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'''Terapagos''' (Japanese: '''テラパゴス''' ''Terapagos''), also referred to as '''the hidden treasure of [[Area Zero]]''' (Japanese: '''ゼロの{{ruby|秘|ひ}}{{ruby|宝|ほう}}''' ''The Hidden Treasure of Zero'') and '''the indigo disk''' (Japanese: '''藍の円盤''' ''The Indigo Disk''), is a [[Legendary Pokémon]] and a major character in [[The Indigo Disk]] DLC expansion of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.

Terapagos is a docile and friendly Pokémon. Once it awakened after hundreds of years slumbering in the depths of the [[Pokémon world|planet]], it yawned and looked happy to see the group of humans looking down at it. It is believed that seismic shifts brought its kind to near extinction, making it potentially the only Terapagos left in existence. It appears to have a young and friendly mindset, as shown when it gladly walks towards the player upon seeing them.  

It also appears to enjoy granting desires to others, as seen when it brought a [[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}} from the past/future or a [[Pokémon multiverse|parallel timeline]] for its Trainer. Even though it is a good Pokémon by nature, when [[Kieran]] [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastallized]] it as instructed by [[Briar]], Terapagos was abnormally overloaded with [[Terastal energy]], causing it to lose control of itself and become enraged, so furious that it not only destroyed the [[Master Ball]] used to catch it, but also nearly killed everyone around it, particularly Kieran, with a huge blast of Terastal energy.

Terapagos has two forms, its Normal Form and its Terastal Form, as well as a unique [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastallized state]], known as its Stellar Form. Terapagos transforms into its Terastal Form through its {{a|Tera Shift}} [[Ability]], and due to being the source of all [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastallization]], it causes a significant change to its appearance when Terastallized, unlike most other Pokémon.

===History===

[[File:Terapagos cave.png|thumb|left|200px|Terapagos slumbering in the form of a jewel in the [[Area Zero Underdepths]] while embedded in a crystal]]

Over 2,000,000 years ago, Terapagos inhabited the [[Paldea]] region in a bygone era along with other Terapagos. One of its [[Pokédex]] entries claims seismic shifts started to occur, which was said to have doomed its species to near extinction. Initially, this species was believed to have disappeared due to being caught up in these seismic shifts. However, it seems that one Terapagos protected itself by changing the energy in its body into hard crystals and going into hibernation deep underground. Terapagos would lay dormant in the deep caverns in Area Zero, currently known as the [[Area Zero Underdepths]].

Thousands of years passed while Terapagos slumbered, during which it unintentionally caused [[Tera Shard|crystals]] to start growing all across the [[Area Zero Underdepths]] and [[Area Zero]] itself. Because of these crystals, Terapagos created the [[Terastal phenomenon]], which crystallizes Pokémon and can even change their [[type]]s. Additionally, a new Tera Type was also created from the mix of all Tera Types. The new Tera Type would later be named the {{t|Stellar}} type. It is also implied that these crystals gave birth to some rare crystal Pokémon, such as {{p|Carbink}}, {{p|Glimmet}}, and {{p|Glimmora}}. Terapagos's power also caused [[Paradox Pokémon|Pokémon]] from the past/future or [[Pokémon multiverse|parallel timelines]] to be temporarily brought into Area Zero.

Around two hundred years ago, during an expedition in [[Area Zero]], a member of the survey team named [[Heath]] found himself in the Area Zero Underdepths, where he encountered Terapagos in its Stellar Form. Fascinated by the sight, Heath included Terapagos in his [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}}, describing it on the page, "'''A Disk Pokémon?'''", although he was unsure if it was a Pokémon or even alive. He named it Terapagos and suspected it was the origin of the Terastal phenomenon. When the team returned to the surface, most people who read the Scarlet Book{{sup/9|S}}/Violet Book{{sup/9|V}} believed everything in it was fake, including the existence of Terapagos.

Around ten years before the events of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, [[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}} went on another expedition to Area Zero, wishing to find a way to bring [[Paradox Pokémon|Pokémon from another time]] to their own due to witnessing these creatures in Heath's Scarlet Book{{sup/9|S}}/Violet Book{{sup/9|V}}. During their research, they found Terapagos in its crystal form and studied it and [[Terastal energy|its power]], managing to use it to create [[Tera Orb]]s, an AI copy of themselves, and even a [[time machine]], capable of bringing the Pokémon they desired to see for so long to their timeline, now known as Paradox Pokémon.

During the events of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, copies of the Scarlet Book{{sup/9|S}}/Violet Book{{sup/9|V}} can be found in the library of the [[Naranja Academy]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Uva Academy]]{{sup/9|V}} and in them, there's a page dubbed "'''A Disk Pokémon?'''", which includes a sketch of Terapagos in its Stellar Form; however, most of the page's text is censored or obscured.

On the screen in the lab inside [[Poco Path]]'s lighthouse, an image of a Tera Orb and Terapagos in its slumbering state can be seen, likely as part of the professor's research.

As [[Nemona]], [[Penny]], Arven, and the player made their way down Area Zero, they went into [[Area Zero#Research Station|Research Station No. 1]], and the player had the option to read a journal written by [[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}} before their [[Death in the Pokémon world|death]], describing their research and theories on Terapagos, which had its name censored or obscured.

====The Teal Mask====

At some point, a descendant of Heath, [[Briar]], started to study and prepare herself for another expedition to Area Zero, specifically to find Terapagos and prove to the world that Heath's writings were true. She was also revealed to possess the original manuscript of Heath, where the information about Terapagos is completely readable. She took part in a join school trip to [[Kitakami]] between the Naranja Academy{{sup/9|S}}/Uva Academy{{sup/9|V}} and the [[Blueberry Academy]], while also attempting to get permission from the Paldean Pokémon League to go do her expedition to Area Zero.

====The Indigo Disk====

Later on, Briar was finally allowed to travel into Area Zero with a small team of students from [[Blueberry Academy]]: [[Carmine]], [[Kieran]], and the player. They together ventured into the Area Zero Underdepths thanks to the [[Zero Lab]]'s elevator. As they went deeper, they are forced to defeat many Pokémon Terastallized into the Stellar Tera Type in order to remove crystal barriers in their path. Finally, they arrived at the chamber where Terapagos is slumbering; however, determined to defeat the player, Kieran awakened and caught Terapagos with his [[Master Ball]]. He was then encouraged by Briar to battle the player in order to witness its power, but Terapagos is easily defeated.

 

Briar believes Terapagos power should be way bigger than that and, after looking into the book, she tells Kieran to Terastallize Terapagos, convinced that filling it with [[Terastal energy]] will reveal its identity as the hidden treasure of Area Zero. This causes Terapagos to transform into its Stellar Form, but it lost control due to the energy overload. As the cavern began to crack and collapse due to its power, Kieran tried to [[recall]] Terapagos, but it managed to destroy the Master Ball. The player and Carmine challenged Terapagos, but Carmine was quickly defeated due to her [[Party|team]] being weakened by the [[wild Pokémon]] earlier outside of the cavern. Terapagos allowed the player to Terastallize four times, but it absorbed the energy back, forming a Tera Raid Shield for the first three. The player soon managed to encourage Kieran into joining the battle, and both together succeeded in weakening Terapagos enough for it to return to its Normal Form, which allowed the player to catch it, saving everyone from its uncontrolled power.

 

After the four returned to the Blueberry Academy, Briar apologized for putting them in danger and revealed that she wrote [[Briar's Book|a book]] about their expedition, finally confirming Terapagos's existence to the public.  

If the player travels to [[Kitakami]]'s [[Crystal Pool]] with Terapagos in their team and Briar's Book in their bag, it will use its powers to temporarily bring Sada{{sup/9|S}}/Turo{{sup/9|V}} from the past or possibly another timeline to this one. After a brief conversation, the player will trade their copy of Briar's Book for the Professor's copy of the Scarlet Book{{sup/9|S}}/Violet Book{{sup/9|V}}, before the professor returns to their own time.