Strictly speaking, Mt. Pyre was not actually part of the Eastern Continent. Unfortunately, a long, narrow stone bridge across the sea connected the island to the mainland...
It was Mt. Pyre's only land entrance and exit.
An apocalyptic wall of water surged straight in through the port. The harbor destroyed by Hyper Beam was instantly submerged, and the faint flames vanished without a trace before they could grow.
Bzz~
Invisible waves spread outward as the Psychic Field descended once more.
Claydol and Froslass hovered in the air with several Psychic-type Pokémon, straining with everything they had to unleash Confusion and delay the advancing waves for just a few brief seconds!
Glacia of the Elite Four unleashed her Mental Will for the third time! With the support of Ice and Snow, Glalie led the Ice-type Pokémon in another attempt to freeze the tide.
"Graaah!!!"
Rain poured and thunder raged. Beneath the dark clouds, Kyogre roared, blue light blazing across its body as seawater surged mercilessly over the entire island.
Confusion collapsed, and the ice crystals shattered.
Except for Mt. Pyre's summit, the entire island was submerged from halfway up the mountain down...
With their Pokémon's help, most of the Investigators, Public Security Officers, and League Trainers retreated to the higher reaches of Mt. Pyre in time.
But when Drake of the Elite Four saw several young faces disappear into the raging waves, he was still furious, blaming himself for his helplessness while a surge of disgust toward Kyogre rose within him.
"Kyogre! Look at what you've done!!!"
The old captain rode Salamence into the sky, only to be stopped by Steven.
Steven sent out Metagross again, rescuing the people and Pokémon who had not made it up the mountain from the sea.
Standing on Metagross's back, Steven blocked Drake's path.
"Get