Soaring in the sky

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Soaring in the sky 大空 Open Sky "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	{{{mapdesc}}}
Location:	Above Hoenn
Region:	Hoenn
Generations:	VI
Location of Soaring in the sky in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

Soaring in the sky (Japanese: 大空(おおぞら) Open Sky) is a met location in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is used for Pokémon encountered in the sky, which is only accessible by use of the Soar (Japanese: おおぞらをとぶ Fly in the Open Sky) mechanic, where the player uses the Eon Flute and summons Latios^OR or Latias^AS.

Mechanics

Artwork of May and Brendan soaring on Mega Latias and Mega Latios, respectively

The ability to soar can first be accessed after receiving the Eon Flute from Steven Stone. Once the Eon Flute is used, Latias^AS or Latios^OR will come to the player's side and Mega Evolve. This is regardless to whether or not the Pokémon are present in the player's party, are holding their respective Mega Stones, have been released, or have been transferred or traded away.

While soaring, several wild Flying-type Pokémon may be encountered, as well as special locations known as Mirage spots. Players may also freely travel to any previously visited location, much in the same way as flying.

The Pokémon will remain stationary if it is given no direction. Using the Circle Pad will make it move forwards or backwards or turn. Combining the Circle Pad with other buttons allows the player to perform various aerobatic stunts.

Maneuver	Description	Button(s)
Pitch upwards	The Pokémon pitches upward, increasing its altitude if it moves forward.	X
Pitch downwards	The Pokémon pitches downward, decreasing its altitude if it moves forward.	Y
Speed up	The Pokémon moves a little faster than its normal pace.	Hold B
Dash	The Pokémon accelerates forward while spinning in an Aileron roll.	↑ + B
Somersault	The Pokémon takes an abrupt nosedive, spinning downward in a corkscrew fashion and then righting itself after completing a 360° loop.	↑ + L
Loop the loop	The Pokémon pitches upwards, inverting itself and the rider in an arch before nosediving and completing a 360° loop.	↑ + R
Brake	The Pokémon pulls back and makes a sudden stop.	↑ to ↓
U-turn	The Pokémon performs an Immelmann turn, pitching upwards and executing a half-loop, with a spin as it levels out, so that it ends up refacing the Hoenn region.	Reaching the map's edge

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  May soaring in the sky

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  Brendan performing a trick

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  Brendan approaching wild Pokémon

Landing

Main article: Flight

As the player passes over locations that are marked on the Hoenn map, they may press the A button to land in that location. This works in the same way and with the same restrictions as Fly does outside of battle. Mainly, this means that a location must have been visited on the ground before it can be landed at. A few locations have other requirements before they can be landed at or flown to.

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Murkrow	OR			AS			Flocks	45	Rare
Taillow	OR			AS			Flocks	40	Average
Wingull	OR			AS			Flocks	40	Average
Pelipper	OR			AS			Flocks	40	Average
Swablu	OR			AS			Flocks	40	Average
Drifloon	OR			AS			Flocks	45	Rare
Braviary	OR			AS			Flocks	45	Rare
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Special encounters

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. Reason: what happens if the player has both The Lake Guardians and Dialga/Palkia or Castform and Tornadus/Thundurus in their party at the same time?

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All battles listed here use the same battle intro and arena used by the mysterious rings found at mirage spots.

Dimensional Rifts

Brendan approaching a Dimensional Rift

If the player has all three of the lake guardians in their party, a Dimensional Rift (described as a huge gap in-game) will appear south of Dewford Town, containing Dialga^AS/Palkia^OR. Another will appear if the player has Dialga and Palkia in their party, containing Giratina. Giratina can be caught before Dialga^AS/Palkia^OR.

Alpha Sapphire	Omega Ruby	Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Types: Steel Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Dialga Lv.50 Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Roar of Time Dragon Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --	Types: Water Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Palkia Lv.50 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Spacial Rend Dragon Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --	Types: Ghost Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Giratina Lv.50 Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Shadow Force Ghost Physical   --       Hex Ghost Special   --

Storm Clouds

Brendan approaching a Storm Cloud

If the player has a Castform in their party, a Storm Cloud (described as a black cloud in-game) will appear above Fortree City, containing Tornadus^OR/Thundurus^AS. Another will appear if the player has Tornadus and Thundurus in their party, containing Landorus. Landorus can be caught before Tornadus^OR/Thundurus^AS.

Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Type: Flying Unknown Ability: Prankster Held item: None Tornadus♂ Lv.50 Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --	Types: Electric Flying Ability: Prankster Held item: None Thundurus♂ Lv.50 Heal Block Psychic Status   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --	Types: Ground Flying Ability: Sand Force Held item: None Landorus♂ Lv.50 Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --

In the manga

Soaring in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

In Claydol Unleashes, Ruby used his Mega Bracelet to Mega Evolve Latios into Mega Latios, enabling them to soar into the sky. They used this travel method several times throughout the arc to move from one location to another.

In Slowbro Has an Idea, it was revealed that whenever a Dragon-type Pokémon flies through the air, it leaves behind a contrail. These contrails are normally invisible to the human eye, but can be seen by the Draconid people, due to them having lived with Dragon Pokémon since ancient times. In the spots where these contrails cross each other, it is possible for a Pokémon to stand on and battle.

Trivia

• This is the only location in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire whose theme receives a calmer arrangement of its background music if it is accessed at nighttime, similar to areas in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
  • The very first time that the player soars in the sky, the game will use the daytime musical themes, regardless of the actual time of day.
• Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs also included a mechanic where the player could fly on Latias or Latios.

In other languages

Soaring in the sky (met location)

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 高空 Gōuhūng * 天空 Tīnhūng * Mandarin 高空 Gāokōng * 天空 Tiānkōng * French Grand Ciel German Luftraum Italian Ipersfera Korean 창공 Changgong Spanish Firmamento

Soar (mechanic)

Language Title French Grand Envol German Überflieger Italian Ipervolo Korean 창공날기 Changgongnalgi Spanish Ultravuelo

Related articles

• Flight
• Poké Ride
• Ultra Warp Ride

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