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Relic Castle, Proper
Pokémon Black and White

Relic Castle, Proper

Navigate the treacherous Relic Castle in Pokémon Black and White. Battle Team Plasma Grunts, discover items like Max Potion and TM30 Shadow Ball, and find your way through the basement levels.

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Navigate the treacherous Relic Castle in Pokémon Black and White. Battle Team Plasma Grunts, discover items like Max Potion and TM30 Shadow Ball, and find your way through the basement levels.

This guide covers the Relic Castle area in Pokémon Black and White, detailing trainer battles, item locations, and navigation through its multiple basement floors.

Pokemon Encounters

NameTypeLocationEncounter Rate
SandileGround/Dark1F-B1F50%
YamaskGhost1F-B1F50%
KrokorokGround/DarkB2F-B7F50%, 35% (B7F)
CofagrigusGhostB2F-B7F50%, 20% (B7F)
SandslashGroundB7F30%
OnixRock/GroundB7F15%
ClaydolGround/PsychicCentral/ Volcarona’s room100%
VolcaronaBug/FireSpecialOnly one

Items

Max Potion, TM30 Shadow Ball, Max Revive, Super Potion, Sun Stone, PP Up

Guide

Run to the very left of the room, being careful not to fall into the sinkholes; walk over them instead. Take the stairs down to Basement Floor 1.

Team Plasma is present. Head forward to begin your campaign.

Trainer Battle: Team Plasma Grunt

PokemonLevelType
Watchog34Normal
Krokorok34Ground/Dark
Krokorok34Ground/Dark

After defeating the grunt, walk into the quicksand past them and ride it down to Basement Floor 2. Head to the left.

Trainer Battle: Team Plasma Grunt

PokemonLevelType
Scraggy35Dark/Fighting
Watchog35Normal

Pass the sinkhole and approach the next Plasma grunt to initiate a battle.

Trainer Battle: Team Plasma Grunt

PokemonLevelType
Garbodor36Poison

Head past this grunt and drop down the quicksand to Basement Floor 3. Once you are free from the suction, run left for another battle.

Trainer Battle: Team Plasma Grunt

PokemonLevelType
Krokorok36Ground/Dark

Ignore the first quicksand, walk around it to the left, and fight the next grunt.

Trainer Battle: Team Plasma Grunt

PokemonLevelType
Liepard34Dark
Trubbish34Poison
Trubbish34Poison

If you fall down the wrong sinkhole, there are stairs leading back to the entrance.

With the grunt defeated, drop down the quicksand located past her, leading to Basement Level 4. Walk left to encounter two more grunts.

Trainer Battle: Team Plasma Grunt

PokemonLevelType
Watchog35Normal
Scraggy35Dark/Fighting

Trainer Battle: Team Plasma Grunt

PokemonLevelType
Trubbish35Poison
Liepard35Dark

Continue past them and drop down the quicksand to enter Basement Level 5. Here, the Professor will call and ask you to come to the Nacrene City museum. Fly there immediately.

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