User blog:Cobensword22/Earth and Sky

Pokémon: Earth and Pokémon: Sky are the primary paired versions of Generation IX in the Pokémon franchise and are set in the Nerobia region. It includes over 100 new Pokémon species, including new Regional Variants, special "Man-Made Pokémon", a new phenomenon: Soul Link, and a new story that the game follows.

Story
The player starts by choosing their character's looks and name. However, the player can also choose their primary rival's name, as well, just like in Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. The player begins in Whitestone Town where they visit the region's professor, Professor Olive, who gives them a Pokédex and their starter Pokémon. They can choose from either:

Rolleaf, the Grass Roller Pokémon and the Grass-type starter,

Barkoal, the Flare Pup Pokémon and the Fire-type starter,

or Newtide, the Splash Newt Pokémon, and the Water-type starter.

Depending on their choices, the player's primary rival will choose their starter as the one that's weaker to theirs, similar to Hau from Sun and Moon (e.g, if the player picked Barkoal, then their rival will pick Rolleaf).

They will then leave the lab, heading towards their first city, based off of Naxos, Greece, which is called Fleuria City. The gym leader there, Sigil, is a Bug-type user, but he will not be accessible until you go find him in Fleuria Woods, a forested area north of the gym.

After finding him at the Wood Shrine, a small clearing with an altar to a Legendary Pokémon, the player and Sigil will be ambushed by members of Team Nocturne, the region's evil team. After defeating a Grunt each, they will retreat, and the player and Sigil will walk back to town, where the gym battle will begin after entering.

Once Sigil is defeated, he will give you three things: a Badge Case, the first Gym Badge: the Web Badge, and a Soul Band. The Band's use is for Soul Link, which allows the souls of the player and their Pokémon to be in sync, similar to Battle Bond Greninja. This causes a physical transformation in both the trainer and Pokémon, allowing them to utilize stronger moves and a special, Soul Link-only attack.

Sigil will then tell them to visit the Wood Shrine again. Once there, they will find a Gate Key for the gate out of the city, and a Soul Gem, for use with the Soul Band: a Bugyte S. This enables any bug-type Pokémon the ability to use Soul Link, as well as the special attack "Webbing Wrath".

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