Every legendary in Pokémon Unbound: locations, requirements, and missions

How legendary hunting works in Borrius

Become Champion first. Unbound has over 80 legendaries and mythicals, and almost all of them are post-game. After that, some just show up, some need a mission, and some only come from Mystery Gift codes. The sections below go in that order. The legendary hunt was the part of Unbound I looked forward to most, and it still beat my expectations.

Five things to know before you start:

• Day and night matter. Day is 5:00 AM to 7:59 PM, and a lot of portals are day-only or night-only. Get the Time Turner from mission #065. It shifts the clock 12 hours.
• Mission counts pay out. The Ranger at the Fallshore Mission HQ gives you Type: Null at 20, a Latiasite or Latiosite and its roamer at 45, and the Shiny Charm at 65.
• Mystery Gift opens after the League. Each code works once per save.
• Levels scale. On Difficult and above, every boss wild Pokémon scales to your highest level. Levels in the tables are Vanilla.
• Almost nothing is missable. Every Pokémon can be caught on 2.1.1.1.

The one real trap is Zygarde. Mission #070 “The Powerhouse of the Cell” builds one from cells. Release or trade it and the mission is gone forever. Box it and leave it there. I renamed mine so I’d never mistake it for trade fodder.

A blank level means I don’t have a number for that one.

During the main story

Hoopa is the only legendary the story gives you, and you can’t miss it. Cosmog depends on difficulty. On Vanilla the Route 12 bag is yours any time. On Difficult and above it’s post-game only.

The mission-count rewards come whenever you hit the count. 57 of the 84 missions open before the League, so you can hit 20 and 45 in the main game if you do them as they appear.

Pokémon	Location	Requirement	Time	Level	Mission
Hoopa	Crystal Peak summit	Joins you after the Prison Bottle sequence. Hoopa Unbound is fought at Vivill Town (Lv.53) and Crystal Peak (Lv.62) first	-	62 (Crystal Peak boss fight)	Story
Cosmog	Route 12 beach (wiki also says Route 15), in a bag	No battle. Vanilla: any time. Difficult and above: post-game. Cosmoem at Lv.43, Solgaleo (day) or Lunala (night) at Lv.53	-	-	-
Type: Null	Fallshore Mission HQ	Ranger reward for 20 completed missions. Silvally Memories come from Cube Corp. for 3 same-type Plates each	-	-	Milestone (20)
Latias or Latios	Roaming	At 45 missions the Ranger gives Latiasite or Latiosite and the matching one starts roaming. Which one depends on your character’s gender; they are locked to the opposite sex of the player	-	40	Milestone (45)
The other of Latias or Latios	Outside the Pokémon League	Complete #042 No Survivors with the roamer in your party	-	-	#042 No Survivors

The story Hoopa fight at Crystal Peak is a double battle with Rayquaza. On Difficult and above, Rayquaza comes back while Hoopa is still up. On Vanilla it stays down once you knock it out. Focus Hoopa. You catch the real Rayquaza on the summit after the story. I wasted three turns on Rayquaza before that clicked.

Post-League, no mission required

This is the biggest group. Once you’re Champion, these just show up. Some need a certain party, but none need a mission. A lot of them count for Portal Purge (#050), marked in the last column.

Buy the ADM first. It’s ₽250,000 at the Seaport Shipyard and replaces Dive and Dig, and most of these are behind it. I sold half my bag to afford it and never regretted it.

Kanto, Johto and Hoenn

Pokémon	Location	Requirement	Time	Level	Mission
Articuno	Frozen Heights, east of the KBT Expressway entrance	Post-game (Marlon and the Shadows capture it in the intro)	-	-	-
Zapdos	Thundercap Mountain peak	Post-game	-	-	-
Moltres	Cinder Volcano peak	Post-game	-	-	-
Raikou and Entei	Roaming	Interact with the Ruins of Void B1F portal; both roam afterwards. Both must be in your party for Suicune	-	40	#050
Suicune	Ruins of Void, lowest chamber	Return to the Legendary Beast room with Raikou and Entei	-	-	#050
Ho-Oh and Lugia	Ruins of Void, lowest chamber (where Aklove was fought)	After catching Suicune	-	-	#050
Celebi	Redwood Village	Show the old man a Spiky-eared Pichu. That Pichu comes from the Breeder’s School in Seaport when you show a Pichu from the Vivill Woods swarm	-	-	-
Regirock	Great Desert, Desert Ruins	Post-game	-	-	#056 Statue of Regi is related
Regice	Frozen Forest, ice puzzle tomb	Post-game	-	-	-
Registeel	Route 18, crystal puzzle tomb	Post-game	-	-	-
Regigigas	Icy Hole B1F	Regirock, Regice and Registeel in your first three party slots	-	-	-
Regieleki and Regidrago	Icy Hole	DexNav Special Encounters: Regigigas caught and Gen 8 encounters active	-	-	-
Kyogre	Vivill Warehouse (underwater)	Blue Orb	-	-	-
Groudon	Cinder Volcano B2F	Red Orb	-	-	-
Jirachi	Crater Town, locked house	Talk to the Old Man to unlock the house	-	-	-
Deoxys	Route 13 and the Route 5 to 13 path	Jirachi in your party. The meteorites in Crater Town change its form	-	-	-

For both Orbs, beat Véga at the Seaport Battleground (he’s there Monday, Wednesday and Friday) for his Darkinium Z, then talk to him at the Crater Town Gym. He hands you the Red Orb and the Blue Orb together. Groudon waits in Cinder Volcano and Kyogre in the underwater part of Vivill Warehouse.

The Johto chain goes in order, all in the Ruins of Void. You get there with the ADM during the last story mission.

1. Touch the portal on Ruins of Void B1F. Raikou and Entei start roaming.
2. Catch both. They flee every turn, but damage and status stick between encounters. If you knock one out, it respawns with new IVs after your next Hall of Fame entry.
3. Go back to the Legendary Beast room with both in your party and catch Suicune.
4. Ho-Oh and Lugia show up in the lowest chamber, where you fought Aklove.

Sinnoh and Unova

Pokémon	Location	Requirement	Time	Level	Mission
Giratina	Distortion World, through the Rift Cave portal	Post-game. Griseous Orb for Origin Forme	-	-	-
Manaphy	Ruins of Void, underwater	Egg behind a Braille stone tablet	-	-	-
Phione	Breed Manaphy	-	-	-	-
Shaymin	Flower Paradise, northernmost restricted area	Post-game	-	-	-
Tornadus and Thundurus	Magnolia Fields, then roaming	Double battle on the old woman’s island; they cannot be caught there and roam afterwards. Beating them ends Magnolia Town’s eternal rain	-	45	-
Landorus	Magnolia Fields	Tornadus and Thundurus in your party	-	-	-
Enamorus	Magnolia Fields (DexNav)	Landorus in your party and Gen 8 encounters active. Therian Forme via the Reveal Glass	-	-	-
Reshiram	Crystal Peak 3F, north-east chamber	Post-game	Day	-	#050
Zekrom	Crystal Peak 3F, north-east chamber	Post-game	Night	-	#050
Kyurem	Victory Road snow area, Kyurem Cave	Post-game. DNA Splicers come with the Genesect gift code	-	-	-
Meloetta	Polder Town, next to the Pokémon Center	Post-game	Night	-	-

Tornadus and Thundurus are the roamers people lose. They’re level 45 and try to run every turn. Damage and status stick between encounters, so land a Spore or paralysis the first time you see them. Chasing those two is the most annoyed I got in the whole post-game. If you faint one, it comes back with new IVs and nature after your next Hall of Fame entry.

Kalos, Alola and the portals

Pokémon	Location	Requirement	Time	Level	Mission
Xerneas	Redwood Forest, first area	Post-game	Day	-	#050
Yveltal	Crystal Cave B1F	Post-game	Night	-	#050
Volcanion	Cinder Volcano 2F	After re-beating the Elite Four (Title Defense)	-	-	-
Tapu Koko	Route 11, upper cliffs	Post-game	Any	-	#050
Tapu Lele	Route 17	Post-game	Any	-	#050
Tapu Bulu	Route 9, lake island	Post-game	Any	-	#050
Tapu Fini	Route 2, north-west of the Icicle Cave exit	Post-game	Any	-	#050
Solgaleo or Lunala	Route 12 beach portal	The portal holds whichever form you do not have; bring the other one	-	-	#050 (optional)
Necrozma	Frost Mountain 3F, near the Route 8 exit	Solgaleo and Lunala in your party. N-Solarizer and N-Lunarizer come with the Marshadow and Meltan codes; Ultranecrozium Z from #084	Night	-	#050
Nihilego	Route 14, dive spot	Post-game	Night	-	#050
Buzzwole	Route 4 West, above the waterfall	Post-game	Day	-	#050
Pheromosa	Great Desert, central canyon	Post-game	Day	-	#050
Xurkitree	Thundercap Mountain 2F, north-west	Post-game	Night	-	#050
Celesteela	Crater Town, in the crater	Post-game	Night	-	#050
Kartana	Vivill Woods, north-west pond log	Post-game	Day	-	#050
Guzzlord	Antisis Sewers South	Post-game	Night	-	#050
Stakataka	Route 7, island south of the Fisherman’s house	Post-game	Day	-	#050
Blacephalon	Magnolia Fields, north-west past the Cut trees	Post-game	Night	-	#050
Eternal Flower Floette	Vivill Warehouse B5F, Command Center	Post-game (also available by gift code)	-	-	#050
Zeraora	Thundercap Mountain 4F, hidden exit	Requires the ADM. On New Game+ it is available before the credits	-	-	-
Arceus	Dream Research Lab, Tarmigan Town	Show the scientist all 17 Plates. The Plate Maker at the Seaport Shipyard trades shards for them and ADM mining drops them	-	-	-

The nine Ultra Beasts are most of Portal Purge. Carry Beast Balls. The Beast Ball Maker at Cube Corp. makes one for each Iron Ball. Four are day-only and five are night-only, so plan two laps of Borrius or get the Time Turner first. My Beast Ball stack ran out faster than I planned, so bring more than you think.

Post-game mission legendaries

These need a mission, and some need a chain of them. Two gates catch people:

• #027 and #059 both need 20 missions done and Type: Null.
• #065 The Daily Grind (for the Time Turner) needs #027 done, Dialga caught, and 23 daily events finished in a single day.

Pokémon	Location	Requirement	Time	Level	Mission
Mew	Fallshore Mission HQ	Mission reward, arrives with Mewnium Z	-	-	#017 Darwin Was Right
Palkia	Rift Cave	Lustrous Orb, the reward for the Dehara City mission	-	-	#004 A Rift in Space
Uxie	Outside the Dream Research Lab	Mission requires 20 missions done and Type: Null	-	-	#027 Guardians of the Lake
Mesprit	Shadow Base B3F, Zeph’s room	As above	-	-	#027
Azelf	Route 18, above the Pokémon Center	As above	-	-	#027
Dialga	Cave of Being	Lake trio in your party. Adamant Orb (the #027 reward) for Origin Forme	-	-	#027
Rayquaza	Crystal Peak summit	Bring the Jade Orb, the reward for #014	-	70	#014 Blazing Emeralds
Heatran	Cinder Volcano 1F	Magma Stone, the reward for #039	-	-	#039 Master Incubator
Cresselia	Fullmoon Island	Dynamax battle during the mission. Catching it gives the Lunar Wing	-	60	#066 The Endless Nightmare
Darkrai	Newmoon Island, then Tarmigan Inn	The first (nightmare) battle is a Lv.75 Dynamax fight and cannot be caught. The catchable one is at Tarmigan Inn with the Member Card, the #066 reward	-	75	#066
Victini	Seaport Battleground	Clear the Leaders Gauntlet on any tier; the Picnicker then gives it	-	-	#025 Gimme a V
Cobalion	Victory Road, cave area	Mission requires 20 missions done and Type: Null	-	-	#059 Swords of Justice
Terrakion and Virizion	Victory Road, main area	As above	-	-	#059
Keldeo	Route 17, in a cave created during the mission	After the three above	-	-	#059
Diancie	KBT Expressway, behind a collapsed wall	Carbink (Lv.75) appears during the mission, Diancie after. Lv.25 on New Game+ before the post-game	-	80	#038 Major Miner (also gives Diancite)
Zygarde	Dresco Town	Built from Zygarde Cells during the mission (Power Construct). Releasing or trading it breaks the mission permanently	-	-	#070 The Powerhouse of the Cell
Magearna	Tomb of Borrius	Tomb puzzle; #076 starts automatically when the puzzle is solved	-	-	#076 Tomb Raider
Original Color Magearna	National Dex reward	Capture all 809 Pokémon	-	10	#069 The National Pokédex

Do #066 early. Darkrai’s first fight is a level 75 Dynamax boss you can’t catch, and people burn Master Balls on it. Save yours. My thumb was on the button before I remembered. The real Darkrai is at Tarmigan Inn once you have the Member Card. Cresselia is a Dynamax fight too, but you can catch that one, and it gives you the Lunar Wing.

Victini is the cheapest one here if you can beat eight gym rematches in a row. The Leaders Gauntlet counts on Vanilla tier, and you get healed between fights. It felt like the easiest mythical I’ve ever earned.

Mystery Gift code-only legendaries

These five aren’t in the game anywhere else. You need them for the 809-Pokémon National Dex, and the Original Color Magearna reward needs that. Beat the League, then give the codes to the green deliveryman on the second floor of any Pokémon Center. Each code works once per save. I typed every one of these slowly, because a typo felt like it would cost me forever.

Pokémon	Code	Comes with	Notes
Mewtwo	6ZT5ZX7RN4KK	Mewtwonite X	Mewtwonite Y comes with Poipole
Genesect	7HY9JN6EE5YY	DNA Splicers	The Splicers are how you fuse Kyurem
Marshadow	5GQ3CU5UZ7WS	N-Solarizer	Needed for Dusk Mane Necrozma
Poipole	4QP1SH1BN8JF	Mewtwonite Y	Evolves into Naganadel
Meltan	8VE4VF5PA4NH	N-Lunarizer	Evolves into Melmetal; Lunarizer for Dawn Wings Necrozma

More codes for Pokémon you can also get in-game or don’t need:

• Galarian Articuno: 2XH4TC5JY4MG
• Galarian Zapdos: 9TA2WT6TW5AP
• Galarian Moltres: 4NV7CX6YX1SD
• Eternal Flower Floette: 1YX5RA7UR9MF
• Dada Zarude: 3YT4BV7PH4UT

Enter the Zarude one. Registering a Galar Pokémon turns on the Gen 8 DexNav Special Encounters, and you can’t reach Regieleki, Regidrago or Enamorus without it.

Seven Gen 8 legendaries aren’t in the game at all. Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Kubfu, Glastrier, Spectrier and Calyrex only come by trade through Unbound Cloud from other CFRU hacks. They’re not part of the 809, so skipping them won’t cost you the Black Trainer Card.

Mega Stones you pick up along the way

You’ll grab a lot of Mega Stones while you hunt, because several come from the same missions. Half my bag was Mega Stones by the end, and I loved it:

• Latiasite or Latiosite: the 45-mission milestone
• Diancite: #038 Major Miner, same mission as Diancie
• Your two missing starter stones (Garchompite, Tyranitarite, Metagrossite): Portal Purge, with a Master Ball
• Mewtwonite X and Y: the Mewtwo and Poipole codes

The rest of the 49 come from Mega Trainers on routes (Alakazite on Route 11, Gyaradosite on Route 13, Absolite on Crystal Peak, about a dozen in all), tablet puzzles from #007 “Am I Blind?” (Banettite, Charizardite X, Mawilite), hidden pickups (Gengarite on Victory Road 3F with Rock Climb, Salamencite on Victory Road 2F past Dive), and the Cube Corp. Mega Stone Maker for the Hoenn starters. Every stone and where it is lives in missables and mistakes.

Planning your post-game sweep

This order wastes the least time. I did it out of order and walked Borrius twice for nothing:

1. Buy the ADM at the Seaport Shipyard.
2. Clear the Ruins of Void story mission. That starts the Johto chain.
3. Push your mission count to 20 so #027 and #059 open.
4. Do #066 for the Member Card, #014 for the Jade Orb, and #038 for Diancie.
5. Enter the Mystery Gift codes for the five exclusives and Zarude.
6. Do one lap of Borrius by day and one by night for the portals. Or finish #065 first and let the Time Turner handle the second lap.

The rest of the post-game, Battle Frontier and Battleground schedule included, is in the postgame guide. Whether these fights scale depends on your difficulty, which is in the review. Coming from Johto? Here’s SoulGold’s legendary locations.