Paradox Pokémon

are a group of Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. They are Pokemon that have been transformed by the power the Tera crystals in Area Zero to resemble ancient or futuristic versions of themselves, and are created by an automated "time machine" in the deepest part of Area Zero, the Great Crater of Paldea. 
They are all genderless, unable to breed or evolve, and do not follow the standard naming conventions with the exception of Koraidon and Miraidon. They do not have corresponding TM Materials and do not drop any when defeated, and they are also categorized in the Pokédex as "Paradox Pokémon".
They can be divided further into two groups: Ancient Pokémon and Future Pokémon. The first are found in Scarlet and are prehistoric "ancestors" of certain contemporary Pokémon, while the second are found in Violet and are futuristic robotic "descendants" of present-day Pokémon. The Ancient Pokémon come with the unique Ability Protosynthesis while the Future Pokémon come with the Ability Quark Drive. This increases their highest stat when in harsh sunlight (ancient Pokémon), on Electric Terrain (future Pokémon) or when Booster Energy is used (if no corresponding weather).
These Pokémon have different typings compared to their present counterparts. They are categorized in their own group separate from both normal and Legendary Pokémon, similar to Ultra Beasts.
==List of Paradox Pokémon==
===Ancient Pokémon===
*Great Tusk - / (ancient Donphan)
*Scream Tail - / (ancient Jigglypuff)
*Brute Bonnet - / (ancient Amoonguss)
*Flutter Mane - / (ancient Misdreavus)
*Slither Wing - / (ancient Volcarona)
*Sandy Shocks - / (ancient Magneton)
*Roaring Moon - / (ancient Mega Salamence)
*Koraidon or Winged King - / (ancient Cyclizar)
*Walking Wake - / (ancient Suicune)
*Raging Bolt - / (ancient Raikou)
*Gouging Fire / (ancient Entei)
===Future Pokémon===
*Iron Treads - / (future Donphan)
*Iron Bundle - / (future Delibird)
*Iron Hands - / (future Hariyama)
*Iron Jugulis - / (future Hydreigon)
*Iron Moth - / (future Volcarona)
*Iron Thorns - / (future Tyranitar)
*Iron Valiant - / (future Mega Gardevoir/Mega Gallade hybrid)
*Miraidon or Iron Serpent - / (future Cyclizar)
*Iron Leaves - / (future Virizion)
*Iron Crown - / (future Cobalion)
*Iron Boulder - / (future Terrakion)
==Gallery==
===Ancient Pokémon===
0984Great Tusk Dream.png
0985Scream Tail Dream.png
0986Brute Bonnet Dream.png
0987Flutter Mane Dream.png
0988Slither Wing Dream.png
0989Sandy Shocks Dream.png
1005Roaring Moon Dream.png
1007Koraidon Dream.png
1009Walking Wake Dream.png
1020Gouging Fire Dream.png
1021Raging Bolt Dream.png
===Future Pokémon===
0990Iron Treads Dream.png
0991Iron Bundle Dream.png
0992Iron Hands Dream.png
0993Iron Jugulis Dream.png
0994Iron Moth Dream.png
0995Iron Thorns Dream.png
1006Iron Valiant Dream.png
1008Miraidon Dream.png
1010Iron Leaves Dream.png
1022Iron Boulder Dream.png
1023Iron Crown Dream.png
==Trivia==
*Roaring Moon and Iron Valiant are the only Paradox Pokémon to be based on Mega Evolved Pokémon.
**Iron Valiant is also the only Paradox Pokemon to be based on 2 Pokémon.
*Iron Thorns, Iron Jugulis, and Roaring Moon are all based on Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon. Ironically, this means their base stats are lower than their modern day counterparts.
**Furthermore, its is impossible to obtain them and Flutter Mane in the same game their modern counterpart is available in due to version exclusivity without trading. This is not carried over to the DLC-based Paradoxes, who are available in the same games as their counterparts.
*Walking Wake and Iron Leaves are the first Paradox Pokémon to be based on Legendary Pokémon. They are also the only event-exclusive Paradox Pokémon.
*Miraidon and Koraidon have Paradox names as stated in their Dex entries, Iron Serpent and Winged King, respectfully.
*Black Fog has numerous similarities to the Paradox Pokémon, being that it is a more aggressive, different looking, ancient version of an existing Pokémon, and is exclusively known by a two-word nickname.
*Great Tusk and Iron Valiant are the first and second Paradox Pokémon to have a unique type combination, with Great Tusk as the first / type Pokémon and Iron Valiant as the first / type Pokémon. 
*Cyclizar, Donphan and Volcarona are the only Pokémon with 2 Paradox counterparts, coincidentally one of these has the type.
*Despite the fact that most of the Future Paradox Pokémon have Iron in their English and French names, only Iron Treads and Iron Crown have the type.
*There's no monotype Paradox Pokémon, with them possessing every type except , one of which is shared with their modern counterpart.
**Among their typings, is the most common, with Miraidon and Raging Bolt even having the same type combination of /.
*All of the Ancient Paradox Pokémon are bigger than their modern day counterparts while the Future ones (sans Miraidon) are smaller.
**With the exception of Sandy Shocks, all the Ancient Paradox Pokémon are heavier than their modern day counterparts.
**This mirrors the facts that real-life prehistoric animals are larger than present-day relatives and today's electronics are sleeker and more compact than those in the past decades.
*With the exception of Koraidon and Miraidon, all ancient Pokémon share a unique howl-like sound frequency in their cries while all future Pokémon cries share a unique electronic, mechanical noise.
*Type: Null is the only Pokémon with different names in English, Spanish, and Italian that isn't a Paradox Pokémon.
*Most of the Paradox Pokémon are based on Generation II or Generation V Pokémon, with both having 7 each. On the opposite, Iron Valiant is the only Paradox Pokémon to be based on a Generation IV Pokémon (Gallade) for generations with at least 1 Paradox Pokémon being used as basis.
**Excluding Roaring Moon's resemblance to Mega Salamence and Iron Valiant being based on Mega Gardevoir and Gallade, 3 forms introduced in Generation VI, Generations VI-VIII lack any Paradox representation.
*Much like how the Ultra Beast's have a prime number based theming for their stats and learnset, the Paradox Pokémons stats and levels where they learn moves also have a numerical theming: the Past Paradoxes stats are all odd numbers while the Future based ones are all even, and they learn a new move every 7 levels.
*The DLC Paradox Pokémon were all revealed in Pairs, often sharing a common trait:
**Walking Wake and Iron Leaves were revealed on Pokémon Day 2023, and their event raids went live soon after.
**Due to their exclusivity to the raids, it is not required to catch them for completion of the Blueberry Pokédex, a trait they share with the similarly (albeit indirectly) event-exclusive Pecharunt.
**Raging Bolt and Iron Crown were first revealed on August 8, 2023.
**Gouging Fire and Iron Boulder went unrevealed until the release of the Indigo Disk proper.
Category:Generation IX Pokémon
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