Draconid people
The Draconid people (Japanese: 流星の民 Meteor people) are an ancient tribe of people that live in the Hoenn region. They worship Rayquaza after it saved the world from Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. They were also the first humans to witness the supposed orgins of Mega Evolution.[1]
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In the core series games
History
Background
The Draconid people were a tribe of Dragon-type Pokémon Trainers that lived in Hoenn, in an area between Route 114 and Route 115. 2,000 years prior to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Hoenn was plagued by meteor showers and one turns the homeplace of the Draconids into the Meteor Falls.[2] In that time, the world overflowed with natural energy, which Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre fought over. They ravaged the earth, but were defeated and put to slumber by Rayquaza after the Draconids summoned by wishing upon a meteor at Meteor Falls.[3] The people of Hoenn then began to revere Rayquaza as their savior.
1,000 years prior to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a meteor filled with Primal energy struck Hoenn and created a crater in which Sootopolis City would be built. Groudon and Kyogre reawakened to fight over the meteor's Primal energy and the people of Hoenn wished upon the meteor for Rayquaza to save them, and using that meteor, Rayquaza performed the world's first Mega Evolution, defeated the two, took away their Primal forms and put them to sleep once again. Sky Pillar was built in Rayquaza's honor, and the Draconid people promised to pass down the prophecy that in 1,000 years, the meteor would return.[4]Thus, a plan was made for a Lorekeeper to summon Rayquaza back to the Sky Pillar and allow it to Mega-Evolve again to destroy the giant meteor and save the world from destruction.[5] The Sky Pillar they built contained murals that showcase Rayquaza's deeds throughout history and the rainbow stone that allowed Rayquaza to Mega Evolve for the first time. The ancient records of the Draconid people have been studied by Devon Corporation for the current theory and origins of Mega Evolution along with Rayquaza and its "mikado organ" (Japanese: ミカド器官).[6]
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Delta Episode
After the main story, atop Sky Pillar, a Team Magma GruntOR/Team Aqua GruntAS accompanied by a Whismur changes out of her uniform, revealing herself to be Zinnia, a Draconid Lorekeeper, who claims they don't have much time. She then proceeds travel around Hoenn to steal the Key Stones of Wally, May/Brendan, CourtneyOR/MattAS, and Maxie'sOR/Archie'sAS.
At the Meteor Falls, while looking for another Meteorite Shard, the player and Steven learn from an old Draconid woman that Zinnia joined Team MagmaOR/Team AquaAS and manipulated them in the hopes of having GroudonOR/KyogreAS resurrected in order to call Rayquaza back to the world to destroy the meteoroid, being fully aware of the fact that her actions would risk the lives of many people and Pokémon. However, as the player had managed to stop the super-ancient Pokémon, she had been forced to change her plan.
Zinnia makes another appearance at Mossdeep Space Center, listening in on Professor Cozmo's plan to send the oncoming meteoroid to another dimension using technology powered by the Meteorite Shards. Believing this plan will doom the world of another dimension to destruction, she destroys the device, then steals the Key Stone from the head of the team she had joined and challenges the player to meet her at the Sky Pillar.
After the player secures permission to enter the Sky Pillar from Wallace, Zinnia explains the lore of the Draconids as they ascend the tower together. At the top floor, she uses the stolen Key Stones to summon Rayquaza to the Sky Pillar, but her plan fails when Rayquaza does not Mega Evolve despite her efforts. Just as she falls into despair, the Meteorite the player has been carrying for much of the game activates and is consumed by Rayquaza, granting it its missing power. Once the player has captured Rayquaza and added it to their party, Zinnia teaches it Dragon Ascent, then challenges the player to one last battle (which the player does not need to win to progress).
Once the player has gone into space with Mega Rayquaza, destroyed the meteor and battled Deoxys, Zinnia disappears from the Sky Pillar. She leaves behind a note with Aster thanking the player for their help. Later at Meteor Falls, her grandmother tells her that she should find her own purpose in life now that she is freed from her lifelong duty. She agrees and leaves her Salamencite with the player before departing. Zinnia's whereabouts after this point are unknown.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Mega Dimension
While trying to create a distortion to hyperspace that leads to Rayquaza, Team MZ has Ansha tell a story from a story her mom Diantha used to tell her. The story doesn't only mention how the Draconids' wish resulted in Rayquaza's Mega Evolution, but also depicted them alongside the legendary dragon.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Zinnia (Masters)
The Draconid Lorekeeper, Zinnia appears in Pokémon Masters EX, making her debut in the legendary event The Dragon That Rules the Sky.
In animation
Pokémon Evolutions
The Draconid people appeared in The Wish. They appear in the form of Zinnia. Several Lorekeepers also appear in Zinnia's imagination. Another unnamed Lorekeeper (probably Aster) appears in a flashback training Zinnia.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
The Draconid people debuted in Claydol Unleashes. They are a tribe of people that live with Dragon-type Pokémon and worship Rayquaza, who they refer to as the "Dragon Lord" (Japanese: 竜神様). Known members include Zinnia, Aster, Jinga, Renza, Tomatoma, and the village Elder. The Draconids live in a hidden settlement located underneath Meteor Falls named Meteor Village, which is led by their Elder. A millennium ago, the Draconids foresaw that a giant meteoroid would crash into the planet and destroy it. The current generation spent their time during the arc attempting to avert this crisis, though Zinnia's mission to do so got tangled up with her personal vendetta against the Devon Corporation, due to them having inadvertently caused the death of the previous Draconid Lorekeeper, Aster.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | 流星の民 Ryūsei no Tami | From 流星 ryūsei (meteor) and 竜 ryū (dragon) |
| English | Draconid people | From the Draconid meteor shower, which is derived from draco (Latin for dragon) |
| French | Peuple du Météore | From météore (meteor) |
| German | Meteoraner | From Meteor (meteor) |
| Italian | Popolo delle meteore | From meteore (meteor) |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish |
Clan Meteoro | From meteoro (meteor) |
| Korean | 유성의 민족 Yuseong-ui Minjok | From 유성 yuseong (meteor) |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Draconídeos | From Draconídeo (Draconid) |
| Vietnamese | Tộc Sao Băng | Transcription of its Japanese name |
Related articles
References
- ↑ Draconid descendant, Meteor Falls: "Yes, I am one of the Draconid people. One of the ancient folk tasked with passing down the knowledge of Mega Evolution—with the great lore of Lord Rayquaza, who was the beginning of all." (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)
- ↑ Zinnia: "It was in such a time that a great many meteoroids poured from the darkness of space, from a place higher even than the heavens. And the meteoroids fell in their multitude upon a waterfall that had long been home to a tribe of Dragon-type-Pokémon users..." (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)
- ↑ Zinnia: "That was when, as if drawn by the brilliance, a Pokémon that shone in a blazing emerald hue descended from the heavens... That Pokémon was none other than Rayquaza. Rayquaza's power overwhelmed that of the two Primal Pokémon, and peace returned to the world." (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)
- ↑ Zinnia: "A thousand years of peace followed after that disastrous time. But the Draconid people, learning from their long history's cyclical nature, foretold that the meteoroids would fall on this land again. The meteoroid to come, they prophesized, would be far greater than those that had come before it. This meteoroid would be great enough to break the world forever..." (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)
- ↑ Zinnia: "In order to prevent this great calamity, those who held the knowledge of the past arrived at a plan. Their plan was to invoke Rayquaza, the great savior, and summon it to this land before the meteoroid could strike." (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)
- ↑ Devon Corporation scientist: "And what we stitched together from all of this long research is the current theory of Mega Evolution. A part of Rayquaza's entry in the Pokedex was even edited due to this bit of folklore....Ahem! And that, while simplified quite a bit, is what I have deciphered from the ancient records of the Draconid people about the relationship between Rayquaza and Mega Evolution." (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)
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