Birth Island
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| Location: | South of Six Island, east of Seven Island | |||
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| Region: | Sevii Islands | |||
| Generations: | III | |||
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Birth Island (Japanese: たんじょうのしま Birth Island) is a location near Six and Seven Islands in the Sevii Islands, accessible in Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald. The Mythical Pokémon Deoxys dwells on this island.
In the games
A player can reach Birth Island only after downloading the AuroraTicket through Mystery Gift and sailing there by talking to the sailor in front of the Seagallop Ferries in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, or by boarding the S.S. Tidal in Pokémon Emerald.
Like Navel Rock, Birth Island is invisible on the Town MapFRLG by default due to its event-only status, only appearing when the player first arrives there. This is in contrast to the other Sevii Islands, which appear on the Town Map even before the player has visited them. It also never appears on the PokéNav's map.E
Upon first arriving at the island, the only thing the player will find is an inert, black, triangular rock. To make Deoxys appear, the player must solve a strange puzzle by following the rock: each time the rock is interacted with, it will move to a different position on the island, and the player must perform the shortest possible path to the rock's new position. Each successful interaction will cause the rock to glow more; the puzzle is solved once the rock returns to one space above its original position and glows a bright red. Interacting with the rock in this state will cause it to shatter and Deoxys to appear. If the player fails to follow the shortest path before the puzzle is solved, interacting with the rock will reset the puzzle, moving the rock back to its original position and reverting it to black.
Puzzle
To solve the puzzle and make Deoxys appear, the player must do the following:
- Approach the triangle from below and press A.
- Press ← 5×, ↓ once, then A.
- Press → 5×, ↑ 5×, then A.
- Press → 5×, ↓ 5×, then A.
- Press ↑ 3×, ← 7×, then A.
- Press → 5×, then A.
- Press ← 3×, ↓ 2×, then A.
- Press ↓ once, ← 4×, then A.
- Press → 7×, then A.
- Press ← 4×, ↓ once, then A.
- Press ↑ 4×, then A.
Pokémon
When encountered in the wild, Deoxys will appear in Normal Forme, but once captured, it will transform into Attack Forme, Defense Forme, or Speed Forme. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it will transform into Attack Forme and Defense Forme respectively, and in Pokémon Emerald, it will transform into Speed Forme.
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Music
The Birth Island itself is silent; it has no music theme. The triangular rock makes a short sound when it moves as a result of the player interacting with it. When encountering Deoxys, Deoxys Appears plays. When battling Deoxys, the theme played is Battle! (Deoxys). This applies to both Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
FireRed & LeafGreen chapter
Birth Island first appeared in Not Exactly Normal. After defeating Red on Five Island, the Deoxys known as Organism No. 2 retired to Birth Island in order to heal the damage it had received when Pika's Thunder struck its core. In order to protect itself, Organism No. 2 encased itself in a pyramid-like protection called "Delta Shield", a combination of Reflect and Light Screen. Giovanni, however, took advantage of Organism No. 2's weakened state, and followed it to the island in Going Green. Using his Beedrill's Agility to cut down its movements and his Aggron's Brick Break to destroy the Delta Shield, Giovanni was able to capture Organism No. 2 with a Poké Ball specifically designed to catch the DNA Pokémon.
In It's Starting to Make Sense Now, Sird revealed that Organism No. 2, which had been in incomplete at the time, had retreated to Birth Island after it had initially escaped from Team Rocket's captivity in order to fully complete its growth and awaken itself. When he had first learned this, Giovanni had mused that Birth Island was a perfect place for Deoxys to do such a thing.
Trivia
- While Birth Island is absent from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the end of the Delta Episode alludes to it: after Mega Rayquaza destroys the meteor, a triangle emerges from the remnants, darts about in the same pattern as the puzzle on Birth Island, and then breaks apart, revealing Deoxys.
In other languages
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