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Mission 8: Which Switch Is for Mime Jr.?

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

Overview

• Difficulty: 1.5 stars
• Recommended level: 11+
• Time limit: 9:45 min
• Goal: Capture six Mime Jr. by stepping on the correct switches

Rank Rewards

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon		Quantity	Group	Friendship Gauge	AP	Slates
	Golbat	2 (Patterns 3 & 4)	Poison	950	3	Golbat (80%) Crobat (20%)
	Geodude	3 (Pattern 4)	Rock	560	1	Geodude (80%) Graveler (20%)
	Hitmontop	3 (Patterns 1, 2, & 4)	Fighting	672	2	Hitmontop (100%)
	Ursaring	2 (Patterns 3 & 4)	Normal	1,596	4	Ursaring (80%) Teddiursa (20%)
	Houndour	2	Dark	280	1	Houndour (100%)
	Donphan	2 (Patterns 1 & 2)	Ground	784	2	Donphan (80%) Phanpy (20%)
	Makuhita	2	Fighting	364	1	Makuhita (80%) Hariyama (20%)
	Hariyama	4 (Pattern 1) 2 (Patterns 2 & 3)	Fighting	1,890	4	Makuhita (80%) Hariyama (20%)
	Numel	7 (Patterns 1 & 3)	Fire	588	1	Numel (80%) Camerupt (20%)
	Mime Jr.	6	Psychic	364	1	N/A
	Hippopotas	2	Ground	504	1	Hippopotas (80%) Hippowdon (20%)
	Croagunk	7 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Poison	494	2	Croagunk (80%) Toxicroak (20%)
	Toxicroak	2 (Patterns 2 & 4)	Poison	1,330	3	Toxicroak (80%) Croagunk (20%)

Boss

Pokémon		Group	Friendship Gauge	Agitated Gauge	AP
	Blaziken	Fire	3,360	415	6

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.
• Brown circle (around a Pokémon): This Pokémon is angry and will launch projectiles toward 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.

This level expands on the switch-reveal mechanic introduced first in Mission 5: Pidgeotto and the Switch Path. All six Mime Jr. are hidden behind switches. The "easiest" option is simply to step on every switch, but if you want to maximize your time, try to identify the pattern quickly and use the maps above to help determine which switches are necessary. If you do try every switch, be careful not to miss one. If a wild Pokémon attacks after you step on a switch with Mime Jr., the Mime Jr. will take a few seconds to appear after finishing the battle, so be aware of that so you don't wander off! The narrow pathways here offer good routing practice for tougher future missions.

For AP farming, this mission allows lots of opportunities to capture non-necessary Pokémon while still achieving an S rank, as long as you're able to have your partner avoid Blaziken's attacks. Good AP targets are Croagunk (2 AP, efficient), Toxicroak (3 AP, less efficient), and Hariyama (4 AP, worth it). Donphan takes too long.

In this Mission, the switches that yield Mime Jr. are different depending on the pattern. Picking the wrong switch causes an angry Pokémon to appear which can waste time or health as it attacks.

• In the first chamber, the Mime Jr. spawned by the first switch appears to the top left of the switch: Pattern 1 or 3. Hit the middle-right and top-left switches for this chamber's Mime Jr.
• In the first chamber, the Mime Jr. spawned by the first switch appears to the top right of the switch: Pattern 2 or 4. Hit the middle-left and top-right switches for this chamber's Mime Jr.
• On a Makuhita pattern, the switch to the top right of the boss teleporter has Mime Jr.: Pattern 1.
• On a Makuhita pattern, the switch to the top right of the boss teleporter has Numel: Pattern 3.
• On a Mime Jr. pattern, the switch to the top right of the boss teleporter has Mime Jr.: Pattern 2.
• On a Mime Jr. pattern, the switch to the top right of the boss teleporter has Toxicroak: Pattern 4.

Boss

• Scatters fire (!): A single flame in the direction it is facing. Travels to the screen edge. 3 damage per hit. Possible to loop around: wait until the flames have traveled a slight distance from Blaziken.
• Fire pillar (!!): An ember is launched and creates a fire pillar where it lands. 2 damage per hit. Possible to loop around.
• Scatters fire (!!!): Three spread-out flames in the direction it is facing. Travels to the screen edge. 4 damage per hit. Possible to loop around: wait until the flames have traveled a slight distance from Blaziken.
• Fire pillar (!!!!): An O-shaped ring of embers at a short distance in the direction it is facing, which create fire pillars where they land. 6 damage per hit. Impossible to loop around.
• Agitated attack: An untelegraphed attack, Blaziken will run off the screen, return along the central horizontal line, and throw out multiple !! attacks. Possible (but very difficult) to loop around.

S-Rank Tips

An S-rank on the first try is very possible if you get all the Mime Jr. quickly (or check your pattern) and use your assist often and effectively against Blaziken.

Partner Choice

Piplup again is excellent: its slowing effect is good against Blaziken's agility and it of course has a type advantage.