Arche Valley

Arche Valley アルケーの谷 Arche Valley
Arche Valley
Region	Kalos
Debut	Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon

Arche Valley (Japanese: アルケーの谷 Arche Valley) is an animated series-exclusive location in Kalos and one of the settings of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. It is Meray and Baraz's hometown. It debuted in Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon.

Inhabitants of Arche Valley have slightly different powers compared to people not from Arche Valley. They strive to become one with nature, and are said to be able to communicate with Arceus and receive power from it. There are ivory statues placed throughout Arche Valley that resemble Arceus's ring and are treasured by the townspeople.

One hundred years ago, an inhabitant of Arche Valley called Ghris managed to stop Hoopa Unbound from destroying Dahara City. He then sealed away Hoopa's evil power in the Prison Bottle, causing Hoopa to transform into Hoopa Confined. Afterwards, Hoopa went to live with Ghris in Arche Valley.

In Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon, it was shown that Ghris's great-grandchildren Baraz and Meray grew up here alongside Hoopa, Lucianne, Pit, and Kevie.

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In the manga

Arche Valley in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages

Movie adaptations

Arche Valley appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.

Trivia

Origin

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The mountainous terrain of the Arche Valley is modeled after the Khor ash Sham and the Hajar Mountains, where the former is an inlet in the Musandam Peninsula in Oman commonly described as a fjord and the latter is one of the highest mountain ranges in the Arabian Peninsula that is located between the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

The settlement features architecture resembling the traditional style of housing in the Middle East, possibly modeled after the historical district of Al Bastakiya in Dubai with the whitewashed buildings potentially inspired by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アルケーの谷 Arche no Tani	From ἀρχή árkhḗ (Ancient Greek for "origin") and similar to Arceus
English	Arche Valley
German	Arkal-Tal	Similar to its Japanese name and Arceus
European Spanish	Valle Arcaico	From arcaico (archaic) and similar to Arceus
Italian	Valle d'Arco	From arco (bow; arc; arch) and similar to Arceus
Korean	아르케의계곡 Arche-ui Gyegok	Transcription of its Japanese name
Chinese (Taiwan)	創世之谷 Chuàngshì zhī Gǔ	From 創世 / 创世 chuàngshì / chongsai (genesis)
Chinese (Hong Kong)	創世之谷 Chongsai jī Gūk
Chinese (mainland China)	创世之谷 Chuàngshì zhī Gǔ
Brazilian Portuguese	Vale de Arche	From its English name
Polish	Dolina Arche	From its English name

Related articles

Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
Characters	Baraz • Old Man Dom • Ghris • Lucianne • Meray • Mother and daughter Hoopa
Locations	Arche Valley • Dahara City • Dahara Tower
Other	Prison Bottle
Soundtrack and score	Soundtrack • Pokémon Movie Music Collection Tweedia (single)
Adaptations	Manga • A Pokémon Super Story!
TCG	Hoopa (XY Promo 90, XY-P Promo 155) • Pikachu Legendary Shine Collection • Hoopa Movie Commemoration Special Pack • Hoopa's Appearance~! Album Set
Merchandise	Pokémon Movie Companion • 2015 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys
Event distributions	Dahara City Legendary Pokémon (Japanese, Korean local, Korean code) • Cinema Pokémon Dahara City Giratina • Dahara City Arceus (Japanese, Taiwanese) Cinema Hoopa • Mighty Hoopa (Japanese, Taiwanese) Tretta (Hoopa, Shiny Rayquaza, Judgment! Arceus Advent (Tretta))
Related animation	Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad (Pikachu short) Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon (prologue) Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures (bonus shorts) XY126 (following TV episode)

Animated series-exclusive locations in Kalos Allearth Forest • Arche Valley • Avignon Town • Azoth Kingdom • Brackish Town • Calanthe Town • Castle of Chivalry • Chapman Research Lab Dahara City • Dahara Tower • Diamond Domain • Fleurrh City • Gloire City • Grace Tower • Jacore Town • Joule Town • Kalos Canyon • Lagoon Town Lost Mayo Maze • Mega Island • Mt. Molteau • Nebel Plateau • Ninja Village • Odyssey Village • Orsay City • Otori Mountain • Pikachu Land Pikachu Manor • Pokémon Fossil Research Lab • Pokémon Summer Camp • Pomace Mountain • S.S. Cussler Animated series-exclusive location templates Kanto • Orange Islands • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Unova • Decolore Islands • Kalos • Alola • Galar • Paldea • Kitakami • Other

This article is part of both Project Anime and Project Locations, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on locations in the animated series.