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The Azure Ridge - believed to be one of the most ancient features of the Miato Region - has been named for the blue, crystalline tint of its rocks - which possess a unique mineral composition and structure. While natural processes led to trace amounts of these minerals being present in most of Miato, the Azure Valley itself possesses by far the highest concentration of such - and being an insular biome, separated from the rest of Miato by the ridge itself, plant species found no where else can be found here, and new species of Pokémon and separated populations of species found elsewhere in the region have evolved to incorporate the local minerals into their bodies - either through direct consumption of minerals or though minerals dissolved in water or integrated into plantlife. | The Azure Ridge - believed to be one of the most ancient features of the Miato Region - has been named for the blue, crystalline tint of its rocks - which possess a unique mineral composition and structure. While natural processes led to trace amounts of these minerals being present in most of Miato, the Azure Valley itself possesses by far the highest concentration of such - and being an insular biome, separated from the rest of Miato by the ridge itself, plant species found no where else can be found here, and new species of Pokémon and separated populations of species found elsewhere in the region have evolved to incorporate the local minerals into their bodies - either through direct consumption of minerals or though minerals dissolved in water or integrated into plantlife. | ||
| − | Azure Valley is, in fact, not one contiguous valley - but a number of mountain valleys connected to each other through a system of caverns and tunnels, formed both through abiotic (seismic activity, erosion by wind and water, etc.) and biotic (plant growth, Pokémon tunneling, etc.) activity. Water is common here here in the form of rivers, waterfalls and lakes, both over-ground and subterranean. Occasionally, wild crystal formations grow - almost organically - from the rocks and the ground, catching the light of the sun and faint mineral and biological luminescence and creating refraction patterns. There are plants here that cannot be found anywhere else - many of which presenting mineralized veins and leaf patches that change in color depending on how the light catches them. Researchers | + | Azure Valley is, in fact, not one contiguous valley - but a number of mountain valleys connected to each other through a system of caverns and tunnels, formed both through abiotic (seismic activity, erosion by wind and water, etc.) and biotic (plant growth, Pokémon tunneling, etc.) activity. Water is common here here in the form of rivers, waterfalls and lakes, both over-ground and subterranean. Occasionally, wild crystal formations grow - almost organically - from the rocks and the ground, catching the light of the sun and faint mineral and biological luminescence and creating refraction patterns. There are plants here that cannot be found anywhere else - many of which presenting mineralized veins and leaf patches that change in color depending on how the light catches them. Researchers investigating the biology of Azure Valley endemic species seem to have come to the conclusion that the structure of mineralized inclusions in the plants allow access to a broad range of light spectra for photosynthetic purposes. |
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| + | The complex nature of Azure Valley places many natural barriers in the way of would-be explorers - requiring the abilities of Pokémon to clear paths. This means that parts of Azure Valley are blocked off from trainers who have yet to gain these skills. Post-game, the entirety of Azure Valley is open for exploration. | ||
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| + | ==Points of Interest== | ||
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| + | =The Resonance Formation= | ||
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| + | Located in a small clearing | ||
==Wild Pokémon== | ==Wild Pokémon== | ||
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Revision as of 14:36, 3 June 2017
| Azure Valley A crystalline biome unlike any other. | ||
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| A unique habitat nestled within the Azure Ridge, formed through years of exposure to its unique mineral composition. | ||
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Azure Valley is the colloquial name for the unique biome that formed within the Azure Ridge - both within tunnels in the mountains themselves and in the mountain valleys surrounded by them. It is home to many Crystal-type Pokémon.
Description
The Azure Ridge - believed to be one of the most ancient features of the Miato Region - has been named for the blue, crystalline tint of its rocks - which possess a unique mineral composition and structure. While natural processes led to trace amounts of these minerals being present in most of Miato, the Azure Valley itself possesses by far the highest concentration of such - and being an insular biome, separated from the rest of Miato by the ridge itself, plant species found no where else can be found here, and new species of Pokémon and separated populations of species found elsewhere in the region have evolved to incorporate the local minerals into their bodies - either through direct consumption of minerals or though minerals dissolved in water or integrated into plantlife.
Azure Valley is, in fact, not one contiguous valley - but a number of mountain valleys connected to each other through a system of caverns and tunnels, formed both through abiotic (seismic activity, erosion by wind and water, etc.) and biotic (plant growth, Pokémon tunneling, etc.) activity. Water is common here here in the form of rivers, waterfalls and lakes, both over-ground and subterranean. Occasionally, wild crystal formations grow - almost organically - from the rocks and the ground, catching the light of the sun and faint mineral and biological luminescence and creating refraction patterns. There are plants here that cannot be found anywhere else - many of which presenting mineralized veins and leaf patches that change in color depending on how the light catches them. Researchers investigating the biology of Azure Valley endemic species seem to have come to the conclusion that the structure of mineralized inclusions in the plants allow access to a broad range of light spectra for photosynthetic purposes.
The complex nature of Azure Valley places many natural barriers in the way of would-be explorers - requiring the abilities of Pokémon to clear paths. This means that parts of Azure Valley are blocked off from trainers who have yet to gain these skills. Post-game, the entirety of Azure Valley is open for exploration.
Points of Interest
The Resonance Formation
Located in a small clearing
Wild Pokémon
| The Region of Miato | |
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| Settlements
Jade Town • Onyx City • Quartz City • Tourmaline Town • Lapis City • Malachite City • Amethyst City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Significant Areas Tiger's Eye Grove • Quartz Forest • Azure Valley • Malachite Beach • Obsidian Ridge • Beryl Lake • Jade Highlands • Northern Tundra • Mount Triumph • Triangle Island • Aquamarine Sands Ancient Relics Topaz Pyramid • Desert Ruins • Aquatic Ruins • Submerged Shrine • Northern Guardian • Western Guardian • Southern Guardian • Eastern Guardian • Golden Guardian |
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