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Team A.C.T. plays a role in the games as the team that is idolized by the player's partner and Pokémon Square onlookers.
They warn the player to go and escape after Gengar accuses them of being the human in the Ninetales legend and the reason for the range of natural disasters that are occurring. They act as one of the many rescue teams pursuing the player and their partner into Lapis Cave, Mt. Blaze, Frosty Forest, and Mt. Freeze, ending up being the only team to make it the entire way.
They later attempt to battle Groudon in Magma Cavern, but to no avail. Only Alakazam makes it to see Groudon, but vanishes when the player finishes talking to him.
It is mentioned by Lombre during the team's first appearance in that Charizard knows Flamethrower. Alakazam also knows Teleport, as he used this alongside Xatu's Teleport to create the Teleport Gem. None of Tyranitar's moves are mentioned or explicitly known.
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga
Team A.C.T. plays a significant role in the games and the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga. They were sent by Gengar to get Mudkip to safety from Ginji, and believed the rumors that Ginji was a cursed human being from Ninetales. That was all cleared up when Ninetales showed up. They helped out in battling Groudon, but to no avail, until help came from Absol.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the anime
Rescuing Plusle and Minun in the anime
The team has a cameo in the anime adaptation. They were considered for the job of rescuing Big Brother Pikachu but were unavailable as they were already on a mission to rescue Plusle and Minun in Magma Cavern.