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Episode 58: Squirearchy of Monks

* Benjamin Franklin
	+ “I’m convinced now that Benjamin Franklin is more or less responsible for the French Revolution.” -JR
		- “Hmm, I’m gonna pause and just do a little tidying around the office. Just continue.” -MM
	+ “We’ve got to get rid of this king. The Americans are onto something. This Ben Franklin is such a character, we want a little more of this action. You know, they’re pooping behind curtains and doing that whole French thing, all dressed in pink silk. And Franklin’s just, you know, he’s wearing his tweeds his American- he’s probably got sweatpants on. And they’re thinking, ‘This is what freedom looks like.’” -JR
	+ Franklin was shagging fräuleins and spreading sedition.
	+ “Anyway, then French Revolution, then Napoleon, and we know that leads to World War I. So, basically, Franklin- responsible for the holocaust.” -JR
		- “I’m gonna need to make a chart for that.” -MM
			* “I woke up early this morning.” -JR
* Adulthood: “No one has half an hour in the morning to lay in bed and let their dreams manifest.” -JR
	+ “My kitchen chairs match because I found them in the barn.” -JR
	+ “Well, my forks don’t match, and that’s a source of personal pride.” -JR
* Irish politics: Tiling over a whole in the wall.
* 32:30- The fleeting satisfaction of iPad ownership when there’s always a better model coming out.
* John’s twitter argument with a thoughtful Dominican monk.
	+ He might not be a Dominican. John no longer remembers the squirearchy of monks.
* John never bought a CD player.
* Sarah Silverman was weird about using the bathroom in John’s trailer.
* 44:15- The story of the Roderick on the Line show art
	+ The day John bought his first Mac.
* 1:07:00- John’s thoughts on (not) documenting the walk across Europe, 1999.
	+ The trip and the social networking would be inextricable. He would be gone, but not completely gone.
	+ The anxiety of being in places where no one would ever find him.
	+ Remote villages where it was inconceivable that he didn’t speak Romanian.
	+ “We no longer want to explore places in silence.” -JR
	+ How the nature of photography has changed.
		- Autumn de Wilde and Elliott Smith.
	+ 1:17:30- The moment where John stopped being a picky eater in Innsbruck, Austria.
		- Asparagus for the first time.
		- “Now if I had documented that restaurant…If I had checked in or blogged about it at the time or written it down and Yelped it, then that restaurant would not be a flag in my imagination in the same way. It would be a place that I could, that I would have pictures of or that might still exist. That I might have tried to go back to at some point. But instead that experience happened, happened in my memory in a way where my memories are like fairy tales or nursery rhymes. That version of Innsbruck, Austria exists in my mind as something out of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. And I have no scrapbook about it, and I don’t want one.” -JR
	+ Merlin’s photo of his mom and dad with an old can of Coke.
		- “Yeah, right, I’d look at a picture of this woman and she’d have ‘White Power’ tattoos on her knuckles that I didn’t notice at the time.” -JR
* Merlin’s Adderall
* Ambien
Episode 184: Mr. Chöode

* 3:30ish- three things most people don't know about Frank Sinatra.
* 12:25- both John and Merlin have misplaced their bells.
* John kicked a lady's index cards into the audience. Or flung them.
* Discussion of dogs.
	+ John DOES have a sheep problem.
* Christmas party with donkey/camel/Cavies.
	+ Poodle eye tear stains, caused by bad dreams in poodles.
* More on the RV
* Cathedrals were so beautiful because labor was cheap and materials were expensive.
* John's opening an eBay store.
	+ You think he doesn't have old index cards?
* John has become the average New Yorker reader.
Episode 68: The Opposite of Sherlock Holmes

* Discussion of nicknames.
	+ "I would've killed for a Todd." -MM.
* If you don’t know what to call someone, call them doctor.
* John has booby-trapped his house, but not in the ways you would think.
* First grade drug dealing in John’s neighborhood.
* Jack Murdoch taught John how to play chess.
* It’s not the unmarked helicopters that worry John. It’s the invisible ones.
* John has a beef with his neighbor’s tree.
* "Everybody consoled me, and I rejected their consolation." -JR.
* John has seen Brazil! A bunch!
	+ We could literally end the program now.
Episode 29: Eventually My Scabs Healed

* Kiss: The sound of handicapped people having sex.
	+ They’re more handi-capable.
* Queen: The sound of angels in the night.
* Gene Simmons and Donald Trump are the same man. An unholy union.
* Merlin wishes the Germans would pixelate.
* ~12:00- Merlin has some friends with social anxiety disorders. It’s almost a prerequisite.
	+ It’s on the form, which they don’t like.
* John was in Ibiza at days before his birthday in 1989, with the English kids and the ecstasy. (Ed., reminded of- “I woke up naked on the beach. In Ibiza. In 1988” -LCD Soundsystem).
	+ He was eating a lot of train tickets and smoking black hash.
* John tries to get a trucker to take him across the Sahara. Not gonna happen.
	+ Stranded in Gora. Has to take a cab North towards the Algerian border. Ended up being $40 or so.
* 28:00- John was in Berlin the day the wall came down. He was in Oakland the day of the Oakland fire.
* Merlin’s personality: He likes to make an appointment to go to the bathroom.
* 32:35- Avignon. There were popes there. John is robbed in Avignon.
	+ This story is told in greater depth (i.e., with more color) in Episode 133: Secret Pope Songs.
	+ They left his shoes. They aren’t animals. They aren’t monsters.
		- “It’s not Germany.” -MM
* John reflects on connection to home.
* Being a fully-vested human being.
* John as chaotic good.
	+ And what is good, right.
* You can’t change one single thing about anything.
* 1:21:00- Their voices become children’s voices for a few seconds!
* "If there’s one thing that you can be reductive on, it’s that stoners are fucking idiots.” -JR
* Concepts for John having a booth at the fish-throwing market.
	+ Lessons on throwing hand grenades.
	+ John’s grandfather instructed on hand grenade throwing in WWI. After fighting in France, he had all of his parts. Except for his mind parts.
* John as a pyromaniac in Alaska.
	+ Blasting caps and torpedos.
	+ Spraying WD-40 through a lighter into the fireplace.
Aron Special Encounter

## Information

**Location**: Underground Railnet

**Available**: After Badge 03

## Guide

Go to the left entrance of the Obsidia Slums. Go to the lower escalator on the right side.

Go down the escalator and go into the right area. Use Rock Smash to break the rock.

Use Rock Smash on the hole and go inside. Go all the way to the end and turn left. You should also press the switch near the gate for easier future access.

Go straight left until you reach the stairs. Go down to the bottom of the stairs. Use Headbutt on the metal pole.
Axew Special Encounter

## Information

**Location**: The Underroot

**Available**: After Badge 08

## An Abandoned Egg?

After acquiring the Green Crystal Key from Iolia Valley, return to The Underroot.

Stick to the right side of the waterfall and go down until you reach this crystal. Activate it, then break the green rock above and to the right of the crystal. Go in and cut the tree.

Go right into the new path and activate the crystal. Then go back up, break the green rock, and cut the tree.

Go further right into the new path and cut the tree. Go up into the new area and activate the crystal.

Go back into the upper area and break the crystal like in the left photo. Go back into the lower area and get the egg. Axew has these Egg Moves in its moveset: Iron Tail and Night Slash.

## Trivia

* Prior to Episode 19, the Axew Egg used to be on Route 3 instead, requiring Rock Climb to access. Upon picking up the Egg, the player would be ambushed by two Haxorus and would fight them in a Double Battle. The Event trigger for this battle still exists, but does not activate.
Exp. All

**Exp. All** is a key item that works as the Exp. Share does in Generation 7, but does not grant EVs and will not grant EXP to Pokémon at or above the badge level cap.

## Guide

### Grand Hall

The first Exp. All appears in Grand Hall if the password "freeexpall" is active.

### Spinel Town

An Exp. All can be obtained as a reward for the completion of the Missing Furniture Sidequest.

### Labradorra City

Another Exp. All can be obtained as a reward for the completion of the Spirit Sidequest, but this Exp. All is only provided if you have not obtained Exp. All before.

### Nightclub

EXP All Upgrade is not a separate item but is only an upgrade to Exp. All. This upgrade provides more Exp. to each Pokemon, and provide Exp. to even fainted Pokemon in the team. EXP All Upgrade is only buyable once.
Bicycle Sidequest

## Information

**Location**: Lapis Ward

**Available**: After Badge 02

## Guide

This quest is only available after you have completed the House Raid Sidequest. Even though this quest doesn't concern the gangs, it must be completed to activate the next gang sidequests.

Return to the house below the Pokemon Center in Lapis Ward. There should be a Growlithe near the entrance to indicate that the quest is available. Talk to the old woman.

After that, leave the house. The Police Office will give you a Bike Voucher. The quest at this point is complete. You can exchange the voucher for a Bicycle in the Bicycle shop below the old woman's house, but doing so is not required.
Exp. Share

## Guide

### Onyx Arcade

The first chance of getting an Exp. Share is through the Lottery. If a Pokémon in party or PC possesses a Trainer ID that matches 4 digits of the number that is drawn each day, the reward will be an Exp. Share.

### Rhodochrine Jungle

Complete the Rhodochrine Trade Event to receive a Pokemon that will hold an Exp. Share.

### Obsidia Department Store

Complete all Department Store Stickers Sidequests and go to the Penthouse of the Obsidia Department Store. Talk to the lady on the top right corner to buy the item for 3000.
Corrosive Field

> *The field is corrupted!*
>
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**Corrosive Field** is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as a Telluric Field and designated number 10 in the Field Notes app.

## Field Note

**Name**: Field Effect Read-Out 10

**Location**: Beryl Library

**Earliest available**: After Badge 02

**Guide**:

Go to the upper floor and climb on top of the bookshelves in the bottom right corner. (You will need the Silvon Scope to reach the item after city restoration.)

## Transitions from Other Fields

* Grassy Terrain will transform into this Field if either of the moves Sludge Wave or Acid Downpour is used.
* Corrosive Mist Field will transform into this Field if the move Gravity is used.

## General Effects

* Grass-type moves gain Poison as a secondary type
* On switch-in, Pokémon take damage equal to some part of their maximum HP, which scales based on the effectiveness of Poison against the Pokémon, being 1/4 for normal effectiveness. Pokémon are immune to this damage if they are airborne, Poison or Steel-type, or have one of the abilities Immunity, Magic Guard, Poison Heal, Toxic Boost or Wonder Guard
* Pokémon afflicted with sleep take damage equal to 1/16 of their maximum HP each turn, unless they are airborne, Poison or Steel-type, or have one of the abilities Immunity, Magic Guard, Poison Heal, Toxic Boost or Wonder Guard

## Abilities Affected

* Merciless and Toxic Boost are activated
* Corrosion additionally boosts damage dealt by the bearer by 1.5x
* Poison Heal additionally restores 1/8 of the bearer's maximum HP each turn if it is grounded
* Grass Pelt causes the bearer to lose 1/8 of its maximum HP each turn, unless it is Poison or Steel-type

## Moves Affected

### Other moves

* Venoshock's base power becomes 130 regardless of whether the target is poisoned or not
* Venom Drench's effect is applied regardless of whether the targets are poisoned or not
* Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore and Toxic's accuracy becomes 100%
* Toxic Spikes cannot be absorbed
* Floral Healing additionally poisons the target when used successfully
* Ingrain causes the bearer to lose 1/16 of its maximum HP each turn instead of restoring it, unless the bearer is Poison or Steel-type

* Nature Power becomes Acid Spray
* Camouflage causes the user to become Poison-type
* Secret Power may poison

## Seed

The Telluric Seed applies Baneful Bunker to the user.

## Transitions to Other Fields

* This Field will transform into Grassy Terrain if the move Seed Flare is used.
* The move Splintered Stormshards will terminate this Field.
Episode 140: Nadir for Now

* This is it, the nadir.
* “If we do nothing else today, we should learn more about radon.” -JR
* Keep moving and get out of the way.
	+ You should have to recite it at the DMV.
	+ Also needs to be a concept of inertial relativity.
* John is still mad at United. And it's paying off.
* Just because you're moving doesn't mean you're getting out of the way.
	+ Make way for the bullet.
* 27 minutes or so: Driving in New York City.
* Lots of talk of central and Eastern Europe.
	+ Prague and Berlin
* If everyone in California has to die to produce cheap berries, well, that’s a tradeoff we should make.
Data Chip

## Information

There are three Data Chips that can be picked up before it is buyable.

## Guide

### Peridot Ward

Go to the alley in the top right corner. Go to the top right corner, and jump left.

### Dr. Connal's Orphanage

Go to the middle entrance in the ground floor. Go left and go down. In early game, this Data Chip is only obtainable during the Orphanage raid that happens after you obtain the 3rd badge.

### Byxbysion Wasteland

After you obtain the 5th badge, catch the Squirtle in the Squirtle Special Encounter.

After that, head to the Byxbysion Wasteland while it's storming and enter the tall building near the center. Talk to guy with glasses twice to get a mention of a Squirtle he's seen wandering the Wasteland.

After that, show him the Squirtle you caught.

### 7th Street

Go to the vendor on the right side in the lower area.
Affordable Living in Obsidia Project

Affordable Living in Obsidia Project is a donation project that costs $60,000 in Grand Hall and is available after Badge 14. Covering its cost causes some areas to change, some new areas are accessible, and some items and Pokemon are available.

The exact changes after the project's cost is covered are as follows:

- Obsidia Slums becomes permanently inaccessible.

- The SOLICE house (South Obsidia Low Income Community Estate) becomes available.

- The SOLICE Application is obtainable. This application is required to complete the Job Applications Sidequest if you joined Magma Gang.

- TM84 Poison Jab is obtainable. Check TM84 Poison Jab for details on how to obtain.

- Waterium Z is obtainable. Check Waterium Z for details on how to obtain.

- Goomy is obtainable. Check Goomy Special Encounter for details on how to obtain.
Episode 47: Esquivalience

* The official D-list starfuckery edition.
* John’s houseguest anxieties:
	+ They’re making bacon, getting into his chili, messing with his globes, taking pictures of his candlesticks, putting snuffed out cigarettes in the garbage, eating non-canonical jerkies.
* John and Merlin hate hearing about other peoples’ dreams.
* The problem with John Roderick is it all sounds so plausible until you hear the point where is not plausible and it’s very difficult to know where the line is. There’s a rack of cowboy boots.” -MM
	+ There are braille Playboys.
* Trap streets (11:30).
* Stuxnet program (22 minutes).
	+ “You think I don’t have a small bag packed!? I’ve got a safe room. I’ve got a decoy safe room. I’ve got a tunnel under the street, and I have a tunnel away from the street.” -JR
* Home Security
	+ Motion detectors
	+ Panopticon
	+ John as the Harriett Tubman of indie rock.
* Planes that weren’t there and unmarked Navy planes (33 minutes).
* John’s neighbor shoots at the teenage boy found in his daughter’s room.
* Merlin can identify delivery  companies by the sound of their trucks (41:40).
* The Roderick family crest: “Roast Beef Sandwich. Everything Is Related."
* John goes to Bob’s Guns (See episode 34 for original story)
	+ They teach John to field strip and clean the gun.
* The guys go to John’s local 7/11.
	+ He prepares them for the phalanx of junkies they’re about to encounter.
* Merlin knows a rifle cadence.
* Amazon prime, Merlin ordering paper.
* Merlin’s family from Guyana (1 hour or so).
* Recycling on Supertrain.
	+ Who will be the CEO when John dies?
	+ "Supertrain has no one destination.” -JR
* Ziplines
	+ May be a good escape route for Merlin’s house.
* The downside of the west is earthquakes and volcanoes.
* "I hope to Christ I have everything I need.” -JR
Cave

> *The cave echoes dully...*
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**Cave** is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as a Telluric Field and designated number 23 in the Field Notes app.

## Field Note

**Name**: Field Effect Read-Out 23

**Location**: Underground Railnet

**Earliest available**: After Badge 03

**Guide**:

Go into the Obsidia Slums from the left entrance. Go to the lower escalator on the right side.

Go down the escalator and go into the right area. Use Rock Smash to break the rock and go ahead.

Use Rock Smash on the wall and go inside. Go all the way to the end and turn left. You should also press the switch near the gate for easier future access.

Go straight left till you reach the stairs. Go down to the bottom of the stairs. Break the wall near the train.

After you have donated to the Railnet Reconstruction Project, the whole Underground Railnet area will become inaccessible. In that case, you can find the Field Note at the Lost and Found counter, which can be reached by following the rails going from Lower Peridot Ward to Opal Ward.

## Transitions from Other Fields

* Dark Crystal Cavern and Crystal Cavern will transform into this Field if any of the following moves is used:

* Dragon's Den will transform into this Field upon two total uses of the moves among Muddy Water, Sparkling Aria and Surf, or one use of any of the moves Glaciate, Hydro Vortex, Oceanic Operetta or Subzero Slammer.

## General Effects

* Rock-type moves increase in base power by 1.5x

* Sound-based moves increase in base power by 1.5x

* Non-contact Flying-type moves decrease in base power by 0.5x
* Ground-type moves can now hit airborne Pokémon

## Moves Affected

### Cave Collapse

Every two total uses of the moves among the following will make the ceiling of the cave collapse:

This will cause all Pokémon on the field to faint except:

* Pokemon in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move.
* Pokémon under the effect of Protect, Detect, King's Shield, Spiky Shield, Baneful Bunker, Wide Guard or Endure.
* Pokémon with the abilities Bulletproof and Rock Head.
* Pokémon with the abilities Prism Armor and Solid Rock, which will lose 1/3 of their maximum HP instead.
* Pokémon with the abilities Battle Armor and Shell Armor, which will lose 1/2 of their maximum HP instead.
* Pokémon with the ability Sturdy and at full HP, which will be brought down to 1 HP instead.

### Other moves

* Bounce and Fly are now executed in one turn
* Sky Drop always fails
* Damage dealt by Stealth Rock is doubled

* Nature Power becomes Rock Tomb
* Camouflage causes the user to become Rock-type
* Secret Power may cause flinching

## Seed

The Telluric Seed raises Defense by two stages and causes Stealth Rock damage to the user.

## Transitions to Other Fields

* This Field will transform into Crystal Cavern if either of the moves Diamond Storm or Power Gem is used.
* The move Splintered Stormshards will terminate this Field.
Episode 156: The Dumbest Guy I Ever Met

* John buys a mountain bike at Big Lake, AK.
* John goes to a swimming party at Big Lake in a brown tuxedo, drinking whisky from a milk bottle. He steals everyone’s shoes.
	+ Why don’t more people want to talk about LBJ?
* The benefits of starting school a year later.
* What makes cool kids cool?
* Young Merlin's problem to solve: why aren't all girls into me?
	+ "I have lots of trading cards, I'm really cool..." -MM
* John needed to learn to "shhhhhhh. Shh shh shh shh."
* ~40:00- geek vs. nerd
* 42:00- John tells the story of the debate team girl. Anchorage in full bloom. Disastrous relationship with a charming young girl. (Ed.- love this story).
	+ Self conscious about whether or not he belonged in Debbie Smith's scene, he got drunk at her party and made a scene.
	+ 1988 was an awful year.
* 55:00- No Morgan Freeman ever deigned to give John advice in school. He was starved for it.
	+ Every single God character in his story was busy talking to another kid.
	+ Even the good teachers misunderstood the advice he needed.
		- The teachers were talking amongst themselves how much tail John got. He was still a virgin. They misread his bluster.
	+ The idea of being the big man on campus.
	+ They saw John's flailing. But they saw the projection and not what he really was.
	+ What he wanted his teachers to say was, “Hey look, this game we’re playing, this thing that you’re in. This school, these people. This is small beer. Life is not actually anything like this. There is a place for you in the world.”
* Kids
	+ Treat them like cats. They are vulnerable, and they know they’re vulnerable.
	+ And an asshole is not what you call someone you want to reform. It suggests that any effort would be wasted.
Relevant Links

Here are some links to interesting sites related to Roderick on the Line and/or the John and Merlin universe. Under construction.

**Social Media**

* Merlin Mann on Twitter
* John Roderick on Twitter
* John Roderick on Instagram

**Associated Podcats**

* Roderick Rendezvous
* Back to Work with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin
* Reconcilable Differences with Merlin Mann and John Siracusa

**General Information**

* Top Merlin Shows| A Primer on Merlin Mann
Azurine Nature Center Project

Azurine Nature Center Project is a donation project that costs $80,000 in Grand Hall and is available after Badge 14. Covering its cost causes some areas to change, some new areas are accessible, and some items and Pokemon are available.

The exact changes after the project's cost is covered are as follows:

- A new Nature Center building replaces the old one on Azurine Island.

- A Fly location is added to the Nature Center building.

- Rocky Helmet is obtainable. Check The Great Foongus Extermination for details on how to obtain.

- Chimchar is obtainable. Check Chimchar Trade for details on how to obtain.

- Pinsir, Heracross, Bulbasaur (Morning, Day) are obtainable as Wild Pokemon on Azurine Island.

- Grassium Z is obtainable. Check Grassium Z for details on how to obtain.
Dratini Special Encounter

## Information

**Location**: Ametrine Mountain

**Available**: After Badge 16

## Guide

Before starting on this special encounter, make sure you have the Super Rod in the bag. Visit the page Super Rod for details on how to obtain.

Go to Calcenon City. Go down the bottom exit. Go left into Ametrine Mountain. Surf and go up the first waterfall on the left.

Slide up the icy area. Stand at the tile like in the photo in the right.

Slide down and slide left. Then slide up and go up the waterfall.

Stay on the second row from the top like in the left photo. Go right and stand on the tile like in the right photo.

Slide down and then slide right. Go up the Rock Climb path. Go up the ladder.

Stand on the tile like in the left photo. Slide down, slide right, and slide up. Then slide left and slide up.

Slide left and slide down. Go down the waterfall.

Use a Super Rod to fish.
Aerodactylite

## Information

**Location**: Route 2

**Available**: After Badge 10

## Guide

There are two different ways to get this item, depending on whether you can use Rock Climb outside battle or not. You can only use Rock Climb outside battle after obtaining Badge 16.

### Without Rock Climb

You need to solve the Crustle puzzle on Route 2 before you can continue

Go to Route 2 from Agate Circus, and go to the tree with Raging Powder in the area above the checkpoint like in the left photo. Take some Rage Powder, then go to the bottom left corner of that same area and go up the rock with stairs.

Find the way to land on the right side like in the left photo. Go down and jump down across the ledge, and go up the stairs like in the right photo.

Go up and jump across the Crustle. Go up until you see a hiker, then go left all the way into the mountain.

Surf left when you first reach the water. Then surf all the way left and down and right until you reach the stairs like in the right photo.

Go down the stairs and stop at the position like in the left photo. Slide right and down.

Slide left and up. Then slide right and down.

Slide right and up. Then slide right and down. Go down the ladder.

Go left and down to reach the water. Surf left and down and out of the mountain. Once outside, go all the way right and up to reach the cave. Use the Rage Powder on the Crustle to make it retreat into the cave.

Go right.

### With Rock Climb

Use Rock Climb on the Rock Climb path to the left of the cave near Fiore Mansion. Take the Rage Powder from the tree.

Use the Rage Powder on the Crustle to make it retreat into the cave.
The Dream Team

**"The Dream Team"** is the third episode of American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson. It was written by D. V. DeVincentis. It aired on February 16, 2016.

Plot

With Simpson now in custody, Shapiro begins assembling his defense team, while Clark confirms to the media that Simpson is to be prosecuted for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, which means he is eligible for the death penalty. Clark also reveals the evidence, the glove, and the blood trail to the media, leading most of the media (and Clark herself) to believe that the case will be an easy win. A controversial issue of TIME magazine featuring a darkened image of Simpson on the cover raises issues of racism among the media. Shapiro signs F. Lee Bailey first onto the team, who recommends bringing aboard Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz mentions they could argue that the DNA found at the crime scene could have been tampered with, and this is later made the main defense after it is revealed that Mark Fuhrman, the LAPD detective who found the glove that is key to the prosecution's case, has made racist comments frequently during his career. Deciding to go with the argument that the LAPD is systemically racist and has framed Simpson for racist reasons, Shapiro talks to a reporter from The New Yorker who publishes it as a front-page story. Simpson, after meeting with Shapiro, Bailey, and Kardashian, reluctantly agrees to bring aboard Cochran as the final member of his defense team. Meanwhile, the prosecution is forced to move onto the attack for the trial after most of key evidence is leaked to the media, and they panic over Shapiro's plan for the defense.
Chikorita Special Encounter

## Information

**Location**: Azurine Island

**Available**: After Badge 05

## Guide

After obtaining your 5th Gym Badge, you will be able to do a sidequest to obtain the Grass-type Starter Pokémon from Johto, Chikorita. You will need a Chimecho; you can find its pre-evolution, Chingling, under the Grand Stairway which can be evolved by leveling it up with high friendship values during the night.

Sail out to Azurine Island, and trudge your way over to the Observation Facility at the end of the island. You'll find a strange NPC who would like to see your Chimecho. Show it to him, and he'll tell you about the Chikorita that he now has locked in the back. Head into the back room to find the Chikorita in a cage on the left side of the room. Interact with it to take it with you. Chikorita will be Level 15, and has one of these Egg Moves in its moveset: Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm, Leech Seed, or Ancient Power.

This event will be become unavailable when you first enter Agate City, shortly after obtaining Badge 09. If you have not obtained Chikorita before entering Agate City, you can still obtain it through an event later in the game, after Badge 14.

After you have earned Badge 14, go to Grand Hall and cover the expense of the Azurine Nature Center Project.

Go to Azurine Island and head up to the balcony on the top floor. You will find a scientist on the right side of the room. Talk to him and he'll ask you to take care of a Chikorita he found locked in the basement. Chikorita will still be Level 15, and has one of these Egg Moves in its moveset: Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm, Leech Seed, or Ancient Power.
Aqua Gang

**Aqua Gang** is one of the two street gangs operating in Reborn City. Since joining a street gang is required to progress with the game, Aqua Gang members are either supporting characters if the player joins Aqua Gang or recurring opponents if the player joins the other gang, Magma Gang.

## Members

Some generic unnamed members can be found on the streets of Lapis Ward. The following members are named and can be found in the base.

* Archer: Gang leader
* Razzy
* DeFacto
* Pierce
* Mannie

## Hideout

The base of Aqua Gang is the Lapis Alleyway.

## Sidequests

The first two sidequests, House Raid Sidequest and Gang Raid Sidequest, are required to progress with the story, because only after you complete them will you be granted access to 7th Street, where you actually progress with the story.

### Bicycle Sidequest

*More Information: Bicycle Sidequest*
The Bicycle Sidequest doesn't concern the gang, but it must be completed to activate the next sidequests.

### Craudburry Intimidation Sidequest

*More Information: Craudburry Intimidation Sidequest*
### Gang Leader Sidequest

*More Information: Gang Leader Sidequest*
### Job Applications Sidequest

*More Information: Job Applications Sidequest*
Elekid Special Encounter

## Information

**Location**: Calcenon City

**Available**: After Badge 11

## Guide

Go to Calcenon City, then go down to the bottom checkpoint. Donate 40,000 Pokedollar to rebuild the stairs going down to Route 3. In addition to this, the repair allows access to a hidden side room, to the right of the stairs. Go inside the room and pick up an Electirizer.

Return to Calcenon City. In the house to the right of the Gym, an NPCs will ask for Electirizer in exchange for an Elekid. The Elekid has one of these Egg Moves in its moveset: Cross Chop or Ice Punch. Additional Electirizers are obtainable from the Water Treatment Center and from the 11th floor of the Department Store later, if needed.
Chespin Special Encounter

## Information

**Location**: 7th Street

**Available**: After Badge 09

## Guide

Buy the Floral Charm in the Flower Shop in the top left corner of Lapis Ward.

Start from the 5th entrance to the south in Route 1, like in the left photo. Defeat the Tauros slightly above that so that the Bouffalant can knock off the log.

Then go to another pair and defeat the Bouffalant to ride on the Tauros. Ride the Tauros down the 5th entrance from the left and jump up across the ledge. Go right until you reach the tall grass. Get off the Tauros and walk left across the tall grass.

Go right and step on the sleeping flower. When prompted, pick Yes. Defeat the Flabebe or run from the battle. Go all the way to the right and press the action key to pick up the Oddishweed.

Go to 7th Street and go to the counter on the right side of the area, like in the left photo. Talk to the lady to get the Chespin egg. Chespin will know Spikes and Synthesis as its Egg Moves.

Guide and photos are provided by Ngoc Nguyen.
Beryl Cave

Map description:

The **Beryl Cave** is accessed west of the Beryl Gym with Rock Smash. It leads to the Rhodochrine Jungle Totem Area, and after obtaining Rock Climb, you can also access a part of Teknite Ridge.

## Places of Interest

### Ill Fated Totem

After going through the cave you will find yourself in Rhodochrine Jungle where you can find rare Pokémon and an eerie totem.

### Teknite Ridge

After you get Rock Climb, you can go to Teknite Ridge, which is home to a bunch of rare Pokémon.

## Sidequests and Special Encounters

### Nidorina Special Encounter

*More Information: Nidorina Special Encounter*
When you go through the cave, you’ll see a Nidorina trapped in one of the cages. Open the cage using the switch found in the other cage. Show it the Silver Ring from the Beryl Gym and it will go with you. If you check the summary of Nidorina, it says the original trainer was Corey. Nidorina has two Egg Moves in its moveset: Venom Drench and Disable.
Grassy Terrain

> *The field is in full bloom.*
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**Grassy Terrain** is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as an Elemental Field and designated number 02 in the Field Notes app.

## Field Note

**Name**: Field Effect Read-Out 02

**Location**: Chrysolia Forest

**Earliest available**: After Badge 05

**Guide**:

Go to this position in the bottom area of the forest. Walk straight into the tree to make it disappear. Go right onto the small path next to the train, and talk to the Techie.

In the postgame, the Techie disappears, and the Field Note appears as an overworld item instead.

## Transitions from Other Fields

* This Field is generated by:
	+ The ability Grassy Surge on switch-in and the move Grassy Terrain for 5 turns normally and 8 turns if the Pokémon holds an Amplifield Rock.
	+ The Z-Move Bloom Doom for 3 turns in the absence of Forest Field and Flower Garden Field.
* Corrosive Field will transform into this Field if the move Seed Flare is used.

## General Effects

* Grass-type moves used by grounded Pokémon increase in base power by 1.5x
* Fire-type moves used against grounded Pokémon increase in base power by 1.5x
* Grounded Pokémon restore 1/16 of their maximum HP each turn

## Moves Affected

### Boosted stat-changing moves

* Coil raises Attack, Defense and Accuracy by 2 stages
* Growth raises Attack and Special Attack by 2 stages (this does not stack with the harsh sunlight effect)

### Other moves

* Nature's Madness now deals damage equal to 75% of the target's remaining HP
* Grass Whistle's accuracy becomes 80%
* Floral Healing now restores 100% of the target's maximum HP

* Nature Power becomes Energy Ball
* Camouflage causes the user to become Grass-type
* Secret Power may induce sleep

## Seed

The Elemental Seed raises Defense by one stage and applies Ingrain to the user.

## Transitions to Other Fields

* This Field will transform into Corrosive Field if either of the moves Sludge Wave or Acid Downpour is used.
* This Field will transform into Burning Field if any of the following moves is used in the absence of rain and Water Sport:

* The move Splintered Stormshards will terminate this Field.
Alakazite

## Information

**Location**: Dr. Connal's Orphanage

**Available**: After Badge 17

## Guide

After seeing Lin in the entrance to LCCC in Labradorra City, go to the house above it. Stand on the tile to the right of the barrel and press the action button. You will get the Orphanage Key. The key is actually not in the barrel but on the floor where you stand.

After Return to the Dr. Connal's Orphanage in Lapis Ward and go inside. Take the stairs on the left and go all the way to the top floor.
Adrienn's Volunteers Sidequest

## Information

**Location**: Coral Gym

**Available**: After Badge 13

## Guide

### Quest Assignment

Before the gym battle, Adrienn will ask you to find them some volunteers for city work. There are up to 15 people around the city that you can ask for him. This quest is not required for the gym battle, and if you decline, Adrienn will go to the arena and wait for you to start the gym battle.

### Volunteers' Locations

The volunteers are listed in a way that allows you to encounter all of them in one go with as little backtracking as possible.

1/ A woman in stairway between Obsidia and Coral Wards.

2/ A girl on the right side of Obsidia Park.

3/ A guy near the entrance in Onyx Arcade.

4/ A man near the left entrance of the Slums.

5/ A girl in Obsidia Alleyway, an alley directly below the entrance to Obsidia Ward from Opal Ward.

6/ A guy in front of the Grand Stairway.

7/ A woman in front of PokeMart in Lapis Ward.

8/ A guy near the train station in Lower Peridot Ward.

9/ A boy in an apartment on the right side of Lower Peridot Ward.

10/ A girl in an alley on the right side of Lower Peridot Ward.

11/ A man on the bench in the bottom left corner of the base floor in Blacksteam Shelter in Peridot Ward.

12/ A girl in the house to the left of the Police Station in Jasper Ward.

13/ A kid in Beryl library.

14/ A guy to the left of Beryl Gym.

15/ A girl in the middle of Beryl Bridge.

### Rewards

* If you find at least 5 volunteers but less than 10 volunteers, you will get no reward.
* If you find at least 10 volunteers but less than 15 volunteers, you will get Wise Glasses.
* If you find all 15 volunteers, you will get Wise Glasses, an Ability Capsule, and a Star Piece.
Dark Crystal Cavern

> *Darkness is gathering...*
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**Dark Crystal Cavern** is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as a Magical Field and designated number 04 in the Field Notes app.

## Field Note

**Name**: Field Effect Read-Out 04

**Location**: Iolia Valley

**Earliest available**: After Badge 08

**Guide**: To be updated

## Transitions from Other Fields

* Crystal Cavern will transform into this Field if any of the moves Dark Pulse, Dark Void, Night Daze or Light That Burns the Sky is used.

## General Effects

* Dark-type Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense are boosted by 1.5x
* Ghost-type Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense are boosted by 1.5x

## Abilities Affected

* Prism Armor additionally reduces damage from all moves by 0.75x
* Shadow Shield additionally reduces damage from super-effective moves by 0.75x

## Moves Affected

### Other moves

* Solar Beam and Solar Blade always fail
* Dark Void’s accuracy becomes 100%
* Moonlight now restores 75% of the user's maximum HP during no weather (but restores the same amount as before during harsh sunlight and other weather)
* Synthesis and Morning Sun now restore 25% of the user's maximum HP during no weather (but restore the same amount as before during harsh sunlight and other weather)
* Aurora Veil can now be used even without hail

* Nature Power becomes Dark Pulse
* Camouflage causes the user to become Dark-type
* Secret Power may lower Accuracy by one stage

## Seed

The Magical Seed raises Special Defense by one stage and applies Magic Coat to the user.

## Transitions to Other Fields

* This Field will transform into Crystal Cavern if harsh sunlight is active at the end of the turn, and will transform back when it isn't.
* This Field will transform into Cave if any of the following moves is used:

* The move Splintered Stormshards will terminate this Field.
Abandoned Power Plant

The **Abandoned Power Plant** is the area to the left the Beryl Bridge across the bridge. It contains the Yureyu Power Plant and leads to Citrine Mountain after the player obtains TMX7 Rock Smash.

## Sidequests and Special Encounters

### Drifloon Event

*More Information: Drifloon Sticker Sidequest*
During windy days, a boy and a Drifloon will be found here. The Drifloon has one of these Egg Moves in its moveset: Destiny Bond, Tailwind, or Weather Ball.

### Drifloon Sticker Sidequest

Deal with Drifloon and the boy will run to Jasper Ward. Defeat or capture the Drifloon to rescue the boy, who will then say he's going to head home.
Desert Field

> *The field is rife with sand.*
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**Desert Field** is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as a Telluric Field and designated number 12 in the Field Notes app.

## Field Note

**Name**: Field Effect Read-Out 12

**Location**: Onyx Trainers' School

**Earliest available**: After Badge 01

**Guide**:

Go to the top floor and talk to this NPC to make the large door open.

Go into the new entrance and go upstairs.

## General Effects

* Water-type moves used by grounded Pokémon decrease in base power by 0.5x
* Electric-type moves used against grounded Pokémon decrease in base power by 0.5x
* Ground-type Pokémon's Special Defense is boosted by 1.5x
* Harsh sunlight and sandstorm last for 8 turns

## Abilities Affected

* Sand Force, Sand Rush and Sand Veil are activated
* Dry Skin additionally makes the bearer lose 1/8 of its maximum HP each turn in the absence of harsh sunlight and rain

## Moves Affected

### Moves that increase in base power by 1.5x

* Sand Tomb also now inflicts 1/6 of the target’s maximum HP as damage each turn it is active

### Boosted stat-changing moves

* Sand Attack lowers Accuracy by 2 stages

### Other moves

* Shore Up now always restores 100% of the user's maximum HP

* Nature Power becomes Sand Tomb
* Camouflage causes the user to become Ground-type
* Secret Power may lower Accuracy by one stage

## Seed

The Telluric Seed raises Defense, Special Defense and Speed by one stage, and applies Sand Tomb to the user for 4 turns.

## Transitions to Other Fields

* The move Splintered Stormshards will terminate this Field.
Episode 135: Fire Was Always the Star

* Vocal fry
* John got a spam text, and it's probably J Crew's fault. And has had an unsuccessful moratorium on thrifting.
	+ But then eBay. And he didn't have any Italian climbing boots. Or silk pajamas.
	+ 8 minutes: There's a whole online world of men talking to one another about their clothes and their fashion, and Merlin doesn't know anything about it because he "tucks his dad jeans into his socks." -JR ("Socks like these you don't keep to yourself."-MM).
* John on Road Warrior and the reboot.
	+ Fire was always the star to a young, pyromaniac John Roderick.
* Between Two Ferns is a little too close to home for John.
* Forks vs chopsticks
* Guitar licks
* Murmurs is a good record if you like keyboard-oriented music. 48m or so.
* The ding ding of past gas stations.
* "I bet you're too young to remember the oil embargo." -John, trying to comiserate with a stranger in line at a coffee shop.
* John does impromptu crowd control at a Dukakis rally in Spokane (56 minutes).
	+ 45 minutes of top-of-his-voice standup comedy about Dukakis not having arrived yet.
Crystal Cavern

> *The cave is littered with crystals.*
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**Crystal Cavern** is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as a Magical Field and designated number 25 in the Field Notes app.

## Field Note

**Name**: Field Effect Read-Out 25

**Location**: Grand Stairway

**Earliest available**: After Badge 02

**Guide**:

Go down two floors in the cave (to B2F). Jump down the ledges while sticking to the rightmost path. Go down the ladder.

Go into the entrance on the right side. Get into a battle with a wild Pokémon. Make your Pokémon use, or wait for the wild Pokémon to use Bulldoze, Earthquake, Magnitude or Fissure, in order to change the Field to Cave. End the battle when the current Field is Cave. Go up the newly created stairs.

## Transitions from Other Fields

* Dark Crystal Cavern will transform into this Field if harsh sunlight is active at the end of the turn, and will transform back when it isn't.
* Cave will transform into this Field if either of the moves Diamond Storm or Power Gem is used.

## Crystal Types

Some of the effects of this Field involve using a type that can vary between Fire, Water, Grass and Psychic. The type is determined by following a repeating sequence:

**Fire > Water > Grass > Psychic** (> Fire > Water...)

The current crystal type is given by the current position of a 'counter' in the sequence. The position of the counter at the start of the battle is at 'Fire', and each time a crystal type is called for, the counter moves to the next position in the sequence. Multi-target moves that gain a crystal type, as well as Stealth Rocks, move the counter for every instance of damage calculation from them.

All the effects use the same counter, so there is only one current crystal type at any time for all of the effects. Also, changing the Field does not cause the counter to reset; it is reset only at the end of a battle.

## General Effects

* Rock-type moves increase in base power by 1.5x and gain a crystal type as a secondary type
* Dragon-type moves increase in base power by 1.5x

## Abilities Affected

* Prism Armor additionally reduces damage from all moves by 0.75x

## Moves Affected

### Other moves

* Prismatic Laser gains a crystal type as a secondary type
* Rock Polish additionally raises Attack and Special Attack by one stage
* Stealth Rock now considers the effectiveness of a crystal type (instead of Rock) against the Pokémon
* Aurora Veil can now be used even without hail

* Nature Power becomes Power Gem
* Camouflage causes the user's typing to become a crystal type
* Secret Power may confuse, freeze or induce sleep

## Seed

The Magical Seed raises Special Attack by one stage and applies Magic Coat to the user.

## Transitions to Other Fields

* This Field will transform into Dark Crystal Cavern if any of the moves Dark Pulse, Dark Void, Night Daze or Light That Burns the Sky is used.
* This Field will transform into Cave if any of the following moves is used:

* The move Splintered Stormshards will terminate this Field.
Show Notes

* Episode 9: He Was Apparently A Talented Baker
* Episode 11: Special Access to the Teachers' Broom Closet
* Episode 13: Then There Was Pump Chili
* Episode 25: Supertrain
* Episode 26: Go Practice the Car
* Episode 27: Bellinghaming
* Episode 28: The Sheriff of Twisp
* Episode 29: Eventually My Scabs Healed
* Episode 30: Cement Gravy Boat of Suffering
* Episode 34: A Shit Barge Full of Long Pigs
* Episode 35: You Give ‘Em Israeli Eyes
* Episode 44: The Story of Lola
* Episode 47: Esquivalience
* Episode 50: Check Your Six
* Episode 58: Squirearchy of Monks
* Episode 68: The Opposite of Sherlock Holmes
* Episode 79: We Are Not Snow Giants
* Episode 80: I Was the Red Robin
* Episode 81: It Tastes Like the Forest
* Episode 82: Yelling At Trees
* Episode 83: The Roderick Group
* Episode 84: Pedagogical Sex Father
* Episode 85: Steamin' John
* Episode 87: I Speak Sea Plane
* Episode 88: Grotesquerie Ray
* Episode 90: A Small Archipelago of Noses
* Episode 93: Between the Monkey Bars
* Episode 103: Artisanal Pork Bakery
* Episode 130: Repping This Vibration
* Episode 131: Subsequious
* Episode 132: You Cannot Lie to Your Pants
* Episode 133: Secret Pope Songs
* Episode 134: A Minimum of Eels
* Episode 135: Fire Was Always the Star
* Episode 136: Goofus MacGroofus
* Episode 139: Building a Lung
* Episode 140: Nadir for Now
* Episode 156: The Dumbest Guy I Ever Met
* Episode 176: The Opossum Had Me Distracted
* Episode 182: House Trotter
* Episode 181: Saltin’ Up
* Episode 183: Here Comes Nacho
* Episode 184: Mr. Chöode
* Episode 185: I Reject Potatoes
* Episode 186: Electric Papers
* Episode 187: The Nicest Oubliette
* Episode 188: Crow Meth
* Episode 189: Technicolor Irony Dreamcoat
* Episode 190: The Omertà of the Sea
* Episode 191: My Weird Money
* Episode 192: King of Tahiti
Grand Hall Basement

**Grand Hall Basement** is the underground floor of Grand Hall, where most administrative work of running the Reborn League and Reborn City occurs. The Basement is accessible after Badge 14.

## Access

Donate to one of the projects in the counter to get access to the basement. Go to the basement.

## Places of Interest

### Secret Vulpix Room

Go up into the topmost room. Check the computer. The first check will open the left room, which contains a lot of Alolan Vulpixes.

### Grand Hall SEEKRIT Room

*More Information: Grand Hall SEEKRIT Room*
After the player has complete Maingame and let the Vulpixes out, return to the same room above and check the computer again. The second check will open the right room, which is the SEEKRIT Room.