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Aeos energy is a miraculous energy found exclusively on Aeos Island. ^[1] Professor Phorus is credited for its discovery. ^[2]

Aeos energy can be found everywhere on Aeos Island, perhaps being as pervasive as Pokémon. Aeos can be found accumulating in the oceans and plants of the isle, but Pokémon themselves have proven to be a more abundant source of Aeos energy.^[2]

It can do... well basically it can do anything. But the currently discovered uses include:

• Increasing a Pokémon's strength and enhancing their abilities.^[1]
• Causing Pokémon to evolve.^[3]
  • It is possible for Aeos energy to cause a Pokémon to appear to have evolved, though in the one case this was shown the Aeos energy was not actively being controlled.^[2]
• Reducing a Pokémon back to level 1. ^[3]
  • This appears to also cause the affected Pokémon to devolve.^[4]
• Creation of Holowear, holographic clothing that Pokémon can wear in Unite Battles.^{[1] [3]}
• Converting it into useful items via a special machine^[5]

The Aeos Research Institute handles further study of the properties of Aeos energy. ^[6]. They created the aforementioned machine. ^[6]

Aeos energy multiplies when Pokémon and Trainers alike compete in battle.^[2] So, the Unite Battle Committee created Unite Battles to better harness this property.^[2] Aeos energy is core to the function of a Unite Battle, in which Trainers aim to collect Aeos energy from the wild Pokémon in a stadium then send this energy through the opposing team's goal zones in order to score points.

Aeos energy spots are locations where more Aeos energy is present than normal. Stadiums used for Unite Battles are built over Aeos energy spots. ^[7] Every extant stadium is located at a Aeos energy spot Professor Phrous personally located. ^[7]

In the games

Aeos energy is a item key to Pokémon UNITE, both inside and outside battle.

In battle, Pokémon have to collect Aeos energy then score in the goal zones of the opposing team. Collecting Aeos energy is primarily done by defeating wild Pokémon. Every wild Pokémon holds a certain amount of Aeos energy, and when defeated the Trainer can then capture that Pokémon in their Unite Ball. This serves to store the Aeos energy that the Pokémon was holding for later use.

Alternatively, the player's Pokémon can pick up Aeos energy on the ground, where it takes the form of small yellow orbs. These are sometimes called energy points.^[8] These come in multiple sizes, smaller ones granting 1 Aeos energy, and larger ones granting 5 Aeos energy. One way for energy points to be dropped to the ground this way is from defeating wild Pokémon should the Pokémon knocking out the wild Pokémon be unable to hold any more Aeos energy.

The amount of Aeos energy a trainer's Unite Ball can hold at once depends on the level of their Pokémon. At first the maximum is 30 Aeos energy. At level 9, this is increased by 10 so the maximum is 40 Aeos energy. At level 12, a Unite Ball gains its final upgrade and will store up to 50 Aeos energy at any given time. Defeating wild Pokémon while at capacity will cause their Aeos energy to drop to the ground as energy points instead of being granted directly to the player as part of catching them.

Once a trainer's Pokémon is at a goal zone, it's time to score! The Aeos energy from the Unite Ball is launched at the trainer's Pokémon in a large yellow clump, at which point the Pokémon either knocks the sphere through the hoop or actively picks up the energy and dunks it through the hoop. How this happens depends on the species, but either way that trainer scores points for their team equal to the amount of Aeos energy put through the goal zone and empties out their Unite Ball. (Most of the time. During the Final Stretch of a Unite Battle, all points gained are doubled.) (Certain Pokémon have more unique forms of scoring. For more information, see the goal zone page.)

In a Unite Battle, both teams fight each other for possession of Aeos energy. This happens both in terms of the teams racing to capture wild Pokémon and in direct combat against members of the opposing team. The second property occurs because if a trainer's Pokémon is knocked out, they drop a portion of the Aeos energy they are holding to the ground. The other team's members can, as before, pick up this Aeos energy and potentially use it to score points. Even if the trainer's Pokémon is not holding any Aeos energy, some Aeos energy will still be dropped to the ground.

Some Pokémon have effects that allow them to harness the power of Aeos energy.

• Zacian: Through Intrepid Sword, it can channel Aeos energy into its blade. While powered up, its basic attacks become boosted attacks and it can use a boosted version of a move. When more Aeos energy is used at once, the buff lasts longer. Its Unite Move, Sovereign Sword, can also consume Aeos Energy to gain power. The more Aeos energy put into Sovereign Sword, the stronger it gets. Additionally, Interpid Sword makes opponents drop more Aeos energy than normal if Zacian is involved in knocking them out.
• Mewtwo X and Y can both use Aeos energy to extend the amount of time it Mega Evolves. The more Aeos Energy Mewtwo is holding, the longer it will stay Mega Evolved.
• Miraidon uses Aeos energy for its Ability Hadron Engine. By spending its supply, Hadron Engine creates Electric Terrain over the surrounding area. If Miraidon has more Aeos energy to spare, the area of effect becomes larger.
• Falinks uses Battle Armor to hold 10 more Aeos energy than any other Pokémon.
• Sableye can use Feint Attack to create dummy Aeos energy, which exlpodes on contact with opposing Pokémon. Even more helpful is that Sableye can view the area around its dummy Aeos energy with perfect clarity. Sableye also has Thief, which lets it steal Aeos energy from opponents, and Knock Off, which instead can cause opponents to drop their Aeos energy and prevent them from picking any up for a short time.

Certain Pokémon can be Aeos-energized. What makes this different from just the normal wild Pokémon on Aeos Island holding Aeos energy has yet to be determined. However, a Tinkaton provoked a group of such Aeos-energized Pokémon. The Aeos-energized Pokémon started to gang up on Tinkaton, and this can be seen in the Panic Parade mode. (They don't drop any energy points, but this may be a consequence of the PVE Battle mode rather than implying that Aeos-energized Pokémon do not drop their Aeos energy.)

After completing Unite Battles, players collect Aeos energy for use in the Energy Rewards menu. This Aeos energy is fully separate from the Aeos energy seen in the Unite Battle proper. For every 100 Aeos energy collected, the player earns one energy reward.^[9] This is a use of the machine seen in the menu, which generates a random energy reward from the energy reward.^[6] (This sentence is correct). The player can add an Energy Boost Tank to the machine, which allows the player to collect more Aeos energy after each Unite Battle. This empties out the Aeos energy from the Energy Boost Tank.^[9]

However, only 1400 Aeos energy can be collected per week.^[9] An Energy Boost Tank only accelerates the player toward reaching that cap rather than adding to it. However, an Extra-Energy Tank can also be added to the machine. When players run out of weekly Aeos energy, they will instead take Aeos energy from the Extra-Energy Tank. An Extra-Energy Tank has 1000 Aeos energy inside.^[9]

In the anime

A Unite Battle at Remoat Stadium was featured in the Pokémon UNITE Cinematic Trailer. In it, both teams were seen reset to level 1 through the power of Aeos energy, with a number of participants devolving in the process. At one point, Lucario leapt into the air, fired an Aura Cannon at an opposing Absol, grabbed a ball of Aeos energy passed from offscreen, then finished by dunking it through a goal zone.Later on, Cinderace used a bicycle kick to launch Aeos energy into an opposing goal zone, though it is unknown if Pikachu successfully blocked this shot. Cinderace's Aeos energy was purple instead of yellow, possibly because it was on the opposing team of the Lucario.

A Unite Battle at Theia Sky Ruins was featured in Challenge the World!. In it, Greninja rode it's Waterburst Shuriken forward, grabbing a ball of Aeos energy along the way. Together with its teammate Comfey, Greninja slammed the Aeos energy through the opposing team's goal zone.

In the manga

Aeos energy is a recurring topic in Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!, as per it being background information for the game proper. Pokémon affected by Aeos energy are given a pale pink outline, not unlike Dynamax.

While Holowear appears in the manga, it never clarifies if Holowear is made using Aeos energy. As such, Holowear is not listed on this page.

During Professor Phorus's flashback in Aeos Energy, her Beldum and a wild Scorbunny partook in a race on Aeos Island. The competition may have affected the Pokémon, causing them to appear to evolve into Metagross and Cinderace. In the present, a vision of the machine used in the Energy Rewards menu is seen as Professor Phorus explained her ideals for using Aeos energy to benefit all Pokémon.

In In Search of an Aeos Energy Spot, Professor Phorus and Erbie were trekking into the mountains of Aeos Island, looking for an Aeos energy spot. Phorus carried a tablet capable of detecting Aeos energy. When the two came across an especially foggy area, Erbie had his Rufflet use Defog to clear the air. At this point, the Rufflet and the researchers' Metagross and Elekid started to glow pink. The fog hid ancient ruins, and as the two advanced further they encountered a number of wild Pokémon affected by Aeos energy. THe tablet detected even stronger readings, and Professor Phorus determined that the ruins were over an Aeos energy spot. As such, Phorus declared the site to be the new location of what would become the Theia Sky Ruins stadium.

See also

• Infinity Energy
• Z-Power
• Galar particles
• Terastal energy

References