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At the Hill of the Ancients, {{mdc|Xatu|1}} tells the team that the spike in natural disasters is occurring because the world's balance has been disrupted, and that the player's transformation is inextricably tied to this disruption. Further, this balance must be restored or the world will be destroyed. Gengar overhears this conversation and plans to use the information to discredit the player. The next day, the player and partner visit [[Whiscash Pond]], where {{mdc|Whiscash|1}} tells them about the [[Ninetales legend|legend of Ninetales]]. According to the legend, a human {{pkmn|Trainer}} once grabbed one of {{p|Ninetales}}'s tails, and was thus subjected to a 1,000-year curse. His partner, a {{p|Gardevoir}}, intervened and took the curse for him; Ninetales gave the Trainer an opportunity to save Gardevoir, but he had already deserted Gardevoir. Ninetales prophesied that the Trainer would be reborn as a Pokémon, and when that happened, nature would lose its balance. That night, Gardevoir appears in the player's dream and says she is glad to finally meet them.

The next day, Gengar tells the residents of Pokémon Square that the player is the cursed human in the Ninetales legend and that their transformation into a Pokémon is the cause of the imbalance in the Pokémon world. To restore balance to this world, he says, the player must be eliminated. The townsfolk ask the player if this is true, but the player is lost for words; the townsfolk then decide to run the player out of town. The player and partner leave at dawn, determined to uncover the truth of the player's identity, and are seen off by Caterpie, Metapod, Diglett, and the two Jumpluff. They are pursued eastward through [[Lapis Cave]] and [[Mt. Blaze]], where they encounter an angered {{p|Moltres}}, who blames them for the abnormal volcanic activity. After defeating and calming down Moltres, the player and partner promise to find the cause of the natural disasters afflicting the Pokémon world and put an end to them. Although exhausted, the team press onward and travel north to evade their pursuers.

They journey through frozen, sparsely populated areas and eventually reach the [[Frosty Forest]]. In the deepest part of the dungeon, {{p|Articuno}} appears and tells the team that the forest is warming and the snow is melting, and blames them for this disturbance. Articuno prepares to attack them, but {{p|Absol}} intervenes to stop the fighting and defend the player and partner. The team promise to stop the natural disasters, and Articuno lets them pass. Sharing the team's desire to stop the calamities, Absol joins forces with them. Together, the player, the partner, and Absol travel farther north. As they are walking, Gardevoir appears, visible only to the player, and tells the player that they are approaching [[Mt. Freeze]], which is home to Ninetales. When the team reach the peak of Mt. Freeze, Team A.C.T. catch up to them, and the two teams start brawling. Ninetales breaks up the fight and explains that the selfish human from the legend is still alive but is not the player. She also states that the world's imbalance and the cursed human's transformation into a Pokémon are not connected. Alakazam commends the team for coming this far and discovering the truth. Just then, the ground starts trembling; Ninetales warns that the earthquakes will awaken {{p|Groudon}}. Team A.C.T. venture into [[Magma Cavern]] to quell Groudon, while the player's team return to Pokémon Square. They tell the townsfolk everything they have learned, and Gengar is discredited.

A few nights later, Gardevoir appears in the player's dream and tells the player that the player turned into a Pokémon to fulfill a certain role, and Gardevoir's role is to watch over the player. The next day, {{p|Wynaut}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}} visit the Team Base and ask the rescue team to look at a request they have put up on the Bulletin Board. When the team go to the Pelipper Post Office and read the request, Wynaut explains that the forest they are from—[[Uproar Forest]]—is home to a group of rampaging {{p|Mankey}} who attack everyone on sight. The rescue team agree to help. The team encounter and defeat the Mankey gang in Uproar Forest, and the Mankey help renovate the [[Team Base]] in exchange for peeled Chestnuts. Eventually, the Team Base is completed, and the Mankey promise to stop wreaking havoc and return to Uproar Forest.