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Small quests in Sinnoh

These quests are short, but several give items you will use for a long time, like the Exp. Share and an Odd Keystone for Jvaloh.

Quest Where it starts Reward
The three clowns Jubilife City Old Rod
The Onix in the mine Oreburgh City Moon Stone
Three Dustox Eterna Forest Exp. Share (Untradable)
The Old Chateau dog Eterna Forest Scooby-Doo Mount
Ninjask venom Floaroma Town TM74 Venoshock
Cleffa and the mansion key Route 212 (North) Pixie Plate
Lost Tower ghosts Route 213 House #3 Reaper Cloth, Odd Keystone
Mismagius and Froslass Route 216 Dusk Stone or Dawn Stone
Wayward Cave Route 206 Access to Gible
  1. Find the Fishing Expert. Look for him in Jubilife City after you finish the Trainer School part of the story.

    The Fishing Expert standing in Jubilife City with the player next to him.
    The Fishing Expert in Jubilife City sends you after three clowns.
  2. Answer the clowns. He asks you to find three clowns somewhere in the city. Each clown asks a simple Pokémon question. Answer correctly to get a Coupon. The answer to all three questions is Yes.

  3. Collect the Old Rod. Bring all three Coupons back to the Fishing Expert for an Old Rod.

To learn what you can catch with it, see Fishing.

  1. Talk to Miner Rohi. He is in Oreburgh City. An angry Onix is stuck between rocks in the mine.

    Miner Rohi standing in Oreburgh City with the player in front of him.
    Miner Rohi in Oreburgh City tells you about the Onix in the mine.
  2. Free the Onix. Go to Oreburgh Mine B1F. Break the rocks with Rock Smash and battle the level 20 Onix behind them.

    Oreburgh Mine B1FThe Onix waits behind the rocks.
  3. Collect the Moon Stone. Come back out. Miner Rohi is waiting outside and gives you a Moon Stone.

Bug Catcher Paul wants three Dustox that you caught yourself (any level). Bring exactly three self-caught Dustox in your party. He keeps them, so you also need another Pokémon with you.

In return you get an Exp. Share that cannot be traded. Dustox is Uncommon in Eterna Forest at night.

The north of Eterna Forest in front of the Old Chateau, with Mr. Rogers and Bug Catcher Paul standing near the entrance.
Bug Catcher Paul (Dustox) and Mr. Rogers (the dog) both stand near the Old Chateau entrance.

Mr. Rogers stands near the Old Chateau entrance at the north of Eterna Forest. His dog has been taken by a Gengar, and Gengar keeps running from room to room. Follow it in this order:

  1. Inspect the TV in Abandoned Room #5. It is the room furthest to the left on 2F. A level 25 Gengar battles you.

    Old Chateau 2FThe Old Chateau 2F hallway with the five abandoned rooms.Wild Pokémon here
  2. Inspect the clock in Abandoned Room #2. It is the second room from the right on 2F. Gengar flees again.

  3. Search the side room on 1F. It is the side room on the left of the entrance hall (Old Chateau 1F: East). Walk exactly 3 steps left from the door and press the action button.

    Old Chateau 1F: EastWalk 3 steps left from the door.Wild Pokémon here
  4. Go to the Dining Area. Sit on the right-most chair and press the action button. Gengar drops the dog’s collar while running away.

    A long dining table in the Old Chateau with the player at the chair on the far right.
    Sit on the right-most chair in the Dining Area to make Gengar drop the collar.
    1. chair trigger
  5. Find the Dog Collar. Leave the Old Chateau and search the east side of Eterna Forest, south of the chateau, for a Poké Ball on the ground. It is the Dog Collar.

    A Poké Ball lying on the ground on the east side of Eterna Forest.
    The Dog Collar lies in a Poké Ball on the east side of Eterna Forest.
  6. Return the collar. Give it to Mr. Rogers. His dog wants to travel with you, and you receive the Scooby-Doo Mount. See riding a mount.

Kehar, a former bug researcher, extracts venom from Ninjask. His dialogue asks for a Ninjask at level 25 or higher, but any Ninjask at level 10 or above is accepted.

Have exactly one such Ninjask in your party, plus at least one other Pokémon. He keeps the Ninjask and gives you TM74 Venoshock.

Floaroma House #1Kehar waits in Floaroma House #1.

Nincada, which evolves into Ninjask, is Common on Route 229 and Route 230 past the Fight Area (reached after you become Sinnoh Champion) and on Route 10 in Jvaloh. You can also buy one through the Trade House.

  1. Talk to Monica. She is on Route 212 (North). A gang has taken her master hostage inside the mansion, and a scared Cleffa ran off with the spare key.

    Monica standing on Route 212 (North) near the mansion, with the player in front of her.
    Monica on Route 212 (North) asks you to find the mansion key.
  2. Find the Cleffa with the key. Go south to Route 212 (South). Several Cleffa are hiding along the route. Only one of them has the key. It stands in the northern part of the route, a little past halfway east, just north-east of the house on the route. Talk to it to get the Mansion Key.

    A Cleffa standing in the grass just north-east of the house on Route 212 (South).
    The Cleffa with the key stands just north-east of the house on Route 212 (South).
  3. Open the mansion. Return to the mansion on Route 212 (North). The key opens the door (you keep the key).

    Route 212 MansionInside the Route 212 Mansion.
  4. Beat the gang. Inside, take the door on the far right of the hallway. Beat the two gang members, Jessa and Zames, then their boss Theo: Crawdaunt, Gengar and Houndoom, all level 30.

    Route 212 Mansion Room #1The room behind the far-right door, where Theo and Mr. Backlot are.
  5. Collect the Pixie Plate. Talk to Mr. Backlot to receive the Pixie Plate.

  1. Talk to Priest Satima. He is in Route 213 House #3. Ghost Pokémon have taken over the Lost Tower and he asks you to clear them out.

    Route 213 House #3Priest Satima in Route 213 House #3.
  2. Go to the Lost Tower. It is on Route 209, east of Hearthome City.

    Route 209The Lost Tower stands on Route 209.Wild Pokémon here
  3. Clear floors 1–4. Defeat the ghosts: Duskull (floors 1 and 3) and Gengar (floors 2 and 4), each level 55. Each pays 1,000 F.

  4. Beat their leader. On the top floor (Lost Tower #5), defeat a level 60 Gengar with very high HP.

    Lost Tower #5Lost Tower #5, the top floor.Wild Pokémon here
  5. Collect your reward. Priest Satima is now waiting on floor 4. He gives you a Reaper Cloth and an Odd Keystone.

  1. Battle Mismagius. On Route 216, a stressed level 44 Mismagius attacks you. After the battle it seems scared and asks for help.

    A Mismagius floating in the snow on Route 216 with the player nearby.
    The stressed Mismagius on Route 216.
  2. Defeat the Tentacruel. Go north to Lake Acuity. A Froslass points at a level 50 Tentacruel blocking the cave.

    Lake Acuity with a Tentacruel blocking the cave entrance and a Froslass nearby.
    At Lake Acuity, a Tentacruel blocks the cave and Froslass asks you to deal with it.
  3. Follow Froslass. Talk to Froslass again and accept its invitation to the cave.

  4. Accept Mismagius’s gift. Inside Acuity Cavern, Mismagius and Froslass are reunited. Talk to Mismagius and accept its gift: a Dusk Stone if your character is male, a Dawn Stone if female.

    Acuity CavernAcuity Cavern, where Mismagius and Froslass are reunited.

Wasaru guards both entrances to Wayward Cave: one on Route 206 itself and one in the area under the bike bridge (Route 206: Under Bridge). He lets you in once you have 100 Pokémon caught in your Pokédex.

The guard under the bridge also mentions beating Champion Cynthia, but only the 100 caught Pokémon are checked.

Wasaru standing at the Wayward Cave entrance on Route 206 with the player in front of him.
Wasaru lets you into Wayward Cave once you have caught 100 Pokémon.

Gible is an Ultra Rare encounter on Wayward Cave 2F (levels 43–45). It can drop Dragon Fang and Garchompite. Wayward Cave 2F also has a healer, Aroma Lady Kittu.

Wayward Cave 2FWayward Cave 2F, home of Gible.Wild Pokémon here