Skip to content
East Staircase
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

East Staircase

Navigate the East Staircase in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, solve the Meowth puzzles, and defeat Team Flare's Lysandre. Includes trainer and boss battle details.

By ··10 min read·Multi-source verified
1 reading this guide  

Navigate the East Staircase in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, solve the Meowth puzzles, and defeat Team Flare's Lysandre. Includes trainer and boss battle details.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    In the first room, rotate the westernmost statue to face north. This allows you to grab the Calcium and pass between the statues to the next teleporter.
  2. 2
    In the second room, rotate the statue near the entrance to face east. Avoid the Grunt to the south.
  3. 3
    Walk around the rotated statue and head east towards the easternmost statue facing west. Be careful not to be seen.
  4. 4
    Rotate this statue to face north. Ignore the statue to the left.
  5. 5
    Go west and rotate the remaining statue to face south.
  6. 6
    Go to the east side of this statue and cautiously head south. You can go behind the two middle statues to collect the PP Up.
  7. 7
    Rotate the statue you ignored earlier (from north to east) to proceed through the teleporter.
  8. 8
    In the third room, rotate the statue near the west side to face south.
  9. 9
    Go around this statue, avoiding the west-facing statue in the center.
  10. 10
    Rotate the south-east statue from north to west.
  11. 11
    Head to the north-east corner and rotate the west-facing statue near the teleporter to face north.
  12. 12
    Go to the west side of the two now north-facing statues.
  13. 13
    Rotate the statue in the north-west corner from north to west.
  14. 14
    Collect the Cell Battery above the statue.
  15. 15
    Rotate the statue directly south of the teleporter to face west.
  16. 16
    Do the same for the statue to the right.
  17. 17
    Proceed through the teleporter via the north-east corner to find a Max Revive.
  18. 18
    You will face Lysandre of Team Flare. He will present you with a choice of two buttons, but the outcome is the same regardless of your choice.

Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts:

  • Entrance: Muk (Lv. 62)
  • 1st puzzle room: Persian (Lv. 62)
  • 2nd puzzle room: Arbok (Lv. 62)
  • Before the boss room (1st opponent): Muk, Fearow (Lv. 62)
  • Before the boss room (2nd opponent): Tentacruel (Lv. 62)

Team Flare Lysandre:

  • Mienshao (Lv. 65) - Fighting
  • Pyroar (Lv. 65) - Fire/Normal
  • Honchkrow (Lv. 65) - Dark/Flying
  • Mega Gyarados (Lv. 65) - Water/Dark
  • Xerneas (Lv. 67) - Fairy (Ultra Sun)
  • Yveltal (Lv. 67) - Dark/Flying (Ultra Moon)

Lysandre's Pokémon Strategy:

  • Mienshao: High Attack and Speed. Uses High Jump Kick, U-Turn, Fake Out. Flying or Fairy-types recommended.
  • Pyroar: Good Special Attack and Speed. Uses Flamethrower, Hyper Voice, Snarl, Will-O-Wisp. Water, Ground, or Rock-types recommended.
  • Honchkrow: High offensive stats, low defense and speed. Uses Dark Pulse, Heat Wave, Shadow Ball, Psychic. Electric, Rock, or Fairy-types recommended.
  • Mega Gyarados: High Attack and Special Defense. Uses Waterfall, Crunch, Earthquake, Stone Edge. Grass, Fighting, or Fairy-types recommended.
  • Xerneas (Ultra Sun): Fairy-type with Fairy Aura. Uses Moonblast, Geomancy, Psyshock.
  • Yveltal (Ultra Moon): Dark-type with Dark Aura. Uses Air Slash, Oblivion Wing, Psychic, Shadow Ball.

100% Human-Written. AI Fact-Checked. Community Verified. Learn how AntMag verifies content