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 ==In the games==
-Although it seemed that [[Cipher]] was destroyed with the defeat of [[Evice]], that was not the case. [[Chief Sherles]] comes across some evidence that Evice was only in charge of Cipher's activities in [[Orre]], and that the true leader was still at large. Indeed, five years after Evice's arrest, Cipher returns under the leadership of its Grand Master, Greevil.
+When [[Wes]] defeated [[Evice]] at the end of {{pkmn|Colosseum}}, it was believed that [[Cipher]] had been destroyed. However, the organization returned five years later despite Evice still being in prison, and [[Sherles]] uncovered evidence that he was only a regional boss, with Cipher's true leader still at large.
-Under the guise of a man named [[Mr. Verich]], Greevil wins the favor of the {{tc|Sailor}}s of [[Gateon Port]] by providing free food and drinks every time he visited {{DL|Gateon Port|The Krabby Club}}. On one of his visits, he comes across a Thug by the name of [[Zook]] who is pushing around the [[Michael|player]] and his sister [[Jovi]]. After having one of his bodyguards, [[Ardos]], defeat him in battle, Verich chastises Zook for his actions and leaves.
+The resurgent Cipher's first action was to hijack the [[S.S. Libra]] utilizing their newly created weapon, codenamed [[XD001]], but this operation failed when XD001 dropped the ship in the [[Orre]] desert. Infuriated by this failure, Greevil, Cipher's Grand Master, traveled from his base of operations on [[Citadark Isle]] to personally tour Cipher facilities on the mainland. He conducted these tours using [[Gateon Port]] as a hub, and assumed the identity of a wealthy merchant named [[Mr. Verich]] to conceal his activity. By buying unlimited food and drink for the {{tc|Sailor}}s at the {{DL|Gateon Port|Krabby Club}}, he won the town's favor; one resident has a romantic interest in him, while the novelist Acri finds him fascinating and wants to write a novel about him, speculating that his true identity could be a "swashbuckling thief."
-After the player shuts down the Cipher Key Lair and defeats [[Gorigan]], Greevil appears on a TV monitor and reveals himself as the leader of Cipher. He taunts the player by claiming that he would never reach his HQ on [[Citadark Isle]].
+Early in the game's story, Greevil - as Mr. Verich - encounters [[Michael]] and [[Jovi]] while they are in the middle of a confrontation with a thug named [[Zook]]. When Zook threatens Greevil for interfering, one of his bodyguards, [[Ardos]], steps in and defeats Zook's [[Shadow Pokémon|Shadow]] {{p|Zangoose}}. Zook flees after being chastised for his actions by Greevil, who then introduces himself to Michael and Jovi as his Mr. Verich alias. He then takes up residence in the VIP room of the Krabby Club with Ardos and [[Eldes]] until he leaves to conduct business elsewhere.
-At the very end of the game, the player infiltrates Citadark Island and defeats all the Cipher members inside, including Greevil's bodyguards; Ardos and [[Eldes]]. The player then challenges Greevil himself. Greevil begins by summoning the much-mentioned [[Shadow Lugia|XD001]], a {{p|Lugia}} turned into the ultimate, unpurifiable [[Shadow Pokémon]] by Cipher. However, the player is able to snag it. Enraged, Greevil then fights the player himself with a complete team of six Shadow Pokémon.
+During Michael's infiltration of the [[Cipher Lab]], two {{tc|Scientist|Cipher R&D}} researchers are found in the break room discussing Greevil's recent visit, describing him as being terrifying to encounter in person. Although Greevil's real name is used during this conversation, his identity is not fully revealed at this time.
-After the player defeats or snags all his Pokémon, Greevil is mentally broken, unable to comprehend his defeat. Ardos tries to encourage Greevil to blow up Citadark Isle, but Eldes protests and claims that Greevil is going too far, also revealing himself and Ardos to actually be Greevil's sons. Eventually, Greevil listens to Eldes's reasoning and agrees to accept defeat graciously, much to Ardos's anger. It is implied that Greevil turns himself in afterwards, although the battle against him can be repeated at any time.
+After [[ONBS]] broadcasts Michael's heroic deeds in saving [[Phenac City]] by defeating [[Snattle]], Greevil, Ardos and Eldes again cross paths with him in Gateon Port. Greevil, still posing as Verich, praises Michael for his accomplishments in Phenac City before boarding his [[Luxo Cruiser]] and departing, leaving the locals disappointed by his absence.
+At the [[Cipher Key Lair]], Michael again encounters Zook, who is revealed to be a member of Cipher. Zook claims that he was demoted to guard duty as a result of his public use of a Shadow Pokémon before Cipher was ready to reveal itself, but cannot understand how Greevil found out about what he did, not realizing "Mr. Verich's" true identity. Later Michael permanently ends the production of Shadow Pokémon by shutting down the Cipher Key Lair's machinery and deleting its program software. He then defeats the factory's chief, [[Gorigan]], who reacts to his defeat by threatening to blow up the building and kill Michael in retaliation. Before he can do so, Greevil appears on the video monitor in Gorigan's office to intervene. Finally revealing that he and Mr. Verich were one and the same all along, challenges Michael to come to him on Citadark Isle, though he mocks this idea as impossible due to the constant storms around the island. While Michael makes his way to Citadark Isle using the [[Robo Kyogre]], Greevil is seen marching past a large battalion of {{tc|Cipher Peon}}s assembled to defend the island against Michael's pending intrusion.
+Greevil fortifies himself inside the facility's command center, but Michael defeats all the guards, including Ardos. He manages to hold Michael at bay by erecting a wall of glass, but Michael finds an alternate route into the command center. Growing furious that his subordinates have failed so thoroughly, Greevil sends Eldes into battle against Michael and leaves. Michael defeats Eldes and pursues Greevil into the hangar on the next floor, where Greevil decides to deal with Michael once and for all by summoning XD001, a {{p|Lugia}} corrupted into the ultimate Shadow Pokémon. Greevil describes XD001 as the first of a line of unpurifiable Shadow Pokémon he plans to mass produce and put into use as weapons loyal only to himself, allowing him to take over the world without having to rely on other humans. However, when Greevil sends XD001 into battle, Michael is able to defeat or snag it. Greevil then flies into a rage and personally engages Michael, utilizing a full team of six Shadow Pokémon that includes {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}}.
+Michael overcomes Greevil's team, leaving him mentally broken and unable to comprehend his defeat. Ardos arrives in the hangar and urges Greevil to kill Michael by blowing up Citadark Isle, while they leave aboard a helicopter Ardos has prepared. Greevil expresses concern at the Cipher members and research data that would be lost, which Ardos disregards, claiming that Cipher's survival is most important. Greevil agrees to the plan and apologizes to Michael, but Eldes appears and stops him, claiming that Cipher is already doomed and that Michael's victory over XD001 proves that taking over the world with Shadow Pokémon is not possible. Ardos and Eldes descend into an argument, and it comes out that they are actually Greevil's twin sons. Eldes manages to convince Greevil to stand down by appealing to his humanity, and Greevil accepts his defeat, deciding to turn himself in to the police and face punishment for his crimes.
+Greevil is not seen in any further scenes after this point, although the battle against him can be replayed and the ending viewed as much as the player wishes by returning to the hangar on Citadark Isle. XD001 can be rematched until it is snagged, while Greevil's Shadow Pokémon will be replaced by ordinary Pokémon as they are snagged.
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