Players will also befriend Steven, a mysterious and elegant young man with a great interest in collecting rare stones. Players will find themselves drawn into the conflict between the two sides-however, the story will be different based on whether a person plays Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire! Team Aqua takes a more prominent role in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, seeking to raise the oceans all around Hoenn under leader Archie’s command. In Pokémon Omega Ruby, Maxie leads Team Magma as it seeks to seize more power and expand the landmass in the Hoenn region. While traversing the Hoenn region, players will encounter two evil organizations with opposing aims that are locked in struggle.
It has the Speed Boost Ability, making it faster with each passing turn, making the incredibly powerful Flying-type move Brave Bird, extremely rare for a non-Flying-type Pokémon like Blaziken to have, even fiercer in Pokémon battles. Mega Blaziken, first discovered in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, gains some new tools through Mega Evolution, in addition to its increased Attack.Additionally, Mega Swampert gains the Swift Swim Ability, which doubles its Speed when the weather is rainy. Through Mega Evolution, Mega Swampert gains an improved Attack stat which makes it even more formidable when using the Fighting-type move Hammer Arm.It also gains the Lightning Rod Ability, which absorbs the damage from Electric-type moves to raise its own Special Attack. Mega Sceptile gains the Dragon type through Mega Evolution, making its Dragon-type moves more powerful.Revealed in the announcement are Mega Sceptile, Mega Swampert, and a Mega Blaziken that can learn a Flying-type move, which is incredibly rare for a non–Flying-type Pokémon like Blaziken. The Key Stone, along with a Pokémon’s Mega Stone, is needed to achieve Mega Evolution, giving players access to Mega Evolution in battle. Mudkip is a strong Water-type Pokémon that gains the Ground type and an increased Attack after evolving into Marshtomp and eventually Swampert.ĭuring the game, both the male and female character will become equipped with a Mega Bracelet set with a Key Stone. Torchic, a Fire-type Pokémon, gains the Fighting type after growing and evolving into Combusken and then into Blaziken, which has an incredibly high Special Attack.
Treecko is a Grass-type Pokémon that becomes one of the fastest Grass types after it evolves into Grovyle and then Sceptile. Players will also need to choose their first partner Pokémon: Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip.
Players choose to play as either a male or female character, and to traverse this special region, they will need to choose between a Mach Bike, which is geared for speed and can roll up steep slopes, or the Acro Bike, which can hop over narrow bridges and up stepping stones. While a live volcano steams constantly in the heart of this green-covered island, the Hoenn region is blessed with a rich diversity of nature and a variety of Pokémon and people who live together in harmony. Hoenn is made up of a main island that stretches widely from east to west, along with countless small islets that dot the deep blue sea around it. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire both begin in the Hoenn region’s Littleroot Town. The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced more details about the new Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire video games, launching in the United States 21st November for the Nintendo 3DS.