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Blueberry Academy: Unova's Undersea School, Its Terarium and League

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Blueberry Academy is the sister school of Paldea's academy. Introduced in The Indigo Disk, the second part of the Scarlet and Violet expansion, it reaches down under the sea in Unova's waters and trains its students in battle above all else.

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A young school built around battling

Blueberry Academy stands on an artificial island in Unova, and its facilities extend beneath the sea. It is the sister school of the academy in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Naranja Academy in Scarlet, Uva Academy in Violet.

Where Paldea's academy rests on a long history, Blueberry Academy is a recent institution, and its curriculum clearly favors Pokémon battles, Double Battles most of all.

The player, in a Blueberry Academy uniform, gets ready to throw her Poké Ball on a battlefield lined with stands, while a student raises his arms behind her
On the academy's battlefield, the player gets ready to throw her Poké Ball: at Blueberry Academy, the curriculum clearly favors Pokémon battles.

The Terarium, a park under the sea

Beneath the academy lies the Terarium, a huge undersea park divided into four areas. Students study Pokémon there in biomes designed to faithfully recreate their natural habitats.

These ecosystems are recreated with such care that some regional forms can thrive there just as they would in their home region, which makes the park a direct extension of the regional forms seen elsewhere in the series.

Overhead view of the Terarium and its four areas, polar, coastal, canyon and savanna, gathered around a central plaza
The Terarium from above: its four areas, from the ice floes to the savanna, each recreate a very distinct natural habitat.

Cyrano, Briar, Carmine and Kieran

The academy was founded by Cyrano, who still runs it. After the player's exploits during the school trip to Kitakami, he travels to Paldea's academy in person to offer them a student exchange.

Among the teachers, Briar supervised that trip and has a passion for Terastallization. Among the students, Carmine keeps a close eye on her little brother, Kieran, a quiet, kind boy who became friends with the player in Kitakami.

Carmine and Briar in Kitakami during the school trip, surrounded by students from Paldea's academy
During the school trip to Kitakami, Briar leads the group while Carmine, a Blueberry Academy student, stands in the foreground.

The Blueberry League and its Elite Four

The academy has its own Pokémon League, run by its best students: four of them make up the Elite Four, and a League Champion reigns at the top.

The Elite Four brings together four very different personalities: Lacey, a second-year student who shows the player around on arrival, Crispin, as passionate about battling as he is about cooking, Amarys, who keeps her cool no matter what, and Drayton, a former League Champion more inclined to skip class than to attend it.

The one who dethroned Drayton is none other than Kieran, now Champion of the Blueberry League.

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Official artwork of the Blueberry League Elite Four: Lacey, Amarys, Crispin and Drayton surrounded by their Pokémon
The full Elite Four: Lacey enjoys her meal, Amarys stays calm, Crispin wears his chef's outfit and Drayton looks on, laid-back.

Life at the academy

Every student has their own room, where the player can rest and heal their Pokémon. The cafeteria serves only Cyrano's favorite dishes, and the school store accepts just one currency: Blueberry Points (BP), earned through the academy's activities.

The League Club, chaired by Kieran, exists to support the other clubs at the school by sending them BP. The academy's entrance, with its battle court and stands, hosts every match, official or friendly.

The academy is also where Snacksworth hands out the treats that lure Legendary Pokémon to Paldea, such as Suicune on an islet in Casseroya Lake.

The player and Carmine in a Blueberry Academy student room, with a blue kitchenette and a bed
Every student has their own room, with a kitchenette and a bed: that's where the player can rest and heal their Pokémon.

Blueberry Academy in the anime

The academy also makes an appearance in Pokémon Horizons: in episode HZ115, a student's Toxicroak watches from the stands as Lacey battles Ann.

Cyrano standing near the stands, where a Toxicroak sits among Blueberry Academy students
In episode HZ115, a Toxicroak sits in the stands among the students, watching Lacey battle Ann.

Blueberry Academy at a glance

Feature Detail
Region Unova, on an artificial island
Games Scarlet and Violet, The Indigo Disk expansion
Sister school Naranja Academy (Scarlet) or Uva Academy (Violet)
Specialty Battling, especially Double Battles
Terarium Undersea park with four areas
Director Cyrano
Champion Kieran
Elite Four Lacey, Crispin, Amarys, Drayton

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where is Blueberry Academy?
    On an artificial island in the Unova region; part of its facilities extends under the sea.
  • Which game features Blueberry Academy?
    The Indigo Disk, the second part of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet expansion.
  • What is the Terarium?
    The academy's undersea park, divided into four areas, where students study Pokémon in recreated ecosystems.
  • Who is in the Blueberry League Elite Four?
    Lacey, Crispin, Amarys and Drayton. Kieran, who defeated Drayton, is the League Champion.
  • Who runs Blueberry Academy?
    Cyrano, its director and founder, who invites the player to take part in a student exchange.

In short

Blueberry Academy takes Scarlet and Violet well beyond Paldea: a school under the sea, a student-run League and a Terarium that recreates entire ecosystems. It's the setting for the final chapter of the school adventure, and one of the most original locations in the series.

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