Paradox Pokémon

Paradox Pokémon are a group of Pokémon found in Scarlet and Violet. They have two subgroups, one made of Pokémon resembling ancient relatives of contemporary Pokémon^S, and one resembling futuristic relatives of contemporary Pokémon^V. They are all gender unknown, unable to evolve, unable to breed, and their names do not follow regular naming conventions with the exceptions of Koraidon and Miraidon, thus having different names in Spanish and Italian. All of them also share the category of Paradox Pokémon.

History[]

The Paradox Pokémon from the ancient past^S/distant future^V were brought into present thanks to a time machine built by Professor Sada^S/Professor Turo^V in order for research, with the ultimate goal of establishing a sanctuary in which they would be able to coexist with present-day Pokémon. Due to how dangerous they were to the ecosystem of Paldea, the Paradox Pokémon were kept locked away in Area Zero. Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V was the first 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 Professor Sada^S/Professor Turo^V was killed by the rival Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V while defending the first Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V.

Later during the main story, a Great Tusk^S/an Iron Treads^V escaped and became a Titan Pokémon, roaming the Asado Desert. The player and Arven defeated it, putting an end to its rampage.

During the The Way Home storyline, the player, Arven, Nemona, and Penny encountered several Paradox Pokémon while heading deeper into Area Zero. First, they encountered a Scream Tail^S/an Iron Bundle^V at Research Station 2. At Research Station 3, they encountered a Great Tusk^S/an Iron Treads^V like the one fought in the Asado Desert. At Research Station 4, the second Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V is encountered before the group is ambushed by several Great Tusk^S/Iron Treads^V, Brute Bonnet^S/Iron Hands^V, and Flutter Mane^S/Iron Jugulis^V. The AI Professor Sada^S/Professor Turo^V would use seven Paradox Pokémon in an attempt to defend the time machine only for the player and their Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V to put a stop to it. The time machine that summoned the Paradox Pokémon was then destroyed.