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[[File:Ancient Pokémon promotional artwork.jpg|450px|thumb|right|{{PTCG}} promotional artwork of ancient Paradox Pokémon.]] | [[File:Ancient Pokémon promotional artwork.jpg|450px|thumb|right|{{PTCG}} promotional artwork of ancient Paradox Pokémon.]] | ||
[[File:Future Pokémon promotional artwork.jpg|450px|thumb|right|{{PTCG}} promotional artwork of future Paradox Pokémon.]] | [[File:Future Pokémon promotional artwork.jpg|450px|thumb|right|{{PTCG}} promotional artwork of future Paradox Pokémon.]] | ||
'''Paradox Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''パラドックスポケモン''' ''Paradox Pokémon'') are a group of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} introduced in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}. They have two subgroups: one appearing in Pokémon Scarlet resembling ancient relatives of contemporary Pokémon, and one appearing in Pokémon Violet resembling futuristic relatives of contemporary Pokémon. They are all [[gender unknown]] and unable to [[Evolution|evolve]] or [[Pokémon breeding|breed]] | '''Paradox Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''パラドックスポケモン''' ''Paradox Pokémon'') are a group of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} introduced in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}. They have two subgroups: one appearing in Pokémon Scarlet resembling ancient relatives of contemporary Pokémon, and one appearing in Pokémon Violet resembling futuristic relatives of contemporary Pokémon. They are all [[gender unknown]] and unable to [[Evolution|evolve]] or [[Pokémon breeding|breed]]. All of them [[List of categories by abundance|share the category]] of "{{pkmn|category|Paradox Pokémon}}". | ||
They are also known as '''unidentified creatures''',<ref>https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/books/ </ref> '''Monsters of Area Zero'''<ref>[[Scarlet Book]] and [[Violet Book]]</ref> (Japanese: '''エリアゼロの{{ruby|怪物|かいぶつ}}''' ''Monsters of Area Zero''), and '''Enigmas of Paldea'''<ref>https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Magazines_in_the_Pokémon_world#Occulture</ref> (Japanese: '''パルデア{{ruby|未確認|みかくにん}}''') by researchers and {{DL|Magazines in the Pokémon world|Occulture}} magazine articles, respectively. [[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}} are the head researchers on the Paradox Pokémon. The professors also refer to the Paradox Pokémon as '''ancient Pokémon'''{{sup/9|S}}/'''future Pokémon'''{{sup/9|V}}. The precise origin of the Paradox Pokémon is unclear; AI Sada{{sup/9|S}}/AI Turo{{sup/9|V}} claims that they originate from different points in the [[Pokémon world]]'s timeline<ref>[[Professor Sada|AI Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo|AI Turo]]{{sup/9|V}}: ''"Through analysis of its genetic makeup, as well as its behavioral patterns...I came to realize that what I had discovered was in fact an ancient/futuristic form of {{p|Cyclizar}}, the Pokémon commonly ridden in this region."'' ({{g|Scarlet and Violet}})</ref> (specifically the ancient past{{sup/9|S}}/distant future{{sup/9|V}}), while a Sada{{sup/9|S}}/Turo{{sup/9|V}} brought to the [[Crystal Pool]] by {{p|Terapagos}} suggests that they are from [[Pokémon multiverse|different timelines]].<ref>[[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}}: ''"I am researching methods to catch Pokémon that live in different timelines, so I might transport them to the present day in my own timeline."'' ({{g|Scarlet and Violet}}: [[The Indigo Disk]])</ref> The latter notion is also alluded to in the original Japanese version of AI Sada{{sup/9|S}}/AI Turo{{sup/9|V}}'s dialogue.<ref>[[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}}: ''"(てんそう) モンスターボールを転送し (つか) (こと) (じかんじく) 異なる時間軸のポケモンを 捕まえて (げんだい) (よ) 現代へと 呼びだすことができる"'' ({{g|Scarlet and Violet}})</ref> They were apparently brought to [[Area Zero]] in the present day by the [[time machine]] built by the professor, but the [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}} documents sightings of them prior to the time machine being built. Terapagos appears to have a connection to the Paradox Pokémon's appearance in the present day due to the [[Terastal energy]] it produces. | They are also known as '''unidentified creatures''',<ref>https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/books/ </ref> '''Monsters of Area Zero'''<ref>[[Scarlet Book]] and [[Violet Book]]</ref> (Japanese: '''エリアゼロの{{ruby|怪物|かいぶつ}}''' ''Monsters of Area Zero''), and '''Enigmas of Paldea'''<ref>https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Magazines_in_the_Pokémon_world#Occulture</ref> (Japanese: '''パルデア{{ruby|未確認|みかくにん}}''') by researchers and {{DL|Magazines in the Pokémon world|Occulture}} magazine articles, respectively. [[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}} are the head researchers on the Paradox Pokémon. The professors also refer to the Paradox Pokémon as '''ancient Pokémon'''{{sup/9|S}}/'''future Pokémon'''{{sup/9|V}}. The precise origin of the Paradox Pokémon is unclear; AI Sada{{sup/9|S}}/AI Turo{{sup/9|V}} claims that they originate from different points in the [[Pokémon world]]'s timeline<ref>[[Professor Sada|AI Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo|AI Turo]]{{sup/9|V}}: ''"Through analysis of its genetic makeup, as well as its behavioral patterns...I came to realize that what I had discovered was in fact an ancient/futuristic form of {{p|Cyclizar}}, the Pokémon commonly ridden in this region."'' ({{g|Scarlet and Violet}})</ref> (specifically the ancient past{{sup/9|S}}/distant future{{sup/9|V}}), while a Sada{{sup/9|S}}/Turo{{sup/9|V}} brought to the [[Crystal Pool]] by {{p|Terapagos}} suggests that they are from [[Pokémon multiverse|different timelines]].<ref>[[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}}: ''"I am researching methods to catch Pokémon that live in different timelines, so I might transport them to the present day in my own timeline."'' ({{g|Scarlet and Violet}}: [[The Indigo Disk]])</ref> The latter notion is also alluded to in the original Japanese version of AI Sada{{sup/9|S}}/AI Turo{{sup/9|V}}'s dialogue.<ref>[[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}}: ''"(てんそう) モンスターボールを転送し (つか) (こと) (じかんじく) 異なる時間軸のポケモンを 捕まえて (げんだい) (よ) 現代へと 呼びだすことができる"'' ({{g|Scarlet and Violet}})</ref> They were apparently brought to [[Area Zero]] in the present day by the [[time machine]] built by the professor, but the [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}} documents sightings of them prior to the time machine being built. Terapagos appears to have a connection to the Paradox Pokémon's appearance in the present day due to the [[Terastal energy]] it produces. | ||
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[[File:Violet Book Sword-Justice.png|thumb|200px|Imaginary Paradox Pokémon from the Violet Book that resembles a fusion of the [[Swords of Justice]]]] | [[File:Violet Book Sword-Justice.png|thumb|200px|Imaginary Paradox Pokémon from the Violet Book that resembles a fusion of the [[Swords of Justice]]]] | ||
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The first recorded sightings of Paradox Pokémon were documented 200 years before the events of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, in [[Area Zero]] within the [[Great Crater of Paldea]] located in the center of the [[Paldea]] [[region]]. A member of the Area Zero expedition team, an author and natural historian named [[Heath]], wrote about these sightings in the [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}}. Area Zero would be occupied by scientists researching the Paradox Pokémon and the [[Terastal phenomenon]]. During the expedition, a member of the team was fatally injured by a {{p|Great Tusk}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Treads}}{{sup/9|V}} that attacked them, and another survey team member managed to take a photograph of the encountered Paradox Pokémon. They at some point also encountered a {{p|Koraidon|Winged King}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Miraidon|Iron Serpent}}{{sup/9|V}} that was used in Heath's [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}}'s cover. After encountering each of the known Paradox Pokémon, Heath named each of them in his journal | The first recorded sightings of Paradox Pokémon were documented 200 years before the events of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, in [[Area Zero]] within the [[Great Crater of Paldea]] located in the center of the [[Paldea]] [[region]]. A member of the Area Zero expedition team, an author and natural historian named [[Heath]], wrote about these sightings in the [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}}. Area Zero would be occupied by scientists researching the Paradox Pokémon and the [[Terastal phenomenon]]. During the expedition, a member of the team was fatally injured by a {{p|Great Tusk}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Treads}}{{sup/9|V}} that attacked them, and another survey team member managed to take a photograph of the encountered Paradox Pokémon. They at some point also encountered a {{p|Koraidon|Winged King}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Miraidon|Iron Serpent}}{{sup/9|V}} that was used in Heath's [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}}'s cover. After encountering each of the known Paradox Pokémon, Heath named each of them in his journal. | ||
At some point, the team's sketch artist made a drawing inspired by the Paradox Pokémon they had seen, imagining what other species in the crater might look like, which resembled a combined version of the [[Legendary beast]]s{{sup/9|S}}/[[Swords of Justice]]{{sup/9|V}}. {{p|Walking Wake}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Leaves}}{{sup/9|V}}, {{p|Gouging Fire}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Boulder}}{{sup/9|V}}, and {{p|Raging Bolt}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Crown}}{{sup/9|V}} would be later discovered, resembling the sketch, but their connection is unclear. It is unclear how these first Paradox Pokémon arrived in Paldea, but they were supposedly brought over by {{p|Terapagos}} due to its [[Terastal energy]]. At the time, the Paradox Pokémon were believed to have been fabricated by Heath, thus not being considered real. As a result, Heath and his team were widely discredited. The Paradox Pokémon faded into obscurity and research on them ended for a time. None of these Paradox Pokémon similar to these groups are found in [[Paldea]]'s [[Pokédex]], but instead, [[Blueberry Academy]]'s. | At some point, the team's sketch artist made a drawing inspired by the Paradox Pokémon they had seen, imagining what other species in the crater might look like, which resembled a combined version of the [[Legendary beast]]s{{sup/9|S}}/[[Swords of Justice]]{{sup/9|V}}. {{p|Walking Wake}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Leaves}}{{sup/9|V}}, {{p|Gouging Fire}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Boulder}}{{sup/9|V}}, and {{p|Raging Bolt}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Crown}}{{sup/9|V}} would be later discovered, resembling the sketch, but their connection is unclear. It is unclear how these first Paradox Pokémon arrived in Paldea, but they were supposedly brought over by {{p|Terapagos}} due to its [[Terastal energy]]. At the time, the Paradox Pokémon were believed to have been fabricated by Heath, thus not being considered real. As a result, Heath and his team were widely discredited. The Paradox Pokémon faded into obscurity and research on them ended for a time. None of these Paradox Pokémon similar to these groups are found in [[Paldea]]'s [[Pokédex]], but instead, [[Blueberry Academy]]'s. | ||