A photograph from the survey team's point of ingress to the crater, which is visible in the background. Luck favored us with fine weather, making for a smooth outset. But clouds obscured the craters distant depths, where the treasure of legend is said to lie. Now, onward and downward.

Within the great crater of paldea lies the mysterious Area zero-a place home to such landscapes, such plant life, and such Pokemon as we had never seen. It is inhospitable to human life, and as such, I suspect something altogether unknown to humankind sleeps in its depths.

Ledges form a spiral down the inner walls of Area zero, offering a path of descent. Vegetation and sources of water are here as well. Legends tell that precious stones or wondrous fruits have long slept in Area Zero's depths, protected by some manner of guardian.

Surprisingly, the Pokemon species we observed in the upper strata of Area Zero seemed little different from those seen outside the crater. Now and then, we heard unfamiliar cries from the lower strata.

As we descended further into Area zero, we began to catch glimpses of mysterious Pokemon-though we wondered if these huge, ferocious beasts were indeed Pokemon at all. One of our team members suffered a brutal blow from such a beast and was mortally wounded, forcing us to retreat for a time. The beast slightly is a resemblance of donphan but has differences such as size, color, spikes, shape of its back set, and its great tusks.

Area Zero was home to wondrous herbs that instantly impart vigor when eaten. We dubbed them Herba Mystica and attempted to grow some in areas around paldea. However, before we could harvest, the herbs were eaten by Pokemon-which in turn grew large and strong. We call these Titan Pokemon.

During our descent into Area Zero, we came across a buried metal plate inscribed with a strange symbol. We attempted to shave off a piece of the plate but failed to leave even a scratch. Even determining the nature of the metal seems beyond modern science. We know not why the inscription was made, let alone how.

Countless days into our descent, we reached at last the very depths of the Great Crater. There we found a cave with formations of gemstone, shining blindingly bright as far as we could see. Perhaps that strange light itself is the guardian said to watch over treasure deep within the crater.