Terapagos (Pokémon)

Terapagos; Tera Pokémon	テラパゴス; Terapagos
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	Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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Tera Shift; Normal Form	Tera Shell; Terastal Form
Unknown
	50% male, 50% female
	255 (43.9%)
	No Eggs Discovered
	5 cycles; Egg not obtainable
0'08"	0.2 m
	Normal Form
1'00"	0.3 m
	Terastal Form
5'07"	1.7 m
	Stellar Form
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14.3 lbs.	6.5 kg
	Normal Form
35.3 lbs.	16.0 kg
	Terastal Form
169.8 lbs.	77.0 kg
	Stellar Form
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	Slow
	Total: 1-4
	Normal Form
	Terastal Form
	Stellar Form
	; Other forms may have other shapes.
	; Terastal Form
	Blue
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External Links	On Smogon Pokédex; Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives;
	On Smogon Pokédex; Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives;

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Terapagos (disambiguation).

Terapagos (Japanese: テラパゴス Terapagos) is a Normal-type Legendary Pokémon introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Terapagos has three forms: Normal Form, Terastal Form, and a unique Stellar-type Terastallized state referred to as its Stellar Form. At the start of a battle, it changes from its Normal Form into its Terastal Form through its Tera Shift Ability, and transforms into its Stellar Form upon Terastallizing.

Terastal Form Terapagos is the game mascot of The Indigo Disk, appearing in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. It also plays an important role in Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

Biology

Terapagos is a reptilian, turtle-like Pokémon with an indigo body and strong crystalline motifs present in all of its forms. Each of its forms incorporates Terastal imagery, including hexagonal geometry, star symbolism, and a prominent cyan or light blue gem connected to its shell. Its eyes are consistently light blue with four-pointed, star-shaped pupils, often accented by glowing highlights. Diamond- or rhombus-like shapes recur across its design, whether as markings, jewelry-like protrusions, or crystalline growths. As Terapagos transitions into its higher forms, its physical presence becomes increasingly luminous and gem-like, emphasizing its connection to Terastal and Stellar energy.

Terapagos is responsible for the Terastal phenomenon. It inhabited the Paldea region in a bygone era and was thought that this species went extinct, with it said to have been caught up in seismic shifts that occurred about 2,000,000 years ago. However, one specimen managed to survive by crystallizing its own body and going into hibernation in the Area Zero Underdepths, where it laid low until the present day.^[1] According to Briar, it is made of Terastal energy. With the power of its crystals, it can bombard its foes with star-shaped projectiles. Terapagos can alter timelines in some capacity, as seen in the core series games and animated series. An example of this is it being capable of using crystals such as the ones from the Crystal Pool to bring humans and objects forward from other points in time^[2] as seen with Professor Sada^S/Professor Turo^V, who hadn't yet finished their time machine,^[3] and Rystal, who lived 100 years in the past. While using this ability, a mist appears around the affected area; once it disappears, whatever was brought is sent back.

As depicted in several Pokémon Horizons: The Series episodes, Terapagos can also create visions of its own memories and even of other people's. Due to the Terastal energy its body produces, Terapagos was responsible for allowing advanced technologies to exist in spite of human limitations. These include Tera Orbs, the professor's AI duplicate, and a time machine that summons Paradox Pokémon from different points in time or even from other timelines. Tera Orbs directly exposed to the energy from Terapagos will become able to Terastallize Pokémon without the need to recharge.^[4] Terapagos also has a strong connection to the Stellar type.^[5] In The Approaching Shadow!, Spinel comes to the conclusion that Terapagos and Laquium are opposite forces. In Beyond the Shining Rainbow, it was shown absorbing the energy of the Tera Shards in Area Zero to power up. In Guided by the Black Rayquaza!, it was also shown drawing power from its allies into itself to enhance its abilities. As shown in Following Traces of Laquium, Sableye, who feed on gemstones and crystals, seem to be interested in Terapagos's crystalline body.

Heath is the one who discovered Terapagos and coined its name.^[6] Eventually, the public saw his findings as too fantastical to possibly be real, but Heath's descendant, Briar proved its existence by writing her first book: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, which details the expedition she, the player, Kieran, and Carmine made in Area Zero Underdepths.

Terapagos is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Tera Starstorm.

Forms

Terapagos has three forms: Normal Form, Terastal Form, and Stellar Form.

Normal Form	Terastal Form	Stellar Form

Normal Form

Normal Form Terapagos is small in stature and has clearly defined legs, feet, and a tail. Its cyan hexagonal shell is compact and bears a simple Terastal symbol on its back. Cyan four-pointed stars with ring-like markings appear on its neck, legs, and tail tip. Its feet have three toes each. It possesses diamond-shaped ornaments, including a pattern on its forehead, two dangling diamond-shaped earrings, and a segmented, diamond-like ponytail that tapers in size and shifts toward a purplish hue near the end.

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Normal Form Terapagos is said to have a splendid aura. It is a small and particularly weak Pokémon; for that reason, it can assume a dormant state whenever its life is put in danger or it needs to hibernate, pulling its head, limbs, and tail into its shell and shrinking in size, which makes itself look like an ordinary jewel.^[7] It can also crystallize the energy in its own body to form a green, protective barrier around itself if necessary, even in its dormant state. Through this same power, Terapagos causes glowing, hard crystals to form around it, even in its dormant state, which gave Area Zero its distinctive appearance.

As depicted in Pokémon Horizons: The Series, like other turtles, Terapagos is unable to move if it is turned upside down, needing outside help to stand back up. It has shown to have an incredibly long lifespan, with one known to have lived for millions of years, at least during its slumber within its shell. As shown in HZ132, Normal Form Terapagos is capable of sharing its Terastal energy in the form of an orb with other Pokémon, allowing them to Terastallize.

Normal Form Terapagos is the only known Pokémon that can have Tera Shift as its Ability.

Terastal Form

Terastal Form Terapagos is a reptilian Pokémon that resembles an indigo sea turtle. It has thick, voluminous fur that forms a mane around its head and three tail-like masses at its rear, varying in color from greenish yellow to sky blue and glowing brightly in dark environments. Its hind legs are entirely concealed by fur, while only the tips of its front toes remain visible, rendering it unable to walk and requiring it to float instead. The shell transforms into a complex structure composed of eighteen irregular pentagons, each bearing a shifting symbol representing one of the eighteen types. Additional solid light-blue pentagons appear along the shell's rim. Its former earrings and ponytail are no longer distinct, having merged into the structure of its head.

Normal Form Terapagos can absorb the energy around itself when it is either in danger or about to battle, thus transforming into its Terastal Form. Its shell is composed of crystallized Terastal energy and holds the power of every type, allowing it to distort type matchups and render moves as not very effective.^[8] Its shell then absorbs the move's energy and transfers it back to Terapagos. When using certain special moves, Terapagos withdraws its hands and head into its shell, shapes its mane in a way it resembles its three tails, and flies up to fire the move from the gem in the center of its shell. As seen in The Approaching Shadow!, due to being opposites, in this form, Terapagos can purify Laquium by absorbing its mist and destroying the crystal itself, which reverts its effects on Pokémon as a result. As shown in Beyond the Shining Rainbow, it is capable of sharing its Terastal energy in the form of an orb with other Pokémon, allowing them to Terastallize, but this forces Terapagos back to its Normal Form. In this form, it is known as "the Indigo Disk" due to its indigo coloration and disk-shaped shell.

Terastal Form Terapagos is the only known Pokémon that can have Tera Shell as an Ability.

Stellar Form

Stellar Form Terapagos looks just like its Terastal Form, but now enveloped in a radiant, rainbow-colored aura and floating above a massive indigo crystal dome patterned with overlapping hexagons. Beneath the dome are four crystal formations arranged like turtle legs. Atop its central shell gem lies a Stellar-type Tera Jewel, a white crown with a base surrounded by diamonds, each colored after one of the eighteen other types, topped by crystal statue in the shape of Normal Form Terapagos, with a pair of angry-looking eyes on its face, topped by the symbol of the Terastal phenomenon—a dark blue hexagon with triangular extensions on each corner. Eighteen hexagonal gems, each displaying a type icon and color, orbit the dome continuously. All shell icons shift to cyan coloration in this form.

When exposed to a Tera Orb, Terapagos will Terastallize and become Stellar-type, thus morphing into its Stellar Form.^[9] However, in Pokémon Horizons: The Series, it has been shown to be able to transform without the need of a Tera Orb. This form is said to resemble the world as the ancients saw it, supposedly due to the dome beneath it. Meanwhile, in the Scarlet Book^S/Violet Book^V, Heath describes it as an entity, unsure if it is a Pokémon or even a living being, though he claims that viewed as a whole, it resembles a mysterious, brilliant disk, and even looks like a planet floating in space. Its Terastal energy becomes so abnormally amplified that it actually appears to lose control and lash out due to its energy output. Due to having so much power, Stellar Form Terapagos may cause cracks around it during its transformation and even risks wreaking havoc to Paldea's ecosystem. While in this form, it was shown to resist being caught by a Master Ball, destroying it in the process. Stellar Form Terapagos is capable of absorbing Terastal energy from other Terastallized Pokémon, reverting them back to normal; however, it is unable to repeatedly do this. It can also create Tera Shields around itself which can only be broken by Terastallized Pokémon. It can even use the power of the Terastal phenomenon to change its type mid-battle. The hidden powers within Stellar Form Terapagos are capable of reducing to zero all effects of weather and terrain. It has shown to be capable of shooting huge beams of pure Terastal energy at its foes. When using certain special moves, Terapagos will use all of its hexagonal gems in a certain formation to fire the move from it. As revealed by Briar in HZ119, Terapagos is capable of resonating with other Pokémon, specifically with their Tera Types, which grants it more power. Resonating with 18 Pokémon, each possessing one of the 18 known Tera Types allows Terapagos to use its full power. This, however, will drain away its power, forcing it into hibernation. As revealed in HZ125, Terapagos is capable of Terastalizing up to five Pokémon at the same time in this form. In this form, it is referred to as a "Disk Pokémon" because of its disk-shaped shell, as well as "the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero" due to being seen a secret treasure sought by the Paldean empire 2,000 years ago.

Stellar Form Terapagos is the only known Pokémon that can have Teraform Zero as an Ability.

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Game data

NPC appearances

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Terapagos is a major character in The Indigo Disk DLC.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.

Generation IX

Paldea
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Kitakami
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Blueberry
#240

Lumiose
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Hyperspace
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Z-A.
Normal Form
Scarlet	Terapagos protects itself using its power to transform energy into hard crystals. This Pokémon is the source of the Terastal phenomenon.
Violet	It's thought that this Pokémon lived in ancient Paldea until it got caught in seismic shifts and went extinct.
Terastal Form
Scarlet	Upon sensing danger, it prepares itself for battle by creating a sturdy shell of crystallized Terastal energy.
Violet	The shell is made of crystallized Terastal energy. When struck by a move, this shell absorbs the move's energy and transfers it to Terapagos.
Stellar Form
Scarlet	In this form, Terapagos resembles the world as the ancients saw it, and its Terastal energy is abnormally amplified.
Violet	An old expedition jou rnal describes the sight of this Pokémon buried in the depths of the earth as resembling a planet floating in space.

Spin-off games

Pokopia
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Pokopia.

Terapagos in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.

Generation IX

Scarlet

Violet

Trade^{Version 3.0.0+}

The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

Area Zero Underdepths (only one)

Legends: Z-A

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.

Cross-Generation

Masters EX

EX Master Fair sync pair scout: Juliana (Anniversary 2026) & Terapagos