After Rocket's capture of Petalburg, there was no shortage of citizens that wanted to get away from Rustboro, Verdanturf, and Oldale in search of safer ground. Rustboro and Verdanturf were well-protected by Gym Leaders, but Oldale was not. It would be an easy mark for Rocket, on top of giving them very easy access to the Great Chasm and Area Zero, a gold mine for Terastal crystals.

It fell to Josh and Locke Jamison to help people who wanted to move away from Oldale to towns less susceptible to a Rocket takeover. "Great to see you again, though I wish it were under a little better circumstances," Josh waved from the back of his Aerodcatyl, Meteos. A brave, excited-looking child sat in front of him, well aware of just whose Pokémon was ferrying him about Hoenn. "Normally I'd be thrilled to be helping people move, but not when the war is the reason why." He wasn't the only one; five of Josh's finest flying Pokémon were lined up to fly those who wanted to flee from the impending Rocket threat.