>>54220699The Paldea region is divided into various "Areas", and at the center is the Great Crater of Paldea, "Area Zero". Myths and legends state that great treasure can be found there, and empires in Paldea have risen and fallen searching for the treasure said to lie in there.
One day, an expedition team lead by a man named Heath delved into Area Zero to try and find the truth (and treasure). There, they encountered strange monsters that resembled Pokemon from the outside world, but twisted and distorted. Pokemon that looked almost dinosaur-like, and Pokemon that resembled combat robots. These Pokemon were highly aggressive and the wounds they inflicted wouldn't heal. The team continued on and found mysterious glyphs, iridescent crystals emitting a strange energy, and Heath found himself writing designs and occult graphs that he couldn't remember writing afterwards. The team speculated on what other Pokemon in Area Zero might look like, and sketched out a design for a robotic version of the Swords of Justice, and prehistoric version of the Legendary Beasts.
Heath's documentation of their journey was recorded and published as the Scarlet and Violet Books. They became famous, then were ridiculed as nonsense, and then became part of Paldea's history.
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