Appendix:Mystery Dungeon walkthrough/Chapter 5

Magma Cavern

It's been many days after Team A.C.T. went down to fight Groudon, and the people of Pokémon Square start to worry, so a town meeting is called. Blastoise, Octillery, and Golem agree to go down and save Team A.C.T. Here you might want to do optonal missions in places where high level Pokémon are because you're about to go down there as well. Level up to about Lvl 25 - to Lvl 30 because this is going to be a rough dungeon. Anyway, after a day or two, the rescue party comes back wiped out. After an inspiring speech your partner gives, rescue teams of all sorts gather their pride and march down into Magma Cavern.

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Raticate	1-3	19	Unrecruitable
	Sandshrew	1-6	20	10.4%
	Nidoqueen	1-6	20	Unrecruitable
	Nidoking	1-6	21	Unrecruitable
	Graveler	5-10	22	-19%
	Magmar	7-11	21	Unrecruitable
	Mawile	8-12	20	7.1%
	Arbok	8-14	21	Unrecruitable
	Magcargo	9-14	21	Unrecruitable
	Rhydon	14-20	23	Unrecruitable
	Sandslash	15-20	24	Unrecruitable
	Golem	15-20	15	-30%
	Grimer	15-21	20	12.2%
	Onix	21-23	30	9.6%

This is the largest dungeon yet. After 23 levels of pure terror, a save statue awaits you.

Magma Cavern Pit

Then there are another 2 floors, although only the first has Pokémon.

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Onix	1	30	9.6%
	Steelix	1	25	Unrecruitable
	Groudon	3	37	-10%
Groudon cannot be recruited until after the end credits.

Fighting Groudon

You will come upon Tyrannitar and Charizard on the second floor who say Alakazam is still fighting. You go down to Alakazam and with a flash of light he is gone but out comes Groudon, the continent Pokémon. Now comes a tough fight; just use the previous boss strategies and you should be able to pull out a win.

	Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Drought Held item: None
Groudon Lv.37
Slash Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Mud Shot Ground   --       Scary Face Normal   --

Sky Tower

You return from Magma Cavern a hero, but don't relax yet. Xatu has seen a new peril, a falling meteor. The only way to stop it is to convince Rayquaza to help, and your team is up to the task.

To get here you will need the 'Teleport Gem' from Xatu. To get it, go to the dungeons list, click Sky Tower, and you'll meet Xatu at the peak of Great Canyon again. You'll use the Gem and be teleported to Sky Tower's 1st Floor. (Why can't they just teleport to the top?) You'll want to be levels 30-35.

This is the final chapter in your storyline. 25 large floors of monsters (some ghosts so watch the walls).

Note: To come back to this dungeon, you need the HM Fly from Wyvern Hill.

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Shedinja	1-5	5	Unrecruitable
	Forretress	1-6	23	Unrecruitable
	Shuppet	1-6	28	8%
	Masquerain	1-8	27	Unrecruitable
	Lunatone	1-11	24	5%
	Duskull	7-14	27	7.5%
	Koffing	9-16	24	7.9%
	Ledian	10-18	24	Unrecruitable
	Altaria	12-19	24	Unrecruitable
	Solrock	12-20	24	5%
	Scizor	15-21	24	Unrecruitable
	Dusclops	17-23	24	Unrecruitable
	Venomoth	20-25	18	Unrecruitable
	Aerodactyl	21-25	25	8.4%
	Flygon	21-25	27	Unrecruitable
	Tropius	22-25	27	7.6%

Sky Tower Summit

Then there will be a save point, and then nine more floors of horror.

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Aerodactyl	1-8	25	8.4%
	Flygon	1-8	27	Unrecruitable
	Claydol	1-8	26	Unrecruitable
	Tropius	1-8	27	7.6%
	Salamence	1-8	29	Unrecruitable
	Metagross	1-8	30	Unrecruitable
	Rayquaza	9	45	-10% Boss
Rayquaza cannot be recruited until after the credits.

At the last floor, you will encounter many Salamence, Metagross, Flygon, Tropius, Claydol, and Aerodactyl.

Fighting Rayquaza

Rayquaza will be awaiting your arrival on the ninth floor.

Rayquaza's Moves

	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Air Lock Held item: None
Rayquaza♂ Lv.45
Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Twister Dragon   --       Crunch Dark   --       Scary Face Normal   --

Once the mighty Rayquaza is defeated, be prepared for one fantastic ending (but don't be sad, the game will continue on).

Dungeon Tips

• The following items are recommended for these Dungeons:
  • Gravelerock/Iron Thorn (Many)
  • Reviver Seed (Many)
  • Oran Berry (Minimum, one held by every team member)
• Also bring Absol with you, or a similarly high level 3rd member.
• While fighting Groudon, align your party in such a way that Absol is the ONLY ONE taking damage. You won't lose if he faints.
• You may find TM Ice Beam in Sky Tower, or in Mt. Freeze beforehand, this will be 4× effective on Rayquaza. The Kecleon Shop may also have it beforehand, so keep your eye out for it.

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