Howdy trainers! Welcome to the Time Vortex quest guide!
Please note that this guide is not 100% complete. Some information concerning Pokémon's items, moves, and abilities are missing. If you have any information that I have not included on here OR if I have made a mistake, please message me on here or on Discord (AlmightyPiLord#0135) so I may make the appropriate changes.
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Without further ado, let's begin!
STEP ONE: Speak to the Officer
Speak to Officer Ryan at the Circuit City docks on the far side of Circuit City.
Coordinates: -347/26/727
STEP TWO: Sneak up to NPCs
Approach the group of NPCs hidden in the cluster of trees in front of the Circuit City Pokémon Center. Be careful not to be spotted! If they see you, you will be teleported away to the front of Circuit City.
Coordinates: -280/62/874
STEP THREE: Infiltrate the Base
Enter the base at the base of the volcano near Hearth Valley. the base is right up from a sandy area on the shoreline. Once you get there, touch the back wall and you should be teleported to the next area.
Coordinates: -1472/47/-96
STEP FOUR: Defeat the 10,000 Grunts
Now your seemingly endless battles with the grunts begins! most of this part is pretty straightforward- just follow the path and defeat each grunt you come across.
Cosmic Grunt 1
Coordinates: -1242/34/-950
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Will-o-Wisp
Moveset:
Nasty Plot
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Earth Power
Moveset:
Ice Punch
Cosmic Grunt 2
Coordinates: -1246/51/-1012
Pokémon:
Ability: Poison Heal
Item: Toxic Orb
Moveset:
Swords Dance
Roost
Knock Off
Moveset:
Fire Blast
Focus Blast
Flame Charge
Moveset:
Ice Punch
Sucker Punch
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Swords Dance
Cosmic Grunt 3
Coordinates: -1214/59/-988
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Superpower
Head Smash
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Curse
Sleep Talk
Body Slam
Moveset:
Brave Bird
Roost
U-Turn
Moveset:
Nasty Plot
Cosmic Grunt 4
Coordinates: -1265/64/-977
Pokémon:
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Moveset:
U-Turn
Moveset:
Shadow Ball
Ability: Sand Stream
Moveset:
Pursuit
Cosmic Grunt 5
Coordinates: -1287/68/-1007
Pokémon:
Ability: Sand Stream
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Whirlwind
Moveset:
Dynamic Punch
Stone Edge
Ability: Sturdy
Moveset:
Okay so I wrote down Ice Punch and Sucker Punch for this guy but seeing as this guy has no arms I'm not sure if that's right and I'm 60% sure I was probably just thinking of the upcoming Toxicroak when I wrote it down. Let me know if I was right or not lol
Moveset:
Ice Punch
Sucker Punch
Cosmic Grunt 6
Coordinates: -1256/72/-1012
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Thunder Wave
Moveset:
Toxic
Moveset:
Taunt
No Info
After you defeat this trainer, back track a few blocks and do some parkour across the lava and continue down the endless road of Grunts!
Cosmic Grunt 7
Coordinates: -1265/73/-1057
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Vaccum Wave
Aura Sphere
Shadow Ball
Moveset:
Cross Chop
Ice Punch
Wild Charge
Moveset:
Hex
Moveset:
Knock Off
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Cosmic Grunt 8
Coordinates: -1304/69/-1034
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Bullet Punch
Earthquake
Will-o-Wisp
Moveset:
U-Turn
Earthquake
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Hex
Taunt
No Info
Cosmic Grunt 9
Coordinates: -1351/69/-1079
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Taunt
Ability: Sand Stream
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Ability: Intimidate
Moveset:
Superpower
Moveset:
Ice Punch
Thunder Punch
Cosmic Grunt 10:
Coordinates: -1367/71/-1105
Pokémon:
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Rock Slide
Moveset:
Aqua Tail
Dragon Claw
Fire Fang
No Info
Moveset:
Hydro Pump
Recover
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
STEP FIVE: Defeat Karminrot
Finally, all those grunts are done and over with! Now, speak and battle the NPC straight ahead named Karminrot!
Coordinates: -1356/69/-1166
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Ice Punch
Swords Dance
Moveset:
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Ability: Poison Heal
Item: Toxic Orb
Moveset:
Swords Dance
Moveset:
Toxic Spikes
Moveset:
Sludge Bomb
STEP SIX: Set the Lake Guardians Free
Now that he's out of the way, walk up to Haru and Sora straight ahead. They'll say some dialogue.
After that, Approach Isacc on your right. Behind him are some levers. Flick each lever until all 3 guardians are set free.
Once that happens, approach Haru and Sora again. The two of them summon Giratina. Once they do that, walk into the Giratina and you will be sent to the Distortion World! Oooo!
STEP SEVEN: Uxie's Distortion World
Once you're sent to the Distortion world, walk straight forward until you meet creepy Danielle. Speak to her to initiate the battle!
(P.S. This is about where I focus less on gathering information about the Pokémon and focus more on actually winning the battle, so there will be less info about Pokémon from here onward... sorry!)
Coordinates: 724/3/1036
Pokémon:
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Moveset:
Roost
No Info
No Info
Moveset:
Seismic Toss
Moveset:
Sludge Bomb
Once you defeat creepy Danielle, head into the building on your right. There you will see creepy Professor Hemlock (at least, creepier-than-normal Professor Hemlock). Talk to him and battle him!
Coordinates: 677/3/1057
Pokémon:
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Synthesis
No Info
Moveset:
Focus Blast
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Thunder Wave
Air Slash
Roost
After you defeat creepier Professor Hemlock, Uxie should appear behind you. Once you approach it, it'll run off to another direction. Follow it and interact with it to be sent to the next level of the Distortion World.
STEP EIGHT: Mespirit's Distortion World
Walk until you see a structure that looks remarkably like the Circuit City gym. Walk in there and on the far side you should see creepy Strom. Walk up to him and talk to him to battle!
Coordinates: -608/27/1032
Pokémon:
Item: Air Balloon
Moveset:
Signal Beam
No Info
No Info
No Info
After defeating creepy Strom, Mespirit should appear behind you. Similar to Uxie, follow it and interact with it to be sent to the next level of the Distortion World.
STEP NINE: Azelf's Distortion World
Walk until you see creepy Cynthia. Talk to her to battle!
Coordinates: 1063/2/994
Pokémon:
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Silver Wind
Psychic
Moveset:
Energy Ball
Moveset:
Aura Sphere
Air Slash
Item: Life Orb
Moveset:
Aura Sphere
Dragon Pulse
Earthquake
Moveset:
Ice Beam
Aqua Ring
Water Pulse
Moveset:
Earthquake
Brick Break
Dragon Rush
After you defeat creepy Cynthia, Azelf should appear. Like the last two guardians, follow and interact with it to be sent to the final level of the Distortion World.
STEP TEN: Defeat Sora and Haru
Walk towards Sora and Haru. Sora will challenge you first.
Sora
Coordinates: 1534/35/1110
Pokémon:
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Ice Beam
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Scald
Ice Beam
Calm Mind
Moveset:
Surf
Calm Mind
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
Thunder Wave
Slack Off
No Info
Haru
Coordinates: 1532/35/1111
Pokémon:
Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Mach Punch
Ability: Intimidate
Moveset:
Extreme Speed
Moveset:
Extreme Speed
Moveset:
Precipice Blades
Rock Slide
Fire Punch
Item: Leftovers
STEP ELEVEN: The End
After defeating Haru, you will be transported back to the base. After some dialogue involving Haru and Sora's arrest, turn around and walk towards Danielle and Professor Hemlock. Finally, after some more dialogue, you will have finally finished the Time Vortex quest and will have received your sweet, sweet rewards!
Time Vortex Quest Rewards:
25,000 Coins
20 Tokens
250,000 Trainer XP
Heat Rock
Team Valor: Mespirit
Team Mystic: Azelf
Team Instinct: Uxie
(Note: If you do not have a team, you will not receive a Lake Guardian. I can attest to this fact, lol).
CONGRATS ON COMPLETING THE TIME VORTEX QUEST!
Special thanks to @Lemmytheleime, Nike276, and @minermaotwno1 for contributing to this guide! <3
man that took forever
