Alder features exclusively within a flashback sequence during the fourth episode, "The Plan." This flashback portrays his defeat at the Pokémon League championship battle, where he loses to N. Framed as part of Ghetsis's recollection, this moment serves the narrative by demonstrating Team Plasma's advancement towards liberating Pokémon. Occurring immediately before the player character arrives at N's Castle to challenge N for the title of Unova's hero, Alder's role within *Pokémon Evolutions* is strictly confined to this depiction of his defeat as a narrative device illustrating Team Plasma's progress. The episode explores no other aspects of Alder's character, background, personality, relationships, motivations, or development beyond this singular event.