As you enter Icirrus City from Twist Mountain, Cedric Juniper arrives, talking to you about the Dragonspiral Tower in the city's north. He claims it is the oldest building in Unova. Now, before challenging the 7th gym, you can explore the city.
Ore Maniac[edit]
In the Pokemon Centre is a man who calls himself the Ore Maniac. He is willing to pay high prices for any kind of precious stone or gem that you have. Namely:
- All Shards and Gems -
200 - Hard Stone - 500
- Weather Stones, Everstone and Float Stone - 1,000
- Pearl - 1,400
- Oval Stone - 1,500
- Stardust - 2,000
- Evolutionary stones + Odd Keystone - 3,000
- Shoal Shell - 7,000
- Big Pearl - 7,500
- Star Piece - 9,800
- Nugget - 10,000
- Pearl String - 25,000
- Big Nugget - 30,000
- Comet Shard - 60,000
Fan Club[edit]
The Fan Club is a large building in the west of the city. If you show a trained Pokemon to the chairman, he'll give you a different time: if it has grown 25-49 levels, you can earn an Exp. Share, 50-98 for a Cleanse Tag, and 99 for a King's Rock. This is useful, as you can obtain more Exp. Shares beside the one you got in Castelia City.
Icirrus Gym[edit]
The gym in Icirrus City is 7th in line and specialises in Ice-type Pokemon. If you have Emboar or Simisear, this will be an easy fight, or else you can use TMs like Brick Break, Flash Cannon or Fire Blast.
The puzzle is based on ice skating. You can rotate the spinners to reach different trainers. Eventually, after several jumps, you will reach Brycen.
- Leader Brycen
- Vanillish (Lv. 37, Ice) Frost Breath, Mirror Shot, Acid Armor, Astonish
- Cryogonal (Lv. 37, Ice) Reflect, Frost Breath, Aurora Beam, Rapid Spin
- Beartic (Lv. 39, Ice) Brine, Swagger, Slash, Icicle Crash
- 4,680
Note: If using a Fire or Rock-type, watch out for Beartic's Brine.
After defeating Brycen, he will give you the Freeze Badge, as well as TM79, containing Frost Breath, an Ice-type move which is always critical. As you leave the gym, you encounter Cheren and Bianca, as well as Brycen, who steps out of the gym to confront the Shadow Triad. Claiming that Ghetsis is testing you, and wants you to go to Dragonspiral Tower. So head north into the tower!
Dragonspiral Tower[edit]
Outside the tower:
- Tranquill (Lv. 30-32/35-36 in dark grass, not in winter)
- Vanillite (Lv. 31-33, winter only)
- Deerling (Lv. 31-32)
- Mienfoo (Lv. 31-33/33-36 in dark grass)
- Druddigon (Lv. 31-33, not in winter)
- Cubchoo (Lv. 33, winter only)
- Sawsbuck (Lv. 34-36, dark grass only)
- Beartic (Lv. 33, dark grass + winter only)
Rustling grass
- Audino (Lv. 30-33)
- Emolga (Lv. 31)
- Unfezant (Lv. 33, not in winter)
Inside the tower:
- Mienfoo (Lv. 33)
- Golett (Lv. 30-33)
- Druddigon (Lv. 30-33)
As you head north of the city, there are a few trainers to challenge before you enter the tower:
- Ace Trainer Jesse
- Vanillish (Lv. 36)
- Galvantula (Lv. 36)
- 2,160
- Ace Trainer Jamie
- Cubchoo (Lv. 35)
- Darmanitan (Lv. 35)
- Leavanny (Lv. 35)
- 2,100
Now, enter the tower. In total, there are nine Plasma Grunts to face here, either on the 4th or 6th floor.
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Watchog (Lv. 34)
- 1,360
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Liepard (Lv. 34)
- 1,360
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Scraggy (Lv. 34)
- 1,360
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Liepard (Lv. 33)
- Liepard (Lv. 33)
- 1,320
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Watchog (Lv. 32)
- Krokorok (Lv. 32)
- Scraggy (Lv. 32)
- 1,280
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Watchog (Lv. 33)
- Krokorok (Lv. 33)
- 1,320
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Krokorok (Lv. 34)
- 1,360
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Trubbish (Lv. 33)
- Liepard (Lv. 33)
- 1,320
- Team Plasma Grunt
- Watchog (Lv. 34)
- 1,360
As you reach the top floor of Dragonspiral Tower, N is there, having already befriended one legendary dragon, Zekrom (if you're playing Black) or Reshiram (if White). Going back to the entrance, Alder arrives, saying that the Relic Castle, in Unova's desert, may hold hints about the myth of the dragons. So now, fly to Nimbasa City and make your way to the Relic Castle!
Relic Castle[edit]
FLOOR 1
- Capitol letters represent sandpits and lowercase letters represent landings
If you have not visited the Relic castle before now, Here are the Pokémon of the two Psychics on the first floor from right to left.
- Male Psychic Perry
- Sigilyph ♂ (Lv. 24)
- 768 PokéDollars
- Female Psychic Dua
- Woobat ♀ (Lv. 23)
- Munna ♀ (Lv. 23)
- 736 PokéDollars
Falling down sandpit A & B will lead you to a dead end on basement floor 1, so head for stair 1.
BASEMENT FLOOR 1
After going down Stair 1 you will encounter a Team Plasma Grunt...
- Team Plasma Grunt ♂
- Watchog ♂ (Lv. 34)
- Krokorok ♂ (Lv. 34)
- Krokorok ♂ (Lv. 34)
- 1,360 PokéDollars
After fighting him, fall down sandpit C to get to Basement Floor 2.
BASEMENT FLOOR 2
On this floor you now encounter two new Pokémon, both of which can be have a 50% chance of appearing. These two Pokémon are:
- Krokorok
- Cofagrigus
These two are just the next evolution for the pokemon on the previous 2 floors
The two Team Plasma Grunts on this floor have...
- Team Plasma Grunt ♂
- Scraggy ♂ (Lv. 35)
- Watchog ♂ (Lv. 35)
- 1,400 PokéDollars
- Team Plasma Grunt ♀
- Garbodor ♀ (Lv. 35)
- 1,440 PokéDollars
Be sure to take Sandpit E to fall in the right spot.
BASEMENT FLOOR 3
The team Plasma members on this floors have...
- Team Plasma Grunt ♂
- Krokorok ♂ (Lv. 36)
- 1,440 PokéDollars
- Team Plasma Grunt ♀
- Liepard ♀ (Lv. 34)
- Trubbish ♀ (Lv. 34)
- Trubbish ♀ (Lv. 34)
- 1,360 PokéDollars
To get to the next floor, Fall down sandpit H, As F, G, & I will lead you to a dead end on Basement Floor 4.
BASEMENT FLOOR 4
Despite the Fact that the two team plasma members on this floor are right next to each other, they do not fight you in a double battle, but they rather individually have...
- Team Plasma Grunt ♂
- Watchog ♂ (Lv. 35)
- Scraggy ♂ (Lv. 35)
- 1,400 PokéDollars
- Team Plasma Grunt ♀
- Trubbish ♀ (Lv. 35)
- Liepard ♀ (Lv. 35)
- 1,400 PokéDollars
One last time, fall down Sandpit J.
Basement Floor 5
Once you arrive on Basement Floor 5, you'll find Ghetsis, Alder, and Cheren and their discovery that the right dragon stone isn't here. After the cutscene, take the stairs to the Northwest to leave. After you exit the Relic Castle, Prof. Juniper calls you on the Xtransceiver, asking you to come immediately to Nacrene City. So off we go!
Nacrene City[edit]
In the Nacrene Museum, Lenora will give you the right dragon stone. Lenora tells you about the Dragon-type specialists in Opelucid City, and how they might be able to help. Now that the quest is finished, you can fly back to Icirrus City and continue your journey to Route 8!