Delta Episode 2nd Phase: Pokémon ORAS Walkthrough (Part 24)

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Quick Guide

Meet up with Steven again at the Mossdeep Space Center, where he’ll tell you to find Wallace in Sootopolis City.
Locate and battle Wallace on Route 131.
Ascend to the apex of Sky Pillar to catch Rayquaza.
Defeat Zinnia in a battle.
Catch or defeat Deoxys to conclude the Delta Episode.

Mossdeep Space Center: Returning to Steven

After the events in the hideout, make your way back to the Mossdeep Space Center.

Speak with Steven and Professor Cozmo to learn what you need to do next.

Your next objective is to locate Gym Leader Wallace in Sootopolis City.

Sootopolis City: Following Wallace to Sky Pillar

Fly to Sootopolis City and head to the path that leads to the Cave of Origin, the cave where you caught Kyogre/ Groudon.

There, you’ll find Wallace in front of the giant tree. He’ll tell you to head to Route 131, where the Sky Pillar can be found.

So to reach Route 131, fly back to Route 128 and then Surf southward. You’ll soon arrive at Route 129.

Route 129

Route 129 is located in the southeast corner of Hoenn and provides access to Route 130 to the left.

Wild Pokémon

Route 129 (Surfing)
Species	Tentacool	Pelipper	Tentacruel
Species
Encounter Chance	50%	35%	15%
Levels	Lv. 25	Lv. 25-35	Lv. 30

Route 129 (Fishing – Super Rod)
Species	Wailmer
Species
Encounter Chance	100%
Levels	Lv. 30-40

Route 129 (Underwater)
Species	Chinchou	Clamperl	Lanturn	Relicanth
Species
Encounter Chance	50%	30%	15%	5%
Levels	Lv. 25	Lv. 30	Lv. 30	Lv. 30-35

Currently Obtainable Items

Item	Method	Exact Location
Surface
Big Pearl	Center of the southeast island, accessed by a southern diving spot (Requires HM07 Dive)
Heart Scale	Top-right corner of the southeast island, accessed by a southern diving spot (Requires HM07 Dive)
Underwater (Requires HM07 Dive)
Lustrous Orb (Hidden)	Northeastern corner of the route
Splash Plate (Hidden)	Among the seaweed, southeast side of the route
Toxic Plate (Hidden)	Among the seaweed, southwest side of the route
Zap Plate (Hidden)	Northwest of Scuba Diver Colten, center of the route
Blue Shard (Hidden)	Between two diving spots, southeast side of the route

West Exit to Route 130

Keep surfing westward and you’ll soon find yourself at Route 130.

Route 130

Route 130 is a short water route that features a diving spot that extends from Route 129.

One of the diving spots in the route also leads to Secret Meadow, located on the north side of the route.

Wild Pokémon

Route 130 (Surfing)
Species	Tentacool	Pelipper	Tentacruel
Species
Encounter Chance	50%	35%	15%
Levels	Lv. 25	Lv. 25-35	Lv. 30

Route 130 (Fishing – Super Rod)
Species	Wailmer	Horsea	Seadra
Species
Encounter Chance	60%	35%	5%
Levels	Lv. 35	Lv. 30	Lv. 40

Route 130 (Underwater)
Species	Chinchou	Clamperl	Lanturn	Relicanth
Species
Encounter Chance	50%	30%	15%	5%
Levels	Lv. 25	Lv. 30	Lv. 30	Lv. 30-35

Currently Obtainable Items

Item	Method	Exact Location
Underwater (Requires HM07 Dive)
Griseous Orb (Hidden)	Northwest corner, in the isolated northeast diving spot
Earth Plate (Hidden)	South of Free Diver Cordura, northwest side of the route
Fist Plate (Hidden)	South of Scuba Diver Silas, southeast side of the route
Icicle Plate (Hidden)	Among the seaweed, south side of the route
Meadow Plate (Hidden)	East of Free Diver Cordura, northwest side of the route
Green Shard (Hidden)	Among the seaweed, east side of the route

West Exit to Route 131

Just after passing a swimmer on the north side and reaching the end of the diving spot, continue surfing westward and you’ll finally arrive at Route 131.

Route 131

Route 131 serves as the water route connecting Route 130 to the east and Pacifidlog Town to the west.

Unlike other routes, there are no diving spots here.

But Sky Pillar is situated on the north side of the route. If you attempt to visit the Sky Pillar before Wallace asks you to, the cave entrance will be sealed.

To reach the entrance to the Sky Pillar where Wallace awaits, surf through the narrow northwest path of the island where the route’s sign is located. As you head north from there, you’ll soon discover the entrance to the Sky Pillar.

Wild Pokémon

Route 131 (Surfing)
Species	Tentacool	Pelipper	Tentacruel
Species
Encounter Chance	50%	35%	15%
Levels	Lv. 25	Lv. 25-35	Lv. 30

Route 131 (Fishing – Super Rod)
Species	Wailmer	Horsea	Seadra
Species
Encounter Chance	60%	35%	5%
Levels	Lv. 35	Lv. 30	Lv. 40

Route 131: Wallace’s Trial

Upon reaching the island where Wallace is waiting for you, a cutscene will begin. He will notify you that he has unsealed the entrance to Sky Pillar.

Then he’ll challenge you to a battle to see if you’re ready for what’s to come.

Note: While he won’t utilize any Pokémon capable of Mega Evolving, he will have a full team of six Water-type Pokémon. Defeating him won’t be simple, especially if you’re still underleveled at this point in the game.

Sootopolitan Wallace

Pokémon	Wailord Lv.55	Tentacruel Lv.55	Ludicolo Lv.55	Whiscash Lv.55	Gyarados Lv.55	Milotic Lv.57
Type	Water	Water / Poison	Water / Grass	Water / Ground	Water / Flying	Water
Ability	Oblivious	Clear Body	Swift Swim	Oblivious	Intimidate	Marvel Scale
Held Item	None	None	None	None	None	None
Moves	Water Spout Heavy Slam Earthquake Blizzard	Sludge Wave Brine Rain Dance Dazzling Gleam	Fake Out Scald Energy Ball Ice Beam	Earthquake Muddy Water Rock Tomb Rain Dance	Waterfall Crunch Ice Fang Stone Edge	Dragon Pulse Blizzard Recover Hydro Pump

Sky Pillar

Upon reaching the tower’s summit, you’ll witness the conclusion to the Delta Episode, which includes the opportunity to capture the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza.

As you ascend the tower, Zinnia will narrate the history and legend of Rayquaza, as depicted on the tower’s walls.

Wild Pokémon

Sky Pillar
Species	Golbat	Ariados	Claydol	Sableye	Mawile
Species
Encounter Chance	30%	30%	30%	10% (AS)	10% (OR)
Levels	Lv. 44-46	Lv. 44-46	Lv. 44-46	Lv. 44-46	Lv. 44-46

Currently Obtainable Items

Item	Method	Exact Location
TM64 Explosion	3F, accessed by going down the west ladders from 5F and 4F
Dragon Scale	2F, accessed by going up the north ladder from 1F
Full Restore	4F, north side of the floor
Ultra Ball (Repeatable)	Apex, from Zinnia if you don’t have any Poké Balls

Ascending Sky Pillar (Step-by-Step)

Step 1: After defeating Wallace, enter the newly unsealed entrance to the cave.

Step 2: After entering the cave, climb up multiple sets of stairs.

Step 3: At the top of the stairs, turn right and exit the cave through the passage in the bottom-right corner.

Step 4: Upon exiting the cave, enter the tower entrance to the north.

Step 5: Once inside Sky Pillar, head towards the north side of the first floor where Zinnia begins to recount the legend of Rayquaza.

Then climb the ladder located behind Zinnia to access the second floor of Sky Pillar.

Step 6: Upon reaching the second floor, follow the path heading west towards the bottom-left corner of the floor.

Step 7: After Zinnia’s second chapter, you’ll come across a ladder on your right. Climb it, then proceed eastward.

Step 8: On the third floor, keep listening to Zinnia’s story. Then climb the next ladder located behind her at the end of the path.

Step 9: After climbing up to the fourth floor, follow another linear path heading northwest.

Step 10: Upon reaching the northernmost section of the fourth floor, start moving southwest.

Walking along the northernmost section of the fourth floor

Step 11: Then head east where you’ll encounter Zinnia once more.

After the next chapter, ascend the ladder to reach the fifth floor.

Step 12: When you’ve made it to the fifth floor, take a right turn and follow the path going south.

Step 13: Keep walking south until you reach Zinnia, who will narrate the final chapter of Rayquaza’s legend.

Listening to the last chapter of the story

Step 14: Use the ladder located behind Zinnia to finally reach the apex of Sky Pillar.

The ladder that leads to the apex of Sky Pillar

Sky Pillar – Apex

Upon reaching the apex of Sky Pillar, Zinnia will already be waiting for you.

The lengthy cutscene to initiate the final chapter of the Delta Episode should begin from here.

Eventually Zinnia will summon the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza using the Key Stones she stole throughout the game.

Rayquaza Battle

After the cutscene, Rayquaza will wait for you to battle and catch it.

Note: If you accidentally KO Rayquaza in this fight, don’t worry, as it will respawn immediately. The game will only progress once you successfully catch it. If you run out of Pokeballs, you can speak to Zinnia and she will give you one Ultra Ball. (This is repeatable)

Special Encounter: Rayquaza

Pokémon	Rayquaza Lv.70
Type	Dragon / Flying
Ability	Air Lock
Moves	Extreme Speed Dragon Pulse Dragon Dance Fly

Once you successfully catch it, you’ll need to replace one of your party Pokémon with Rayquaza (unless your team isn’t full).

Then Zinnia will teach it its signature move, Dragon Ascent (replacing Fly automatically).

Zinnia Final Battle

Now that you’ve caught Rayquaza, you’ll have to prove to Zinnia that you can master Rayquaza’s power by defeating her in an all-out battle!

She’ll be using 5 formidable Dragon-type Pokémon, including one of the most powerful Mega Evolutions in the game – Mega Salamence.

Lorekeeper Zinnia

Pokémon	Goodra Lv.60	Tyrantrum Lv.60	Altaria Lv.60	Noivern Lv.60	Mega Salamence Lv.62
Type	Dragon	Rock / Dragon	Dragon / Flying	Flying / Dragon	Dragon / Flying
Ability	Sap Sipper	Strong Jaw	Natural Cure	Infiltrator	Aerilate
Held Item	None	None	None	None	Salamencite
Moves	Dragon Pulse Muddy Water Thunderbolt Ice Beam	Dragon Claw Crunch Earthquake Stone Edge	Dragon Pulse Moonblast Flamethrower Hyper Voice	Dragon Pulse Air Slash Shadow Ball Super Fang	Dragon Claw Crunch Fire Fang Thunder Fang

After your victory, another lengthy cutscene will unfold.

In this scene you and Rayquaza will soar into outer space and obliterate the meteor hurtling toward Earth, successfully neutralizing the impending threat.

However, a triangle-shaped object seems to be inside the meteor…

Deoxys Battle

The unidentified object attacks!

It seems to be an alien Pokémon known as Deoxys. Catch or defeat it to proceed with the story.

Note: If you accidentally defeat it instead of catching it, you’ll have another opportunity to capture it later at the apex of Sky Pillar after the Delta Episode concludes.

Special Encounter: Deoxys

Pokémon	Deoxys Lv.80
Type	Psychic
Ability	Pressure
Moves	Cosmic Power	Recover
Moves	Psycho Boost	Hyper Beam

Epilogue

After descending back to Earth with Rayquaza, a final cutscene will show the current whereabouts of everyone involved in the Delta Episode.

It concludes with you and your rival spending the day together at Mossdeep Space Center using the tickets Norman gave you.

When you’re finally able to move again, head downstairs and talk to Norman to get the S.S. Ticket Key Item>. You can use this ticket to board the S.S. Tidal (in either Slateport Harbor or Lilycove Harbor) and travel to the Battle Resort.

Before leaving the house, speak with your Mom to obtain the Latiasite if you’re playing Omega Ruby, or Latiosite if you’re playing Alpha Sapphire.

This will enable you to Mega Evolve Latias or Latios, respectively.

One final event can play out soon after the Delta Episode’s ending.

The Unova Starters

When you leave your house in Littleroot Town, Professor Birch will call you and say he’s under attack, this time by a Machoke.

He’ll ask for your help one more time and offer you a Pokémon from his bag – letting you choose from the Unova starters.

Unova Starters
Species	Snivy	Tepig	Oshawott
Species
Type	Grass	Fire	Water
Level	Lv. 5	Lv. 5	Lv. 5

And that’s the game!

Although there’s even more to keep you busy in the post-game, so browse around the wiki here for more tips and side-quests to look into.

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