Hoenn Excavation Sites (after rework in January)

[Tymerod]

Since the update at the end of january the old topic link wasn't updated by sharlank. I want to thank Sharlank for the work done and update his guide from now on. For now this guide is under construction. Feel free to share your information and help to improve this guide.

 

[goto=1]1. REQUIREMENTS[/goto]

[goto=2]2. EXCAVATION SITES AND RELATIVE SPAWNS[/goto]

[goto=21]2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION[/goto]

[goto=22]2.2 SHINY ROCKS[/goto]

[goto=23]2.3 ARTIFACT PIECES[/goto]

[goto=24]2.4 SPAWNS[/goto]

• [goto=a]HAUNTED SITE[/goto]
  [goto=b]MINERAL SITE[/goto]
  [goto=c]FERAL SITE[/goto]
  [goto=d]GLACIAL SITE[/goto]
  [goto=e]NATURAL SITE[/goto]
  [goto=f]HISTORICAL SITE[/goto]

 

[anchor=1]1. KNOWN REQUIREMENTS TO ACCESS THE SITE[/anchor]

 

1. Obtaining "Archaeologist Permit" from Fossil Maniac Charles.

2. Paying 2,5k per visit to Gingery Jones.

3. Having a way to use Rock Smash (in Hoenn can be found in Mauville in one of the houses)

 

Known requirements to be able to obtain "Archaeologist Permit":

 

1. Defeating Hoenn Elite 4.

2. Collecting 6 "Rock Fragments" near the 6 excavation site (they are hidden items nearby, you don't need to enter the exc. site).

3. Paying 100k to Fossil Maniac Charles.

 

Fossil Maniac Charles location: Route 114

 

[anchor=2]2. EXCAVATION SITES AND RELATIVE SPAWNS[/anchor]

 

Haunted Site / Mineral Site / Feral Site / Glacial Site / Natural Site / Historical Site

 

 

[anchor=21]2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION[/anchor]

 

There are different tiers of expertise in archaeology. The tier depends on the discoveries you have made. You get "discovery points" by smashing the rocks inside each site. With every tier you get access to other pokemons/items. You can verify your tier by Gingery Jones in Glacial Site.

If you encounter a spawn you're not "expert" enough to get, the pokémon will flee or the item gets destroyed. If u are in range of the neccessary number of discoveries there is a chance that a pokemon wont flee (i found 3 shroomish with around 1k discoveries on my secondary account. The first and third fled but i was able to catch the second one)

 

In every site you can find items:

- fresh water / escape rope / tiny mushroom / ultra ball / rare candy

- All Kanto / Hoenn / Kalos fossils after 4800 discoveries but they can still break without ms

 

[anchor=22]2.2 SHINY ROCKS[/anchor]

There is 1 shiny rock in every site, you need the item "pickaxe" (75c in the shop) to find something there. Besides the pokemons from normal rocks u can find special pokemons and items there.

 

[anchor=23]2.3 ARTIFACT PIECES[/anchor]

In every site you can find artifact pieces that can be traded in Historical Site for items.

 

- Fossils:

• - root fossil (300)
  - claw fossil (300)
  - old amber (400)
  - sail fossil (500)
  - jaw fossil (500)

- Vitamins (10 for 75 artifact pieces):

• - protein
  - Calcium
  - Carbos
  - PP up
  - Iron
  - Zinc
  - HP up
  

- medicinal herbs (for 35 artifact pieces):

• - heal powder (30)
  - energy powder (24)
  - energy root (14)
  - revival herb (6)

- special items:

• - Grip Claw (150)
  - Protector (250)
  - Reaper Cloth (250)
  - Focus Sash (300)
  - Wide Lens (150)
  

- tm moves:

• - TM23 Dragon Rage (150)
  - TM27 Fissure (150)
  - TM69 Roost (125)
  - TM81 Brick Break (125)
  - TM115 Shadow Claw (100)

 

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[anchor=24]2.4 SPAWNS[/anchor]

notes:

- Cooldown before respawns: 22 hours

- neccessary discoveries for the tiers are based on doing the excavation without membership and without pick axe

 

[anchor=a] [/anchor]HAUNTED SITE - Location: Rusturf Tunnel

Tier 0:

- Gastly (12:00 - 23:59)

- Shuppet (00:00 - 11:59)

Tier 1 (around 1,2k):

- Misdreavous (12:00 - 23:59)

- Duskull (00:00 - 11:59)

Tier 2 (around 2,7k):

- Yamask (12:00 - 23:59)

Tier 3 (around 3,6k):

- Golett (00:00 - 11:59)

 

Shiny rock: reaper cloth, TM115 - Shadow Claw

- rotom

- gligar

- Lunatone

 

After 5000 discoveries: Move Turor: Sucker Punch for 10k

 

[anchor=b] [/anchor]MINERAL SITE - Location: Route 115

Tier 0:

- Onix (M/D/N)

Tier 1 (less than 400):

- Nosepass (M/D/N)

Tier 2 (around 1,7k):

- Aron (M/D/N)

Tier 3 (around 2,4k):

- Drillbur (M/D/N)

Tier 4 (around 3,6k):

- Beldum (M/D/N)

 

Shiny rock:

 

After 5000 discoveries: Move Turor: Explosion for 20k

 

 

[anchor=c] [/anchor]FERAL SITE - Location: Fiery Path

Tier 0:

- Houndour (12:00 - 23:59)

- Cubone (00:00 - 11:59)

Tier 1 (around ):

- Zangoose

Tier 2 (around 3k):

- Absol (00:00 - 11:59)

- Mawile

- Noibat (12:00 - 23:59)

- Torkoal (12:00 - 23:59)

Tier 3 (around 6,3k):

- Bagon

- Pawniard (12:00 - 23:59)

 

Shiny rock:

- litleo

 

Other: Boss Gingery Jones after 2400 discoveries

 

[anchor=d] [/anchor]GLACIAL SITE - Location: Route 103

Tier 0:

- Wailmer (M/D/N)

Tier 1 around (around 1,2k):

- Spheal (M/D/N)

Tier 2 (around 2,7k):

- Clauncher (M/D/N)

Tier 3 (around 3,6k):

- Tympole (M/D/N)

Tier 4 (around 4,8k):

- Bergmite (M/D/N)

 

Shiny rock: TM 105 - Scald

- smochoom

- vanillite

 

[anchor=e] [/anchor]NATURAL SITE - Location: Route 119A

Tier 0:

- Cacnea (M/D/N)

Tier 1 (around 1,2k):

- shroomish (M/D/N)

Tier 2 (around 2,4k):

- Nincada (M/D/N)

Tier 3 (around 3k):

- skorupi (M/D/N)

Tier 4 (around 4k):

- ferroseed (M/D/N)

 

Shiny rock: macho brace

- trapinch

 

After 5000 discoveries: Move Turor: Super Fang for 20k

 

 

[anchor=f] [/anchor]HISTORICAL SITE - Location: Desert Route 111

Tier 0:

- Makuhita (M/D/N)

Tier 1 (around 800):

- Tyroue (M/D/N)

Tier 2 (around 1,2k):

- Sawk (M/D/N)

- Throw (M/D/N)

Tier 3 (around 3,6k):

- Timburr (M/D/N)

Tier 4 (around 4k):

- Riolu (M/D/N)

 

Shiny rock: focus sash

 

Other: After 6000 discoveries, reviving Kanto, Hoenn and Kalos fossils - 10k in donation for each revive.

missing informations

- tier 3 of feral site are probably divided in 2 tiers. Any information?

- spawns of the shiny stones

[Hermit]

trapinch natural site, vanillite glacial site

[Zonamarelarap]

rotom from haunted site (shiny rock)

tm 105 (scald) from glacial site (shiny rock)

smochoom from glacial site (shiny rock)

focus sash from historial site (shiny rock)

 

edit:

shiny rock dont need more ms only pick axe

 

edit2:

they i mencioned dont need ms

[Chameleon]

Bagon & Pawniard are like tier 50000000

 

There's also a chance of smashing fossils if you don't have MS.

[Williangallotec]

I found Drilbur in Mineral Site with 2,5k discoveries. And Aron i found in the same Nosepass tier.

[Nimrodthegoat]

only wailmer can be encountered/caught with 0 discoveries, spheal flees

[Tymerod]

351878 trapinch natural site, vanillite glacial site

shiny rocks or normal ones?

 

351895 I found Drilbur in Mineral Site with 2,5k discoveries. And Aron i found in the same Nosepass tier.

changed drillbur but nosepass and aron are definitly different tiers. Doing the exca with my 2nd acount right now too and nosepass appears before aron

 

351896 only wailmer can be encountered/caught with 0 discoveries, spheal flees

changed

 

351892 Bagon & Pawniard are like tier 50000000

There's also a chance of smashing fossils if you don't have MS.

I havent smashed a fossil since i reached the 4800 discoveries without ms

 

...

added

[Chameleon]

351892 Bagon & Pawniard are like tier 50000000

There's also a chance of smashing fossils if you don't have MS.

I havent smashed a fossil since i reached the 4800 discoveries without ms

I have over 7500 discoveries and I have MS activated almost all the time, never smashed one. My MS ran out a few days ago and I didn't realize it till I smashed a fossil. Activated it again, didn't smash a single one.

[Tymerod]

352096

351892 Bagon & Pawniard are like tier 50000000

There's also a chance of smashing fossils if you don't have MS.

I havent smashed a fossil since i reached the 4800 discoveries without ms

I have over 7500 discoveries and I have MS activated almost all the time, never smashed one. My MS ran out a few days ago and I didn't realize it till I smashed a fossil. Activated it again, didn't smash a single one.

ok. i will watch this

[Hermit]

351878 trapinch natural site, vanillite glacial site

shiny rocks or normal ones?

 

351895 I found Drilbur in Mineral Site with 2,5k discoveries. And Aron i found in the same Nosepass tier.

changed drillbur but nosepass and aron are definitly different tiers. Doing the exca with my 2nd acount right now too and nosepass appears before aron

 

351896 only wailmer can be encountered/caught with 0 discoveries, spheal flees

changed

 

351892 Bagon & Pawniard are like tier 50000000

There's also a chance of smashing fossils if you don't have MS.

I havent smashed a fossil since i reached the 4800 discoveries without ms

 

...

added

vanillite is normal, trapinch shiny