Arceus's Myth:
The Original Story describes how the Pokémon world was created.
| " | In the beginning, there was only a churning turmoil of chaos. At the heart of chaos, where all things became one, appeared an Egg. Having tumbled from the vortex, the egg gave rise to the Original One.
From itself, two beings the Original One did make. Time started to spin. Space began to expand. From itself again,three living things the Original One did make. The two beings wished, and from them, matter came to be. The three living things wished, and form them, spirit came to be. The world created, the Original One took to unyielding sleep...
| " | | | ~ The Original Story | |
The Original One obviously refers to Arceus. Also, the two beings that Arceus makes are Dialga and Palkia (Time and Space).
Once again, as stated here as well as in the manga, the Creation Trio are just small parts of Arceus.
Arceus creates three living things as well, which are Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit (Knowledge, Willpower and Emotion) the only Pokémon which can control Dialga and Palkia. Arceus thereafter went into the Hall of Origin in its own dimension to wait for the Azure Flute to be played.
Lake Trio are also parts of Arceus.
According to Cynthia in Platinum, Giratina was created along with Dialga and Palkia. However, it was forgotten.
| " | If I had to explain very simply, I study how people came to be. That could explain why I happen to be in Sinnoh. In Sinnoh, there is a myth on how the world came into existence. Investigating that myth may give me insight on the emergence of people. I found something very interesting soon after arrival. You may have it, if you'd like. | " | | | ~ Arceus's myth | |
| " | I'm told that Plate was created at the same time as Sinnoh.
The plate I found bears this inscription."The rightful bearer of a Plate draws from the Plate it holds" The rightful bearer, I think, may point to the shaper of this world. Oh, by the way, I'm only interested in the words and thoughts left behind. Physical artifacts like that Plate don't interest me once I've read them. I hope we meet again somewhere.
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| " | Well, hello! We meet again! After we parted, I went from Oreburgh, to Hearthome, Celestic, then Eterna. Yes, the town and cities surrounding the foot of Mt. Coronet. Why the fascination with Mt. Coronet, you may ask? Well Mt. Coronet happens to be called "The origin of Sinnoh." I learned many things on my journey. Would you like to hear them?The way I see it, our world began when the spirit within people was born. When that spirit came to be, there followed awareness about the world. Within the newborn spirit, time and space were intertwined as one. | " |
| " | People and Pokémon, too, were but the same presence. As I understand it, people and Pokémon shared the spirit and awareness. They should have understood and accepted each other then. Because they shared the same spirit, people and Pokémon intermingled. People took the place of Pokémon, and the opposite also held true. That interpretation could give us an idea about how our world came to be. | " |
| " | A Pokémon is said to have shaped this world. Could that Pokémon be the physical form of the original spirit? | " |
Implying the entity Arceus, is in fact, an Avatar. A physical manifestation that allows it (The Original Spirit) to interact with a lower plane of existence, the Multiverse.
| " | Hmm... The spirit came to be, and from it, time and space were born...That seems to point to Legendary Dialga, the Pokémon of time, and Palkia, the Pokémon of space...And they lead back to Arceus, the Pokémon that made them arise. | " |
A common mistake people make in the interpretation of the myth. The "spirit" isn't Arceus. The spirit, or rather newfound spirit" refers to the Lake Trio.
Arceus was explained later, as "The Original Spirit", where it all (Spirit, Time, Space and the World) began.
| " | Oh, there were also Plates, weren't there? One Plate read "Three beings were born to bond time and space."Those three beings I read to mean the three Pokémon of the lakes. It's about Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. The myth describes how they gave spirit to the world, shaping it. | " |
Time and Space, entwined as one in this newfound spirit could refer to the Lake Trio's control over Palkia and Dialga. The anime's interpretation is a little more literal in that they "binded" time and space via creation of Portals.
| " | But it all starts with Arceus, the first. It is known as the Original One. Oh, by the way, I wrote down the words engraved on those Plates. I summarized them in a book and donated it to this library,There it is in that bookshelf. I'd be pleased if you'd read it. I have to say, I'm glad I came out to Sinnoh. I suppose I'd better be off in search of new myths in faraway lands. It would be nice if our paths were to cross again. | " | | | ~ Arceus's Myth | |
The following is a collection of engravings from ancient Plates found in Sinnoh.
| " | The Original One breathed alone before the universe came. When the universe was created, its shards became this Plate. The power of defeated giants infuses this Plate. Two beings of time and space set free from the Original One. Three beings were born to bind time and space. Two make matter, and three make spirit, shaping the world. | " |
The Lake Trio gave spirit to the World, aiding in its Creation, as the Creation Trio also made matter.
| " | The powers of Plates are shared among Pokémon. The rightful bearer of a Plate draws from the Plate it holds. |
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