In the desert called Orre, wild pokemon are extremely rare and one will rarely even see trained pokemon of the grass or water type. Yet between the oasis towns which dot the region, deep in the desert where only the bravest venture, is the world's only known wild population of Ludicolo.

In one of Orre's two traditional religions, Ludicolo are revered as rainmakers, and whenever a drought lasts too long or the rainy season comes late, whole towns dance at once like Ludicolo and hand out both maracas and large hats based on a Ludicolo's head. If a domestic Ludicolo is in the community, it will lead the dance, and having one is thought to increase the chance of rain; many towns send their bravest trainers out deep in the desert to catch one for the rain dance.

In Orre's other historic religion, Ludicolo are reviled as thieves of water. The land is said to have become desert not only because of Flareon trainers, but also because Ludicolo hoard the local water supply into magic stones which let them evolve. A Ludicolo's ability to be healed by water is thought of as proof of their greed, and whenever a drought lasts too long or the rainy season comes late, the bravest trainers in the land ride out deep into the desert. Their goal is to capture Ludicolo so they can be sacrificed to the gods, but if they must kill them in battle, this too is seen as a noble deed.

Needless to say, with these two opposite faiths droughts and seasons often led to war. Today, science has overcome them both in the hearts of most trainers, but some like Miror B. of Cipher still train or hunt Ludicolo, for they still believe in the rain gods of old.