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Return of the Moonlight Ritual

Since Team Rocket raided Mt. Moon Square, the Clefairy have stopped their moonlight dance. Find the Cleffa that got lost in the caves and bring the family back together. This quest can be done early in the Kanto story.

Clefairy and a Cleffa gathered on Mt. Moon Square at night.
The Clefairy family reunited on Mt. Moon Square.
  1. Talk to Hiker Eden. He is on Route 3 and misses watching the Clefairy dance in the moonlight, which stopped after Team Rocket showed up.

    Hiker Eden standing on Route 3 in Kanto with the player in front of him.
    Hiker Eden on Route 3 starts the quest.
  2. Visit Mt. Moon Square at night. A Local Researcher stands next to a lone Clefable. He explains that a Cleffa got separated during the raid and fled deep into the caves.

    The Local Researcher standing next to a lone Clefable on Mt. Moon Square at night.
    At night, the Local Researcher waits next to a lone Clefable on Mt. Moon Square.
  3. Search Mt. Moon. Two Rocket Grunts now threaten the Cleffa: Rocket Grunt Felix on Mt. Moon B1F (Sandshrew, Rattata, Zubat) and Rocket Grunt Mira on Mt. Moon B2F (three Zubat). Beat both.

    Rocket Grunt Felix standing in Mt. Moon B1F with the player in front of him.
    Rocket Grunt Felix on Mt. Moon B1F.
  4. Find the Cleffa. The lost Cleffa is hiding on Mt. Moon B2F. Once both grunts are beaten, it trusts you and heads home.

    Rocket Grunt Mira and the lost Cleffa in Mt. Moon B2F.
    Rocket Grunt Mira and the lost Cleffa on Mt. Moon B2F.
    Mt. Moon B2FMt. Moon B2F, where the lost Cleffa hides.Wild Pokémon here
  5. Return to Mt. Moon Square. The Clefairy family is back together. Talk to the Cleffa to receive a Comet Shard.

After the reunion, the Local Researcher opens shop in the Mt. Moon Shop, the house on Mt. Moon Square. He teaches moves that a Pokémon could learn in older games but cannot learn the normal way in PBO, such as moves removed in later generations.

For example, Lopunny can learn Return, Frustration, Dizzy Punch and Jump Kick from him.

Mt. Moon ShopThe Mt. Moon Shop on Mt. Moon Square.
  • Cost per move: 50,000 F and Tiny Mushroomx8.
  • Each Pokémon has its own list; the teacher only offers moves your Pokémon can learn this way.
  • Tiny Mushrooms drop from wild Paras, including the Paras inside Mt. Moon itself and on Route 4 (Kanto). Paras in Jvaloh drop them too.

See TMs and move tutors for the other ways to teach moves.