Area 28

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Area 28
Region	Unova
Debut	A UFO for Elgyem!

Area 28 (Japanese: エリア２８ Area 28) is an anime-exclusive location in the Unova region. It exists along Route 4 and is notorious for UFO sightings.

Professor Icarus lived there after he quit his job as a professor at a university in order to work on how to manipulate dark matter. It was also where he encountered Elgyem, a Pokémon considered to be extraterrestrial.

Trivia

• Area 28's name is a spoof of Area 51, which is often the subject of UFO speculation. Its setting is also based on the real world location.

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Animated series-exclusive locations in Unova Absentia Natural Park • Ambiga Town • Antimony Research Lab • Area 28 • Astilbe Town • Battle Club • Clock tower • Colossus Ruins Deserted Island • Eindoak Town • Ferroseed Research Institute • Flower Garden Troupe • Full Court • Hero's Ruin • Inakano Town Kingdom of the Vale • Litwick Mansion • Luxuria Town • Milos Island • Mistralton Tower • N's hideout • New Tork City • Nimbasa Town Pokémon Hills • Rainbow Valley • Roshan City • Stonesthrow Town • Sword of the Vale • Vertress City • Village of Dragons White Ruins • Windy Station Animated series-exclusive location templates Kanto • Orange Islands • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Unova • Decolore Islands • Kalos • Alola • Galar • Paldea • Other

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