Temple of Sinnoh

Temple of Sinnoh シンオウ神殿 Sinnoh Temple "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Northwest Coronet Highlands
Region:	Hisui
Generations:	VIII
Location of Temple of Sinnoh in Hisui.
Pokémon world locations

The Temple of Sinnoh (Japanese: シンオウ神殿 Sinnoh Temple) is a location at the peak of Mount Coronet in the Coronet Highlands of Hisui, built as a monument to Arceus, also known as almighty Sinnoh. At the entrance of the temple are statues of the ancient hero's Pokémon: Wyrdeer, Kleavor, Ursaluna, Hisuian Lilligant, Basculegion, Hisuian Arcanine, Sneasler, Hisuian Electrode, Hisuian Braviary, and Hisuian Avalugg.

Fixtures modeled after Arceus's likeness such as its golden cross-like wheel and head are emblazoned on the temple's structure.

In present-day Sinnoh, the temple's ruins are known as the Spear Pillar.

In the games

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

The player first travels to the Temple of Sinnoh to prevent Galaxy Team Commander Kamado from recklessly trying to deal with the Pokémon sighted at the space-time rift above Mount Coronet. After being defeated in battle, Kamado sees the error of his ways and apologizes for banishing the player from Jubilife Village. At the end of the temple, either Dialga (if the player chose Adaman during Mission 14) or Palkia (if the player chose Irida during Mission 14) will then emerge from the space-time rift. The player will try to subdue the Legendary Pokémon with the Red Chain created by the lake guardians, but fails, forcing them to fight and catch it.

After the player has caught the Legendary Pokémon, its counterpart will appear and force the player to retreat. Once the player has obtained the Origin Ball, they return to the temple to face it, accompanied by the Legendary Pokémon captured earlier. The opposing Legendary Pokémon transforms into its Origin Forme, destroying the temple and all its statues in the process, and must be quelled using balms before the player can use the Origin Ball to catch it.

During the post-game, the player returns to the ruins of the temple, where Volo reveals that he was the one who sought out Giratina and had it tear open the space-time rift to anger Dialga/Palkia, ultimately causing the player's arrival in Hisui. Holding the last of the 18 Plates, he challenges the player to get the other 17 Plates from them so he can meet Arceus and use its power to recreate the world. After being defeated, he summons Giratina to his aid, forcing the player to defeat it as well. Once Giratina is defeated, Volo hands the player the last Plate and leaves, swearing to create his new world no matter how many centuries it will take.

Once the player has caught at least one of every non-Mythical Pokémon in Hisui, they return to the temple once again and play the Azure Flute, revealing a glowing stairway to the Hall of Origin, where Arceus awaits them.

After defeating Arceus, the player can return to the Temple of Sinnoh for rematches with Arceus, as well as Origin Forme Dialga or Palkia.

According to Ingo, the temple was built a long time ago using stone mined out of the Ancient Quarry. According to Old Verse 11, both people and Pokémon worked together to mine the stone, but humans were ultimately responsible for carving the statues of the ancient hero's Pokémon.

Geography

The Temple of Sinnoh is located at the very peak of Mount Coronet, although the north side of the temple stands above a vast snowy valley surrounded by mountain ranges of nearly equal height. It stands in the northwest corner of the Coronet Highlands, completely surrounded by Cloudcap Pass. Since the northern section of Cloudcap Pass is completely impassable, the only known entrance to the Temple is through the Stone Portal, a small straight tunnel that passes underneath it. After exiting the Stone Portal, there is a single straight trail upwards to the south side of the Temple. The path widens twice, once halfway up the trail and again at the base of the Temple itself.

Shop

During Mission 17: "Atop Mount Coronet", Volo can be found here as a temporary shopkeeper halfway up the trail to the Temple of Sinnoh. Volo cannot be found here to sell items again after completing the mission.

Volo
Poké Ball $100	Great Ball $300
Ultra Ball $600	Potion $200
Super Potion $400	Hyper Potion $800
Max Potion $2,000	Full Restore $2,500
Full Heal $600	Revive $700
Max Revive $3,000

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Old Verse 11	To the right of the stairs at the entrance of the temple (hidden, requires Ursaluna)	LA
	Ultra Ball ×10	Given by Kamado before battling the first Legendary Pokémon	LA
	Time Balm	Automatically obtained during the first battle and subsequent rematches with Origin Forme Dialga	LA
	Space Balm	Automatically obtained during the first battle and subsequent rematches with Origin Forme Palkia	LA
	Spooky Plate	Given by Volo after defeating him and Giratina	LA
	Azure Flute	Replaces the Celestica Flute after obtaining the Spooky Plate	LA

Special encounters

Dialga and Palkia are coded to never be Shiny.

If Adaman was chosen

The following applies if the player picked Adaman during Mission 13: "Disaster Looming".

Dialga can be caught during Mission 17: "Atop Mount Coronet", which becomes available after the player forges the Red Chain from the materials obtained during the trials of the lake guardians.

	Types: Steel Dragon Mega Stone: None
Dialga Lv.65
Earth Power Ground Special   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Roar of Time Dragon Special   --

Palkia can be caught in its Origin Forme during Mission 18: "The Counterpart" after the players catches Dialga. It reverts to its normal form after being caught.

	Types: Water Dragon Mega Stone: None
Palkia Lv.65
Earth Power Ground Special   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Spacial Rend Dragon Special   --

If Irida was chosen

The following applies if the player picked Irida during Mission 13: "Disaster Looming".

Palkia can be caught during Mission 17: "Atop Mount Coronet", which becomes available after the player forges the Red Chain from the materials obtained during the trials of the lake guardians.

	Types: Water Dragon Mega Stone: None
Palkia Lv.65
Earth Power Ground Special   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Spacial Rend Dragon Special   --

Dialga can be caught in its Origin Forme during Mission 18: "The Counterpart" after the player catches Palkia. It reverts to its normal form after being caught.

	Types: Steel Dragon Mega Stone: None
Dialga Lv.65
Earth Power Ground Special   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Roar of Time Dragon Special   --

Rematch

Both Pokémon of Myth can be rematched in their Origin Formes at any point after the player catches Arceus. They cannot be caught and must be defeated.

Types: Steel Dragon Mega Stone: None Dialga Lv.85 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Roar of Time Dragon Special   --

Types: Water Dragon Mega Stone: None Palkia Lv.85 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Spacial Rend Dragon Special   --

Trainers

Mission 17: "Atop Mount Coronet"

The Galaxy Team's Kamado Temple of Sinnoh Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Types: Psychic Flying Mega Stone: None Braviary♂ Lv.61 Esper Wing Psychic Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Rock Ground Mega Stone: None Golem♂ Lv.61 Stealth Rock Rock Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Mega Stone: None Clefable♀ Lv.61 Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Mega Stone: None Snorlax♂ Lv.62 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Mission 26: "Seeking the Remaining Plates"

Volo summons Giratina in its Altered Forme immediately after his main team is defeated. Experience is awarded for battling his main team before Volo summons Giratina, and temporary in-battle conditions wear off, but the player is not given a chance to heal. If the player is defeated by Giratina, they must also battle Volo's initial team again. During this battle, Giratina is filled with terrible might (Japanese: すさまじい力 Tremendous Strength), which boosts all of its stats and causes it to take reduced indirect damage (such as from poison and splinters). Upon being defeated, Giratina changes into its Origin Forme and heals itself completely, effectively making the second part of the battle against two Pokémon, and the entire battle against eight. Giratina's two phases are treated as part of the same battle, so experience is not awarded in between and temporary in-battle conditions do not change.

Part 1

Pokémon Wielder Volo Temple of Sinnoh Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Types: Ghost Dark Mega Stone: None Spiritomb♂ Lv.68 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --         Types: Grass Poison Mega Stone: None Roserade♂ Lv.68 Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Spikes Ground Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Effort level 1 in its stats. Types: Fairy Flying Mega Stone: None Togekiss♀ Lv.68 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --         Types: Fire Rock Mega Stone: None Arcanine♀ Lv.68 Raging Fury Fire Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --         Types: Fighting Steel Mega Stone: None Lucario♂ Lv.68 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --         Types: Dragon Ground Mega Stone: None Garchomp♂ Lv.68 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --

Part 2

Pokémon Wielder Volo Temple of Sinnoh Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Types: Ghost Dragon Mega Stone: None Giratina Lv.70 Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Shadow Force Ghost Physical   --       Types: Ghost Dragon Mega Stone: None Giratina Lv.70 Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Shadow Force Ghost Physical   --

In the TCG

The Temple of Sinnoh in the TCG

Main article: Temple of Sinnoh (Astral Radiance 155)

Temple of Sinnoh was introduced as a Stadium card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Space Juggler expansion and the English Astral Radiance expansion, with artwork by Oswaldo KATO. It was also released as a Secret card in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by the same artist. It makes all Special Energy cards attached to all Pokémon provide Colorless Energy with no other effect.

Gallery

LA  Concept art

Trivia

• After the Temple of Sinnoh is destroyed, the ruins resemble the version of Spear Pillar found in Pokémon Diamond and Brilliant Diamond, regardless of which Pokémon is responsible for destroying it.
• Volo alludes to its present-day name by describing the ruins as "pillars now turned into spears, stabbing into the heavens."

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 神奧神殿 Sàhn'ou Sàhndihn Mandarin 神奧神殿 / 神奥神殿 Shén'ào Shéndiàn French Temple de Sinnoh German Sinnoh-Tempel Indonesian Kuil Sinnoh Italian Tempio di Sinnoh Korean 신오신전 Sin'o Shinjeon Brazilian Portuguese Templo de Sinnoh Spanish Templo de Sinnoh

Hisui
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