Victory Road (Second Area)

**Victory Road (Second Area)** is the second leftmost area Victory Road. In their first visit to this area, the player will be constantly attacked by arrows from Fern's Decidueye.

## Walkthrough

Preceded by: Victory Road (First Area)

Head up and watch the cutscene. In this area, you’ll be attacked by Fern. His Decidueye’s attacks have a much smaller AoE than Blake's Sandlash, but come much more frequently. Run into the tunnel north; you’ll be confronted by another crystal puzzle.

### 4 Category Crystal Puzzle

Continue into the next room after solving the puzzle. You are required to head down sets of stairs blocked off by Strength boulders and Rock Smash rocks. Follow the linear path down and to the right, the sequence ending when you are taunted by Fern after pushing a boulder onto a pressure plate by the tracks. After the cutscene, head into the new area.

Welcome to the Minecart Puzzle.

### Minecart Puzzle

Head northeast and take the west-facing minecart. Head down and push the now-accessible Strength boulder onto the pressure plate. Go right from the pressure plate and flip this lever (it should be leaning left).

Return to the minecart you rode here, but instead of riding it take the pathway above it through the tracks to flip a lever to its left configuration. Then return to the start.

Get back into the original minecart, then ride the minecart directly above it. You should be deposited by a pile of rocks. Fill the minecart with rocks and send it off.

Rock climb down and take the minecart directly below you to the area with the pressure plate. Flip the lever at the end of the area back so it’s right facing. Head to the rock-filled cart and push it: you should hear a sound effect associated with rocks falling.

Take the south-facing minecart back to the pressure plate area again, then head up and head towards the minecart above you. Take the passage through the tracks to get to a new rock climb wall. Head up and interact with the box of TNT.

Send the TNT cart off, then flip the switch directly below it. Head back to the start.

Head through the gate you opened with the Strength pressure plate - you opened this near the start of this puzzle - next to the first minecart and flip the lever at the end of it (should be facing right). Then ride the first minecart into a new area and flip the switch there (should be facing left). Return to the minecart and reset the switch through the gate (should be facing left).

Take the first minecart towards the TNT cart. Push it off and blow a hole in the wall. Return to the start.

Head through the gate next to the first minecart and flip the switch. Then get into the first minecart and ride it back up. Head through the gap in the tracks and into the next area.

After the minecart area you'll enter a central chamber of sorts. Familiarise yourself with the area and note that the four corners of the chamber have an associated gemstone. At the moment, you can only access the Ruby and Sapphire areas. You'll need to go through both of these to advance.

### Ruby Area (Right)

 Rock climb up and into this chamber. Then rock climb over to the glowing crystal in the centre of the room and interact with it. This should add some new Rock Climb walls in the room, allowing you to head to the southeast side of the map.

Carry on and through - you'll find yourself in the Amethyst area. Interacting with the glowing crystal won’t do anything like it did in the previous room, so head west and out into the main chamber again. Rock Climb down and push the Strength boulder onto the pressure plate to unlock one of two gates. Return to the start.

### Sapphire Area (Left)

 Head into the sapphire room and Rock Climb over to the glowing crystal. Interact with it and it will reveal more rock climb tiles. Head down to an ice puzzle. Get through it and enter the next area.

You’ll find yourself in the emerald area. Interact with the glowing crystal to turn the plants in the area into breakable crystals. For now, all you can do is break the crystal blocking the Rock Climb wall and head out of the area.

Head down the rock climb wall and push the Strength boulder onto the pressure plate tile. Return to the start.

Going through both of those routes has opened up two gates, which are directly south of the entrance you used to enter this area from the minecart puzzle (just walk around the central rock formation). . Make sure to activate the levers on either side of you so you can easily access the Emerald and Amethyst areas in the future. Then take the Rock Climb walls on the left wall into a new area.

Follow the path, meeting Radomus and Hardy on the way. The very end of the path will reveal… another crystal puzzle!

### 5-Category Crystal Puzzle

Head through the now open gate and into a new area. It’s a linear room – just head to the right and outside, then head left in this new area to head back into the mountain. You can hug the right side of this room – walking over the top of the crystal-sorting machine to find the **Gengarite**. Oh, did I mention a crystal sorting machine? That’s because there’s another crystal puzzle. Have fun.

### 6-Category Crystal Puzzle

You can skip this puzzle by providing incorrect answers 6 times.

Don't worry, this is the last one. For this exploration of Victory road, at least.

Head out and go right to talk to Hardy and Radomus, then head backwards. You’ll notice a new Rock Climb path has appeared: head down.

You’ve popped out right at the beginning of this second area. Head right using the new Rock Climb tiles below the map board and keep heading right, weaving your way through the debris until you find a new set of Rock Climb tiles. Head up them and outside.

Don't worry, Saphira's dragonite is just resting. The path outside bifurcates: head down the Rock Climb wall for the **Metagrossite**, then head up the stairs to continue. Watch the cutscene as you head across the bridge, then continue on inside.

Head inside, past the strange machine and step on the pressure plate below the gigantic door emblazoned with Reborn’s symbol. Nothing will happen, but Florinia will appear. Listen to her explanation – it’s what you need to do next. You can also talk to Florinia to access your PC.

Fundamentally, in order to activate the large door you will need to gather several crystal shards of each variety (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Amethyst) to input into the machine below the door. Each of these crystals can be found in their respective chamber - you had to pass through them in order to escape the room directly after the minecart puzzle.

To get to these chambers, head down and step on the new flashing tile. It will teleport you back to the large central hub with passages to four “gem rooms” in each corner. You will have to travel to each in turn to collect the necessary crystal shards to activate the final door of Victory road.

### Crystal Chamber Hyperlinks

These can be completed in any order.

All four areas contain puzzles/gauntlets. The Ruby and Sapphire areas also contain boss fights.

Ruby Area

Sapphire Area

Emerald Area

Amethyst Area

The puzzle itself is covered in Victory Road (Final Area)

## Puzzle Guide

### 6-Category Gem Logic Puzzle

The player can skip this puzzle by providing incorrect answers 6 times.

Solution:

## Pokémon

### 2F, Charous Mountain

Rooms with gem logic puzzles do not have wild Pokémon.

## Battles

### Wandering Spirit Leo

Wandering Spirit Leo is battled on a Chess Board in a Double Battle format.

### Wandering Spirit Owen

Wandering Spirit Owen is battled on a Desert Field in a Double Battle format.

### Wandering Spirit Duster

Wandering Spirit Duster is battled on a Big Top in a Single Battle format.

### Wandering Spirit Zippo

Wandering Spirit Zippo is battled on an Icy Field in a Single Battle format.

### Wandering Spirit Quinn

Wandering Spirit Quinn is battled on an Inverse Field in a Single Battle format.

### Wandering Spirit Troy

Wandering Spirit Troy is battled on a Mountain in a Double Battle format.