staff guides Hoenn Excavation Sites Guide

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- Be sure to be Hoenn Champion before starting this quest.

- Go Route 114 in Hoenn, find Fossil Maniac Charles in his house and talk to him about the permit.

- Now you will have to collect six different fragments spread around all Excavation Sites (excluding Wondrous Site, Briny Site and Draconic Site).

- You do not have to enter the sites. Use a Pokemon with Rock Smash and destroy all breakable rocks around the Excavation Sites. Please note that this step is not needed for every player.

- Once you have all six fragments collected, come back to Route 114 and talk with Fossil Maniac Charles. He will ask you to pay 100.000 Pokedollar in order to buy the permit.

- You are now owner of the Archaeologist Permit and can start visiting the different sites.

 

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Feral Site - Fiery Path - East of Lavaridge Town

 

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Historical Site - Northern Route 111 Desert - East of Lavaridge Town

 

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Haunted Site - Rusturf Tunnel - Near Verdanturf Town

 

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Mineral Site - Route 115 - North of Rustboro City

 

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Glacial Site - Route 103 - North of Oldale Town

 

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Natural Site - Route 119A - South of Fortree City

 

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Wondrous Site - Route 114 - West of Fallarbor Town - 3000+ discoveries as requirement

 

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Briny Site - Route 124 - West of Mossdeep Town - 6000+ discoveries as requirement

 

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Draconic Site - Route 113 - East of Fallabor - 10000+ discoveries as requirement

 

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There are different tiers of expertise in archaeology. The tier depends on the discoveries you have made. You get one "Discovery Point" by smashing the rocks inside each site. With every tier you get access to more Pokemon and items. You can check your tier on your Trainer Card. The rocks inside of every Excavation Site respawn every 20h after being broken. You have also a low chance of getting nothing when breaking a rock.

 

- Excavation Ranks:

 

Explorer

(1-500 discoveries)

Scrounger

(501-999 discoveries)

Plunderer

(1000-1999 discoveries)

Relic Hunter

(2000-3999 discoveries)

Archaeologist

(4000-5900 discoveries)

Paleontologist

(6000-7999 discoveries)

Tomb Raider

(8000+ discoveries)

 

If you encounter a spawn you're not experienced enough to get, the Pokemon will flee or the item gets destroyed. How many Discoveries you need for each Pokémon rarity is mentioned below. You will however gain one or more "Bonus Discovery Point" each time you'll encounter a Pokemon who fled or if the item gets destroyed. The rock will tell you how many extra points you gained.

 

- Used Rarity Tiers in the guide:

 

Common

0+ Discoveries

Uncommon

1000+ Discoveries

Rare

2000+ Discoveries

Super Rare

4000+ Discoveries

 

 

Excavation Sites are shiny locked, which means that you are not able to encounter Shiny or Themed Pokemon in the sites. With the exception of Shiny Rocks, which may contain shiny Pokémon.

 

As for all scripted spawns for wild Pokemon, an active BMS won't influence the chance of a hidden ability in the excavation sites.

 

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In every site you are able to find "Artifact Pieces", which can be traded in the Historical Site for items and fossils by talking to Artifact Maniac Hastor.

 

Fossils:

 

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→ Root Fossil (100)

→ Claw Fossil (100)

→ Old Amber (200)

→ Sail Fossil (350)

→ Jaw Fossil (350)

→ Skull Fossil (500)

→ Armor Fossil (500)

 

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Vitamins (10 per 70 Artifact Pieces):

 

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→ Protein

→ Calcium

→ Carbos

→ PP Up

→ Iron

→ Zinc

→ HP Up

 

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Consumables:

 

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→ Focus Sash (6)

→ Air balloon (6)

→ Weakness Policy (6)

→ Mental Herb (5)

→ Power Herb (5)

→ White Herb (5)

 

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Battle Items:

 

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→ Smooth rock (250)

→ Heat Rock (250)

→ Icy Rock (250)

→ Damp Rock (250)

→ Eviolite (300)

→ Safety Goggles (500)

→ Rocky Helmet (500)

→ Assault Vest (500)

 

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TM Moves:

 

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→ TM28 - Dig (50)

→ TM26 - Earthquake (75)

→ TM69 - Roost (75)

 → TM53 - Psyshock (50)

→ TM75 - Swords Dance (100)

→ TM48 - Rock Slide (50)

 

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Gems:

 

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→ Ice Gem (30)

→ Electric Gem (30)

→ Fire Gem (30)

→ Ground Gem (10)

→ Dragon Gem (10)

→ Fairy Gem (10)

→ Flying Gem (10)

→ Ghost Gem (10)

→ Rock Gem (10)

→ Poison Gem (10)

→ Bug Gem (10)

→ Fighting Gem (10)

→ Normal Gem (10)

→ Grass Gem (10)

→ Psychic Gem (10)

→ Steel Gem (10)

→ Dark Gem (10)

→ Water Gem (10)

 

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Evolution Items:

 

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→ Protector (50)

→ Reaper Cloth (50)

→ Razor Fang (50)

→ Razor Claw (50)

→ Sachet (500)

→ Whipped Dream (500)

→ UpGrade (500)

→ Dubious Disc (500)

 

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Damage-reducing Berries:

 

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 → Shuca Berry (10) 

 → Chople Berry (10)

 → Passho Berry (10)

 → Occa Berry (10)

 → Yache Berry (10)

 

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Mega Stones:

 

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→ Aggronite (1000)

→ Steelixite (1000)

 

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All Sites

 

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Requirements for Fossils: 4000 discoveries

 

Helix Fossil - Omanyte

Dome Fossil - Kabuto

Old Amber - Aerodactyl

 

Root Fossil - Lileep

Claw Fossil - Anorith

 

Skull Fossil - Cranidos

Armor Fossil - Shieldon

 

Sail Fossil - Amaura

Jaw Fossil - Tyrunt

 

 

Revival Herb (1000+ Discoveries only)

Heal Powder

Energy Powder

 

Feral Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Growlithe

Vulpix

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Cubone

Torkoal

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Absol

Darumaka

 

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Deino

Pawniard

 

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000+ discoveries

Rare Bone

 

Gingery Jones Boss:

 

Requirements: 2400 discoveries

 

Historical Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Machop

Phanpy

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Baltoy

Heracross

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Croagunk

Scraggy

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Hawlucha

Riolu

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Nugget

 

Gingery Jones Fossil Reviver:

 

Requirements: 6000 discoveries

10.000 Pokedollar - You will be able to revive Fossils now.

 

Haunted Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Gastly

Misdreavous

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Duskull

Shuppet

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Sableye

Yamask

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Rotom

Honedge

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Tiny Mushroom

 

Gingery Jones Tutor:

 

Requirements: 5000 discoveries

10.000 Pokedollar - Sucker Punch

 

Mineral Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Bronzor

Onix

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Lunatone

Solrock

 

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Beldum

Aron

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Drilbur

Larvitar

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Stardust

 

Gingery Jones Tutor:

 

Requirements: 5000 discoveries

10.000 Pokedollar - Explosion

 

Glacial Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Swinub

Snorunt

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Mantyke

Shellder

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Bergmite

Sneasel

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Corphish

Piplup

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Pearl

 

Gingery Jones Discoveries Checker:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

You will be able to check your discoveries here aswell.

 

Natural Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Tangela

Combee

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Budew

Burmy

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Karrablast

Shroomish

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Venipede

Ferroseed

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Big Mushroom

 

Gingery Jones Tutor:

 

Requirements: 5000 discoveries

10.000 Pokedollar - Super Fang

 

Wondrous Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Snubbull

Clefairy

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Marill

Spoink

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Flabébé

Sigilyph

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Klefki

Porygon

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Star Piece

 

Briny Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Buizel

Slowpoke

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Carvanha

Clamperl

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Feebass

Shellos

 

Requirements: 4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Alomomola

Mudkip

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Big Pearl

 

Draconic Site

 

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Pokemon:

 

Requirements: 0 discoveries

Rarity: Common

Horsea

Rhyhorn

 

Requirements: 1000 discoveries

Rarity: Uncommon

Trapinch

Skrelp

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Rarity: Rare

Goomy

Noibat

 

Requirements: +4000 discoveries

Rarity: Super Rare

Dratini

Gible

 

Items:

 

Requirements: 2000 discoveries

Big Nugget

 

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Contribution

SyaoranLi, thank you for giving me a lot of useful information to complete this guide.

Neroli, original owner of the former version of the guide: Hoenn Excavation Sites Guide

[Khalira]

cool. cool, cool, cool. ty

[Kaminokage]

Nice, i like.

[Senrosia]

Nice job mate.

[Ripyasuo]

umm no litwick , no golett , no more ice cream and axew.

[Balthyr]

With the bot i saw bergmite t7 and snover t9 on the glacial site , are u sure that snover is more rare than bergmite? Same drillbur is t9 with the bot and gastly t4.

 

And what is

 

Rare Bone ?

[Eunhye]

Nice updated thanks admins :)

[Aleloco]

i dont like no gollet, no litwick, no axew, no klefik, no mienfo.

horrible update very very terrible.

[Ztaziz]

Really needed the rework! Thanks! Origato and all that! <3

[Shiroinee]

Darumaka &Chimchar gonna be like deino.

Drastically kill their price

Edited November 18, 2018 by Kitsune9