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Mission 11: Time, Time, Time!

Check out WarriorGallade's post on this Mission for more specific tips.

Overview

• Difficulty: 2 stars
• Recommended level: 19+
• Time limit: 1:00 min
• Goal: Capture six Girafarig

Rank Rewards

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon		Quantity	Group	Friendship Gauge	AP	Slates
	Vaporeon	4 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Water	2,236	6	Vaporeon (100%)
	Girafarig	6	Psychic	1,300	4	N/A
	Dunsparce	1 (Pattern 3)	Normal	780	3	Dunsparce (100%)
	Sneasel	5 (Patterns 1 & 3) 4 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Dark	1,300	4	Sneasel (100%)
	Swinub	2 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Ground	1,300	5	Swinub (80%) Piloswine (20%)
	Wingull	2 (Pattern 1)	Flying	1,300	4	Wingull (80%) Pelipper (20%)
	Anorith	3 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Rock	1,300	4	Anorith (95%) Armaldo (5%)
	Armaldo	6 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Rock	2,990	8	Anorith (80%) Armaldo (20%)
	Spheal	5 (Pattern 1) 2 (Pattern 3)	Ice	1,300	4	Spheal (80%) Sealeo (20%)
	Sealeo	6 (Pattern 1) 4 (Pattern 3)	Ice	1,560	5	Sealeo (80%) Spheal (18%) Walrein (2%)
	Walrein	2 (Pattern 1) 5 (Pattern 3)	Ice	3,380	8	Sealeo (80%) Walrein (20%)
	Buizel	1 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Water	1,040	3	Buizel (90%) Floatzel (10%)
	Floatzel	1 (Pattern 1)	Water	1,820	5	Floatzel (70%) Buizel (30%)
	Stunky	1 (Pattern 2)	Poison	780	3	Stunky (95%) Skuntank (5%)

Boss

Pokémon		Group	Friendship Gauge	Agitated Gauge	AP
	Weavile	Dark	4,675	337	13

Strategy and Map

Text of this section & map image are taken from WarriorGallade's post on the subject, supplemented with information from the official Prima guide book, and condensed/reorganized slightly. Used with permission.

Map

This Mission contains four different patterns of wild Pokémon that can appear. Click a thumbnail below to view that pattern's map.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4

Legend:

• Blue tile: The player's start point.
• Red tile: Takes the player to the boss room, once the condition has been met.
• Green tile: Teleports the player to another specific location on the map.
• Yellow tile: Standing on this tile makes a bridge appear between separate platforms. Tiles that need multiple players are marked with red dots that indicate how many players are needed.
• Orange circle (around a Pokémon): This Pokémon is angry and will chase the player on sight.
• Icons like this (darker) give the player extra seconds, determined by the number.
• Icons like this (lighter) restore the player's Styler by the specified number of energy.
• Icons like this (POW) increase the player's Styler's power by 20%.
• Icons like this (SPE) increase the player's movement speed.

This mission is a great grinding spot, where mass-capturing can rival high-rank AP yields in other missions thanks to two powerups (attack + speed, the "Quick Attack" pair). Although this mission has four patterns, patterns 1 and 3 are similar and 2 and 4 are similar, and should be considered as follows:

• Anorith/Armaldo variant (Patterns 2 & 4): higher AP (8 vs 7) but Armaldo has much more HP, making it a bigger time sink despite being weak to Piplup's Assist
• Sealeo/Walrein variant (Patterns 1 & 3): faster to clear; Walrein is hit neutrally by Piplup but has far less HP

Pick Armaldo for max AP and Walrein for a quicker clear. Armaldo becomes more appealing as your team levels up, but by then you're less likely to replay this mission.

Time is tight (starts at 1 minute), making powerups essential.

At low levels: Skip most Pokémon, especially the first attack powerup (guarded by Sealeo/Armaldo). Ignore Girafarig, hit the switch, head north for time powerups, then west (ignoring the second Girafarig/Sneasel) for another. Repeat through the next switch trio and teleporter, continuing to ignore Girafarig on the straight path to the red teleporter. Watch for aggressive Swinub (easy to catch, not a big time cost) and Walrein guarding time extensions. Further north, grab the two key powerups while avoiding other Pokémon (agitated Vaporeon is a tedious capture with Piplup). Collect time powerups at the northmost point, then backtrack for the skipped Girafarig. Near the first green teleporter, clear the two chests guarded by Armaldo/Spheal (approach from top or bottom, not center) to expose time extensions. Capture one of the guarding Pokémon, then use invincibility frames to grab the second extension while dodging the other Pokémon (feasible since neither has much range).

At high levels (~34+): Capture everyone in your path. Grabbing the first attack powerup speeds up captures and reduces backtracking need, letting you grind for Slates, and the invincibility maneuver for time extensions still works even without the speed boost. Still worth grabbing all time powerups as a buffer.

Some Pokémon are only found in certain patterns, so grinding for their Slates is dependent on getting the correct pattern.

• In the first room, the player first sees Sealeo: Pattern 1 or 3.
• In the first room, the player first sees Armaldo: Pattern 2 or 4.
• On a Sealeo pattern, the buttons to the far right of the Sealeo are patterned with two above and one to the lower right: Pattern 1.
• On a Sealeo pattern, the buttons to the far right of the Sealeo are patterned with two above and one to the lower left: Pattern 3.
• On an Armaldo pattern, the buttons to the far right of the Armaldo are patterned with two above and one to the lower right: Pattern 2.
• On an Armaldo pattern, the buttons to the far right of the Armaldo are patterned with two above and one to the lower left: Pattern 4.

Boss

• Throws black blades (!): A barrage of 8-10 dark blades that follow a curved path in the direction it's facing. 6 damage per hit. Very difficult to loop around.
• Ice pillar (!!): Shoots out ice balls that form into ice crystals and remain as hazards for a few seconds. 4 damage per hit. Possible to loop around if you get lucky with positioning.
• Cutting attack (!!!): Changes direction and slashes the area in front of it. 8 damage per hit. Possible to loop around, but may be comboed into the black blade attack.

S-Rank Tips

Prioritize rushing to the final room while grabbing time powerups. An A rank is achievable early, but S rank requires a high enough level to capture at least two Girafarig on the way there, minimizing backtracking.

Partner Choice

Piplup is still ideal: its slowing effect is hugely valuable against Weavile's speed and unpredictable direction changes, and being long-range keeps it safer from Weavile's slash-into-blade combo. Close-range Fighting types (e.g., Hariyama's pause effect) are strong against Weavile's Dark type but riskier, requiring precise positioning.