On the Way to the 8th Badge

The walkthrough after the seventh badge, up to the eighth and final badge at the Gym in Sunyshore City! 

Toward the eighth Gym: heading for Sunyshore City!

You now have the Icicle Badge ! As planned, head to Lake Acuity, since the entrance is now accessible. Interact with Jupiter, the Admin of Team Galactic, and make your way to their HQ in Veilstone City. 

Once inside, pick up TM94 Fly on the right. Then go in front of the Veilstone Galactic HQ to the northeast. To the left of the building, pick up a PP Up. Talk to the Grunt in front of the satellite dish and take the Storage Key he drops. 

The door opens. Pick up a Dusk Stone, then take the stairs on the right. Defeat the first Grunt, then find a Zinc. Go up two floors; by stepping on the circle on the right, you land in a spot where you can pick up TM49 Scald. By stepping on the one on the left, you arrive in the room right next door and must continue to the next circle. 

Now go to the upper floor, where you will find a circle and a staircase: 

• The circle takes you to a room with a staircase going down, which leads to a room with another staircase. Keep going down to find TM36 Sludge Bomb and the Galactic Key! 
• The staircase leads to an upper floor where you need to use the Galactic Key to access the next room. Once the door is open, pick up TM21 Dazzling Gleam.

That done, go into the Galactic HQ. Take the middle door and open the door to reach the staircase. 

Once you have defeated several Grunts, you will have a choice of three circles:

• Top left: leads to a staircase going up, two Grunts, and three more circles where you can find an Elixir, and access to the office where the Boss, Cyrus, is. Defeat him to get the Master Ball. Follow him to reach the laboratory where Saturn is, along with Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf. (See their team below!)
• Top right: nothing
• Bottom right: another circle leading to a Max Revive.

Cyrus’s team in the Galactic HQ:

Trainer	Pokémon
Cyrus Team Galactic Boss	Murkrow ♂	Lv. 40 Ability: Insomnia Wing Attack Night Shade Assurance Taunt
	Golbat ♂	Lv. 40 Ability: Inner Focus Screech Poison Fang Air Cutter Bite
	Sneasel ♂ Item: Sitrus Berry	Lv. 43 Ability: Dry Skin Metal Claw Icy Wind Hone Claws Beat Up
Reward:	7 912 + Master Ball

Saturn’s team in the Galactic HQ:

Trainer	Pokémon
Saturn Team Galactic Admin	Kadabra ♂ Item: Damp Rock	Lv. 38 Ability: Inner Focus Kinesis Protect Psychic Rain Dance
	Bronzor	Lv. 38 Ability: Levitate Confuse Ray Payback Gyro Ball Extrasensory
	Toxicroak ♂	Lv. 40 Ability: Dry Skin Mud-Slap Toxic Thief Brick Break
Reward:	3 360

Once Cyrus and Saturn are defeated, stop the Team Galactic members at the summit of Mt. Coronet. On the way through the cave, pick up a Protein, a Max Potion, an Escape Rope, TM80 Rock Slide and a Revive.

Leave the cave and use Rock Climb once to keep climbing up to the summit, then a second time to get a Nugget by interacting with the rock in the tall grass. Climb back down once and head west to the cave’s second entrance, use Rock Climb again and interact with the second rock behind the Grunt to get an Ether. After the second Grunt, interact with the rock, this time to the south, to get an Escape Rope. 

At the summit of Mt. Coronet: meeting Dialga/Palkia

Back outside, pick up a Rare Candy from the rock to the north, then head down. Climb up toward the west and you will get a Tiny Mushroom; follow the path through the cave to finally reach Spear Pillar! Defeat the Grunts and move forward to see Cyrus summon the Legendary Pokémon, Dialga/Palkia. Battle Mars and Jupiter alongside your friend/rival, then advance toward Cyrus, but suddenly Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf appear and shatter the Red Chain that was binding Dialga/Palkia! Defeat Cyrus in a Pokémon battle and catch the Legendary Pokémon of your version.

The team of Cyrus, the Team Galactic Boss, at Spear Pillar:

Trainer	Pokémon
Cyrus, the Team Galactic BossFull Restore x1 Super Potion x1	Honchkrow ♂ Item: Scope Lens	Lv. 45 Ability: Super Luck Air Cutter Night Slash Steel Wing Defog	Gyarados ♂ Item: Wacan Berry	Lv. 45 Ability: Intimidate Ice Fang Waterfall Crunch Earthquake
	Crobat ♂ Item: Quick Claw	Lv. 46 Ability: Infiltrator Cross Poison Tailwind Air Cutter U-turn	Weavile ♂ Item: Chople Berry	Lv. 48 Ability: Pickpocket Metal Claw Fling Dig Aerial Ace
Reward:	8 832

Once you have the Legendary Pokémon, head to Sunyshore City, in the east of Sinnoh. 

Once on Route 222, you will find: 

• On the beach, a house where Pokémon size contests are held, and the Pikachu Fan Club
• A Honey
• A Carbos

Sunyshore City and the final Gym

When you arrive in Sunyshore City, Flint of the Elite Four asks you to find the Gym Leader to cheer him up and give him an incredible battle. 

In the city you will find:

• On the beach to the north of the city is Jasmine, Gym Leader of Johto.
• The Sunyshore Market, where you can buy seals 
• A Thunder Stone in front of the Vista Lighthouse
• A house where a man in a white coat will give you various apps for your Pokétch (use Rock Climb after picking up the Thunder Stone to reach the house).
• The house that gives Ribbons to your Pokémon
• The Vista Lighthouse, where the Gym Leader is. Talk to him so you can go and challenge him!

That’s it, you can now take on Volkner. Once that is done, you receive the Beacon Badge  ! The Gym Leader gives you TM72 Charge Beam  as well as the seals he uses.

More information about Gym Leader Volkner:

Trainer	Pokémon
Volkner Beacon Badge	Raichu ♂ Item: Shuca Berry	Lv. 46 Ability: Static Nuzzle Volt Switch Surf Charge Beam	Octillery ♂ Item: Expert Belt	Lv. 47 Ability: Sniper Octazooka Focus Energy Aurora Beam Charge Beam
	Ambipom ♂ Item: Chople Berry	Lv. 47 Ability: Technician Fake Out Thunderbolt Double Hit Last Resort	Luxray ♂ Item: Sitrus Berry	Lv. 49 Ability: Intimidate Thunder Fang Ice Fang Crunch Iron Tail
Reward:	6 076    +   5 TM72 Charge Beam   +   3 Star F Seals

And there you have it! With your eighth badge in your pocket, the adventure continues! To be continued…

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Sprites courtesy of Poképédia. 

Screenshots by Pokémon France.