Relic Castle

Relic Castle		古代の城 Ancient Castle
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"

Map description:

Ancient ruins with a glorious history, buried in the sand as time went by.

Location:

Desert Resort

Region:

Unova

Generations:

V

Location of Relic Castle in Unova.

Pokémon world locations

Relic Castle (Japanese: 古代の城 Ancient Castle) is a large castle and the ruins of an ancient city that is over 2,500 years old, located in the middle of Desert Resort. It is comprised of several floors and a maze. A Volcarona appears at the end of the maze, and can be caught after the player has defeated Ghetsis and Team Plasma at N's Castle in Black and White, or after obtaining the Quake Badge, via entrance from the Relic Passage, in Black 2 and White 2.

History

The Relic Castle is the ruins of a city built by one of the twin heroes and his corresponding dragon and are said to have been the heart of a civilization for people and Pokémon in the Unova region. The civilization dates back to at least 2,500 years ago, at which point it was at its peak.

Geography

The Relic Castle, although accessible early in the game, cannot be fully explored until after entering the Hall of Fame. Five floors deep, only the first and second floors can initially be entered: a Worker explains that the lower floors are covered in sand and are impassable until he has cleaned up a bit.

The first floor is hazardous, with two patches of quicksand which may suck passersby into the second chamber. A nearby scientist explains that if players walk over the middle of the quicksand, or run anywhere near it, they will fall through the floor. However, walking slowly anywhere besides the middle of the quicksand is safe. Behind the furthest patch of quicksand is a Backpacker who has found two rare Fossils. To relieve her load, she offers the player one of her Fossils, and notes that one of Lenora's colleagues knows how to revive the Fossil into an extinct Pokémon.

During Team Plasma's hunt for the Light and Dark Stones, Team Plasma Grunts can be found. Alder and Ghetsis are there as well.

After completing the game, a new entrance will open up on the bottom floor of the maze. The player will enter a complex maze and chase a Team Plasma Grunt, who must be fought to continue through the maze. After defeating the Grunt, he will explain that he was lookout for a sage who was experimenting. The player can find one of the Seven Sages, Ryoku, towards the southern part of the maze. He explains that he wants the Pokémon that lives in Relic Castle to impress Ghetsis. After he is taken away by Looker, the player can continue to the shrine of Volcarona and battle it. After continuing west through the maze, the player can travel up some stairs to the other exit of Relic Castle, where TM26 (Earthquake) is found.

In Black 2 and White 2, much of the Relic Castle has become filled with sand and is inaccessible, leaving only the first two floors (which are still accessible via the Desert Resort), and a portion of the lowest floor—including Volcarona's room—which is accessible via the Relic Passage.

Items

	Location	Games
Cover Fossil	1F, from the Backpacker if the first option is chosen	B W
Plume Fossil	1F, from the Backpacker if the second option is chosen	B W
Revive	B1F	B W
Elixir	B1F, in the left sand pile (hidden)	B W
Max Potion	B2F	B W
TM30 (Shadow Ball)	B2F	B W
Max Revive	B3F	B W
Super Potion	B4F, in the southeast sand pile (hidden)	B W
Sun Stone	B4F	B W
PP Up	B3F	B W
TM04 (Calm Mind)	In the maze, from Ryoku	B W
PP Max	B3F, in the northwest tower, south of the stairs (hidden)	B W
TM26 (Earthquake)	1F, in the room that leads to the exit to the northwest of the desert, near the stairs	B W
TM39 (Rock Tomb)	B1F, near Psychic Dua	B2 W2
Heart Scale	B1F, in the left sand pile, west of Psychic Low (hidden)	B2 W2
Sun Stone	Room south of Volcarona's room (hidden)	B2 W2
Ultra Ball	Easternmost room, floor accessible from Relic Passage	B2 W2

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

1F-B1F

	Sandile

B

W

1F-B1F

19-22

50%

	Yamask

B

W

1F-B1F

19-22

50%

B2F-B6F

	Krokorok

B

W

B2F-B6F

34-37

50%

	Cofagrigus

B

W

B2F-B6F

34-37

50%

B7F

	Sandslash

B

W

B7F

47-50

30%

	Onix

B

W

B7F

48-50

15%

	Krokorok

B

W

B7F

47-50

35%

	Cofagrigus

B

W

B7F

48-50

20%

The central room and Volcarona's room

	Claydol

B

W

The central room and Volcarona's room

47-50

100%

Special Pokémon

	Volcarona

B

W

Only one

70

One

A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

1F

	Sandshrew

B2

W2

1F

19-20

20%

	Sandile

B2

W2

1F

18-21

40%

	Yamask

B2

W2

1F

18-21

40%

B1F

	Sandshrew

B2

W2

B1F

20

20%

	Sandile

B2

W2

B1F

18-20

40%

	Yamask

B2

W2

B1F

18-21

40%

Relic Passage floor

	Sandslash

B2

W2

Relic Passage floor

28-29

20%

	Sandile

B2

W2

Relic Passage floor

27-28

30%

	Krokorok

B2

W2

Relic Passage floor

29-30

10%

	Yamask

B2

W2

Relic Passage floor

27-30

40%

Volcarona's room

	Baltoy

B2

W2

Volcarona's room

27-30

100%

Special Pokémon

	Volcarona

B2

W2

Only one

35 / 65

One

A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Trainer

Pokémon

1F


	Psychic Perry サイト Saito Reward: $768

	Sigilyph♂	Lv.24
	No item


	Psychic Dua イノリ Inori Reward: $736

	Woobat♀	Lv.23
	No item

	Munna♀	Lv.23
	No item

B1F


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $1360

	Watchog♂	Lv.34
	No item

	Krokorok♂	Lv.34
	No item

	Krokorok♂	Lv.34
	No item

B2F


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $1400

	Scraggy♂	Lv.35
	No item

	Watchog♂	Lv.35
	No item


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $1440

	Garbodor♀	Lv.36
	No item

B3F


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $1440

	Krokorok♂	Lv.36
	No item


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $1360

	Liepard♀	Lv.34
	No item

	Trubbish♀	Lv.34
	No item

	Trubbish♀	Lv.34
	No item

B4F


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $1400

	Watchog♂	Lv.35
	No item

	Scraggy♂	Lv.35
	No item


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $1400

	Trubbish♀	Lv.35
	No item

	Liepard♀	Lv.35
	No item

B7F (post-game)


	Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $2560

	Krookodile♂	Lv.64
	No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer

Pokémon

1F


	Psychic Perry サイト Saito Reward: $736

	Sigilyph♂	Lv.23
	No item

B1F


	Psychic Dua イノリ Inori Reward: $736

	Gothita♀	Lv.23
	No item


	Psychic Low ロウ Rō Reward: $736

	Solosis♂	Lv.23
	No item

Layout

1F and B1F

Version	1F		B1F
Black
White
Black 2
White 2

B2F and B3F

Version	B2F		B3F
Black
White

B4F, B5F, and B6F

Version	B4F		B5F		B6F
Black
White

B7F

Version	B7F			Volcarona's room
Black
White
Black 2
White 2

In the anime

Relic Castle in the anime

In the main series

The Relic Castle was set to play a major role in the original BW023 and BW024 as the location where Team Rocket discovers the Meteonite, but the episodes have since been postponed indefinitely, and retconned out of continuity when Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! aired.

Relic Castle in Pokémon Generations

In Pokémon Generations

Relic Castle made an appearance in The Adventure, where both Red and his Pikachu were seen entering the castle. Inside the castle, Pikachu accidentally stepped into a sand pit, causing it to fall down into Volcarona's room. Pikachu battled Volcarona and managed to defeat it, but was then attacked by a suddenly appearing Landorus.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Black & White arc, Ryoku of the Seven Sages visited Relic Castle seeking Volcarona.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		古代城堡 Gǔdài Chéngbǎo
French		Château Enfoui
German		Alter Palast
Italian		Castello Sepolto
Korean		고대의 성 Godae-yi Seong
Brazilian Portuguese		Castelo Relíquia
Spanish		Castillo Ancestral