The Great Desert is east of Dehara City and is the only way to reach Gurun Town. To be allowed onto the desert you need the Go-Goggles from the main questline. There are a lot of optional trainers here as well as a lot of Pokémon to catch, included those hidden in Fossils obtained through Rock Smash.
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Great Desert Map
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Nurse Linda |
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Roughneck Cameron |
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Youngster Dave |
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Guitarist Nelson |
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Kindler Blaze |
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Camper Drew |
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Ruin Maniac Grady |
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Pokémon Ranger Logan |
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Hiker Lucas |
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Psychic Rode |
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Bird Keepers Roger and Reed |
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Clown of the Sands |
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Black Belt Kiyo |
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Warmonger Mission |
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Collector Dawson |
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Ruin Maniac Larry and the Regirock Tomb |
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Mega Trainer |
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Portal – Pheromosa (requires post-game) |
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Raid Den |
| Exits | |
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West: Dehara City |
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Dungeon Entrance: Tomb of Borrius |
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East: Gurun Town |
Item Locations
| Item | Location | Image |
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| Yellow Shard | In the western part of the open desert, south of Roughneck Cameron, east of the Dehara City entrance |
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| Fire Stone | In the western part of the open desert, north of Youngster Dave |
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| Smooth Rock | In the northwestern part of the open desert, south of Pokémon Ranger Logan |
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| Yellow Shard |
(hidden) In the northwestern part of the open desert, east of Pokémon Ranger Logan, hidden in an open space |
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| Rare Bone |
(hidden) In the northern part of the open desert, west of Hiker Lucas, hidden in a skeleton near a cactus and a sign |
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| Fresh Water | In the northeast part of the open desert, just north of a cactus on the cliff edge |
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| Rare Bone |
(hidden) In the northeast part of the open desert, west of the Lucario cultist, hidden in a skeleton near a cactus |
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| Rare Candy |
(hidden) In the northeast part of the open desert, hidden in the middle of the Poke Ball pattern |
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| Zygarde Cell | In the southwest corner of the middle canyon |
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| Yellow Shard |
(hidden) In the southeast corner of the middle canyon, hidden in open space |
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| Iron (hidden) |
(hidden) In the western part of the open desert, north of Youngster Dave, hidden in a rock |
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| Sun Stone | In the southwest canyon, in the same sand depression as Camper Drew |
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| Zygarde Cell | In the southwest canyon, south of Camper Drew, near some cacti |
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Yellow Shard (hidden) |
(hidden) In the eastern part of the open desert, southwest of Collector Dawson |
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| Rock Incense | In the eastern part of the open desert, west of Ruin Maniac Larry |
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Max Repel (hidden) |
(hidden) In the eastern part of the open desert, west of Ruin Maniac Larry, hidden in a skeleton |
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Carbos (hidden) |
(hidden) In the eastern part of the open desert, just west of the Gurun Town zone line |
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| TM26 Earthquake |
(requires Rock Climb) Up the wall near the Tomb of Borrius entrance |
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Max Revive (hidden) |
(requires Rock Climb) Up the wall near the Tomb of Borrius entrance, hidden in a rock |
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Wild Pokémon
| Pokémon | Method | Time | Rate | |
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Dwebble | Open Desert | Day and Night | 20% |
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Krokorok | Open Desert | Day and Night | 20% |
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Sandslash | Open Desert | Day and Night | 20% |
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Cacnea | Open Desert | Day and Night | 10% |
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Darumaka | Open Desert | Day and Night | 10% |
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Hippowdon | Open Desert | Day and Night | 10% |
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Maractus | Open Desert | Day and Night | 5% |
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Vibrava | Open Desert | Day and Night | 5% |
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Binacle | Rock Smash | Day and Night | – |
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Geodude | Rock Smash | Day and Night | – |
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Shieldon | Fossil via Rock Smash | Armor Fossil | – |
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Anorith | Fossil via Rock Smash | Claw Fossil | – |
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Kabuto | Fossil via Rock Smash | Dome Fossil | – |
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Omanyte | Fossil via Rock Smash | Helix Fossil | – |
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Tyrunt | Fossil via Rock Smash | Jaw Fossil | – |
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Aerodactyl | Fossil via Rock Smash | Old Amber | – |
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Archen | Fossil via Rock Smash | Plume Fossil | – |
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Lileep | Fossil via Rock Smash | Root Fossil | – |
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Amaura | Fossil via Rock Smash | Sail Fossil | – |
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Cranidos | Fossil via Rock Smash | Skull Fossil | – |
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Tirtouga | Fossil via Rock Smash | Cover Fossil | – |
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Maractus | Static Encounter |
Daily (in a cactus) |
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Rufflet | Static Encounter |
Mondays (on a rocky cliff in the northwest) |
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Vullaby | Static Encounter |
Thursday (on a rocky cliff in the northwest) |
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Silicobra | Special Encounter | Requires Gen 8 Activation | – |
Trainers
| Nurse Linda | |||
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| Pokémon | Togepi (Lv.39) | Togetic (Lv.41) | Chansey (Lv.40) |
| Type | Fairy | Fairy/Flying | Normal |
| Reward | 2240 Poké Dollars | ||
| Roughneck Cameron | ||
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| Pokémon | Krokorok (Lv.41) | Barbaracle (Lv.39) |
| Type | Ground/Dark | Rock/Water |
| Reward | 1592 Poké Dollars | |
| Youngster Dave | ||
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| Pokémon | Sandslash (Lv.40) | Vibrava (Lv.41) |
| Type | Ground | Ground/Dragon |
| Reward | 944 Poké Dollars | |
| Guitarist Nelson | ||||
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| Pokémon | Flaaffy (Lv.41) | Luxio (Lv.40) | Voltorb (Lv.39) | Electrode (Lv.41) |
| Type | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric |
| Reward | 1792 Poké Dollars | |||
| Kindler Blaze | |
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| Pokémon | Darumaka (Lv.40) |
| Type | Fire |
| Reward | 1952 Poké Dollars |
| Camper Drew | ||||
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| Pokémon | Hippopotas (Lv.39) | Inkay (Lv.40) | Yamask (Lv.39) | Sandile (Lv.40) |
| Type | Ground | Dark/Psychic | Ghost | Ground/Dark |
| Reward | 1160 Poké Dollars | |||
| Ruin Maniac Grady | ||
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| Pokémon | Baltoy (Lv.39) | Sigilyph (Lv.41) |
| Type | Ground/Psychic | Psychic/Flying |
| Reward | 2832 Poké Dollars | |
| Pokémon Ranger Logan | ||
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| Pokémon | Trapinch (Lv.40) | Darmanitan (Lv.41) |
| Type | Ground | Fire |
| Reward | 3480 Poké Dollars | |
| Hiker Lucas | ||
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| Pokémon | Excadrill (Lv.40) | Donphan (Lv.40) |
| Type | Ground/Steel | Ground |
| Reward | 1824 Poké Dollars | |
| Psychic Rode | |||
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| Pokémon | Claydol (Lv.41) | Solrock (Lv.40) | Lunatone (Lv.40) |
| Type | Ground/Psychic | Rock/Psychic | Rock/Psychic |
| Reward | 2688 Poké Dollars | ||
| Black Belt Kiyo | ||
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| Pokémon | Binacle (Lv.39) | Dwebble (Lv.39) |
| Type | Rock/Water | Bug/Rock |
| Reward | 1824 Poké Dollars | |
| Bird Keepers Roger and Reed | ||||
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| Pokémon | Rufflet (Lv.40) | Vullaby (Lv.39) | Doduo (Lv.39) | Archen (Lv.39) |
| Type | Normal/Flying | Dark/Flying | Normal/Flying | Rock/Flying |
| Reward | 7080 Poké Dollars | |||
| Collector Dawson | |||
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| Pokémon | Klefki (Lv.41) | Sliggoo (Lv.40) | Maractus (Lv.42) |
| Type | Steel/Fairy | Dragon | Grass |
| Reward | 1920 Poké Dollars | ||
| Ruin Maniac Larry | ||
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| Pokémon | Crustle (Lv.40) | Hippowdon (Lv.41) |
| Type | Bug/Rock | Ground |
| Reward | 2880 Poké Dollars | |
| Mega Trainer Travon (requires Rock Climb) | |||||
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| Pokémon | Claydol (Lv.57) | Hippowdon (Lv.57) | Cradily (Lv.58) | Excadrill (Lv.59) | Mega Scizor (Lv.59) |
| Type | Ground/Psychic | Ground | Rock/Grass | Ground/Steel | Bug/Steel |
| Reward | 6600 Poké Dollars, Scizorite | ||||
