Research Facility

The Research Facility is a launch base used by Swampy the crocodile; it is surrounded by a large fence, and the only way to enter is by providing the proper weight on two pressure pads outside the gates. The facility houses two rockets, which can be used to access Swampy's Space Station. Inside, there are many underground levels housing countless security drones—some of which frequently undergo various experiments in rooms that are very hazardous to other living beings; nevertheless, this did not stop Lillie Frog from one day entering the facility herself to rescue some of her baby frogs and bypass the security protocols that had been preventing Frogger from using one of the two rockets to track down Swampy in space ("Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge").

In the "Dimension" saga, the cyan chaos emerald is sent here, though it is later relocated to the skies above the Garden. When the alliance arrives, they find themselves bombarded with the aforementioned security drones. After the drones are defeated, the alliance searches for the emerald, but upon discovering that it is no longer there (and following the heroes' argument and Shadow's departure), Zim is able to use the surrounding technology to help him summon his Voot Cruiser, so that the group may venture into the sky to collect the emerald.

Five years later, Treeby and Tank return here to use a rocket to travel to Swampy's space station, so that they may obtain Swampy's device, at Mr. D's request. After the Xevian invasion has ended and the "End Reality" Scheme starts to come to fruition, Treeby and Tank are found by Frogger and Bill outside the Research Facility, where they confess all that they know about Swampy's interactions with Eggman Nega. After a brief venture to Swampy's lair, the group returns to the facility to steal a rocket, so that they can ambush the crocodile at his own space station and question him there.