PS235

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The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III
Flight to the Site of the Devastation

VS カイオーガ & グラードン III

VS Kyogre & Groudon III

Info

Shogakukan full volume	Chapter 235 in Vol. 19
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 235 in Vol. 19
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Fortree City New Mauville Route 123

The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III (Japanese: VS カイオーガ & グラードン III VS Kyogre & Groudon III), titled VS Kyogre & Groudon III in the Chuang Yi translation, is the 235th chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga, and the 55th chapter of the Ruby & Sapphire arc. It is subtitled Flight to the Site of the Devastation (Japanese: 被害地へ飛べ To the Stricken Areas) in the VIZ Media translation and To the Rescue in the Chuang Yi translation.

Plot

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

As Groudon continues to dive into the earth, an intense heat wave causes plants to evaporate.

In Fortree City, Sapphire struggles to walk properly because of the sudden increase in temperature. Suddenly, the plants behind her immediately burst into flames and turn to ash. To her confusion, the water and plants begin drying up all around her.

At the Gym Leaders location, Brawly goes to help Dewford Town from flooding but is stopped by the Pokémon Association Chairman. As Fortree City continues to dry up and evaporate, the Chairman reveals that there is a second source of energy causing the heat wave. He goes on to mention that the energies are on the move, and if they continue, they will eventually clash at the center of Hoenn.

The Chairman sends Roxanne and Brawly to the areas hit by the drought, while he sends Wattson and Flannery to areas that have been flooded. He instructs them to take citizens to a safe area, but no one knows a suitable area for such a task. Wattson suggests New Mauville, as it takes place underground. The director issues Winona as the commander of the Gym Leaders and sends them all off on their mission. Sapphire arrives to see the Gym Leaders going off on their mission. As the Gym Leaders go in pairs, Winona has Sapphire go with her.

Around Hoenn, the drought and floods continue as people get rescued. The Pokémon Association instructs the rescued people to head towards New Mauville as soon as possible. The people listen to the instruction and begin to arrive at the underground city.

On Route 123, Winona and Sapphire continue flying as the weather continues to get worse. According to what the Chairman said, Route 123 is where the energy will clash with each other. Suddenly, a powerful wave of water and a piece of earth collide with each other, sending a powerful tsunami that evaporates upon colliding with the shore.

Sapphire notes the clashing caused the sea-dwelling Pokémon to be knocked out of the water and onto land. Sapphire goes to rescue the Pokémon and put them back into the sea, where she discovers another Pokémon she has not seen before. She figures out the Pokémon must live at the bottom of the sea since she had never seen it before. As she continues to examine it, a wave of water rises above Sapphire and Winona.

Major events

• The Gym Leaders and Sapphire are sent to various locations across Hoenn to help rescue civilians.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

	Spoilers end here.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Relicanth
• Gorebyss

Characters

Humans

• Sapphire
• Roxanne
• Brawly
• Wattson
• Flannery
• Winona
• Pokémon Association Chairman

Pokémon

• Tropius (Troppy/Pilo; Sapphire's)
• Graveler (Roxanne's)
• Machoke (Brawly's)
• Manectric (Wattson's)
• Magcargo (Flannery's)
• Altaria (Winona's)
• Groudon (Adventures)
• Relicanth
• Magikarp
• Chinchou
• Gorebyss

Trivia

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 蓋歐卡&固拉多 III (Taiwan) VS 盖欧卡&固拉多 III (Mainland China)
European French		Le réveil des géants - Partie 2
German		VS. Kyogre und Groudon (Teil 3)
Italian		VS Kyogre & Groudon III
Korean		VS 가이오가 & 그란돈 III
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Kyogre & Groudon III
Spanish	Latin America	VS Kyoogre y Groudon III
	Spain	Contra Kyogre y Groudon III
Vietnamese		VS Kaioga & Groudon III - Bay đến vùng hạn hán

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Ruby & Sapphire arc

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