Sandveil City is a rough, growing town in the middle of the Kamla Desert. It is in a constant state of development and has a large underground area where people live. It is host to a variety of things, such as the Mines, Black Market, and the third Pokémon Gym. The Blue Ribbon have a secret outpost for mining Fossils here.
Special Features
Black Market
A surprisingly legitimate business, where people sell a variety of different things. Vendors can be found here for Incenses, Power Items, Wings, Bitter Medicine, Secret Base Mats and Honey.
Sandveil Mines
These are randomly generated dungeons that contain a variety of Items, Trainers and Pokémon. You can also interact with rocks to play the Mining mini-game for Items. Notably, you can find special Shiny Pokémon towards the end. It is recommended to bring an Escape Rope or Pokémon with Dig.
Notable Obtainable Pokémon
|
Pokémon |
Location |
|---|---|
| Machoke (*) | Floor 10 |
| Machop (*) | Floor 8 |
Pokémon Fan Club
The Pokémon Fan club is host to big fans of Pokémon. You can obtain a Larvesta egg here, and trade for a Swablu.
Blue Ribbon Outpost
In order to access the Outpost, you must first defeat Simon inside the Pokémon Gym. Located outside is a Blue Ribbon Grunt. This isn't the first you'll be seeing of her! Defeat the Grunt to gain access to the Blue Ribbon Outpost.
| Blue Ribbon Grunt | |
|---|---|
| Pokémon | Level |
| Geodude | 24 |
| Graveler | 24 |
Inside, you will find multiple Grunts and the first appearance of Shelly. You will be fought by a Grunt as soon as you enter the base, as well.
| Blue Ribbon Grunt | |
|---|---|
| Pokémon | Level |
| Sandile | 24 |
| Carvanha | 24 |
| Golbat | 25 |
| Blue Ribbon Grunt | |
|---|---|
| Pokémon | Level |
| Golbat | 25 |
| Poochyena | 25 |
At the end of the base, you will find one of the Blue Ribbon Admins, Shelly.
| Blue Ribbon Admin Shelly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon | Level | Item |
| Mightyena | 25 | nil |
| Buizel | 25 | nil |
| Sharpedo | 26 | Sitrus Berry |
After defeating her, you can leave Sandveil City.
Name Rater
The Name Rater allows you to change Pokémon Nicknames or make new ones. The Name Rater is located in the top right of town.
Obtainable Items
| Items | Location |
|---|---|
| TM49 | Middle of town, inside the pit. Item Ball. |
| Smoke Ball | Located on the trade Pokémon. |
| Ultra Ball | Blue Ribbon Outpost. Item Ball. |
| TM46 | Blue Ribbon Outpost. Item Ball |
| TM28 | Reward for defeating Pokémon Gym. |
Obtainable Pokémon
|
Pokémon |
Location |
|---|---|
| Larvesta | Pokémon Egg. Obtained from Pokémon Fan Club. |
| Swablu | Trade for Meditite. Pokémon Fan Club. |
Sandevil City Gym
To make your way through the Pokémon Gym, walk once on each piece of crumbling sand. Once every piece has been touched, the large rock will disappear. If you fall, you'll enter a pit with various Pokémon Trainers.
Gym Leader Simon
| Pokémon | Level | Item | Moves | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golett | 24 | Ground Gem | Mega Punch | Sandstorm | Magnitude | Shadow Punch |
| Sandile | 24 | Sitrus Berry | Swagger | Sandstorm | Sand Tomb | Assurance |
| Whiscash | 25 | Chesto Berry | Sleep Talk | Rest | Magnitude | Water Pulse |
| Reward: TM28 Dig | ||||||
Trivia
Gym Leader
Simon is a very blatant reference to Gurren Lagann.
Pokémon Gym
This Pokémon Gym did not get a design until late in development. You could initially walk up and talk to Simon without any puzzle at all. This was changed into the puzzle you see today.