Veilstone's Myth

[Catilena1890]

A young man, callow and foolish in
innocence, came to own a sword.
With it, he smote Pokémon, which gave
sustenance, with carefree abandon.
Those not taken as food, he
discarded, with no afterthought.
The following year, no Pokémon
appeared. Larders grew bare.
The young man, seeking the missing
Pokémon, journeyed afar.
Long did he search. And far and wide,
too, until one he did find.
Asked he, "Why do you hide?"
To which the Pokémon replied...
"If you bear your sword to bring
harm upon us, with claws and
fangs, we will exact a toll.
"From your kind we will take our
toll, for it must be done.
"Done it must be to guard ourselves
and for it, I apologize."
To the skies, the young man shouted
his dismay.
"In having found the sword, I have
lost so much.
"Gorged with power, I grew blind
to Pokémon being alive.
"I will never fall savage again.
This sword I denounce and forsake.
"I plead for forgiveness,
for I was but a fool."
So saying, the young man hurled the
sword to the ground, snapping it.
Seeing this, the Pokémon disappeared
to a place beyond seeing...

[Catilena1890]

*The Pokémon may possibly refer to Giratina, which in turn would explain why the myth refers to Veilstone City, as it is the closest city to the Turnback Cave. Also, because the Pokémon fled to a location beyond sight, which is possibly the Distortion World.

*However, Platinum's Pokédex entry places some doubt on this, as it was hinted that Giratina was trapped in the Distortion World long before the person in question came into being.

*This Pokémon could also be Spiritomb because it is said that it was sealed in the Hallowed Tower for unforgivable deeds.

*The myth may be used to explain why most people in the Pokémon world use Pokémon instead of manufactured weaponry to fight.

*In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Sird recites Veilstone's Myth when she gives Guile Hideout the sword and armor.

*It should be noted that the armor grants the person who wears it eternal life. If the armor did belong to the man from the myth, then he might not be dead.

[donthor]

*In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Sird recites Veilstone's Myth when she gives Guile Hideout the sword and armor.

There actually is no Guile Hideout it was the name given to Archie from team Aqua after he killed Maxie to get the armor and sword.