It has long been understood that man was not alone in the universe; one need only look at the Moon to find the rock that Clefairy and many other pokemon call home. Yet the recent discovery of Deoxys has given man cause to wonder anew about the rest of the galaxy, for while Clefairy and Nidoran could be mistaken for earthlings, Deoxys is so unlike any other life we know.
Deoxys' structure bears a clear resemblance to a virus, and although it mutated on the way to earth, it appears to have gained little but the ability to switch between formes and survive without a host. Yet it is the size of a man, can be captured in pokeballs, and is powerful enough to do battle with the gods Just what would be enormous and powerful enough for this pokemon to call a host is enough to terrify any scientist's imagination. We are not alone, and when the challenge from extraterrestrial pokemon – or perhaps lifeforms like humans, who tame pokemon and can not be captured in pokeballs – comes, Deoxys has shown us that we will be horribly unprepared.
We can only hope they are friendly, and that man's capacity for kindness, not for the violence that so often follows fear, will dominate our worlds' first encounter. And it is here that Deoxys offer us a reason to hope, for if a scared, mutated, intelligent virus from distant space can find a home on this tiny planet and learn to enjoy the company of humans and pokemon, perhaps its hosts, whenever they arrive, will do the same.
This concludes the Hoenn arc of Pokedex. I'd like to again thank the rest of Ficfags Anonymous (especially Vethica, who has helped with more chapters than anyone) for the motivation they've provided and the editing help, and my readers for encouraging me and sticking with this fic – when this story first started on 4chan's /vp/, I never thought so many people would enjoy it, and I'm still awed by the reception it's received. See you in Sinnoh!