This character partners with a trainer, engaging in battles and interactions pivotal to resolving conflicts tied to legendary Pokémon. During a visit to Michina Town, they team up in a strategic tag battle against local trainers, deploying Heracross and Beautifly to showcase combat synergy. A sudden spatial distortion nearly pulls the character into another dimension, thwarted by Dialga’s intervention. Later, they target Arceus with an electric-type attack, initially deflected by its defensive plates. The strike gains significance when revealed that Arceus had surrendered those plates to forge the Jewel of Life, rendering it vulnerable.

In an altered timeline, the character aids in confronting a historical antagonist commanding Heatran and Bronzong. Collaboration with allied Pokémon shatters armor enforcing the antagonist’s control, resolving the conflict. During the climax, their actions in the past help restore the Jewel of Life to Arceus, reshaping the future and tempering its wrath.

Manga and graphic novel adaptations feature variations: the character employs Quick Attack instead of Iron Tail to breach armor, shares a prison cell with fellow trainers during captivity (diverging from the film’s separation arc), and demonstrates futuristic technology to historical figures to validate their origins. These iterations preserve the character’s role as a crucial ally in resolving temporal and spatial upheavals stemming from Arceus’s awakening.