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
300px 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 Academy^S/Uva Academy^V 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.

History

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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 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 Book^S/Violet Book^V. However, people accused Heath of fabricating his story, hence the whole Area Zero Expedition were widely discredited. The expedition team also took the Herba Mystica with them outside of crater for a research project. The project failed due to local Pokémon near each five facility consuming the herb, 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 taken 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 Sada^S/Professor Turo^V started an expedition into Area Zero, setting up the Zero Lab. Professor Sada^S/Professor Turo^V would find a way to bring the Terastal phenomenon outside of Area Zero through the use of Tera Orbs. Eventually, Professor Sada^S/Turo^V 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

• Research Stations
• Zero Lab

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 past^S/Miraidon and the distant future^V.

Trainers

Multi Battle partners

Nemona

Nemona uses these teams as a Multi Battle partner against a wild Glimmora, then later against an escaping Great Tusk^S/Iron Treads^V:

If the player chose Sprigatito:

Champion Nemona Area Zero Scarlet and Violet

Type: Rock Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Sand Rush Held item: None Lycanroc♀ Lv.65 Accelerock Rock Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: None Goodra♀ Lv.65 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Muddy Water Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Serene Grace Held item: None Dudunsparce♂ Lv.65 Hyper Drill Normal Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Type: Steel Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Earth Eater Held item: None Orthworm♂ Lv.65 Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Types: Electric Fighting Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Pawmot♂ Lv.65 Double Shock Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Fighting Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Quaquaval♂ Lv.66 Aqua Step Water Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Ice Spinner Ice Physical   --

If the player chose Fuecoco:

Champion Nemona Area Zero Scarlet and Violet

Type: Rock Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Sand Rush Held item: None Lycanroc♀ Lv.65 Accelerock Rock Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: None Goodra♀ Lv.65 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Muddy Water Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Serene Grace Held item: None Dudunsparce♂ Lv.65 Hyper Drill Normal Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Type: Steel Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Earth Eater Held item: None Orthworm♂ Lv.65 Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Types: Electric Fighting Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Pawmot♂ Lv.65 Double Shock Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Dark Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Meowscarada♂ Lv.66 Flower Trick Grass Physical   --       Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --

If the player chose Quaxly:

Champion Nemona Area Zero Scarlet and Violet

Type: Rock Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Sand Rush Held item: None Lycanroc♀ Lv.65 Accelerock Rock Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: None Goodra♀ Lv.65 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Muddy Water Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Serene Grace Held item: None Dudunsparce♂ Lv.65 Hyper Drill Normal Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Type: Steel Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Earth Eater Held item: None Orthworm♂ Lv.65 Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Types: Electric Fighting Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Pawmot♂ Lv.65 Double Shock Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Fire Ghost Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Skeledirge♂ Lv.66 Torch Song Fire Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Snarl Dark Special   --

Penny

Penny uses this team as a Multi Battle partner against a hostile Scream Tail^S/Iron Bundle^V, and then against an escaping Brute Bonnet^S/Iron Hands^V:

Penny of Team Star Area Zero Scarlet and Violet

Type: Dark Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Umbreon♂ Lv.62 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Vaporeon♂ Lv.62 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Aurora Beam Ice Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Quick Feet Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.62 Thunder Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Flareon♀ Lv.62 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Fire Spin Fire Special   --       Type: Grass Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard Held item: None Leafeon♀ Lv.62 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Sylveon♀ Lv.63 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Arven

Arven uses this team as a Multi Battle partner against an aggressive Great Tusk^S/Iron Treads^V, and later against an escaping Flutter Mane^S/Iron Jugulis^V:

Pokémon Trainer Arven Area Zero Scarlet and Violet

Type: Dark Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mabosstiff♂ Lv.63 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Types: Water Ice Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Skill Link Held item: None Cloyster♂ Lv.62 Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Grass Fire Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Scovillain♀ Lv.62 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ground Grass Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Mycelium Might Held item: None Toedscruel♀ Lv.62 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Spore Grass Status   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Type: Rock Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Purifying Salt Held item: None Garganacl♂ Lv.62 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Cheek Pouch Held item: None Greedent♂ Lv.62 Bullet Seed Grass Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --

Scarlet

AI Sada Zero Lab Scarlet

Types: Bug Fighting Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Protosynthesis Held item: None Slither Wing Lv.66 Lunge Bug Physical   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Fairy Psychic Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Protosynthesis Held item: None Scream Tail Lv.66 Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Grass Dark Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Protosynthesis Held item: None Brute Bonnet Lv.66 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fairy Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Protosynthesis Held item: None Flutter Mane Lv.66 Power Gem Rock Special   --       Mystical Fire Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Electric Ground Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Protosynthesis Held item: None Sandy Shocks Lv.66 Discharge Electric Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Types: Dragon Dark Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Protosynthesis Held item: Booster Energy Roaring Moon Lv.67 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --

Paradise Protection Protocol Zero Lab Scarlet
Types: Fighting Dragon Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Orichalcum Pulse Held item: Heat Rock Koraidon Lv.72 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --

Violet

AI Turo Zero Lab Violet

Types: Fire Poison Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Moth Lv.66 Sludge Wave Poison Special   --       Fiery Dance Fire Special   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Types: Ice Water Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Bundle Lv.66 Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Freeze-Dry Ice Special   --       Snowscape Ice Status   --       Types: Fighting Electric Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Hands Lv.66 Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Jugulis Lv.66 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Types: Rock Electric Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Thorns Lv.66 Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Fairy Fighting Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: Booster Energy Iron Valiant Lv.67 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Spirit Break Fairy Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --

Paradise Protection Protocol Zero Lab Violet
Types: Electric Dragon Tera Type: Unknown Ability: Hadron Engine Held item: Terrain Extender Miraidon Lv.72 Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Charge Electric Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --

Trivia

• Although the White Flower form of Floette is meant to be the rarest of its forms, it's the only one that spawns in Area Zero and is a common spawn there.
• The Paldean Pokédex doesn't list Area Zero as a spawn location for any of the Pokemon that spawn there.
• The Paldean Pokédex states that Glimmet has a very rare spawn chance. However, Glimmet is a common spawn at the bottom of Area Zero.
• Despite the abundance of tera crystals, wild Terastallized Pokémon cannot be found in Area Zero.

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

Related articles

• The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

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