21. Twist Mountain

Twist Mountain

Remember where Twist Mountain is? It was to the north of the eastern part of Route 7, where I told you not to check out just yet. Yeah. So anyway, right as you enter the exterior, your favorite friend, Cheren, shows up, just itching for a battle with you!

Boss Fight
	PKMN Trainer Cheren			$3500
		Unfezant	/	Lv. 33
		Liepard		Lv. 33
	(if you picked Snivy)
		Simisage		Lv. 33
		Pignite	/	Lv. 35
	(if you picked Tepig)
		Simisear		Lv. 33
		Dewott		Lv. 35
	(if you picked Oshawott)
		Simipour		Lv. 33
		Servine		Lv. 35

He's gone ahead and evolved most of his Pokemon by now, with his starter Pokemon just one level away from evolution. Cheren's starter now heals some of its HP every turn with some Leftovers, so that will prove to be more of an annoyance to you, although the rest of his Pokemon shouldn't be a worry. Watch out for his Water-type Pokemon if it is rainy out, though!

After defeating Cheren, you'll hear Alder's voice. He was watching the fight from up on the cliff, then jumps down (ouch!) and says hi to you guys. Because he's such a cool dude, he gives you the valuable HM03 (Surf), which not only allows you to cross the water like you've wanted to do, well, forever... but it's also a really good Water-type attack capable of doing a lot of damage. It's one of the best Water-type attacks in the game, possessing a solid 95 power. Definitely teach it to any of your Water-type Pokemon that can learn it, unless they happen to have absolutely terrible Sp. Atk.

Alder then heads south while Cheren heads towards the mountain's entrance, leaving you with the possibility of exploring either the mountain along with Cheren or to go back and find some other goodies now that you can Surf!

Before you make up your mind, though, go put that Hiker up the stairs out of his misery. He only has a Boldore L34 and a Gurdurr L34.

Now that he's out of the way, it's your choice if you want to take a break and go check some stuff out by surfing. I'll cover all of the optional areas you can go. Otherwise, you can always check them out later. Either way, you'll continue at this point in the walkthrough when you're done.

However, if this sweetens the deal... You can get your first legendary Pokemon if you check out one of the optional spots! Yep, absolutely, no joke. It's a strong level 42 Pokemon that will greatly help in your next Gym Battle, so if you're up for the adventure, go get it.

Twist Mountain

Just go straight ahead and you'll see Cheren talking with Clay. He says some stuff about Team Plasma, then runs out the entrance while Cheren heads further into the mountain. Oh, that Cheren...

Go ahead and follow him and you'll reach an exit. That exit takes you out to the main chasm of some huge mine. I'm gonna call this the main chasm, just so you don't get confused.

Alright, so when you arrive in the main chasm, you can go either north or south. There's a Revive and a dead end up to the north. Heading south leads you to another entrance into the mountain, as well as a Full Heal just east of that.

No dead ends in winter!

If it's winter out, that dead end actually leads you to a snowy slope where you can skip almost the entire mountain! It gives you a lot of freedom, but makes this guide difficult to follow since it was written for the other three seasons. Go on and read ahead, since there will be another chance to flex your wintery muscles further in, at a more convenient time.

Twist Mountain (Spring/Autumn)
Wild Pokemon		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Boldore		Lv. 28 ~ 31	49%
	Gurdurr		Lv. 28, 30	30%
	Cubchoo		Lv. 28	10%
	Woobat	/	Lv. 29 ~ 31	10%
	Cryogonal		Lv. 31	1%

Twist Mountain (Summer)
Wild Pokemon		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Boldore		Lv. 28 ~ 31	45%
	Gurdurr		Lv. 28, 30	30%
	Woobat	/	Lv. 28 ~ 31	20%
	Cubchoo		Lv. 28	4%
	Cryogonal		Lv. 28	1%

Twist Mountain (Winter)
Wild Pokemon		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Cubchoo		Lv. 28 ~ 31	45%
	Boldore		Lv. 29 ~ 30	30%
	Gurdurr		Lv. 29	10%
	Woobat	/	Lv. 28 ~ 30	10%
	Cryogonal		Lv. 31	5%

Twist Mountain (All Seasons)
Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust			Level(s)	Rarity
	Drilbur		Lv. 28 ~ 31	100%

\Enter the southern door inside and head over to the Hiker. He has a Woobat L33, a BoldoreL33, and a Gurdurr L33. There's a Hyper Potion hidden in the wall nearby him.

There are two paths heading north after him. The closest one leads to a dead end with an Ace Trainer at the end, having a Vanillish L35, a Gothorita L35, and a Duosion L35. She's probably good practice anyway, so take her on, then head down that other corridor. There's a Battle Girl down there, doing her training stuff. She has a lone Throh L36 on her team.

Head out the entrance and into the main chasm again, fighting the Worker to the south if you'd like. He has a Boldore L34 and a Excadrill L34. Now snake around to the north until you reach another entrance into the mountain.

Inside here, there's a Worker hiding under some of the rubble, which may surprise you if you're not paying attention. He uses just one Swoobat L35. If you keep going east from him, you can find a Moon Stone back there. Otherwise, just head down the steps and descend into the first basement, sorta.

Head south until you see a bunch of rubble. There's a hidden item around there, but there's also a Worker hiding! He's got three Boldore L33 on his team. Phew! Alright, now head out the door to the west to return to the main chasm, except a floor lower than before.

Winter in the Mountains!

During winter, at this point, you have a lot more freedom to explore than during any other season. Snow covers most of the valley during the winter, although it leads you to just about everywhere you need to go — you can just get there quicker.

You can still follow the wooden bridges and make sense of these directions fairly well, but there may be some differences in what I've written if you're playing during the winter seasons in the game.

However, one nice thing about winter is that it gives you access to some places you couldn't previously access. I will list those here, starting at this point in the walkthrough, so try to return to where you were if you want to follow through the rest (or just skip it and explore on your own).

Walk down the snowy slope directly to the north of the exit you just walked out of, and then enter the cave to your right. Inside, you will find the Metal Coat — an item that increases the holder's Steel-type attacks' power by 20%, but can also be used to evolve Onix and Scyther when held in a trade. There's also a Rare Candy hidden in the snow outside of the cave.

Also, on the far north part of the mountain, against the snowy slope, hug the northern wall and head east (pick up the hidden Star Piece [maybe Stardust?] in the wall), then enter the entrance up there (there's also a hidden Iron right by the entrance). Go down the stairs and enter the other room there, then head east to find an Ace Trainer. He's got a Krokorok L35, aKlang L35, and a Palpitoad L35. Then, to the west of him is the valuable TM90 (Substitute)— an attack that takes 25% of the user's HP to create a Substitute in the user's place. That Substitute absorbs all damage from attacks, absorbs all status conditions and stat modifiers directed at the user's (the user can still use their own), but it breaks after it's received damage equal to that 25% HP the user initially gave it. It is most handy to protect the user from critical hits or status conditions, but it does have its uses, especially in competitive battling.

From there, you can jump down the eastern ledge and you'll be near the exit of the mountain altogether, but you want to make sure you thoroughly explore all you can in the mountain.

There's a Max Potion just to the northeast that you might as well pick up, but otherwise head straight west until you reach another entrance. Oh yeah, pick up that Ether right by the entrance before heading inside!

Inside, head north down the first path to get a Nugget (as well as a Revive hiding nearby), then go through the path on the other side instead. That pile of rubble right near the end is actually a Worker, and he'll attack you if you try to get to that item. On his team is just oneExcadrill L35, but it can hit pretty hard, so watch out. Take it down, grab that PP Up he was guarding, and then head east, out the exit into the main chasm.

Right outside is a Doctor — no doubtedly just in a nick of time, huh? He has a Duosion L34 and a Musharna L34. Dispose of them however you see fit, remembering that he'll totally heal your Pokemon after the fight.

Now, if you head to the north and then east, you'll notice there are two entrances you can enter; the farther one is actually more of a one-way exit, really, so go inside the closest entrance.

Heading east at the first turn takes you to a jump that leads you over to the other door, which is stupid. Go north instead. Fight the Hiker right by a door leading in deeper. He has a WoobatL34 and a Boldore L34.

The door takes you to another room, which has steps leading down to a lower level inside. There's a Black Belt kickin' around down there with a Sawk L36 in his party, although before you proceed south, grab the Ultra Ball to the east and up the steps.

Just south of him is another hidden Worker. He has a Gurdurr L34 and a Boldore L34. Speaking of hidden, there's also a Protein hidden right by him in another pile of rubble. Head outside, back into the main chasm once again!

Outside, you're finally near the bottom. There's an empty house thing with some beds, and there's also a vending machine for replenishing your Lemonade supply if you need.

Ok, we're almost done with this thing... You can head inside of the entrance on the southern end, down a few more steps, and then wander through to the back and you'll reach a really interesting sort of cave thing. There's a big hunk of something in it, but if you walk around the eastern perimeter, you can also snag yourself TM91 (Flash Cannon), a fairly ok Special-based Steel-type attack. Being Special-based makes it unusual, but quite a few non-Steel-types can learn it, helping add to diversity. It will be effective against your upcoming Gym Battle, though, so it's definitely nice to have handy!

Fossilize me, captain!

After you've beaten the game, you can return to the first room in this part of the cave and talk to the worker inside. He'll give you a random Fossil (or Old Amber) from one of the other regions when you talk to him, and will give you one a day, every day. Remember to come back here later on!

Alright, now go back outside and over to the northeast entrance into the mountain. Inside, Cheren is talking to a Plasma Grunt, and then after a little more dialogue, they talk about N before leaving in an instant. What weirdos! Anyway, head past Cheren and over to the exit, into Icirrus City.