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|mapdesc=This tower was created for the veneration of a Legendary Pokémon that lives far above in the heavens.
|mapdesc=This tower was created for the veneration of a Legendary Pokémon that lives far above in the heavens.
|location_name=Sky Pillar
|location_name=Sky Pillar
|japanese_name=そらのはしら
|japanese_name={{tt|空の柱|そらのはしら}}
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|translated_name=Sky Pillar
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The '''Sky Pillar''' (Japanese: '''そらのはしら''' ''Sky Pillar'') is a building in [[Hoenn]]. It is located on the northern edge of {{rt|131|Hoenn}} in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|Emerald}}, and {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}.  
The '''Sky Pillar''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|空の柱|そらのはしら}}''' ''Sky Pillar'') is a building in [[Hoenn]]. It is located on the northern edge of {{rt|131|Hoenn}} in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|Emerald}}, and {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. {{p|Rayquaza}} appears at top of the Sky Pillar.


On top of the Sky Pillar lies {{p|Rayquaza}}, the highest-leveled [[wild Pokémon]] in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.
It includes the tower itself, as well as a cave with no wild encounters that is directly connected to Route 131. In the Generation III games, the land on top of the island the Sky Pillar is located on, which is traversed after exiting the cave but before entering the tower, is a part of the Sky Pillar; in the Generation VI games, this area is instead part of Route 131.


In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the island on which Sky Pillar is located is blocked off by walls of rocks until the player enters the [[Hall of Fame]]. In Pokémon Emerald, the Sky Pillar is accessible earlier in the game since [[Wallace]] unlocks the game's added door in order to encounter {{p|Rayquaza}} at the top, as it is needed to abate the conflict in [[Sootopolis City]] between {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}}. As a result of this, the wild Pokémon are lower leveled, and less of the floor is cracked. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the entrance is blocked off by a {{tc|Furisode Girl}} until the player talks to Wallace in Sootopolis City during the Delta Episode.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Sky Pillar does not appear on the [[Town Map]] until the player enters the cave.


In [[Generation III]], Like many special locations in Hoenn, {{player}}s must have the {{DL|Bicycle|Mach Bike}} in order to navigate through it fully, as there are [[Hole#Generation III|cracked tiles]] on 2F and 4F. On every other floor, there are wild {{p|Altaria}}, {{p|Banette}}, {{p|Claydol}}, {{p|Dusclops}}, {{p|Golbat}}, {{p|Mawile}}, and {{p|Sableye}}. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player does not need the Mach Bike, and instead climbs up a series of ladders while a extremely tall mural painted by the [[Draconid People]] tells the tale of the first [[Mega Evolution]]. The Draconids call the top of the tower the '''Dragonhark''' altar.
Only those who are worthy, such as the [[Draconid people]] and the descendants of the original Sootopolitans, are permitted to enter the Sky Pillar.


It is also one of the various buildings in the [[Generation III]] games where it is possible to [[Running Shoes|run]]. Not counting [[gate]]s, it is the only building in the Generation III games where it is possible to use the [[Bicycle]].
==Role==
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the island on which Sky Pillar is located is blocked off by walls of rocks until the player enters the [[Hall of Fame]]. In Pokémon Emerald, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player can access the land in front of the Sky Pillar immediately, but cannot enter the cave in front of Sky Pillar until reaching a certain point in the storyline.
 
In Pokémon Emerald, during the conflict in [[Sootopolis City]] between {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}}, [[Wallace]] and the player travel to Sky Pillar, where Wallace unlocks the door, in order to allow the player to meet {{p|Rayquaza}} at the top. Due to being accessed earlier, the wild Pokémon are at lower levels, and during this visit only, less of the floor is cracked such that the player does not need a {{DL|Bicycle|Mach Bike}} to reach the top floor.
 
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the entrance is blocked off by a {{tc|Furisode Girl}} until Wallace removes the seal during the [[Delta Episode]]. He will not do so until the player asks for his help while he is admiring the great tree in [[Sootopolis City]] in front of the [[Cave of Origin]]. If the player did not catch Deoxys at the edge of space during the [[Delta Episode]], after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] again, Deoxys can be encountered at the summit of the Sky Pillar, along with its triangular shard.
 
===Delta Episode===
During the [[Delta Episode]], after the player asks for Wallace's help while he is admiring the great tree in [[Sootopolis City]] in front of the [[Cave of Origin]], he will open the seal to the Sky Pillar on Route 131. However, he does not allow the player to enter until the player defeats him again.
 
While climbing the tower, [[Zinnia]] will tell the player the player about the history of the [[Draconid people]]. At the summit, she summons Rayquaza by using the [[Key Stone]]s she gathered. She then tries to have it Mega Evolve using her Mega Anklet, but Rayquaza is unable. Rayquaza tells Zinnia that it is not a lack of the human energy from Key Stones that is preventing it from Mega Evolving, but its own lack of energy. The {{key|VI|Meteorite}} in the player's [[Bag]] then begins to glow, alerting Zinnia to its presence, who explains that it has the same kind of energy as [[Mega Stone]]s. Rayquaza then eats the Meteorite from the player's Bag.
 
With Rayquaza having regained its power, the player must capture Rayquaza to take control of it and save the world; if the player [[escape|runs away]], defeats Rayquaza or is defeated, Rayquaza will remain and be ready for battle again fully healed (its [[Nature]] and {{IV}}s reset each time). If the player has no [[Poké Ball]]s, Zinnia will give the player an {{ball|Ultra}}.
 
After the player successfully captures Rayquaza, they must place it in their party; if they have six Pokémon, they must send one to the [[PC]]. Then, Zinnia restores the player's Pokémon to full health and teaches Rayquaza {{m|Dragon Ascent}}, replacing {{m|Fly}}. She then challenges the player to a battle to prove their worthiness.
 
Regardless of the outcome of the battle with Zinnia, the player then puts on the {{key|VI|Magma Suit}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{key|VI|Aqua Suit}}{{sup/6|AS}} and rides Mega Rayquaza to the edge of space. Mega Rayquaza flies right through the asteoroid, shattering it completely. However, one triangular piece remains, from behind which emerges {{p|Deoxys}}, which then charges at the player and Rayquaza in rage. After the battle with Deoxys, the player returns to the planet, having thwarted the danger imposed by the asteroid.
 
==Geography==
In [[Generation III]] (except the player's first visit in Emerald), {{player}}s must have the {{DL|Bicycle|Mach Bike}} in order to navigate through it fully, as there are [[Hole#Generation III|cracked tiles]] on 2F and 4F. On every other floor, there are wild Pokémon, such that only floors without cracked tiles contain wild Pokémon.
 
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, while there are many holes in the floor and cracks in the floor tiles, the player cannot fall down; the player does not need the Mach Bike, and in fact cannot cycle at all inside the tower. The tower contains a series of ladders which must be climbed to reach the summit. An extremely tall mural painted by the [[Draconid people]] that stretches the height of the tower tells the tale of Rayquaza halting the fight between [[Primal Reversion|Primal]] {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} and the first [[Mega Evolution]]. The Draconid people call the top of the tower the Dragonhark altar.


==Items==
==Items==
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{{itemlist|Dragon Scale|2F, up northern ladder from 1F|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Dragon Scale}}}}
{{itemlist|Dragon Scale|2F, at the northern tip of the triangle, accessed from the northern ladder from 1F|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Dragon Scale}}}}
{{itemlist|TM Normal VI|3F, down western ladders from 5F and 4F|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{TM|64|Explosion}}}}
{{itemlist|TM Normal VI|3F, near the western tip of the triangle, accessed by going down the western ladders from 5F and 4F|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{TM|64|Explosion}}}}
{{itemlist|Full Restore|4F, near the northern corner|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Potion|Full Restore}}}}
{{itemlist|Full Restore|4F, on the northern side of the central hole|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Potion|Full Restore}}}}
{{itemlist|Ultra Ball|Top floor, from [[Zinnia]] if the player has no Poké Balls in their Bag (repeatable)|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{ball|Ultra}}}}
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{{Catch/div|ruins|1F-5F}}
{{Catch/entryoras|042|Golbat|yes|yes|1F-5F|44-46|??%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryoras|042|Golbat|yes|yes|1F-5F|44-46|30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryoras|168|Ariados|yes|yes|1F-5F|44-46|??%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entryoras|168|Ariados|yes|yes|1F-5F|44-46|30%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entryoras|302|Sableye|no|yes|1F-5F|44-46|??%|type1=Dark|type2=Ghost}}
{{Catch/entryoras|302|Sableye|no|yes|1F-5F|44-46|10%|type1=Dark|type2=Ghost}}
{{Catch/entryoras|303|Mawile|yes|no|1F-5F|44-46|??%|type1=Steel|type2=Fairy}}
{{Catch/entryoras|303|Mawile|yes|no|1F-5F|44-46|10%|type1=Steel|type2=Fairy}}
{{Catch/entryoras|344|Claydol|yes|yes|1F-5F|44-46|??%|type1=Ground|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entryoras|344|Claydol|yes|yes|1F-5F|44-46|30%|type1=Ground|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/div|ruins|Horde Encounter}}
{{Catch/div|ruins|{{color2|000|Horde Encounter}}}}
{{Catch/entryoras|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Horde Encounter|23|??%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryoras|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Horde Encounter|23|60%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryoras|168|Ariados|yes|yes|Horde Encounter|23|??%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entryoras|168|Ariados|yes|yes|Horde Encounter|23|35%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entryoras|333|Swablu|yes|yes|Horde Encounter|23|??%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryoras|333|Swablu|yes|yes|Horde Encounter|23|5%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/div|ruins|Special}}
{{Catch/div|ruins|Special}}
{{Catch/entryoras|384|Rayquaza|yes|yes|Special|70|{{tt|One|Capture required to proceed with storyline}}|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryoras|384|Rayquaza|yes|yes|Special|70|{{tt|One|Capture required to proceed with storyline}}|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryoras|386|Deoxys|yes|yes|Special|80|{{tt|One|Respawns if not caught after defeating the Elite Four for the second time}}|type1=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entryoras|386|Deoxys|yes|yes|Special|80|{{tt|One|If not caught, respawns here after the player enters the Hall of Fame again}}|type1=Psychic}}
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{{Catch/footer|ruins}}
====Edge of space====
{{Catch/header|space|no}}
{{Catch/entryoras|386|Deoxys|yes|yes|Special|80|One|type1=Psychic}}
{{Catch/footer|space}}


==Trainers==
==Trainers==
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
{{Party/Single
{{Party/Single
|color={{dragon color}}
|color={{dragon color}}
|headcolor={{dragon color light}}
|headcolor={{dragon color light}}
|bordercolor={{dragon color dark}}
|bordercolor={{dragon color dark}}
|sprite=None.png<!--VSZinnia.png-->
|sprite=VSZinnia.png
|size=150px
|prize={{Pdollar}}6,200
|prize={{Pdollar}}6,200
|class=Lorekeeper
|class=Lorekeeper
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==In the manga==
==In the manga==
[[File:Sky Pillar Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Sky Pillar in Pokémon Adventures]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, [[Norman]] and {{adv|Wally}} trek up the pillar together. The pillar is a maze which requires both an adult and a child to go through (a child to go through the small tunnels and an adult to pull the heavy chains to open doors in those tunnels). While trekking through the tunnels, Wally realizes that Norman in fact wanted to climb up the pillar with his son, {{adv|Ruby}}.
The Sky Pillar appears in the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}. The pillar itself is a 50 floor tall tower with a variety of wild Pokémon living inside. The 50th and last floor is a large puzzle that requires the combined efforts of an adult and child to solve it. Those that solve wit will gain access to the room where Rayquaza sleeps.
 
{{adv|Wally}} is taken there by [[Norman]] in order to find and capture Rayquaza. After traversing its floors and solving the puzzle with Norman, Wally successfully awakens Rayquaza. Norman then takes Rayquaza to try and stop the battle between Groudon and Kyogre.


The Sky Pillar has 50 floors with a wild {{p|Dusclops}} on the 49th floor. Wally defeated the Dusclops with his newly-evolved {{TP|Emerald|Grovyle|Sceptile}}.
In the {{chap|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}, {{adv|Ruby}} and {{Adv|Eon duo|Latios}} headed to the Sky Pillar by [[Soaring in the sky|soaring]] through the skies. There, they encountered the Draconid, Zinnia, who attacked the two under the impression that they were intruding.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In Generation III, stopping the [[bicycle]] on a certain section of cracked floor tiles on the second floor, it is possible to fall on top of a rock. However, it is possible to walk off the rock so there is no risk of being stuck there.
* In Generation III, stopping the [[bicycle]] on a certain section of cracked floor tiles on the second floor, it is possible to fall on top of a rock. However, it is possible to walk off the rock so there is no risk of being stuck there.
* In {{game|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|s}}, the Sky Pillar theme is a remix of the song that plays in Emerald when Rayquaza comes down to stop Groudon and Kyorge from fighting each other.
* In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Sky Pillar theme is a remix of the song that plays in Emerald when Rayquaza arrives to stop Groudon and Kyogre's fight in Sootopolis City.
* In the remakes, if the player lets the memory girl examine their {{p|Rayquaza}} or {{p|Deoxys}}, she will say ''"<Pokémon> met <player> at... the inside of a tall building."'', even if the Deoxys in question was caught during the Delta Episode.
* In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, even if Deoxys is caught during the [[Delta Episode]], its met location will still be listed as Sky Pillar.
* In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Memory Girl in [[Lilycove City]] will refer Rayquaza and Deoxys's met location as "the inside of a tall building," despite the fact that these Pokémon aren't encountered inside the tower.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|fr_eu=Pilier Céleste
|zh_cmn=天空之柱 ''{{tt|Tiānkōngzhī Zhù|Sky Pillar}}''<br>空中之柱 ''{{tt|Kōngzhōngzhī Zhù|Sky Pillar}}''
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|de=Himmelturm
|de=Himmelturm
|it=Torre dei Cieli
|it=Torre dei Cieli
|ko=하늘기둥 ''Haneul Gidung''
|ko=하늘기둥 ''{{tt|Haneul Gidung|Sky Pillar}}''
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|es=Pilar Celeste}}
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