Quick Guide:
  • Defeat your Rival
  • Enter Crystal Peak
  • Survive the Dragon Showdown
  • Free Marlon and Melony
  • Defeat Hoopa and Rayquaza
  • Vanquish Aklove and Stop the Light of Ruin
  • Fight Alongside your Rival
  • Obtain the Master Ball

Getting to Crystal Peak

Take the left path from the entrance of Cootes Bog / Pokémon Unbound
Take the left path from the entrance of Cootes Bog

Now that you have explored Cootes Bog and Magnolia Town, it’s time to finally go to Crystal Peak and stop the Light of Ruin.

To get there, leave Polder Town by the north exit and take the left path at the fork.

Take the right path at the next fork / Pokémon Unbound
Take the right path at the next fork

When you get to the next fork, go through the long grass path under the bridge, passing Pokémon Ranger Betty.

Get to the hook-shaped pond / Pokémon Unbound
Get to the hook-shaped pond

The long grass path will curve around to the right – follow it and you’ll end up at the hook-shaped pond.

Cross the pond east / Pokémon Unbound
Cross the pond east

Surf across the pond to the eastern bank, and you’ll see a clean water source to your northeast. That’s your ultimate destination – but head south for now.

Keep heading southeast / Pokémon Unbound
Keep heading southeast

With the clean water on your right-hand side, head south until you reach a fork, then go southeast.

Camper Bradley and the access to the clean water / Pokémon Unbound
Camper Bradley and the access to the clean water

Camper Bradley is itching for a fight if you haven’t taken care of him already.

Once he’s defeated, it’s just a matter of walking east until you reach the water.

Surf along the clean water source / Pokémon Unbound
Surf along the clean water source

Hop on your Surfing Pokémon and head up the water source as it winds through the trees to its origin point – a waterfall.

Your HM will now come in handy / Pokémon Unbound
Your HM will now come in handy

You’ve got the badge and HM Waterfall from Polder Gym, so it’s time to use them.

Climb up the waterfall, and you’ll find yourself at the entrance to Crystal Peak.

Rival Battle

Final round with your Rival / Pokémon Unbound
Final round with your Rival

However, your Rival is waiting for you.

You’ll be taking on Crystal Peak together, but he wants to see if you’re ready first.

Rival Battle (Final Round)
Toucannon
Normal/Flying
(Lv.54)
Vaporeon
Water
(Lv.55)
Mamoswine
Ice/Ground
(Lv.56)
Aggron
Ice/Ground
(Lv.56)
Metagross
(Mega)

Steel/Psychic
or
Garchomp
(Mega)

Ground/Dragon
or
Tyranitar
(Mega)

Rock/Dark
(Lv.58)


Your Rival is ready / Pokémon Unbound
Your Rival is ready

You’ll need to pick three Pokémon that will be used alongside your Rival’s Toucannon, Mamoswine and Vaporeon in the Double Battles ahead.

Once you’re all set, the only thing to do is to head inside and face your destiny.

Crystal Peak – Lower Floors

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Crystal Peak B1F and 1F maps
Points of Interest
Healing Chansey
Medium Laurel
Scientist Rosalind
Cyclist Lucina
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair A
Exits and Passages
Cootes Bog
1F Entry Chamber to B1F Rune Chamber
B1F Rune Chamber to 1F Main Chamber
1F Main Chamber to B1F Solitary Chamber
1F Main Chamber to Crystal Peak Exterior Slopes
Items

Items
TM05 Roar
Max Potion
Coba Berry
(hidden)
Wild Pokémon (Interior Floors)

Wild Pokémon
(All Interior Floors)
Cave
Loudred
Normal
Woobat
Psychic/Flying
Onix
Rock/Ground
Noibat
Flying/Dragon
Noivern
Flying/Dragon
Zweilous
Dark/Dragon
Steelix
Steel/Ground
Skarmory
Steel/Flying
Surfing
Gastrodon
Water/Ground
Golduck
Water
Dragonair
Dragon
Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Psyduck
Water
(Good Rod)
Finneon
Water
(Good Rod)
Golduck
Water
(Super Rod)
Lumineon
Water
(Super Rod)
Qwilfish
Water
(Super Rod)
Rock Smash
Graveler
Rock/Ground
Onix
Rock/Ground
Trainers

Trainers
Medium Laurel
Drifblim
Ghost/Flying
(Lv.54)
Drifblim
Ghost/Flying
(Lv.55)
Scientist Rosalind
Luxray
Electric
(Lv.55)
Porygon2
Normal
(Lv.54)
Cyclist Lucina
Noibat
Flying/Dragon
(Lv.53)
Whirlipede
Bug/Poison
(Lv.55)
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair A
Slurpuff
Fairy
(Lv.53)
Wigglytuff
Normal/Fairy
(Lv.53)
Gardevoir
Psychic/Fairy
(Lv.54)

Crystal Peak – 1F Entry Chamber

The entryway / Pokémon Unbound
The entryway

The first chamber you enter is a small one – walk north and you’ll see a Healing Chansey.

The Healing Chansey / Pokémon Unbound
The Healing Chansey

Walk east from there and you’ll see some rocks to be smashed and boulders to be pushed.

It’s not a puzzle really, just make sure the way through is unblocked.

The ladder down / Pokémon Unbound
The ladder down

Once you force your way past that obstacle, you’ll see a ladder down to a lower floor.

Crystal Peak – B1F Rune Chamber

Another small chamber / Pokémon Unbound
Another small chamber

When you arrive, you’ll see a pond to the east along a passageway. Surf across it until you see dry land.

A fork in the road / Pokémon Unbound
A fork in the road

The north way leads to a room with a Hiker and three strange tablets – you’ll need to ignore them for now, since they can only be interacted with in the post-game.

Take the east way instead.

Another ladder / Pokémon Unbound
Another ladder

You’ll see a ladder leading up to a different chamber on 1F.

Crystal Peak – 1F Main Chamber

The main chamber / Pokémon Unbound
The main chamber

This is a fairly large chamber, though a lot of it is blocked off.

Climb down the blue crystals on the wall to get to the cavern floor.

Medium Laurel / Pokémon Unbound
Medium Laurel

Go west here, passing by Medium Laurel, until you see a sloping ledge to the west.

The yellow crystal handholds / Pokémon Unbound
The yellow crystal handholds

Climb up the yellow crystals and you’ll be on an upper ledge. Follow the ledge south.

Cyclist Lucina will run into you here / Pokémon Unbound
Cyclist Lucina will run into you here

You may encounter Cyclist Lucina on the way. Keep going until you reach a junction as seen below.

The junction / Pokémon Unbound
The junction

The path to the left leads to a tunnel entrance that is a dead end right now, so the only path forward is to climb down the yellow crystals.

The first Light of Ruin grunts / Pokémon Unbound
The first Light of Ruin grunts

Squeeze your way through the crystals on the path ahead and you’ll run right into the first Light of Ruin Grunts in the cave.

The tunnel to the outside / Pokémon Unbound
The tunnel to the outside

After you and your Rival beat them, you’ll see a tunnel in the wall that leads to Crystal Peak’s exterior.

Crystal Peak – Exterior

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Crystal Peak Exterior map
Points of Interest
Final Confrontation
Exits and Passages
Crystal Peak Exterior Slopes to 1F Main Chamber
Crystal Peak Exterior Summit to 5F Antechamber
Items

Items
Slopes
Nugget
X Defense
Full Restore
(hidden)
Zygarde Cell
Escape Rope
(hidden)
Summit
Green Shard
(hidden)
Zygarde Cell
Wild Pokémon (Exterior)

Wild Pokémon
(Exterior)
Drifblim
Ghost/Flying
Rufflet
Normal/Flying
Vullaby
Dark/Flying
Absol
Dark/Flying

Exterior Slopes

Outside on the rocky slopes / Pokémon Unbound
Outside on the rocky slopes

There aren’t any trainers out here, but there are a few wild Pokémon that can still reach you, so head west up the blue crystals to try and find another way inside the mountain.

Once you’ve climbed them, there’s a longer set of orange crystals you’ll need to make your way up.

The path branches / Pokémon Unbound
The path branches

Once you arrive on a ledge, take the yellow crystals north.

Another crystal choice / Pokémon Unbound
Another crystal choice

Then climb up the blue crystals on the right side.

The upper ledges of the path / Pokémon Unbound
The upper ledges of the path

Keep going until you have to climb a yellow set of crystals, and then an orange set.

You’ll see the entrance into upper Crystal Peak from there.

The top of the mountain awaits / Pokémon Unbound
The top of the mountain awaits

Head inside the cave and you’ll find yourself on 2F.

Crystal Peak – Middle Floors

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Crystal Peak 2F and 3F maps
Points of Interest
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair B
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair C
Pokémon Storage Porygon
Tao Dragon Double Battle
Exits and Passages
2F Middle Chamber to Crystal Peak Exterior Slopes
2F Middle Chamber to 3F Dragon Chamber
3F Dragon Chamber to 4F Jail Chamber
Trainers

Trainers
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair B
Carbink
Rock/Fairy
(Lv.53)
Clefable
Ghost/Flying
(Lv.54)
Sylveon
Fairy
(Lv.54)
Shiinotic
Grass/Fairy
(Lv.54)
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair C
Aromatisse
Fairy
(Lv.54)
Slurpuff
Fairy
(Lv.54)
Alolan Ninetales
Ice/Fairy
(Lv.55)
Ribombee
Bug/Fairy
(Lv.54)

Crystal Peak – 2F Middle Chamber

The beginning of 2F / Pokémon Unbound
The beginning of 2F

A lot of this floor is currently inaccessible, so the way through is fairly simple to navigate.

The next pair of grunts / Pokémon Unbound
The next pair of grunts

You’ll see two Light of Ruin grunts guarding a passage west – take them on and head through it when you’re done.

The next ladder / Pokémon Unbound
The next ladder

Follow the passage along, up a couple of crystal rock climb walls, until you see the ladder for the next floor.

Crystal Peak – 3F Dragon Chamber

The third floor / Pokémon Unbound
The third floor

This floor is another linear one, with an optional path that you’ll need to ignore.

Surf across the pond to the north and follow the winding passage until you see more Grunts.

The third set of grunts / Pokémon Unbound
The third set of grunts

Apparently Jax has been through here and already beaten them – but they’re still up to be defeated by you.

The Pokemon Storage Porygon / Pokémon Unbound
The Pokemon Storage Porygon

At the very end of the winding passage you’ll see a Porygon to switch out your Pokémon with, and the unmistakable signs of an upcoming boss room.

Dragon Showdown

Zekrom and Reshiram / Pokémon Unbound
Zekrom and Reshiram

The Light of Ruin want to delay you as long as possible, so Hoopa has summoned the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom and Reshiram to face you in a Double Battle with your Rival!

The Dragons scale to your level, so it can be an extremely tough fight.

If you’ve got that Alolan Ninetales with the Icium-Z, it can be used to take out Zekrom immediately to even things up.

Tao Dragons Double Battle
Reshiram
Dragon/Fire
(level scaled)
Zekrom
Dragon/Electric
(level scaled)
Ivory shows up to delay you as well / Pokémon Unbound
Ivory shows up to delay you as well

After you defeat the dragons, it’s not over.

Ivory comes down to battle you herself, though not before having to knock out her own son.

Light of Ruin Admin Ivory
Mismagius
Ghost
(Lv.57)
Incineroar
Fire/Dark
(Lv.58)
Mandibuzz
Dark/Flying
(Lv.57)
Alakazam (Mega)
Psychic
(Lv.58)
Ivory leaves you to continue on / Pokémon Unbound
Ivory leaves you to continue on

After beating her, Ivory retreats and your Rival recovers, ready to press on to the top of the mountain.

The ladder up / Pokémon Unbound
The ladder up

When the cutscene is over, take the ladder to 4F.

Crystal Peak – Upper Floors

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Crystal Peak 4F and 5F maps
Points of Interest
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair D
Marlon and Melony
Light of Grunt Line of Sight Puzzle
Healing Chansey and Pokémon Storage Porygon
Exits and Passages
4F Jail Chamber to 3F Dragon Chamber
4F Jail Chamber to 5F Antechamber
5F Antechamber to Crystal Peak Exterior Summit
Items

Items
PP Up
Trainers

Trainers
Light of Ruin Grunt Pair D
Mimikyu
Ghost/Fairy
(Lv.55)
Togekiss
Fairy/Flying
(Lv.55)
Gardevoir
Psychic/Fairy
(Lv.56)

Crystal Peak – 4F Jail Chamber

Arriving on 4F / Pokémon Unbound
Arriving on 4F

There is a constant sandstorm raging here that will damage any battling Pokémon that isn’t Rock-, Steel-, or Ground-type.

Beating the jailers / Pokémon Unbound
Beating the jailers

Cross the pond east and you’ll run into a final pair of Grunts. They’re guarding some familiar prisoners.

A small boulder puzzle / Pokémon Unbound
A small boulder puzzle

But there’s a small boulder puzzle blocking your way forward:

Step 1: Push the middle boulder north once.

Step 2: Use Rock Smash on the east rock.

Step 3: Push the right boulder east to the wall.

After the second move / Pokémon Unbound
After the second move

Step 4: Push the upper boulder west to the wall.

After the third move / Pokémon Unbound
After the third move

Then once that’s done, the path will be clear.

Marlon tries to break out from the wrong side / Pokémon Unbound
Marlon tries to break out from the wrong side

Marlon and Melony are trapped behind another boulder, but Marlon’s Krookodile can’t push it from that side. Your Rival helps them out.

The Prison Bottle acquired / Pokémon Unbound
The Prison Bottle acquired

You’ll get the Prison Bottle to hopefully use on Hoopa if given the opportunity.

Marlon warns you that the guard ahead has some sort of hypnotizing power, so you’ll need to find some way past him without being seen.

Further along the passage / Pokémon Unbound
Further along the passage

Walk east and you’ll see a pond to surf across.

The guard cannot be allowed to see you / Pokémon Unbound
The guard cannot be allowed to see you

Once you’re on the other side, smash all of the rocks – making sure not to step into the Grunt’s line of sight – and then push the boulder east so it’s just southwest of him (see the screenshot below).

One more push / Pokémon Unbound
One more push

Then push the boulder north and that will block you from view.

The ladder to 5F / Pokémon Unbound
The ladder to 5F

Climb up the ladder and you’ll be on the top floor.

Crystal Peak – 5F Antechamber

More signs of an upcoming boss battle / Pokémon Unbound
More signs of an upcoming boss battle

A Healing Chansey and Pokémon Storage Porygon confirm that this is the beginning of the end, so heal and swap out Pokémon as necessary.

The way to the summit / Pokémon Unbound
The way to the summit

When you’re ready, take the opening outside to the summit of Crystal Peak.

Crystal Peak – Exterior Summit

Crystal Peak’s highest height / Pokémon Unbound
Crystal Peak’s highest height

When you’re outside, head up the first set of stairs. You’ll be stopped by Jax and Arthur, who are hiding and want to use a bit of stealth.

Jax and Arthur / Pokémon Unbound
Jax and Arthur

You’ll get told to wait until Aklove makes an appearance, and then a move can be made.

Aklove and Ivory prepare to fire the Ultimate Weapon / Pokémon Unbound
Aklove and Ivory prepare to fire the Ultimate Weapon

The Ultimate Weapon is here, a massive crystal structure that used to be in Kalos.

Before Aklove can fire it however, Jax makes his move and everyone rushes in to do battle.

Hoopa confronts you / Pokémon Unbound
Hoopa confronts you

Aklove sends Hoopa to deal with you, and Hoopa brings along Mega Rayquaza to make things a little difficult.

Not to worry though – that Icium-Z trick works as well on Rayquaza as it did on Zekrom.

Hoopa and Rayquaza Double Battle
Hoopa Unbound
Psychic/Dark
(level scaled)
Rayquaza
(Mega)

Dragon/Flying
(level scaled)
Hoopa is back to its old self / Pokémon Unbound
Hoopa is back to its old self

Hoopa freaks out at being defeated and starts releasing portals left and right – these may cause a bit of an issue later!

However, you reach for the Prison Bottle just in time and manage to seal it back to its Confined Forme.

The Hoopa joins you / Pokémon Unbound
The Hoopa joins you

Getting Hoopa

Since you’re Aros’ child, the Hoopa is yours by rights apparently, and it joins your team or gets sent to a Box if it’s full.

You can use the Prison Bottle on it to switch between Confined and Unbound Formes.

Reward Pokémon
Hoopa Confined
Psychic/Ghost
(Lv.60)
One thing left to do / Pokémon Unbound
One thing left to do

With no time to spare, you’ll need to shut down the Ultimate Weapon for good.

Facing Aklove

Aklove is determined to destroy Borrius / Pokémon Unbound
Aklove is determined to destroy Borrius

Try and make for the Ultimate Weapon’s controls, and Aklove will stop you. It’s time to take him down.

Light of Ruin Leader Double Battle
Aklove
Klefki
Steel/Fairy
(Lv.56)
Primarina
Water/Fairy
(Lv.57)
Raichu
Electric
(Lv.57)
Gardevoir
Psychic/Fairy
(Lv.58)
Roserade
Grass/Poison
(Lv.57)
Aklove does not take defeat well / Pokémon Unbound
Aklove does not take defeat well

Aklove takes his loss just as well as Hoopa did, and starts freaking out. He pushes past you to activate the Ultimate Weapon anyway, and it hits Dresco Town!

However, before anyone can react, someone unexpected arrives.

Zeph saved the day / Pokémon Unbound
Zeph saved the day

Unbeknownst to Aklove, Zeph snuck in to change the Ultimate Weapon’s controls while he wasn’t looking, and set the machine to ‘create’ instead of ‘destroy’.

The beam was harmless to Dresco Town, and there’s no more Shadow Warriors so the weapon has no more energy.

The Light of Ruin are no more.

Arthur arrives with the cavalry / Pokémon Unbound
Arthur arrives with the cavalry

Aklove is handed in to Arthur and the Pokémon Rangers, and so is Zeph – but Marlon is left alone.

You might think it’s over, but it isn’t – there’s one last battle to fight, and it’s a Double Battle.

Your Rival wants to fight beside you against his father / Pokémon Unbound
Your Rival wants to fight beside you against his father

Marlon is your final opponent on Crystal Peak, to prove to your Rival that you can take him down together.

Marlon
Krookodile
Ground/Dark
(Lv.58)
Cacturne
Grass/Dark
(Lv.56)
Sharpedo
(Mega)

Water/Dark
(Lv.57)
Dusknoir
Ghost
(Lv.57)
Roserade
Grass/Poison
(Lv.57)

After You Win

The battle is over / Pokémon Unbound
The battle is over

With everyone at Crystal Peak taken care of, it’s time to move on to the final challenge of the main story of Pokémon Unbound – the Pokémon League.

The last gym awaits / Pokémon Unbound
The last gym awaits

Redwood Gym is the final one you need a Badge from, and you can get there by heading east from Magnolia Town.

However, before you do, there’s a very special item worth collecting.

Obtaining the Master Ball

The house of the two elders in Epidimy Town / Pokémon Unbound
The house of the two elders in Epidimy Town

Remember how in Epidimy Town there’s a couple of old people keeping something for the Guardian of Borrius?

You’re the Guardian now / Pokémon Unbound
You’re the Guardian now

Well, possession of Hoopa is what qualifies someone for that title, and now that is you.

The precious item they’ve been keeping for Aros’ successor is the Master Ball. Use it wisely!

Your prize – the Master Ball / Pokémon Unbound
Your prize – the Master Ball

Then once you’re ready to go, Fly back to Magnolia Town and head east – it’s time to get that final badge.

Heading to Redwood Town / Pokémon Unbound
Heading to Redwood Town
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