Jirouta was a fabulously wealthy tycoon in Kanto and a Pokémon Collector.
His hobby was collecting all kinds of rare Pokémon as personal exhibits.
Shiny Pokémon, Conservation Pokémon, and Mutated Pokémon all fell within Jirouta's collection range.
But as his collection grew larger and larger, Jirouta began to find it insufficient.
He set his sights on Legendary Pokémon.
Even Ordinary Legendary Pokémon like Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos were not enough to stir his interest.
His target was Legendary Pokémon of a higher and more mysterious order than the Three Legendary Birds, such as Lugia, the Sea God.
After nearly a year of investigation and preparation, Jirouta used his immense wealth and cooperation with various parties to finally set his sights on the Orange Archipelago.
Here, not only could he acquire Lugia, but he could also capture the three special Legendary Birds known as deities as collectibles. To Jirouta, this was an essential step toward fulfilling his own purpose.
To successfully capture the Three Legendary Birds and Lugia, Jirouta spent enormous sums purchasing the most advanced technological weapons in the Pokémon World. What he had not expected was that he would actually establish a cooperative relationship with Team Rocket.
With the support of a colossal underground organization like Team Rocket, one capable of contending against a Regional League, Jirouta grew even more confident in his plan.
The preparations went surprisingly smoothly, finishing several days ahead of schedule.
Jirouta had originally planned to capture the Three Legendary Birds on the day of Asia Island's Legend Festival and lure out Lugia. But with everything ready, he could no longer wait and decided to begin the capture operation early.
"Mr. Jirouta, we have locked onto the three islands. The energy readings from Ice Island are the strongest. It is highly likely that Ice God