Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (Pokémon XD: ポ ケ モ ン XD 闇 の 旋風 ダ ー ク · ル ギ ア, Pokemon Ekkusudī Yami no Kaze Daku Rugia), is a video game developed by Genius Sonority and published by Nintendo exclusively on GameCube, released August 4 2005 in Japan, October 3, 2005 in North America and November 18, 2005 in Europe. The game takes place in Rhode. It is the sequel to "Pokemon Colosseum", released a year earlier. Both games are much closer, but the scenario is not the same. The events of "Pokémon XD, the breath of darkness" take place five years after those of "Pokemon Colosseum"
In this game, there is a young trainer browsing the desert region of Rhode, accompanied by an Eevee. The Shadow Party, deposed that there are five years, raise the production of dark Pokemon, Pokemon and kidnaps 83 to transform into Dark Pokémon and thus conquer the world. The player's mission is "snatcher" (catch) then purify these obscure Pokémon using a special process called "purification". There are two cleaning modes: training, purifying the temple to Celebi Samaragt then sending in purifier lab Pokemon and the fact prevent the Shadow Group to create the dark Pokémon impurifiable (a Dark Lugia) XD0001 called, hence the name of the game. These Pokémon dark powers have black (or dark attacks) "super effective" against all types of Pokémon, except the obscure Pokémon. To properly clean a Pokémon must create a perfect chain in the purifier (fire> ice> Plant> water> fire ...).