Time machine

This article is about the device in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. For the Generation II mechanic for trading Pokémon to Generation I, see Time Capsule.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

The time machine (Japanese: タイムマシン time machine) is a large device created by Professor Sada^S/Professor Turo^V 10 years prior to the events of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, located in Area Zero's Zero Lab. It plays an important role in the main game's story and is mentioned in The Indigo Disk DLC.

The machine was built within a dome made of Tera crystals within the Zero Lab. It was powered by Terapagos's energy and used to bring Pokémon known as Paradox Pokémon to the modern world through time and space. The professor from the past claims these Pokémon could come from parallel timelines, while their AI copy claims they come from the ancient past^S/distant future^V. This energy was also used by the professor to create a device called the Tera Orb and a robotic replica of themselves. The professor named this energy Terastal energy.

In the core series games

History

Background

The time machine was only created thanks to a white book given to Professor Sada^S/Professor Turo^V by a child in an unfamiliar place to them. Later on, it was used to bring out the very first Paradox Pokémon, a friendly Legendary Pokémon known as Winged King^S/Iron Serpent^V, but at some point later renamed into Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V. Eventually, the professor brought out a second, more aggressive Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V, that would be the cause of their death. In the following years, the time machine continued automatically bringing Paradox Pokémon to Area Zero, even after its creator's passing. At some point, the professor created a program named the "Paradise Protection Protocol", which was programmed to take over their AI replica and defend the time machine at any cost if necessary, including killing the ones threatening it.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

The Way Home

In the present day, AI Sada^S/AI Turo^V tasks the player with traveling to the bottom of Area Zero so they can turn the time machine off and save the Paldea from destruction since they can't do it themselves due to their programming. Once there, the player uses the Scarlet Book^S/Violet Book^V to deactivate the time machine, but the program takes over the AI. The time machine then activates and drops out a Master Ball with a newly caught Slither Wing^S/Iron Moth^V inside. It forces the AI to fight the player and stop them from deactivating the time machine. After their defeat, Arven, Nemona, and Penny arrive in the time machine room, witnessing the AI regaining control of itself, right before the Paradise Protection Protocol is activated, locking all Poké Balls in the room, except for the ones registered to Sada's^S/Turo's^V ID, and sending out their Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V to battle.

The player, however, uses their own Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V to fight off the other one. Using Terastallization, they manage to beat the other Legendary Paradox Pokémon and stop the program. After apologizing to Arven for leaving him alone for so long, the AI Professor makes a decision; since the time machine wouldn't turn off while they are present, they decide to use it to send themselves away into the ancient past^S/distant future^V they've dreamed of. After telling the children their goodbyes, the AI activates the time machine one last time and travels away with the Scarlet Book^S/Violet Book^V in hand, deactivating the time machine for good and saving Paldea.

The Indigo Disk

When the player returns to Area Zero to find Terapagos with Briar, Carmine, and Kieran during The Indigo Disk expansion, they use the Indigo Disk on it, opening the lab's doors and redirecting the facility's elevator to the Area Zero Underdepths, rendering the deactivated time machine room inaccessible.

Abilities

The machine was powered up by Terapagos' Terastal energy. Along with energy, the machine must be activated by Professor Sada's Scarlet Book^S/Professor Turo's Violet Book^V at its pedestal.

The machine is capable of summoning Paradox Pokémon to Area Zero, however, it is still unclear where they actually are brought from. Conflicting accounts claim that they either come from the ancient past^S/distant future^V or from parallel timelines. It works by sending Poké Balls there to catch Paradox Pokémon and then draw them back to itself. The machine can also automatically draw Paradox Pokémon into Area Zero nonstop. If it is not stopped, the machine would continue bringing more and more Paradox Pokémon to Area Zero, to a point which Paldea's ecosystem would be devasted by the Paradox Pokémon. Even though Pokémon can travel through the machine, for a being such as a human, it would not be possible for them to return. To protect the time machine and their dream of creating a paradise for present and ancient^S/future^V Pokémon, the professor created the "Paradise Protection Protocol", a program which would take over their AI copy and use them to defend the machine at all cost.

Trivia

The room of the time machine during the battle against the AI Professor is different depending on the game's version: in Pokémon Scarlet, it is colored red, while in Pokémon Violet, it is colored purple.
The time machine shares some similarities with AZ's ultimate weapon:
- They were both built by humans who wanted to use them for their own selfish desires, but not exactly for evil means.
- They're both powerful machines that posed a huge threat to their respective regions; Paldea for the time machine and Kalos for the ultimate weapon.
- They're both powered up by energy connected to their respective regions' Legendary Pokémon; Terapagos and its Terastal energy for the time machine, and Xerneas^X/Yveltal^Y and their Infinity Energy for the ultimate weapon.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	時光機 Sìhgwōnggēi
Chinese	Mandarin	時光機 / 时光机 Shíguāngjī
French		Machine temporelle
German		Zeitmaschine
Italian		Macchina del tempo
Korean		타임머신 Time machine
Spanish		Máquina del tiempo

Notifications

Socials

Apps

Bulbapedia

Archives

New Accounts

Main navigation