This is a list of all creatures, lore and research and their locations in Metroid Prime.
Please note that this mark: * - means that there is a limit of time to scan the object or creature before it is no longer available.
Creatures
- *Parasite (Research Frigate Orpheon)
- Auto Turret (Research Frigate Orpheon, Tallon Overworld, Magmoor Caverns, Phendrana Drifts)
- Zoomer (Tallon Overworld, Magmoor Caverns - Workstation Tunnel)
- Geemer (Tallon Overworld)
- Sap Sac (Tallon Overworld)
- Bloodflower (Tallon Overworld)
- Seedling (Tallon Overworld)
- Scarab (Chozo Ruins, Phendrana Drifts)
- Beetle (Tallon Overworld, Chozo Ruins)
- Plated Beetle (Chozo Ruins - Ruined Shrine, Main Plaza)
- War Wasp (Chozo Ruins)
- *Ram War Wasp (Chozo Ruins - Hive Totem)
- *Barbed War Wasp (Chozo Ruins - Burn Dome)
- Hive (Chozo Ruins)
- Eyon (Chozo Ruins)
- Plazmite (Chozo Ruins)
- Shriekbat (Chozo Ruins, Magmoor Caverns - Burning Trail)
- Tangle Weed (Tallon Overworld, Chozo Ruins)
- Venom Weed (Tallon Overworld, Chozo Ruins)
- Blastcap (Tallon Overworld, Chozo Ruins)
- Reaper Vine (Chozo Ruins)
- Stone Toad (Chozo Ruins)
- Plated Parasite (Chozo Ruins - Furnace)
- Oculus (Chozo Ruins)
- *Plated Puffer (Chozo Ruins - Tower of Light)
- *Hive Mecha (Chozo Ruins - Hive Totem)
- *Incinerator Drone (Chozo Ruins - Burn Dome)
- Chozo Ghost (Tallon Overworld - Life Grove, Chozo Ruins)
- Grizby (Magmoor Caverns)
- Burrower (Magmoor Caverns, Phazon Mines - Elevator Access B)
- Puffer (Magmoor Caverns, Phazon Mines - Ventilation Shaft)
- Triclops (Magmoor Caverns)
- Magmoor (Magmoor Caverns)
- Puddle Spore (Magmoor Caverns)
- Crystallite (Phendrana Drifts)
- *Ice Parasite (Phendrana Drifts - Chozo Ice Temple)
- *Ice Shriekbat (Phendrana Drifts - Ice Ruins West)
- Pulse Bombu (Chozo Ruins, Phendrana Drifts)
- Scatter Bombu (Chozo Ruins, Phendrana Drifts, Phazon Mines)
- *Ice Burrower (Phendrana Drifts - Plaza Walkway)
- Ice Beetle (Phendrana Drifts - Research Core Access, Frost Cave Access)
- Flickerbat (Phendrana Drifts)
- Jelzap (Tallon Overworld, Phendrana Drifts)
- Baby Sheegoth (Phendrana Drifts)
- Sheegoth (Phendrana Drifts)
- Sentry Drone (Phendrana Drifts)
- Space Pirate (Phendrana Drifts, Phazon Mines)
- Shadow Pirate (Phendrana Drifts, Phazon Mines)
- Flying Pirate (Tallon Overworld, Magmoor Caverns, Phendrana Drifts)
- Aqua Sac (Tallon Overworld)
- Tallon Crab (Tallon Overworld)
- Aqua Reaper (Tallon Overworld, Phendrana Drifts)
- *Aqua Drone (Tallon Overworld - Biohazard Containment)
- *Aqua Pirate (Tallon Overworld)
- Mega Turret (Phazon Mines)
- Glider (Phendrana Drifts, Phazon Mines)
- Power Trooper (Phazon Mines)
- Wave Trooper (Phazon Mines)
- Ice Trooper (Phazon Mines)
- Plasma Trooper (Phazon Mines)
- *Elite Pirate (Phazon Mines)
- *Phazon Elite (Phazon Mines - Elite Research)
- Metroid (Phendrana Drifts, Phazon Mines, Impact Crater - Metroid Prime Lair)
- Hunter Metroid (Phendrana Drifts - Frost Cave, Phazon Mines, Impact Crater - Metroid Prime Lair)
- Fission Metroid (Phazon Mines, Impact Crater)
- Lumigek (Impact Crater - Crater Tunnel A)
- *Parasite Queen (Research Frigate Orpheon - Reactor Core)
- *Flaahgra (Chozo Ruins - Sunchamber)
- *Flaahgra Tentacle (Chozo Ruins - Sunchamber)
- *Thardus (Phendrana Drifts - Quarantine Cave)
- *Omega Pirate (Phazon Mines - Elite Quarters)
- *Meta Ridley (Tallon Overworld - Artifact Temple)
- *Metroid Prime (Impact Crater - Subchamber One, Subchamber Two, Subchamber Three, Subchamber Four)
- *Metroid Prime (Impact Crater - Metroid Prime Lair)
Lore
Pirate Data (NTSC version)
- Metroid Prime (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Mining Status (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Artifact Site (Tallon Overworld - Temple Security Station)
- Special Forces (Phazon Mines - Metroid Quarantine B)
- Metroid Forces (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- *Chozo Studies (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- *Fall of Zebes (Research Frigate Orpheon - Biohazard Containment)
- Prime Mutations (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Security Breaches (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Phazon Analysis (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Omega Pirate (Phazon Mines - Omega Research)
- Contact (Phendrana Drifts - Observatory)
- Chozo Ghosts (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Prime Breach (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Parasite Larva (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Meta Ridley (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Phazon Program (Phendrana Drifts - Observatory)
- Metroid Morphology (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Chozo Artifacts (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Phazon Infusion (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Metroid Studies (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- The Hunter (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Elite Pirates (Phazon Mines - Elite Research)
- Glacial Wastes (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Hunter Weapons (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
Pirate Data (PAL version)
- *Fall of Zebes (Research Frigate Orpheon - Biohazard Containment)
- The Hunter (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Contact (Phendrana Drifts - Observatory)
- Artifact Site (Tallon Overworld - Temple Security Station)
- Phazon Analysis (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Phazon Program (Phendrana Drifts - Observatory)
- Metroid Studies (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Parasite Larva (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Mining Status (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Glacial Wastes (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Security Breaches (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Hydra)
- Meta Ridley (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Phazon Infusion (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Elite Pirates (Phazon Mines - Elite Research)
- Impact Crater (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Hunter Weapons (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Omega Pirate (Phazon Mines - Omega Research)
- Special Forces (Phazon Mines - Metroid Quarantine B)
- Gate System (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Artifact (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Metroid Morphology (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Chozo Studies (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- The Key (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
- Metroid Forces (Phendrana Drifts - Research Lab Aether)
- Chozo Ghosts (Phazon Mines - Elite Control)
Chozo Lore (NTSC version)
- Infestation (Chozo Ruins - Crossway)
- Binding (Tallon Overworld - Artifact Temple)
- Cradle (Chozo Ruins - Furnace)
- Beginnings (Chozo Ruins - Vault)
- Cipher (Phendrana Drifts - Ice Ruins West)
- Worm (Chozo Ruins - Crossway)
- Fountain (Chozo Ruins - Ruins Entrance)
- Exodus (Chozo Ruins - Ruined Nursery)
- Hatchling's Spell (Chozo Ruins - Crossway)
- Hatchling (Chozo Ruins - Ruined Fountain)
- Meteor Strike (Chozo Ruins - Watery Hall)
- Contain (Chozo Ruins - Sun Tower)
- The Turned (Phendrana Drifts - Phendrana Canyon)
- Hope (Chozo Ruins - Hall of the Elders)
- Statuary (Tallon Overworld - Artifact Temple)
- Newborn (Chozo Ruins - Magma Pool)
Chozo Lore (PAL version)
- Beginnings (Chozo Ruins - Ruins Entrance)
- Harmonization (Chozo Ruins - Ruined Nursery)
- Purification (Chozo Ruins - Ruined Fountain)
- Worm (Chozo Ruins - Crossway)
- Meteor Strike (Chozo Ruins - Watery Hall)
- Spreading Evil (Chozo Ruins - Sun Tower)
- Fountain (Chozo Ruins - Vault)
- Cipher (Phendrana Drifts - Ice Ruins West)
- Great Poison (Chozo Ruins - Furnace)
- Entrusted One (Phendrana Drifts - Phendrana Canyon)
- Contain (Tallon Overworld - Artifact Temple)
- Prophecy of Light (Tallon Overworld - Artifact Temple)
- Cradle (Chozo Ruins - Crossway)
- Infestation (Chozo Ruins - Crossway)
- Shapeless (Chozo Ruins - Hall of the Elders)
- Shining One (Chozo Ruins - Magma Pool)
Research
- Small Energy (Most areas)
- Large Energy (Most areas)
- Ultra Energy (Most areas)
- Missile Ammo (Most areas)
- Power Bomb Ammo (Most areas)
- Save Station (Most areas)
- *Map Station (Most areas)
- Missile Station (Chozo Ruins - Hall of the Elders, Phazon Mines - Missile Station Mines, Impact Crater - Crater Missile Station)
- Morph Ball Slot (Most areas)
- Spinner (Most areas)
- Spider Ball Track (Most areas)
- Grapple Point (Most areas)
- Gunship (Tallon Overworld - Landing Site)
- *Missile Door Lock (Most areas)
- Locked Door (Most areas)
- *Stalactite (Magmoor Caverns, Phendrana Drifts)
- Zebes (Phendrana Drifts - Observatory)
- Tallon IV (Phendrana Drifts - Observatory)