The Colored Orbs are items which are bound to specific legendary Pokémon. They are use to control Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza. In Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends, it was revealed that Maxie had the Blue Orb and planned to use it to control Groudon, while Archie had the Red Orb and succeeded in using it to control Kyogre. It is assumed that they were both destroyed so that evil people could never use them again.