Dimensions
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In the Pokémon world, there are many different dimensions and alternate realities. While trivial references to other dimensions were made early in the franchise's history, the concept was truly introduced and explored in Generation IV with Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
Unown Dimension
- Main article: Unown Dimension
While researching ruins with depictions of the Unown, Spencer Hale was transported into this dimension. His daughter, Molly, inherited a puzzle box found there that gave her contact with the Unown, which granted her wishes. Such was the strength of the world she created, that an opening to the dimension appeared in the entrance hall of her mansion. During this time, the Unown gained powerful control over Greenfield, but all contact with the dimension ended after Molly wished for things to go back to the way they had been before. A portal to the dimension was opened above Mt. Silver some time later, and an Unown fell out, but it had no trouble returning when it was in good health. The Unown Dimension also became the battleground of Dialga and Palkia, before their battle moved to Alamos Town.
Travel between the Unown Dimension and the real Pokémon world has been shown to be possible through a puzzle box and a portal. The direct connection between ancient sites like the Ruins of Alph and Solaceon Ruins and their large concentrations of Unown remains a curiosity amongst Scientists.
Ghost World
- Main article: Ghost World
The Ghost World or spirit world is a location that is home to many Ghost-type Pokémon and ghosts. It is known to emit electrical or radio waves.
It has not appeared in the games, but is mentioned in all of Dusknoir's Pokédex entries and the Japanese name of the Reaper Cloth (れいかいのぬの Spirit World Cloth).
In the anime an entrance to it appeared in Ghoul Daze!, where the Pokémon Summer Academy staff accidentally opened a portal to it when renovating the Summit Ruins. A ghost girl and Dusknoir were both let out, with the Dusknoir trying to take the ghost girl back to the Ghost World, while she was trying to abduct people and take them to the Ghost World. Another entrance appeared in Scare at the Litwick Mansion!, where the Litwick in Litwick Mansion tried to lead Ash and his friends there while draining their life energy.
Timespace dimensions
A device called the Time-Space Axis in Michina Town is able to indicate the condition of every minute change in the time-space continuum, serving to mirror the movements of the timespace dimensions and thus monitoring the likelihood of potential cataclysm.
Distortion World
- Main article: Distortion World
The Distortion World is first accessed when the player reaches the summit of Mt. Coronet, the Spear Pillar, to stop Team Galactic's plot to control Dialga and Palkia. When the lake guardians are unable to control both Dialga and Palkia, Giratina comes and swoops on Cyrus to stop him from destroying the world. After Cyrus is taken away by Giratina, the player must follow him, and with the help of the lake guardians and Cynthia, navigate the area. The Distortion World is said to be another universe or world parallel to the Pokémon world. Two known gateways to it exist: one at the top of Mt. Coronet on the Spear Pillar, and another in Turnback Cave. It is a dark place with floor-like sections floating at many different angles. The world disobeys the normal laws of physics, allowing the player to walk and surf on walls in any direction. The only Pokémon known to inhabit the Distortion World is Giratina.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Giratina can be caught because of a dimensional rift while soaring in the sky.
In the anime, it has a counterpart known as the Reverse World.
Temporal World
This dimension was mentioned in Arceus and the Jewel of Life. It is the home of Dialga, and began to converge with the Spatial World during the events of The Rise of Darkrai.
It and the Spatial World are usually far away from each other, but due to shock waves caused by Arceus awakening from its deep slumber, they clashed. This resulted in a battle between Dialga and Palkia, because each Pokémon thought that the other was trespassing onto its territory. It subsided a short time before Arceus woke up.
In Diamond and Platinum, Cyrus summons Dialga from there. In Platinum, when the player battles Dialga after entering the Hall of Fame, it comes through a dimensional rift created by Cyrus's original summoning of it. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Dialga can be caught because of a dimensional rift while soaring in the sky.
Spatial World
This dimension was mentioned in Arceus and the Jewel of Life. It is the home of Palkia, and began to converge with the Temporal World during the events of The Rise of Darkrai.
It and the Temporal World are usually far away from each other, but due to shock waves caused by Arceus awakening from its deep slumber, they clashed. This resulted in a battle between Dialga and Palkia, because each Pokémon thought that the other was trespassing onto its territory. It subsided a short time before Arceus woke up.
In Pearl and Platinum, Cyrus summons Palkia from there. In Platinum, when the player battles Palkia after entering the Hall of Fame, it comes through a dimensional rift created by Cyrus's original summoning of it. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Palkia can be caught because of a dimensional rift while soaring in the sky.
Arceus's World
Arceus was said to have its own dimension in Arceus and the Jewel of Life. It later reappeared during the opening of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The Hall of Origin is located there.
Lake guardians' dimensions
- Main article: Lake guardians
The lake guardians are said to each inhabit their own dimensional pocket connected to the three lakes of Sinnoh: Lake Acuity, Lake Verity, and Lake Valor.
Interdream Zone
- Main article: Interdream Zone
The Interdream Zone is located between dreams and reality and is investigated by Professor Burnet in the spin-off game Pokémon Dream Radar. The Interdream Zone is mentioned again in Pokémon Sun and Moon by Scientists at the Dimensional Research Lab in Heahea City, which is led by Professor Burnet.
Ultra Space
- Main article: Ultra Space
Ultra Space is an alternate dimension that is filled with alternate worlds that are each a home to one Ultra Beast. Pokémon Sun and Moon introduced the concept, with Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon expanding on it. Unstable portals called Ultra Wormholes connect the Pokémon world to the various worlds that are connected to Ultra Space.
- Ultra Deep Sea
- Ultra Jungle
- Ultra Desert
- Ultra Plant
- Ultra Forest
- Ultra Crater
- Ultra Ruin
- Ultra Space Wilds
- Cliff World
- Water World
- Rocky World
- Cave World
- Ultra Megalopolis
- Blacephalon's world (TCG-exclusive)
- Stakataka's world (TCG-exclusive)
- Poipole's world (anime-exclusive)
- Unidentified world (anime-exclusive)
Pokédex entries
Several Pokédex entries refer to other worlds and dimensions.
| Pokémon | Pokédex |
|---|---|
 Haunter |
Because of Haunter's ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from another dimension. |
 Mega Gengar |
Mega Evolution has made it possible for Gengar to access other dimensions and appear anywhere. It caused a stir one time when it stuck just one leg out of a wall. It is said that it sinks into another dimension to keep a patient watch for its chance to attack. According to the official Pokémon X and Y website, Mega Gengar's unblinking third eye allows it to see into other dimensions.[1] |
 Bronzong |
Some believe that Bronzong's bell-like cry allows it to open holes to another world. It brought rains through these portals and was revered as a bringer of plentiful harvests. |
 Porygon-Z |
Porygon-Z's programming was modified to enable it to travel through and work in alien dimensions, though it did not work as planned due to an apparent error which led to noticeably strange and unstable behavior in the Pokémon. |
 Palkia |
Palkia is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. Its total control over the boundaries of space enable it to transport itself to faraway places or even other dimensions |
  Giratina |
Giratina is said to have been banished for its violence to live in a world on the reverse side of ours, the Distortion World, where common knowledge is distorted and strange. There, it silently gazed upon the old world. In the entry for Giratina's Origin Forme in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Professor Laventon states that he believes Giratina "must hail from a world where the heavens and the earth are as one", though he admits he has no way of proving it. |
 Cosmog |
Cosmog is said to be a Pokémon from another world, but no specific details are known. When it's in a jam, it warps away to a safe place to hide. |
 Cosmoem |
People think Cosmoem may come from another world. |
 Solgaleo |
Solgaleo is said to live in another world; at the activation of its third eye, it departs for another world. Sometimes the results of its opening an Ultra Wormhole is that energy and life-forms from other worlds are called to this world. |
 Lunala |
Lunala is said to live in another world; when its third eye activates, away it flies to another world. It sometimes summons unknown powers and life-forms to this world from holes that lead to other worlds. |
 Nihilego |
Nihilego is a life-form from another world that appeared in this world from an Ultra Wormhole. |
 Buzzwole |
Buzzwole appeared from another world. Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. |
 Pheromosa |
Pheromosa is a life-form that lives in another world. Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. It refuses to touch anything, perhaps because it senses some uncleanness in this world. |
 Xurkitree |
Xurkitree appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. |
 Celesteela |
Celesteela appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. |
 Kartana |
Kartana came from the Ultra Wormhole. Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. |
 Guzzlord |
Although Guzzlord is alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. |
 Necrozma |
Necrozma is thought to have come from another world in ancient times. |
 Poipole |
Poipole lives in a different world. It is well enough liked to be chosen as a first partner in its own world. |
 Stakataka |
Stakataka appeared from an Ultra Wormhole. |
 Blacephalon |
Blacephalon appeared from an Ultra Wormhole. |
Anime-exclusive dimensions
- Ash and his friends were transported into the Togepi Paradise, a dimension connected by several gateways throughout the Mirage Kingdom, in A Togepi Mirage!.
- Deoxys's unnamed world appeared in Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! Part 1 and Part 2.
- Ash and his friends visited the Mirror World, an alternate dimension with strong connections to the Reflection Cave, in The Cave of Mirrors!.
- In the short film Pikachu, What’s This Key?, Pikachu and his Pokémon friends travel to numerous dimensions:
- Klefki's world, a realm where Klefki keeps a collection of keys that unlock portals to other dimensions
- A dimension with bouncy clouds and pillars of stacked boulders, inhabited by Victini
- A dimension full of ice and snow, home to multiple Pokémon, including Jirachi
- A watery dimension with floating spheres of water, home to Manaphy (among other Pokémon)
- A red-and-black dimension, home to Darkrai
- In The Gates of Warp! and Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, Ash and his friends visited an alternate world version of Sinnoh through gateways opened by Palkia.
See also
References
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