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Michael has a [[Snag Machine]], similar to [[Pokémon Colosseum]]'s hero, [[Wes]] - and an [[Aura Reader]], which makes the dark auras exuded by [[Shadow Pokémon]] visible as they were to Wes's companion, [[Rui]]. He was given these at the beginning of the game.

His mother, {{OBP|Lily|XD}}, who works for [[Professor Krane]], his sister, [[Jovi]], and he live at Krane's Pokémon lab in [[Orre]]. He is an up-and-coming Trainer ready for his own journey with his {{p|Eevee}}, his [[starter Pokémon]] entrusted to him by his father. Traveling across Orre, he seeks to defeat the criminal organization [[Cipher]], which is now under Grand Master [[Greevil]]'s plot to wield an army of Shadow Pokémon in order to rule the world.  

Not only does Michael successfully defeat the entirety of Cipher Peons and Admins whom he encounters, but he also snags the Shadow Pokémon in their possession. His final feat is the capture of Greevil's full-fledged team of Shadow Pokémon, including [[Shadow Lugia|XD001]]. His achievement brings about the disbandment of Cipher, at least under Greevil and [[Eldes]]' leadership.  

During the game, Michael's father is mentioned multiple times as a distinguished public figure, but he is in fact deceased. This makes Michael similar to {{ga|May}} and {{ga|Brendan}}, one of whose father is a [[Norman|Gym Leader]] and the other - a [[Professor Birch|Pokémon Professor]], but also to the other [[player character]]s whose father is not present.

Michael also encounters two [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, {{p|Munchlax}} and {{p|Bonsly}}, with Bonsly being used in [[Battle Bingo]] and Munchlax appearing outside of battle. When this game was released, it was still [[Generation III]].