South Province (Area One)

South Province (Area One) (Japanese: 南１番エリア South - Area One) is a valley surrounding Los Platos in the of the Paldea region. It is located west of South Province (Area Five) and east of South Province (Area Four). It connects to Cabo Poco to the south and Mesagoza to the north.
==Places of interest==
===Cabo Poco===
The small settlement of Cabo Poco is where the begins their journey.
===Los Platos===
The small town of Los Platos is a settlement in the middle of the area. It is located on the road between Poco Path to the south and Mesagoza to the north.
===Mesagoza (South) Pokémon Center===
At the northern end of the area is a Pokémon Center that sits outside the Mesagoza's southern gate. The player encounters Nemona here on the way to Mesagoza on the first day of their enrollment at Naranja Academy/Uva Academy, where she challenges them to a . Nemona demonstrates the Terastal phenomenon to the player for the first time here. Additionally, a Pokémon League representative here asks the player to defeat four Pokémon Trainers in South Province (Area One) for a TM.
===Grasswither Shrine===
The Grasswither Shrine is a mysterious, purple door that is located at the far southeast corner of the province, against a cliffside. Collecting all of the purple stakes allows access to the shrine, where can be released and battled.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
Some items may require the ability to jump, climb, or traverse water, thus requiring /; conversely, some of those items can be reached through another area, such as neighboring South Province (Area Four) or South Province (Area Five). The following items refer only to South Province (Area One) properly.
===Regular items===
====On the sea====
====Between Poco Path and Los Platos====
=====On the river=====
=====South of the river=====
=====North of the river=====
====Between Los Platos and Mesagoza====
===Hidden items===
Hidden items respawn occasionally and may contain any or some of the items listed below in varying quantities (usually one or two):
===Gimmighoul Coins===
 that drop varying amounts of Gimmighoul Coins when interacted with can be found in this area.
===Ominous stakes===
==Pokémon==
==Special encounters==
After acquiring a Zapdos Treat from Snacksworth, Zapdos will spawn in this area as a static encounter. If defeated, it can be battled again after the game has been rebooted, provided that over one hour has passed in Nintendo Switch's internal clock since its defeat. It is coded to never be .
==Trainers==
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==In animation==
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
South Province (Area One) briefly appeared at the beginning of Breathe Out and in Breathe Together.
===POKÉTOON===
South Province (Area One) briefly appeared in PT16.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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==Trivia==
* Parts of the ocean surrounding Cabo Poco are labeled as being part of South Province (Area One) despite being separated from the rest of the area by Poco Path.
* The top of Poco Path Lighthouse is labeled as part of South Province (Area One), while area below is labeled under Poco Path.
* Despite its name, the Mesagoza (South) Pokémon Center is not located within Mesagoza.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Routes
Category:Paldea locations
Category:Scarlet and Violet locations
de:Südliche Zone 1
es:Área 1 del sur
fr:Zone Sud n° 1
it:Area 1 Sud
ja:南1番エリア
zh:南第１區