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 [[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.]]
-'''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}}".
+'''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.
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-* It's said to incinerate everything around it with lightning launched from its fur. Very little is known about this creature.
+* It's said to incinerate everything around it with [[Thunderclap (move)|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 [[Magazines in the Pokémon world|a paranormal magazine]] touted it as {{p|Raikou}}'s ancestor.
 | [[File:0243Raikou.png|100px|link=Raikou (Pokémon)]]<br>{{p|Raikou}}
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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]]]]
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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 [[Koraidon (Pokémon)|Winged King]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Miraidon (Pokémon)|Iron Serpent]]{{sup/9|V}} that was used in Heath's [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}}'s cover.
+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.
 =====Project Tera=====
-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}}.
+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 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.
+A quirky, friendly {{ga|Koraidon}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{ga|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. At some point, the professor also renamed the species from Winged King{{sup/9|S}}/Iron Serpent{{sup/9|V}} to Koraidon{{sup/9|S}}/Miraidon{{sup/9|V}}, taking the name from a [[player|child]] after they found themselves in an [[Crystal Pool|unfamiliar place]]. 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 Area Zero 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.
 =====Occulture=====
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 [[File:Violet Book Iron Treads.png|thumb|200px|alt=An illustration of Iron Treads from the Violet Book|Illustration of {{p|Iron Treads}}, a Paradox Pokémon in the [[Violet Book]] that resembles {{p|Donphan}}.]]
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-Later, shortly before the events of Scarlet and Violet, a lone {{p|Great Tusk}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Treads}}{{sup/9|V}} escaped Area Zero like others did 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.
+Later, shortly before the events of Scarlet and Violet, a lone {{p|Great Tusk}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Iron Treads}}{{sup/9|V}} escaped Area Zero like others did 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, and taking its Herbs, which forces it back to its original size.
 =====The Way Home=====
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 * In their battle against the player in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, [[Professor Sada]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{sup/9|V}} uses every Paradox Pokémon present in the base game, with the exception of {{p|Great Tusk}}{{sup/9|S}}/Iron Treads{{sup/9|V}}, which is instead fought as a [[Titan Pokémon]] earlier in the story.
 * [[Generation II]] and [[Generation V]] are both tied for having the most Paradox Pokémon counterparts of Pokémon that debuted during them, at seven each. Out of the [[generation]]s that have at least one, [[Generation IV]] has the fewest, at {{p|Gallade|one}}.
-* [[Generation VI]], [[Generation VII]] and [[Generation VIII]] are all tied for not having any Paradox counterparts of Pokémon all all.
+* [[Generation VI]], [[Generation VII]] and [[Generation VIII]] are all tied for having no Paradox Pokémon counterparts of Pokémon at all.
 * The Paradox Pokémon share similarities with the [[Ultra Beast]]s, another group of Pokémon.
 ** Both groups consist only of Pokémon that cannot evolve in the first set of games they appear in.
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 * [[Time machine]]
+{{Paradox Pokémon}}
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