Appendix:Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Walkthrough/Part 4

Cipher Lab

Cipher Lab

Your trip to the Cipher Lab is your first chance to infiltrate Cipher's Shadow Pokémon operations. Therefore, there are several Shadow Pokémon you can capture in this area.

The lab is guarded by the Hexagon Brothers, a team of six Cipher Peons that each favor a particular type of Pokémon. Apparently, they're not very smart, because they can't remember how to count to six. They will do a short "sound off" and count to six…sort of…

Anyways…you must defeat at least one of them before you can enter.

• Before Snagging Shadow Pokémon
• After Snagging Shadow Pokémon

Cipher Peon Resix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♂ Slugma Lv. 14 No item Magma Armor Type: Smog Ember — — ♂ ♀ Shadow Houndour Lv. 17+ No item Early Bird/Flash Fire Types: Shadow Blitz Shadow Shed — —

Cipher Peon Browsix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♂ Hoothoot Lv. 14 No item Insomnia Types: Peck Growl Tackle — Shadow Baltoy Lv. 17+ No item Levitate Types: Shadow Blitz Shadow Mist — —

Cipher Peon Yellosix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♂ Electrike Lv. 12 No item Static Type: Howl Leer Tackle — ♀ Chinchou Lv. 11 No item Volt Absorb Types: Water Gun Supersonic — — ♂ ♀ Shadow Mareep Lv. 17+ No item Static Type: Shadow Blitz Shadow Shed — —

Cipher Peon Greesix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 360 ♂ Oddish Lv. 9 No item Chlorophyll Types: Sweet Scent Absorb — — ♀ Cacnea Lv. 9 No item Sand Veil Type: Absorb Poison Sting Leer — ♀ Shroomish Lv. 9 No item Effect Spore Type: Absorb Tackle — — ♂ Lotad Lv. 8 No item Swift Swim Types: Growl Astonish — — ♂ Pineco Lv. 9 No item Sturdy Type: Tackle — — — ♂ ♀ Shadow Seedot Lv. 17+ No item Chlorophyll/Early Bird Type: Shadow Wave Shadow Hold — —

Cipher Peon Blusix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♂ Horsea Lv. 11 No item Swift Swim Type: Water Gun SmokeScreen — — ♀ Goldeen Lv. 12 No item Swift Swim Type: Tail Whip Water Sport Peck — ♂ ♀ Shadow Spheal Lv. 17+ No item Thick Fat Types: Shadow Wave Shadow Mist — —

Cipher Peon Purpsix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 440 ♀ Koffing Lv. 10 No item Levitate Type: Poison Gas Smog Tackle — ♂ Grimer Lv. 11 No item Sticky Hold Type: Poison Gas Pound Disable — ♀ Tentacool Lv. 10 No item Liquid Ooze Types: Poison Sting Supersonic Safeguard — ♂ ♀ Shadow Gulpin Lv. 17+ No item Liquid Ooze/Sticky Hold Type: Shadow Blitz Shadow Hold — —

If you go into the Lab and back out again, the Hexagon Brothers will do another "sound off" (this time they count way past six) and you can rebattle them, with replacements for their Shadow Pokémon you snagged (except for Greesix).

Cipher Peon Resix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 560 ♂ Slugma Lv. 14 No item Magma Armor Type: Smog Ember — — ♀ Numel Lv. 14 No item Oblivious Types: Tackle Ember Growl —

Cipher Peon Browsix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 560 ♂ Hoothoot Lv. 14 No item Insomnia Types: Peck Growl Tackle — ♂ Slakoth Lv. 14 No item Truant Type: Scratch Yawn — —

Cipher Peon Yellosix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 480 ♂ Electrike Lv. 12 No item Static Type: Howl Leer Tackle — ♀ Chinchou Lv. 11 No item Volt Absorb Types: Water Gun Supersonic — — Magnemite Lv. 12 No item Sturdy Types: Tackle ThunderShock — —

Cipher Peon Greesix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 360 ♂ Oddish Lv. 9 No item Chlorophyll Types: Sweet Scent Absorb — — ♀ Cacnea Lv. 9 No item Sand Veil Type: Absorb Poison Sting — — ♀ Shroomish Lv. 9 No item Effect Spore Type: Absorb Tackle — — ♂ Lotad Lv. 8 No item Swift Swim Types: Growl Astonish — — ♂ Pineco Lv. 9 No item Sturdy Type: Tackle — — —

Cipher Peon Blusix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 480 ♂ Horsea Lv. 11 No item Swift Swim Type: Water Gun SmokeScreen — — ♀ Goldeen Lv. 12 No item Swift Swim Type: Tail Whip Water Sport Peck — Beldum Lv. 11 No item Clear Body Types: Take Down — — —

Cipher Peon Purpsix Cipher Lab XD Reward: 440 ♀ Koffing Lv. 10 No item Levitate Type: Poison Gas Smog Tackle — ♂ Grimer Lv. 11 No item Sticky Hold Type: Poison Gas Pound — — ♀ Tentacool Lv. 10 No item Liquid Ooze Types: Poison Sting Supersonic Safeguard — ♀ Zubat Lv. 10 No item Inner Focus Types: Leech Life Supersonic — —

Now that you've taught the Hexagon Brothers a lesson, begin exploring. Enter the garage through the west door.

Items

Item Location Games Poké Ball ×3 West wing, upper-left corner  XD  Super Potion ×4 West wing, upper-right corner North of the adjacent elevators (×3)  XD  Revive In the lower-left corner of what used to be Ein's room  XD  Ether ×2 At the dead end past Cipher Peon Meda In the healing room accessible from the right adjacent elevator  XD  Great Ball ×2 In the upper-right corner of the room with Cipher R&Ds Elrok and Coffy In the room with Cipher R&D Klots  XD  Full Heal In the room southwest of Klots's room  XD  ID Card Dropped by Cipher R&D Klots after defeating him  XD  Leaf Stone In the small room where Professor Krane is being held  XD  Data ROM Dropped by Cipher R&D Tekot after defeating Lovrina  XD  Battle CD 42 In the small room where Professor Krane was being held after defeating Gorigan  XD

Open the two chests to get a Super Potion and three Poké Balls.

Leave the garage and go through the facility's east door, which leads to the Lab. The Healing Machine and PC inside the door are a welcome sight! You can save a lot of money by returning here for healing instead of using items.

Walk toward the elevator to trigger an ambush by Cipher Peon Corla.

Cipher Peon Corla Cipher Lab XD Reward: 560 ♂ Duskull Lv. 14 No item Type: ♂ Skitty Lv. 14 No item Type:

When you emerge from the elevator, head east. A Cipher Peon will stop you.

Cipher Peon Javion Cipher Lab XD Reward: 560 ♀ Doduo Lv. 13 No item Types: ♂ Taillow Lv. 13 No item Types:

After the battle, continue to the hall's end and board the elevator. A Cipher R&D will challenge you.

Cipher R&D Mesak Cipher Lab XD Reward: 650 ♂ Anorith Lv. 13 No item Types: ♂ Lileep Lv. 13 No item Types:

Follow the path between banks of lab equipment to trigger a battle with a Cipher Peon.

Cipher Peon Nexir Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♀ Swinub Lv. 14 No item Oblivious Types: Tackle Odor Sleuth — — ♂ Shuppet Lv. 13 No item Insomnia Type: Night Shade Screech Knock Off — ♂ ♀ Shadow Spinarak Lv. 14+ No item Swarm/Insomnia Types: Shadow Blitz Shadow Mist — —

Take the Revive from a chest in the corner before climbing the stairs. Go south from the top of the stairs to overhear a conversation between Professor Krane and Cipher Admin Lovrina. She tries her best to convice Krane that he should help Cipher, but he remains committed to purifying Shadow Pokémon.

After Lovrina leaves, continue south, until ambushed by another Cipher Peon.

Cipher Peon Solox Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♂ Ralts Lv. 15 No item Synchronize Type: Double Team Confusion Growl Reflect Voltorb Lv. 16 No item Soundproof Type: SonicBoom Screech Tackle Charge ♀ Bagon Lv. 16 No item Rock Head Type: Leer Bite Rage — ♂ ♀ Shadow Numel Lv. 14+ Charcoal Oblivious Types: Shadow Blitz Shadow Shed — —

Board the elevator. When you exit, you'll be right next to another elevator. This one will take you to a Healing Machine. Not a bad idea. You'll run into Cipher Peon Digor.

Cipher Peon Digor Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♂ Abra Lv. 17 No item Type: ♂ Machop Lv. 16 No item Type: ♂ Feebas Lv. 16 No item Type: ♂ Makuhita Lv. 16 No item Type:

Pick up the Ether nearby and heal if you need to. Now take the elevator back down and go left to fight another Cipher Peon.

Cipher Peon Crink Cipher Lab XD Reward: 560 ♀ Snorunt Lv. 14 No item Type: ♂ Barboach Lv. 14 No item Types:

Go up and into the testing room. In the corner is a chest with three Super Potions. Face the Cipher R&D above.

Cipher R&D Morbit Cipher Lab XD Reward: 800 ♂ Spoink Lv. 14 No item Type: ♂ Lotad Lv. 14 No item Types: Staryu Lv. 14 No item Type:

Head all the way down. Go right to face another Cipher Peon.

Cipher Peon Meda Cipher Lab XD Reward: 640 ♂ Natu Lv. 16 No item Types: ♂ Nincada Lv. 14 No item Types: ♂ Wailmer Lv. 15 No item Type:

Keep going right and up to pick up an Ether. Go left. Two Cipher R&D's will battle you.

Cipher R&D Elrok Cipher Lab XD Reward: 650 ♂ Swablu Lv. 17 No item Types: ♂ Wynaut Lv. 16 No item Type: ♂ Corsola Lv. 15 No item Types:

Cipher R&D Coffy Cipher Lab XD Reward: 650 ♂ Dustox Lv. 14 No item Types: ♀ Wingull Lv. 17 No item Types: ♀ Pineco Lv. 16 No item Type: ♀ Qwilfish Lv. 15 No item Types:

Right above them in the corner is a Great Ball. After this, go up the elevator. You will run into a Cipher Peon.

Cipher Peon Cabol Cipher Lab XD Reward: 640 ♂ ♀ Shadow Carvanha Lv. 15+ BlackGlasses Rough Skin Types: Shadow Blitz Shadow Hold — — Magnemite Lv. 15 No item Magnet Pull Types: Tackle ThunderShock — — ♀ Psyduck Lv. 15 No item Damp Type: Water Sport Tail Whip Scratch — ♂ Remoraid Lv. 16 No item Hustle Type: Lock-On Water Gun — —

Keep going up and you'll be stopped by yet another Cipher Peon.

Cipher Peon Nopia Cipher Lab XD Reward: 680 ♂ Jigglypuff Lv. 15 No item Type: ♂ Chimecho Lv. 17 No item Type: ♂ Dunsparce Lv. 16 No item Type:

Keep going left to the upper right corner of the room to get a Full Heal. Continue going up more and go through the door to battle a Cipher R&D.

Cipher R&D Klots Cipher Lab XD Reward: 900 ♀ Snubbull Lv. 16 No item Run Away Type: Bite Charm Scary Face — ♀ Kecleon Lv. 16 No item Color Change Type: Scratch Bind Astonish — ♂ ♀ Shadow Shroomish Lv. 15+ No item Effect Spore Type: Shadow Blitz Shadow Mist — —

He drops the ID Card in his rush. Pick it up. On the right side of the room is a Great Ball. Leave the room by the north door and take the first left to find an elevator. Before you can use it, you must fight another Cipher R&D.

Cipher R&D Tekot Cipher Lab XD Reward: 750 ♂ Clamperl Lv. 13 No item Type: ♀ Corphish Lv. 14 No item Type: ♂ Zubat Lv. 15 No item Types:

Approach the elevator. Your ID Card automatically unlocks it. Cross the room, go up the elevator, and up the stairs to find Professor Krane and Naps. You have to battle him.

Cipher Peon Naps Cipher Lab XD Reward: 720 ♂ Murkrow Lv. 18 No item Insomnia Types: Peck Pursuit Astonish — ♂ Rhyhorn Lv. 18 No item Lightningrod Types: Horn Attack Tail Whip Mud-Slap — ♂ Slakoth Lv. 18 No item Truant Type: Scratch Faint Attack — — Beldum Lv. 18 No item Clear Body Types: Take Down — — —

After you defeat Naps, Krane joins you. Open the chest to get a rare Leaf Stone, then leave and head for the elevator that takes you down to the main floor.

Before you can escape the Cipher Lab, one last opponent stands in your way: Cipher Admin Lovrina. Lovrina is a tough trainer who is not used to losing. With all the battles you've won getting this far, though, you are well-prepared to handle her.

Cipher Admin Lovrina Cipher Lab XD Reward: 2,100 ♀ Luvdisc Lv. 20 No item Swift Swim Type: Water Gun Tackle Charm Attract ♂ Beautifly Lv. 19 No item Swarm Types: Gust Thief Absorb Attract ♂ Roselia Lv. 19 No item Natural Cure Types: Mega Drain Poison Sting Pin Missile Leech Seed ♂ ♀ Shadow Delcatty Lv. 18+ No item Cute Charm Type: Shadow Rush Shadow Wave — —

After the battle, she flees. In her haste, she drops the Data ROM, which details Cipher's plans to create a new type of Shadow Pokémon that can't be purified. Pick up the Data ROM on your way out.

You encounter no more resistance as you leave Cipher Lab. Return to Pokémon HQ Lab, where Professor Krane is reunited with his colleagues.

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