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terapagos_(normal_form)
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Terapagos (Japanese: テラパゴス Terapagos) is a Normal-type Legendary Pokémon introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other pokémon, Terapagos has three forms: Normal Form, Terastal Form, and a unique Stellar-type Terastallized state referred to as its Stellar Form. At the start of a battle, it changes from its Normal Form into its Terastal Form through its Tera Shift Ability, and transforms into its Stellar Form upon Terastallizing.
Terapagos (Japanese: テラパゴス Terapagos) is a Normal-type Legendary Pokémon introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other pokémon, Terapagos has three forms: Normal Form, Terastal Form, and a unique Stellar-type Terastallized state referred to as its Stellar Form. At the start of a battle, it changes from its Normal Form into its Terastal Form through its Tera Shift Ability, and transforms into its Stellar Form upon Terastallizing.
Terastal Form Terapagos is the game mascot of The Indigo Disk, appearing in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. Another Terapagos plays an important role in pokémon Horizons: The Series.
Normal Form Terapagos is small in stature and has clearly defined legs, feet, and a tail. Its cyan hexagonal shell is compact and bears a simple Terastal symbol on its back. Cyan four-pointed stars with ring-like markings appear on its neck, legs, and tail tip. Its feet have three toes each. It possesses diamond-shaped ornaments, including a pattern on its forehead, two dangling diamond-shaped earrings, and a segmented, diamond-like ponytail that tapers in size and shifts toward a purplish hue near the end.
Normal Form Terapagos is said to have a splendid aura. It is a small and particularly weak pokémon; for that reason, it can assume a dormant state whenever its life is put in danger or it needs to hibernate, pulling its head, limbs, and tail into its shell and shrinking in size, which makes itself look like an ordinary jewel. It can also crystallize the energy in its own body to form a green, protective barrier around itself if necessary, even in its dormant state. Through this same power, Terapagos causes glowing, hard crystals to form around it, even in its dormant state, which gave Area Zero its distinctive appearance.
As depicted in pokémon Horizons: The Series, like other turtles, Terapagos is unable to move if it is turned upside down, needing outside help to stand back up. It has shown to have an incredibly long lifespan, with one known to have lived for millions of years, at least during its slumber within its shell. As shown in HZ132, Normal Form Terapagos is capable of sharing its Terastal energy in the form of an orb with other pokémon, allowing them to Terastallize.
Normal Form Terapagos is the only known pokémon that can have Tera Shift as its Ability.
See also:
- pokémon
- pokémon_(species)
- terapagos
- terapagos_(normal_form)
- terapagos_(terastal_form)
- terapagos_(stellar_form)
- terapagos
- pokémon_(species)
