Paradox Pokémon

Paradox Pokémon (Japanese: パラドックスポケモン Paradox Pokémon) are a group of Pokémon found in Pokémon 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. They are also known as unidentified creatures by researchers.

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.

Durning 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.

Afterwards, the rest of the Paradox Pokémon can be found in Area Zero post-game, including Roaring Moon^S/Iron Valiant^V and the second Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V.

In the games

Ancient Pokémon

These Pokémon look like ancient relatives of contemporary Pokémon. They all share the Protosynthesis Ability, with the exception of Koraidon, which has Orichalcum Pulse. Their Ability also involve the effect of harsh sunlight in the battle.

Ndex	Paradox Pokémon		Contemporary Relative
	Image	Type	Image	Type
---	Great Tusk	Ground  Fighting	Donphan	Ground
---	Brute Bonnet	Grass  Dark	Amoonguss	Grass  Poison
---	Sandy Shocks	Electric  Ground	Magneton	Electric  Steel
---	Scream Tail	Fairy  Psychic	Jigglypuff	Normal  Fairy
---	Flutter Mane	Ghost  Fairy	Misdreavus	Ghost
---	Slither Wing	Bug  Fighting	Volcarona	Bug  Fire
---	Roaring Moon	Dragon  Dark	Mega Salamence	Dragon  Flying
---	Koraidon "Winged King"	Fighting  Dragon	Cyclizar	Dragon  Normal

Future Pokémon

These Pokémon look like futuristic relatives of contemporary Pokémon. They all share the Quark Drive Ability, with the exception of Miraidon, which has Hadron Engine. Their Ability also involve the effect of Electric Terrain in the battle.

Ndex	Paradox Pokémon		Contemporary Relative
	Image	Type	Image	Type
---	Iron Treads	Ground  Steel	Donphan	Ground
---	Iron Moth	Fire  Poison	Volcarona	Bug  Fire
---	Iron Hands	Fighting  Electric	Hariyama	Fighting
---	Iron Jugulis	Dark  Flying	Hydreigon	Dark  Dragon
---	Iron Thorns	Rock  Electric	Tyranitar	Rock  Dark
---	Iron Bundle	Ice  Water	Delibird	Ice  Flying
---	Iron Valiant	Fairy  Fighting	Gardevoir	Psychic  Fairy
			Gallade	Psychic  Fighting
---	Miraidon "Iron Serpent"	Electric  Dragon	Cyclizar	Dragon  Normal

Base stats comparison

Pokémon	Great Tusk	Brute Bonnet	Sandy Shocks	Scream Tail	Flutter Mane	Slither Wing	Roaring Moon	Koraidon
HP	115	111	85	115	55	85	105	100
Attack	131	127	81	65	55	135	139	135
Defense	131	99	97	99	55	79	71	115
Sp. Attack	53	79	121	65	135	85	55	85
Sp. Defense	53	99	85	115	135	105	101	100
Speed	87	55	101	111	135	81	119	135
Total	570	570	570	570	570	570	590	670

Pokémon	Iron Treads	Iron Moth	Iron Hands	Iron Jugulis	Iron Thorns	Iron Bundle	Iron Valiant	Miraidon
HP	90	80	154	94	100	56	74	100
Attack	112	70	140	80	134	80	130	85
Defense	120	60	108	86	110	114	90	100
Sp. Attack	72	140	50	122	70	124	120	135
Sp. Defense	70	110	68	80	84	60	60	115
Speed	106	110	50	108	72	136	116	135
Total	570	570	570	570	570	570	590	670

Trivia

• All Paradox Pokémon exclusive to Violet have English names starting with "Iron".
  • While this doesn't explicitly apply to Miraidon, its past name was "Iron Serpent", as mentioned in its Pokédex entry from Violet.
• Donphan, Volcarona, and Cyclizar are the only Pokémon to have Paradox counterparts in both versions of Scarlet and Violet.
• Iron Valiant is the only Paradox Pokémon to be based off of more than one Pokémon.
• Roaring Moon is the only Paradox Pokémon based on a Mega Evolved Pokémon.
• No Paradox Pokémon based on a version exclusive is available in the same game as its modern-day counterpart.
• The Paradox Pokémon share similarities with the Ultra Beasts:
  • Both cannot evolve in the first set of games they appear in. (With Poipole being the only exception)
  • Both play a role in the main story.
  • Both groups consist of gender unknown Pokémon and are unable to breed.
  • Both have designs that are far different from regular Pokémon.
  • Both are connected to Legendary Pokémon.
  • The majority of Pokémon in both groups have a base stat total of 570.
  • Promotional material for both groups' debut games did not refer to them as Pokémon prior to the games' releases.
  • Characters in the games are initially unsure whether either group are actually Pokémon.
• Not counting Koraidon or Miraidon, all Ancient Pokémon have odd numbered stats while all Future Pokémon have even numbered stats.
  • Additionally, all Ancient Pokémon are taller than the Pokémon they are based on, while all Future Pokémon are shorter.
• All types except Normal are represented by at least one Paradox Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 悖謬寶可夢 Buhtmauh Pokémon Mandarin 悖謬寶可夢 / 悖谬宝可梦 Bèimiù Bǎokěmèng French Pokémon Paradoxe German Paradox-Pokémon Italian Pokémon Paradosso Korean 패러독스 포켓몬 Paradox Pokémon Spanish Pokémon paradoja

See Also

• Terastal phenomenon
• Legendary Pokémon