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[[File:Ancient Pokémon promotional artwork.jpg|350px|thumb|right|{{PTCG}} promotional artwork of ancient Paradox Pokémon.]]

[[File:Future Pokémon promotional artwork.jpg|350px|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]], and — with the exceptions of {{p|Koraidon}} and {{p|Miraidon}} — their names do not follow regular Pokémon naming conventions. 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}}''' ''&nbsp;'') 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 explanation seems more accurate, since the original Japanese script alludes to this notion in 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 professors, 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.

* In one arid corner of Paldea, there have been reports of a mysterious life-form. It's said to resemble a Donphan at first glance, albeit one with gigantic tusks, tough scales, and an aggressive disposition.

* Leading theories hold that this being is nothing less than a living relic of the dinosaur era, but no one can say for sure. Apparently, it's called Great Tusk after the name of a strange being that was written about in the mysterious Scarlet Book.

* Sightings of this Pokémon have occurred in recent years. The name Great Tusk was taken from a creature listed in a certain book.

* This creature resembles a mysterious Pokémon that, according to a paranormal magazine, has lived since ancient times.

* Somewhere in a Paldean forest, it's said, lurks Scream Tail—a being with Jigglypuff's own endearing puffball appearance but also a ferocious aggression that leads it to attack anyone who comes near.

* Its primitive appearance and savage nature have prompted rumors that it could be a Jigglypuff from one billion years ago. It's named after a creature in the Scarlet Book that is described as having a distinctive tail and scream.

* There has been only one reported sighting of this Pokémon. It resembles a mysterious creature depicted in an old expedition journal.

* It resembles a mysterious Pokémon described in a paranormal magazine as a Jigglypuff from one billion years ago.

* This bizarre creature is said to combine traits of dinosaurs with those of the Pokémon Amoonguss. It's named after a fierce mushroom creature of matching description that appears in the renowned Scarlet Book.

* It is possible that the creature listed as Brute Bonnet in a certain book could actually be this Pokémon.

* It bears a slight resemblance to a Pokémon described in a dubious magazine as a cross between a dinosaur and a mushroom.

* Flutter Mane—a name taken from a strange creature with a matching description appearing in the Scarlet Book—is said to float around the sky at night with its long hair writhing about it.

* Eyewitness accounts describe it as resembling a giant Misdreavus at first glance, albeit a highly fierce and aggressive one. Some believe that it's a ghost of a pterosaur from a long-gone era.

* This Pokémon has characteristics similar to those of Flutter Mane, a creature mentioned in a certain book.

* It has similar features to a ghostly pterosaur that was covered in a paranormal magazine, but the two have little else in common.

* There have been precious few sightings reported of the ultra-mysterious Slither Wing, a being whose name is taken from that of a similar-seeming creature described in the ever-puzzling Scarlet Book.

* Slither Wing shares traits with Volcarona, so some theorize that it may have been revived from fossils from a prehistoric era that we have discussed in these pages. However, no Volcarona fossils of that era are known to have been found.

* This mysterious Pokémon has some similarities to a creature that an old book introduced as Slither Wing.

* This Pokémon somewhat resembles an ancient form of Volcarona that was introduced in a dubious magazine.

* Some scientists claim that this mysterious being is a Magneton that has lived for 10 thousand years. It has been sighted numerous times in Paldea's more arid regions, but there are no reports of it ever having been caught.

* It's said that Sandy Shocks is an aggressive sort and that some people who've seen it have been attacked as well. It takes its name from a beast with a matching description in the era-defining Scarlet Book.

* No records exist of this Pokémon being caught. Data is lacking, but the Pokémon’s traits match up with a creature shown in an expedition journal.

* It slightly resembles a Magneton that lived for 10,000 years and was featured in an article in a paranormal magazine.

* This elusive creature is called Roaring Moon after a similarly described being in the Scarlet Book. It looks similar to Salamence when they undergo [[Mega Evolution|a certain phenomenon elsewhere in the world]], but it's unclear if there is any connection.

* It is possible that this is the creature listed as Roaring Moon in an expedition journal that still holds many mysteries.

* According to an article in a dubious magazine, this Pokémon has some connection to a phenomenon that occurs in a certain region.

| [[File:1007Koraidon.png|100px|alt=The Paradox Pokémon Koraidon|link=Koraidon (Pokémon)]]<br>{{p|Koraidon}}<br>{{p|Koraidon|"Winged King"}}

| style="text-align: left" | '''Pokédex entries'''

* This seems to be the Winged King mentioned in an old expedition journal. It was said to have split the land with its bare fists.

* This Pokémon resembles Cyclizar, but it is far burlier and more ferocious. Nothing is known about its ecology or other features.

* This ferocious creature is shrouded in mystery. It's named after an aquatic monster mentioned in an old expedition journal.

* It resembles an illustration published in a paranormal magazine, said to be a depiction of a super-ancient Suicune.

* It resembles an eerie Pokémon once shown in a paranormal magazine. That Pokémon was said to be an Entei regenerated from a fossil.

* It's said to incinerate everything around it with lightning launched from its fur. Very little is known about this creature.

* It bears resemblance to a Pokémon that became a hot topic for a short while after a paranormal magazine touted it as Raikou's ancestor.

These Pokémon look like futuristic relatives of contemporary Pokémon. They all share the {{a|Quark Drive}} [[Ability]], with the exception of {{p|Miraidon}}, which has {{a|Hadron Engine}}. Their Abilities involve the effect of {{m|Electric Terrain}} in battle. All future Pokémon cries share a unique electronic, mechanical noise. Their names all contain the word "iron" (or the equivalent in other languages) as a prefix, with the exception of Miraidon, which was formerly named "Iron Serpent".

* In one arid corner of Paldea, there have been reports of a mysterious life-form. It's said to resemble a Donphan at first glance, albeit one that can abruptly assume a spherical shape and launch into a swift rolling attack.

* Rumors say this being is some kind of weapon using technology not of this world, but no one can say for sure. Apparently, it's called Iron Treads after the name of a strange being that was written about in the mysterious Violet Book.

* This Pokémon closely resembles a scientific weapon that a paranormal magazine claimed was sent to this planet by aliens.

* Sightings of this Pokémon have occurred in recent years. It resembles a mysterious object described in an old expedition journal.

* The mysterious Violet Book makes reference to a being called Iron Bundle, which was said to look like Delibird and to possess a spherical apparatus from which it would fire huge blasts of ice to propel itself through snowy lands.

* Its shape is similar to a robot featured in a paranormal magazine article. The robot was said to have been created by an ancient civilization.

* It resembles a mysterious object mentioned in an old book. There are only two reported sightings of this Pokémon.

* This being's name comes from the one given to an iron-handed entity in the mysterious Violet Book. It is said to have fists that move independent of its body and to be capable of throwing large, fast-moving vehicles.

* A leading theory holds that Iron Hands was once an athlete who became mortally wounded but was kept alive by being made into a cyborg. Why it so strongly resembles Hariyama, however, remains unanswered.

* It is very similar to a cyborg covered exclusively by a paranormal magazine. The cyborg was said to be the modified form of a certain athlete.

* This Pokémon shares many similarities with Iron Hands, an object mentioned in a certain expedition journal.

* This flying life-form bearing a resemblance to Hydreigon has been seen in a certain corner of Paldea. It was reported to have razed an entire building with a high-energy blast, then flown off as if to find its next objective.

* Iron Jugulis is theorized to be a sort of machine-Hydreigon hybrid, as it combines the former's ruthlessness with the latter's ferocity. It takes its name from a similarly described entity in the Violet Book.

* It resembles a certain Pokémon introduced in a paranormal magazine, described as the offspring of a Hydreigon that fell in love with a robot.

* It's possible that Iron Jugulis, an object described in an old book, may actually be this Pokémon.

* The name Iron Moth was borrowed from that of a flying object described in the era-defining Violet Book. It was said to resemble Volcarona and would descend from the skies, following people around and occasionally even attacking them.

* Some point to Iron Moth's aggression as a sign that it is, in fact, a UFO of sorts being controlled by alien life. Perhaps something out there is using Iron Moth to observe us, waiting for the moment to mount an invasion...

* This Pokémon resembles an unknown object described in a paranormal magazine as a UFO sent to observe humanity.

* No records exist of this species being caught. Data is lacking, but the Pokémon's traits match up with an object described in an old book.

* A strange being called Iron Thorns has been sighted in a certain cave in Paldea. This being bears a strong resemblance to Tyranitar, but it apparently displays great coolheadedness and prefers to avoid unnecessary fights.

* It appears to be highly intelligent and clad in metallic armor, causing some to speculate that it may be a Tyranitar as it would appear a billion years from now. Its name comes from a similarly described entity that appears in the Violet Book.

* It has some similarities to a Pokémon introduced in a dubious magazine as a Tyranitar from one billion years into the future.

* Some of its notable features match those of an object named within a certain expedition journal as Iron Thorns.

* This oddity's name is borrowed from that of an object described in the Violet Book. One theory holds that it is in fact a robot—the product of a mad scientist's efforts to create the most powerful psychic Pokémon of all.

* According to its few eyewitnesses, Iron Valiant appears similar to both Gardevoir and Gallade. It's also said to be cruel enough to take its brilliantly shining blade and cut down anyone confronting it without hesitation.

* It has some similarities to a mad scientist’s invention covered in a paranormal magazine.

* It's possible that this is the object listed as Iron Valiant in a certain expedition journal.

| [[File:1008Miraidon.png|100px|alt=The Paradox Pokémon Miraidon|link=Miraidon (Pokémon)]]<br>{{p|Miraidon}}<br>{{p|Miraidon|"Iron Serpent"}}

| style="text-align: left" | '''Pokédex entries'''

* Much remains unknown about this creature. It resembles Cyclizar, but it is far more ruthless and powerful.

* This seems to be the Iron Serpent mentioned in an old book. The Iron Serpent is said to have turned the land to ash with its lightning.

* Many of its physical characteristics match those of a Virizion from the future that was covered in a paranormal magazine.

* According to the few eyewitness accounts that exist, it used its shining blades to julienne large trees and boulders.

* It resembles a Pokémon described in a dubious magazine as a Terrakion that had been modified by an evil organization.

* It was named after a mysterious object recorded in an old book. Its body seems to be metallic.

* It resembles a mysterious object introduced in a paranormal magazine as a cutting-edge weapon shaped like a Cobalion.

* There was supposedly an incident in which it launched shining blades to cut everything around it to pieces. Little else is known about it.

====Generation IX====

=====Pokémon Scarlet and Violet=====

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}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Miraidon}}{{sup/9|V}} that was used in Heath's [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}}'s cover.

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]]. None of these Paradox Pokémon similar to these groups are found in [[Paldea]]'s [[Pokédex]], but instead, [[Blueberry Academy]]'s.

Eventually, a paranormal magazine called {{DL|Magazines in the Pokémon world|Occulture}} published articles on these sightings and theorized about what the Paradox Pokémon could be. 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.  

;Project Tera

10 years before the events of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the Paradox Pokémon claimed to be from the ancient past{{sup/9|S}}/distant future{{sup/9|V}} were brought to Area Zero using a [[time machine]] built by [[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}} through Terapagos's Terastal energy. The professor is said to have used the time machine to send [[Poké Ball]]s to different points in the timeline. The Poké Balls then caught the Paradox Pokémon, before [[Time travel|bringing them into modern time]]. The reason the professor created the time machine was because they were fascinated with the Paradox Pokémon after reading about them from the Scarlet Book{{sup/9|S}}/Violet Book{{sup/9|V}}.

The professor conducted research on these Pokémon, with the ultimate goal of establishing a sanctuary in which they would be able to coexist with modern-day Pokémon. This goal would be called Project Tera. At some point, the professor created an AI version of themselves, to assist in research on Paradox Pokémon, using the very same [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastal energy]] that helped create the time machine. However, due to how dangerous they were to the ecosystem of Paldea, the Paradox Pokémon were kept locked away in Area Zero. At some point, security blocks and a Poké Ball Lock System were created to help both protect the time machine and Paradox Pokémon.

The player's {{p|Koraidon}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Miraidon}}{{sup/9|V}} was the first of the Paradox Pokémon to be brought into the present; a second specimen was later brought into the present as well, but it proved to be far more aggressive than the original and drove it away in a territorial dispute. It is later revealed that the professor was killed by the second specimen while defending the first. Because of this, the Paradox Pokémon would continue to arrive in the present and eventually form their own population in Area Zero. Meanwhile, the professor's AI counterpart realized that the project was a mistake and that their creator's dreams were doomed to failure; however, their programming prevented them from doing anything that might stop the project directly.

;The Quaking Earth Titan

Later, shortly before the events of Scarlet and Violet, a lone {{p|Great Tusk}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Treads}}{{sup/9|V}} managed to escape Area Zero and become a [[Titan Pokémon]] after eating the [[Herba Mystica]] while roaming the [[Asado Desert]]. During the events of the games, the {{player}} and [[Arven]] defeat it, putting an end to its rampage.

;The Way Home

;Post-game Paradoxes

;The Indigo Disk

Later on after helping [[Perrin]] find the {{p|Ursaluna|Bloodmoon Beast}} in [[The Teal Mask]], she appears in the [[Blueberry Academy]]'s [[Terarium]] and shows the player two blurry pictures, one of {{p|Gouging Fire}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Boulder}}{{sup/9|V}} and one of {{p|Raging Bolt}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Crown}}{{sup/9|V}}. After that, the two Paradox Pokémon can be encountered in Area Zero close to where the pictures were taken.

During [[Briar]]'s expedition in [[Area Zero Underdepths]], the player encounters a [[Stellar (type)|Stellar Tera]] Sandy Shocks{{sup/9|S}}/Iron Thorns{{sup/9|V}} that they needed to defeat in order to travel deeper.

===Main series===

A Koraidon debuted in the [[Team Rocket Expedition which stands by the evils of love and truth|post-episode segment]] of [[JN137]], where {{TRT}} tried to catch it but failed and were rammed by it, sending them flying away.

A Miraidon debuted in the post-episode segment of [[JN138]], where Team Rocket tried to catch it as well, but failed again and were shocked and sent flying away by it.  

===Biri-Biri===

A Great Tusk, namely the [[Titan Pokémon|Quaking Earth Titan]], briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for [[Biri-Biri]].

[[File:Violet Adventures.png|thumb|left|230px|Miraidon in Pokémon Adventures]]

[[File:Paradox Pokémon Adventures.png|thumb|right|300px|The {{pkmn2|Titan#List of Titan Pokémon|Quaking Earth Titan}} ({{p|Iron Treads}}) and a {{p|Great Tusk}}, in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

===Pokémon Adventures===

{{adv|Violet}} is revealed to have befriended a {{p|Miraidon}}, which he uses as a mount in the [[PASV01]]. In [[PASV02]], he reveals he found it weakened at a beach and it seemed to have taken a liking to his chef de cuisine's sandwitches, starting to follow him from that moment on.

In PASV02, Violet and Arven also encounter the {{pkmn2|Titan#List of Titan Pokémon|Quaking Earth Titan}}; an {{p|Iron Treads}} and a regular {{p|Great Tusk}} fighting each other at [[Asado Desert]] and challenge the Titan to find and steal its [[Herba Mystica]] for Miraidon.

* [[Generation II]] has the most Paradox Pokémon counterparts of Pokémon that debuted during it, at seven. Out of the [[generation]]s that have at least one, [[Generation IV]] has the fewest, at {{p|Gallade|one}}.

** With the exception of Koraidon and Miraidon, all three groups have a certain sound sample found in their cries

* All Paradox Pokémon's [[Pokédex]] entries in the versions they are not obtainable in reference [[Occulture]], except Koraidon and Miraidon.