The basic gameplay is the same as the first game, players travel various areas and talk to NPCs. This would fill the "tempo" gauge and allow for most efficient purification. Ideally, four purified Pokémon would be arranged in a clockwise fashion so that each would have a typological advantage over the next. In the new "Purify Chamber" mode, the player arranges purified Pokémon around a Shadow Pokémon to purify the latter. All of the Game Boy Advance Pokémon games can connect to this game through trading and Battle Mode.
The game takes place in Orre, the setting of Pokémon Colosseum 's adventure mode. It is the successor of the GameCube game Pokémon Colosseum. "Pokémon XD: Whirlwind of Darkness Dark Lugia"), is the second console role-playing game from Nintendo's Pokémon franchise for the Nintendo GameCube. The ONBS is then invaded by Cipher and the Data-ROM's contents are deleted.Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, released in Japan as Pokémon XD Yami no Kaze Dark Lugia ( ポケモンXD 闇の旋風ダーク・ルギア, Pokemon Ekkusudī Yami no Kaze Dāku Rugia ?, lit.
After performing various tasks, He gives the Data ROM to Nett, and leaves in search of a Pokespot, meeting Duking. A Krane overhears the conversation and sends Michael to Pyrite Town to give the Data ROM to Nett, a man who works at the news network for the Orre Region, ONBS. Michael finds out that Datan could not decode the data and would be embarrassed if Krane found out. After asking around Pokémon HQ Lab, he discovers him hiding outside. Michael tests it out as Jovi takes the Data ROM to Datan, the scientist on the computer.
At the lab, the Purify Chamber is completed, as Michael and Krane return. After defeating her, a Cipher researcher drops a Data ROM, which Krane and Michael take back to the Pokémon HQ Lab to analyze. Michael saves Krane defeating Cipher administrator, Lovrina in the process. Michael travels to a Cipher base in the desert where he battles Cipher supporters, most of whom have Shadow Pokémon. Michael goes out to save Krane, purify the Shadow Pokémon and defeat the Cipher syndicate. Shortly after this, Krane is kidnapped by Cipher agents. Krane gives Michael the responsibility to capture and purify these Shadow Pokémon and is given the Aura Reader, an eye piece scanner used to differentiate and identify them from normal Pokémon. Krane also introduces the Snag Machine, which is used to legally capture Shadow Pokémon to purify them of their corrupted status. The criminal syndicate, Cipher is responsible for corrupting Pokémon and redistributing them as Shadow Pokémon with an aim for world domination. He introduces the problem of Shadow Pokémon (Pokémon whose hearts have been artificially closed). Michael first meets Professor Krane, his mother's boss and head professor. The story begins 5 years after the events of Pokémon Colosseum with the introduction of Michael, the main protagonist.
Whereas the multi-player mode consists of strictly battles against those with Pokémon Ruby Version, Pokémon Sapphire Version, Pokémon Emerald Version or Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version game paks. The adventure mode is an RPG where you assume the role of a young trainer called Micheal as he tries to stop Cipher from creating the ultimate Shadow Pokémon XD001 (Shadow Lugia). It features an adventure mode and a multiplayer mode. Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is a game for the GameCube and is the sequel to Pokémon Colosseum.