The pantry's contents are yours to use, as ever. Though I myself will retire for the night."

• The next day after Main Mission 04

"The tower long watched over this city... I wonder if the people still believe it does so."

• If spoken to again

"Lay your heart bare in your Pokémon battles. That is how we learn who one another truly are."

• The next day after Main Mission 07

"I do not mind the quiet. This place was intended to be my final residence. That is why I called it Hotel "Z." And if the hotel were to become busy, all of you in Team MZ might feel obliged to help out, in turn preventing you from taking part in the Z-A Royale. I'm fine with things as they are."

"What is it, Floette? You seem somehow agitated."

"These are...Lida's belongings, aren't they?"

"<player>. I am sorry to trouble you, but Lida has forgotten her things. Could you deliver them to her? Perhaps this would be a good opportunity for you to speak further with her. You are both members of Team MZ. It is good to know your allies well. You should find Lida in Sector 5 of Vert District. Perhaps a battle will help you understand more about one another."

• If spoken to again

"Having a Pokémon by one's side makes it easier to speak to others...even those we don't yet know."

Jaune District

"Hm... He/She needs a Mega Ring."

"Floette alerted me that there could be another case of Rogue Mega Evolution here. Time is of the essence. We must leave this battle in <player>'s hands."

"Lucario. Deliver this Mega Ring to <player>."

"<player>! That Absol is on the verge of falling prey to Rogue Mega Evolution! To defeat a Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon, you must wield the power of Mega Evolution yourself!"

"<player>! Put on the Mega Ring!"

• During battle

"To face down a Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon, you must also use Mega Evolution. The Mega Ring I gave you can hold Mega Power within it."

"...Use (push right stick down) to have Lucario Mega Evolve for you!"

"And there is one more thing you must remember. You must not let yourself fall during the battle. Dodge your foe's attacks if they might strike you!"

• After battle

"Indeed. It seems to be grateful to <player> for saving it from its suffering."

"Some twist of fate has led your paths to cross. Perhaps you should keep this Absol at your side."

Hotel Z

"<player>. Listen to the voice of Lumiose. If you try, you can hear it through her Pokémon and people."

• If spoken to again

"Simply living in the same city isn't enough to bring people and Pokémon closer together."

• After the Team MZ meeting assigning Main Missions 11, 12, and 13

"<player>. I received word from Vinnie. So you have committed yourself to saving the Pokémon suffering from Rogue Mega Evolution. If that is the case, you should have this."

"The final evolution of the Chikorita/Tepig/Totodile you received is the Pokémon Meganium/Emboar/Feraligatr. Meganium/Emboar/Ferligatr is capable of Mega Evolution, if you give it that Meganiumite/Emboarite/Feraligite to hold."

"I've noticed more smiling faces here at the hotel since you arrived, <player>. I think this is because you help bring people and Pokémon closer together. Even if you don't realize it yourself."

"But listen well, <player>. People and Pokémon finding a way to live together in this city... It will be the test that decides the future survival of both. That is why we must protect Lumiose's Pokémon and people—to bring about a bright future for all."

• The next day after Main Mission 19

"If it is true that they force others to work for them by imposing unreasonable interest, we must at least try to talk things out with them. It is only through speaking with each other that we can hope to find some satisfactory resolution. In any case, it seems the only option now is to go to the Rust Syndicate's office, as requested."

"The Rust Syndicate certainly seems disreputable, yet I've not heard of the police taking any action against them. Make of that what you will." (repeated if spoken to again)

• If spoken to after visiting the Rust Syndicate

"I would suggest doing as the syndicate says for now. We can wait and see how things develop."

• After reaching Rank C

"If you would put your name down here."

• The next day after Main Mission 24

"Lida. Naveen. A moment, please."

"The Mega Rings and Mega Stones you two will need to Mega Evolve your partners."

"No matter. You two have been helping <player> to ease the suffering of Pokémon undergoing Rogue Mega Evolution. If anything, I should have given these to you sooner. You have my apologies."

• After Main Mission 30

"Ange..."

"You were meant to be a guardian of the city, towering over her and watching her always..."

"A three-thousand-year-old desire, once foolishly held... A three-thousand-year-old mistake, so very foolishly made... It even cost me you, my beloved Floette."

"Now these bright young lives must pay my remaining debts...or Lumiose's future will be lost."

• The next day after Main Mission 30

"Lumiose trembles..."

"Prism Tower... The unease spilling from it can now be felt even at this distance."

"Not yet. The only one who can control the tower is Mega Floette. We will need the strongest Mega Evolution user if we're to put this situation to rights."

"Yes. If you can prove that you are the strongest of all, then Floette may respond to your strength!"

• If spoken to again

"Listen to the voice of the city. Reach out to aid those who are crying out in sorrow."

• After Main Mission 34

"Yes? What is it, my young friend?"

"That is up for Floette to decide."

"I mean that it will require the greatest of Mega Evolution users to handle Floette's true power."

"For the moment, let us simply be glad that you all continue to succeed in calming Rogue Pokémon."

"The strongest Mega Evolution user... Another role I should have fulfilled and yet failed to..."

• If spoken to again

"I entrust the futures of all in Lumiose to you... Please do your best to protect them."

• After visiting Lysandre Café

"You've returned. I heard from Emma what leads you were following up on. I imagine you've learned much of my tale by now. Isn't that right?"

"Yes. I've also been thinking it is time I talked to you all about it. Come. We can speak on the roof."

• On the roof

"<player>. You know of the ultimate weapon, don't you?"

"Then I shall tell you of the terrible sins I have committed...and of my regrets."

"In the war that occurred three thousand years ago, many things were lost. So many Pokémon had their futures stolen... People lost the everyday lives they'd known... And my Floette was sent to the front line...where she lost her life."

"I made a device—a machine that could grant life. All so that I could revive my beloved Floette. I brought Floette back to life. I got back what I had loved most. But my rage had not subsided. I could not forgive the world that had hurt the Pokémon that I loved."

"In my rage, I remade my device into the ultimate weapon. I put an end to the senseless conflict that would have taken everything from us. By becoming destruction itself."

"The light fired from the ultimate weapon reached the heavens, then poured down, burning away all that rested upon the earth."

"But Floette must have known the truth. She must have realized that the life I had given her was stolen from so many other Pokémon. She left me. And I wandered alone for three thousand years."

"During those long years of aimless wandering, a man of great power asked me for my help. He said he wanted a way to protect Kalos. At this, I thought to myself... I cannot make another device that would take from others. But perhaps I could make one that would share the eternal life I had bestowed on Floette."

"That is what Ange is. That is what is hidden deep within Prism Tower. I built Ange to give meaning to the eternal life I had burdened Floette with. It was, in one sense, my attempt to atone to Floette for what I'd done."

"I dreamed of the day when I could use Ange after reuniting with Floette at last. That day did not come to pass. But that was because we were living in a time of peace. But now Ange... The tower is emitting excessive amounts of Mega Power, even without Mega Floette present. This is only conjecture on my part, but I believe it may be related to the ultimate weapon being fired five years ago. That shock awoke Ange and has caused Mega Power contained within it to spill forth. It has led to this rampant Rogue Mega Evolution. The Pokémon suffer. The people come to harm. There is only one way to put an end to the pain. A Mega Evolution user must Mega Evolve Floette and together reach the control panel within Ange."

"My Floette cannot evolve... Perhaps because she is such a special Pokémon, having received the lives of so many others... Though that is only my conjecture."

"Floette returning to my side again after three thousand years was an act of forgiveness. But she likely also returned to me so that I could atone for my sins by stopping the tower. However, I no longer have it in me to do battle as a Trainer..."

"Naveen is correct in what he says. I continue to cause you children nothing but trouble because of my own powerlessness. I am truly sorry..."

"Thank you... I will forever be grateful for meeting you all, my dear Team MZ."

• After reaching Rank A

"Floette? What is it? What's wrong?!"

"The tower... Is it Ange that is affecting you?"

"Rest easy this night. I know that the future of Lumiose—and of this world—will be safe in your hands."

• Later that night, on the roof

"We are fine. But I thank you for your concern."

"You'll recall how Floette seemed pained earlier this evening. I wondered if she might be responding to Ange in some way, so I came up to view the tower."

"Look there."

"The time I feared has come. It won't be long before the tower...before Ange...goes rogue as well."

"The excessive Mega Power I spoke of before... That which the tower has been emitting... It will likely cause an explosion of Rogue Mega Evolution across the entire city."

"Once Floette has Mega Evolved, she can take on the power of the tower—the power of Ange. Then the tower can assume the form it always intended to take: Ange Floette. You must help the tower attain its true form if we are to stop it from destroying the city. I would only slow you down if I were to go, so I will remain here and support you from afar."

"You wish for...me to cook? That is a fine idea. I am familiar with so many different cuisines."

"Floette... Good luck. I am counting on you."

"I know you will prove yourself equal to this task, <player>. I am so grateful that our paths crossed."

Centrico Plaza (phone call)

"I hope you'll forgive me for sending you to face this most important of battles without me... It seems that a life of three thousand years truly is asking more than a single human body can give."

"Your kindness means much, Taunie/Urbain."

"<player>... Lida... Naveen... I have faith in each of you. I had hoped to protect Lumiose—to protect the entire region of Kalos. Carry on where I could not. Safeguard the people and Pokémon of this city. They are her future."

"And to my dear Floette... I ask that you lend our Team MZ all the might of the Eternal Flower."

Hotel Z

"As ever, it is our choices today that shape our tomorrows. I will forever be grateful to you... Team MZ, my dear friends."

Letter with Lucario

"To <player>—"

"I leave you my Lucario as a symbol of my gratitude and respect. This Lucario was given to me by a certain Trainer who hoped it might keep me safe. If you should ever meet her, please tell her that I kept it with me until the end."

"I must tell you that I have found you to be a Pokémon Trainer of the highest caliber. In all my three thousand years wandering this world, never did I imagine I might encounter a human who would achieve Mega Evolution with Zygarde."

"I find so many memories flit through my mind now, here at the end of things... I remember my mother giving me my Floette, grasping her rare black flower. I remember the flames of war taking everything from me. I remember the amazement, the joy of witnessing Mega Evolution for the first time. I remember my encounters with the Legendary Pokémon of Kalos. I remember when the dark day fell over Galar..."

"All that falls into the past disappears. These memories will fade. As will I."

"Your story is only just beginning, dear <player>. I pray that you will live a life free from regret. I am truly glad to have known you."

"Thank you."