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Table of Contents
- Preparing for the Desert
- Great Desert
- Gurun Town
- KBT Expressway – Gurun Section
- Moving Forward
Quick Guide:
- Acquire the Go-Goggles in Dehara City
- Traverse the Great Desert
- Visit the Tomb of Borrius
- Arrive at Gurun Town
Preparing for the Desert
In order to venture into the Great Desert, you’ll need some eye protection. Thankfully you can get some in Dehara City, at the house just west of the desert gate.
The Hiker inside will only give these to someone who has completed the Dehara Gym challenge – and since you have, he’ll hand over the Go-Goggles no problem.
When you go to leave for the desert, your Rival shows up and acts all tough as usual. However, Arthur arrives and wants to talk to you about Jax, who has been missing ever since the Ruins of Void.
Your Rival throws a tantrum at being ignored, and rushes off into the desert to get to Vivill Town.
We’ll need to follow him, because Arthur says Jax may be there as well.
Great Desert
| Points of Interest | |
|---|---|
 | Nurse Linda |
 | Roughneck Cameron |
 | Youngster Dave |
 | Guitarist Nelson |
 | Kindler Blaze |
 | Camper Drew |
 | Tomb of Borrius |
 | Ruin Maniac Grady |
 | Pokemon Ranger Logan |
 | Hiker Lucas |
 | Psychic Rode |
 | Bird Keepers Roger and Reed |
 | Clown of the Sands |
 | Black Belt Kiyo |
 | Warmonger Mission |
 | Collector Dawson |
 | Ruin Maniac Larry |
| Exits and Passages | |
|---|---|
 | Dehara City |
 | Requires HM Rock Climb |
 | Gurun Town |
Items
| Items | |
|---|---|
| Yellow Shard |  |
| Fire Stone |  |
| Smooth Rock |  |
| Yellow Shard (hidden) |  |
| Rare Bone (hidden) |  |
| Fresh Water |  |
| Rare Bone (hidden) |  |
| Rare Candy (hidden) |  |
| Zygarde Cell |  |
| Yellow Shard (hidden) |  |
| Iron (hidden) |  |
| Sun Stone |  |
| Zygarde Cell |  |
| Yellow Shard (hidden) |  |
| Rock Incense |  |
| Max Repel (hidden) |  |
| Carbos (hidden) |  |
Wild Pokémon
| Wild Pokémon | |
|---|---|
| Long Grass | |
| Sandslash Ground Day and Night |  |
| Dwebble Bug/Rock Day and Night |  |
| Krokorok Ground/Dark Day and Night |  |
| Cacnea Grass Day and Night |  |
| Darumaka Fire Day and Night |  |
| Hippowdon Ground Day and Night |  |
| Vibrava Ground/Dragon Day and Night |  |
| Maractus Grass Day and Night |  |
| Rufflet Normal/Flying Day and Night |  |
| Vullaby Dark/Flying Day and Night |  |
| Rock Smash | |
| Geodude Rock/Ground |  |
| Dwebble Bug/Rock | |
| Binacle Rock/Water |  |
| Graveler Rock/Ground |  |
| Shuckle Bug/Rock |  |
| Rock Smash Fossils | |
| Shieldon Rock/Steel (Armor Fossil) |  |
| Anorith Rock/Bug (Claw Fossil) |  |
| Kabuto Rock/Water (Dome Fossil) |  |
| Omanyte Rock/Water (Helix Fossil) |  |
| Tyrunt Rock/Dragon (Jaw Fossil) |  |
| Aerodactyl Rock/Flying (Old Amber) |  |
| Archen Rock/Flying (Plume Fossil) |  |
| Lileep Rock/Grass (Root Fossil) |  |
| Amaura Rock/Ice (Sail Fossil) |  |
| Granidos Rock (Skull Fossil) |  |
Trainers
| Trainers | |
|---|---|
| Nurse Linda | |
| Togepi Fairy (Lv.39) |  |
| Togetic Fairy/Flying (Lv.41) |  |
| Chansey Normal (Lv.40) |  |
| Roughneck Cameron | |
| Krokorok Ground/Dark (Lv.41) | |
| Barbaracle Rock/Water (Lv.39) |  |
| Youngster Dave | |
| Sandslash Ground (Lv.40) | |
| Vibrava Ground/Dragon (Lv.41) | |
| Guitarist Nelson | |
| Flaaffy Electric (Lv.41) |  |
| Luxio Electric (Lv.40) |  |
| Voltorb Electric (Lv.39) |  |
| Electrode Electric (Lv.41) |  |
| Kindler Blaze | |
| Darumaka Fire (Lv.40) | |
| Camper Drew | |
| Hippopotas Ground (Lv.39) |  |
| Inkay Dark/Psychic (Lv.40) |  |
| Yamask Ghost (Lv.39) |  |
| Sandile Ground/Dark (Lv.40) |  |
| Ruin Maniac Grady | |
| Baltoy Ground/Psychic (Lv.39) |  |
| Sigilyph Psychic/Flying (Lv.41) |  |
| Pokemon Ranger Logan | |
| Trapinch Ground (Lv.40) |  |
| Darmanitan Fire (Lv.41) |  |
| Hiker Lucas | |
| Excadrill Ground/Steel (Lv.40) |  |
| Donphan Ground (Lv.40) |  |
| Psychic Rode | |
| Claydol Ground/Psychic (Lv.41) |  |
| Solrock Rock/Psychic (Lv.40) |  |
| Lunatone Rock/Psychic (Lv.40) |  |
| Black Belt Kiyo | |
| Binacle Rock/Water (Lv.39) | |
| Dwebble Bug/Rock (Lv.39) | |
| Bird Keepers Roger and Reed | |
| Rufflet Normal/Flying (Lv.40) | |
| Vullaby Dark/Flying (Lv.39) | |
| Doduo Normal/Flying (Lv.39) |  |
| Archen Rock/Flying (Lv.39) | |
| Collector Dawson | |
| Klefki Steel/Fairy (Lv.41) |  |
| Sliggoo Dragon (Lv.40) |  |
| Maractus Grass (Lv.42) | |
| Ruin Maniac Larry | |
| Crustle Bug/Rock (Lv.40) |  |
| Hippowdon Ground (Lv.41) | |
There is a constant sandstorm raging here that will damage any battling Pokémon that isn’t Rock-, Steel-, or Ground-type.
With this in mind, it’s a good thing that the first trainer on the route is a Nurse, who will heal your team if you defeat her.
You may be coming back here periodically.
Head east into the sand when you’re ready.
On your way east, you’ll run into Roughneck Cameron, who is at the bottom of a sandpit.
Once he’s been taken care of, keep going.
Youngster Dave is roaming around near Cameron, and you’ll likely run into him on the way east.
When you see him, start turning south.
You will come up against a rocky bluff wall – follow it south, past Guitarist Nelson and his team of Electric Pokémon, and into a pass that leads into a small valley.
There are a couple of trainers in this valley, but the most interesting site here is in the southeast corner.
King Borrius the Third is buried here, and the tomb is currently being occupied by a couple of wannabe tomb-raiders.
There’s not much to do inside yet, but there is one item that is pretty important to pick up here.
Behind the pillar on the east side of the chamber is a Relic Copper – hold on to it, because you will get a lot of value out of it shortly.
Return to where Guitarist Nelson is and follow the rock wall north until you can see the tip of it.
Psychic Rode is here, and on the other side of the bluff tip is a passage leading into a thin canyon.
Bird Keepers Roger and Reed are waiting to give you a Double Battle as soon as you enter.
Once they’re done follow the canyon around and you’ll see a clown.
Break the rocks surrounding the clown and he will tell you that if you break all the rocks to the west and south of here, then he will be freed and give you a reward.
One important thing to note – smashing rocks in the Great Desert is encouraged, because there’s a small chance you’ll get a Fossil from it.
There are a lot of Fossils to collect, and all of them can be turned into Pokémon at Gurun Town.
If you manage to smash all the rocks the clown mentioned, the reward is TM37 Sandstorm, which is very appropriate.
When you leave the other entrance to the canyon, head north until you pass the eastern tip of the bluff.
Then head straight east until you see the coast.
There’s an old man here who is a member of the Undying Lucario cult, and he challenges you to fight 2000 Pokémon Battles to be inducted. That may take some time!
Your reward, if you make it that far, is a Lucarionite.
After speaking to him, head south.
You should see Collector Dawson in a large sandpit. Once you make it there, head east until you see a route sign sticking out of the sand.
This marks the end of the desert and the beginning of Gurun Town – which is a pit stop on the way to confronting the Light of Ruin at Vivill.
Gurun Town
| Points of Interest | |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Center |
| Fossil Revival House |
| Relic House |
| Fisherman’s House |
| Poke Mart |
| Exits and Passages | |
|---|---|
| Great Desert |
 | Route 16 |
 | (west) KBT Expressway |
 | Route 18 |
| (center) Vivill Woods |
Items
| Items | |
|---|---|
| Zygarde Cell |  |
| Charti Berry (hidden) |  |
Wild Pokémon
| Wild Pokémon | |
|---|---|
| Surfing | |
| Tentacool Water/Poison |  |
| Tentacruel Water/Poison |  |
| Pelipper Water/Flying |  |
| Mantine Water/Flying |  |
| Fishing | |
| Magikarp Water (Old Rod) |  |
| Remoraid Water (Good Rod) |  |
| Corsola Water/Rock (Good Rod) |  |
| Horsea Water (Good Rod) |  |
| Octillery Water (Super Rod) |  |
| Corsola Water/Rock (Super Rod) | |
| Seadra Water (Super Rod) |  |
| Kingdra Water/Dragon (Super Rod) |  |
Gurun Town has a unique look to it, and apparently a lot of history behind it.
After healing your Pokémon at the Center, head north.
There are two houses here in the northwest part of town – head into the left house first.
The scientist in this house can revive any Fossils you may have found from the Great Desert, so you may be coming back here quite often.
After you’re done here, go next door.
The Black Belt in this house will buy any Relic items you have, including the Relic Copper you got from the Tomb of Borrius.
The other man in the room wants 20 Hard Stones – if you manage to collect that many, he’ll give you TM111 Smack Down.
The house across the road to the east from the two you’ve already been to contains a Fisherman, and he wants to know if you’ve caught at least 3 Pokémon from fishing.
If you have, the Fisherman will hurriedly rush off to East Borrius and leave behind a Pearl.
If you visit the Poke Mart, you can speak to a woman inside and she’ll give you a free Lemonade. Lots of goodies to get here!
And then northwest of town is the local entrance of the KBT Expressway.
KBT Expressway – Gurun Section
The section of the expressway around Gurun Town, Antisis City and Dehara City has its own set of Pokémon to catch, so it might be worth venturing inside to check it out.
Wild Pokémon
| Wild Pokémon | |
|---|---|
| Cave | |
| Golbat Poison/Flying |  |
| Woobat Psychic/Flying |  |
| Hariyama Fighting |  |
| Lairon Steel/Rock |  |
| Nosepass Rock |  |
| Graveler Rock/Ground | |
| Noibat Flying/Dragon |  |
There are a few Gem Family members in this section of the tunnel.
| Gem Family Move Shops | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rock Rock Blast 2 Rock Gems |  | Gurun Town section |
| Ground Drill Run 3 Ground Gems |  | Gurun Town section |
| Fairy Play Rough 3 Fairy Gems |  | Gurun Town section |
| Water Liquidation 3 Water Gems |  | Gurun Town section |
If you’re done with exploring the Expressway, head back out.
Moving Forward
Your next destination is Vivill Town, which is on the other side of Vivill Woods.
The entrance to the woods is on the north side of Gurun Town, up a set of stairs. So that’s where we’ll be heading next.
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