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Pokemon White Version: FAQ/Walkthrough by DrayanoVersion 2.20, Last Updated 2011-03-06

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Table of Contents

FAQ I nf o1.Ver si on Hi st or y2.I nt r oduc t i on3.Addi t i ons and Changes4.

Seasons1.Exper i ence Syst em2.Ot her Addi t i ons / Changes3.

Ver si on Di f f er ences5.General Ti ps6.Mai n Game Wal kt hr ough7.

Nuvema Town1.Rout e 12.

Accumul a Town3. Rout e 24.Dr eamyar d5.St r i at on Ci t y (2)6.St r i at on Gym7.St r i at on Ci t y (3)8.Dr eamyar d ( 2)9.St r i at on Ci t y (4)10.Rout e 311.Wel l spri ng Cave12.Rout e 3 ( 2)13.Nacrene Ci t y14.Nacr ene Gym15.Nacrene Ci t y ( 2)16.Pi nwheel For est ( Out si de)17.Pi nwheel For est ( I nsi de)18.Skyar r ow Br i dge19.Cas te l i a Ci t y20.Cast el i a Gym21.Rout e 422.Deser t Resor t ( Ent r ance)23.Deser t Resor t ( Mai n)24.Ni mbasa Ci t y25.Rout e 1626.Lost l or n For est27.Ni mbasa Gym28.Rout e 529.Dr i f t vei l Dr awbr i dge30.Dr i f t vei l Ci t y31.Col d St orage32.Dr i f t v ei l Gym33.Rout e 634. Char gest one Cave35.Mi s t r al t on Ci t y36.Rout e 737.Cel esti al Tower38.Mi st r al t on Gym39.

Twi st Mount ai n ( Ent r ance)40.Sur f i ng f or Treasur e41.Mi st r al t on Cave42.Pi nwheel For est ( 2)43.Wel l spri ng Cave (2)44.Rout e 1 ( 2)45.Rout e 1746.Rout e 1847.

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P2 Laborat ory48. Twi st Mount ai n49.I ci r r us Ci t y50.Rout e 851.Moor of I c i r r us52.I c i r rus Gym53.Dr agonspi r al Tower54.Rel i c Cas t l e55.

Tubel i ne Br i dge56.Rout e 957.Opel uci d Ci t y58.

Opel uci d Gym59. Rout e 1060.Rout e 7 ( 2)61.Vi ct ory Road62.Pokemon League63.*Spoi l er * ' s Cas t l e64.

Post Game Wal kt hr ough8.Nuvema Town ( 2)1.Rout e 18 ( 2)2.Dr eamyar d ( 3)3.Rel i c Cast l e ( 2)4.Rel i c Castl e Dept hs5.Col d St orage ( 2)6.Char gest one Cave ( 2)7.

The Royal Unova8.Chal l enger ' s Cave9.Rout e 1110.Vi l l age Br i dge11.Rout e 1212.Lacunosa Town13.Rout e 1314.Gi ant Chasm15.Undel l a Town16.Undel l a Bay17.Under sea Rui ns18.Rout e 1419.Abundant Shr i ne20.Bl ack Ci t y / Whi t e For est21.Rout e 1522.Marvel ous Br i dge23.Pokemon League ( 2)24.

Post - Game Cont ent9.Swar mi ng Pokemon1.Vi ct or y Road' s Fi nal Fi ght2.Fi nal Fi ght i n Nuvema3.

The Bat t l e Subway4. The Dr eam Wor l d5.

Speci al Event s10.Zor ua and Cel ebi1.Zor oar k and t he Cr own Beast s2.

The Lock Capsul e3.Vi c t i ni and L i ber t y I s l and4.Kel deo and Secr et Swor d5.Mel oet t a and Rel i c Song6.Genesect and t he Dr i ves7.

Chal l enges11.Nuzl ocke Chal l enge1. No/ Mi ni mal EXP Chal l enge2.Mono- Type Chal l enge3.

Cr edi t s12.

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Pokémon Black and White Walkthrough Version Number: 2.20

Last Updated: 06 / 03 / 11 Written by Andrew "Drayano" Brooks

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Introduction

Wi t h the ar r i val of Bl ack and Whi t e, t he Pokemon games have of f i ci al l y ent er ed thei r ' f i f t hgener at i on' , a wel l known t echni cal t er m f or t he ser i es of games t hat hol d t he f i f t hl yr eveal ed set of Pokemon. The games i ncl udi ng t hei r J apanese r el eases have been ar ound si nce1996, t ot al l i ng a gr and tot al of 14 years as of 2010. Whi l e not as ol d as some of Ni nt endo' sot her f r anchi ses such as Mar i o or Zel da, Pokemon i s wi t hout a doubt one of t he mosti mpor t ant f r anchi ses Ni nt endo has cont r ol over , bei ng t he game f r anchi se wi t h t he secondbest sal es (Mari o comi ng t op. ) Of cour se, cr edence shoul dn' t be l ent t o Ni nt endo, f or t heact ual maker s of t he Pokemon games ar e Game Fr eak; my pr over bi al hat i s of f t o t hem f or yetanot her amazi ng ent r y i n t he ser i es.

The hi st or y of t he ser i es up t o now; Pokemon st ar t ed wi t h t he r el ease of Pokemon Red andGr een i n J apan back i n 1996, wher e t hey i nst ant l y became hi gh end sel l ers . Later t hat sameyear f ol l owed t he r el ease of Pokemon Bl ue i n J apan, wher e i t was known as a t hi r d r el ease,cont ai ni ng some smal l changes t hat t he ori gi nal s never had such as wi l d J ynx i n Seaf oamI sl ands and Di t t o i n Rock Tunnel , as wel l as upgr ades t o sound, gr aphi cs and scr i pt .


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Ski p f or war d t wo year s t o 1998 and we see t he rel ease of Pokemon Red and Bl ue i n Amer i ca,and l at er t hat year Aust r ai l a; t hey wer e i n f act t he Red and Gr een f r om J apan, but updatedwi t h t he aest het i c ef f ect s f r om Bl ue. J ust l i ke i n J apan, t he games t ook of f i mmedi at el y,becomi ng i ncr edi bl y hi gh sel l er s on Ni nt endo' s Game Boy syst em. 1998 al so saw t he r el ease of Pokemon Yel l ow i n J apan, wi t h ext r a f eatur es that made i t a t r ue ' t hi r d ver si on. ' Yel l ow washeavi l y ani me based, maki ng your st ar t er Pi kachu, r edesi gni ng some charact ers t o l ook l i ket hei r ani me counter par t s, and havi ng new spri t es, many of whi ch ref l ected ani me poses. 1999saw Yel l ow r el eased i n t he Uni t ed Stat es, as wel l as t he rel ease of Red and Bl ue i n Eur opeanr egi ons, wher e agai n they t ook of f l i ke wi l df i r e. 2000 saw Yel l ow r el eased i n Aust r al i a andEur ope, and thus wi t h l egendar y spi n- of f s such as Pokemon Snap and t he St adi um ser i es, t hegames whi ch woul d be l at er known as t he f i r st gener at i on or Gener at i on I came t o an end.

These wer e t he games t hat i nt r oduced Kant o and t he f i r st or i gi nal 151 Pokemon, and t hese ar et he games t hat many somewhat bl i nded by nost al gi a peopl e wi l l cl ai m t o be t he best , al t houghsome genui ne f ans wi l l al so cl ai m t he same thi ng. Ar e they t r ul y t he best i n the ser i es?I t ' s ent i r el y subj ect i ve, t hough honest l y I don' t t hi nk so.

Soon af t er t hat came Gol d and Si l ver , r el eased i n 1999 i n J apan and 2000- 2001 i n al l ot herr egi ons. Gol d and Si l ver were i n many ways a di r ect sequel t o Red and Bl ue, al t hough t heyhad t he new f eat ur es a new generat i on woul d br i ng, such as t he addi t i on of 100 new Pokemonand a new r egi on cal l ed t he J oht o regi on. These Generat i on I I games ar e al so f ondl yr emembered i n peopl e' s hear t s, al t hough t he game di d ki nd of . . . f al l i n some pl aces, such asa somewhat bad l evel cur ve and a hal f assed Kant o af t er t he cr edi t s whi ch was a bi t on t hebar r en si de. That asi de, however , G/ S wer e gr eat and memor abl e games. They, and t hei r l at eri nt r oduced t hi r d ver si on Cr yst al , wer e ver y cl osel y l i nked t o Red and Bl ue.

As such, i t came as no sur pr i se when Generat i on I I I ' s Ruby and Sapphi r e sever ed al lconnect i vi t y l i nks t o t he f i r st t wo gener at i ons, meani ng Pokemon f r om any of t hose gamescoul d not be br ought up t o t he t hi r d generat i on; ever y pl ayer had t o st art f r om scr at ch.Ruby and Sapphi r e ar e of t en r egarded now as t he wors t games i n t he ser i es; I ' m qui t e unsur eon how t r ue i t i s, al t hough t hey do appear somewhat di sadvant aged i n t he f ace of mor e r ecentgames. Generat i on I I I di d however br i ng some i nt erest i ng changes such as t he i ntr oduct i on of abi l i t i es on Pokémon, a compl et el y new st at syst em and anot her 135 Pokemon.

Generat i on I I I al so began t he r emake tr end, wi t h Fi r e Red and Leaf Gr een rel eased across t heworl d i n 2004. These t wo were r emakes of t he ori gi nal Red and Bl ue, keepi ng very cl ose t ot hem whi l e maki ng addi t i ons and mi nor changes i n an ef f or t t o make t he games bet t er t hanbef or e. Some changes wer e a bi t . . . odd ( Gi ovanni ' s mai n bei ng changed f r om a Rhydon t o aRhyhor n, anyone?) but some addi t i ons wer e good, and t o expand t he game a r ange of new ar eascal l ed the Sevi i I sl ands wer e i nt r oduced. FR/ LG wer e i mpor t ant mai nl y f or t he abi l i t y t ogai n non Hoenn Dex Pokemon, f or R/ S had onl y i ncl uded 202 Pokemon; t he r emai ni ng 184 wer enowher e t o be seen ( asi de f r om Col osseum, whi ch had been r el eased on t he Gamecube i n 2003. )FR/ LG are honestl y my l east f avour i t e Pokemon games of t he l ot ; I f i nd them a bi t bor i ng.

That doesn' t mat t er t hough, does i t ?

Lat er i n 2004- 05 came Pokemon Emer al d, whi ch t r ul y def i ned what a "t hi r d ver si on" was. Theamount of new f eat ur es Emer al d br ought t o t he t wo games was i mmense, havi ng Pokemonani mati ons ( al t hough t hese were around i n Cr yst al , where t hey were a l ot bett er t r uth bet ol d) , r evamped gyms, r evamped t r ai ner r oster s ( i ncl udi ng t he gym l eader s and El i t e Four ) , asomewhat changed st oryl i ne, ext r a addi t i ons t o t he Saf ari Zone, and most i mport ant l y, t heBat t l e Front i er , a seven- pi ece bat t l i ng f aci l i t y t hat i ncreased t he pl ayti me by hour s,al t hough t he pl ace was not or i ous f or i t s heavi l y l uck based t orment . Of cour se, t hat wasn' tal l ; t he l i st goes on and on. Emeral d was a huge st ep up f r om R/ S, and i s qui t e wel lr egar ded as one of t he best games i n t he ser i es.

Movi ng ahead a year or t wo, t he consol e shi f t ed agai n, t hi s t i me t o t he Ni ntendo DS, wher eGenerat i on I V was st at i oned. The f i r st t wo games t o appear were Di amond and Pear l , br i ngi nganot her 106 Pokemon wi t h t hem as wel l as some ver y i nt er est i ng changes such as t hephysi cal / speci al spl i t , al t hough t he deeper game mechani cs st ayed t he same as R/ S, wi t h

whi ch i t was compat i bl e. Di amond and Pear l wer e some of my f avour i t es at t he t i me of r el ease, al t hough l ooki ng back now. . . t hey wer e pr et t y bad. The act ual gamepl ay al one wasgood, but t hi ngs such as t he speed of t he bat t l es. . . I don' t even want t o comment . I t was

j ust hor r i bl e and pr act i cal l y hal f t he speed of t he games on t he GBA.

Thankf ul l y, t wo year s l at er Pokemon Pl at i num t he t hi r d ver si on of Di amond and Pear l ar r i ved,and made t he Gener at i on I V games i nt o what t hey deser ved t o be. Ami dst i mpr ovi ng al l of t heaest het i cs such as gr aphi cs, speed ( most i mpor t ant l y a MUCH f ast er bat t l e speed and sur f i ngspeed) Pl at i num added a hel l of a l ot of new f eat ur es, i ncl udi ng anot her Bat t l e Front i er ,r edesi gned r ost ers, Gym Leader r ematches, etc. Basi cal l y a l ot of st uf f Emeral d added,al t hough Pl at i num al so had uni que addi t i ons i n the f or m of t he Di st or t i on Wor l d and newf or ms or "f or mes", as t he ser i es cal l s t hem f or t hr ee di f f er ent Pokemon. Pl at i num al soi nt r oduced some now st apl es t o t he ser i es, i ncl udi ng VS bars and ani mat i ons f or i mpor t antt r ai ners i n t he game. The l evel cur ve was al so vast l y i mpr oved and the st oryl i ne changedsomewhat ; Pl at i num i s, i n my opi ni on, one of t he best Pokemon games t he f r anchi se has ever


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seen.

A year l at er and t he much ant i ci pat ed Gol d and Si l ver r emakes ar r i ved on t he Ni nt endo DS,t i t l ed Hear t Gol d and Soul Si l ver . Fans had been pr edi ct i ng G/ S r emakes si nce FR/ LG werer el eased and t he t heor y eventual l y came t r ue. Hear t Gol d and Soul Si l ver f eat ur e many of t hei mpr ovement s f r om Pl at i num such as t he batt l e speed, gr aphi c st yl e et c al t hough i t al so addssome new f eat ur es of i t s own, such as par t i cul ar s ounds when movi ng on t he f i el d such asbei ng near f l owi ng wat er and di f f er ent sound ef f ect s f or di f f erent pat hs. The r emakes al sogave Kant o a much needed boost , maki ng i t f ar l ess bar r en t han i t was i n GSC by maki ng t heci t i es mor e col our f ul and l i vel y, as wel l as res tor i ng t he pr evi ousl y l os t Vi r i di an For est ,Seaf oam I sl ands and Cerul ean Cave. HG/ SS al so br ought f orward gym l eader r emat ches of t hei r

own; al l i n al l , I t hi nk t hey wer e vast i mpr ovement s on t he or i gi nal GSC, wi t h perhaps oneor t wo ti ny except i ons.

Wi t h t hat huge pi l e of wr i t i ng done, we f i nal l y ar r i ve at 2010, wher e Generat i on V has begunon t he DS wi t h t he rel ease of Bl ack & Whi t e. Pai r ed ver si ons ar e usual l y not so good ast hei r t hi r d count er par t s, but Bl ack and Whi t e al one ar e i ncredi bl e games; br i ngi ng f or t h thenew Unova r egi on - whi ch may sound smal l by r out e names but i s i n f act i ncr edi bl y l ar ge anda tot al l y new 156 Pokemon, Bl ack and Whi t e gave t he ser i es a ' r estar t ' i n t he f or m of onl yt he new Pokemon bei ng avai l abl e pr i or t o r ecei vi ng t he Nat i onal Dex; al l t i es t o pr evi ousPokemon were compl et el y cut of f . Unova was al so based hi ghl y of f cert ai n part s of Nort hAmer i ca pr i mari l y New Yor k gi vi ng bot h t he r egi on and t he Pokemon i nt erest i ng desi gns. Thegr aphi cs al so changed qui t e dr asti cal l y, f eat ur i ng Pokemon act ual l y movi ng i n bat t l es ( bygoi ng t hr ough a speci f i c ani mat i on sequence on a l oop) and ver y dynami c camer a vi ews i nbat t l es . I t ' s al so f as t , even mor e so t han t he l i kes of Pl at i num and HG/ SS. Honest l y, i t ' shar d t o descr i be, but Bl ack and Whi t e ar e absol ut el y i ncr edi bl e games; t he 40/ 40 award t heygot f r om t he Fami t su r evi ew i s somewhat evi dence of t hat ; I say somewhat due t o t hei r 40/ 40of Ni nt endogs, but whatever . The new Pokemon, t he regi on, t he st or yl i ne, t he aesthet i cs. . .t hey ar e al l br i l l i ant . Gener at i on V i s l ooki ng t o be t he best yet , and i f B/ W ar e t hi sgood, t hen j ust what wi l l happen i n t he obvi ousl y comi ng t hi r d ver si on? They di d of cour ser emove some thi ngs t hat shoul d have been i n B/ W t hat wi l l obvi ousl y be i n the t hi r d ver si onsuch as l eader r emat ches, but what el se mi ght t hey add? Then t here ar e al so t he possi bl e andver y l i kel y Ruby and Sapphi r e remakes f or t he f ut ur e. . . t hi s gener at i on i s l ooki ng to bever y, ver y good.

That ' s basi cal l y i t i n a r at her expanded nut shel l ; I ' ve pr obabl y wr i t t en a bi t t oo much, butt here ar e st i l l pl ent y of f eat ur es some of t he games br ought t hat I mi ssed out . t l ; drver si on, t he seri es has r un f or a whi l e and i n my opi ni on i s get t i ng bet t er wi t h eachsuccessi ve gener at i on.

Additions and Changes

As Bl ack and Whi t e ar e t he begi nni ng of a new generat i on Generat i on V i t i s onl y nat uralt hat t her e are s ome new changes t o t he games t hat haven' t been seen i n t he ser i espr evi ousl y.

Seasons

The most obvi ous and bi ggest change t o t he game i t sel f i s t he pr esence of seasons ; t he gamewi l l now swi t ch bet ween spr i ng, summer , aut umn and wi nt er . The season t he game i s i n dependsent i r el y on what mont h i t i s and not hi ng el se; i t i sn' t a set t i me l i mi t , j ust t he mont h. Assuch, i t i s ent i r el y possi bl e t o change t he season si mpl y by changi ng the DS cl ock t o any of t he t hr ee mont hs of t he season you want .

Seasons pr esent a smal l amount of changes around Unova. Most not abl y, t he col our s of t hear eas wi l l change a bi t dependi ng on t he season; f or exampl e, summer wi l l have ar eas appearmor e vi br ant , wi nt er wi l l have ar eas appear i ci er et c. Ther e wi l l al so be weat her ef f ect s onsome part s, such as appar ent snow on some r out es, but i t ' s not enough t o cause Hai l i nbat t l es .

The seas on wi l l al so change some of t he pat hs you can t ake sl i ght l y; t her e ar e some par t s of t he ar eas you can onl y access i n wi nt er f or exampl e, when snow pi l es up enough t o al l ow yout o cr oss cer t ai n par t s. Thi s i s needed i f you want t o obt ai n ever y i t em bal l i n the game;t hi s i s most not abl e i n t he ar eas ar ound I ci r r us Ci t y.

Wi l d Pokemon wi l l al so change dependi ng on the season, but i t ' s mor e of a shi f t i ng aroundt han a compl et e change. Wi t h some except i ons, you can cat ch al l Pokemon i n any season,al t hough these except i ons l i e onl y wi t h post El i t e Four Pokemon; you can at l east cat ch t hebase f orm of anyt hi ng i n Unova i n any season.

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Season MonthsSpr i ng J anuar y, May, Sept emberSummer Febr uar y, J une, Oct oberAut umn Mar ch, J ul y, NovemberWi nt er Apri l , August , December

Experience System

Anot her not abl e new change i s t he r evamped exper i ence sys t em; i f a Pokemon beat s an opponentt hat i s of a hi gher l evel t han i t , t he experi ence gai ned i s i ncr eased. I f a Pokemon beats anopponent t hat i s of a l ower l evel t han i t , t he experi ence gai ned i s l owered. The amount i sr ai sed or l owered r espect i vel y dependi ng on t he di st ance bet ween l evel s ( i e a Level 48Pokemon def eat i ng a Level 58 Pokemon wi l l ear n mor e exper i ence t han a Level 51 Pokemondef eat i ng a Level 58 Pokemon, t hen a Level 38 Pokemon wi l l l ear n even mor e et c. The r ever seappl i es f or def eat i ng weaker enemi es. )

I n addi t i on, Pokemon ar e now abl e t o have a base EXP ( a hi dden val ue t hat i s used i n t he EXPf or mul a f or how much you r ecei ve when you beat a par t i cul ar Pokemon) of over 255; whi l e nopr e Gener at i on V Pokemon have had t hi s val ue changed, t her e ar e sever al Gener at i on V Pokemonwi t h base EXP val ues exceedi ng 255. The most not abl e i s Audi no, a "r ar e" Pokemon t hat has anabsol ut el y gi gant i c 390 base EXP. Def eati ng one wi l l gi ve you a ton of experi ence. I ncompar i son, t he Chansey l i ne and Ar ceus gave t he most EXP pr i or t o Gener at i on V, wi t h a baseEXP of 255.

As such, t hi s syst em makes i t much easi er t o rai se l ower l evel l ed Pokemon, especi al l y

ut i l i zi ng the El i t e Four ver y l at e i n t he game as t hey reach ver y hi gh l evel s.A t abl e t o summar i ze:

YP/OP Lower Level Same Level Hi gher LevelLower Level - - I ncr eased EXPSame Level - Unchanged EXP -Hi gher Level Reduced EXP - -

YP = Your Pokemon, goi ng down and OP = Opponent Pokemon, goi ng acr oss

Other Additions / Changes

Ther e ar e anot her new 156 Pokemon, maki ng f or a gr and t ot al of 649.A new r egi on cal l ed Unova has been i nt r oduced.New i t ems and at t acks have been i nt r oduced.Pokemon spr i t es now move i n bat t l e or on t he st at us scr een.Bat t l es cont ai n much mor e dynami c c amer a vi ews.Bat t l e speed has been i mpr oved si nce t he f our t h gener at i on games.

TMs ar e now r eusabl e, j ust l i ke HMs; t hey no l onger br eak af t er one use.Some TMs and HMs have been changed; t her e ar e now onl y si x HMs, namel y Cut , Fl y, Sur f ,St r engt h, Water f al l and Di ve.

The absol ut e r equi r ed use of HMs has been shr unk dr ast i cal l y; you' l l have t o use t hei rf i el d ef f ect s much, much l ess.

You wi l l now s ee ' r ar e pat ches ' wi t hi n t he f i el d; you may see gr ass shaki ng, a dar kshadow i n t he wat er , a cl oud of dust i n a cave or a dar k shadow on a br i dge. Some of t hese cont ai n i t ems, but al l of t hem can cont ai n Pokemon. They are general l y Pokemont hat you cannot normal l y f i nd i n t he area, so i f one appears i t woul d be a good i dea t ocheck i t . ( Not e you can ei t her sur f i nt o or f i sh i n t he dar k wat er spot s. )

Ther e ar e t wo t ypes of gr ass on some r out es; nor mal , t hi n gr ass and t al l , t hi ck gr ass . The l at t er cont ai ns st r onger Pokemon l evel wi se, as wel l as somet i mes a di f f er entvar i et y of Pokemon and t he chance f or doubl e wi l d bat t l es. Doubl e wi l d bat t l es act mucht he same as i n DPPt ; you cannot cat ch a Pokemon unt i l one of t he t wo has f ai nt ed.

Some ol d at t acks and abi l i t i es have been changed; f or exampl e, Tackl e has gone up f r om35 power and 95 accur acy t o 50 power and 100 accur acy, maki ng i t a much bet t er move f ort he earl y part s of t he game.

Two new t ypes of bat t l es have been i nt r oduced, " t r i pl e bat t l es" and " r ot at i on bat t l es. "Bot h i nvol ve sendi ng out t hree Pokemon, but t r i pl e bat t l es have al l t hr ee Pokemonat t acki ng at once, whereas r ot at i on bat t l es have thr ee Pokemon on t he f i el d t hat can bef r eel y r ot at ed each t ur n; i t ' s basi cal l y a 1 vs 1 bat t l e, but wi t h a l ar ge t wi s t .

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at t ack ever ythi ng el se; t he posi t i on of t he Pokemon ( i e l ef t , cent r e, r i ght ) DOESmat t er .

Wi - Fi has been edi t ed a f ai r bi t f r om DPPt HGSS, and i n some cases i s a l ot morer est r i ct ed. . . However , Bl ack and Whi t e do f eatur e an opt i on t hat al l ow you to do r andomf i ght s, much l i ke i n Pokemon Batt l e Revol ut i on. They are t i med f i ght s ( l asti ng an hourat most ) and ar e perf ormed i n st adi um mode ( i e see al l si x of your opponent ' s Pokemon,and then pi ck t hr ee f or a 3 vs 3 batt l e. ) Not abl e downgr ades i ncl ude i t bei ngi mpossi bl e t o do Level 100 f i ght s and al ways seei ng your opponent ' s t eam i n a bat t l e,t hough.

Mor e s t uf f t hat I ' m t oo l azy t o l i s t . Basi cal l y ever yt hi ng you' d expect f r om a newgenerat i on. Ther e ar e some st eps back f r om HGSS t hough, such as no mor e Pokemonf ol l owi ng you and no aut o r un.

Version Differences

I n compar i son wi t h pr evi ous pai r ed ver si ons, Bl ack and Whi t e act ual l y have qui t e a f ewdi f f er ences f r om each ot her . Ther e ar e the usual , such as ver si on excl usi ves and di f f er entl egendar y mascot s ( whi ch has been t he case si nce G/ S) but Bl ack and Whi t e al so br i ng someextr a di f f er ences to the t abl e.

The most not or i ous of t hese ar e t o do wi t h a cer t ai n l ocat i on i n Unova; dependi ng on whet heryou ar e pl ayi ng Bl ack or Whi t e, you wi l l ei t her see Bl ack Ci t y, OR Whi t e Forest . Nei t her of t hese ar eas can be accessed unt i l af t er you def eat t he El i t e Four f or t he f i r st t i me, but atany r at e t hese t wo ar eas ar e very di f f erent f r om each ot her. Bot h ar e l ocat ed on the uppermi d- east of Unova, t o the ri ght of Ni mbasa Ci t y, where t he f our t h gym i s f ound.Bl ack pl ayer s wi l l get t o see Bl ack Ci t y, a dark and l ar ge ci t y wi t h a huge f ocus onbat t l i ng. The ci t y i s ver y technol ogi cal , and t al ki ng t o any NPC ar ound t he ci t y (out si det he bui l di ngs) wi l l l and you i n a f i ght wi t h t hem. They bat t l e wi t h f ul l y evol ved f or ms of ol der Pokémon f r om Gener at i ons I t o I V, whi ch ar e added t o your PokeDex so t hey becomesear chabl e on the GTS. These t r ai ners wi l l f i ght you once each day, maki ng t hem good f orexper i ence. Bl ack Ci t y al so has a bui l di ng sel l i ng i t ems, wi t h some not or i ousl y hi gh pr i ces;however, some of t he i t ems t hat can be sol d i n t he shops i ncl ude t he el ement al st ones, soeven wi t h t he sky hi gh pr i ces i t can be wor t h i t . J ust don' t buy Poké Bal l s or Nugget s i nt her e. Yes, t hey sel l Nugget s. No, you cannot make a prof i t f r om t hem.

Whi t e pl ayer s on t he ot her hand get Whi t e For est, whi ch i s a f or est t hat has a ton of gr assi n i t ami dst some very t al l t r ees. The gr ass i n Whi t e Forest cont ai ns l evel 5 Pokemon, butt hese Pokemon are basi c f orms of t hose f r om t he ol der generat i ons t hat cannot be f oundel sewhere i n Unova; i n f act, t hey are t he basi c f orms of t he ver y same Pokemon t he t r ai ner si n Bl ack Ci t y use, and vi ce ver sa f or Bl ack Ci t y' s t r ai ner s havi ng t he f ul l y evol ved f or msof t hese wi l d Pokemon. Whi t e For est al so cont ai ns val uabl e i t ems, and each day bet ween 0 t o3 of t hem ar e generat ed, and can be l ocat ed usi ng t he I t emf i nder . Whi t e For est al so cont ai nst he ever i mpor t ant el ement al st ones f or f r ee, so i t i s somewhat advant ageous. Bl ack Ci t y hasone bi g advant age t hough; you can buy Hear t Scal es, wher eas i n Whi t e you have t o st eal f r omLuvdi sc. Bl ack user s may not necessar i l y get t o buy Hear t Scal es t hough, i f t hey getunl ucky.

The i mpor t ant t hi ng t o not e i s t hat at any one t i me you wi l l get a sel ect i on of somewher ebet ween 10- 12 ( I ' m not sur e on t he exact number , and i t coul d wel l be l ess t han 10) Pokemonout of a possi bl e 32 t hat you can ei t her f i nd wi l d or f i ght agai nst , dependi ng on t hever si on. The i t ems you f i nd i n the f orest and the i t ems you can buy i n t he ci t y ar e al sodeci ded i n a si mi l ar way. The onl y way t o change whi ch Pokemon ar e bei ng used i s t o accesst he Ent r al i nk f eat ur e i n some way t hat I am cur r ent l y unsur e of , but i t appears t hat you doneed anot her pl ayer or at l east anot her DS wi t h a copy of Bl ack or Whi t e i n or der t o change

t he Pokemon i n the pl aces. I f you' r e unabl e t o access Ent r al i nk, you' r e pr ett y much st uckwi t h what you start wi t h, unf or t unat el y.

That asi de, t her e ar e al so some mor e mi nor di f f er ences , whi ch ar e as f ol l ows:

Bl ack appear s more t echnol ogi cal , whereas Whi t e i s mor e natur al . Asi de f r om Bl ack Ci t y/ Whi t e Forest , t hi s i s seen most st r ongl y i n Opel uci d Ci t y, where t he desi gn changesent i r el y dependi ng on the ver si on.I n addi t i on, t he gym l eader you bat t l e i n Opel uci d Ci t y al so changes dependi ng on whi chver si on you' r e pl ayi ng. You batt l e the same rost er r egar dl ess, however.As s een on t he game box, Bl ack' s mascot i s Reshi r am, wher eas Whi t e' s mascot i s Zekr om.

You wi l l be abl e t o cat ch t he l egendar y t hat i s on t he game box. Whi ch Pokemon appear sat t he t i t l e scr een al so depends on whi ch game ver si on you' r e pl ayi ng, and mat ches t hePokemon on t he box ar t .Some col our schemes wi l l change dependi ng on t he ver si on, t oo; f or exampl e, you' l l see


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mor e bl ack backgr ounds i n Bl ack, wher eas Whi t e has mor e whi t e backgr ounds.Whether you' l l see mor e t r i pl e batt l es or r ot ati on bat t l es depends on t he ver si on;Bl ack onl y has r ot ati on bat t l es wi t h one except i on asi de f r om Wi - Fi , whereas Whi t e hasonl y t r i pl e bat t l es wi t h one except i on as i de f r om Wi - Fi .Smal l st or y det ai l s wi l l change somewhat t o r ef l ect on t he opposi t e mascot dependi ng onwhi ch ver si on you' r e pl ayi ng. However , t he gener al st ory i s exact l y t he same.

The ver si on excl usi ves ar e as f ol l ows; wi t h Unova Pokemon on t he l ef t and ol der Pokemon ont he r i ght :

Black White Black White

Cot t onee Pet i l i l Weedl e Cat er pi eWhi ms i cot t Li l l i gant Kakuna Met apodGot hi t a Sol osi s Beedr i l l But t er f r eeGot hor i t a Duosi on Par as Shr oomi shGot h i t e l l e Reuni c l us Par a sect Br el oomVul l aby Ruf f l et Mur kr ow Mi sdr eavusMandi buzz Br avi ar y HonchkrowMi smagi us

Tor nadus Thundur us Houndour PoochyenaRes hi r a m Zekr o m Houndoom Mi ght y ena

Pl usl e Mi nunVol beat I l l umi se

NOTE : I t i s possi bl e t o t r ade a Cot t onee f or a Pet i l i l i n Bl ack and vi ce- ver sa f orWhi t e wi t hi n Nacrene Ci t y, so i t i s st i l l ver y possi bl e t o obt ai n and use t hecount erpar t . I t comes at Level 15.

The l i st above does not i ncl ude any Pokemon t hat ar e f ound i n Whi t e For est .

Asi de f r om t hat , t hey' r e pr et t y much t he same. Choose whi chever you l i ke best .

General Tips

I n or der t o make your Bl ack and Whi t e game mor e enj oyabl e, her e ar e some usef ul t i ps t hatwi l l get you t hr ough t he game ei t her easi er, or wi t h more f un:

I f at any t i me you need experi ence, seek out Audi no. Audi no can onl y be f ound i nshaki ng gr ass, but wi t hi n t hat t hey ar e ver y common, and wi t h t hei r 390 base EXP t heywi l l gi ve out a ton of EXP even i f t her e i s a s l i ght l evel di f f er ence ( i e <=10 l evel s) .

The easi est way t o f i nd shaki ng gr ass i s t o r un or bi ke j ust out si de some NORMAL gr ass( not t al l gr ass t hat has doubl e wi l d batt l es) and wai t f or a pat ch t o shake, and t henr un i nt o t he shaki ng pat ch t o hopef ul l y f i nd a Audi no, t hough you may encount er s omeother r ar i t i es such as Emol ga or r are f ul l y evol ved Pokemon. Not e t hat i f you r un i nt oa wi l d encount er bef or e you reach t he shaki ng gr ass, t he shaki ng wi l l di sappear , so youmay want t o use a Repel t o get t o t he patch; t he Repel i t sel f wi l l not s t op youencount er i ng a Pokemon once you st ep i nt o a shaki ng pat ch or any ot her r ar e Pokemonspot.

Tr y t o make your t eam var i ed; t he mor e var i et y you have, t he mor e f un t he game of t enends up bei ng. I woul d hi ghl y r ecommend usi ng si x Pokemon t hi s t i me ar ound, as you getenough EXP t o do i t and havi ng si x t ends t o be a l ot more f un t han say. . . j ust one. Iwoul d r ecommend you use at l east t hree or f our f or t he best t i me, unl ess you r eal l ywant t o j ust speed thr ough i t .

Tr y and have as much move var i et y as wel l ; t he mor e you can t ake advant age of t he t ypechar t , t he bet t er. Gi ve each Pokemon var i et y; t he more opponent s t hey can hi t t hebet t er . For exampl e, don' t gi ve a Reuni cl us a moveset l i ke Psyshock, Psychi c, Fut ur eSi ght and Di zzy Punch; t ake advant age of i t s st at s and wi de movepool , and gi ve i tsomet hi ng l i ke Psychi c, Thunder , Shadow Bal l and Recover .

On t hat not e, pl ay as best as you can t o your Pokemon' s st at s. For exampl e, usephysi cal moves on Darmani t an t o benef i t f r om i t s 140 base at t ack, but use speci al moveson Chandel ur e t o benef i t f r om i t s 145 base speci al at t ack. Some Pokemon wi l l have equalor near t o base st at s i n bot h at t acki ng st at s, i n whi ch case mi xed i s f i ne. Pl ay toyour Pokemon' s s t r engt hs whenever you can, however .

Al ways keep some Poké Bal l s and pr ef er abl y some Repel t oo. Poké Bal l s ar e good i n caseyou end up encount er i ng a shi ny, whi ch has a smal l 1/ 8192 chance of appear i ng; t houghunl i kel y, t her e have been cases where a pl ayer l ands i n a f i ght wi t h a shi ny Pokemonand they have no Poke Bal l s, hence t hey ar e f orced t o ki l l i t . The Repel i s f or when


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you' r e i n caves and such; t he encount er r at es i n Bl ack and Whi t e can becomeoverwhel mi ng, so Repel or i t s var i ati ons can be ver y usef ul . I n ter ms of economi cs,Super Repel gi ves you t he best val ue f or money vs st eps.

Tr y not t o get t oo over l evel l ed! I f your l evel s ar e t oo hi gh, t hen t he game wi l l j ustbe t oo easy and get bor i ng. Pokemon games ar e easy anyway, but you don' t want t o makei t too easy.

I f at al l possi bl e, t r y t o have at l east one st atus move on your t eam such as ThunderWave or Sl eep Powder . Cat chi ng some t ougher wi l d Pokemon wi l l become much easi er wi t h as t at us ef f ect i n t ow.

When you r ecei ve t he Lucky Egg about mi dway t hr ough t he game, shi f t i t ar ound yourPokemon i n or der t o get t he best yi el d of exper i ence. The mor e bat t l es you can use i twi t h, t he bet t er . Your l evel s wi l l pr act i cal l y skyrocket once you get t he i t em.

Do not be af r ai d t o ut i l i ze t he opt i on t o change t he DS cal endar ; i t i s i ncredi bl yusef ul f or swappi ng seasons or speedi ng up dai l y event s i f need be. For dai l y event s,t r y set t i ng t i me t o 23: 59 and l et t i ng t he day rol l over nat ur al l y.

I f at al l possi bl e, you' l l pr obabl y want your nat ur es t o not r educe t he stat s you wantt o use; havi ng speed boost i ng nat ur es can al so hel p. Don' t put t oo much emphasi s on i tt hough; you don' t NEED good nat ur es, but t hey can hel p t hi ngs al ong a bi t .

Main Game Walkthrough

Thi s par t of t he wal kt hr ough cover s t he mai n game, f r om t he ver y begi nni ng r i ght up t o t hef i r s t r ol l of t he cr edi t s .

Nuvema Town

Thus our advent ur e begi ns. You wi l l be asked t o sel ect a l anguage; kat akana i s t he t op one,kanj i i s t he bot t om. Pi ck one, t hen as usual t he pr of essor of t he regi on thi s t i me Pr of essor

J uni per i nt r oduces us t o t he r egi on, t el l i ng us about t he r el at i onshi p bet ween humans andPokémon. . . et cet era et cet era. Pi ck your charact er' s gender and name, t hen af t er a bi t moredi al ogue you wi l l be t r ansport ed i nt o t he wor l d of Unova.

The game st ar t s r at her ci nemat i cal l y compar ed t o pr evi ous t i t l es; Pr of . J uni per wi l l ent ert he house and dr op of f a parcel , and t hen l eave i n t he space of a second. I have no i dea howshe does i t , but what ever .

The scene wi l l cut t o your r oom, wher e you and Cher en one of your t wo r i val s wi l l be. Af t ersome r at her cri t i cal di al ogue, Bi anca wi l l show up. She' l l wal k over t o t he par cel , want i ngt o open i t up. The t hr ee of you wi l l be i n a l i ne when you gai n contr ol ; you can now movearound and access t he menu, bef ore you even pi ck your st art er. Si mpl y pr ess X t o enter t hemenu i f you wi sh.

I t ' s wor t h goi ng i nt o t he opt i ons and changi ng i t t o your l i ki ng, i f onl y to change t he textspeed to f ast . I don' t know about you, but I cannot st and a sl ow t ext speed. Of cour se i f you pr ef er sl ow t hen t hat' s f i ne. Anyway, t he opt i ons ar e as f ol l ows:

Text Speed: Sl ow, Medi um or Fas tBat t l e Scene: On or Of f Bat t l e St yl e: Shi f t or SetSound: St er eo or MonoDi spl ay Text : Kat akana or Kanj iI R Repor t : . . . I ' m not sur e about t hi s one. . .

Set what you need t o, t hen I woul d suggest savi ng. Af t er t hat, i t ' s t i me to pi ck yourst ar t er! As usual , we have a choi ce bet ween Fi r e, Wat er or Gr ass.

Tepig ~ Fi r eEvol ut i on: Tepi g - - > Level 17 - - > Pi gni t e - - > Level 36 - - > Emboar

Tepi g i s t he Fi r e- t ype st ar t er of Unova, bei ng based ar ound a pi g as one l ook at i twi l l pr obabl y te l l you. Tepi g f ol l ows a s i mi l ar t r end t o the pr evi ous t wo Fi r e- t ypest ar t i ng Pokemon i n t hat once i t evol ves i t gai ns a Fi ght i ng- t ype i n addi t i on t o i t sFi r e. Unor i gi nal ? You bet , but t here' s not a whol e l ot we can do about i t now. Tepi gand hi s evol ut i ons are def i ni t el y t he str ongest of t he three st ar t er s, wi t h Emboarhavi ng a pr ett y l arge 123 base at t ack, but t hey ar e al so t he sl owest of t he t hr ee.


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Thei r def enses ar e al so r el at i vel y bad, al t hough t her e i s a r edeemi ng f act or i n t hatt he l i ne has s ome ver y l ar ge HP st at s, wi t h Emboar sur passi ng even Swamper t .

The l i ne al so get s some i nt er est i ng moves such as Head Smash and Fl ame Char ge,al t hough t her e i s a r at her si gni f i cant l ack of Fi ght i ng- t ype moves i n t hei r l evel upAr m Thr ust i s t he onl y one you wi l l nat ur al l y get , and Br i ck Br eak i s qui t e l at e i nt he game. Tepi g can be good; i t i s ver y good earl y i n t he game. I f i nd i t a bi tbor i ng, but t hat ' s j us t me. I ' m not t oo f ond of t he desi gn on t he f i nal f or m. . . : xI t ' s def i ni t el y t he best f or t he ear l i er gyms at any rat e, havi ng an advant age overbot h t he second and t hi r d.

Oshawott ~ Wat erEvol uti on: Oshawot t - - > Level 17 - - > Dewot t - - > Level 36 - - > Samurot t

Oshawot t i s t he Water - t ype st ar t er of Unova, wi t h many charact er i st i cs of a seaot t er , al t hough i t s f i nal f or m i s qui t e di f f erent i n des i gn. At any ra te , t hi sst art er whi ch was ni cknamed " Wot t er " by many f ans i s act ual l y qui t e uni que as f ar ast hi ngs go t ypewi se; sur e, i t ' s j ust pur e Water t he whol e way t hr ough t he l i ne, butt her e i s a sever e l ack of Water - t ype Pokemon i n Unova; pr i or t o get t i ng Sur f t her e' sabout t hree ot her Wat er l i nes you can get , t hen anot her t hree l i nes once you getSur f . I t may sound l i ke pl ent y, but when you consi der t he avai l abi l i t y and j ust howcr ap some of t hem are you wi l l see why havi ng a Wat er- t ype f or your st art er can beso good. St ats wi se, Samur ot t t ur ns out t o be sor t of a mi x; i t does have st r ongof f ense al bei t not qui t e as st r ong as Emboar i n i t s speci al i zed st at but i s al sof ast er t han Emboar , but much sl ower t han Ser peri or . I t ' s st r ong enough t o uset hough, def i ni t el y.

Thi s l i ne al so has some ver y ni ce moves; t he l i ne bei ng Wat er - t ypes can l ear n movessuch as Surf and I ce Beam, but are al so compat i bl e wi t h t he TM f or Gr ass Knot .Samur ot t i s al so capabl e of l ear ni ng Megahor n, whi ch can prove ver y usef ul l at er on.

Thi s st ar t er i n gener al wi l l gr ow qui t e st eadi l y and i t can qui ckl y become a cor emember of your t eam.

Snivy ~ Gr assEvol ut i on: Sni vy - - > Level 17 - - > Ser vi ne - - > Level 36 - - > Ser peri or

Sni vy, whi ch was apt l y ni cknamed " Smugl eaf " by t he communi t y due t o i t s r at her smugpose, i s my personal f avour i t e st art er i n t erms of desi gn; i t ' s based on a snake,whi ch i s seen more easi l y i f you t hi nk of Sni vy wi t hout ar ms and l egs. I t gets moresnakel i ke wi t h each f or m, and by t he t i me i t i s a f ul l y evol ved Ser per i or i t i sobvi ous. Sni vy bei ng a pur e Gr ass- t ype i s basi cal l y j ust beggi ng f or a movepoolprobl em and unf ort unat el y t hat pl ea was accept ed. There are qui t e a f ew ot herGr ass- t ypes i n t he r egi on as wel l , t hough none so smug as our Smugl eaf here. I nt er ms of st at s, t hi s l i ne excel s i n Speed above al l el se; t hey' r e not qui t e as f astas Tr eecko' s l i ne, but come damn cl ose. Taki ng Serper i or i nt o account , t hei rdef enses ar e al so very good, bei ng 75/ 95/ 95 HP/ Def / SDef , but Ser per i or ' s of f ensesf al l f l at bei ng 75 f or bot h at t ack and speci al at t ack. Compared t o Emboar ' s 123att ack and Samur ot t ' s 108 speci al att ack, i t i s by f ar t he weakest of t he t hr ee.

Ther e' s al so t he pr obl em t hat i t l ear ns l i ke not hi ng; i t get s Gr ass moves, t he useof Ret ur n and Frust r at i on and. . . t hat ' s i t . The t hi ng i s basi cal l y bui l t t o be asubseeder , whi ch i sn' t so usef ul i n- game. I t ' s def i ni t el y usef ul f or get t i ng somequi ck ki l l s i n, but you' r e basi cal l y goi ng t o be st uck wi t h Leaf Bl ade, Leaf St or mand a r ather weak Retur n. As much as I l i ke i t , I have t o admi t i t r eal l y doesn' thave a l ot of movepool goi ng f or i t . I f you thi nk you need a good Gr ass at t ack t henby al l means pi ck Sni vy, but i f you want a st art er wi t h good t ype cover age t hen gof or one of t he ot her t wo.

Despi t e me cal l i ng i t bor i ng, I ' m goi ng t o use Tepi g as I wr i t e t hi s wal kthrough, onl ybecause as I ' m wr i t i ng t hi s wal kt hr ough i t ' s my t hi r d pl ayt hr ough and I have yet t o use

Tepi g. I honest l y t hi nk Oshawot t i s pr obabl y t he best st ar t er t hough, but t hat ' s besi de t hepoi nt .

Af t er pi cki ng your st ar t er , t he t hr ee of you wi l l t al k and t hen Bi anca wi l l chal l enge you t oa bat t l e, wi t h cut - i ns and al l .


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Rival BiancaRewar ds: $500

Pokemon Level Type Tepi g/ Oshawot t / Sni vy Lv. 5 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr ass

Bi anca wi l l have t he s t ar t er t hat i s weak t o yours ; i . e. i f you have Tepig , she' l lhave Snivy . I f you have Oshawott , s he' l l have Tepig . I f you have Snivy , s he' l l haveOshawott . Anyway, t hi s i s the f i r s t bat t l e so t her e' s honest l y l i ke no s t r at egy t o

i t . J ust keep usi ng Tackl e unt i l you wi n. Thr ow i n your suppor t move i f you want butyou honestl y don' t need i t .

Af t er t he batt l e ends, dust cl ouds wi l l appear and your r oom wi l l be compl etel y messed up,wi t h f oot pr i nt s on t he wal l s and f l oor and t ons of obj ect s knocked over , al t houghmi r acul ousl y t he Wi i i s compl etel y unt ouched. That poor pl ant on t he ri ght si de of t he r oom,t hough.

Bi anca wi l l apol ogi ze f or t he mess and af t er s ome berat i ng f r om Bi anca, Cheren wi l l healbot h of your Pokemon. Bi anca t hen suggest s Cher en f i ght s you t oo, and he agr ees, t husl andi ng you i n a second r i val f i ght .

Rival CherenRewar ds: $500

Pokemon Level Type Tepi g/ Oshawot t / Sni vy Lv. 5 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr ass

Cher en wi l l have t he st ar t er t hat i s strong agai nst your s ; i . e. i f you have Tepig ,he' l l have Oshawott . I f you have Oshawott , he' l l have Snivy . I f you have Snivy ,he' l l have Tepig . Exact l y l i ke t he f i r st , j ust use your basi c move al one and youwi l l wi n, t hr owi ng i n a support move i f you t hi nk i t ' s necessary. Def eat i ng Cherenwi l l be enough t o push your st art er t o Level 6, t oo.

Fol l owi ng the bat t l e, Bi anca and Cher en wi l l l eave t he room, al l owi ng you t o access t he menui f you wi sh. You can now check t he natur e of your st ar t er, as wel l as save agai n i f youwant . Feel f r ee t o r eset i f t he nat ur e of your s t ar t er i s real l y bad, but unl ess i t ' ssomethi ng real l y puni shi ng don' t bother .

Go downst ai r s t o see bot h of your f r i ends apol ogi zi ng to your mother , who doesn' t r eal l yseem t o mi nd. Af t er t hey l eave, your mot her wi l l t al k to you di r ect l y, t el l i ng you t o go seePr of . J uni per. Bef ore you can go, however, she' l l bot h heal your Pokemon and gi ve you t heXTRANSCEIVER , a key i t em t hat l et s you "vi deo chat wi t h up to f our peopl e at once". We' l lsee some i n- game use of i t ; a f ai r bi t at t he begi nni ng, but a l ot more spor adi c as t he gamegoes on. I t ' s basi cal l y l i ke a phone bet ween you, Cher en, Bi anca and Prof . J uni per . ( For t her ecor d, t he Xt r anscei ver wi l l be bl ue i f you' r e a mal e char act er and pi nk i f you' r e a f emal echar acter. )

Exi t i ng t he house, you' l l see Bi anca wal k sout h and a bunch of ei t her Pi dove or Woobat f l yof f , dependi ng on whet her i t i s day or ni ght . Regar dl ess, f ol l ow Bi anca and ent er t he bott oml ef t house. You' l l wi t ness an argument bet ween her and her dad, who r ef uses t o l et Bi anca goof f on a j our ney, but she i gnores hi m and goes anyway. Fol l ow her out and t o Pr of . J uni per ' sl ab i n t he t op l ef t .

Tal k t o Cher en t o go i nsi de; Pr of . J uni per wi l l t al k t o you and l et you ni ckname yourst ar t er i f you want and t hen gi ve you t he most st andar d i t em i n t he game, t he PokeDex. Asusual , i t l et s you see and r ecor d Pokemon et c. The PokeDex amounts you' l l see when t al ki ngt o Prof . J uni per and on t he mai n menu wi l l r ef er t o how many you have seen, f or t he r ecor d.

Exi t t he l ab once you' r e abl e t o be sur pr i sed att acked by your mum. She' l l gi ve you a t ownmap f or Unova, whi ch mi ght be hel pf ul i f you get l ost anywhere. Cher en and Bi anca wi l l r unof f t o the r i ght ; f ol l ow t hem and you' l l wal k down Rout e 1 "t oget her . "

Route 1

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method


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Li l l i pup Nor mal Gr ass 50% Level 16Pat r at Nor mal Gr ass 50% Level 20Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 100% N/ AFarfetch'd Nor mal Swar m 40% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 95% N/ AFeebas Wat er Fi sh 5% Tr ade wi t h Pr i sm Scal eBasculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 35% N/ A

Feebas Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Tr ade wi t h Pr i s m Scal eMilotic Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

NOTE : Pokemon t hat I have l i st ed i n i t al i cs cannot be caught unt i l af t er you get t heNat i onal Dex, so don' t get exci t ed. Al l you' l l be f i ndi ng ar e t he f i r s t t hr ee f or t hemoment .

A smal l ways up and you' l l meet Pr of . J uni per who wi l l be posi t i oned by some gr ass; wi t h al leyes on her , she wi l l show you how t o cat ch a Pokemon; a Level 2 Pat r at wi l l appear andshe' l l send out her Level 7 Mi ncci no t o weaken i t . The usual l esson: weaken a Pokemon andt hen t hrow a Poke Bal l at i t . I have no i dea why t hey show t hi s t ut ori al each and every t i mebut eh.

Prof . J uni per wi l l gi ve you some POKE BALLS of your own f i ve t o be exact and t hen headnor t h. Mor e di al ogue and then Cheren and Bi anca wi l l cont i nue nort h, l eavi ng you behi nd. So

much f or " t ogether ". At any r ate, t hi s means you' r e f i nal l y al l owed t o move.Goi ng i nt o t he grass wi l l l i kel y l and you wi t h a L i l l i pup or Pat ra t . L i l l i pup i s al mos t l i ket he St ar l y of t he r egi on; i t i s sur pr i s i ngl y s t r ong and wi l l s t ay s t r ong f or a whi l e,al t hough unl i ke St ar apt or t he f i nal f or m of L i l l i pup ( St out l and) i sn' t qui t e so usef ul . . .I t ' s a good Pokemon up t o t he mi dgame poi nt t hough. I t can be a bi t bori ng af t er t hatunf ort unatel y. I t i s however wort h noti ng t hat Li l l i pup has Pi ckup, whi ch no ot her UnovaPokemon hol ds. Pi ckup wi l l gi ve you random i t ems ever y once i n a whi l e.

Pat r at i s sor t of l i ke the Bi doof , al t hough i t has a ver y di f f er ent movepool i n t he f or m of moves such as Hypnosi s. We' l l be seei ng i t a f ai r bi t , and i t ' s pr obabl y not l i kel y to bemuch use. You can al ways cat ch one f or a Cut sl ave t hough.

You' l l pr obabl y onl y come acr oss Audi no i f you f or ce t he gr ass t o shake by wal ki ng orr unni ng on t he out s i de of i t , but i f you f i nd one f eel f r ee t o knock i t out f or a del i c i ousamount of EXP. You can al ways cat ch i t as wel l , but t hey' r e i n pr et t y much any shaki ng grass

t he regi on over , so don' t f r et i f you knock one out . I t ' s easy to f i nd one, despi t e how' r ar e' i t i s.

Tal ki ng t o t he dar k hai r ed gi r l i n t he upper gr ass wi l l get you a POTION, , an i t em t hatr est or es 20 HP to a Pokemon. I t ' l l go st r ai ght i nt o the medi ci ne part of your bag, r eady tobe used i f necessary. Cont i nui ng nort h, we' l l see Cher en and Bi anca; t al k t o Bi anca and yest o advance. You' l l get a cal l on t he Xt r anscei ver , showi ng al l f our of you; you never speakof cour se, but t he ot her t hr ee wi l l pr ovi de the di al ogue. The two of t hem wi l l t hen headnor t h; f ol l ow t hem.

Accumula Town

Prof . J uni per i s st andi ng out si de t he Pokemon Cent er; go t al k to her and she' l l l ead youi nsi de and show you ar ound. Heal your Pokemon ( you' r e f or ced t o) and l et her show you ar oundsome more, t hen you' l l be abl e t o exi t . I ' d recommend savi ng f i r st , t hough.

Goi ng out si de, you' l l see some peopl e movi ng t owards a crowd t o t he l ef t . Fol l ow t hem t oent er t he crowd your sel f wi t h Cheren and t hen you get t o see a speech f r om t he evi l t eam of Bl ack and Whi t e, Team Pl asma. Get used t o t hi s ' cr eepy' musi c you' l l be heari ng i t a LOTt hr oughout t he game.

Once he l eaves wi t h hi s group of gr unt s, t he crowd wi l l di ssi pat e, l eavi ng you, Cheren andone ot her pers on behi nd. Thi s per son wi l l come to you and i ntr oduce hi msel f as "N", t henchal l enge you t o a f i ght .

PKMN Trainer NRewar ds: $700

Pokemon Level Type


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Pur r l oi n Lv. 7 Dark

As you mi ght be abl e t o t el l f r om t he musi c, N i s a speci al char act er and we' l l bef i ght i ng hi m a f ew t i mes t hr oughout t he game. Thi s f i r s t f i ght wi t h hi m has hi m wi t honl y one Pokemon. Pur r l oi n i s a Dar k- t ype Pokemon, and based on i t s cat appear anceyou mi ght be abl e t o guess i t i s f ast . Don' t l et t hat put you of f ; j ust beat i t downwi t h whatever at t acks you have. I t shoul d go down pr et t y qui ckl y. I t ' s not t hatpower f ul r egar dl ess. Def eati ng i t wi l l gi ve you somewhere ar ound the r eal m of 118EXP, whi ch wi l l be enough t o push you up anot her l evel unl ess you t r ai ned a boat l oadi n Rout e 1.

N wi l l l eave af t er t he f i ght , t hen af t er some mor e tal ki ng Cher en wi l l t oo and we' ve f i nal l ygot t he r un of t he pl ace at l ast . I woul d st ar t by heal i ng your st ar t er ; j ust go back i n t hePokemon Cent er and do so. Bi anca wi l l have somehow snuck out of t here wi t hout bei ng seen byyou; I do l ove how every NPC i n Pokemon i s capabl e of t el eport at i on!

Out si de the Pokemon Cent er, go to t he top l ef t house i n t he ci t y, go upst ai r s and t al k t ot he guy t o recei ve a POKE BALL . Exi t t hat house and then go t o the one i n the t op ri ght ;you' l l be abl e t o over see Rout e 2 as you go t her e.

I n t hi s house you' l l see t wo peopl e by musi cal i nst r ument s; t al k t o both and say yes t o eacht o add two extr a i nst r ument s t o t he song, gi vi ng i t some extr a l ayer s. I t ' s not r equi r ed byany means, but i t sounds r eal l y good wi t h t hose ext r a i nst r ument s.

That ' s al l Accumul a Town of f er s, so head l ef t out of t he t own.

Route 2

Trainer Pokemon : Pat r at L 7 | Pur r l oi n L 7 | Li l l i pup L7

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Li l l i pup Nor mal Gr ass 40% Level 16Pat r at Nor mal Gr ass 40% Level 20Pur r l oi n Dar k Gr ass 20% Level 20Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 100% N/ AWynaut Psychi c Swar m 40% N/ A

The gat ehouses i n t hi s game ar e qui t e el abor at e; a TV sc r een, a r ecept i oni st and somespeci al musi c. We' l l be seei ng qui t e a l ot of t hem as t he game goes on.

Exi t out l ef t i nt o t he r out e i t sel f , and t hen keep goi ng t o get a cal l on your Xt r anscei ver . Your mum wi l l say somet hi ng and t hen appear as soon as you t ur n t he Xt r anscei ver of f . Idon' t have a cl ue why she phoned you, but at any r at e she wi l l gi ve you t he RUNNING SHOES ,whi ch wi l l al l ow you t o r un by pr essi ng B whi l e movi ng. The doubl e speed i s much wel comed,t hough I do wi sh you coul d j ust r un f r om t he start .

Once she l eaves, you' l l have f r ee r ei gn over t he route. Not e how ext r a i nst r ument s come i nwhenever you begi n wal ki ng or r unni ng; i t ' s pr ett y neat . Bel ow you i s a bl oody huge boul der;t hi s i s a st r engt h boul der ; t hey' ve pr act i cal l y quadr upl ed i n si ze si nce Gener at i on I V. Headi nt o t he gr ass and pi ck up t he i t em bal l t o r ecei ve a POTION . Not e that t he wi l ds here canbe st r angel y st r ong; whi l e Pur r l oi n wi l l onl y appear bet ween about 4 or 5, Pat r at andLi l l i pup can appear as hi gh as Level 7. I f ei t her t he wi l d Pokemon or t he t r ai ner s beat youup t oo much, head back t o Accumul a and heal . I t ' s wor t h not i ng t hat l ow heal t h on yours t ar t er s can be benef i cal , t hough i f t hei r heal t h dr ops bel ow 33% t hei r abi l i t y wi l lact i vat e, whi ch wi l l power up moves t hat mat ch thei r pri mary t ype.

Past t he gr ass you' l l f i nd your f i r st nor mal t r ai ner of t he game, who as usual i s a Youngst er . I t hi nk t he onl y game wher e i t wasn' t a youngst er was i n RBY, wher e i t was a BugCat cher i nst ead ( or possi bl y a Lass i f you were pl ayi ng Yel l ow. ) Go f i gur e. There ar e t hr eet r ai ner s on t hi s r out e, al l wi t h a Level 7 versi on of one of t he t hr ee mai n Wi l d Pokemon.

They shoul dn' t be t er r i bl y har d.

Af t er t he f i r st youngst er, t here' s a dark hai r ed guy r i ght bel ow you who wi l l show you howt o j ump a l edge i f you say yes t o hi s quest i on. Cont i nui ng east , you' l l f i nd a Lass, whowi l l f i ght you wi t h a Pur r l oi n. Fol l ow t he pat h a bi t mor e t o f i nd t he l as t t r ai ner on t her out e, anot her Youngst er wi t h a Li l l i pup.

Go east and ar ound af t er t hat t o f i nd t he t wo i t ems we saw f r om Accumul a Town bef or e; t heyare a POTION and a POKE BALL . That' s al l we can do i n Rout e 2 f or now; t r y to exi t nor t h andBi anca wi l l appear ! She' l l end up chal l engi ng you to a f i ght . Br ace your sel f , because ther e


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ar e a LOT of r i val f i ght s i n the ear l y par t s of t he game.


Pokemon Level TypeLi l l i pup Lv. 6 Nor mal

Tepi g/ Oshawot t / Sni vy Lv. 7 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr ass

Bi anca hasn' t gr own much st r onger , al t hough she now has a new Pokemon i n Li l l i pup,whi ch can act ual l y hi t decent l y har d wi t h Tackl e. I t ' l l go down easi l y enough andt hen Bi anca wi l l once agai n send out t he st art er t hat your s i s st r ong agai nst . Bynow you shoul d have t he f i r st el ement al move of your st ar t er ( Ember / Wat er Gun /Vi ne Whi p) so j ust use t hat t o beat i t . Bi anca does have a Pot i on however and shewi l l use i t i f ei t her of her Pokemon descends i nt o l ow heal t h. I t ' s unl i kel y to bemuch of a pr obl em, t hough.

Bi anca wi l l l et you l eave af t er t hat ; head nor t h i nt o St r i at on Ci t y.

Striaton City


Bascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Fi sh 70% Level 33Basculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi s h 60% Level 33Seaking Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Al most as soon as you ent er , t her e wi l l be a pat h t o t he l ef t ; t ake i t t o pi ck up an X SPEEDat t he end. Retur n back and ent er t he f i r st house on t he ri ght ; t al k t o the guy by t he tabl eon t he ri ght t o get a GREAT BALL . Exi t and i gnore t he house r i ght above i t ; go and healyour sel f i n t he Pokemon Cent er . There i s a bui l di ng di r ect l y t o the r i ght of t he PokemonCent er ; t hi s i s t he gym, but as you can see i t i s cur r ent l y bl ocked. There' s somethi ng we' l lhave t o do f i r s t .

Exi t t he Pokemon Cent er and go t o t he f ar r i ght of t he ci t y and t hen down t o f i nd a guyhi di ng i n t hi s smal l "al l ey. " He' l l gi ve you a DUSK BALL. Head to t he f ar s out h west of t heci t y by t he hedges t o pi ck up a GREAT BALL , t oo. Str angel y enough t here ar e Pi kachu hedgesher e, despi t e Pi kachu not bei ng i n Unova at al l . Odd, huh? You can al so get a BALMMUSHROOM i f you go to t he ver y top l ef t squar e ( t hat i s cur r ent l y accessi bl e) and f ace t he t r ee andexami ne i t .

Ther e' s st i l l mor e we can do i n St r i at on Ci t y, but t her e' s somewher e el se we shoul d vi si tf i r st . Head out t he ci t y to t he t op r i ght . I woul d r ecommend havi ng onl y f i ve or l essPokemon i n your t eam whi l e we go t her e, t hough.

Dreamyard

Trainer Pokemon : Pur r l oi n L8, Pur r l oi n L8 | Pat r at L7, Pat ra t L7, L i l l i pup L7

Ther e' s not a whol e l ot we can do her e j ust yet , but t her e i s one ver y i mpor t ant t hi ng t hatwe ar e abl e to do. You' l l have t o f i ght your way t hr ough two t r ai ners; t hey have 2- 3Pokemon, but t hey' r e easy enough.

You' l l see a woman; you shoul d pr obabl y save bef or e you t al k t o her , but when you' r e r eady,t al k t o her and say yes t o r ecei ve a Pokemon! Thi s Pokemon wi l l be ei t her Pansage , Pansearor Panpour . They ar e col l ecti vel y t he el ement al monkeys and you wi l l get t he monkey t hat i sweak to your s t ar t er . A t abl e t o i l l us t r at e;

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I n t er ms of s t at s , t hey' r e a l i t t l e subpar . Thei r of f ense wi l l be pr et t y bad unt i l aboutLevel 22, al t hough t he Fi r e monkey get s s cr ewed by havi ng weaker at t acks t hen t he ot her t wo.Al l t hr ee ar e al so el ement al st one evol ut i ons, al t hough thankf ul l y we don' t act ual l y have t owai t t oo l ong f or t hose. Use i t i f you want , but be ready t o st r uggl e to deal damage i n somepar t s. They' l l al so l ear n no more t echni ques once they evol ve.

Go up and pi ck up t he X Defend , t hen r et ur n t o St r i at on Ci t y.

Striaton City (2)

Wi t h monkey i n t ow, we can now f i ni sh up. Go i nt o t he bui l di ng l ef t of t he Pokemon Cent er;

t hi s i s t he Tr ai ners' School . Tal k to t he br own hai r ed guy at t he t op r i ght and answer hi squi z cor r ec t l y ( t he f i r s t opt i on, t hen t he t hi rd ) t o r ecei ve a FULL HEAL f r om hi m. You' veprobabl y not i ced Cheren at t he top; i t ' s wort h putt i ng your monkey i n t he l ead i f you wanti t t o gai n any EXP. Tal k t o hi m and say yes t wi ce t o f i ght .


Pokemon Level Type Tepi g/ Oshawot t / Sni vy Lv. 8 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr assPur r l oi n Lv. 8 Dar k

St r angel y enough, Cher en wi l l act ual l y send out hi s st ar t er f i r st , hence why I

suggest ed the monkey ( i t ' l l have a type advant age. ) I t ' s a pr et t y basi c f i ght ,al t hough i t ' s wor t h not i ng hi s st ar t er has an Or an Ber r y at t ached. Pur r l oi n i sexact l y t he same as every ot her one you' ve f aced up t o t hi s poi nt ; knock i t out andmove on.

Cher en wi l l gi ve you an ORAN BERRY af t er t he f i ght , and t hen t ur n back to t he board. Heal upi f need be; we' r e now abl e t o t ake on t he gym! You' l l not i ce t he pers on out si de t he gym haschanged; t hi s i s Ci l an, one of t he Gym Leader s of St r i at on Ci t y. Yes, l eader s . You' l l s eewhat I mean soon enough.

Tal k t o hi m and he' l l go i nsi de, gi vi ng you access t o t he gym.

Striaton Gym

Trainer Pokemon : L i l l i pup L11 | Pat ra t L10, Pur r l oi n L10

Str angel y enough, t he gym r esembl es a r est aur ant . Take a st ep f orward and t he support guywi l l gi ve you a FRESH WATER , an i t em t hat r est or es 50 HP whi ch i s ver y usef ul at t hi s poi nt .Anyway, t he puzzl e f or t hi s gym i s a si mpl e l i t t l e qui z; l ook at t he cur t ai n and st ep on t hedesi gn t hat r esembl es t he el ement t hat t he t ype on t he cur t ai n i s weak agai nst . For exampl e,on t hi s f i r st one t ouch t he Wat er ci r cl e on t he r i ght . Fi r e i s weak to wat er , so t he cur t ai nwi l l open. You' l l get no penal t y i f you hi t t he wr ong answer , f or t he recor d.

Cont i nue i nt o t he next r oom t o get chal l enged by a Wai t er; he' l l send out a Li l l i pup. Normalgym? Not qui t e. Af t er t he f i ght , hi t t he gr ass swi t ch on the l ef t t o open the wat er cur t ai n,t hen cont i nue f orwar d to be batt l ed by a wai t r ess, so wi l l have both a Patr at and aPur r l oi n. Nor mal gym? Dar k gym? Who t he hel l knows.

St ep on t he f i r e swi t ch i n t he mi ddl e t o open t he l ast curt ai n, t hen cont i nue f or ward tof i nd Ci l an agai n. Tal k to hi m and i t wi l l t ur n out t her e i s not one, but t hr ee gyml eader s!Each r epr esent s a di f f er ent t ype, whi ch you can pr obabl y tel l by thei r desi gn; t he r edhai r ed one ( Pod) i s Fi r e, t he bl ue hai r ed one ( Cr ess) i s Wat er and Ci l an i s Gr ass. Thel eader you bat t l e wi l l depend on your st ar t er ; you' l l bat t l e t he l eader t hat r epr esent s t het ype your s t ar t er i s weak t o.

I ' d go back and heal f i r st unl ess you real l y don' t need t o. Once you' ve done that , go back,save i f necessar y, and t hen chal l enge t he l eader .

GYM LEADER CHILI / CRESS / CILANRewar ds: $1680, TM83 Wor k Up, Tr i o BadgeMy Team: Tepi g Lv. 13, Pansage Lv. 10


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Pokemon Level Type Ability Attacks Owned ByLi l l i pup Lv. 12 Nor mal Pi ckup Wor k Up, Bi t e Al lPans ear Lv. 14 Fi r e Gl ut t ony Wor k Up, I nci ner a t e PodPanpour Lv. 14 Wat er Gl ut t ony Wor k Up, Wat er Gun Cr essPansage Lv. 14 Gr ass Gl ut t ony Wor k Up, Vi ne Whi p Ci l an

Yeah, I ' m not ki ddi ng about t hose moveset s. They suck, r eal l y badl y. At any r at e,don' t be al ar med; you' l l onl y be f i ght i ng t wo Pokemon. You' l l f i ght Li l l i pup f i r s tno mat t er what l eader you' r e f aci ng, t hen t he monkey bel ongi ng t o t hat l eadersecond.

At any r at e, Li l l i pup i s cr ap. I t can s t i l l hur t I suppose, but i t doesn' t even have Tackl e or Take Down or anyt hi ng. The onl y t hi ng you r eal l y need t o wat ch out f or i sWork Up, whi ch wi l l r ai se i t s At t ack and Speci al At t ack by one st age each and ever yt i me i t i s used. Bi t e wi l l be abl e to hur t qui t e sever el y af t er a f ew at t ack r ai ses ,so t r y t o take t hi s dog out as f ast as you can.

Then we get t o t he monkey. As you can see, i t al so has Wor k Up, t hen t he basi cel ement al move of t hat t ype i t get s. The poor f i r e monkey doesn' t even get Ember. . .

These monkeys ar e pr et t y f ast , but ot her wi se not r eal l y a pr obl em. I f you want apart i cul ar l y easy t i me, j ust use your own monkey agai nst i t . They won' t be abl e t ohi t you f or more t han not ver y ef f ect i ve damage, whi l e you can l oad t he superef f ect i ve damage ont o t hem. You may be a t ad under l evel l ed compar ed t o t he l eader ' sPokemon, but i t honest l y won' t be a pr obl em. The best t hi ng about t he monkey i s t hemusi c change; you now get a di f f erent song whenever t he l eader sends out t hei r f i nal

Pokemon. I t gi ves i t a r eal l y ni ce ef f ect , I t hi nk.As a f i nal not e, t he l eader al so has one Poti on t o use.

Wi nni ng wi l l get you t he TRIO BADGE , and as you wi l l see t he badges have a r ather speci alani mat i on t hi s t i me ar ound. Ci l an wi l l begi n t al ki ng agai n and expl ai n t hat t he badge wi l lmake al l Pokemon up t o Level 20 l i st en t o you, t hen gi ve you t he Wor k Up TM, whi ch i s TM83.Remember , TMs now have infinite use , so don' t hesi t at e t o t each Wor k Up t o what ever you can!

Go ahead and exi t t he gym.

Striaton City (3)

As s oon as you get out si de, a woman wi l l see you and br i ng you t o her house. Rape? Not

qui t e, she i nst ead br i ngs you to her r oom and gi ves you HM01, Cut. HMs st i l l wor k t he sameas ever ; whatever you t each t hem t o i s permanent l y stuck wi t h i t , or at l east unt i l you canget t hem t o the move del eter ( whi ch i s a bi t bef ore t he si xt h badge i n t hi s game. ) Not t oment i on t her e' s onl y one t i me we' r e act ual l y f or ced t o use Cut .

Tsl k t o t he gi r l next t o t he PC, as wel l . Thi s i s Amani t a, Fennel ' s ass i st ant and t hecr eat or of t he st orage syst em i n Unova. Tal ki ng t o her wi l l r epl ace "Somebody' s PC" wi t h" Amani t a' s PC. "

I t ' s t i me we of f i ci al l y ent er t he second chapt er. Head back to t he Dr eamyar d agai n.

Dreamyard (2)

Trainer Pokemon : Pat r at L10 | Pur r l oi n L10

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Pat r at Nor mal Gr ass 40% Level 20Pur r l oi n Dar k Gr ass 40% Level 20Munna Psychi c Gr ass 20% Moon St oneAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 95% N/ AMushar na Psychi c Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ A

Now t hat we have Cut , we can expl or e t hi s pl ace a bi t mor e pr oper l y. Cut t he t r ee down andat t empt t o st ep f orward t o have Bi anca come and t al k t o you. Thankf ul l y, she won' t f i ght yout hi s t i me. Fol l ow her i n and go f orward t o hear t he cry of a Munna; head nort h and you' l lsee one st andi ng t here. I t ' l l r un away a bi t , t hen be cor ner ed by Team Pl asma gr unt s! I t ' sup t o you t o save t hi s Munna, so you have t o beat t he t wo one af t er anot her . Don' t get mewr ong t hough, i t i s easy, as Pl asma gr unt s usual l y ar e.


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Once you beat t hem, t he guy who was doi ng t he speech bef or e appear s and causes t hem t o f l ee.What I assume i s t he Munna' s mot her comes out t o check on i t ; t hi s i s a Mushar na, t heevol ut i on of Munna. Fennel ( t he woman who gave you Cut ) wi l l appear t o wat ch t he t wo l eaveand dr op an i t em bal l behi nd. She get s exci t ed about t he i t em - whi ch happens t o be t heDr eam Mi st - and t akes i t ; we' l l go t al k to her soon enough.

We may as wel l get t he r est of t he i t ems now; you can go t o t he l ef t t o f i nd a POKE BALLf i r st , t hen t o the r i ght by goi ng ar ound t he nor t her n wal l by the gr ass. Go di r ect l y sout hand pi ck up t he PARLYZ HEAL by t he "wi ndow", t hen go up t he stai r s and f ol l ow t he l ef t pat haround f or a POTION . Ret ur n t o wher e the st ai r s were and t hi s t i me go ri ght , pi cki ng up aREPEL . That ' s al l we have t o do i n here f or now; unl ess you want t o cat ch a Munna or

somet hi ng, head back t o Str i at on Ci t y.I f you' r e cur i ous about Munna, i t ' s a hor r endousl y sl ow Psychi c- t ype that has a bi t of bul k.I t s l evel up moves can l eave a bi t t o be desi r ed, however; i t doesn' t get Psychi c unt i lLevel 37 and as i t s a st one evol ut i on, i t wi l l l ear n no more moves when i t evol ves i nt o aMushar na vi a a Moon St one. You get a Moon St one i n due t i me, but i f you want a good movesetyou ar e pr et t y much f orced t o wai t , especi al l y si nce most of t he good TMs are hor r i dl y l at ei n the game. I t ' s cert ai nl y usabl e, but be pr epar ed to make some sacr i f i ces.

Striaton City (4)

Go i nt o t he house wher e Fennel / t he f emal e sci ent i st was bef ore and t al k t o her t o r ecei vet he C-GEAR , an i mpor t ant i t em t hat wi l l t ake t he posi t i on on t he bot t om screen. Honest l y, Ihave bar el y used i t , but I i magi ne i t ' s usef ul f or somet hi ng. You do need i t f or t heEnt r al i nk thi ngs at l eas t , but I am near c l uel ess on t hose.

Regardl ess, havi ng t he C- Gear enabl es Wi - Fi , and her assi st ant wi l l al so gi ve you a PAL PADwhi ch f uncti ons t he same as al ways, cont ai ni ng your f r i end code and bei ng t he pl ace t o ent ert he f r i end codes of ot her peopl e. For t he recor d, cl i cki ng the Wi - Fi par t of t he C- Gear andt hen t he mi ddl e opti on wi l l al l ow you t o get t o t he Dr eam Worl d, but t her e' s more you needt o do t hat I ' m not r eal l y sur e about .

That ' s al l t her e i s t o do i n St r i at on, so i t ' s t i me t o cont i nue our j our ney. Head out t hec i t y t o t he t o p l ef t .

Route 3

Trainer Pokemon : Li l l i pup L10, Munna L10 | Panpour L10 | Pansear L10 | Pansage L10 |Pur r l oi n L10 + Pur r l oi n L10 | Pat r at L9, Li l l i pup L9, Pi dove L9

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Pi dove Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass 40% Level 21Pat r at Nor mal Gr ass 20% Level 20Bl i t zl e El ect r i c Gr ass 20% Level 27Li l l i pup Nor mal Gr ass 10% Level 16Pur r l oi n Dar k Gr ass 10% Level 20Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 100% N/ AIllumise Bug Swar m ( Bl ack) 40% N/ AVolbeat Bug Swar m ( Whi t e) 40% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Fi sh 70% Level 33

Basculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 33Seaking Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Rout e 3 has a coupl e of at t r act i ons and i s a pr et t y l ong r out e. Most i mpor t ant l y, i t i s t hehome of t he Daycare Cent r e, whi ch i s t he house on t he r i ght i f you go up t he st eps. Asal ways, you can l eave up t o t wo Pokemon t her e, and i f t he t wo Pokemon ar e compat i bl e an eggmay be pr oduced.

Regar dl ess, go up the st eps and head l ef t ; t her e' s about f our t r ai ner s t o f i ght her e. Thef i r st i s a t eacher wi t h a Li l l i pup and a Munna, t hen t he thr ee ki ds wi t h hel met s each haveone of t he t hr ee monkeys. You can even wal k on t he sl i de here. Not e t hat i f you go i nto t hel ef t house wi t h t he r ed r oof and t al k t o t he woman di r ectl y i n f r ont of you when you ent er,she wi l l heal your Pokemon.


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Once t he upper par t of t he r out e i s done, cont i nue l ef t f or t he f i r st doubl e bat t l e of t hegame; i t wor ks exact l y t he same as i n f our t h gen. A bi t f ur t her l ef t and you' l l see somegrass, but bef ore you can ent er i t , Cheren appear s! I t may not have been t hat l ong si nce wel ast f ought hi m, but he' l l f i ght you al l t he same.


Pokemon Level Type

Tepi g/ Oshawot t / Sni vy Lv. 14 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr assPur r l oi n Lv. 12 Dar k

Cher en' s t eam hasn' t changed at al l s i nce t he l as t f i ght , al t hough hi s l evel s arenow a l ot hi gher . Hi s s t ar t er al so s t i l l has an Or an Ber r y. Asi de f r om t hat , t her ei sn' t a whol e l ot t o say r eal l y. J ust pi l e on t he of f ense as usual .

Af t er def eat i ng Cher en, t wo Pl asma gr unts wi l l r un past you and t hen Bi anca and a chi l d wi l lappear . Bi anca r epor t s t hat her Pokemon has appar ent l y been st ol en. Seems she got a Munnaher sel f , and Pl asma made of f wi t h i t . Of cour se, i t ' s up t o you t o save i t .

Gr ab t he SUPER POTION i n t he gr ass, t hen cont i nue l ef t . You' l l see Cher en wai t i ng by theent r ance t o a cave; i gnor e hi m f or t he moment and cont i nue r i ght t hrough t he gr ass t o f i ghta t r ai ner ; she' l l gi ve you an ORAN BERRY when you wi n. Gr ab t he REPEL i n the al cove here,t hen cycl e back around t o t he cave and t al k t o Cher en. Say yes and he' l l ent er.

Wellspring Cave

Trainer Pokemon : Pat r at L12 | Pat r at L12 + Pat r at L12

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Woobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 50% Happi nessRoggenr ol a Rock Cave Fl oor 50% Level 25Dr i l bur Gr ound Dust Cl oud 100% Level 31Bascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ A

Poliwag Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 25Poliwhirl Wat er Fi sh 5% Wat er St onePoliwhirl Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 65% Wat er St oneBasculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ APoliwrath Wat er / Fi ght i ng Dar k Wat er ~ Fi s h 5% N/ A

DUST CLOUDSDust cl ouds are a bi t di f f er ent t han t hei r shaki ng gr ass and dar k watercount er par t s; as wel l as possi bl y f i ndi ng ei t her Dr i l bur or Excadr i l l dependi ng onwhi ch cave you' r e i n, t her e' s al so a pr et t y hi gh chance t hey' l l gi ve you an i t em of some sor t . You wi l l usual l y get gem i t ems t hat wi l l boost t he power of a par t i cul art ype of move one t i me, but t hese spot s may al so yi el d any of t he ni ne evolutionstones , as wel l as an Oval St one, so i t ' s wort h checki ng out t hese cl ouds whenevert hey appear .

Wal k f orward and you' l l have t o t ake on t wo waves of pl asma gr unt s. The f i r st i s a si ngl ebat t l e; di r ect l y af t er t hat i s a doubl e bat t l e wher e you ar e pai r ed wi t h Cher en; he' l l sendout hi s st art er as a l ead. You' r e gi ven t wo more Pat r at t o t ake out ; do so and t he Pl asmagr unt s wi l l l eave t he cave, but we were unf or t unatel y t oo l ate t o save Bi anca' s capt ur edPokemon.

Cher en wi l l l eave t he cave, gi vi ng you expl orat i on f r eedom. You can cycl e around t o get aTM46, THIEF whi ch i s t he same as usual ; 40 BP, 100 accur acy and st eal s t he opponent ' s i t emi f possi bl e. Ther e' s al so a hi dden FULL HEAL i f you check t he bot t om spot on t he ri ght handsi de of t he el evat ed par t of t he cave.


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The wi l d Pokemon her e ar e i nt er est i ng; Woobat i s t he new bat , but i s nowher e near aspromi nent as Zubat has al ways been, so you won' t see i t al l t hat much especi al l y as t her earen' t al l t hat many caves i n t he game. I t ' s decent and has an i nt erest i ng t ypi ng, but i sn' tespeci al l y st r ong even af t er i t evol ves.

Roggenr ol a wi l l be a pai n t o ki l l due t o i t s St ur dy abi l i t y, whi ch now st ops any moveknocki ng i t out i n one hi t . As a Pokemon on your si de, i t ' s decent t o begi n wi t h, and oncei t get s Rock Bl ast i t can become r eal l y power f ul . I t ' l l event ual l y evol ve i nt o Bol dor e, andt hen i nt o Gi gal i t h, both of whi ch have ver y power f ul att ack and def ense stat s f or t hei rposi t i ons i n t he evol ut i on l i ne. The downsi de? Asi de f r om t hei r absol ut el y hor r i d speed, youneed t o trade Bol dor e t o evol ve. Unl ess you have a f r i end or someone who can hel p you wi t h

t r ade evol ut i ons, I woul d pass on t hi s Pokemon.Dr i l bur i s a bi t har der t o f i nd compared t o the other s and i t may t ake a f ai r f ew dustcl ouds t o act ual l y get a wi l d encount er wi t h i t , but i t can pr ove t o be a r eal l y goodPokemon. I t may be a t i ny bi t medi ocre t o begi n wi t h but as soon as i t get s Di g ( Level 19)i t wi l l pr ove t o be a ver y s t r ong f or ce, and i t onl y keeps get t i ng bet t er f r om t her e. I t sevol ut i on Excadr i l l has i ncredi bl e st at s and an i nt er est i ng Gr ound/ St eel t ypi ng. I f you canf i nd a good one, i t i s very much wort h usi ng.

At any r at e, go back out t o Rout e 3 when you' r e r eady.

Route 3 (2)

Trainer Pokemon : Bl i t zl e L13 | Woobat L13 | Pat r at L12, Pur r l oi n L12 | Pi dove L12,Roggenr ol a L12

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Pi dove Nor mal / Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass 40% Level 21Pat r at Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 20Bl i t zl e El ect r i c Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 27Li l l i pup Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 10% Level 16Pur r l oi n Dar k Tal l Gr ass 10% Level 20

Ret urn t o wher e Bi anca and t he chi l d t al ked t o you and you' l l see t hem agai n; at t empt t o got hr ough t hem or back i n t he di r ect i on of St r i at on and t hey' l l bot h t al k t o you, wi t h t he ki dgi vi ng you t hr ee HEAL BALLS . Once t hey l eave, we can cont i nue down t he rout e. Remember , youcan al ways heal i n t he nurser y i f needed.

Head sout h af t er t hat t o f i ght a guy wi t h a Bl i t zl e, t hen pi ck up t he ANTIDOTE . You' l l s eeCher en i n some di f f erent l y col our ed grass; head down t owards hi m and he' l l come out and t el lyou about t he gr ass.

TALL GRASS Tal l gr ass i s di f f er ent t o nor mal gr ass i n t hr ee di f f er ent ways.

The Pokemon f ound i n t he gr ass usual l y di f f er f r om t hose f ound i n t he r egul ar gr ass ,i e you' l l pr obabl y f i nd mor e evol ved f or ms i n t he tal l er gr ass. The l evel r ange i sal so hi gher t han t he r egul ar gr ass.

You wi l l somet i mes encount er wi l d double bat t l es ; t hat i s to say, 2- on- 2 f i ght s wi t hwi l d Pokemon. These wor k t he same as Gener at i on I V i n t he sense t hat you can onl ycat ch one of t he t wo Pokemon and you can onl y st ar t t hr owi ng Poke Bal l s once one of t he t wo has been t aken down.

Tal l gr ass doesn' t shake; you won' t f i nd a Audi no or any ot her r ar e Pokemon i n t hi st hi cker grass.

I t ' s pr obabl y t i me I sai d about t he new Pokemon i n thi s r out e. Fi r st i s Pi dove, who i s t hebasi c bi r d of t hi s game much l i ke Pi dgey, Hoothoot, Tai l l ow or St arl y, al t hough unl i ke t hemyou can onl y obt ai n one af t er one badge, st r angel y enough. Pi dove and i t s evol uti ons aredecent , but t hey ar e no St ar l y l i ne; t hey' l l be deci dedl y aver age. They al so have a pr obl emi n t hat most of t hei r l evel up moves f ocus ar ound speci al moves, even t hough t hey arephysi cal l y based Pokemon. They' r e good i f you want a f l yi ng- t ype, but use at your own r i sk.

Bl i t zl e i s t he ot her new one, and i s t he f i r st El ect r i c Pokemon you wi l l have encount er ed i nt he game. I t ' s pr et t y decent at t he earl y st ages, l ear ni ng Shock Wave at 11 and Spark at 25,as wel l as Fl ame Charge at 18. However, t here i s a pr obl em; whi l e i t i s good f or most of t he


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game, near t he end of t he game, even evol ved i nt o a Zebst r i ka, i t wi l l have some of f ensi vepr obl ems. I t s st r engt h l i es physi cal l y, but at onl y 100 base att ack and t he st r ongestphysi cal El ect r i c move i s onl y 90 power . I t ' s cert ai nl y a compet ent Pokemon f or most of t hegame however , so don' t l et me put you of f i t ent i r el y.

Anyway, cont i nue t hr ough t he r out e, havi ng a go i n t he l ong gr ass i f you wi sh. When you gett o some mor e nor mal gr ass, go t hr ough i t and pi ck up t he GREAT BALL and t hen back ont o t hebr i dge and f i ght t he tr ai ner her e. Across t he br i dge ther e' s anot her t r ai ner and an

AWAKENING you can pi ck up. Fi ght t he tr ai ner, t hen go thr ough t he gat ehouse to t he l ef t .

Nacrene City

At l ast , we' ve arr i ved at t he t own of t he second gym. Cher en wi l l be wai t i ng f or you; he' l lwal k you al ong a bi t , t hen gi ve you a CHESTO BERRY . Heal up, t hen get r eady t o expl ore t heci t y a bi t .

The f ar l ef t house wi t h t he bl ue door cont ai ns a bl ue hai r ed gi r l who wi l l ask you aquest i on about t he s t ar t er s . Pi cki ng t he f i r s t opt i on wi l l get you a MIRACLE SEED , t h esecond wi l l gi ve you MYSTIC WATER and t he t hi r d wi l l gi ve you CHARCOAL. You canunf or t unat el y onl y get one of t hese t hr ee f r om t he gi r l , al t hough t he ot her s wi l l be i n t hef i el d somewher e i n t he f utur e. Choose whi chever one i s most appr opr i at e; Mi r acl e Seed boost st he power of Gr ass- t ype moves by 20% and l i kewi se f or Char coal wi t h Fi r e moves and Myst i cWat er wi t h Wat er moves.

The house di r ect l y t o t he r i ght st r angel y enough cont ai ns a shopkeeper , who wi l l sel l youal l of t he i t ems i n t he X ser i es ( i e X At t ack, Di r e Hi t ) f or t hei r usual pr i ces . Coul d beusef ul , I suppose.

The gr een door ed house f ur t hest on t he r i ght cont ai ns a t r ade; t he gi r l on t he t op f l oorwant s ei t her a Cot t onee or a Pet i l i l . Bl ack pl ayer s wi l l have t o gi ve her a Cot t onee, whi l eWhi t e pl ayer s wi l l have t o gi ve her a Pet i l i l . The Pokemon you get i n exchange i s t he onef r om t he opposi t e ver si on, whi ch saves you havi ng t o f i nd someone wi t h t he opposi t e ver si ont o get t he ot her Gr ass- t ype; i t comes at Level 15 r egardl ess of ver si on.

That ' s al l t her e i s i n t he ci t y gener al l y, al t hough you can l i st en t o an accor di on i n t hemusi c i f you st and on or near t he pl atf or m i n t he t op l ef t wi t h t he accor di on guy. At t emptt o ent er t he museum i n t he cent er of t he ci t y, and N wi l l come out ! I f we want t o do thegym, we' l l have t o beat hi m f i r s t .

PKMN Trainer NRewar ds: $1300

Pokemon Level TypePi dove Lv. 13 Normal / F l yi ng

Tympol e Lv. 13 Wat er Ti mbur r Lv. 13 Fi ght i ng

N' s t eam has changed ent i r el y t o encompass Pokemon f r om t he ar eas sur r oundi ngNacrene Ci t y. Pi dove won' t be new, but t he ot her t wo wi l l be unl ess you deci ded t ogo expl or i ng i n t he r out e t o the l ef t . Tympol e i s qui t e possi bl y one of t hest r angest l ooki ng Pokemon t hi s gener at i on, but i t ' s j ust a basi c Wat er - t ype al l t hesame. Ti mbur r i s t he basi c ver si on of a power f ul Fi ght i ng- t ype, and i s Fi ght i ng- t ypei t sel f . I t ' l l go down pr et t y qui ckl y, but mi ght t ake mor e t han one hi t . Mi ght .

N wi l l l eave af t er t he batt l e, al l owi ng you f r ee movement agai n. Heal up i f need be, t henent er t he museum. A sci ent i st wi l l show you ar ound a bi t . Once he l et s you move, head upi nt o t he next r oom. Thi s i s t he gym!

Nacrene Gym

Trainer Pokemon : Pat ra t L17 | Her di er L17 | L i l l i pup L15, L i l l i pup L15, L i l l i pup L15

You' l l get anot her Fr esh Wat er f r om t he guy as you ent er . Head f or war d t o be chal l enged by aschool ki d, who wi l l st i ck a Pat r at on you. Nor mal - t ype gym? Thi s t i me, i t act ual l y i s, sobe prepared wi t h Fi ght i ng moves i f you have any. Ot her wi se, you' l l be mat chi ng bl ow f orbl ow. Thr ow as much of f ense i n as you can.

Now, t hi s gymi s j us t pl ai n wei r d. Seei ng as I can' t r ead J apanese I ' m not actual l y sur e


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what you' r e meant t o do her e, but i t ' s somet hi ng about r eadi ng books and answer i ngquest i ons. . ? What ever , we don' t need t o know what t he di al ogue says.

St art by get t i ng on t he st ool t o t he l ef t near wher e you st art and pr ess yes to r ead i t . You' l l get some r ed t ext , whi ch I bel i eve si gni f i es some new knowl edge. Next , check t hebookcase di r ectl y behi nd t he one you j ust checked and pr ess yes f or anot her bout of r edt ext . Go t o t he bookcase di r ect l y behi nd t hat one t oo, and t al k to t he sci ent i st on t hest epl adder . Answer yes t o her quest i on and she' l l f i ght you. Wat ch out f or t hi s dog; i t ' ssur pr i si ngl y power f ul , especi al l y wi t h i t s Take Down. The woman may al so use an X Def end oni t !

Once you beat her, she' l l move of f t he st ool . Check the now accessi bl e book f or more r edt ext , t hen check t he sout h- east er n bookcase near t he ent r ance f or mor e r ed t ext . Fi nal l y,t al k t o t he school gi r l on t he mi ddl e- east ern bookcase and answer yes t o her quest i on t o gether t o f i ght you.

Beat her and check t he book t o f l i ck a swi t ch and cause t he whol e bookcase t o move,r eveal i ng a secr et st ai r case. Go back and heal now; t he gym l eader her e i s tough , and youare ver y l i kel y t o be under l evel l ed compar ed to her s t r ongest Pokemon. I f r equi r ed, use t hebi t l ef t of Nacrene Ci t y i n or der t o t r ai n. Ther e ar e al so t hr ee Fi ght i ng- t ypes you cancat ch i n t hat ar ea; any one of t hem wi l l make t he gym batt l e a l ot easi er t o handl e.

When you' r e ready, descend the st ai r case and t al k t o t he l eader t o bat t l e!

GYM LEADER LENORA Rewar ds: $2400, TM67 Ret al i at e, Basi c BadgeMy Team: Munna Lv. 18, Dr i l bur Lv. 17, Pi gni t e Lv. 18

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksHer di er Lv. 18 Nor mal I nt i mi dat e Take Down, Bi t e, Ret al i at e, LeerWat chog Lv. 20 Nor mal I l l umi nat e Leer , Cr unch, Ret al i at e, Hypnosi s

Lenora al so onl y has t wo Pokemon, but I am not ki ddi ng when I say she i s a l ott ougher t han t he f i r st gym l eader was. Her openi ng Pokemon i s Herdi er, t he evol ut i onof Li l l i pup. To put i t i n per spect i ve, i t has 80 base at t ack, whi ch at t hi s s t age of t he game i s pr et t y power f ul . Combi ne t hat wi t h a STAB Take Down and i t ' s goi ng t ohur t anyt hi ng not named Roggenr ol a. Doesn' t hel p i t has decent def enses andI nt i mi date, ei t her . Do whatever you can t o t ake i t down ASAP; t he l ess i t can use

Take Down and i t s ot her moves on you, t he bet t er .

Lenor a' s mai n i s Wat chog, t he evol ut i on of Pat r at . Thi s i s where Lenor a' s si gnatur emove comes i nt o pl ay. Ret al i at e whi ch has al so been t r ansl at ed as Get Even andVengeance i s nor mal l y a 70 power, 100 accur acy move, wi t h 5 PP. That i n i t sel f i sgoi ng t o deal a l arge bl ow t o your Pokemon, but i f t hat t eam had l ost a Pokemonei t her on t hat t ur n or t he t ur n bef or e, Ret al i at e' s power doubl es f r om ani nti mi dat i ng 70 t o a st agger i ng 140. Fact or i n t he STAB bonus and anyt hi ng Wat choghi t s wi t h t he boost ed Ret al i at e i s pr obabl y not goi ng t o sur vi ve, unl ess i t s name i sRoggenr ol a. Thankf ul l y i t r etur ns t o 70 base af t er t hat , but wat ch out !

That ' s not f act or i ng i n t he ot her t hi ngs Wat chog can do; Leer can l ower your def ensel i ke al ways, but i t al so has t he power f ul Cr unch move an 80 power Dar k move andworst of al l , Hypnosi s. Do you t hi nk your pr i ze Pokemon wi l l wi n? Possi bl y not,because t hi s t hi ng mi ght use Hypnosi s wi t h i t s al r eady decent speed and i ncapaci t at eyour Pokemon, t hen t ot al l y wi pe t he f l oor wi t h you. The Awakeni ngs and Chest oBerr i es we' ve had up t o thi s poi nt can be usef ul , but hopef ul l y you j ust won' t getpegged wi t h Hypnosi s i n t he f i r st pl ace. Unf or t unat el y, 60% accur acy i sn' t al l t hatl ow i n AI t erms. As wi t h Herdi er, t ake i t down as soon as possi bl e, but watch outf or t hat f i r s t t ur n Ret al i at e! Most t ypes wi l l wor k, but Fi ght i ng i s by f ar t hebest . St at us ef f ects can al so hel p t oo; i f you have a Munna l i ke me, make good useof Yawn or Hypnosi s! X i t ems can al so come i n usef ul , as can st at l ower s such asaccur acy r educers !

Lenor a al so has one Super Pot i on t o use.

Def eat i ng Lenora wi l l gi ve you t he Basi c Badge, al l owi ng Pokemon up t o Level 30 t o al waysl i st en t o you. You' l l al so get a copy of TM67 cont ai ni ng Lenor a' s si gnat ur e move; as usual ,

TMs ar e compl et el y r eusabl e so make good use of t hi s TM as i t i s l i kel y a f ai r f ew of yourPokemon wi l l be abl e t o l ear n i t , and i t ' s a good move f or t hi s st age i n t he game.


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Of cour se, i t ' s not l ong bef or e tr oubl e str i kes, and i t appear s Team Pl asma has st r uckagai n! Lenor a qui ckl y rushes out ; f ol l ow her t o t he museum r oom. You' l l f i nd Lenora, t hesci ent i st and a t eam of si x Pl asma gr unt s t her e; some di al ogue l at er and t hey' l l st eal t heskul l of f t he f ossi l ' s head and vani sh. Lenor a r uns af t er t hem, and you shoul d t oo. Sobegi ns t he t hi r d st age of t he j our ney!

Nacrene City (2)

You' l l f i nd Lenor a out si de. You' r e soon j oi ned by anot her per son, who Lenor a wi l l i nt r oduceas Bur gh. He' s t he gyml eader of Cast el i a Ci t y, who we' l l be f aci ng at t he end of t hi schapt er . Bi anca wi l l al so come al ong, as wi l l Cher en. The two gym l eader s wi l l r un of f , andyou' l l r ecei ve t he ITEMFINDER f r om Bi anca, al l owi ng you t o l ocate hi dden i t ems. Both Bi ancaand Cheren wi l l go i nt o t he museum, l eavi ng us t o do t he bi gger t ask.

Br i ng out t he i t emf i nder r i ght away, and i t ' l l t el l you a hi dden i t em i s wes t . I t ' l l di r ec tyou ont o the r ai sed pl at f or m; exami ne the spot di r ect l y t op l ef t of t he bot t om bush t o f i nda hi dden ULTRA BALL . Al so, i f you go ont o t he par t of t he t r ai n t r ack i n Nacrene Ci t y to t hebot t om l ef t and exami ne the spot t wo spaces f r om t he wal l on t he upper si de of t he tr ai nt r ack, you can f i nd a hi dden REVIVE. Al so, i f you go t o t he t op l ef t of t he c i t y and s l i dei n t he gap bet ween t he hedge and the wal l her e as you' r e exi t i ng t o Pi nwheel For est, f ol l owi t al ong and exami ne t he f l ower s at t he end f or a hi dden SUPER POTION . Exi t t hi s pat h and gol ef t t o ent er t he f or est ' s radi us pr oper .

Pinwheel Forest (Outside)

Trainer Pokemon : Munna L15 | Cot t onee L13, Pet i l i l L13 | Roggenr ol a L14 | Tympol e L13, Tympol e L13, Tympol e L13 | Veni pede L14, Li l l i pup L14 | Ti mbur r L16 | Ti mbur r L16

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Tympol e Wat er Gr ass 40% Level 25Pi dove Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass 30% Level 21

Ti mbur r Fi ght i ng Gr ass 20% Level 25Sawk Fi ght i ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 10% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 95% N/ ASawk Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ A Tympol e Wat er Tal l Gr ass 40% Level 25Pi dove Nor mal / Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 21

Ti mbur r Fi ght i ng Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 25Sawk Fi ght i ng Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 10% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 10% N/ A

I f t her e' s one t hi ng you can get i n t hi s ar ea, i t i s a bunch of Fi ght i ng- t ypes . Wel l , t hr eet o be exact .

Tympol e i s one of t he f ew Wat er Pokemon you wi l l see ear l y on i n t he game. I t and i t sevol ut i ons ar en' t t oo bad, speci al i zi ng equal l y i n bot h at t ack and speci al at t ack, al t hought hei r st at s ar e a bi t l ow, and t hei r movepool i s odd; none of t he l i ne l ear n Wat er f al l , I ceBeam or Bl i zzar d, al t hough t he f i nal f or m does get Gr ass Knot and Focus Bl ast . They' l l wor kdecent l y t hough. Al so, Tympol e' s t wo evol ut i ons ar e bot h Wat er/ Gr ound typi ng.

Ti mbur r i s basi cal l y t he Machop of Unova; i t ' s a t hr ee st age pur e Fi ght i ng l i ne t hatr equi r es a t r ade to get f r om t he mi ddl e f or m t o t he f i nal f orm. The same goes f or Ti mbur r aswi t h Roggenr ol a; don' t use i t i f you don' t have someone t o t r ade wi t h. Ot herwi se, i t ' sdecent . I t hi nk.

Sawk and Thr oh ar e t he Hi t monl ee and Hi t monchan of t hi s game. Sawk l earns mor e t owar dsatt acki ng whi l e Thr oh has more bul k. Sawk i n par t i cul ar i s amazi ng, f or i t has a 125 baseatt ack st at whi ch i s i ncr edi bl y hi gh at t hi s st age i n t he game, and pr et t y much al l t he wayt hr ough. I ' d say Sawk i s t he bett er one, al t hough Thr oh i s a ver y absorbent wal l , havi ng 120HP and a r espect abl e 100 at t ack. Thr oh i s much, much sl ower t hough.

As f or t he rout e, t al k t o the f i r st woman you see t o get TM94, ROCK SMASH. Rock Smash has nof i el d ef f ect t hi s t i me, so i t ' s j ust a basi c 40 power Fi ght i ng move t hat can l ower def ense.Mi ght come i n usef ul al l t he same.

You' l l meet Bur gh on t he r out e, and he' l l move i nt o t he act ual f or est . We' l l sor t t hat outi n a mi nut e. Tal k to t he gi r l by the si gn i f you wi sh ( she doesn' t seem t o do anyt hi ng) and


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t hen t al k t o the Nur se j ust sout h. She' l l f i ght you wi t h a Level 15 Munna, whi ch shoul d beeasy at t hi s poi nt . Af t er t he bat t l e, she' l l heal you, and you can come back and t al k t o hert o heal at any poi nt i n t he f ut ur e.

Go sl i ght l y down and sl i p i nt o the wal l and f ol l ow i t ar ound t o pi ck up an ETHER . Exi t agai nand cont i nue sout h t hr ough t he gr ass t o f i nd t wo t r ai ner s. A bi t t o t he r i ght of t he secondi s a GREAT BALL you can pi ck up. Cont i nue down sout h and t he i t emf i nder wi l l st ar t r eact i ng;we' l l have t o take a det our t o get t he i t em i t ' s showi ng us, t hough. Bat t l e the youngst erher e, t hen sl i p i nt o t he tal l gr ass and go nor t h. Check t he puddl e i n t he t op r i ght of t hi sencl osed par t f or a TINYMUSHROOM . Al so go t o t he sout h of t he t al l gr ass t o pi ck up a SUPER POTION . Ther e i s al so a hi dden ANTIDOTE i n the huge puddl e; use the i t emf i nder t o l ocat e i t .

Pi ck up anot her vi si bl e ANTIDOTE t o t he nor t h, t hen cont i nue ri ght t o f i ght anot heryoungst er . Up t he st eps you' l l f i nd a bunch of gr ass and t wo t r ai ners. The i t emf i nder wi l lal so begi n r eact i ng. Bat t l e t he t r ai ner s f or t hei r EXP, t hen check t he f l ower r i ght abovet he puddl e on t he r i ght t o get an ETHER .

Not i ce t he bi g r ock i n al l of t hese smal l r ocks? Thi s r ock i s actual l y qui t e speci al ; br i ngany Fi ght i ng- t ype Pokemon i n your par t y and t al k t o t he r ock and you' l l be asked a quest i on.Say yes, and you' l l get a f r ee STAR PIECE . You can do t hi s once ever y day.

Fi nal l y, go down t he st eps t o t he l ef t , pi ck up t he NET BALL , t hen head back t o t he nur se,heal , and ent er t he f or est .

Pinwheel Forest (Inside)

Trainer Pokemon : Sewaddl e L16 + Sewaddl e L16 | Sandi l e L16 | Pur r l oi n L16 | Herdi er L18 |Veni pede L16, Ti mbur r L16 | Pansage L18 | Panpour L18 | Pat r at L16 | Pansear L18 | Pat r atL14, Sandi l e L14, Pat r at L14 | Pi dove L16, Pur r l oi n L16 | Woobat L15, Woobat L15, Woobat L15| Munna L17

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Cot t onee Gr ass Gr ass ( Bl ack) 35% Sun St onePet i l i l Gr ass Gr ass ( Whi t e) 35% Sun St oneSewaddl e Bug/ Gr ass Gr ass 35% Level 20Pi dove Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass 15% Level 21Veni pede Bug/ Poi son Gr ass 15% Level 22Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 65% N/ APansear Fi r e Shaki ng Gr ass 10% Fi r e St onePanpour Wat er Shaki ng Gr ass 10% Wat er St one

Pansage Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass 10% Leaf St oneWhi msi cot t Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ ALi l l i gant Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ ACot t onee Gr ass Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 35% Sun St onePet i l i l Gr ass Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 35% Sun St oneSwadl oon Bug/ Gr ass Tal l Gr ass 35% Happi ness

Tr anqui l l Nor mal / Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass 15% Level 32Whi r l i pede Bug/ Poi son Tal l Gr ass 15% Level 30Bascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Fi sh 70% Level 33Basculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 33Seaking Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Lot s of di f f er ent Pokemon t o get i n her e, wi t h notabl e addi t i ons bei ng t he t wo basi c i nsect sof t he game and an excl usi ve Gr ass- t ype. You can al so cat ch t he ot her t wo monkeys as wel l asmul t i pl es of t he one you got i n her e, but const ant Audi no wi l l probabl y make you r i p yourhai r out even wi t h t he EXP. You' r e al so abl e t o get t he evol ut i ons of t he t wo excl usi veGr ass- t ypes, but I woul dn' t r ecommend you use t hem so much as t hey mi ss most of t hei r moves.

Bot h of t hem ar e decent , al t hough Cot t onee l i es f ar mor e towar ds suppor t whi l e Pet i l i l l i est owards of f ense. Bot h are most l y st uck t o Gr ass at t acks onl y, al t hough once Cot t onee evol vesi nt o Whi msi cot t i t can use Fl yi ng- t ype at t acks such as Hur r i cane. They al so bot h have somever y good abi l i t i es . Cot t onee t ru l y shi nes when you f ac tor i n i t s abi l i t y; i t ' s cal l edPrankster , and makes al l moves t hat have 0 BP ( i e Leech Seed, Cot t on Spor e, Subst i t ut e,


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Sl eep Powder ) have a pr i or i t y of +1, meani ng Cot t onee al most al ways moves f i r st when i ti sn' t att acki ng. Whi l e not s o good f or i ngame where you need of f ense, i n compet i t i ve pl ay i ti s an absol ut el y i ncredi bl e abi l i t y t o have. Pet i l i l ' s str engt h l i es i n Own Tempo; whi l e Own

Tempo i s an okay abi l i t y i n i t sel f , t he r eal bar gai n comes wi t h i t s evol ut i on, Li l l i gant .Li l l i gant l ear ns Pet al Dance at Level 46, whi ch i s now 120 BP but al ways conf uses af t er i tf i ni shes. However, wi t h Own Tempo i t won' t get conf used, so you basi cal l y have a 120 BP, 100accur acy move at your di sposal wi t h no penal t y asi de f r om bei ng unabl e t o swi t ch f or a f ewt ur ns. I n- game, t hat i s excel l ent . Bot h have a second abi l i t y but i t ' s not qui t e asnot ewor t hy. For t he r ecord, t he Sun St one i sn' t t hat f ar away, so t hese t wo are def i ni t el yusabl e.

The t wo bugs ar e act ual l y ver y good compar ed t o t he ones i n ol der gener at i ons; t hey evol ve al ot l at er but can act ual l y hol d t hei r own f or most , i f not al l t he game. Sewaddl e' s f i nalevol ut i on, Leavanny, i s Bug/ Gr ass, and has some decent at t ack upon whi ch i t can use Leaf Bl ade and X- Sci ssor, gi vi ng i t some decent cover age. The happi ness evol ut i on i s a bi tannoyi ng, but i t ' s a good Pokemon nonet hel ess. Veni pede on t he other hand evol ves by l evel ,and i t s f i nal evol ut i on Scol i pede i s act ual l y qui t e decent , wi t h 90 at t ack and 112 speed, aswel l as t he abi l i t y t o l ear n the i ncr edi bl e Megahor n move t hr ough the move rel ear ner. I ncompar i son, Leavanny has 103 at t ack and 92 speed. I f t hey appeal t o you, gi ve t hem a t r y.

Ret ur ni ng t o t he f or est i t sel f , you' l l meet Bur gh agai n, who wi l l head nor t h. Don' t f ol l owhi m, and i nst ead go l ef t . You' l l f i ght some t wi ns. Cl ean t hei r cl ocks, as t hey say, t hencont i nue sout h and f i ght t he Pl asma gr unt . Thi s grunt has a Sandi l e, a Gr ound/ Dar k cr ocodi l et hat i s qui t e a good Pokemon. You' l l be abl e t o obt ai n your own soon enough.

Cont i nue l ef t t o f i ght anot her Pl asma gr unt , t hen work your way i nt o t hat sout her n al covet hr ough t he gr ass and pi ck up t he BIG ROOT , whi ch wi l l i ncrease t he pot ency of dr ai ni ng

at t acks. Go back ont o t he pat h and f i ght t he Pokemon Ranger. You' l l r ecei ve a CHESTO BERRYas a r eward. You mi ght noti ce a l ar ge rock wi t h a gr een t op; t hi s i s a Moss Rock, si gni f yi ngt hat l evel l i ng up an Eevee i n t he f or est wi l l cause i t t o evol ve i nt o a Leaf eon.

Cont i nue l ef t , pi ck up t he SUPER POTION , t hen go str ai ght down i n a st r ai ght l i ne. Exami net he squar e t wo squar es away f r om t he t r ee t o get a TINYMUSHROOM . Head back up and l ef t andf i ght anot her t r ai ner . Go f ur t her nor t h, pi ck up what I t hi nk was an ANTIDOTE i n t he hol l owt r unk and t hen t r y t o go t hr ough t he t r unk t unnel onl y t o be at t acked by a ranger wi t h amonkey. You' l l get a CHESTO BERRY f or wi nni ng. Keep f ol l owi ng t he pat h and you' l l pr obabl yend up f i ght i ng anot her r anger wi t h a di f f erent monkey. For t he r ecor d, you' l l goi ng t o seet hese monkey ser i es a l ot .

Af t er accept i ng the PECHA BERRY , cont i nue sout h and exami ne t he i nsi de of t he hol l ow t r eet r unk f or anot her TINYMUSHROOM . Take t he l og br i dge up to f i ght a Pl asma gr unt , t hen gof ur t her nort h and f ol l ow t he path mor e. There' s a PARLYZ HEAL t o pi ck up i n a t r ee tr unk.Goi ng f ur t her east and att empt i ng t o ent er t he l og wi l l have you f i ght t he t hi r d r anger wi t ht he l ast r emai ni ng monkey. Get a PECHA BERRY of f of hi m, t hen go sout h. Fol l ow t hi s pat haround t o get t he excel l ent TM86, GRASS KNOT . I t may not be t oo usef ul at t hi s poi nt i n t hegame; t he power i ncr eases wi t h wei ght , and most opponent s won' t be t err i bl y heavy at t hi spoi nt. Al l t he same, i t makes good coverage, and t her e are a l ot of Pokemon t hat l ear n i t ,i ncl udi ng al l t hr ee Unova st ar t er s.

Go back t o t he l og you got st opped at and cont i nue nor t h t o f i ght t he l ast Pl asma gr unt .Def eat i ng hi m wi l l get t he skul l back, and then one of t he Pl asma sages wi l l come and tal kt o t he gr unt . Lenora and Bur gh arr i ve at t he scene shor t l y, t hen t he Pl asma grunt sdi sappear . Lenor a takes t he skul l back of f you, t hen gi ves you a MOON STONE as a r ewar d,meani ng Munna user s can now evol ve i t i nt o a Mushar na i f t hey so choose.

Cont i nue r i ght and pi ck up t he MIRACLE SEED bef ore you j ump of f t he l edge. We' l l now be backon t he r oad; head down and f i ght t he t hree t r ai ners f or more EXP. That ' s everyt hi ng i n t hef orest at l ast ( t hat we can do f or now) so head back up and out t hrough t he t op. There i s

mor e i n here but we need Sur f , whi ch i sn' t unt i l l ater i n the game. You may have not i ced t her e' s a gap i n t he f ence on t he r i ght si de wi t h t al l gr ass , but att he moment a man i s bl ocki ng us f r om ent eri ng t he gr ass. You shoul d be abl e t o enter soonenough.

Skyarrow Bridge

Ready f or some ext r eme 3D act i on? Go i nt o t he gat ehouse t o t he r i ght and t al k t o t he hi kerr i ght above you t o get t he QUICK CLAW , whi ch i s one of t he most val uabl e i t ems i n t he gamei f you ar e usi ng any sl ow Pokemon. Equi p i t t o t hem and t hey mi ght j ust get a chance t o movef i r st ever y now and t hen.

Head out nor t h t o get ont o t he mai n br i dge. As you wal k acr oss i t you ar e goi ng t o see somever y i nt er es t i ng vi ews; we' l l be seei ng a f ai r bi t of 3D f or t he next bi t . Ther e' s not hi ng


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i mpor t ant on t he br i dge i t sel f , but i t ' s cool nonet hel ess, and I per sonal l y l ove t he musi c.

Go t hrough t he gat ehouse at t he end t o reach our next dest i nat i on.

Castelia City

Trainer Pokemon : Pansage L21 | Pansear L21 | Panpour L21 | Her di er L19 | Ti mbur r L19 |Roggenr ol a L19 | Bascul i n L17, Bascul i n L17, Bascul i n L17 | Pet i l i l L18, Cott onee L18 |Woobat L20 | Munna L20 | Sewaddl e L20 | Pansear L19, Panpour L19, Pansage L19 | Tr ubbi shL20, Mi ncci no L20 | Sandi l e L17, Sandi l e L17

At l ast we' r e her e at t he bi g 3D ci t y; i f you' ve seen any tr ai l er f or Bl ack and Whi t e thenyou' ve pr obabl y seen thi s pl ace bef or e. As f ar as Pokemon ci t i es go, i t i s absol ut el ymassi ve, wi t h several st r eet s, a t own squar e ( t hough i t ' s more of a ci r cl e) and pl ent y of bui l di ngs t o vi s i t . Of cour se, t hat means t her e ar e al so pl ent y of i t ems t o col l ect! I l ovet he musi c i n t hi s pl ace t oo.

As soon as you ent er , go sout h ont o one of t he port s. You can tal k t o the sci ent i st al ongt he sout h wal l her e t o get ei t her a LEAF STONE , a WATER STONE or a FIRE STONE . The guyhi msel f act ual l y l i st s t he three monkeys, and you' l l get t he stone of t he cor r espondi ngmonkey. The t op opt i on gi ves you a Leaf St one, t he mi ddl e gi ves you a Fi r e St one and t hebot t om gi ves you a Wat er St one.

Head back up and l ef t and you' l l come t o t he Pokemon Cent er pr et t y qui ckl y. Some gi r l wi l lbe at t he counter who want s you t o t r y t he GTS and what not ; f eel f r ee t o compl et el y i gnor eher and heal your Pokemon. Exi t t he center af t erwards.

St ar t by goi ng i nt o the st r eet t o the r i ght of t he Pokemon Cent er . The f i r st bui l di ng on ther i ght i s t he Game Freak bui l di ng. The f i r st f l oor cont ai ns t wo chi l dr en, but mor e wi l l ber eveal ed i f you' r e abl e t o act i vat e t he Zor ua event . Goi ng up i n t he el evat or t o Fl oor 22wi l l t ake you t o t he empl oyees' l ounge. There i sn' t act ual l y anyt hi ng you can do i n her e. . .yet , but i t ' s an i nt er es t i ng pl ace nonet hel ess . Ki nd of .

Exi t t hat bui l di ng. The r ushi ng peopl e on t he st r eet make i t r eal l y ci t y l i ke, doesn' t i t ? The bui l di ng above on t he l ef t cont ai ns a woman who wi l l happi l y gi ve one of your Pokemon amassage each day, r ai si ng t hei r happi ness l evel . Thi s ' l l pr ove usef ul i f you' r e usi ng aWoobat or a Sewaddl e/ mayu! You' r e al so abl e t o go up t he el evat or i n here; do so and t al k t ot he hi ker on t he southern end of t he r oom t o get TM44, REST .

Head up nort h t o r each t he ci t y square, compl et e wi t h t r ees, par k benches and a f ount ai n. Ther e ar e vendi ng machi nes on t he upper wal l whi ch wi l l gi ve you Fr esh Wat er , Soda Pop orLemonade, t he l att er of whi ch heal s 80 HP f or a cheaper pr i ce than a Super Poti on; i t i s aver y good bargai n. I ' d r ecommend buyi ng some. Al so, t al k t o the dancer i n f r ont of t hef ount ai n. Answer yes and you' l l end up i n a f i ght wi t h hi m; def eat hi s sur pr i si ngl y hi ghl evel l ed Pansage ( t hough t hankf ul l y one l evel shor t of a Seed Bomb) and he' l l t el l you somemore st uf f . Answer yes and he' l l l et you go. We have anot her t wo dancers around Cast el i a t ol ocat e, whi ch we' l l get t o short l y. Go down and t ake t he second st r eet f r om t he r i ght next .

I n t hi s st r eet you ar e abl e to buy CASTELIA CONE , but onl y i f i t ' s a Tuesday and t he seasoni s Spr i ng, Summer or Aut umn. Cast el i a Cone i s basi cal l y t he Unova regi on' s Lava Cooki e andhas exact l y the same ef f ect as a Ful l Heal ; i t ' s not t hat i mpor t ant . Ther e' s al so an ar tgal l er y on t he ri ght si de; i n her e you wi l l f i nd a cl own who request s t o see a speci f i c t ypeof Pokemon. Show hi m t he cor r ect t ype and he' l l gi ve you a choi ce of ber r i es t o pi ck f r om;pi ck any and he' l l gi ve i t t o you. The ber r i es t end to be basi c i e Cher i , Chest o, Pecha.

Head down sout h back i nt o t he mai n par t of Cast el i a, t hen head l ef t and go down i nt o t hedock here. You' l l f i nd anot her dancer her e; def eat hi s Pansear and he' l l move to t he pl acewher e t he f i r st dancer was. Head back up and t hi s t i me go i nto t he st r eet .

. . . Al t hough i t ' s mor e l i ke an al l ey. Head nor t h and a guy i n a sui t wi l l st op you al l of asudden, gi ve you TM70, FLASH and wal k away. I have absol ut el y no i dea why t hi s event occur s,but what ever . We' l l have uses f or Fl ash l at er i n the game. Go i nt o t he bar on t he ri ght andt al k t o t he bar t ender t o recei ve a LEMONADE. Exi t and t al k to t he dancer t o f i ght hi m.Def eat hi s Panpour and he' l l go t o the same pl ace as t he ot her t wo dancers , put t i ng al lt hr ee i n t he same pl ace.

Goi ng nort h you' l l end up back at t he t own squar e, where t he t hr ee dancers are. Tal k t o t hecent r e one t o get t he AMULET COIN , whi ch wi l l doubl e t he money you recei ve i f t he Pokemonhol di ng i t par t akes i n the bat t l e at any t i me. You don' t really need i t i n t hi s game si nceyou get a t on of money, but use i t i f you l i ke.

Thi s t i me, go nor t h. The f i r st bui l di ng on t he r i ght i s. . . r at her . . . st r ange. Tal k t o t heguy bl ocki ng the l i f t t o get hi m t o move, t hen go t o 47F. You ar e now at an i nt er nati onalpar t y! Or at l east somet hi ng l i ke t hat , but t r y tal ki ng t o the di f f er ent NPCs; a bunch of


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t hem use di f f erent l anguages t o t he home r egi on. You' l l see J apanese, Engl i sh, German andsome ot hers. Tal k to t he gi r l near t he bott om t o get TM45, ATTRACT .

The bui l di ng di r ect l y acr oss al so has qui t e a f ew peopl e. Most not abl y, t he Name Rat er i s i nher e; he' s t he bal d ol d man cl osest t o t he ent r ance. I f you ever want t o ni ckname orr e- ni ckname your Pokemon, go see hi m. Al so, t hi s hi ker appears t o have a Pi kachu. Agai n,Pi kachu i s not i n Unova. Where t he hel l di d he get i t ? Guess t he guy went t r avel l i ng.

The upper f l oor of t hi s bui l di ng al so has NPCs. The sc i ent i st on t he r i ght cont r ol s t heRel ocat or, whi ch you wi l l pr obabl y need i n order t o act i vat e t he Zorua and Zoroar k event s.

You need a cer t ai n t wo wor ds t o unl ock t he machi ne, and I have no i dea what t hey ar e. Youshoul d be abl e t o f i nd t he answer on a f ansi t e or somet hi ng t hough.

Exi t t hi s bui l di ng, t hen go t o t he one t o t he t op r i ght . Tal k to the sci ent i s t i n her e t oget t he EVIOLITE , a very powerf ul i t em. Equi p i t t o any Pokemon t hat hasn' t f ul l y evol ved( i e no f i nal st ages or Pokemon t hat doesn' t evol ve) and i t wi l l boost both t hei r def ense andspeci al def ense by 1. 5 i n bat t l e, gi vi ng them extr eme bul ki ness. Ar ound thi s st age of t hegame you' r e bound t o have unevol ved Pokemon, so make good use of i t . The st one can makeunevol ved Pokemon much mor e vi abl e, and f or some l i ke Por ygon2 and Chansey i t i s a gi f t f r omheaven. Ther e' s al so a guy on the upper f l oor i n here who wi l l t el l you about t he ei ghtbadges of Unova and thei r ef f ect s.

That cover s t hat st r eet ; t hough i f you want t o cat ch a Sandi l e, Dar umaka or Scr aggy you maywant t o t ake a qui ck t r i p nort h i nt o Rout e 4, t he deser t r out e of t he game. I t has somei nt er est i ng Pokemon you may want t o use i n your t eam.

Head back down and thi s t i me take the f ar l ef t st r eet . Thi s st r eet i s pr et t y rel axed;t here' s an empt y bui l di ng on the l ef t and the gym on t he ri ght . At t empt t o ent er t he gym andCheren wi l l pop out , t al k t o you a bi t and wal k of f . Bur gh wi l l al so come out and l eave, sowe cannot do t he gym f or t he moment .

Go sout h f r om her e. The por t f ur t hest l ef t cont ai ns one i nt er est i ng t hi ng; t her e i s a boatt hat i s r eady t o go, but t o use i t you need a Li ber t y Pass, whi ch can be downl oaded f r omWi - Fi on occasi on. The boat wi l l al l ow you t o get t he l egendar y Vi ct i ni , a Fi r e/ Psychi cPokemon wi t h 100 base st ats acr oss t he boar d. Mor e i nf o i s avai l abl e i n ot her sect i ons.

To t he r i ght when you come out of t hat st r eet i s a bui l di ng whi ch appear s t o be a ver yst at i s t i cal based of f i ce. The peopl e i n her e do. . . uhh. . . somet hi ng, whi ch I t hi nk i sr el at ed t o bat t l e speeches or what not . Anyway, i f you t r y t o l eave t he bui l di ng t he womanget s somewhat i ndi gnant t hen gi ves you a qui z t hat seems t o go on f or ever and I have no i deawhat i t does. I got a SODA POP f or answer i ng al l t he quest i ons, so maybe you wi l l t oo. I t ' spr obabl y not wor t h i t t hough; you mi ght be bet t er of f j ust avoi di ng t hi s par t i cul ar bui l di ngal t oget her .

A bi t over t o the r i ght i s anot her bui l di ng wi t h a gr een door ; t hi s i s an i nt er es t i ngbui l di ng cal l ed t he Bat t l e Company. I f you ent er , t he j ani t or wi l l speak to you and t el l youabout t he pl ace, t hen go up t he l i f t . Basi cal l y, t he Bat t l e Company cont ai ns t wo f l oors of t r ai ner s you can bat t l e i n any or der. There' s al so some ver y good i t ems i n here, so i t ' swort h a l ook.

On 47F you' l l have a f ai r f ew t r ai ner s t o f i ght , and you can al so get t hr ee QUICK BALLS andthree TIMER BALLS f r om t he of f i ce guy to the r i ght by the bar r i er . You can al so get a SCOPELENS f romt he sci ent i s t on t he r i ght , an excel l ent i t em t hat boos t s t he c r i t i cal r a t e of t hePokemon hol di ng i t . Ther e' s al so a REVIVE i n t he bot t om l ef t corner .

55F gi ves you more t r ai ner s t o cont end wi t h, as wel l as a HYPER POTION t o pi ck up f r om t hegr ound. You' l l even have what I assume i s t he company' s boss t o cont end wi t h ( he has adi f f er ent bat t l e spr i t e) al t hough he j ust uses t he monkeys. Def eat i ng t he j ani t or wi l lr ewar d you wi t h t he EXP. SHARE , a hi ghl y pr eci ous i t em whi ch wi l l al l ow you t o spl i t t he EXP

poi nt s bet ween t wo Pokemon. When you consi der t he new EXP sys t em, t hi s can be a ver yval uabl e i t em.

That f i ni shes al l t he si dequest st uf f . Whew, t hat was a hel l of a l ot t o do. Go heal up att he Pokemon Cent er and t hen check out t he por t t o the l ef t of i t ; you' l l f i nd Bur gh, Bi ancaand I r i s, a char act er you hadn' t met unt i l now. You' l l t al k about Team Pl asma a bi t , t hen agr unt wi l l ar r i ve al l of a sudden and run of f . Bur gh gi ves chase; exi t t he dock and go l ef tal l t he way to see Bur gh agai n. He' l l l ook ar ound t hen r un up t he f ar l ef t st r eet . Fol l owhi m t o see t hat pr evi ousl y empt y bui l di ng now swarmi ng wi t h Pl asma gr unt s out t he f r ont . Goapproach t hem and say yes t o f i ght. Bur gh wi l l t ake on t wo of t hem, whi l e you deal wi t h t her emai ni ng one. Af t er wi nni ng t he thr ee of t hem wi l l r un i ns i de. Bi anca and I r i s wi l l ar r i ve;Bur gh r uns i n and I r i s drags bot h her and Bi anca i nsi de. Fol l ow t hemi n t o see a l arge gr oupmade up of t hr ee gr unt s and t hr ee Pl asma sages, i ncl udi ng t he guy who made t he speech bef or eback i n Accumul a Town. The Pl asma gr unt s wi l l r el ease Bi anca' s Munna, who i s r euni t ed wi t hher at l ast. I t l ooks pr ett y happy to be back, huh? A f aded scr een l at er and t hey' r e al l


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gone. I r i s wi l l gi ve you a YACHE BERRY as a r ewar d, t hen push Bi anca out t he r oom. Bur ghwi l l al so return t o hi s gym, al l owi ng us t o get t he I nsect Badge. Pi ck up the SMOKE BALLt hat was l ef t behi nd, t hen exi t back out i nt o Cast el i a. ( Ther e' s not hi ng upst ai r s. )

Go and heal i f you need t o, t hen ent er t he gym. As a r emi nder, i t ' s t he bot t om bui l di ng ont he f ar l ef t s t r eet of t he c i t y.

( About t i me t hi s sub- sect i on i s over. Damn thi s was a bi g one. )

Castelia Gym

Trainer Pokemon : Sewaddl e L20, Veni pede L20 | Sewaddl e L20, Dwebbl e L20 | Sewaddl e L21 |Veni pede L20, Sewaddl e L20

You' l l pr obabl y not i ce t her e i s an awf ul l ot of st i cky honey i n t he gym; t hi s t i me, we' r econt endi ng wi t h a Bug- t ype gym. Fr om t hi s gym onwards i t ' l l be a bi t more obvi ous what t hegyms act ual l y ar e no mor e r est aur ant s or museums. I f you have a Dar umaka, Pi gni t e orPansear/ Si mi sear , expect a very easy t i me i n t hi s gym.

Tal k t o t he gym guy t o get yet anot her FRESH WATER , t hen head up. I t may l ook l i ke ani mpenet rabl e wal l of honey, but i t i sn' t ! J us t push t hrough i t i n t he cent r e; i t ' l l s t r et chand you' l l event ual l y j ust pop thr ough to t he ot her si de. Hi t t he swi t ch t o make some part sof t he gat es l i ght up, t hen t ake t he pat h r i ght and t al k to t he cl own t o f i ght hi m and hi st wo bugs. Hopef ul l y you have some Ant i dot e, as Poi son Poi nt coul d wel l be a pai n here.

Hi t t he swi t ch t o t he r i ght her e and t he ot her par t of t he cl osest gat e wi l l l i ght up,t aki ng the bar r i er down and al l owi ng us t o get t hr ough. Push agai nst t he honey, t hen hi t t he

swi t ch onl y f or a cl own t o magi cal l y appear i n f r ont of you. Def eat hi s t wo Pokemon, whi chi ncl udes t he Bug/ Rock Dwebbl e Fi r e at t acks won' t be super ef f ect i ve on thi s t hi ng! Nei t herwi l l Fi ght i ng, t hanks t o t he r esi st ance Bug has agai nst i t .

Hi t t he swi t ch t o the r i ght , and then the one on the l ef t . Thi s wi l l cause the gat e on ther i ght t o sl i de down. Agai n, push thr ough t he honey and hi t t he swi t ch. A part of t he f i nalgat e wi l l l i ght up one down, one to go. Exi t t hat smal l r oom and then go str ai ght l ef t andhi t t he swi t ch her e. The gat e t o t he f ar l ef t wi l l l i ght up and descend; f ol l ow t hi s newl yopened pat h ar ound, t r i ppi ng t he f i r st swi t ch t o bat t l e a cl own i f you wi sh, and hi t t heswi t ch t o make t he gat e t o t he r i ght descend. Go t o t hi s newl y opened r oom and f i ght t hel ast t r ai ner i n her e, t hen hi t t he swi t ch t o get t he l ast gat e to go down. Yeah, t her e' s nota whol e l ot of var i et y wi t h t he t r ai ner s i n her e.

Go t hrough t he newl y opened gat e and up t he st ai r s t o f i nd Bur gh. Make sure you' r e pr epar ed,t hen chal l enge hi m t o a f i ght .

GYM LEADER BURGHRewar ds: $2760, TM76 St r uggl e Bug, I nsect BadgeMy Team: Pi gni t e Lv. 23, Dr i l bur Lv. 24, Munna Lv. 24

Pokemon Level Type Ability Attacks

Whi r l i pede Lv.21 Bug/ Poi s on Swar m Poi s on Tai l , Scr eech, St r uggl e Bug, Pur s ui t

Dwebbl e Lv.21 Bug/ Rock Shel l

Ar morSmack Down, St r uggl e Bug, Sand- At t ack, Fai ntAt t ack

Leavanny Lv.23 Bug/ Gr as s Swar m Raz or L eaf , St r i ng Shot , St r uggl e Bug, Pr ot ect

Thus we come t o t he t hi r d l eader . Bur gh l eads wi t h hi s Whi r l i pede, who i s t he cocoonevol ut i on of Veni pede. However , don' t under esti mate i t i t ' s not a cocoon i n t hesense of Met apod or Kakuna! I t can sti l l ver y much att ack and i t s Poi son Tai l att ackcan do some damage, al t hough t he most annoyi ng aspect about i t i s i t s chance t opoi son, whi ch can happen annoyi ngl y of t en. Scr eech coul d cause pr obl ems, but t her est i sn' t much t o wor r y about . I ' l l ment i on i t now; Bur gh' s si gnat ur e move i scal l ed St r uggl e Bug, and i t i s a hor r i bl e, hor r i bl e move. Sur e, i t al ways l ower s t heopponent ' s Speci al At t ack when i t hi t s, but i t s a speci al move wi t h 30 base power.

That ' s r i ght , 30. So i t does l i ke not hi ng, even i f i t hi t s super ef f ect i vel y. I t ' snothi ng t o wor r y about , even f r om hi s mai n. Goi ng back t o Whi r l i pede, i t has a gooddef ense, but i t s other st at s are pr et t y subpar . I t shoul d go down pr et t y qui ckl y,t hough qui cker t o speci al moves t han physi cal moves. Remember i t s weaknesses Fi r e,Fl yi ng, Rock and Psychi c t o speed up t he pr ocess.

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Bug/ Rock t ypi ng el i mi nat es bot h t he Fi r e and t he Fi ght i ng weaknesses a Bug and Rockt ype woul d normal l y have r especti vel y, but i t does add a f ew ext r a weaknesses,gi vi ng t hi s Pokemon weaknesses to Wat er, Rock and St eel . I f you' r e usi ng a Pi gni t e,Rol l out coul d wor k qui t e wel l , and i f i t car r i es on i t ' l l bul l doze Leavanny too.Dwebbl e i sn' t much of a pr obl em at al l .

You' l l pr obabl y be f i ght i ng Leavanny wi t h t he l ast Pokemon musi c, and i t can bef i t t i ng, dependi ng on t he ci r cumst ances. Basi cal l y, i f you have a Fi r e or Fl yi ngmove i n your t eam t hat you can get out , t hen i t ' l l be dead i n an i nst ant due to t hequadr upl e weaknesses. Bug/ Gr ass i s a horr i bl e t ypi ng, l eavi ng i t weak t o Fi r e,Fl yi ng, I ce, Rock, Bug and Poi son. Yeah, not so good. Hel l , you can even beat i t

wi t h a Ser vi ne, seei ng as i t ' l l j ust use St r uggl e Bug whi ch does l i ke not hi ng. I tmay t ake a whi l e i f you have t he wr ong Pokemon f or t he j ob, but i t ' s not t hat har d aPokemon t o t ake down at al l . Of cour se, you mi ght get unl ucky and have i t cr i t i calhi t your best Pokemon f or t he j ob l i ke i t di d wi t h me >>; Razor Leaf does hi tc r i t i cal s a l ot , so wat ch out . I t ' l l al so gener al l y onl y use St r uggl e Bug i f i t ' smor e power f ul t han Razor Leaf agai nst any par t i cul ar Pokemon.

An ext r a not e; Pi gni t e user s wi t h some l uck can get an easy wi n by usi ng a Def enseCur l + Rol l out st r at egy. You won' t act ual l y hear t he l ast Pokemon musi c i f t hi s goesof f successf ul l y; you have t o be abl e t o sel ect a move f or t he l eader t o come outand t al k and t he musi c t o change!

Af t er t he f i ght , Bur gh wi l l r ewar d you wi t h the I nsect Badge and a TM f or St r uggl e Bug andi f I were you, I ' d j us t l et i t ro t i n your bag.

Exi t t he gym and you' l l get a cal l on your Xt r anscei ver ; Bi anca wi l l i nf or m you t hat she' l lmeet you soon. Go heal at t he Pokemon Cent er and t hen head nor t h out of Cast el i a Ci t y.

Bi anca wi l l meet you i n t he gat ehouse, and af t er some di al ogue she' l l chal l enge you t o af i ght .


Pokemon Level TypeHer di er Lv. 18 Nor malPansage/ Pansear/ Panpour Lv. 18 Fi r e/ Water / Gr assMunna Lv. 18 Psychi cPi gni t e/ Dewot t / Serv i ne Lv. 20 ( Fi re / F i ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

I t ' s been a whi l e si nce we' ve bat t l ed Bi anca, hasn' t i t ? Her t eam now has f ourPokemon; t he dog and her st ar t er bot h r et ur n, al bei t evol ved, but she has added t wonew Pokemon t o her r ost er , one of whi ch i s t he Munna we r escued not t hat l ong ago.

The second i s one of t he t hr ee el ement al monkeys; Bi anca wi l l have t he one t hat i sweak t o her st ar t er, hence t he one t hat i s strong agai nst your st ar t er . Of cour se,t hey' r e not a pr obl em anyway.

Bi anca has t wo Super Pot i ons t o use, f or t he r ecor d.

Bi anca wi l l l eave af t er she has been beat en. I woul d suggest heal i ng agai n, because t here' sanot her bat t l e comi ng r i ght up! At any ra te , t hat f i ni shes t he t hi r d chapt er at l as t . I t ' s

been a ver y advent ur ous one, huh?

Route 4

Trainer Pokemon : Bascul i n L18, Bascul i n L18 | Bascul i n L16, Bascul i n L16, Bascul i n L16 | Tympol e L18, Tympol e L18 | Roggenr ol a L17, Roggenrol a L17, Ti mbur r L17 | Ti mbur r L19 |Dar umaka L19 | Cot t onee L19 | Pet i l i l L18 | Bl i t zl e L19 | Roggenr ol a L18, Ti mbur r L18 |

Ti mbur r L19 | Pi dove L19

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Sandi l e Gr ound/ Dar k Sand 40% Level 29Dar umaka Fi r e Sand 40% Level 35Scr aggy Dar k/ Fi ght i ng Sand 20% Level 39


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Hippopotas Gr ound Sand 40% Level 34Fr i l l i sh Wat er / Ghost Sur f 100% Level 40Al omomol a Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ A

J el l i cent Wat er / Ghost Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ AKrabby Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 28Clamperl Wat er Fi sh 30% Tr ade w/ Deepseat oot h/ scal eLuvdisc Wat er Fi sh 5% N/ ARelicanth Wat er / Rock Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% N/ ALuvdisc Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ A

Kingler Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ AHuntail Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh ( Bl ack) 5% N/ AGorebyss Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh ( Whi t e) 5% N/ A

Go st r ai ght ahead and you wi l l see Cher en; a bi t of di al ogue and t hen you' l l be l aunchedi nt o a f i ght wi t h hi m.


Pokemon Level TypePi dove Lv. 20 Nor mal / Fl yi ngPansage/ Pansear/ Panpour Lv. 20 Fi r e/ Water / Gr assLi epar d Lv. 20 Dar kPi gni t e/ Dewot t / Serv i ne Lv. 22 ( Fi re / F i ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

Thi s bat t l e i s a bi t wei r d as i t i s f ought i n sandst or m weat her ; sandst or m weat hercauses al l non Rock, St eel and Gr ound- t ype Pokemon t o t ake 1/ 16 HP damage each t ur n.I n addi t i on, al l Rock Pokemon gai n a x1. 5 boost t o t hei r speci al def ense stat .

Cher en, l i ke Bi anca, al so now has t wo new Pokemon, wi t h t wo new addi t i ons. The f i r sti s a Pi dove, whi ch we have seen a dozen t i mes now; knock i t out l i ke any ot her one.

The second i s a monkey Cher en wi l l have t he r emai ni ng monkey, whi ch r esul t s i n hi mhavi ng t he monkey t hat i s the same type as your st ar t er . Hence, i f you chose Tepi g,he' l l have Pansage, i f you chose Oshawot t he' l l have Pansear and i f you chose Sni vyhe' l l have Panpour . Hi s st ar t er and Pur r l oi n have al so evol ved, but ot her wi se i t ' sal l t he same.

Al so, hi s s tar t er has a Si t r us Ber r y at t ached, whi ch wi l l heal 25% of i t s heal t hwhen i t f al l s i nt o l ow HP.

Def eat i ng Cher en wi l l make hi m l eave - t hough not bef ore a Xt r anscei ver cal l - al l owi ng ust o expl ore t hi s r out e i n more det ai l . The deser t i s l arge and composed of t wo mai n part s.We' l l handl e t he smal l er par t t o begi n wi t h (Rout e 4) t hen take a qui ck det our f orconveni ence and t hen do t he r est of t he deser t .

I n addi t i on, t he Wi l d Pokemon i n t he deser t are t ot al l y new. Sandi l e i n par t i cul ar can be ani ncr edi bl y good Pokemon; i f you want t o use one, I woul d r ecommend you t r y t o cat ch one t hathas Moxi e as i t s abi l i t y; Moxi e causes a Pokemon' s att ack stat t o ri se i f i t knocks out anopponent , whi ch can hel p an i ncr edi bl e amount i n t r ai ner bat t l es. I t can be a bi t sl ow atf i r s t , but once i t l ear ns Di g and Cr unch ( or you gi ve i t t he Di g TM we' l l get shor t l y) i tcan be an i ncredi bl e f or ce, and once i t evol ves i t i s al most unst oppabl e. I t r eaches i t sf i nal evol ut i on at 40, whi ch i n t hi s game i s pr et t y good. I t ' s a Pokemon I ' d hi ghl yr ecommend.

As f or Dar umaka, i t i s al so a ver y good Pokemon. Whi l e i t doesn' t evol ve i nto Darmani t anunt i l 35, wi t h i t s 90 base at t ack and Hust l e i t i s more t han enough t o mat ch opponent s bl owf or bl ow. I t begi ns wi t h Fi r e Fang, whi ch i s decent l y powerf ul , t hen get s Fi r e Punch and

Thr ash i n t he 20s, whi ch can r eal l y sol i di f y i t as a member of your t eam. I t onl y keepsget t i ng bet t er as i t grows and event ual l y evol ves, as Darmani t an has an i ncr edi bl e base 140at t ack! Add t hat t o Darmani t an' s abi l i t y - Sheer For ce - whi ch causes any moves wi t h asecondary ef f ect t o have t hei r secondar y ef f ect r emoved but get a 1. 3 power boost - such asFl ar e Bl i t z ( whi ch has a 10% bur n chance now) or Rock Sl i de - and you wi l l have one hel l of a power machi ne. To put i t i nt o per spect i ve, Fl ar e Bl i t z - whi ch Darumaka l earns at 33 - i s120 x 1. 3 x 1. 5 = 234 power ! Addi ng a Char coal or Fl ame Pl at e equi p woul d boost i t evenf ur t her t o 280. That of f such a hi gh at t ack base i s i nsane. I t can r eal l y pay of f , al t hough


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t r y not t o get one wi t h a - At k natur e. One more t hi ng; as i t i s desi gnat ed as a Dr eam Worl dabi l i t y, you cannot cat ch a Darumaka, evol ve i t and expect t o get t he Zen Mode abi l i t y. I ' dsay Sheer For ce i s bet t er anyway t hough.

Last l y, we have Scr aggy. The amount I can say f or t hi s t hi ng i s l i mi t ed as I have neveractual l y touched i t , but j udgi ng f r om t he t i mes I ' ve f ought i t and i t s evol ut i on ( Scraf t y)i t has a good movepool , decent of f ense and pr et t y good def enses, al t hough t hey ar e pr et t ysl ow. What i s wort h not i ng i s t hei r abi l i t y t o get t he move Hi J ump Ki ck, whi ch now has ani nsane 130 power , not t aki ng STAB i nt o account . Even wi t h i t s r el ati vel y subpar att ack st atcompar ed t o some monst ers i n Generat i on V, i t ' l l be doi ng a boat l oad. I t al so get s Cr unch t osuppor t i t s ot her STAB, and sur pr i si ngl y enough Head Smash t oo. I t al so get s Shed Ski n and

Moxi e, both of whi ch are good abi l i t i es. The onl y r eal downsi de i s t hat Scr aggy evol vesqui t e l at e consi der i ng i t ' s a one st age evol ut i on ( t hough i t ' s a l ot bet t er t han somepar t i cul ar ones. . . ) but ot her wi se i t ' s wor t h a shot i f you need a Fi ght i ng- t ype, Dar k- t ypeor both.

Ret ur ni ng t o t he r out e; pi ck up t he X ACCUARCY t o t he l ef t i n t he sand, t hen go up. I n t hi shouse t her e i s a woman who wi l l heal you when you t al k t o her ; make a t r i p t o her wheneveryou' r e r unni ng l ow on heal t h. Over t o t he l ef t , you' l l see a bunch of t r af f i c cones and somest eps; go down t hem and f i ght t he t wo f i shermen down her e. They bot h use Bascul i nexcl usi vel y. You can al so exami ne t he t i l e t wo st eps r i ght and t wo st eps down of t he bot t omf i sher man to l ocat e a PEARL. Go back up t he st eps and head nor t h. Rat her t han goi ng st r ai ghtahead by t he l ady, t ake a pat h ri ght and i nto a smal l encl osed part . The cent r e squar e onespace f r om t he t op cont ai ns a hi dden ULTRA BALL . Pi ck up t he GREAT BALL on the opposi t e si deand then f i ght t he l ady. Go up a bi t , t ake t he path r i ght and pi ck up t he HYPER POTION i nt he sand, t hen go back ar ound and f i ght t he bui l der , whose t wo St urdy Roggenr ol a ar eprobabl y goi ng t o annoy you. I hat e t hat abi l i t y so much >_>;

Af t erwards, t ake t he pat h around and get on t he pl at f orm i n f r ont of t he two houses andcheck t he cent r e spot t wo squares away f r om t he l ef t wal l f or a hi dden BURN HEAL . You canal so check t he smal l space to t he ri ght of t he houses and exami ne t he l ast t i l e bef or e t her ock f or a hi dden ETHER . Go back down and f i ght t he l ast worker , t hen go up t he ot her s t ai r sand pi ck up t he TM41, TORMENT .

Head back t o t he mai n r oad now, heal i ng i f necessar y, and head nort h. The bui l der by thebar r i cades who was pr evi ousl y bl ocki ng you ( i f you happened t o check t hi s r out e out bef orewe got t he I nsect Badge) wi l l now l et you pass, so l et us do so. You can f i nd a BURN HEAL t ot he ri ght , and a guy wi t h a Dar umaka r i ght next t o i t .

Fr om here, move t o t he f ar l ef t wal l and pi ck up t he ETHER , t hen f i ght t he f emal e t r ai neryou shoul d see wal ki ng up and down sl i ght l y t o t he r i ght . Af t er demol i shi ng her Cot t onee,f i ght anot her of t he same t ype of t r ai ner t o t he t op r i ght . Beat her Pet i l i l , t hen pi ck upt he SUPER POTION and f i ght t he guy above. Check a corner t o t he t op r i ght f or a hi dden HYPER POTION ( as al ways, use t he i t emf i nder t o l ocat e st uf f i f needed) t hen head st r ai ght l ef tont o a r oad. There' s a const ant l y t ur ni ng bui l der here; f i ght hi s Roggenr ol a and Ti mbur rof f , t hen cont i nue l ef t . Ther e' s one l as t bui l der t o f i ght . He al so has a Ti mbur r ; r at hersi mi l ar t o t he Machop of ol d, eh? There' s a house t o t he l ef t ; go i nsi de and t al k t o t he guyon t he r i ght t o get t he ever val uabl e TM28, DIG whi ch may t ake t wo t ur ns but i n- game i t i sval uabl e, especi al l y f or t he 80 base power t he move has. I f you have a Sandi l e that doesn' tknow i t yet , i t ' s a move I ' d r ecommend.

That cover s ever yt hi ng f or now; t o t he nor t h i s t he Deser t Resor t , whi ch we' l l vi si t soonenough. Head back t o t he par t wi t h sever al backpack wear i ng t r ai ner s and head nor t h. Beatt he guy wi t h a Pi dove and cont i nue nor t h.

I n t he gat ehouse you' l l f i nd Cher en and Pr of . J uni per ; you' l l t al k a bi t , t hen Pr of . J uni perwi l l gi ve you ten ULTRA BALLS ! She' s qui t e a gener ous pr of essor , I must s ay. Once theyl eave, head out t he gat ehouse t o t he nort h.

NIMBASA CITY : We' r e not pr oper l y cover i ng t hi s pl ace j us t yet , so t hi s i s j us t a ver y shor tst op. Go f orward and you' l l see a guy bei ng at t acked by Pl asma gr unt s. Def eat t he Lv. 18Wat chog and Lv. 18 Tr ubbi sh you' l l end up f i ght i ng and the gr unt s wi l l r un of f . The guy wi l lgi ve you what i s qui t e possi bl y t he best i t em i n t he game, t he BICYCLE , as t hanks, meani ngour movement speed i s t hat much bet t er. Bi anca wi l l al so show up, t al k t o you f or a secondt hen l eave. I ' d r ecommend set t i ng t he bi cycl e to Y ( you can set mul t i pl e i t ems t o Y now, f ort he recor d) . You wi l l use t he bi ke a l ot , I pr omi se. Anyway, next up on t he l i st t o t ackl ei s t he Deser t Resor t . Go back i nt o Rout e 4, head l ef t when you can and go nor t h past wher ewe got Di g. You' l l ent er t he begi nni ngs of t he Deser t Resor t t hat way.

You ar e per f ect l y abl e t o cat ch Pokemon f r om Rout e 5 , Rout e 16 or t he t a l l gr a ss i nPi nwheel For est now. Not e t hat i f you tr y t o go to Rout e 5 Bi anca wi l l pul l you away t ot he Pokemon Musi cal , but af t er doi ng somet hi ng wi t h a Pokemon of your choi ce you can

j ust r un of f and go i nt o Rout e 5. You can al so f i nd a TM22, SOLARBEAM and a HYPER


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POTION i n t he l ong gr ass part s of t he f orest now i f you so wi sh, as wel l as a hi ddenRARE CANDY i f you so choose. I ' l l be cover i ng t hat par t pr operl y l ater on when we getSur f , but i f you want t o go t her e now be my guest .

Desert Resort (Entrance)

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Sandi l e Gr ound/ Dar k Sand 40% Level 29Dar umaka Fi r e Sand 30% Level 35Mar act us Gr ass Sand 10% N/ AScr aggy Dar k/ Fi ght i ng Sand 10% Level 39Dwebbl e Bug/ Rock Sand 10% Level 34

The ent r ance t o t he Deser t Resor t r eveal s t wo new Pokemon. Dwebbl e you wi l l have al r eadyseen bef ore back i n t he Cast el i a Gym, but t hey' r e avai l abl e t o capt ur e now. I can' t r eal l yl eap bounds of pr ai se ont o i t si nce I have l i t t l e cl ue about i t , al t hough i t s movepool andst at s seem decent enough. The same goes f or Maract us, your f r i endl y nei ghbour hood cact us - Ihave l i ke no cl ue about what i t can do or how good i t i s. Not abl y i t i s NOT i mmune t osandst orm, but does get Wat er Absorb as a possi bl e abi l i t y. Of cour se, i t was r esi st ant t oWat er anyway, but t he heal t h i s al ways good. I t s st ats are a bi t subpar t hough, wi t h onl yspeci al at t ack br eaki ng 100. . .

Anyway, j ust head up, l ef t and up i nt o t he gat ehouse. There ar e no i t ems at al l ! Head outt he t op end i nto t he mai n Deser t Resor t .

Desert Resort (Main)

Trainer Pokemon : Sol osi s L23 | Tr anqui l l L23 | Sol osi s L23, Woobat L23 | Duckl ett L24 |Dar umaka L23, Bl i t zl e L23 | Wat chog L23 | Got hi t a L24 | Yamask L22, Munna L22 | Mar act us L23

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Sandi l e Gr ound/ Dar k Sand 40% Level 29Dar umaka Fi r e Sand 30% Level 35Mar act us Gr ass Sand 10% N/ ASi gi l yph Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Sand 10% N/ ADwebbl e Bug/ Rock Sand 10% Level 34

The same wi l d Pokemon appear agai n, except Scr aggy i s r epl aced by a Pokemon cal l ed Si gi l yph.

Si gi l yph i s ver y. . . odd l ooki ng, but st at swi se i t ' s f ast and decent l y st r ong and has a gr eatmovepool , encompassi ng Ai r Sl ash, Shadow Bal l , Psychi c and I ce Beam as exampl es. I t ' scer t ai nl y usabl e, and i f cr azy psycho bi r ds are your t hi ng i t may be wor t h a t r y.

Anyway, t hi s desert i s huge, so we have a l ot of gr ound t o cover . St ar t by f i ght i ng t hedoct or r i ght i n f r ont of you; he has a Sol osi s - t he base f or m of Reuni cl us - who has qui t ea str ong speci al at t ack stat, so wat ch out ! I t al so has t he Magi c Guar d abi l i t y, whi ch wi l lst op any resi dual damage ( i e Leech Seed, Sandst or m) f r om bei ng deal t . Af t er t he f i ght , t hi sdoct or wi l l act as a heal er , much l i ke t hat nur se di d back i n Pi nwheel For est . Tal k t o hi mand heal i f at al l necessar y.

Fi ght t he backpacker a bi t nor t hwest , who has an evol ved pi geon t hat wi l l probabl y Det ectconst ant l y. Move down and t hen head l ef t whi l e huggi ng t he southern wal l . The i t emf i nderwi l l r eact at one poi nt; keep headi ng l ef t unt i l you see a movi ng Psychi c. Take hi s Pokemondown and t hen exami ne t he cent er spot i n t hi s al cove f or a RARE CANDY.

Cont i nue huggi ng t he wal l and move l ef t t o get a FIRE STONE , t hen head up, cont i nuousl ygoi ng agai nst t he wal l . You' l l f i nd a r anger . Beat her t o get a RAWST BERRY , t hen t ake t hepat h up a bi t f ur t her and exami ne the t op l ef t spot i n t he al cove f or a hi dden STARDUST. Goback down a bi t and t ake the path l ef t , f i ght i ng another r anger. You' l l get another RAWSTBERRY. Head st r ai ght down af t er wards and l ef t t o get TM39, ROCK TOMB , whi ch mi ght be usef ulf or some Pokemon.

Ret ur n back t o the ' cor r i dor ' wi t h t he two ranger s and head st r ai ght r i ght . You shoul d see abackpacker shor t l y; he doesn' t f i ght you though. Go nor t h f r om hi m and col l ect t he STARDUSTi n t he pi t , t hen go s t r ai ght r i ght t o f i nd BLACK GLASSES i n anot her pi t , whi ch' wi l l boostDark moves by 20%. Fi ght t he backpacker a bi t r i ght here, t hen go nort h ( not e t he doctor i sal most r i ght bel ow t he woman you j ust bat t l ed. ) You' l l see a guy i n bl ack i n a pi t ; t al k tohi m f or a SOFT SAND , whi ch wi l l boost Gr ound moves by 20%. Movi ng l ef t , t here' s a FRESH

WATER i n a pi t and a Psychi c to f i ght . She uses a Got hi t a, t he f i r s t f or m of Got hi t el l e. I f you go str ai ght l ef t t her e' s anot her psychi c, who wi l l use Yamask, t he pr e- evol ut i on of t he


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sar cophagus, Cof agr i gus. I t ' s a Ghost Pokemon, f or t he record. Back up a bi t , head up andgrab the SUPER POTION and f i ght t he backpacker by her e, who has t he cact us.

Br i ng t he i t emf i nder out i f you hadn' t al r eady, t hen head nort hwest . A coupl e spaces ri ghtf r om t he t ower l i ke bui l di ng, you can f i nd a hi dden ETHER . You can al so go t o t he verynor t hwest t o get a HEART SCALE . Ther e' s al so a hi dden HYPER POTION i n one of t he spot s t ot he ver y top r i ght .

Go to about t he cent er of t he top hal f of t he desert and you' l l come t o a st ai r case wi t hf i ve st at ues of some sor t ar ound i t . Go down t he st ai r case.

RELIC CASTLE

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Sandi l e Gr ound/ Dar k Sand Fl oor 50% Level 29

Yamask Ghost Sand Fl oor 50% Level 34

Encount er l i st i s i dent i cal f or 1F and B1F.Trainer Pokemon : Si gi l yph L24 | Woobat L23, Munna L23

As wi t h Ni mbasa Ci t y, we' r e not goi ng t o expl or e thi s pl ace f ul l y yet - i n f act , we ar en' tabl e t o f or a whi l e. However , you can cat ch t wo Pokemon her e, i ncl udi ng t he new Yamask whi chwe saw a t r ai ner use pr evi ousl y. Yamask and i t s evol ut i on, Cof agr i gus, have a ni che i n thei rhi gh def ense and abi l i t y named Mummy. Mummy i t sel f does not hi ng, but i f physi cal cont act i smade wi t h a Pokemon t hen t hei r abi l i t y i s al so r epl aced wi t h Mummy. The ef f ect i s t empor ary,wear i ng of f i f t he af f ect ed Pokemon swi t ches out , but i t ' s a f un abi l i t y al l t he same. Theyal so have decent speci al at t ack, t hough t hey' r e not especi al l y powerf ul .

Al so, t he musi c i n t hi s pl ace i s awesome. Wal k f orward and at t ack t he psychi c and hi s cr azypsycho bi r d. Ther e' s al so anot her Psychi c j ust across t he sand pi t ; j ust go ar ound i t f ornow.

Now, an i mpor t ant not e about t hese sand pi t s. I f you want t o cr oss t hem, you must walk . NOTr un, NOT bi ke. Walk . Al so, don' t t ouch t he cent r e of t he pi t , as t hat wi l l al so send youdown a f l oor . Pr act i ce by wal ki ng on the sand pi t t o the f ar l ef t . You won' t be abl e todescend t he st ai r case her e as a guy wi l l bl ock you, but you can t al k t o t he backpacker her et o get a f ossi l ! You can ei t her sel ect t he t op opt i on f or a COVER FOSSIL whi ch can ber evi ved i nt o the Wat er / Rock Ti r t ouga, or t he second opt i on f or a PLUME FOSSIL , whi ch can ber evi ved i nto t he Rock/ Fl yi ng Ar chen. Bot h of t hem ar e good Pokemon, al t hough Ar chen i npar t i cul ar i s i ncredi bl y power f ul once i t get s t he move Acrobat i cs at Level 28; i t has a 112base at t ack anyway, and when t he user i sn' t hol di ng an i t em Acr obat i cs' s power i s 110.Fact or STAB i n and you have a 112 at t ack ( 140 when i t evol ves ! ) bi r d wi t h a 165 power move.

The onl y dr awback t o Archen and i t s evol ut i on i s i t s abi l i t y - Def eat i st - whi ch causes i t sat t ack t o dr op by a cer t ai n amount when i t s HP dr ops bel ow 50%. Acr obat i cs wi l l OHKO mostanyt hi ng t hough, so you don' t r eal l y need t o wor r y about i t . Bot h of t hem get gr eat l evel upmovepool s; Ti r t ouga and i t s evol uti on get t he Shel l Smash move, whi ch i s an i ncr edi bl e movet hat r ai ses At t ack, Speci al At t ack and Speed at t he cost of i t s def enses. Al so, as an extr anot e, bot h f ossi l s are physi cal l y based. I ' d say Ar chen and i t s evol ut i on Ar cheops are t hebet t er of t he t wo, but Wat er - t ypes ar e pr et t y rare. Honest l y, i t ' s your pi ck.

Once you get a f ossi l , you can revi ve i t by t aki ng i t t o t he museum i n Nacr ene Ci t y andt al ki ng t o the r ecept i oni st on the r i ght whi l e you have l ess t han si x Pokemon i n your part y.

You wi l l get t he f oss i l back i nst ant l y. I t comes at Level 25, maki ng i t good f or t hi s poi nti n t he game. Bot h of t hem al so come wi t h some decent st art i ng moves. The t urt l e ( Ti r t ouga)al so get s Sol i d Rock or St ur dy, bot h of whi ch ar e gr eat abi l i t i es . I t ' s s l ow as al l hel l ,t hough. Al so, both evol ve at Level 37.

Go down t he sand pi t above you somehow ( r unni ng/ bi ke/ wal ki ng t o t he cent er ) t o dr op t o B1F.Fr om wher e you l and, move one st ep i n any di r ect i on and check t he spot you j ust l anded onf or a hi dden ELIXIR . Ther e' s al so a REVIVE t o t he r i ght . Head up t he st ai r s, j ump of f t hel edge and go down t o exi t t he cast l e.

NOTE : I f you want t o get a good nat ur e on your f ossi l , t he easi est way i s t o hand thef ossi l of f t o t he r ecept i oni st whi l e si x Pokemon are i n your part y. When she comes backshe' l l r ef use t o gi ve i t t o you; deposi t a Pokemon i n t he PC, t hen save i n f r ont of herand get your f ossi l . I t ' l l change nat ur e each r eset . Thi s i s f ast er t han what woul dhappen i f you have f i ve or l ess i n your par t y when you gi ve i t t o her .

DESERT RESORT : That ' s absol ut el y ever yt hi ng we can do i n t he deser t f or t he moment . Unl essyou want t o r evi ve t he f ossi l , make your way back t o Ni mbasa Ci t y i n t he nort h.

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Now we' r e here pr operl y, and l i ke Cast el i a i t ' s pret t y bi g. Nowher e near t he same si ze, butt her e' s pl ent y of i t ems t o col l ect .

St ar t by t r yi ng t o ent er t he bi g bui l di ng j ust t o your l ef t as you ent er . Thi s i s t he Bat t l eSubway - t he Bat t l e Tower equi val ent of t hi s game - and as you at t empt t o ent er a gi r l wi l lcome out and gi ve you t he VS. RECORDER , whi ch wi l l l et you save r ecor di ngs of Wi - Fi andSubway batt l es. Ther e' s not hi ng i n t he Subway i t sel f t o get, al t hough t here i s a pl acecal l ed Anvi l l e Town t hat you can access by t aki ng t he br own col our ed l i ne.

The Pokemon Cent er i s l ocat ed a bi t l ef t ; heal t her e i f necessar y. For t he r ecor d, t her e ar ea f ew TMs on sal e i n t he secondary mart her e. To t he l ef t of t he Pokemon Cent er i s a pl aceknown as t he Bat t l e Test i ng Faci l i t y, but i t ' s usel ess unt i l af t er you r ecei ve t he Nat i onalDex. I t al l ows you t o t est your t eams agai nst a ser i es of f i ve t r ai ner s ( ei t her si ngl e ordoubl e bat t l e) and pr ogr ess whet her you wi n or l ose.

Behi nd those t wo ar e t wo bui l di ngs. Go i n the l ef t one and tal k t o t he bl ue hai r ed guy f orHM04, STRENGTH . You can al so t al k t o an ol d woman upst ai r s i n t he same house f or a SOOTHEBELL. ( You may need a rel at i vel y unhappy Pokemon f or her t o gi ve i t t o you, but I ' m not sur eabout t hat. ) The Soothe Bel l wi l l be usef ul f or Woobat or Swadl oon users.

The house next door has a bl ue hai r ed guy who wi l l gi ve you a SUN STONE , whi ch you wi l l needi f you' re us i ng ei t her Cot t onee or Pet i l i l .

The st r eet behi nd has t hr ee bi g st adi ums. Two of t hese ar e f or spor t i ng event s, whi ch youcan f i nd bat t l es i n. The one on t he f ur t hest r i ght i s f or t he Pokemon Musi cal , t her epl acement f or cont est s i n Bl ack and Whi t e.

St ar t by goi ng f or t he f ar l ef t bui l di ng. At t hi s poi nt i n t i me you' l l pr obabl y onl y be abl et o f i ght one t r ai ner . However , t he speci al t hi ng about t hese st adi ums i s t hat as youpr ogr ess t hr ough t he game, bot h t he l evel and amount of t r ai ners wi l l i ncr ease. You' l l beabl e to bat t l e each day, and af t er t he League t he l evel s can get as hi gh as 68. I t makes f orgood t r ai ni ng, t o be sur e.

The st adi um i n t he mi ddl e i s exact l y t he same. I t ' l l be a di f f er ent spor t i ng event , but t her emat ches and ever ythi ng ar e i dent i cal . Basi cal l y, you' l l have a hel l of a l ot of peopl e t ot r ai n wi t h once you beat t he League and some movi ng up t o i t , t oo. I f you want t o abuse t hesyst em, set your DS cl ock t o 23: 59, wai t f or i t t o rol l over , beat t hem al l , t hen r i nse andr epeat unt i l you' r e sat i sf i ed. You' l l pr obabl y onl y be abl e t o f i ght one t r ai ner i n t hi sone, t oo. For t he recor d, t he spor t t hat i s act ual l y t aki ng pl ace wi l l change dependi ng ont he t i me of day.

The bui l di ng on t he f ar r i ght houses t he Pokemon Musi cal . As much as I det est t he pl ace, wehave t o do an event i n i t t o pr ogr ess. Tal k t o Bi anca who wi l l be wai t i ng at t he ent r anceand she' l l br i ng you i nsi de. Some guy wi l l t al k t o you and gi ve you a GOODS CASE , t hen askyou t o pi ck a Pokemon. Pi ck any, and you' l l be gi ven a t ut or i al on how t o dr ess i t up. Feelf r ee t o pr ess OK when you can wi t hout doi ng anyt hi ng and get t he hel l out of t hi s pl ace. Orat l east I woul d say that , but f i r st t al k to t he woman i n t he t op r i ght f or TM49, ECHOED

VOICE. I apol ogi ze t o anyone who want s t o t r y t he musi cal s, but I am absol ut el y cl uel essabout t hem. You' r e on your own f or t he moment , al t hough I think you can get some pr et t y goodi t ems f or doi ng i t .

When you exi t , you' l l see a scene wi t h Bi anca and her f at her , wher e he f i nal l y accept s her j our ney. You' l l al so get t o see Ni mbasa' s l eader , El esa. Ni ce musi c, i sn' t i t ? That ' s al lt her e i s f or t he mai n par t of Ni mbasa, but t her e' s s t i l l a l i t t l e bi t we haven' t expl or edyet . On t he r i ght si de of t he ci t y by the bot t om t her e' s a r at her col our f ul ar ch; go t hr oughi t t o end up i n anot her par t of t he ci t y.

Go f orward and you' l l come acr oss N! N asks i f you ar e l ooki ng f or Team Pl asma, t hen t akesyou t o t he f er r i s wheel , sayi ng you can get a bet t er vi ew f r om i t . I t ' s on t he f er r i s wheel

t hat N conf esses t hat HE i s t he l eader of Team Pl asma, whereas Ghetsi s i s j ust a f r ont man t ot r y and convi nce peopl e t o f ol l ow N' s bel i ef s of separat i ng humans and Pokemon. Af t erwar ds,he qui ckl y chal l enges you, wi t h an i nt erest i ng new cut - i n.

Team Plasma NRewar ds: $2200

Pokemon Level TypeSandi l e 22 Gr ound/ Dar kDar umaka 22 Fi r eScr aggy 22 Dar k/ Fi ght i ngSi gi l yph 22 Psychi c/ Fl yi ng


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N' s Pokemon have changed agai n, t hi s t i me to r ef l ect t he desert sur r oundi ngs. I t ' s apret t y easy f i ght al l t he same, but i t i s qui t e cool how hi s Pokemon change everyt i me. You' l l not i ce t he same t hi ng happen agai n t he next t i me we f i ght hi m.

N wi l l t al k to you r at her cl ose up af t er t he f i ght , t hen l eave. I f you check t he bot t omr i ght cor ner her e, you can f i nd a hi dden SUPER REPEL , and t her e' s al so an X ATTACK on t hegr ound t o the l ef t .

Whi l e we coul d t ake on t he gym now, t her e' s some mor e st uf f we can do t o pr epar e. Head out

Ni mbasa Ci t y t o t he t op r i ght . I n t he gat ehouse, t al k to t he guy wi t h t he hat t o r ecei ve t he MACHO BRACE . Go r i ght out t he gat ehouse af t erwards.

For t he r ecor d, a bi t l at er i n t he game you wi l l occasi onal l y get a t r ai ner wai t i ng out si det he f er r i s wheel . I f you beat t hem you can have a go on the wheel wi t h t hem. I t ' s EXP, Isuppose. Mi ght be a dai l y occur r ence.

Route 16

Trainer Pokemon : Herdi er L24 | Duckl ett L22, Li epar d L22 | Scr aggy L23 | Whi r l i pede L22,Whi r l i pede L22 | Swadl oon L23 | Dr i l bur L23

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Got hi t a Psychi c Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 30% Level 32Sol osi s Psychi c Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 30% Level 32Mi ncci no Nor mal Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ A

Tr ubbi sh Poi son Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 36Li epar d Dar k Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 85% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ AChi l l acci no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ APineco Bug Swar m 40% Level 31

The mai n r eason f or us movi ng ont o Rout e 16 i s a coupl e of t r ai ner s and some new Wi l dPokemon. The most not abl e t hi ng her e i s ei t her Got hi t a or Sol osi s, dependi ng on whet heryou' r e pl ayi ng Bl ack or Whi t e. Got hi t a i s t he f i r st f or m of Got hi t el l e - ot her wi se known asgot ht ower , l ol i t ower et cet er a - who i s an i nt er est i ng Pokemon, al bei t not al l t hat goodst at wi se. I t ' s a l i t t l e sl ow but has a ver y wi de movepool of f of an al r i ght 95 speci al

at t ack. I t has good def enses at any rat e wi t h 70/ 95/ 110, so i t ' l l sur vi ve a f ew hi t s. Youmay want t o keep Fake Tear s on i t t hough, si nce i t s Speci al At t ack I S l ow compar ed t o someot her heavy hi t t er s.

Sol osi s on t he ot her hand i s i ncredi bl y sl ow - as are i t s evol ut i ons, Duosi on and Reuni cl us- and has a smal l er movepool t han t he Got hi t a l i ne, al t hough t hat does change sever el y oncei t evol ves i nt o a Reuni cl us . Sol osi s ' s bi g poi nt i s t hat i t has 105 speci al at t ack, meani ngi t i s al r eady beat i ng out Got hi t el l e f or pur e power ! Unf or t unat el y, t he TMs t hat i s act ual l yl earns ar en' t f or a whi l e l ater i n t he game, so you' r e st uck wi t h psychi c at t acks and Hi ddenPower , assumi ng you caught i t at a l evel l ess t han 25, unt i l i t evol ves i nt o Reuni cl us.However , i t i s a ver y good poke, whi ch r eaches a r esepect abl e 110 HP i n i t s f i nal f or m and agr eat 125 Speci al At t ack. J ust l et me emphasi ze that al l t hr ee Pokemon i n t hi s l i ne ar eslow ! Equi ppi ng t he Qui ck Cl aw may not be a bad i dea.

At any r at e, bot h have a 490 base st at t ot al and evol ve at 32 and 41 i nt o t hei r next f or ms.Reuni cl us i s bet t er t han Got hi t el l e, but due to ver s i on excl usi vi t y i t ' s not l i ke you have a

choi ce i n t he mat t er unl ess you t r ade. They' r e bot h good Pokemon t hough; I ' d r ecommend t hemi f pos si bl e.

Ther e' s al so Mi ncci no and Tr ubbi sh, but I know l i t t l e about ei t her of t hem so t her e' s notmuch I can comment on. Mi ncci no evol ves i nt o Ci ncci no wi t h t he hel p of a Shi ny St one ( whi chwe' l l get i n a l i t t l e whi l e, al t hough you can cat ch a Wi l d one her e. I t ' s r ar e, t hough) andhas a hel l of a l ot of mul t i hi t moves when i t evol ves. I t ' s act ual l y pr et t y decent evol ved.As f or Tr ubbi sh, i t s evol ut i on l ooks hi deous, but I suppose t hey' r e al r i ght . They don' t seempar t i cul ar l y speci al t o me, but eh.

I ' d f i ght t he tr ai ner s on t he mai n pat h f i r st . The ri ght hand si de i s bl ocked by someworker s, and we won' t be abl e t o go t hat way f or qui t e a whi l e. Once you t ake car e of t hef our mai n road t r ai ner s, push t he St r engt h boul der i n t o al l ow you access. Per manent access,t hat i s. Makes a ni ce change f r om t he ol der gens. Ther e' s a t r ai ner i n here you can f i ght ,and a TM66, PAYBACK t o pi ck up, whi ch mi ght hel p any Dar k Pokemon you have such as Scr aggy.


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Go out t he doubl e gr ass part and i nto t he part wi t h the mai n grass and f i ght t he l astt r ai ner here. I f you have Cut handy, cut t he t r ee and pi ck up the RARE CANDY at t he end of t hi s shor t pat h. Go back, t hen cont i nue f ol l owi ng t he normal gr ass pat h and you' l l f i nd anent r ance t o somewher e el se.

Lostlorn Forest

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Cot t onee Gr ass Gr ass ( Bl ack) 35% Sun St onePet i l i l Gr ass Gr ass ( Whi t e) 35% Sun St one

Swadl oon Bug/ Gr ass Gr ass 35% Level 20Pi dove Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass 15% Level 21Veni pede Bug/ Poi son Gr ass 15% Level 22Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 45% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10%Pansear Fi r e Shaki ng Gr ass 10% Fi r e St onePanpour Wat er Shaki ng Gr ass 10% Wat er St onePansage Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass 10% Leaf St oneWhi msi cot t Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ ALi l l i gant Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ ALeavanny Bug/ Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AUnf ezant Nor mal / Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ACot t onee Gr ass Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 35% Sun St onePet i l i l Gr ass Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 35% Sun St oneSwadl oon Bug/ Gr ass Tal l Gr ass 35% Happi ness

Tr anqui l l Nor mal / Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass 15% Level 32Veni pede Bug/ Poi son Tal l Gr ass 15% Level 30Bascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Fi sh 70% Level 33Basculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AGoldeen Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 33Seaking Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Wel come t o t he Lost l or n For est, a rat her st r ange pl ace. You mi ght not i ce the encount er l i sti s al most exactl y t he same as Pi nwheel For est , al t hough t her e ar e some addi t i ons, mostnot abl y t he pr esence of Leavanny and Unf ezant . Cat chi ng a Leavanny here wi l l cert ai nl y saveyou t i me wi t h t he happi ness, and any Unf ezant you manage t o f i nd wi l l be pr et t yunder l evel l ed consi der i ng they ar en' t meant t o exi st unt i l Level 32. J ust bar e i n mi nd thatt hey ar e pr et t y rar e.

You can f i nd a BIG MUSHROOM i n t he t r ee t r unk di r ect l y ahead. At t he t op of t he area youwi l l f i nd a backpacker who ment i ons s ome st uf f about t he woman i nsi de t he car avan. You cancer t ai nl y t r y to t al k to t hi s woman, but you' l l s i mpl y get a " . . . " out of her . I t may seeml i ke a dead end, but t hi s i s i n f act wher e the Zoroar k event t akes pl ace. Br i ng a cr ownbeast ( Shi ny Rai kou, Ent ei or Sui cune f r om a speci f i c event ) her e and ever yt hi ng wi l lchange.

That ' s act ual l y al l we can do i n her e f or now, as al l t he ot her i t ems ar e up t he wat er f al l .I t ' s t i me we t ook on Ni mbasa Gym; head back t o Ni mbasa Ci t y and heal i f necessar y. The gymi s f ound i n t he same ar ea as we bat t l ed N and rode the f er r i s wheel ; i t ' s t he f l ashy pur pl ebui l di ng t o t he l ef t of t he f er r i s wheel .

Nimbasa Gym

Trainer Pokemon : Emol ga L24, Emol ga L24 | Bl i t zl e L25 | Bl i t zl e L24, Bl i t zl e L24 | Emol gaL25

Tal k t o t he gym guy t o get a FRESH WATER as usual . Now, i f you haven' t been abl e t o t el l byt he l ook of t he gym, t he desi gn of t he l eader or t he ci t y' s name, t hi s t i me we' r e f i ght i ngan El ectr i c gym. As such, havi ng any Gr ound at t acks at t he ready woul d hel p. Or at l east i tshoul d, but due to a sl i ght pr obl em whi ch you' l l see moment ari l y t hey won' t .

St ar t by goi ng di r ect l y f or war d. The puzzl e of t hi s gym i nvol ves t hese car t s; t hey' l l move


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ar ound t he magnet i c t r acks and you have t o boar d and depar t f r om t hem whenever t hey r each ast ati on. I t ' s a pr et t y easy puzzl e as l ong as you know what you' r e doi ng.

J ump i nt o t he f i r st car t and i t ' l l t ake you somewher e el se. Fol l ow t he pat h ar ound t o f i ghta t r ai ner . She' l l send out an. . . Emol ga. Who i s part Fl yi ng. So much f or Gr ound moves, huh?As i t i s, both t he t r ai ners and t he l eader onl y use Emol ga and one ot her El ect r i c- t ype, soGr ound at t acks ar e onl y goi ng t o be usef ul 50% of t he t i me. You can at l east st r i ke Emol gawi t h a Rock or I ce att ack to hi t i t super ef f ect i vel y, t hough. Al so, be war ned. Emol ga hast he St at i c abi l i t y, whi ch i s supposed t o have a 30% chance of paral yzi ng an opponent uponcont act but of t en ends up bei ng so much mor e. Be car ef ul i f you don' t want t o use a t on of heal i ng i t ems.

Hi t t he swi t ch above her and t he magnet i c t r ack wi l l change. Boar d t he car t agai n now andi t ' l l t ake you a di f f er ent di r ect i on. Go and f i ght t he t r ai ner her e. He' l l use t he ot herPokemon t hi s gym uses , a Bl i t z l e. I t ' s a pi t y, r eal l y. Ther e ar e f our non- l egendar y El ectr i cl i nes i n Unova - t he Bl i t z l e l i ne, t he J ol t i k ( el ec t r i c spi der ) l i ne, t he Tynamo ( eel ) l i neand Emol ga - yet t hey onl y use t wo. I t ' s wei r d.

Af t er beat i ng t he zebr a, hi t t he swi t ch t o act i vat e a t r ack r i ght ahead. J ump i n t he car t . . .or at l east at t empt t o, but a t r ai ner wi l l hop out and f i ght you i nst ead. Smash hi s zebr asand t hen board t he cart when i t comes. Thi s one wi l l t ake you on a rol l er coast er r i de! Getout when you can, hi t t he swi t ch t o t he ri ght and tr y t o board t he next car t , but agai n at r ai ner wi l l pop out and f i ght . Swat her f l yi ng squi r r el down t hen get i n t he car t , gett aken on another r ol l er coast er r i de and pop out ver y near El esa, t he l eader. Save i f needed, t hen go up t o her and f i ght .

GYM LEADER ELESA Rewar ds: $3240, TM72 Vol t Swi t ch, Bol t BadgeMy Team: Pi gni t e Lv. 27, Ti r t ouga Lv. 26, Dr i l bur Lv. 28, Li l l i gant Lv. 27, MunnaLv. 28


Emol ga Lv.25 El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng St at i c Pur sui t , Qui ck At t ack, Vol t Swi t ch, Aer i al

Ace

Emol ga Lv.25 El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng St at i c Pur sui t , Qui ck At t ack, Vol t Swi t ch, Aer i al

Ace

Zebst r i ka Lv.27 El ect r i c Li ght ni ngr od Qui ck At t ack, Spark, Vol t Swi t ch, Fl ame

Char ge

Whi l e El esa has t hree Pokemon, you mi ght not i ce t hat t wo of t hem are i denti cal .Doesn' t gi ve us any l ess t o take down, but i t ' s l ess t o wor r y about at l east ; i f youcan handl e one, you can handl e bot h.

El esa' s si gnat ur e move i s Vol t Swi t ch, and anyone who has pl ayed t he Gen I V games( especi al l y HG/ SS) i s probabl y f ami l i ar wi t h the move U- Tur n. U- Tur n i s a 70 power,100 accur acy move that al l ows t he user t o swi t ch out af t er t he at t ack connect s; Vol tSwi t ch i s exact l y the same, except i t i s El ectr i c- t ype ( wher eas U- Tur n i s Bug) . I nHG/ SS, Bugsy mai ned t he move, but onl y hi s Scyt her had i t . Thi s t i me, al l t hree of El esa' s Pokemon have i t , so you can expect a l ot of Pokemon swi t chi ng, especi al l y i f you can' t out speed t hese r at her f ast t hr ee Pokemon.

As I sai d bef ore, Emol ga i s weak t o I ce and Rock, so any of t hose wi l l do goodagai nst t hem ( par t i cul ar l y i f you have a Pi gni t e wi t h Rol l out , j us t l i ke wi t h Bur gh,al t hough Emol ga' s hi gh speed and Aer i al Ace can be a pr obl em. . . ) They can cat ch youon t he swi t ch, at t ack wi t h pr i or i t y, never mi ss or swi t ch, but t hey ar en' t al l t hatst r ong on t he whol e. J ust watch out f or St ati c.

El esa' s mai n on t he ot her hand i s an ent i r el y di f f er ent ket t l e of . . . zebr a. I t ' spr et t y str ong, wi t h 100 at t ack base, and ver y f ast . I t can make i t sel f even f ast erwi t h Fl ame Char ge, a 50 power Fi r e move t hat always r ai ses speed. I t ' s al so abl e t oswi t ch out j us t l i ke t he r es t , or hi t you wi t h a pr et t y power f ul Spar k at t ack. I t ' l lal so pi ck of f l ow HP Pokemon wi t h Qui ck At t ack, whi ch wi l l pr obabl y do mor e damaget han i t wi l l comi ng f r omher Emol ga. I f you can peg i t wi t h a Gr ound move, t hi sZebr a shoul d f al l pr et t y qui ckl y, but ot her wi se j us t beat on i t . I t ' s not s t r ongenough to OHKO ever ythi ng and as f ar as t hi ngs go i t ' s prett y f r ai l , so i t shoul dn' tbe t oo l ong bef or e i t f al l s . Al so, t hough you' r e not l i kel y to , do NOT hi t i t wi t han El ectr i c at t ack. Li ght ni ngr od wi l l act i vat e and boost i t s speci al at t ack. Whi l ei t has no speci al moves anyway, Li ght ni ngr od does make i t t ot al l y i mmune t o any andal l El ectr i c moves, so i t ' l l be a wast e of a t ur n.


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For t he record , i t ' s wor t h not i ng t hat a Gr ound- t ype wi l l s t i l l per f or m i ncredi bl ywel l even i f i t can' t act ual l y hi t Emol ga wi t h a Gr ound move, due t o i t s t ype gi vi ngi t i mmuni t y to Vol t Swi t ch and ot her el ect r i cal moves, al t hough unf ort unatel y ther ei s no i mmuni t y t o St at i c. I t ' s good al l t he same. A Dr i l bur wi t h Rock Tomb wi l l dogr eat ; super ef f ect i ve damage, t he Emol ga can bar el y do anyt hi ng t o i t and Rock Tombi sn' t cont act , so St at i c i sn' t a pr obl em. Rock Sl i de i s even bet t er i f you happen t obe 29 or hi gher , but i t i sn' t needed.

Al so, El esa has t wo Hyper Pot i ons she can use.

Def eat i ng El esa wi l l get you the Bol t Badge as wel l as TM72, VOLT SWITCH . I t may not be thebest move i n- game due t o i t bei ng a f or ced swi t ch i f you don' t KO t he Pokemon and t her ef or espl i t t i ng the EXP, but i t ' s a good move al l t he same. I t r eal l y comes out i n compet i t i vebat t l i ng, t hough. I t hi nk.

Hi t t he swi t ch, t hen t ake t he car t . I t ' l l t ake you back t o t he exi t . Go heal at Ni mbasa' scent er and head out t o Rout e 5 t hr ough t he t op l ef t gat ehouse when you' r e r eady.

Route 5

Trainer Pokemon : Her di er L26 + Her di er L26 | Munna L23 | Pal pi t oad L23 | Dar umaka L22,Dar umaka L22 | Si gi l yph L23 | Bl i t zl e L22, Bl i t zl e L22 | Whi r l i pede L22, Whi r l i pede L22 |Pansear L21, Panpour L21, Pansage L21

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Got hi t a Psychi c Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 30% Level 32Sol osi s Psychi c Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 30% Level 32Mi ncci no Nor mal Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ A

Tr ubbi sh Poi son Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 36Li epar d Dar k Gr ass and Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 85% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ ACi ncci no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ASmeargle Nor mal Swar m 40% N/ A

Same wi l d Pokemon her e as i n Rout e 16, wi t h t he except i on of t he swar m Pokemon. Now, i t ' sbeen a whi l e si nce a ri val bat t l e, hasn' t i t ? Of cour se, Cheren shows up al most i mmedi atel y

t o f i x t h at .


Pokemon Level TypeLi epar d Lv. 24 Dar kPansage/ Pansear/ Panpour Lv. 24 Fi r e/ Water / Gr ass

Tr anqui l l Lv. 24 Nor mal / Fl yi ngPi gni t e/ Dewot t / Serv i ne Lv. 26 ( Fi re / F i ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

Thi s i s our f i f t h bat t l e wi t h Cher en, and hi s t eam hasn' t changed at al l f r om l astt i me wi t h t he except i on of t he l evel s ( al t hough hi s Pi dove has now evol ved) . Beathi m down exact l y t he same as al ways. I t ' s easy enough. Hi s st art er has a Si t r usBerr y, as al ways.

Af t er def eat i ng hi m, El esa wi l l somehow appear f r om t he l ef t and br i ng you over . You' l l meeta f i er y red- hai r ed guy named Al der, whose hai r i s r ather si mi l ar t o t hat of Goku f r omDr agonbal l Z. I do wi sh I hadn' t st opped wat chi ng hal f way thr ough t he Buu saga as a ki d : /Anyway, Al der wi l l set you and Cher en up i n a doubl e bat t l e agai nst t wo ki ds. You' r e heal edf i r st , but i t ' s an easy f i ght anyway. Cher en may not be t oo much use t hough, si nce Take Downf r om t hese dogs wi l l do a number as usual . They al so bot h have a Si t r us Berr y.

Af t er t he f i ght , El esa and Cher en wi l l go to t he l ef t of t he rout e. Bef or e we f ol l ow t hem,go back r i ght and then up i nto t he gr ass. Ther e' s a backpacker here as wel l as a GREAT BALL .

Ther e' s al so one t o t he f ar l ef t next t o a REVIVE . Ther e' s al so a ZINC on t he ot her s i de of


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t he t al l grass .

J ump of f t he l edge and f i ght t he r emai ni ng t r ai ner s, t hen head l ef t af t er war ds. Thegui t ar i s t wi l l gi ve you an ELECTRIC GUITAR accessor y f or def eat i ng hi m, t oo. Ther e' s al so aHYPER POTION t o pi ck up i f you go t o t he f ar r i ght of t he r out e and sl i de bel ow t he f enceand f ol l ow t he pat h.

Not e that t he woman i n t he caravan i s a chef who want s i ngredi ent s, and i s wi l l i ng t o partwi t h qui t e a l ot of money f or some of t hem. The i t ems she want s, and t he amount you can getf or t hem ar e as f ol l ows:

Item Name Selling PriceBi g Mushr oom $5000Bal mMushr oom $25000Cast el i a Cone $2000Lef t over s* $200Lucky Egg* $200Ol d Gat eau $4000Rar e Candy* $10000Shoal Sal t $7000

Ti nyMushr oom $500

Unl ess you' r e i nsane, don' t sel l t he st ar r ed i t ems; t hey' r e t oo usef ul t o par t wi t h. The onl y poss i bl e except i on i s t he Rar e Candy, but I st i l l woul dn' t r ecommend i t .

On t he l ef t si de of t he r out e, El esa wi l l get t he dr awbr i dge down f or you i n a pr et t y ni cecut scene, al l owi ng us t o cross t o t he next ci t y. Go ahead and cr oss t he drawbri dge.

Driftveil Drawbridge

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Duckl et t Wat er / Fl yi ng Br i dge Spot s 100% Level 35

Onl y one Wi l d Pokemon on t hi s bri dge, and not hi ng el se, t hough I qui t e l i ke t he musi c, asmi ni mal i st i c as i t i s. Ther e ar e t hr ee peopl e on t he br i dge who j ust t al k, but t her e i s onenot abl e t hi ng; somet i mes when you' r e cr ossi ng t he bri dge you wi l l hear t he sound of f l appi ngwi ngs. Af t er t hat you shoul d be abl e t o f i nd a dark s pot somewhere on t he bri dge. Thef l appi ng wi ng sound wi l l cont i nue and get l ouder t he cl oser you ar e to t hi s spot . I f youst ep i n t hi s spot , one of t wo thi ngs wi l l happen. You' l l ei t her pi ck up a wi ng of some sor t ,

whi ch can i ncr ease t he EV of a part i cul ar st at by one (t here' s seven wi ngs, t he l ast onebei ng usel ess asi de f r om bei ng sol d f or money. ) The ot her t hi ng i s t hat a Wi l d Duckl ett -t he duck - may appear. I t ' s a decent Wat er- t ype and can l ear n bot h Sur f and Fl y, whi chsol ves t he maj or i t y of HM woes i n the game. St r angel y enough i t doesn' t evol ve unt i l 35, buti t ' s decent al l t he same. Mi ght be wort h pi cki ng up i f you need a Wat er or Fl yi ng.

Keep goi ng unt i l you r each t he exi t on t he l ef t .

Driftveil City

Trainer Pokemon : Bascul i n L27 + Kr okor ok L27 + Zebst r i ka L27

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Fr i l l i sh Wat er / Ghost Sur f 100% Level 40Al omomol a Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ A

J el l i cent Wat er / Ghost Sur f 5% N/ AKrabby Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 28Chinchou Wat er / El ect r i c Fi sh 30% Level 27Luvdisc Wat er Fi sh 5% N/ AChinchou Wat er / El ect r i c Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 27Luvdisc Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AKingler Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ ALanturn Wat er / El ect r i c Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

I f you go l ef t you' l l see Cher en t al ki ng t o t he gym l eader of Dr i f t vei l , Cl ay. He' l l t el lyou t hat Team Pl asma have t aken r esi dence up i n t he Fr ozen War ehouse, whi ch i s wher e we' l lbe vi s i t i ng next . He' l l ask you f or hel p, t hen l eave.


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Fr om wher e we ar e, t he house cl osest t o you has not hi ng i mport ant i n i t . The one t o t he l ef thas a guy who wi l l t each Gr ass Pl edge, Fi r e Pl edge or Water Pl edge to your st ar t ers. I t ' s a50 power, 100% acc speci al move, whi ch pr obabl y won' t be t oo usef ul at t hi s poi nt i n thegame. I nt erest i ngl y i t can make ' combi nat i on att acks' wi t h t he other s, but si nce you' r eunl i kel y t o have t he ot her t wo start er s f or t he ot her Pl edge moves i t ' s pr et t y poi nt l ess.

Go behi nd t hose t wo houses and check the f ar r i ght one. An ol d man i nsi de wi l l gi ve you aSHELL BELL , whi ch wi l l r egenerat e some of your HP each t i me you at t ack and hi t . The ki d i nher e i s wi l l i ng t o make a t r ade; i f you can gi ve hi m a Mi ncci no, he' l l gi ve you a Level 25Bascul i n wi t h a Si t r us Ber r y. I t hi nk t he Bascul i n i s t he f or m t hat i s opposi t e t o what youusual l y f i nd on your ver si on, but you can f i nd t he opposi t e st r i pe Bascul i n easi l y enough

anyway. You can f i ght t hi s ki d l ater on af t er t he l eague and he' l l have t r ai ned t he Pokemonyou t r aded hi m t hough, whi ch i s pr ett y cool .

The st r eet behi nd t hat has t he Pokemon Cent er ; heal up and t hen we can cont i nue ourexcursi on. The house t o t he l ef t has a gi r l who want s t o see a cert ai n move; i f you have aPokemon wi t h t hat move i n your part y t hen she' l l gi ve you a HEART SCALE . You can do t hi seach day, wi t h a di f f erent move bei ng pi cked each t i me.

Af t er war ds, head i nt o the bi g bui l di ng j ust bel ow ( you can ent er f r om t he back) . Thi s i s t heDr i f t vei l Mar ket , and has some i nt er est i ng st uf f . Ther e' s a hi dden HEART SCALE l ocat ed i nt he bot t om r i ght t i l e f r omt he bl onde woman near t he bot t om of a r oom. You can al so t al k tot he guy i n bl ack on t he r i ght ; i f t here' s a Pokemon i n your part y t hat i s at Level 30 orover , he' l l gi ve you t he EXPERT BELT , an i t em t hat boosts t he power of super ef f ect i ve movesby 1. 2. I t ' s good on somethi ng wi t h a l ot of t ype cover age.

You' r e al so abl e t o buy MooMoo Mi l k f r om t he t op l ef t st al l , ei t her i n packs of one or

t wel ve. MooMoo Mi l k heal s 100 HP, maki ng i t a cheap and ef f ect i ve i t em. You can al so buyher b medi ci ne f r om t he bot t om r i ght s t al l ; as al ways, i t ' s cheap but bi t t er and wi l l r educeyour Pokemon' s happi ness. On t he not e about money, any of t hose f eat her s you pi cked up f r omt he br i dge wi l l sel l f or $1500 each, so i t may be wort h a sal e i f you' r e l ow on money atal l , al t hough t hat i s pr et t y unl i kel y.

You may not i ce an i t em bal l on t he l ef t si de of t he mar ket ; go out t he mar ket and t o t hel ef t si de of t he bui l di ng, t hen ent er where you woul d assume an ent r ance i s ( i n t he cent erof t hi s wal l , so about mi dway up. ) You can get a BIG PEARL by doi ng so.

Tal k t o t he guy r i di ng t he bi ke by t hi s wal l . I f you say yes t wi ce, you' l l ent er your f i r st3- on- 3 bat t l e! Bl ack pl ayer s wi l l get a Rot at i on Bat t l e, whi l e Whi t e pl ayer s wi l l get a

Tr i pl e Bat t l e.

ROTATION BATTLESRot at i on bat t l es are an i nt er est i ng type of 3- on- 3 bat t l e. Whi l e t hey do have t hr eePokemon out at once, t hey ar en' t act ual l y 3- on- 3. Rat her , one Pokemon f i ght s anot hersi ngul ar Pokemon f r om t he opposi ng t eam at any one t i me, and you are abl e t o' r ot at e' usi ng but t ons i n t he same menu as you pi ck a move t o swap t he Pokemon t hati s at t he f r ont . The opponent wi l l r ot at e hi s cl ockwi se al most ever y t ur n, whi ch canhel p wi t h pr edi ct i on. Not e that r ot at i on does not use up a move! Rot at i on and t heatt ack wi l l go of f i n the same tur n, so f or maxi mum ef f ect i veness you need t opredi ct what Pokemon wi l l appear next and use a move accordi ngl y. Rot at i on bat t l esar e pr et t y f un.

TRIPLE BATTLES Tr i pl e bat t l es on t he ot her hand ar e l i t er al l y 3 vs 3; al l t hr ee Pokemon and al lt hree of your opponent s Pokemon wi l l be abl e t o at t ack i n the same t ur n. I t worksver y si mi l ar l y t o a doubl e batt l e, but t he mai n cat ch i s t hat not ever y Pokemon canat t ack every ot her Pokemon. A Pokemon i n t he cent r e can at t ack any of t he t hr eeopponent s, whi l e one on t he l ef t can onl y at t ack t he opposi ng l ef t or centr e Pokemonand t he one on t he r i ght can onl y att ack t he opposi ng r i ght or cent r e Pokemon. Therear e however some moves t hat can hi t any Pokemon, most not abl y any Fl yi ng- t ype move.Al so, t he bat t l ef i el d s i ze doesn' t change f or t hese ( i t does f or t r i pl e bat t l es ) , sot he spr i t es bare l y f i t on t he f i el d. Poor t hi ngs . ; _ ;

Once you beat what can be a sur pr i si ngl y t ough f i ght , we' r e done wi t h Dr i f t vei l . Heal up i f you got badl y i nj ur ed, t hen head down sout h. For t he recor d, Bl ack pl ayers wi l l get most l yr ot at i on bat t l es , wher eas Whi t e pl ayer s wi l l gener al l y get t r i pl e bat t l es . Ther e i s onl y oneexcept i on i n ei t her game.


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Cold Storage

Trainer Pokemon : Whi r l i pede L24, Karr abl ast L24 | J ol t i k L24, Dwebbl e L24 | Pansage L24, Ti mbur r L24 | Pansear L24, Ti mbur r L24 | Panpour L24, Ti mbur r L24 | Gur dur r L24 | Vani l l i t eL24, Ti mbur r L24 | Ti mburr L23, Ti mburr L23, Vani l l i t e L23 | Wat chog L23, Scr aggy L23 |Li epard L24 | Trubbi sh L24 | Sandi l e L23, Wat chog L23

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Her di er Nor mal Gr ass + Tal l Gr ass 35% Level 32Vani l l i t e I ce Gr ass + Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 35

Mi ncci no Nor mal Gr ass + Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ A Ti mbur r Fi ght i ng Gr ass + Tal l Gr ass 15% Level 25Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 90% N/ ASt out l and Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ACi ncci no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ A

These Pokemon ar e onl y out si de.

The out si de of t he Col d St or age has some i nt er est i ng Pokemon. Wel l , I say some, but i nr eal i t y t her e' s onl y one her e that i s i mpor t ant . Vani l l i t e i s t he somewhat wel l known i cecr eam Pokemon, and t he earl i est AND best I ce- t ype you wi l l f i nd i n the game. I t s evol ut i onsar e a bi t hi gh ( 35, t hen 47) but you' l l f i nd no bet t er I ce- t ype; we' l l see t wo mor e l at erbut one di es t o any physi cal move and t he ot her j ust sucks. I f you want an I ce- t ype,Vani l l i t e i s a ver y good choi ce. I t get s I ce Beam by l evel t oo. The onl y annoyi ng t hi ng wi t ht he l i ne i s t hat t hei r movepool i s ver y, ver y l i mi t ed; I ce at t acks and Fl ash Cannon ar ebasi cal l y al l t hey can use. Al l t he same, i t ' s a good l i ne.

St art by goi ng r i ght . Fi ght t he youngst er and then head r i ght and f i ght t he ot her youngst er .Bot h of t hem wi l l use Pokemon t hat you pr obabl y haven' t seen bef or e; J ol t i k i n par t i cul ar i sanot abl e one. I t ' s t he f i r s t f or m of t he el ectr i c spi der and i t i s damn cut e, as wel l asbei ng t he cur r ent smal l est Pokemon i n exi st ence. The f an ar t wi t h i t i n i s beaut i f ul ; - ;

Cont i nue over t o t he ri ght and bust out t he i t emf i nder t o get a HYPER POTION , t hen r et ur nl ef t and go down t he gap bet ween t he bui l di ngs and t al k t o t he worker t o get a ROCKY HELMET.

Thi s i s an i nt er est i ng i t em; i f a Pokemon i s hol di ng i t and cont act i s made, i t deal s 1/ 8 HPdamage t o t he user. Thi s i s especi al l y powerf ul pai r ed wi t h the Rough Ski n or I r on Barbsabi l i t y. I t ' s a us ef ul i t em, f or s ur e .

Go back l ef t and t hen down when you can. Check t he bi n her e f or a PP UP , t hen get i nt o t hegr ass and head ri ght . Pi ck up the ETHER and cont i nue f ur t her r i ght . You' l l f i nd a wor ker t o

bat t l e i n t hi s c l ear i ng wi t h t al l gr ass . Af t er beat i ng hi m, bust out t he i t emf i nder agai nand use i t t o l ocat e a DIVE BALL' a bit to the bottom-right of the worker. You should also pick up the PROTEI N' ' i n the t al l gr ass .

That t akes car e of al l t he i t ems; head t o t he f ar bot t om l ef t now. Cher en wi l l ar r i ve andt al k to you a bi t , t hen wai t . Fi r st , go t hr ough t he gr ass t o t he l ef t her e and pi ck up t heHEART SCALE . Ret ur n back and ent er t he bui l di ng.

I nsi de, you wi l l see why i t ' s cal l ed t he Fr ozen Warehouse. Star t by goi ng up and movi ng asf ar l ef t as you can bef or e sl i di ng on t he i ce; sl i de up, t hen r i ght t hen down t o get TM55,SCALD. Scal d i s an excel l ent new move; i t i s 80 power, 100 accur acy and has an i ncr edi bl e30% chance of burni ng. Any Wat er- t ypes you have wi l l appreci at e t hi s move. Onl y Wat erPokemon can l ear n Scal d wi t h t wo except i ons - Mew, who l ear ns al l TMs, and sur pri si ngl yenough Emboar, t he f i nal evol ut i on of Tepi g. Tepi g and Choabuu cannot l ear n i t t hough.

Sl i de up, l ef t , up, r i ght and f i ght t he wor ker , t hen sl i de r i ght and go up t he st eps. Fi ght

another worker t hen move ri ght ont o t he i ce ( doesn' t mat t er f r om wher e). Sl i de up, l ef t anddown t o reach t he next par t . Cont i nue, go up t he st eps and f i ght another worker ; t hi s onehas Ti mbur r ' s evol ut i on. Keep goi ng, down t he stai r s and f i ght another worker . They r eal l yl i ke t hei r Ti mbur r , don' t t hey? Pi ck up t he ICE HEAL t hen go up r i ght over t he i ce. Fi ghtyet anot her worker , t hen pi ck up t he HYPER POTION t o t he r i ght . Cont i nue f ol l owi ng t he pat hand you wi l l see one cont ai ner wi t h t he l i d open; go t owards i t and Cher en wi l l appear.Answer hi s quest i on and t hen head i nsi de t o f i nd a sage and ei ght Pl asma gr unt s! They' l lcome t owards you. Cher en wi l l t ake f our , and i t ' s up t o us t o f i ght t he other f our .

J ust t al k t o t he f our ones on t he r i ght si de t o bat t l e t hem. Af t er al l f our ar e def eat ed,Cl ay and some wor ker s wi l l come i n and ar r est t he gr unt s and sage. Once you get f r eemovement agai n, pi ck up t he NEVERMELTICE , t hen go out of t hi s cont ai ner . Go ar ound and upt he st eps j ust nor t h, and move down. Sl i de down the i ce on t he l ef t si de, t hen go r i ght andst ep of f . Pi ck up t he NET BALL , t hen go down t he st eps and out t he war ehouse.


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That l eaves us r eady t o do Dr i f t vei l Gym. Heal up at t he cent er , t hen head i n. The gym i sf ound i n t he t op r i ght of t he c i t y.

Al t hough, when you arr i ve t her e, you' l l f i nd Ghet si s and a t on of Pl asma gr unt s i n f r ont of t he gym, f aci ng Cl ay and hi s capt ur ed Pl asma member s. Cl ay wi l l hand t hem over, t hen al l of t he Pl asma grunt s wi l l di sappear . Cl ay wi l l go back i nto t he gym, and Cher en l eaves t o t hel ef t . Now, l et ' s do t he gym!

Driftveil Gym

Trainer Pokemon : Pal pi t oad L28, Dr i l bur L28 | Sandi l e L28, Dr i l bur L28 | Kr okor ok L29 |

Sandi l e L27, Pal pi t oad L27, Sandi l e L27 | Dr i l bur L29As al ways, t al k to t he advi ce guy f or a FRESH WATER . Go up and exami ne t he gr een ar r ow t ot he r i ght on t he l i f t ; i t ' l l go down, t aki ng you wi t h i t . The i dea of t hi s gym - whi ch i sGr ound t ype - i s t o navi gat e the gym usi ng t he pl at f or ms i n or der t o r each l eader .

Fr om wher e you are, move ri ght and bat t l e t he t r ai ner , t hen hi t t he gr een arr ow t o go down.Move up one pl at f orm and hi t t he r ed/ pi nk ar r ow t o move up and f i ght t he t r ai ner here. Moveback down agai n, t hen go ont o t he support and take i t around. You' l l have t o f i ght anot herworker ; do so, t hen hi t t he gr een arr ow t o descend f ur t her .

Take t he pl at f or m di r ect l y t o t he r i ght and hi t t he up ar r ow, t hen f i ght t he t r ai ner . Taket he same pl at f or m back down af t er war ds, t hen move t o t he one at t he back and t ake i t up.Agai n, use t he support and move r i ght . Af t er f i ght i ng t he woman, t ake t he l i f t r i ght bel owher down. You' l l go i ncr edi bl y f ar down, open a door , t hen cont i nue down agai n. Yeah, Cl ayi s r eal l y f ar under gr ound.

Move f orward, save, and tal k t o hi m when you' r e ready t o f i ght .

GYM LEADER CLAYRewar ds: $3720, Quake BadgeMy Team: Ti r t ouga Lv. 30, Li l l i gant Lv. 31, Munna Lv. 30, Excadr i l l Lv. 31, Pi gni t eLv. 30

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksKr okor ok Lv. 29 Gr ound Moxi e Swagger , Tor ment , Cr unch, Bul l dozePal pi t oad Lv. 29 Wat er / Gr ound Swi f t Swi mAqua Ri ng, Bubbl eBeam, Muddy Wat er , Bul l dozeExcadr i l l Lv. 31 Gr ound/ St eel Sand Rush Hone Cl aws, Sl ash, Rock Sl i de, Bul l doze

The f i f t h l eader , as wi t h al l t he ot her s, al so has t hr ee Pokemon, t hi s t i me of qui t ean i nt erest i ng var i ety consi der i ng they ar e al l dual t yped Pokemon. Cl ay al so has asi gnat ure move i n Bul l doze. I t ' s a rel at i vel y weak move of 60 power, 100 accuracy,but i t has t he bonus ef f ect of al ways l ower i ng t he opponent ' s speed; i t ' s basi cal l ya Gr ound I cy Wi nd, but mor e power f ul and physi cal .

Hi s f i r st Pokemon i s Sandi l e' s mi d evol ut i on, Kr okor ok, and i t i s capabl e of usi ng apowerf ul move i n Cr unch, as wel l as t he annoyi ng Swagger or Tor ment . Gr ant ed, i t ' snot t hat har d t o t ake down, and any Wat er or Gr ass move shoul d knock i t outi nst ant l y. Then ther e' s Fi ght i ng, Bug and I ce as possi bl e opt i ons, t oo. Gr ound/ Dar kact ual l y has qui t e a f ew weaknesses, doesn' t i t ?

Pal pi t oad i s a bi t annoyi ng as i t onl y has one weakness, Gr ass, al t hough t hat i s aquadr upl e weakness. I f you don' t have a Gr ass move somewher e ( even Gr ass Knot woul dwor k) t hen you' l l j us t have t o set t l e f or neut r al damage. I t ' s not l i kel y to hur tanyway. I t s most powerf ul move i s Muddy Wat er, but i t doesn' t have an especi al l yst r ong Speci al At t ack so i t shoul d be f i ne. I f you have a Gr ass move, use i t , butot her wi se j ust hi t i t wi t h what ever you have t hat i s neut r al . J ust don' t be f ool edby i t s appear ance - i t may l ook and be a Wat er - t ype, but El ect r i c moves do NOT wor kon t hi s t hi ng.

Fi nal l y, we have Cl ay' s mai n, Excadr i l l . Now Excadr i l l as a Pokemon i n gener al i samazi ng. 135 at t ack, 110 HP, 88 speed and a good t ypi ng f or r esi st ances. I t coul dhave been ver y dangerous, but i t shoul dn' t be t oo bad i n t hi s part i cul ar case. Themai n t hi ng t o worr y about i s Hone Cl aws; i f i t gets a f ew of t hose i n t hen you' r egoi ng t o have one hel l of a t i me beat i ng i t wi t hout l osi ng sever al Pokemon. I t maywel l knock out one anyway, but you shoul d be abl e t o wr estl e i t down. Excadr i l l ' sweaknesses i ncl ude Wat er, Gr ound and Fi ghti ng; any one of t hose shoul d do t he t r i ck

j ust f i ne. J ust don' t use anyt hi ng weak t o Gr ound unl ess i t ' s f ast enough t o beatExcadr i l l bef or e get t i ng hi t - Bul l doze of f of t hat at t ack WI LL hur t .


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Cl ay al so has t wo Hyper Pot i ons t o use.

Beat i ng hi m ear ns you t he Quake Badge, and i t woul d al so earn you t he Bul l doze TM but Cl ayappar ent l y f or got i t or somet hi ng, so he' l l gi ve i t t o us l at er . That ' s al l f or t he gymt hen. Hi t t he up ar r ow on t he l i f t t o move f ar up, t hen go t o t he l i f t r i ght bel ow i t andhi t t he up ar r ow t o ret ur n t o t he ent r ance.

DRIFTVEIL CITY : Af t er you exi t t he gym, go and heal as we have anot her f i ght comi ng r i ghtup. Once you' r e ready, att empt t o l eave the ci t y f r om t he top l ef t and Bi anca wi l l make an

appear ance. Thi s t i me, she' l l f i ght you.


Pokemon Level TypeHer di er Lv. 26 Nor malPansage/ Pansear/ Panpour Lv. 26 Fi r e/ Water / Gr assMushar na Lv. 26 Psychi cPi gni t e/ Dewot t / Serv i ne Lv. 28 ( Fi re / F i ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

St r onger l evel s now, al t hough much l ower t han t he gym l eader we j ust f ought . Sheopens up wi t h Herdi er l i ke usual , who may cause some pr obl ems wi t h i t s I nti mi dat eabi l i t y. That ' s l i kel y to be t he onl y real har d par t of t he bat t l e ( al t hough Bi ancadoes have some Hyper Pot i ons t o use t oo. )

Of not e i s t he f act t hat Bi anca' s Munna has evol ved i nt o Mushar na, who has r ef i neddef enses ( most l y i n t he f or m of extr a HP) and a str onger speci al at t ack. I tshoul dn' t be t oo bad, but i t pr obabl y won' t go down as easy as Bi anca' s ot herPokemon.

Def eat i ng Bi anca wi l l get you a ver y val uabl e award i n HM02, FLY . Teach i t t o anyFl yi ng- t ype (or a f ew ot her s, st r angel y enough) and you' l l be abl e to move i nst ant l y t o anyt own i n t he Unova r egi on, maki ng expl or at i on t hat much f ast er. Not hi ng especi al l y t o use i tf or now, but i t ' l l come i n usef ul l at er .

Route 6Trainer Pokemon : Deer l i ng L27 | Emol ga L27, Deer l i ng L27 | Tympol e L24 ( x4) | Deer l i ng L27 |Deer l i ng L27 | Vani l l i t e L26, Fri l l i sh L26 | Mi ncci no L27, Emol ga L27 |

Pokemon Type Location EncounterRate Evolution Method

Deer l i ng Nor mal / Gr ass Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 35% Level 34Kar r abl ast Bug Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 25% Tr ade wi t h Shel met

Tr anqui l l Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( NOTWI NTER) 15% Level 32

Vani l l i t e I ce Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass( WI NTER) 15% Level 35

Foongus Gr ass/ Poi son Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15% Level 39

Swadl oon Bug/ Gr ass Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% Happi nessAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 70% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 20%/ 25% N/ A

Unf ez ant Nor mal / Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( NOTWI NTER) 5% N/ A

Leavanny Bug/ Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ APlusle El ect r i c Swar m ( Bl ack) 40% N/ AMinun El ect r i c Swar m ( Whi t e) 40% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f , Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh, Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ APoliwag Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 25


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Poliwhirl Wat er Fi sh 5% Wat er St one or Ki ng' s Rock+ Tr ade

Poliwhirl Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 65% Wat er St one or Ki ng' s Rock+ Tr ade

Politoed Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Rout e 6 i s a pr et t y i nt er est i ng rout e; l ong, col our f ul and f ul l of some new Pokemon. I ' m nott oo f ami l i ar wi t h t he t hr ee new ones here, but Deer l i ng i s decent ; i t s appear ance act ual l ychanges dependi ng on t he season, but t her e' s l i t t l e ef f ect asi de f r om t hat . I t evol ves atLevel 34 i nt o a very compet ent Pokemon wi t h i t s own si gnat ur e move, Hor n Leech. I t ' scer t ai nl y usabl e, and mi ght f i l l i n a Gr ass- t ype s l ot i f one i s avai l abl e. I t does al so gett he pr et t y powerf ul J ump Ki ck ( 100 power) t o use f or coverage.

Kar r abl ast al most l ooks l i ke a pr e- evol ut i on of Her acr oss, but i t becomes not hi ng of t hesor t when i t evol ves. The annoyi ng t hi ng wi t h thi s Pokemon i s t hat you have t o tr ade wi t h aspecific Pokemon i n order t o get i t evol ve; i n t hi s case, a Shel met , a Bug- t ype whi ch wewon' t see f or qui t e a whi l e yet . I n t he evol ut i on pr ocess Kar r abl ast basi cal l y st eal sShel met ' s shel l , t ur ns i t i nt o ar mour and t her e' s your evol ut i on. I t ' s kni ght based wi t h ani ncr edi bl e 135 at t ack and good 105 def enses, but has an absol ute pi t t ance f or speed at 20.Usabl e? Yes. Though i t ' s a bi t of a pai n.

Foongus i s cr ap. Typi ng i s al r i ght , but l ow st at s combi ned wi t h a pai nf ul l y hi gh evol ut i onl evel f or t hose stat s i s ur gh. The evol ut i on i sn' t even t hat much of an i mpr ovement ; i t get sext r a at t ack and speci al at t ack and mor e HP, but i t j us t i sn' t wor t h i t f or t he ef f or t i tt akes. Thi s i s one Pokemon I woul d hi ghl y r ecommend you l eave al one, out si de of maybecat chi ng one f or your PokeDex. Al so, t hese t end t o have Ef f ect Spor e, so even Wi l d ones can

be bl oody annoyi ng.Rout e 6 st ar t s of f wi t h a bunch of gr ass, and I wi l l ment i on t hose of you pl ayi ng i n wi nt ermay see hai l on t hi s r out e, both on t he f i el d and i n bat t l e as a weat her ef f ect . Taki ng t her out e f or war d wi l l have you run i nt o a sci ent i st , who wi l l send out a season changi ng deerof hi s own. You can expect t o see a f ai r f ew of t hem as we conquer t hi s r out e.

Cont i nue and t ake t he pat h up ( down j ust t akes you back t o t he begi nni ng of t he r out e) andyou' l l f i nd a Pokemon Ranger. Beat her f or a CHERI BERRY , t hen t al k t o t he Par asol Lady ont he br i dge t o f i ght her t oo. Cont i nui ng l ef t t her e i s anot her r esear cher . Ther e' s qui t e al ar ge r i ver i n t hi s rout e, i sn' t t her e? Pi t y ther e' s naught we can do wi t h i t f or t hemoment .

Ent er t he bui l di ng j ust above hi m. The guy on the l ef t want s t o see al l f our Deer l i ng f orms,whi ch wi l l ei t her t ake ages or a l i t t l e bi t of t i me t r avel l i ng by set t i ng t he DS cal endar t odi f f er ent mont hs . Showi ng hi m al l f our wi l l y i el d a LEAF STONE , whi ch I don' t t hi nk anythi ng

but Pansage uses anyway.Goi ng back out si de, t her e' s a HYPER POTION t o t he l ef t of t he bui l di ng and an ELIXIR t uckedaway i n bet ween t he gr ass bel ow. Once t hat ' s done, cont i nue f ol l owi ng t he pat h and f i ght t her esearcher , who wi l l t hr ow out yet anot her deer.

Fur t her l ef t we' l l f i nd mor e gr ass. Fi ght t he par asol l ady, t hen we' l l get t o t hese i t ems. The one up nor t h wi l l hop i f you t ouch i t , and t hen r esul t i n a Wi l d f i ght wi t h a Foongus. Yup, t hese ar e t he new Vol t or b Pokemon.

A bi t f ur t her t o t he l ef t i s a LEAF STONE , t hi s t i me of no char ge. The bal l on t he bot t oml ef t i s al so a not - so- f r i endl y mushr oom. These Foongus happen t o be of a l ower l evel t hant hei r wi l d gr ass count er par t s, f or t he r ecor d.

The r anger j ust above wi l l al so f i ght you, sendi ng out a Mi ncci no. Beat i t and hi s Emol gaand get a CHERI BERRY , t hen cont i nue up nort h. There' s a hi ker st andi ng on t hi s r out e f or

some reason or anot her , but he does not hi ng but t al k.Go i nt o t he house on t he r i ght and t al k to the l i t t l e gi r l f or a SHINY STONE , whi ch i si ncr edi bl y i mpor t ant i f you ar e r ai si ng a Mi ncci no of your own. You can al so t al k to t hemot her t o be heal ed, whi ch wi l l be ver y usef ul . Remember you can come back t o her anyt i me,as wi t h al l heal er s .

Goi ng back out si de, t her e i s some t al l gr ass t o vi si t i f you wi sh. As al ways, t he l evel s ar ehi gher i n ther e. No i t ems t o get i n ther e though. The i t emf i nder does r eact but i t ' s f orsomethi ng acr oss the r i ver , I bel i eve. That basi cal l y covers al l we can do f or now i n Rout e6. Head up on t he gr ass and t he l ocat i on banner wi l l of f i ci al l y change, but we' r e not i nsi det he cave. . . yet .

Head up and you' l l f i nd t he cave cover ed by a yel l ow web. Exami ne i t and Cl ay wi l l show up.He' l l send out hi s Kr okorok who wi l l use an att ack to el i mi nat e t he web. Cl ay wi l l t hen gi veyou t he pr omi sed TM78 BULLDOZE , a 60 power move wi t h 100 accur acy t hat al ways l ower s t he


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opponent ' s speed.

Chargestone Cave

Trainer Pokemon : Kl i nk L29 | Ar chen L31 | Bol dor e L26, Gur dur r L26 | Kl i nk L29 | Swadl oonL29 | Sandi l e L26, Scr aggy L26, Wat chog L26 | Scr aggy L28 | Trubbi sh L27, Li epard L27 |

Tr ubbi sh L26, Tr ubbi sh L26, Tr ubbi sh L26 | Wat chog L27, Sandi l e L27 | Li epar d L28 | Sandi l eL27, Watchog L27 | Dr i l bur L30, Zekrai ka L30 | Gothi t a L29, Duckl ett L29, Li l l i gant L29 |Kl i nk L29 | Whi msi cot t L30, Ti r t ouga L30

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method J ol t i k Bug/ El ect r i c Cave Fl oor 39% Level 36Kl i nk St eel Cave Fl oor 29% Level 38Fer r oseed Gr ass/ St eel Cave Fl oor 20% Level 40Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 10% Tr ade

Tynamo El ect r i c Cave Fl oor 2% Level 39Dr i l bur Gr ound Dust Cl oud 100% Level 31

Thi s l i st appl i es f or 1F and B1F.

We f i nal l y r each another cave af t er a l ong whi l e, and the Pokemon sel ect i on i n here i s qui t edi f f er ent . Most commonl y one wi l l see J ol t i k, whi ch i s j us t t he cut es t t hi ng ever . I t ' s t hesmal l est Pokemon t o date and has a uni que typi ng. I t ' s a l i t t l e aver age to begi n wi t h, butonce i t evol ves i nt o Gal vant ul a at Level 36 i t i s gr eat. The r eal advant age bot h i ngame andcompet i t i vel y comes f r om t he duo' s Compoundeyes abi l i t y; i t s 30% boost pushes Thunder ' snor mal 70% accur acy al l t he way up t o 91%, maki ng i t f ar more vi abl e t han bef ore. I naddi t i on t he l i ne al so has access t o moves such as Si gnal Beam, Bug Buzz and Ener gy Bal l ,maki ng t hem pr et t y dman good. Thei r st ats ar e a bi t l ef t t o be desi r ed compet i t i vel y, buti ngame 97 speci al at t ack combi ned wi t h Thunder and a good 108 speed i s beauti f ul . Thi s i s aPokemon I woul d hi ghl y r ecommend i f you have t he r oom.

Kl i nk, on the ot her hand, i s a bi t st r ange. The whol e l i ne l ooks ver y si mi l ar , wi t h mor egear ' par t s' bei ng added wi t h each evol ut i on st ep. However , t he pr obl em comes i n that Kl i nkdoesn' t evol ve i nt o i t s f i nal f or m - Kl i nkl ang - unt i l a ver y hi gh Level 49, and i t s f i r s tevol ut i on at Level 38 i s al r eady qui t e hi gh. Ther e' s al so a pr obl em i n t hat i t can' t r eal l yuse i t s moves and st at s proper l y; by f ar t he l i ne l ear ns El ect r i c- t ype moves the most, whi chgai n no STAB what soever wi t h t he l i ne' s pur e Steel t ypi ng. The l i ne' s best move probabl ycomes i n Gear Gr i nd f or damage; i t ' s physi cal , and has 50 base but hi t s t wi ce i n a r ow, f ora net base damage of 100 * 1. 5 = 150 wi t h STAB i ncl uded. I t al so get s s ome pr et t yi nt erest i ng suppor t moves, i ncl udi ng Aut otomi ze and t he uni que Shi f t Gear. They' r e usabl e,

cer t ai nl y, and t hey' r e a rat her i nt er es t i ng l i ne at t hat . J ust don' t except much var i et y i nmovepool , because t her e r eal l y i s none. They don' t even get Wi l d Char ge, whi ch woul d haveworked gr eat : /

Fer r oseed al so has a uni que combi nat i on i n Gr ass/ St eel and i s most pr i mar i l y a def ensi vePokemon, al t hough i t has some at t acki ng st r ength al so. I t al one l ear ns no physi calGr ass- t ype moves but t hankf ul l y i t gets Power Whi p as soon as i t evol ves. I t and i t sevol ut i on al so have absol ut el y pathet i c speed (base 10 and 20 r espect i vel y) but t hi sact ual l y works very advantageousl y i n combi nat i on wi t h t he Gyr o Bal l move, whi ch r i ses i npower t he bi gger t he speed di f f er ence i s, and Fer r oseed and i t s evol ut i on, Fer r ot horn, areprobabl y goi ng t o be a hel l of a l ot s l ower t han any ot her Pokemon t hey f i ght . They al sohave an i nt er est i ng abi l i t y i n I r on Bar bs; i t wor ks exact l y l i ke Rough Ski n i n t hat anycont act wi t h Fer r oseed/ Fer r ot hor n wi l l r educe t he at t acker ' s HP by 1/ 8 of i t s t ot al val ue.Of cour se, you can at t ach a Rocky Hel met t o t hem, and t hat means any cont act wi t h t hem t akesof f a massi ve twenty-five percent HP fr om t he at t acker . Def i ni t el y possi bl e to use i f you sowi sh.

The l ast new one i s Tynamo. Tynamo i t sel f i s compl et el y usel ess ; i t has pr et t y subpar st at sand access t o onl y f our moves - no TMs, no egg moves, not hi ng. However , t hi s i s t he ' cocoon'l i ke st age, wher e i t has a ver y l i mi t ed movepool compared t o i t s ot her f orms. Get t i ng t hi ssmal l t hi ng up t o Level 39 wi l l cause i t t o evol ve i nt o a Eel ektr i k, whi ch t akes on t hepr oper f or m of t he el ect r i c eel and i s now abl e to act ual l y l ear n moves by l evel l i ng up aswel l as a l arge assort ment of TMs. One Thunderst one wi l l evol ve i t i nt o t he f i nal st age of t he l i ne, Eel ekt r oss, who has good at t ack, speci al att ack and decent def enses, al t hough he' sa l i t t l e sl ow ( base 50. ) Hi s movepool i s gr eat t hough. The l i ne' s r eal ni che comes f r omt hei r abi l i t y. Bei ng pur e El ect r i c Pokemon and havi ng the Levi t at e abi l i t y means t hat i nnor mal ci r cumst ances, t hey have no weaknesses. You' l l have t o avoi d bei ng t r i cked I r onBal l s, f aci ng agai nst a Mol d Br eaker Pokemon etcet era but normal l y i t won' t be possi bl e t ost r i ke Eel ektr oss or i t s pr e- evol ut i ons super ef f ect i vel y, maki ng t hose decent def ensespret t y good. The real chal l enge comes i n l evel l i ng Tynamo; i f you can do t hat , t hen can you


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can r eap t he rewards of i t s evol uti ons. I f you want t o get one you may want t o wai t unt i l weget t o t he bot t om f l oor , as t hey' r e more common t her e.

Ther e' s al so wi l d Bol dor e i n her e - t he evol ut i on of Roggenr ol a - and we wi l l see t ons of t hem f r om her e on out . Prepar e to rage at t hei r St ur dy abi l i t y. You can al so gr ab a Dr i l buri n her e agai n, and i t ' l l be r el at i vel y cl ose t o evol vi ng ( ~25) when you cat ch i t , so i t maybe decent i f you want anot her addi t i on.

[ On a si de not e, i f you have a Magnet on or Nosepass, you can l evel i t up i n here t o have i tevol ve i nt o a Magnezone or Pr obopass r especti vel y. ]

Enough Pokemon r evi ewi ng; back t o t he cave at hand. Goi ng f or war d wi l l cause t wo whi t ehai r ed, bl ack cl ot hed f i gur es to appear around you, t hen t ake you f or war d t o N. N wi l l t al kt o you f or a mi nut e, t hen l eave. Cont i nue f orward and al l of a sudden Bi anca and Pr of .

J uni per wi l l appear ; Pr of . J uni per i s conduct i ng r esear ch wi t h Bi anca as her pr ot ect or f r omt he Wi l d Pokemon. Some di al ogue and Pr of . J uni per wi l l gi ve you THE most usef ul i t em i n t hegame - possi bl y j ust behi nd the bi cycl e - a ' ' LUCKY EGG' ! ! The Lucky Egg i s an i t em t hatboost s t he gai ned experi ence of any Pokemon hol di ng i t by 1. 5, maki ng t r ai ni ng and hi ghl evel evol ut i ons t hat much easi er . The EXP system st i l l exi st s of cour se, but t he egg wi l lt ake even bet t er advantage of i t . Swap i t bet ween your cur r ent l y act i ve/ l ead Pokemon f or t hebi ggest yi el d of EXP.

Now, t he puzzl e of t hi s cave i s t o hi t t he smal l er f l oat i ng el ectr i c rocks i nt o t he l ar ger ocks that ar e crackl i ng wi t h el ectr i c i t y. Hi t t hi s rock f r om t he r i ght hand s i de t o send i ti nt o t he bi g el ect r i cal r ock, gr ant i ng you passage. Al so, f or t he r ecor d, t he encount er r at ei n t hi s cave can be bl oody annoyi ng, so you may want t o use some Repel s i f i t dri ves youcrazy.

Cont i nui ng nor t h t her e wi l l be anot her r ock i n your way; hi t i t f r om t he l ef t t o get i t t obudge. Pi ck up t he PARLYZ HEAL , t hen t ake t he ri ght st eps up and f i ght t he sci ent i st her e.Af t erwards, go down, hi t t he t op r ock out of t he way by pushi ng i t t o t he r i ght and pi ck upt he REVIVE . Go back ar ound and t ake t he upper st eps, t hen move ar ound t he l edge and pi ck upt he HEAL BALL . J ump of f t he l edge and f i ght t he Ace Tr ai ner on t he ri ght - not e that hi sAr chen has Acrobat i cs, whi ch WI LL hur t i f i t connect s! Af t er t he f i ght , you can f i nd ahi dden ELIXIR i n the cent er par t of t hi s smal l al cove t o the r i ght . Go back to t he rocks andhi t t he t op one t o t he l ef t and t he bot t om one down t o cl ear a pat h.

Keep goi ng and Bi anca and Pr of . J uni per wi l l catch up wi t h you, t el l i ng you some morei nf ormati on. Take t he st eps up f i r st and f i ght t he hi ker , t hen go down and at t empt t o crosst he br i dge and t hr ee of t hese bl ack cl oaked f i gur es wi l l appear, known as t he Shadow Tri ad.

They' l l scut t l e you acr oss t he br i dge f or some r eason or anot her , t hen l eave. Pi ck up t heHYPER POTION t hey l eave you ri ght next t o, t hen hi t t he smal l r ock sout h and take t he path.Fi ght t he resear cher and her Kl i nk, t hen hi t t he bot t ommost l i t t l e rock t o the l ef t t o geti t out of t he way and pi ck up t he now accessi bl e IRON . Go back and descend t he st ai r s.

The musi c get s deeper as you descend t he f l oor s, whi ch i s pr et t y cool . Take t he pat h ar oundand you' l l come acr oss two guys; t al k t o ei t her of t hem t o get t wo NUGGETS . Take t he pat hl ef t r at her t han up. You' l l wal k i n a s t r ai ght l i ne under t hr ee smal l el ectr i c rocks;cont i nue on t hi s same l i ne and exami ne t he spot one space away f r om t he wal l f or a hi ddenPARLYZ HEAL t hen go up the st ai r s on t he l ef t .

You' l l be back on 1F, but i n a di f f er ent par t behi nd a l edge. Go down f i r st and check t hespot di r ect l y under t he smal l f l oat i ng el ectr i c rock f or a HP UP , t hen go back and go downt he stai r s agai n. You' r e wel come to j ump over t he l edge i f you want ; i t ' s si mpl y a shor t cutback t o t he ent r ance, but we' l l be seei ng an i n cave heal er soon anyway.

Go back t o t he t wo Nugget guys and t hi s t i me go up, t hen t ake t he br anchi ng pat h ri ght . You' l l f i nd a doct or , beat hi m t o act i vat e hi m as a heal er , who wi l l pr ove usef ul as we gett hr ough the r est of t hi s cave. Ther e' s al so a hi dden REVIVE i n t he wal l t o t he l ef t ; use t hei t emf i nder t o l ocat e i t . The t op l ef t of t hi s ' squar e' al so has a TIMER BALL t o pi ck up.

You mi ght not i ce some Pl asma gr unt s - N wasn' t her e r andoml y af t er al l , i t seems. Head upt hat way and begi n f i ght i ng t hem. Head back t o t he doct or whenever you need t o heal . Af t ert he i ni t i al wave of f i ve ( and I bet you thought t he f our i n the Col d St or age was a l ot ! )t ake t he st ai r s down and f ol l ow t he pat h f urt her . Whack t he r ock out of t he way and t hen t heot her one up. Do not be f ool ed by t he r ock on t he l ef t ; you ar e abl e t o move ar ound i t bygoi ng down and ar ound. Do so and pi ck up t he THUNDERSTONE i n t he bot t om l ef t , whi ch you wi l lneed i f you want t o use Tynamo. Now, t ake t he pat h up and f i ght some mor e pl asma gr unt s,t hen t ake t he st eps t o t he l ef t down t o t he basement f l oor .

ELECTRIC CAVE - B2F



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J ol t i k Bug/ El ect r i c Cave Fl oor 36% Level 36Kl i nk St eel Cave Fl oor 26% Level 38Fer r oseed Gr ass/ St eel Cave Fl oor 20% Level 40Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 10% Tr ade

Tynamo El ect r i c Cave Fl oor 8% Level 39Dr i l bur Gr ound Dust Cl oud 100% Level 31

A bi t of a change i n encount er r at es here - Tynamo i s now f our t i mes as common. I ' m st i l laddi ng the t r ai ner s' Pokemon to t he l i st at t he top, however .

A l i t t l e bi t f or war d you' l l f i nd a f emal e Ace Tr ai ner ; f i ght her and t hen knock t he r ockbel ow her t o t he ri ght . Go f ur t her down and you' l l f i nd a second Ace Trai ner, who has aLi l l i gant wi t h Qui ver Dance - wat ch out ! Af t erwar ds, go l ef t down the st eps and get t heHYPER POTION , t hen check t he wal l t wo spaces away f r om t he st eps f or a STAR PIECE . Gost r ai ght down, r i ght and up t o pi ck up t he t ucked away RARE CANDY. Ret ur n t o t he posi t i on of t he second Ace Tr ai ner and t ake t he r i ght pat h up. You can f i nd a BRIGHTPOWDER at t he end of t hi s path, an i t em t hat boost s t he evasi on of t he Pokemon hol di ng i t ( t hough not l i ke anact ual st at i ncrease. ) Ther e i s al so a hi dden PARLYZ HEAL i f you go str ai ght down f r om her eand check t he bot t om l ef t t i l e i n t he bot t om r i ght cor ner . That ' s al l on t hi s f l oor a l one;head back up t he st eps at t he t op.

Thi s t i me, t ake t he st eps t o t he r i ght , back up t o t he f i r st f l oor . Fol l ow t he pat h and whenyou r each a crossroads, go l ef t . Fi ght t he sci ent i s t ' s Kl i nk of f t hen go l ef t and hi t t her ock out of t he way t o cr eat e a short cut i f needed. Go i nt o t he spot t hat t he f l oat i ng r ockpr evi ousl y was and check t he wal l above you f or a hi dden MAX POTION , t hen go back t o t hecr ossr oads and head down i nst ead. Thi s t i me t her e' s an Ace Tr ai ner t o deal wi t h, who hasbot h t he evol ut i on of Cot t onee ( expect +1 pr i or i t y on non damagi ng moves l i ke Leech Seed!Al t hough i t i s i ncredi bl y f ast anyway) and the ot her f ossi l , Ti r t ouga. Descend the st eps andpi ck up the MAGNET l yi ng here, whi ch wi l l boost t he power of El ect r i c- t ype moves by 20%.

Last l y, head r i ght . We' l l cat ch up wi t h N, who as usual wi l l chal l enge you t o a f i ght .

Team Plasma NRewar ds: $2800

Pokemon Level TypeBol dor e 28 Rock

J ol t i k 28 Bug/ El ect r i cFer r os eed 28 Gr as s/ St eelKl i nk 28 St eel

As usual , N' s Pokemon have changed t o r epr esent t he sur r oundi ng ar ea. You' r e boundt o have seen t hi s f our as you' ve t r avel l ed t hr ough t he cave so i t ' s unl i kel y you' l lhave many pr obl ems wi t h t hi s f i ght , honest l y. The onl y par t i cul arl y annoyi ng t hi ngi s pr obabl y goi ng t o be Bol dore' s St ur dy, whi ch wi l l gi ve i t a chance t o Mud- Sl apand dr op your accur acy or s omet hi ng.

Af t er al l t he di al ogue i s over and done wi t h, we can exi t t he cave. Exi t t hr ough t he gapi ngwhi t e hol e to t he top r i ght .

Mistralton City

We' ve arr i ved at t he si xt h gym t own, al t hough i t ' s goi ng t o be a whi l e bef ore we can get oursi xt h badge. Star t by goi ng i n t he Pokemon Cent er and heal i ng. The guy i n gr een t o t he r i ghtwi l l t el l you what Hi dden Power t ype any of your Pokemon have i f you t al k t o hi m. I t ' s wort hnot i ng t hat you can al so buy t he f our weat her TMs f r om t hi s shop, mai nl y TM07 Hai l , TM11Sunny Day, TM18 Rai n Dance and TM37 Sandst or m. They cost a r at her l ar ge $50000 each.Reusabi l i t y tends t o push up t he pr i ces a bi t .

The house t o t he r i ght of t he Pokemon Cent er cont ai ns f our peopl e. The t wo cl oser t o t hedoor ar e usel ess, but t he upper t wo ar e i nt erest i ng. The ol d man on t he r i ght i s t he movedel et er , who i s abl e t o make your Pokemon f or get any move, I NCLUDI NG HM moves. Hence, i f youwant t o get r i d of Cut , Fl y, Sur f , St r engt h, Wat er f al l or Di ve on any Pokemon, t hi s i s t hepl ace t o go.

The gi r l on t he l ef t i s t he move r el ear ner , who i s abl e t o r et each your Pokemon any move f ort he pr i ce of a Hear t Scal e. A Pokemon can onl y l ear n moves t hat i t can know i n i t ' s curr ent


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f or m - i e i f a pr e- evol ut i on l ear ns a move t hat t he evol ut i on cannot by l evel , and you t r yt o use t he move r el ear ner n t he evol ved Pokemon, you wi l l not be abl e t o l ear n t hat move.

The move r el ear ner can t each moves al l t he way f or Level 1, and i s t he onl y way t o unl ocksome moves on cer t ai n Pokemon. I n f act , t wo of t he t hr ee st ar t er s get a ver y good move t hi sway. Those of you who pi cked Oshawot t can t ake your Samur ot t t her e t o l ear n Megahor n, ani ncr edi bl y powerf ul Bug move whi ch can be usef ul even of f of Samur ot t ' s l esser at t ack st at.Peopl e who pi cked Tepi g can t ake t hei r Emboar ( l i ke me, ohohoho) t o l ear n Hammer Ar m, a 100power Fi ght i ng move t hat does r educe t he Speed of t he user af t er use, but i s very powerf ul ,especi al l y f or t hi s st age of t he game. Sni vy user s unf or t unat el y get not hi ng; Ser per i or hasno speci al Level 1 move. Hear t Scal es can be a bi t annoyi ng t o come acr oss, but t hey' l l be

easi er t o get l ater i n t he game. Don' t f orget you can get t hem dai l y f r om t he woman i nDr i f t v ei l Ci t y, t oo!

I f you t r y to head f ur t her i n t he c i t y, you' l l end up meet i ng wi t h Pr of . J uni per ' s f at herand the gyml eader of Fuki yose, Skyl a. Pr of . J uni per ' s f at her wi l l gi ve you. . . somet hi ng (anupgr ade t o your PokeDex, per haps?) t hen Skyl a wi l l come f or war d and be i nt r oduced t o you.Skyl a wi l l t al k to you af t er wards and ment i on Rout e 7, t hen l eave t he ci t y to t he t op r i ght .

Yeah, no l eader , no gym. We' l l have t o chase af t er her , whi ch we' l l do soon enough.

The house has not hi ng i n i t . Over t o t he l ef t i s a gi ant ai r st r i p, and f r om t hi s al one youmay be abl e t o t el l what t ype t he Fuki yose Gym i s. There' s a TM58, SKY DROP you can pi ck upby a pl ane on the bott om r i ght ; i t ' s a r ather st r ange move t hat pi cks t he opponent up anddr ops t hem on t he next t ur n. I ' m not t oo sur e how i t wor ks but i t may be wort h a t r y. . ?

I f you go t o t he ver y bot t om t her e ar e some muddy pat ches; check t he cent r e of t he mi ddl eone on the r i ght f or a hi dden REPEL . Ther e' s al so a hi dden MAX ETHER you can get on t he

bot t om r i ght one by checki ng one par t i cul ar t i l e f r om t he bot t om, and a PARLYZ HEAL hi ddenbet ween t he t wo mud pat ches on t he t op l ef t .

Movi ng of f t he ai r st r i p, we can ent er t he bui l di ng t hat t he f l i ght at t endant i s st andi ngnext t o. Tal k t o t he t eacher/ brown hai r ed- woman wi t h t he coat i n her e j ust near t he ent r ancet o get a SHARP BEAK , whi ch wi l l i ncr ease t he power of Fl yi ng- t ype moves.

That ' s al l we can gr ab i n t hi s t own f or now. Head out t he ci t y t hr ough t he t op r i ght exi twhen you' r e r eady t o move on.

Route 7

Trainer Pokemon : Dwebbl e L30, Si mi sage L30 | Pal pi t oad L29, Scol i pede L29, Shel met L29 |Si mi sear L31 | Li epar d L32 + Swoobat L32 + Wat chog L32 | Mi ncci no L31 | Swadl oon L30,Si mi pour L30, Tranqui l l L30 | Sol osi s L31, Axew L31 | Emol ga L30, Si gi l yph L30 | Tynamo L29,Duckl et t L29, Tr anqui l l L29 | Bol dore L34, Gur dur r L34

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Tr anqui l l Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass , Tal l Gr ass ( NOT WI NTER) 30% Level 32Kumasyun I ce Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( WI NTER) 30% Level 37Deer l i ng Nor mal / Gr ass Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 34Wat chog Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ AZebst r i ka El ect r i c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ AFoongus Gr ass/ Poi son Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% Level 39Sentret Nor mal Swar m 40% Level 15Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 85% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10%/ 15% N/ AUnf ezant Nor mal / Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( NOT WI NTER) 5% N/ A

Bunch of evol ut i ons her e, as wel l as one new Pokemon i n Kumasyun i f you' r e pl ayi ng i nwi nt er . I t ' s t he f i r s t s t age of t he t wo s t age pol ar bear l i ne, and i s unf or t unat el y pr et t ysubpar , especi al l y compared t o Vani l l i t e and i t s evol ut i ons. Non- wi nt er pl ayers need notf r et , as you' l l be abl e t o cat ch Kumasyun a l i t t l e l at er on. Wi nt er pl ayer s wi l l al so haveHai l her e.

You' l l see t hi s wooden ' br i dges' a l ot on t hi s r out e. You can wal k or r un on t hem ( not bi ke)t o get acr oss over t he gr ass, but you have t o keep movi ng. You can st op f or about a secondbut you' l l f al l of f , and you' r e al so abl e t o hop of f anyt i me i f you pr ess i n a di r ect i ont hat i snt t he br i dge, whi ch you' l l have t o be car ef ul about .

Ther e' s t wo youngst er s i n t he gr ass ; i t ' s wor t h f i ght i ng t hem f i r st bef or e we expl or e t her est . You may al so f i nd Zebst r i ka or Wat chog wi l d; t hese are probabl y wor t h knocki ng out ast hey gi ve qui t e a bi t of EXP, especi al l y wi t h t he Lucky Egg. One of t he youngst ers owns aSi mi sage, t he evol ut i on of Pansage, whose Seed Bomb at t ack may hur t i f i t connect s. The


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ot her youngst er has a Scol i pede, t he f ul l y evol ved f or m of Veni pede/ Whi r l i pede. I t ' s pr et t yf ast , and decent l y str ong. Ther e' s an ULTRA BALL t o pi ck up i n a non- gr assy gap, t oo.

Go back sout h out of t he gr ass af t erwards and take t he l ef t pat h ar ound t he gr ass t hi s t i me. Tal k t o t he gi r l her e t o get TM57, CHARGE BEAM , and cont i nue to f i ght a backpacker , t hi st i me wi t h the evol ut i on of t he f i r e monkey, Pansear . I can' t hel p but l ove i t s expr essi on.

Sal l yi ng f or t h you' l l f i nd a house; t he hi ker i n t hi s house wi l l t r ade you an Emol ga i nexchange f or a Bol dore, t he l i kes of whi ch we saw back i n Char gestone Cave. I t ' s hel pf ul i f you can' t be bot hered to f i nd an Emol ga i n shaki ng grass, but usel ess ot her wi se.

Feel f r ee to head ri ght over t he gr ass and f i ght t he Ace Tr ai ner on the ot her si de. Thi s i sa t r i pl e bat t l e! Rot at i on i n Bl ack, r egul ar t r i pl e i n Whi t e. Thi s can be a pr et t y t ough one,so be car ef ul ! Rock Sl i de i s a ver y usef ul move i n nor mal t r i pl es, seei ng as i t hi t s al lt hr ee Pokemon at once ( i f t he user i s i n t he cent r e, t hat i s) . Of cour se, i t s power does getspl i t somewhat , but i t ' s good al l t he same. Up nort h you' l l f i nd a backpacker wi t h aMi ncci no. Smash i t t o pi eces and at t ack t he Pokemon Ranger t o get an ASPEAR BERRY . Thatr anger has a Si mi pour, t he evol ut i on of t he wat er monkey, Panpour. I t ' s exact l y t he same ast he ot her t wo st at wi se.

Gr ab t he PP UP i n the gr ass t o the l ef t , t hen head f ur t her nor t h and f i ght anot her r anger ,who has Axew, one of t he f ew Dr agon- t ype Pokemon of Unova ( al t hough i t i sn' t a pseudol egend, i t comes r el at i vel y cl ose wi t h a 540 base st at t ot al and one hel l of an att ack st atwhen i t ' s f ul l y evol ved ). You' l l be abl e to get one l at er i n the game - not t oo much l at er ,actual l y. Thi s r anger wi l l al so gi ve you an ASPEAR BERRY .

Ri ght above i s our next dest i nat i on, but we' r e not done wi t h t he rout e yet . Fi r st , go ri ght

t hr ough t he gr ass f r om above t he r anger wi t h t he Axew t o f i nd a MAX ETHER , t hen go backt hr ough t he gr ass, go down a bi t and cr oss t hrough t he gr ass, or ot herwi se use t he br i dge t oget over i t .

Ent er t he house here and tal k t o the gi r l over on t he ri ght by t he TV t o get heal ed. Cr ossup the st ai r s and you' l l be tr eat ed to a Xt r anscei ver cal l wi t h your mum. Once that ' s donewi t h, you' l l not i ce a gr ass patch nor t h and a gr ass patch sout h. The sout hern one i s t het al l gr ass , wher e you' l l f i nd doubl es et cet er a. We' l l s t ar t wi t h t he bot t om - go on t op of t he br i dge and f ol l ow i t ar ound unt i l you cat ch t he cl own and f i ght hi m. J ump of f t he br i dget o the r i ght t o pi ck up t he f abul ous TM81, X-SCISSOR , a Bug move wi t h 80 power and 100accur acy. I t ' l l serve you wel l f or t he r est of t he game, and i s especi al l y good f or Pokemonsuch as Excadr i l l or pr et t y much any Bug- t ype that i sn' t speci al r el i ant .

Head t hrough t he gr ass and back up t o t he l edge. Now, t ake t he ot her bri dge and f i ght t hecl own on t hi s one. That' s al l f or Rout e 6, but i f you head up nort h you can f i nd t heent r ance t o Twi st Mount ai n, a pl ace whi ch we can' t access j ust yet . You' l l be abl e t o f i ght

t he hi ker at t he t op of t he st ai r s, but t he act ual cave i s bl ocked. Ther e' s al so a hi ddenULTRA BALL i n t he puddl e.

Head back over t o t he l ef t si de of Rout e 6 now wher e t he Axew r anger was. The t ower r i ghtabove hi m i s our next dest i nat i on; ent er i t .

Celestial Tower

The Cel est i al Tower i s i ncr edi bl y si mi l ar t o t he Pokemon Tower of RBY; i t ' s a home f ordepar t ed soul s, f i l l ed wi t h t ons of gr aveyar ds and qui t e a f ew t r ai ner s ( al t hough i t i s j ustnor mal t r ai ner s, not a bunch of possessed channel er s or anyt hi ng. ) The f i r st f l oor hasnot hi ng par t i cul ar l y speci al , but t ake t he spi r al st ai r s up t o t he second f l oor ( compl et ewi t h camer a vi ew change) and t he r eal t ower wi l l begi n.

Celestial Tower 2F

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Li t wi ck Ghost / Fi r e Bui l di ng Fl r 100% Level 41

Trainer Pokemon : El gyem L30, Sol osi s L30, Si gi l yph L30 | Deer l i ng L30, Got hi t a L30 |Emol ga L30, Her di er L30 | Swadl oon L31

The second f l oor cont ai ns one wi l d Pokemon, Li t wi ck. . . . I l ove t hi s t hi ng so much. Li t wi ck' sf i nal evol ut i on, Chandel ur e, i s my f avour i t e f i f t h gener at i on Pokemon. Not t hat t hat al oner eal l y t el l s you how good i t i s. Li t wi ck has a pr et t y uni que t ypi ng i n Ghost / Fi r e, al t houghi t does have a f ai r f ew weaknesses f r om i t i ncl udi ng Gr ound, Dark, Wat er, Rock and Ghost .However , t he r eal capabi l i t i es come f r om t he l i ne' s ver y good Speci al At t ack st at . Li t wi cki t sel f i s not hi ng amazi ng, but once i t evol ves at 41 i t get s a whol e l ot bet t er . I t ' sevol ut i on, Lampent , spor t s 95 speci al at t ack and 55 speed ( whi ch i s a l ar ge i mprovement overLi t wi ck' s 20) . I t can hol d i t s own decent l y, but when i t evol ves i nt o Chandel ur e, i t has an


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absol ut el y monst r ous 145 speci al at t ack whi ch pai r ed wi t h Fi r e Bl ast , f or exampl e, wi l l ki l lor severel y damage pr et t y much anyt hi ng. The l i ne al so get s t he hel p of Shadow Bal l , Ener gyBal l / Sol ar beam and Psychi c as att acks, and a Dusk St one i sn' t t hat f ar away. 80 base speedi sn' t al l t hat bad ei t her . Gr eat , great Pokemon. They may al so come wi t h Fl ame Body,whi ch' l l be usef ul f or hat chi ng eggs ( hal ves t he st eps needed i f t he Fl ame Body Pokemon i si n t he par t y) .

As f or t he tower i t sel f , go through t he gap bet ween the gr aves t o f i ght t he f i r st t r ai ner .She i s a Psychi c who uses El gyem, a Pokemon we wi l l see wi l d moment ar i l y, among ot her s.Movi ng ri ght wi l l have you f i ght a Lass. Def eat her , move up and t ake a r i ght t o pi ck up theHYPER POTION , t hen move l ef t t o f i ght a PokeFan. Seri ousl y, why ar e t hese happy t r ai ner s i n

a t ower of t he dead? I don' t get i t : x That PokeFan has a Hyper Pot i on f or t he r ecor d. Go upand take a l ef t t o f i nd anot her t r ai ner . Beat her and cl ai m t he now accessi bl e TM61, WILL-O-WISP as yours . Move back and head up t he st ai r s t o t he second f l oor .

Celestial Tower 3F

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Li t wi ck Ghost / Fi r e Bui l di ng Fl r 85% Level 41El gyem Psychi c Bui l di ng Fl r 15% Level 42

Trainer Pokemon : Mushar na L32 | Li t wi ck L31, Swoobat L31 | Yamask L31, Gol et t L31 |Duosi on L32 | Got hi t a L31, Al omomol a L31

El gyem i s now wi l d, al bei t r ar e (i t get s mor e common on l at er f l oor s. ) As f ar as t hi ngs go,i t ' s pr et t y subpar , wi t h i t and i t s evol ut i on onl y real l y spec i al i z i ng i n Spec i al At t ack

( i t s evol ut i on, Beheeyem, havi ng 125 base. ) They' r e al so bot h pr et t y sl ow, and Level 42 i s al i t t l e hi gh. Use i f you wi sh, but i t ' s not somet hi ng I ' d r ecommend gr eat l y.

Move down t hrough t he gap and f i ght anot her Psychi c, t hen move st r ai ght l ef t and f i ghtanot her one. Move bet ween t he near by gap af t er war ds t o f i ght yet anot her Psychi c, whohappens t o own Gol et t , a Gr ound/ Ghost Pokemon.

Move t o the r i ght and f i ght . . . anot her psychi c, t hen pi ck up the SPELL TAG . Fur t her downyou' l l f i nd a nur se; def eat her baby goth and f ake Luvdi sc evol ut i on ( whi ch has a hel l of al ot of HP, I mi ght add) and she' l l heal you whenever you need i t . Go up the st ai r saf t erwards.

Celestial Tower 4F


Trainer Pokemon : St out l and L33 | Swoobat L32, Got hor i t a L32

I have t o say, t he musi c i n t hi s t ower has a ver y si mi l ar f eel t o a cer t ai n Chr ono Tr i ggersong. " Memori es of Gr een", i f anyone knows i t ?

You' l l f i nd an Ace Tr ai ner on t he r i ght . He has St out l and, t he f i nal evol ut i on of Li l l i pupwho l ooks a l i t t l e l i ke Ent ei . I t ' s not act ual l y that st r ong of a power j ump compar ed t oHer di er ' s powerf ul Take Down ear l i er i n t he game, and i t ' l l gi ve pl ent y of EXP i f you knocki t out . Pi ck up t he REVIVE t hen conti nue on and f i ght t he f emal e Ace Tr ai ner. Move f orward;you' l l pr obabl y have t o go back and around t hrough t he ot her grave gap i f she' s bl ocki ngyour way. Pi ck up t he TM65, SHADOW CLAW on t he l ef t her e and t hen cont i nue, goi ng up t hes t ai r s .

Celestial Tower 5F


We' ve arr i ved at t he roof , al t hough sur pr i si ngl y enough you can st i l l f i nd Wi l d Pokemon( al t hough I t hi nk onl y on t he l ower par t ) . You' l l see Skyl a; go up on t he pl at f or m andshe' l l t al k to you. Ri ng t he bel l by goi ng up t o i t and exami ni ng i t , t hen Skyl a wi l l l eave.

Now we have t o get back t o Fuki yose. I f you have a Pokemon wi t h Fl y you can j ust use t hat t oget back, but ot her wi se you' l l have t o descend t he t ower and go back t hr ough Rout e 7 agai n.My condol ences i f you have t o do so.

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Heal up i n t he Pokemon Cent er, t hen head i nt o the gym. I t ' s at t he top l ef t of t he ci t y, ont he ai r s t r i p.

Mistralton Gym

Trainer Pokemon : Tranqui l l L32, Tranqui l l L32 | Duckl ett L32, Woobat L32 | Duckl ett L32,Si gi l yph L32 | Unf ezant L33 | Swoobat L33 |

Tal k t o t he guy t o get a FRESH WATER as usual , t hen head up. You' l l see a cannon; push upagai nst i t and i t ' l l f i r e you across the gym. Beaut i f ul .

Go str ai ght l ef t t o get i nt o that cannon and ont o a hi gher pl atf or m. Descend t he stai r s andent er t he cannon agai n f r om t hi s si de to get shot over t he f ence near a tr ai ner . Bat t l e hi sFl yi ng Pokemon, t hen go up t he st ai r s and down to f i nd and bat t l e a second t r ai ner. Ent ert he cannon af t er wards to get shot acr oss t he r oom. You' l l f i nd a pi l ot st r ai ght ahead t of i ght . Take hi m down and t hen ent er t he cannon FROM THE BOTTOM t o pr ogr ess. Ent er t he nextcannon, go l ef t , f i ght t he pi l ot and ent er t he cannon agai n.

I t ' l l shoot you over t he bar r i er . Go up t he steps f or anot her t r ai ner , t hen ent er t he cannont o get shot i n a wi de ar c t hr ough a gr een hoop. Do t he same wi t h t he next cannon t hr ough apur pl e hoop, t hen agai n t hr ough no hoop. . . and you get t hr own i nto t he wal l . Ouch.

Use t hi s l ast cannon t o get t hrough a r ed hoop and r i ght next t o Skyl a. Save i f necessar y( al t hough t hi s bat t l e i s pr et t y easy, honest l y) t hen chal l enge her .

GYM LEADER SKYLA Rewar ds: $4200, TM62 Acr obat i cs, J et BadgeMy Team: Car r acosta Lv. 38, Li l l i gant Lv. 37, Mushar na Lv. 40, Excadr i l l Lv. 40,Emboar Lv. 38

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksSwoobat Lv. 33 Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Unawar e Amnesi a, Hear t St amp, Acrobat i cs, Assur anceUnf ezant Lv. 33 Nor mal / Fl yi ng Bi g Pecks Qui ck At t ack, Razor Wi nd, Ai r Sl ash, LeerSwanna Lv. 35 Wat er / F l yi ng Keen Eye Aqua Ri ng, Aer i al Ace, Ai r Sl ash, Bubbl ebeam

Yeah, pr oper Lucky Egg use can r eal l y push up your l evel s. Skyl a i s a Fl yi ng- t ypel eader wi t h t hree Pokemon as usual . Her si gnatur e move i s Acr obat i cs, whi ch we' veseen i n t he past - i t ' s a 55 BP move t hat i s doubl ed t o 110 BP when the user i sn' thol di ng an i t em. I t so happens t hat onl y her Swoobat has Acr obat i cs, as t he ot hert wo cannot l ear n t he move! However, Swoobat al so has no i t em equi pped, so i t wi l lhi t wi t h the f ul l 165 BP (i ncl . STAB) when i t uses i t , whi ch i s probabl y t he mostdanger ous move on her ent i r e t eam.

Swoobat i s t he evol ved f or m of Woobat and shar es t he Psychi c/ Fl yi ng t ypi ng, gi vi ngi t weaknesses to Dar k, Ghost, El ect r i c, I ce and Rock. Yeah, qui t e a f ew. I tshoul dn' t be too har d t o t ake down; i t doesn' t even use i t s st r ongest att ack st at( whi ch i s a rat her pat het i c 77 speci al at t ack) , i nst ead pr ef er r i ng t o use the weaker57 at t ack. Bl eh. Ki l l i t and move on.

Unf ezant i s t he f i nal evol ut i on of Pi dove and t hi s one i s f emal e, so i t ' l l have adi f f er ent desi gn t o the Unf ezant we saw ear l i er i n t he gym; mai nl y, i t ' l l be mi ssi ngt he extr a f aci al desi gn. Agai n, t he wr ong stat i s used, wi t h Unf ezant ' s 105 at t ackbei ng i gnor ed out s i de of Qui ck At t ack i n f avour of i t s pi t i f ul 65 speci al at t ack.

J ust smash i t wi t h El ect r i c, I ce or Rock or pr et t y much anyt hi ng and move on.

Skyl a' s mai n i s Swanna, a new Wat er / Fl yi ng Pokemon who has no st at s over 100 base.98 speed and 87 i n bot h at t acki ng st at s i s decent , but wi t h t he r ather weak moves i tpossesses i t won' t be doi ng much. Any El ect r i c move wi l l compl et el y f r y i t , and Rockmoves wi l l al so do a f ai r number . I t ' s pr et t y f r ai l , and i s a ra ther s t r ange choi cef or a mai n Pokemon i n the f i r st pl ace, I r eckon. J ust knock i t out . Thi s whol e teami s crap, and t he onl y reason you shoul d be havi ng any di f f i cul t y i s i f you' r eunl ucky or are doi ng a mono chal l enge wi t h a t ype t hat i s weak t o Fl yi ng. Thougheven t hen. . . I can onl y hope her r emat ch i n the t hi r d ver si on i s a l ot bet t er .

Def eat i ng Skyl a wi l l get you t he J et Badge, as wel l as TM62, ACROBATICS . Ent er t he cannonshe' s i n f r ont of f r om t he back to get shot t o t he begi nni ng of t he gym, and exi t .

MISTRALTON CITY : Out si de the gym, you' l l f i nd N, who wi l l t al k t o you f or a mi nut e thenl eave. I f you go down t he l ef t s i de of t he ai r s t r i p, you' l l f i nd a TM40, AERIAL ACE r i ght at


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t he bot t om. Two ki ds wi l l come by when you pi ck i t up, t el l you somethi ng or ot her andl eave. I ' m pr et t y sur e i t onl y appear s af t er you get t he J et Badge. I t ' s a decent Fl yi ngmove r egar dl ess.

Heal up any damage you t ook f r om t he gym, t hen we can get movi ng. Remember wher e we f oughtt he hi ker wi t h t he Level 34 Pokemon bef ore we t ook on t he t ower? I f not , go near t heCel est i al Tower and make a r i ght t urni ng when you get t o i t , passi ng ei t her under or on t opt he wooden br i dge, t hen head nor t h and you shoul d r each i t .

Twist Mountain (Entrance)

At t empt t o go up t he st ai r s and Cheren appear s! I t ' s been a whi l e si nce we' ve f ought hi m, soof cour se, he' l l chal l enge you.


Pokemon Level TypeUnf ezant Lv. 33 Nor mal / Fl yi ngSi mi sage/ Si mi sear / Si mi pour Lv. 33 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr assLi epar d Lv. 33 Dar kPi gni t e/ Dewot t / Ser v i ne Lv. 35 ( Fi r e/ Fi ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr as s

St i l l onl y f our Pokemon, al t hough t hey' r e now al l i n t hei r f i nal f or ms, wi t h theexcept i on of hi s st art er who i s one l evel of f evol vi ng. The recommended st r ategy i sr eal l y no di f f er ent t o t he usual ; beat down on hi m unt i l he l oses, and hope youdon' t get unl ucky. I was t r yi ng to set my Li l l i gant up on hi m, and af t er t hr eeQui ver Dances hi s Unf ezant got a cr i t i cal Ai r Sl ash and ki l l ed my poor f l ower ; - ; .

I nter est i ngl y, Cheren' s Pokemon are now armed wi t h i t ems i ncl udi ng t he r are ScopeLens and Lef t overs. Gener ati on V unf ort unat el y made i t so Thi ef i n r egul ar t r ai nerbat t l es wor ks as i t does i n t he bat t l e f aci l i t i es ; you can' t s t eal your opponent ' si t ems anymor e!

Once you beat hi m, Al der wi l l make an appear ance, and j ump down an i ncr edi bl e hei ght . It hi nk he ment i ons about Team Pl asma bei ng i n t he cave, and t hen gi ves you HM03, SURF ! Seewhy I sai d we' d be abl e t o expl or e t hi ngs soon? St ar t by f l yi ng t o your homet own, Nuvema

Town.

Surfing for Treasure

NUVEMA TOWN: Tal k t o your mum t o heal i f necessar y, and go see Prof . J uni per i n her l ab. Bynow you shoul d have seen somewher e ar ound t he real m of 85 Pokemon, gi ve or t ake a f ew i f you' ve been bat t l i ng ever y t r ai ner al ong the way. She' l l r eward you wi t h some TMs f or youref f or t , i ncl udi ng TM54, FALSE SWIPE and TM17, PROTECT . There' s one mor e TM you can get of f of her - TM10, HIDDEN POWER , but you need t o have seen 100 Pokemon, so you' l l pr obabl y havet o wai t a l i t t l e bi t f or t hat one. Next , f l y to Accumul a Town, r i ght above Rout e 1 andNuvema Town. There i s st uf f i n Rout e 1 but i t ' s f ar t oo much t o cover wi t hout i t s ownsect i on.

ACCUMULA TOWN: Head out t hr ough t he l ef t gat ehouse i nt o Rout e 2.

ROUTE 2 : There' s a St r ength boul der r i ght ahead. Push i t down i nto t he gap and pi ck up t heRARE CANDY. Next , f l y to St r i at on Ci t y, t he t own of t he f i r s t gym.

STRIATON CITY : Go l ef t and Sur f across t he f i r st pond you come t o. You mi ght wel l comeacross a Bascul i n as you' re sur f i ng; i t ' s a bi t l i ke Qwi l f i sh i n s t a t i s t i cal aspec t s . Pr et t yf ast wi t h decent at t ack, but i t doesn' t evol ve or anythi ng. I suppose i t can be usef ul , buti t ' s not amazi ng by any means. Anyway, you can f i nd a hi dden ZINC on t he ot her si de bychecki ng one of t he spot s i n bet ween t he pond and t he bush on t he r i ght .

Sur f back acr oss and move over t o t he pond on t he t op l ef t , and Surf across s o you can t al kt o the guy by her e. You' l l get a BIG PEARL by t al ki ng t o hi m. Next , head i nt o Rout e 3, whi chi s l i t e r al l y r i ght next t o you.

ROUTE 3 : We do have more t o do i n Wel l spr i ng Cave, but we' l l come to t hat a l i t t l e l ater .Fol l ow t he r out e t owards Nacrene Ci t y and get ont o t he br i dge surr ounded by wat er, t henst ar t Sur f i ng. Di r ect l y across t her e i s a smal l i s l and wi t h a FULL HEAL . You can al so f i nd a


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whol e new par t of t he rout e to t he l ef t of t hi s pond; t her e' s a MAX ETHER t o pi ck up, aswel l as a hi dden RARE CANDY on t he upper par t i f you exami ne t he pat ch of dar ker grass ( notwi l d gr ass) on t he f ar r i ght . Ther e' s al so a HP UP t o pi ck up, and a t r ai ner t o f i ght wi t ht he thr ee evol ved el ement al monkeys at Level 32. Def eat i ng hi m wi l l get you a LUM BERRY, agood ber r y t hat wi l l heal any st at us ef f ect shoul d the hol der be af f l i ct ed wi t h one. You canuse i t l i ke any ot her heal i ng i t em t oo.

Next , go i nt o Nacrene Ci t y and t hen head over l ef t i nt o Pi nwheel Forest .

PINWHEEL FOREST : Go i nsi de and take t he road up. Hug t he ri ght wal l and you' l l come t o agap. Thi s i s wher e t he ol d man was pr evi ousl y bl ocki ng us when we wer e deal i ng wi t h Team

Pl asma, but he l ef t a l ong t i me ago, gi vi ng us f r ee r ei n i n t hi s par t of t he f or est .Go down i nto t he l ong gr ass and move r i ght past i t . Take t he st eps up t o begi n wi t h andf ol l ow t hi s path ar ound and t hr ough t he tr ee t r unk. Pi ck up t he HYPER POTION on t he l ef t ,t ucked i nt o t he t r ee t r unk. That ' s al l i n t he nor t her n par t , al t hough i f you go f ur t hernor t h you wi l l see a l i ne of f our smal l boul ders bl ocki ng t he ent r ance t o a deeper par t of t he f or est . Ther e' s a l egendar y i n her e, but we can' t get hi m j ust yet .

Go back t o wher e you t ook t he st eps up, go down t hem and t hi s t i me t ake t he st eps down.Fol l ow t hi s pat h and t ake t he st eps r i ght when you see t hem; go down t hi s pat h and f i nd aTM22, SOLARBEAM at t he end, a 120 power , 100 acc Gr ass- t ype move t hat t akes t wo t ur ns t of i r e ( except i n sunl i ght ) .

Go back up t hese st eps and t hi s t i me t ake t he l ef t pat h. Go ar ound and you' l l descend nextt o some water . Fi r st , use the i t emf i nder t o check one of t he spots on t hi s pi ece of l and f ora RARE CANDY, t hen st art Sur f i ng on t he wat er . Fol l ow t he water l ef t and you' l l r each some

l and; go up t hese st eps and you' l l f i nd a SILVERPOWDER t hat we coul dn' t get bef or e l ocat ednear t he Gr ass Knot TM. That ' s al l t hat ' s i n t he f or est . Next , Fl y to Dr i f t vei l Ci t y.

DRIFTVEIL CITY : I f you go di r ect l y r i ght of t he Pokemon Cent er you' l l descend to some l andt hat i s c l ose t o wat er . Sur f s t r ai ght r i ght on i t and you' l l see an i s l and. Get on i t andpi ck up the WATER STONE by thi s movi ng l i ght house. For t he recor d, sur f i ng on t hi s wat er i spr obabl y one of t he best pl aces to get a Fri l l i sh ( Wat er / Ghost) i f you want t o use one, ast hey come decent l y hi gh l evel l ed here. They' r e pr et t y good Pokemon, al bei t not amazi ngl yst r ong of f ensi vel y. Head out t o Rout e 6 next .

ROUTE 6 : Get ont o the br i dge and use Surf t o pi ck up t he TM84, POISON JAB l ocat ed on t hesmal l i sl and by here. Get back on t he wat er , Sur f ont o t he br i dge j ust above, t hen t ake t hepat h ri ght and up. Once you get ont o t he next wooden br i dge, Sur f up unt i l you r each a smal li s l and on the r i ght . Pi ck up t he SILK SCARF . You mi ght see a cave ent r ance here, and i t ' s apl ace we' l l be vi s i t i ng ver y shor t l y. Sur f back l ef t , and go l ef t unt i l you get t o yetanother br i dge. St ar t Sur f i ng up and go st r ai ght up, l andi ng on the l ong gr ass. Move ar oundt he rocks here by movi ng t wo t i l es ri ght and Sur f st r ai ght acr oss. Move ei t her one st ep l ef tor r i ght and check t he spot you pr ef erabl y l anded i n f or a hi dden TINYMUSHROOM . Exami ne t hespace t hr ee st eps l ef t of t hat one f or a BIG MUSHROOM . Get back on t he wat er , and Sur f st r ai ght across t o a smal l i sl and. Ther e' s anot her hi dden TINYMUSHROOM her e, t oo.

Now, we ar e ri ght next t o Mi st r al t on Cave, and we have done ever y r andom ext r a r out e par tt hat needed Sur f , so we may as wel l do t hi s now. Head on i nsi de. I f you need t o heal f orwhat ever r eason, t ake a qui ck t r i p back t o t he heal er on Rout e 6 i n t he house, t hen go backt o t he cave and ent er i t .

Mistralton Cave

Trainer Pokemon : Dr i l bur L33, Gur dur r L33 | Bol dor e L34

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 50% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c / Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 30% Happi nessAxew Dr agon Cave Fl oor 20% Level 38Dr i l bur Gr ound Dust Cl ouds 100% Level 31

Thi s l i st appl i es f or al l f l oor s of Mi st r al t on Cave.

. . . Dar k, i sn' t i t ? Hopef ul l y you got t he Fl ash TM al l t he way back i n Cast el i a Ci t y - i f not ; you have t o move t hr ough the al l ey l ef t of t he Pokemon Cent er . I f you have i t , I ' dr ecommend t eachi ng i t t o ei t her a sl ave of some sor t , or over a TM move one of your cur r entpar t y has. The beaut y of r eusabl e TMs i s t hat you can t empor ar i l y t each Fl ash, r epl ace i twi t h t he previ ous move as soon as you f i ni sh, and do t he cycl e agai n as necessar y. Neat .

You may al so not i ce a cer t ai n dr agon i n t he encount er l i st - yes , Axew i s i n her e. Axew and


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i t s evol ut i ons ar e al l pur e dr agons wi t h some ver y good At t ack and decent Speed. Axew' sf i nal f orm, Haxorus, has 97 speed and a st agger i ng 147 at t ack, not t o ment i on t he l i ne getDr agon Dance by l evel - i t can compl et el y r i p apart i ngame, al t hough I woul d hi ghl yr ecommend you get one wi t h Mol d Br eaker r at her t han Ri val r y, as Ri val r y wi l l scr ew you overmor e of t en t han not! You can t el l i f i t has Mol d Br eaker by whet her a bar wi t h t he abi l i t yappears at t he begi nni ng of t he f i ght or not. The l i ne i s good and have some ni ce physi calmoves l i ke Dr agon Cl aw, Ear t hquake and Rock Sl i de, so i t ' s def i ni t el y wort h t r ai ni ng one i f you want . Axew won' t r each i t s f i nal f or m unt i l Level 48, but i t and i t s evol ut i on shoul d beabl e t o hol d t hei r own. Al so, once Haxorus get s Out r age ( at Level 66) , pret t y much anyt hi ngwi l l f al l t o i t . I t can be an i ncredi bl e Pokemon used pr oper l y.

But where i s my mi nd? Use Fl ash i f you have i t , t o gr eat l y i ncr ease your vi si on range.St r ai ght down t her e i s a St r engt h boul der ; push i t as f ar r i ght as you can, t hen as f ar downas you can and i t ' l l s l i de i nt o pl ace. Check t he r ock j ust l ef t of t he boul der f or anELIXIR , t hen cont i nue down. There i s a Hi ker t o f i ght . Once hi s days are over , cont i nuer i ght and push the St r engt h boul der i nt o pl ace. Cont i nue goi ng up and you' l l f i nd anotherHi ker . Once he f al l s, t ake a ri ght t ur ni ng and pi ck up t he MAX REPEL her e, and head back.Check the r ock t ucked i n t hi s t op l ef t cor ner by the Hi ker f or a hi dden HYPER POTION , t hengo down and go l ef t wher e we haven' t gone l ef t bef or e. Go up and ar ound t he st eps t o pi ck upt he HYPER POTION , t hen go down the st eps and push t he boul der i nto pl ace; t hi s cr eat es ashort cut i n case you need t o exi t . Fi nal l y, go back up the st eps, go str ai ght down andyou' l l f i nd t he way up t o t he next f l oor. Ascend t he st ai r case her e.

MISTRALTON CAVE, 2F : Go down t he st eps and go st r ai ght down; exami ne t he r ock t o get anULTRA BALL . Push t he Str ength boul der her e i nt o pl ace and check t he r ock over t o the bot t omr i ght f or a HYPER POTION . Ascend t he st eps and t ake the pat h ri ght . Descend t he st eps, t hengo st r ai ght down and l ef t up t he st eps. Fol l ow t hi s path and at t he end you' l l f i nd a HARDSTONE t o pi ck up, whi ch wi l l i ncr ease t he power of Rock moves.

Go back and t hen up, and push t he St r engt h boul der i nt o pl ace. Take t he pat h up t o begi nwi t h, and go as f ar nor t h as you are abl e, goi ng up some st eps. Take t hi s r out e l ef t andyou' l l get a val uabl e TM80, ROCK SLIDE , whi ch i s a good Rock move f or any Pokemon t hat has ahal f decent at t ack st at .

Go back and when you go down t he steps, sl i p i nt o thi s smal l ' cor r i dor ' t o the l ef t andf ol l ow i t t hr ough. Pi ck up t he IRON on t he ot her end, t hen t ake t he upper pat h l ef t andyou' l l come t o a dead end. Exami ne one spot bef ore t he wal l f or a PP UP , t hen go al l t he wayback t o wher e you pushed t he St r ength boul der bef ore, and t hi s t i me take t hat pat h l ef t .Push the St r engt h boul der her e i nt o pl ace, and t hen ascend t he bi g stai r s up t o the t hi r df l oor .

MISTRALTON CAVE, 3F : No dar kness here, t hank t he l or d. Thi s al so appear s t o have a speci al

name as ' Room of Conduct ' , whi ch does make sense consi deri ng what i s i n here. Star t by goi ngdown t he st eps t o the l ef t and pi cki ng up t he REVIVE her e, t hen go back and go r i ght . I gnor et he st eps f or now and t ake t he pat h al l t he way up t o get a DUSK STONE , whi ch i s i nc redi bl yi mpor t ant i f you ar e usi ng a Li t wi ck or i t s evol ut i on, Lampent , t o evol ve i t i nt o aChandel ur e. Al so, check the r ock to t he r i ght her e f or an ULTRA BALL .

Now, go t o wher e t he st eps ar e and at t empt t o go up t hem. Tal k t o hi m and pr ess yes andhe' l l t el l you t he l egends of t he musket eer t r i o - made up of Cobal i on, Ter r aki on andVi r i zi on - and how one of t hem i s i n t hi s ver y cave!

Once he' s f i ni shed hi s st or ytel l i ng, he' l l l et you pass. Keep goi ng f or now, t aki ng t hepat h, goi ng down t he st eps and goi ng l ef t t o pi ck up a RARE CANDY. You' l l now be abl e t o seet he l egend - Cobal i on - on t he t op l ef t of t he scr een! Check t he r ock behi nd t he Rare Candyt oo f or a CARBOS. Go back and now t ake t he pat h down, push t he St r engt h boul der s out of t heway, t hen head l ef t . Take t he pat h up and you' l l be ri ght next t o Cobal i on! Damn ear l y f or al egend, don' t you t hi nk? Hi s cat ch r at e i s onl y 3, so he' l l be a ver y tough capt ur e, and i tmay wel l be i mpossi bl e at t hi s poi nt of t he game, so i f you' r e not abl e to cat ch hi m yetdon' t worr y and t r y anot her t i me. However, i f you t hi nk you' r e prepar ed. . . SAVE, and have ago!

LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ COBALIONLevel : 42Type : St eel / Fi ght i ng

Ability : J ust i f i ed Moves : Hel pi ng Hand / Ret al i ate / I r on Head / Sacr ed Sword

Base Stats : 91 HP / 90 At t ack / 129 Def ense / 90 Speci al At t ack / 72 Speci al Def ense/ 108 Speed

Cobal i on - who i s #144 i n t he Unova Dex and #638 i n t he Nat i onal Dex - i s t he f i r st


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of t he musket eer t r i o - or quar t et , r at her - t hat you wi l l encount er . For t her ecor d, you wi l l onl y actual l y encount er t hr ee of t hem nor mal l y. The f our t h i s aPokemon cal l ed Kel deo t hat you can onl y get t hr ough an event .

Cobal i on i t sel f has some i nt erest i ng moves and a t ype that i t shares wi t h onl yLucar i o. Sacr ed Swor d can be a l i t t l e dangerous; i t ' s a 90 base, 100 accur acyFi ght i ngmove ( physi cal ) t hat has t he speci al abi l i t y to compl et el y i gnor e st atchanges; any def ense boost s your Pokemon may have wi l l be compl et el y negat ed. I r onHead al so gi ves i t a power f ul STAB move t hat i s capabl e of f l i nchi ng shoul dKobar udon move bef or e you, whi ch i s act ual l y qui t e l i kel y.

Ther e ar e t hr ee t hi ngs I r ecommend f or t he easi est capt ur e of a l egendar y. Fi r st ,weaken i t as much as possi bl e - as f ar as 1 HP i f possi bl e, t hough t he onl yguarant eed way t o do t hat i s t o use t he Fal se Swi pe TM Pr of . J uni per gave youear l i er.

Second, i f your t eam al l ows i t , i nf l i c t i t wi t h a s t a tus , pr ef er abl y para l yze, s l eepor f r eeze so t hat i t doesn' t t ake r esi dual damage. Fr eeze and Sl eep gi ve t he hi ghercapt ur e bonus compar ed t o Par al yze, Bur n and Poi son, who one of t hose t wo i spref err ed. Of cour se, t here' s no guaranteed way t o f r eeze a Pokemon, so sl eep i syour best bet. Bot h of t hem do wear of f af t er a f ew t ur ns, so be sur e t o keep aPokemon on hand t hat can cont i nuousl y af f l i ct t he st at us ef f ect . I f you can' t bebot her ed, j us t par al yze i t .

Thi r dl y, use t he most ef f ect i ve Poke Bal l f or t he j ob not i ncl udi ng t he Mast er Bal l ,whi ch we don' t have yet . I n t hi s case, t hat woul d pr obabl y be a Dusk Bal l , whi chget s a quadr upl e bonus at ni ght or i n dar k pl aces such as Mi st r al t on Cave (by darkpl aces, I mean pl aces t hat have a dark backgr ound i n bat t l e, not caves t hat needFl ash. ) Qui ck Bal l s al so have quadr upl e ef f ecti veness i n t he f i r st f ew t ur ns, and

Ti mer Bal l s wi l l t oo any t i me af t er 40 t ur ns. Ot her wi se, Ul t r a Bal l s shoul d do t het r i ck.

I f you f i nd your sel f get t i ng beat up, j ust r eset and t r y agai n r at her t han usi ng upa t on of heal i ng i t ems. Al so, i f you acci dent al l y ki l l i t , you can ei t her r eset or

j ust cont i nue goi ng; i t SHOULD r egener at e af t er you see t he cr edi t s, but I ' m not100% sur e. Cat chi ng i t shoul dn' t be t oo har d t hough - t hey seem t o have made i t abi t easi er i n Bl ack and Whi t e.

By t he way, DO NOT USE ANY DARK- TYPE MOVES ON I T. Cobal i on' s abi l i t y wi l l act i vat eand gi ve i t an att ack boost , whi ch wi l l make i t hur t al l t he mor e. Be ver y caref uli f you use any!

The ol d man wi l l t al k t o you some mor e af t er you cat ch or ki l l i t . That ' s al l f or Mi st r al t onCave; use Di g or an Escape Rope i f possi bl e. Ot herwi se, you' l l have t o make your way outmanual l y.

Now t hat we' ve done Cobal i on, we can go gr ab one of t he ot her ones as wel l . Head back t oPi nwheel For est .

Pinwheel Forest (2)

Go back t o t he par t wi t h t he l ong gr ass and t ake t he st eps up agai n. Keep goi ng nor t h andyou' l l f i nd t hat t he r ocks bl ocki ng t hat ot her ent r ance have now di sappear ed! Ent er i t andyou' l l see t he t hi rd of t he t r i o, Bi r j i on, wai t i ng f or you. Save and chal l enge i t i f youdar e.

LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ VIRIZIONLevel : 42Type : Gr ass / Fi ght i ng

Ability : J ust i f i ed Moves : Hel pi ng Hand / Ret al i ate / Gi ga Dr ai n / Sacr ed Swor d


Vi r i zi on - who i s #146 i n t he Unova Dex and #640 i n t he Nat i onal Dex - i s t he secondof t he musket eer t r i o that you can encount er, al t hough t he thi r d i n number. I t ' sver y si mi l ar t o Cobal i on st atwi se except t hat t hei r def ense and speci al def ense hasbeen f l i pped. I t al so get s Gi ga Dr ai n r at her t han I r on Head, whi ch i s a t i ny bi tweaker .


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Agai n, you shoul d be caref ul not t o use Dark moves, as Vi r i zi on al so has t he J ust i f i ed abi l i t y, whi ch can be pai nf ul pai r ed wi t h t he Sacr ed Swor d move. I t al somost l y has a uni que t ype, shar i ng i t onl y wi t h Br el oom.

I have t he same suggest i ons her e t oo - weaken i t as f ar as possi bl e, i nf l i ct i t wi t ha non hur t i ng stat us and t hr ow good bal l s at i t ; Dusk Bal l s shoul d wor k decent l yher e t oo, al t hough I ' m not ent i r el y sur e i f t hi s ar ea al ways count s as dar k or not -you may be bet t er of f us i ng Ul t r a Bal l s , j us t t o pl ay i t saf e. Agai n, i f you ki l li t , ei t her r eset or come back af t er t he credi t s r ol l t o see i t r evi ved.

That ' s al l t he l egendar i es we can cat ch f or now, si nce t he t hi r d of t he t r i o i s i n a pl acet hat i s a f ai r di st ance away f r om where we ar e i n t he game cur r ent l y. We can st i l l do pl ent ymore expl orat i on, t hough! Head over t o Rout e 3, and go i nt o t he Wel l spri ng Cave.

Wellspring Cave (2)

Now t hat we have Sur f , we can expl ore t hi s pl ace a l i t t l e more t hor oughl y. Get on t he wat erand go t o the l ef t of t he r oom t o pi ck up an ELIXIR . Get back on t he water and Surf r i ght;t here' s a smal l al cove you can access f r om t he water on t he mai n i sl and. Check t he t op l ef tspot on i t f or a PP UP , t hen Sur f back l ef t ont o t he l ong st r i p of l and wher e t he El i xi rwas. Fol l ow i t ar ound t hi s t i me, pi ck up t he ESCAPE ROPE and descend t he st ai r s t o t her i ght .

WELLSPRING CAVE, B1F : Now I woul d usual l y put a wi l d encount er l i st , but i t ' s exact l y t hesame as t he f i r s t f l oor, r i ght down t o t he l evel s , so t her e' s l i t t l e poi nt .Dar k agai n, so use Fl ash i f you have i t . Go down t he st eps and t ake t he pat h down and r i ght .

Your i t emf i nder wi l l r eact ; use i t t o l ocat e a hi dden MAX POTION i n t he l ar ger c l ear i ng t ot he r i ght . That ' s al l t hat i s accessi bl e i n t hi s smal l ar ea; go back ar ound and t hi s t i me goup. Fi r st , use Sur f t o t ake t he wat er t o t he r i ght . You' l l end up at t hat pat ch of l and wecoul dn' t get t o by t he Max Pot i on; pi ck up the TM47, LOW SWEEP here, t hen ei t her Sur f backor j ump of f t he l edge and t ake t he pat h i n bet ween t he wat er s up.

On t hi s pat h you' l l f i nd thr ee tr ai ners who wi l l move acr oss t he screen, al t hough t hey seemt o st op somet i mes f or some reason. The f i r st i s a Bl ack Bel t who uses a Lv. 34 Scr aggy, aLv. 34 Thr oh and a Lv. 34 Sawk. The second i s a Bat t l e Gi r l who uses a Lv. 35 Gur dur r and aLv. 35 Sawk. The t hi r d i s al so a Bat t l e Gi r l , who uses a Lv. 35 Gurdur r and a Lv. 35 Thr oh.

Once they' r e t aken car e of , cont i nue up nor t h and t ake t he pat h l ef t . Check t he l ef t smal lr ock here f or a HYPER POTION , t hen cont i nue on t hi s pat h and pi ck up t he DIVE BALL . Go backand t ake t he r i ght pat h t hi s t i me, but go down as soon as you can. At t he end of t hi s pat hyou can get a REVIVE near t he cent er , but i t ' s ki nd of har d t o descri be t he exact l ocat i on.Go back and t hi s t i me t ake t he st eps down and pi ck up t he MYSTIC WATER , whi ch wi l l boostWat er moves by 20%. Head back up and ar ound t hi s pat h t o r each some wat er ; Sur f on i t andacr oss t o t he ot her si de. Check t he i ndent ed wal l here f or a hi dden MAX ELIXIR , t hen go l ef tand up t he steps her e. Pi ck up the i ncr edi bl e TM52, FOCUS BLAST ! Thi s i s a 120 power, 70accur acy Fi ght i ng move t hat compl i ment s many Pokemon especi al l y wel l , Reuni cl us and t het hr ee el ement al monkeys' evol ved f orms. That ' s al l t here i s i n Wel l spri ng Cave. Now we havesome new r out es t o t r avel . Make your way t o Accumul a Town. You can Di g and Escape Rope, ort ake t he wat er r i ght bel ow you ar ound and end up r i ght next t o t he st ai r case we t ook t o gett o t he basement ; t ake i t back up and make your way out t he cave.

ACCUMULA TOWN: Heal up i f necessar y, t hen deposi t one or more of your Pokemon i n t he PC t omake sur e you have at l east one f r ee sl ot . Make sur e you have Sur f on you, t hough.Af t er war ds, head down i nt o Rout e 1.

Route 1 (2)

Trainer Pokemon : Swoobat L35, Si mi sear L35 | Fr i l l i sh L34, Fr i l l i sh L34 | Ci ncci no L35,Zebst r i ka L35

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Li l l i pup Nor mal Gr ass 50% Level 16Pat r at Nor mal Gr ass 50% Level 20Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 100% N/ AFarfetch'd Nor mal Swar m 40% N/ AHer di er Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 39% Level 32Wat chog Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 36% N/ A


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Scr aggy Dar k/ Fi ght i ng Tal l Gr ass 25% Level 39Bascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 95% N/ AFeebas Wat er Fi sh 5% Tr ade wi t h Pr i sm Scal eBasculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 35% N/ AFeebas Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Tr ade wi t h Pr i sm Scal eMilotic Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Ther e' s a whol e par t of Rout e 1 t hat I chose not t o ment i on ear l i er ; what i s shown above i st he ent i r e encount er l i s t of t he rout e.

I f you go t o about mi dway thr ough t he r out e, you' l l see a part wher e t he r out e di ps downwi t h st eps. Go down here and Surf on t he wat er . Fol l ow i t and you' l l come t o some l and, wi t ha whol e new part of Rout e 1 that you haven' t seen yet ! Fr om wher e you l and, go l ef t and passt hr ough t he tr ees t o f i nd a MAX ETHER , t hen go ri ght and up t he steps t o f i ght a ranger .Def eat her f or a PERSIM BERRY r eward, t hen head over t o the l ef t . The onl y gr ass on t hi sr out e i s t al l gr ass wi t h doubl e bat t l es, al l owi ng f or t he much hi gher l evel s. Not muchvar i ety i n t he Pokemon t hough, al t hough t he Scr aggy you can cat ch here ar e pr et t y cl ose tot hei r evol ut i on l evel .

You' l l f i nd a f i sher man by t he edge. Def eat hi s f i ne speci mens of Wat er Pokemon - whi chal l ow you t o see t he di f f er ence bet ween t he t wo gender s of Fr i l l i sh - t hen head di r ect l ysout h. Once you get past t he f ence, go ri ght and f i ght another r anger . He' l l gi ve youanot her PERSIM BERRY . Fi nal l y, go down and pi ck up a PEARL. You can al so f i nd a BIG MUSHROOM

i f you exami ne a par t i cul ar t r ee; use t he i t emf i nder t o l ocat e i t . That f i ni shes up Rout e 1 - now we have t he game' s onl y sea r out es t o do! Head i nt o t he gat eon t he l ef t and out t he other si de.

Route 17

Trainer Pokemon : Bascul i n L34, Bascul i n L34 | Al omomol a L35 | Bascul i n L32 ( x4)

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Fr i l l i sh Wat er / Ghost Sur f 100% Level 40Al omomol a Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ A

J el l i cent Wat er / Ghost Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ AFinneon Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 31

Horsea Wat er Fi sh 35% Level 32Seadra Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Tr ade wi t h Dr agon Scal eQwilfish Wat er / Poi s on Dar k Wat er ~ Fi s h 30% N/ ALumineon Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ AKingdra Wat er / Dr agon Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Some pr et t y i nter est i ng Pokemon on t hi s r out e al t oget her , but of cour se you need the rod t oget a l ot of t hem and we won' t have i t f or a whi l e. I wi l l t ake t he t i me t o ment i on t hatAl omomol a has l i t t l e t o no of f ense and pr obabl y won' t ser ve you t hat wel l as a t eam member ,wher eas Fr i l l i sh/ J el l i cent wi l l do pr et t y decent l y, havi ng a pr et t y decent t ype as f ar asdef endi ng goes. Thei r Curs ed Body abi l i t y can al so work qui t e wel l t o your advant age. Fort he r ecor d, J el l i cent has a sever e change of appear ance dependi ng on gender ; mal es have amoust ache l i ke t he Pr i ngl es mascot , whereas f emal es l ook l i ke f at bl oat ed queens wi t hl i ps t i ck. The choi ce i s your s .

Get on t he wat er wi t h Sur f . You' l l noti ce cur r ent s, and we wi l l have t o mani pul at e t hese toget ever yt hi ng on t hi s r out e. Hop ont o the shal l ow wat er st r ai ght away and you' l l f i nd af i sher man on i t . Beat hi s succul ent Bascul i n t hen go acr oss t o t he ot her shal l ow water andpi ck up the TM06, TOXIC , a gr eat move f or wear i ng down f oes st eadi l y. Get back on t he wat erand begi n f ol l owi ng t he r out e. You wi l l wi t hout a doubt r un i nto a swi mmer. Br eak her hear tand cont i nue on, t aki ng t he mi ddl e cur r ent . You' l l bounce over a f ai r f ew r ocks, t hen bef r eed. Ret ur n and f i ght t he swi mmer you j ust passed who i s l yi ng bet ween some of t he r ocks.Go over t o t he shal l ow l and t o the r i ght af t er wards and pi ck up t he DEEPSEATOOTH, ani mport ant i t em f or any Cl amper l . J ump on t he cur r ent sur r oundi ng t he i sl and and you' l l endup back at t he choi ce of t hr ee. Thi s t i me, pi ck t he bot t om cur r ent and move f orward ont o t hel and.

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Trainer Pokemon : Bol dore L34, Cr ust l e L34 | Emol ga L35 | Whi msi cot t L35 | Bascul i n L35,Dar mani t an L36, Si mi sage L35 |

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Scr aggy Dar k/ Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 40% Level 39Dwebbl e Bug/ Rock Gr ass 30% Level 34Cr ust l e Bug/ Rock Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ AWat chog Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ ASawk Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 10% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 95% N/ ASawk Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ AExeggcute Gr ass/ Psychi c Swar m 40% N/ AFr i l l i sh Wat er / Ghost Sur f 100% Level 40Al omomol a Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ A

J el l i cent Wat er / Ghost Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ AFinneon Wat er Fi sh 64% Level 31Horsea Wat er Fi sh 35% Level 32Chinchou Wat er Fi sh 1% Level 27Seadra Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Tr ade wi t h Dr agon Scal eQwilfish Wat er / Poi son Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ A

Lumineon Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ AKingdra Wat er / Dr agon Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

That ' s a pr et t y bi g wi l d l i st . St ar t by asc endi ng al l t he st eps t o t he upper par t of t hei sl and. Fi ght t he Hi ker up her e, t hen cont i nue f ol l owi ng the pat h. You' l l r each a house. Goi nsi de, because ther e' s somet hi ng ver y speci al i n her e. Fi r st , you can t al k t o the bl uehai r ed gi r l t o heal . Second, i f you t al k to t he r anger i n here and have f i ve or l ess Pokemoni n your part y, you can recei ve an egg! Thi s egg cont ai ns t he ver y r ar e Lar vest a, a Fi r e/ BugPokemon t hat cannot be f ound anywhere i n t he wi l d. Larvest a eventual l y evol ves i nto ani ncr edi bl e Pokemon cal l ed Vol carona, who shar es t he Fi r e/ Bug t ypi ng and has st at s of 135speci al at t ack, 100 speed and 105 speci al def ense, not t o ment i on access t o t he amazi ngQui ver Dance, whi ch r ai ses speci al at t ack, speci al def ense and speed i n the same turn ! Thecat ch? Lar vest a doesn' t evol ve unt i l a st aggeri ng Level 59, t he hi ghest one st age evol ut i oni n t he ent i r e game. You' l l have t o be ver y pat i ent t o use t hi s Pokemon and i t probabl y won' tevol ve unt i l some ti me AFTER t he l eague, but i t can real l y pay of f I suppose. Lar vest a can

sor t of hol d i t s own wi t h i t s 80 base at t ack, but i t doesn' t r eal l y do al l t hat good;st i cki ng t he Evi ol i t e on i t t o rai se i t s def enses may not be a bad i dea. You' l l have t ohat ch i t f i r st , t oo. I t t akes j ust over 10, 000 st eps t o do so, but you can cut t hat i n hal f by havi ng a Li t wi ck wi t h Fl ame Body i n your par t y.

Exi t t he house and f i ght t he backpacker , t hen go down acr oss t he br i dge and push t he boul deri nt o pl ace. Ther e' s a MAX ELIXIR t o pi ck up on t he bot t om r i ght . Head back acr oss t he br i dgeand t ake t he st eps on t he l ef t down, t hen go down and r i ght and push t he boul der i nt o pl ace.Fol l ow t hrough here and f i ght t he backpacker and hi s Whi msi cot t , t hen pi ck up t he DRAGONSCALE i n t he t op l ef t , i mport ant f or any Horsea or Seadr a. You can al so f i nd a CALCIUM ont he r ock j ust bel ow i t .

Go back l ef t and t hi s t i me head up, t hen down t he gr ass on t he l ef t . At t he ver y end youwi l l f i nd HM05, WATERFALL , whi ch wi l l al l ow us t o do a l i t t l e mor e expl or at i on. Though Il i t er al l y mean l i t t l e, as t her e i s l i ke one pl ace t hat has a Wat er f al l t hat we can access atpresent . . . Anyway, head back up out of t he gr ass and keep goi ng nor t h. Go up t he st ai r s andyou' l l f i ght anot her t r ai ner , who can act ual l y be a bi t t ough. Once he' s def eat ed, pr ess onand descend t he st ai r case. You' l l be by t he sea agai n; use Sur f t o get back on the wat er andgo r i ght , usi ng t he bot t om cur r ent . I t ' l l t ake you t o an ar ea cal l ed t he P2 Labor at or y.

P2 Laboratory

Trainer Pokemon : Gar bodor L35

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Her di er Nor mal Gr ass 36% Level 32Wat chog Nor mal Gr ass 36% N/ AScr aggy Dar k/ Fi ght i ng Gr ass 14% Level 39Kl i nk St eel Gr ass 14% Level 38


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Finneon Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 31Horsea Wat er Fi sh 35% Level 32Seadra Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Tr ade wi t h Dr agon Scal eQwilfish Wat er / Poi s on Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ ALumineon Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ AKingdra Wat er / Dr agon Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Str angel y enough Kl i nk makes an appearance her e, but ot her wi se not hi ng i s new. I f you entert he l ab you can f i nd a DUBIOUS DISC , whi ch you wi l l need t o evol ve a Porygon2. Out si de, i f you go sout h you wi l l f i nd a sci ent i st t o f i ght who has t he rather abhor r ent l ooki ngevol ut i on of Trubbi sh. I t even has pi gt ai l s! Once you wi n, pi ck up t he ver y val uabl e TM24,THUNDERBOLT! Thunder bol t i s arguabl y t he best st andar d El ect r i c move i n t he game, wi t h 95power and 100 accur acy, as wel l as 15 PP. A gr eat many Pokemon can l ear n i t , but i t ' s goodf or El ect r i c Pokemon i n par t i cul ar. Those of you usi ng Pokemon such as Gothi t el l e orEel ektr oss wi l l f i nd t hi s TM usef ul . Ther e' s not hi ng el se her e. Get back on t he wat er andsl i p under t he cur r ent i n f r ont of you.

ROUTE 17 : Your i t emf i nder shoul d r eact ; exami ne t he rock t hat i s r i ght i n bet ween t wo l arger ock sl abs t o f i nd a hi dden HEART SCALE . Now, Sur f down and l ef t AVOI DI NG THE CURRENTS.

You' l l come acr oss a swi mmer . Def eat hi s Lv. 34 Fr i l l i sh and Lv. 34 Si mi pour , t hen cont i nuel ef t . Your i t emf i nder wi l l go of f agai n; i f you move t o t he upper par t of t he r ock sl ab soyou can f ace t he upper wal l and move one space ri ght f r om t he l ast accessi bl e spot and f acedown, you can exami ne t he wal l f or anot her HEART SCALE . Af t erwards, r etur n t o where t heswi mmer was and go down, t hen l ef t . You must be ver y car ef ul not t o t ouch t he cur r ent s here,or you' l l be sent back pr et t y f ar . Go f ur t her l ef t and f i ght another swi mmer wi t h a Duckl et t

Lv. 34 and Fr i l l i sh Lv. 34. Af t er war ds, pass under t he cur r ent her e. Agai n, your i t emf i nderwi l l r eact ; check t he r i ght si de of t he bi g gr ey rock j ust above you f or a t hi r d HEARTSCALE. Cont i nue goi ng l ef t .

ROUTE 18 : Land on t he beach her e. There' s a hi dden PEARL t o f i nd wi t h your i t emf i nder ver ycl ose t o the edge of t he coast, as wel l as a BIG PEARL ver y cl ose by. Ther e' s a bat t l e gi r lr unni ng ar ound j ust t o t he l ef t ; def eat her Scraggy Lv. 35 and Gur dur r Lv. 35, t hen head up.

You' l l f i nd t he t al l gr ass cont ai ng t he Pokemon shown i n t he wi l d l i st bef or e, whi chi ncl udes Dwebbl e' s evol ut i on' s Cr ust l e. Pi ck up t he TM19, TELEKINESIS by her e. Ther e' s al soa f our t h HEART SCALE j us t l yi ng t her e i f you go t o t he bot t om r i ght of t hi s par t of t hei sl and; i t ' s separ at e to t he rest, so you' l l have t o Sur f bet ween t hem. That ' s al l we havet o do i n t hi s part of Unova, but damn t hat was a l ot of st uf f .

We' ve got one more pl ace t o cover. Head f or t he Lost l orn For est , r i ght of Ni mbasa Ci t y.

LOSTLORN FOREST : Sur f on the water and use Water f al l t o take your sel f up. Pi ck up the RARECANDY on t he r i ght si de, t hen Sur f acr oss t o t he ot her si de and bust out t he i t emf i nder . Tot he ver y t op r i ght t her e i s a PROTEIN hi dden i n a whi t e f l ower.

That ' s al l f or t he Sur f cover age. I ' d r ecommend t aki ng al l of t he mushr ooms t o t he chef onRout e 5 t o sel l t hem f or ext r a money t han you woul d get normal l y. Keep ahol d of al l of t hegems l i ke Nugget s, Pearl s and Bi g Pear l s f or t he moment , as we' l l get some good sel l i ngpr i ces f or t hem soon enough. I n par t i cul ar, t he Bal mMushr oom you pi cked up i n St r i aton Ci t ywi l l sel l f or an i ncr edi bl e amount when t aken t o t hat chef . Annoyi ngl y she' l l onl y buy onei t em at a t i me t hough, even i f you have mul t i pl es of t he same one. : /

Once you' r e r eady t o cont i nue, head back t o Twi st Mount ai n wher e we f ought Cher en. Go up t hest ai r s and ent er t he cave.

Twist Mountain

Trainer Pokemon: Woobat L33, Bol dor e L33, Gur dur r L33 | Vani l l i sh L35, Got hor i t a L35,Duosi on L35 | Thr oh L36 | Bol dor e L34, Excadr i l l L34 | Swoobat L35 | Bol dor e L33, Bol dor eL33, Bol dor e L33 | Excadr i l l L35 | Duosi on L34, Mushar na L34 | Woobat L34, Bol dor e L34 |Sawk L36 | Gur durr L34, Bol dor e L34 | Kr okorok L35, Pal pi t oad L35, Kl ang L35

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 49% Tr adeGur dur r Fi ght i ng Cave Fl oor 30% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 10% Tr adeCubchoo I ce Cave Fl oor 10% Level 37Cr yogonal I ce Cave Fl oor 1% N/ ADr i l bur Gr ound Dust Cl ouds 100% Level 31


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Thi s l i st appl i es f or al l f l oor s i n Twi st Mount ai n i n Spr i ng and Aut umn.

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 45% Tr adeGur dur r Fi ght i ng Cave Fl oor 30% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeCubchoo I ce Cave Fl oor 4% Level 37Cr yogonal I ce Cave Fl oor 1% N/ ADr i l bur Gr ound Dust Cl ouds 100% Level 31

Thi s l i st appl i es f or al l f l oor s i n Twi st Mount ai n i n Summer .

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Cubchoo I ce Cave Fl oor 45% Level 37Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 30% Tr adeGur dur r Fi ght i ng Cave Fl oor 10% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 10% Tr adeCr yogonal I ce Cave Fl oor 5% N/ ADr i l bur Gr ound Dust Cl oud 100% Level 31

Thi s l i st appl i es f or al l f l oor s i n Twi st Mount ai n i n Wi nt er .

Thi s par t of Unova has a l ot of var i at i on i n t he Wi l d Pokemon dependi ng on t he seas on, and

even some changes i n t he l ayout of t he ar eas. A new Pokemon her e i s Cr yogonal , whi ch i s ast r ange Pokemon al t oget her . I t ' s based on a snowf l ake, t hough al so has some r esembl ances t oa mi r r or. I t has an i ncr edi bl e speci al def ense and pr ett y good speci al att ack and speed, buthas s omewhat l ow HP and abysmal def ense. I t ' s def i ni t el y usabl e t hough i t s speci al movepooli s a bi t t o be desi r ed. J ust keep i t t he hel l away f r om physi cal at t acks .

For t he r ecord, t her e ar e out si de areas t o t hi s pl ace - whi ch has al so been t r ansl ated asRi dge - and t he Wi l d Pokemon shown above ar e onl y i n t he i nsi de areas. I suppose i t ' sobvi ous, but wor t h stati ng j ust i n case. Goi ng f or war d you' l l f i nd Cher en and str angel yenough, Cl ay. Some di scussi on wi l l go on and t hen Cl ay wi l l go, l eavi ng you and Cheren t odeal wi t h the Pl asma t hr eat . Cher en goes t o t he r i ght . Fol l ow hi s l ead and head t hat way.

Out s i de, you' l l not i ce hai l f al l i ng i f you' re i n wi nt er ; agai n, Hai l wi l l show up i n wi nt erbat t l es. There' s al so snow everywhere, f i l l i ng up t he ent i r e mount ai n, meani ng you can getdown to t he bott om r i ght away! You can see how wi nt er af f ect s t hese ar eas al r eady! I ' m goi ngt o wr i t e t he gui de as though i t ' s one of t he other t hr ee seasons, but wi nt er pl ayer s shoul d

be abl e t o f ol l ow t he gui de regar dl ess. However, t her e ar e some par t s t hat are ONLYaccessi bl e i n wi nt er ; I ' l l devot e a sect i on t o t hi s at t he end. Unf or t unat el y you cannot got he nor mal way to the exi t r oom i n wi nt er ei t her , so I ' l l have t o spl i t t hi ngs up a bi t whenwe get t o t hat poi nt .

Take t he upper pat h t o get an i t em ( mi ght be a Cal ci um?) t hen go down and t ake t he pat h t hewhol e way t o f i nd a FULL HEAL . Ent er t he cave by her e and take i t ar ound; you' l l f i nd aHi ker t o f i ght . A l i t t l e above hi m you can f i nd a hi dden HYPER POTION i n the cent er par t of t he wal l . You' l l come to a br eak i n the pat h af t er hi m; go up and out t he cave t o f i ght anAce Tr ai ner by her e who owns Vani l l i t e' s evol ut i on. Re- ent er t he cave af t er wards and thi st i me t ake t he pat h t o t he r i ght . Fol l ow t he pat h and you' l l f i nd anot her crazi l y turni ngBat t l e Gi r l . Swat her Thr oh down then head up and out of t hi s par t of t he cave.

Di r ect l y bel ow you i s a wor ker ; beat hi s t wo Pokemon and t hen t ake t he wooden pat h nor t h. You' l l f i nd anot her ent r ance i nt o t he cave. Check t he second r eddi sh r ock you come acr ossf o r a STARDUST , t hen check t he t hi r d one t o f i nd a di sgui sed t r ai ner . A bi t f ur t her r i ght i sa neat l y t ucked MOON STONE , whi ch wi l l probabl y be more usef ul af t er t he League si nce Munnai s t he onl y Unova Pokemon t hat uses i t . Go back and head down t he st eps and t hr ough t he doorher e.

Cont i nue down and you' l l f i nd anot her wor ker amongst t he numer ous r eddi sh r ocks her e, whowi l l be i ncredi bl y abusi ve wi t h St ur dy. The r ock cl osest t o t he r i ght wal l hol ds a hi ddenSTARDUST. Ot her wi se, cont i nue l ef t and out of t hi s par t of t he cave.

Take t he pat h up f i r st and gr ab t he MAX POTION , t hen t ake t he pat h t he whol e way ar ound andget an ETHER . Ent er t he cave by her e. I f you go i n a st r ai ght l i ne l ef t and check the spotone bef or e t he wal l , t here' s a hi dden ELIXIR . You can f i nd a NUGGET by goi ng up t he r i ghtpat h wher e i t spl i t s, as wel l as a hi dden REVIVE by checki ng the r ock di r ect l y behi nd i t .Head t o t he t op l ef t of t he r oom and a di sgui sed worker wi l l att ack. Af t er def eat i ng hi m,pi ck up the PP UP and t hen head r i ght and out of t he cave.


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Ri ght bel ow you i s a doct or ; def eat hi m and he' l l heal you as per usual . Now, t hi s i s wher et he pat h changes. The Tr ai ner Pokemon up t her e wi l l cont ai n those f r om bot h wi nter and t heot her t hr ee seasons, so don' t f r et i f t here' s some Pokemon you don' t see.

FOR SPRING, SUMMER AND AUTUMN PLAYERS ONLY

Fol l ow t he pat h f r om t he doct or and ent er t he f i r st door you come t o; t he second onel eads absol ut el y nowher e. I nsi de, t ake t he pat h str ai ght up. Ther e' s a Hi ker t of i ght . Go up and i nt o t he next r oom; t ake t he st eps down and f i ght t he Bl ack Bel t ,t hen go up t he l ef t st eps and col l ect t he ULTRA BALL , t hen r et ur n and go down. Thet hi r d r eddi sh rock has a hi dden PROTEIN on i t . Ther e' s al so a wor ker di sgui sed as ar ock j ust bel ow.

Go outs i de now t hr ough the door on t he bot t om wal l and you' l l be at t he bot t om of t he quar r y. Take t he door t hat i s sor t of i n f r ont of you, basi cal l y the one on t hel ower wal l . I nsi de you' l l f i nd a wor ker f aci ng the wal l ; i f you come back her e onceyou get t he Nat i onal Dex, he' l l gi ve you a non- Unova f ossi l once a day, whi ch cant hen be r evi ved i n t he Nacrene Museum. Fol l owi ng t he pat h on, you' l l get t o asomewhat di f f erent l ooki ng r oom wi t h a gi ant i cy l ooki ng r ock. Thi s i s, as you mi ghthave guessed, t he i ce r ock, whose r adi at i on wi l l cause Eevee t o evol ve i nto Gl aceon.Si mpl y l evel an Eevee up i n t hi s r oom and i t ' l l evol ve i nt o Gl aceon aut omat i cal l y.

Ther e' s al so a usef ul i t em i n t hi s r oom t o get ; i f you f ol l ow t he pat h ar ound t o t het op r i ght you can get TM91, FLASH CANNON , whi ch wi l l be pr et t y usef ul i f you happent o be usi ng Vani l l i t e or i t s evol ut i ons . That ' s t he onl y thi ng i n her e, t hough. Exi t

both t hi s r oom and t he cor r i dor t o get out si de, t hen head i nt o t he door t o t he t opr i ght . You' l l f i nd Cheren and a Pl asma gr unt j ust above ( t he rout e goi ng up hasnothi ng at al l ) . Mor e communi cat i on wi l l occur , t hen t he Pl asma gr unt s wi l l vani sh.Cher en wi l l st ay wher e he i s, but we won' t . Go ri ght and out i nt o I ci r r us Ci t y.

FOR WINTER PLAYERS ONLY

Due t o t he snow f i l l i ng up t he quarr y, t he pat h dr ast i cal l y changes. Take out t hei t emf i nder and use i t . I t ' l l gui de you t o t he upper wal l of t he quar r y, wher e you' l lbe abl e to f i nd a hi dden STARDUST i n t he wal l . Ther e' s al so a hi dden IRON on t hewooden pat h t o t he r i ght .

I gnor e t he door by her e f or t he moment , and use t he snow t o get ar ound t o about t hebot t om r i ght of t he out s i de ar ea. The i t emf i nder wi l l r eact agai n; use i t t o gui deyou t o a hi dden RARE CANDY. Ent er t he r oom j ust bel ow i t t o f i nd a METAL COAT , whi chbot h boost s t he power of Steel - t ype moves and wi l l al l ow t he evol ut i on of Scyt herand Oni x when t r aded wi t h t he i t em equi pped.

Exi t and go t o t he bot t ommost r oom, l ocat ed i n pr et t y much t he ver y di pped exactcent r e. I nsi de t hi s smal l t unnel you' l l see a wor ker - he does nothi ng yet , but comeback af t er get t i ng the Nat i onal Dex and he' l l gi ve you a non- Unova f ossi l a day,whi ch can be r evi ved at t he Nacr ene Museum. Keep f ol l owi ng t hi s pat h and you' l l endup i n a room wi t h a l ar ge i cy rock. Thi s i s t he i ce r ock of Unova, and br i ngi ng anEevee t o t hi s r oom and l evel l i ng i t up wi l l cause i t t o evol ve i nt o a Gl aceon.

Ther e' s al so a TM91, FLASH CANNON t o pi ck up i n the t op ri ght of t he room, whi ch canbe usef ul f or a f ai r f ew Pokemon such as t he Vani l l i t e l i ne.

Once you' r e back out si de, head t o t he upper wal l and as hi gh up as you can, wher e we

f ound the f i r st hi dden St ar dust and the I r on. Thi s t i me, ent er t he door t o the t opr i ght . Fol l ow t hi s pat h ar ound i nt o anot her r oom. You' l l come t o a spl i t , but t hel ef t pat h goes nowhere; t ake t he r i ght one. Fol l ow t hi s pat h ar ound and down andyou' l l f i nd an Ace Tr ai ner t o f i ght . Take car e of hi s ra ther i nt er es t i ng l i neup,t hen take t he st eps l ef t and pi ck up the TM90, SUBSTITUTE her e. Now go r i ght and

j ump over t he l edge. The door j ust bel ow you exi t s back out t o t he out si de, but wedon' t want t o go t hat way. Rat her , t ake t he upper r out e and you' l l end up i n thef i nal r oom of t hi s pl ace. Take the path ar ound as usual and you' l l see Cher en and aPl asma gr unt . Appr oach t hem and some di al ogue wi l l occur, wi t h anot her Pl asma gr untappeari ng i n the mi ddl e. They won' t f i ght you t hi s t i me, i nst ead di sappeari ng ami dsta f adi ng bl ack scr een. Cheren wi l l st ay wher e he i s, but we have busi ness t o do.Head r i ght out t he cave i nt o I ci r r us Ci t y.


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Icirrus City

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Pal pi t oad Wat er / Gr ound Puddl e 40% Level 36Shel met Bug Puddl e 40% Tr ade wi t h Kar r abl astSt unf i sk Gr ound/ El ect r i c Puddl e 20% N/ ASt unf i sk Gr ound/ El ect r i c Sur f 100% N/ ASt unf i s k Gr ound/ El ect r i c Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ ASei s mi t oad Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ A

Barboach Wat er / Gr ound Fi sh 70% Level 30Stunfisk El ect r i c/ Gr ound Fi sh 30% N/ ABarboach Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi s h 60% Level 30Stunfisk El ect r i c / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AWhiscash Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Pokemon f ound i n puddl es can onl y be f ound i n spr i ng, summer and aut umn.

Fi nal l y t hat season tr ap i s over ; I ci r r us Ci t y and a f ew mor e ar eas are al so af f ect ed by t heseason, but nowher e near as dr ast i cal l y. Yes, you' r e r eadi ng t hat l ocat i on l i st r i ght .I ci r r us Ci t y has a gi ant puddl e that has Wi l d Pokemon i n i t , t wo of whi ch wi l l be new t oyou. Shel met i s a pai n t o evol ve, but i t s evol ut i on, Accel gor, i s one of t he f astest Pokemoni n t he game at 145 base speed, and has a capabl e 100 speci al at t ack suppor t i ng i t as wel l .St unf i sk, on t he other hand. . . I dare not speak of i t . I t ' s one of t hose Pokemon t hat has a

cool and uni que t ypi ng, but j ust pl ai n sucks. Pl us i t l ooks so. . . you know. St r ange. I t hasan al r i ght Speci al At t ack s t at , so i t i s usabl e. J ust don' t expect i t t o do a whol e l ot .

I ci r r us Ci t y does change a bi t dependi ng on t he season. Mai nl y, i f i t ' s Wi nt er snow pi l es upi n cer t ai n pl aces on t he map, al l owi ng you to get more i t ems. However, t he puddl es al socompl et el y f r eeze over , st oppi ng you f r om get t i ng Pal pi t oad or Shel met , t hough St unf i sk i sst i l l r eadi l y avai l abl e t hr ough ot her met hods.

As soon as you get i nt o I ci r r us Ci t y, Prof . J uni per ' s f ather wi l l appear and comment on yourl ead Pokemon. He' l l say some stuf f t hen head nor t h; we' l l see mor e of hi m l at er . I ' d st ar tby headi ng i nt o t he Pokemon Cent er . As wel l as heal i ng your Pokemon, t her e' s s ome ot hert hi ngs t o do i n her e. Tal k to t he ol d l ady on t he l ef t t o get TM31, BRICK BREAK , anaver agel y power ed but ver y compet ent Fi ght i ng- t ype move. The gent l eman on t he r i ght i s avi dabout st ones and st onel i ke obj ect s; he' l l buy cer t ai n i t ems of f you f or hi gh pr i ces j ustl i ke t he chef i n Rout e 5. He of f er s t he f ol l owi ng:

Item Name Selling PriceBi g Pear l $7, 500Comet P i ece $25, 000Damp Rock* $1, 000Dawn St one* $2, 000Dusk St one* $2, 000Fi r e St one* $2, 000Heat Rock* $1, 000Bi g Nugget $25, 000I cy Rock* $1, 000Moon St one* $2, 000Nugget $10, 000Pear l $1, 400Round Pear l $60, 000Pur ni ce St one* $1, 000Shi ny St o ne* $2, 000Shoal Shel l $7, 000Smoot h Rock* $1, 000St ar Pi ece $9, 800St ar dust $2, 000

Thunder st one* $2, 000Wat er St one* $2, 000

Don' t sel l t he s t a r r ed i t ems . You' l l r egre t i t .


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I ' d r ecommend sel l i ng any Nugget s you' ve pi cked up over t he j our ney t o hi m. I have t o wonderwher e t he hel l t hi s guy gets al l t he money t hough. I n addi t i on t o t hat you can al so by TM38,Fi r e Bl ast , TM14, Bl i zzard and TM25, Thunder, al l t hr ee of whi ch can be ver y usef ul f orvar yi ng your Pokemon' s movepool s. Thunder i n part i cul ar i s usef ul f or Pokemon such asGal vant ul a or Reuni cl us. They ar e a st agger i ng $70, 000 each t hough.

Out si de t he ci t y, t her e' s a f ew t hi ngs f or us to get t oo. I f you go t o t he house on t he t opl ef t a bi t bel ow t he gym, t her e' s t wo peopl e i n her e. The ol d man wi l l r el i nqui sh an EXP.SHARE i f you show hi m a Pokemon t hat has gr own a f ai r f ew l evel s ( I dunno t he exact amount ,but my Emboar who had gr own f r om 5 t o 44 di d t he t r i ck. Maybe about ~30?) The gi r l i n her ewi l l check i f any of your Pokemon have maxed out t hei r ef f or t val ues, and wi l l t el l you i f

t hey have. I don' t t hi nk t here' s any ef f ort r i bbon i n t hi s one t hough, si nce Pokemon don' thave any r i bbons i n B/ W as f ar as I can see.

Fr om t he Pokemon Cent er you can go ver y f ar t o the ri ght ; doi ng so wi l l get you ont o aseemi ngl y empt y pl at f orm, but t here ar e act ual l y t wo hi dden i t ems on her e. There' s an ULTRA BALL and a TIMER BALL t o pi ck up.

You can al so ent er t he t op r i ght house on t he l ef t hand si de of t he ci t y and t he f ami l yi nsi de wi l l f r eak out or somet hi ng. I don' t have a cl ue what i t ' s about but you can get aheal i ng i t em of some sor t out of i t , I suppose. . ?

Now, due t o t he f r eezi ng of t he l ake and t he pi l i ng snow, t he i t ems you can get var y bet weent he seasons and you' l l have t o be i n bot h Wi nt er and one of t he ot her seasons t o get al l of t he i t ems.

Wi nt er pl ayers wi l l be abl e to go a bi t nor t hwest of t he Pokemon Cent er and i nt o the par tunder neat h t he house wher e t he EXP Shar e was. Snow has pi l ed up her e, al l owi ng you t o cr ossand get a RARE CANDY. Ther e' s al so a hi dden MAX POTION i n t he f ur t hest end of t he di p here.

The bot t om end of t he ci t y i s al so nor mal l y i mpenet r abl e, but i n Wi nt er snow wi l l al l ow yout o cross. You can f i nd a hi dden TINYMUSHROOM i n t he t r ees her e ( t o c l ar i f y, t he bot t om r i ghtpar t s of t he ci t y, bel ow t he now f r ozen puddl es). Ther e' s anot her TINYMUSHROOM' a little tothe right, as well as a BI G MUSHROOM hidden very close by in the snow. Enter the house hereand talk to the girl in the top left to get a RAGECANDYBAR' ' , whi ch wi l l heal your Pokemon' sHP by 20. I t ' s more of a r ef erence t han anyt hi ng, t hough i t does have a use much l at er on,so I woul d r ecommend savi ng and not usi ng i t .

The ot her seas ons have t he addi t i on of one MAX REVIVE t hat i s hi dden i n t he puddl e t hat i si mpossi bl e t o get dur i ng wi nt er as you sl i de r i ght over i t .

Route 8

Trainer Pokemon : Cubchoo L34, Mar act us L34, Pal pi t oad L34 | Fr i l l i sh L34, Duckl et t L34 |Bascul i n L34, Bascul i n L34 | Al omomol a L35 | Ci ncci no L36

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Pal pi t oad Wat er / Gr ound Puddl e 40% Level 36Shel met Bug Puddl e 40% Tr ade wi t h Kar r abl astSt unf i sk Gr ound/ El ect r i c Puddl e 20% N/ ASt unf i sk Gr ound/ El ect r i c Sur f 100% N/ ASt unf i s k Gr ound/ El ect r i c Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ ASei s mi t oad Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ ABarboach Wat er / Gr ound Fi sh 70% Level 30Stunfisk El ect r i c/ Gr ound Fi sh 30% N/ ABarboach Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi s h 60% Level 30Stunfisk El ect r i c / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AWhiscash Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A


The wi l d l i st i s exact l y t he same, but t her e ar e a f ew i t ems we can pi ck up. Ther e' s ahi dden i t em near l y st r ai ght away; i f you go i nt o t he squar e gap between t he puddl es t o t het op l ef t , t h er e ' s a MAX ELIXIR t o col l ect i n one of t he non decor at ed t i l es ( not e that youcannot get t hi s i t em i n Wi nt er as you ar e unabl e to get t o i t due to sl i pper y f r ozenpuddl es) . Make your way t o t he top l ef t now; t her e' s a t r ai ner t o f i ght and a PECHA BERRY t or ecei ve, as wel l as a POISON BARB i n t he t op l ef t .

To t he r i ght of t hat r anger i s a puddl e, and you can wor k your way t o an i t em bal l i n t het op r i ght , cont ai ni ng TM36, SLUDGE BOMB . Good power and accur acy ( 90/ 100) but poi son


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gener al l y sucks as an at t acki ng type, havi ng onl y one type i t ' s super ef f ect i ve agai nst ,mai nl y gr ass. Use i t i f you want , but i t ' s not t he best t hi ng i n t he wor l d.

Ei t her sur f down t he wat er or go around t o t he under par t of t hi s puddl e, t hen go r i ght andf i ght t he par asol l ady her e, t hen t ake t he bot t om r out e. Tal k to t he par asol l ady her e toget TM42, FAÇADE , a Normal move t hat doubl es i n power whenever t he user i s af f l i ct ed wi t h ast at us. You can f i ght t he f i sher man and t he par asol l ady by here.

Ther e' s anot her par asol l ady behi nd t he si gn her e who wi l l gi ve you one of a HEAT ROCK , DAMPROCK, SMOOTH ROCK or ICY ROCK . Whi ch one she gi ves you on t hat par t i cul ar day depends on t het i me you t al k to her , whi ch i s as f ol l ows:

Rock TimeDamp Rock 05: 00 - 09: 59Heat Rock 10: 00 - 16: 59Smoot h Rock 17: 00 - 19: 59I cy Rock 20: 00 - 04: 59

You' l l see some pl asma gr unt s bl ocki ng a bui l di ng; t hi s i s t he ent r ance t o t he way t oOpel uci d Ci t y, t he t own of t he ei ghth gym, but we can' t go t here yet. Go back across t hepuddl e t o the path spl i t and t hi s t ake we' l l t ake t he upper pat h.

Pi ck up t he FULL HEAL hi di ng sl i ght l y behi nd the t r ees t hen move t owards t he top ri ght . Ther e' s a f emal e r anger t o f i ght , whose def eat wi l l ear n you a second PECHA BERRY . You canal so get a hi dden FULL RESTORE i n that t i ny non- puddl e al cove t o t he top l ef t of t he ranger ;check t he t op l ef t spot f or i t .

Over t o t he f ar r i ght you can get an ULTRA BALL , as wel l . Ent er t he deeper f or est by her e.

Moor of Icirrus

Trainer Pokemon : F r i l l i sh L34, Fr i l l i sh L34 | Vani l l i sh L35, Fraxur e L35 | Bascul i n L34,St unf i sk L34 | Emol ga L34, Al omomol a L34, Mar act us L34

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Pal pi t oad Wat er / Gr ound Puddl e 40% Level 36Shel met Bug Puddl e 40% Tr ade wi t h Kar r abl astSt unf i sk Gr ound/ El ect r i c Puddl e 20% N/ ASt unf i sk Gr ound/ El ect r i c Sur f 100% N/ ASt unf i s k Gr ound/ El ect r i c Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ ASei s mi t oad Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ ABarboach Wat er / Gr ound Fi sh 70% Level 30Stunfisk El ect r i c/ Gr ound Fi sh 30% N/ ABarboach Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi s h 60% Level 30Stunfisk El ect r i c / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AWhiscash Wat er / Gr ound Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A


Once agai n, exactl y t he same Wi l d Pokemon. Now, i f you have your i t emf i nder out , you' l l seei t goes al l over t he pl ace when you move about . We' l l go l ef t f i r st ; i f you go somewher enear t he top l ef t you' l l see a St r engt h boul der. Push i t i nt o pl ace and t hen go down t hel ef t s i de of t he puddl e; t her e i s an ULTRA BALL t o pi ck up, and you can head sout h f r omt her e and pi ck up a CARBOS bet ween t he wooden st umps. Ther e' s a hi dden MAX ETHER i n t hi spuddl e that you pr obabl y won' t be abl e to get i f i t ' s Wi nt er ; i t ' s about t wo bl ocksdi agonal l y ri ght of t he top r i ght most st ump. Fi ght t he l ady af t er war ds, t hen r et ur n t owhere t he st r engt h boul der was ( t he hi l l y par t . )

Fr om here, head nort h. Cr oss over t he puddl e and keep goi ng nort h; a dar ker pi ece of gr assi n a corner agai nst t he wal l hol ds a hi dden REVIVE ( and my expl anat i on i s t er r i bl e; use thei t emf i nder! ) Head r i ght acr oss t he puddl e t o t he ri ght now and pi ck up t he MAX POTION . Now,go t o t he puddl e under neat h and t ake i t across t o reach anot her ar ea of t he f orest . Take t hepat h down f i r st and use t he i t emf i nder t o l ocat e a BIG MUSHROOM i n t he cent r e t i l e r i ghtnext t o t he l edge, t hen go back and f i ght t he r anger , who happens t o have t he evol uti on of Axew i n hi s t eam. Def eat i ng hi m wi l l earn you a SITRUS BERRY . Af t erwar ds you can head t o t het op r i ght t o get a MAX ELIXIR . Now, r et ur n t o t he ent r ance of t hi s pl ace.

Thi s t i me, head r i ght . To t he bot t om r i ght i s a f i sher man. Sacr i f i ce hi s t wo Pokemon t o t he


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gr eat goddess of exper i ence, t hen head up. You shoul d see a pat ch of gr assl and bet ween a r owof t r ees; pi ck up t he MAX REVIVE i n her e, t hen exi t t hi s gr assl and and go up t he l ef t si de.

The pat ch of gr ass l and on t hi s si de has a NUGGET hi dden i n t he bot t om r i ght t i l e. Move overt o t he f ar r i ght wal l now and f i ght t he r anger, who wi l l gi ve you a SITRUS BERRY f orwi nni ng. That ' s al l , but qui t e a l ot of i t ems f or a smal l ar ea l i ke t hi s . Head back t oI ci r r us Ci t y.

ICIRRUS CITY : Heal up, because i t ' s gym t i me! The gymi s i n t he t op l ef t of t he c i t y.

Icirrus Gym

Trainer Pokemon : Cubchoo L35, Cubchoo L35, Cr yogonal L35 | Cr yogonal L37 | Cubchoo L37 |Cubchoo L36, Vani l l i sh L36 | Vani l l i sh L36, Vani l l i sh L36 | Vani l l i sh L36, Cubchoo L36

We have us an I ce- t ype gym t hi s t i me ar ound, wi t h qui t e an i nt erest i ng puzzl e compared t opr evi ous I ce gyms. As usual i t i s a sl i di ng puzzl e but t her e i s act ual l y not al l t hat muchemphasi s on t he sl i di ng, as we' l l see shor t l y.

You can get a FRESH WATER of t he guy as usual . Sl i de r i ght up and you' l l hi t t he cur vedbar r i er ; t hese bar r i er s wi l l act ual l y cause you t o spi n i n a wi de ar c and hi t pl aces t hatyou nor mal l y woul dn' t be abl e to sl i de to. Conveni ent , eh? From her e, sl i de ri ght t o apl atf or m. Fi ght t he t r ai ner by here and t hen hi t t he orange swi t ch. The swi t ches i n t hi s gymwi l l change t he di r ect i on of t he bar r i er s, and you' r e basi cal l y tol d wher e t o go by the i cet i l es t hat have an arr ow of sort s comi ng f r om t hem. So, head st r ai ght ahead f r om t he swi t cht o hi t t he bar r i er and be sent t o t he t op r i ght .

One Bat t l e Gi r l l ater , go ri ght and sl i de on the i ce to do a massi ve j ump to t he nextpl at f or m! Fi ght t he guy her e and t hen sl i de r i ght ( any ti l e f r om t he r i ght hand si de wi l ldo) , up, r i ght and up. Fi ght mi ss bat t l e gi r l her e, t hen ( how many t i mes have I sai d t hen i nt hi s gui de!?) sl i de down (f r om wher e you ar e now) and sl i de ri ght t o reach a pl at f orm. Movearound t o the ot her si de and sl i de to hi t t he bar r i er and get spun, t hen sl i de up t o connectwi t h the swi t ch and rotat e the bar r i er .

Fromt he swi t ch, s l i de up, l ef t and s l i de down f r om t he poi nt ed t i l e. You' l l connect wi t ht he bar r i er and be sent t o the t op l ef t . Ascend t he stai r s and sl i de on the i ce t o reach t hef i nal s ec t i on.

Beat t he gi r l here , t hen s l i de l ef t f romt he l ef t hand s i de. You' l l get ont o a poi nt ed t i l e;sl i de up t o get spun around, t hen go ri ght , up and r i ght t o hi t t he barr i er agai n and getsent i n a di f f er ent di r ect i on. Sl i de up, and t ake t hi s encl osed pat h up and sl i de to anot herpl atf or m. Fi ght t he guy her e, t hen hi t t he swi t ch t o change t he barr i er.

Sl i de up ont o t he poi nted t i l e and t hen down. Fr om where you end up, sl i de l ef t , down andl ef t and i t ' l l t ake you t o t he t i l e at t he t op. Sl i de up ont o t he wal kabl e pl at f or m and goup t he st ai r s t o f i nd t he l eader !

GYM LEADER BRYCENRewar ds: $4680, TM79 Fr ost Br eat h, Fr eeze BadgeMy Team: Emboar Lv. 46, Musharna Lv. 46, Excadr i l l Lv. 44, Li l l i gant Lv. 46,Carr acosta Lv. 44

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksVani l l i s h L v. 37 I c e I ce Body Fr o st Br e at h , Ac i d Ar mor, As t oni s h, Mi r r or ShotCr yogonal Lv. 37 I ce Levi t at e Aur ora Beam, Ref l ec t , Fr os t Br eat h, Rapi d Spi nBear t i c L v. 39 I c e Snow Cl oak Swagger, I ci cl e Cr a sh, Sl as h, Br i ne

Yeah, I ' m pr et t y over l evel l ed. Don' t wor r y i f your t eam i s nowher e near mi ne i nl evel s, you don' t even need t o be t hat hi gh. Anyway, Br ycen i s an I ce- t ypespeci al i st who has t he t hr ee non- l egendar y I ce l i nes of Unova, al l of whi ch happent o be pur e I ce. Not a whol e l ot of var i et y her e, huh?

Br ycen' s si gnat ur e move i s a t echni que cal l ed Frost Br eat h. I t i s an I ce- t ypespeci al move wi t h 40 power and 100 accur acy. Sound weak? Of cour se i t does, but t hi smove i s speci al i n t hat every time it hits it is a critical hit. Fr ost Br eat h shar est hi s ef f ect wi t h t he Fi ght i ng- t ype St or m Thr ow, whi ch you may know of i f you' ve beenr ai si ng a Thr oh ( i t ' s t he onl y one t hat l earns that move). Now, t hi s coul d be apr obl em, but i t ' s s t i l l onl y 80 base wi t h t he cr i t i cal ( 120 wi t h STAB. ) That shoul dhur t , but Br ycen' s Pokemon ar e so weak t hat i t r eal l y won' t do a l ot . Cr yogonalmi ght be abl e t o do some damage wi t h i t , but i t ' s not l i kel y t o be much of a pr obl emot herwi se.


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I ce- t ypes have a weakness t o Fi r e, Rock, Fi ght i ng and St eel moves. As f ar as t hi ngsgo t hey ar e one of t he wors t def ensi ve t ypes i n t he game. Moves such as Fi r e Bl ast ,Focus Bl ast , Rock Sl i de or Fl ash Cannon wi l l make qui ck work of t hi s t eam, so i f youhave any Pokemon wi t h t hose t ype of moves you coul d get a f ai r bi t of EXP i n t hi sbat t l e. The onl y t hi ng I wi l l suggest i s t hat you shoul d t r y t o hi t Cr yogonal wi t hphysi cal moves i f possi bl e, s i nce i t ' l l col l apse easi l y t o t hose but wi l l wi t hst andspeci al at t acks a f ai r bi t . The ot her t wo r eal l y ar en' t a pr obl em; Bear t i c i s s l owand whi l e i t has t he 85 power , 90 accur acy I ci cl e Cr ash, i t pr obabl y i sn' t goi ng t obe anyt hi ng t o worr y about unl ess i t s Swagger t akes you f or an unl ucky ri de. For t her ecor d, i t i s qui t e l i kel y he' l l br i ng out Cryogonal l as t , despi t e Bear t i c bei ng hi s

mai n. I woul d say be on your guar d, but t here i sn' t r eal l y anyt hi ng t o guar dagai ns t . . .

Def eat i ng Br ycen wi l l get you t he Fr eeze Badge and TM79, FROST BREATH . Descend t he st ai r sand go t o t he l ef t ; you' l l f i nd a s l i de t hat ' l l t ake you r i ght back t o t he begi nni ng. Exi tt he gym.

ICIRRUS CITY : When you get out si de the gym, you' l l f i nd Bi anca and Cher en. They' l l t al k t oyou f or a mi nut e, t hen Br ycen wi l l al so come out . The Shadow Tr i ad suddenl y appear , t henvani sh. Br ycen and Cher en run of f t o Dr agonspi r al Tower i n the nor t h of I ci r r us Ci t y; we' l lbe f ol l owi ng t hem shor t l y.

Heal up f r om t he gym i f necessary, t hen go up nor t h.

Dragonspiral Tower

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Tr anqui l l Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass 30% Level 32Deer l i ng Nor mal / Gr ass Gr ass 30% Level 34Mi enf oo Fi ght i ng Gr ass 30% Level 50Dr uddi gon Dr agon Gr ass 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 85% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ AUnf ezant Nor mal / Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ A

Thi s l i st appl i es t o t he ent r ance of Dr agonspi r al Tower i n Spr i ng, Summer and Aut umn.

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Vani l l i t e I ce Gr ass 30% Level 35Deer l i ng Nor mal / Gr ass Gr ass 30% Level 34Mi enf oo Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 50Cubchoo I ce Gr ass 10% N/ AVani l l i sh I ce Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 47Sawsbuck Nor mal / Gr ass Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ ABear t i c I ce Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 90% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ A

Thi s l i st appl i es t o t he ent r ance of Dr agonspi r al Tower i n Wi nt er .

Ther e' s a f ai r bi t of seas onal change her e, t oo. Ther e' s t wo new Pokemon her e. One i sMi enf oo, a compet ent Fi ght i ng t ype who evol ves i nto t he excel l ent Mi enshao. . . at Level 50.I t ' s unf or t unat el y a pr et t y l at e evol ut i on, but i t ' s wor t h i t . I f you need a Fi ght i ng- t ype,go f or i t . I t ' s wort h not i ng t hat Mi enf oo and Mi enshao ar e t wo out of t he t hr ee Pokemon whocan nor mal l y get t he Regener at or abi l i t y (Audi no bei ng t he other ) , whi ch r estor es 1/ 3 of t hePokemon' s HP whenever i t swi t ches out . Combi ne t hat wi t h U- Tur n - a move t hat t hey l ear n byl evel - up - and you' ve got one hel l of a combo.

Dr uddi gon i s anot her Dr agon Pokemon who i s a l i t t l e on t he aver age si de; he' s sl ow, butpret t y powerf ul at 120 at t ack base. He has a decent l y l arge movepool , as wel l as access t ot he excel l ent Rough Ski n and Sheer Force abi l i t i es. Sheer Force i n par t i cul ar wi l l r eal l ypi ck up t he power wi t h moves such as Rock Sl i de. He unf or t unat el y l ear ns no Dr agon- t ypemoves t hat have a bonus ef f ect , t hough.

I f you' r e pl ayi ng i n Spr i ng, Summer or Autumn, t her e' s not a whol e l ot here. You can accesst he l ower gr ass, but t he upper t al l gr ass i s compl etel y out of bounds. I f you head f orward,


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you' l l see Pr of . J uni per ' s f at her . Appr oach hi m and Bi anca wi l l al so appear ; pl ent y of di al ogue l at er you' l l r ecei ve an OLD GATEAU , an i t em t hat wor ks exact l y l i ke a Ful l Heal .

That ' s al l , so head i nsi de t he deeper par t .

On t he ot her hand, i f you' r e pl ayi ng i n Wi nt er t her e wi l l be a pi l e of snow i n I ci r r us Ci t yt hat ' l l l et you access t he upper par t of t hi s smal l ar ea; you' l l be abl e to bot h have a goi n t he t al l gr ass and gr ab t he NUGGET wai t i ng up her e. Ot her wi se, i t ' s t he same, so headdeeper i nsi de.

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ OUTSIDE

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Tr anqui l l Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass , Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 32Deer l i ng Nor mal / Gr ass Gr ass 30% Level 34Sawsbuck Nor mal / Gr ass Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ AMi enf oo Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 50Dr uddi gon Dr agon Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 85% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ AUnf ezant Nor mal / Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f , Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ADratini Dr agon Fi sh 65% Level 30Basculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ ADragonair ' Dr agon Fi sh 5% Level 55Dratini Dr agon Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 30Basculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ ADragonair Dr agon Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 9% Level 55Dragonite Dr agon/ Fl yi ng Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 1% N/ A

Thi s l i st appl i es t o t he ent r ance of Dr agonspi r al Tower i n Spr i ng, Summer and Aut umn.

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Vani l l i t e I ce Gr ass 30% Level 35Deer l i ng Nor mal / Gr ass Gr ass 30% Level 34Mi enf oo Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 50Cubchoo I ce Gr ass 10% N/ AVani l l i sh I ce Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 47

Sawsbuck Nor mal / Gr ass Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ ABear t i c I ce Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 90% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f , Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ADratini Dr agon Fi sh 65% Level 30Basculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ ADragonair ' Dr agon Fi sh 5% Level 55Dratini Dr agon Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 30Basculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ ADragonair Dr agon Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 9% Level 55Dragonite Dr agon/ Fl yi ng Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 1% N/ A

Thi s l i st appl i es t o t he ent r ance of Dr agonspi r al Tower i n Wi nt er .

Trainer Pokemon : Vani l l i sh L36, Gal vant ul a L36 | Cubchoo L35, Hahakur i mo L35, Darmani t an L35

Yes, you' r e r eadi ng t hat r i ght . You can act ual l y cat ch Wi l d Dr agoni t e her e, al t hough t heyar e i ncr edi bl y r ar e. Come back her e once you get t he Super Rod i f you dar e have a go.

I f you happened t o come up her e bef or e we got t he Fr eeze Badge, you woul d have seen t het ower s hut and not hi ng accessi bl e but a smal l pat ch of wat er. However, wi t h Pl asma' si nt er vent i on t hat has al l changed. Fi r st , get ont o t he br i dge and Sur f of f t o t he r i ght ,wher e t he pi l l ars have been knocked down t o gi ve you access. I f you use t he i t emf i nder, youcan gui de your sel f t o one of t he t ower wal l s whi ch can be checked f or a hi dden HEART SCALE .

Ther e' s al so an i sl and on t he r i ght wi t h t wo t r ai ner s you can f i ght and a TM63, EMBARGO t opi ck up.


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Head i nsi de t he t ower af t erwards.

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ 1F

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Gol et t Gr ound/ Ghost Bui l di ng Fl oor 50% Level 43Dr uddi gon Dr agon Bui l di ng Fl oor 30% N/ AMi enf oo Fi ght i ng Bui l di ng Fl oor 20% Level 50

Thi s f i r st , wat er y r oom has a coupl e Wi l d Pokemon f or you t o f i nd, i ncl udi ng a new one,Gol ett . Gol ett i s a Pokemon that you wi l l have seen used by a t r ai ner back i n the Cel est i al

Tower , ass umi ng you f ought ever y t r ai ner t her e. I t ' s a Gr ound/ Ghost - a uni que t ypi ng - t hatspeci al i zes i n at t ack, wi t h some decent def enses and aver age speed. The evol ut i on l evel i sgood, but t he st r angest t hi ng i s t hat Gol et t ' s evol ut i on - Gol ur k - can l ear n Fl y, despi t ehavi ng no wi ngs or any apparent f l i ght met hod t o speak of ! Secr et superhero, perhaps?

Ther e' s not hi ng of i nt er est i n her e ot her wi se, t hough. Head t hr ough t he t op door , t hough notwi t hout some compl i ment ar y shaki ng.

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ 2F

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Gol et t Gr ound/ Ghost Bui l di ng Fl oor 100% Level 43

J ust a bunch of r obot s t hat ar e Wi l d i n her e, whi ch i s good i f you want one. Cher en wi l lcal l t o you f r om up t he st ai r s, t hen cont i nue on. We need t o f ol l ow hi m. Go up t he l ef t si deand go str ai ght past t he str engt h boul der ; you can pass under t he br oken pi l l ar s. There' s aHYPER POTION hi dden under t he pi l l ar on t he r i ght . Now, see t he pi l l ar t o t he r i ght her e,t hat has col l apsed ont o t he f l oor but i s connect ed wi t h the l arge arch we j ust went under?I f you don' t have St r engt h, t hen t hi s i s your l ucky day, as you can act ual l y wal k ont o t hi sbroken pi l l ar and wal k acr oss t o the pl at f orm we saw Cheren on. Ei t her do so, or move t heSt r engt h boul der i nt o pl ace and go up t he stai r s. Pi ck up t he STARDUST on t he f l at pi l l ar a tt he bot t om of t hi s pl atf orm, t hen go l ef t and i nt o t he next r oom.

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ 3F : No mor e Wi l d Pokemon now. Make your way up t he st ai r s and you' l lr each a puzzl e rat her l i ke t he one f r om Ti n/ Bel l Tower i n the J oht o games. Take t he f i r stone down, t hen use t he bot t om one t o go l ef t . Cont i nue on t hi s r out e, but when you get neart he stai r s i gnor e i t and cont i nue goi ng up. Fol l ow t hi s pat h and you' l l be abl e to r each aSHINY STONE . Take t he hop on t hi s pl atf orm down, t he next one down, t hen go r i ght . Take t hi sone down t oo, t ake t he bot t om r ow agai n, t hen t hi s t i me when you get near t he st eps br eakaway and go up t hem. Ent er t he door at t he t op.

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ 4F : Pl asma gr unt s ever ywher e! Cher en and Br ycen wi l l keep some of t hembusy, but i t ' s up t o us t o get r i d of t he ot her s. Move down and a Pl asma gr unt wi l l see andchal l enge you. Def eat hi s Lv. 34 Wat chog, t hen go f urt her down and f i ght t he second gr unt ,who wi l l send a Lv. 34 Li epard af t er you. Once that ' s t aken car e of , ascend the st ai r s andf i ght t he thi r d gr unt . Demol i sh hi s Lv. 34 Scr aggy, t hen cont i nue f or war d. Ther e' s a f our t hgr unt t o f i ght wi t h t wo Lv. 33 Li epar d. Go up t he st ai r s f or a f i f t h one wi t h a Lv. 32Wat chog, Lv. 32 Scr aggy and a Lv. 32 Kr okorok. Fol l owi ng t hat , descend t he st eps t o t her i ght f or a DRAGON FANG, t hen ascend bot h set s of st ai r s t o get t o t he next f l oor . .

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ 5F : Wel l , t hi s room i s cer t ai nl y f i t t i ng of t he word spi ra l . Go r i ght ,cr oss the pl at f orm when you come t o i t , t hen cont i nue r i ght . Cr oss the next pl atf or m down,t hen gr ab t he STARDUST l yi ng here. Go back and t ake t he pl at f orm up back t o t he r i ng we wereon bef or e, t hen go str ai ght l ef t i gnor i ng the pl at f or m t hat was j ust above us. On the ot herend, go up t he pl atf or m and pi ck up t he STAR PIECE , t hen j ump over t he l edge and get t o t henext pl at f or m. Cr oss thi s one, t hen go r i ght , j umpi ng over t he l edge and t aki ng t he pl atf or mdown t o an out er r i ng. Fol l ow t hi s r i ng l ef t , t ake t he pl at f or m down t hen go al l t he wayr i ght t o pi ck up a REVIVE . Fi nal l y, r et ur n and go down the pl at f or m t o the out er most r i ng,t hen head up t he st eps t o t he l ef t .

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ 6F : Move upwards and you' l l hear more shaki ng, as wel l as t he cr y of aver y f ear some soundi ng Pokemon. Ti me i s of t he essence! Take t hi s pat h ar ound, pi cki ng upt he MAX ELIXIR t hat' s on t he upper par t . You' l l r un i nt o a Pl asma sage and f our Pl asmagr unt s, al l ai med at you. Oh dear .

The Pl asma gr unt s wi l l swar m you and you' l l have t o t ake al l f our of t hem down one af t eranot her . Seei ng as t hey' r e gr unt s i t i sn' t t hat har d t hough. The f i r st gr unt has a Lv. 33Wat chog and a Lv. 33 Kr okor ok. The second has a Lv. 34 Kr okor ok. The t hi r d has a Lv. 33

Tr ubbi sh and a Lv. 33 Li epar d, and t he f i nal one has Lv. 34 Wat chog.

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ascend t he st ai r s.

DRAGONSPIRAL TOWER ~ 7F : Oh dear , a musi c change. Head up and you' l l f i nd N and t he opposi t el egendary of t he game! Bl ack pl ayers wi l l see a cut scene wi t h Zekr om, whi l e Whi t e pl ayer swi l l see a cut scene wi t h Reshi r am. N wi l l t al k t o you f or a moment , t hen f l y away wi t h hi schosen l egend.

Cher en and Br ycen come and wat ch as he depar t s, t hen t he t hr ee of you l eave t he t ower .Out si de, t he t hr ee of you al ong wi t h Prof . J uni per' s f at her and Bi anca di scuss what t o donext ; Al der wi l l al so come al ong and wi t h t hat we' l l know t o go to t he Rel i c Castl e next .Br ycen and Prof . J uni per ' s f at her wi l l head back i nsi de t he t ower. Cheren and Al der wi l ldepart f or t he cast l e, and Bi anca st ays t here as a remi nder j ust i n case.

I f you went t o t he Deser t Resor t ear l i er t he game, you may have ent ered t he Rel i c Cast l e; i twas a sand f i l l ed bui l di ng t hat cont ai ned pl ent y of Wi l d Sandi l e and Yamask. We have t o headback t her e now. To get t her e, get t o Ni mbasa Ci t y, t hen head down i nt o Rout e 4. When you cant ake a l ef t , do so. Take t hi s pat h and t hen head nor t h and keep goi ng and you' l l end up i nt he Desert Resort . At t he t op end t o t he ri ght t her e i s a st ai r sur r ounded by some wei r dbl ue st at ues; t hi s i s wher e you need t o go.

Relic Castle

Trainer Pokemon : Wat chog L34, Krokorok L34, Kr okor ok L34 | Scr aggy L35, Wat chog L35 |Gar bodor L36 | Kr okor ok L36 | Li epar d L34, Tr ubbi sh L34, Tr ubbi sh L34 | Wat chog L35, Scr aggyL35 | Trubbi sh L35, Li epard L35

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Sandi l e Gr ound/ Dar k Sand Fl oor 50% Level 29

Yamask Ghost Sand Fl oor 50% Level 34

Encount er l i st i s i dent i cal f or 1F and B1F.

As you approach t he st ai r s, Cher en wi l l approach and t al k t o you f or a moment . Head i nsi deaf t erwards.

Now we can t r ul y expl ore t hi s pl ace. As a r emi nder, you need t o walk on t he sand pi t s t ocr oss t hem. Runni ng or bi ki ng wi l l cause t he sand t o dr ag you i n and t hr ow you down t o t henext f l oor . I ' m assumi ng you vi s i t ed ear l i er , but i f you di dn' t you can get a f oss i l f r omt he backpacker woman on t he l ef t of t he f i r st f l oor , as wel l as two i t ems ( one of whi ch i shi dden) i f you si nk down ei t her of t he sand pi t s on t he f i r st f l oor .

Begi n by goi ng over t o t he l ef t sand pi t on t hi s f i r st f l oor and wal ki ng over i t so t hat you

can reach t he stai r s. You' l l now be abl e to pass the guy t hat was bl ocki ng us ear l i er . Godown the st ai r s and you' l l r un str ai ght i nt o a Pl asma sage. Af t er t al ki ng to hi m, head ri ghtand f i ght t he Pl asma gr unt . Si nk thr ough t he sand pi t af t erwar ds; ei t her r un/ bi ke on i t or

j ust wal k i nt o t he cent r e. I bel i eve t he l at t er i s f ast er .

RELIC CASTLE ~ B2F ONWARDS

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Kr okor ok Gr ound/ Dar k Sand Fl oor 50% Level 40Cof agr i gus Ghost Sand Fl oor 50% N/ A

Encount er l i s t i s i dent i cal f or B2F to B4F.

You' l l be abl e t o f i nd evol ved wi l d ver si ons of t he Pokemon above now. Cof agr i gus i npar t i cul ar has qui t e a f r eaky spr i t e.

Pi ck up t he MAX POTION r i ght bel ow you, t hen head up and f i ght t he Pl asma gr unt . Wal k overt he pi t ( i f you acci dent al l y si nk j ust t ake t he st ai r s up i n t he r oom you appear i n) t hen godown and f i ght t he gr unt here. Cr oss t he pi t by wal ki ng and pi ck up the usef ul TM30, SHADOW BALL, t hen si nk down t he pi t we j ust cr ossed.

Go st r ai ght down and si nk i nt o t he pi t her e. The spot you l and on has a hi dden i t em; moveone space i n any di r ecti on and exami ne i t f or a hi dden SUPER POTION , t hen go up and pi ck upt he SUN STONE on t he gr ound. Fol l ow t hi s path ar ound up t he st ai r s, t hen t ake t he stai r st hat end up di r ect l y i n f r ont of you up, and you' l l end up i n the r oom t hat had t he TM30.Si nk down t he same pi t as bef or e.

Thi s t i me, go st r ai ght l ef t and f i ght t he gr unt , t hen wal k sout h acr oss t he pi t and pi ck upt he MAX REVIVE . Af t er war ds, t ake t he pi t across west ( t he nor t h r out e hol ds not hi ng. ) Af t ert he gr unt , cross t he pi t west t o pi ck up the PP UP , t hen f al l down t he sand pi t .


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You' l l end up next t o t wo Pl asma gr unt s. Beat bot h of t hem, t hen f al l down t he pi t .

You' l l end up at t he ver y bot t om of t he cas t l e, as wi l l Cher en. You' l l f i nd Al der andGhetsi s t al ki ng. Af t er Ghet si s pr act i cal l y says a monol ogue, he' l l charge t hr ough you andexi t . Al der and Cher en wi l l al so l eave, and t ake you wi t h t hem. For t he recor d, t here ar eWi l d Pokemon on t hat l ast f l oor but not hi ng el se. . . yet . We' l l go back t her e a l ong t i mef r om now.

Out si de, you' l l get a Xt r anscei ver cal l f r om Pr of . J uni per . Af t er war ds , Al der wi l l Fl y away,and Cheren wi l l st ay put . Go f i gur e.

Next up, we need t o vi si t Nacrene Ci t y.

NACRENE CITY : Go t o the museum and you' l l see a rel at i vel y l arge cr owd out si de, composed of Al der, Prof . J uni per , her f ather and Bi anca, and soon enough Lenor a t oo. Lenora wi l l ent r ustyou wi t h a ver y val uabl e i t em, ei t her t he DARK STONE or the LIGHT STONE dependi ng on yourver si on. Thi s key i t em wi l l come i nt o pl ay much l at er on, but i t ' s an i mpor t ant st or yl i neobj ect.

Now we' r e abl e t o cont i nue t he st or yl i ne. To keep goi ng, head t o Rout e 8. You may want t o gosee Pr of . J uni per f i r st t hough; by now you shoul d have seen over 100 Pokemon, so you can gett he TM10, HIDDEN POWER t hat we were unabl e to ear l i er on.

ROUTE 8 : A short sect i on? You bet . We' ve been t ol d t o go t o Opel uci d Ci t y t o f i nd out moreabout t he l egends of Reshi r am and Zekrom and i t so happens Opel uci d i s al so t he l ocat i on of your l ast badge, so i t wor ks per f ect l y.

Head t o Rout e 8 ( by t he sevent h gym t own) and go t o t hat bi g gr ey bui l di ng we saw bef or e. The Pl asma gr unt s - now t hat we' ve cl ear ed t he Rel i c Cast l e - wi l l be t her e no mor e, butat t empt t o ent er and Bi anca wi l l show up! She' l l chal l enge you t o a f i ght ; t he f i r st r i valbat t l e we' ve had i n a whi l e, i n f act .


Pokemon Level TypeSt out l and Lv. 38 Nor malSi mi sage/ Si mi sear / Si mi pour Lv. 38 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr assMushar na Lv. 38 Psychi cEmboar / Samur ot t / Ser per i or Lv. 40 ( Fi r e/ Fi ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

Consi deri ng t he l engt h of t i me i t ' s been i t makes sense, but Bi anca' s l evel s ar emuch hi gher t han t hey wer e bef or e, and al l of her Pokemon ar e now f ul l y evol ved.What does t hat mean? Mor e exper i ence!

Thi ngs ar en' t r eal l y much di f f er ent ; we' r e j ust pl ayi ng wi t h hi gher l evel s andhi gher st at s now. Nor mal t ype mat chi ng wi l l do t he t r i ck j ust f i ne, al t hough i t i sf un t o see t he r i val s t ar t er s i n t hei r f i nal f or ms. We' l l get t o see Cher en' s t ooevent ual l y, but i t ' s a l i t t l e whi l e yet .

As al ways, Bi anca al so has some heal i ng i t ems i n st ore, whi ch she' l l use i f herPokemon' s HP get s l ow.

Af t er wi nni ng, she' l l gi ve you a FULL RESTORE , t hen l eave, al l owi ng us t o cont i nue. Let ' spr ess on. Ent er t he bui l di ng here.

Thi s i s a r at her bi g gat ehouse compar ed t o t he nor mal one, huh? Go out t he ot her end.

Tubeline Bridge

We' ve got us anot her 3D br i dge to cross. So start cr ossi ng! I f you tal k t o the bat t l e gi r lnear t he ot her end ( i f you can actual l y cat ch her amongst t hat cr azy movement , t hat i s)she' l l gi ve you a TM43, FLAME CHARGE , whi ch i s a move you wi l l have seen bef ore i f you' vet r ai ned ei t her a Tepi g or a Bl i t zl e. I t ' s a 50 power , 100% accur acy physi cal Fi r e move t hati s guar ant eed t o rai se t he user ' s speed i f i t connect s.

At t he ot her end, we' l l see. . . Ghet si s! ? The Shadow Tr i ad wi l l al so appear and r ush yout owar ds hi m. Once he f i ni shes hi s usual paci ng and t al ki ng, he' l l go, l et t i ng us f i ni sh t hebri dge. Head f orward and i nt o t he gat ehouse, and pass t hrough t o t he ot her si de.


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Route 9

Trainer Pokemon : Kr okor ok L36, Scr aggy L36 | Kr okor ok L36, Gar bodor L36 | Scr aggy L37 +Scr aggy L37 | Pawni ard L37 | Scraggy L37 | Li epard L36 | Stout l and L36 | Mi ncci no L36,Lampent L36

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Got hor i t a Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 30% Level 41Duosi on Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 30% Level 41Mi ncci no Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% Shi ny St one

Gar bodor Poi son Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ APawni ar d Dar k/ St eel Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 52Li epar d Dar k Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 80% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ ACi ncci no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AGot hi t el l e Psychi c Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ AReuni cl us Psychi c Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ AHoundour Dar k/ Fi r e Swar m ( Bl ack) 40% Level 24Poochyena Dar k Swar m ( Whi t e) 40% Level 20

As soon as you ent er t hi s r out e, a guy i n a cap wi l l see you and gi ve you a TM56, FLING ,i r oni cal l y by f l i ngi ng i t t owar ds you. I t ' s not t hat usef ul of a move, but I guess i t hel ps

our col l ec t i on. Ther e' s a new Pokemon her e - Pawni ar d. I t and i t s evol ut i on Bi shar p speci al i ze pr i mar i l y i nAt t ack, backed up by a good def ense and decent speed. Thei r t ype combi nat i on i s pr et t yuni que, al t hough i t gi ves i t weaknesses t o St eel ' s t hr ee usual weaknesses - Fi r e, Fi ght i ng( quadr upl e! ) and Gr ound. However t he dual t ype does negat e t he Bug weakness t hat Dar k- t ypeshave. I t ' s usabl e, but i t ' s a hi gh evol ut i on l evel , so be pr epar ed t o be pat i ent .

You can al so cat ch t he mi df or ms of Got hi t el l e and Reuni cl us her e, and sur pr i si ngl y t hei rf i nal f or ms t oo, i f you get l ucky enough.

St r ai ght ahead i s a bi ker ; f i ght hi m, t hen the guy r i ght above, t hen t he doubl e f i ght t o ther i ght . That ' l l get us of f t o a good s t ar t ; i gnor e t he bi g bui l di ng f or now and f i ght t hebi ker t o t he r i ght . Ther e' s one l as t t r ai ner i n t he t op r i ght of t he r out e.

Now t hat t hat' s been t aken of , l et' s wr ap up t he rest of t he rout e. Ther e' s a hi dden

LEMONADE l ocat ed a l i t t l e out s i de the bi g bui l di ng. Head i nt o the bui l di ng af t er war ds . Thi s i s t he depar t ment st or e. Yeah, t hey put i t i n a r out e r at her t han Cast el i a Ci t y orsomet hi ng. A bi t wei r d, but oh wel l . I f you go i nt o the r oom on t he bot t om r i ght f r ont wal lof t he st ore, you can get a PP UP . Ther e' s a f ew t r ai ner s i n t he mai n bui l di ng, t oo. I f yougo up t he st eps r i ght next t o t he PP Up room, t here' s a r i ch boy who wi l l f i ght you. Therei s al so a l ady and a wai t er on the t op f l oor who wi l l f i ght you. I f you t al k to t he wor keron t he top f l oor , you can get a THUNDERSTONE.

The st or e' s sel ect i on i sn' t r eal l y al l t hat i mpr ess i ve. The most not abl e t hi ng i s t he TMshop on t he mi d r i ght by the r i ch boy; i t sel l s TM15, HYPER BEAM and TM68, GIGA IMPACT f o r ahef t y $90, 000 each, but t hey can be good moves i n- game i f you need a power f ul hi gh powermove.

Go back out t he st or e, t hen t o t he bott om r i ght cor ner ; t her e' s a gap i n t he f ence al l owi ngyou to get t o the gr ass. I f you f ol l ow t hi s gr ass t hr ough ( not e that you can sl i de i n

bet ween some of t he t r ees) you can f i nd a HP UP , as wel l as a hi dden MAX ETHER i n one of t het op l ef t squar es ( you can sl i p past bet ween t he t r ee and t he f ence) . There' s al so a FULLRESTORE i f you go t hr ough t he t al l gr ass.

You' l l pr obabl y not i ce t her e' s a cave her e wi t h a guy bl ocki ng t he ent r ance. Thi s i s t heChal l enger' s Cave, and we won' t be abl e to access i t unt i l we' ve seen t he cr edi t s. We' l lcome back l ater f or i t .

That ' s al l f or Rout e 9. Head i nt o t he east gat ehouse and out t he ot her end.

Opelucid City

Trainer Pokemon : Si mi sear L39 + Si mi pour L39 + Si mi sage L39 | Mi enf oo L39 + El gyem L39 +Pawni ar d L39


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Opel uci d Ci t y i s a pret t y uni que pl ace; dependi ng on whet her you' r e pl ayi ng Bl ack or Whi t e,i t ' l l l ook di f f er ent . Bl ack pl ayer s wi l l see a mor e t echnol ogi cal c i t y, wher eas Whi t e wi l lsee a mor e nat ur e based one wi t h t r ees and hedges. I pr ef er t he Whi t e one mysel f , but i tdoesn' t matt er . They have di f f erent musi c t oo, but t he act ual gamepl ay i s near i dent i cal . Atl east , I t hi nk. I ' m wr i t i ng t hi s gui de whi l e pl ayi ng Whi t e, so I apol ogi ze t o Bl ack pl ayer si f some of t he i nf or mat i on i s i ncor r ect .

Move f orward and you' l l f i nd Al der, who wi l l t ake you f orward t o a cr owd. Once agai n Pl asmaar e doi ng a speech i n t own. These ar e get t i ng a bi t annoyi ng now. Ur gh.

Anyway, once Pl asma and t he cr owd l eaves, you and Al der wi l l t al k t o I r i s ( who you mi ghtr emember f r om way back i n Cast el i a Ci t y) and Dr ayden, t he ol d man st andi ng next t o her .

They' l l t el l you t he l egends of Reshi r am and Zekr om, how t hey wer e once one dr agon br okenapar t by di f f er ences, or somet hi ng. I st i l l don' t r ead J apanese D:

Now, one of t hem wi l l head of f , and the other wi l l l ead you. Whi ch charact er does whi chdepends ent i r el y on your ver si on. Fol l ow whi chever charact er and you' l l be taken toDr ayden' s house. Af t er t he conver sati on ends, one of t he t wo wi l l l eave. Bl ack pl ayer s wi l lsee Dr ayden l eave, and Whi t e pl ayer s wi l l see I r i s l eave - t he per son t hat l eaves i s t he GymLeader of Opel uci d Ci t y! The remai ni ng person wi l l st ay i n the house, f unct i oni ng as a Dr acoMet eor t ut or . Any Dr agon- t ype Pokemon can l ear n t he move - i t ' s a speci al Dr agon move wi t h140 power and 90% accur acy t hat s harpl y dr ops Speci al At t ack af t er use. I t ' s not usef ul onevery Dr agon- t ype, but i t ' s a ver y st r ong move al l t he same, and can be t aught i nf i ni t el y.

I f you go upst ai r s i n t hi s house, you can t al k to t he Amer i can f oot bal l pl ayer f or a FLOATSTONE - t hi s st one, when equi pped t o a Pokemon, hal ves t he Pokemon' s wei ght . Thi s can beusef ul f or r educi ng t hi ngs such as t he damage gi ven by Gr ass Knot , f or exampl e. You can al so

t al k t o t he bl onde woman i n her e t o r ecei ve a RING TARGET , an i t em t hat causes t he hol der ' si mmuni t i es t o be nul l i f i ed. Yeah, not ver y usef ul , but mi ght be bett er pai r ed wi t h a movesuch as Tr i ck or Swi t cher oo.

Exi t Dr ayden' s house now. Head st r ai ght down t he pat h and ent er t he Pokemon Cent er t o t her i ght . Heal up t he damages f r om Rout e 9, t hen exi t .

Out si de, you can f i nd a hi dden MAX REPEL a bi t bel ow t he vendi ng machi ne. There' s al so ahi dden ULTRA BALL l ocat ed i n one of t he upper par t s of t he ci t y; use the i t emf i nder t ol ocat e i t .

I n the t op r i ght most house (t he one cl osest t o the gatehouse wi t h the si gn out si de i t ) youcan do a coupl e f i ght s. On t he bot t om f l oor i s an Ace Tr ai ner who wi l l t r i pl e bat t l e youwi t h t he t hr ee evol ved el ement al monkeys at Level 39, wi t h t he usual t r i pl e met hod your gamef ol l ows. Upst ai r s t her e i s one mor e tr ai ner ; a f emal e Ace Tr ai ner who al so tr i pl e bat t l esyou wi t h t he nor mal met hod wi t h t hr ee Pokemon. Bot h of t hem wi l l r ebat t l e you once a day.

The house di r ect l y t o t he l ef t has a bl onde gi r l on t he bot t om f l oor who wi l l gi ve you aDESTINY KNOT , whi ch i s f or al l i nt ent s and pur poses a pr et t y usel ess i t em.

To t he l ef t of t hat i s t he gym, whi ch we' l l vi si t soon enough. Take t he st r eet down andent er t he tower l i ke house on t he l ef t . I f you t al k t o the gent l eman i n her e he' l l gi ve youa PRESENT BOX accessor y.

Go back to t he Pokemon Cent er and t ake t he str eet t o the r i ght of i t up, and vi si t t he f i r stbui l di ng you come t o on t he l ef t . The guy i n gr een on t he t op f l oor want s t o see a Pokemonwi t h t he move Char ge. Sounds si mpl e, r i ght? Unf ort unat el y, t here i s a cat ch; he want s t o seea Pokemon wi t h Char ge f r om t he opposite version . Youl l ei t her have t o tr ade or use t he GTSand hope you get l ucky. Shoul d you f ul f i l hi s want , you wi l l r ecei ve t he CELL BATTERY , aone- use i t em t hat wi l l r ai se a Pokemon' s At t ack s t at i f i t i s hi t by an El ectr i c- t ype move.Not e that i t does have t o be hi t , so usi ng t hi s i t em i n combi nat i on wi t h Mot or Dr i ve, aGr ound- t ype or some ot her way t o bl ock an El ect r i c move means i t won' t wor k.

Anyway, t hat ' s i t f or t he ci t y. Head i nt o the gym at t he top l ef t .

Opelucid Gym

Trainer Pokemon : Fr axure L41 | Dei no L41 | Fr axure L40, Fr axure L40 | Fr axure L41 |Dr uddi gon L42 | Dei no L39, Fr axur e L39, Dr uddi gon L39 | Dei no L40, Dr uddi gon L40 | Fr axur eL40, Fr axure L41

The f i nal gym of Unova has us t ake on Dr agon Pokemon i n a r at her st r ange puzz l e; we have t omake st one dr agons change di r ect i ons and ext end i n or der t o open a pat h t o t he l eader .Sounds f un, no?

As al ways, get a FRESH WATER ( t he l as t one ; _; ) t hen go s t r ai ght f or war d. You' l l r un i nt o anAce Tr ai ner; def eat hi s dragon and t ake the wi ndi ng path r i ght . You' l l event ual l y come to a


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poi nt wher e you can go r i ght ; do so and j ump over t he r ai sed bi t . Go up and f i ght anot herAce Tr ai ner - who has the Dark/ Dr agon Dei no - t hen j ump of f t he pl atf orm t o t he l ef t . You' l lhi t t he swi t ch wi t h enough pr essur e t hat t he dr agon' s head wi l l t wi st .

Take t hi s new pat h up and ar ound. You' l l f i nd anot her Ace Tr ai ner t o f i ght . Af t er hi m, j umpof f t he pl at f orm t o hi t t he ot her swi t ch and cent er t he dr agon head, openi ng a new r out e.Fol l ow t hi s r out e, beat an Ace Tr ai ner , t hen keep goi ng and j ump of f when you can t o movet he dragon. You' ve pr obabl y not i ced you can see Dr ayden/ I r i s s omet i mes when t he camer amoves .

Don' t t ake t hi s dr agon up now as i t goes nowher e; i nst ead j ump over t he sout her n rai sed bi tand f ol l ow t hi s cur vy pat h. You' l l have t o beat anot her t r ai ner . Af t er war ds, t ake t he pat hl ef t and ar ound and j ump of f when you can t o move t he dr agon head.

Now we can use t hi s head f or a pat h; f ol l ow t he newl y cr eat ed pat h and you' l l event ual l yr each anot her Ace Trai ner . Take t he l ong pat h around af t erward and j ump on t he swi t ch; i t ' l lcause t he dr agon t o go down r at her t han up, but t hat wor ks f i ne. Go up now and f ol l ow t hi spat h, and you' l l wi nd back t o t he Ace Tr ai ner . Take the same pat h as we j ust di d agai n and

j ump on t he swi t ch t o make t he dr agon move. Take t he dr agon head pat h up and ar ound, f i ghtanot her Ace Tr ai ner and t hen j ump t o get bot h of t he dr agon hands up, cent r i ng t he dr agon.

Take t he new pat h. I t ' s qui t e wavy; go r i ght when you can and you' l l come up t o a st r ongf emal e tr ai ner . Af t er beati ng her , cont i nue nort h on t hi s path and go l ef t and j ump of f whenyou can. Thi s wi l l cause the dr agon by here t o cent r e, l eadi ng you ri ght t o the gym l eader .

Take i t up and you' l l be i n f r ont of Dr ayden/ I r i s. The t el epor t er behi nd t hem wi l l t ake youback t o t he begi nni ng, but I woul d r ecommend j ust usi ng heal i ng i t ems as i n t hi s gym t hepuzzl e DOES r eset i f you l eave!

GYM LEADER SHAGA / IRISRewar ds: $5160, TM82 Dr agon Tai l , Legend BadgeMy Team: Ruf f l et Lv. 41, Li l l i gant Lv. 49, Emboar Lv. 48, Carr acost a Lv. 48,Excadr i l l Lv. 49, Musharna Lv. 49

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksFr axur e Lv. 41 Dr agon Ri val r y Dragon Tai l , Dragon Dance, Assurance, Dragon RageDr uddi gon Lv. 41 Dr agon Sheer For ce Ni ght Sl ash, Revenge, Dr agon Tai l , Li t t l e by Li t t l eHaxor us Lv. 43 Dr agon Mol d Br eaker Dr agon Tai l , Dr agon Dance, Sl ash, Assur ance

I t ook a qui ck t r i p t o Rout e 10 and added a Ruf f l et t o my team. I sn' t i t j ust t hecut est ? The rest of my l evel s are a bi t hi gh though. : x Thi s al so happens t o be t he

l ast t i me you' l l hear t he mai n Gym Leader musi c i n t he game, si nce Bl ack and Whi t ehave no Gym Leader r emat ches. ; __ ;

Dr ayden and I r i s speci al i se i n Dr agon- t ypes, hence t hey have t hr ee Pokemon of t hatdi st i nct i on. St r angel y enough they don' t have anythi ng f r om t he Dei no l i ne, sot her e' s t wo of one l i ne ( Fr axur e and Haxorus) wi t h Dr uddi gon i n t he mi ddl e. For t her ecor d, t he team i s exact l y t he same no mat t er who you' r e f aci ng; t he onl y t hi ngst hat change by vers i on are aest het i cs.

These t wo have a speci al move cal l ed Dr agon Tai l . I t ' s 60 power and 100% accur acywi t h t wo speci al ef f ects . Fi r s t , i t al ways goes l as t . No except i ons , or at l eas t aver y smal l amount of except i ons. The second t hi ng i s t hat i f i t connect s, t hePokemon i t hi t s i s sent back i nt o i t s Poke Bal l and t he tr ai ner i s f or ced t o sendanot her one out at r andom. I t ' s basi cal l y a Roar or Whi r l wi nd t hat act ual l y doesdamage. I t shoul dn' t be t oo much t o worr y about , but be car ef ul anyway, especi al l ysi nce al l t hr ee of t hei r Pokemon have t he move.

As a r emi nder , Dr agons have onl y t wo weaknesses - I ce and Dr agon. I f you have aVani l l i sh or Vani l l uxe wi t h I ce Beam, you wi l l be abl e to absol ut el y sweep t hi s gym.An Fr axur e or Haxor us of your own coul d al so do a good j ob, and a Dr uddi gon woul dal so have a decent j ob, but you have t o wat ch out wi t h your own Dr agons s i nce t heyar e al so weak t o t he at t acks bei ng t hrown at you by t he Gym Leader . Bl i zzar d wi l lal so do wel l , i f you have i t on anythi ng.

Fr axur e and Dr uddi gon aren' t anythi ng par t i cul arl y speci al . Fr axur e does have Dr agonDance whi ch r ai ses at t ack and speed - you' r e best of not l et t i ng i t use that t oomuch. Dr uddi gon has a pret t y var i ed movepool , but i s pract i cal l y guarant eed t o gol ast . Bot h of t hem shoul d go down wi t hout t oo much t r oubl e.

Haxor us on t he ot her hand i s a bi t di f f er ent . At Level 43 i t shoul dn' t act ual l yexi st ( si nce Fr axur e doesn' t evol ve unt i l 48) , but i t i s t he mai n Pokemon of Dr ayden


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and I r i s. As you may r ecal l i f you wer e readi ng back i n Mi st r al t on Cave, t hi s t hi nghas a gi gant i c 147 base at t ack, pai r ed wi t h 97 base speed. Thankf ul l y i t s def ensesaren' t anyt hi ng t oo speci al so you shoul d be abl e t o knock i t out , but due i t wi t hal l due speed - i t has Dr agon Dance, and havi ng t hat at t ack power ed up any mor e i sr eal l y goi ng t o hur t . Havi ng i t sped up won' t hel p ei t her, al t hough t hat mi ght getpart i al l y negated i f i t chooses t o use Dr agon Tai l . Your Pokemon wi l l pr obabl yout mat ch i t i n l evel , but be car ef ul al l t he same!

They al so have t wo Hyper Pot i ons t o use.

Def eat i ng t hem wi l l get you TM82, DRAGON TAIL and t he l ong awai t ed Legend Badge, meani ng wenow have al l ei ght badges of t he Unova League! Al l t hat awai t s us ar e t he t r ai ner s at t hePokemon League.

Head i nt o t he t el eport er behi nd Dr ayden/ I r i s and exi t t he gym. Prof . J uni per wi l l meet youout si de and l ead you t owards t he gate t hat l eads t o Rout e 10. Af t er t al ki ng t o you, she' l lgi ve you t he very speci al MASTER BALL , an i t em t hat i s best saved f or a ver y par t i cul arl egendary.

That l eaves us wi t h t he r est of t he game t o do. Make sur e you heal up af t er t he gym, t henhead out nor t h.

Route 10

Trainer Pokemon : Scr af t y L39, Mi enf oo L39 | Fr axur e L39, Eel ekt r i k L39, Accel gor L39 |

Mar act us L39, Cr yogonal L40, Al omomol a L39 | Sawk L40 | Gur dur r L38, Bol dor e L38 | SawsbuckL40, J el l i cent L40 | Bear t i c L39, Sei smi t oad L39, Escaval i er L40

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Her di er Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 30% Level 32Vul l aby Dar k/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 30% Level 54Ruf f l et Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 30% Level 54Bouf f al ant Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ AFoongus Gr ass/ Poi son Gr ass 10% Level 39Amoonguss Gr ass/ Poi son Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ASawk Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 10% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Gr ass , Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 10% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 80% N/ A

Emol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ ASt out l and Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ASawk Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ ATyrogue Fi ght i ng Swar m 40% Level 20

The musi c i n t hi s r out e i s absol ut el y beaut i f ul . I onl y wi sh t he r out e wer e l onger , but asf ar as t hi ngs go i t ' s pr et t y shor t .

Ther e' s a f ai r f ew new Wi l d Pokemon her e, despi t e i t bei ng so l at e i n t he game. We have t hever si on excl usi ve bi r ds, Vul l aby and Ruf f l et , and t hei r evol ut i on l evel i s not a t ypo. Theydo i ndeed not evol ve unt i l Level 54, so i f you want t o use one of t hem, you bet t er bepat i ent ! Vul l aby, and i t s somewhat hi l ari ousl y named evol uti on Mandi buzz, are a f emal e onl yspeci es f ound i n Pokemon Bl ack. They f ocus mor e on def ense, hence t hei r at t acki ng st at s ar ea bi t subpar . . . t o put i t i n per spect i ve, Mandi buzz' s at t ack and speci al at t ack ar e 65 and55 base r espect i vel y. You pr obabl y won' t be doi ng much damage, so I ' d gi ve t hem a mi ss.

Thei r abi l i t i es ar e al so pr et t y usel ess at t hi s st age.

Ruf f l et and i t s evol ut i on Br avi ar y, on t he ot her hand, are a mal e onl y speci es wi t h a pr et t yst andar d Nor mal / Fl yi ng typi ng but st ats bet t er sui t ed t o t he i n- game. Br avi ar y gets 123 baseatt ack and 80 base speed, whi ch i s j ust f i ne, as wel l as t he use of t he Sheer For ce abi l i t ywhi ch can be pai r ed wi t h moves such as Rock Sl i de and Cr ush Cl aw. They' r e cer t ai nl y t hebet t er of t he two, t hough st i l l har d t o rai se due to bei ng an unevol ved f or m so l at e i n thegame. I f you need a Fl yi ng- t ype st i l l t hough, t hen t hi s t hi ng can come i n usef ul .

Bouf f al ant i s a buf f al o wi t h an af r o. That asi de, i t ' s a pr et t y power f ul Pokemon wi t h gooddef enses and agai n, average speed, wi t h some usef ul abi l i t i es i n Reckl ess and Sap Si pper .Bouf f al ant al so get s t he powerf ul Head Char ge, an excl usi ve Normal - t ype move t hat i s 120power and 100 accur acy, whi ch can pr oduce i ncr edi bl e hi t s of f of i t s att ack st r engt h andSTAB. The dr awback i s t hat i t does pr oduce r ecoi l , but t hi s al so means i t ' s af f ect ed and


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powered up by Reckl ess, so i t ' s a doubl e- edged sword. Bouf f al ant al so get s Megahorn,Ear t hquake, Wi l d Charge and St one Edge as possi bl e choi ces, so i t i s pret t y good. Use i t i f you wi sh.

Ret ur ni ng t o t he r out e at hand, head f orwar d and f i ght t he bat t l e gi r l , who al l ows us t of i nal l y see Scraggy' s evol ut i on. Ver y gangst a l i ke, i sn' t i t ? You mi ght not i ce t her e ar et hr ee Poke Bal l s i n t he gr ass. The f ar l ef t one i s a f r i endl y nei ghbour hood Foongus at Level30. Remember i t has Ef f ect Spor e! The mi ddl e i s al so a Level 30 Foongus, whi l e t he one ont he r i ght i s an actual i t em - namel y, a FULL HEAL .

Head up t he st eps t hen i mmedi at el y t ake t he pat h above you. Ther e' s a hi dden MAX POTIONabout t hr ee spaces away f r om t he wal l . Retur n and go up the next st eps t o t he r i ght t o f i ndan Ace Tr ai ner , who wi l l use t he mi df or m of t he el ect r i c eel and t he evol ut i on of Shel met.Qui t e i nt erest i ng Pokemon, eh? J ust ahead i s a vet er an t r ai ner wi t h anot her t hr ee Pokemon,t hough none of t hem new.

I ' d make sur e you' r e r eady f or a t ougher bat t l e bef ore you cross t he bri dge, because whenyou r each t he ot her end Cheren and Bi anca wi l l show up. Cher en wi l l chal l enge you t o what i st he f i nal r i val bat t l e i n t he mai n game!


Pokemon Level TypeUnf ezant Lv. 43 Nor mal / Fl yi ng

Pansage/ Pansear / Panpour Lv. 43 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr assLi epar d Lv. 43 Dar kEmboar / Samur ot t / Ser per i or Lv. 45 ( Fi r e/ Fi ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

Cher en sti l l onl y has f our Pokemon, but t hey' r e hi gher l evel l ed than ever bef or e; i nf act, t hese ar e t he hi ghest l evel s we' ve seen yet . As f ar as t hi ngs go, i t ' s pr et t ymuch t he same, al t hough Cher en al so now has hi s f ul l y evol ved st art er, at a pret t yhi gh l evel of 45. As al ways, t ype mat chi ng wi l l pr oduce t he best possi bl e r esul t s!Al so, hi s Li epar d has a Si t r us Ber r y. Yeah, not hi s st ar t er . I have no i dea why,unl ess i t has some ot her i t em?

Af t er t he batt l e, Cher en wi l l heal your Pokemon and Bi anca wi l l gi ve you a MAX REVIVE .Cher en bl i t zes away, and Bi anca soon f ol l ows.

Anyway, t her e' s some tal l gr ass r i ght next t o you; st ar t t aki ng t hat pat h. The f i r st PokeBal l you come t o i s your not s o f r i endl y nei ghbour hood Amoonguss; i t ' s t he evol ut i on of Foongus, and has i ncr eased HP and def enses f r omi t s pre- evol ut i on, but r etai ns Ef f ect Spor e.Exer ci se cauti on as necessar y.

The second i s al so a Amoonguss, at Level 40 j ust l i ke t he ot her one. You shoul d al so becar ef ul of t he Toxi c at t ack t hat t hey have! The t hi r d Poke Bal l i s a HYPER POTION whi l e t hef our t h i s a DAWN STONE.

Take on t he f i ght er her e, who owns a pr et t y power f ul Sawk. Fol l owi ng t he pat h, t her e' s al soa hi ker on t he br i dge t o f i ght . Af t er beat i ng hi m, t al k to t he guy i n t he cor ner her e f or aDUSK STONE . Fol l ow t he path a bi t mor e f or a TM05, ROAR , t hen j ump of f t he l edge andcont i nue r i ght , back ont o and past t he br i dge.

Ther e' s a f emal e Ace Tr ai ner her e wi t h an evol ved deer and an evol ved f emal e j el l yf i sh. Bot h

of t hem can be pr ett y str ong. Af t er t he f i ght ends, j ump over t he l edge and col l ect t he FULLRESTORE, t hen go back ar ound and f i ght t he veter an t r ai ner . He al so uses some i nt er est i ngPokemon, i ncl udi ng the f i nal evol ut i on of Tympol e and the evol ut i on of Karr abl ast. That endsour sad j our ney of t he mai n rout e, but we' r e f ar f r om done yet - we' ve got Vi ct or y Road todo!

I t ' s t i me. Ent er t he bui l di ng above. Appr oach the gate and the guy wi l l check i f you havet he Tr i Badge. You do, so t he gat e wi l l open. Now, each room you go t hrough wi l l have t hedesi gn of t he pr evi ous badge. For exampl e, t hi s r oom we' r e i n now has a r i ver , pl ant s andt or ches - r epr esent at i ve of t he f i r st gym' s t ypes of Wat er , Gr ass and Fi r e.

Si mpl y push agai nst each gat e t o get i t t o open. The next r oom r epr esent s t he Basi c Badge' sNormal - t ype, and does i t by havi ng a pr et t y normal area, i ncl udi ng gr ass. The Pokemon i n thegrass ar e t he same as t hose i n t he normal Rout e 10, f or t he r ecor d. Al so, not e t he musi c -t her e' s an ext r a beat added f or each r oom you go t hrough!


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The f our t h r oom t akes i t s desi gn f r om t he I nsect Badge, hence t he gi ant st one i nsect t hatyou cross over . The r oom af t er t hat i s r epr esent at i ve of t he Bol t Badge, whi ch i s f ul l of el ect r i c gener at or s. The musi c wi l l not abl y have a l ot mor e subst ance t o i t now.

Next we open t he Quake Badge door , wi t h t he r oom bei ng ver y ear t h l ooki ng. Har d t o descr i bebut you know f ul l wel l what I mean. Then we open t he J et Badge door , and t he Fl yi ng desi gnsends us wal ki ng over a huge pi t ! You can wal k anywher e on t he wi ndy part , t oo. I t ' s pret t ycool .

Next comes t he Fr eeze Badge door , whi ch adds a si mpl e sl i di ng puzzl e t o t he mi x. J ust sl i deup, r i ght , up, l ef t and up f r om where you ent er t o get t o the ot her si de and push agai nstt he door , unl ocki ng t he Legend Badge door . Wal k t hr ough i t t o see st one dr agons and a gat e.

The musi c i s now compl et e. Wal k t hr ough t he gat e, and we' r e her e. Vi ct or y Road!

However, bef ore we t ake Vi ct ory Road on ( not e t hat i f you ent er i t becomes a Fl y l ocat i on)t her e i s a new l egendary avai l abl e. We were t ol d about st r ange weat her pat t erns as weent er ed Rout e 10. Go t o Rout e 7 t o check i t out .

Route 7 (2)

As soon as you ent er t hi s r out e, t he screen wi l l get dar ker and a f l ash of l i ght ni ng wi l loccur , t hen an absol ut e torr ent of r ai n wi l l pour down f r om t he heavens. Ther e' s a cer t ai nl egendary t aki ng r esi dence around her e that we need to vacat e. No, i t ' s not Kyogr e.

Make your way to t he house wi t h t he heal er near Twi st Mountai n. As you cr oss by i t , an ol dwoman wi l l come out and i nvi t e you i nto t he house unti l t he r ai nst orm passes.

When you go back out , you' l l hear a st r ange cry. Your char act er wi l l move t o t he ri ght , t hena st r ange Pokemon wi l l f l oat over next t o you! The r ai n begi ns anew, t hen t he Pokemon wi l lsuddenl y f l ee and t he rai n di ssi pat es. What j ust happened. . ?

The Pokemon we j ust saw was one of t he t hr ee Pokemon bel ongi ng t o t he l egendary t r i o basedupon t hr ee J apanese gods, t he t hr ee of whi ch ar e col l ect i vel y r ef err ed t o as t he "Kamit r i o". The Kami t r i o cont ai ns t hr ee Pokemon - Tor nadus, Thundurus and Landorus who al l shar ea common Fl yi ng- t ype. Tornadus i s pur e Fl yi ng (and t he f i r st at t hat ) , Thundur us i sEl ect r i c/ Fl yi ng and Landor us i s Gr ound/ Fl yi ng. Tor nadus and Thundurus have exactl y t he samest at s, r eachi ng a 580 base st at t ot al , whi l e Landor us has sl i ght l y di f f er ent st at s and a 600base s t at t ot al .

LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ TORNADUS / THUNDURUSLevel : 40

Type : Fl yi ng ( Tor nadus) / El ectr i c / Fl yi ng ( Thundur us) Ability : Prankster Moves : Revenge / Ai r Cut t er / Extr asensor y / Agi l i t y (Tor nadus)

Revenge / Shock Wave / Heal Bl ock / Agi l i t y ( Thundur us)

Base Stats : 79 HP / 115 At t ack / 70 Def ense / 125 Speci al At t ack / 80 Speci alDef ense / 111 Speed

Ther e' s a sl i ght t r i ck wi t h t hi s l egendar y - whi ch one you get depends on yourver si on! Those of you pl ayi ng Pokemon Bl ack wi l l have j ust seen t he gr een and pur pl e

Tor nadus, t he f i r st pur e Fl yi ng Pokemon and l egendar y based on t he J apanese wi ndgod, Fuuj i n. On the ot her hand, Whi t e pl ayers wi l l have seen the bl ue and pur pl i sh

Thundur us, t he second El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng l egendar y based on t he Rai j i n, t he J apanesegod of t hunder and l i ght ni ng.

Regardl ess of ver si on, t hi s l egendar y wi l l be your r oamer of t he game. Most Pokemonpl ayer s wi l l know what I mean by t hat , but f or t hose who ar e pl ayi ng a Pokemon gamef or t he f i r st t i me, a r oamer i s a l egend t hat act ual l y moves around t he r egi on' sr out es. Once t hey' r e rel eased i nt o the wi l d, t he roamer wi l l set t l e i n a r andomr out e, t hen wi l l gener al l y shi f t t o an adj acent r out e ever y ti me your pl ayerchar act er moves i nto a new ar ea. The use of Fl y, Tel epor t et ceter a t ends t o resett hei r posi t i on t o anot her r andom pl ace i n t he r egi on.

I n thi s par t i cul ar game you' l l have t o chase t he l egendary around Unova. I t can showup on any of t he pr i mar y si xt een r out es ( I don' t t hi nk i t can show up on 17 or 18,but I don' t know f or sure) . The annoyi ng t hi ng i s t hat you cannot keep tr ack of t hi sl egend l i ke you coul d wi t h t he others i n pr evi ous gens wi t h t he PokeDex, PokeTch orPokeGear - you' l l have t o be i n t he same r out e as t hem t o know when t hey' r e i n t her out e. You can wal k bet ween a t own and a r out e t o r ef r esh t he ar ea const ant l y and


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hope t he l egendary ar r i ves t her e. You' l l know when Tor nadus or Thundur us ar e i n t hear ea by t he weat her; i f t hey ar e ar ound t hen t he weat her wi l l change t o t he samer ai nst orm as we j ust saw i n Rout e 7. I f you get t he weather , go i nt o t he nor malgr ass ( I don' t t hi nk t he t al l / doubl es gr ass wi l l wor k) and i f you' r e l ucky you' l lencount er i t . I f you don' t encount er i t af t er a f ew Wi l d Pokemon t hen i t ' l l l eave,but you can keep goi ng i n and out t o have a chance of i t appear i ng agai n.

Shoul d you encount er t he l egendar y, i t wi l l r un away f r om t he bat t l e the f i r stchance i t gets i e as soon as i t can move on t he f i r st t ur n - t hough i t i s wort hnot i ng t hat i f i t t r i es t o run, i t wi l l ALWAYS move l ast . Ther e ar e a coupl e ways tol ock i t i n pl ace - you have t he opt i on of usi ng a t r appi ng move such as Mean Look,

Bl ock et c or you can pl ace i t i n bat t l e wi t h a Pokemon t hat has t he Shadow Tagabi l i t y. Ar ena Tr ap unf ort unat el y won' t work as bot h Tor nadus and Thundur us have theFl yi ng- t ype gi vi ng t hem i mmuni t y to t he abi l i t y. Don' t t hi nk you can st op t hem bysl eepi ng or f r eezi ng t hem, as somehow t hey wi l l st i l l r un! J ust r emember, i f you useMean Look or Bl ock, you wi l l have t o ensur e you ei t her keep t he same Pokemon i n t hebat t l e t he whol e t i me OR you use Bat on Pass t o swi t ch t o anot her Pokemon whi l ekeepi ng t he t r appi ng move i n pl ay. Cat chi ng r oamer s can be t ough, but t r y and t r yagai n and you' l l get i t .

Al t er nat i vel y, j ust t hr ow t he Mast er Bal l as soon as you encount er i t . Tor nadus/ Thundur us ar e by f ar t he best l egend t o use t he Mast er Bal l on due t o t hei rmovement ! I i mpl ore you t o use i t on t hem r at her t han any of t he st at i onaryl egendar i es. I t i s par t i cul ar l y usef ul t hat i n Bl ack and Whi t e you have onl y oner oamer, so t here' s unl i kel y t o be any r eal need t o keep t he Master Bal l unl ess youwant t o keep i t as a col l ect or ' s i t em. That i s t he key di f f er ence - ever y ot herl egendar y i s s t at i onar y, but t hi s one wi l l f l ee as soon as i t can!

I t ' s i mpor t ant t o not e t hat t he possi bl e l ocat i ons f or t hese r oamer s act ual l ychanges dependi ng on t i me; you' l l f i nd t hem i n ei t her t he nort h or t he sout h of t her egi on dependi ng ent i r el y on t he cl ock. Whi l e I don' t know f or sure, i t appear spossi bl e t hat i t depends on whether t he cl ock i s AM or PM. At AM, t he l egendary wi l lbe f ound i n the nort hern r out es of Unova, wher eas at PM i t i s f ound i n the sout hernr out es . I ' m not ent i r el y sur e wher e t hi s nor t h and sout h spl i t actual l y i s , but Iwoul d guess t hat Rout e 4 and anyt hi ng bel ow i t count s as sout her n, whi l e Rout e 5,Rout e 16 and any r out es f ol l owi ng on f r om t hem count as nort hern. I f anyone hasanythi ng mor e concl usi ve, I woul d hi ghl y appr eci ate an e- mai l wi t h t he i nf or mat i on.

Annoyi ngl y, t her e ar e no t wo r out es connect ed i n t hi s game apart f r om 17 and 18whi ch may not even work, so you' l l have an annoyi ng t i me act ual l y cor ner i ng t hel egend. I ' d r ecommend you go bet ween a t own and a r out e t hat has no gat ehouset hough, t o speed t hi ngs up. St r angel y enough, however, i t i sn' t act ual l y t hat har d

t o end up wi t h i t on the same rout e as you. You mi ght need a l i t t l e l uck, but i tshoul dn' t t ake t oo l ong. I t hel ps t hat Unova has a smal l amount of r out es comparedt o the ot her f our r egi ons, as wel l as a f ai r l y l i near shape.

Not e that i f you exi t and r e- ent er Rout e 7 as soon as you r el ease t he l egendar y, youmi ght wel l f i nd i t agai n r i ght away as l ong as i t i s eveni ng.

Victory Road

Trainer Pokemon : Whi msi cot t L45, Zebst r i ka L45 | St out l and L45, Scol i pede L45 | BeheeyemL44, Li l l i gant L45, Heat mor L44 | Si mi sage L44, Si mi sear L44, Si mi pour L44 | Scr af t y L43,Mi enf oo L43, Conkel dur r L43 | Got hor i t a L43, Leavanny L43 | Kl ang L44, Dar mani t an L44,Sei smi t oad L44 | Gi gal i t h L45, Eel ekt r oss L45

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Heat mor Fi r e Rocky Gr ass 45% Level 32Vul l aby Dar k/ Fl yi ng Rocky Gr ass ( Bl ack) 35% Level 54Ruf f l et Nor mal / Fl yi ng Rocky Gr ass ( Whi t e) 35% Level 54Mi enf oo Fi ght i ng Rocky Gr ass 10% Level 50Fr axur e Dr agon Rocky Gr ass 10% Level 48

Thi s l i st appl i es t o t he out si de par t s of Vi ct or y Road ( i e whenever you' r e not i n t hecave; so at any l evel of t he out s i de, t hi s appl i es) .

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Dur ant Bug/ St eel Cave Fl oor 40% N/ A


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Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeDei no Dar k/ Dr agon Cave Fl oor 20% Level 50Woobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 10% Happi nessMi enf oo Fi ght i ng Cave Fl oor 10% Level 50Excadr i l l Gr ound/ St eel Dust Cl oud 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 100% N/ ABasculin Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ APoliwag Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 25

Poliwhirl Wat er Fi sh 5% Wat er St onePoliwhirl Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 65%Basculin Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ APoliwrath Wat er / Fi ght i ng Dar k Wat er ~ Fi s h 5% N/ A

Thi s l i st appl i es t o t he i nsi de cave on t he f i r st f l oor and t hi r d f l oor onl y.

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Dur ant Bug/ St eel Cave Fl oor 40% N/ ABol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 30% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 20% Happi nessMi enf oo Fi ght i ng Cave Fl oor 10% Level 50Excadr i l l Gr ound/ St eel Dust Cl oud 100% N/ A

Thi s l i st appl i es t o t he i nsi de cave on ever y f l oor but t he f i r st and t hi r d.

Ther e' s a f ai r f ew di f f er ent encount er l i st s her e, as Unova' s Vi ct or y Road i s ver y uni que.I nst ead of bei ng j ust a r egul ar cave l i ke t he f i r st f our gener at i ons, Unova' s Vi ct or y Roadi s composed of bot h an i nsi de cave and an out si de, and t o get t hr ough we need t o wi nd ourway t hr ough t he t unnel s and even sl i de down wal l s t o get t o wher e we need t o go.

As f or t he new Pokemon her e; Heat mor i s a Fi r e- t ype Pokemon, and i t i s hor r i bl e. I t has adecent Speci al At t ack and At t ack but i sn' t so good anywher e el se; i t ' s not ent i r el y usel essbut i s heavi l y out cl assed by bot h Emboar and Chandel ur e. I t ' s pr obabl y j ust as good asPansear , al t hough i t i s a bi t sl ow wi t h 65 base speed. I t s speci al movepool ki nd of sucks,t oo. I t get s Fi r e moves, Focus Bl ast and Sol ar beam. That ' s i t , r eal l y. I ' d pr obabl y gi vet hi s a pass. They do gi ve some pr et t y good EXP t hough.

Dur ant on t he ot her hand i s excel l ent . I t ' s a Bug/ St eel Pokemon meani ng i t onl y has one

weakness t o Fi r e and has gr eat st at s - 109 base i n at t ack, 112 i n def ense and 109 i n speed.Cat chi ng i t i n Vi ct ory Road al so tends t o have i t wi t h a moveset of Bug Bi t e, Cr unch, I r onHead and Di g. Pai r i t wi t h t he X- Sci ssor TM we got ages ago and you can use i t r i ght of f t hebat ! I t can make a br i l l i ant l at e addi t i on i f your t eam i sn' t f ul l yet , and wi l l come i ndecent l y usef ul at t he El i t e Four t oo.

Dei no i s a Pokemon we saw i n Opel uci d Gym. I t i s Dar k/ Dr agon, and t he f i r st f orm of t hepseudo l egendar y of t he Unova r egi on, Hydr ei gon. By pseudo l egendar y, I mean a Pokemon wi t h600 base st at t ot al . Hydr ei gon speci al i ses i n Speci al At t ack above al l el se, but car r i esdecent Speed and At t ack st at s as wel l . I t al so has an i mpeccabl e speci al movepool , al t houghbot h Dei no and Zwei l ous ( Dei no' s evol ut i on) are mor e physi cal l y based, so you' l l pr obabl yhave t o change your st r at egy whenever t hey evol ve i nto Hydr ei gon. Now, t hi s al l sounds good- t he cat ch? The f i r st i s t hat Hydr ei gon' s best Dar k STAB, Dar k Pul se, i s an egg move, soyou pr obabl y won' t be get t i ng i t . The second and much more worr yi ng pr obl em i s t o do wi t hevol ut i on l evel . See t hat l evel i n t he evol ut i on method up t here? Yeah, Level 50 i s f orDei no t o evol ve i nt o i t s second f orm, Zwei l ous. Zwei l ous won' t evol ve i nt o Hydr ei gon unt i l acompl et el y st agger i ng Level SI XTY- FOUR, t he hi ghest evol ut i on l evel t hat t he ser i es has everseen. Now, I ' m not sayi ng i t ' s i mpossi bl e to use, but you ar e goi ng to have t o be ser i ousl ypat i ent , as i t won' t be reachi ng 64 f or a f ai r whi l e unl ess you' r e sol oi ng wi t h i t orsomethi ng. Use i t i f you dar e.

That asi de, we have a champi on' s r oad t o conquer . Head i nt o t he cave di r ect l y i n f r ont of you. There' s anot her not e - any Wi l d Pokemon you encount er i n Vi ct ory Road wi l l have t her are Pokemon musi c i nst ead of t he nor mal one - makes f or qui et a ni ce ef f ect, doesn' t i t ?Head f or war d and get on t he wat er ; Sur f t o t he ot her end and pi ck up t he MAX REVIVE , t henSur f back and go up t he st eps.

The second f l oor hol ds an Ace Tr ai ner , who has bot h an Whi msi cot t and a Zebst r i ka. Not e t hel evel s; ar en' t t hey del i ci ousl y hi gh? I t ' s goi ng t o keep get t i ng t ougher f r om her e on out .Sur e, i t ' s not as hi gh as say, Pl at i num, but as f ar as t hi s game' s l evel cur ve goes i tcr eeps pr et t y cl ose t o your Pokemon.


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Once she' s beat en, exi t out t he bot t om. Wal k r i ght t o see a cut scene bet ween two t r ai ner s;one wi l l show you how you can sl i de down t he wal l s by wal ki ng agai nst t hem, al t hough t heot her i s t oo scar ed t o do i t . Poor ki d.

Fol l ow hi s exampl e by sl i di ng down the sout hern wal l . Head ri ght . Not e t hat t hesedi f f er ent l y col our ed par t s wi t h smal l pat ches of gr ass ar e where you can f i nd t he out si dePokemon shown i n t he f i r st l i st above. Go i nt o t he cave you come acr oss whi l e goi ng t hi sway. You can al so go t he ot her way and j ump over t he l edge back t o t he begi nni ng, but what ' st he poi nt i n t hat? You can al ways Fl y t here i f you need t o at any poi nt , f or t he r ecord.

Take t he pat h i n her e ar ound and Sur f up over t he upper pat ch of wat er , and pi ck up t he RARECANDY. Sur f back over af t er war ds and take the st ai r s t o the l ef t up.

Ther e' s an ULTRA BALL on t he el evat ed pl at f or m t o t he l ef t ; i t ' s hi dden t hough, so you' l lhave t o use t he i t emf i nder t o l ocat e i t . I gnor e t he bot t om door ; i t j ust l eads back out si det o the same pl ace as bef ore. Take t he upper st ai r s up t o the t hi r d f l oor , and f i ght t he Ace

Tr ai ner you end up next t o. He gi ves you anot her f ul l y evol ved dog t o deal wi t h, as wel l asa Scol i pede. Exi t out t he bot t om af t er war ds.

Go over t o t he ri ght past t he r ocky gr ass and sl i de down. Pi ck up t he TM12, TAUNT by her et hen sl i de down ei t her wal l . You' l l be back on t he other 1F agai n; ent er i t and t ake i t backup to 3F, t hen go out si de. Agai n. We' l l be doi ng thi s a f ew t i mes i n or der t o get al l t hei t ems.

Thi s t i me, go l ef t . You' l l see t he sc ar ed guy f r om bef or e, but t her e' s not hi ng we can do t ohel p hi m unf or t unat el y. You' l l have a choi ce of t wo door s; t ake t he one on the r i ght f or now( or t he mi ddl e door of t he thr ee. ) Beat t he veter an tr ai ner i n the mi ddl e of t he room, whouses t he evol ut i on of El gyem, t hat al i en l ooki ng psychi c- t ype we saw back i n the Cel esti al

Tower . Al so, check t he f ur t hest r i ght r ock on t he set of f our r ocks bel ow her f or a HYPER POTION . Descend t he st ai r case on t he r i ght, and you' l l be back on 2F agai n by a Str engt hboul der . Push t hi s boul der i n i f you can t o cr eat e a short cut . Head back up t he st ai r saf t erwards and t hen t ake t he nort hern st eps up. Knock t he Ace Tr ai ner up here out t oo ( yeahwe wer e bound t o see monkeys at some poi nt ) t hen t ake t he sout h exi t .

Pi ck up t he FULL RESTORE out her e, t hen r et r ace your st eps so you end up back at t he r ow of t hr ee doors on t he out si de f l oor bel ow. Thi s t i me t ake t he l ef t door as opposed t he mi ddl eone. Fi ght t he guy i n here - who uses some i nt er esti ng Fi ght i ng- t ypes, i ncl udi ng t he f i nalf or m of Ti mbur r , Conkel dur r - and t hen ascend t he st eps.

A doct or - excel l ent ! Smash hi s Pokemon t o bi t s and make hi m your heal i ng sl ave. You can nowcome back her e whenever t he goi ng get s t oo rough. Take t he pat h ar ound af t er war ds and checkt he bot t om l ef t r ock i n t hi s di pped par t f or a REVIVE . Push the boul der t o act as ashor t cut , t hen go up t he stai r s.

Go str ai ght out si de thr ough t he sout her n exi t and sl i de ei t her gap; ent er t he room here andgrab the CALCIUM , whi ch happens t o be ri ght next t o t he doct or. Go back out si de, go t o t hef ar l ef t and sl i de down t he whol e way here and gr ab t he ULTRA BALL . Now we must agai n makeour way back; j ump of f t he l edge t o t he f ar r i ght and ret r ace your st eps so you end up backat t he f l oor above t he doct or . Remember you can use t hat short cut we made on 2F t o get f r omt her e t o 3F a l ot qui cker !

Once you' r e back on t he f l oor above t he doct or ( 5F f or t he r ecor d) t ake t he pat h up t hi st i me ont o 6F. Fi ght t he t r ai ner her e, t hen exi t out t he bot t om l ef t door . Pi ck up t he FULLHEAL, t hen go back i nsi de and exi t out t he r i ght hand door . Sl i de down t he RI GHT gap t o endup on a pl at f orm wi t h one door . Ent er .

Take t hi s r oom up t o f i ght a t r ai ner who owns t he i ncr edi bl y bi g l ooki ng Gi gal i t h, as wel las a Eel ektr oss - t he f i nal f or m of t he el ectr i c eel l i ne. Remember t hat i t has Levi at e, sodon' t t r y and hi t i t wi t h Gr ound- t ype moves!

Exami ne t he wal l bet ween t he t wo r ocks j ust above f or a FULL HEAL , t hen cont i nue goi ng upt he st eps. At t he end, check anot her wal l bet ween t wo rocks f or a CARBOS, t hen go up t hes teps t o t he l ef t .

Take t he st eps over on t he l ef t and you' l l be i n t he back of a r oom wi t h t he r unni ng Ace Tr ai ner f r om bef or e. Push t he boul der i n and you' l l be gr ant ed access t o bot h t he par t we' vebeen t o AND a new part . Over on t he l ef t i s a cave. I f you di d t he whol e of Mi st r al t on Caveand caught / def eat ed t he l egendar y Cobal i on, t hen you wi l l be abl e t o access t hi s cave andi nsi de i s Ter r aki on, t he l as t of t he Fi ght i ng t r i o! Ot her wi se, i t wi l l be cover ed by a smal lcl assi c r ock whi ch you won' t be abl e t o get t hr ough, so come back l at er when you' ve done t heMi st r al t on Cave event s.

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LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ TERRAKIONLevel : 42Type : Rock / Fi ght i ng

Ability : J ust i f i ed Moves : Hel pi ng Hand / Ret al i ate / Rock Sl i de / Sacr ed Swor d


Ter r aki on - who i s #145 i n t he Unova Dex and #639 i n t he Nat i onal - i s a bi tdi f f er ent f r om Cobal i on and Vi r i zi on. Whi l e those t wo had t hei r def ense st at s

mi r r ored, Ter r aki on i s a whol e new game and i nst ead has i t s at t ack st at s mi r r ored!Speci f i cal l y, i t i s mi r r or ed wi t h Kel deo, t he event f our t h member of t he quart et whohas 129 Speci al At t ack and 72 At t ack i nst ead, but we can' t get hi m nor mal l y.

Ter r aki on has qui t e poss i bl y t he best st at spr ead out of t he f our , t hough.

I t gets some i nt er est i ng at t acks bei ng a Rock- t ype as wel l , and has bot h theat t acki ng st r ength AND speed t o use t hem. I t can be a powerf ul f orce wi t h moves l i keSt one Edge and Cl ose Combat i n hand and al so has no quadr upl e weaknesses , al t houghi t does get a f ai r f ew doubl es. The Rock- t ype nul l i f i es t he Fl yi ng- t ype weaknesst hat Fi ght i ng- t ypes have, but other wi se Ter r aki on ret ai ns al l t he doubl e weaknesses,namel y Wat er , Gr ass, Psychi c, St eel , Gr ound and Fi ght i ng. Yeah, i t ' s a uni que typecombo, but not t he best one i n t he wor l d.

As al ways, l ow heal t h, s ta tus , good bal l s . Dusk Bal l s wi l l def i ni t el y wor k i n t hi scave. As al ways, i f you ki l l i t , ei t her r eset or come back af t er t he cr edi t s haver o l l ed.

Af t er you ei t her cat ch or ki l l / i gnor e Ter r aki on; t ake t he st ai r s t o t he back up agai n. Exi tt hi s r oom out t he bott om now, and we' l l be out si de agai n. Ther e' s st i l l a f ew i t ems we need,but f or ease of use, we' l l make our sel ves a new Fl y l ocat i on. Go up t hrough t he ar ch on t henor t h wal l .

Pokemon League

At l ast , we' r e her e. Enj oy the f r ont al vi ew as you ent er ; qui t e an amazi ng bui l di ng, i snti t ? Go t o t he l ef t ; t he bui l di ng here cont ai ns bot h a market and a Pokemon Cent er. Heal upand buy what ever i t ems you wi sh, t hen go back t o Vi ct or y Road. I r ecommend you br i ng af l i er .

VICTORY ROAD : Go t o t he r i ght of t he r anger ( SPECI FI CALLY t he r i ght hand si de) and sl i dedown. You' l l l and i n a pr evi ousl y i naccessi bl e cl ear i ng; gr ab t he NUGGET her e and t hen ent ert he cave. Go up the st eps t o t he l ef t and t hen t ake t he pat h ar ound t o a r ock. Check t hi sr ock f or a MAX POTION , t hen t ake t he st eps above you and check t he r ock you r each by goi ngl ef t f or a MAX REVIVE .

Descend t he st eps, go f ar l ef t and t hen up t hese st eps. Go al l t he way and up t he next st epsyou come to f or t he next f l oor . You' l l end up next t o a TM02, DRAGON CLAW t hat you can pi ckup, whi ch can be a usef ul move f or a Pokemon cover age- wi se, as Dr agon i s onl y r esi st ed bySt eel .

Now, exi t t hi s r oom t hr ough t he bot t om and use Fl y t o get back t o t he l eague. Exi t t hel eague agai n and t hi s t i me sl i de down t he wal l f r om t he LEFT hand si de of t he ranger. Sl i dedown t wo wal l s, t hen pi ck up t he TM93, WILD CHARGE on t he r i ght . Thi s i s a pr et t y decentEl ect r i c move and the best physi cal El ect r i c move i n t he game apar t f r om Vol t Tackl e, butonl y t he Pi chu l i ne can l ear n that anyway. 90 base power , 100 acc, gi ves some recoi l . I t i sa bi t weak compared to some ot her moves but i t ' l l do. Now, t hat ' s every i t em t hat I know of i n Vi ct or y Road. Fl y back to t he League, and t hi s t i me we' r e doi ng i t pr operl y.

Make absol ut el y sure you' r e heal ed up. Fr om t he t op cl erk, you can buy pr et t y much anyheal i ng i t em i n t he game. I ' d st ock up on Hyper Pot i ons and Revi ves, and maybe a f ew Ful lHeal s. Hyper Pot i ons are def i ni t el y t he most val uabl e i t em you can buy at t hi s poi nt ; t her ear e ver y f ew Pokemon t hat 200 HP won' t cover at t he l evel s you' r e at ( whi ch shoul d be about~50) and t hey' r e l ess t han hal f t he pr i ce of Max Poti ons. Revi ves are al so i nval uabl e f orbei ng abl e t o r evi ve Pokemon f r om f ai nt ed st atus; you' r e bound t o have pl ent y f r om gett i nghi dden i t ems ( t hat goes f or t he Hyper Pot i ons, t oo) but t her e' s not hi ng wr ong wi t h havi ngpl ent y. You' l l pr obabl y need t hem i n t he f ut ur e t oo.

When you t hi nk you' r e r eady, at t empt t o move t owar ds t he st eps t o t he mai n ar ena and t he guybl ocki ng i t wi l l become al er t and tal k t o you. He' l l expl ai n the League chal l enge; say yest o hi s quest i on and he' l l move, al l owi ng you ent r y. SAVE NOW. You won' t be abl e t o exi t once


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we begi n!

So I don' t have t o l i st my t eam f or each i ndi vi dual member , I ' l l l i st t hem now:

Lv. 49 Rufflet, Lv. 51 Lilligant, Lv. 50 Musharna, Lv. 50 Emboar, Lv. 52 Excadrill, Lv. 49Carracosta

Now, when you' r e sur e you' r e r eady, go up t he st eps.

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The gat e wi l l l ock behi nd you. Now, you may not i ce f r om t he l ayout t hat t her e doesn' t seem

t o be any l i near way t o do t hi s; Unova i s di f f er ent f r om t he ot her Pokemon Leagues i n t hatt he El i t e Four can be done in any order! I ' m per sonal l y goi ng t o go cl ockwi se f r om t he f arl ef t r oom over t o t he f ar r i ght r oom, but you ar e abl e t o do i t i n any or der you choose. Foreach member you beat , one of t hose spot s on t he ground wi l l l i ght up, and l i ght i ng al l f ourwi l l cause t hat cent r epi ece t o move.

I ' m goi ng t o st art wi t h t he f ar l ef t r oom, as I sai d. Go up t he path and ent er t he r oom,havi ng the camer a angl e change as you move. I nsi de, you' l l f i nd rat her surpri si ngl y t hati t ' s st or my, wi t h a ghost l y sound i n the ai r and thi ngs f l oati ng about . Can you guess whatt ype t hi s El i t e Four i s? Go f orward and ghostl y f l ames wi l l appear and l ock you i n a r i ng,t hen t ake you r i ght up t he st ai r s, dr oppi ng you i n f r ont of t he El i t e Four member , whi t el i ght shi ni ng thr ough the wi ndows wi t h ever y st or m f l ash. No t ur ni ng back now!

Tal k t o t he woman t o f i nd out her name i s Shaunt al , and as you pr obabl y suspect ed t r ai ns t heGhost- t ype. She' s al so a wr i t er of Ghost st or i es, so i t makes perf ect sense t hat herpr ef er r ed t ype i s Ghost . Af t er some di al ogue, t he batt l e wi l l begi n! En gar de!

:: ELITE FOUR SHAUNTAL ::Ghost-type SpecialistReward: $6000

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksCof agr i gus Lv. 48 Ghost Mummy Psychi c, Wi l l - O- Wi sp, Shadow Bal l , Gr ass Knot

J el l i cent Lv. 48 Wat er / Ghost Cur sed Body Shadow Bal l , Sur f , Ener gy Bal l , Br i neGol ur k Lv. 48 Gr o und/ Ghos t I r o n Fi s t Cur s e, Br i ck Br e ak, Ear t hquake, Foc us Punc hChandel ur e Lv. 50 Ghost / Fi r e Fl ame Body Fi r e Bl ast , Psychi c , Shadow Bal l , Payback

And so t he f i r st El i t e Four mat ch begi ns! El ect r i ci t y f l yi ng across the screen,cl ose- up f ace shot s, gr een and yel l ow bar s, a bi g VS and an absol ut el y i ncr edi bl esong. What mor e coul d you want i n an El i t e Four mat ch? The song r eal l y i s gr and;qui t e possi bl y my f avour i t e i n t he ent i r e game. That i nt r oduct i on i s j ust amazi ng,and when i t get s i nt o i t i t ' s st i l l good. Ther e' s even one par t a bi t over t he onemi nut e mark t hat i s a homage t o t he El i t e Four t r ack f r om Ruby, Sapphi r e andEmer al d. Ahh, l ovel y. Unf or t unat el y t hey now onl y have f our Pokemon each as opposedt o f i ve, but oh wel l .

Anyway, t hat asi de, Shaunt al l eads wi t h her Cof agr i gus. Cof agr i gus i s a Pokemonwe' ve seen a f ew t i mes bef or e. I t speci al i zes hugel y i n the def ense stat , wi t h a 145base, so I woul d r ecommend agai nst physi cal assaul t s. I t al so has a pr et t y decentspeci al at t ack ( 95 base) whi ch you can see Shaunt al uses to t he f ul l est , st acki ngCof agr i gus wi t h thr ee speci al moves. Shadow Bal l wi l l hur t t he most, but be car ef ulof t he ot her s; f or exampl e, you do not want t o put a Sei smi t oad agai nst Cof agr i gusor i t wi l l di e a hor r i bl e deat h f r om Gr ass Knot ! Ther e' s al so Wi l l - O- Wi sp whi chcauses bur n; asi de f r om causi ng resi dual damage i t al so cut s a Pokemon' s at t ack i n

hal f , whi ch makes physi cal at t acks on Cof agr i gus near usel ess. My advi ce woul d be t ot r y and hi t i t wi t h a st r ong speci al move. Ghost or Dark - t he t wo weaknesses t hatpur e Ghost s have - ar e my r ecommended choi ces. Al so, bewar e of Cof agr i gus' s Mummyabi l i t y! I f a Pokemon makes any cont act wi t h Cof agr i gus, t hen t hat Pokemon' s abi l i t ywi l l be repl aced wi t h Mummy unt i l i t somehow l eaves t he bat t l e ( i e swi t chi ng out ,f ai nt i ng or t he f i ght endi ng. ) Moxi e Kr ookodi l e wi t h Cr unch won' t work here!

Shauntal ' s second Pokemon i s J el l i cent , whi ch we have al so seen a f ew t i mes t hr ought he game. Bei ng t he f emal e ver si on, i t comes wi t h br i ght r ed l i pst i ck and a hugepi nk f ace, al l r eady t o annoy t he hel l out of you. How so? The mai n cul pr i t i s

J el l i cent ' s abi l i t y. Cur sed Body i s basi cal l y an aut omat i c di sabl e; hi t J el l i centwi t h an at t ack, and ther e i s a 30% chance Cur sed Body wi l l act i vat e and di sabl e i taut omat i cal l y, possi bl y render i ng your best at t ack agai nst i t usel ess . I t ' s k i ndabul ky t oo, so i t pr obabl y won' t go down i n one hi t . The good t hi ng about i t s t ypi ngi s t hat nei t her t ype negat es t he ot her ' s weakness, so J el l i cent get s t he f ul l l oad


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of f our weaknesses - El ect r i c, Gr ass, Ghost and Dark. Somethi ng l i ke a Gal vant ul a' s Thunder woul d wor k gr eat , or per haps a Kr ookodi l e' s Cr unch ( no Mummy now! ) but t r ynot t o put your Pokemon i n t oo much danger, f or J el l i cent has a decent l y wi de r angewi t h i t s f our at t acks. Br i ne al so has a gr eat er power i f t he Pokemon att acked by i ti s under 50% heal t h, and i t wi l l pr obabl y mur der you i f i t connect s wi t h that bonusef f ect , so t r y not t o have your heal t h t oo l ow!

Thi r d we have Gol ur k, who you won' t have seen bef or e unl ess you used one your sel f .Gol ur k i s t he evol ut i on of Gol ett , and shar es t he same t ypi ng. I t has 124 at t ack anddecent def enses, and these ar e onl y ampl i f i ed i f i t uses Cur se, boost i ng i t s At t ackand Def ense whi l e dr oppi ng i t s Speed. I t s Eart hquake i s goi ng t o hur t i f i t

connect s, as wi l l Focus Punch; Br i ck Br eak shoul dn' t be as much of a pr obl em t hough.I r ecommend not l et t i ng up on t he of f ense; at t ack any of Gol ur k' s f i ve weaknessesf or t he best ef f ect ( Wat er , Gr ass, I ce, Ghost or Dar k). Gr ass Knot i n par t i cul ar i sa good move f or t hi s, as Gol ur k i s r eal l y, r eal l y heavy!

Fi nal l y, we come t o Shaunt al ' s mai n. You mi ght r emember me heapi ng a mount of pr ai seupon Chandel ur e back i n the Cel est i al Tower , and al l t hat pr ai se i s now t ur ned r i ghtat you. Thi s t hi ng has a monst r ous 145 speci al at t ack, so i f i t f i r es i t s Fi r e Bl astat you, i t i s goi ng t o t ake a huge chunk out of your Pokemon' s HP! Shadow Bal l al soget s a STAB bonus and can do a f ai r bi t . The ot her t wo moves - Payback especi al l y -ar en' t t oo much t o wor r y about . Lucki l y, Chandel ur e i s somewhat sl ow compar ed t oyour Pokemon ( unl ess al l si x ar e al l r eal l y sl ow ones) but 80 base doesn' t r ul e outt he possi bi l i t y of i t out speedi ng you ent i r el y. Chandel ur e has a l ot of weaknessest o pi ck on - Wat er, Rock, Gr ound, Ghost and Dark) so use one of t hem and t ake t hi st hi ng down qui ckl y! You may need t o bewar e of Fl ame Body al so, f or i t s 30% chance of bur ni ng can cut your at t ack i n hal f , j us t l i ke Cof agr i gus ' s Wi l l - O- Wi sp.

I t ' s wort h not i ng she al so has two Ful l Rest or es to use.

Once you beat her, t ake the now act i vat ed t el epor t er back t o t he begi nni ng. The bot t om l ef tl i ght wi l l now have l i t ; one down, t hr ee t o go. Do any heal i ng you need t o wi t h i t ems. Next ,I ' m headi ng i nt o t he t op l ef t r oom, or t he second one acr oss.

Thi s r oom has you wal k ont o a r ot at i ng pl at f or m. Tor ches l i ght as you move past t hem, and agi ant chandel i er i s shown at t he top of t he room. Wal k f or ward f r om t he end of t he rot ati on,and t wo more t orches l i ght , a gat e appear i ng behi nd you t o l ock you i n. Ti me f or t he secondEl i t e Four member , whose t ype may not be i mmedi at el y obvi ous f r om t he r oom. Tal ki ng t o hi mwi l l r eveal he i s Gr i msl ey, t he Dar k- t ype speci al i s t of t he El i t e Four . Then, t he f i ghtbegi ns!

:: ELITE FOUR GRIMSLEY ::Dark-type SpecialistReward: $6000

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksScr af t y Lv. 48 Dar k/ Fi ght i ng Moxi e Sand- At t ack, Cr unch, Poi s on J ab, Br i ck Br eakKr ookodi l e Lv. 48 Gr ound/ Dar k I nt i mi dat e Cr unch, Dr agon Cl aw, Foul Pl ay, Ear t hquakeLi epar d Lv. 48 Dar k Li mber Fake Out , Ni ght Sl ash, Aer i al Ace, At t ractBi shar p Lv. 50 Dar k/ St eel Def i ant X- Sci ssor , Ni ght Sl ash, Met al Cl aw, Aer i al Ace

Gr i msl ey l eads wi t h Scr af t y, who we' ve onl y seen once thus f ar . As al ways, i t hassome good def enses and decent at t ack st r engt h, whi ch i t can pai r wi t h t he t hree

of f ensi ve moves i t possesses. Cr unch i s i t s st r ongest move, and i t r eal l y i sn' t t oodamagi ng. The mai n pr obl em i s goi ng t o come i n Sand- At t ack; i f t hat connects youraccur acy wi l l be l ower ed, and we al l know how much one accur acy drop can do t o t hepl ayer . Tr y to t ake i t down ASAP i f possi bl e; i t can get especi al l y tr oubl esome i f i t manages t o take down any of your Pokemon as i t s Moxi e abi l i t y wi l l act i vat e,r ai si ng i t s at t ack. Scr af t y' s weaknesses l i e i n Fi ght i ng and Fl yi ng. The dualcombi nat i on cancel s every ot her weakness out .

Kr ookodi l e i s somet hi ng you won' t have seen bef ore unl ess you r ai sed aSandi l e/ Kr okor ok your sel f . I t i s t he f i nal f or m of t he l i ne, encompassi ng 117 at t ackand 92 speed, whi ch as f ar as t hi ngs go i s pret t y decent . Pai r t hat wi t h t heI nt i mi date abi l i t y t hat dr ops at t ack and i t s usef ul STAB Ear t hquake and Cr unch andi t can put t he hur t on you. I t al so has t he somewhat st r ange move Foul Pl ay; i t ' s a90 power , 100 acc physi cal Dar k move, but i t uses your at t ack str engt h i nst ead of Kr ookodi l e' s whi ch can come out bet t er or wors e. Kr ookodi l e i s weak t o l oads of


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t hi ngs, namel y Wat er, Gr ass, Fi ght i ng, Bug and I ce. No quadr upl e weaknesses, but anyof t hose wi l l put a good dent i n i t .

You' l l def i ni t el y know Li epar d f r om bot h t he Cher en f i ght s and t he amount of t i mest he Pl asma gr unt s used i t . Thi s one uses Fake Out on the f i r st t ur n al ways - j ustl i ke any ot her - t hen at t acks you wi t h a pi t t ance. I t ' s not l i kel y to be a pr obl em,al t hough i t does have At t r act . Not e t hat despi t e Gr i msl ey bei ng a mal e tr ai ner, al lof hi s Pokemon ( Scr af t y asi de) ar e FEMALE! You' l l have t o send i n a f emal e Pokemonagai nst Li epar d t o be ent i r el y i mmune, ot her wi se you st and at r i sk of At t r act . I t ' seasy t o ki l l t hough.

Gr i msl ey' s mai n i s t he Dark/ Steel Bi shar p, t he evol uti on of t he Pawni ar d Pokemonwe' ve seen a f ew t i mes pr evi ousl y. I t has pr ett y hi gh at t ack and good def ense, buti s ot her wi se pr et t y suscept i bl e. I t does have some good moves, but none of t hem arel i kel y to be a huge pr obl em, ei t her . J ust t r y not t o r educe any of i t s st at s; doi ngso wi l l gi ve i t an aut omat i c +2 boost i n at t ack due t o i t s abi l i t y. That i ncl udesI nt i mi date! Fi ght i ng att acks ar e wi t hout a doubt t he most ef f ect i ve, but you can useFi r e and Gr ound moves t o gr eat ef f ect al so.

Not e t hat Gr i msl ey has t wo Ful l Rest or es he can use.

Def eat i ng Gr i msl ey wi l l cause hi s t el epor t er t o al so swi t ch on, al l owi ng us t o r et ur n t o t hel eague ent r ance. Agai n, heal any wounds. Now, f or t he t op r i ght r oom, or t he t hi r d oneacr oss.

Thi s i s a pr et t y i nt er est i ng r oom. Ver y gl i t t er y, wi t h st ar s f al l i ng f r om t he. . . sky?Anyway, head f or war d and you' l l be hi t wi t h a st ar . A gl ow wi l l compass you and t ake you upa t r anspar ent r oad. As you r each t he t op, a great cover wi l l open and r eveal a bed, i n whi cht he El i t e Four member i s i n. . . . She' s sl eepi ng? She gets up sl owl y, t hen wal ks over t o t hef r ont of t he bed. What a st r ange ent r ance t hat was.

Her e, we have Cai t l i n, a speci al i s t i n t he Psychi c- t ype. Tal ki ng t o her wi l l begi n t hebat t l e, but she st i l l seems a l i t t l e t i r ed. Not e her cut - i n pose bei ng a yawn.

:: ELITE FOUR CAITLIN ::Psychic-type SpecialistReward: $6000


Reuni cl us Lv.48 Psychi c Magi c Guar d Psychi c, Focus Bl ast ,Energy Bal l , Thunder

Si gi l yph Lv.48 Psychi c / F l yi ng Wonder Ski nPsychi c, Ai r Sl ash,

I ce Beam, Shadow Bal l

Mushar na Lv.48 Psychi c Synchr oni ze Psychi c, Shadow Bal l ,

Char ge Beam, Ref l ect

Got h i t el l e Lv.50 Psychi c Fr i sk Cal m Mi nd, Psychi c,

Thunder bol t , Shadow Bal l

Thi s i s one El i t e Four member you may r ecogni ze. I f you ar en' t abl e t o t el l byappear ance, t hi s i s t he same Cai t l i n of t he Bat t l e Cast l e i n Pl at i num, Hear t Gol dand Soul Si l ver ! I t seems she al so has t he r ank of El i t e Four member i n Unova, so i ti s conf i r med t hat she i s f ul l y abl e to bat t l e. She j us t has Dar ach do i t al l f or heri n t he Front i er f aci l i t y, I suppose. At any rat e, her Engl i sh name i s basi cal l yguar ant eed to be Cai t l i n, unl ess t hey make a mi st ake dur i ng the t r ansl ati on.

Cai t l i n' s f i r st Pokemon i s Reuni cl us, who i s sl ow but has sur pr i si ngl y decentdef enses and one hel l of a Speci al At t ack stat ( 125 base. ) Cai t l i n uses t hi sper f ect l y by stacki ng Reuni cl us wi t h f our di f f er ent speci al moves, each a di f f er entt ype. Col l ect i vel y, Reuni cl us can l and a super ef f ect i ve hi t on Fi ght i ng, Poi son,Psychi c, Ghost , Gr ound, Wat er , Rock and Fl yi ng Pokemon. Qui t e a l arge r ange, eh?

They' r e al l pr et t y hi gh power at t acks , t oo. Psychi c get s a STAB bonus and FocusBl ast and Thunder ar e both 120 power ( al bei t i naccur ate) . Ener gy Bal l i s t he weakestone i t has, but i t ' l l general l y go f or t he st r ongest move wi t h a type advant age.Ot her wi se, i t ' l l pr obabl y j ust use Psychi c. Assumi ng Reuni cl us has Magi c Guard,i t ' l l t ake no resi dual damage what soever , so don' t t r y t o poi son i t or anythi ng.

J ust pi l e on t he of f ense and i t shoul d go down. Remember pur e Psychi c Pokemon havet hr ee weaknesses - Bug, Ghost and Dar k.


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Cai t l i n i s al so a user of t he cr azy psycho bi r d. Si gi l yph' s mai n advant ages comef r om i t s pret t y good speci al at t ack ( 103 base) and good speed ( 97 base) . Don' t bet oo sur pr i sed i f i t out speeds you. I t al so has a good movepool t o use, havi ng f ourspeci al moves wi t h t hr ee bei ng an ent i r el y di f f er ent t ype f r om Reuni cl us' s set . Thi sbi r dy al so has Magi c Guar d, so you want t o do di r ect damage. El ect r i c, I ce, Rock,Ghost or Dar k wi l l do the t r i ck.

Musharna i s pr et t y bul ky, i t has a very hi gh HP st at and decent def enses. I t ' s t hesl owest t hi ng t o gr ace t he ear t h - wel l , not qui t e, but i t ' s c l ose - so i t pr obabl ywon' t move f i r st . Ever . The onl y t hi ng that may be pr obl emat i c here i s Ref l ect ,

whi ch wi l l doubl e t he whol e t eam' s def ense f or f i ve t ur ns. St i l l , I woul d pr obabl yr ecommend a physi cal assaul t f or as l ong as possi bl e, as i t s def ense i s a l i t t l el ower t han i t s speci al def ense. Musharna' s act ual at t acks shoul dn' t be t oo bad; i thas 106 base speci al att ack, but asi de f r om Psychi c t hey' r e al l ki nda weak unl esst hey st r i ke a t ype advant age. I t ' s wort h not i ng t hat Char ge Beam does have a chanceof r ai si ng Musharna' s speci al att ack when i t hi t s somet hi ng, t hough.

Cai t l i n' s mai n i s Gothi t el l e, who has some of t he def enses and none of t he of f enses.Her abi l i t y i s compl et el y usel ess t o the AI , so don' t wor r y about t hat . The onl yt hi ng you r eal l y need t o wat ch out f or wi t h t hi s t hi ng i s Cal m Mi nd - i f i t get ssever al under i t s bel t t hen i t can st ar t t o do damage wi t h i t s t hr ee compet entspeci al moves. Agai n, Bug, Ghost or Dark wi l l do t he best damage. I t ' s weaker t ophysi cal moves t han speci al moves, so t r y and t ake i t down wi t h a r uthl ess physi calassaul t !

Cai t l i n al so has t wo Ful l Rest or es t o use.

Beat i ng Cai t l i n l eaves us wi t h j us t one l ef t i f you' re doi ng t hi s f roml ef t t o r i ght . Thef i nal r oom i s t o the bot t om r i ght ; heal up and ent er when you' r e ready.

Thi s r oom has you get i nt o a pl at f or m t hat r esembl es a wr est l i ng r i ng - as such, you canpr obabl y guess i mmedi at el y what t ype t hi s l ast El i t e Four member i s. When you r each t he t op,a spot l i ght wi l l shi ne upon t he member. Tal k t o hi m t o di scover t hat he i s Marshal , a masterof ( you guessed i t ) Fi ght i ng- t ype Pokemon. And so, t he l ast batt l e of t he f our begi ns!

:: ELITE FOUR MARSHAL ::Fighting-type SpecialistReward: $6000

Pokemon Level Type Ability Attacks Thr oh Lv. 48 Fi ght i ng Gut s St one Edge, Payback, Smoot h Over , St or m Thr owSawk Lv. 48 Fi ght i ng St ur dy St one Edge, Kar at e Chop, Ret al i at e, Gr ass KnotConkel durr Lv. 48 Fi ght i ng Sheer Force Stone Edge, Hammer Arm, Ret al i at e, Gr ass KnotMi enshao Lv. 50 Fi ght i ng I nner Focus U- Tur n, J ump Ki ck, Rock Sl i de, Ret al i at e

Marshal ' s Pokemon have some. . . pr ett y cr ap movesets, t o say t he l east . I t ' l l maket hi ngs a bi t easi er f or us, t hough.

Mars hal ' s l ead i s Thr oh, t he r ed one of t he t wo j udo Pokemon. Thr oh pi l es on t he HPi n exchange f or cr ap speed, but i s pret t y much never goi ng to di e i n one hi t . I tal so s t i l l has a f ai r b i t of at t ack t o hi t wi t h, t oo. Thr oh i s composed of a f ul l yphysi cal moveset s panni ng acr oss f our t ypes; none of t hem shoul d be part i cul arl ydangerous i n i t s hands, but al l t he same be car ef ul . Remember t hat Stor m Thr ow i sal ways a cri t i cal hi t when i t l ands. Fi ght i ng t ypes ar e weak t o Psychi c and Fl yi ng -use ei t her t o do t he most damage!

Second comes Sawk, t he bl ue j udomon who i s j ust as annoyi ng as Thr oh. I t get s somever y hi gh at t ack and decent speed i n exchange f or weakened def enses, but i s mor e of a thr eat t han Thr oh. I t ' s moveset i s a l i t t l e wei r d t hough, consi der i ng i t ' s us i ngKar at e Chop of al l t hi ngs , and Gr ass Knot wi l l do not hi ng of f of i t s t er r i bl eSpeci al At t ack. Ret al i at e can do a l i t t l e bi t t he t ur n af t er Thr oh di es, and St oneEdge i s t he usual 100 power Rock move t hat has a hi gher chance f or a cr i t i cal . Themai n annoyi ng t hi ng i s Stur dy - you cannot OHKO i t , t hen Mars hal wi l l probabl y Ful lRestor e i t , meani ng you can' t OHKO i t agai n (St ur dy wi l l act i vat e any t i me thePokemon' s HP drops f r om 100% - > 0%) , so i t can be bl oody annoyi ng. Make sur e you usea Pokemon t hat can t ake a hi t f r om Sawk.


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Conkel dur r i s one we' ve seen once bef ore i n Vi ct or y Road. I t ' s a very powerf ulPokemon wi t h an i ncr edi bl e 140 base at t ack, pai r ed al ongsi de some decent def ensesand t er r i bl e speed. You' r e goi ng t o want t o wat ch out f or Hammer Ar m; STAB f act or edi n i t i s a pr et t y hi gh 150 base, whi ch i s goi ng t o hur t of f of Conkel dur r ' sexcel l ent at t ack st at. I t pr obabl y won' t go down i n one hi t , but do what you can t of i ni sh i t ASAP. Agai n, Gr ass Knot i s not hi ng t o wor r y about at al l . I f anythi ng,i t ' s a bl ess i ng i f Mar shal s t a r t s us i ng i t .

Last l y, we have Mars hal ' s mai n, Mi enshao. Mi enshao i s t he evol ut i on of Mi enf oo andi s bot h s t r ong and f as t . I t i s pr et t y f r ai l i n compar i son t o i t s count er par t

Fi ght i ng- t ypes, but can hi t har d. J ump Ki ck i s a 100 power move t hat can do a numberand i t can al so swi t ch out wi t h U- Tur n shoul d i t not be the l ast of t he f our Marshalsends out . I t al so has Rock Sl i de whi ch i s abl e t o f l i nch, whi ch can be a t hr eatwi t h Mi enshao' s hi gh speed. Agai n, Psychi c or Fl yi ng wi l l do t he t r i ck. J ust don' tunder est i mat e t he st r engt h of Mar shal ' s Pokemon!

Or hi s Ful l Rest or es, f or he al so has t wo.

Wi t h Mars hal def eat ed, al l f our of t he El i t e Four member s ar e f i ni shed. Ar e we t he PokemonChampi on! ? . . . No, not yet . As wi t h ever y Pokemon game si nce R/ B/ Y, we st i l l have t o beatt he cur r ent champi on. The el evat or i n the cent er of t he mai n par t wi l l now be act i ve; si mpl yget on and exami ne t he st atue t o descend. I woul d normal l y t el l you to heal up, but don' tbot her . You' l l see why. . .

The scene as a whol e i s i ncr edi bl y el abor at e; t he el evat or descends pr et t y f ar . You' ve t hengot a huge amount of st eps t o cl i mb up t o t he nor t h. Af t er t hr ee f l i ght s of st ai r s, you' l lcome t o t he ent r ance of t he champi on' s chamber . Ent er i f you so dar e. . .

Ent er and move up and you' l l f i nd. . . N has al r eady beat en t he champi on, Al der ! ? N hasappar ent l y smashed t he El i t e Four and t he cur r ent champi on t o pi eces wi t h hi s l egendarydragon. N event ual l y not i ces you, t hen uses a l egendar y power t o summon a gi ganti c cast l eout of t he gr ound! Wel l , t hi s i s cer t ai nl y di f f er ent f r om t he usual El i t e Four , champi on,end f or t he League, woul dn' t you say?

The cas t l e wi l l r i se damn t al l , t hen ext end an absol ut e t on of br i dges t o t he l eague, one of whi ch br eaks t hr ough t he champi on chamber r oof . N goes up i t , t hen Cheren wi l l pop i n f r ombehi nd. Af t er more di al ogue, you' l l be f r ee t o move agai n. The ent r ance t o t he Hal l of Famehas been bl ocked by a f al l en pi ece of r ock, so we have no choi ce. Ascend t he bl ack br i dge.

I t ' l l l ead you out si de t he l eague. Keep f ol l owi ng i t up and you' l l get t o t he cast l e. Headi nsi de, and you' l l f i nd. . . SI X Pl asma sages! How t he hel l ar e you meant t o stand up t ot hat! ? They' l l move f orward and pr epare t o pr act i cal l y demol i sh you, when suddenl y. . . t heGym l eader s ar r i ve! Ei ght of t he el even Unova gyml eader s wi l l appear i n the r oom - l astPokemon musi c pl ayi ng - and t ake on t he sages, al l owi ng you t o pass. Now we' ve got us acast l e t o conquer.

*Spoiler*'s Castle

Take t he pat h l ef t and ar ound, and head up t he st ai r s. For t hese next f ew f l oor s, you wi l lsee rooms on t he upper wal l . The f i r st one contai ns t wo Pl asma gr unt s who don' t seem t o havea cl ue what i s goi ng on. As you appr oach t owar ds t he second, one of t he member s of t heShadow Tri ad wi l l appear , and gi ve some expl anati on as t o t he cur r ent happeni ngs.

The second door cont ai ns t wo women, and t he pi nk hai r ed one on t he l ef t wi l l heal you i f yout al k t o her. See why I sai d not t o bot her heal i ng now? Tal k t o her f or a much neededr ef r esh, t hen exi t t hat r oom. Bot h women al so di vul ge detai l s on N, f or t he recor d.

The t hi r d r oom has a MAX POTION t o pi ck up, as wel l as t wo more cl uel ess Pl asma gr unt s. Exi tt hat r oom and head up t he st ai r s t o t he r i ght .

Thi s next f l oor has anot her t hr ee r ooms. Goi ng f r om t he r i ght , t he f i r st one cont ai ns a PCyou can use t o deposi t / wi t hdr aw/ move your Pokemon l i ke usual . The second r oom has a MAXREVIVE t o col l ect . The thi r d cont ai ns a coupl e Pl asma gr unt s; t he one on the upper wal l t ot he l ef t wi l l gi ve you an ULTRA BALL , whi l e t he one on t he r i ght wi l l l et you t el epor t backt o the l eague i f you wi sh - t hi s i s t he onl y way t o move i n and out of N' s cast l e, and t heonl y way t o shop f or mor e Poke Bal l s. I f you do so, j ust t al k t o the Pl asma gr unt i n t hePokemon Cent er t o get war ped back i nt o t he cast l e.

As you at t empt t o go up t he next set of st ai r s, anot her member of t he Shadow Tr i ad wi l lappear and gi ve some det ai l s as t o t he happeni ngs, t hen l eave. Head up t he st ai r s now andanot her Shadow Tr i ad member wi l l appear st r ai ght away and gi ve you some mor e i nf o. Once he


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l eaves, check t he f i r st r oom her e.

Thi s r oom i s j ust wei r d. I t seems t o be N' s pl ay ar ea or somet hi ng f r om when he was a ki d;t he musi c t hat pl ays i nsi de i s even a j uveni l e ver si on of hi s t heme. At any rat e, t her e' s aRARE CANDY t o pi ck up i n here.

The second r oom acr oss has a FULL RESTORE t o get , whi l e t he t hi r d has but t wo Pl asma gr unt st o t al k to. Head up t he st ai r s t o t he r i ght agai n.

Long cor r i dor on t hi s f l oor , wi t h a bunch of Pl asma f l ags. Fol l ow t he cor r i dor and at t emptt o ent er t he door, and Ghet si s appear s! He' l l push you back and tal k t o you, t hen st r angel yenough l et you pass. I t al l seems a bi t suspi ci ous, don' t you t hi nk? Ei t her way, we have t oent er t hi s r oom.I nsi de, head up and you' l l be gi ven a camera movement t owards N, who i s s i t t i ng i n a thr oneat t he f ar end of t he r oom. He' l l come down a l i t t l e. Wal k up and he' l l come down t o meetyou. He' l l t al k t o you some mor e, t hen use l egendar y power agai n and summon hi s l egendar y!Reshi r am/ Zekr om wi l l bur st t hr ough t he wal l and l and, t hen show of f t hei r amazi ng powers .

Thei r t ai l wi l l char ge wi t h t hei r el ement , t hen cause a huge r ush of t hei r ener gy t o cour set hr ough t he r oom. How i t doesn' t compl etel y destr oy t he cast l e, I don' t know, but i t ' s apr et t y awesome cut scene.

Af t er t he cut scene, somet hi ng happens - t he st one you got al l t he way back at Nacrene Ci t yr eact s! The Dark/ Li ght St one wi l l f l oat up and dr aw i n t he energi es of t he mascot of yourver si on, t hen a cut scene pl ays. Zekrom/ Reshi r amr i ses f r om t he or b and awakens! They al sol and on t he f l oor and show of f their power , causi ng a l oad of f i r e or el ectr i c i t y to got hr oughout t he room. Real l y hol y soundi ng musi c, don' t you t hi nk?

I t ' s now t i me t o cat ch our l egend. Save or don' t save; i t doesn' t r eal l y make a di f f erence.For t he recor d, i f you need Poke Bal l s, head back t o t hat Pl asma gr unt t hat t el epor t s youback and buy some bal l s f r om t he League, t hen t el epor t back and go back t o N' s r oom. You' r eabl e t o come and go as you pl ease, st r angel y enough.

Anyway, chal l enge the l egend when you' r e ready. For t he recor d, i f you l ose i n any f i ght s i nt hi s cast l e, you' l l be sent back to t he League. J ust t al k t o the Pl asma gr unt t o get backi nt o t he cast l e.

LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ RESHIRAM (BLACK) / ZEKROM (WHITE)Level : 50Type : Dr agon / Fi r e OR Dr agon / El ect r i c

Ability : Tur bobl aze OR Ter avol t Moves : Dr agonBr eat h / Sl ash / Ext r asensor y / Fusi on Fl are ( RESHI RAM) Moves : Dr agonBr eat h / Sl ash / Zen Headbut t / Fusi on Bol t ( ZEKROM)

Base Stats : 100 HP / 120 At t ack / 100 Def ense / 150 Speci al At t ack / 120 Speci alDef ense / 90 Speed ( RESHI RAM)Base Stats : 100 HP / 150 At t ack / 120 Def ense / 120 Speci al At t ack / 100 Speci alDef ense / 90 Speed ( ZEKROM)

Reshi r am and Zekrom come wi t h t hei r own speci al musi c, whi ch i s pr act i cal l y a medl eyof a l ot of t he ol d songs; i t ' s a bi t di f f i cul t t o pi npoi nt what t hey ar e as thei nst r ument s ar e di f f erent, but some of t he t unes you are bound t o recogni ze.

Bot h dr agons ar e pr et t y si mi l ar ; Reshi r am i s speci al l y based, whi l e Zekrom i sphysi cal l y based, and t he di f f er ences i n t hei r at t acks r ef l ect t hi s . Of not e i st hei r Fusi on Fl are/ Bol t move; t hi s i s t he excl usi ve move of Reshi r am or Zekrom, andi s a 100 power/ 100 accur acy move wi t h t he cat egory t hat mat ches wi t h t he user . I t ' l lpr obabl y hur t a bi t i f you get st r uck wi t h i t . The ot her moves aren' t t oo much t owor r y about , al t hough Dr agonBr eat h may par al yze you.I f you want t o t arget weaknesses t o t r y and weaken t hem, go f or i t . Reshi r am i s weakt o Gr ound, Rock and Dr agon whi l e Zekr om i s weak t o Gr ound, I ce and Dr agon. They' r et ough, so they shoul d sur vi ve even super ef f ect i ve hi t s.

Low heal t h, st at us and good bal l s make a capt ur e per f ect , al t hough i n thi s case i tshoul dn' t act ual l y be ver y hard at al l - Reshi r am and Zekr om have a cat ch r ate of 45, whi ch i s on par wi t h t he 100 l egends such as Vi ct i ni and Shaymi n. Even Ul t r aBal l s wi l l do t he t r i ck j ust f i ne her e. Hel l , you can pr obabl y get away wi t h j ustt he l ow heal t h and an Ul t r a Bal l . I t i sn' t t hat hard to cat ch. DON' T use your Mast erBal l - you def i ni t el y do not need i t her e!

I n t he event t hat you end up ki l l i ng Reshi r am/ Zekr om, you' l l be sent st r ai ght backt o t he map and t hey' l l be al i ve i n f r ont of you agai n. Thi s wi l l keep happeni ng


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unt i l you cat ch t hem. Basi cal l y, you have to catch the legendary to continue . Al so,you don' t gai n any EXP f r om t hem, so don' t t hi nk you can gr i nd of f t hem or anyt hi ng.

Af t er you cat ch your l egendary and i f you have si x Pokemon on you al r eady, you' l l be askedi f you want t o swap one of t he Pokemon i n your par t y f or t he l egend. Don' t bot her i f you' r er eal l y set on your t eam of si x, but ot her wi se I woul d suggest r epl aci ng the weakest l i nk( Ruf f l et i n my case) . The l egendar y wi l l come i n handy f or t he next f i ght . I t ' l l al soaut omat i cal l y move t o the f r ont of your t eam, so i f you happen to have a bad l ead i t ' l l hel pf i x t hat . The Pokemon you sel ect i n your par t y wi l l be sent back t o t he PC.

N wi l l heal you, t hen chal l enge you t o a f i nal f i ght !

:: TEAM PLASMA N ::Reward: $10000' ' ' My Team: Zekrom Lv. 50, Excadr i l l Lv. 53, Li l l i gant Lv. 52, Emboar Lv. 50,Carr acost a Lv. 50, Mushar na Lv. 51

Pokemon Level Type Ability Attacks Notes

Zekr om Lv.52 Dr agon/ El ectr i c Ter avol t Fusi on Bol t , Zen Headbut t , Gi ga

I mpact , Li ght Scr eenOnl y i nBl ack

Reshi r am Lv.52 Dr agon/ Fi r e Tur bobl aze Cr oss Fi r e, Ext r asensory, Hyper

Beam, Ref l ectOnl y i nWhi t e

Carr acost aLv.50 Wat er / Rock St ur dy

St one Edge, Aqua J et , Cr unch,Water f al l None

Vani l l uxe Lv.50 I ce I ce Body I ce Br eat h, Bl i zzar d, Hai l , F l ash

Cannon None

Ar cheops Lv.50 Rock/ Fl yi ng Def eat i st Dr agon Cl aw, Acr obat i cs, St one Edge,

Cr unch None

Zor oar k Lv.50 Dar k I l l usi on Ni ght Sl ash, Fl amet hr ower, Focus

Bl as t , Ret a l i at e None

Kl i nkl ang Lv.50 St eel Pl us Thunder bol t , Fl ash Cannon, Hyper

Beam, Met al Sound None

N i s pr act i cal l y our new champi on bat t l e, and as such hi s t eam has real l y st eppedup. No sur r oundi ng ar ea Pokemon t hi s t i me as t her e i s no sur r oundi ng ar ea! Wel l ,asi de f r om Vi ct or y Road, but what ever . Hi s l evel s are sl i ght l y hi gher t han t hose of t he El i t e Four , so he' l l be a t ough mat ch f or sur e. He al so has di f f er ent musi c t o

usual ; i t ' s a l ot more upbeat and epi c t han hi s usual t r ack.N al ways l eads wi t h hi s l egendary. As you can see, bot h ar e out f i t t ed t owar ds t hei rbest st at ; Zekrom i s physi cal l y based and Reshi r am i s speci al l y based. I f you putyour l egendary i n your par t y, t hey' l l come out f i r st , and you can use Dr agonBr eat ht o gr eat ef f ect. Thankf ul l y N' s own dr agon doesn' t have a Dr agon- t ype move. Bl ackpl ayer s wi l l be abl e t o ki l l N' s dr agon qui cker wi t h t hei r l egend si nce Reshi r am hasa hi gher speci al att ack, al t hough i t works al l t he same. Mi ght even t i p t he otherway i f N' s Zekrom get s Li ght Screen out successf ul l y. I f you di dn' t br i ng yourl egend, HI T THE WEAKNESSES AND DO I T FAST. They' r e bot h i ncr edi bl y st r ong so youwant t o get r i d of t hem ASAP. Bl ack pl ayer s shoul d use Gr ound, Dr agon or I ce movest o st r i ke Zekr om har d, wher eas Whi t e pl ayer s shoul d use Gr ound, Dr agon or Rock movest o t ake Reshi r am out .

Then we get t o N' s ot her f i ve Pokemon. Car r acos t a i s t he f i nal evol ut i on of t hewater t ur t l e, and boast s a very hi gh def ense al ong wi t h decent att ack. I t has aweaker speci al def ense and i s sl ow. I deal l y you' l l want t o hi t i t wi t h a Gr ass- t ypemove, al t hough wat ch out f or St ur dy as i t wi l l pr event al l OHKOs! N al so has f ourFul l Rest or es t o use, so t hat can r eal l y dr ag a St ur dy war out . I f possi bl e, usesome sort of st atus ef f ect so t hat St ur dy i s over r ul ed. Al so t ake note of Aqua J et;i f you have a Pokemon on l ow HP, Aqua J et wi l l al l ow Car r acost a t o move f i r st andknock i t out . Tr eat t hi s t hi ng wi t h caut i on. You can al so use El ectr i c, Gr ound orFi ght i ng moves pret t y wel l .

Vani l l uxe i s t he f i nal f orm of t he i ce cr eam, and i s now made up of a doubl e scoop.Cool . I n t wo ways. Vani l l uxe i s r eal l y not hi ng speci al , al t hough i t does have t heHai l + Bl i zzard combo, i n whi ch Bl i zzard wi l l hi t wi t h 100% accur acy. You shoul dpr obabl y t ake i t down ASAP wi t h a Fi ght i ng or Fi r e move. I n f act , Emboar wi l l do t he

j ob per f ect l y i f you have one. Pr et t y much any Fi r e t ype wor ks t hough, as t hi s t hi ngcan' t hi t bet t er t han a not ver y ef f ect i ve hi t on any Fi r e- t ype, so l ong as t hey


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don' t l ose t hei r r es i s t ance t o I ce l i ke Reshi r am does.

Ar cheops i s DANGEROUS! 140 base at t ack, 110 speed, no i t em and Acr obat i cs make t hi sone hel l of a foe t o beat . I f i t hi t s you wi t h Acrobat i cs , i t WI LL hur t ! Out speedand hi t i t har d i f possi bl e, si nce Def eat i st wi l l ki ck i n and chop Ar cheops'at t acki ng s t a t s i n hal f . I f out speedi ng i t i s not possi bl e - whi ch i s l i kel y - senda st r ong def ensi ve Pokemon agai nst i t . The mai n i mport ance i s hi t t i ng i t . OHKOi ng i ti s good, but as l ong as you can dr op i t bel ow 50% i t ' l l be a l ot easi er . St one Edgewi l l al so be pai nf ul . I f you have somet hi ng l i ke a Excadr i l l or a St eel - t ype i ngeneral t hat shoul d wor k f i ne, but ot herwi se you' r e goi ng t o have to be on yourguar d.

Don' t bel i eve ever yt hi ng you see. N has a Zoroark, whose abi l i t y makes i t mi mi c t hePokemon i n t he si xth s l ot of hi s par t y. I t ' s most l i kel y when he sends i t out i t ' l lappear t o be Kl i nkl ang. One whack and i t ' l l be reveal ed t o be Zor oar k, but you needt o wat ch out t hat you don' t gi ve i t a f r ee turn or anythi ng! You' l l want t o becar ef ul i n par t i cul ar wi t h your Psychi c- t ype moves i n t hi s f i ght . Zor oar k i t sel f i sn' t amazi ngl y powerf ul , al t hough i t does have some good moves t o work wi t h. I f youf i nd your sel f wi t h a Kl i nkl ang out on t he f i el d, you may want t o use Fi ght i ng movesf or a guar ant eed ef f ect i ve hi t . Of cour se, i f t he real Kl i nkl ang di es bef or eZoroark, t hen when Zoroark comes out i t ' l l end up bei ng somet hi ng el se, or possi bl yeven i t sel f i f nobody el se i s l ef t . What wi l l i t be? Keep your guar d up. Al so, evenon shi f t mode, Zoroark' s name wi l l be di sgui sed as t he Pokemon i t ' s i mper sonat i ng!I f somet hi ng wei r d happens, such as Kl i nkl ang comi ng i n on a Fi r e or Gr ound- t ype,t hen i t ' s probabl y Zor oar k about t o come i n. Prepare accor di ngl y.

The r eal Kl i nkl ang i s pr et t y cr appy. I t s st r engt h i s i n i t s at t ack st at whi ch Ndef i ni t el y does not use. Hyper Beam may do a bunch and Di schar ge may be abl e t oparal yze you, but on the whol e i t shoul dn' t be that danger ous. As l ong as i t doesn' thi t somet hi ng that ' s al so been hi t wi t h a coupl e Met al Sounds, i t r eal l y shoul dn' tbe danger ous. Shut i t down wi t h a good Fi r e or Fi ght i ng move.

Def eat i ng N wi l l cause t he pl ot t o advance. . . even f ur t her ! ? Ghet si s comes i n now andr eveal s a r ather l ar ge but expect ed pl ot t wi st ; t he whol e Pl asma i deal of separ at i ng Pokemonand tr ai ner s was ent i r el y f or hi s own benef i t so t hat he coul d be t he onl y one wi t h Pokemonand cont r ol t he worl d. Al der and Cher en wi l l al so come i n and l i st en t o Ghetsi s' s r ant .Event ual l y, he' l l f i ght you, i n an ef f or t t o sal vage and cont i nue hi s wi cked pl ans.

:: TEAM PLASMA GEECHISU ::

Reward: $9720

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksCof agr i gus Lv. 52 Ghost Mummy Toxi c, Pr ot ect , Shadow Bal l , Psychi cBouf f al ant Lv. 52 Nor mal Rec kl es s Head Charge, Wi l d Charge, Ear t hquake, Poi s on J abSei smi t oad Lv. 52 Wat er / Gr ound Swi f t Swi mMuddy Wat er , Rai n Dance, Ear t hquake, Sl udge WaveBi s har p Lv. 52 Dar k/ St eel Def i ant Ni ght Sl ash, St one Edge, X- Sci ss or , Met al Bur s tEel ekt r os s Lv. 52 El ect r i c Levi t at e Cr unch, Fl amet hr ower , Acr obat i cs , Wi l d Char geHydre i gon Lv. 54 Dark / Dr agon Levi t at e Dragon Pul se, F i re Bl as t , Sur f , Focus Bl as t

So we come t o t he t r ue f i nal boss of t he mai n st or yl i ne. No champi on t hi s t i mear ound, but i nst ead we have t o handl e Ghet si s, who i s every bi t as st r ong as you' dexpect a champi on t o be. Si x var i ed Pokemon, and t hey' r e al l somewhat t ough. Not t oment i on a l ovel y DENNI S chant i n t he backgr ound of t he musi c on occasi on.

Ghet si s opens wi t h a Cof agr i gus, whi ch we saw ver y r ecent l y i n our bat t l e wi t hShaunt al . Thi s par t i cul ar one l i kes a Toxi c and Pr ot ect s t r at egy, i nf l i c t i ng youwi t h Toxi c and wast i ng t ur ns wi t h Prot ect t o i ncr ease t he severi t y of t he poi son.

You shoul d t ake i t out ASAP; speci al Ghost and Dar k moves ar e t he most pr ef er abl eher e. As al ways, Mummy wi l l change your Pokemon' s abi l i t y i f i t makes any cont actwi t h Cof agr i gus, so don' t count on st r at egi es such as Moxi e or Own Tempo + a sel f conf usi ng move.

Bouf f al ant i s somet hi ng you' ve pr obabl y seen i n t he wi l d bef or e, but t hi s t i me i t ' sunder t he command of a t r ai ner, and thi s t i me i s r eady t o hi t you hard. Bouf f al ant ' smost dangerous move i s by f ar Head Char ge, whi ch wi l l hi t you ver y, ver y hard. I f you have a St eel or Ghost Pokemon, now woul d be a good t i me t o use i t , but becar ef ul of Bouf f al ant ' s ot her moves! Eart hquake can hi t St eel s f or ef f ect i ve damage


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and Wi l d Charge wi l l t ake down any J el l i cent you may t hr ow at i t . Al so, don' t expecti t t o di e i n one hi t ; i t ' s one of t hose Pokemon that has an annoyi ngl y hi gh chanceof survi vi ng what ever you t hrow at i t due t o i t s good def enses. The best t ype t o useagai nst i t i s eas i l y Fi ght i ng, but anyt hi ng wi l l do apar t f r om Ghost . Speci alat t acks are pr ef er r ed but not essent i al .

Sei smi t oad i s one we' ve seen owned by a t r ai ner bef ore. As al ways, i t i s of t heWater / Gr ound combi nati on, l eavi ng i t weak t o onl y one t ype, Gr ass. Thankf ul l y i ti sn' t t hat st r ong but i t i s a bi t on t he bul ky si de, so unl ess you' r e usi ng a Gr assmove i t may not di e i n one hi t . I t does have some pr et t y good moves t o use i ncl udi ngt he new Sl udge Wave move, whi ch i s basi cal l y a Poi son- t ype vers i on of Sur f . That

combi ned wi t h Sur f and Ear t hquake do gi ve i t some good cover age. I t does al so haveRai n Dance but t hat probably i sn' t t oo much t o wor r y about . J ust don' t t r y hi t t i ngt hi s th i ng wi t h El ectr i c- t ype at t acks , as i t won' t do anyt hi ng at al l .

Ki r ki zan we' ve al so seen ver y recent l y under t he j ur i sdi c t i on of Gr i msl ey. I t s t i l lr etai ns t he same weaknesses t o Fi ght i ng, Fi r e and Gr ound. Thi s one i s a t i ny bi tdi f f erent i n t hat i t has t he Metal Bur st move; i f you t hr ow a move at i t and i tdoesn' t ki l l i t t hen i t may t hr ow i t r i ght back at you wi t h 1. 5 t he power wi t h MetalBur st , whi ch wi l l pr obabl y knock any Pokemon you have out . Ther e' s no way t o bei mmune t o i t , so you j ust have t o hope you get l ucky. The ot her moves i t has ar en' tt er r i bl y danger ous, t hankf ul l y. Any St eel - t ype wi l l r esi st t he whol e moveset , Met alBur st asi de.

Eel ektr oss i s as al ways our f r i endl y levitating el ec t r i c eel , s o don' t t r y t o hi t i twi t h Gr ound at t acks unl ess your Pokemon has Mol d Br eaker ! I t has qui t e a vari et y of moves t o use of f of i t s good 115 at t ack st at . Wi l d Charge i s t he one t o watch outf or i n par t i cul ar , al t hough Acrobat i cs wi l l al so be decent l y power f ul due t o t hel ack of an i t em. Hi t i t wi t h what ever you can; t he mor e powerf ul , t he bet t er . J ustas l ong as i t i sn' t an El ect r i c, Gr ound or Fl yi ng move.

Ghet si s' s mai n, Hydr ei gon, i s probabl y t he t oughest Pokemon you wi l l f ace i n t heent i r et y of t he mai n game. Hydr ei gon i s t he pseudo l egend of t he game, much l i keDr agoni t e, Tyrani t ar , Met agr oss et c wer e i n t hei r s and i t i s one hel l of a f or ce t obe reckoned wi t h. As you can see i t has s ome very wi de cover age and combi ned wi t hi t s speed i t ' s def i ni t el y i n a posi t i on t o sweep you. Don' t be sur pr i sed i f you f i ndyour sel f bei ng bl own away by i ncredi bl e f or ce! You' l l want t o tar get one of i t sweaknesses - Bug, Fi ght i ng, I ce or Dr agon - wi t h a Pokemon t hat doesn' t have anyweaknesses t o t he f our moves i t has. Unf ort unat el y t hat i s easi er sai d t hen done.

Ther e i s one avenue; i t has no Dar k- t ype moves, so i f you have a Psychi c or Ghostwi t h Focus Bl ast t hat wi l l work wel l . Ot her wi se somethi ng l i ke Samur ot t ' s Megahor nmi ght do t he t r i ck. I t ' s l i kel y to be a ver y tough f i ght ; don' t be af r ai d t o use

Hyper Pot i ons and Revi ves i f you need t hem!Be warned t hat Ghet si s al so has f our Ful l Rest ores t o use.

Thus we' ve beat en t he f i nal boss . Wat ch t he f ol l owi ng sc enes. They' l l end wi t h N f l yi ng awayon hi s l egend, goi ng of f t o do who knows what . The cr edi t s wi l l r ol l , and you can l i e i nsat i sf act i on knowi ng t hat you' ve beat en t he f i r st hal f of t he game! Of cour se, t her e' s st i l lmor e to come. . . a l ot more, i n f act .

Post Game Walkthrough

Thi s second par t of t he wal kt hr ough cover s al l of t he ar eas access i bl e af t er def eat i ngGhetsi s and obt ai ni ng the Nati onal Dex, i ncl udi ng new t hi ngs t o do i n the west ern par t s of

Unova.

Nuvema Town (2)

Now t hat we' ve beat Ghet si s and saw t he cr edi t s, we' ve ended up back i n our r oom r i ght f r omt he st art of t he game, whi ch you mi ght not i ce i s now t i dy. Guess our f r i endl y mot her di d agood j ob of i t , huh?

Go downst ai r s and you' l l have. . . t wo mother s? Bot h of t hem wi l l t al k, t hen t he l ower onewi l l r eveal hi msel f t o be Looker , back f r om Pokemon Pl at i num! Looker wi l l t al k aboutl ocat i ng t he sages of Team Pl asma who managed t o f l ee af t er we t ook down N' s Cast l e. Whi l eGhetsi s - who was al so a sage - has been t aken car e of , t her e' s st i l l another si x t o roundup. The r emai ni ng part s of t hi s wal kt hr ough wi l l be devot ed t o t hat pur pose, as wel l as someext r a par t s af t erwar ds. The sages ar e what I ' m goi ng t o use t o gui de t he wal kt hr ough,however .


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Af t er Looker asks f or your hel p and you accept , you' l l get t he SUPER ROD ! At l ast , we have af i shi ng r od. Now t hat we' ve seen t he credi t s f or t he f i r st t i me, we' r e goi ng t o st ar t seei ngPokemon f r om t he or i gi nal 493 i n addi t i on t o t he new 156 i n thi s game.

When you go outs i de, you' l l f i nd Cher en and Bi anca who wi l l congrat ul at e you. Af t er s omet al ki ng, Pr of . J uni per ' s f at her wi l l show up and gi ve al l t hr ee of you t he NATIONAL DEX , anexpanded ver si on of your PokeDex t hat shows dat a on al l 649 Pokemon as opposed t o j ust 156.

The r ecei vi ng of t he Nat i onal Dex has opened up a l ot mor e t o us, i ncl udi ng t he whol e of east er n Unova and expansi ons t o some of t he ar eas t hat we have pr evi ousl y vi si t ed.

Cher en and Bi anca wi l l l eave af t er war ds, al l owi ng us t o move f r eel y. Now we may as wel lst ar t r oundi ng up t he sages; t he cl osest one we can f i nd i s l ocat ed i n Rout e 18, so makeyour way t her e.

Al so, a warni ng: t here i s a SEVERE l evel spi ke now. I have no i dea why, but pret t y much anyt r ai ners you encount er t hat are unl ocked once t he Nat i onal Dex i s obt ai ned wi l l have anaverage l evel of 65. Yeah, I ' m not ki ddi ng. Don' t worr y about i t t oo much t hough - goodst r at egy and t ype mat chi ng wi l l get you t hr ough, and t hanks t o t he new EXP syst em you wi l lget some ver y ni ce exper i ence as a r esul t f i ght i ng t hese hi gher l evel l ed t r ai ners. The Wi l dPokemon i n new areas wi l l al so be pr et t y st r ong; you can expect t hose i n normal grass t o bear ound 50, wher eas t hose i n t he t al l gr ass may reach as hi gh as 60.

Al so, we st i l l have an ul t i mat e obj ect i ve. Take a l ook at your t r ai ner car d - t her e i sabsol ut el y no recor d of def eat i ng t he El i t e Four ! The El i t e Four we f ought was br oken andweak due t o a smashi ng f r om N' s Pokemon; t hey may wel l have been a l ot easi er t han you woul dexpect an El i t e Four t o be. No l onger ! They ar e now back at f ul l power, and t he champi on -who you can pr obabl y t el l i s Al der by now - i s r eady and wai t i ng t o f ace you. The cat ch?

Thei r f ul l power mode has t hem al l wi t h si x Pokemon, wi t h l evel s r angi ng f r om 71 - 77. You' r e goi ng t o have one hel l of a t i me beat i ng t hem at t he moment ! Of cour se, t hat ' s whatwe have so much ext r a cont ent f or . At any r at e, our ul t i mate obj ect i ve i s st i l l t o becomePokemon Champi on. N' s i nt ervent i on ki nd of r ui ned t hat f or us.

We' l l begi n by get t i ng t he f i r st sage. Make your way t o Rout e 18; as you may r ecal l , you canget t here by Sur f i ng l ef t f r om Rout e 1 and f ol l owi ng t he pat h t hr ough here, t aki ng t hel owest cur r ent i n Rout e 17. You mi ght wel l want t o t r y your l uck wi t h t he Super Rod, asyou' l l be abl e t o get some non- Unova Water Pokemon! Hel l , i f you' r e real l y f eel i ng l ucky,di p t he r od i n some dark spots on t he Rout e 1 wat ers . You mi ght j ust get a Level 70 Mi l ot i c!( Don' t count on i t act ual l y happeni ng though, ser i ousl y. )

Ther e wi l l al so be swar ms happeni ng acr oss t he r egi on now; check any gat ehouse and i t ' l lt el l you what r out e a swarm i s occur r i ng i n. Go t her e and you have a 40% chance of apar t i cul ar non- Unova Pokemon appear i ng t her e.

Al so, as a f i nal not e, i t appear s you get some box wal l paper s f or beat i ng t he League. Youget f our t o use - a Reshi r am desi gn, a Zekr om desi gn, a Monochr ome desi gn and a Team Pl asmadesi gn.

Route 18 (2)

Make your way over t o wher e we got t he Wat er f al l HM bef or e; on t he ver y sout h of t hi s beachyou wi l l f i nd t he Sage named Lot . Tal ki ng t o hi m wi l l yi el d some st or yl i ne det ai l s and aTM32, DOUBLE TEAM . Looker wi l l appear out of nowhere and t ake hi m away af t erwards - get usedt o thi s, because i t ' l l happen f or each of t he remai ni ng f i ve sages.

Next , head over t o t he Dr eamyar d. I deal l y, Fl y t o St r i at on Ci t y and make your way f r omt here.

Dreamyard (3)

Trainer Pokemon : Dr owzee L63, Hypno L63, Musharna L63 | Pol i whi r l L63, Par asect L63,Mushar na L63 | Bel dum L63, Met ang L63, Beheeyem L63, Reuni cl us L63 | J i ggl ypuf f L64,Mushar na L64 | Nat u L64, Banet t e L64, Xat u L64 | Mushar na L64, St ant l er L64 | St ar mi e L65,Wobbuf f et L65

Head over t o the f ar r i ght of t he ar ea. Previ ousl y, t her e was a t r af f i c cone bl ocki ng ourway thr ough t he gap bet ween t he bar r el and t he wal l ; however, t he addi t i on of t he Nat i onalDex has somehow r emoved t hi s cone, al l owi ng us access. Go t hr ough ( j ust go as f ar nor t h- eastas possi bl e wi t hout goi ng t hr ough where t he Cut t r ee i s i f you di dn' t see t hi s cone bef ore) .Li t er al l y two st eps above t he bar r el i s an ULTRA BALL t o pi ck up ( hi dden) . Af t er war ds, af t ergo t hr ough t he gr ass or around t he wal l and descend t he st ai r s her e.

Ready f or your f i r st t ast e of hi gh l evel l ed t r ai ner f i ght s? You mi ght not i ce t he musi c get squi et er her e t oo - not bad, not bad at al l . Make your way f or war d and ar ound and a


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r esearcher wi l l chal l enge you wi t h t hree Pokemon. He sends out a Dr owzee at Level 63! Thi sguy wi l l pr obabl y use an X At t ack on i t , but i t ' s not hi ng huge to wor r y about . Be car ef ulnot t o underest i mat e t he enemi es you f ace; t he ~10 l evel di f f erence wi l l make st at up movesand t he l i ke t hat much mor e danger ous. Don' t hesi t at e t o r et ur n t o a Pokemon Cent er i f necessar y.

Bel ow i s another r esear cher r unni ng around who wi l l act ual l y avoi d you i f she can - i f youwant t o f i ght her you' l l have t o act ual l y cat ch and t al k to her. She has anot her t hr eePokemon t o t hr ow at you, i n addi t i on t o an X Speed she l i kes t o make use of .

Go t o t he r i ght and check t he boxes i n the center f or a hi dden AWAKENING , t hen r et ur n t o thesect i on you wer e i n and f i ght t he Psychi c on t he f ar l ef t . He' l l al so r un away f r om you.

Thi s guy has f our Pokemon, so wat ch out ! Lucki l y hi s AI i s hor r endous. You can al so checkt he si ngul ar box a bi t above hi m f or anot her AWAKENING .

Cont i nue sout h now. Ther e' s a f emal e r esear cher who wi l l f i ght you wi t hout r unni ng. Fi ghtt he runni ng Psychi c t o t he r i ght af t erwards and t hen t he r esearcher r unni ng around bel owher . Ther e' s another AWAKENING hi dden i n a si ngul ar box to t he l ef t , as wel l as one l astPsychi c r unni ng ar ound and a vi si bl e TWISTEDSPOON to get.

Now t o head back up; i n t he bott om r i ght cor ner t here are st eps t hat l ead out si de. Taket hem, and the sage wi l l be i mmedi at el y vi si bl e. Go near hi m and he' l l r un towar ds you, t hent al k f or a bi t . He' l l gi ve you TM75, SWORDS DANCE bef or e you part .

Go t o t he t op l ef t cl ear i ng her e t o f i nd a REVIVE , t hen go l ef t . Tal l gr ass? Yes, and wi t hnon- Unova Pokemon t o boot !

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Wat chog Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ ALi epar d Dar k Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ ARat i cat e Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AMunna Psychi c Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ALedi an Bug/ Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AAr i ados Bug/ Poi son Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AKr i cket une Bug Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AVenomot h Bug/ Poi son Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ A

Qui t e an assort ment of f ul l y evol ved cl assi cal Bug- t ypes her e, woul dn' t you say? Tr y andencount er a Kr i cket une - you mi ght be sur pr i sed by what i t s ani mat i on r eveal s! Or i t mi ghthave j ust been me, but I honest l y had no i dea i t had wi ngs. The wi l d l evel s her e aren' tt er r i bl y st r ong compar ed t o some pl aces we' l l see, but 47- 50i sh i sn' t bad.

On t he ot her si de of t he gr ass t her e i s a HYPER POTION you can pi ck up, as wel l as a hi dden MAX POTION i f you check one of t he barr el s. Ther e' s a St r engt h boul der t o push; t hi s cr eat es

a shor t cut t hat l ets you not have t o go al l t he way ar ound agai n. Ther e' s al so some st ai r s;go down t hem.

Fol l ow t hi s r out e ar ound and you' l l be abl e to f i nd a TM85, DREAM EATER , as wel l as somemore gr ass. The gr ass has t he f ol l owi ng;

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Rat i cat e Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 35% N/ AKr i cket une Bug Tal l Gr ass 35% N/ AMunna Psychi c Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ ALedi an Bug/ Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ A

Ar i ados Bug/ Poi son Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ A Ther e' s al so one ot her not abl e t hi ng her e. On t he r i ght si de you' l l see a 3x3 gr i d of gr ass ;every Fr i day t here wi l l be a Mushar na who si t s i n the cent er of t hi s grass t hat you canbat t l e and cat ch, much l i ke Lapr as back i n GSC and HGSS.

SPECIAL POKEMON ~ MUSHARNA Level : 50Type : Psychi c

Ability : Tel epat hy Moves : Def ense Cur l / Lucky Chant / Psybeam / Hypnosi s



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As previ ousl y st at ed, you can onl y cat ch t hi s Mushar na on Fr i day, but you cancat ch/ f i nd a new one each and ever y Fr i day ever y week. I f f or some r eason you want at on of Musharna, t r y set t i ng t he t i me t o 23: 59 on a Thur sday and l et t i ng i t r ol lover; a Musharna shoul d appear i f you r ef r esh t he ar ea.

That asi de, you may be aski ng why on ear t h t her e' s even an event based Mushar na. Theanswer i s t hi s: t hi s par t i cul ar Mushar na has a di f f er ent abi l i t y to nor mal ones.Normal l y, Musharna can have ei t her For ewarn or Synchr oni ze, but t hi s part i cul ar onehas the abi l i t y Telepathy . Whi l e Tel epat hy i t sel f i sn' t t oo amazi ng nor mal l y ( i tal l ows t he avoi dance of par t ner moves i n doubl es or t r i pl es) i t ' s uni que i n t hat i t

i s a "Dr eam Wor l d" abi l i t y, a speci al abi l i t y t hat can nor mal l y onl y be obt ai ned bycat chi ng t he par t i cul ar Pokemon wi t hi n the Dr eam Wor l d set t i ng, accessed vi a apart i cul ar opt i on on the C- Gear . Ther e' s one ot her Pokemon l i ke t hi s who we' l l seesoon enough, but as f ar as t hi ngs go Musharna i s pr et t y uni que.

I f you happen t o want t o get Tel epat hy ont o some baby Munna, you' l l need a f emal eMushar na t o br eed wi t h any ot her compat i bl e Pokemon. The baby Munna wi l l have a 50%chance of i nher i t i ng t he hex f l ag gi vi ng i t i t s Dr eam Wor l d abi l i t y, whi ch i n t hi scase i s al so Forewarn.

That ' s al l t o cover i n t he Dr eamyar d. Next up, l et ' s check t he deser t . Make your way t o t heDeser t Resor t vi a Cast el i a or Ni mbasa, t hen head t o t he Rel i c Cast l e, whi ch you mi ghtr emember was i n t he nort h of t he Deser t Resor t , si gni f i ed by a smal l st ai r case you coul ddescend and a bunch of wei r d bl ue st at ues. I t ' s t i me we see what t hose st at ues act ual l y do,

as wel l as r oundi ng up t he t hi r d sage.Relic Castle (2)

As you at t empt t o ent er, Prof . J uni per wi l l pop out and t el l you about t he st at uessur r oundi ng t he ent r ance, t hen gi ve you a RAGECANDYBAR , an i t em whi ch can wake t heseDar mani t an st atues up. Wel l , t hat ' s cert ai nl y a new use f or t hem! You wi l l pr obabl y have asecond one too f r om al l t he way back i n I ci r r us Ci t y.

Once she l eaves, you can tal k t o any of t he f i ve st atues and you' l l be gi ven an opt i on t ogi ve t hem one of t he candy bar s. Agr ee t o do so and you' l l be thr own i nt o a bat t l e wi t h aDar mani t an!

SPECIAL POKEMON ~ DARMANITANLevel : 35Type : Fi r e ( Nor mal ) , Fi r e/ Psychi c ( Zen Mode)

Ability : Zen Mode Moves : Thr ash / Bel l y Dr um / Fl ar e Bl i t z / Hammer Ar m

Base Stats : 105 HP / 140 At t ack / 55 Def ense / 30 Speci al At t ack / 55 Speci alDef ense / 95 Speed ( Nor mal )

105 HP / 30 At t ack / 105 Def ense / 140 Speci al At t ack / 105 Speci al Def ense / 55 Speed( Zen Mode)

These Dar mani t an ar e uni que i n t hat t hey al so poss ess t hei r speci al Dr eam Wor l dabi l i t y, whi ch i s known as Zen Mode. Zen Mode al l ows Dar mani t an t o achi eve anal t er nat e f or me t hat i s gener al l y not possi bl e; speci f i cal l y, i t causes i t t o mor phf r om i t s nor mal f or m i nt o a st r ange bl ue Psychi c t hi ng wi t h a changed stat spr eadwhenever i t s HP dr ops t o 50% or l ower . The change happens qui t e seaml essl y - t hough

si gni f i ed by a spr i t e swap - whenever Darmani t an drops bel ow 50% or r i ses above 50%agai n - i f at any poi nt a Zen Mode Darmani t an' s HP r i ses back above 50% ( i e wi t hLef t over s or somet hi ng) i t ' l l swap r i ght back i nt o i t s o l d f or m.

As i t i s , t he appl i cat i ons of t he abi l i t y ar e l i mi t ed due t o t he compl et e swi t ch i nat t acki ng st r engt h. Use i t i f you wi sh, but I per sonal l y t hi nk Sheer For ce wor ksbet t er f or i t .

Now t o act ual l y go i nsi de t he cast l e. Head i nsi de and make your way r i ght t o t he bot t omf l oor , wher e we f ound Al der and Ghet si s l ong ago. Once you get t her e, head t o t he ri ght si deof t he room and you wi l l see t her e' s now a l arge pi l e of sand al l owi ng you t o reach a doorhi gh i n t he wal l . Go up i t and ent er.


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Relic Castle Depths

Trainer Pokemon : Kr ookodi l e L64

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Kr okor ok Gr ound/ Dar k Cast l e Fl oor 35% Level 40Sandsl ash Gr ound Cast l e Fl oor 30% N/ ACof agr i gus Ghost Cast l e Fl oor 20% N/ AOni x Rock/ Gr ound Cast l e Fl oor 15% Tr ade wi t h Met al Coat

Thi s encount er l i st r emai ns t he same f or al l of t hese new par t s of t he cas t l e, wi t h t woexcept i ons.

Ni ce to see some ol d f ami l i ar f aces i n Sandsl ash and Oni x. Head f orwar d and you' l l f i nd aPl asma gr unt , who gets scar ed and r uns. Fol l ow hi m ( or her , I can never t el l wi t h t heseover wor l d spr i t es) i nt o the next r oom and t hen t he gr unt wi l l at t ack i nst ead. Seems i t i s aguy! He onl y has one Pokemon, a t ough Level 64 Kr ookodi l e. Handl e i t t he same as you handl edGr i msl ey' s . I t ' s not r eal l y any tougher consi der i ng t he t r ai ner i t ' s bei ng cont r ol l ed by.

He' l l al l ow you access af t erwar ds, but now we have a bi t of a maze to get t hr ough. Gost r ai ght down and move i nt o t he next r oom, t hen go l ef t one r oom. Go down i n t he next r oom,t hen keep goi ng l ef t . On t he second r oom you ent er af t er t hat one, you' l l f i nd moredecor at i ons and t he sage l ooki ng t hr ough a door . Tal k t o hi m t o recei ve a TM04, CALM MINDbef ore he get s arr est ed.

The r oom r i ght above us now i s i nt er est i ng. I f you go t o t he end of t hi s cor r i dor l i ke r oom,you' l l f i nd a Pokemon! Thi s i s Vol car ona. I t ' s t he power f ul and maj est i c evol ut i on of Lar vest a, t he Pokemon we r ecei ved t he egg of a l ong t i me ago back i n Rout e 18. I f you' vebeen want i ng t o use Vol carona but coul dn' t be bot her ed wi t h t he huge Level 59 evol uti onl evel , t hen t hi s mi ght be t he chance that you have been wai t i ng f or !

SPECIAL POKEMON ~ VOLCARONA Level : 70Type : Bug/ Fi r e

Ability : Fl ame Body Moves : Si l ver Wi nd / Qui ver Dance / Heat Wave / Bug Buzz


Ther e' s not hi ng speci al about t hi s Vol car ona such as bei ng a Dr eam Wor l d abi l i t yPokemon, but i t ' s an i ncr edi bl y r ar e Pokemon al l t he same. Vol carona i s amazi ng f ort wo r easons - one, i t s al r eady ver y good st ats. The f i r st t hr ee may not l ook soamazi ng, but t ake a l ook at t hose l ast t hr ee! I t has a 550 base st at t otal , whi ch i si ncr edi bl y hi gh f or a non- l egendar y. Second, i t can boost t hose thr ee good st at seven f ur t her wi t h i t s near s i gnat ur e move, Qui ver Dance. Qui ver Dance i s a move t hati s onl y hel d by a f ew Pokemon - al l of t hem Bug wi t h t he except i on of Li l l i gant -t hat r ai ses Speci al At t ack, Speci al Def ense and Speed one l evel in the same turn .

You can i magi ne t he appl i cat i ons of t hi s. Combi ne t hat wi t h Vol car ona' s goodat t acki ng t ypes and you' ve got one hel l of a Pokemon t o use. Thi s i s somet hi ngdef i ni t el y wor t h addi ng t o your t eam i f you have t he r oom, and I t hi nk i t ' s a pr et t ycool Pokemon on the whol e. I t has a cat ch r ate of 15, so i t may pr ove a l i t t l edi f f i cul t , but i t shoul d wor k f i ne. Net Bal l s ar e pr obabl y your best bet .

On a si de not e, I f i nd i t a l i t t l e st r ange t hat you don' t even have t he r ar e Wi l dPokemon musi c when f i ght i ng t hi s t hi ng. . . Al so, you mi ght not want t o hi t i t wi t h aRock at t ack i f you want i t t o l i ve, due to quadr upl e ef f ect i veness. I t shoul d comeback af t er you see t he cr edi t s agai n i f you knock i t out t hough. I n f act , knocki ngi t out mi ght not be such a bad i dea i f you don' t want i t or you' ve al r eady got anVol car ona. My Level 54 Emboar wi t h a Lucky Egg OHKOed i t wi t h Head Smash and got6906 exp out of i t . Ohohoho. But don' t l i st en t o that ; cat ch i t i f you can.

Al so, t he r oom we' r e cur r ent l y i n ( i e t he one t hat has Vol car ona i n) has a di f f er ent wi l dl i s t t o t he r e st of t h i s pl ace. Speci f i cal l y, t hi s r oom i s abs ol ut el y f ul l of Cl aydolwant i ng t o ki l l you, as i s t he room di r ect l y out si de the Vol car ona room.

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Cl aydol Gr ound/ Psychi c Cast l e Fl oor 100% N/ A


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Exi t t he room af t er war ds, t hen go l ef t const ant l y. Af t er about t wo rooms you' l l be abl e togo l ef t no mor e, but you wi l l be abl e t o go up. Do so and then go l ef t , up and l ef t agai n t or each a l ar ge st ai r case. Fol l ow t hi s pat h al l t he way and you' l l end up i n a room wi t h asi ngul ar s t ai r case. Go up t hi s and keep goi ng up every st ai r case you see.

You' l l asc end a l ot of f l oor s ( i f you l ook at t he Wi l d Pokemon you' l l not i ce t he l evel sdecr easi ng) . At one poi nt t he gr ound wi l l t ur n f r om what ever i t i s t o sand agai n, whi chyou' l l be abl e t o hear as wel l as see. Get your i t emf i nder out her e, as ther e' s a hi dden PP

MAX t o pi ck up a bi t bel ow t he st ai r s on t he l ef t .

Cont i nue goi ng up t he st ai r s and event ual l y you' l l r each t he sur f ace agai n. However , t hi st i me you' l l be i n t he t ower l i ke bui l di ng l ef t of t he st ai r case ent r ance and you' l l be ont he opposi t e si de of t he l edge. Pi ck up t he val uabl e TM26, EARTHQUAKE her e and t hen j ump of f t he l edge and make your way out si de.

The next t wo vi si t s we have ar e pur el y t o r ound up sages. Fl y t o Dr i f t vei l Ci t y and go i nt ot he Col d St or age at t he bot t om.

Cold Storage (2)

Si mpl y make your way back i nt o t he open st or age cont ai ner t hat we f ought t he Pl asma gr unt si n ages ago t o f i nd t he sage. Tal k t o hi m t o get yet more back st or y and TM01, HONE CLAWS.Once he gets f or cef ul l y vacat ed f r om t he pr emi ses, t ur n your si ght s t owards Chargest oneCave. Fl y t o Mi st r al t on Ci t y and ent er f r om t hat si de.

Chargestone Cave (2)

Trainer Pokemon : Wat chog L63, Scr af t y L63 | Li epard L62, Garbodor L62, Li epard L62

You need t o make your way t o t he bot t om f l oor ; when you ent er , t ake t he pat h nor t h at t hecr ossroads and descend t he st ai r case, t hen descend t he st ai r case di r ect l y opposi t e you.

Thi s i s t he basement f l oor ; head t o t he ver y bot t om t o f i nd t he sage. Tal k wi t h hi m, t hent wo Pl asma gr unt s come and at t empt t o st op you t aki ng hi m away! Get r eady t o f i ght i t out abi t .

Once you def eat t hem, t he sage wi l l gi ve you TM69, ROCK POLISH , t hen Looker wi l l come andt ake al l t hr ee Pl asma members . A j ob wel l done, si r . That t akes car e of f i ve sages. We won' tsee t he s i xt h f or a l i t t l e whi l e yet , t hough.

Ther e ar e st i l l t wo t hi ngs l ef t t o do t hat have unl ocked i n west er n Unova. The f i r st i s t heabi l i t y t o s ai l on a boat . I f i t ' s evening on your game, you can t ake a r i de on t he RoyalUnova, whi ch al so i ncl udes t r ai ner bat t l es.

To get t o t he Royal Unova, go down t o t he dock a l i t t l e t o t he r i ght bel ow t he PokemonCent er . Ther e, t al k to t he r ecept i oni st and pay $1000 and you' l l be l et on.

The Royal Unova

You' l l be l ed pr oper l y ont o t he boat , t hen t he j our ney wi l l begi n. You' l l get t o see acut scene of i t depar t i ng f r om Cast el i a Ci t y, whi ch i t t hen begi ns t aki ng a j our ney ar ound.

You have t wo opt i ons; you can ei t her f i ght t he t r ai ner s on t he boat or wat ch t he vi ews of Cast el i a Ci t y f r om t he deck by goi ng up the st ai r s r i ght i n f r ont of you. The panor ami cvi ews ar e r eal l y ver y ni ce. You get t o see t he Skyar r ow Br i dge up cl ose and ever yt hi ng. GameFr eak r eal l y out di d t hemsel ves gr aphi cs wi se. I t ' s not ewor t hy that you are on a ti me l i mi t ,however ! You have unt i l t he boat makes a compl et e j our ney ar ound Cast el i a Ci t y, t hough Idon' t know how l ong t hat t akes.

The sucky par t i s t hat t he onl y way t o f i nd bat t l es i s t o go ar ound al l t he r ooms and hopet he peopl e i nsi de of f er you a f i ght . I f you get unl ucky - as i s what happened t o me one t i me- you' l l get ki cked of f t he boat bef ore you can even f i nd any batt l es. Pl us you can onl yr i de i t once a day. I ' ve onl y managed to batt l e one t r ai ner a go t hough : /

On the chance you do f i nd tr ai ner s, al l of t hem wi l l gi ve you ni ce cash pr i ces and def eat i ngcer t ai n number s wi l l get you i t ems. Possi bl e i t ems i ncl ude BERRY JUICE , LAVA COOKIE , OLDGATEAU, RAGECANDYBAR and RARE CANDY. Basi cal l y al l of t he f ood i t ems you can t hi nk of ,ber r i es as i de.

I f you' r e real l y desper at e t o get back on. . . set your t i me so t hat i t ' s a mi nut e bef or e theeveni ng st ar t s ( i e f or summer set i t t o 18: 59) and t hen go on B/ W and wai t f or i t t o r ol lover t o t he begi nni ng of t he summer hour. I t won' t work immediately but i f you gi ve i t about30- 45 seconds af t er i t r ol l s over t o t he begi nni ng of t he hour , t he r ecept i oni st SHOULD l etyou on. I ' ve got t en i t t o work mysel f but i t mi ght be a bi t wei r d i n i t s execut i on, so my


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apol ogi es i f i t doesn' t wor k so wel l f or you.

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The l ast ar ea t o vi si t i n west Unova i s known as t he Chal l enger ' s Cave. Remember t he cave onRout e 9 ( west of Opel uci d Ci t y) t hat was bl ocked by a f i ght er when we wer e t her e bef or e? Nowt hat we' ve got t he Nat i onal Dex, he' s moved out of t he way, al l owi ng us t o enter . Be war ned- t he Chal l enger ' s Cave can be qui t e t ough compared t o t he ot her ar eas, si mpl y due t o t het r ai ner s bei ng mor e advanced. I f you t hi nk you' r e pr epar ed, ent er . I f not , f eel f r ee t o ski pt o t he east Unova sect i ons and come back her e l at er .

Al so, I woul d r ecommend you br i ng Fl ash. I t ' s dar k.

Challenger's Cave

Trainer Pokemon : Gol bat L65 | Dr at i ni L63, Scyt her L63, Sudowoodo L63, Manect r i c L63 |Fur r et L64, Gabi t e L64, Gr umpi g L64 | Gyar ados L62, Snor l ax L63, Gi gal i t h L62, Dr uddi gonL62, Cr obat L62, Excadr i l l L62 | Wormadam L64, Cl oyst er L64, Ni net al es L64, Leavanny L65

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 20% Happi nessGr avel er Rock/ Gr ound Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeLi cki t ung Nor mal Cave Fl oor 20% Level Up wi t h Rol l outSabl eye Dar k/ Ghost Cave Fl oor 10% N/ AMawi l e St eel Cave Fl oor 10% N/ AExcadr i l l Gr ound/ St eel Dust Cl oud 100% N/ A

Thi s l i st appl i es f or 1F, or t he f i r st f l oor .

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 20% Happi nessGr avel er Rock/ Gr ound Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeLi cki t ung Nor mal Cave Fl oor 15% Level Up wi t h Rol l outSabl eye Dar k/ Ghost Cave Fl oor 10% N/ AMawi l e St eel Cave Fl oor 10% N/ ARi ol u Fi ght i ng Cave Fl oor 5% Happi ness i n Mor ni ng/ Day

Excadr i l l Gr ound/ St eel Dust Cl oud 100% N/ A Thi s l i st appl i es f or B1F, or t he f l oor bel ow t he f i r st f l oor .


Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeWoobat Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 20% Happi nessGr avel er Rock/ Gr ound Cave Fl oor 20% Tr adeLi cki t ung Nor mal Cave Fl oor 15% Level Up wi t h Rol l outSabl eye Dar k/ Ghost Cave Fl oor 10% N/ AMawi l e St eel Cave Fl oor 10% N/ ARi ol u Fi ght i ng Cave Fl oor 5% Happi ness i n Mor ni ng/ DayExcadr i l l Gr ound/ St eel Dust Cl oud 100% N/ A

Bascul i n Wat er Sur f , Dark Wat er ~Sur f 100% N/ A

Pol i wag Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 25Bascul i n Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ A

Pol i whi r l Wat er Fi sh 5% Wat er St one or Tr ade wi t h Ki ng' sRock

Pol i whi r l Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 65% Wat er St one or Tr ade wi t h Ki ng' sRock

Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ APol i wr at h Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Use Fl ash i mmedi at el y. A coupl e of st eps f orward and a backpacker wi l l chal l enge you wi t h a


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Gol bat . Fun st art , huh? Knock i t out of t he ai r , and t hen we can cont i nue. Go down the st epsr i ght her e.

The poss i bl e appear ance of a Wi l d Ri ol u may i nt er est some of you. They ar en' t act ual l y t oor ar e, but mi ght be annoyi ng to evol ve af t er war ds. I ' d cat ch one i n a Luxur y Bal l i f possi bl et o speed t hi ngs up.

Ther e' s an Ace Tr ai ner a l i t t l e i n f r ont of you. He has qui t e a var i et y of Pokemon, t wo of whi ch are pr et t y f ast . Try not t o overexert your sel f her e - go back and heal i n Opel uci dCi t y i f you need i t ! Al so, hi s Sudowoodo has St ur dy, whi ch you wi l l want t o wat ch out f or.Once you beat hi m, check t he r ock above hi m f or a hi dden ETHER , t hen make sur e you have af i ght i ng chance bef ore you cont i nue f ur t her on.

Fol l ow t he pat h ar ound and you' l l come t o a f emal e Ace Tr ai ner . Thi s gi r l has t hr ee Pokemon,none of whi ch are especi al l y t ough t hankf ul l y, al t hough Gr umpi g can be annoyi ngl y st urdy.Once she' s done wi t h, keep f ol l owi ng t he pat h up and you' l l abl e t o get a PP UP i n t he t opl ef t cor ner of t he r oom.

Head up t he st ai r s near t he PP Up t hen and t ake t he br i dge acr oss. Pi ck up t he NUGGET , t henr et urn t o t he f emal e Ace Tr ai ner and take t he pat h l ef t bet ween the t wo r ocks. By t hest ai r s, go i n between t he t wo r ocks and f ace t he wal l on t he l ef t . Exami ne i t f or a MAXPOTION , t hen descend t he stai r s.

SAVE NOW. There i s a very danger ous t r ai ner down her e. I f your l evel s ar e f i ne t hen i t won' tbe a pr obl em, but ot herwi se. . . I r ecommend you shi f t your l ead t o somet hi ng t hat can use anEl ect r i c move. I f you have none, t hen I wi sh you l uck.

Go up and you' l l f i nd some wat er. Sur f across unt i l you r each t he end of t he wat er. Get of f on the bot t om pi ece of l and, go str ai ght r i ght and check the r ock f or a FULL RESTORE . Getback on t he wat er and Sur f over t o t he upper pi ece of l and.

Fol l ow t hi s pat h al ong, goi ng up the st eps and across t he br i dges. Event ual l y, you' l l godown t he st eps. SAVE AGAI N. The dangerous t r ai ner I ment i oned i s ver y cl ose by. I f you gor i ght ( keep t o t he bot t om wal l ) , you' l l see hi m. He' s t he guy dr essed i n bl ack wi t h t hebr own hat . You CAN avoi d hi m, al t hough he moves ver y f ast . I f you want t o avoi d hi m, sneakpast hi m and head east .

I f you want t o chal l enge hi m, be my guest . Thi s guy has SI X Pokemon, and t hey' r e al l ver ygood Pokemon at t hat . Hi s l ead i s a Gyarados, whi ch most Pokemon pl ayer s wi l l know i s a ver ydest r uct i ve Pokemon. I f you have an El ect r i c move, USE I T, t hough hopef ul l y i t ' s speci al soI nt i mi dat e doesn' t cause you t oo many pr obl ems. Asi de f r om t hat , t hi s guy has a mi x of f astand st r ong Pokemon. Of part i cul ar not e i s hi s Snorl ax, who can pr ove par t i cul ar l y deadl y. I thas Body Sl am, Cr unch, Wi l d Char ge and Heavy Sl am t o use, al l of whi ch ar e qui t e powerf ul

of f of Snorl ax' s 110 base at t ack. Fi ght i ng moves are best agai nst i t , and you want t o at t acki t physi cal l y. Low Ki ck mi ght wor k pr et t y wel l i f you happen t o have i t , t hough a Cl oseCombat wi l l do j ust as wel l . Thankf ul l y t hey were sympat het i c enough t o not gi ve t hi s guyany heal i ng i t ems, but i t ' s a t ough f i ght al l t he same. You get some ver y ni ce EXP f or i tt hough, at l east , as wel l as a f ew new PokeDex ent r i es. Hi s Dr uddi gon al so has Outr age,whi ch i s def i ni t el y somethi ng t o watch out f or!

Once you' ve def eat ed t hat hel l spawn of a tr ai ner ( t hough I bet I over r eact ed a l i t t l e) , goeast and f ol l ow t hi s pat h. Al t hough i t l ooks conf usi ng because t her e' s a f ai r f ew di f f er entl evel s, t her e i s onl y one pat h t o f ol l ow. Af t er you cross t he second br i dge t her e' s a MAXETHER you can gr ab f r om t he rock on t he l ef t , f or t he recor d.

Keep f ol l owi ng t he pat h and event ual l y you' l l descend some st eps and have a choi ce bet weenl ef t up more st eps and r i ght . Go r i ght f i r st so you can pi ck up a TIMER BALL , t hen go backand t ake t he l ef t r out e. Keep goi ng on thi s r out e; when you see a r ock af t er goi ng downsever al st eps, exami ne i t f or a STAR PIECE , t hen keep goi ng.

The pat h wi l l spl i t agai n bet ween a choi ce of l ef t wi t h mor e st eps and r i ght . Take t he l ef tr out e f i r st t hi s t i me and check t he r ock i n t he di p f or a RARE CANDY. Ther e' s al so a PROTEINt o pi ck up j ust above, and a val uabl e TM71, STONE EDGE i f you move ont o t he r ai sed gr oundabove.

Ret ur n now t o wher e the pat h spl i t ( i e go back up al l t he st eps) and head r i ght t hi s t i me tof i nd a woman vet er an t r ai ner . She i sn' t as t ough as t he guy, but st i l l has f our f or mi dabl ePokemon. Wel l , I say f or mi dabl e, but maybe onl y some ar e. Wor madam and al l . . . al t hough herot h er t hr e e f i t t h e bi l l .

Get ont o t he wat er wi t h Sur f and check t he cent er of t he r ock a bi t above you f or a HEARTSCALE. Surf around a gap i n t hi s r ock now and you can f i nd an OVAL STONE . Al so, i f you goback down to t he bot t om of t he rock and Sur f t o the ri ght , you can f i nd a BLACK BELT t o pi ckup.


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That ' s al l f or t hi s cave. Ther e' s no l egendar y or anyt hi ng I ' m af r ai d, but we got pl ent y of EXP and i t ems out of t hi s advent ur e, di dn' t we? I f anyt hi ng, t hat St one Edge TM was aval uabl e r ewar d, t hough I do f i nd i t wei r d t hat a post Nat i onal Dex cave l i ke t hi s has noappar ent secr et .

Anyway, make your way back t o Opel uci d Ci t y and heal up. Now i s t he t i me t o begi n conquer i ngt he east er n par t s of Unova; when you' r e r eady, head out east t hr ough t he gat ehouse on t her i ght s i de of Opel uci d Ci t y.

Route 11

Trainer Pokemon : Cr oagunk L65 | Rapi dash L64, Cact ur ne L64, Mant i ne L64 | Dewgong L64,Pi nsi r L64, Pel i pper L64 | Snover L65

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Vul l aby Dar k/ Fl yi ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 25% Level 54Mandi buzz Dar k/ Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 25% N/ ARuf f l et Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 25% Level 54Br avi ar y Nor mal / Fl yi ng Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 25% N/ AGol duck Wat er Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ AGl i gar Gr ound/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15% Level Up w/ Razor Fang at Ni ghtAmoonguss Gr ass/ Poi son Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AZangoose Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ASevi per Poi son Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ A

Kar r abl ast Bug Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 5% Tr ade wi t h Shel metPawni ar d Dar k/ St eel Gr ass 5% Level 52Bi shar p Dar k/ St eel Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 85% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ AGl i scor Gr ound/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AShr oomi sh Gr ass Swar m ( Bl ack) 40% Level 23Par as Bug/ Gr ass Swar m ( Whi t e) 40% Level 24Bascul i n Wat er Sur f 70% N/ ABui zel Wat er Sur f 30% N/ ABui zel Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 60% Level 26Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 30% N/ AFl oat zel Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 10% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ AGol deen Wat er Fi sh 70% Level 33Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AGol deen Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 33Seaki ng Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Wel l t hat was one hel l of an encount er l i st . I hope you have Wat er f al l on you, si nce you' l lneed t o i t t o expl or e t hi s r out e f ul l y. I f not , ei t her don' t wor r y about i t or go back andget one. Your choi ce ent i r el y. You can al so get Bravi ary/ Mandi buzz and Bi shar p i n thedoubl es gr ass; i t ' l l make your PokeDex compl eti on a l ot easi er i f you i nt end t o do i t . Thewi l d l evel s can r each as hi gh as 60 i n t he doubl es gr ass t hough!

Di r ectl y r i ght i s a backpacker who wi l l chal l enge you wi t h a Cr oagunk. As you can probabl yguess , t he l evel s ar en' t goi ng t o l et up at al l . Pi ck up t he HYPER POTION i n t he gr ass abovehi m and t hen cont i nue movi ng t o t he r i ght .I f you have your i t emf i nder out you' l l pr obabl y not i ce i t ' s bei ng a bi t on t he er r at i c si de;t here' s hi dden i t ems al l ar ound, but you' l l need to go ar ound water f al l s and on the wat erst o get ever yt hi ng.

As I sai d, head r i ght and you' l l f i nd a r anger t o f i ght . She' l l t hr ow a Rapi dash at you, aswel l as a Cact ur ne and a Mant i ne. Qui t e an i nt er esti ng mi x of ol der Pokemon. She' l l al sogi ve you a LEPPA BERRY as a r eward f or beat i ng her .

Now, i f you have Wat erf al l , get on t he wat er above t he r anger and move up t hi s wat erf al l . Att he top, go r i ght f or TM50, OVERHEAT , t hen Sur f over t o the l ef t si de and check the spotf ur t hest l ef t t hat you can r each ( bet ween t he tr ees) f or a hi dden MAX REVIVE . Descend t hewat er f al l af t er war ds .


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Sur f on t he wat er bel ow her af t erwards and go st r ai ght l ef t ont o t he l and bel ow t he f ence.One of t he f l owers near t he end of t hi s smal l pat h has a HYPER POTION . Get back on t he wat eraf t erwards and Sur f r i ght . You' l l r each a Wat erf al l ; i f you have Water f al l on a Pokemon youcan descend i t aut omat i cal l y, but other wi se you won' t be abl e to cr oss i t .

Go down i f you can, t hen Sur f up t o t he l and. The doubl es gr ass i s her e i f you want ed i t . Ther e' s a r anger t o f i ght , who wi l l gi ve you anot her LEPPA BERRY'. There's also aPROTECTOR' ' t o be f ound at t he end of t hi s ar ea. Head back up t he Water f al l t o t he br i dgewi t h t he r anger af t erwar ds.

Now, we can cont i nue headi ng ri ght. There' s not hi ng of i mpor t ance i n t he car avan as f ar asI ' m aware. There' s a backpacker on t he br i dge who wi l l f i ght you, speaki ng i n Fr ench. Atl east on t he J apanese ver si on. Af t erwards you can pass t hr ough t he gat ehouse t o t he ri ght .

Village Bridge

Trainer Pokemon : Zubat L60, Sl ugma L60, Doduo L60, El ect r i ke L60, Poochyena L60, NosepassL60 | Amoonguss L62, Ekans L62, Gr i mer L62, Sevi per L62 | Combee L64, Ur sar i ng L64

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Gol duck Wat er Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 25% N/ ABi bar el Nor mal / Wat er Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 25% N/ AVul l aby Dar k/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 20% Level 54Ruf f l et Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 20% Level 54Zangoose Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15% N/ A

Sevi per Poi son Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 90% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 95% N/ ALapr as Wat er / I ce Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ ACar vanha Wat er / Dar k Fi sh 70% Level 30Bascul i n Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ ACar vanha Wat er / Dar k Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 30Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AShar pedo Wat er / Dar k Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Thi s i s pr obabl y t he most i nt er est i ng br i dge ar ea out of t he f i ve i n t he r egi on ( Skyar r ow

Br i dge, Dr i f t vei l Dr awbr i dge, Tubel i ne Br i dge, Vi l l age Br i dge and t he Marvel ous Br i dge whi chwe have yet t o vi si t . ) Of cour se i t has no i ncr edi bl y panorami c vi ews l i ke Skyarr ow Br i dge,but t hi s pl ace has t r ai ners, Wi l d Pokemon and i t ems t o col l ect !

To st ar t wi t h, t ake t he pat h up and you' l l f i nd a vendi ng machi ne and a smal l r el axat i onspot . Tal k t o t he gui t ari st her e t o add an ext r a i nst r ument t o t he musi c! Ret ur n t o wher e weent er ed and t hi s t i me head down.

Ther e' s a f ai r bi t of gr ass her e, as wel l as a t r ai ner her e wi t h a gr and t ot al of si x -t hough weak - Pokemon. The f i ght unf ort unat el y doesn' t gi ve that much EXP si nce t hey' r e al lunevol ved. Movi ng a bi t r i ght of t hat gi r l , t her e' s a bar r el by the shor e i n whi ch you canobt ai n the val uabl e LEFTOVERS , whi ch wi l l ai d you gr eat l y i f you want t o t ake par t i n t heBat t l e Subway, or even i n t he game i n gener al si nce i t doesn' t di sappear af t er one use.

I f you keep goi ng nor t h her e you can pass under t he br i dge. Do so and t hen Sur f ont o t hesmal l i s l and t o t he r i ght and cl ai m t he CALCIUM her e. I f you Sur f f ur t her over t o the r i ght ,you' l l f i nd a l ot mor e l and. Check out t he top r i ght her e; t her e' s t al l gr ass and anot heri nst r ument per son. Tal k t o hi m t o i nt r oduce anot her i nst r ument i nt o the song - i t ' sbegi nni ng t o bui l d up now! There' s al so a HP UP t o f i nd i n a gap encl osed by gr ass i n t hesout h- east of t he ar ea.

Ret ur n l ef t out of t hi s cl eari ng and head sout h, passi ng under t he br i dge. Ther e' s a coupl et r ai ner s her e; t al k t o t hat sc i ent i s t l ooki ng over t he r i ver and she' l l f i ght . The baker i nf r ont of t he car avan t o the r i ght wi l l al so f i ght you. She' s t he l as t t r ai ner her e though.She asks you i f you want t o hand out menus af t er t he bat t l e. I ' m not sur e how t he whol epr ocess wor ks but you can appar ent l y get a LUM BERRY out o f i t dai l y.

Head up f r om t he ri ght hand si de and we' l l act ual l y be on t he ot her si de of t he br i dge. Gol ef t ont o the br i dge; now you wi l l see why i t i s cal l ed ' Vi l l age' Br i dge. The f i r s t house ont he ri ght has a gi r l who wi l l heal your Pokemon. The second has a gi r l wi t h f our Pat r at , andal l f i ve of t hem wi l l r un out t he house i f you t al k to her . We' l l see her agai n l at er on.


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The t hi r d house has a guy who want s t o see a speci f i c Wat er - t ype Pokemon. Show hi m i t andhe' l l gi ve you a DIVE BALL . The Pokemon al so has t o have been f i shed up; Sur f won' t wor k.

You can do t hi s once a day.

You can t hen go l ef t acr oss t he br i dge and you' l l have a sl i ght camer a change as you cr oss . Tal k t o t he guy t o t he r i ght of t he next house you see; he doesn' t l ook l i ke a musi calpl ayer i n the l east , but t hi s guy wi l l add vocal s t o the musi c! They' r e not l egi bl e wor ds oranythi ng, but i t sounds prett y cool . He doesn' t seem t o j oi n i n per manent l y f or a whi l et hough. Asi de f r om t hat , t he next house has not hi ng and nei t her do the t wo houses next t ot hat . So yeah, we' r e pr et t y much done her e. Leave t hr ough t he gat ehouse t o t he east .Unf or t unat el y al l of t he i nst r ument s r eset when you l eave, so you' l l have t o tal k t o the

i nst r ument pl ayers agai n t o get t he whol e t r ack back on t he game. Oh wel l ; - ;Route 12

Trainer Pokemon : Shuppet L61, Snor unt L61, Phanpy L61, Ski t t y L61, Cacnea L61 | Swoobat L65,Swoobat L65 | Par as L64, Wor madam L64 | Makuhi t a L63, Ri ol u L63, Tyr ogue L63 | Weedl e L63,Beedri l l L63, Kakuna L63

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Combee Bug/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% Level 21 + Femal eSunker n Gr ass Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% Sun St one

Tr anqui l l Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass , Tal l Gr ass 15% Level 32Kakuna Bug/ Poi son Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Bl ack) 10% Level 10Met apod Bug Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass ( Whi t e) 10% Level 10

Rapi dash Fi r e Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ACher r i m Gr ass Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AHer acr oss Bug/ Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ APi nsi r Bug Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ ADunspar ce Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 70% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ ABeedr i l l Bug/ Poi son Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ ABut t er f r ee Bug/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ ASunf l or a Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AVespi quen Bug/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AUnf ezant Nor mal / Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ADoduo Nor mal / Fl yi ng Swar m 40% Level 31

Thi s r out e i s ver y. . . nat ur al , f or l ack of a bet t er wor d. You can see f r om t he Wi l d Pokemonher e that i t ' s most l y f ul l of Gr ass and Bug- t ypes. Most of t hem ar e pr et t y new t oo, at l easti n t he sense t hat you haven' t seen them i n Unova bef ore.

Goi ng st r ai ght ahead, you' l l exi t t he r ange of t he f ence. Sl i p t o t he under si de of i t byt aki ng t he gap r i ght bel ow t he end and pi ck up t he FULL HEAL , t hen go back and go st r ai ghtf or war d and pi ck up t he TM53, ENERGY BALL i n t he di p by here, a val uabl e Gr ass- t ype move of 80 power whi ch a l ot of Pokemon can l ear n. Bat t l e t he br eeder by her e f or a SITRUS BERRY ,t hen use t he i t emf i nder t o pi ck out a hi dden TINYMUSHROOM a bi t t o t he t op l ef t of her .

Go str ai ght down now t o f i nd a pai r of cheerl eaders; beat t hei r bats and cont i nue l ef t ,t aki ng t hi s r out e under t he gr ass. Ther e' s a school gi r l t o cr ush, and anot her breeder a bi tt o the t op r i ght ( we don' t want t o ent er t he ci t y j ust yet ) who wi l l al so gi ve you a SITRUSBERRY f or wi nni ng. Ver y near hi m i s anot her hi dden TINYMUSHROOM t o get . Ther e' s a REVIVE i nt he t op ri ght , and another TINYMUSHROOM t hat i s hi dden a bi t t o t he l ef t of t he l as t one.

Ther e' s al so one mor e t r ai ner t o t ake car e of , who i s l ooki ng ar ound i n t he cent er of t her out e.

Ther e' s al so a hi dden BIG MUSHROOM a bi t above hi m. That' s al l f or Rout e 12 - head t oLacunosa Town vi a t he sout hwest exi t .

Lacunosa Town

Ther e i s honest l y ver y l i t t l e i n t hi s t own. I f you check near t he upper l ef t t her e' s ahi dden ELIXIR t o f i nd, as wel l as a MAX REPEL i n t he wal l of one of t he east er n houses.

Ther e' s al so a woman i n t he Pokemon Cent er who you can show a Shaymi n t oo, and get aGRACIDEA key i t em as a r esul t , al l owi ng i t t o change i nt o i t s Sky For me dur i ng cer t ai n t i mes


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of day.

Ther e' s a guy i n t he t op r i ght house of t he t own who you can get a PECHA BERRY f r om. Per hapst her e' s other ber r i es t oo, but I got a Pecha.

That ' s pr et t y much i t . Make sur e you' r e heal ed, and head out t he t own t o t he t op r i ght whenyou' r e r eady.

Route 13

Trainer Pokemon : Bunear y L63, Snubbul l L63, Shr oomi sh L63 | Ni ncada L63, Mot hi m L63, Met apod

L63 | Camerupt L65 | Tent acool L63, Qwi l f i sh L63, Tent acruel L63 | Magi kar p L60 ( x6) |Sur ski t L63, Gol deen L63, Seaki ng L63 | Feebas L63, Remorai d L63, Ki ngl er L63 | Kr abby L64,Oct i l l ery L64 | Sawk L65, Hi t monl ee L65 | Pl usl e L64, Mi nun L64 | Far f et ch' d L64, Gr anbul lL64 | Kr i cket ot L64, Chi mecho L64

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Tangel a Gr ass Gr ass , Tal l Gr ass 25% Level Up wi t h Anci ent PowerSwel l ow Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ AGol bat Poi s on/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15% Happi nessLunat one Rock/ Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ASol r ock Rock/ Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ADr i f bl i m Ghost / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AAbsol Dar k Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AShuppet Ghost Swar m 40% Level 37Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 90% N/ ACr obat Poi son/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ A

Tangr owt h Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AWi ngul l Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f 60% Level 25St ar yu Wat er Sur f 30% Wat er St onePel i pper Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f 10% N/ ASt ar yu Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 60% Wat er St oneCor sol a Wat er / Rock Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 30% N/ ASt ar mi e Wat er / Psychi c Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 10% N/ AKr abby Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 28Shel l der Wat er Fi sh 30% Wat er St oneLuvdi sc Wat er Fi sh 5% N/ A

Shel l der Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Wat er St oneLuvdi sc Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AKi ngl er Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ ACl oyst er Wat er / I ce Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Rout e 13 i s a ver y l ar ge rout e, wi t h qui t e a l ot of Pokemon var i et y. Qui t e i nt er est i ng t of i nd t hi ngs such as wi l d Dr i f bl i m, huh? Ther e' s pl ent y i n t hi s r out e t o do as wel l as a cavet o expl or e, but we may as wel l get t he r out e done f i r st ; i t ' s easi er t han spl i t t i ng Rout e 13i nt o two par t s.

St ar t by f i ght i ng the t r ai ner di r ect l y bel ow you, def eat i ng her t hr ee Pokemon (i ncl udi ng aver y bouncy Shroomi sh) . I f you have Cut , cut t he t r ee r i ght bel ow her t o get a MAX ETHER .

Cont i nue down sout h af t erwar ds; t here' s a youngst er ci r cl i ng t r ees t hat you can f i ght . Godown across t he br i dge af t erwar ds. Thi s gi r l her e want s some ( t el e?) gr ams, whi ch we shal l ber ecei vi ng moment ari l y.Move down thr ough the gr ass and you' l l f i nd an ar t i st over l ooki ng the scenery; def eat hi sCamer upt and pi ck up t he RAZOR CLAW and GRAM 2 bel ow ( Yup, a key i t em t hat you pi ck up of f t he f l oor . St r ange). Ret ur n back acr oss t he br i dge and go l ef t , down t he st eps.

Take t hi s pat h ar ound and f i ght t he f i sher man ( who at l ast has mor e t han j ust a Bascul i n,t hank t he l ord) and keep goi ng r i ght . You' l l come t o a pat h spl i t ; t al k to t he man r i ghtabove you t o get t he GRAM 1 , t hen go down. Beat t he f i sher man on t hi s sand bar ( her e' s yourusual Magi kar p f i sherman) , t hen get on t he water t o t he l ef t and Sur f l ef t ; you can exami net he wal l over here by t he r ocks t o get a HEART SCALE ( as al ways, use the i t emf i nder . )

Ret ur n to shor e af t erwar ds, head sout h, f i ght t he parasol l ady t hen go out i nt o t he wat er ont he r i ght . Ther e' s a DEEPSEASCALE on some shal l ow wat er t o t he r i ght , and a f i sher man t of i ght on t he shal l ow wat er pat ch bel ow t hat . The i sl and t o the l ef t al so has t al l gr ass and


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a RARE CANDY t o pi ck up t hat' s hi dden i n one of t he sout hern gr ass patches, as wel l as ahi dden MAX REVIVE i n one of t he nort her n gr ass patches.

Ret urn t o shore agai n and head l ef t . There' s a guy dressed i n bl ack by here; you can t al k t ohi m once a day t o recei ve a cer t ai n t r easur e. When I say t r easur e, I mean he has a huge l i stof i t ems t hat he may gi ve t o you. Possi bl e i t ems ar e:

Black Flute, Blue Flute, Red Flute, White Flute, Yellow Flute, Lucky Egg, Shoal Salt, ShoalShell, DeepSeaScale, DeepSeaTooth, Dragon Scale, Dubious Disc, Electrizer, Magmarizer,King's Rock, Metal Coat, Protector, Razor Claw, Razor Fang, Reaper's Cloth, Up-Grade, HeartScale, Lucky Punch, Metal Powder, Stick, Thick Club, Big Pearl.

As you can see, t her e ar e qui t e a l ot of r are i t ems t o be f ound i n t hat pi l e. They ar en' tal l usef ul , but t her e ar e a l ot of evol ut i on i t ems t o be f ound t her e. Dai l y vi s i t s ar er ecommended.

The house t o t he l ef t cont ai ns t wo peopl e; t he ol d man on t he l ef t i s t he el ement al beamt ut or of t hi s game, and wi l l t each any of t he f ul l y evol ved st ar t er Pokemon ( Venusaur ,Char i zar d, Bl ast oi se, Megani um, Typhl osi on, Fer al i gat r , Scept i l e, Bl azi ken, Swamper t ,

Tor t er r a, I nf er nape, Empol eon, Ser per i or , Emboar and Samur ot t ) t hei r r espect i ve el ement albeam ( Fr enzy Pl ant , Bl ast Bur n or Hydr o Cannon) . They ar e power f ul 150 base power moves wi t ht he el ement al t ype of t hat st art er, wi t h 90% accur acy. The cat ch? They ar e j ust l i ke HyperBeam and Gi ga I mpact i n t hat t he user has t o r echar ge af t er usi ng t hem. New Gen V mechani csmean you can now swi t ch on t he r echarge t ur n, but i t can be wast ef ul al l t he same. I t ' s notsomet hi ng I ' d r ecommend f or compet i t i ve bat t l es, but i t may wor k i n t he mai n game.

Ther e' s some wat er above t he house. Get on i t and t ake i t l ef t . You' l l come t o a pi ece of shore wi t h a house; t her e' s a PEARL STRING t o be f ound hi dden on t he gr ound here - i t ' susel ess , but i t wi l l sel l f or an i ncredi bl e $60, 000 i f you gi ve i t t o t he s t one ent husi as ti n I ci r r us Ci t y.

You can al so ent er t he house and t al k t o t he guy t o r ecei ve t he SPLASH PLATE and DRACOPLATE , speci al i t ems t hat wi l l boost t he power of moves of t hei r r espect i ve t ypes, as wel las change t he t ype of Ar ceus when equi pped t o i t . The r emai ni ng f our t een pl ates ar e f oundsomewher e r at her speci al whi ch we' l l see soon enough.

Ret ur n back t o t he el ement al beam house and t ake t he pat h back t o near t he par asol l ady andhead down thi s t i me. Tal k t o t he parasol l ady bel ow you t o recei ve t he GRAM 3 , gi vi ng us al lt hr ee gr ams; we' l l del i ver t hem shor t l y.

Ther e' s anot her f i sher man t o f i ght j ust bel ow, and t hen anot her pat h spl i t . Fi r st , sl i pbehi nd t he l and on t he ri ght by t aki ng t he sand pat h j ust above i t . Fol l ow i t t hr ough andkeep your i t emf i nder at t he ready. Ther e' s a STARDUST and a PEARL, AND anot her STARDUST t o

be f ound on t hi s pat h, as wel l as a t r ai ner . Af t erwards, r at her t han j umpi ng of f t he l edge,r et ur n t o wher e t he path spl i t .

Thi s t i me t he l ef t st ai r s up. Fol l ow t hi s pat h ar ound t o get even hi gher ; t hen above yout her e i s a Str engt h boul der t o push. Do so and you can pi ck up t he TM29, PSYCHIC r es t i ng ont he gr ound. I onl y wi sh thi s TM was a l ot ear l i er i n t he game, but never mi nd.

Ret urn t o the pat h spl i t and t hi s t i me t ake t he r i ght pat h. Go st r ai ght down once you ascendt he steps f or a Cut t r ee; i f you can, cut i t down and gr ab t he ELECTRIZER on t he gr ound.Ret ur n and f i ght t he t wi ns - who use t he ener get i cal l y danci ng Pl usl e and Mi nun - t hen t het wo el der l y tr ai ner s over on t he r i ght .

That cover s t he maj or i t y of t he r out e. Now, we coul d exi t sout h i nt o Undel l a Town, butt here' s st i l l a bi t more t o do. Ret ur n t o t he gi r l wi t h t he Wi ngul l we saw on t he br i dge ont he nor t hern hal f of t he rout e. Now t hat we have al l t hr ee gr ams, t al k t o her f or a smal lsequence wi t h a r ewar d of TM89, U-TURN .

Secondl y, r et ur n to wher e we tal ked to t he ol d man f or t he f i r st gr am ( j ust f ol l ow t he pat hagai n f r om where you t al ked t o the gi r l ) and use Sur f t o get around t he r ock that i sbl ocki ng t he sand pat h by here. Get back on t he l and and t ake t he pat h nort h. There' s a setof st eps as wel l as a PRISM SCALE t o pi ck up ( a new i t em t hat r epl aces t he ol d evol ut i onmet hod f or Feebas) . Move up t he st eps, t hen push t he Str engt h boul der on t he l ef t i nt o i t sr i ght f ul pl ace. Thi s cr eat es a shor t cut bet ween t he Lacunosa Town exi t and t hi s par t of t heRout e, whi ch can pr ove usef ul . I f I were you, go and heal i n Lacunosa Town now, t hen r et ur nt o wher e we j ust moved t he boul der .

Move nort h now and you' l l ent er a new area; t hi s i s t he out si de of t he Gi ant Chasm, but f oral l i nt ent s and pur poses we ar e sti l l i n Rout e 13; t he wi l d Pokemon ar e i dent i cal . Whenyou' r e ready t o expl ore proper l y, head i nto t he cave ent r ance down t he st eps.

Giant Chasm


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Pi l oswi ne I ce/ Gr ound Cave Fl oor 25% Level Up wi t h Anci ent PowerGol bat Poi son/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 20% Happi nessSneasel Dar k/ I ce Cave Fl oor 10% Level Up wi t h Razor Cl aw at Ni ghtDel i bi r d I ce/ Fl yi ng Cave Fl oor 10% N/ ALunat one Rock/ Psychi c Cave Fl oor 10% N/ ASol r ock Rock/ Psychi c Cave Fl oor 10% N/ A

J ynx I ce/ Psychi c Cave Fl oor 10% N/ A

Bol dor e Rock Cave Fl oor 5% N/ AExcadr i l l Gr ound/ St eel Dust Cl oud 100% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f 70% N/ ASeel Wat er Sur f 30% Level 34

Seel Wat er Dar k Wat er ~Sur f 60% Level 34

Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~Sur f 30% N/ A

Dewgong Wat er / I ce Dar k Wat er ~Sur f 10% N/ A

Pol i wag Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 25Bascul i n Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ A

Pol i whi r l Wat er Fi sh 5% Wat er St one or Trade wi t h Ki ng' s

RockPol i whi r l Wat er Dar k Wat er ~

Fi s h 65% Wat er St one or Trade wi t h Ki ng' sRock

Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~Fi s h 30% N/ A

Pol i wr at h Wat er / Fi ght i ng Dar k Wat er ~Fi s h 10% N/ A

These Wi l d Pokemon appl y t o al l i nsi de ar eas of t he Gi ant Chasm.

The Pokemon i n t he Gi ant Chasm ar e r at her i cy, al t hough t her e ar e al so some t hi ngs f r om t heout si de. St ar t by headi ng l ef t ; j ust a l i t t l e ways t her e' s a br anchi ng pat h wher e you cant ake t he upper pat h ar ound t o a r ock, whi ch has a BIG MUSHROOM hi dden on i t .

Cont i nue al ong t hi s l ef t pat h and you' l l come t o a St r engt h boul der; push i t i n and col l ect

t he exposed STAR PIECE , t hen keep headi ng nor t h. The pat h i s pret t y l ong. There' s a hi ddenTINYMUSHROOM on one of t he smal l r ocks as you approach t he upper wal l .

Taki ng t he upper wal l acr oss , t her e' s a St r engt h boul der t o push and a STAR PIECE t ocol l ect , as wel l as a hi dden TINYMUSHROOM on anot her smal l r ock. There' s al so a secondStr engt h boul der t o push i n and a COMET SHARD t o get , whi ch wi l l sel l f or $25, 000 when gi vent o t he guy i n I c i r r us Ci t y.

Ther e' s a pat h spl i t as you appr oach t he r i ght wal l . Take t he r i ght pat h t o f i nd a l edge; j ump of f i t and head st r ai ght down. You' l l event ual l y r each a St r engt h boul der ; push i t i nt ot he hol e t o al l ow your sel f access t o bot h branches of t he pat h. Take t hi s new pat h t hroughl ef t ( t here' s Sur f wat er above i f you want a Seel ) and you' l l r each a set of st eps. Go downt hem and exi t t he cave here.


Cl ef ai r y Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 30% Moon St onePi l oswi ne I ce/ Gr ound Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 25% Level Up wi t h Anci ent PowerDi t t o Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15% N/ ALunat one Rock/ Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ASol r ock Rock/ Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AMet ang St eel / Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% Level 45Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 85% N/ AMamoswi ne I ce/ Gr ound Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ACl ef abl e Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AMet agr oss St eel / Psychi c Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ A

Thi s encount er l i st appl i es t o t he i nsi de pl ai ns of t he Gi ant Chasm.


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Str angel y enough t here ar e pl ai ns i nsi de t he cave, wi t h some i nt erest i ng Pokemon. Of not eher e i s t he possi bi l i t y of Wi l d Met ang, AND Wi l d Metagr oss! Of cour se, t her e' s a spi t ef ult r i ck wi t h t hese t wo; t hei r cat ch r at e i s a measl y 3, meani ng t hey' r e j ust as har d t o cat chas t he maj ori t y of l egendar y Pokemon you wi l l encounter . Get one i f you wi sh, but t hey canbe pr et t y damn annoyi ng.

Ther e' s f og cover i ng t hi s ar ea, so i t mi ght be a bi t i r r i t at i ng t o navi gat e ( i t has no i nbat t l e ef f ect t hough) . St ar t by goi ng t hr ough t he t al l gr ass on your l ef t ( not e t hat t heWi l d Pokemon i n t he t al l gr ass can r each as hi gh as 65! ) and pi ck up t he MAX ELI XI R, t henhead nor t h.

Ther e' s nor mal gr ass t oo of cour se, and i t ' s wor t h not i ng t hat t he Audi no her e ar e t hehi ghest l evel l ed ones i n t he ent i r e game; t hey' l l gi ve good EXP i f you beat one. I f youencount er a Di t t o, you may want t o gr ab one, as t here' s a t r ade l ater on that you' l l be abl et o use i t i n.

To t he t op r i ght of t hi s l ef t sect i on i s a MAX POTION t o pi ck up. J ump of f t he l edgeaf t erwards and head t o t he upper wal l t o pi ck up a REVIVE amongst some t al l gr ass. Al mostdi r ect l y sout h f r om t he Revi ve i s a CARBOS, sect i oned bet ween some r ocks. Af t erwar ds, t aket he pat h t o t he r i ght ; t her e' s a l edge but you don' t want t o j ump of f i t . Rat her, headt hr ough t he t al l gr ass and car ef ul l y go around t he r ocks her e. Rat her t han acci dent al l y

j umpi ng of f t he l edge, pi ck up t he usef ul TM13, ICE BEAM l ocat ed by her e.

Cont i nue f orward on t he pat h now. Al most di r ect l y sout h i s a FULL HEAL . Now, due t o t he wi deopen spaces, i t ' s a bi t har d to act ual l y wr i t e a wal kt hr ough her e, so pl ease bear wi t h me.

Cont i nue goi ng sout h. You' l l r each patches of t al l gr ass wi t h a smal l r ock on t he si de; keepgoi ng sout h. Event ual l y you' l l pass t hr ough some tal l gr ass and reach t he sout her n wal l ;f ol l ow t hi s wal l across and you can f i nd a MAX REVIVE hi dden i n t he t r ees.

Head out of here and head a l i t t l e nort h, t hen go l ef t . Ther e' s a usef ul TM03, PSYSHOCK t opi ck up i n a pat ch of t al l grass. Go l ef t and up and j ump over t he l edge up nor t h.

Ther e i s a humongous pat ch of t al l gr ass her e. Sl i p i nt o t he t al l gr ass near wher e you j umped of f t he l edge and go r i ght ; you' l l come t o a l i t t l e cl ear i ng. Take i t sout h andyou' l l f i nd a hol e wi t h wat er. Appr oach i t and al l of a sudden a Pokemon wi l l cr y and abl i zzar d comes f ort h, t r ansf ormi ng t he ent i r e ar ea i nt o a snowy wast el and. Now, you canei t her exi t back i nt o t he mai n cave t hr ough t he sout h- west ern exi t , or you can see what i sgoi ng on by goi ng t hrough t he nor t h- east ern ent r ance.

The nor t h- east er n ent r ance t akes you i nsi de anot her sec t i on of t he cave. The encount er l i sti s i dent i cal t o that of t he mai n cave - wat er i ncl uded - but t he l evel s are up by 10. I f youhead st r ai ght f orward you' l l come across a l egendar y! Thi s i s Kyur em, a l egendary t hat has

ver y l i t t l e i nf or mat i on shown about i t i n t he game, but f r om sever al si gns i t seems l i kel yt hat i t i s t he t hi r d par t t o Reshi r am and Zekr om, much l i ke Rayquaza i s t o Gr oudon andKyogr e and Gi r at i na i s t o Di al ga and Pal ki a. I t can be a pr ett y t ough l egend t o cat ch, buthave a go at i t i f you t hi nk you' r e pr epared. I ' d recommend savi ng bef or e t aki ng thi s oneon.

LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ KYUREM Level : 75Type : Dr agon / I ce

Ability : Pr essur e Moves : Gl aci at e / Dr agon Pul se / I mpr i son / Endeavor


Excl udi ng speci al event Pokemon, Kyur em i s t he l ast Pokemon i n bot h t he Unova Dexand t he Nat i onal Dex at a hi gh number of #646, as wel l as t he hi ghest l evel l ed Wi l dPokemon you wi l l encount er i n the ent i r e game at 75. I t ' s r el at i vel y power f ul , t osay t he l east .

Now, can you see t he evi dence f or Kyur em bei ng r el at ed t o Reshi r am and Zekrom? Ther ear e t wo par t i cul ar l y bi g t hi ngs I can poi nt out . The f i r s t i s t he col our s ; Reshi r ami s Whi t e, Zekr om i s Bl ack. What col our i s Kyur em on t he whol e? Gr ey. What col our i sbetween Bl ack and Whi t e? Gr ey. The col our cer t ai nl y mat ches, gi vi ng i t a possi bi l i t yof bei ng t he l egendary t he t hi r d versi on of B/ W f ocuses on. When you consi der t hel ast t wo thi r d ver si on mascot s have been t he thi r d l egendary of t he tr i o, i t seemsver y l i kel y Kyur em i s t he t hi r d of t he t r i o. Ther e' s al so one ver y obvi ous l i nk -t he musi c t hat pl ays when you f i ght Kyur em. Most l egendar i es have a st andar d t heme,but t her e ar e t hree di st i nct l egendar i es t hat have t hei r own t heme, namel y Reshi r am,Zekrom and Kyurem ! The t hree of t hem shar e t he same musi c ( wi t h some ver y sl i ght


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di f f er ences i n the backgr ound) , f ur t her sol i di f yi ng the theor y.

Of cour se, compared t o Reshi r am and Zekr om, Kyur em har dl y l ooks as i mposi ng. There' sa reason f or t hi s si ght ed i ngame; l egends t el l t hat Kyur em' s i ncr edi bl e powers of i ce overwhel med i t and caused i t t o f r eeze i t sel f , severel y weakeni ng i t . You mi ghtal so not i ce t hat t he l ef t ' wi ng' i s br oken; i t ' s shor t er t han t he ot her one, andqui t e stumpy. I n f act , Kyur em bar el y l ooks al i ve at al l . Coul d Kyur em be the br okenr emai ns of t he dr agon t hat Reshi r am and Zekr om wer e once part of ? There' s al so t hequest i on f ound i n some si mpl e mat hemat i cs; addi ng Kyur em' s base st at s t oget her gi vesyou a t otal of 660, whereas al l power f ul l egendar i es - i ncl udi ng Reshi r am and Zekrom- are of t he 680 base st at t ot al ( wi t h Gr oudon and Kyogre bei ng not abl e excepti ons

at 670. ) Kyur em i s def i ni t el y weaker t han t he other t wo, and t he r easons f or i tbei ng so wi l l pr obabl y be expl ored i n t he t hi r d ver si on. I t mi ght even get a newf or me, f i xi ng t hose base st at s as wel l as gi vi ng i t t he so f ar unobt ai nabl e I ce Bur nand Fr eeze Shock moves. Of cour se, i t ' s al l conj ect ur e, but t he evi dence i s qui t est r ong.

Enough of t he t heory; r etur ni ng back t o t he bat t l e at hand, Kyur em i s a Dr agon andI ce Pokemon, gi vi ng i t a f ew weaknesses. You can whack i t wi t h Dr agon, Fi ght i ng,Fi r e, Rock or St eel t o get a super ef f ect i ve hi t on i t ; as f ar as th i ngs go i t ' s apr et t y bad def ensi ve t ypi ng. Of f ensi vel y i t can be a bi t mor e of a pr obl em, as bothI ce and Dr agon have good of f ensi ve pr owess ( Dr agon especi al l y. ) Gl aci at e - Kyur em' sexcl usi ve move - al so has t he abi l i t y t o l ower t he speed of anythi ng i t hi t s,al t hough i t ' s a bi t weak. Ther e' s al so Endeavor , whi ch wi l l l et i t dr ag you i nt o l owHP wi t h i t . Not t o ment i on ther e' s probabl y goi ng to be a r ather sever e l eveldi f f erence, ampl i f yi ng the fe roc i t y of i t s at t acks .

You' l l want t o weaken and cat ch i t ASAP. I t has a 3 cat ch r at e l i ke most of t hel egendar i es so i t may not be the easi est t hi ng i n t he wor l d, but i t ' s cer t ai nl y notcompl et el y i mpossi bl e. As al ways, st atus i s t he key t o an easi er capt ur e.

Once you somehow r emove Kyur em, exi t t he cave ( t hough I don' t t hi nk you can get back t o i tonce you l eave and Kyur em has been capt ur ed, so make sur e you' ve caught what ever you want . )

You' l l be at op a st ai r cas e; j ust f ol l ow t he pat h ar ound and j ump of f t he l edge. Now makeyour way out of t he Gi ant Chasm; ei t her exi t by f oot by headi ng t o t he sout h- west exi t orFl y out t o Lacunosa Town.

Once you can get back t o Rout e 13, head t o t he way sout h- east of t he r out e, and pass t hr ought he gat ehouse to our next dest i nat i on.

Undella Town

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Wi ngul l Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f 60% Level 25Mant yke Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f 30% Level Up wi t h Remor ai d i n Par t yPel i pper Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f 10% N/ AWai l mer Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 60% Level 40Cor sol a Wat er / Rock Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 30% N/ AMant i ne Wat er / Fl yi ng Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 10% N/ ARemor ai d Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 25Shel l der Wat er Fi sh 30% Wat er St oneLuvdi sc Wat er Fi sh 5% N/ AShel l der Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Wat er St one

Luvdi sc Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AOct i l l er y Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ ACl oyst er Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Undel l a Town i s a ni ce, r el axi ng seasi de vi l l age. . . except i n Summer , wher e tour i st s f l oodi n f r om al l par t s of t he r egi on. You mi ght al so not i ce f r om t he encount er l i st t hat you haveone hel l of a choi ce of Water Pokemon t o get i n t hi s smal l t own.

Di r ectl y t o your r i ght when you ent er i s t he Pokemon Cent er. As al ways, you can heal , t houghyou can al so get a PRISM SCALE by t al ki ng t o the guy on t he l ef t si de of t he Poke Mart .Undel l a Town i s al so t he onl y pl ace where you can buy Di ve Bal l s, whi ch I r eckon have a veryni ce desi gn on t op of bei ng good f or catchi ng Pokemon encounter ed by Sur f i ng or Fi shi ng.

On t he l ef t s i de, t her e i s a gi r l f aci ng t he wat er you can t al k to . She' l l gi ve you t he l as t


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HM of t he game, HM06, DIVE . Di ve i s used onl y once i n t he ent i r e game and i t ' s ent i r el yopt i onal , so f eel f r ee to s t i ck i t on some random HM sl ave. We' l l get t o usi ng i t soonenough.

Ent er t he house above f or a wel come sur pr i se! The champi on of Si nnoh, Cynt hi a, i s curr ent l yvi si t i ng t he Unova regi on, and she br i ngs her speci al pi ano theme wi t h her . She' l l commenton her appearance here, st at i ng t hat she i s i nvest i gat i ng Pokemon myt hs, as per her DPPtchar act er i zat i on. She' l l t hen chal l enge you t o a bat t l e, wi t h t he opt i on t o r ef use. I woul dhi ghl y r ecommend you say no, because i t ' s unl i kel y you' r e goi ng t o be abl e t o t ake her on att hi s poi nt i n t i me due t o the ext r eme l evel di f f erence. You can come back and agr ee t o f i ghtat any t i me. Whenever you agr ee t o f i ght , you' l l see t he f ol l owi ng:

:: PKMN TRAINER CYNTHIA ::Reward: $15400


Spi r i t omb Lv.75 Ghost / Dar k Pr essur e Sucker Punch, Shadow Bal l , Wi l l - O- Wi sp, Doubl e

Team

Mi l ot i c Lv.75 Wat er Mar vel

Scal e Hydr o Pump, Bl i zzar d, Bul l doze, Dr agon Tai l

Eel ektr oss Lv.75 El ect r i c Levi t at e Wi l d Char ge, Dr agon Cl aw, Cr unch, Fl amet hr ower

Br avi ar y Lv.75 Nor mal / Fl yi ng Sheer For ce Br ave Bi r d, Cr ush Cl aw, Shadow Cl aw, Ret al i at e

Lucar i o Lv.75 Fi ght i ng/ St eel St eadf ast Ext r emespeed, Dr agon Pul se, Cl ose Combat , Aur a

Spher e

Gar chomp Lv.77 Dr agon/ Gr ound Sand Vei l Dr agon Rush, Cr unch, Ear t hquake, St one Edge

Cynt hi a al so br i ngs her champi on musi c and Pokemon t eam f r om Si nnoh. Ther e ar e t wodi f f erences, however; her Roser ade and Gast r odon/ Togeki ss ( dependi ng i f you want t ogo by DP or Pl at i num) have been r epl aced wi t h t he Gen V Pokemon Eel ekt r oss andBr avi ar y. Eel ektr oss you wi l l have def i ni t el y seen as Ghet si s used i t , but Br avi ar ymi ght be a new one.

Cynt hi a sti l l opens up wi t h Spi r i t omb, as i n DPPt . I t s t ypi ng means i t has noweakness unl ess you use For esi ght / Scr appy and a Fi ght i ng- t ype move and Spi r i t omb hassome hi gh def enses so i t may be a t ough one t o crack. I t s of f enses aren' t t oo scar y,al t hough i t does possess Doubl e Team whi ch i s sur e to annoy you i f i t get s goi ng. I ti s per f ect l y possi bl e t o j ust set up on Spi r i t omb t hough; don' t be af r ai d t o do so i f you t hi nk i t mi ght work.

Cynt hi a' s Mi l ot i c r et ur ns once mor e and i t can be as bi t chy as ever . Thi s t i me i t i si n hi gh power mode, possess i ng t he st r ong Hydr o Pump and Bl i zzar d moves. Of cour se,t hi s means t hat t her e i s every chance i t mi ght mi ss, but i t ' s probabl y not s omethi ngyou shoul d count on - especi al l y wi t h Hydr o Pump, whose 80% accuracy i s r espect abl e.I t does al so get t wo new moves. Bul l doze i s pr obabl y Game Fr eak' s i dea of al l owi ngMi l ot i c to count er El ectr i c- t ypes , but comi ng of f Mi l ot i c ' s poor At t ack s t at i t ' sunl i kel y t o do much beyond r educi ng speed, not t o ment i on Hydr o Pump hi t s har deranyway unl ess t he El ect r i c- t ype ei t her r esi st s Water ( Lant ur n) or t he Pokemon has aquadr upl e weak t o Gr ound ( Magnezone) . You can pr obabl y i gnor e i t bei ng t her e.

Ther e' s al so Dr agon Tai l whi ch you may r emember f r om t he Opel uci d Gym; i f i t hi t ssomet hi ng that i sn' t behi nd a Subst i t ut e or has t he I r on Bar bs abi l i t y, t hen yourPokemon wi l l be f or ced t o swi t ch out and be r andoml y r epl aced by anot her one f r om

your t eam. Basi cal l y t he same as Roar or Whi r l wi nd, but wi t h damage too. Mi l ot i cr etai ns i t s usual weaknesses of Gr ass and El ect r i c, but i t al so has an annoyi ngl yhi gh speci al def ense. I f you can s t r i ke i t physi cal l y wi t h ei t her of t hose t ypes , gof or i t . Ot her wi se, ei t her smack i t wi t h a heavy speci al at t ack or wi t h a har dphysi cal assaul t . I t ' s not i ncredi bl y f as t , but don' t under est i mat e i t s speed i f youhave a l arge l evel gap.

You mi ght r emember f r om bef or e t hat Eel ekt r oss ' s ni che i s t hat i t has no weakness est hanks t o Levi t at e; t hi s means Cynt hi a has t wo Pokemon t hat have no weaknesses ( sanst hi ngs such as Mol d Br eaker or Gast r o Aci d comi ng i nt o pl ay. ) Thi s t hi ng i s sl ow,but has r espect abl e def enses and pr et t y heavy of f ensi ve st at s, so Wi l d Char ge i spr obabl y goi ng to hur t i f i t connect s. Be wary of t he ot her moves t oo, al t hough theyaren' t as sever e. I f you can somehow get ar ound Levi t at e' s ef f ect s, smack i t wi t hGr ound; ot herwi se, hi t i t as hard as you ar e abl e. I t s def ense and speci al def ensear e equal , so i t doesn' t r eal l y mat t er whi ch angl e you st r i e i t f r om. J ust don' t use


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any of t he t ypes i t r es i s t s , namel y El ectr i c , Fl yi ng and St eel . Al so, j us t t o s t at eagai n, DON' T use Gr ound- t ype moves unl ess you can di sabl e Levi at e.

Br avi ar y i s si mi l ar t o St ar apt or i n sever al ways; i t has a hi gh At t ack st r engt h anda Nor mal / Fl yi ng type, as wel l as use of t he power f ul Br ave Bi r d. Br avi ary i s howeverdi f f erent i n a f ew ways; i t l acks I nt i mi dat e i n f avour of Keen Eye or Sheer For ce,and i s a bi t sl ower i n exchange f or more bul k. I t s def enses ar e weaker t han say,Eel ektr oss ' s , but i t has qui t e a l ot of HP. Basi cal l y, i t can hi t har d and i t maynot di e i ncredi bl y qui ckl y. Br ave Bi r d i s def i ni t el y the t hi ng t o wat ch out f or ,al t hough Ret al i ate can al so hur t when Br avi ary f i r st r epl aces an opponent . The usualEl ect r i c, I ce or Rock moves wi l l hi t i t f or Super Ef f ect i ve and t ake i t down wi t h

al l due speed.Lucari o al so r et ur ns, wi t h a decent Speed st at and some good of f enses, as wel l as ani nter est i ng t ype. Lucari o r emai ns weak t o onl y Fi r e, Gr ound and Fi ghti ng moves,al t hough any of t hem shoul d do a number on i t . Of not e t o wat ch out f or i s Cl oseCombat. Whi l e i t does l ower Lucar i o' s def enses, i t wi l l hur t when i t connect s. Thent her e' s al so Ext r emespeed to al l ow i t t o pi ck of f l ow HP opponent s. The ot her t woprovi de some cover age on t he Speci al si de of t hi ngs. Lucari o can be a heavy hi t t er,but as f ar as t hi ngs go i t i s pr et t y f r ai l . J ust wat ch out f or i t s many res i s t ances;hi t i t wi t h somet hi ng neut r al at t he ver y l east .

Fi nal l y, we come t o Cynt hi a' s mai n, t he al mi ght y Garchomp. Garchomp t i es wi t h t hr eeot her Pokemon f or t he hi ghest l evel l ed t r ai ner Pokemon i n thi s game, at a hi gh Level77. Gar chomp was t he pseudo l egend of Gener at i on I V and def i ni t el y deser ved t het i t l e. Wi t h i t s 600 st at t ot al spr ead out i n the most i deal of ways, Garchomp becamea bul ky, speedy and powerf ul f orce t o r eckon wi t h, becomi ng so dangerous t hat i tended up bei ng banned i n st andar d pl ay. The i n- game Gar chomp wer e never qui t e sodanger ous, but ei t her way Cynt hi a' s Gar chomp i s r eady t o r ape you wi t h Dr agon Rushand Eart hquake, bot h of whi ch ar e a powerf ul 150 BP of f of i t s scar y 130 baseat t ack. Then t here' s al so Cr unch and St one Edge t o provi de ext r a coverage. I f bysome mi r acl e you have a St eel - t ype t hat i sn' t weak t o Eart hquake t hen i t shoul d beabl e t o most l y wal l Gar chomp, but i t ' s goi ng t o be a t ough f oe t o beat . Garchomp' spr i mary weakness i s I ce; st r i ke i t wi t h any I ce move and i t ' l l t ake a l ot of damage.Ot herwi se, you can at t empt t o hi t i t wi t h a Dr agon- t ype move. I t has no ot herweaknesses, however . Thi s i s pr obabl y by f ar t he most danger ous Pokemon on Cynt hi a' st eam, and i f you can t ake i t down t hen you can pr obabl y wi n. Good l uck.

Once you def eat Cynt hi a f or t he f i r st t i me, t hi ngs wi l l change. What occur s i n t hi s vi l l adepends ent i r el y on t he season. I f i t ' s Spr i ng, t hen Cynt hi a wi l l be i n t he vi l l a andr emat ch you once a day. She' l l al so have Shaunt al and Cai t l i n as guest s, who wi l l shar e somedi al ogue wi t h you. Not abl y, Cai t l i n ment i ons t he Batt l e Castl e, whi ch i s pr et t y much ani r r ef ut abl e conf i r mat i on t hat Cai t l i n i s the same Cai t l i n f r om t he Gen I V f r ont i er - nott hat we needed i t . I wi l l ment i on t hat Cynt hi a gi ves some gr eat EXP, so i t mi ght be wort habusi ng t i me t o f ace her agai n and agai n i f you t hi nk you can handl e her.

I n Summer , Cynt hi a i s al so i n the vi l l a, al t hough she won' t bat t l e you, r at her t easi ng yout r yi ng t o deci de what swi msui t t o wear . She' s al so vi si t ed by El esa, Skyl a and I r i s. They' l lal so t al k to you, wi t h I r i s bei ng exci t abl e and r unni ng ar ound const ant l y as usual . I nAut umn and Wi nt er, t he vi l l a i s ent i r el y empt y. A bi t of a pi t y you don' t get another' secret ' t r ai ner or somet hi ng, but oh wel l .

That ' s Undel l a Town' s mai n f eat ur e, but t her e' s a coupl e ot her t hi ngs her e t oo. The l ef t mostvi l l a ( t wo away fr om Cynt hi a' s ) i s popul at ed i n Summer ( i t ' l l be empt y any ot her season)wi t h three peopl e, one of whi ch wi l l ask f or a Chi l l acci no, gi vi ng you a Munchl ax i nexchange. Thi s i s t he onl y way t o obt ai n Munchl ax or Snorl ax i n Bl ack/ Whi t e, so i t ' s a

wor t hwhi l e t r ade.A bi t l ef t i s some gr assl and on a sl i ght l y hi gher pl ai n. I f you head up past t he si gn her eyou can f i nd an i t em hi dden qui t e sneaki l y among these f l owery hedges; t hi s i s t he BIG

NUGGET , whi ch can be sol d f or a f ai r amount t o t he col l ect or i n t he I ci r r us Ci t y PokemonCent er .

Out s i de t he vi l l a ( t he bi g bui l di ng t o t he l ef t ) you wi l l see t wo peopl e. The gi r l i s j us tsome random NPC, but i f you t al k t o the guy he' l l f i ght you wi t h a Level 60 Bui zel .Def eat i ng hi m earns you a r ather sur pr i si ng $12, 000. Ri ch ki d.

Af t er t he f i ght he l eads you i nt o the gi ant vi l l a wher e he shows you ar ound a l i t t l e. Anevent has now been act i vat ed; t here are si x members t o t hi s guy' s f ami l y ( i ncl udi ng hi msel f )and ot her t he next si x days you can f i ght t hem. Def eat i ng thi s ki d al one was t he f i r st day;when t he cl ock goes past mi dni ght you can t hen f i ght t he ki d and who I bel i eve i s hi s si st eri n a row. Then t he t hi r d day has you f i ghti ng them t wo and a t hi r d pers on; t hen t he next day


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i s t hem t hr ee and t he f our t h et cet er a unt i l t he s i xth day, wher e you f i ght al l s i x. I f youdef eat t he si xt h one, t he event ends and you can' t f i ght t hem agai n.

The t r i ck her e i s t o l ose t o t he si xt h on pur pose; t hi s f ami l y' s best use i s f ar mi ng cas hof f of t hem as t hey gi ve an i ncr edi bl e $24, 000 per f i ght . Si nce money hasn' t been hal vedwhen you get def eat ed si nce Gener at i on I I , you can f r eel y f i ght t he f i r st f i ve wi t h anAmul et Coi n f or $120, 000, t hen take a most l y negl i gi bl e l oss by l osi ng on t he si xt h. Of cour se, i f you don' t car e about t he money t hen by al l means cr ush t hem as soon as you can.

Though t hey gi ve some ni ce EXP t oo.

Thei r t eams ar e as f ol l ows;

1st : Bui zel L602nd: Teddi ur sa L61, Lopunny L613r d: Br onzor L62, Kangaskhan L62, Gol ur k L624t h: Shuckl e L63, Li cki l i cky L63, Kr ookodi l e L63, Pol i t oed L635th: Weavi l e L64, Excadr i l l L64, Heat mor L64, Vespi quen L64, Ki ngdra L646t h: Donphan L65, Bi shar p L65, Lant ur n L65, Tangr owt h L65, Br avi ar y L65, Haxor us L65

Ther e' s al so one mor e t hi ng of i nt er est i n t hi s vi l l a. On t he l ef t si de i s a Bl ack Bel t guywho i s t he t hi r d i t em col l ect or of t he game; t hi s guy col l ect s anci ent t r easur es and wi l lshel l out a hel l of a l ot of money f or t hem. Hi s desi r ed i nvent or y i s as f ol l ows:

Item Name Selling PriceRel i c Br acel et $100, 000Rel i c Copper $1, 000Rel i c Cr own $300, 000Rel i c Gol d $10, 000Rel i c Si l ver $5, 000Rel i c St at ue $200, 000Rel i c Vase $50, 000Bl ack Fl ut e $7, 500Bl ue Fl ut e $7, 500Red Fl ut e $7, 500Whi t e Fl ut e $7, 500

Yel l ow Fl ut e $7, 500I woul dn' t r ecommend sel l i ng t he f l ut es, but as you can see most of t he ot her i t ems sel l f orabsol ut el y i ncredi bl e pr i ces , especi al l y the crown. As i t i s , most of t hese i t ems wi l lappear unf ami l i ar , but we' l l be abl e to pi ck them up pr et t y soon.

That cover s al l of Undel l a Town, but t her e' s st i l l a bay t o vi si t . Heal up i f you need t oand t hen head out of t he t own t o t he east ; I ' d r ecommend you br i ng somet hi ng wi t h Di ve aswel l .

Undella Bay

Trainer Pokemon : Seel L64, Al omomol a L64 | Shel l der L63, Chi nchou L63, J el l i cent L63 |Wai l mer L 64, Wai l mer L 64 | Cor sol a L65 | Quagsi r e L64, Gol duck L64 | St ar yu L63, Wi ngul lL63, J el l i cent L63


Wi ngul l Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f 60% Level 25

Mant yke Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f ( Not Wi nt er ) 30% Level Up wi t h Remor ai d i n

Par tySpheal Wat er / I ce Sur f ( Wi nt er ) 30% Level 32Pel i pper Wat er / Fl yi ng Sur f 10% N/ A

Wai l mer Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f ( NotWi nter ) 90% Level 40

Mant i ne Wat er / Fl yi ng Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f ( NotWi nter ) 5% N/ A

Wai l mer Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f ( Wi nt er ) 60% Level 40Seal eo Wat er / I ce Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f ( Wi nt er ) 30% Level 44Wal r ei n Wat er / I ce Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f ( Wi nt er ) 5% N/ AWai l or d Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ ARemor ai d Wat er Fi sh 65% Level 25


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Shel l der Wat er Fi sh 30% Wat er St oneLuvdi sc Wat er Fi sh 5% N/ AShel l der Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Wat er St oneLuvdi sc Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AOct i l l er y Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ ACl oyst er Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 5% N/ A

Undel l a Bay i s pret t y much t he cl osest t o a water r out e ther e i s i n Unova, asi de f r om Rout e17 and par t s of 18 of cour se. As you mi ght expect , t here ar e pl ent y of swi mmers her e wi t hWat er Pokemon, so t hi s mi ght be a good t i me t o t r ai n any Gr ass or El ectr i c- t ype Pokemon i nyour part y.Act i vat e your i t emf i nder as soon as you get i nt o t he bay boundar y. I t ' l l l ead you t o ahi dden PEARL on t he coast , as wel l as a hi dden STARDUST j us t a l i t t l e f ur t her up.

Head up t o t he nor t her n par t of t he shorel i ne, t hen Sur f ont o t he wat er. A bi t t o t he r i ghtyou' l l see a f emal e swi mmer by t he r ocks. Take her t wo Wat er - t ypes down, t hen use t hei t emf i nder and check t hi s smal l al cove surr ounded by r ocks t o f i nd a hi dden HEART SCALE ont he bot t om r i ght f ace of one of t he bor der r ocks. The r es t of t hi s i s al l t r ai ner s now, sof eel f r ee t o ski p a f ew par agr aphs i f you don' t car e about EXP.

Head down so you can Sur f r i ght past t hese rocks. You' l l not i ce a dar k spot of wat er. Thoseof you who have pl ayed RSE may not i ce t hi s l ooks l i ke a Di ve spot and i t i s i ndeed a Di vespot, whi ch we wi l l be vi si t i ng soon enough.

Cont i nue Sur f i ng r i ght f or now past t hi s Di ve and you shoul d come i nt o vi ew of t wo swi mmer s;

a f emal e one bel ow and a mal e one up nor t h. Take out bot h. You' l l see anot her Di ve spot ;agai n, i gnore i t f or t he moment .

Sur f east f r om t he mal e swi mmer t o f i nd anot her f emal e one. Take down her Cor sol a and t henhead down and sl i ght l y l ef t f or a mal e swi mmer . Knock hi s Pokemon out and t hen t er r or i ze t heother mal e swi mmer j ust a bi t t o t he bott om l ef t .

That ' s al l of t he t r ai ner s, so now i t ' s t i me t o t r y out Di ve. I ' d r ecommend you have Fl ashand St r engt h on you t oo i f you want t o cover ever yt hi ng. Go t o t he di vi ng spot t hat i sl ef t most i n the bay ( t hey' r e ar r anged i n a sort of di amond f or mati on, mi nus t he l i nes) . Whenyou f eel r eady, pr ess A on t he dar k spot and say Yes t o di ve down.

Undersea Ruins

NOTE : I f my descr i pt i ons ar e terr i bl e or you j ust pl ai n can' t f i nd your way regar dl ess ,

t ake a l ook at t he map of t he ar ea by Mew J adest er on GameFAQs. The l i nk i s:ht t p: / / www. gamef aqs. com/ ds/ 989552- pokemon- bl ack- ver si on/ f aqs/ 60929

Be sur e to gi ve hi m a recommendat i on by cl i cki ng t he sect i on at t he top i f i t hel ps you!

No Pokemon or t r ai ners ar e i n t hi s pl ace, but t here ar e a hel l of a l ot of i t ems t o pi ck up. The Under sea Rui ns i s an i nt er est i ng puzz l e - i t ' s basi cal l y a maze wher e you need t o usecer t ai n moves t o get down t o the l ower f l oor s . The f i r s t f l oor i s f ul l of t he pl at e i t ems,cont ai ni ng the r emai ni ng f our t een pl at es out of t he si xteen total .

Di ve has al so changed a bi t ; i t ' s now st ep based, and when t hose st eps r un out you wi l l havet o come i n sever al t i mes i n or der t o col l ect ever y si ngl e i t em i n her e. To maxi mi zedi st ance, keep i n t he mi ddl e of t he pat hs, huggi ng t he wal l s wherever appl i cabl e when youhave t o change di r ect i on. At l east , I t hi nk that ' s how i t ' d wor k.

St ar t by j ust pushi ng f or war d. You' l l t ake a ver y spi r al ent r ance i nt o the r ui ns t hemsel ves. The musi c even becomes somewhat Egypt i an l i ke as i t get s f ur t her i nt o i t ; i t ' s a t r ack I ' mqui t e f ond of .

Once you get i nt o t he r ui ns, cont i nue headi ng f orwar d. Remember, do not wast e st eps! There' sa pur pl e wal l you' l l come to wi t h some wr i t i ng on i t , but I have no i dea what i t says. Keepf ol l owi ng t he pat h unt i l you come t o a cr ossr oads.

Take t he pat h down. You' l l see a pi l l ar ; go sout h past i t t o come t o a dead end wi t h a ZAPPLATE . Go back a bi t and t ake t he pat h t o t he ri ght of t he pur pl e pi l l ar . Ther e' s a RELICCOPPER t o pi ck up on thi s pat h. Cont i nue nor t h and you' l l see anot her pur pl e wal l ; t ake t hi sr out e goi ng r i ght past i t and go down t o reach anot her dead end, t hi s t i me wi t h a FLAMEPLATE .


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Head back up and l ef t past t he purpl e wal l , t hen head as f ar nort h as you can. There' s aDREAD PLATE t o pi ck up j ust nor t h of yet anot her pur pl e pi l l ar . For t he r ecor d, when t hescr een shakes and a message pops up, i t i s sor t of count i ng down t o how l ong you have l ef tunder wat er . There wi l l be f our shakes bef ore you get ki cked out of t he ar ea.

Ret urn t o wher e t he Fl ame Pl at e was now and t hi s t i me t ake t he r out e nort h j ust nor t h of t hepur pl e wal l . You' l l come to anot her spl i t l eadi ng i n t hr ee di r ect i ons not i ncl udi ng t hedi r ect i on you j ust came i n; t ake the ri ght one f or a dead end wi t h an IRON PLATE . Get backont o t he spl i t pat h and t hi s t i me head st r ai ght up unt i l you hi t t he wal l , t hen go di r ect l yl ef t f or an RELIC SILVER . That ' s al l of t he s t uf f we can ef f ect i vel y get f r om t hi s west er nent r ance, so swi m ar ound a bi t unt i l t i me r uns out .

You' l l end up back i n Undel l a Bay; t hi s t i me head t o t he sout her n ent r ance l ocat ed at t hebot t om par t of t he mi ddl e of t he wat er. Di ve down here and agai n push up t o t ake t he spi r ali nt o t he r ui ns .

Agai n, keep headi ng f orwards unt i l you r each a cr ossr oads. Begi n by goi ng r i ght and grabbi ngt he RELIC COPPER j ust bel ow t he pur pl e pi l l ar her e, t hen return t o the cr ossr oads and taket he l ef t pat h, f ol l owi ng i t r i ght t o t he bot t om l ef t cor ner f or a FIST PLATE .

Head r i ght and take t hi s pat h up unt i l you reach a pur pl e wal l , t hen head r i ght , goi ng pastt he cr ossr oads and t he al t er nat e pat h down unt i l you get a chance t o move up i nst ead. Taket hi s path up and t hen go l ef t f or an RELIC GOLD .

Head st r ai ght r i ght now unt i l you hi t a wal l , t hen move up and go l ef t as soon as possi bl e.Go str ai ght l ef t wi t hout st oppi ng t o reach a MEADOW PLATE , t hen head st r ai ght back ri ghtunt i l you hi t a wal l agai n. Head up and go r i ght t he f i r st chance you get, pi cki ng up t he

ICICLE PLATE l ocat ed j ust nor t h when you go t o t he r i ght .Head down and go r i ght as soon as possi bl e t o r each an up/ down pat h spl i t . Take i t up andr i ght f or an RELIC SILVER , t hen go down and r i ght as soon as possi bl e. Fol l ow t hi s pat h andgo st r ai ght down ( i gnor i ng al l possi bl e al t er nat e r out es) t o r each a SPOOKY PLATE . That ' sever ythi ng f or t he sout her n ent r ance, so ei t her swi m ar ound a l ot or exi t out t he rui ns.When you get back i nt o t he bay, use Di ve t o go down t he east er n ent r ance.

Once agai n, do t he spi r al path t o get i nt o t he r ui ns and f ol l ow t he path unt i l you r eachyour f i r st crossroad. St ar t by goi ng up and t hen l ef t ASAP. Keep st r ai ght l ef t t o getanot her RELIC COPPER , t hen go r i ght and up ASAP. Fol l ow t hi s pat h movi ng up wher everpossi bl e. You' l l r each a pur pl e wal l and a pat h spl i t ; t he l ef t one hol ds an RELIC SILVER whi l e t he r i ght hol ds t he SKY PLATE .

Now, head down, f ol l owi ng t he pat h. When you have t o choose bet ween l ef t or r i ght , t ake t her i ght pat h and conti nue headi ng down as much as you can. You' l l r each t he cr ossr oads f r om

t he begi nni ng; t ake i t l ef t t hen go down ASAP. You' l l soon have a choi ce bet ween down andr i ght . Down i s a dead end, so go ri ght and f ol l ow t hi s pat h unti l you have a choi ce bet weenl ef t and down. Take t he l ef t pat h f i r st and gr ab the EARTH PLATE , t hen go down and keepgoi ng down unt i l you r each t he TOXIC PLATE .

That ' s al l f or t he east er n ent r ance, so now exi t t he r ui ns and head f or t he nor t her nent r ance i n the wat er s of t he bay. Di ve i n, t ake t he spi r al pat h, t hen f ol l ow t hr ough ther ui n path unt i l you r each t he cr ossroads.

Take t he pat h r i ght when t her e' s a spl i t and head down t o get a STONE PLATE , t hen r et ur n t ot he spl i t and go down. You' l l have a choi ce bet ween l ef t and down. Go l ef t , t hen up f or achoi ce bet ween l ef t and up. Go up, t hen ri ght and pi ck up the RELIC COPPER j us t i n f r o nt of t he pur pl e wal l .

Ret ur n t o the l ef t / up choi ce and t hi s t i me go l ef t . Make your way t o t he top l ef t wal l byany means necessar y; t her e' s a RELIC GOLD t o pi ck up i n t hi s cor ner .

Head back t o t he l ef t / down spl i t now ( near wher e we got t he copper ) and t hi s t i me go down.Fol l ow t hi s pat h, t aki ng t he pat h up - goi ng r i ght i s a dead end - and t hen go up agai nASAP. The t op r i ght of t hi s encl osed sect i on has an INSECT PLATE t o pi ck up.

Come out of t hi s encl osed sect i on and t hen go r i ght , and down ASAP. When you get anot herspl i t , t ake t he l ef t pat h, goi ng s t r ai ght l ef t and f ol l owi ng t hi s pat h unt i l you get a MINDPLATE posi t i oned i n f r ont of a pur pl e wal l .

Go back unt i l you reach the f i r st par t wi t h a choi ce bet ween ri ght , down and l ef t ( wher e youcame f r om) and t ake i t down. You' l l come out t o a more open sect i on. Head up and you' l l f i nda RELIC STATUE sl i ght l y t ucked away, t he second most val uabl e i t em of t hem al l .

Go back t o t he open ar ea and sl i ght l y down, t hen r i ght when you can and gr ab t he RELIC GOLD .We' r e runni ng out of st eps, so we' l l have t o move car ef ul l y. Move back a l i t t l e so you can


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head down, t hen do so and go r i ght when t he chance comes. St r ai ght r i ght i s a RELIC VASE t opi ck up, and wi t h t hat we have pi cked up ever y i t em i n t he f i r st f l oor of t he r ui ns!

Yeah, t hat ' s r i ght . Fi r st f l oor . Ther e' s anot her t hr ee f l oor s, al t hough at any r at e we havepi cked up ever y si ngl e one of t he pl at es now. Exi t t he r ui ns somehow or al most dr own and getki cked out t o get back t o t he bay.

Now we need to t ake a pat h t hat al l ows us t o get t o t he cent r e pi l l ar as soon as possible .As s uch, I woul d r ecommend t he use of t he west er n ent r ance i n Undel l a Bay. Di ve down i t ,t hen keep goi ng unt i l you r each t he cr ossroads. Try t o f ol l ow my st eps as speci f i cal l y asyou can, as i t ' s r at her i r at e as t o whether you' ve got t en t her e qui ck enough or not .

Go st r ai ght r i ght unt i l you hi t a wal l , t hen up past a pur pl e pi l l ar , t hen r i ght and up. Goup and t ake t he second r i ght , t hen f ol l ow t hi s pat h unti l you have a choi ce bet ween r i ghtand down. Go str ai ght down unt i l you hi t t he sout hern wal l , t hen go ri ght and f ol l ow t hi spat h to come across a pur pl e pi l l ar pushed a bi t back f r om t he ot her s. I nt er act wi t h i t andi t shoul d sl i de out of t he way, al l owi ng you access. ( Unf ort unat el y you do seem t o have needt o have got t en t her e ver y f as t i n or der f or i t t o shi f t ; i f i t won' t budge, exi t t he r ui nsand t r y agai n. )

Cont i nue up now t hat t he pi l l ar has moved and a message wi l l come on scr een; sel ect Yes andyou' l l f l oat up t o t he next f l oor of t he ru i ns .

Now t hat we' r e f i nal l y on 2F, go down and t ake t he f i r st r i ght , t hen up f or yet anotherRELIC COPPER . Go back down t hen l ef t and t ake t he second t ur n down. Next , t ake t he f i r str i ght and pi ck up t he RELIC COPPER , t hen head back out and move sl i ght l y down, t aki ng t hel ef t and f ol l owi ng thi s pat h to r each anot her RELIC STATUE .

Ret ur n and take t he f i r st down you come t o, t hen take t he f i r st up, t hen go ri ght , t hen thenext down you come t o and pi ck up t he RELIC BRACELET her e, t he t hi r d most val uabl e i t em of t hem al l .

Next , go back r i ght and up, t hen l ef t and up, t hen r i ght ASAP and pi ck up t he RELIC GOLD .Ret ur n out of t hi s smal l sect i on and cont i nue nor t h unt i l you hi t a wal l . Gr ab yet anot herRELIC GOLD t o t he r i ght and another val uabl e RELIC BRACELET by goi ng l ef t and t hen down.

Head up nort h f r om t he br acel et t o get an RELIC SILVER . Now, your t i me i s pr obabl y r unni ngout unl ess you r an out bef or e. I ' m goi ng t o assume you haven' t yet , so swi m around a bi t t of i ni sh of f t he remai ni ng ti me and get ki cked out . We' r e not done wi t h 2F yet , but we di d nothave enough st eps t o f i ni sh everyt hi ng.

Di ve back down and make your way back t o t he pi l l ar . I t wi l l have moved back i nt o pl ace, soagai n you' l l need t o rush t o i t t o get i t out of t he way. Once you get back up to 2F, godown and take t he f i r st l ef t , t hen go up and ri ght t o get anot her RELIC SILVER .

Go down now and take t he f i r st r i ght, t hen go down and t ake t he f i r st r i ght . Go up as soonas you can and keep goi ng up unti l t he second ri ght ; t ake t hi s and t hen go st r ai ght up,st r ai ght l ef t and take t he second down. Pi ck up t he RELIC GOLD her e, t hen come out andcont i nue l ef t , t aki ng t he l ast down and pi cki ng up t he RELIC VASE her e.

You' l l pr obabl y r un out of t i me agai n. Once agai n, descend t he west er n exi t , r each t hepi l l ar ASAP and get back up t o 2F.

Back on 2F, head st r ai ght down and t ake t he second r i ght , t hen go up ASAP and t ake t hesecond r i ght . Go t hr ough t hi s t hen st r ai ght up and st r ai ght l ef t , t aki ng t he f i r st down.Fol l ow t hi s pat h and you' l l r each a pur pl e pi l l ar , whi ch you can i nt er act wi t h but not hi ngwi l l happen. What t o do? Use Fl ash! The pi l l ar wi l l shi f t out of t he way, al l owi ng us accesst hr ough. There' s now a spl i t path; t ake t he upper path ar ound and i t ' l l ask i f you want t omove a f l oor . Do so t o f l oat up t o 3F.

Fr om wher e you ar r i ve, go down and l ef t and pi ck up t he RELIC VASE her e. Next , go s l i ght l ydown and t ake a st r ai ght r i ght , gr abbi ng a t hi r d RELIC BRACELET . That ' s $300, 000 r i ghtt here!

Go back t o t he cr ossr oads t hen go st r ai ght nor t h and grab t he RELIC STATUE . Fr om t her e, gost r ai ght r i ght ( i f you happen t o get ki cked out j ust di ve back i n and make your way back t o3F wi t h al l t he same t echni ques as bef or e) and gr ab anot her RELIC VASE i n t hi s top r i ghtcor ner .

Go down, t ake t he l ef t t ur n and t hen go down agai n f or yet anot her RELIC BRACELET . Go a bi tmor e l ef t t hen st r ai ght down; t ake t he second ri ght and go str ai ght r i ght f or yet anotherRELIC BRACELET ?! Go back l ef t and t ake t he second down, t hen go l ef t and up f or an RELICSILVER . Go down t o t he wal l , t hen st r ai ght l ef t t o f i nd t he l ast i t em on 3F, anot her RELICGOLD.


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Now we j ust need t o get t o 4F. You mi ght wel l get ki cked out around here l i ke I di d. At anyr at e, I ' m gonna star t t hese di r ect i ons f r om wher e we came up t o 3F.

From wher e you end up af t er f l oat i ng up, go str ai ght up t o the wal l , t hen st r ai ght r i ght andt ake the t hi r d gap down. Go st r ai ght down t o t he wal l , t hen l ef t , t hen down agai n and t aket he r i ght here . You' l l come t o a purp l e pi l l ar . Thi s t i me, use St r engt h! I t ' l l shi f t out of t he way, al l owi ng you t o f l oat up t o 4F, t he f i nal f l oor .

4F i s a ver y spacey f l oor . Head st r ai ght f or war d t o col l ect t he RELIC CROWN , meani ng we havef i nal l y compl et ed t he Under sea Rui ns. Now THAT was qui t e an ar ea.

Dr own yours el f or exi t t he r ui ns t o get back out t o Undel l a Bay, t hen head back t o Undel l a Town, heal i f necessar y and get r i ch by gi vi ng t he t r easur e t o t hat guy i n t he bi g vi l l a i f you wi sh. The cr own sel l s f or t he most , but i s cl osel y f ol l owed by the st at ue, br acel et andvase. Taki ng j ust t hose f our i t ems i nto account - assumi ng you got every si ngl e one of t hemi n t he r ui ns - you can make a t ot al of $1, 600, 000 j ust by sel l i ng t hem t o hi m. I have nocl ue wher e t he col l ect or get s hi s money f r om, but make f ul l use of i t ! For t he recor d, yourmoney can go above t he $999, 999 bar r i er t hat was t her e i n pr evi ous Pokemon t i t l es, whi ch i sgood consi der i ng t he i nsane amount s you can get now. Wi t h no Game Cor ner , you don' t evenneed t o spend t hat much. . . For t he r ecord, t he i t ems i n t he r ui ns are f i ni t e - t hey neverr egener at e or anythi ng. I t ' s not l i ke you' l l need t hem t o, t hough.

At any r at e, when you' r e r eady t o conti nue, go t he sout her n part s of Undel l a Town t o ent ert he next r out e, and begi n t he penul t i mat e chapt er of our post cr edi t s advent ure!

Route 14

Trainer Pokemon : Bar boach L62, Whi scash L62, Cor phi sh L62, Car vanha L62 | Pr i meape L64,Scr af t y L64, Pol i wr at h L64 | Numel L65 | Pur ugl y L68, Espeon L68, Lapr as L68 | Hi ppopot asL63, Pi l oswi ne L63, Pr obopass L63 | Absol L68, Dodr i o L68, Wal r ei n L68 |

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Gol duck Wat er Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ A

J i ggl ypuf f Nor mal Gr ass , Tal l Gr ass 20% Moon St one Tr opi us Gr ass / Fl yi ng Gr ass , Tal l Gr ass 15% N/ AMi enf oo Fi ght i ng Gr ass 10% Level 50Mi enshao Fi ght i ng Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ AAl t ar i a Dr agon/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ADr i f bl i m Ghost / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ ABeheeyem Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ A

Shuckl e Bug/ Rock Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ AAudi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 95% N/ AWi ggl yt uf f Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ A

Yanma Bug/ Fl yi ng Swar m 40% Level Up wi t h Anci ent PowerBascul i n Wat er Sur f 70% N/ ABui zel Wat er Sur f 30% N/ ABui zel Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 60% Level 26Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 30% N/ AFl oat zel Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 10% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ AGol deen Wat er Fi sh 70% Level 33Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ AGol deen Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 33Seaki ng Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

Rout e 14 i s a r ather gr assy, water y and somet i mes f oggy r out e. I t ' s qui t e a ni ce one, It hi nk, al t hough t her e ar e some t r ai ners her e wi t h some very hi gh l evel l ed Pokemon. I hopeyou have somet hi ng wi t h Wat erf al l her e, as you wi l l need i t t o get ever yt hi ng thi s r out e hast o of f er. Ther e' s qui t e a f ew i nt er est i ng Wi l d Pokemon her e t oo, not t o ment i on you cancat ch Wi l d Mi enshao and Beheeyem, whi ch can cer t ai nl y save you t i me i f you' r e t r yi ng t ocompl et e your PokeDex.

When you get up ont o t he f i r st part wi t h the gr ass, go down onto t he bri dge and f i ght t hef i sher man, t hen Sur f on t he wat er t o the r i ght and check t he top r i ght wal l t i l e f or a MAXELIXIR . Get back on t he bri dge t hen conti nue down and f ol l ow t he l and pat h. You' l l end up bya f i ght er on anot her bri dge; beat hi s t hr ee ( watch out f or t hat speedy Cl ose CombatPr i meape! ) and cont i nue.


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Ther e' s a backpacker j ust ahead wi t h a Numel . Once she' s done f or , head up t he st eps t o t hel ef t . You' l l r each a gr assy par t of t he r out e; t he t al l gr ass i s j us t above i f you want t ot ake a l ook i n i t . To t he l ef t i s an Ace Tr ai ner wi t h some i ncr edi bl y st r ong Pokemon; youmay want t o save bef ore f i ghti ng. She has a Pur ugl y, Espeon and Lapr as, al l at a very hi ghl evel of 68. That Pur ugl y happens t o have bot h Swagger and At t r act t o t r y and di sabl e you,so watch out ! Go back t o Undel l a and heal af t erwards i f necessar y, si nce i t can be qui t e abi t chy f i ght wi t h al l of t hose s t at us ef f ects f l yi ng ar ound.

Af t erwards, go nor t h t hr ough t he t al l gr ass and get on t he wat er . Sur f acr oss t o more l andand pi ck up t he REAPER CLOTH , t hen f ol l ow t hi s l and to t he nor t her n par t , get on the wat erand Sur f across t o pi ck up an ULTRA BALL .

Af t er t hat , get back on t he wat er and go up t hi s wat er f al l t o t he l ef t . Sur f a bi t l ef t andyou' l l see t he l ast sage! Get of f on t he l ef t pi ece of l and and t al k t o hi m. He' l l gi ve youTM08, BULK UP and get ar r est ed by Looker, endi ng t he si dequest. Looker' s di al ogue wi l l beextended a t i ny bi t i ncl udi ng f ar ewel l s and what not , but t hat ' s i t . Ther e' s no r ealconcl usi on t o t hi s sage quest , unf ort unat el y. Maybe somethi ng ext r a i n t he t hi r d ver si on?

Cont i nue l ef t t o f i ght a hi ker , t hen get on t he wat er and descend t hi s wat er f al l . At t hebot t om, Sur f r i ght and you can f i nd anot her Ace Tr ai ner, a mal e one t hi s t i me who al so hast hr ee Level 68 Pokemon. Fi ght hi m i f you dare; t hi s guy i s mor e of f ensi vel y based, car r yi ngan Absol , Dodr i o and Wal r ei n. You can get some pr et t y good EXP of f of t hem, Wal r ei nespec i al l y.

Af t er t hat f i ght , Sur f across to the l ef t s i de ( don' t j ump of f t he l edge! ) and you' l l f i ndan openi ng t o a new ar ea. Ent er .

Abundant ShrineTrainer Pokemon : Cat erpi e L61, Pi neco L61, Scol i pede L61, Spi narak L61, Masquer ai n L61 |Hor sea L63, Ponyt a L63, Sunker n L63 | Bur my L63, Sawsbuck L63, Tangel a L63 | Yanma L63,Ledyba L63, Ni nj ask L63 |


Chi mecho Psychi c Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ AVul pi x Fi r e Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% Fi r e St oneNoct owl Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15% N/ ASt ant l er Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ A

Cot t onee Gr as s Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass( Bl ack) 10% Sun St one

Pet i l i l Gr ass Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass( Whi t e) 10% Sun St one

Br onzong Gr ass Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ A

Mur kr ow Dar k/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass( Bl ack) 5% Dusk St one

Mi sdr eavus Ghost Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass( Whi t e) 5% Dusk St one

Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 75% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ AHonchkr ow Dar k/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ AMi smagi us Ghost Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ AWhi msi cot t Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ ALi l l i gant Gr ass Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ A

Ni net al es Fi r e Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Sur f 70% N/ A

Sl owpoke Wat er / Psychi c Sur f 30% Level 37 or Tr ade wi t h Ki ng' sRock

Sl owpoke Wat er / Psychi c Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 60% Level 37 or Tr ade wi t h Ki ng' sRock

Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 30% N/ ASl owbr o Wat er / Psychi c Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ ASl owki ng Wat er / Psychi c Dar k Wat er ~ Sur f 5% N/ ABascul i n Wat er Fi sh 30% N/ AGol deen Wat er Fi sh 70% Level 33Bascul i n Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 30% N/ A


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Gol deen Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 60% Level 33Seaki ng Wat er Dar k Wat er ~ Fi sh 10% N/ A

The Abundant Shr i ne has anot her l ot of new ol d Pokemon t o f i nd, i ncl udi ng a new ver si onexcl usi ve i n t he f or m of ei t her Mur krow or Mi sdr eavus. Those t wo al ways seem t o get spl i tapar t now. I bet nei t her wi l l be i n t he t hi r d ver si on t oo. J ust l i ke what happened i nPl at i num ; _ ;

Anyway, head f or war d and around t he mud pat ches, t hen t ake t he pat h sout h and f ol l ow i taround f or t he val uabl e TM35, FLAMETHROWER . I f you get on the wat er by here, you can f i nd aBALMMUSHROOM hi dden i n the upper wal l . Use your i t emf i nder t o l ocat e the exact posi t i on i f necessar y.Get back on t he l and and t hi s t i me go up nor t h past t he house and f i ght t he youngst erwal ki ng around t he gr ass. Def eat hi s col l ect i on of bugs, t hen go ri ght and pi ck up t he HYPER POTION her e. Go up t he st eps and check t he l ef t cor ner her e f or a TINYMUSHROOM , t hen go t ot he f ar r i ght and up. Check the par t i n bet ween t he tr ees f or anot her TINYMUSHROOM , t hent al k to t he gi r l her e t o get i n a f i ght .

Ret urn t o wher e t he youngst er i s af t erwards and head l ef t . Keep goi ng on t hi s pat h andyou' l l f i nd a RAZOR FANG t o pi ck up, t hen go up t he st eps and f i ght t he Lass her e. Fend of f her Gr ass- t ypes, t hen ( I use t hen way, way t oo many t i mes f f f f f f ) cont i nue up f ur t her andf i ght anot her youngst er, agai n wi t h bugs. What ever happened t o Bug Cat chers ? I f you go i nt ot he t al l grass , t he t op l ef t corner ( t he wal l t i l e) hol ds a TINYMUSHROOM f or you t o pi ck up.Hi dden, of cour se. Ther e' s al so a RARE CANDY hi dden i n t he bot t om r i ght .

I f you head up t he st eps nor t h, t here are t hr ee ki ds who wi l l mut t er s ome st uf f about t heshr i ne by here. Once they' ve gone, get ont o t he wat er t o t he r i ght . Land on t he smal l bi t of l and i n t he mi ddl e and check t he l ef t par t of t he t op t r ee f or a hi dden BIG MUSHROOM , t hencont i nue Sur f i ng over t o the r i ght .

You' l l r each a sect i on wi t h mor e t al l gr ass ; t her e' s a TM92, TRICK ROOM t o pi ck up i n t hebot t om r i ght . That ' s ever yt hi ng f or t hi s ar ea.

. . . Or i s i t ? Of cour se, you' r e not goi ng t o have a r andom pl ace l i ke t hi s wi t hout al egendary. Chal l enger' s Cave i s t he onl y except i on t o t he usual r ul e of a r andom dungeonhol di ng a l egendar y! The l egendar y here i s a l i t t l e harder t o access t hough. Remember whenwe r el eased our J apanese god Pokemon ( Tor nadus or Thundur us) bef or e, I ment i oned t her e was at hi r d named Landor us? Wel l , Landor us i s her e, but t o get hi m you need bot h Tor nadus AND

Thundur us i n your par t y.

The pr obl em i s of cour se t hat you can onl y get one of t he t wo i n your game, as t hey ar ever si on excl usi ve. A t r ade i s absol ut el y requi r ed i f you want t o get Landor us. You' l l havet o t r ade wi t h a f r i end/ per son who has t he opposi t e vers i on; GTS won' t wor k due t o t he f actyou cannot see t he ot her l egend.

Once you manage t o obt ai n bot h, have them i n your par t y and i nter act wi t h t he shr i ne.Landor us wi l l appear and f l oat down towar ds you, r esti ng i n f r ont of t he shr i ne. He won' tf i ght you i mmedi at el y and wi l l st ay t her e i ndef i ni t el y unt i l you def eat or capt ur e hi m.

Ther e' s j ust no way t o make hi m appear wi t hout havi ng bot h Tor nadus and Thundur us i n yourpar t y.

I f you' ve got hi m t her e and you f eel pr epar ed, gi ve i t a go and chal l enge hi m!

LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ LANDORUSLevel : 70Type : Gr ound/ Fl yi ng

Ability : Sand For ce Moves : Rock Sl i de / Ear t hquake / Sandst or m / Fi ssur e


Landorus' st ats ar e a bi t di f f erent t o the ot her t wo; whi l e the ot her t wo have a 580 basest at t ot al wi t h i dent i cal s t at s , Landor us ' ar e s l i ght l y r ear r anged, gi vi ng hi m gr eat erphysi cal st r engt h and bul k at t he cost of some speed and speci al at t ack, but Landor us'BST i s 600. I t ' s abi l i t y al so power s up Gr ound, Rock and St eel moves i n a sandst orm, andyou mi ght not i ce Landorus has Sandst orm, Eart hquake and Rock Sl i de t o use i t wi t h. Qui t ea scar y moveset , especi al l y combi ned wi t h t he Fi ss ur e move t hat can OHKO any of yourPokemon. The accur acy onl y gets bet t er wi t h t he l evel di f f er ence. You' l l want t o becaref ul . Landor us has a coupl e weaknesses, however . St r ongest of t hese i s I ce, t o whi chi t i s quadr upl e weak to. Then t her e' s Wat er and. . . t hat ' s i t . Gr ound and Fl yi ng cover


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eachother ' s weaknesses pret t y wel l . Gl i scor and Landor us got pr ett y l ucky.

As f or t he act ual l egend, Landor us i s based on t he J apanese f er t i l i t y god, t he I nar i . Oneal t er nate r omani zati on of t he J apanese name of t he ar ea i t r est s i n i s t he ' AbundantShr i ne' , whi ch i s a ver y possi bl e ref er ence t o Landor us' or i gi ns. As wi t h t he ot her t wo,Landorus i s not hi ng t o do wi t h geni es, as much as i t r esembl es one.

Landorus i s t he same as any ot her l egend; weaken, st atus, catch. You' l l want t o becaref ul of t hose powerf ul moves, but as i t i s t her e' s onl y a handf ul of Pokemon who canr esi st t he Gr ound and Rock combi nat i on i ncl udi ng Fl ygon, Cl aydol and Garchomp. Try t os l eep i t so i t can' t a t t ack i f poss i bl e.

Once you' r e r eady t o cont i nue, head out t he sout her n exi t of Rout e 14.

Black City / White Forest

Now t hi s i s pr obabl y t he bi ggest di f f er ence bet ween Pokemon Bl ack and Pokemon Whi t e. As Ist at ed i n one of t he sect i ons pr i or t o t he act ual wal kthrough, t he ar ea i n t hi s l ocat i onact ual l y di f f er s ent i r el y dependi ng on whi ch ver si on you ar e pl ayi ng.

Those of you who ar e pl ayi ng Pokemon Bl ack wi l l f i nd Bl ack Ci t y her e. Bl ack Ci t y i s a dar kand r at her l ar ge ci t y ( as you' l l see f r om t he zoom out ) t hat i s known f or i t s heavybat t l i ng. Nor mal l y, Bl ack Ci t y wi l l cont ai n sever al NPCs i n t he out si de par t s of t he ci t y.

Tal ki ng t o any of t hese NPCs wi l l al most i mmedi at el y put you i nt o a bat t l e wi t h t hem; youwon' t get an opt i on t o ref use, so wat ch out i f you ar en' t heal ed f ul l y. Thei r Pokemon have

qui t e a wi de r ange i n l evel s, whi ch I bel i eve i s 30 - 67 i ncl usi ve. Bl ack Ci t y al so has al arge cent r al bui l di ng whi ch houses a pr i vat e shop whi ch may contai n some r are i t ems such asHear t Scal es or t he el ement al st ones, al t hough t he pri ces ar e hef t y. Those i t ems we pi ckedup i n t he rui ns mi ght be usef ul f or t hese.

On t he ot her hand, Pokemon Whi t e pl ayers wi l l f i nd Whi t e Forest her e. Whi t e Forest i s abr i ght , natur e f i l l ed ar ea wi t h a zoomed out camera and ver y t al l t r ees, wi t h l eaves bl owi ngi n t he wi nd and most not abl y a t on of wi l d Pokemon grass al l over t he pl ace, possi bl y wi t hsome ponds t oo. Whi t e For est has no bat t l es, but i n exchange al l ows you t o cat ch Wi l dPokemon at Level 5. These Wi l d Pokemon ar e di f f er ent , however , i n t he sense t hat t he Pokemonyou can f i nd i n Whi t e For est ar e ones t hat are l ocat ed nowhere el se i n Unova - asi de f r ompossi bl y t he Dr eam Wor l d, i f t hat count s - and must ot herwi se be br ought i n usi ng thePokeTr ansf er . Whi t e For est al so has t he possi bi l i t y of r ar e i t ems such as evol ut i on stonesr andoml y appeari ng on t he gr ound; i t i s appar ent l y possi bl e to have anywher e f r om 0 t o 3i t ems a day. I THI NK t he i t ems are vi si bl e, r ather t han hi dden, but i t ' s not somethi ng t hatI ' ve per sonal l y conf i r med.

Now, t he cat ch? The Pokemon t hat you ei t her f i ght or f i nd, and t he i t ems t hat you ar e abl et o buy or f i nd are predet ermi ned when you st ar t t he game. You' l l onl y have a smal l sel ect i onof i t ems and Pokemon t o begi n wi t h, and t he onl y way t o i ncr ease t hi s sel ecti on i s t o uset he Ent r al i nk f eat ur e to vi s i t anot her per son' s Bl ack Ci t y or Whi t e For est . I ncredi bl yunf ort unatel y, t hi s has t o be done over local wireless , whi ch means i f nobody i n your l i veshas a copy of Bl ack or Whi t e, t hen i t ' s i mpossi bl e t o change your area at al l - or at t hever y l east add new cont ent t o i t . I f i t ' s i mpossi bl e t o Ent r al i nk, t hen you' r e s t uck wi t hwhat ever you get when you st ar t t he game wi t h no way t o change i t , so you bet t er hope youget a good dr aw.

Ther e' s a t ot al of t hi r t y- t hr ee Pokemon t hat can be f ound wi l d i n Whi t e For est , and as sucht hat means t here' s an ext r a t hi r t y- t hr ee Pokemon ( PLUS t hei r evol ut i ons) t hat are excl usi vet o Whi t e i n addi t i on t o t hose t hat al r eady ar e. Thei r f ul l y evol ved f orms ar e used byt r ai ner s i n Bl ack Ci t y, al l owi ng thei r f i nal f or ms t o be added to your PokeDex and hence canbe asked f or on t he GTS. I n t he case t hat a wi l d Pokemon i n Whi t e For est has a br anchedevol ut i on, t hen t he cor r espondi ng Bl ack Ci t y tr ai ner wi l l use bot h evol ut i ons of t hat basi cPokemon, maki ng f or a t ot al of t hi r t y- si x Pokemon t hat can be seen i n Bl ack Ci t y ( due t oGar devoi r / Gal l ade, Beaut i f l y/ Dust ox and Vi l epl ume/ Bel l ossom. )

The i t ems t hat you can buy or f i nd al so change dependi ng on whi ch t r ai ner s/ Pokemon ar epr esent i n t he ar ea. Bot h Pokemon and i t ems change t o mat ch t he Bl ack Ci t y/ Whi t e For est t hatyou ar e vi s i t i ng wi t h t he Ent r al i nk, I bel i eve, r at her t han adding t o i t , s o I don' t t hi nki t ' s possi bl e to get ALL of t he i t ems or ALL of t he tr ai ner s/ Pokemon at any poi nt . I n f act,your opt i ons are l i kel y t o be l i mi t ed unl ess you have tons of f r i ends wi t h the game. Of cour se, I mi ght be wr ong about some of t hat , but i t ' s l ooki ng more and more l i ke a wors tcase scenari o each ti me I see i t .

Fr om t hi s i t may seem t hat Whi t e For est i s t he obvi ous choi ce, al t hough Bl ack Ci t y can behel pf ul f or EXP, par t i cul ar l y due t o t he f act t hat t hese t r ai ner s wi l l r emat ch you once aday. I t ' s ki nd of a quest i on of whether you can PokeTr ansf er / t r ade wi t h ot her peopl e or not ,


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but al l t he same thi s i s har dl y t he onl y f act or t o deci de whi ch ver si on you shoul d get.Don' t di scount Bl ack Ci t y al t oget her, t hough!

At any rate, the thirty-three base form Pokemon are as follows:

Pi dgey, Ni doranF, Ni doranM, Oddi sh, Abr a, Machop, Bel l sprout , Magnemi t e, Gast l y, Rhyhor n,Por ygon, Togepi , Mareep, Hoppi p, Wooper *, El eki d, Magby, Wur mpl e, Lotad*, Seedot , Ral t s,Sur ski t *, Sl akot h, Whi smur , Azur i l l , Ar on, Tr api nch, Cor phi sh*, Bagon, St ar l y, Shi nx, Budew,Happi ny

[ Any Pokemon t hat are st arr ed ( *) are f ound by Surf i ng on wat er. ]

Items that may be found in the Black City market are:Poké Bal l , Luxur y Bal l , Max Repel , Fresh Wat er , Ber r y J ui ce, Fl uf f y Tai l , Poké Dol l , Fi r eSt one, Wat er St one, Thunder st one, Leaf St one, Moon St one, Sun St one, Shi ny St one, DuskSt one, Dawn St one, Oval St one, Red Shar d, Bl ue Shar d, Yel l ow Shar d, Gr een Shar d,

Ti nyMushr oom, Bi g Mushr oom, Pear l , Bi g Pear l , St ar dust , St ar Pi ece, Hear t Scal e, Rar e Bone,Nugget

Items that might be found in White Forest are:

Poké Bal l , Gr eat Bal l , Ul t r a Bal l , Di ve Bal l , Nest Bal l , Repeat Bal l , Ti mer Bal l , Red Shar d,Bl ue Shar d, Yel l ow Shard, Gr een Shard, Fi r e St one, Thunder st one, Wat er St one, Leaf St one,Shi ny St one, Dusk St one, Dawn St one, Oval St one, Dusk St one, Dawn St one ( no Sun or MoonStone! ) , Oval St one, Ti nyMushr oom, Bi g Mushr oom, St ardust , Hear t Scal e, Rare Bone

As st at ed, pr i ces i n Bl ack Ci t y ar e r i di cul ousl y hi gh compar ed t o other pl aces. Take a

r egul ar Poké Bal l f or exampl e. Nor mal l y, i t ' s a measl y $200, but i n the speci al Bl ack Ci t ymar ket j ust one costs $10, 000! I t so happens t hat al l ni ne of t he evol ut i on st ones al so cost$10, 000, so at l east t he st uf f you act ual l y want i s an okay pr i ce. Heart Scal es and OvalSt ones al so f al l under t hat pr i ci ng. Make sur e not t o buy st uf f l i ke Nugget s or Rar e Bonest hough, si nce t hei r onl y pur pose i s t o be sol d anyway and you most def i ni t el y do not make apr of i t .

Bot h Bl ack Ci t y and Whi t e Forest have t wo t hi ngs t hat are st at i c across al l games. Bot h havea Pokemon Cent er whi ch cont ai ns t he usual nur se and basi c i t em st or e, whi ch i s probabl y al ot mor e pr ef er abl e t o buy Poke Bal l s i n. The ot her t hi ng i s t hat t her e ar e t wo t r i pl ebat t l es i n each t o t ake par t i n. These ar e j ust st andar d t r ai ner f i ght s t hough, so nor emat ches.

I n Bl ack Ci t y, t he bi g cent r al bui l di ng wi t h t he i t em cl er ks has t wo t ra i ner s i n i t ; aBackpacker and a gangst er guy. The Backpacker has a Lv. 65 Bear t i c, Lv. 65 Excadr i l l and Lv.65 Heat mor , wher eas t he ot her guy has a Lv. 65 Got hi t el l e, Lv. 65 Kr ookodi l e and a Lv. 65

Gal vant ul a.I n Whi t e For est , t he house i n t he bot t om l ef t cor ner al so has t wo t r i pl e bat t l es. Ther e' s at eacher who uses a Lv. 65 Vani l l uxe, a Lv. 65 Chi l l acci no and a Lv. 65 Chandel ure, and aschool ki d wi t h a Lv. 65 Reuni cl us, Lv. 65 Cof agr i gus and Lv. 65 Scr af t y.

Once you' r e done i n t he area, head out t he gatehouse t o t he bott om l ef t of t he ar ea - i t ' l lt ake us t o Rout e 15, t he f i nal r out e i n t he game.

NOTE : Ther e have been st r ange cases wher e peopl e have ent er ed Bl ack Ci t y and Whi t e Forestf or t he f i r st t i me and f ound absol ut el y not hi ng t here asi de f r om t he Pokemon Cent er . Whi t eFor est has no gr ass, and Bl ack Ci t y has no t r ai ners i nthe st r eet s and has j ust packed up andgone. I ' ve heard sever al t hi ngs about t hi s pr obl em; some say t hat i t ' s i f you t i me t r avelt oo much, some say i t ' s i f you take t oo l ong t o get t her e (i e days wi se. ) I ' ve even heardsome repor t s bl ami ng i t on t he season, al t hough t hat doesn' t appear t o be t he t r uth.

Unf ort unatel y, t he onl y f i x f or an empt y Bl ack Ci t y or Whi t e For est seems t o be t o use t heEnt r al i nk, whi ch wi l l r ef r esh i t . Unl ess you can do that , t he pl ace basi cal l y becomescompl et el y usel ess to you. I t ' s a pi t y, r eal l y.

Route 15

Trainer Pokemon : Hi ppowdon L63, Oni x L63, Gl i gar L63 | Gul pi n L62, Dr i f l oon L62, Swabl u L62,Spheal L62 | Al t ar i a L65, Abomasnow L65 | Medi t i t e L64, Hi t mont op L64, Medi cham L64 |Mar owak L65, Exeggut or L65 | Al omomol a L65 + Beheeyem L65 + Kl i nkl ang L65


Fear ow Nor mal / Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 30% N/ AMar owak Gr ound Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 20% N/ A


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Gl i gar Gr ound/ Fl yi ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 15%, 10% Level Up wi t h Razor Fang atNi ght

Sawk Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass( Bl ack) 15% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass( Whi t e) 15% N/ A

Kangaskhan Nor mal Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% N/ APupi t ar Rock/ Gr ound Gr ass, Tal l Gr ass 10% Level 55Wat chog Nor mal Tal l Gr ass 5% N/ AMankey Fi ght i ng Swar m 40% Level 28Audi no Nor mal Shaki ng Gr ass 75% N/ AEmol ga El ect r i c/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 10% N/ A

Thr oh Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Bl ack) 5% N/ ASawk Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass ( Whi t e) 5% N/ A

Tyr ani t ar Fi ght i ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ AGl i scor Gr ound/ Fl yi ng Shaki ng Gr ass 5% N/ A

Rout e 15 has a rat her sur pr i si ng Wi l d Pokemon - Tyr ani t ar! Li ke Dr agoni t e and Met agr ossbef or e i t , i t i s possi bl e t o encount er t hi s beast i n t he wi l d, whi ch has br oken anot hert r adi t i on of t he Pokemon ser i es ( t he f i nal f or ms of t he 600 BST Pokemon not bei ng f oundwi l d) . I r oni cal l y, Tyrani t ar ar e f ound at Level 50. You' d t hi nk t hey' d be st r onger t han t hewi l d Pupi t ar , but t he Pupi t ar i n t he tal l gr ass ar e act ual l y about t en l evel s hi gher . Hmm.

The pat h spl i t s up st r ai ght away as we ent er t he r out e; t ake t he st eps t o t he l ef t up andf i ght t he hi ker on t he bri dge. He happens t o be one of t hose t r ai ner s who speaks a di f f erentl anguage i n hi s di al ogue.

A bi t t o t he l ef t i s a r at her l ar ge bui l di ng. Ent er and move f or war d t o st ar t get t i ng r apedby sci ent i st s. Thi s i s t he PokeTr ansf er bui l di ng, wher e you can t r ansf er Pokemon f r om yourDPPt HGSS games. Once t he sci ent i st s st op goi ng on about excel l ence and badges, you' l l bef r ee t o use t he f aci l i t y i f you wi sh.

The way t he PokeTr ansf er wor ks i s t hr ough t he use of t he DS downl oad pl ay f unct i on. You wi l lunf ort unat el y need t wo DSes i f you wi sh t o t r ansf er Pokemon across, so i f you' r e not s ol ucky, perhaps bor r owi ng a f r i end' s DS wi l l do t he t emporar y t r i ck.

When you want t o t r ansf er , have B/ W i n one DS i n t he PokeTr ansf er bui l di ng and one DS at t her eady wi t h DPPt HGSS i n but not l oaded. Tal k t o t he sci ent i st at t he t op and he' l l l et youst ar t sendi ng t he downl oad pl ay si gnal . Navi gat e t o t he downl oad pl ay opt i on on t he DS menuwi t h the ot her DS and sel ect i t and you wi l l t hen be abl e t o send any si x Pokemon f r om anyof your Gen I V ei ght een boxes. Once t hey' r e t r ansf er r ed, you pl ay a mi ni - game whi ch you canr et r y i nst ant l y i f you happen t o f ai l . There' s no l i mi t t o how many Pokemon you can send i none day, so keep goi ng unti l you' r e done.

Not e t hat t her e ar e t wo r est r i ct i ons; you cannot send over Pokemon t hat know any of t heei ght ( ni ne i f you want t o be t echni cal ) HM moves i n Gener at i on I V. Thi s may al so ext end toDi ve, but I ' m not sur e. The ot her i s t hat t he Pokemon cannot be hol di ng any i t ems. I f anyPokemon f al l under ei t her of t hese, t hey wi l l be gr eyed out when you sel ect Pokemon f r om t heboxes.

Goi ng out si de t he bui l di ng, t her e' s st i l l mor e i n Rout e 15 t o do. Head l ef t f r om t hePokeTransf er bui l di ng - passi ng a vendi ng machi ne - and down t he st eps. There' s a caravanher e; i nsi de i s a woman who want s a Di t t o. Remember I t ol d you cat chi ng a Di t t o woul d beusef ul ? Thi s i s why. I n exchange, she' l l gi ve you a Rotom, whi ch - PokeTransf er asi de - i sother wi se unobt ai nabl e i n Bl ack and Whi t e, so i t ' s def i ni t el y a wort hwhi l e t r ade. The Rotomcomes at Level 60 wi t h a Max El i xi r at t ached. I f you want t o change t he Rot om' s f orm, i t ' spossi bl e t o do so i n t he depart ment st ore on Rout e 9. There' s one separat e r oom you can goi n wi t h a ton of boxes, and i nt er act i ng wi t h t hese boxes wi l l al l ow you t o pi ck an appl i ancef or Rot om t o possess. Changi ng Rot om' s f orm changes bot h i t s t ype and st at spread i n Gen V,as wel l as al l owi ng i t t o l ear n a new move whi l e i t ' s i n t hat f orm ( Over heat, Hydr o Pump,Leaf St orm, Bl i zzar d or Ai r Sl ash. ) I woul dn' t r ecommend t he Fan Rot om so much, but t he restcan be pr ett y usef ul .

Bel ow t he caravan i s a t r ai ner t o f i ght . Go down t he steps af t er wards and f i ght t he tr ai ners l i ght l y t o t he r i ght , who wi l l gi ve you a SITRUS BERRY f or wi nni ng. J ump over t he l edge t ot he ri ght and then check t he t op l ef t squar e f or a hi dden ULTRA BALL bef ore j umpi ng over t heot her . Go up and l ef t so you can get t o a hi gher par t by goi ng up some st eps. Check t he wal lat t he end of t hi s t i ny pat h f or a MAX REVIVE . Go back and t hen f i ght t he Batt l e Gi r l overt o t he r i ght .

Move ar ound t he gr ass t o t he St r ength boul der near t he upper wal l , t hen push i t t hr ee spaces


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l ef t . Go back ar ound and push i t up t wi ce f r om t he f r ont , t hen go t o t he l ef t si de and pushi t i n t he hol e. Go up t he newl y exposed st eps; t hi s i s t he t al l gr ass, wher e you coul d qui t ecomf or t abl y get a Level 59 or 60 Pupi t ar. There' s al so a TM09, VENOSHOCK t o col l ec t i n t het op r i ght cor ner . Wi t h t hat , our col l ect i on of f i el d TMs i s compl et e! Ever y ot her TM i sf ound ei t her i n a Poke Mart , t hr ough buyi ng i t wi t h BP i n the Batt l e Subway or i n t he caseof TM95, t hr ough a speci al event .

Ret ur n down the st ai r s and f i ght t he ranger t o the ri ght t o get another SITRUS BERRY .Af t erwards, push t he St r engt h boul der t o t he r i ght down t hree spaces EXACTLY, t hen push i tONCE f r om t he l ef t si de, t hen ONCE f r om t he t op si de and f i nal l y once f r om t he l ef t sl i de t oget i t i nt o t he hol e. Gr ab t he UP-GRADE , an i t em whi ch wi l l al l ow you to obt ai n Por ygon2.

That ' s al l f or t he mai n r out e; ent er t he gat ehouse on t he f ar l ef t now. Thi s gat ehouse i sdesi gned a l i t t l e di f f er ent l y f r om t he ot her s . I n addi t i on, t her e' s a f i ght we can do. Tal kt o t he Ace Tr ai ner at t he bott om and say Yes t o get t hr own i nt o a bat t l e. However , t hi s onei s a bi t di f f erent . I t ' s your f i r s t t as t e of a Tr i pl e Bat t l e / Rot at i on Bat t l e, dependi ng onwhat ver si on you' r e pl ayi ng! Bl ack pl ayer s wi l l see a r egul ar t r i pl e bat t l e, wher eas Whi t epl ayer s wi l l see a r ot at i on bat t l e. I ' ve expl ai ned bot h t ypes of f i ght i ng under t heDr i f t vei l Ci t y sect i on i f you need remi ndi ng. She doesn' t r emat ch you, unf or t unat el y, sot hat ' s the onl y t as te of t he al t ernat e t r i pl e f i ght you' l l get ( Wi - Fi as i de) . Go i nt o t heel evat or at t he t op af t erwar ds.

Marvelous Bridge

Pokemon Type Location Encounter Rate Evolution Method Swanna Wat er / Fl yi ng Br i dge Spot s 100% N/ A

The Mar vel ous Br i dge i s a ver y t echnol ogi cal l ooki ng br i dge t hat connect s Rout e 16 and Rout e15 t ogether , j ust l i ke t he Vi l l age Br i dge does wi t h Rout e 11 and Rout e 12.

J ust go l ef t ; r i ght by her e you mi ght see a gi r l f l ash and di sappear i nst ant l y. Thi s i s asmal l ghost st or y - i t seems a t err i bl e acci dent happened year s ago wi t h a gi r l and herAbr a, and she got t el epor t ed over t he edge of t he cl i f f ( bef or e the br i dge was bui l t , Ibel i eve) and di ed, t o put i t bl unt l y. Tel epor t i ng Pokemon can be dangerous.

As you go acr oss, you mi ght see some spot s l i ke on Dr i f t vei l Dr awbri dge. These spot s ei t herwi l l cont ai n t he EV f eat her s agai n, or a Wi l d Swanna (Duckl ett ' s evol ut i on) whi ch can r angef r om Level 48 to Level 50.

Fur t her across you' l l f i nd t he gi r l wi t h f our Pat r at t hat r an out of t he Vi l l age Br i dgehouse ages ago. She' l l pl ay a mi ni - game wi t h you i f you say Yes t o her quest i on. I t ' s one of t hose st andar d "f i nd t he speci f i c obj ect " games; one Pat r at wi l l spi n i n the begi nni ng t osi gni f y whi ch t he cor r ect one i s, t hen al l f our of t hem wi l l begi n danci ng, swappi ng and

j umpi ng bet ween each ot her t o t r y and conf use you. Sel ect i ng t he cor r ect Pat r at wi l l get youa BIG MUSHROOM as a r ewar d.

A bi t f ur t her across t he Shadow Tri ad wi l l appear and sur r ound you! They' l l apol ogi ze f ort hei r ear l i er act i ons and gi ve you t hr ee i t ems - t he ADAMANT ORB , LUSTROUS ORB and GRISEOUSORB. These thr ee orbs ar e f or Di al ga, Pal ki a and Gi r at i na r espect i vel y. The f or mer t wo boostmoves of t hei r t ype ( but onl y when hel d by t hei r r espect i ve owners ) , wher eas t he Gr i seousOr b changes Gi r at i na i nt o i t s Or i gi n Forme, as wel l as boost i ng moves of t he same t ype asi t .

A l i t t l e f ur t her al ong agai n you' l l see a man on t he br i dge. He tr i es t o sel l you somet hi ngf or $500. Sound f ami l i ar ? Those of you who know RBY or FRLG mi ght r emember t he sal esman, whogave away a ' r ar e' Magi kar p f or $500. I t ' s happeni ng agai n, al t hough t hi s t i me, i t act ual l yI S rar e, si nce thi s i s t he onl y way t o obt ai n a Magi kar p i n Unova. When you buy i t f r om hi m,you' l l r ecei ve your ver y own Magi kar p at Level 5. I ' d recommend i t i f you want Magi kar p andGyar ados. You' l l need a spar e sl ot i n your part y, t hough.

A bi t f ur t her l ef t i s t he el evat or , whi ch wi l l l ead you down i nt o the gat ehouse t hat t akesyou out i nt o Rout e 16. Wi t h t hat , we' ve cover ed ever y nook and cr anny of Unova! Onl y onet hi ng r emai ns - becomi ng Pokemon Champi on.

The El i t e Four and Champi on have some r at her hi gh l evel s, so you' l l want t o be pr epar ed f ort hat . The hi ghest l evel you' l l be seei ng i s 77; i f you can t ake on Cynt hi a f i ne then youshoul d be abl e t o handl e t hese f i ve.

I f you need t o t r ai n, you can ei t her r ematch Cynt hi a i n Spr i ng or use t he t r ai ner s i n t heNi mbasa Ci t y spor t domes. Remember t hat some part i cul ar t r ai ners wi l l gi ve you i t ems f orbeat i ng t hem. On a Monday, Thur sday or Sunday i n t he mi ddl e dome, t her e' s even a doct or wi t ha Level 65 Audi no, whi ch wi l l gi ve you some massi ve EXP, as wel l as a f r ee Max Revi ve f orbeat i ng hi m.


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. . . Or , you can r emat ch a part i cul ar Game Freak empl oyee every day. That ' s one t hi ng I ' ve notment i oned yet !

I f you go to Cast el i a Ci t y, t hen i nt o the st r eet di r ect l y ri ght of t he Pokemon Cent er andi nt o t he f i r st bui l di ng on t he r i ght , you' l l be i n t he Game Freak bui l di ng. On t he t opf l oor , t here i s a gather i ng of t hr ee peopl e near t he bot t om. The f ar l ef t one wi l l make t he

Team Rocket t akeover musi c f r om HG/ SS pl ay, t he mi ddl e wi l l do not hi ng and t he f ar r i ghtwi l l chal l enge you t o a bat t l e!

GAMEFREAK MORIMOTO: Li epard Lv. 75, Si mi sage Lv. 75, Si mi pour Lv. 75, Si mi sear Lv. 75, SwoobatLv. 75, Zebst r i ka Lv. 77

Hi s t eam i s pr et t y gener i c as f ar as t hi ngs go, al t hough hi s l evel s mat ch wi t h Cynt hi a andt he Champi on, so he' s not so bad f or EXP. Wasn' t r eal l y a whol e l ot of ef f ort put i nt o t hi st hough; no cust om spr i t e and no gener i c f i ght . At any rat e, he' l l r ematch you once a day, sohe' s good f or EXP i f needed.

Ther e' s al so t he Royal Unova whi ch can be done once a day at eveni ng. I t ' s a pr et t y wi der ange of t r ai ner s t o f i ght , so even wi t hout t he VS Seeker i t shoul dn' t be t oo har d t o getany needed exper i ence.

At any r at e, when you' r e r eady, make your way t o t he Pokémon League.

Pokemon League (2)

We' ve onl y t he El i t e Four and Champi on l ef t t o do. Def eat i ng t hem now wi l l do somet hi ng t hatdi d not happen when we beat N and Ghet si s; i t ' l l act ual l y gi ve you t he r ank of Pokemon

Champi on, and your t r ai ner car d wi l l r ef l ect as such! The whol e obj ect i ve of t he games i s t obecome t he Champi on, so i t ' s not compl et e unt i l we do t hi s, woul dn' t you say?

Once you' ve st ocked up on heal i ng i t ems and heal ed up as usual i n t he l ef t bui l di ng, headi nsi de the l eague. We' l l be seei ng l evel s f r om 71 t o 77 here, so be on your guard. Asbef ore, you can do t he El i t e Four i n any or der you wi sh, whi ch wi l l t hen unl ock t he cent r eel evator al l owi ng us access t o t he Champi on.

I f you happen t o be cur i ous, my t eam as I ' m wr i t i ng t hi s i s as f ol l ows:

Car r acost a Lv. 67, Excadr i l l Lv. 68, Emboar Lv. 65, Mushar na Lv. 66, Br avi ary Lv. 66,Li l l i gant Lv. 65

I t ' s per f ect l y possi bl e to wi n even i f you' r e somewhat under l evel l ed compar ed to t hem - l i keme - al t hough you wi l l need heal i ng i t ems. Hel l , i t ' s pr obabl y possi bl e at even l owerl evel s; I beat HGSS Red wi t h Level ~60 Pokemon bef or e, and I ' m sur e peopl e have done i t f arl ower t han t hat. St r at egy matt ers t he most here, al t hough l evel s do cer t ai nl y hel p.

As wi t h l as t t i me, I ' m goi ng t o do t he El i t e Four i n order f roml ef t t o r i ght . Ent er i ng t hebot t om l ef t one wi l l st art us of f i n t he Ghost t hemed r oom, wher e we can f i nd our ol d f r i endShaunt al at t he t op.

I ' l l expl ai n now t he syst em t hat each El i t e Four now has; r ather t han the f our Pokemon t heyhad bef ore, t hey now have a f ul l r ost er of si x, as wi t h what happened wi t h HG/ SS' s E4r emat ches ( al bei t t hey went f r om f i ve t o si x. ) The l evel spr ead has al so i ncreasedmassi vel y. Pr evi ousl y, t hey wer e 48/ 48/ 48/ 50, but t hei r Pokemon are now 71/ 71/ 71/ 71/ 71/ 73,meani ng t he l evel s have i ncr eased by 23! Let ' s j ust hope we can handl e t he f i r epower. Thei rr ost er s ar e composed of t he same f our as bef or e, but wi t h t wo ext r a Pokemon, one bei ng aHoenn Pokemon and one bei ng a Si nnoh Pokemon ( wi t h one except i on) . They al so al l have a newl ead Pokemon, agai n wi t h one except i on.

Al so, t o save me ment i oni ng i t ever y t i me, each El i t e Four member now has four Ful l Rest or est o use.

Once you r each t he t op, t al k to Shaunt al t o f i ght her and begi n t he f i r st ' r eal ' El i t e Fourmat ch!

:: ELITE FOUR SHAUNTAL ::Ghost-type SpecialistReward: $8760

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksCof agr i gus Lv. 71 Ghost Mummy Psychi c, Wi l l - O- Wi sp, Shadow Bal l , Ener gy Bal l

J el l i cent Lv. 71 Wat er / Ghost Cur sed Body Shadow Bal l , Sl udge Wave, Psychi c, Hydr o PumpGol ur k Lv. 71 Gr ound/ Ghost I r on Fi s t Cur se, Hammer Ar m, Ear t hquake, Shadow Punch


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Fr os l as s Lv. 71 I ce/ Ghos t Snow Cl oak Bl i z zar d, I ce Shar d, Shadow Bal l , Ps ychi cDr i f bl i m Lv. 71 Ghos t / Fl yi ng Unbur den Thunder, Shadow Bal l , Acr o bat i c s, Ps ychi cChandel ur e Lv. 73 Ghost / Fi r e Fl ame Body Fi r e Bl ast , Psychi c , Shadow Bal l , Payback

Shauntal breaks t he new l ead r ul e by st i l l openi ng wi t h her Cof agr i gus. As you mi ghtr ecal l f r om bef or e, Cof agr i gus i s a hi ghl y def ensi ve Ghost - t ype wi t h a uni queabi l i t y i n Mummy; any cont act wi t h i t wi l l r esul t i n t he Pokemon' s abi l i t y bei ngchanged t o Mummy, whi ch does not hi ng except spr ead around l i ke a vi r us. Speci alat t acks are st i l l r ecommended al t hough physi cal at t acks do work, t hey j ust won' tdent i t as much. I t s moveset ( or her , r at her) i s t he same as bef ore, wi t h t heexcept i on of Gr ass Knot havi ng been changed i nt o Energy Bal l . I f anyt hi ng, t hi smakes t hi ngs easi er, si nce Ener gy Bal l i s a f i xed 80 power whereas Gr ass Knot coul dgo as hi gh as 120. The onl y t hi ng you r eal l y need t o wat ch out f or - Mummy asi de -i s Wi l l - O- Wi sp, whi ch wi l l cut your At t ack s t at i n hal f i f i t bur ns you. Ghost s ar eweak t o Dar k and Ghost , so somet hi ng such as Cr unch, Shadow Bal l or Dar k Pul seshoul d wor k br i l l i ant l y. I t ' s al so wor t h not i ng t hat Shaunt al doesn' t seem t ounder st and t hat subst i t ut es bl ock st atus, so i f you have t he TM90 f r om Twi stMount ai n t hen you mi ght be abl e t o j ust set up and sweep.

J el l i cent has had her moveset changed a f ai r bi t , havi ng had t hr ee moves r epl aced.Hydr o Pump can hi t har d and Psychi c can' t hi t qui t e so har d. Sl udge Wave i s a newmove you may be unf ami l i ar wi t h; i t ' s basi cal l y a Poi son- t ype Sur f . I t ' s speci al , 95power and has a 10% chance to poi son anyt hi ng i t t ouches. I t ' s not t oo t hr eateni ng amove, al t hough i t can put up somewhat of a f i ght agai nst Gr ass- t ypes now. TheWat er/ Ghost combi nat i on l eaves i t open t o Dark, Ghost , El ect r i c and Gr ass moves,al t hough i t has excel l ent HP and speci al def ense stat s, so don' t necessari l y expectt o knock i t out i n one hi t . I t ' s one of t hose Pokemon t hat never seems t o di ei mmedi at el y.

Gol ur k has a much mor e var i ed moveset now, encompassi ng a power f ul , r el i abl eFi ght i ng move i n Hammer Ar m as wel l as t he Ghost - t ype Shadow Punch, whi ch i sr el at i vel y weak but does wor k of f of Gol ur k' s t ypi ng as wel l as i t s r espectabl e 124base at t ack st at . Eart hquake can st i l l hur t a t on, and Cur se wi l l do nothi ng buthel p i t , seei ng as i t i s al r eady i ncredi bl y sl ow. I t ' s suscept i bl e t o Gr ass , Wat er ,I ce, Ghost AND Dar k, so i t shoul dn' t be t oo har d t o hi t super ef f ect i vel y. As I sai dbef ore, Gr ass Knot wi l l work wonder s.

Fr osl ass i s a new addi t i on to her r ost er, and i s al so t he br eak t o the one Hoenn,one Si nnoh r ul e, al t hough Fr osl ass does come f r om Snor unt whi ch I S a Hoenn Pokemon.Facts as i de, Frosl ass i s an i nt er es t i ng and uni que I ce/ Ghost t ypi ng, of f er i ng i tdecent of f ense. Fr osl ass' st ats don' t support t he of f ense qui t e so much, al t houghwi t h 110 base speed i t i s qui t e f ast and i s l i kel y t o out speed a l ot of yourunderl evel l ed Pokemon. Bl i zzar d i s bound t o be abl e t o do a number even wi t h i t saver age 80 speci al at t ack st at . Then t her e' s I ce Shar d whi ch i s an I ce- t ype pr i or i t ymove, and wi l l pi ck of f your l ow HP Pokemon i n an i nst ant . That mi ght al so be achance t o use a HP r est ori ng i t em, however - i f your Pokemon i s on r eal l y l ow heal t hand she can use I ce Shar d t hen she WI LL use I ce Shard wi t hout f ai l . Fr osl ass i sdef i ni t el y f r ai l , however , and a Fi r e, Ghost , Dar k, St eel or Rock move wi l l easi l yput her out of commi ssi on.

Dr i f bl i m i s t he ot her new Pokemon t hat Shaunt al has. I t ' s not an especi al l y power f ulPokemon (al t hough i t DOES have 90 base speci al at t ack) but i t i s f ul l of HP and i t sspeed i snt too bad. I t s t er r i bl e def enses mean i t shoul d f al l qui ckl y, especi al l y t oGhost , Dar k, El ectr i c , I ce or Rock at t acks . I t can' t do a whol e l ot wi t h i t sat t acks, al t hough you mi ght want t o wat ch out f or Thunder and i t s 30% chance t oparal yze, as wel l as Acr obat i cs bei ng 165 base power due to Dr i f bl i m hol di ng noi t em.

Chandel ure r emai ns as Shaunt al ' s mai n, and hasn' t changed her moveset at al l . I t ' sexact l y t he same as bef or e, so as l ong as you can handl e hi gh power Fi r e Bl astat t acks you shoul d be f i ne. I t i sn' t t hat f ast so a qui ck Ear t hquake or Sur f shoul ddent i t j ust f i ne. As usual , i t ' s weak t o Ghost and Dar k, as wel l as Water , Rock andGr ound on account of i t s Wat er t ypi ng. J ust don' t send out anyt hi ng Fi r e weakagai nst i t , unl ess you' r e sur e i t can take Chandel ur e down i n one hi t and one hi tonl y.

Next on t he l i st i s Gr i msl ey, i n t he back l ef t r oom. As bef or e, l et your sel f be taken up t her ot at i ng car pet and chal l enge hi m t o a f i ght .


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:: ELITE FOUR GRIMSLEY ::Dark-type SpecialistReward: $8760

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksShar pedo Lv. 71 Wat e r / Dar k Rough Ski n Wat e r f al l , Ni ght Sl as h, Ear t hquake, Aqua J etScr af t y Lv. 71 Dar k/ Fi ght i ng Moxi e Head Smash, Cr unch, Poi son J ab, Br i ck Br eakKr ookodi l e Lv. 71 Gr ound/ Dar k I nt i mi dat e Out r age, Smack Down, Foul Pl ay, Ear t hquakeLi epar d Lv. 71 Dar k Li mber Fake Out , Ni ght Sl ash, Aer i al Ace, At t r actDr api on Lv. 71 Poi son/ Dar k Bat t l e Ar mor Poi son Fang, Fi r e Fang, Thunder Fang, Cr unchBi shar p Lv. 73 Dar k/ St eel Def i ant X- Sci ssor , Ni ght Sl ash, Gui l l ot i ne, Aer i al Ace

Shar pedo makes an appear ance at Gr i msl ey' s l ead. Anyone who has pl ayed RSE wi l lprobabl y r ecogni se t hi s s har k, whi ch appear ed ver y commonl y when f i shi ng wi t h t heSuper Rod i n the Hoenn regi on. Sharpedo' s st r engt h l i es i n i t s f ast speed - 120 base- whi ch wi l l pr obabl y l et i t out speed a l ot of your Pokemon. Asi de f r om t hat , i t hasa decent att ack and speci al att ack, t he f or mer of whi ch i t uses i n ear nest wi t h f ourphysi cal moves. Aqua J et i s pr i or i t y, l i ke Frosl ass ' I ce Shar d, and Gr i msl ey wi l luse i t t o pi ck of f l ow HP Pokemon i f possi bl e. Shar pedo f al l s i n the f act t hat i t i sI NCREDI BLY f r ai l . I t has sever al weaknesses t o tar get i f you want , but any hard hi twi l l make i t f al l . Rough Ski n can damage you a l i t t l e bi t but i t shoul dn' t be mucht o worr y about . On a si de not e, how t he hel l does a shar k l ear n Eart hquake butZekr om and Reshi r am don' t ?

Scr af t y r et ur ns - al bei t wi t h a gender change - wi t h some much mor e power f ul moves.Or at l east , I d l i ke t o say t hat , but t he onl y new move i t get s i s Head Smash. HeadSmash i s ver y power f ul , however ; i t ' s a Rock- t ype move wi t h a gr and 150 base power ,so i t ' s goi ng to hur t anythi ng i t connect s wi t h heavi l y unl ess a hi gh def ense stator r es i s t ance i s f actored i n. The good s i de ( f or you) i s t hat hal f of t he HP i tt akes of f f r om t he t ar get i s deduct ed f r om i t s own HP. I t ' s a hi gh power , but hi ghr ecoi l move. Asi de f r om t hat , i t ' s t he same. Fl yi ng and Fi ght i ng ar e t he onl y twot hi ngs t hat can hi t t hi s gangst er ef f ect i vel y.

Kr ookodi l e r et ur ns hal f t he same, hal f wi t h t wo new moves. I t s Dr agon Cl aw has nowbeen r epl aced wi t h Out r age, al so a Dr agon- t ype move whi ch i s 40 base power hi gher ,but l ocks t he user i nt o the move f or t wo or t hr ee t ur ns, conf usi ng t hem at t he end.As Kr ookodi l e doesn' t r ecei ve t he STAB bonus on i t , i t ' s pr obabl y more benef i ci al t oyou, al t hough i t ' s wor t h not i ng onl y St eel can r esi st a Dr agon at t ack. I t al so hast he addi t i on of Smack Down, a Rock move whi ch can knock your Fl yi ng or l evi t at i ngPokemon out of t he ai r , l eavi ng t hem suscept i bl e t o Gr ound- t ype att acks. You' l l wantt o be caref ul wi t h a Pokemon l i ke Skar mor y. Ot her wi se, i t ' s t he same rel ati vel yf r ai l r ed cr ocodi l e. Smack i t wi t h a Wat er , Gr ass, Fi ght i ng, I ce or Bug move f orextr a ef f ect .

Li epard i s exact l y t he same as bef ore, and st i l l want s t o annoy you. I t wi l l ALWAYSuse Fake Out on t ur n one unl ess you have a Ghost out , t hen at t empt t o At t r act andsweep wi t h i t s medi ocr e st at s. I ' d l i ke t o say i gnor e i t and move on, but we have t obeat i t . Fi ght i ng and Bug i s best , but smack i t wi t h anyt hi ng f or a good deal of damage.

Gr i msl ey' s s econd new Pokemon i s t he ever r ampant Dr api on, a Poi son/ Dar k who DPPtpl ayer s may r emember as Aar on' s mai n Pokemon. Dr api on' s mai n annoyance i s t hat i tonl y has one si ngl e weakness i n Gr ound. I f you have a Excadr i l l or j ust somet hi ngwi t h Eart hquake, gr eat . I f not, you' r e j ust goi ng t o have t o smack i t as har d as you

can, and wi t h i t s act ual l y decent def enses i t mi ght be annoyi ng. Thankf ul l y i t smoveset i sn' t t oo bad. The onl y t hi ng you r eal l y need t o wat ch out f or i s Poi sonFang' s 20% t o i nf l i ct t oxi c poi son. I suppose t her e' s t he decent l y power f ul Cr unchwhi ch i t get s STAB on, but i t ' s not hi ng too bi g.

Bi shar p remai ns as hi s mai n, and wi t h a uni que t ypi ng and powerf ul at t ack st r engt hi t shoul d save t he day, but al as i t i s sl ow so i t doesn' t do so wel l . Speci alatt acks ar e t he i deal way to go here due t o i t s compar ati vel y heavi l y di f f er entdef ensi ve st at s. Fi ght i ng wi l l do a huge amount - a qui ck Mach Punch i n par t i cul arwi l l KO i t pr ett y much i nst ant l y - as wi l l Fi r e or Gr ound. No ot her weaknesses ast he t wo Dark weaknesses ar e cover ed by t he Steel , but i t ' s honest l y not har d t o dealwi t h. The onl y change t o i t s moveset i s t he removal of t he rel at i vel y usel ess Met alCl aw f or t he i nf amous OHKO move Gui l l ot i ne, whi ch has 30% accur acy when Bi sharp' sl evel matches your s and gai ns accur acy f or each l evel you ar e bel ow i t . I f you' r eabove Level 73, t hen t her e' s no need to wor r y, but other wi se t he t hr eat i s t her e.


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Once Gr i msl ey i s done, we have the Psychi c- t ype speci al i st Cai t l i n t o deal wi t h. As al ways,she l i es i n the back ri ght r oom. She' l l get out of bed agai n, al l owi ng you to chal l engeher . . . agai n.

:: ELITE FOUR CAITLIN ::Psychic-type SpecialistReward: $8760


Mushar na Lv.71 Psychi c Synchr oni ze Hypnosi s, Dr eam Eat er , P sychi c, Ref l ect

Reuni cl us Lv.71 Ps ychi c Magi c Guar d Ps ychi c, Focus Bl as t , Ener gy Bal l , Thunder

Si gi l yph Lv.71 Psychi c/ Fl yi ng Wonder Ski n Psychi c, Ai r Sl ash, I ce Beam, Fl ash Cannon

Got hi t el l e Lv.71 Psychi c Fr i sk Payback, Psychi c , Thunder bol t , Fl at t er

Br onzong Lv.71 St eel / Psychi c Levi t at e F l ash Cannon, Psychi c , Payback, Charge Beam

Met agr oss Lv.73 St eel / Psychi c Cl ear Body Ear t hquake, Gi ga I mpact , Zen Headbutt , Bul l et

Punch

Cai t l i n' s l ead has swi t ched, but not t o one of her new Pokemon; r ather, we now see

Musharna come out f i r st . Mushar na i s as bul ky as ever ; great HP, good speci aldef ense and sl i ght l y worse def ense make i t a hef t y j ob to t ake t hi s t hi ng out i n onehi t . You mi ght be abl e t o manage t wo, but you' l l have t o hope Hypnosi s doesn' t shutyou down. Dar k, Ghost and Bug ar e t he best agai nst Psychi c- t ypes as al ways. On t hatnote, i f you have a Dark- t ype out agai nst Musharna, Cai t l i n wi l l swi t ch i mmedi atel ysi nce she can' t hi t i t at al l . She can put i t t o sl eep, but her AI i s t oo dumb t o dothat .

Reuni cl us hasn' t changed i n t he l east , keepi ng t he exact same moveset . As al ways,you' l l want t o be car ef ul of i t s hi gh power ed moves of f of i t s power f ul Speci alAt t a ck, but i t ' s s t i l l s l ow al l t h e s ame. I t ' s gener a l l y bet t e r t o hi t i t phys i cal l yi f possi bl e, but i t s hi gh HP wi l l cushi on a few bl ows. J ust wat ch out f or i t smassi ve t ype cover age!

Si gi l yph i s al most t he same as bef ore, j ust wi t h Shadow Bal l exchanged f or Fl ashCannon. Whi l e Fl ash Cannon i s a ti ny bi t more powerf ul , t he change i sn' t r eal l ywor t h i t , as St eel i s an absol ut el y terr i bl e of f ensi ve t ype. Take t hi s psycho bi r dout ASAP, r ather t han t r yi ng t o nerf i t or anyt hi ng. Dark and Ghost wi l l wor k, aswel l as any of t he t hr ee weaknesses Fl yi ng Pokemon possess .

Gothi t el l e i s no l onger Cai t l i n' s mai n and has been r el egated t o one of t he st andar dPokemon. She possess es a sl i ght l y changed moveset , now ut i l i zi ng t he somewhatusel ess Fl at t er and t he even more usel ess Payback (i n her hands) . Thunderbol t andPsychi c are st i l l t he same as ever , but now Got hi t el l e can' t even set up on you.Fl at t er wi l l conf use you and r ai se your speci al att ack, whi ch may wel l be a bl essi ngas conf usi on damage i s deci ded t hr ough at t ack al one. Payback i s a Dar k- t ype movewhi ch doubl es i n power i f t he user goes l ast ; whi l e thi s i s l i kel y to happen,Gothi t el l e i sn' t meant t o at t ack physi cal l y, so i t pr obabl y won' t do much damageanyway. I t s bul k pr act i cal l y matches Reuni cl us, so don' t necessari l y expect t o t akei t out i n one hi t . A pur e Psychi c t ypi ng means t hat Dark and Ghost at t acks ar e agai nt he way t o go.

The f i r st of Cai t l i n' s new Pokemon i s t he annoyi ng Bronzong; you never seem t o get aPsychi c expert wi t hout a Br onzong anymore. Cai t l i n has one, Luci an has one and Wi l lget s one i n hi s HGSS r emat ch. Sabr i na seems t o be t he onl y except i on t o t he r ul e.

Thi s Br onzong comes wi t h t he Levi t at e abi l i t y, maki ng i t compl et el y i mmune t oGr ound- t ype at t acks. As such, t he onl y weaknesses you can hi t t hi s wal l wi t h i sFi r e. Al l t he same, i t has t he capabi l i t i es t o be a pai n, wi t h Char ge Beam t her e t or ai se i t s speci al at t ack. Thankful l y, Br onzong' s decent At t ack s t at i s bar el yappl i ed, used onl y f or Payback, whi ch mi ght do a l i t t l e more i n Br onzong' s handst han i t di d i n Got hi t e l l e' s .

Thi s l ady' s mai n Pokemon i s now t he i ncr edi bl e Met agr oss , who shar es Br onzong' st ypi ng but has a gr eat st at spr ead resul t i ng i n a 600 BST. Met agr oss' st r ong poi nt sl i e i n At t ack and Def ense. Cai t l i n uses t hi s At t ack t o gr eat measur e, wi t h al l f ourof i t s at t acks bei ng physi cal . I t ' s a l i t t l e s t r ange how i t doesn' t l ear n Met eor


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Mash, but Bul l et Punch doubl es as a pr i or i t y move whi ch wi l l pi ck of f your l ow HPPokemon. She' l l pr obabl y mai n Zen Headbut t other wi se, whi ch i sn' t t err i bl y st r ongbut mi ght be annoyi ng. Met agr oss' abi l i t y al so means you can' t r educe i t s st ats; mysuggest i on woul d be t o hi t i t wi t h a Fi r e or Gr ound move as soon as you can. I t hasmuch weaker speci al def ense, so t hat woul d be a pref erabl e cours e of act i on.

Thus we have one El i t e Four member r emai ni ng, t he Fi ght i ng- t ype speci al i st Mar shal . Headi nt o the l as t r oom and r i de the f i ght i ng r i ng up t o the t op, and begi n t he f i nal f i ght of t he El i t e Four !

:: ELITE FOUR MARSHAL ::Fighting-type SpecialistReward: $8760


Br el oom Lv.71 Gr ass/ Fi ght i ng Ef f ect Spor e Spore, Mach Punch, Sky Uppercut, Gr ass Knot

Thr oh Lv.71 Fi ght i ng Gut s Ear t hquake, Superpower, Retal i ate, Gr ass

Knot

Sawk Lv.71 Fi ght i ng St ur dy Cl ose Combat , St one Edge, Poi son J ab,

Ret al i at e

Mi enshao Lv.

71Fi ght i ng I nner F ocus U- Tur n, Fake Out , Acr obat i cs, Hi J ump Ki ck

Toxi cr oak Lv.71 Poi son/ Fi ght i ng Ant i ci pat i onEar t hquake, Toxi c, Venoshock, Low Sweep

Conkel dur r Lv.73 Fi ght i ng Sheer For ce Hammer Ar m, Ear t hquake, St one Edge, Payback

Mar shal ' s mai n has swapped t o t he Hoenn Br el oom, whose t ypi ng i s al most uni que,shar ed onl y by t he l egendary Vi r i zi on. Br el oom has a hi gh At t ack stat - ver ydi f f erent f r om i t s pr e- evol ut i on, Shr oomi sh - and some i nt er est i ng moves t o use wi t hi t . Mach Punch act s as Mars hal ' s pri ori t y move, but he al so has t he annoyi ng Spor e,a 100% accur at e sl eep move whi ch i s sur e t o make you cr y. Sky Upper cut wor ks as amai n at t ack; Gr ass Knot r uns of f Br el oom' s subpar Speci al At t ack, so t hat won' t bemuch of a pr obl em. Fl yi ng def i ni t el y works best on t hi s Pokemon, hi t t i ng i t squadr upl e weakness. Al t er nat i vel y, you can tr y Fi r e, Psychi c, I ce or even Poi sonmoves to hi t i t ef f ect i vel y.

Thr oh has now s hi f t ed t o sl ot t wo, and i s as bul ky as ever . I t ' s basi cal l y st ol enSawk' s set f r om bef ore, i ncl udi ng t he compl etel y i nappr opr i ate Gr ass Knot whi ch i st err i bl e on i t s poor Speci al At t ack st at. Super power i s a 120 power Fi ght i ng movewhi ch may be a pai n, and Ear t hquake can put t he hur t on you. Ret al i at e won' t be apr obl em unl ess i t hi t s you wi t h i t r i ght af t er Br el oom ( or somet hi ng el se) i ski l l ed. Fl yi ng and Psychi c ar e the t wo weaknesses t hat Fi ght i ng- t ypes possess.OHKOi ng Throh takes a l ot of power, however; i t ' s a sur pri si ngl y bul ky Pokemon.

Sawk' s moveset has changed t o much more ef f i ci ent l y use i t s st at s. The r esul t hasl ef t i t wi t h t he ver y power f ul Cl ose Combat , whi ch mat ches i n power wi t h Super powerand causes onl y i t s def enses to dr op af t er use. Cl ose Combat wi l l hur t a l ot f r omt hi s t hi ng, and St one Edge mi ght al so do a number . Retal i at e i s agai n onl y a pr obl emi f i t s base power get s doubl ed. Poi son J ab pr obabl y won' t be a pr obl em at al l , soCl ose Combat i s t he onl y r eal danger . Remember i t has St ur dy! You won' t be abl e t oknock i t out i n one hi t .

Mi enshao has been shi f t ed i nt o a r egul ar posi t i on, but i s s t i l l a team pl ayer wi t ht he use of t he U- t ur n move, whi ch al l ows i t t o f l ee and swi t ch i nto anot her Pokemonon Mar shal ' s t eam. I t al so has Fake Out - whi ch i t wi l l pr obabl y use on the f i r stt ur n - and a no- i t em Acrobat i cs, al l owi ng f or a pr et t y power f ul Fl yi ng move. Themost danger ous move by f ar i s Hi J ump Ki ck, whi ch has been boost ed t o a massi ve 130power as of Generat i on V. A hi t f r om t hi s at t ack WI LL hur t , al t hough shoul d i t mi sssomehow ( whet her by bad accur acy or hi t t i ng a Ghost ) Mi enshao wi l l be deal t damagei t sel f . I t i s s t i l l f as t , so you mi ght want t o be care f ul handl i ng t hi s one.

Toxi cr oak i s Mar shal ' s second new Pokemon and i s not much of a t hr eat at al l . Whi l ei t has some decent at t ack, i t can onl y real l y t ake advantage of i t wi t h an unSTABedEar t hquake, as wel l as t he STABed but weaker Low Sweep. The use of Toxi c al l owsVenoshock t o act i vat e i t s doubl e damage ef f ect, but as Venoshock r uns of f of speci al


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at t ack i t ' s not l i kel y to be t oo danger ous ( al t hough Toxi croak' s speci al at t ack i ssur pr i si ngl y decent at 86. ) Psychi c wi l l knock t hi s one out i nst ant l y, al t houghFl yi ng and Gr ound can al so hurt .

Mars hal ' s mai n i s now Conkel dur r , whose st r ong st at s make i t a f orce t o cont endwi t h. I t ' s sl ow as al l hel l and has a subpar speci al def ense, but i s ot her wi se ver ybul ky wi t h 105 HP and 95 def ense, and t hen you have i t s ext r eme 140 at t ack t o dealwi t h, wi t h ever y poi nt ai med r i ght at you and your Pokemon. Conkel durr gai ns t he useof Hammer Ar m i n t hi s r emat ch, gi vi ng i t a powerf ul Fi ght i ng move t o make use of .

Ther e' s al so t he st andar d QuakeEdge f or gr eat cover age, and Payback t o hur t Psychi cand Ghost Pokemon t hat you may t r y t o send out agai nst i t . A good, qui ck, power f ul

Psychi c woul d be t he best way t o knock i t out , but you can t r y Fl yi ng- t ype at t ackst oo - j ust be car ef ul of St one Edge!

Wi t h t hat , al l f our El i t e Four member s have been def eat ed and we can t ake on t he Champi on!Warp out t o t he mai n ar ea and i nt eract wi t h t he el evat or t o begi n t he descent down t o t hehuge st eps t hat we saw bef or e.

Head up t he st eps and you' l l r each t he Champi on' s Chamber . Head i nsi de and go up t o f i ndAl der wai t i ng - by hi msel f , t hi s t i me. Hi s hai r wi l l suddenl y bl ow i n t he wi nd, and af t ersome pr e- bat t l e di al ogue t he f i ght f or t he Champi on t i t l e begi ns!

:: CHAMPION ALDER ::Various TypesReward: $15400

Pokemon Level Type Ability AttacksAccel gor Lv. 75 Bug Hydr at i on Bug Buzz , Focus Bl ast , Ener gy Bal l , Me Fi r s tBouf f al ant Lv. 75 Normal Sap Si pper Head Charge, Megahorn, St one Edge, Eart hquakeDr uddi gon Lv. 75 Dr agon Rough Ski n Out r age, Super power , Payback, Ni ght Sl ashVani l l uxe Lv. 75 I ce I ce Body Bl i z zar d, L i ght Scr een, F l ash Cannon, Aci d Ar morEs caval i er Lv. 75 Bug/ St e el Swar m X- Sc i s sor, Gi ga I mpact , I r o n Head, Aer i al AceVol car ona Lv. 77 Bug/ Fi r e Fl ame Body Qui ver Dance, Over heat , Bug Buzz, Hyper Beam

Al der' s t eam i s composed of var i ous t ypes, al t hough Bug i s a domi nant t heme i n hi st eam, wi t h t hr ee Pokemon havi ng i t as a pr i mar y t ype. Havi ng a Bug usi ng Champi on i si nt er es t i ng, t o say t he l east .

He l eads wi t h Accel gor , whi ch you wi l l have seen onl y once unl ess you r ai sed oneyour sel f . As a r ef r esher, Accel gor i s an i ncr edi bl y f ast Pokemon at 145 base speed,beaten onl y by t he l i kes of Deoxys ( sans def ense f orme) and Ni nj ask. PoorEl ect r ode. . . Anyway, Accel gor al so has a decent speci al at t ack to use, and t hi s st ati s r ef l ect ed i n i t s moveset . I t s moves can hur t decent l y, par t i cul ar l y Bug Buzzwhi ch has both power and a good of f ensi ve t ype. Of not e i s Me Fi r st , an i nt erest i ngatt ack t hat - i f i t goes bef ore t he opponent - wi l l use the at t ack t he opponent was

j ut s about t o use wi t h t he base power mul t i pl i ed by 1. 5 ( ef f ect i vel y, f r ee STAB. )I t ' s usel ess i f you use a non at t acki ng move, however. Don' t expect t o move bef oret hi s th i ng, but hi t t i ng i t wi t h an at t ack wi l l put a heavy dent i n i t , i f not knocki t out . I t s def ense i n par t i cul ar i s ver y weak, wi t h a measl y 40 base. As ar emi nder , Bug t ypes ar e weak t o Fi r e, Fl yi ng and Rock.

Bouf f al ant i s one buf f al o that we' ve seen bef or e i n the hands of Ghet si s, and i t ' sas annoyi ngl y def ensi ve as ever . Despi t e bei ng somet hi ng that l ooks f ast , i t i sn' t ,but i t has t he def enses and at t ack st r engt h t o back i t sel f up. Al der i n par t i cul aruses i t s at t ack wel l , wi t h f our powerf ul moves. Head Char ge especi al l y can be apai n, bei ng a 120 power Normal move t hat wi l l hi t damn har d. I n f act , none of i t satt acks have a base power bel ow 100, so t hi s i s one hel l of a bul l t o deal wi t h.Both of i t s def enses ar e equal , so ther e' s no def i ned way t o go wi t h t aki ng t hi sbul l down. As al ways, Fi ghti ng i s t he best way t o take a Normal - t ype down. J ust not et hat t hi s buf f al o i s not ef f ect ed at al l by bot h Ghost and - t hanks t o i t s SapSi pper abi l i t y - Gr ass. Wat ch out t hat you don' t r ai se i t s at t ack!

Dr uddi gon i s somet hi ng you wi l l pr obabl y r emember f r om t he Opel uci d Gym. I t ' s sl ow,but has good at t ack st r ength whi ch i t can ut i l i ze wi t h Out r age, whi ch can dentpr et t y much ever yt hi ng except St eel Pokemon. I t does car r y Super power t o at t empt t ocount er St eel s, t hen t wo Dark moves f or some r eason or anot her . I ce or Dr agon i s t heonl y way t o hi t t hi s t hi ng super ef f ect i ve and as wi t h Bouf f al ant i t has equaldef enses, so at t ack i t how you choose. You mi ght want t o wat ch out f or Rough Ski n,


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al t hough i t ' s not l i kel y t o be much of a pr obl em.

Vani l l uxe i s back as our f r i endl y nei ghbour i ce cr eam cone that i s r eady to f r eezeand ki l l you. I t ' s not an especi al l y powerf ul Pokemon and has onl y Bl i zzard andFl ash Cannon t o hi t you, al t hough i t can' t be deni ed t hat I ce makes a good of f ensi vet ype. Though i t has ways t o i ncr ease both of i t s def enses, i t shoul dn' t be t oo hardt o t ake down. As a r emi nder, I ce- t ypes ar e weak t o Fi r e, Rock, St eel and Fi ght i ng.

You get pl ent y t o choose f r om.

Escaval i er i s al so somet hi ng that you won' t have seen much; i t ' s one of t he sl owestPokemon i n t he game, t hough wi t h a hi gh at t ack st at and decent def enses. Escaval i er

happens t o possess t he most power f ul Megahor n i n t he game, but Al der doesn' t use i t ,i ns tead ut i l i z i ng t he weaker X- Sci ssor . As f ar as t hi ngs go, i t ' s pr et t y s tandar d.Bug/ Steel l eaves Escaval i er wi t h onl y one huge hol e - a quadrupl e weakness t o Fi r e.Any Fi r e at t ack wi l l t ake i t down pr et t y much i nst ant l y, unl ess t her e' s a sever el evel di f f er ence or a bad st at i nvol ved.

Al der' s mai n Pokemon i s t he powerf ul Vol carona, a Bug/ Fi r e wi t h a st r ong 550 BST. I tspeci al i zes hi ghl y i n speci al att ack, speci al def ense and speed and can i ncr ease al lt hr ee of t hese at once wi t h t he danger ous Qui ver Dance, whi ch you do not want t o l eti t use t oo many t i mes. Bug Buzz and Hyper Beam ar e bound t o hur t nor mal l y, butespeci al l y af t er a Qui ver Dance or t wo, al t hough Hyper Beam does st i l l have t her echarge t ur n penal t y. Over heat works bot h ways - i t ' s i ncr edi bl y powerf ul , butdr ops t he speci al at t ack l evel by t wo, whi ch mi ght wel l el i mi nat e any speci al att ackboost s i t get s. I n addi t i on, i f you have somet hi ng out t hat i s weak to Fi r e, Al derwi l l pr obabl y keep usi ng Over heat despi t e t he st at drops, whi ch mi ght work t o youradvant age. Don' t be i nt i mi dat ed by i t s hi gh l evel and s t at s - i t ' s per f ect l ypossi bl e to t ake i t down. I t s t ype l eaves i t open to sever al ot her of f ensi ve t ypes.Most not abl y, i t has a quadr upl e weak t o Rock, but can al so be hur t by Wat er andFl yi ng. You' l l want t o at t ack i t physi cal l y i f possi bl e, as Vol car ona' s speci aldef ense i s hi gh and wi l l keep i ncr easi ng wi t h Qui ver Dance. I f you have Rock Sl i de,St one Edge or some ot her Rock move, use i t !

Wi t h t hat , Al der i s beat en, and we ar e of f i ci al l y t he Pokemon Champi on. The stor yl i ne i scompl et e! You' l l be t aken i nto t he Hal l of Fame, your Pokemon r egi st ered, and t hen t hec redi t s wi l l pl ay, s i gni f yi ng t he end.

Wi t h t hat , t he mai n game i s f i ni shed. Of cour se, t her e' s st i l l st uf f t o do - compl et e yourPokeDex, t ake part i n t he Bat t l e Subway, et cet era. The wal kt hr ough ends here, but t here' smore i nf or mat i on f ound i n the sect i ons bel ow!

Post-Game Content

Swarming Pokemon

Thr oughout t he gui de you wi l l have seen Pokemon l i st ed as ' Swar m' i n t hei r Locat i on par t of t he encount er t abl es. As wi t h DPPt and HG/ SS, some ol der Pokemon ar e f ound t hr ough t he useof swar ms. Swar ms r ef er t o a t empor ar y per i od i n whi ch a par t i cul ar Pokemon appear s i n anarea wi t h a 40% encounter r at e, whi ch I bel i eve over wr i t es t he Pokemon usual l y t her e t o anextent whi l e i t ' s st i l l ar ound. The l evel of t he swar m Pokemon can ei t her be a si mi l ar l evelof t he Pokemon i n t he ar ea or per haps a hi gh 40s/ ear l y 50s l evel . I know f or exampl e when Ihad Pi neco swar mi ng i n Rout e 16, I f ound one of about Level 20i sh whi ch mat ches t he ar ea' sPokemon, t hen anot her t hat was ar ound Level 45.

The Pokemon swar mi ng changes whenever t he DS goes f r om 23: 59 t o 00: 00, caus i ng t he dat e t o

change. Not e t hat t hi s onl y occur s once t he Nat i onal Dex has been obt ai ned, however !I f you want t o mani pul at e t he swar m, save your game, change t he cl ock t o 23: 59, go back i nt he game, wai t f or i t t o r ol l over t o 00: 00 and t he Pokemon swar mi ng shoul d change. You cancheck wher e a swar m i s t aki ng pl ace at any t i me by goi ng i nt o any one of t he gat ehousesf ound al l over t he Unova r egi on. The rout e t hat has a swar m wi l l be di spl ayed on thescrol l i ng t ext on t he nor t her n wal l .

The Pokemon t hat can swar m ar e as f ol l ows:

Pokemon Location Version Evolution Method Far f et ch' d Rout e 1 Bl ack & Whi t e N/ AWynaut Rout e 2 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 15Vol beat Rout e 3 Bl ack N/ A


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I l l umi se Rout e 3 Whi t e N/ AHi ppopotas Rout e 4 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 34Smear gl e Rout e 5 Bl ack & Whi t e N/ APl usl e Rout e 6 Bl ack N/ AMi nun Rout e 6 Whi t e N/ ASent r et Rout e 7 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 15Cr oagunk Rout e 8 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 37Houndour Rout e 9 Bl ack Level 24Poochyena Rout e 9 Whi t e Level 20

Tyr ogue Rout e 10 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 20Shr oomi s h Rout e 11 Bl ack Level 23Par as Rout e 11 Whi t e Level 24Doduo Rout e 12 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 31Shuppet Rout e 13 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 37

Yanma Rout e 14 Bl ack & Whi t e Anci ent PowerMankey Rout e 15 Bl ack & Whi t e Level 28Pi nec o Rout e 16 Bl ac k & Whi t e Level 31Exeggcut e Rout e 18 Bl ack & Whi t e Leaf St one

Victory Road's Final Fight

Anyt i me af t er def eat i ng Ghet si s, you can go t o Rout e 5 and f i nd Cher en. Tal k t o hi m and he

wi l l t el l you some st uf f , and t hen head of f t o Vi ct ory Road. Fl y t o the Pokemon League andent er i nt o Vi ct ory Road vi a t he t opmost ent r ance to f i nd Cheren agai nst t he wal l .

Tal k t o hi m and Mar shal wi l l come i n and say some wor ds t o cheer Cher en up. Cher en wi l l t henbat t l e you wi t h hi s f i nal t eam i n t he game.


Pokemon Level TypeUnf ezant Lv. 65 Nor mal / Fl yi ngPansage/ Pansear / Panpour Lv. 65 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr assHaxor us Lv. 65 Dr agon

Li epar d Lv. 65 Dar kGi gal i t h Lv. 65 RockEmboar / Samur ot t / Ser per i or Lv. 67 ( Fi r e/ Fi ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

Cher en f i nal l y has si x Pokemon, addi ng a Haxor us and Gi gal i t h to hi s t eam. Sl i ght l ysurpri si ng t hat t hey' r e st i l l st i cki ng t o Unova Pokemon onl y consi deri ng we have t heNati onal Dex now, but oh wel l . Thi s bat t l e won' t be too hard unl ess you do i t whi l eyour l evel s are st i l l compar ati vel y l ow. Haxor us i s equi pped wi t h Out r age and aDr agon Gem, so you may want t o wat ch out f or t hat . The st ar t er al so has a FocusSash, so t here' s no way you' l l be abl e t o 1HKO i t .

You can r emat ch Cher en once a day.

Final Fight in Nuvema You ar e al so abl e t o have one f i nal f i ght wi t h Bi anca, but i n her case i t i s onl y af t eryou' ve def eat ed Al der and cl ai med t he t i t l e of Pokemon Champi on. Bi anca wai t s i n J uni per ' sl ab i n Nuvema Town once you have done t hat , and wi l l al l ow you t o f i ght her on a Sat ur dayni ght .


Pokemon Level TypeSt out l and Lv. 63 Nor mal


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Pansage/ Pansear / Panpour Lv. 65 Fi r e/ Wat er / Gr assMushar na Lv. 63 Psychi cMi enshao Lv. 63 Fi ght i ngChandel ur e Lv. 63 Ghost / Fi r eEmboar / Samur ot t / Ser per i or Lv. 65 ( Fi r e/ Fi ght i ng) / Wat er / Gr ass

As wi t h Cher en, Bi anca al so now has si x Pokemon wi t h t he t wo ext r a addi t i ons bei ngnati ve t o Unova. She' s no harder t han usual , and her onl y r eal st r at egy r evol vesar ound t r yi ng t o beat you down wi t h Ret ur n. Seei ng as you have t o beat Al der t o evenbat t l e her , t hi s r eal l y shoul dn' t be a pr obl em.

You can r emat ch Bel l e once ever y Sat ur day ni ght .

The Battle Subway

Taki ng t he pl ace of r esi dent bat t l e f aci l i t y i n t he Bl ack & Whi t e ver si on of Unova i s t heBat t l e Subway. The Subway i s ver y much l i ke t he Bat t l e Tower of DPPt HGSS i n f unct i on,al t hough i n t erms of appear ance i t i s t ot al l y di f f erent . The subway works by havi ng you ri deon a ' l i ne' ; whi ch l i ne you pi ck deter mi nes what sort of bat t l es you f ace. Once you' vesel ected a l i ne, you' l l f ace a ser i es of seven bat t l es as usual , goi ng t hr ough t he car r i agesof a t r ai n as you def eat each t r ai ner . Once al l seven have been def eat ed, you come t o ast op, wher e you can ei t her choose t o cont i nue st r ai ght on wi t h t he next seven t r ai ner s orr et urn t o t he Subway, keepi ng your st r eak i f you choose t o do so.

The Bat t l e Subway i s f ound i n Ni mbasa Ci t y, by ent er i ng a l ar ge bui l di ng i n t he sout h eastof t he c i t y. I ns i de, t he ar ea i s spi r al ; you' l l be movi ng ar ound i n a c i r c l e r at her t han ast r ai ght l i ne. Each ent r ance i s mar ked wi t h a speci f i c col our t hat wi l l show you what sortof bat t l es you' l l f ace i nsi de. The col our s mat ch t o t he bat t l e t ypes as f ol l ows:

Subway Colour Battle ModeDar k Gr een Si ngl e Bat t l eLi ght Gr een Super Si ngl e Bat t l eRed Doubl e Bat t l ePi nk Super Doubl e Bat t l eOr ange Mul t i Bat t l e

Yel l ow Super Mul t i Bat t l ePur pl e Wi - Fi Mul t i Bat t l e

Br own Tr ai n t o Anvi l l e TownUnf or t unat el y, t her e ar e no t r i pl e or r ot at i on bat t l es , whi ch sucks a bi t . : / The di f f er encewi t h t he ' Super ' l i nes i s t hat t he l i nes t hat don' t have t he super adj ect i ve use onl y UnovaPokemon, whereas t he Super l i nes have t r ai ner s use Pokemon f r om al l f i ve generat i ons - whi chmakes i t i nf i ni t el y mor e i nt er es t i ng, I t hi nk.

To do t he Super l i ne, you wi l l f i r st have t o compl et e 21 bat t l es i n t he r egul ar l i ne. Ther egul ar l i ne can onl y have a maxi mum st r eak of 21 - t he st r eak r eset s t o 0 when you pl ayagai n - but t he Super l i ne st r eak can go as hi gh as you can manage.

I t ' s al so wort h not i ng t hat t he Subway t empor ari l y set s al l Pokemon ent er ed at Level 50,adj ust i ng st at s as appropri at e. Thi s appl i es t o Pokemon bot h bel ow and above Level 50!

On t hat not e, much l i ke how t he ot her f aci l i t i es have a boss ( such as Pal mer bei ng t he Tower Tycoon i n DPPt ) t he Bat t l e Subway has i t s own bosses. Ther e ar e t wo i n t hi s f aci l i t y, named

Emmet and I ngo. Emmet i s dr essed i n bl ack cl ot hi ng and wi l l be your opponent i n ei t her t hesi ngl e or t he mul t i l i nes. I ngo i s dr essed i n whi t e cl ot hi ng and wi l l be your opponent i nei t her t he doubl e or t he mul t i l i nes.

I n the case of t he mul t i l i nes, you' l l be f aci ng bot h of t hem at t he same ti me i n a doubl ebat t l e. Your par t ner i n t he mul t i l i nes i s usual l y the char act er of t he gender opposi t e t ot he one you pi cked ( i e, i f you pi cked Hi l ber t ( t he boy) t hen Hi l da ( t he gi r l ) wi l l be yourpar t ner and vi ce ver sa. ) I n the case of Wi - Fi Mul t i Bat t l e, t he per son you connect t o wi l lbe your par t ner.

You' l l f ace t he r espect i ve Subway Bosses on t he 21st and 49t h bat t l es of t he l i ne. Thei rt eams wi l l al ways be t he same, hence they are l i st ed bel ow f or r ef erence. Pl ease not e t hatt he f i r st Pokemon l i st ed i s not neccessar y t he l ead; i t i s r andom whi ch one of t he threewi l l be f i r s t .


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Subway Boss Emmet - Single Lines - 21st Battle

Pokemon Level Type AttacksGarbodor Lv. 50 Poi son Toxi c , Venoshock, Focus Bl as t , Psychi cKl i nkl ang Lv. 50 St eel Vol t Swi t ch, Shi f t Gear , Gi ga I mpac t , Gear Gr i ndCr ust l e Lv. 50 Bug/ Rock X- Sci ssor , Ear t hquake, St one Edge, Fl ai l

Subway Boss Emmet - Single Lines - 49th Battle

Pokemon Level Type Attacks

Excadr i l l Lv. 50 Gr ound/ St eel Ear t hquake, Aer i al Ace, Poi son J ab, Rock Sl i deHaxor us Lv. 50 Dr a gon Dr a gon Danc e, Ear t hquake, Dr a gon Tai l , Dr a gon Cl awChandel ur e Lv. 50 Ghost / Fi r e Over heat , Shadow Bal l , Pr ot ect , Wi l l - O- Wi sp

Subway Boss Ingo - Double Lines - 21st Battle

Pokemon Level Type AttacksCr us t l e Lv. 50 Bug/ Rock X- Sc i s sor , St one Edge, Ear t hquake, F l ai lGarbodor Lv. 50 Poi son Venoshock, Focus Bl as t , Psychi c , Toxi cDur ant Lv. 50 Bug/ St eel X- Sci ssor , I r on Head, Shadow Cl aw, Rock Sl i deKl i nkl ang L v. 50 St eel Fl as h Cannon, Thunder bol t , Pr o t ec t , Toxi c

Subway Boss Ingo - Double Lines - 49th Battle

Pokemon Level Type AttacksEel ekt r oss Lv. 50 El ec t r i c Di scharge, Gas t r o Ac i d, Thunderbol t , Thunder WaveChandel ur e Lv. 50 Ghost / Fi r e Over heat , Shadow Bal l , Pr ot ect , Wi l l - O- Wi spExcadr i l l Lv. 50 Gr ound/ St eel Ear t hquake, Aer i al Ace, Poi son J ab, Rock Sl i deHaxor us Lv. 50 Dr a gon Dr a gon Danc e, Dr a gon Cl aw, Dr a gon Tai l , Ear t hquake

Subway Bosses Emmet and Ingo - Multi Lines - 21st Battle

Pokemon Level Type AttacksGar bodor Lv. 50 Poi son Toxi c, Focus Bl ast , Venoshock, Psychi cKl i nkl ang Lv. 50 St eel Vol t Swi t ch, Shi f t Gear , Gi ga I mpact , Gear Gr i ndGal vant ul a Lv. 50 Bug/ El ect r i c X- Sci ssor, Wi l d Char ge, Cr oss Poi son, Thunder WaveDur ant Lv. 50 Bug/ St eel X- Sci s sor , I r on Head, Shadow Cl aw, Rock Sl i de

Subway Bosses Emmet and Ingo - Multi Lines - 49th Battle

Pokemon Level Type AttacksExcadr i l l Lv. 50 Gr ound/ St eel Ear t hquake, Aer i al Ace, Poi son J ab, Rock Sl i deHaxor us Lv. 50 Dr a gon Dr a gon Danc e, Dr a gon Cl aw, Dr a gon Tai l , Ear t hquakeEel ekt r oss Lv. 50 El ec t r i c Di scharge, Gas t r o Ac i d, Thunderbol t , Thunder WaveAr cheops Lv. 50 Rock/ F l yi ng Rock Sl i de, Ear t hquake, Aer i al Ace, Pro tect

Def eat i ng t he 49th bat t l es on t he Super Si ngl e and Super Doubl e l i nes wi l l ear n you a Tr ai ner St ar , t oo.

The Bat t l e Subway al so has a Bat t l e Poi nt s cur r ency, as wi t h ever y ot her f aci l i t y si nceEmeral d' s Batt l e Fr ont i er. A cer t ai n amount of batt l e poi nt s i s ear ned when compl et i ng the

l i nes, wi t h a gr eat er amount gi ven f or bat t l i ng on the super l i nes, as wel l as a gr eat eramount whenever a Subway Boss i s def eat ed. The pr i zes you can get f r om t he Subway ar e asf ol l ows :

Item CostHP Up 1 BPPr ot ei n 1 BPI r on 1 BPCar bos 1 BPCal ci um 1 BPZi nc 1 BPPower Br acer 16 BPPower Bel t 16 BP


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Power Lens 16 BPPower Band 16 BPPower Ankl et 16 BPPower Wei ght 16 BP

Toxi c Or b 16 BPFl ame Or b 16 BPWhi t e Her b 32 BPPower Her b 32 BPAbsor b Bul b 32 BP

Cel l Bat t er y 32 BPRed Car d 32 BPEj ect But t on 32 BPWi se Gl asses 48 BPMuscl e Band 48 BPScope Lens 48 BPZoom Lens 48 BPWi de Lens 48 BPBr i ght Powder 48 BPFocus Band 48 BPFocus Sash 48 BPChoi ce Band 48 BPChoi ce Specs 48 BPChoi ce Scar f 48 BPLi f e Or b 48 BPI r on Bal l 48 BPAi r Bal l oon 48 BPBi ndi ng Band 48 BPRazor Cl aw 48 BPRazor Fang 48 BPRar e Candy 48 BP

TM23, Smack Down 36 BP TM48, Round 36 BP TM87, Swagger 36 BP TM88, Pl uck 36 BP

TM34, Sl udge Wave 48 BP TM51, Al l y Swi t ch 48 BP TM59, I nci ner at e 48 BP TM60, Quash 48 BP TM64, Expl osi on 48 BP TM77, Psych Up 48 BP

I t ' s al so wor t h not i ng t hat af t er ever y 21 bat t l es ( so ever y mul t i pl e of 21) t he pl at f or myou r each af t er t he sevent h batt l e of t hat r un wi l l have a guy on t he f ar l ef t who wi l lr ewar d you wi t h a PP UP .

The t r ai n t o Anvi l l e Town si mpl y t akes you t o Anvi l l e Town, a f ar away pl ace i n Unova wher eyou can do some i t em t r adi ng, but t her e i sn' t al l t hat much pur pose to i t ot her wi se. I tdoesn' t even have a Pokemon Cent er !

Ther e' s al so an i nt er est i ng change t o t he Subway t hat means doubl e KOs ( i e wher e bot h si deshave al l Pokemon f ai nt ed) aren' t neccessar y l osses anymore, r emovi ng an unf ai r advant agef r om t he AI . However , I don' t know i f you al ways wi n, or i f i t depends on what act i ons wer et aken. Exer ci se caut i on al l t he same - don' t st ar t bl owi ng up your l ast Pokemon j ust i ncase.

That cover s pr et t y much ever yt hi ng about t he pl ace.

The Dream World

The Dr eam Wor l d i s an i nt er est i ng new addi t i on i n Bl ack & Whi t e. Pokemon has now t aken t heuse of t he i nt er net f ur t her t han ever bef or e, and wi t h t he new f unct i ons of t he Gl obal Li nkt here are new t hi ngs possi bl e.


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The Dr eam Wor l d i s t he most pr omi nent addi t i on t o t he games and has sever al f unct i ons t hatare not possi bl e i n t he r egul ar Unova. For exampl e, one can pl ant and gr ow berr i es i n t heDr eam Wor l d, mai nt ai n your own house and cat ch Pokemon i n t hr ee speci f i c ar eas.

The Pokemon you cat ch her e ar e speci al , however , as t hey poss ess an abi l i t y t hat i s nor mal l yi mpossi bl e t o get. You mi ght be abl e t o get t he l i kes of Dr ought Vul pi x, Techni ci anShr oomi sh or Magi c Guar d Abr a f or your ver y own.

Unf ort unatel y my knowl edge on the Dr eam Wor l d i s l i mi t ed at t he ti me of wr i t i ng thi s, sot her e' s not a l ot I can do t o hel p. Maybe i n t he f ut ur e. . .

Special Events Ther e ar e some t hi ngs i n Pokemon Bl ack & Whi t e t hat ar e i n t he game but cannot nor mal l y beaccessed wi t hout t he use of out si de mat er i al s. Ther e ar e f our notabl e thi ngs i n Bl ack andWhi t e t hat need event s; one i s Pokemon r el at ed, one i s i t em r el at ed and t he remai ni ng t woar e move r el at ed.

Zorua and Celebi

Requirements : Obt ai n a speci al Cel ebi .

Shoul d you manage t o obt ai n a Cel ebi f r om one of t he Bl ack & Whi t e mal l t our s i n Amer i ca ort he GAME stor es i n the UK ( whi ch annoyi ngl y onl y had t en of t hem gi ve out Cel ebi , al l i nEngl and. . . ) t hen you wi l l be abl e t o unl ock t hi s event . You' l l have t o send t he Cel ebi f r omyour DPPt HGSS game t o BW usi ng t he RELOCATOR. I f you use t he PokeTr ansf er t hen you won' t beabl e t o act i vat e t hi s event - send t he Cel ebi over wi t h t he Rel ocat or i n Cast el i a Ci t y!Once Cel ebi i s t her e saf el y, t ake i t t o t he f i r s t bui l di ng on t he r i ght on t he s t r eetdi r ectl y t o t he r i ght of t he Pokemon Cent er, ot herwi se known as t he Game Fr eak bui l di ng.Wi t h Cel ebi i n your par t y, t al k t o t he gi r l i n t hi s room and Zor ua wi l l r emove i t s i l l us i onand appear. Cel ebi and Zorua wi l l pl ay, and t hen t he gi r l wi l l of f er t o gi ve you Zorua.

You' l l have t o pi ck a Poke Bal l t o put i t i n, but once you do so you' l l have a f r ee Lv. 10Zor ua f or your ver y own.

Not e t hat t he Cel ebi can onl y be used t o acti vat e t hi s event once.

Zoroark and the Crown Beasts

Requirements : Obt ai n one of t he ' cr own beast s' .

I f you managed to get t he Shi ny Rai kou, Ent ei or Sui cune of f of Wi - Fi or i n stor es t hen youcan unl ock t hi s event . As wi t h Cel ebi , send t he beast over t o BW t hr ough t he Rel ocator .

You can t hen t ake t hi s beast t o Los t l or n For est t o unl ock t he event . I t does not mat t erwhi ch beast i t i s, nor does i t matt er whether you have tr ai ned i t or not ! As l ong as youhave one of t he t her e, t hen i t ' l l wor k.

Wi t h t he beast i n your par t y, approach t he caravan and a woman wi l l r un out , gi ve out a cr yand you' l l t hen be t hr own i nto a bat t l e wi t h a Lv. 25 Zoroar k, who i s al ways f emal e.

However , i t won' t be Zor oar k when you f i r st end up i n the batt l e! Zor oar k wi l l t ake on thef or m of one of t he three beast s. I f you' r e unl ocki ng t he event wi t h Rai kou, Zor oar k wi l l bean Ent ei . I f you' r e usi ng Ent ei , she' l l be Sui cune and Sui cune user s wi l l see a Rai koui l l us i on. Thi s i s Zoroar k' s i l l us i on abi l i t y i n ef f ec t , whi ch copi es ever yt hi ng t o do wi t h aPokemon appear ance wi se, but everyt hi ng el se i e t ype, st at s, abi l i t y remai ns the same.St r i ke Zor oar k wi t h one hi t t o reveal i t s act ual f or m.

I f you happen t o acci dent al l y f ai nt Zor oar k, you can exi t and r e- ent er t he f or est t or eact i vat e t he event agai n. Once Zoroar k i s caught , you cannot cat ch i t agai n. Al so not et hat t he beast s can onl y be used once each t o unl ock t he event .

Of cour se, you can al ways br eed Zor oark anyway!

The Lock Capsule

Requirements : Obt ai n t he Lock Capsule .

Shoul d you somehow get t he Lock Capsul e ( whi ch at t hi s poi nt i s i mpossi bl e, I mi ght add)send i t over wi t h t he Rel ocat or. Ther e' s a guy cal l ed Mr . Lock i n one of t he bui l di ngs of Cast el i a Ci t y who has t he appear ance of a cl own; t aki ng the Lock Capsul e t o hi m wi l l havehi m t el l you t hat i t was encapsul at ed t o st op t he i t em i nsi de get t i ng i n t he hands of Team


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Rocket . He' l l unl ock i t f or you, gi vi ng you t he f i nal TM i n t he game, TM95, SNARL .Unf or t unat el y, i t ' s not t hat good of a move. . .

Victini and Liberty Island

Requirements : Obt ai n t he Liberty Pass f r om a Wi - Fi event .

Thi s i s one of t he easi er event s t o unl ock, and i t i nvol ves t he use of Wi - Fi at any poi ntt he Li ber t y Pass event i s act i ve, whi ch has nobody happened dur i ng the i ni t i al r el eases of Bl ack & Whi t e ar ound t he wor l d.

I f you get ahol d of i t , t ake a t r i p t o Cast el i a Ci t y and go t o t he f ur t hest por t on t hel ef t . Ther e wi l l be a boat her e; t al k t o the guy on the l ef t and show hi m your Li ber t y Passt o get a t r i p t o Li ber t y I s l and.

When you ar r i ve, you' l l f i nd a bunch of peopl e ar ound, as wel l as Pl asma gr unt s! St ar tmaki ng your way ar ound. The f i r st Pl asma gr unt on the ri ght wi l l f i ght you wi t h a Lv. 18Pat r at , t hough he' s easi l y avoi dabl e i f you so wi sh. The next one i s al so avoi dabl e, andhe' s posi t i oned so as t o bl ock the passage ont o Team Pl asma' s boat . That ' s a shame! Def eathi s Lv. 17 Sandi l e and Lv. 17 Pat r at and move on.

I f you go t o t he ver y f ar l ef t , t her e' s an ULTRA BALL hi dden i n t he t hi r d bi n down. Headback r i ght and t hen at t empt t o move i nt o t he t ower. You' l l have to t ake out t he Pl asma gr untf i r st who uses a si ngl e Lv. 18 Sandi l e, but i t ' s not hi ng bi g. I nsi de, head down t he gr eatsl ope and f i ght anot her Pl asma gr unt, t hi s t i me usi ng a Lv. 17 Pat r at and Lv. 17 Scr aggy.

Head i nsi de t he r oom f or a l ect ur e and a f i nal f i ght . Def eat hi s Lv. 20 Wat chog, t hen you

can move f or ward. Vi ct i ni wai t s at t he t op of t he r oom! Don' t f orget t o save bef ore youat t empt t o cat ch i t .

LEGENDARY POKEMON ~ VICTINILevel : 15Type : Ps yc hi c / Fi r e

Ability : Vi ctory St ar Moves : Conf usi on / I nci ner at e / Qui ck At t ack / Endur e


Vi ct i ni i s r el at i vel y l ow l evel , due t o t he f act you can cat ch i t ver y ear l y on.I t ' s t he ' cut e' Pokemon of Generat i on V and has st at s as such, al l bei ng equal andr el at i vel y hi gh.

Vi ct i ni has a secondar y t ype of Fi r e, whi ch gi ves i t a uni que type combi nat i on,t hough not neccessari l y a good one. I t st ar t s of f wi t h Conf usi on and I nci ner atewhi ch are some pr ett y decent moves, so Vi ct i ni wi l l easi l y i nt egr at e i nt o your t eami f you want t o use i t i n t he mai n game.

However , i t does onl y have a catch rat e of 3, so i t wi l l be j ust as hard t o cat ch asany ot her l egendar y! Thi s mi ght make i t pr et t y di f f i cul t i f you' r e l i mi t ed t o PokeBal l s and Gr eat Bal l s, but t r y and weaken i t as much as possi bl e, put i t t o sl eepet cet er a. The usual st r at egi es f or a l egendar y wi l l wor k j ust as wel l her e.

Vi ct i ni ' s Vi ct or y St ar abi l i t y i ncr eases t he accur acy of i t s own moves and any ot herPokemon on i t s t eam cur r ent l y out i n t he batt l e by 10%, but t hi s doesn' t af f ect youat al l f or t hi s mat ch seei ng as al l of i t s moves are al r eady 100% accur at e.

Vi ct i ni has a cut e l i t t l e j i g t oo. Ohohoho.

Al so, don' t bot her t r yi ng t o get a shi ny Vi ct i ni , as i t i s NOT possi bl e. Ther e' s anal gor i t hm i n t he code t hat causes a shi ny PI D f or Vi cti ni t o be aut omat i cal l yski pped over . The same appl i es t o Reshi r am and Zekr om, f or t he r ecor d.

Once you cat ch i t , t here i sn' t r eal l y anyt hi ng el se t o do here. You can l eave and come backt o Li bert y I sl and anyt i me, t hough.

Keldeo and Secret Sword

Requirements : Somehow obt ai n a Kel deo.

I f by some mi r acl e you get a Kel deo, t ake i t t he Moor of I ci r r us, al ong wi t h t he t hr ee


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ot her s of t he musket eer quar t et ( Cobal i on, Ter r aki on and Vi r i zi on. ) Go t o t he hi l l j ust t ot he l ef t of t he ent r ance and Kel deo wi l l ask t o come out of i t s bal l . Al l ow i t t o do so andt he man we saw i n Mi st r al t on Cave wi l l appear , say some wor ds and t hen ask you t o r el easet he ot her t hree muskeet er s. You' l l do so, and t oget her t hey wi l l t each Kel deo a new move,cal l ed Secret Sword. Secr et Sword i s a uni que 85 power s peci al Fi ght i ng move t hat at t acksphysi cal def ense, but s t i l l uses Kel deo' s super i or Speci al At t ack s t at . I t ' s a usef ul movef or any Kel deo.

Meloetta and Relic Song

Requirements : Somehow obt ai n a Mel oet t a.

I f you somehow get a Mel oet t a, go i nt o t he al l eyway i n Cast el i a Ci t y and ent er t he caf e. Tal k t o t he gui t ar i st her e and he' l l begi n t o pl ay an anci ent mel ody. You' l l aut omat i cal l yr el ease Mel oet t a f r om i t s Poke Bal l and i t ' l l ( why t he hel l i s i t gender l ess?!) begi n t of l oat and dance ar ound the r oom. Once t he scene i s f i ni shed, Mel oett a wi l l l ear n Rel i c Song,a 75 power Nor mal - t ype move wi t h a 20% chance of causi ng Sl eep, t he onl y move of al l t o havea s l eep si de ef f ect .

However, t hi s i s not t he mai n pur pose of Rel i c Song! When used, Rel i c Song wi l l causeMel oet t a t o change f r om i t s Normal / Psychi c gr een- hai r ed Ar i a For me t o i t s Nor mal / Fi ght i ngPi r ouet t e For me, gr ant i ng i t a stat swi t ch i n f avour of at t ack and speed. Unf or t unat el y, t het r ansf or mat i on onl y l ast s unt i l Mel oet a i s removed f r om t he f i ght - ei t her by t he bat t l eendi ng or by swi t chi ng out - so as f ar as t hi ngs go i t ' s a pr ett y usel ess f or me change. Ar i aFor me i t sel f i s decent , at l eas t . . .

Genesect and the DrivesRequirements : Somehow obt ai n a Genesect .

Wi t h a Genesect i n hand, head t o the P2 Labor ator y. I f you go i nsi de the l aborat ory bui l di ngyou wi l l f i nd a sci ent i s t i ns i de, t he one r esponsi bl e f or t he Genesect proj ect i n t he f i r s tpl ace. Af t er some compl ai ni ng about N' s prevent i on of t he pr oj ect , he' l l bat t l e you wi t h aLv. 34 Kl i nk and a Lv. 34 Kl ang. Once you beat hi m, he' l l gi ve you t wo i t ems dependi ng onwhat ver si on you' r e pl ayi ng. Bl ack pl ayer s wi l l r ecei ve t he BURN DRIVE and t he SHOCK DRIVE ,wher eas Whi t e pl ayers i nst ead gai n t he DOUSE DRIVE and t he CHILL DRIVE .

The pur pose of t hese i t ems i s t o change Genesect ' s ' f or me' , but i t r eal l y i sn' t much of aswi t ch. Equi ppi ng a dr i ve wi l l do two thi ngs; i t changes t he col our of t he l i t t l e rectangl eon Genesect ' s cannon t o mat ch the Ter avol t col our ( i t ' s nor mal l y a dar k yel l ow) and al sochanges t he t ype of i t s si gnat ure Techno Bl ast move t o mat ch t he t ype t hat t he dr i ver epr esent s, gi vi ng i t an 85 power Fi r e, Wat er , El ect r i c or I ce move t o use. Unf or t unat el y,i t l ear ns Thunderbol t , I ce Beam AND Fl amet hrower anyway, so t he Douse Dr i ve i s r eal l y t heonl y one t hat i s r emot el y usef ul . Genesect can do f ar bet t er t han Techno Bl ast , t hough.

Challenges

I n t he event you get bor ed wi t h Bl ack and Whi t e, t her e ar e ways t o spi ce up t he game.Pokemon i s as har d as you make i t , and t her e ar e di f f erent chal l enges you can do t o t r y andspi ce i t up a bi t .

Nuzlocke Challenge

The Nuzl ocke Chal l enge i s cur r ent l y one of t he most r ecogni sed and pr act i ced chal l enges i nt he Pokemon games. As t he name i mpl i es, t he i dea i s cr edi t ed t o Nuzl ocke, who i s al so t hemaker of t he Nuzl ocke comi cs. The Nuzl ocke chal l enge has t wo di st i nct r ul es:

You can onl y cat ch t he f i r st Pokemon t hat you f i nd i n t he r out e. I f you happen t o ki l lt he f i r st , or you have no Poke Bal l s when you encount er i t , you' r e st uf f ed and cannotcat ch anyt hi ng f r om t hat ar ea.I f a Pokemon f ai nt s - at any poi nt - you must ei t her r el ease i t or pl ace i t i n t he box,never abl e t o use i t agai n. I f you run out of Pokemon, you l ose t he chal l enge, and wi l lhave t o r est art t he game f r om t he begi nni ng.

A heavi l y pr act i ced r ul e i s ni cknami ng t he Pokemon you get . I t i sn' t absol ut el y neccessary,but i t f ur t her s t he f eel of bondi ng t hat t he Nuzl ocke chal l enge gi ves you. I t mi ght soundsi l l y, but i f you st ar t pl ayi ng, you' l l know what I mean. I was qui t e upset when I l ost myl i l ' i ce cream when I t r i ed a Nuzl ocke on Bl ack : (

Ot her wi se, i t ' s ent i r el y up t o t he user what el se t hey want t o do. You can make t hechal l enge har der i n a number of ways, such as not al l owi ng t he use of Pokemon Cent er s or


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f orci ng your sel f t o not buy any i t ems what soever . Rul es such as whet her you can cat ch aPokemon on each f l oor of a cave or i n t he cave as a whol e, whet her a gi f t Pokemon count s asa Pokemon f or t hat area etcet era ar e al so of t en up f or debat e, so the choi ce r eal l y l i eswi t h the user.

More t han anyt hi ng, you need t o be car ef ul i f you at t empt a Nuzl ocke chal l enge. Pr epare asbest as you can f or bi g t hr eat s ( such as Lenora! ) and al ways be on your guard. Cr i t i cal hi t sar e, wi t hout a doubt , your wor st enemy.

No/Minimal EXP Challenge

Thi s i s a chal l enge t hat you can' t do wi t h t he game al one, but i f you can somehow act i vat et he game' s ant i pi r acy or use t hi s code:

521D6D0C 46C0BDF8121D7D0E 00002500121D7D10 00004345D0000000 00000000

The ant i pi r acy wi l l el i mi nat e exper i ence al t oget her , wher eas t hat code wi l l shoot i t so l owt hat t he absol ut e max you' l l get f r om a bat t l e i s about 5, t aki ng i nt o account a gi gant i cl evel di f f er ence. As such, t he chance of you get t i ng a l evel up i s ver y, ver y l ow.

The f un i n t hi s chal l enge i s t hat you ar e basi cal l y f or ced t o use near ever yt hi ng t hatappears i n t he wi l d, as you' l l have t o keep cat chi ng new Pokemon i n or der t o keep up wi t ht he game' s l evel s. You' l l al so need st r at egy t o an ext ent , and t he f act t hat TMs are nowr eusabl e as many t i mes as you wi sh hel ps a l ot i n t hi s chal l enge.

Whether you can use Rare Candi es or not i s a bi t of a t hi n l i ne. They don' t t echni cal l y gi veany exper i ence, but at t he same t i me t hey al so gi ve as much exper i ence as neccessar y i nor der t o reach t he next l evel . I t ' s your choi ce whet her you t hi nk t hey' r e al l owed or not . I f you do al l ow t hem, t her e' s anot her bi t of st r at egy i nvol ved - t r yi ng t o f i nd good pl aces t ouse t hem. For exampl e, Rout e 9 has Got hor i t a/ Duosi on. I f you have t wo - and onl y t wo - Rar eCandi es, you can gr ab a Level 39 Got hor i t a or Duosi on ( t he hi ghest i n the ar ea) and appl ybot h candi es t o t hem t o get your sel f a Level 41 Got hi t el l e or Reuni cl us, whi ch can hel p al ot . They' r e al so neccessar y f or a l ot of evol ut i ons! You wi l l be st uck wi t h a l ot of unevol ved Pokemon ot herwi se. St one evol ut i ons can al so be hel pf ul , t hough t here aren' t ahuge amount i n t he game.

The way t hi s chal l enge goes i s r el at i vel y l i near so i t ' l l onl y r eal l y be f un once, but i t ' sa good one al l t he same.

Mono-Type Challenge

A cl assi c Pokemon chal l enge i s t o go t hr ough t he game usi ng onl y one t ype. I n t heseset t i ngs, once you' r e abl e t o cat ch a Pokemon of t hat chosen t ype t hen you must cat ch i t anddeposi t al l non- conf or mi ng Pokemon i n t he PC - or al t ernat i vel y, r el ease t hem. HM sl aves ar ehowever al l owed.

To be abl e t o use a Pokemon, i t si mpl y must poss ess t he t ype you choose OR evol ve i nt o t het ype you have chosen. For exampl e, i f you chose a Fl yi ng- t ype run, you' d be abl e t o usePi dove - who i s al ways Fl yi ng - and you' d be abl e t o use Sur ski t , who evol ves i nt o theFl yi ng- t ype Masquerai n. You woul dn' t be abl e to use Bl i t zl e, who never gai ns a Fl yi ng- t ype.

Whet her a Pokemon i s dual t yped or not i s i r r el evant ! As l ong as one of t he t wo t ypesmat ches your chosen t ype, you are per f ect l y al l owed t o use i t .

Credits

The f ol l owi ng peopl e and websi t es hel ped cont r i but e t o t hi s gui de, whet her di r ect l y ori ndi r ect l y:

Ser ebi i . net - A val uabl e i nf or mat i on r esour ce whi ch hel ped massi vel y i n col l ect i ng l ocat i ondat a and checki ng st at s, l evel up moves et cet era.

Bul bapedi a - Al so an i ncr edi bl e i nf or mati on resour ce, and made t he j ob of moveset col l ect i ont hat much easi er . A gr eat si t e f or sure.

PokeJ ungl e - PokeJ ungl e i s a Pokemon bl og t hat i s pr et t y damn qui ck wi t h the i nf ormat i on -some of t he stuf f t hey got hel ped wi t h the t r ansl at i on of t hi s gui de.

0mast ar - A f r i end of mi ne who answer ed a f ew of t he quest i ons t hat I t hought of when goi ngt hr ough t he gui de.


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Pokemon White Version: FAQ/Walkthrough by DrayanoVersion 2.20, Last Updated 2011-03-06

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