The Man from Another Dimension

Darn! All we managed to steal were weak Pokémon!

We need strong Pokémon for all our wicked schemes.

Wh-what was that?!

Where am I?

H-hey, you! Where'd you come from?!

Sir! Look at that!

Well, well! That's quite a strong-looking Pokémon you have there!

You there! Hand over your Pokémon!

Don't ignore us, you punk!

Allow me to pass. Step aside.

Gah!

Th-that guy seems kinda dangerous, sir.

S-stop actin' all scared!

C'mon! We're gonna steal his Pokémon!

Ahhh!

Do you have a moment, Scottie?

We just heard about a group of Team Break members who have been injured.

Will you help us look for the person who attacked them?

We know it's sudden, and this will be a dangerous task.

But if my intuition is correct about who did this, the whole world could be in danger.

Just this once, I hope my intuition is wrong.

So, this is the artificial island of Pasio.

This doesn't appear to be the world I desire.

You're, !

You recognize me. Are you a Trainer from Sinnoh?

You're Cyrus, the leader of Team Galactic. I can't believe you're here on Pasio.

What are you doing here?

Cynthia told me that your plans were foiled in the place called the Distortion World.

The Distortion World? What are you talking about?

I attempted to create a world without spirit using the powers of Dialga and Palkia, the Legendary Pokémon that control time and space.

However, I was interrupted when a mysterious ring appeared. It swallowed me up and brought me here.

If not for that, my new world would already be realized...

No matter. My dream will not end here due to some minor setback.

I will destroy this world and create a new one in its place!

Destroy the world?!

We have to stop him, Scottie!

Do you really think you can?

This is a waste of time.

Palkia, deal with that annoying one first.

Look out, Blissey!

See how powerless you are?

See how powerless you are?

Pikachu! All this for Blissey's sake...

Do you know why you lost?

Because your judgment was clouded by the vague, incomplete thing known as spirit.

As long as you are burdened with incomplete spirit, you have no hope of defeating me.

Stop right there, Cyrus!

You've gone far enough! This ends here!

Don't involve any of us in your foolish plans!

Your words mean nothing to me.

I will create a new world! No matter what!

He's gone!

He got away. We need to stop Cyrus, and fast.

Before it's too late!

News of Cyrus, the leader of Team Galactic, quickly spread across all of Pasio.

In response to the threat he posed, the PML staff entered a heightened state of alert.

Perhaps my battle on the beach was a mistake.

I need more information, but circumstances as they are make that difficult.

Who's there?

You're...

Hey, Rotom! Where are you?

Stop messing aroun, Ah!

Hey! Rotom! Wh-what are you doing?!

I-I'm sorry. Is Rotom causing you trouble?

Come on, Rotom. Get over here.

Huh? What is it, Rotom?

Is this your Pokémon?

What? N-no, it belongs to another Trainer I know. We're just playing together.

I like to tinker with machines and come up with inventions. Rotom was helping me out.

Tinkering with machines with Rotom, huh?

U-um, my name's Sophocles.

What's your name, mister? I've never seen you on Pasio before.

Oh, I'm no one special.

Hehe. I think Rotom likes you.

I don't mind this Rotom.

Or tinkering with machines, either.

U-um, then do you mind if we talked for a bit?

I can tell you about Pasio if you're new here.

Very well.

Gosh...I had no idea Rotom could do that!

That was really informative. Thank you!

No thanks necessary. You gave me information as well.

Hehe. I still want to thank you.

Now I can become even better friends with Rotom.

What do you think of this world?

Huh?

This world of ours is a crude one. In a word, it is incomplete.

It has been, and always will be, a struggle to survive in this world.

We humans and Pokémon are likewise incomplete.

Because we are all so lacking, we fight, we maim... It is ugly.

I hate the incompleteness.

That we are all incomplete, I hate it with my entire body and being.

The world should be complete. The world must change.

Mister?

The reason for this is the human spirit. As it is vague and incomplete, so too is the world.

What about you?

Have you never felt pain or sadness due to your incomplete spirit?

I...

... ... ...

I'm...

I'm shy...and I've certainly felt lonely before.

Sometimes I've felt really sad while I'm alone.

... ... ...

But...

Big Mo and Pokémon were there to fill the lonely hole in my heart.

The stuff you're saying is hard for me to understand...

but I think my human spirit is why I'm able to feel all these warm, fuzzy emotions in the first place.

I see...

U-um, why did you say all that stuff to me?

Because you remind me of a child I know very well.

But apparently I was mistaken.

Mister...

There you are, Sophocles.

Hi, Elesa.

I was looking for you.

By the way, that guy you were just talking to...

No way! That was Cyrus of Team Galactic?!

Yes. He's a dangerous man wanted by the International Police.

Would you mind telling us what you two talked about, Sophocles?

U-uh, well...

Oh! He asked me lots of questions about how and why sync pairs are transported to Pasio.

But I didn't know, either, so I told him that the people who run the PML probably know, and that they might even be involved in the process, too.

Maybe Cyrus wants to go back to where he came from.

Or maybe he wants to use that power to bring Dialga to Pasio.

In any case, his goal is to complete his plan that was interrupted when he was brought here.

To destroy this world and create a new one...

... ... ...

Cyrus is trying to obtain the power that brought him to Pasio.

If that's the case, he'll want to see Lear, the host of the PML. There's a good chance that we can ambush him while he's heading to Lear's villa.

Sophocles, did you two talk about anything else?

W-well...

He asked a lot of questions about Rotom...and about me, too.

He did?

He wanted to know about my inventions, and how I felt when I made them.

He also kept staring at Rotom.

Why would Cyrus do that?

Come to think of it, I remember this story I heard when I was in Sinnoh visiting Sunyshore City.

A boy named Cyrus used to live there, and he would spend all his time doing nothing except playing with machines.

Assuming it's the same person...

I...

I want to stop Cyrus.

I think the human spirit is important, even if it is vague and incomplete.

Sophocles...

Besides, I'm sure even Cyrus has things in this world that he likes and are important to him.

I don't want him to lose that part of himself.

... ... ...

Scottie...

Yes! It has to be true! Right?

Scottie... Thank you!

Hehe. Didn't Cyrus completely wipe the floor with you? You've got guts, that's for sure.

Yes. I do, too.

Yes. I agree.

Let's make Cyrus understand how we feel!

OK, Rotom.

If you want to stop Cyrus, then you should team up with Sophocles.

After our conversation just now, I think that would be best, so go with him.

I'll go, too. Let's stop Cyrus together.

Elesa, Cheryl...thank you!

I'm going to round up some other sync pairs and search for Cyrus.

What are you going to do, Cynthia?

Those kids are something else...

Hm?

I rejected Cyrus's warped justification for wanting to change the world.

I even thought, if he hates the world so much, he should go somewhere far away and leave the rest of us alone.

But those kids haven't rejected Cyrus. Why, they're trying to find a way to coexist with him.

Cynthia...

If they're serious about trying to stop him, then I've got to get serious myself.

Both as an adult living in this world and as a Trainer!

The time is nigh to set my dream in motion once again.

Cyrus!

It seems you've realized why I'm here.

So be it...

I won't let anyone interfere with my plans!

Cyrus, stop! You don't have to change the world!

This world is a twisted place full of ugly humans. It will remain that way forever unless I change the world.

I will make the ultimate world. A world of complete perfection.

Nothing so vague and incomplete as spirit can remain.

Cyrus!

Enough!

So this is the power of a Legendary Pokémon...

A mere Rotom can do nothing against me.

Allow me to pass. Step aside.

You'll understand one day. Then again, whether you understand or not is irrelevant.

One day, you will awaken to a world of my creation. A world without spirit.

If you refuse to get out of my way...

Go, Kommo-o!

Where did that Pokémon come from?!

It's...

Cynthia!

Cyrus! I won't let you try to change this world!

If your strength lies in a steadfast will that rejects spirit...

then mine lies in the bonds that are born from spirit!

Face me, Cyrus!

Palkia's power is incredible...

Even in the hands of a Champion, your Pokémon is merely ordinary.

It stands no chance against a Legendary Pokémon like Palkia.

Especially if you believe in something as vague as spirit.

You don't understand.

Spirit is what creates the bonds between people and Pokémon.

Those bonds are what created this world and made it what it is today.

And this world is all the more precious for it!

You have your beliefs. I have mine.

The spirit and bonds of which you speak have warped this world beyond repair.

The only remedy now is to destroy it.

Then you are truly lost...

Silence! There is nothing more to say!

Cyrus!

Listen to me, Kommo-o...

I raised you from an Egg, watched you get stronger through training here on Pasio, and made you my partner Pokémon.

We built our bond from the ground up.

This world is full of people and Pokémon who will go on to create bonds with each other.

Someone who rejects this world of ours...

can never defeat us!

My sync stone...

Cynthia's sync stone is shining!

All right, Kommo-o!

Let's show them the power of our bond!

What?! Palkia, the Legendary Pokémon, lost?!

Thank you, Kommo-o.

It's over, Cyrus. You're coming with me.

I won't accept this! This can't be! Not after all the sacrifices we've made to get this far!

What of my new world?! Of my new galaxy?! Was this all a dream to be swept away by your reality?!

How could I lose to someone with an incomplete spirit?!

Because...

you're a human being, too. Your spirit is just as incomplete as anyone else's.

Hrgh!

We're all born in different places.

We live different lives and speak different languages.

But the one thing we all share is that we have Pokémon by our sides to bring us joy.

Because of that, we can compete in Pokémon battles against people we don't even know.

That's the world we live in. Every single one of us, including you.

Silence!

Enough of your blathering!

That's how you justify spirit as something worthwhile?!

That is merely humans hoping, deluding themselves that they are happy and safe!

The emotions roiling inside me... Rage, hatred, frustration...

These ugly emotions arise because of my own incomplete spirit!

Cyrus...

Even so, the human spirit is a precious thing!

The times we're feeling sad and lonely are what make us appreciate the happy moments even more.

That's why you can hate this world, Cyrus.

Because you've experienced those happy moments before!

...

Sophocles...

If you lose your human spirit, you won't be able to feel negative emotions...

but you also won't be able to experience joy or happiness, either.

I can't stand the thought of a world like that! Because...

if we all lose our human spirit, I can't become friends with you, Cyrus!

So, you and this Rotom are different from me after all.

We can't understand each other.

Get out of here, Cyrus.

Cynthia?!

If you ever try to do something like this again, I'll see to it personally that you face justice.

I won't let you change this world just because you've fallen into despair.

But...

I hope you change your ways while you're in this world.

Never. I am who I am.

Cyrus...

Do you think he'll change?

I'd like to hope so, too.

I know how you feel. It's very difficult for people to change their way of thinking.

This experience might have been the nudge in the right direction he needed.

The rest is up to him.

I believe he can change.

He has a human spirit, too, after all!

Yes. I think so, too. I'm sure he'll be fine.

My intuition is never wrong about this sort of thing.

I won't change.

The new world I desire is far greater than this one. It has to be.

That's why I must stay the course.

Only then will I have a perfect, complete answer!