Walkthrough:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky/Chapter 8

At the Basecamp

Upon arriving at the basecamp in a foggy forest, the game will say it is the start of "Groudon's Heart". Chatot will say you are late, but quickly calms and tells you to come into camp. You think the place is familiar, but Chatot makes you move along before you can dwell on it. The guild and Team Skull gather together to listen to Chatot, but Chimecho recounts a legend about Uxie who is said to live at Fogbound Lake. Uxie is said to wipe memories clean if it meets your eyes to protect the existence of the lake, and you wonder if that's what happened to you. Chatot calls this folklore and tells you all to head out and explore, warning you of the low visibility beyond this point because of the deep fog. You wonder one more time if this place is related to your memory loss before heading further in.

Your partner runs ahead and find a shining red gem laying on the ground and beckons you forward. They say the stone is warm and remarks it might be rare so they take it with them.

Inside the Forest

Forest Path

Forest path is another 5 floor looping path meant for leveling. Be mindful of Swinub's Powder Snow, especially when Dunsparce can paralyze you with Glare or put you to sleep with Yawn.

Pokémon encountered

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Pinsir (Pokémon) Pinsir 1-5 14 Unrecruitable
Dunsparce (Pokémon) Dunsparce 1-5 14 Unrecruitable
Swinub (Pokémon) Swinub 1-5 14 Unrecruitable
Houndour (Pokémon) Houndour 1-5 14 Unrecruitable
Linoone (Pokémon) Linoone 1-5 15 Unrecruitable
Kricketot (Pokémon) Kricketot 1-5 12 Unrecruitable

Items

Foggy Forest

Foggy Forest is 11 floors, the first dungeon to feature weather, and the main type appears to be Normal. The fog here weakens the power of Electric type moves so don't be surprised if they don't do much damage. 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. Bidoof is no longer exploring with your team.

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 physical Attack. The biggest possible threat is Buneary; 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 (Pokémon) Hoothoot 1-5 13 6.4%
Dunsparce (Pokémon) Dunsparce 1-5 14 6.4%
Smeargle (Pokémon) Smeargle 1-5 14 6.8%
Cherubi (Pokémon) Cherubi 1-5 14 8.2%
Skiploom (Pokémon) Skiploom 1-11 13-15 0.5%
Zigzagoon (Pokémon) Zigzagoon 1-11 14-16 8.2%
Pachirisu (Pokémon) Pachirisu 1-11 14-16 8.2%
Noctowl (Pokémon) Noctowl 6-11 14-15 -10%
Stantler (Pokémon) Stantler 6-11 14-15 6.4%
Buneary (Pokémon) Buneary 6-11 15-16 8.2%
Pinsir (Pokémon) Pinsir 7-11 15-16 8.2%
Breloom (Pokémon) 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

Item Floors
2-100 Poké 1-11F
Power Band 1-11F
Special Band 1-11F
Twist Band 1-11F
4-5 Stick 1-11F
Apple 1-11F
Blue Gummi 1-11F
Brown Gummi 1-11F
Grass Gummi 1-11F
Green Gummi 1-11F
Orange Gummi 1-11F
Silver Gummi 1-11F
Sky Gummi 1-11F
White Gummi 1-11F
Black Gummi 1-11F
Clear Gummi 1-11F
Gold Gummi 1-11F
Gray Gummi 1-11F
Pink Gummi 1-11F
Purple Gummi 1-11F
Red Gummi 1-11F
Royal Gummi 1-11F
Yellow Gummi 1-11F
Cheri Berry 1-11F
Oran Berry 1-11F
Pecha Berry 1-11F
Blast Seed 1-11F
Heal Seed 1-11F
Reviver Seed 1-11F
Sleep Seed 1-11F
Stun Seed 1-11F
Warp Seed 1-11F
X-Eye Seed 1-11F
Max Elixir 1-11F
Mix Elixir 1-11F
Aerial Ace 1-11F
Attract 1-11F
Brick Break 1-11F
Brine 1-11F
Bullet Seed 1-11F
Calm Mind 1-11F
Dig 1-11F
Dive 1-11F
Dragon Claw 1-11F
Embargo 1-11F
Energy Ball 1-11F
Explosion 1-11F
False Swipe 1-11F
Flash 1-11F
Focus Blast 1-11F
Focus Punch 1-11F
Giga Drain 1-11F
Giga Impact 1-11F
Hidden Power 1-11F
Hyper Beam 1-11F
Iron Tail 1-11F
Light Screen 1-11F
Natural Gift 1-11F
Payback 1-11F
Poison Jab 1-11F
Protect 1-11F
Recycle 1-11F
Reflect 1-11F
Rest 1-11F
Roar 1-11F
Rock Slide 1-11F
Roost 1-11F
Safeguard 1-11F
Shadow Claw 1-11F
Shock Wave 1-11F
SolarBeam 1-11F
Stealth Rock 1-11F
Steel Wing 1-11F
Swords Dance 1-11F
Taunt 1-11F
Thunder Wave 1-11F
Thunderbolt 1-11F
Torment 1-11F
Vacuum-Cut 1-11F
Water Pulse 1-11F
Wide Slash 1-11F
All-Hit Orb 1-11F
Blowback Orb 1-11F
Decoy Orb 1-11F
Drought Orb 1-11F
Escape Orb 1-11F
Foe-Fear Orb 1-11F
Foe-Seal Orb 1-11F
Hurl Orb 1-11F
Luminous Orb 1-11F
Petrify Orb 1-11F
Radar Orb 1-11F
Rollcall Orb 1-11F
Scanner Orb 1-11F
Slumber Orb 1-11F
Spurn Orb 1-11F
Switcher Orb 1-11F
Totter Orb 1-11F
Transfer Orb 1-11F
Warp Orb 1-11F

The Groudon Statue

You enter a place where there is water pouring down all around you. Corphish is there near an odd statue and says the statue says something in footprint runes, so your partner steps forward to read it. "Reignite the life that burned within Groudon... Then the sky shall blaze with the Sun's heat... The path to treasure shall be revealed." While Corphish and your partner are pondering what this means, you partner tells you to touch the statue.

This time, instead of seeing a vision you will hear voices. One says, "Place the Drought Stone in Groudon's Heart. That lifts the fog!"

After a moment of thought you have an idea- maybe the drought stone is the red gem your partner found. Your partner agrees to try and inserts the stone into the statues chest. The statues eyes turn red and it begins to shake before your team and Corphish begin to run away. There's a flash and the fog is gone. Above you is Fogbound Lake! Corphish leaves to let the other guild members know.

As soon as Corphish is gone, Team Skull rushes you and tells you they intend to go steal the treasure. Your partner gets annoyed again and begins to fights back. As they're about to use their gas attack on you again, an Apple rolls, with someone screaming after it. It turns out to be Wigglytuff!

Wigglytuff is happy to see everyone here together. He tells your team to go for the treasure while his friends on Team Skull are told to stay behind with him to wait for their report. Team Skull begins making a new plan to take down Wigglytuff, take his rumored treasure, and follow after you. Skuntank says "No hard feelings... But the great, famous explorer Wigglytuff... Is finished! Chaw-Haw!"


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