In the chilly waters of the Southern Sea there lay a vast expanse of islands, as well as the behemoth that is the Snow Continent. While the Snow Continent is mostly inhospitable due to the harsh climate, the beautiful city of Aria and the bustling port town of Caister stand as beacons amidst the blizzards! The various islands surrounding the giant continent come in many shapes and sizes, and most of them don't take too kindly to visitors.
🎵 The Frostlands || Octopath Traveler 🎵
A trail from the entrance of the island’s port that seems to lead you into a woodland area. The snow is so bright against the sun’s rays it’s almost blinding. Even the tree’s give shadows and a break from the harsh light, something else seems to be lurking behind them...Be careful, these warriors are dangerous!
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Sawk | Mienfoo | Makuhita | Throh | Meditite | Riolu | Duraludon | Frigibax
🎵 Lullaby of Giants || God of War 🎵
An old temple that the pokemon here seem to use for worship and good luck ceremonies. There’s a statue in the center of this temple of Völsung himself, who appears to be a massive Chesnaught who had discovered this island, spreading his way of battle to his residency before passing centuries ago. Because of his heroic feats, the people of this tundra regard him as a god.
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Unown | Solosis | Abra | Smoochum | Stantler | Furfrou | Komala | Chespin
🎵 Spirit Temple || Ocarina of Time [Legend of Zelda] 🎵
A lake that resides within the island helps encourage strangers of the island to stay away, and it’s easy to see why. Across the lake, you can see a glimpse of buildings and unique structures- but in order to get there you must cross the lake. The lake itself is so cold, unless your an Ice-type or water type, you feel numb. Crossing this lake won’t be easy by any means...Especially since warriors threaten to block your path.
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Tentacool | Shellos | Oshawott | Staryu | Krabby | Spheal | Dondozo | Pincurchin
Arriving at this village you’re treated immediately with hostility by those who reside within. This village seems to be decorated with wooden statues, totems, and lots of warm huts. The pokemon here aren’t happy to see new comers, and will gladly show you just why this place is known for the fighters they produce!
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Farfetch’d (Galar) | Pancham | Hawlucha | Timburr | Cufant | Bouffalant | Castform | Sentret
One of the forests right outside of Aria. This place is the definition of beauty. The sun reflects against the frozen trees and the icicles that dangle from the branches look like grand chandeliers in the right light. When snow falls, it sparkles in a way that looks like glimmering crystals are falling on you. Frozen lakes and sparkling snow banks also litter the forest. The Pokemon here aren’t hostile at all and will even play with you given the chance. Hope you like ice skating and snowball fights, because you’ll most likely be dragged into fun once you enter!
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Eevee | Meowth (Kanto) | Smeargle | Snom | Squirtle | Psyduck | Burmy (Trash Cloak) | Pachirisu
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Glaceon | Frosmoth | Golduck
🎵 Vast Ice Mountain Peak || Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 🎵
These mountains rise over all of the snow continent. Their peaks reach soaring heights and breathing can be quite difficult at the peaks as the altitude is so high. Many Pokemon make these cliffs their home and may be quite hostile as visitors are quite a rarity. Blizzards wrack the mountains constantly and if you’re not careful, you may become just what the name implies-- snowbound. Best bring something to keep warm or equipment to dig your way out if you get trapped!
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Togedemaru | Geodude (Alola) | Amaura | Snubbull | Mienfoo | Cryogonal | Sneasel (Hisui) | Sawk | Throh
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Golem (Alola) | Granbull | Mienshao | Aurorus
🎵 Tephra Cave || Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition 🎵
Outside of this dense and dark labyrinth you can see statues that seem to represent some kind of deity. Was this once a place of worship? You can’t be sure because the entire labyrinth is caved in and destroyed, but something tells you treasure could be lurking in it’s depths! Because of the frigid temperatures outside, the floors of this dungeon have become black ice-- be careful not to slide down the dark corridors! … You don’t know what could be awaiting you in the darkness ... Luckily there are some torches that light up the walls!
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Rattata (Kanto) | Hatenna | Drilbur | Noibat | Misdreavus | Sneasel (Hisui) | Bronzor | Joltik
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Raticate | Noivern | Excadrill | Bronzong
🎵 Into the Volcano || Pac Man World 2 🎵
The hot springs that well up in Aria actually have a dungeon beneath them! Who knew? There is an entrance into the tunnels beneath the spring and instead of a frozen world, you’ll be entering a world of steam, heat, and magma. The lava that warms the springs at the surface flow through here magnificently and the steam from the water and lava mixing almost makes it insufferable to breath. The only upside is sometimes there are pools in here to de-stress for a moment. Careful though! They’re scalding hot! The Pokemon that live here seem to have no idea of the cold that creeps above them, likewise, the people of Aria seem to not care about the magma caverns beneath them.
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Turtonator | Scorbunny | Slugma | Panpour | Totodile | Rolycoly | Grimer (Alola) | Fuecoco
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Magcargo | Gigantamax Coalossal | Muk (Alola)
🎵 Immigrant Song || Led Zeppelin 🎵
The largest piece of the island is known as the Fuzzy Tundra. While it is not literally fuzzy, many pokemon with large amounts of fur or hair live here. Many of these pokemon are maternal and usually treat those with kindness as if you were one of their own, or there are some that are mighty protective already of their own. Just be careful!
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Swinub | Spheal | Bouffalant | Oshawott | Zorua (Hisui) | Furfrou | Lillipup | Yamper
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Piloswine | Walrein
You find many dark type pokemon hiding within dens of ice and naturally made rock. It seems many dark pokemon have started a life here, you wonder why briefly. They seem to care about each other, but don’t seem to particularly care about you. The ice is so cold, it feels like it is burning you.
However, you get a bad feeling about this place, dark red clouds swirl the middle of the island and trace back to a tall mountain, inside of it stands a tall looking mass of hair... Gigantimax Grimmsnarl.
“This is your only warning trespasser, these dark types have found solace after years of hate. I won’t let you take it away.”
They don’t seem to like trespassers, but maybe they’ll get used to you if you come often?
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Poochyena | Sneasel (Johto) | Zorua (Unova) | Inkay | Impidimp | Zigzagoon (Galar) | Morpeko | Skorupi | Croagunk
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Zoroark (Unova) | Malamar | Grimmsnarl | Gigantamax Grimmsnarl
🎵 The Warrens || Final Fantasy XIV 🎵
The town on the smallest island. It seems this is the only civilization on these islands. The Pokemon here seem distant, or some seem dying to just talk to somebody. A couple of small cozy cabins. However the outskirts of the town are dangerous. Masses of snow constantly stack and never melt, it is easy to get lost in this mass of snow, and to bump into unfriendly Pokemon.
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Shellder | Delibird | Eiscue | Cufant | Vanillite | Snom | Squirtle | Makuhita
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Persian (Alola) | Copperajah
A seemingly endless moorland with great, mossy rocks dotting its surface. The ground is hot but the air is cold,tread lightly and be wary of pitfalls and sheets of black ice. It is near impossible to see without clearing it away and, even when it has been cleared, it is incredibly difficult to get lost. The entire place feels empty, quiet, devoid of life yet something about it draws you closer, deeper into the moor. You can’t help but feel a sense of emptiness deep inside your heart here that must be filled before you can feel satisfied leaving.
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Farfetch'd (Kanto) | Farfetch'd (Galar) | Aerodactyl | Rookidee | Stonjourner | Onix | Baltoy | Cyclizar
🎵 Let Us All Down || Poor Man’s Poison 🎵
A dank, drippy pit buried deep under a misty bog. It's hard to reach, to see, harder yet to escape.
The brackish gunk that fills the floor is deep enough you have to swim through in many places and hope to find rest soon. The ooze is warm at least, not like the cold air above it. It is constantly shifting and hiding secrets untold, too bad it’s impossible to see under it all - if you really want to know what’s at the bottom of it all, you’ll have to feel around if you’re brave enough. The Pokemon that live here have been forced to adapt to living in such an unforgiving environment. You may have to do the same if you fail to find a way out.
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Clauncher | Gulpin | Slowpoke (Galar) | Shellos | Skorupi | Toxel | Venipede | Qwilfish (Hisui)
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Scolipede
A cavernous expanse of grandiose rooms and halls under the ice. Its floor is smooth and dark, its walls carved deep with sharp, inorganic ornamentation - depictions of scenes, of Pokemon. Some are familiar, some seem entirely mythical. Some scenes depicted are mundane, friends sitting down for a meal, doing labor; other carvings depict battlefields and betrayals. No matter what, once you look away, it seems the carvings have changed and you can’t find the same one twice.
It is warm in here. Almost uncomfortably so.
It is silent. Absolutely uncomfortably so.
The farther you go, the warmer it is and the less silent it becomes. A steady, rhythmic pulsing begins to sound in your ears, faster, louder the deeper into the dungeon you go. Rumor has it, the very island is alive and judges your thoughts as you descend into its depths.
Do not be found wanting.
| Recruitable Pokemon |
Snorunt | Kecleon | Stufful | Whismur | Litten | Grubbin | Larvesta | Karrablast
| Unrecruitable Pokemon |
Vikavolt | Volcarona