Pokémon Jade

About

Pokémon Jade sends you to the Ario region a tropical land inspired by Australia filled with new creatures to catch and trainers to challenge. You’ll battle through eight gyms each with creative puzzles and test your skills against the Elite Four before facing the game’s central threat Team Wild. This rebel group hunts a legendary Pokémon hidden in ancient desert ruins a beast capable of erasing memories and reshaping society. As you figure out clues scattered across diverse environments from dense jungles to arid deserts you’ll work to stop their plan to enslave Pokémon and rewrite the world’s history. The game’s strongest points are its varied ecosystems and the moral weight of its story. Ario shifts between climates keeping exploration fresh while the Gym challenges mix traditional battles with environmental brain teasers. Though small in scale compared to mainline entries the game’s focus on a single region’s depth and the grim stakes of Team Wild’s goal add unexpected heft. Fans of classic Pokémon mechanics with a touch of mystery will find 30+ hours of wandering battles and cryptic side quests.

Storyline

Team Wild is a team of rebel bandits who mainly scourge around Goldwhite Desert in the eastern bounds of Ario. They’re constantly searching for something but it’s not easy to know what. The player is slowly made aware of Team Wild’s ultimate plan, and what they’re searching for. It seems that deep in the ruins of Goldwhite Desert lies an extremely powerful and mysterious legendary Pokemon. However, the only way to encounter this Pokemon is by using a key that is hidden somewhere in the mystery of Ario, and there are several riddles scattered throughout the region that, if solved and pieced together, lead one to the key needed to unleash this beast. Team Wild’s leader wants to capture this legendary Pokemon because it has the amazing ability to wipe the memory of entire populations. The leader wants to use this power to clean the Pokemon world’s memory of how Pokemon ought to be treated and afterwards create a new society in which Pokemon are seen as currency, and slaves of sorts. He’ll be able to put himself at the top of the ladder in this new society as the owner of the most rare and unique Pokemon in all of Ario, the legendary Pokemon, therefore become the unrivaled dictator of Ario. It’s up to you to stop Team Wild from realizing this terrifying reality!