Paldea
A student at Naranja or Uva Academy chooses their own path: Victory Road (the Gyms), Path of Legends (the giant Titan Pokémon) or Starfall Street (taking on Team Star). The three storylines weave into the mystery of Area Zero.
Geography
A big peninsula with four provinces around the vast Great Crater, which hides Area Zero. Deserts, snowy peaks, sea cliffs and farmland all meet.
Notable places
- Cabo Poco
- Mesagoza and its academy
- The Great Crater of Paldea
- Area Zero
- Casseroya Lake
- Glaseado Mountain
Professor: Professor Sada (Scarlet) or Professor Turo (Violet). Villainous team: Team Star.
Starter Pokémon
Legendary Pokémon
Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, Chi-Yu, Koraidon, Miraidon, Okidogi, Munkidori, Fezandipiti, Ogerpon, Terapagos
Mythical Pokémon
Battle gimmick
Terastallization, plus an open-world adventure.
Fun facts
- Paldea has no fixed route: you can visit nearly any area from the start.
- Terastal energy is said to seep out of the Great Crater, where Terapagos lies asleep.
- The Stellar type was created by Terapagos, as revealed in The Indigo Disk.
- Mesagoza is the largest city known in the Pokémon world, which makes it bigger than Lumiose City.
- Paldea's name could be a mix of "paradise", "Arcadia", the Greek paideia ("education") and Spanish words, but only fans have suggested this.