Archie, leader of Team Aqua, spearheads an incursion into the Seafloor Cavern near Mossdeep City during the Pokémon Generations episode "The Cavern," targeting the slumbering Kyogre. He declares to the Legendary Pokémon his conviction that humanity's selfishness has inflicted suffering upon nature and Pokémon. Archie intends to use the Blue Orb to control Kyogre and revert the world to an ancient state dominated by oceans.

Admin Shelly confronts him, urgently demanding he cease and warning that Kyogre's power under the Blue Orb would forge a world of despair, not his envisioned ideal. Archie waves aside her warnings, confident the Blue Orb grants him mastery over Kyogre. He hurls the orb at Kyogre, triggering its transformation into Primal Kyogre. Archie immediately commands Primal Kyogre to "destroy everything," unleashing catastrophic weather across Hoenn.

As their submarine surfaces, Admin Matt contacts Archie, reporting that Primal Kyogre's rampage threatens global flooding. Archie rushes to the deck and tries to command the Legendary Pokémon once more. The enraged Primal Kyogre turns on Archie, roaring aggressively as Archie screams in terror.