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Nuzbar Village and the Odd Keystones

Nuzbar Village is a hidden tribal village deep in the woods past the north-east corner of Route 5-B. Several Jvaloh side quests lead there, and it is the only place to find wild Zarude. Getting in takes three small quests: one for Devon Scopes and two for Odd Keystones.

Nuzbar VillageNuzbar Village, the hidden tribal village.Wild Pokémon here
Item How you get it
Devon Scopex2 Return Gentleman Fargo’s Medal Box
Odd Keystone #1 Give one Devon Scope to Ruin Maniac Angus in Regis Town
Odd Keystone #2 Clear the Lost Tower for Priest Satima in Sinnoh

You give away one Devon Scope and both keystones.

  1. Find the Medal Box. In Glassmoor City, go to the Nova Center and talk to Gentleman Fargo on 1F. A thug stole his Medal Box and is hanging around the abandoned parking lot in the north of the city. Tracker quest: Find Medal Box.

    Nova Center - 1FGentleman Fargo on Nova Center 1F.
  2. Beat Gang Member Dirk. Find Gang Member Dirk in the parking lot at the north of Glassmoor City. His team: Scrafty, Arbok and Skuntank, levels 39–40. He hands over the Medal Box.

    Gang Member Dirk standing in the abandoned parking lot in the north of Glassmoor City.
    Gang Member Dirk hangs around the abandoned parking lot in the north of Glassmoor City.
  3. Collect the Devon Scopes. Return the Medal Box to Gentleman Fargo. He gives you Devon Scopex2.

  4. Get the first Odd Keystone. Go to Regis Town, west of Glassmoor City. Ruin Maniac Angus is studying a vase and needs a Devon Scope to read it. Give him one and he rewards you with an Odd Keystone.

    Ruin Maniac Angus standing next to a vase in Regis Town, with the player in front of him.
    Ruin Maniac Angus in Regis Town trades an Odd Keystone for a Devon Scope.
  5. Get the second Odd Keystone. This one is in Sinnoh. Talk to Priest Satima in Route 213 House #3 (you need 6 Sinnoh badges) and clear the ghosts from the Lost Tower on Route 209. He rewards you with a Reaper Cloth and an Odd Keystone. Full steps: Lost Tower ghosts.

    Lost Tower #5The top floor of the Lost Tower in Sinnoh.Wild Pokémon here
  6. Enter the woods. Back in Jvaloh, go to Route 5-B. In the north-east corner of the route there is a strange aura you cannot pass without preparation. With a Devon Scope in your bag you can walk through. Find your way through the trees to Nuzbar Forest.

    Route 5-BRoute 5-B, where the path into the woods starts.Wild Pokémon here
    Overhead view of the dense woods in the north-east corner of Route 5-B, with the player near the top right, where the way into Nuzbar Forest is.
    With a Devon Scope you can pass the aura in the north-east corner of Route 5-B and reach Nuzbar Forest, at the top right of this view.
    1. Devon Scope blocker
    2. Nuzbar Forest warp
    3. Nuzbar Forest warp
  7. Beat Tribe Member Simba. In Nuzbar Forest, Tribe Member Simba challenges you with Basculin, Heracross and Slowbro (levels 45–47).

    Nuzbar Forest with Tribe Member Simba on the path and Tribe Member Nang guarding the way to the village.
    Tribe Members Simba and Nang guard Nuzbar Forest.
  8. Give Nang the keystones. Tribe Member Nang blocks the path to the village. He is fascinated by “spirit stones” and takes your 2 Odd Keystones. The way into Nuzbar Village is now open.

    Nuzbar ForestNuzbar Forest, guarded by the tribe.Wild Pokémon here
  • Wild Zarude. Zarude is an Ultra Rare encounter in Nuzbar Village, and its Dada form (Zarude-Dada) is a Legendary-rarity encounter there (both levels 32–33). See Jvaloh Pokémon locations.
  • Healer. Healer Tabaka in House #3 heals your team for free.
  • Pamtre Berry. Tribe Member Jingoh trades a Pamtre Berry for Big Mushroomx30. Big Mushrooms drop from wild Parasect, for example in the Drenched Forest at night, on Route 7-C and in Cavity Cavern.
  • North exit. The exit at the top of the village needs 10 Jvaloh badges.
Tribe Member Jingoh standing in Nuzbar Village with the player in front of him.
Tribe Member Jingoh trades a Pamtre Berry for 30 Big Mushrooms.

An angry Vespiquen blocks the path in the Oozy Forest Northern Pass. Bring it the Pamtre Berry from Tribe Member Jingoh and it calms down, opening the path. Tracker quest: The Angry Vespiqueen.

An angry Vespiquen blocking the path in the Oozy Forest Northern Pass.
The angry Vespiquen blocks the Oozy Forest Northern Pass until you bring it a Pamtre Berry.

After that, a wild boss Vespiquen appears in Oozy Forest once a day (you need 2 Jvaloh badges); see Daily bosses in Jvaloh.

Old Man Rajeev’s quest also uses Big Mushrooms. See Old Man Rajeev.