Aether Paradise

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Aether Paradise エーテルパラダイス Aether Paradise "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A VLFS or a "very large floating structure." This is where the Aether Foundation's research facilities are.
Location:	Central Alola
Region:	Alola
Generations:	VII
Location of Aether Paradise in Alola.
Pokémon world locations

Aether Paradise (Japanese: エーテルパラダイス Aether Paradise) is a very large floating structure that serves as an artificial island located in the middle of the Alola region, near Akala Island. It was created by the Aether Foundation to serve as a base for their research.

To protect the wild Pokémon being treated in their base, a jamming signal prevents the use of empty Poké Balls within the facility.

In the games

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

After assisting Faba in stopping two Team Skull Grunts from harassing a Slowpoke on Memorial Hill, the branch chief invites the player to Hano Grand Resort after they finish their grand trial with Olivia. Upon arriving at the resort with Hau, Faba will take them to Aether Paradise. The player and Hau are then introduced to Wicke, who gives them a tour of the facility. At the top floor, the player meets the President, Lusamine, who welcomes the two trial-goers and professes her love of Pokémon.

The meeting is interrupted, however, by an Ultra Wormhole, which produces an unidentified Pokémon. The player is prompted to battle it, which eventually ends in it fleeing. After being thanked by the Aether Foundation's staff, Hau and the player are ferried off to Malie City on Ula'ula Island.

Later, after the player has defeated Team Skull at their base in Po Town, Lillie is revealed to have been taken away by Plumeria. Gladion later reveals that Lillie was taken to Aether Paradise, where the player, Hau, and Gladion start looking for her next. While raiding the facility, new details about Cosmog, the Ultra Beasts, and Type: Null are revealed. It also turns out that the Aether Foundation has been working together with Team Skull and sponsoring their criminal activities, forcing the player to battle their way through members of the evil team, including their Boss, Guzma.

In the big mansion at the end of Aether Paradise, the player finds Lillie, who is facing Lusamine, her mother, about Cosmog's fate. The player, Lillie, Hau, and Gladion follow Lusamine into Aether Paradise's "Preservation Room", where Lusamine reveals how she is intending to use Cosmog's power to open Ultra Wormholes all across Alola and summon multiple Ultra Beasts through them. As wormholes start opening and Ultra Beasts start emerging all over Alola, the player engages Lusamine in a battle. After Lusamine is defeated, she uses a specially designed Beast Ball to capture the Ultra Beast that emerged through the wormhole she had created inside the room, before both she and Guzma disappear into the fading wormhole themselves.

The following day, Gladion tells the player about the Legendary Pokémon of Alola, which is said to be able to travel between worlds, and gives Lillie the Moon Flute^S/Sun Flute^M, one of the items required to summon the Legendary Pokémon. Afterwards, the player and Lillie head to Seafolk Village on Poni Island.

	Spoilers end here.

Places of interest

2F: Conservation area

During the player's first visit, Lusamine is in the garden here. During the player's meeting with Lusamine, an unidentified Ultra Beast appears, which the player must battle. After the player has become the Champion, Gladion will be here to give the player a Type: Null and all of Silvally's Memory drives.

1F: Entrance

The entrance has two service counters, one of which houses a PC and a healing spot in the form of a Aether Foundation Employee. This floor also provides the player access to the outside portions of the facility, with one entrance to the front and one entrance to the back.

The back door is locked until the player defeats Faba and an Aether Foundation Employee in a Multi Battle, which can only be done after reading the notes in Secret Lab B. The player is not permitted to go out the front door until they battle Lusamine in the mansion.

B1F: Docks

The ferry stop for Aether Paradise is located on the western side. The player can take the ferry to Heahea City as soon as they can visit the ferry stop. The player can take the ferry to Hau'oli City and Malie City once they visit Ula'ula Island. The player can take the ferry to Seafolk Village once they visit Poni Island.

After completing Nanu's grand trial, but before battling Lusamine, the ferry is not present. Instead, an Aether Foundation Employee stands out the front of Gladion's Team Skull ship, which is moored on the east side, and will take the player to Malie City.

B2F: Lab area

The Lab area contains two laboratories, Secret Lab A and Secret Lab B. Secret Lab A contains secret files about the creation of Type: Null, as well as Faba's personal files, while Secret Lab B contains information about Cosmog and the Ultra Beasts. During the post-game, Wicke can be found at Secret Lab B, providing the player with information about the Ultra Beasts they've caught.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	All memory drives	2F: Conservation area, from Gladion, north of the elevator after becoming Champion	S  M
	Stick	1F: Entrance, from an Aether Foundation Employee by the north exit	S  M
	Dubious Disc	1F: Entrance, from Faba by the north exit, after becoming Champion and battling him	S  M
	Rare Candy	B1F: Docks, against the wall north of the elevator	S  M
	TM29 (Psychic)	B1F: Docks, from Wicke after the Ultra Beast encounter	S  M
	X Sp. Atk	B1F: Docks, in the southwest, near the south end of the ferry, after passing Nanu's grand trial	S  M
	TM06 (Toxic)	B1F: Docks, in the southwest corner of the area, after passing Nanu's grand trial	S  M
	Max Revive	B2F: Lab area, from Hau after entering the area, after passing Nanu's grand trial	S  M
	Big Malasada ×2	B2F: Lab area, from Wicke after becoming Champion	S  M
	Full Restore	Secret Lab A, behind the computer	S  M
	DNA Splicers	Secret Lab A, from an Aether Foundation Employee after becoming Champion	S  M
	Prison Bottle	Secret Lab A, from an Aether Foundation Employee after becoming Champion	S  M
	Soul Dew	Secret Lab A, from an Aether Foundation Employee after becoming Champion	S  M
	Beast Ball ×10	Secret Lab B, from Wicke after defeating Anabel	S  M
	$1,000,000	Secret Lab B, from Looker after completing all the UB missions	S  M
	Full Heal	Outside (north side), at the end of the southwest path	S  M
	Master Ball	Outside (north side), from Gladion after defeating Lusamine	S  M
	Hyper Potion	Outside (south side), at the end of the northeast path	S  M

Zygarde Cube

During the player's first visit, none of the Zygarde Cells at Aether Paradise are accessible. They only become accessible after the player has passed Nanu's grand trial.

Item		Location	Games
	Zygarde Cell	B2F: Lab area, at the end of the hallway containing the secret labs	S  M
	Zygarde Cell	Outside (north side), at the end of the southeast path	S  M
	Zygarde Cell	Outside (north side), on the west side of the mansionDay	S  M
	Zygarde Cell	Outside (south side), between two pools on the west sideNight	S  M
	Zygarde Cell	In the mansion at the north end of the compound, under the table on the right side of the foyer	S  M

Pokémon

A Nihilego appears during the player's first visit, but cannot be captured. It has an aura that gives it +2 Defense stages and will flee on the fifth turn (if the battle has not already ended).

Pokémon	Allies	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon Cannot be caught
Nihilego	N/A	S			M			Only one	27	One
Gift Pokémon After becoming Champion
Type: Null	N/A	S			M			Gift	40	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Multi Battle partners

Hau will team up with the player in three Multi Battles; first against a pair of Aether Foundation Employees in Secret Lab B on B2F, next against the first pair of Employees on 1F, and finally against Faba and an Employee on the same floor. Gladion will join the player to battle the second pair of Employees on 1F.

If the player chose Rowlet:

Pokémon Trainer Hau Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: N/A

Types: Electric Psychic Ability: Surge Surfer Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.38 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Flareon♂ Lv.38 Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Fairy Ability: Torrent Held item: Waterium Z Primarina♂ Lv.39 Sparkling Aria Water Special   --       Disarming Voice Fairy Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Litten:

Pokémon Trainer Hau Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: N/A

Types: Electric Psychic Ability: Surge Surfer Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.38 Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Vaporeon♂ Lv.38 Water Pulse Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Grass Ghost Ability: Overgrow Held item: Grassium Z Decidueye♂ Lv.39 Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Spirit Shackle Ghost Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Popplio:

Pokémon Trainer Hau Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: N/A

Types: Electric Psychic Ability: Surge Surfer Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.38 Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard Held item: None Leafeon♂ Lv.38 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: Firium Z Incineroar♂ Lv.39 Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Darkest Lariat Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Team Skull Gladion Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: N/A

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.38 Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Type: Null Lv.39 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Crush Claw Normal Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

B1F: Docks

After battling Lusamine at her mansion, the patrolling Aether Foundation Employees who battle the player disappear.

Trainer	Pokémon
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776	Dugtrio Dugtrio♂ Alolan form Lv.37 No item
	Sliggoo Sliggoo♂ Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776	Herdier♀ Lv.36 No item
	Lumineon♀ Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,728	Shelgon♀ Lv.37 No item
	Trumbeak Trumbeak♀ Lv.36 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776	Parasect♂ Lv.36 No item
	Drifblim♂ Lv.36 No item
	Vibrava♂ Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776	Primeape♂ Lv.37 No item

1F: Entrance

Aether Branch Chief Faba Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: $4,680
Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Hypno♂ Lv.39 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Nightmare Ghost Status   --

After reading the report in Secret Lab B

Trainer	Pokémon
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776 Double Battle with the following Employee	Mudsdale Mudsdale♂ Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776 Double Battle with the previous Employee	Pelipper♂ Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,824 Double Battle with the following Employee	Magmar♂ Lv.38 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,824 Double Battle with the previous Employee	Electabuzz♂ Lv.38 No item

Aether Branch Chief and Aether Foundation Faba Employee Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: $6,624

Types: Water Psychic Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Slowbro♂ Lv.39 Yawn Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Strong Jaw Held item: None Bruxish♂ Lv.39 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Hypno♂ Lv.40 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Nightmare Ghost Status   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Swarm Held item: None Ledian♂ Lv.38 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --

After becoming Champion

Aether Foundation Faba Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: $14,640

Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowbro♂ Lv.61 Yawn Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Strong Jaw Held item: None Bruxish♂ Lv.61 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Psychic Ability: Surge Surfer Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.61 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Nuzzle Electric Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Alakazam♂ Lv.61 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Hypno♂ Lv.61 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --

B2F: Lab area

Trainer	Pokémon
Hallway
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776	Muk Muk♂ Alolan form Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776	Magneton Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776	Porygon2 Lv.37 No item
Secret Lab B
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776 Double Battle with the following Employee	Machoke♂ Lv.37 No item
Aether Foundation Employee Reward: $1,776 Double Battle with the previous Employee	Vanillish♀ Lv.37 No item

Outside

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Skull Grunt Reward: $1,184	Golbat♂ Lv.37 No item
Team Skull Grunt Reward: $1,184	Raticate Raticate♂ Alolan form Lv.37 No item

Team Skull Boss Guzma Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: $4,800

Types: Bug Water Ability: Emergency Exit Held item: None Golisopod♂ Lv.41 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Razor Shell Water Physical   --       First Impression Bug Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Swarm Held item: None Ariados♂ Lv.40 Fell Stinger Bug Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Masquerain♂ Lv.40 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: None Pinsir♂ Lv.40 Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Mansion

Aether President Lusamine Aether Paradise Sun and Moon Reward: $9,840

Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Magic Guard Held item: None Clefable♀ Lv.41 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Metronome Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Lilligant♀ Lv.41 Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Teeter Dance Normal Status   --       Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Mismagius♀ Lv.41 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Mystical Fire Fire Special   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: None Milotic♀ Lv.41 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Flail Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Normal Fighting Ability: Fluffy Held item: None Bewear♀ Lv.41 Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trivia

• If the player chose Rowlet as their starter, Hau's Primarina may use its Z-Move on the player's Pokémon during the Multi Battles that occur alongside him. This is because the game's AI believes that Sparkling Aria is a beneficial move due to its burn-healing capabilities, so when it is upgraded into the Z-Move Hydro Vortex, the user is programmed to use it on their ally.
• While it is stated that a jamming signal prevents the use of Poké Balls throughout the island, this only applies in the overworld and wild battles. The player can use Poké Balls in Trainer battles freely (although they will be blocked by these Trainers).
• To the left of the Aether Foundation Employee who owns a Primeape in the Dock Level, a glitch exists that causes the black outline around the player's character to disappear when walking in the gap directly behind the leftmost two crates.
• One of the Aether Foundation Employees at Aether Paradise mentions that he was once a member of an organization in Driftveil City dedicated to protecting Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 以太樂園 Yíhtaai Lohkyùhn Mandarin 以太樂園 / 以太乐园 Yǐtài Lèyuán French Paradis Æther German Æther-Paradies Italian Æther Paradise Korean 에테르파라다이스 Aether Paradise Polish Eterowy Raj Russian Элизиум Этер Elizium Eter Spanish Paraíso Æther

Alola
Islands Melemele Island • Akala Island • Ula'ula Island • Poni Island • Aether Paradise Settlements Iki Town • Hau'oli City (Outskirts) • Heahea City • Paniola Town • Konikoni City • Royal Avenue • Malie City Tapu Village • Po Town • Seafolk Village • Pokémon League Trial sites Verdant Cavern • Brooklet Hill • Wela Volcano Park • Lush Jungle • Hokulani Observatory Thrifty Megamart (Abandoned Site) • Exeggutor Island • Vast Poni Canyon • Seafolk Village Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 Landmarks Mahalo Trail • Trainers' School • Hau'oli Cemetery • Berry fields • Melemele Meadow • Seaward Cave • Kala'e Bay • Ten Carat Hill Tide Song Hotel • Paniola Ranch • Melemele Sea • Diglett's Tunnel • Battle Royal Dome • Memorial Hill • Akala Outskirts • Ruins of Life Hano Grand Resort • Hano Beach • Malie Garden • Mount Hokulani • Blush Mountain • Ula'ula Beach • Aether House • Haina Desert Ruins of Abundance • Ula'ula Meadow • Lake of the Moone • Lake of the Sunne • Shady House • Poni Wilds • Ancient Poni Path Poni Breaker Coast • Ruins of Hope • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Ruins of Conflict Poni Grove • Poni Plains • Poni Meadow • Resolution Cave • Poni Coast • Poni Gauntlet • Battle Tree Festival Plaza • Poké Pelago • Big Wave Beach • Sandy Cave • Heahea Beach • Pikachu Valley • Dividing Peak Tunnel Kantonian Gym • Poni Beach • Plains Grotto • Team Rocket's Castle Ultra Space Ultra Deep Sea • Ultra Megalopolis • Megalo Tower • Ultra Jungle • Ultra Desert • Ultra Plant Ultra Forest • Ultra Crater • Ultra Ruin • Ultra Space Wilds

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