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For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Terapagos (disambiguation).
Terapagos
Tera Pokémon
テラパゴス
Terapagos
#1024
Normal Form
Normal Form
Terastal Form
Terastal Form
Stellar Form
Stellar Form



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types
Normal Unknown
Normal Form
Normal Unknown
Terastal Form
Stellar Unknown
Stellar Form
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Abilities
Tera Shift
Normal Form
Tera Shell
Terastal Form
Teraform Zero
Stellar Form
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Terastal Form
Cacophony
Stellar Form
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
255 (43.9%)
Breeding
Egg Group
No Eggs Discovered
Hatch time
Unknown cycles
Egg not obtainable
Height
0'08" 0.2 m
Normal Form
1'00" 0.3 m
Terastal Form
5'07" 1.7 m
Stellar Form
0'0" 0 m
{{{form4}}}
Weight
14.3 lbs. 6.5 kg
Normal Form
35.3 lbs. 16.0 kg
Terastal Form
169.8 lbs. 77.0 kg
Stellar Form
0 lbs. 0 kg
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Mega Stone
[[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
Unknown
Leveling rate
Slow
EV yield
Total: 1-4
Normal Form
0
HP
0
Atk
1
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Terastal Form
0
HP
0
Atk
2
Def
0
Sp.Atk
2
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Stellar Form
3
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Shape
Body08.png
Other forms may have other shapes.
Footprint
F1024.png F000.png
Terastal Form
Pokédex color
Blue
Base friendship
Unknown
External Links

Terapagos (Japanese: テラパゴス Terapagos) is a Normal-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, with 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 Stellar Form. When it enters a battle, it changes from its Normal Form into its Terastal Form through its Tera Shift Ability, and transfroms into its Stellar Form when Terastallizing.

Terastal Form Terapagos is the game mascot of The Indigo Disk, appearing in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero.

Terapagos plays an important role in Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

Biology

Normal Form Terapagos is a small, reptilian Pokémon that resembles a dark blue turtle. The body is light-blue with a shell shaped like a crystal with a white hexagon on top of it. The neck and legs each have a green star and ring rub. Each foot has three toes. It has a blue tail with a green star at the end. It has two light blue eyes with rouge rimming. It has a diamond shape on its forehead and two ear-like diamonds on both sides of its head. Finally, it has a green diamond ponytail with light and dark purple at the end.

Normal Form Terapagos is said to have a splendid aura. It is a small and weak Pokémon, but when necessary, it can crystallize the energy in its body to form a protective shield. It is also capable of assuming a dormant state when it needs to slumber or when its life is in danger, pulling its head, limbs, and tail into its shell and shrinking in size which makes itself look like a jewel[1]. This species appears to be capable of living for millions of years while slumbering within its crystal shell. Terapagos can take on multiple distinct appearances[2], between them, its Normal, Terastal and Stellar forms. It's thought that this species existed in ancient times in the Paldea region until it got caught in seismic shifts, presumably causing it to go extinct, but in reality, it caused it to get trapped underground for thousands of years. This seemingly happened over two million years ago, creating the deep caves in Area Zero where Terapagos slumbers.

Heath is the one who coined Terapagos's name and discovered it.[3] Professor SadaS/Professor TuroV did research on it this Pokémon while in Area Zero. Terapagos assumes Normal Form when not battling and moving around. The Area Zero journals and the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV describe Terapagos, implying that this Pokémon is responsible for the Terastal phenomenon, this is ultimately confirmed to be the case in the Pokédex. Many for a long time believed Terapagos was fake and that Heath made it up, but Briar proved its existence by writing her own book about it.

Terapagos is capable of time-traveling and can bring humans from the past temporarily. The Terastal energy it produces can be used to power up AI-powered robots and time machines, bringing Paradox Pokémon from past or future to the present era. Terapagos can influence a Tera Orb with the ability to Terastallize with no charging drawbacks. Terapagos is the source and creator of the Stellar type. Unlike other Pokémon, it always receives the full benefits of the Stellar Tera Type, even outside of Tera Raid Battles.

Terapagos is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Tera Starstorm. It is also the only known Pokémon that can have Tera Shift, Tera Shell, and Teraform Zero as Abilities. Its Tera Type is fixed as Stellar and cannot be changed at the Treasure Eatery.

Forms

Terapagos has three forms: Normal Form, Terastal Form, and Stellar Form. Terapagos can fly in its Terastal and Stellar forms.

Terastal Form Terapagos

Terastal Form Terapagos is a reptilian Pokémon that resembles a light-blue turtle. Terapagos has two light blue eyes with rouge rimming, while the rest of its head is a deeper shade of indigo. Its head is also decorated with small diamond protrusions, with two on top of its head and two more on either side. It has two small hands with 3 fingers each that barely poke out of its fur. Its fur is voluminous, its color varying with a gradient between a greenish yellow and sky blue. A second patch of fur also appears behind its shell, vaguely forming three separate tails.

Terapagos's shell is made out of crystal, with 18 irregular pentagons on top decorated with differently colored symbols that resemble all 18 type icons. On the center of its shell is a small hexagonal protrusion, with a white hexagon on top of it with triangular extensions on each corner that connects it to the edges of the protrusion, slightly resembling the icon for the Terastal phenomenon. The sides of its shell also have three obtuse pentagons each on the rim of the shell; however, these are a solid light blue color.

Terapagos transforms into Terastal form when it is either in danger or about to battle. Its sturdy shell and Terapagos itself is claimed by Briar to be made of crystallized Terastal energy. The shell allows Terpagos to absorb energy and store it within itself. When using beam-like attacks, Terapagos pulls its hands and head into its shell, transform its mane into its tails and shoot the attack from the diamond in its center. When Terapagos absorbs enough energy or through Tera Orb, it will Terastallize into its Stellar Form. This form has been referred to as The Indigo Disk.

Stellar Form Terapagos

Stellar Form Terapagos emanates an energy field in the shape of a dome beneath itself, surrounded by crystals bearing each of the type icons with their respective colors. The rest of its body takes on a rainbow-like hue, and its central crystal grows into a crown-like structure covered in jewels corresponding to the type icons, topped with a miniature version of its Normal Form and the icon for the Terastal Phenomenon floating above it.

Stellar Form Terapagos is believed to be its true form and at full power. Heath was the one who discovered this form. This form is said to resemble the world that the ancient humans had seen in ancient times. Heath in his journal described it as looking like a planet floating in space. This form of Terapagos has an abnormal amount of Terastal energy amplified to the highest it can get. Terapagos can lose control of its Stellar Form, with the risk of causing havoc to the Paldea ecosystem. In this form, Terapagos can resist even going back into a powerful Poké Ball like the Master Ball, even destroying it. Stellar Form Terapagos is capable of creating multiple Tera Raid Barriers by absorbing Terastal energy from other Terastallized Pokémon, even causing their Terastallized state to be broken in the process. It can even change its type temporarily. However, it does have a limit to how many barriers it can create. This form has been referred to as The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero.

Normal Form Terastal Form Stellar Form
1024Terapagos.png 1024Terapagos-Terastal.png 1024Terapagos-Stellar.png

In the anime

Normal Form Terapagos in the anime
Terastal Form Terapagos in the anime

Major appearances

Terapagos (anime)

Normal Form Terapagos debuted in The Pendant That Starts It All: Part Two, where it was revealed that Liko's pendant is actually its dormant form. It briefly awakened again in HZ012. In HZ023, it awakened permanently and is currently travelling with the Rising Volt Tacklers. It first transformed into its Terastal Form in HZ033.

Minor appearances


In the manga

Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~

Normal Form Terapagos appeared in PMLT02, playing the same role as it does in the anime.

Pocket Monsters ~Pucchigumi SP~

Terapagos appeared in both chapters of Pocket Monsters ~Pucchigumi SP~, playing the same role as it does in the anime.

Pocket Monsters ~The Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~

Terapagos appeared in DVT05 alongside Liko.

In the TCG

Main article: Terapagos (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea
#—
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#240
Normal Form
Scarlet Terapagos protects itself using its power to transform energy into hard crystals. This Pokémon is the source of the Terastal phenomenon.
Violet It’s thought that this Pokémon lived in ancient Paldea until it got caught in seismic shifts and went extinct.
Terastal Form
Scarlet Upon sensing danger, it prepares itself for battle by creating a sturdy shell of crystallized Terastal energy.
Violet The shell is made of crystallized Terastal energy. When struck by a move, this shell absorbs the move’s energy and transfers it to Terapagos.
Stellar Form
Scarlet In this form, Terapagos resembles the world as the ancients saw it, and its Terastal energy is abnormally amplified.
Violet An old expedition journal describes the sight of this Pokémon buried in the depths of the earth as resembling a planet floating in space.


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
TradeVersion 3.0.0+
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
Area Zero Underdepths (only one)


In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Normal Form
Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
90
150 - 197 290 - 384
65
63 - 128 121 - 251
85
81 - 150 157 - 295
65
63 - 128 121 - 251
85
81 - 150 157 - 295
60
58 - 123 112 - 240
Total:
450
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
Terastal Form
Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
95
155 - 202 300 - 394
95
90 - 161 175 - 317
110
103 - 178 202 - 350
105
99 - 172 193 - 339
110
103 - 178 202 - 350
85
81 - 150 157 - 295
Total:
600
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
Stellar Form
Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
160
220 - 267 430 - 524
105
99 - 172 193 - 339
110
103 - 178 202 - 350
130
121 - 200 238 - 394
110
103 - 178 202 - 350
85
81 - 150 157 - 295
Total:
700
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Stellar Form Terapagos, which is Stellar-type, receives neutral damage from all types.

Learnset

Terapagos is available in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Withdraw Water Status 0000 00——% 40
011 Tri Attack Normal Special 08080 100100% 10
011 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 05050 100100% 40
1010 Ancient Power Rock Special 06060 100100% 5
2020 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15
3030 Protect Normal Status 0000 00——% 10
4040 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100100% 10
5050 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000 100100% 10
6060 Tera Starstorm Normal Special 120120 100100% 5
7070 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15
8080 Rock Polish Rock Status 0000 00——% 20
9090 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000 100100% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Terapagos
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Terapagos

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM001Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20
TM007Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM011Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20
TM025Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM041Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM041 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10
TM047Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM049Bag TM Fire SV Sprite.png TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM050Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM059Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15
TM066Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15
TM070Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM079Bag TM Fairy SV Sprite.png TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM085Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM086Bag TM Rock SV Sprite.png TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10
TM089Bag TM Fighting SV Sprite.png TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TM093Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM094Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TM099Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM101Bag TM Rock SV Sprite.png TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20
TM103Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM108Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM112Bag TM Fighting SV Sprite.png TM112 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 08080 00—}}—% 20
TM115Bag TM Dragon SV Sprite.png TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10
TM116Bag TM Rock SV Sprite.png TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM119Bag TM Grass SV Sprite.png TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM121Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TM123Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM124Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM125Bag TM Fire SV Sprite.png TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM126Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM129Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM133Bag TM Ground SV Sprite.png TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM135Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM147Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM147 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15
TM149Bag TM Ground SV Sprite.png TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10
TM150Bag TM Rock SV Sprite.png TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5
TM152Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM162Bag TM Bug SV Sprite.png TM162 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM163Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM165Bag TM Fire SV Sprite.png TM165 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15
TM166Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10
TM168Bag TM Grass SV Sprite.png TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10
TM172Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM175Bag TM Poison SV Sprite.png TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
TM178Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM178 Gravity Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM180Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000 100}}100% 5
TM189Bag TM Fire SV Sprite.png TM189 Heat Crash Fire Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TM193Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM193 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10
TM204Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15
TM210Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM210 Supercell Slam Electric Physical 100100 095}}95% 15
TM215Bag TM Ground SV Sprite.png TM215 Scorching Sands Ground Special 07070 100}}100% 10
TM220Bag TM Rock SV Sprite.png TM220 Meteor Beam Rock Special 120120 090}}90% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Terapagos
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Terapagos

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Terapagos
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Terapagos
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Terapagos

Side game data

Normal Form

Pokémon GO
File:GO1024.png Base HP: 207 Base Attack: 126 Base Defense: 165
Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks:
Charged Attacks:

Terastal Form

Pokémon GO
File:GO1024T.png Base HP: 216 Base Attack: 212 Base Defense: 224
Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks:
Charged Attacks:

Stellar Form

Pokémon GO
File:GO1024S.png Base HP: 330 Base Attack: 259 Base Defense: 224
Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks:
Charged Attacks:

Form data

Outside of a battle, Terapagos is always in its Normal Form. When it enters a battle for the first time, it changes from its Normal Form into its Terastal Form through its signature Ability Tera Shift, and stays like that until the end of the battle. Terastal Form Terapagos also has Tera Shift replaced by its other signature Ability Tera Shell. If Terastal Form Terapagos terastilizes during a battle, it transforms into Stellar Form, whose Tera Type is Stellar. Terapagos cannot have its Tera Type changed at the Treasure Eatery, and in its Stellar Form, has Tera Shell replaced by its third signature Ability Teraform Zero.

Terapagos
Normal Form
Terapagos
 Normal 


Terapagos
Terastal Form
Terapagos
 Normal 


Terapagos
Stellar Form
Terapagos
 Normal 

Evolution data

1024Terapagos.png
Unevolved
Terapagos
 Normal 



Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation
HOME
HOME1024.png HOME1024 s.png
HOME1024T.png HOME1024T s.png
HOME1024S.png HOME1024S s.png
1024MS.png For other sprites and images, please see Terapagos images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

Stellar Form Terapagos Sketch in the Scarlet/Violet Books
  • Before the official reveal of Terapagos, a sketch of its Stellar Form appeared in the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV, drawn by Heath in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
  • Terapagos can be considered a counterpart of Eternatus. Both are Legendary Pokémon that are responsible for the special type of transformation (Dynamax/Gigantamax and Terastilization) found within their respective origin regions (Galar and Paldea). They also both have transformations exclusive to them related to these phenomena increasing their stats (Eternatus' Eternamax form and Terapagos' Stellar Form, though the former is unobtainable) and can absorb the energy needed to use these transformations from other Pokémon, thereby rendering them unavailable. Both of them were also introduced in a game whose game mascots are considered a legendary duo.
  • In the closed captions of the initial TV Tokyo broadcast of HZ023, Terapagos was mistakenly referred to as コダイカメ Kodaikame (from 古代亀 kodaikame, literally "ancient turtle").[4][5]
    • Internally, Terapagos is referred to as "kodaikame", which, coupled with the anime's mistake, implies that this may have been its prototype name.
  • Terapagos is the only Pokémon with an EV yield total of more than three, with its Terastal Form having a total of four.
    • Terapagos is also the only Pokémon with a different EV yield total between each of its forms, with Normal having one, Terastal having four, and Stellar having three.
  • While Terapagos as a species has a 50-50 gender ratio, the only Terapagos encounter is set to always be male. Because of this, a female Terapagos cannot currently be legitimately obtained.
  • Terapagos cannot have its Tera Type be changed under normal circumstances in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Even if the game is modified to force Terapagos to have a different Tera Type, the game will softlock upon trying to Terastallize, forcing the player to restart the console. It shares this distinction with Ogerpon.
  • Terapagos is the only Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that is able to learn moves through TMs, but cannot learn Tera Blast (despite the move using Terastal energy, which Terapagos is responsible for creating).

Origin

Terapagos may be based on a sea turtle, specifically the Galápagos green turtle, a population of green sea turtles found around the Galápagos Islands. It may also be based on the Galápagos tortoise. Its hairy appearance may be a reference to Japanese legends of the minogame, a turtle which lived for 10,000 years and grew a tail made of seaweed.

Terapagos may also reference the World Turtle, a mythical turtle found in various mythologies that was said to carry the world upon its back. By extension, Terapagos's Stellar Form may be a reference to the expression "turtles all the way down", as it has a crystal in the shape of its Normal Form above its shell, and it floats on top of a larger dome shaped like a turtle shell. The expression "turtles all the way down" refers to the idea that the World Turtle rests on the back of a larger turtle, and that turtle rests on the back of an even larger turtle, and so on.

The tessellation on Terapagos's shell contains type icons. It could also be based on the unique pattern on the back of the diamondback terrapin.

Terapagos's crystalline composition may also take inspiration from chitons, marine mollusks with flat disk-shaped bodies and eye-like peripherals composed of rock.

Name origin

Terapagos may be a combination of Terastal, terrapin, and galápagos (a Spanish word for turtles, most recognizable because of the Galápagos Islands).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
Japan Flag.png Japanese テラパゴス Terapagos From Terastal, terrapin, and galápagos or Galápagos Islands
France Flag.png French Terapagos Same as English/Japanese name
Spain Flag.png Spanish Terapagos Same as English/Japanese name
Germany Flag.png German Terapagos Same as English/Japanese name
Italy Flag.png Italian Terapagos Same as English/Japanese name
South Korea Flag.png Korean 테라파고스 Terapagoseu Transcription of Japanese name
China and Taiwan Flags.png Mandarin Chinese 太樂巴戈斯 / 太乐巴戈斯 Tàilèbāgēsī Transcription of the Japanese name and 太晶化 Tàijīnghuà
Hong Kong Flag.png Cantonese Chinese 太樂巴戈斯 Taailohkbāgwōsī Transcription of the Japanese name and 太晶化 Taaijīngfa


Normal Form

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese ノーマルフォルム Normal Forme
Chinese Cantonese 普通形態 Póutūng Yìhngtaai
Mandarin 普通形態 / 普通形态 Pǔtōng Xíngtài
France Flag.png French Forme Normale
Germany Flag.png German Normalform
Italy Flag.png Italian Forma Normale
South Korea Flag.png Korean 노말폼 Normal Forme
Spain Flag.png Spanish Forma Normal

Terastal Form

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese テラスタルフォルム Terastal Forme
Chinese Cantonese 太晶形態 Taaijīng Yìhngtaai
Mandarin 太晶形態 / 太晶形态 Tàijīng Xíngtài
France Flag.png French Forme Téracristal
Germany Flag.png German Terakristall-Form
Italy Flag.png Italian Forma Teracristal
South Korea Flag.png Korean 테라스탈폼 Terastal Forme
Spain Flag.png Spanish Forma Teracristal

Stellar Form

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese ステラフォルム Stella Forme
Chinese Cantonese 星晶形態 Sīngjīng Yìhngtaai
Mandarin 星晶形態 / 星晶形态 Xīngjīng Xíngtài
France Flag.png French Forme Stellaire
Germany Flag.png German Stellarform
Italy Flag.png Italian Forma Astrale
South Korea Flag.png Korean 스텔라폼 Stella Forme
Spain Flag.png Spanish Forma Astral


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References

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