According to the lore, two islands are associated with two Pokémon species on the tail end of the Pokédex for those of the fourth generation. The islands have "moon" in their names, and they evoke the all-too-familiar duality of "light" and "shade" (or "shadow") that is part of the struggle of daily life. Despite the circumstance, the struggle is lively, which also applies to the Pokémon that are involved; this then becomes something to explore.
One of the islands is called "Newmoon Island", and the Pokémon associated with the island is as dark as the face of the sky object in this state. That Pokémon would be Darkrai, and of the two, it's a Mythical Pokémon, which is slightly strange but expected due to its abilities and powers of bringing in the darkness - as any experienced Trainer can attest. With that kind of strength, only full-on darkness is to be expected.
The other island is accordingly and expectedly called "Fullmoon Island", and this one obviously brings brightness and clarity. That happens through its Pokémon, Cresselia, so named for the crescent moon, which is not as bright as the full moon, but it still works for the Pokémon through its lunate appearance and light appearance. It's also a Legendary Pokémon, and that makes its brightness and clarity-bringing powers sensible.
Both of the Pokémon above have had their struggle episodes with each other. Most recently, that occurred in the TCGP through a Themed Collection named for the two places above, with the objective of collecting the cards for both Pokémon. In the past, it also had occurred in Mystery Dungeon in the Explorers series through a pursuit story involving the latter going after the former. And then there were others - but those are for another "moon".
With the way that these Pokémon are, including the islands associated with them, they present a dynamic that is substantiated not only in familiarity but also in the constant nature of the transfer between the two. For as long as the moon hangs over the heads of all people and Pokémon, there will certainly be the matters of light and shade to contend with, and those are something that the two Pokémon only aim to provide, even on their islands.
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