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Area Zero

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Area Zero エリアゼロ
Area Zero
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location: Great Crater of Paldea
Region: Paldea
Generations: IX
File:Paldea Area Zero Map.png
Location of Area Zero in Paldea.
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Area Zero (Japanese: エリアゼロ Area Zero) is an area located within the Great Crater of Paldea at the center of the Paldea region. It is initially accessed from the Zero Gate. After the player has entered Area Zero for the first time, they may also enter it by falling through the clouds over the Great Crater of Paldea.

The area is off limits to most people, though the Flying Taxi service still covers it. An official school rule forbids any student of Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV from entering Area Zero during the Treasure Hunt due to the aggressive Pokémon that live there and the hazardous geography of the area. It contains various wild Pokémon, including Paradox Pokémon, that usually cannot be encountered anywhere else. Additionally, it is where the Terastal phenomenon originated; Tera Orbs are made out of the crystals found in Area Zero. Furthermore, if the player Terastallizes their own Pokémon within Area Zero, the Tera Orb will automatically be recharged at the end of the battle.

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History

 
The depths of Area Zero

2,000 years ago, the Paldean emperor attempted many expeditions into Area Zero, starting off the Great Age of Exploration. The reason was due to a rumor, claiming there was treasure located at the bottom. However, this decision led to the empire declining after 1,000 years. 800 years later, Heath and the Area Zero expedition team would be the first to reach Area Zero's bottom. Here, Heath proceeds to take many notes on the area, Herba Mystica, the various wild Pokémon and first encounter with the mysterious Paradox Pokémon. He would later record his research into the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV. However, people accused Heath of fabricating his story, and the whole expedition was widely discredited. The expedition team also took the Herba Mystica with them outside of the crater for a research project. The project failed due to local Pokémon consuming the herbs and transforming into the Titan Pokémon.

60 years after the expedition, the Terastal phenomenon would be discovered for the first time in Area Zero. However, the phenomenon could not be achieved outside of Area Zero. 53 years later, a research station was built in Area Zero in order for research to be continued at the location. Ten years before the events of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Professor SadaS/Professor TuroV started an expedition into Area Zero, setting up the Zero Lab. The professor would find a way to achieve the Terastal phenomenon outside of Area Zero through the use of Tera Orbs. Eventually, the professor moved permanently into the Zero Lab to continue more research on Area Zero and the Paradox Pokémon as part of the Tera Project, leaving their son Arven behind to take care of himself. Not long before the events of the game, Arven would enter Area Zero in an attempt to find his parent, only for his Mabosstiff to be attacked by a creature he describes as either "rampaging"S or "metallic, machine"V. This injures it to the point where all attempts at using traditional medicine failed to heal it, until he decides to ask the player for assistance, setting into motion the events of the game.

Places of interest

Journal entries

Main article: Area Zero journals

Multiple journal entries can be found in Area Zero's various Research Stations describing the professor's efforts in studying the Terastal phenomenon, as well as Koraidon and the ancient pastS/Miraidon and the distant futureV.

Items

Ground

Item Location Games
  Dusk Stone Overworld  S  V 
  Shiny Stone Overworld  S  V 
  Bright Powder Overworld  S  V 
  Sitrus Berry Overworld  S  V 
  Apicot Berry Overworld  S  V 
  Ganlon Berry Overworld  S  V 
  Liechi Berry Overworld  S  V 
  Petaya Berry Overworld  S  V 
  Salac Berry Overworld  S  V 

TM Materials

Item Location Games
  Pichu Fur Overworld  S  V 

Pokémon

Wild encounters

Species Level Range Availability
 Raichu
Kantonian Form 		52-59 SV
 Venomoth 52-59 SV
 Dugtrio 52-60 SV
 Golduck 52-56 SV
 Hypno 57-60 SV
 Chansey 52-55 SV
 Vaporeon 52-59 SV
 Jumpluff 52-59 SV
 Espeon 52-59 SV
 Umbreon 52-59 SV
 Murkrow 52-59 SV
 Girafarig 52-59 SV
 Dunsparce 57-60 SV
 Sneasel 52-59 SV
 Phanpy 52-59 SV
 Donphan 52-59 SV
 Masquerain 52-59 SV
 Sableye 52-55 SV
 Meditite 52-56 SV
 Medicham 52-56 SV
 Numel 52-59 SV
 Camerupt 52-59 SV
 Swablu 52-59 SV
 Altaria 52-59 SV
 Buizel 52-59 SV
 Floatzel 52-59 SV
 Honchkrow 52-59 SV
 Gible 52-60 SV
 Gabite 52-60 SV
 Weavile 52-59 SV
 Pawniard 52-59 SV
 Bisharp 52-59 SV
 Braviary 54-59 SV
 Deino 52-54 S
 Zweilous 52-62 S
 Volcarona 59 SV
 Talonflame 52-59 SV
 Floette
White Flower Form 		52-59 SV
 Gogoat 52-59 SV
 Hawlucha 52-59 SV
 Lycanroc
Midday Form 		52-59 SV
 Lycanroc
Midnight Form 		52-59 SV
 Salandit
Only Male 		52-52 SV
 Salazzle 52-52 SV
 Corviknight 52-59 SV
 Frosmoth 52-59 SV
 Cufant 52-53 SV
 Copperajah 52-53 SV
 Dreepy 52-60 V
 Drakloak 52-60 V
 Lokix 52-55 SV
 Pawmi 52-58 SV
 Pawmo 52-58 SV
 Nacli 52-59 SV
 Naclstack 52-59 SV
 Garganacl 52-60 SV
 Tadbulb 52-59 SV
 Bellibolt 52-59 SV
 Espathra 57-60 SV
 Glimmet 52-55 SV
 Glimmet 57-60 SV
 Glimmora 57-60 SV
 Greavard 55-56 SV
 Houndstone 55-56 SV
 Flamigo 52-59 SV
 Farigiraf 52-59 SV
 Dudunsparce
Two-Segment Form 		57-60 SV
 Great Tusk 57-60 S
 Scream Tail 52-60 S
 Brute Bonnet 52-60 S
 Flutter Mane 52-60 S [note 1][1]
 Slither Wing 52-59 S
 Sandy Shocks 52-59 S
 Iron Treads 57-60 V
 Iron Bundle 52-60 V
 Iron Hands 52-60 V
 Iron Jugulis 52-60 V
 Iron Moth 52-59 V
 Iron Thorns 52-59 V
 Roaring Moon 52-60 S
 Iron Valiant 52-60 V

Static encounters

During The Way Home

Species Level Range Availability
 Glimmora 62 SV
Only one
 Scream Tail 62 S
Only one
 Iron Bundle 62 V
Only one
 Great Tusk 62 S
Only one
 Iron Treads 62 V
Only one
 Great Tusk 64 S
Only one
 Iron Treads 64 V
Only one
 Brute Bonnet 64 S
Only one
 Iron Hands 64 V
Only one
 Flutter Mane 64 S
Only one
 Iron Jugulis 64 V
Only one

Post-credits

Species Level Range Availability
 Koraidon
Apex Build 		72 S
Only one
 Miraidon
Ultimate Mode 		72 V
Only one

Trainers

Multi Battle partners

Nemona

Nemona uses these teams as a Multi Battle partner against a wild Glimmora, then later against an escaping Great TuskS/Iron TreadsV:

  If the player chose Sprigatito:



  If the player chose Fuecoco:



  If the player chose Quaxly:



Penny

Penny uses this team as a Multi Battle partner against a hostile Scream TailS/Iron BundleV, and then against an escaping Brute BonnetS/Iron HandsV:



Arven

Arven uses this team as a Multi Battle partner against an aggressive Great TuskS/Iron TreadsV, and later against an escaping Flutter ManeS/Iron JugulisV:



Trivia

  • Despite the area's heavy association with the Terastal phenomenon, wild Terastallized Pokémon cannot be found in Area Zero.
  • The Paldean Pokédex doesn't list Area Zero as a spawn location for any of the Pokémon that spawn there, and is also the only area in the game without any form of map.
  • The Paldean Pokédex states that Glimmet has a "very rare" spawn chance. However, they are quite common in Area Zero, despite appearing rarely in the rest of Paldea, potentially implying some connection between Glimmet and Area Zero.
  • The fact that White Flower Floette is the only form that spawns in Area Zero may be referencing the death of Professor Sada/Professor Turo, due to the fact that white blossoms, (specifically the white Chrysanthemum flower in Japan), symbolize grief, and are often used in funerals.
  • Every Pokémon with a design based on moths can be found in Area Zero, specifically Venomoth, Masquerain, Volcarona, Frosmoth, Slither WingS, and Iron MothV. This is likely a reference to moths being attracted to light, given Area Zero's extremely bright surface, and glowing crystal filled caverns. It may also be another reference to death, which moths are often associated with.
  • Area Zero is internally referred to as Atlantis in the game's files.

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to a quirk in the spawning mechanics, when it is day, Flutter Mane will spawn and despawn so rapidly that they will not appear visible to the player at all, unless the player is in a Union Circle session, in which case they will appear briefly. However, this behavior does not apply to Shiny Flutter Mane, due to the mechanic despawning them being coded to make Shiny Pokémon immune to being despawned by certain mechanics, (such as weather blowing certain species of Pokémon away), nor does it apply during night.

References

  1. ↑ Flutter Mane Spawning Mechanics Quirk

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 第零區 Daih Lìhng Kēui
Mandarin 第零區 / 第零区 Dì Líng Qū
  French Zone Zéro
  German Zone Null
  Italian Area Zero
  Korean 에리어제로 Area Zero
  Spanish Area Cero

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