2024 Halloween Event quest: Archen Valley.

[Kottontail]

'Ello everyone ! I hope this guide will help you navigate this new part of the halloween quest !

 

REQUIREMENT: Gen 6 Seen data (650 - 715)

 

To access Archen Town, talk to the sailor in Cherrygrove City will take you to the new area !

 

 

Once there, simply follow the path leading north, where you'll have your first interaction with the main cast of this quest: Hoopa and Meray!

 

 

After that, take a right instead of going down the stairs and continue north through the bridge. Just north of the Pokémon Center, you'll meet Muray and her brother, Baraz.

 

 

After talking with either of them, Baraz will leave, and Meray will ask you to babysit Hoopa for the time being.

Talk to Hoopa to have them join you, and off we go to do our first task!

There are four NPCs to battle on the island with Hoopa, plus three NPCs that need help with various tasks. Keep in mind that all this should be done under 20 min !

 

 

The first one we'll meet is a little fella just south of where the two siblings are.

This will be our first battle: They have two Pokémon, a level 15 Binacle and a level 19 Roggenrola.

 

 

Once the battle is done, we can move on to the second task! Just west from where we were, an NPC named "Old Man Dom" will be loafing around near a cabbage field.

 

 

After talking with him, he will ask us to help irrigate his field. This is a simple task: first, make sure to talk to Hoopa for assistance, then get a Pokémon with the move Rain Dance and head west.

After crossing the bridge, go north, up the ladder, where we'll find Hoopa waiting for us. The task is straightforward: during the battle with Hoopa, we need to use the move Rain Dance before finishing the battle.

 

 

After that, talk back to Old Man Dom to complete our second task successfully!

 

Near the rock where we fought Hoopa for the old man's task, there's the second NPC we'll have to battle! They also have a team of two Pokémon: a level 11 Heatmor and a level 15 Tepig.

 

 

Once we’re done with that battle, off we go for our next objective!
A little bit south, we’ll meet Mira, a charming old lady who needs help.

 

 

For this task, make sure to talk to Hoopa before heading off to grab something to flatten the dough. But first, we'll go south from here to meet the third NPC we're supposed to fight!

This guy has a team of three Pokémon: Klink (level 15), Ferroseed (level 18), and Drilbur (level 15).

 

 

We'll keep going south until we reach the beach, then take the western ladder. At the far west part of this ledge, there will be Gravelers. Remember the dough that needs flattening? These cute rocky nuggets will be our tool for success! Interacting with any of them will teleport them by Hoopa onto our dough, bringing us one step closer to finishing this task!

 

 

We head back to where Mira is and interact once more with the Gravelers, now a bit upset and he will cause a little mess for us to clean.

Hoopa will run, and Mira will come out to investigate. DO NOT try to fix anything without Hoopa's presence.

 

We can find our embarrassed little friend in one of these locations (or at least the locations where I found him).

 

 

 

After that, go back and talk to Mira to finish this task.

 

 

Our next stop will take us back to our starting point. Meray will have left her spot by now (if not, just wait a little until she does).

After talking to lucianna, she will mention that Meray went to look for her brother in the mountains and that she's worried about her. It’s our job, of course, to check up on her!

 

We will head all the way south to the beach and take the south-eastern ladder this time.

Follow the path to the second ladder, then go north and east, finally up the ladder. We'll find Meray cornered by three Gravelers that we will have to fight. All three will be level 20—an easy task for our brave Hoopa!

 

With this, our companion should be level 30 and ready to battle the fourth and final NPC. Go back to the beach and up the western ladder. Our target will be located at the top of a second ladder.

 

This guy will have four Pokémon: Heatmor (level 21), Palpitoad (level 25), Pawniard (level 25), and Durant (level 21). If all the steps were followed correctly, Hoopa should be level 30 and will have the move Hidden Power (Fighting), which is necessary to defeat Pawniard.

 

 

After the battle, Hoopa's ego will be inflated, and he'll return us to the starting point. We'll go back there, grab our companion, and talk again to Lucianna. With this, all the steps are finished, and we just need to wait until the siblings are back.

 

 

Once that happens, the cave north of the town will open, and we'll be able to enter it! From where the siblings are, we'll go north, down the stairs, and after crossing Pit, go all the way east. The entrance should be located just north of us here.

 

 

 

 

 

As long as we have won all four battles with the NPCs and helped the three others, the quest should be complete, and the portal for the dungeon will open!

 

Hope this helped you with your journey. Good Luck with your hunting!

 

Edited October 24 by Kottontail

[Lugario]

Hello @Kottontail , nice job collecting everything together!

 

A small correction to this, it is not related to the Halloween Elder Dragon. Only known requirement is to have Generation 6 Seen Data (650-714). You should also include that everything needs to happen under 20 minutes before the reset.

[Xouman]

Thanks for this guide and yeah we must do it as fast as we can,and sometimes rope to center is better imo to gain precious time,and also,each time you finish something,before going to the other thing,speak to hoopa before to not have to going back and lose time,if he's not on the map,talk to the old man dom and he will spawn next to him.

[Akugami]

Nice one kotton! Now to make a guide for the dungeon hahaha

[Beverr]

That helps alot appreciate what you are doing @Kottontail

[Imcnasty]

Thanks a ton, @Kottontail!!