Appendix:Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky walkthrough/Chapter 8
At the Basecamp
Upon arriving here, the game will say it is the start of "Groudon's Heart". Chatot will say you are late, and your team makes some excuses that Chatot doesn't believe. However, he calms down after a while and continues what he is doing. He tells the guild about an amazing treasure hidden beyond the fog, and that was the reason the Wonder Map covered it. Then he orders the members to go and make way to look for the treasure.
After this ends, the game will allow you to proceed onward. Go to the foggier part of the area...but then, what's this? This place seems familiar to you. You seem to remember it as your partner speeds along ahead of you. You're left there, pondering in the fog. After a while, your partner finds a pretty red gem that was lying on the ground. You still stay put, but your partner beckons you forward. According to him/her, the stone is warm. This is worth a lot of money! Wow, we haven't even gone that far and we've found treasure! ...But this does not mean you can slack off. You ponder in the silence again, but follow your partner after he/she tells you to hurry up.
Like before, you can proceed to the Foggy Forest or train by visiting Forest Path.
Inside the Forest
Forest Path
Yet another place to train yourself up if you somehow happened to be underleveled. Be mindful of Swinub's Powder Snow, especially when Dunsparce can paralyze you with Glare or put to sleep with Yawn.
Pokémon encountered
Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pinsir | 1-5 | 14 | Unrecruitable | |
Dunsparce | 1-5 | 14 | Unrecruitable | |
Swinub | 1-5 | 14 | Unrecruitable | |
Houndour | 1-5 | 14 | Unrecruitable | |
Linoone | 1-5 | 15 | Unrecruitable | |
Kricketot | 1-5 | 12 | Unrecruitable | |
Items
Item | Floors | |
---|---|---|
5 Geo Pebble | 1-5F | |
Apple | 1-5F | |
Cheri Berry | 1-5F | |
Oran Berry | 1-5F | |
Pecha Berry | 1-5F | |
Rawst Berry | 1-5F | |
Blast Seed | 1-5F | |
X-Eye Seed | 1-5F | |
Max Elixir | 1-5F | |
All-Hit Orb | 1-5F | |
Blowback Orb | 1-5F | |
Decoy Orb | 1-5F | |
Drought Orb | 1-5F | |
Escape Orb | 1-5F | |
Foe-Fear Orb | 1-5F | |
Foe-Seal Orb | 1-5F | |
Hurl Orb | 1-5F | |
Luminous Orb | 1-5F | |
Petrify Orb | 1-5F | |
Rollcall Orb | 1-5F | |
Slumber Orb | 1-5F | |
Spurn Orb | 1-5F | |
Switcher Orb | 1-5F | |
Totter Orb | 1-5F | |
Transfer Orb | 1-5F | |
Warp Orb | 1-5F |
Foggy Forest
The first dungeon to feature weather, this place is an extremely foggy forest that weakens the power of Electric type moves, so if you have Electric type moves, don't be surprised if they don't do much damage. The main type here appears to be Normal, as there are many Normal type Pokémon here, however that doesn't mean there aren't other types. If you've got a Riolu with you, or are a Riolu, then you're at an advantage and a disadvantage, as the Normal types cover for weaknesses by putting Flying types in front of you. It is now much easier to get through as there is no more Bidoof, which means less AI partners to worry about.
While not as annoying as Mt. Horn, you still need to be mindful that many Pokémon might have status-inducing moves:Hoothoot, Noctowl, Dunsparce, Skiploom, Stantler or Breloom. Pachirisu might carry Charm, which will massively reduce your physical Attack. The biggest possible threat is Buneary, as if it uses Frustration, it will deal massive damage for this point of the game. Additionally, Stantler and Zigzagoon, and Pachirisu and Buneary might have Sand-Attack and Endure, respectively.
Pokémon encountered
Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hoothoot | 1-5 | 13 | 6.4% | |
Dunsparce | 1-5 | 14 | 6.4% | |
Smeargle | 1-5 | 14 | 6.8% | |
Cherubi | 1-5 | 14 | 8.2% | |
Skiploom | 1-11 | 13-15 | 0.5% | |
Zigzagoon | 1-11 | 14-16 | 8.2% | |
Pachirisu | 1-11 | 14-16 | 8.2% | |
Noctowl | 6-11 | 14-15 | -10% | |
Stantler | 6-11 | 14-15 | 6.4% | |
Buneary | 6-11 | 15-16 | 8.2% | |
Pinsir | 7-11 | 15-16 | 8.2% | |
Breloom | 7-11 | 15-16 | 0.5% | |
Complete this level and you will be taken deeper into the forest, where there is yet more fog.
Items
The Groudon Statue
You enter a place where there is water pouring down all around you, but steamy water. Corphish is there, near an odd statue. You walk forward and talk to him. He says the statue says something in footprint runes, but he can't read it, so your partner steps forward and does. It says something about a stone, being able to lift the fog. While Corphish and your partner are still brooding over what this means, you go and touch the statue. It feels oddly stony. And then...
Dizzy spell. Again.
This time, instead of seeing a vision, you will hear voices, talking to each other. One person says, "Yes, put the stone there! In the heart of Groudon! That will show the sun!"
You think about this for a long time, and then touch it again. It feels more stony than ever. And then...another dizzy spell comes your way. Again.
Again, you don't see anything, but hear something. It's the same voice from before. "Right there, in the heart of Groudon! Do that, and that will lift the fog!"
After a moment of silence you suddenly have an idea--what about the stone your partner found before you came to Foggy Forest. That's it! So you ask your partner for the stone. He/she refuses to give it, but ask what you want it for. After explaining, your partner puts the stone into the heart of Groudon. Immediately it began to grow, and you and your partner as well as Corphish begin to run--
FLASH!
Where's the fog? It's so bright now. And then you remember: "Put the stone in Groudon's heart! That will lift the fog!"
Your partner is exceedingly happy about finding treasure. Corphish leaves you, as he is going to tell the other guild members. However...
Team Skull is back!
They thank you for finding their treasure. Your partner gets annoyed again and fights back. Just when things were really going to get violent, an Apple rolls, with someone screaming after it. It turned out to be Wigglytuff!
Wigglytuff is quite fond of everyone here. He especially likes Team Skull there, as they gave him a Perfect Apple once. He tells Team ____ to go for the treasure. Team Skull gets upset, as the whole point of that was to get the treasure. They try to insist, but Wigglytuff says "We'll let them do the work! Friends! Friends! ♪". Team Skull begins making a new plan.
Steam Cave
Despite being hot and fiery, many Bug types live here and could be considered one of the main types, besides Fire. This and Mt. Horn are one of the few places during main story where Grass-types face a type disadvantage; if you have a Fire and Water Pokémon, then you will have quite the advantage here. While not as terrible as Mt. Horn, there are still some Pokémon here to watch out for:
- Snubbull and Granbull, like Aerodactyl, have quite the type variety of flinching moves, as well as possibly Charm and Scary Face.
- All of Slugma's moves can inflict some sort of status on you: poison, sleep, burn or cringing.
- Magby and Magmar not only can poison or burn you, but also have SmokeScreen to make your moves completely miss enemies, eventually adding possibility of Faint Attack, which never misses.
- Numel is likely to have Magnitude, which hits every other Pokémon for damage that ignores your stats but still takes into account its and your types; taking it down should be priority, especially as a Fire-type.
- Farfetch'd might have with Fury Cutter, Fury Attack, or Aerial Ace.
- Kricketune can have Fury Cutter, and towards the end of its appearance, Sing to put you to sleep.
- Volbeat might confuse you with Confuse Ray, while Illumise can reduce your attack with Charm. Both of them can also have Moonlight, which heals every ally on the entire floor.
Pokémon Encountered
Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
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Snubbull | 1-8 | 16-17 | 6.4% | |
Slugma | 1-8 | 15-16 | 8.2% | |
Magby | 1-8 | 15-16 | 8.2% | |
Numel | 1-8 | 13-14 | 6.4% | |
Farfetch'd | 1-8, U1 | 16-17 | 6.4% | |
Yanma | 1-8, U1 | 15-16 | 8.2% | |
Kricketune | 1-8, U1-U3 | 16-18 | 4.5% | |
Granbull | U1-U7 | 17-19 | 0.5% | |
Shuckle | U1-U7 | 17-19 | 8.2% | |
Volbeat | U1-U7 | 17-19 | 8.2% | |
Illumise | U1-U7 | 18-19 | 8.2% | |
Magmar | U2-U7 | 18-19 | 0.5% | |
Groudon | Peak | 30 | Unrecruitable Boss | |
This is the first dungeon with the so called rest stop, which divide certain places into parts. You can save your game here; additionally your team HP, PP and Belly are also restored when you reach this place.
But what's this? There's growling up ahead, making you and your partner clearly frightened. Proceeding here will put you into the second half of the dungeon, Upper Steam Cave. Go through 7 more floors and...
Items
Item | Floors | |
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2-100 Poké | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Pecha Scarf | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Power Band | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Special Band | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Stamina Band | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Twist Band | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
4-5 Iron Thorn | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Apple | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Blue Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Brown Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Grass Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Green Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Orange Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Silver Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Sky Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
White Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Black Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Clear Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Gold Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Gray Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Pink Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Purple Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Red Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Royal Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Yellow Gummi | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Cheri Berry | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Oran Berry | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
S Oren Berry | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Pecha Berry | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Blast Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Dough Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Dropeye Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Heal Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Reviser Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Reviver Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Sleep Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Slip Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Stun Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Via Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Warp Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
X-Eye Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Max Elixir | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Mix Elixir | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Aerial Ace | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Attract | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Brick Break | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Brine | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Bullet Seed | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Calm Mind | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Dig | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Dive | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Dragon Claw | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Embargo | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Energy Ball | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Explosion | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
False Swipe | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Flash | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Focus Blast | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Focus Punch | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Giga Drain | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Giga Impact | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Hidden Power | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Hyper Beam | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Iron Tail | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Light Screen | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Natural Gift | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Payback | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Poison Jab | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Protect | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Recycle | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Reflect | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Rest | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Roar | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Rock Slide | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Roost | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Safeguard | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Shadow Claw | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Shock Wave | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
SolarBeam | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Stealth Rock | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Steel Wing | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Swords Dance | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Taunt | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Thunder Wave | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Thunderbolt | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Torment | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Vacuum-Cut | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Water Pulse | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Wide Slash | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
All-Hit Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Blowback Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Decoy Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Drought Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Escape Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Foe-Fear Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Foe-Seal Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Hurl Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Luminous Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Petrify Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Rollcall Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Slumber Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Spurn Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Switcher Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Totter Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Transfer Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F | |
Warp Orb | 1-8F, U1-U7F |
The Boss
Before the start of battle, it shows the guild rushing to Team ____'s aid. Corphish ask about Groudon to Chatot, who answers. One of the questions was:
Corphish: "What if you were to...battle Groudon?"
Chatot: "Battle? Squawk! Out of the question! That'd be like throwing your life away!"
The Boss is very hard, so make sure you have a number of Reviver Seeds with you to help you if you faint. As well, you should have some Geo Pebbles or Gravelerocks so the Groudon can't stay away. Groudon's Drought ability will cause Sunny weather to appear, which will be an advantage if you're a Fire type but a disadvantage if you're a Water type, despite the type advantage. Sun weakens Water-type moves, so it'd be more reliable to have Grass moves.
When defeated, Groudon disappears...what? That was only a hologram! They walk forward, but a voice stops them. Your partner ask who is talking, but there is no person or Pokémon in sight. Then you will see a glowing orb which becomes Uxie. Uxie then leads your team to the lake.
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