The Indigo Disk
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The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk (Japanese: 藍の円盤 The Indigo Disk) is the second expansion in the The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It was released on December 14, 2023.
It follows The Teal Mask. As such, completion of the main story of The Teal Mask, as well as completing the main story of Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet, are prerequisites to beginning the main story of The Indigo Disk.[1]
Plot
Following their adventure in the land of Kitakami, the player is invited as an exchange student to Blueberry Academy in the Unova region by the academy's director, Cyrano, following a recommendation by Carmine. At the foreign academy, the player is introduced to the Terarium, a vast undersea dome with four separate biomes and numerous wild Pokémon. A special "Terarium Core" designed by Briar also enables the use of the Terastal phenomenon in the academy. Meeting up with Carmine, the player learns that her brother Kieran has changed since their class trip to Kitakami, now being completely obsessed with growing stronger and acting rude to others around him, all in an effort to defeat the player.
An encounter with Drayton, a member of the academy's Elite Four, leads to the player learning of the BB League, the school's take on the Pokémon League concept, with the strength-obsessed Kieran standing at the top as the current Champion after dethroning Drayton. Despite the player being an exchange student, Drayton suggests they should take on the BB League. Following a vote between the BB League Elite Four and Champion, the player is granted the right to do this and skip their way directly to challenging the Elite Four, each of whom is situated in one of the Terarium's four biomes. Each Elite Four member is preceded by an Elite Trial that the player must clear before being allowed to challenge the Elite Four member. After defeating all four members, the player is given the right to challenge Kieran. Following a fierce battle, the player emerges victorious as the new BB League Champion, causing Kieran to almost have a nervous breakdown as all his efforts to grow stronger are rendered for naught.
Following the player's victory, they, Carmine, Kieran, and Drayton are invited to meet Briar, who informs them that she has finally received a permission from the Paldean Pokémon League to enter Area Zero within the Great Crater of Paldea, her hopes being on discovering the Legendary Pokémon Terapagos within its depths to prove Heath's findings correct. Still wanting to defeat the player, Kieran agrees to come along in the hopes of catching Terapagos. Carmine also agrees to join, while Drayton can't be bothered with traveling all the way to Paldea, so he stays behind. Before their departure, the player is met by Geeta and Rika, the former whom hands them a mysterious artifact known as the Indigo Disk, originally found by an Area Zero researcher.
In Area Zero, the player, Carmine, Kieran, and Briar travel to the Zero Lab, where the true purpose of the Indigo Disk is revealed as a method of redirecting the facility's only elevator even further below than the time machine room and into the Area Zero Underdepths. Traversing through the crystal-filled cave, the player learns of the 19th Tera Type, called the Stellar Tera Type, which consists of the power of every other type combined and is possessed by some wild Tera Pokémon living in the cave. At the very bottom of the cave, the group discovers a crystal that Briar says is the dormant form of Terapagos. Once Terapagos awakens, it tries to approach the player, but Kieran, refusing to allow another Legendary Pokémon to join the player instead of him, swiftly catches Terapagos with a Master Ball.
Eager to see Terapagos in action, Briar urges the player to accept Kieran's challenge to battle him. The player accepts, but despite Kieran using Terapagos against them, he still loses. Briar realizes that Terapagos is not at its full power and tells Kieran to use his Tera Orb on it. Doing this, though, unintentionally causes Terapagos's power to overflow and go out of control, even breaking its own Master Ball when Kieran tries to recall it. The player and Carmine are forced to battle Terapagos, though Carmine quickly loses, with Terapagos absorbing away any Terastal energy used by the player to Terastallize their Pokémon. Following Carmine's repeated urging, Kieran finally teams up with the player, allowing them to overpower Terapagos. This time, Kieran is fine with the player catching Terapagos, reconciling with them as the group heads back to Blueberry Academy, ending the main story of The Indigo Disk.
Following the journey to Area Zero's depths, Briar publishes a retelling of the expedition in a book, giving a copy of it to the player as a thank-you gift. After receiving it, the player can visit the Crystal Pool in Kitakami with Terapagos, causing a strange mist to appear. From the mist emerges the actual Professor SadaS/Professor TuroV, who seems to have somehow been transported there through time and space. KoraidonS/MiraidonV emerges from its Poké Ball, happy to see its former owner again. The Professor becomes fascinated by various things the player tells them about, especially the information presented in Briar's book. Wishing to study it further, the Professor trades it for their cherished copy of the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV before the mist disappears and they are transported back to where they came from.
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Features
Characters
With Carmine and Kieran[2], Briar[3], and Perrin returning from The Teal Mask, several new characters are introduced. Cyrano, the director of Blueberry Academy[4], and the BB League Elite Four, consisting of students Lacey, Crispin, Amarys, and Drayton, all make their debut.[5] A researcher called Synclaire[6] and another character named Snacksworth[7] also make their debut in the expansion.
Male player character in BB uniform
Female player character in BB uniform
Pokémon
New Pokémon and forms
The Legendary Pokémon Terapagos debuts in The Indigo Disk with its three forms, Normal, Terastal, and Stellar Form[8], and the Mythical Pokémon Pecharunt debuts in this expansion as well. Two new evolutions are introduced, an evolution of Duraludon called Archaludon[9], and an evolution of Dipplin called Hydrapple. Four more Paradox Pokémon are introduced, Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown.[10]
Terapagos (Normal Form)
Terapagos (Terastal Form)
Terapagos (Stellar Form)
Returning Pokémon
- Main article: List of Pokémon by Blueberry Pokédex number
Over 100 returning Pokémon from previous games were made available in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet alongside the release of The Indigo Disk. These include:
New Activities
BB League
The Blueberry League, BB League for short, is a unique Pokémon battle league where students rise in ranks from the various Pokémon battles against each other. To face the BB League Elite Four, the player must pass four unique Elite Tests. Each member of BB League Elite Four occupies a biome in the Terarium. One Elite Trial by Amarys has KoraidonS/MiraidonV gain the ability to fly temporarily to pass through floating rings in the air.[5]
League Club Room
Blueberry Academy has a League Club Room where participating players in the BB League can join to train through Pokémon battles. The player can also use the clubroom's computer to fund other clubs in the Academy using BP (Blueberry Points). Depending on the club they're helping, the player can receive thank-you gifts. One example is being able to redecorate the League Club room after sending funds to the Art Club.[11] The player can spend 3,000 BP to increase the amount of Pokémon that appear in certain areas within the Terarium biome.[12]
Special Guests
While at Blueberry Academy, the player can invite familiar characters from Paldea for a visit, such as the Gym Leaders. Players are able to do a variety of activities, such as taking photos, learning more about them, and, after interacting with the guest a few times, battling and trading Pokémon with them.[11] The traded Pokémon comes with a new Ribbon -the Partner Ribbon, which shows the original owner's name when the Pokémon is sent into battle, such as "Go! Iono's Magnemite!".[13] The player can invite up to 23 different characters to the League Club by using BP.[14]
Blueberry Quests
Blueberry Quests, BBQs for short, are side quests assigned by the Academy. Completing these side quests earns the player BP, and allows the player to receive Snacks from Snacksworth. BBQs can be tracked in the notices menu, and players are also able to take on group quests with friends through the Union Circle. One group quest involves searching for Ditto that have transformed into blocks hidden around the Terarium.[13]
Throwing Styles
By donating funds to the Academy's Baseball Club, players have the ability to change the throwing style of their Poké Ball during a battle. There are plenty of animations to choose from and they can be changed whenever needed.[13]
Synchro Machine
A new feature in the Terarium, the player can unlock the Synchro Machine after helping a Scientist named Synclaire with her research. The machine allows the player to synchronize with their Pokémon, allowing them to move around as said Pokémon and battle other Pokémon in the style of Auto Battle. Unlike a typical Auto Battle, Shiny Pokémon are knocked out if attacked while the player is synchronized. The Synchro Machine can also be used in the Union Circle, with the entire group synchronizing with their respective Pokémon.[15] Every Pokémon included in Scarlet and Violet, along with DLC expansions, can be synchronized with. Also, flying Pokémon used in Synchro Machine will stay in flight, even when walking off a ledge.[12][14]
Moves
Several new moves have been introduced for The Indigo Disk.
- Temper Flare, Supercell Slam, Hard Press, Dragon Cheer, Alluring Voice, Psychic Noise, and Upper Hand[16], available as TM207, TM210, TM225, TM226, TM227, TM228, and TM229, respectively.
- Electro Shot, the signature move of Archaludon.[9]
- Fickle Beam, the signature move of Hydrapple.
- Burning Bulwark, the signature move of Gouging Fire.
- Thunderclap, the signature move of Raging Bolt.[17]
- Rising Voltage returns in The Indigo Disk as an exclusive move to Raging Bolt, which is learned by leveling up.
- Mighty Cleave, the signature move of Iron Boulder.
- Tachyon Cutter, the signature move of Iron Crown.[18]
- Tera Starstorm, the signature move of Terapagos.
- Malignant Chain, the signature move of Pecharunt.
Abilities
Terapagos has three new signature Abilities tied to each of its forms, Tera Shift for Normal form, Tera Shell for Terastal form, and Teraform Zero for Stellar form. Pecharunt also debuts its signature ability Poison Puppeteer.
Items
Several new and returning items are introduced for The Indigo Disk.
Key items
- Indigo Style Card
- Catching Charm (returning)
- Synchro Machine
- Indigo Disk
- Briar's Book
- Treat
- Mark Charm (returning)
Evolution items
- Sweet (returning, all types)
- Protector (returning)
- Dragon Scale (returning)
- Upgrade (returning)
- Electrizer (returning)
- Magmarizer (returning)
- Dubious Disc (returning)
- Galarica Twig (returning)
- Galarica Cuff (returning)
- Galarica Wreath (returning)
- Metal Alloy
Other items
Other features
- All starter Pokémon from past generations in the core series return in The Indigo Disk. Players are able to encounter them in the Terarium, a facility within Blueberry Academy that re-creates a variety of biomes. This also allows players to see Starter Pokémon as they live in their natural habitats.[19]
- After clearing the main story of The Indigo Disk, the player can unlock KoraidonS/MiraidonV's ability to fly permanently by talking to Amarys. This allows the player to fly freely in Paldea, Kitakami, and the Terarium instead of gliding.[20]
- 25 different Legendary Pokémon from past generations in the core series return in The Indigo Disk as well. To encounter them, the player must speak to a new character called Snacksworth at Blueberry Academy, who only appears after completing the main story of The Indigo Disk. Completing 1 group and 10 solo Blueberry Quests (the limits are 12 and 130 respectively) prompts Snacksworth to give special snacks needed to encounter the specific Legendary Pokémon in Paldea. Snacksworth also shares stories of his heroic encounters and extensive knowledge of the Legendary Pokémon.[7] The encountered Legendary Pokémon is at level 70 and each has their original battle music from the games they debuted in.[12][14]
Gallery
Logos
Japanese logo
Simplified Chinese logo
Traditional Chinese logo
French logo
German logo
Italian logo
Spanish logo
Artwork
- The Indigo Disk Promo-1.png
First promotional artwork
Second promotional artwork
Related articles
References
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/dlc_intro/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/new_characters/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/area_zero/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/dlc_characters/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/blueberry_league/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/dec_2023_video/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/more_legendary_pokemon/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/terapagos/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon/archaludon/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/paradox_pokemon/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/league_club/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/231208p#i-5
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/blueberry_academy_club/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 https://www.famitsu.com/news/202312/08326662.html
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/synchronize/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/new_moves/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon/raging_bolt/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon/iron_crown/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/first_partner_pokemon/
- ↑ https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/flying/
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