Appendix:Pokémon Colosseum walkthrough/Section 5

Pyrite Cave

Now here we're gonna ignore every Trainer we possibly can, except ones with Shadow Pokémon and unavoidable ones. Head right, down the stairs, to the far right, and up. Your first battle is as follows.

Trainer	Pokémon
Rider Twan リード Reed Reward: $330	Shadow Meditite♂/♀ Lv.33+ TwistedSpoon
	Bagon♂ Lv.33 No item
	Numel♀ Lv.32 No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.

Espeon's Confusion should OHKO Bagon, Numel should go down in a pinch, and Meditite has a very high capture rate. After the battle, head up the hall and down the stairs. You're on a bridge. There's a female who wants to battle you here.

Trainer	Pokémon
Rider Sosh ナチュラ Natura Reward: $340	Shadow Dunsparce♂/♀ Lv.33+ No item
	Mareep♀ Lv.34 No item
	Cacnea♀ Lv.34 No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.

Dunsparce is also very easy to catch, Mareep and Cacnea shouldn't be too much trouble for you. After the battle, keep heading left. Under the stairs are a healing pad and a computer. Here you can save+heal. Now go up the stairs. Head upwards, avoiding the first Trainer, and heads towards the stairs. Another Trainer is in the way, but this one has a Shadow Pokémon.

Trainer	Pokémon
Hunter Zalo トレモ Toremo Reward: $512	Shadow Swablu♂/♀ Lv.33+ No item
	Lotad♂ Lv.31 No item
	Beldum Lv.32 No item
	Lombre♀ Lv.32 No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.

Swablu should be extremely easy to catch, and all of his other Pokémon go down easy. but still get it into the yellow so as not to waste a Great Ball. After the battle, head downstairs, unless you think you should save+heal, because next up is Miror B. Beware of the other Trainer here, though. Once downstairs, it's just a simple hallway until you reach Miror B.'s room.

Cipher Admin: Miror B.

Awesome music starts when you enter his room. Walk up to Miror B., watch him dance. He notices you, and tells them to stop the music (awww). After a short speech, he challenges you. His music has already started up again. Yeah!

Cipher Admin Miror B. Pyrite Cave Colosseum Reward: $3,500

Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Ludicolo♀ Lv.28 Razor Leaf Grass   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Ludicolo♂ Lv.29 Absorb Grass   --       Water Gun Water   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Rain Dish Held item: None Ludicolo♂ Lv.31 Mega Drain Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Rain Dish Held item: None Ludicolo♀ Lv.30 Mega Drain Grass   --       Water Gun Water   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy or Rock Head Held item: Hard Stone Shadow Lv.35+ Sudowoodo♂/♀ Shadow Rush Shadow   --       Block Normal   --       Low Kick Fighting   --       Rock Slide Rock   --

You better have a lot of Great Balls, because Sudowoodo is probably the hardest Pokémon to catch so far. The four Ludicolo should go down two turns each, barely denting your health. They can really stall the battle though, so take them out quick.

Upon defeat, Miror B. and his four Ludicolo run off. Open the box that appears to get the TM Snatch. At the top-right of the new room is a Macho Brace. Right below the Macho Brace is the Ein File P. In the room is also Plusle. Silva and Duking arrive just when you find Plusle. You're automatically brought back to Duking's house, bringing Plusle with you.

At his house, Duking will give you Plusle, a weak and useless Pokémon that better stay in your computer.

Plusle joined your party!
Level 13 Plusle

Duking will now be able to be in touch with you now that he has your P☆DA number. Leave the building. When you try to leave the city, the lady in front of the fortune-telling house speaks to you. Her name is Fateen. She tells you that something is going on up north. Rui notices this is where her grandfather lives, in Agate Village. Now you can exit the city and head north to Agate Village.

Agate Village

There's a Pokémon Center here where you can heal+save, and move around your party. From the Pokémon Center, go left, up, and down the bridge and towards the cave. The man outside won't let you in, so head back to the entrance of Agate Village, and to the third "floor" of the village. You will arrive at Rui's grandparents' house. You will engage in conversation with them. Rui begins to tell them about Shadow Pokémon, when the man who wouldn't let you in the cave appears. He and the grandfather leave because people pushed the man aside and rushed into the cave. Follow the two all the way down to the now-open cave.

Items

-Exp. Share: Go to third level of the village, and walk around the backside of Rui's grandparents house. Then head downwards, and you should see the item.

Cave Path

A female Cipher Peon greets you and a battle begins immediately.

Trainer	Pokémon
Cipher Peon Doven ハミル Hamill Reward: $1,360	Spheal♀ Lv.33 No item
	Carvanha♂ Lv.34 No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.

Way too easy, especially after recently fighting Miror B. Next up is a male Cipher Peon.

Trainer	Pokémon
Cipher Peon Silton ダイン Dine Reward: $1,360	Shroomish♂ Lv.34 No item
	Cacnea♂ Lv.34 No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.

You'll push that pushover over easily. Right before you leave the cave a female Peon appears from the sky. She thinks she scared you.

Trainer	Pokémon
Cipher Peon Kass ファミ Fami Reward: $1,400	Baltoy Lv.35 No item
	Ralts♂ Lv.35 No item
	Kirlia♀ Lv.35 No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.

Harder than the others, but only because she has three Pokémon.

Relic Stone

Head forward, and you'll find a gray Cipher Peon and Rui's grandfather (named Eagun). You'll watch Myth Trainer Eagun get owned by Cipher Peon Skrub. Immediately after the battle this unique Cipher Peon challenges you!

Cipher Peon Skrub
Level 37 Wynaut
Level 35 Geodude
Level 36 Clamperl
Level 38 Shadow Hitmontop

You think he would've evolved the Wynaut and Geodude by now. Hitmontop is semi-hard to catch, Clamperl, Geodude, and Wynaut are a bit tougher than the Cave Path's Pokémon, but still not that hard.

Upon his defeat, you return home. Grandma Beluh starts looking for the Small Tablet you need, and Grandpa Eagun tells you to speak to Senilor. Senilor is in the house just south of the Pokémon Center. You'll learn a bit of information, then head back to Eagun's house. By now Beluh has found it. On your way out, your P☆DA gets its first e-mail. You hear news that Mt. Battle is under attack by a Cipher Admin. Don't head there just yet.

Purifying Shadow Pokémon

Now here's how to purify.

Simply put the Pokémon you want to purify in your party. They must have lost all four bars of their Shadow Energy. You can get rid of them in many ways (calling out to them in battle, walking with them in your party, sending them out, etc.) Now go to the Relic Stone. Pick up the Ein File C Skrub left behind, and go up to the Stone. Now is a very good time to purify all the Shadow Pokémon ready for purifying.

One last note for Agate Village: There's a Name Rater in one of the houses that can nickname Espeon, Umbreon, Plusle, and purified Shadow Pokémon if need be.

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