Area Zero was possibly the most mind blowing thing I’ve ever seen in a pokemon game. Everything about it and everything we learned in there was amazing. I can’t describe how amazing this place is. …It truly is unfortunate paradise was impossible
Same. They didn’t have to make an entire new open VERTICAL map. Tears of The kingdom (botw 2) is supposed to introduce vertical open exploration. Lol this game added open vertical exploration first.
nah fr, bc when we finally got to go in there i was actually so immersed and felt this sense of like mortal fear and excitement- felt like actual adventure. I really didn't know what to expect
@@CELINE-00004 plus the way the crater is structured makes the crater feel other worldly. Not to mention the Crystal cave section. It felt like a place in a fairytale based world.
Yesss, same here, it is SOOO good! ;w; I love everything about it, just the whole mystery about it, too, yeah, it really gives me Made I Abyss vibes, which I was really hoping for, as that is my favourite anime, with such a special feeling, in my opinion! AHH Area Zero is just so good at, like, replicating that feeling, too XD
I also absolutely adore this area, I only regret it doesn't last a little longer (especially the very last part) and having no reason to come back to it once you've finished the game and caught all the paradox forms. I really wish there were more mysteries to unravel there
@@Glowpikmin04 "This Pokemon is my fave cause it's only in the game I'm playing." And 7-11 is my favorite gas station cause it's 6 blocks from my house.... (That's how dumb your point is). Please rethink your approach and try again.
I feel like Gamefreak's Creative genius is at its best when it comes to places that are different from the overworld Ultra Space, The Distortion world, and now this place I loved every bit of this area from the top to bottom, our allies sticking beside us while we encounter Paradox to Paradox to reach down to the bottom and to meet the professor. This place has the splendor of a Xenoblade Area and the synthy vibes of the Core from Undertale. When you're fighting every pokemon in this place it feels like you're fighting something out of place like, "Bisharp?! you aren't supposed to be down here, you need to be up there!" and when you encounter paradox, "You aren't from here, you don't belong in this time." Really the only thing I was disappointed about in this place is that there weren't any Tera raid dens and Tera Pokemon as far as I could see but it was still a spectacle to see this place!
Well, I think the Terastal phenomenon only exists in Paldea, which basically says that Area 0 is *not* Paldea. And even if the crystals there are the ones that make Terastal possible, maybe the phenomenon is actually the effect the crystals have on the normal dimension, hence why it doesn't happen in Area 0 itself (unless you bring it from the surface)
terastalizing still happens in area 0 as it did to the ai and the time machine area. however it's way more primal and uncontrolled. I think something like the dens is only possible in the more controlled upper paldea where the crystals were refined but there could still be tera mons in area 0. maybe they'll add them later like paradox teras in dlc. I'm sure there will be dlc because there's already evidence of paradox legends.
@@eeveeofalltrades4780 Actually the crystals originate from within the crater, and the time machine was built inside of the crystal at the bottom of Area Zero. So the crystals on the surface are probably just extensions of the crystal energy within the crater as you can find several random terastalized Pokémon and their dens on the surface world. And the tera orbs the players and other characters use are stated to be made from the crystals, and I think even developed by Sada as a result of her research within the crater.
If you listen closely, you can hear both electronic AND tribal undertones to the song in a somewhat modernized version so they mesh well together, which perfectly reflects the Past and Future themes of both games.
@@venustoise4389 that's true, but Scarlet and Violet did this on a larger scale by having Wild themes for each area from the Paldean map where wild Pokémon appear.
I noticed Wild Corviknights can spawn here, didn't think much of it at first, until i saw in the pokedex that Corviknights not encounterable in Paldea elsewhere But Area Zero. I interpret it as Wild Corviknights hide down here in Area Zero, BECAUSE of Tinkatons running around shooting down and killing Corviknights.
@@LuckyTabbyStuff imagine being a tinkaton, coming across some random corviknight flying, and as soon as you throw a rock at it, the corviknight turns to you and breaks the rock with some kind of ungodly punch. it teras into fighting type. it darts towards you and uses close combat, and your vision turns to black. it's all over.
@@familyneves9777 but Tinkaton is also Fairy Type. a rough play and Corviknight tera Fight is dead. tera fire or tera ground would stronger offensively, or tera steel the best defensive option for Corviknight
Area Zero made me realize that Gamefreak isn't what's wrong with Pokemon. If they can make absolute gorgeous areas like this and absolute bangers like THIS then everything wrong with Scarlet & Violet isn't 100% on their fault, it's the fault of the extremely tight release dates.
its really sad the state the game is in with the glitches, bugs and performance issues. theres so much love put into this game, i really wish it got more development time, because everything other than the technical issues is amazing (imo)
@@Dragonmongamer yea pokemon might be the highest grossing video game franchise in the world but it itself doesn't treat it like that it treats itself as a somewhat big video game company
Those ancient Pokémon … These futuristic creatures … Uncanny fusions of legendary trios … _That_ *disk* … We still have a lot to learn on our Treasure Hunt
The Area Zero overworld theme fits with how mysterious the place is, while the battle theme has a sense both urgency and wonder as you make your way down to the cave.
You are in Area Zero. Suddenly, you hear a countdown... but where is it coming from...? A man dressed to be a scientist with the most bizarre hair you've ever seen stands in your way. His name, Colress, and he sponsors Colgate toothpaste. I loved the part where he said “it's Colressing Time” and disagreed all over the place
Everything about Area Zero gives uncanny valley vibes, like I’m going into something I’m never going to be prepared for. And granted, I was not prepared for what was down there, so I guess that feeling is fitting
I heard the choir when entering Area Zero for the first time I actually felt out of place and slightly uncomfortable. It's so foreign but so familiar? It really makes you feel like this isn't a normal place to be, and everything here is slightly askew. Considering the story that happens down here I think it fits it perfectly.
That bass is so addicting... I know this is just a regular wild battle theme, but to me this is Miraidon/Koraidon's theme... I had such a blast listening to it when I was trying to catch the second miraidon in the post game.
Love the whole vibe shift when you enter the area. Like you entered another dimension. The music sounds like what I would have expected the ultra beast theme to sound like. And the vocals go hard.
The moment I sat and let this music play for a second, taking in the full impact of what was going on in this paradox part of the story, I realized Pokemon had reached a new level on a way that is very difficult to describe in the best possible way.
Gamefreak definitely took notes from the Xenoblade games while creating this area! The music, the area itself feels like a Xenoblade area and I love it!
0:20 made me shivers so much. There's so much nostalgia in this song. Honestly, i can't believe this song is in a Pokemon game! Going down the area zero crater was truly an otherworldly experience.
Honestly the first time I got in this zone it reminded of playing Xenoblade for the first time. The way you explored a massive landscape where you could see far in the distance, party members that follow you around as you run on foot and comment and banter together as you're doing so, I also played Violet so there were also mechanical enemies that threatened us and disrupted the natural environment they had invaded... And yes it also reminded me of the same Wii graphics the first Xenoblade game had lol.
Red/Blue veteran here, played all the Gens and have Pokémon Black as my favorite. Area Zero has to be, by far, the best thing Pokémon has done in their main games. I fucking loved the whole concept. The game as a whole needs patching sure but this helped some of the burn cool off.
Given the bugs, I really wish this game could have been delayed at least til January to match PLAs release time frame. Area Zero was such a treat and I wish there was more to it. What we got was so awesome. Pokémon is always a great time when it comes to secret labs, strange Pokémon, and dead scientist with notes left around the lab.
@cringeus 1 it does and considering how more people like the actual comment then ur reply means ur in the minority, also why are u coming here to hate lol
I'm not usually one to be excited for DLC, but Area Zero makes me hope the devs expand on the storyline here and we get more Pokémon from the past and future.
Sameee I hoping In the DLC we'll be able to travel to the past/future(depending on your version) and find new paradox Pokemon, though we probably aren't getting that , who knows though ?
But instead we are going to 2 new areas and their respective legendaries have something to do with Area Zero, hence “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero” being the DLC’s title.
I hope they reveal Area Zero to be a massive sprawling network of underground caverns spanning the entire Paldea region with new undiscovered Paradox Pokémon roaming and 6 and 7-star Paradox raids with permanent sun or Electric Terrain. But that'll never happen.
I can't be the only one that felt like I was ascending to a separate plane of existence when 0:06 hit. Hands down the absolute best wild battle theme in all of pokémon, it's so otherworldly and fits the awe inspiring mystery of area 0 so perfectly. If the Alola games ever get remakes the Ultra Beast battle theme needs to be canned and replaced with a rendition of this, it fits way better than what they actually had.
I love how perfectly this music relates to it's theme. When I tried to explain it to a friend, all I could say was that it "sounded ethereal" and "It feels like a piece that sits outside of time itself". And it has this complexity to it that makes me feel several emotions at once. It's got energy, there's something wistful in there, and it's all around intangible to a specific theme besides what I described it earlier. This is the essence of "outside of time itself".
area zero is definitely my favorite new area in this game, everything about it just felt mysterious and incredible, you learn more about the characters you meet along the first 3 main stories, and even more about what truly happened to the professors and anyone else who ventured into there. seeing the paradox pokemon for the first time gave me chills too, being based off of pokemon we've known for years while also being far stronger is very cool
I would say the map layout of Area Zero was kinda just a spiral down with a few forking paths leading to dead ends, but the vibes man… the VIBES If Gamefreak releases DLC for Area Zero I will get them
The bass gives me Splatoon Octo Expansion vibes. Absolutely love it. Just went shiny hunting for a dragon type yesterday and had one of the most tense times so far. I failed to find a dratini in an outbreak so I went to area zero for a potential Zweilous. Found one in the last minute but while trying to weaken it, my clodsire hit a critical liquidation which brought it to near red. Too, the Zweilous hit Clodsire with a body slam and poison point activated. 1:39 started to play and I had to throw a dusk ball or lose the shiny. Luckily, I got a critical capture. However, it still was too close to comfort.
I know very few games where an overworld theme being cut by a battle theme isnt pissing you off. This transitions so well from the area theme while keeping its _cachet_
I've even noticed that the music that plays when you talk to Trainers always syncs perfectly with the battle theme no matter when you finish the dialog.
Occasionally coming back to this masterpiece of an OST is obligatory. I'll never forget listening to it the 1st time. Haven't had this nostalgic feeling to a Pokemon theme since Black and White(Excluding Peas since it's a remake)
This theme hits different every time I hear it. The range of tempo and instruments are so good with each other and it fits perfectly with the point of the story you're in when exploring Area Zero for the first time
The section at 1:00 is great, and I love how it’s a sort of music foreshadowing into 1:38, introducing the choirs at the very end and adopting the same tone.
I agree, in terms of sheer gameplay, S/V blow Sw/Sh out of the water. It's a shame, because they could've been some of the best Pokemon games ever made if it weren't for all those damn technical issues
This is definitely the best wild pokémon battle theme in the saga, it really makes you feel like you’re fighting in another dimesion that shouldn’t exist
This theme and the ambient area theme are probably some of the best every made for a pokemon game, they easily rival the zinnia and wally ORAS themes for just how fucking amazing that main hook is, being both haunting yet so emotionally wrought! Also never noticed while playing, but that bass line through is some of the funkiest and dirtiest bass lines that has ever been in a pokemon game, straight fire!
Area Zero makes the Distortion World look underdeveloped. Game Freak knocked it out of the park with this one, and I’m usually not one to embrace the newer games.
I will say…Scarlet and Violet has a lot of things in common with Sun and Moon. -The fact that they can be multiple of the box art legendaries. (Like in sword and shield, the protagonist receives a cosmog from the old lady in Freezeington that’ll evolve into either Solgaleo or Lunala depending on the game) and the fact that they are 2 Koraidons and 2 Miraidons. -The ruinous legends are similar to the tapus, both sets share a similar secondary typing (for the tapus fairy, and for the ruinous dark), both sets even having a signature move that halves your current health (Natures Madness for the Tapus, and Ruination for the ruins) -The paradox Pokemon give of a ultra beast vibe since we don’t know much of either, and both paradox Pokemon and ultra beast have abilities that are somewhat similar (ultra beasts having beast boost- every KO boosts the Pokémon’s highest stat, and the Paradox’s have either Protosynthesis or Quark Drive- boosting highest stat in either harsh sunlight or electric terrain) -rival that has a somewhat negative relationship with their parent (Gladion to lusamine and Arven to Sada/Turo) yet they still somewhat care. Those are just some similarities I found *that went on longer than I thought*
The only thing I wish was better about Area 0 was that I wanted more future/past Pokémon. That would have made it ten times better cuz rn there are mostly normal Pokémon with one or two paradox forms, but it’d be so sick if it was filled with many different paradox forms instead of like 5
Hearing this song for the first time, surrounded by my friends in Area Zero really made it feel like this area is filled with Pokémon that aren't from this world. It has an alien like tune to it, but also with the knowledge that you're not alone down there with these strange Paradox Pokémon. (Except when you are alone down there, because once they abandon you to go see Turo, you don't see them again until the Ace Academy Tournament.)
If they could ever make a superior version of this game, they should add trainers that were somehow transported from both the past and the future and after you beat them they just glitch out of existence back to their reality and drop a random rare treasure-item, TM, ingredients, etc. Maybe some of them can Mega-Evolve, and some can have Legendaries of their own.
Everything about this place is both beautyful and uncanny to me. Everytime I go there I am entraced by how marvelous everything is, but I'm constantly haunted by the tragic memories I have from here and have the feeling that I should leave as soon as possible. I both love and dread Area Zero. Quite a paradox indeed.
I love the fact that the riff that plays in this theme, the overworld theme of area zero and the battle vs the professor is the same as the one that plays during a Terra raid battle.
The first time I heard this I was blown away! I was already shocked at the spectacle of Area Zero, it felt like I was somewhere I didn’t belong. Breathtaking yet dangerous. When I encountered the first paradox I saw and THIS kicked in? Man I can’t put into words how phenomenal it was. I used to be on the “new pokemon bad” train but area zero made me realize gamefreak’s still got it
The alien nature of Area Zero honestly gives me such parallels to the Distortion World in Platinum. I can absolutely see Area Zero being how the Distortion World would be done if Platinum had been made today. Just imagine, instead of fighting the Professor at the bottom you get down there just to find Giratina waiting for you… terrifying stuff.
Everything about area zero is amazing it feels like walking into a dystopian location full of dangerously strong Pokémon from the ancient past and the far future it goes to show that the tremendous power of the ancient past and the far future is not a power to be messed with.
this game blew my mind because area zero was actually BEAUTIFUL. like, the music playing in the background fits it so perfectly: a giant mystery hidden away from the rest of the world, housing strange and terrifying pokemon never seen before. yet it's a beautiful paradise, with waterfalls, caves, trees, and giant Terra crystals.
Area Zero is quite possibly the coolest place we've been to in a Pokemon game, rivaled only by the Distortion World from Platinum. The buildup, the lore, the crazy visuals, the atmosphere, everything feels like a whole different game compared to everything else in Scarlet and Violet and any Pokemon game in general. Cannot wait to see what the DLC holds!
I love this song, cause it makes you feel like you're in a place not known to any other man, and when you battle those "things" i makes you feel like they are not pokemon and that you are way to weak to be there
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Espeon the best!
Umbreon better 😐
Umbreon better x 2
Agreed, Espeon is the best!
Always 😎
Ok
Area Zero was possibly the most mind blowing thing I’ve ever seen in a pokemon game. Everything about it and everything we learned in there was amazing. I can’t describe how amazing this place is.
…It truly is unfortunate paradise was impossible
I agree. Its such an amazing place I spent there too much time just walking around. Cant wait for the dlcs that might expand the lore of it
Y'all sound as sus as the Professor. . .
@@ToneLowNorth if I sound like sada that’s a compliment because damn she pretty
You can still catch paradox Pokémon and let them free
@@ToneLowNorth if I sound like professor turo than I would be the strongest male in existence
This area was wrapped in mystery ever since the start of the game. I genuinely loved the way they handled Area Zero
Same. They didn’t have to make an entire new open VERTICAL map.
Tears of The kingdom (botw 2) is supposed to introduce vertical open exploration.
Lol this game added open vertical exploration first.
@@RetroLiminal99444 There's a CoD zombies map named Die Rise that's basically vertical survival. Was it made well? No, but it's neat.
nah fr, bc when we finally got to go in there i was actually so immersed and felt this sense of like mortal fear and excitement- felt like actual adventure. I really didn't know what to expect
@@CELINE-00004 plus the way the crater is structured makes the crater feel other worldly.
Not to mention the Crystal cave section.
It felt like a place in a fairytale based world.
Yesss, same here, it is SOOO good! ;w; I love everything about it, just the whole mystery about it, too, yeah, it really gives me Made I Abyss vibes, which I was really hoping for, as that is my favourite anime, with such a special feeling, in my opinion!
AHH Area Zero is just so good at, like, replicating that feeling, too XD
Area Zero has some of the best music in the series,also like how it looks,and feels to descend it
Definitely gives me “horrors beyond my comprehension” vibes.
Dang thanks for the likes lol
@@-et37- ikr? the overworld music is genuinely unsettling
I also absolutely adore this area, I only regret it doesn't last a little longer (especially the very last part) and having no reason to come back to it once you've finished the game and caught all the paradox forms.
I really wish there were more mysteries to unravel there
@@clementbullshit451 i mean it is probably the best place for wild pokemon grinding
Everything in Area Zero play's in another dimension. The world, the music, the Story. Everything is so... *FREAKING AMAZING*
AGREED
TRUEE
Yeah but the game is still a fcking mess
@@loboalcurry it's still one of the most fun to play Pokemon Game's 🤷🏻♂️
@@lenka_editz God this IP really is going to keep up with the quality with this fcking fanbase
Man I didn't realize how much bass guitar slaps in this song. Gives it that nice funky groove.
Theres a lot of bass on the soundtrack overall. Very funky music.
the bass in this track is very reminiscent of Bede’s theme in swsh
Davie504 would be proud
@@OYJluvmy favorite paradox pokemon is sandy shocks because it's a scarlet exclusive 😢😢😢
@@Glowpikmin04
"This Pokemon is my fave cause it's only in the game I'm playing."
And 7-11 is my favorite gas station cause it's 6 blocks from my house....
(That's how dumb your point is).
Please rethink your approach and try again.
I feel like Gamefreak's Creative genius is at its best when it comes to places that are different from the overworld
Ultra Space, The Distortion world, and now this place
I loved every bit of this area from the top to bottom, our allies sticking beside us while we encounter Paradox to Paradox to reach down to the bottom and to meet the professor. This place has the splendor of a Xenoblade Area and the synthy vibes of the Core from Undertale. When you're fighting every pokemon in this place it feels like you're fighting something out of place like, "Bisharp?! you aren't supposed to be down here, you need to be up there!" and when you encounter paradox, "You aren't from here, you don't belong in this time." Really the only thing I was disappointed about in this place is that there weren't any Tera raid dens and Tera Pokemon as far as I could see but it was still a spectacle to see this place!
Well, I think the Terastal phenomenon only exists in Paldea, which basically says that Area 0 is *not* Paldea. And even if the crystals there are the ones that make Terastal possible, maybe the phenomenon is actually the effect the crystals have on the normal dimension, hence why it doesn't happen in Area 0 itself (unless you bring it from the surface)
terastalizing still happens in area 0 as it did to the ai and the time machine area. however it's way more primal and uncontrolled. I think something like the dens is only possible in the more controlled upper paldea where the crystals were refined but there could still be tera mons in area 0. maybe they'll add them later like paradox teras in dlc. I'm sure there will be dlc because there's already evidence of paradox legends.
@@andrewmahabir589 the AI and time machine were likely made using materials from the surface, hence why they were affected
Well the synthy vibes from the core in undertale does fit considering Toby fox helped compose this song
@@eeveeofalltrades4780 Actually the crystals originate from within the crater, and the time machine was built inside of the crystal at the bottom of Area Zero. So the crystals on the surface are probably just extensions of the crystal energy within the crater as you can find several random terastalized Pokémon and their dens on the surface world. And the tera orbs the players and other characters use are stated to be made from the crystals, and I think even developed by Sada as a result of her research within the crater.
This wild battle theme really surprised me, Definitely my favorite from the series now
Honestly the whole sound track was mid until I fought penny and pokemon in area zero
@@pimplord823 L take.
@@pimplord823 I agree tbh. I liked team star's battle themes but overall not much stood out to me. Area zero's music was great though
it is mediocre tho
@@mihaimercenarul7467 you are a mediocre man who will never create something this good.
If you listen closely, you can hear both electronic AND tribal undertones to the song in a somewhat modernized version so they mesh well together, which perfectly reflects the Past and Future themes of both games.
I can only hear electronic
@juliawozniczko2441 there are tribal instruments used, though the futuristic tone is far stronger, you just need to listen close
@@juliawozniczko2441 The chorus at least is pretty noticeable.
The mixture is just perfect.
@@juliawozniczko2441 1:50 you can rlly hear it
Scarlet and Violet are the first Pokémon games where the wild battle music is never the same; it depends on your location.
HGSS did this too. Different wild music for Kanto and Johto
@@venustoise4389 that's true, but Scarlet and Violet did this on a larger scale by having Wild themes for each area from the Paldean map where wild Pokémon appear.
@@venustoise4389 kanto and johto are different regions in one game. It does not count because paldea is one region only.
@@venustoise4389 That would be Gold/Silver/Crystal that did that lol. Different battle music for Kanto and Johto didn't originate in the remakes.
@@gasparguruoftime5475 yeah obviously didn't think I needed to be 100% specific
I noticed Wild Corviknights can spawn here, didn't think much of it at first, until i saw in the pokedex that Corviknights not encounterable in Paldea elsewhere But Area Zero.
I interpret it as Wild Corviknights hide down here in Area Zero, BECAUSE of Tinkatons running around shooting down and killing Corviknights.
COOL. More reason to me love pokemon sv
The fact that the only one you can found one outside Area Zero is the Fighting Tera Type one.
@@LuckyTabbyStuff imagine being a tinkaton, coming across some random corviknight flying, and as soon as you throw a rock at it, the corviknight turns to you and breaks the rock with some kind of ungodly punch. it teras into fighting type. it darts towards you and uses close combat, and your vision turns to black. it's all over.
Was but my shiny tinkaton needs levels
@@familyneves9777 but Tinkaton is also Fairy Type. a rough play and Corviknight tera Fight is dead. tera fire or tera ground would stronger offensively, or tera steel the best defensive option for Corviknight
Area Zero made me realize that Gamefreak isn't what's wrong with Pokemon. If they can make absolute gorgeous areas like this and absolute bangers like THIS then everything wrong with Scarlet & Violet isn't 100% on their fault, it's the fault of the extremely tight release dates.
I also think a big chunk of that could be many fans’ extremely high, almost unrealistic expectations and standards
its really sad the state the game is in with the glitches, bugs and performance issues. theres so much love put into this game, i really wish it got more development time, because everything other than the technical issues is amazing (imo)
@@Dragonmongamer painfully true
@@Dragonmongamer yea pokemon might be the highest grossing video game franchise in the world but it itself doesn't treat it like that it treats itself as a somewhat big video game company
Six more months, maybe a year, and it’s one of the best Pokémon games ever made.
Those ancient Pokémon …
These futuristic creatures …
Uncanny fusions of legendary trios …
_That_ *disk* …
We still have a lot to learn on our Treasure Hunt
Where do you see the trio fusions and the disk? I played through the whole game and never saw it
@@pajamaapants5016 you can find them in the scarlet/violet book at the academy, it's the shelf directly on the right of the entrance basically
@@eneabronzini5315 I found it! Thank you so much!
@@pajamaapants5016 You're welcome :)
@@tlst94 DLC?
The Area Zero overworld theme fits with how mysterious the place is, while the battle theme has a sense both urgency and wonder as you make your way down to the cave.
Feels like a wild Colress could just pop out at any minute
I genuinely hope he does in the DLC
You are in Area Zero. Suddenly, you hear a countdown... but where is it coming from...? A man dressed to be a scientist with the most bizarre hair you've ever seen stands in your way. His name, Colress, and he sponsors Colgate toothpaste. I loved the part where he said “it's Colressing Time” and disagreed all over the place
@@demonico917 where the fuck did the last part come from
@@kingrenzo-197 I have no idea. It just popped up and I couldn't stop laughing when typing it lol
Seems like a place Colress may lurk.
The Bass player needs a raise for that funky line.
The way the battle themes blend perfectly with their respective area themes will never not be awesome
Everything about Area Zero gives uncanny valley vibes, like I’m going into something I’m never going to be prepared for. And granted, I was not prepared for what was down there, so I guess that feeling is fitting
I heard the choir when entering Area Zero for the first time I actually felt out of place and slightly uncomfortable. It's so foreign but so familiar? It really makes you feel like this isn't a normal place to be, and everything here is slightly askew. Considering the story that happens down here I think it fits it perfectly.
That bass is so addicting... I know this is just a regular wild battle theme, but to me this is Miraidon/Koraidon's theme... I had such a blast listening to it when I was trying to catch the second miraidon in the post game.
For me its the Flute like at the beginning what makes it my favorite track right after some Gen 4 ones
you didnt just chuck a master ball at it?
@@TUCB-YT true
This theme really makes me feel I'm out of this world. More like out of this timeline. It's a very transcending song. 💞
🤨
SAAAAME! Close your eyes and travel across time and space
@@galaxystarroadperfect words to put it into~ thank you
Love the whole vibe shift when you enter the area. Like you entered another dimension. The music sounds like what I would have expected the ultra beast theme to sound like. And the vocals go hard.
The moment I sat and let this music play for a second, taking in the full impact of what was going on in this paradox part of the story, I realized Pokemon had reached a new level on a way that is very difficult to describe in the best possible way.
Toby Fox’s influence on the soundtrack makes Area Zero so emotional for me, something i never thought I’d be in a pokémon game
Do we know if he contributed to this one?? I know he confirmed the Tera Raid theme.
@@VexylObby the melody sounds like from vs Susie with the feeling of another medium
@@VexylObby he said himself he at least worked on all of the end game tracks so he definitely influenced area zero. you can tell by the style alone
@@QeteshThePony clearly some undertale lab theme splashed into it.
@@rhydonphilip yea definitely thought about the real lab when down here
Area Zero hands down best part of the game, with the music being even better
facts
20+ years and i still cant understand how a game about catching and battle fictional animals can have such banging soundtracks
This theme has hints of Arven's theme in it, I love the connection
Where
@@aaravdiwakaristhebest probably with the bass
I didnt know arven had his own theme WTF?
Gamefreak definitely took notes from the Xenoblade games while creating this area! The music, the area itself feels like a Xenoblade area and I love it!
A Made in Abyss area with Shin Megami Tensei and Xenoblade music
i knew i wasn’t the only one getting xenoblade x vibes
My favorite part is the choir in the background, really gives that otherworldly feel
0:20 made me shivers so much. There's so much nostalgia in this song. Honestly, i can't believe this song is in a Pokemon game! Going down the area zero crater was truly an otherworldly experience.
The funky bass, the chanting, sick synth riffs, so many cool parts of this song and somehow they all work
I love how perfectly the area zero music transitions into this battle theme, its amazing
The only wild battle theme I’ll never get tired of listening to
Honestly the first time I got in this zone it reminded of playing Xenoblade for the first time. The way you explored a massive landscape where you could see far in the distance, party members that follow you around as you run on foot and comment and banter together as you're doing so, I also played Violet so there were also mechanical enemies that threatened us and disrupted the natural environment they had invaded... And yes it also reminded me of the same Wii graphics the first Xenoblade game had lol.
Red/Blue veteran here, played all the Gens and have Pokémon Black as my favorite. Area Zero has to be, by far, the best thing Pokémon has done in their main games. I fucking loved the whole concept. The game as a whole needs patching sure but this helped some of the burn cool off.
I love the parts where it plays synth instruments in reverse. So many parts of the Area Zero music play into the whole time travel thing. Amazing.
Lofi beats to venture into the great crater of Paldea to rescue a professor who has issues with their son to
I hope
@A they went into the machinussy 😔
SPOILER
The professor was dead all along
"Rescue" yeah let's go with that
I love how you just have these three other people watching you suffer a horde of strong Pokémon
Especially Nemona, who's born a battle freak
This is one of the best battle songs I've ever heard playing Pokemon they did extremely well with this game I love it
Given the bugs, I really wish this game could have been delayed at least til January to match PLAs release time frame.
Area Zero was such a treat and I wish there was more to it. What we got was so awesome.
Pokémon is always a great time when it comes to secret labs, strange Pokémon, and dead scientist with notes left around the lab.
Honestly the thought of pokemon that existed in times where humans didn’t/couldn’t thrive is terrifying
Is it just me, or does Area Zero feel like a Xenoblade world? I was definitely getting Xenoblade vibes from this place
I felt the same thing hahaha
I knew I wasn't the only one that thought the same thing too
Thought the same thing
It gives me the age of calamity vibes as it sounds like terrako singing
Not the only one, that place is giving me Origin vibes from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
“Man, Volo’s battle was so hype, I don’t know how they can make a finale better than it”
@cringeus 1 you and I both know that’s a lie.
@cringeus 1 Volo had a predictable team and not a super crazy twist. Not to say his reveal was bad, but SV did it way better.
@@ZapNstuff is not
@@X-3181 is
@cringeus 1 it does and considering how more people like the actual comment then ur reply means ur in the minority, also why are u coming here to hate lol
Why am I crying and bopping at the same time I never knew that was even possible
I'm not usually one to be excited for DLC, but Area Zero makes me hope the devs expand on the storyline here and we get more Pokémon from the past and future.
Sameee I hoping In the DLC we'll be able to travel to the past/future(depending on your version) and find new paradox Pokemon, though we probably aren't getting that , who knows though ?
But instead we are going to 2 new areas and their respective legendaries have something to do with Area Zero, hence “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero” being the DLC’s title.
I hope they reveal Area Zero to be a massive sprawling network of underground caverns spanning the entire Paldea region with new undiscovered Paradox Pokémon roaming and 6 and 7-star Paradox raids with permanent sun or Electric Terrain. But that'll never happen.
@@spamtong.spamton8416 lmaoooooo!!!!!!!!. How the game runs: dkdjkdskkdkekdc
@@RetroLiminal99444but, they've also pretty much said that after the blueberry academy arc the dlc will all culminate in something at area zero
The bass just punches you in the fucking face in this song and I love it
I can't be the only one that felt like I was ascending to a separate plane of existence when 0:06 hit. Hands down the absolute best wild battle theme in all of pokémon, it's so otherworldly and fits the awe inspiring mystery of area 0 so perfectly. If the Alola games ever get remakes the Ultra Beast battle theme needs to be canned and replaced with a rendition of this, it fits way better than what they actually had.
If so they gotta give the sick theme to faba
This theme is so good 🔥🔥🔥
I love how perfectly this music relates to it's theme. When I tried to explain it to a friend, all I could say was that it "sounded ethereal" and "It feels like a piece that sits outside of time itself". And it has this complexity to it that makes me feel several emotions at once. It's got energy, there's something wistful in there, and it's all around intangible to a specific theme besides what I described it earlier. This is the essence of "outside of time itself".
Kinda has an X-files & Dr. Who meets Pokemon battle vibe. Also holy crap the bass line.
Bass lines have been poggers lately.. Illusion Zamazenta/Zacian, this..
area zero is definitely my favorite new area in this game, everything about it just felt mysterious and incredible, you learn more about the characters you meet along the first 3 main stories, and even more about what truly happened to the professors and anyone else who ventured into there. seeing the paradox pokemon for the first time gave me chills too, being based off of pokemon we've known for years while also being far stronger is very cool
THIS OST IS AN ABSOLUTE MASTERCLASS
3:30
man i LOVE this part
SAME. It sounds like they combined tribal chants with modern techno. And it is just GORGEOUS 😍
I was so hyped when I heard the wild theme was different
Hands down to scarlet and violet to have one the best pokemon soundtrack
you are insane mate
slow down
Has some good tracks but overall definitely not hands down
Overall? I'd say that is a solid take
@@loboalcurry touch grass weirdo
I would say the map layout of Area Zero was kinda just a spiral down with a few forking paths leading to dead ends, but the vibes man… the VIBES
If Gamefreak releases DLC for Area Zero I will get them
Area Zero is so much in an another vibe
The music is so... mysterious, magical, dimensional... and epic... it's beautiful
Area Zero felt so amazing in it’s ambience-the music and lighting and environments… absolutely adored it
Everyone talking about the story and the mystery (which I agree with) but like LISTEN TO THE BASS. It literally slaps
The bass line goes so fucking hard. This sounds like some sort of progressive rock music.
The bass gives me Splatoon Octo Expansion vibes. Absolutely love it.
Just went shiny hunting for a dragon type yesterday and had one of the most tense times so far. I failed to find a dratini in an outbreak so I went to area zero for a potential Zweilous. Found one in the last minute but while trying to weaken it, my clodsire hit a critical liquidation which brought it to near red. Too, the Zweilous hit Clodsire with a body slam and poison point activated. 1:39 started to play and I had to throw a dusk ball or lose the shiny. Luckily, I got a critical capture. However, it still was too close to comfort.
I know very few games where an overworld theme being cut by a battle theme isnt pissing you off. This transitions so well from the area theme while keeping its _cachet_
I've even noticed that the music that plays when you talk to Trainers always syncs perfectly with the battle theme no matter when you finish the dialog.
This whole area DRIPS with Toby Fox's vibes. You can tell he contributed to more than just musical direction.
0:34 Gladion wants his bass back
This is the best wild theme a pokemon game has ever had, it's beautiful
Does anyone else just like going back to Area Zero for the music?
One of the best theme of pokemon history
Occasionally coming back to this masterpiece of an OST is obligatory.
I'll never forget listening to it the 1st time.
Haven't had this nostalgic feeling to a Pokemon theme since Black and White(Excluding Peas since it's a remake)
This theme hits different every time I hear it. The range of tempo and instruments are so good with each other and it fits perfectly with the point of the story you're in when exploring Area Zero for the first time
That Bass *SLAPS* hard!
The section at 1:00 is great, and I love how it’s a sort of music foreshadowing into 1:38, introducing the choirs at the very end and adopting the same tone.
Technical issues aside, it’s hard to overstate how much of an improvement Scarlet/Violet were from Sword and Shield in literally every aspect.
I agree, in terms of sheer gameplay, S/V blow Sw/Sh out of the water. It's a shame, because they could've been some of the best Pokemon games ever made if it weren't for all those damn technical issues
@@DanTheMan33088 Still, the fact that this Gen delivered on almost EVERYTHING that was promised in Gen 8 is...
something.
I honestly found Area Zero super unsettling, especially with this music
This is definitely the best wild pokémon battle theme in the saga, it really makes you feel like you’re fighting in another dimesion that shouldn’t exist
This theme and the ambient area theme are probably some of the best every made for a pokemon game, they easily rival the zinnia and wally ORAS themes for just how fucking amazing that main hook is, being both haunting yet so emotionally wrought! Also never noticed while playing, but that bass line through is some of the funkiest and dirtiest bass lines that has ever been in a pokemon game, straight fire!
Area Zero makes the Distortion World look underdeveloped. Game Freak knocked it out of the park with this one, and I’m usually not one to embrace the newer games.
Ah yes the area that looks like every other area in the game but with the brightness up makes the Distortion World look underdeveloped
@@eaarth7866 Music is fantastic, the design is horrible.
just wait for a remasted platinum (if ever) with these: can walk/explore anywhere type... (not like BDSP)
with good graphics.!
@@el_kommander8924 *sigh,* if only...
@@eaarth7866 And crystals for the underground area and that's it.
Gives me Miitopia vibes when you are at the final boss level fighting the minions
saaaaaaame
oh my god it DOES sound like miitopia!
its giving me Sky Scraper vibes
The opening made me think of Nimbus, personally... XD
@@trytheimpzt9682 same but also a touch of the final area
I will say…Scarlet and Violet has a lot of things in common with Sun and Moon.
-The fact that they can be multiple of the box art legendaries. (Like in sword and shield, the protagonist receives a cosmog from the old lady in Freezeington that’ll evolve into either Solgaleo or Lunala depending on the game) and the fact that they are 2 Koraidons and 2 Miraidons.
-The ruinous legends are similar to the tapus, both sets share a similar secondary typing (for the tapus fairy, and for the ruinous dark), both sets even having a signature move that halves your current health (Natures Madness for the Tapus, and Ruination for the ruins)
-The paradox Pokemon give of a ultra beast vibe since we don’t know much of either, and both paradox Pokemon and ultra beast have abilities that are somewhat similar (ultra beasts having beast boost- every KO boosts the Pokémon’s highest stat, and the Paradox’s have either Protosynthesis or Quark Drive- boosting highest stat in either harsh sunlight or electric terrain)
-rival that has a somewhat negative relationship with their parent (Gladion to lusamine and Arven to Sada/Turo) yet they still somewhat care.
Those are just some similarities I found
*that went on longer than I thought*
The only thing I wish was better about Area 0 was that I wanted more future/past Pokémon. That would have made it ten times better cuz rn there are mostly normal Pokémon with one or two paradox forms, but it’d be so sick if it was filled with many different paradox forms instead of like 5
Hearing this song for the first time, surrounded by my friends in Area Zero really made it feel like this area is filled with Pokémon that aren't from this world. It has an alien like tune to it, but also with the knowledge that you're not alone down there with these strange Paradox Pokémon.
(Except when you are alone down there, because once they abandon you to go see Turo, you don't see them again until the Ace Academy Tournament.)
The area zero themes are ethereal and epic
If they could ever make a superior version of this game, they should add trainers that were somehow transported from both the past and the future and after you beat them they just glitch out of existence back to their reality and drop a random rare treasure-item, TM, ingredients, etc. Maybe some of them can Mega-Evolve, and some can have Legendaries of their own.
Everything about this place is both beautyful and uncanny to me. Everytime I go there I am entraced by how marvelous everything is, but I'm constantly haunted by the tragic memories I have from here and have the feeling that I should leave as soon as possible.
I both love and dread Area Zero.
Quite a paradox indeed.
I love the fact that the riff that plays in this theme, the overworld theme of area zero and the battle vs the professor is the same as the one that plays during a Terra raid battle.
Favorite area and theme in the game! When I got here it wowed me. I was getting like... Megaman X Phantasy Star Nier vibes from all of it lol
Everything about area zero was fucking fantastic
The first time I heard this I was blown away! I was already shocked at the spectacle of Area Zero, it felt like I was somewhere I didn’t belong. Breathtaking yet dangerous. When I encountered the first paradox I saw and THIS kicked in? Man I can’t put into words how phenomenal it was. I used to be on the “new pokemon bad” train but area zero made me realize gamefreak’s still got it
Once I entered here. I had very earthbound vibes coming from this. Love it. 😊
Best wild battle theme in the series
Naw
@@terrance3218 it is to me as well
If the entire game had been as cool as Area Zero (and it had a more consistent framerate), it would've supplanted Gen 5 as my favorite Pokémon game.
GOD the way the bass and guitar snuck in and made all my hair raise up- only pokemon man, only pokemon can do this to me on THIS level.
The alien nature of Area Zero honestly gives me such parallels to the Distortion World in Platinum. I can absolutely see Area Zero being how the Distortion World would be done if Platinum had been made today. Just imagine, instead of fighting the Professor at the bottom you get down there just to find Giratina waiting for you… terrifying stuff.
Even the paradox pokemon became a part of the instrument
When ?
Everything about area zero is amazing it feels like walking into a dystopian location full of dangerously strong Pokémon from the ancient past and the far future it goes to show that the tremendous power of the ancient past and the far future is not a power to be messed with.
this game blew my mind because area zero was actually BEAUTIFUL. like, the music playing in the background fits it so perfectly: a giant mystery hidden away from the rest of the world, housing strange and terrifying pokemon never seen before. yet it's a beautiful paradise, with waterfalls, caves, trees, and giant Terra crystals.
The Music in Area Zero is a Masterpice! The whole Soundtrack is very well done.
Area Zero is quite possibly the coolest place we've been to in a Pokemon game, rivaled only by the Distortion World from Platinum. The buildup, the lore, the crazy visuals, the atmosphere, everything feels like a whole different game compared to everything else in Scarlet and Violet and any Pokemon game in general. Cannot wait to see what the DLC holds!
Arwa zero îs garbage. Quit trying to praise this mediocre game
I love this song, cause it makes you feel like you're in a place not known to any other man, and when you battle those "things" i makes you feel like they are not pokemon and that you are way to weak to be there
This battle theme is so raw... helps me make the biggest of brain plays when in the battle stadium ❤
I am a bassplayer and i know full well that a computer played the bassline but MAN!!!! The bassline keeps me like 🤩😯🤩👐