Quick Guide:
  • Explore Auburn Waterway
  • Assist a Hiker
  • Traverse the Lost Tunnel
  • Obtain TM28 Dig

Auburn Waterway

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Auburn Waterway map
Points of Interest
Swimmer Harold
Swimmer Ava
Fisherman Kenneth
Swimmer Mymo
Swimmer Nicole
Sad Clown
Hiker Finn
Exits and Passages
Route 6
Route 9
Route 9
Route 10
Items

Items
Zygarde Cell
Heart Scale
(northwest channel to Route 9)
Misty Seed
(hidden)
TM89 U-Turn
Zygarde Cell
Wild Pokémon

Wild Pokémon
Long Grass
Lotad
Water/Grass
Day and Night
Lombre
Water/Green
Day and Night
Tympole
Water
Day and Night
Palpitoad
Water/Ground
Day and Night
Marill
Water/Fairy
Day and Night
Linoone
Normal
Day and Night
Goomy
Dragon
Day and Night
Ditto
Normal
Day and Night
Surfing
Palpitoad
Water/Ground
Lombre
Water/Grass
Surskit
Bug/Water
Masquerain
Bug/Flying
Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Wishiwashi
Water
(Good Rod)
Goldeen
Water
(Good Rod)
Wishiwashi
Water
(Super Rod)
Bruxish
Water/Psychic
(Super Rod)
Seaking
Water
(Super Rod)
Gyarados
Water/Flying
(Super Rod)
Trainers

Trainers
Swimmer Harold
Palpitoad
Water/Ground
(Lv.40)
Seaking
Water
(Lv.42)
Swimmer Ava
Lumineon
Water
(Lv.42)
Wingull
Water/Flying
(Lv.40)
Fisherman Kenneth
Wishiwashi
Water
(Lv.40)
Gyarados
Water/Flying
(Lv.41)
Swimmer Mymo
Golduck
Water
(Lv.41)
Lombre
Water/Grass
(Lv.41)
Swimmer Nicole
Masquerain
Bug/Flying
(Lv.41)

Now that you have Surf, it’s time to explore the Auburn Waterway from the north side.

The north shore of the Auburn Waterway / Pokémon Unbound
The north shore of the Auburn Waterway

Jump into the water and head southeast.

Swimmer Harold / Pokémon Unbound
Swimmer Harold

You will most likely run into Swimmer Harold on the way past – this area has a few trainers in it so keep your eyes peeled if you need the training.

Continue to the southeast until you see a large landmass with some trees – then turn south.

The end of the peninsula / Pokémon Unbound
The end of the peninsula

Keep going south until you come to a small island with a lone fisherman and a patch of long grass.

The Rain Dance TM

Fisherman Kenneth and the island / Pokémon Unbound
Fisherman Kenneth and the island

From the island, turn west. You may run into Swimmer Nicole on the way.

A clown hiding in the trees / Pokémon Unbound
A clown hiding in the trees

As you go west, you may notice a clown lurking in the trees. This is your destination, but you’ll have to take a roundabout way to get there.

Land when you can and head into the grass / Pokémon Unbound
Land when you can and head into the grass

Follow the edge of the treeline west until you see a gap in the trees big enough for you to land in.

Don’t jump off the cliff to the west – it leads into the area where you found all those Granbull Goons earlier. Instead, head east through the long grass.

The clown is found / Pokémon Unbound
The clown is found

You will eventually reach the clown, who is so surprised you found him he gives you TM18 Rain Dance.

Make your way back to the lone fisherman’s island and head northeast until you find a slightly bigger island with a Hiker on it.

Helping the Hiker

Hiker Finn has a task for you / Pokémon Unbound
Hiker Finn has a task for you

When you speak to him, he is in a bit of a jam – his Pokémon dug a tunnel up here to the island, but apparently it learned a new move when it leveled up and forgot how to use Dig.

He needs you to get a Pokémon who knows Dig to help him find the tunnel again and the way out.

If you don’t have one already, it’s recommended to go to Cinder Volcano Depths – where you fought the Light of Ruin and Groudon – and catch an Excadrill. It should know Dig by default.

Then, you can come back here and accept the Hiker’s mission.

However, to prove you’re up to it, he challenges you to a battle first.

Hiker Finn
Graveler
Rock/Ground
level scales
Lairon
Steel/Rock
level scales

Once you’ve beaten him, your Pokémon will automatically use Dig and you’ll find yourself in a dark tunnel.

Lost Tunnel

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Lost Tunnel map
Points of Interest
Healing Chansey and Entrance
Diglett Attack
Golem Attack
Dugtrio Attack
Exits and Passages
KBT Expressway
Items

Items
Aggronite
Luminous Moss
(hidden)
Zygarde Cell
Max Repel
Wild Pokémon

Wild Pokémon
Cave
Graveler
Rock/Ground
Woobat
Psychic/Flying
Lairon
Steel/Rock
Diglett
Ground
Dugtrio
Ground
Rock Smash
Geodude
Rock/Ground
Graveler
Rock/Ground
Sure is dark in here / Pokémon Unbound
Sure is dark in here

When you first arrive here, you won’t be able to see more than a tile around you in all directions. Having a Pokémon with Flash will not help.

There’s a Chansey behind you / Pokémon Unbound
There’s a Chansey behind you

There’s no way back up – the only way is forward out of the tunnel’s only other exit.

Luckily, you landed in a spot with a healing Chansey, so at least you can make sure your team is healthy.

The first T-junction / Pokémon Unbound
The first T-junction

From where you landed, proceed south until you see a T-junction. Ignore it and continue on south.

The path will then turn to the west.

The second T-junction / Pokémon Unbound
The second T-junction

You will eventually hit another T-junction.

Follow the north path this time.

The third T-junction / Pokémon Unbound
The third T-junction

You’ll come to yet another T-junction, where you’ll need to take the west path.

When it leads to a four-way intersection, there’s a sudden earthquake, and you’re attacked by a Diglett! It scales to your level, so it might be a tough fight no matter what – unless you know a Water move or two, of course.

Pokémon Encounter
Diglett
Ground
level scales
That was a tough Diglett / Pokémon Unbound
That was a tough Diglett

After the fight, take the south path from that intersection – it will hook around to the west, and eventually you’ll be attacked again.

This time, it’s a Golem.

Pokémon Encounter
Golem
Rock/Ground
level scales
The cave seems hostile / Pokémon Unbound
The cave seems hostile

After you’ve taken care of the Golem, you’ll notice you’re at another T-junction.

Head north here, and the path will take a turn west.

Yet another T-junction / Pokémon Unbound
Yet another T-junction

From there, walk north, and there’s another choice to make.

Surely you’re near the end now / Pokémon Unbound
Surely you’re near the end now

Take the east path, and when you come to another intersection, ignore it and keep heading east. There will be a slight turn up before you’ll come to the final T-junction.

The final T-junction at last / Pokémon Unbound
The final T-junction at last

Head east from there, and it won’t be long before you’re ambushed by another Pokémon – this time a Dugtrio.

Pokémon Encounter
Dugtrio
Ground
level scales
That battle was the last / Pokémon Unbound
That battle was the last

After three battles, it seems like the Lost Tunnel is done with us.

Keep going east, ignoring a blocked-off passage, and you’ll eventually find what you’ve been looking for all this time.

The way out / Pokémon Unbound
The way out

That’s right, it’s a ladder, and it’ll lead you and the Hiker out of this dim place.

Getting TM28 Dig

Your reward / Pokémon Unbound
Your reward

The Hiker is grateful enough to give you a gift – TM28 Dig. If he had the TM all along, why ask for your help in the first place?

Anyway, head north out of this tunnel and you’ll find yourself in a familiar place.

Leaving the Lost Tunnel

The KBT Expressway / Pokémon Unbound
The KBT Expressway

You’ll be in a section of the KBT Expressway, close to Fallshore City and Epidimy Town.

This is handy, because your next destination is Epidimy Town and Thundercap Mountain.

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