📘 Pokémon Lithic Veil – Master Guide
Updated: 2026-01-11 @ 11:00 UTC+10
Compiled from developer Khydra’s official comments - collated using AI (cringe but finding things in comments is zzz). I'll also edit in my findings as I go as well. :)
Note: Since this is going off all comments, some of this info may be outdated, just fyi. Oh, and spoilers ahead.
📍 Points of Interest
Johto
- Evolution Dojo: North of Violet City
- Mint Farm: Route 39 (North of Olivine City)
- Move Deleter: Route 43 (North of Mahogany Town)
- Pokeball Upgrades: Route 37 (Master Ball quest from the dad, Kurt, on Route 30 - quest guide below)
- Pokemon Daycare: Route 34
- Pokemon Mansion: On map, needs cut. Rare Pokemon (catch starters).
- Pokemon Academy: Violet City (reward for each Johto badge)
- Pokemon Laboratory: New Bark Town (rewards for Pokedex entries)
🧺 Apricorn Locations
- Blue (Great Ball) – House, Goldenrod City
- Green (Water Bike Upgrade) – Vessel, Route 48
- Give to house on Cherry Islet (west of Cherrygrove City)
- Red – Safari House, Route 48
- Yellow (Ultra Ball) – Basket, Route 36 (requires Cut)
- Pink – Vessel, Blackthorn City
- Black – House, Blackthorn Cliff
- White – House, Route 4
- Bring to Rural House on Route 8
🚢 Travel & Movement
Surf Access
- Get the Water Bike from a house in Mahogany Town
- As stated above, upgrade Water Bike (traverse dangerous currents) by giving the Green Apricorn to the house on Cherry Islet (west of Cherrygrove City)
- Surf Pikachu is required for some puzzles
Boat (Johto → Kanto Progression)
- After earning 8 Johto badges:
- Go to Violet City to get the Boat Ticket
- Go to Olivine City → use the boat → Kanto
- Kanto unlocks:
- Higher level cap
- Rock-breaking quest
- Professor Oak progression
- Snorlax puzzle resolution
Cutting Bushes
- Requires upgraded water bike to traverse water currents (see Apricorn Locations / Surf Access above).
- Surf to Route 27 after upgrade
🧩 Major Puzzles & Mechanics
🔑 Lithic Stones
- Route 42 (South)
- Braille puzzle with bushes and rocks
- Press Z to open cave → vessel inside
- Route 45 (Password Box)
- Code: 6573
- Clue found in Lithic Forest
- Route 25 (Mailbox)
- At the very end of the route
- Pokémon League
- Automatically obtained
- Saffron City
- Version 1.0.11+
- Older versions require a long Professor Oak quest chain
Using the Stones
- Perform the Apacheta Ritual at Route 45 West
- Unlocks:
- 3rd Region
- Dojos
- Rock-breaking progression
- Groudon quest
👑 Master Ball Parts
- Scrap: Saffron City
- False Swipe: Cherrygrove City
- Magikarp: Magikarp in team
- Leek: Marble City
- Milk: Marble City + Miltank in team
- Letter of Giovanni: Talk to Giovanni after defeating him while having this mission active
- Haunter:
- Get Shadow-Catching Urn in Route 50
- Defeat a Haunter
- Ho-Oh Feather: Mirage Island, first map (hidden item)
🪨 How to Break Rocks (FULL QUEST)
- Accept mission in Goron Cave (Route 15, Kanto)
- Beat Pokémon League
- Collect all 5 Lithic Stones
- Use Apacheta on Route 45
- Complete 5 Dojos (3rd Region)
- Go to Marble City
- Fisherman gives an item
- Return to Goron Cave
- Rock-breaking unlocked
🏛️ Tombs & Braille Puzzles
Ruins of Alph
- Tree in top-left corner opens path at the bottom
- Allows catching Unown
Steel Tomb
- Save and exit the game
Ice Tomb
- Party setup:
- Slot 1: Relicanth
- Slot 6: Wailord
Ancient Tomb
- Use keyboard arrows:
UP, DOWN, UP, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
Regis
- Use Braille alphabet
- Translation required (language-based)
🌙 Lunar & ☀️ Solar Sanctuaries
How They Work
- Upper floor buttons play Pokémon cries
- Letters (Mail) give Pokédex numbers
- Pokémon must be in your party
Lunar Example Party
- Umbreon (197)
- Lunatone (337)
- Absol (359)
- Clefable (36)
- Murkrow (198)
- Noctowl (164)
Finding the Mail
- Requires Rock Smash
- Found on Route 12
🐉 Legendary Pokémon Locations
Mew
- Location: Abandoned House (Route 43)
- Get Key to a House (Olivine City)
- Time: 00:00–00:59
Mewtwo
- Location: Cianwood – Cliff Edge Gate
- Bike Shop (Cerulean City) with 1,000,000¥
- Get Herb
- Give Herb to neighbor (Viridian City)
- Receive Elevator Key
- Press hidden button (symmetrical to missing rock)
- Use elevator → Mewtwo room
Groudon
- Location: Goron Cave / south of Cherrygrove City
- Accept mission at Goron Cave
- Finish Pokémon League
- Collect 5 Lithic Stones
- Complete 3rd Region Dojos
- Fisherman in Marble City gives item
- Groudon breaks rock south of Cherrygrove City
Zapdos
- Location: Route 38
- Party requirement: Pikachu + Surf (or Raichu)
Jirachi
- Location: Route 67
- Click sign and wait with sign open (~2 minutes)
Celebi
- Location: Ilex Forest
- Special tree
- Requires quest from Olivine City → Lavender Town
- Requires an item to attract it
Ho-Oh Feather
- Location: Mirage Island
- Hidden item near the boat
- Access via Olivine Lighthouse with Wide Lens
Entei (Level 65)
- Location: Union Cave
- Requires Water Bike
- Quickest travel point: Azalea Town
Suicune (Level 65)
- Location: Ice Path
- Requires Water Bike + Upgrade (Green Apricorn)
- Quickest travel point: Blackthorn City / Mahogany Town
👻 MissingNo
- Found on Mirage Island
- Requires Wide Lens
- Go to Olivine Lighthouse cave
- Bring 6 Unown spelling:
L – I – T – H – I – C
🐞 Known Bugs / Notes
- Some TM descriptions are incorrect (copy-paste errors)
- Gulpin, Lileep, Anorith do not spawn in wild
- Gulpin acquisition methods:
- Catch 6 Swalot → request egg at Daycare (100% Gulpin)
- Union Tickets in Ecruteak City (~2% chance)
- Shedinja is obtained by evolving Nincada and pressing Next to skip Ninjask
- Shiny Pokémon in party do not increase catch rate
- Linux build rebuilt from v1.0.19 (possible issues)
- Shiny achievements may bug for a few Pokémon
- Giant Magnemite intentionally unbeatable
- No save transfer support (save files are not easily accessible)