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West Staircase
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

West Staircase

Follow this guide to navigate the West Staircase in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, defeat Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts, and challenge Team Galactic's Cyrus.

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Follow this guide to navigate the West Staircase in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, defeat Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts, and challenge Team Galactic's Cyrus.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    West Staircase Entrance: Encounter Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts with Pokémon like Fearow (Lv. 62).
  2. 2
    First Puzzle Room: Navigate the arrow tiles. A Grunt is in the north-east corner. Collect a Revive near the center. Use the arrow tiles to reach the teleporter in the north-west corner.
  3. 3
    Second Puzzle Room: Start near the south. A Grunt and a Zinc are in the north-east corner. Navigate the arrow tiles to reach the teleporter in the far south-west corner, then proceed north along the west side to reach the next teleporter.
  4. 4
    Third Puzzle Room: This room is filled with arrow tiles. The final teleporter is to the far north. Collect an HP Up in the north-west corner. Follow the sequence of arrow tiles (east-facing, then north-facing, then west-facing) to reach the teleporter. Re-enter the room to collect the HP Up if missed.
  5. 5
    Before the Boss Room: Face two Grunts with Pokémon like Hypno (Lv. 62), Arbok, and Golbat (Lv. 62). Collect a Hyper Potion nearby.
  6. 6
    Boss Room - Team Galactic Cyrus: Challenge Cyrus.
Tips
  • Arrow tiles will cause you to spin in a direction until you hit a wall.
  • Imagine your movement to navigate the arrow tile mazes.
  • The guide provides specific arrow tile sequences for each puzzle room.
  • After defeating Cyrus, you will receive a Galactic Key.

Team Galactic Cyrus - Pokémon and Strategy

Cyrus's Team:

  • Houndoom (Lv. 65) - Dark/Fire
  • Honchkrow (Lv. 65) - Dark/Flying
  • Crobat (Lv. 65) - Poison/Flying
  • Weavile (Lv. 65) - Dark/Ice
  • Dialga (Lv. 67) - Steel/Dragon (Ultra Sun)
  • Palkia (Lv. 67) - Water/Dragon (Ultra Moon)

Weaknesses and Counters:

  • Houndoom: Weak to Water, Rock, Ground, Fighting.
  • Honchkrow: Weak to Electric, Rock, Fairy.
  • Crobat: Weak to Electric, Rock, Ice.
  • Weavile: Weak to Fighting, Fire, Fairy.
  • Dialga (Ultra Sun): Weak to Fighting, Ground.
  • Palkia (Ultra Moon): Weak to Dragon, Fairy.

General Strategy:

  • Cyrus's Pokémon have high offensive stats but often poor defensive stats.
  • Leverage type advantages to quickly defeat his team.
  • Dialga's Roar of Time and Palkia's Spacial Rend are powerful but leave them vulnerable for a turn.
  • Fighting or Ground-types are effective against Dialga.
  • Fairy-types are effective against Palkia.

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