Series Order
LotE takes place 12 years after the events of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.
CaR → Ruby/Sapphire → ShadPath → aRiE → PttR → WoV → LotE → Firefox
CaR → Ruby/Sapphire → ShadPath → aRiE → PttR → WoV → LotE → Firefox
Full Timeline
49,000,000 BCE
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Animals start to bond with Essence, becoming the precursors to Pokemon. The strongest of these precursors is the Tanuki.
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998,000 BCE
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Groudon and Kyogre awaken and wage a cataclysmic war, resulting in the creation of Hoenn. The Red and Blue Orbs are created to seal away their power. Unfortunately, this leaves both Substance and Essence damaged, drawing the attention of the Invaders.
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50,000 BCE
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Bird worship is prevelant in Japan by this time, due to a history of Tanuki with sky-Essence protecting the world from the Invaders. Invader attacks are also believed to have ceased by this time.
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8000 BCE
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Mamoswine population declines as the Ice Age comes to an end.
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4800 BCE
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City of Alph is founded by this date.
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4520 BCE
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Two brothers tame the Divine Dragon of Unova, ending a war between Pokemon and humans.
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8000 BCE
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Mamoswine population declines as the Ice Age comes to an end.
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5000 BCE
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Arceus's egg appears from nothingness. It becomes an object of worship for the Tanuki. The place where the egg appeared becomes known as the Passage of the Dead, or the World Abyss
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4000 BCE
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The last Tanuki War occurs. Invaders (precursors to Deoxys) attack the planet. Mythic, high priest of the Tanuki, awakens Arceus from his egg. Arceus build a time-space boundary around the damaged world, and creates Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina to protect it. The eight legendary Pokemon who won this war are worshipped as the Eight Columns.
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2500 BCE
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Celestic Town is founded by this date.
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1272 BCE
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Rayquaza destroys a meteor that threatens to crash into the planet. The exact events are unclear, but one legend says that a human performed the first Mega Evolution with Rayquaza. Another legend says that it was a human-turned-Pokemon who sought Rayquaza's help.
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1265 BCE
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Events of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. River, a human from the future, travels to the past and becomes a Mudkip. He befriends Saffron, a Vulpix, and forms Team Storm. They save Temporal Tower from being destroyed.
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1263 BCE
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Calling All Retrievers!: Three outlaws stage a raid on Treasure Town and Wigglytuff's Guild. This becomes the first of the Nightfury raids. Sparktail, Thalia, and several others are sealed in perennial darkness.
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1192 BCE
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The Kalosian War comes to an end when King AZ activates the "ultimate weapon", wiping out most Pokemon in Kalos. Giratina is sent to the World Abyss to stabilize the Passage of the Dead.
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700 BCE
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The War of Legends begins between Giratina and a Dialga-Palkia alliance.
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660 BCE
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The War of Legends comes to an end, thanks to the human hero Aluxiver. Giratina is exiled to the Distortion World. A pact is made between Pokemon and the humans of Japan.
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500 BCE
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Around this time, Relic Castle is built in Unova.
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400 BCE
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Regigigas is sealed away in Snowpoint Temple.
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300 CE
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Apricorn-shelled Poke Balls in wide use by this date.
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476 CE
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Oldest known sample of the Alph written language; its relationship to the Unown is a mystery.
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598 CE
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The Farfetch'd population decreases due to overhunting.
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1314 CE
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The Bell and Brass Towers are constructed in Ecruteak City.
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1503 CE
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Spiritomb is sealed in the Hallowed Tower.
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1584 CE
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The Toxic technique is invented by a ninja.
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1610 CE
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Azalea Town suffers from a drought around this time. Slowpokes restore the rain by yawning.
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1054 CE
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Xerneas takes to sleep in the form of a tree.
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1669 CE
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Parfum Palace is built.
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1536 CE
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Cianwood City Pharmacy is built.
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1700 CE
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The Silver Conclave sinks, forming the Whirl Islands.
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1776 CE
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Unova and twelve other territories declare independence from Galar, forming the Continental Alliance.
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1793 CE
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Village Bridge in Unova is built.
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1848 CE
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The Brass Tower burns down. Raikou, Entei, and Suicune are born.
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1912 CE
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Orre is admitted into the Continental Alliance.
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1925 CE
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Modern Poke Balls are developed. (This sounds like nonsense, but Bulbapedia says so.)
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1939 CE
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A globe-spanning war breaks out between a Galar-Kalos alliance and a [Kalos's east neighbor]-Japan alliance.
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1940 CE
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Kalos surrenders to [its east neighbor]. Japan launches an devastating attack on Hau'oli City in Alola, causing the Continental Alliance to enter the war on Galar's side the following year.
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1944 CE
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Combinced forces from Galar, Kalosian exiles, Unova, and [Unova's north neighbor] retake the Kalos mainland. [Kalos's east neighbor] ultimately surrenders.
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1945 CE
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Unova launches Talonflame firebombings over Saffron, ultimately pressuring Japan into surrendering. No nuclear weapons are deployed at Slateport or Olivine.
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1947 CE
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Elgyem is spotted in the deserts of Unova.
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1958 CE
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Alola is admitted into the Continental Alliance.
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1969 CE
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Humans land on the moon. Lunatone is discovered.
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1977 CE
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The S.S. Cactus sinks.
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1980 CE
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Under Professor Oak, the Pokedex Project publishes the first edition of "Pokemon: Animals Around You", a field guide on wild Pokemon, inspiring millions across the world.
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1984 CE
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Ghetsis finds a child in Pinwheel Forest and names him N.
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1985 CE
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Mewtwo is born at Cinnabar Mansion as a result of gene-splicing experiments under Dr. Fuji. Ultimately, the experiments are a failure, Cinnabar Mansion is destroyed, and Mewtwo escapes.
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1990 CE
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Aurton "Slick" Silversky is born in Viridian on June 17.
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1992 CE
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The Swordwrit Guild is disbanded due to a schism, and Roathaus retires to Mount Hemos.
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1998 CE
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Events of FireRed/LeafGreen. Red causes Team Rocket to disband. He becomes the Indigo League Champion and encounters Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave.
Events of Ruby/Sapphire. The Red and Blue Orbs are stolen from Mt. Pyre. At Sootopolis, Brendan and May stop Groudon/Kyogre from destroying Hoenn.
Events of Pokemon Colosseum. Evice is arrested, and Cipher's activities cease in Orre.
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1999 CE
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Red explores the Sevii Islands.
New Pokemon appear across Hoenn as a result of the Sootopolis crisis. Events of the Pokemon Ranger games. |
2000 CE
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The last Vulcanite king dies. In the ensuing chaos, Cinnabar's volcano erupts, destroying the town.
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2001 CE
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Events of HeartGold/SoulSilver. Ethan and Lyra suppress the Team Rocket resurgence in Johto.
Events of Diamond/Pearl. Lucas and Dawn stops Cyrus from using Dialga/Palkia to rewrite the world.
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2003 CE
Slick's age: 13 |
Slick graduates from Viridian Junior High School and begins his Pokemon journey.
Events of Pokemon XD. Greevil and Eldes surrender, and Cipher's activities cease permanently.
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2004 CE
Slick's age: 14 |
Sparktail and Shana join Slick's party.
Shadowed Path: Despite Slick's intentions, Insyte evolves into an Umbreon.
Events of Black/White. Hilda and Reshiram defeat N and Zekrom, causing Team Plasma to disband.
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2005 CE
Slick's age: 15 |
A Retriever in Exile: Slick trains in Hoenn. Sparktail reunites with Thalia.
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2006 CE
Slick's age: 16 |
"Pokemon to the Rescue": A scientist begins poaching and experimenting on wild Pokemon somewhere north of Kanto. Torch, Skyribbon, Rose, and other wild Pokemon band together to stop the scientist.
A Retriever in Exile: Sparktail is kidnapped by a poacher, who turns out to be the scientist. Thalia comes to rescue Sparktail, and they help to kill the scientist. After they return, Thalia joins Slick's party.
Events of Black 2/White 2. Nate and Rosa defeat Ghetsis, forcing Team Neo Plasma to disband.
Events of X/Y.
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2007 CE
Slick's age: 17 |
Sparktail evolves.
After an accident that nearly kills Slick, Shana is put in PC storage.
Slick secures second place on the Ever Grande Pokemon League leaderboards and is inducted into the Elite Four.
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2008 CE
Slick's age: 18 |
Events of Sun/Moon.
Lyther joins Slick's party.
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2010 CE
Slick's age: 20 |
Exile's War of Vengeance: Giratina attacks cities across Japan, beginning the Exile's War.
The Sinnoh region falls.
The Hoenn region falls. Slick is killed during the attack on Sootopolis.
Legend of the Exile: Giratina continues to wage war, destroying Japan's cities one by one. Slick's Pokemon gather the seven Orbs and manage to stop Giratina at Indigo Plateau.
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2011 CE
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Legend of the Exile (Volume IV): Slick's Pokemon continue to fight Giratina's forces. Sparktail and Thalia defeat Scarlet Streak by spring, marking the end of the Exile's War.
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2014 CE
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"Project Fear": 001, the last creation of the scientist from 8 years ago, builds an army of red-eyed Pokemon to take over Japan.
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2019 CE
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Project Firefox: Ami, a Vulpix with no fire breath, travels through Kanto.
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