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Pokémon Eternal X Guide: Complete Walkthrough & Tips

What is Pokémon Eternal X?
A difficulty ROM hack by Buffy Silverheart (based on Drayano’s Rising Ruby/Sinking Sapphire style). Features: all 721 Pokémon up to Gen 6 catchable, higher trainer levels, better AI, full Mega Evolution access, and no trade evolutions.

8. Elite Four & Champion Strategy

E4 Lineup (fixed order):

Malva (Fire) – Mega Charizard Y, Torkoal (Drought). Counter: Rock/Water priority.
Wikstrom (Steel) – Mega Scizor, Aegislash (King’s Shield). Counter: Fire/Ground.
Drasna (Dragon) – Mega Altaria, Dragalge. Counter: Fairy/Ice.
Siebold (Water) – Mega Gyarados, Starmie. Counter: Electric/Grass.

Champion Diantha – Mega Gardevoir (Trace + Hyper Beam). Bring Steel-type (Aegislash, Excadrill). pokemon eternal x guide

TMs & important moves

TM01 — Stealth Rock: available mid-game; essential for competitive play.
TM06 — Toxic: obtained after Gym 4; excellent for stall teams.
TM15 — Dragon Dance: postgame; grants sweeping potential to physical dragons.
TM30 — Calm Mind: in Skyreach City library; key for bulky special sweepers.

1. Starter Choice Matters More

All starters are available early via gifts, but your first choice still impacts early game:

Chespin – Best defensive start vs. Viola (Bug) and Grant (Rock).
Fennekin – Good for mid-game, but watch out for Grant’s Tyrunt (Rock/Dragon).
Froakie – High speed/sp. attack, but struggles vs. Viola’s Surskit (Water/Bug).

Hidden bonus: In Eternal X, you can find starter Pokémon from all generations in the wild (e.g., Charmander on Route 2, Treecko in Santalune Forest). Pokémon Eternal X Guide: Complete Walkthrough & Tips

2. Early Game Route Changes

Route 2 & Santalune Forest – Now contain rare spawns like Ralts, Axew, and even Larvitar (1% encounter).
Santalune Gym (Viola) – Her Surskit now has Sticky Web and her Vivillon carries Compound Eyes + Hurricane. Do not bring Grass or Fighting types alone.
Recommended early catches: Riolu (Route 22), Magikarp (any fishing rod – evolves earlier), or Honedge (Route 6).

Final Tips & Resources

Save often – No autosave. A random Wobbuffet with Destiny Bond can end your run.
Use the documentation – The hack includes detailed encounter tables and boss teams (search for "Eternal X Wild Pokémon Locations Google Doc").
Try the “All Gen 6” run – For fun, beat the game only using Kalos-native Pokémon (like Aegislash, Dragalge, or Goodra). It’s viable and rewarding.

Postgame content

Battle Tower with ascending tiers and skill rating
Team Gauntlet: 10 rooms with escalating boss rematches
Shiny hunting nests and an IV hyper-training facility
Optional final boss: Eternus — recommend level 90+ and a fully EV-trained balanced team

II. New Mechanics & Changes

Before stepping into Route 1, understand how the rules have changed:

The Exp. Share: In the vanilla game, the Exp. Share was a "Win Button." Here, it has been reworked. It usually functions as a "Cascade" system—giving XP to those who participated, or yields have been lowered significantly. Tip: Do not rely on over-leveling to win; levels mean less than strategy.
The Fairy Type: Like vanilla X/Y, Fairy types are new. Eternal X leans heavily into this, buffing defensive stats for Fairy types to counter the Dragon dominance of the era.
Level Caps: The game enforces soft level caps based on the next Gym Leader’s ace. If you over-level, obedience might be an issue, or the XP gain will drop sharply.
The Pokedex: The regional dex is expanded. You can catch powerful monsters like Gengar, Alakazam, and Garchomp early, but they require trade items to evolve—which are now available in-game.

2. Starter Choice & Early Game

All starters evolve to their final form with level 36 (no trade needed). Malva (Fire) – Mega Charizard Y, Torkoal (Drought)

| Starter | Best for | Moveset suggestion | |---------|----------|--------------------| | Froakie (Protean HA) | Speed, coverage | Dark Pulse, Ice Beam, Grass Knot, Scald | | Fennekin | Special wallbreaker | Psychic, Shadow Ball, Will-O-Wisp, Flamethrower | | Chespin (Bulletproof HA) | Physical tank | Seed Bomb, Drain Punch, Rock Slide, Spikes |

Recommended: Froakie (Protean) – dominates early-to-mid game.