Appendix:X and Y walkthrough/Section 11

Lumiose City

To reach Lysandre Café, fly to the central Pokémon Center and cross Magenta Plaza. It's a well-known Team Flare hangout, so it's a good place to start looking for their secret base. Be sure to stock up on supplies before heading inside; there's sure to be some tough opposition ahead!

Lysandre Café

Take on the two Team Flare Grunts to learn of a secret door somewhere in the building. After defeating the two, you learn the door's password: "open sesame". Examine the china cabinet at the far wall to recite the password. The cabinet slides away, revealing the entrance to Lysandre Labs.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,840 Scrafty♂ Lv.46 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,840 Liepard♀ Lv.46 No item

Lysandre Labs

Lysandre Labs, B1F

Lysandre Labs, B3F

Lysandre's laboratory houses a host of Team Flare fanatics. Be ready to battle at any time as you make your way through its confounding depths.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon B1F Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,840 Swalot♀ Lv.46 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,720 Swalot♂ Lv.45 No item Liepard♂ Lv.43 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,760 Liepard♂ Lv.44 No item Mightyena♂ Lv.44 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,760 Houndoom♀ Lv.44 No item Toxicroak♀ Lv.44 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,800 Manectric♀ Lv.43 No item Scrafty♀ Lv.45 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,840 Golbat♂ Lv.46 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,760 Toxicroak♀ Lv.44 No item Liepard♀ Lv.44 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1,800 Mightyena♂ Lv.43 No item Toxicroak♂ Lv.45 No item

Items

Item Location Games B1F Revive ×4 From the Masked Heroes in the northwest room (×3) In the western room  X  Y  TM12 (Taunt) From a Grunt in the western room  X  Y  Black Glasses In the northeast corner  X  Y  Hyper Potion Dead-end area near the western room, accessible via warp panel  X  Y  Elevator Key From Team Flare Mable upon her defeat  X  Y  Rare Candy North-central room, with the research materials  X  Y

B1F

Central room

Follow the short hallway northward to find Lysandre waiting for you in the dimly-lit underground chamber. He aims to test your power, so show him what you're made of, Trainer!

Team Flare Lysandre Lysandre Labs X and Y Reward: $9,800 Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienfoo♂ Lv.45 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Murkrow♂ Lv.45 Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.47 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.49 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

After he storms off, take a look around his lab. There are two types of floor panels; spin panels send you spinning until you hit a wall, and warp panels teleport you around the building. Head west to reach the first warp panel, which leads to the northwest corner. The first of the team's four scientists, Aliana, has been waiting here for you.

Team Flare Aliana Lysandre Labs X and Y Reward: $6,720 Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mightyena♀ Lv.46 Taunt Dark Status   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Embargo Dark Status   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None Druddigon♀ Lv.48 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --

Afterwards, she moves away, giving you access to the next two warp panels. Take the green panel to warp to the southwest corner, then head north over spin panels and past a second Grunt to enter the northwest office.

NW office

The Defenders of Kalos are here, searching for a very tall person that Team Flare is also hunting for, but they can't reveal any more than that. However, they hand over three Revives to help you out.

Central room

Take the spin panels southward to reach the western room.

West room

In the break room, a Grunt mistakes you for a comrade and gives you TM12 (Taunt). Grab the Revive and take a rest in one of the beds, if needed.

Central room

Head northeast, battling three more Grunts on the way, and step inside the northeast room.

NE room

Enter the northeast room to battle two more scientists, Celosia then Bryony.

Team Flare Celosia Lysandre Labs X and Y Reward: $6,720 Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Manectric♀ Lv.46 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Drapion♀ Lv.48 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Acupressure Normal Status   --       Team Flare Bryony Lysandre Labs X and Y Reward: $6,720 Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: None Liepard♀ Lv.46 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Bisharp♀ Lv.48 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --

Afterwards, they reveal more of Team Flare's plan. The group is using the electricity stolen from the Power Plant to fuel the ultimate weapon, but that's not all. They also plan to use the large stones on Route 10 to siphon additional power from Pokémon near Geosenge Town. Those stones mark the graves of Pokémon that perished when the ultimate weapon was unleashed 3,000 years ago, and the group is planning for the same thing to happen again!

Central room

There are three spinner panels to the south. Take the westernmost one to a warp panel in the southwest, near the elevator. This leads you to the northeast corner; grab the Black Glasses and fight off the Grunt to reach the next warp panel. This one leads to the north-central room, which holds a Rare Candy and research materials that detail Kalos' dark past and Lysandre's own history. The reports on the table read:

"When I was young, I went on a journey around Kalos with my Pokémon. I reached out to help those suffering because they had nothing. At first, they were grateful, but eventually, they began to take my help for granted and demand more and more... Will fools like those people consume the Kalos region? This world is stable and secure. So the population of people and Pokémon continues to increase unabated. But there is a limit to the amount of money and energy the world is capable of producing. Either everything is lost, or only a handful are saved. This is something best not left to man... I must use a tool of higher power..."

Return to the three south-facing spinner panels and take the easternmost one. Take the nearest warp to detour for a Hyper Potion, then continue southward. Battle the Grunt in the southeast corner, and take the warp panel here. Go northeast to reach the eastern room.

Eastern room

Inside, you meet the fourth scientist, Mable. Win this battle to finally obtain the Elevator Key!

Team Flare Mable Lysandre Labs X and Y Reward: $6,720 Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Houndoom♀ Lv.46 Snarl Dark Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: None Weavile♀ Lv.48 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --

Make your way back to the elevator, and ride down to B2F.

B2F

Go west down the long hallway to find Lysandre and his prisoner, the mysterious traveler from Route 13. Lysandre reveals the man's name, AZ, and the prisoner recounts a tale of sorrow and loss that sheds more light on the events that rocked Kalos three thousand years ago. He pleads with you to reclaim the key to the ultimate weapon from Lysandre, who leaves for the elevator, asking that you follow him to B3F.

B3F

Go north to find Lysandre talking with a fifth scientist, a man named Xerosic. Lysandre asks that you battle Xerosic to prove yourself as the "chosen one"; if you are victorious, he claims that the group will abandon their scheme.

Team Flare Xerosic Lysandre Labs X and Y Reward: $6,720 Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.46 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Types: Dark Psychic Ability: Contrary Held item: None Malamar♂ Lv.48 Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --

Xerosic is impressed by your talent, and asks you to press one of the two colored buttons behind him. He tells you that one button will activate the ultimate weapon while the other will disable it. Lysandre promised that Team Flare would abandon their objective if you choose correctly, but Xerosic has other plans. The red button reawakens the weapon outright; the blue button does nothing, but Xerosic uses a remote control to reawaken it anyway. A short cut-scene shows the weapon emerging from deep underground, and Xerosic excitedly says that the poisonous flower has bloomed in Geosenge Town. Fly back there in a hurry!

Geosenge Town

The once-quiet Geosenge Town has been completely transformed by the ultimate weapon's reappearance. Many buildings have been ruined, with only the Pokémon Center, Hotel Marine Snow, and a couple of homes still intact.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Team Flare Grunt Reward: $1800 Manectric♂ Lv.45 No item Scrafty♂ Lv.45 No item Golbat♂ Lv.45 No item

Enter the HQ

Team Flare Secret HQ

Team Flare's secret headquarters are located on the northwest edge of the town. To get there, you must first defeat the single Grunt outside. Serena/Calem catches up to you near the hideout's entrance, and insists on going with you.

If the player chose Chespin

Pokémon Trainer Serena Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: N/A Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Meowstic♀ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Disarming Voice Fairy Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Fire Psychic Ability: Blaze Held item: None Delphox♂ Lv.49 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.46 Discharge Electric Special   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.46 Slash Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Pokémon Trainer Calem Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: N/A Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Meowstic♂ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Disarming Voice Fairy Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Fire Psychic Ability: Blaze Held item: None Delphox♂ Lv.49 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.46 Discharge Electric Special   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.46 Slash Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

If the player chose Fennekin

Pokémon Trainer Serena Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: N/A Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Meowstic♀ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Disarming Voice Fairy Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Torrent Held item: None Greninja♂ Lv.49 Water Shuriken Water Physical   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Flareon♂ Lv.46 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Lava Plume Fire Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.46 Slash Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Pokémon Trainer Calem Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: N/A Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Meowstic♂ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Disarming Voice Fairy Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Torrent Held item: None Greninja♂ Lv.49 Water Shuriken Water Physical   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Flareon♂ Lv.46 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Lava Plume Fire Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.46 Slash Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

If the player chose Froakie

Pokémon Trainer Serena Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: N/A Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Meowstic♀ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Disarming Voice Fairy Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Chesnaught♂ Lv.49 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Vaporeon♂ Lv.46 Muddy Water Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Aurora Beam Ice Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.46 Slash Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Pokémon Trainer Calem Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: N/A Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Meowstic♂ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Disarming Voice Fairy Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Chesnaught♂ Lv.49 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Vaporeon♂ Lv.46 Muddy Water Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Aurora Beam Ice Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.46 Slash Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Team Flare Secret HQ

At last, you have reached Team Flare's secret headquarters. Now you can stop Lysandre and his band of zealots from activating the ultimate weapon. Time is short though, as the weapon will soon have all the power it needs to be unleashed!

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Hallway Team Flare Admin Reward: $7,840 (with female Team Flare Grunt) Toxicroak♂ Lv.50 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $7,840 (with male Team Flare Admin) Liepard♀ Lv.48 No item Team Flare Admin Reward: $7,840 (with male Team Flare Grunt) Manectric♀ Lv.50 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $7,840 (with female Team Flare Admin) Mightyena♂ Lv.48 No item Team Flare Admin Reward: $7,840 (with female Team Flare Grunt) Houndoom♂ Lv.50 No item Team Flare Grunt Reward: $7,840 (with male Team Flare Admin) Scrafty♀ Lv.48 No item Basement Team Flare Admin Reward: $3,840 Liepard♀ Lv.47 No item Manectric♀ Lv.48 No item Team Flare Admin Reward: $4,000 Swalot♀ Lv.50 No item Team Flare Admin Reward: $3,840 Mightyena♂ Lv.47 No item Houndoom♂ Lv.48 No item Team Flare Admin Reward: $4,000 Golbat♂ Lv.50 No item

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Special Pokémon Xerneas X Y Only one 50 One Yveltal X Y Only one 50 One A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

1F

Lysandre lurks inside, awaiting your arrival. He refuses to stop the ultimate weapon now that it's been deployed. Instead, he battles you to buy time for the weapon to finish charging.

Team Flare Lysandre Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: $10,200 Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♂ Lv.47 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.47 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.49 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.51 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

Afterwards, Serena/Calem suggests searching for the legendary Pokémon. Take the northwest door to explore the rest of the area. If you approach the window behind Lysandre, you can catch a glimpse of the legendary Pokémon far below, being drained of its life force to power the ultimate weapon.

Hallway

The headquarters is filled with Grunts and high-ranking Admins. As you race to the basement, you must defeat several pairs of Team Flare fanatics. You're not alone though, as Serena/Calem battles by your side. Her/His team consists of Meowstic at level 45, Absol at level 46, Eevee's evolved form at level 46, and third-stage starter Pokémon at level 49. About halfway through the hallway, a friendly voice calls out to you; Shauna followed the two of you inside and wants to help out. When you reach the basement door, you find it sealed with a high-tech electronic lock. But this is no problem for Shauna, as Clemont happened to give her a device for figuring out puzzles. The device quickly unlocks the door, so hurry inside!

Basement

Team Flare makes its last stand in the dark basement chamber where the legendary Pokémon is being held. Shauna and Serena/Calem lure a few of the Admins away, leaving you to take out the rest one by one. Doing so rescues the legendary Pokémon from the brink of oblivion, but it must still be caught before it will join you.

Xerneas^X is the first legendary Fairy-type Pokémon to be discovered. Its Ability, Fairy Aura, gives a power boost to all Fairy attacks. This includes its Moonblast move, an already-powerful attack that may lower the target's Special Attack. Its signature move, Geomancy, sharply increases its Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed on the second turn. Use Poison and Steel moves to wear it down quickly, then follow up with Bug, Dark, and Fighting moves to weaken it further.

Yveltal^Y is the first legendary Dark/Flying Pokémon to be discovered. Its Ability, Dark Aura, gives a power boost to all Dark attacks, which includes both its Snarl and Dark Pulse moves. Its signature move, Oblivion Wing, steals energy from the target to restore its own health. Use Electric, Ice, Rock, and Fairy moves to wear it down quickly, then follow up with Ghost, Grass, and Dark moves to weaken it further.

Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Fairy Aura Held item: None Xerneas Lv.50 Gravity Psychic Status   --       Geomancy Fairy Status   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --

Types: Dark Flying Ability: Dark Aura Held item: None Yveltal Lv.50 Snarl Dark Special   --       Oblivion Wing Flying Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --

Once it's caught, you may choose to swap out a party member for it. Soon after, Shauna and Serena/Calem reappear, followed by Lysandre. He intends to reclaim the legendary Pokémon's power for the ultimate weapon, and challenges you to one final battle. This time, he is also able to use Mega Evolution!

Team Flare Boss Lysandre Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: $10,600 Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♂ Lv.49 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.49 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.51 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Gyaradosite Gyarados♂ Lv.53 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

Lysandre tells you that when the legendary Pokémon awakened, it reclaimed much of its energy that had been sent to the ultimate weapon. The weapon has little power left, but there's still enough to use it once! The weapon activates, firing into the sky a massive ball of energy, which then comes crashing back down. It destroys the weapon, causing it to fall back underground, leaving a giant crater in its wake. The Secret HQ and its entrance are also destroyed.

Aftermath

After fleeing the Secret HQ, Shauna and Serena/Calem meet you back at the crater. Trevor, Tierno, and the Masked Heroes are also present. Following a short briefing, the group leaves for Anistar City. Before you can follow, AZ appears. He speaks a bit more about the king and his eternal Pokémon, and finally reveals that he is the former king that built the ultimate weapon.

Anistar City

As you leave the city, you receive another Holo Clip, this time from Sycamore. He wants to talk face-to-face, and asks you to meet him in Couriway Town.

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