Pokemon Snagger: Sequel to XD
Plot
Pokemon Snagger takes place seven years after Pokemon XD. Through this time, the Orre region has begun to resemble a fully functioning region, with its equivelant to Pokemon gyms. Unfortunately, Cipher is back, and some of its members are gym leaders. When you start out, you get the choice of either Leafeon or Glaceon.
Wild Pokemon
After eleven years, Orre is finally home to wild Pokemon. They have been imported to the cities, with reserves allowing you to catch certain Pokemon. Anywhere between two and six Pokemon can be found per day in each resort. Every two days, you have one species, changing after eight. The cycle stars on the tenth. An Ice Pokemon will appear on the ninth day
Locations
The locations of Orre are truly vast. Some have already appeared. These are the important ones
* Pokemon HQ lab, now having sprouted into an entire town know as Arizon Town. Place where you start out. As of yet, you can't get any Pokemon other than your starter
* Gateon Port, now Gateon City, has become a bustling sea metropolis. This is the location to find Water or water-like Pokemon. These will be Krabby, Tentacle, Chinchou, Skorupi and Spheal. It is a common spot to find Dancer Mirror B, and the location of the first gym leader
* Orre Colosseum serves as a rematch centre for some Cipher Admins. No wild Pokemon found here. The first Cipher Admin you find is here.
* Savan Town is the location of the Second Gym Leader. It also hides the hideout of Team Snagem. A desert, this will be your second encounter with a Cipher Admin. The pokemon you can find here include Machop(which can evolve with a Cord Modem instead of being traded), Skarmory, Cacnea, Scraggy or Swinub
* Pyrite Town has now become the location of Pyrite City. In the after-game, you will find the Pyrite Prison, containing many formerly-seen prisoners. Geodude(see Machop), Onix(just needs to hold Metal Coat), Nosepass(bring to Shadow Pokemon labratory), Trubbish and Vanillite are here. The third Cipher Admin is here
* Cipher Labs is the first Cipher establishment you'll see. The fourth Cipher Admin is located here. Strewn across Cipher are many Ein files, detailing Shadow Pokemon know-how. The fourth Cipher Admin was here, but leaves you with his minion to deal with. Each member uses at least one non-Ice Pokemon seen before.
* Libra Town, formerly the wreck of the S.S Libra is next. Now a power plant, it is the location of the third gym. The first Cipher Admin will return here, in secret. Here, you can capture Tyrouge, Meowth, Liepard, Houndour and Delibird
* Phenac City possess two gym. The first is a new gym, and the second is the Pre Gym. As the leader of Pre Gym is gone until the Outskirt Town is dealt with, you can only fight the new gym.
* Grand Pokespot is a place to capture stronger, evolved forms of previous Pokemon. You can get four per two days.
* Facane City is the next city. The location of the fifth Cipher Admin, and the relocation of the third. A secret hiding spot for Cipher and Snagem, who are at war. Pokemon here include Gloom, Plusle, Minum, Klink and Snorunt
* Outskirt Town, which has the fifth gym. The sixth Cipher Admin is here
* Realgam Tower-This the location that you will find the "masterminds" of Cipher, the Cipher Heads
* Agate Town-Cipher's true hideout, and a true nightmare.
* Master Pokespot is where you can find all previous Pokemon at significantly higher levels. There is Mewtwo at Lv 70 in the centre. There is an event item you can get.
Gym Leaders
The gym leaders are different from your normal gym leaders. Instead of focuing on types, they focus on strategy. There are six gym leaders, with the original Pre Gym having become the final. You can rematch in the post-game
* Gym Leader Joy(yes, a Nurse Joy is your opponent), who focuses on the stat of HP. Her Pokemon will either have high HP, or have focusing moves on HP. These are:
-Lileep, which focuses on healing HP. It uses the Stockpile strategy and Ingrain. In the post-game rematch, it is a Cradily. In the rematch, she introduces a Roserade with Ingrain
-Frillish, which focuses on denying HP. It knows Absorb, Curse, Recover and Bubblebeam. In the rematch, Sawsbuck with Horn Leech is introduced, and the now Jellicent deals with Hex, Wring Out, Scald and Recover
-Blissey, which utilizes its high HP. An Audino is introduced in the rematch
* Gym Leader Forse, who deals with attackers. Serving as the lead of his town, he uses the following Pokemon:
-Growlithe, to deny attack. With the Intimidate ability, it knows Leer, Bite, Flame Wheel and something else. In the rematch, it's evolved into an Arcanine and has a partner: Masquerain
-Scyther, to supply attack. Knowing Swords Dance. Later seen evolving into Scizor, with Absol as well.
-Pinsir for massive damage. Gyarados in rematch
* Gym Leader "Sheld", a secret Cipher Admin. She utilizes defensive Pokemon, and is replaced by another Gym Lead-Feld. These include
-Shadow Ferroseed, who uses its ability to its advantage. Feld uses both a Ferrothorn and Flame Body Macargo
-Dwebble for its Sturdy. Feld gets a Crustle and Golem
-Shadow Wobbufet. Feld has a Wobbufett and Hitmonchan
* Gym Leader "Prower", who turns out to be the first Cipher Admin. He is replaced with Gym Leader Specs. He uses-
-Shadow Lampent with Flame Body. Specs uses Chandelure and Porygon-Z
-Duosion and Shadow Beheeyem. Specs uses Reuniculus and Gothitelle
-Shadow Cobalion. Specs uses Alakazam
* Gym Leader Defen. She utilizes Pokemon skilled in Special Defense. These include Milotic, Kecleon, Umbreon and Shuckle. Rematch will lead to Cryogonal and Porygon2
* Gym Leader Justy, who specializes in no specific type. He has the same team as before, except evolved
Team Cipher Admins
In Pokemon Shadow there are six Admins. In order of their appearance:
* Cipher Admin Rekor, the information gatherer of Team Cipher. He hacks into major systems and steals information. His Pokemon utilize strategies against him to his use. These include Pawniward, Swellow and Mankey, with Defiant, Guts and Anger Point respectively. His Swellow is a Shadow Pokemon. Arrested after his Prower incident, but comes back in Realgam Tower with Machamp, Shadow Keldeo, Shadow Throh, Shadow Sawk and two Carvahna
* Cipher Admin Cupis, a popular celebrity and the Admin Venus of her era. She uses beautiful Pokemon when you fight her a second time after being Sheld. She uses beauty Pokemon when you fight her again. These include Shadow Milotic, Shadow Gothitelle, Shadow Virizion, Lucario, Bellossom and Mismagius.
* Cipher Admin Gress, a crazed explosives expert and the muscle of the team. He uses highly destructive moves or weak-defensive but speedy Pokemon. When you first fight him, he uses Electrode(though without explosion), Reckless Boufallent, Shadow Reckless Hitmonlee and Shadow No Guard Machoke. The second time you fight him, he uses Crobat, Shadow Hitmonchan, Shadow Hitmontop, Shadow Terrakion, Garbordor and Basculin.
* Cipher Admin Ein. Having returned, he does not fight you when you first meet him. Instead, he is found much later in the game, during Realgam Tower. He sics Naps on you. Naps will use Huntail, Crobat, Starmie, Manetric and Shadows Vigoroth and Metang. Ein is fought as an opponent of Realgam Tower, using artifical Pokemon. These are a Shadow Lanturn, Shadow Porygon-Z, Shadow Registeel, Klinklang, and two Rotom(Refrigirator and Lawnmower forme). He is fought in Orre Colosseum, utilizing some fossil Pokemon: Shadow Omastar, Shadow Kabutops, and four Rotoms(other forms)
* Cipher Admin Bruss. The chief war effort, going against Gonzap to dismantle Team Snagem. Sadistc, Bruss roots out her own men and punishes them for being weak(those weaknesses being any sense of morality whatsoever). When you fight him, she tag teams with Dakim. Each has four Pokemon, and thus Gonzap will ally with you in order to help. You can control Gonzap's actions. Dakim will utilize his Earthquake strategy with Claydol, Forretress, Swampert and Solrock. Bruss has Pokemon that inflict status condition, so he doesn't have to do the dirty work. These are all Shadow, and include Shadow Magneton, Shadow Scolipede, Shadow Magmortar and Shadow Regirock.
* Cipher Admin Cofess, an old woman who's part of Cipher. She acts surprisingly moral and honorable for a Team Cipher agent. Apparently, she is trying to look after Nascour, as they were once close. Her team is composed of imposters and friendship-evolved Pokemon. These include a Shadow Zoroark, Shadow Ditto, Shadow Smeargle, Shadow Registeel, Swoobat and Leavanny. She is re-fought in Agate Village, using Shadow Mr Mime, Shadow Sudowoodo, Lucario, Snorlax, Lopunny and Chimecho. In the Orre Colosseum, she uses a Crobat, Blissey, Roserade, Azumarill, Clefable and Wigglytuff.
Other People
* Ghetsis-Having escaped the Unova events, he has become an agent of Cipher. He now intends to rebuild his empire through it. When you first fight him, he is seen in Agate Village. Four of his Pokemon are Shadow: Eelektross, Pawniward, Palpitoad and a Hydreigon. In the after-game, he serves as the main antagonist, using his anonymous nature to help restart the Shadow process. He gets far enough to restart the Shadow process. His team now consists of his original Hydreigon(he didn't want the chance of his signature Pokemon being stolen), Boufallent and four Shadow Pokemon. The first three are legendary. They are either the bird trio or beast trio. The game is set so there is a 50% chance each save file that your will see one trio, and 50% the other. Most disturbingly is his main new Shadow, Cofagrigus. It holds a unique item called a Snag Repellent, making it impossible to capture(even with a Master Ball). It is a new invention by Ghetsis. Once beaten, the infuriated Cofagrigus will get vengeance at Ghetsis, mummifying him. Once there, Wes/Micheal will take the Yamask/Ghetsis egg and will be promised to N Harmonia. Cofagrigus will join you
* Mirror B serves as similar purpose to XD. Having retired to be a dancer, he uses his signature Ludicolo. He will relocate any Shadow Pokemon you didn't capture. The exceptions being Shadow Legendaries, who will be found in Agate Village Sanctuary. Over time, he will get an Electrode, Loudred/Exploud, Anorith/Armaldo, Amoongus and finally, when you catch all Shadow Pokemon from him, a Boufallent. In the final battle, they will all be wearing afros. Except for Boufallent, who's afro is like Mirror B. The bouncers are Trudy and Folly. They utilize Shadow versions of Mirror B's Pokemon.
* Wes/Micheal-The main protagonists of the previous games are the final opponents of Mt Battle. Which ones are fought depend on what legendaries Ghetsis has. The legendary birds will give Wes, and the legendary beasts will give Micheal. Micheal uses the first three Eeveelutions, Ursaring, Dragonite and Electivire. Wes will use Espeon, Umbreon, the three Johto starters, and Tyranitar. After beating them, you will be given Lugia(Micheal) or Ho-oh(Wes)
Cipher Heads
In Realgam Tower, the final opponents are Evice and Ardos. You fight them with Eldes. Each has three Shadow Pokemon. Evice has Scizor, Slowking, Slaking, Shadow Stoutland, Shadow Garchomp and Shadow Cobalion. Ardos has Kingdra, Heracross, Aerodactyl, Shadow Alakazam, Shadow Volcarona and Shadow Regigigas. Shadow Regigigas and Shadow Virizion are XD Pokemon, much like Lugia was.
Nascour
The ultimate antagonist, and creator of Void Celebi. His origin is revealed: originally the Champion of Orre's Mt Battle, he was used by Ein to see the effect of Shadow on a human being. This accidentally created Nascour as the man he is now-the living embodiment of the Shadow process. Using the events of the game, he manages to not only create Void Celebi, but find and corrupt the legendary pixies. He uses their might to slowly but surely Shadowify the world. You succumb, but not until Eldes shows up. Due to his experience with Shadow Pokemon and XD001, he is able to resist the world-brainwashing effect. After capturing Void Celebi(he will later give it to you as a normal Celebi after purifying all but the event Shadow Pokemon), the lake trio will gain enough of a sense of control to stop their havoc, cancelling out the world-brainwashing effect. He will attack the protagonist with the XD Lake trio, and three other Shadows-Xatu, Gardevoir and Dusknoir.
Nascour's meddling with the Shadow process has turned him into the ultimate embodiment of evil. He desires nothing more or less but "the destruction of empathy and conscience." He dreams of removing these(of which he accomplishes until beaten by Eldes), due to his loathing of "kindness." He seemingly disintegrates in a cloud of smoke, but will re-apppear if transferred the event item "The True End of Cipher." He will return, revealing he's spent time as an amorphous cloud to avoid the effects of the lake trio. He will attack with his remaining Shadow Pokemon: Shedinja, Hypno, Walrein, Cresselia and Darkrai. He will appear as a vapor-based human. After beating, Nascour reverts to his human form. Because he did not look into Uxie's eyes and was smart enough not to touch Mesprit, he suffers the effects of Azelf-being immobilized forever
Void Pokemon No 0-Celebi
Type-??? or Shadow. It has no weaknesses or strengths, defensively
Species-Celebi
Gender-Unknown
Ability-Shadow Boost(Strengthens all Shadow Pokemon on team)
OT-00108 Nascour
Description-Celebi is the first, and only of its kind: A Void Pokemon. Void Pokemon are an enhanced version of an XD Pokemon. It cannot be purified, unless all Shadow Pokemon have been purified. Its typing is turned into Shadow, giving it STAB bonus.
Apperance-Void Celebi has pale gray-dark gray skin. Its antenna are curled back like devil horns, and it has claws. Surrounding it is a continously visible black aura.
Moves-Celebi possess four moves. Shadow Heal, a move which heals its injuries. Shadow Thorn, which has a 30% chance of causing poison. Shadow Sky. Finally, there's its ultimate form, Corruption. A powerful move of 60 power and 85 accuracy, whatever Pokemon is hit by it will become a Shadow Pokemon. Each hit increases the lock on its heart by 10%.