Heath
- This article is about the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet character. For other uses, see Heath (disambiguation).
| Heath ヘザー Heather | |
 Picture from the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Unknown |
| Hair color | Unknown |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Paldea |
| Relatives | Briar (descendant)[1] |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Scarlet and Violet |
| Animated series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| Debut | HZ071 |
| English voice actor | None |
| Japanese voice actor | None |
Heath (Japanese: ヘザー Heather) is a character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. He was a member of the Area Zero Expedition survey team and the author of the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV. He was part of the first group to reach the depths of Area Zero and encounter Paradox Pokémon.
In the core series games
History
Prior to Scarlet and Violet
200 years prior to the events of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet,[2] Heath, a writer and brilliant natural historian, was chosen to join the Area Zero Expedition survey team, which was sponsored by the director of Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV at the time.
On the second day of the expedition, Heath and his team rested in a spot where a giant symbol has been inscribed on a long time ago, which was photographed by them. As they descended deeper, the group began to catch glimpses of mysterious Pokémon, one of their members was mortally wounded, forcing them to retreat. The beast was similar to a Donphan, but with great tusksS/treads of ironV. The team later discovered wondrous herbs that instantly impart vigor when eaten, they attempted to grow some in areas around Paldea, but they were eaten by wild Pokémon which in turn, grew large and strong. During their descent, the group came across a large metal plate inscribed with a strange symbol, even though they attempted to shave off a piece of it, the plate was way too resistent. After countless days, the group finally reached the the very depths of Area Zero, there they found formations of gemstone shining blidingly blight as far as they could see.
At one point while exploring the depths of Area Zero, Heath strayed from his team and fell unconscious. He would then have an encounter with a strange entity, unaware that it's a Pokémon or even alive at all[3]. He later tentatively named it Terapagos, theorizing it to be the source of the crystallization phenomeon found on some Pokémon. When later found by the rest of the team, he could only remember speaking to someone in an unfamiliar place, as if in a dream. He was found with a page with his handwriting on it, even though he had no memory of actually writing it.
Upon returning from the expedition, Heath would publish his writings as the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV. However, the contents of the book proved to be so fantastical that Heath and the rest of the Area Zero Expedition team were accused of lying and became widely discredited.
When SadaS/TuroV was a child, they got a copy of the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV and become fixated with the idea of Pokémon from other eras.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
In the present day, a copy of Heath's Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV was donated to the Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV.
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
In The Teal Mask, Heath's descendant Briar was determined to prove that her ancestor was telling the truth, specially about the existence of the Legendary Pokémon, Terapagos. So she started researching on the Terastal phenomenon, eventually leading to her gaining permission to do her own Area Zero expedition by Geeta. In The Indigo Disk, she travelled through Area Zero and Area Zero Underdepths while aided by the player, Carmine, and Kieran. After encountering, defeating, and catching Terapagos, Briar finally succeeded in her missioon by writing her own book: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, detailing their adventure in the Great Crater of Paldea.
Pokémon
Cyclizar is Heath's only known Pokémon. It was Heath's partner Pokémon and helped the expedition by carrying the team's luggage and equipment.
 Cyclizar |
In animation
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Heath was mentioned in HZ056 by Penny, who explained to Dot that he was the author of the Scarlet Book.
Heath was mentioned again in HZ071, this time by Briar, who revealed that she's Heath's descendant. She explained that Heath and his team explored Area Zero in the past and discovered a Terapagos living there, but his research was deemed a hoax and faded into occulture.
Heath was mentioned by Lucius in HZ075, who was shown to possess a copy of the Scarlet Book.
Pokémon
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘザー Heather | From heather (name of various plants in the family Ericaceae) |
| English | Heath | From heath, another word for heather |
| German | Alondo | |
| Spanish | Eriad | From erica (Latin for heath; name of a heather genus) |
| French | Bruyer | From bruyère (heath) |
| Italian | Callugaris | From Calluna vulgaris (scientific name of common heather) |
| Korean | 헤더 Heather | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 海哲 Hǎizhé | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 海哲 Hóijit |
References
- ↑ Briar: "The author of the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV, Heath, was in fact an ancestor of mine." (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask)
- ↑ Raifort: "Two hundred years ago, a group of explorers claimed to have finally reached [the Great Crater of Paldea's] depths. The name of the team that achieved this great feat was the Area Zero Expedition. [...] Among the list of team members was the name of a man who was an author and brilliant natural historian: Heath." (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
- ↑ Heath: "While separated from the research team in the crater's depths, I found a strange...entity. [...] I have tentatively named this creature Terapagos. [...]" (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, in the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV)
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