Celestic Town Explore the town for treasure, then head to the central plaza and speak to the

Galactic Grunt standing the entrance to a cave. Answer "Yes" to his question, and then beat his Beautifly and Croagunk in battle. When he runs off, an elderly woman will approach you and notice that you have the Old Charms Cynthia gave you. She'll take the Charms and direct your attention to the inside of the cave, where you will learn about the three Legendary Pokmon. She'll then give you HM03 (Surf), which you can't use outside of battle until you beat the Gym Leader of Hearthome City. Leave the cave, speak to the blue-haired Cyrus, then return to Hearthome. Return to Hearthome City Head to the Gym with fully healed Pokmon and get ready to answer some riddles. You have to answer these mathematical equations correctly or fight a Trainer as punishment. Here are the questions and answers to the conundrums, in case your math isn't up to snuff: What is 3 plus 5 plus 7? 15 What is 12 plus 28? 40 What is 3 multiplied by 13? 39 What was the answer from the first room? 15 By answering that fourth question correctly, you'll gain access to the room where the Gym Leader, Fantina, awaits. Heal your Pokmon if they're hurt, then attack! BOSS: Fantina Fantina's Pokmon are Ghost-type, so Normal, Fighting, and Ground-type Pokmon will be no use to you here. Use Dark-type Pokmon if you want your attacks to actually be effective. Fantina's first Pokmon, Drifblim, has a lot of HP but isn't particularly tough; the same isn't true of her second Pokmon, Mismagius. Hammer it with everything you've got, and make sure to cause it to faint from the yellow health zone, because if you get it into the red zone without killing it, Fantina will use a Hyper Potion. Her final Pokmon is a Level 34 Gengar, which is a cakewalk compared to Mismagius. For defeating Fantina you'll get 4,320 Pokdollars, TM65 (Shadow Claw), and the Relic Badge! Five down, three to go. Mine Badge Exit the Gym to find Cynthia; seems she's got some information regarding Team Galactic's devious schemes in the city of Canalave, which is located directly west of Jubilife City. Make tracks to Jubilife, and exit west to Route 218. Route 218 The following Pokmon may be fought here: Shellos Gastrodon Wingull Floatzel Only four Trainers here, so you may as well fight them for the money and EXP. Now that you have the Shadow Claw, head to the dock and Surf via the northern or southern route toward Canalave. Pass through the building at the end, speaking to Dawn's father before you enter Canalave. Canalave City Enter the first house you come to and speak to the woman inside to receive TM48 (Skill Swap), then check the house north of the Pok Mart for the Move Deleter, who will, obviously, let you delete moves you've taught your Pokmon that you wish to rescind. You've got another battle with Rival coming up, so heal up your Pokmon before crossing the bridge to the west. Rival shows up with a Level 31 Staravia and a Level 30 Heracross along with his usual Pokmon, but he's pretty easy to beat as usual; only the Heracross might give you some trouble, but not much. When you've bested him once again, continue west to Canalave's Gym. You'll have to manipulate some elevators to reach the Gym Leader here, but it's not all that difficult. Take the elevator on the far right up to the next level, then take the southern elevator back down to fight the Ace Trainer. Now take the western elevator to the second level, then take the elevator to the west. Take the next elevator up to the third level, then ride the northern lift, and then the next one up. Now keep riding the lifts to the east until you reach a Black Belt, who you should fight. Now go south and take the two platforms to reach the other side of the wall. Ride the next elevator down, battle with the Ace Trainer, then ride the lift she was guarding down to the first level. Finally, ride the red elevator to the Gym Leader, Byron, who reveals that he is, in fact, Roark's father! BOSS: Byron Byron's Pokmon will be immune to all types of attacks except for Fire, Electric, Water, Fighting, Ghost, or Dark, so bear that in mind when choosing who to send out. He'll first throw out a Level 36 Bronzor, who has high defense but low offense; use Fire and only Fire-type attacks against it. Next is a Level 36 Steelix, which is pretty easy to beat if you use a Water-type Special attack. Finally, Byron pulls out a Level 39 Bastiodon. Defeat it quickly with a Fighting-type Special attack, and don't let it just sit around with low amounts of HP; if so, it will use Rest to completely restore them! Defeating Byron nets you 4,680 Pokdollars, TM91 (Flash Cannon), and the Mine Badge! Six down, only two to go. Icicle Badge As you leave the Gym, Rival will ask you to join him in the Library, here in the western end of town. Head there and climb to the top floor, where you'll find Rival, Dawn, and the Professor! Professor Rowan asks the three of you to find the three Legendary Pokmon from the three lakes on this continent, sending Rival to Lake Acuity and Dawn to Lake Verity. That means you'll be taking care of Lake Valor, but just as you're about to set out on your journey there, a loud explosion goes off as Team Galactic detonates a bomb...at Lake Valor! Get there immediately! Return to Lake Valor Return to where Cynthia gave you the SecretPotion at the lakefront to find that the two men who were previously blocking the path ahead are nowhere to be found. Head up to the lake to find that it has been completely drained. Go west to do battle with a Galactic Grunt, then go south and fight two more to reach an entrance to a cave. Head inside to find yet another Team Galactic Commander, Saturn. Save your game, then speak to him to trigger a boss battle. BOSS: Commander Saturn This won't be a difficult battle by any means. You'll have to take down a Level 35 Kadabra, a Level 37 Toxicroak, and a Level 35 Bronzor. Nothing too outrageous, just use your strongest attacks to end the battle quickly. Upon defeat, Saturn mentions that Team Galactic is probably up to something at Lake Verity near your hometown of Twinleaf, so that should be your next destination. It's just northwest of Twinleaf Town. Lake Verity You'll find Professor Rowan here, having it out with some Team Galactic Grunts. The Professor tells you to hurry to Dawn, and you'll have to Double Battle twice on your way to her. After the two battles, heal your Pokmon, save your game, then talk to Commander Mars to face her in combat once more. BOSS: Commander Mars, Part 2 Mars's Level 37 Golbat and Bronzor won't be much of a deterrent for you; just handle them as you normally would. Mars's other Pokmon, however (a Level 39 Purugly) might be a bit of a challenge. It has high attack and likes to put your Pokmon to sleep, but a high-leveled Fighting-type Pokmon of your own will make mincemeat of it.

Defeated again, Mars reveals that Team Galactic has obtained the three Legendary Pokmon, then takes off. Professor Rowan fears for Rival's life, and asks you to travel to Lake Acuity to check on his status. You'll need to travel through the northern section of Mt. Coronet to reach it, so first head to Eterna City and head west through Route 211 until you're back in the mountain. Mt. Coronet, Northern Route The following Pokmon may be fought here: Chingling Clefairy Golbat Graveler Machoke Meditite Use Defog when you hit the basement to open up your visibility, then head north to find a large underground lake. Surf north on the elevated path to the stairs heading down to the middle level. Take the stairs in the northwest corner out of the basement, then continue through the mountain until you pop out on Route 216. Route 216 Sneasel The following Pokmon can be fought here: Sneasel Snover Graveler Machoke Meditite Noctowl Zubat This cold-climate area is continually pelted by hail in battle, damaging all Pokmon that aren't Ice-based. Head either north up the slope and over the bridges or down through the snow-filled valley to the west, where more of the Trainers are located. You can stay at the Snow Lodge to heal your Pokmon on your way to Route 217. Route 217 The following Pokmon can be fought here: Medicham Sneasel Snover Machoke Meditite Noctowl Zubat Route 217 is smack-dab in the middle of a horrendous blizzard, and as such both movement and visibility will be vastly reduced. There are also gobs of Trainers here, meaning that if you decide to fight them all, it will take you quite some time to trek all the way through this area. As you trudge through the snow, keep a close watch out for a house on the western side of the route; on the north side of this house you'll find HM08, which gives you the Rock Climb ability. Don't miss it! Speak to the man inside the house after you pick it up to receive the Icicle Plate. Proceed to the northeastern exit of the route to reach the Acuity Lakefront. It's currently being guarded by Galactic Grunts, so head east into Snowpoint City instead for now. Snowpoint City There's virtually nothing for you to do here besides the obvious: the Snowpoint City Gym. Head inside to find four levels of the Gym, all covered in ice! What kind of gym is this, anyway? You'll need to slide around on the ice, fighting the Trainers you bump into and crushing the snowballs in your path (if you've gathered enough speed) to reach the Gym Leader, Candice. BOSS: Candice Candice will start the battle with a Level 38 Snover, which you should immediately take down with a Fire-type attack. Battle her Medicham with Flying or Ghost-type attacks, killing it quickly before it has a chance to use its Bulk Up stat-raising move. Candice's Level 38 Sneasel can be taken down just as quickly with a strong Fire or Fighting-type attack. Finally, her Level 42 Abomisnow may seem tough, but another powerful Fire-based attack will most likely crush it in a single blow. You'll end up with 5,040 Pokdollars, TM72 (Avalanche), and the Icicle Badge. Only one more to find! Beacon Badge Heal your Pokmon at the Pokmon Center, then head west to Lake Acuity. Head past the spot the Grunts were previously guarding to see Rival battling with Commander Jupiter. After the fight, she'll mention something about returning to headquarters in Veilstone. Since Rival looks like he's doing all right, you may as well follow her! Return to Veilstone City It's time to infiltrate the Galactic Veilstone Building, located in the northeast corner of the city. Talk to the Team Galactic member outside the building to receive the Storage Key, then head to the Warehouse in the northwest corner of town. Go inside and unlock the door, then take the Dusk Stone and proceed into the basement of the Galactic Veilstone Building. Go east, since you can't unlock the north door just yet, and climb the stairs there. Speak to the Grunt here and listen as he explains this buildings Warp Panels to you. Climb the next set of stairs, then fight the Grunt standing next to the two Warp Panels. Take the Warp Panel on the right to find TM49 (Snatch), then return and take the left Panel to a room with another Panel in it. Take this Panel to another area next to a staircase. Climb them, then take the Warp Panel you come to. Descend the stairs you arrive at, then the next set down to the basement. Take the TM36 (Sludge Bomb) and the Galactic Key, which opens all the doors in the building! Use the key on the door to make your way back outside the Warehouse, then enter the Galactic Veilstone Building through the front door. Unlock the first floor door and head up the stairs to fight two Grunts. You'll find three Warp Panels beyond them, one in the room to the north and two to the east. You want to take the bottom-right one to the east. You'll end up next to another Panel; take it, then take the Max Revive. Now go back and take the Panel in the room to the north this time. Rest on the bed in this room, then ascend the stairs and fight the two Grunts you come to. Head down the corridor to three more Warp Panels, and take the one on the left. Head up the stairs, save your game, then go through the door to find Cyrus, the leader of Team Galactic. He is not, unfortunately, friendly, and the time has come to dual. BOSS: Cyrus Cyrus uses a Level 40 Murkrow, a Level 43 Sneasel, and a Level 40 Golbat. For being the leader of the feared Team Galactic, his Pokmon are laughable. Use your strongest Rock-type attacks to slaughter all three of Cyrus's Pokmon.

You'll get a Master Ball for defeating Cyrus, who says he no longer needs the Legendary Pokmon and decides to travel to Mt. Coronet. Follow him to a Warp Panel, and take it to another section of the building. Continue until you enter a room containing Commander Saturn and the Legendary Trio! Saturn is quite miffed about his previous loss to you, and wants to make up for it...right now. BOSS: Commander Saturn, Part 2 He has the same Pokmon he did the first time you fought him, only a few levels higher. Defeat them as before, using your strongest attacks. Twice defeated, Saturn will step aside and allow you to press the big red button that sets the Legendary Pokmon free! Return to the room where you fought Cyrus and take the southern Warp Panel to get out of the building. You have to follow Cyrus to Mt. Coronet, so get to Hearthome City and take Route 208 there. Return to Mt. Coronet The following Pokmon may be fought in this area: Bronzong Medicham Clefairy Golbat Chingling Bronzor Machoke Enter the southern cave of Mt Coronet off of Route 208, then Surf over the water and Rock Climb up to the very back of the cave. Head through the opening in the wall, up the stairs, and north to two Grunts. Defeat them on your way to the mountain's peak. Once again, it will be hailing in your battles, damaging all non-Icetype Pokmon in your arsenal. Go east, north, then Rock Climb to the next level. Now go southwest a ways, then north into a cave. Use Rock Climb inside the cave, then follow the path east to the exit. Descend the stairs, use Rock Climb to head up the crevasse, then head west to another cave. Head inside, then follow the path to the top of the mountain. Fight the two Grunts here, then proceed through the ruins where you'll find Mars, Jupiter, and Cyrus. Cyrus will awaken Dialga (or Palkia in Pearl), and that's your cue to heal your Pokmon and save your game. Approach the group, and Mars & Jupiter will attack you! Luckily, Rival shows up to fight alongside you for this battle. BOSS: Mars and Jupiter Mars has a Bronzor, Purugly, and Golbat at her disposal, while Jupiter boasts a Bronzor, Skuntank, and Golbat. Use Fire-type attacks on the Bronzors, Fighting-type with the Purugly, Steel-type on the Skuntank, and the Golbats with Ice, Rock, Electric, or Psychic attacks. Rival heals your Pokmon after the battle, then splits. This leaves only you and Cyrus, who tells Dialga/Palkia to start wreaking havoc on the world. Luckily, the Legendary Trio shows up to stop this from happening! Now's the time to put a stop to Cyrus! BOSS: Cyrus, Part 2 Cyrus has a Level 45 Honchkrow, a Level 45 Gyarados, a Level 48 Weavile, and a Level 46 Crobat. Use Ice, Electric, or Rock-type attacks on Honchkrow; Electric-type on the Gyarados; Fighting-type on the Weavile; and Rock, Electric, Psychic, or Ice on the Crobat. Defeating Cyrus forces him and the two Commanders to bolt. Professor Rowan and Dawn then show up and inform you that you must either destroy or capture Dialga/Palkia to save the world from certain doom. Capturing Dialga/Palkia If you're fighting Dialga, expect nothing but a brutal offense coming your way; counter it with Fighting and Ground-type moves for big return damage. If you're facing off against Palkia, you should use Dragon-type attacks. Try to capture the Pokmon, but don't waste a Master Ball on it; use Dusk, Ultra, or Timer Balls instead. After you either capture or destroy Dialga/Palkia, you'll be free to finish your quest for the eight Badges. Your next destination? Sunyshore City, east of Lake Valor. Head to the Valor Lakefront and head east down the previously-blocked path to reach Route 222. Route 222 The following Pokmon may be fought here: Chatot Wingull Gastrodon Floatzel Mr. Mime (Diamond Only) Glameow (Pearl Only) Purugly (Pearl Only) There are two paths you can take here: the northern path to Sunyshore has more Trainers on it, in case you feel like powering up (as you should), and the southern path has less. Take them both for maximum EXP, then continue east to Sunyshore. Sunyshore City The flame-haired Flint will approach you as you enter and ask you to fight this city's Gym Leader. The Sunyshore Gym is currently experiencing some power difficulties, so you need to speak to the Gym Leader, Volkner, at the lighthouse in the southeastern corner of town. Find him there, talk to him, then head to the Gym. Talk to Flint and he'll step away, allowing you inside. The blue and green switches here rotate the gears in the room either clockwise or counter-clockwise by 90 degrees, and the red switches rotate the gears 180 degrees. Step on the middle gear and hit the switch on the right gear, then get off. Get back on the middle gear, then move to the left gear and hit its switch. Head east now to the next room. Step on the blue switch in the middle three times, then go to the other platform and climb the stairs. Cross the bridge gear onto another, then hit the switch. Walk to the green switch and hit that one, too. Defeat the Trainer here in battle, then head over the gear bridge to the next room. Step on the red switch, walk off it, then step on the other gear with a red switch, which you should press. Go south now, fight the Trainer, then cross over the gear bridge to reach a green switch. Hit it twice, then go south until you reach a blue switch. Press it, then go north down the stairs and over the bridge to the east. Step on the red switch on the gear, then head back past the gear bridge. The way to the Gym Leader is now open, so heal up, save your game, and approach Volkner. BOSS: Volkner Volkner possesses the following Pokmon: a Level 46 Raichu, a Level 47 Ambipom, a Level 49 Luxray, and a Level 47 Octillery. Defeat the Raichu with a Ground-type attack (Earthquake is particularly effective), Ambipom with Fighting-type moves, Luxray with Ground-type attacks (Earthquake again), and the Octillery with Grass or Electric-type moves. By winning, you'll obtain 5,880 Pokdollars, TM57 (Charge Beam) and the Beacon Badge! You can now move on to the final section of the game, the Pokmon League. On your way north to Route 223, speak to Jasmine on the beach for HM07 (Waterfall). Exit north to Route 223. Pokmon League Route 223 The following Pokmon can be fought here: Tentacruel Mantyke Pelipper Surf north of Sunyshore, battling any of the Trainers you see here to boost your Grass and Electric-type Pokmon. Continue north all the way to the end of the route, where you'll encounter a large waterfall. Swim up it, heal at the Pokmon Center, then enter the cave which leads to Victory Road.

Victory Road The following Pokmon may be fought here: Machoke Medicham Graveler Goldbat Onix Steelix Kadabra Floatzel I would suggest leveling up your Pokmon here until they've all reached Level 55; you'll need to be that strong to face the Elite Four. When you're ready to put this dungeon behind you, head over the bridge and go east to some steps leading down. Go down, fight the Birdkeeper there, then go north for a Full Heal. Return to where the bridge goes north, then head north, west, and north again to some stairs. Take them to the second floor. Head south and push the boulders out of your way so you can continue south, then west. You'll soon come across some boulders and a rock that can be smashed. Push the boulder on the left down one tile, break the one smashable rock, then push the boulder north to the Trainer. Push the top-most boulder west here, then head north to some stairs going down. Back on the first floor, head over the bridge to a ledge and Rock Climb down, but don't jump off. Make your way around the cliff to a Black Belt; defeat him and take the next staircase down. Surf over to the Psychic, then Surf north to a waterfall. Climb it (with Waterfall, of course) and go west to find a Dragon Tamer. Take the southern waterfall down to TM59 (Dragon Pulse), then go back, defeat the Tamer, and continue west and south to some stairs that will take you to the first floor. Go west past an Expert to find the Razor Claw. Head up the stairs by the Expert, then east to some Zinc. Go south, then up the cliff to the east to fight another Dragon Tamer. Cross the bridge afterwards to the exit. You have just finished the trials of the Victory Road! On to the Elite Four! The Elite Four Head up the large Waterfall, buy whatever you need from the Pok Mart (10 each of the Full Heals, Full Restores, Revives, and Hyper Potions is a good investment), heal your Pokmon, and save your game! Now approach the door to the Pokmon League. Rival will show up for your final confrontation with him, and this time he's got six Pokmon with him! BOSS: Rival If you picked Turtwig way back at the beginning of the game as your first Pokmon, Rival will have a Staraptor, Heracross, Snorlax, Roserade, Floatzel, and an Infernape, all between Level 48 and 53. Use these types of attacks to beat his Pokmon: Rock, Electric, or Ice for the Staraptor; Flying for the Heracross; Fighting for the Snorlax; Flying, Fire, Ice, or Psychic for the Roserade; Grass or Electric for the Floatzel; and Flying, Ground, Psychic, or Water for the Infernape. Upon defeating him, talk to the person standing in front of the door to be allowed access to the League. It's now time to take on the Elite Four, and first up is Aaron. BOSS: Aaron Aaron has a Level 53 Dustox, a Level 57 Drapion, a Level 54 Vespiqueen, a Level 54 Heracross, and a Level 53 Beautifly. Take down the Dustox with Flying, Fire, Rock, or Psychic-type attacks; Drapion with Ground; Vespiqueen with Rock; Heracross with Flying; and Beautifly with Rock. Next is Bertha. BOSS: Bertha Bertha has a Level 55 Quagsire, a Level 56 Hippowdon, a Level 56 Golem, a Level 55 Whiscash, and a Level 56 Sudowoodo. Your best means of attack: kill the Quagsire with Grass-type attacks; the Hippowdon with Water, Grass, or Ice; the Golem with Water or Grass; the Whiscash with Grass; and the Sudowoodo with Fighting, Steel, or Grass. So basically, a super-powerful Grass-type Pokmon can get you through all give of Bertha's Pokmon. Next is Flint, who you met in Sunyshore City. BOSS: Flint Flint uses a Level 58 Rapidash, a Level 61 Infernape, a Level 57 Steelix, a Level 58 Drifblim, and a Level 57 Lopunny. Use Ground, Rock, or Water-type attacks on Rapidash; Flying, Ground, Psychic, or Water on Infernape; Fighting, Ground, Fire, or Water on Steelix; Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice, or Dark on Drifblim; and Fighting on the Lopunny. Stick to physical attacks with Lopunny and avoid your Special-moves, as Lopunny counters all of them! And finally, you must face Lucian. BOSS: Lucian Lucian uses a Level 59 Mr. Mime, a Level 60 Medicham, a Level 60 Alakazam, a Level 63 Bronzong, and a Level 59 Girafarig. Use Bug, Ghost, or Dark-type attacks on Mr. Mime; Flying or Ghost on Medicham; Bug, Ghost, or Dark on Alakazam; Fire on Bronzong; and Bug or Dark-type attacks on the Girafarig. You've defeated all of the members of the Elite Four! Good job! Unfortunately, you still must beat the Pokmon League Champion and claim the throne that you so rightly deserve. Heal your Pokmon fully, then head into the Champion's Room to face Cynthia! FINAL BOSS: Cynthia Cynthia will wield the following Pokmon: a Level 61 Spiritomb, a Level 63 Milotic, a Level 60 Gastrodon, a Level 66 Garchomp, a Level 60 Roserade, and a Level 63 Lucario. Looks tough! Use these types of attacks to counter each of her Pokmon: Ghost, Bug, Rock, or Dark on Spiritomb; Grass or Electric on Milotic; Grass on Mastrodon; Ice on Garchomp; Flying, Fire, Ice, or Psychic on Roserade; and Fighting, Ground, or Fire-type attacks on Lucario. With all six of her Pokmon defeated, Cynthia will tell you to climb the platform. Do so, and head through the door to register yourself and your Pokmon as the new Pokmon League Champions! Congratulations, for you have reached the highest rank of any Pokmon collector! You may now choose to continue playing the game, scouring the land for even more, rarer Pokmon, or just take some time to relax and pride yourself on all your hard work.