Aether Base

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An Aether Base is a small hospital-like building constructed to help study and protect hurt Pokémon, they are one of the many known bases of the Aether Foundation located in the Alola region. There is two known locations, one on Akala Island's Route 8 and another on Ula'ula Island's Route 16. A smaller location found in Heahea City also exists in the same building as GAME FREAK's offices nextdoor to the the Dimensional Research Lab.

They all share the Aether House track title that plays in the background.

Design

Aether Bases are small rectangular buildings made to resemble a pet hospital. The insides are often small and cramped. They often contain a table and multiple red cages to place Pokémon. Aether Foundation branded stretchers are sometimes placed on walls. The red cages frequently have Pokémon walking around them in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. They all contain a set of rooms inaccessible to the player, with several beds. They are similar in appearance internally to Aether Paradise's Secret Labs.

Known locations

Heahea City

Next door to the Dimensional Research Lab, an office building is found containing GAME FREAK's office and an office room for the Aether Foundation. This upper floor acts similar to an Aether Base and a smaller headquarters building for the Aether Foundation. This office room is mostly white matching the aesthetic of the other bases and Aether Paradise. It contains five Aether Foundation Employees and one scientist. If the player chooses to come here, it is their first potential exposure to the Aether Foundation, and the two employees at the service desk will explain that their purpose is to help protect Pokémon who may have been hurt. Two other employees at the tables on the left specifically mention that they are looking for ways to help Pokémon who may have been affected by Team Skull. The room serves no functionality other than world building and introductory to the Aether Foundation. It serves as one of two bases found on Akala Island, the other being on Route 8.

Alola Route 8

Also on Akala Island, an Aether Base is found on Route 8. This is first real Aether Base location that the player encounters. In this location there is two Aether Foundation Employees as well as a male Rising Star. One of the employees will ask to see a completed Pokédex entry belonging to Stufful so that they could add it to their research. If done so, they will reward the player with money. The other Aether Employee and the Rising Star will be at the table studying a Slowpoke who was apparently hurt by Team Skull by slashing its off and is now growing back to normal.

Underneath this Aether Base, is a Rotom Poké Finder spot with a Yungoos appearing during the day and an Alolan Rattata during the night.

Alola Route 16

The Aether Base located on the east part of Route 16 houses the Reassembly Unit, which can assemble and separate Zygarde using Zygarde Cells and Cores from the Zygarde Cube. The base is inhabited by a single scientist. In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the player will meet Dexio and Sina when they first enter the facility. While in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Dexio and Sina only appear after the player has caught Zygarde in Resolution Cave. Dexio will challenge the player to a battle, using a 10% Forme Zygarde as part of his team. Once Dexio is defeated he gifts the player his Zygarde, an explanation of how to use the Reassembly Unit, and a Zygarde Cube containing 40 Cells, for a total of 50.

References

Aether Foundation
Aether Paradise • Heahea City • Aether Bases (Route 8 • Route 16) • Aether House
President	Branch Chiefs
Lusamine (Masters • anime)	Wicke	Faba (anime)
Other members
Aether Foundation Employees		Scientists
Former	Related
Professor Mohn	Lillie (Masters • anime)	Gladion (Masters • anime)
Animation and manga
Former members: Jessie • James • Meowth Ultra Guardians: Ash • Lana • Kiawe • Lillie • Sophocles • Mallow • Gladion
See also: Team Skull • Ultra Recon Squad

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