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BOSS: Gyarados
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

BOSS: Gyarados

Defeat Gyarados with Electric moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. Unlock Aegis Cave by helping Team Charm.

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Defeat Gyarados with Electric moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. Unlock Aegis Cave by helping Team Charm.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Battle Gyarados, a Water/Flying type Pokémon. It is weak to Electric moves, which deal 4x damage. Status conditions are also effective.
  2. 2
    After defeating Gyarados, you receive a Phione Dew.
  3. 3
    Return to Sharpedo Bluff and give the Phione Dew to Manaphy.
  4. 4
    After a sad farewell, Manaphy is taken to the sea by Walrein.
  5. 5
    After approximately three filler days, head to the guild's bottom floor.
  6. 6
    You will encounter Team Charm, a Master Rank team, who are looking for a key they entrusted to Wigglytuff.
  7. 7
    Wigglytuff retrieves the key.
  8. 8
    Your partner expresses a desire to explore with Team Charm, and they accept your offer.
  9. 9
    This action unlocks the new dungeon, Aegis Cave. You will no longer be on sentry duty for a while.

Aegis Cave Details:

  • Ice Aegis Cave: 3 floors + back to tablet room.
  • Rock Aegis Cave: 3 floors + back to tablet room.
  • Steel Aegis Cave: 4 floors + back to tablet room.
  • Aegis Cave Pits: 5 floors + Regigigas Chamber.
  • Dominant Type(s): Fighting, Poison, Flying, Unown.

Aegis Cave Puzzle:

  1. Throughout Aegis Cave, you must collect Unown Stones dropped by Unown.
  2. You need specific stones to spell out words for each cave: ICE for Ice Aegis Cave, ROCK for Rock Aegis Cave, and STEEL for Steel Aegis Cave.
  3. Examine the tablet to proceed after collecting the required stones for a cave.
  4. You will loop through floors until you have the necessary stones.
  5. Stones needed: C (x2), E (x3), I (x1), K (x1), L (x1), O (x1), R (x1), S (x1), T (x1).
  6. After finishing Ice Aegis Cave, you will fight Regice.

Enemy Types in Aegis Cave:

  • Zubat, Golbat, Crobat (Flying/Poison): Weak to Ice, Rock, Electric, Psychic. Immune to Ground. Advantage against Grass, Bug, Fighting.
  • Machoke, Machamp (Fighting): Weak to Flying, Psychic. Advantage against Rock, Ice, Normal, Steel.
  • Unown (Psychic): Weak to Dark, Bug, Ghost. Advantage against Fighting, Poison.
Tips
  • Gyarados is weak to Electric moves, which deal 4x damage. Bring an Electric-type move if possible.
  • Status conditions are effective against Gyarados.
  • Focus on collecting the correct Unown Stones to progress through Aegis Cave.
  • After defeating Gyarados: Phione Dew.
  • Unlocking Aegis Cave allows access to new dungeons and challenges.

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