Heath

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Heath (Japanese: ヘザー Heather) is a character in . He was a member of the Area Zero Expedition survey team and the author of the Scarlet Book/Violet Book. He was part of the first group to reach the depths of Area Zero and encounter Paradox Pokémon.
==In the core series games==
===History===
====Prior to Scarlet and Violet====
200 years prior to the events of ,Raifort: "Two hundred years ago, a group of explorers claimed to have finally reached [the Great Crater of Paldea's] depths. The name of the team that achieved this great feat was the Area Zero Expedition. [...] Among the list of team members was the name of a man who was an author and brilliant natural historian: Heath." () Heath, a writer and brilliant natural historian, was chosen to join the Area Zero Expedition survey team, which was sponsored by the director of Naranja Academy/Uva Academy at the time.
On the second day of the expedition, Heath and his team rested in a spot where a giant symbol has been inscribed on a long time ago, which was photographed by them. As they descended deeper, the group began to catch glimpses of mysterious Pokémon, one of their members was mortally wounded, forcing them to retreat. The beast was similar to a , but with /. The team later discovered wondrous herbs that instantly impart vigor when eaten, they attempted to grow some in areas around Paldea, but they were eaten by wild Pokémon which in turn, grew large and strong. During their descent, the group came across a large metal plate inscribed with a strange symbol, even though they attempted to shave off a piece of it, the plate was way too resistent. After countless days, the group finally reached the the very depths of Area Zero, there they found formations of gemstone shining blidingly blight as far as they could see.
At one point while exploring the depths of Area Zero, Heath strayed from his team and fell unconscious. He would then have an encounter with a , unaware that it's a Pokémon or even alive at allHeath: "While separated from the research team in the crater's depths, I found a strange...entity. [...] I have tentatively named this creature Terapagos. [...]" (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, in the Scarlet Book/Violet Book). He later tentatively named it , theorizing it to be the source of the found on some Pokémon. When later found by the rest of the team, he could only remember speaking to someone in an unfamiliar place, as if in a dream. He was found with a page with his handwriting on it, even though he had no memory of actually writing it.
Upon returning from the expedition, Heath would publish his writings as the Scarlet Book/Violet Book. However, the contents of the book proved to be so fantastical that Heath and the rest of the Area Zero Expedition team were accused of lying and became widely discredited. 
When Sada/Turo was a child, they got a copy of the Scarlet Book/Violet Book and become fixated with the idea of Pokémon from other eras. 
====Pokémon Scarlet and Violet====
In the present day, a copy of Heath's Scarlet Book/Violet Book was donated to the Naranja Academy/Uva Academy. 
=====The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero=====
In The Teal Mask, Heath's descendant Briar was determined to prove that her ancestor was telling the truth, particularly about the existence of the Legendary Pokémon Terapagos. So she started researching on the Terastal phenomenon, eventually leading to her gaining permission to do her own Area Zero expedition by Geeta. In The Indigo Disk, she travelled through Area Zero and Area Zero Underdepths while aided by the , Carmine, and Kieran. After encountering, defeating, and catching Terapagos, Briar finally succeeded in her mission by writing her own book: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, detailing their adventure in the Great Crater of Paldea.
===Pokémon===
 is Heath's only known Pokémon. It was Heath's partner Pokémon and helped the expedition by carrying the team's luggage and equipment.
==In animation==
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Heath was mentioned in Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End by Penny, who explained to Dot that he was the author of the Scarlet Book.
Heath was mentioned again in HZ071, this time by Briar, who revealed that she's Heath's descendant. She explained that Heath and his team explored Area Zero in the past and discovered a living there, but his research was deemed a hoax and faded into occulture.
Heath was mentioned by Lucius in HZ075, who was shown to possess a copy of the Scarlet Book.
====Legacy====
In modern times, Briar has dedicated her life to studying Heath's work and seeking to reveal to the world the information he studied throughout his life. This motivated her to begin writing a book about .
In HZ081, Heath's research work with the Paradox Pokémon allowed Briar and the Rising Volt Tacklers to identify the true identity of "Lucius's Entei" and confirm that it was a .
====Pokémon====
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ヘザー Heather 	From heather (name of various plants in the family )
English 	Heath 	From heath, another word for heather
German 	Alondo 	
Spanish 	Eriad 	From erica (Latin for heath; )
French 	Bruyer 	From bruyère (heath)
Italian 	Callugaris 	From (scientific name of common heather)
Korean 	헤더 Heather 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	海哲 Hǎizhé 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	海哲 Hóijit 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Urzedo 	From urze (heather)
==References==
==Related articles==
*Area Zero
*Paradox Pokémon
*Titan Pokémon
*Herba Mystica
*Scarlet Book
*Violet Book
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