Location from Smash Bros Brawl: The Subspace Emissary by Nintendo / Masahiro Sakurai
An abandoned zoo where Lucas's fear and courage collide — Porky attacks, Ness is captured, and a terrified boy begins to fight back.
The Ruined Zoo is fear made architectural. Everything about it is designed to be a child's nightmare — the familiar turned wrong, the safe made dangerous. Empty cages that once held animals now feel like they might hold something worse. The paths twist and narrow, forcing encounters in tight spaces. This is where Lucas's story begins in earnest. He flees through the ruins, chased by the Subspace Army. When Ness arrives to save him, there is a brief moment of hope — and then Wario's Dark Cannon takes it away. Lucas must continue alone, through a place designed to terrify, until the Pokémon Trainer finds him.
A destroyed zoo with shattered enclosures, toppled fences, and overgrown walkways. Cages hang open. The pathways are cracked and littered with debris. Porky's spider mech looms above the ruined structures. Emergency lighting flickers in the darkness. The atmosphere is one of childhood familiarity turned threatening.
Also known as: The Zoo