Quick Guide:
  • Enter Cliff Cave
  • Explore the upper part of Route 11
  • Visit Tarmigan Town
  • Challenge Tarmigan Mansion
  • Obtain Mega Evolution

Cliff Cave and Upper Route 11

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Cliff Cave and Upper Route 11 maps
Points of Interest
Kindler Cole
Hiker Lenny
Bird Keeper Donald
Bird Keeper Kenny
Exits and Passages
Cliff Cave
Lower Route 11


Exits to Upper Route 11
Ladder to Upper Chamber
Upper Route 11


Entrances to Cliff Cave
Requires HM Rock Climb
Requires HM Rock Climb
Tarmigan Town
Items

Items
Cliff Cave
Rare Bone
Zygarde Cell
Upper Route 11
Yellow Shard
Roseli Berry
Ultra Ball
Rare Candy
Wild Pokémon

Wild Pokémon
Cliff Cave
Golbat
Poison/Flying
Alolan Geodude
Rock/Ground
Alolan Graveler
Rock/Ground
Machop
Fighting
Machoke
Fighting
Onix
Rock/Ground
Steelix
Steel/Ground
Wooper
Water/Ground
Quagsire
Water/Ground
Misdreavus
Ghost
Upper Route 11
Long Grass
Exeggcute
Grass/Psychic
Day and Night
Spoink
Psychic
Day and Night
Meditite
Fight/Psychic
Day and Night
Togedemaru
Electric/Steel
Day and Night
Swablu
Normal/Flying
Day
Noctowl
Normal/Flying
Night
Trainers

Trainers
Kindler Cole
Camerupt
Fire/Ground
(Lv.32)
Simisear
Fire
(Lv.33)
Ponyta
Fire
(Lv.31)
Hiker Lenny
Sudowoodo
Rock
(Lv.32)
Magcargo
Fire/Rock
(Lv.33)
Alolan Graveler
Rock/Electric
(Lv.32)
Steelix
Steel/Ground
(Lv.32)
Bird Keeper Donald
Fearow
Normal/Flying
(Lv.32)
Swablu
Normal/Flying
(Lv.31)
Bird Keeper Benny
Talonflame
Fire/Flying
(Lv.33)
Cliff Cave first chamber / Pokémon Unbound
Cliff Cave first chamber

To get to Tarmigan Town and its mansion – and the Mega Evolution challenge – you’ll have to go through Cliff Cave, which leads to an upper section of Route 11.

The cave chambers are straightforward, with very few twists and turns. Go north and then west up the stairs.

The way to the upper part of Route 11 / Pokémon Unbound
The way to the upper part of Route 11

You’ll see a cave exit here – go through it and you’ll be on a cliff ledge.

These boulders are easy to move now / Pokémon Unbound
These boulders are easy to move now

A few Strength boulders block the path, but they’re easily moved.

Kindler Cole will challenge us on the way through.

Another cave entrance / Pokémon Unbound
Another cave entrance

Once you get past him, you’ll see stairs to another cliff ledge and an entrance to another Cliff Cave chamber.

Head up the ladder / Pokémon Unbound
Head up the ladder

As soon as you enter, go north and you’ll see a ladder to an upper level. Climb it.

The final exit of Cliff Cave / Pokémon Unbound
The final exit of Cliff Cave

Once you’re up here, go out of the cave and you’ll be on Upper Route 11 proper.

Upper Route 11 / Pokémon Unbound
Upper Route 11

There’s a Hiker here, waiting in the long grass to ambush us.

After you beat him, walk north.

Continue north into a little fenced area / Pokémon Unbound
Continue north into a little fenced area

There are two Bird Keepers in the next area – you can fight or evade them if you wish, though the experience may be helpful for the challenges ahead.

Tarmigan Town is ahead / Pokémon Unbound
Tarmigan Town is ahead

North of them is the end of Route 11 and the entrance to Tarmigan Town.

Tarmigan Town

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Tarmigan Town map
Points of Interest
Trade House
Red Shard House
Dream Mist Scientist
Dream Research Lab
Pokémon Center
Poke Mart
Nightmare House
Tarmigan Inn
Tarmigan Mansion
Exits and Passages
Upper Route 11
Route 12
Items

Items
Awakening
Repeat Ball
Ether
(hidden)
Adrenal Orb
(after Tarmigan Mansion)
Wild Pokémon

Wild Pokémon
Surfing
Poliwag
Water
Poliwhirl
Water
Politoed
Water
Slowpoke
Water
Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Poliwag
Water
(Good Rod)
Psyduck
Water
(Good Rod)
Golduck
Water
(Super Rod)
Poliwhirl
Water
(Super Rod)
Tarmigan Town / Pokémon Unbound
Tarmigan Town

This is a relatively small and sleepy town, with only a few things to pick up before you head into the mansion.

Two houses north of the entrance are our first stop / Pokémon Unbound
Two houses north of the entrance are our first stop

Walk north and you’ll see two houses side-by-side – head into the left house first.

Tim wants to trade / Pokémon Unbound
Tim wants to trade

The man in this house will offer you a Pachirisu if you trade him a Manectric.

Pokémon Trade
Tim offers:
Pachirisu
Fighting
(holding Old Gateau)
You offer:
Manectric
Electric

evolved from Electrike, found on Route 2
This house will basically teach you Fire Punch for free / Pokémon Unbound
This house will basically teach you Fire Punch for free

In the house on the right, there’s a Kindler who will teach you Fire Punch for 2 Red Shards. However, the old man in this house hates him, so he’ll give you those 2 Red Shards you need if you talk to him.

Once you’re done in those two houses, go north.

The Dream Scientist / Pokémon Unbound
The Dream Scientist

You’ll see a weird building here – this is the Dream Research Lab.

Speak to the Scientist waiting outside and he’ll give you a Dream Mist.

You can then head inside the Dream Lab, and speak to one of the scientists inside and she’ll give you TM85 Dream Eater.

The Dream Research Lab / Pokémon Unbound
The Dream Research Lab

The Pokémon Center and Poke Mart are in the middle of town – head there next.

The central part of town / Pokémon Unbound
The central part of town

There’s an old man with an Abra inside the Pokémon Center who will offer to teleport you to the bridge on Route 11 outside the south entrance of Cliff Cave.

Helpful if you ever need it.

The man and his Abra / Pokémon Unbound
The man and his Abra

Northeast of the Pokémon Center is a house with a boy inside suffering from nightmares – there’s nothing to do here for now but you will need to come back here in the endgame.

Go east, and the next building you will see is Tarmigan Inn.

Tarmigan Inn is closed / Pokémon Unbound
Tarmigan Inn is closed

However, it’s been closed for a while.

Head north from there and you’ll see Tarmigan Mansion.

Tarmigan Mansion / Pokémon Unbound
Tarmigan Mansion

You’ve finally made it to the mansion, which is the next part of your Pokémon journey.

Once you’ve healed up and have your team ready, head on inside.

Tarmigan Mansion

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Tarmigan Mansion map
Points of Interest
Super Nerd Arnie
Berry Chef
Expert Andy
Healing Chansey
Black Belt Atsushi
Expert Tammy
Ace Trainer Caroline
Healing Chansey
Ace Trainer Samuel
Expert Clancy
Scientist Ted
Secret Button Statue
Button Gate
Kindler Jeff and Collector Winston
Dragon Tamer Burle
Secret Button Statue
Expert Ken
Expert Sheri
Successor Maxima
Secret Button Statue and Exit Gate
Exits and Passages
Tarmigan Town
1F Foyer to 2F Super Nerd Room
1F Foyer to 2F Kitchen
1F Dining Room to 2F Hallway
2F Hallway to 3F Upper Room
3F Upper Room to 2F Landing
2F Landing to 1F Scientist Room
3F Statue Maze to 2F Final Hall
2F Final Hall to Basement (one-way)
Basement to 1F Foyer
Mansion Garden
(after beating Successor Maxima)
Items

Items
Hyper Potion
Calcium
HP Up
Iron
Carbos
Escape Rope
Zinc
Heart Scale
Hyper Potion
Nugget
Revive
Zygarde Cell
Zygarde Cell
(in Garden)
Trainers

Trainers
Super Nerd Arnie
Magneton
Electric/Steel
(Lv.34)
Kadabra
Psychic
(Lv.36)
Expert Andy
Starmie
Water/Psychic
(Lv.34)
Weavile
Dark/Ice
(Lv.36)
Black Belt Atsushi
Machoke
Fighting
(Lv.35)
Primeape
Fighting
(Lv.35)
Expert Tammy
Froslass
Ice/Ghost
(Lv.35)
Altaria
Dragon/Flying
(Lv.35)
Meowstic
Psychic
(Lv.36)
Ace Trainer Caroline
Venomoth
Bug/Poison
(Lv.36)
Vespiquen
Bug/Flying
(Lv.36)
Ace Trainer Samuel
Ninetales
Fire
(Lv.35)
Gardevoir
Psychic/Fairy
(Lv.36)
Nidoking
Poison/Ground
(Lv.35)
Expert Clancy
Quagsire
Water/Ground
(Lv.36)
Piloswine
Ice/Ground
(Lv.37)
Scientist Ted
Klink
Steel
(Lv.36)
Bronzong
Steel/Psychic
(Lv.36)
Kindler Jeff and Collector Winston
Banette
Ghost
(Lv.36)
Salazzle
Poison/Fire
(Lv.36)
Arcanine
Fire
(Lv.37)
Gourgeist
Ghost/Grass
(Lv.37)
Dragon Tamer Burle
Alolan Exeggutor
Grass/Dragon
(Lv.37)
Axew
Dragon
(Lv.36)
Expert Ken
Vanillish
Ice
(Lv.36)
Ribombee
Bug/Fairy
(Lv.37)
Expert Sheri
Crobat
Poison/Flying
(Lv.37)
Lickilicky
Normal
(Lv.37)
Marowak
Ground
(Lv.37)
Tarmigan Mansion is basically a Gym in everything but name / Pokémon Unbound
Tarmigan Mansion is basically a Gym in everything but name

As soon as you enter you’ll see the Guide, who gives you some advice – there’s a secret button on a statue somewhere that will open the way to Maxima and Mega Evolution.

In fact, there are three of them!

You’re in the lobby area of 1F at the moment. Head northeast and you’ll see a trainer blocking the way forward.

Expert Andy / Pokémon Unbound
Expert Andy

Defeat Expert Andy, and you’ll find yourself in a dining room.

There are two Chanseys in the mansion and one of them is here, right next to the stairs you need to take to the next floor.

The stairs to 2F, and a Chansey / Pokémon Unbound
The stairs to 2F, and a Chansey

Depending on how the battles go in the mansion, you may need to run back and forth to heal.

The long hallway on 2F / Pokémon Unbound
The long hallway on 2F

Up the stairs you’ll find a long hallway that stretches along the north wall of the mansion. There are three trainers for you to defeat here.

The stairs to 3F / Pokémon Unbound
The stairs to 3F

Once you make your way past the trainers, climb up the stairs and you’ll get to the top floor of the mansion.

The second Chansey / Pokémon Unbound
The second Chansey

Ace Trainer Samuel roams this room looking for a fight, so if you need healing, you might need to time it and slip past him to get to the Chansey.

The gate and the second staircase / Pokémon Unbound
The gate and the second staircase

In the south part of the room you’ll see a giant metal grate blocking the way forward.

However, there’s another staircase you can take.

Expert Clancy and the landing / Pokémon Unbound
Expert Clancy and the landing

Taking those stairs will put you on a landing of sorts on 2F, and Expert Clancy challenges you before you can go any further.

Once you beat him, take the stairs down to 1F.

Scientist Ted is in this room, and once you beat him you’ll see a statue in the corner.

Scientist Ted and the secret switch / Pokémon Unbound
Scientist Ted and the secret switch

This is one of the secret switches – press it, and the gate on 3F will open.

A Double Battle / Pokémon Unbound
A Double Battle

When you go through the open gate, however, there are two trainers waiting to ambush you with a Double Battle.

After they’re taken care of, continue east along the hallway and you’ll find a giant room filled with statues.

The left path in the Statue Maze / Pokémon Unbound
The left path in the Statue Maze

There are quite a few paths to take, but first go left when you enter the maze and go through that passage north.

The second secret switch / Pokémon Unbound
The second secret switch

When the path forks, go east and wind around until you see a Pokémon statue – this is the statue with the second switch you need to press.

Once that’s done, go back to the entrance of the maze.

Take the east path this time / Pokémon Unbound
Take the east path this time

Go east and take that path north.

There’s an optional trainer you can fight on this side of the room if you wish.

When the path forks, go left and follow it all the way to the staircase down to 2F, and the final hallway in the mansion.

The route to the staircase / Pokémon Unbound
The route to the staircase

This is the last area before you get to challenge Successor Maxima.

The final hallway / Pokémon Unbound
The final hallway

Head south and you’ll need to beat two Experts, Ken and Sheri.

The south end of the hallway is a one-way drop into the basement of the mansion – the only thing left to do is to fall into it!

The gap in the floor leads to Maxima / Pokémon Unbound
The gap in the floor leads to Maxima

Once you fall down, just head up until you find the Successor waiting for you.

Battle for Mega Evolution

Maxima is your obstacle to obtaining Mega Evolution / Pokémon Unbound
Maxima is your obstacle to obtaining Mega Evolution

In order to gain the power of Mega Evolution, you’ll have to defeat Successor Maxima.

Successor Maxima
Wigglytuff
Normal/Fairy
(Lv.36)
Altaria
(Mega)

Dragon/Fairy
(Lv.38)
Delphox
Fire/Psychic
(Lv.37)
Empoleon
Water/Steel
(Lv.37)

She has a well-rounded team, and she shows off Mega Evolution on her Altaria. She’s also got two Hyper Potions, which can make the battle a little tougher than expected.

After You Win

Defeating Successor Maxima / Pokémon Unbound
Defeating Successor Maxima

Once she is defeated, she will give you the Mega Keystone – and she gives you the choice of accessories to put it in: a ring, a bracelet, a cuff or a charm.

Which one doesn’t matter, it’s just a bit of flavor.

She also gives you an Altarianite, so you can use Mega Evolution on an Altaria of your own.

The ladder you need - but there will be no Grunt there this time / Pokémon Unbound
The ladder you need – but there will be no Grunt there this time

North of her is a statue that has one final secret button you can press, which will reveal the exit.

The stairs here lead to the northwest section of the 1F lobby.

The mansion garden has opened up / Pokémon Unbound
The mansion garden has opened up

Now that the mansion has essentially been beaten, you’re given access to the mansion garden, which is through a door behind the gentleman in the dining room on 1F.

There’s a Zygarde Cell there as well as a Raid Den entrance.

Leaving Tarmigan Town

Once you’re well and truly done with the mansion, head outside and go to the north gate of Tarmigan Town, where you’ll find the way clear for you to proceed.

The way to Route 12 is clear / Pokémon Unbound
The way to Route 12 is clear

Your next destination is Dehara City, which is on the other side of Route 12.

Go through the gate and you’ll be on your way there.

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