Isle of Armor

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The Isle of Armor (Japanese: ヨロイ Armor Island) is a large island in the Galar region featured in The Isle of Armor expansion. It is located off the east coast of mainland Galar, close to Spikemuth.
The Isle was once uninhabited and nameless, until it was bought and named by Mustard, who established his Master Dojo there to teach s about Pokémon battles. The island is also home to 110 of Pokémon not found on the mainland, which are documented in the Isle of Armor Pokédex.
==Design concept==
The Isle of Armor is based on the , a British .https://twitter.com/PokemonNewsUK/status/1216731889920368643 Like Galar proper, the orientation of the Isle of Armor is rotated 180° compared to real-world ; thus, the landmass is located to the right of Galar. Honeycalm Island may be based on the , while some islets surrounding the Isle of Armor bear resemblance to , the Burroo (also known as 'the Drinking Dragon'), and other notable rock formations in the . 
The plot of the Isle of Armor is in accordance with the theme of "strength", and the idea of aiming to be the greatest or the strongest. The presence of the oriental-themed Master Dojo could be a reference to the popularity of martial arts, particularly and , in real-life Britain in the 2010s.
==Geography==
===Weather===
The weather on the Isle of Armor varies between areas, and each area changes weather when the date changes. The weather determines which wild Pokémon can appear, and it may cause certain weather conditions and terrain to appear in battle. The only kinds of weather not present on the Isle of Armor are Snow and Blizzard. Special dates listed below are known dates where the entire region will be forced to have the exact same weather condition.
Icon	Weather 	Common Pokémon	Effect in battle	Prerequisite 	Special dates
 	Clear (はれ) 	, , 	— 	— 	March 15thSeptember 15th
 	Cloudy (くもり) 	, , 	— 	— 	February 15thNovember 15th
 	Rain (あめ) 	, 	Rain 	— 	April 15thJune 15th
 	Thunderstorm () 	, , 	Rain, 	— 	July 15thAugust 15th
 	Harsh sunlight (ひでり) 	, 	Harsh sunlight 	— 	May 15thDecember 15th
 	Sandstorm () 	, 	 	Visit Hammerlocke	—
 	Fog () 	, , 	 	— 	January 15thOctober 15th
====Prerequisites====
===Notable locations===
As with the Wild Area on the mainland, the Isle of Armor is composed of many subareas.
* Fields of Honor
** Master Dojo
* Soothing Wetlands
* Forest of Focus
* Challenge Beach
** Tower of Waters
* Brawlers' Cave
* Challenge Road
** Tower of Darkness
* Courageous Cavern
* Loop Lagoon
* Training Lowlands
* Warm-Up Tunnel
* Potbottom Desert
* Workout Sea
* Stepping-Stone Sea
* Insular Sea
* Honeycalm Sea
* Honeycalm Island
===Items===
==Digging Ma and Digging Pa==
Digging Ma is the mother of the . She has the appearance of a female . When the player encounters her, she'll offer one piece of Armorite Ore. In exchange for that piece, she can dig up more Armorite Ore until the player asks her to stop or until her shovel randomly breaks. If the player asks her to stop, she will reward all the pieces of Armorite Ore dug up, including the initial one, but if her shovel breaks, the player will not receive any of the Armorite Ore from that session; however, occasionally, after her shovel breaks, she may be able to dig up more Armorite Ore instead. After this exchange, Digging Ma will relocate to another area on the island.
The Digging Pa is the father of the Digging Duo, and he always appears in the Training Lowlands just outside Warm-Up Tunnel. In exchange for seven pieces of Armorite Ore, he will dig for Watts. Each time he digs, he will dig up between 800 and 8000 Watts. Similar to the Digging Duo, there is no risk in asking him to keep digging, as if he runs out of energy and finishes digging, the player will get all the Watts he dug up.
==In animation==
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
The Isle of Armor appeared in The Gathering of Stars, where Leon visited the Master Dojo to bring Mustard an invitation to the Galarian Star Tournament.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Isle of Armor was first mentioned in Oh My!! The Disappearance of Henry. Following the disappearance of and the Rusted Sword and Shield after the battle against , was able to figure out that one of the artifacts had wound up at the Isle of Armor, though she was unsure if Henry was there too or at the Crown Tundra.
In Flutter!! Tickets to a New Land, Casey and Marvin traveled to the Isle of Armor in order to look for Henry. Meanwhile, Henry was found from the Soothing Wetlands by Avery and Klara, who brought him to the Master Dojo to be cured of the poison that was ailing him. After reuniting, Henry and Casey became unofficial apprentices at the dojo, with Mustard entrusting Henry with a and telling him to train it while he and Casey simultaneously continued their search for the Rusted Sword and Shield. In PASS37, Henry completed his training and succeeded in recovering the Rusted Shield, though in the process, an encounter with resulted in Hop being transported to the Isle of Armor, while Henry wound up at the Crown Tundra.
In PASS40, the Darkest Day started again. While the previous incident had not affected the Isle of Armor, this time, the cataclysm was widespread enough to also affect the island and cause Pokémon on it to start Dynamaxing. Learning that Henry had managed to find the Rusted Sword at the Crown Tundra, Casey, Hop, and Marvin headed back to the mainland to reunite with him. While the Flying Taxi was out of service due to the cataclysm, the group was picked up by Raihan, Melony, Leon, and Bea, while Mustard assured them that the island had strong enough s for the people of the Master Dojo to survive through the Darkest Day.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
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