Rijon Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Algernon Laboratories
Algernon Laboratories Exterior
Required for navigation
Surf Surf
Location Phlox Town
Region Naljo
Location
Phlox Town Map Location
Location of Algernon Laboratories in Naljo.

Algernon Laboratories is a location in Phlox Town

To gain access to the main building, the player must first acquire the Lab Card. This is located in the basement.

Basement[]

The basement is accessed via Acqua Mines. The player must enter the mines from Phlox Town and descend the ladders. HM04 (Strength) is required to reach the basement entrance, and guarding it is a lvl50 shiny Rhydon which must be defeated or caught.

Once inside the player must solve the push tile puzzle and then battle Officer Dean to receive the Lab Card, granting them access to the main building.

Tile Puzzle Solution[]

The arrow tiles in the basement will push the player when stepped on, in a certain direction for a certain number of tiles as indicated by the arrow and the number. For example, a tile with an arrow pointing left and the number "2" will push the player two tiles to the left.

There are also several warp tiles: stepping on a gray warp tile will teleport the player to a red one. They are labeled on the image below as A warping to A and B warping to B.

In the image below, the yellow/white arrows show one possible way to reach Officer Dean (with yellow indicating that the player is being pushed by the arrow tiles). Similarly, the red/pink arrows show one way to reach the item balls.

Image of possible solution
Algernon Laboratories Basement Walkthrough

Items[]

Item Location Image
Max Revive Reached by using the warp pad in the lower-left of the basement puzzle. Algernon Laboratories - Max Revive
2 x Rare Candy In the middle of the basement puzzle, reached by backtracking before stepping on the final push tile Algernon Laboratories - 2 Rare Candies
Up-Grade ??? [[File:]]
Lab Card Given by Officer Dean after his defeat, once the basement puzzle has been solved. Algernon Laboratories - Lab Card

Trainers[]

Trainer Pokémon
Officer
Officer Dean
Reward: PokémonDollar1800 and Lab Card
67 Machoke Lv.44
No item
59 Arcanine Lv.45
No item
310-Manectric Manectric Lv.45
No item


Main Building[]

Once the player has the Lab Card, they will be able to unlock the door to the main building in the north-east of the town. Inside, there are three floors, with the first and second floors both having a puzzle that must be solved before reaching the next floor. There are also scientists throughout the building who must be defeated in order to progress.

1F[]

The first floor puzzle consists of pairs of colored warp tiles. One red warp tile transports the player to the second red tile, the blue tile to the other blue tile, etc. However, the tiles will not be active until the corresponding colored switch is pressed. These switches are scattered throughout the floor, and the warp tiles must be used to reach them all.

When the red, blue and green switches are active, a barrier of that color appears somewhere on the floor, preventing the player's progress. Therefore it is necessary to deactivate some of the switches before continuing, done by interacting with them again. Otherwise, the switches remain active once pressed even when the player leaves the floor or the building.

To solve the puzzle, the player must press switches and use warp tiles in a certain order, battling all 4 Scientists and Palette Yellow along the way. The order in which the switches and tiles are used is listed below.

1F puzzle solution (text only)
1 - Turn the red switch on.

2 - Step on the red warp tile to be taken to the second red tile.
Defeat scientist No. 09.
3 - Turn the blue switch on.
4 - Step on the red warp tile to return to the first red tile.
5 - Step on the blue warp tile to be taken to the second blue tile.
6 - Turn the green switch on.
7 - Step on the blue warp tile to return to the first blue tile.
8 - Turn the red switch off.
9 - Step on the green warp tile to be taken to the second green tile.
Defeat scientist No. 10.
10 - Turn the yellow switch on.
11 - Step on the green warp tile to return to the first green tile.
12 - Step on the blue warp tile to be taken to the second blue tile.
13 - Turn the green switch off.
14 - Step on the yellow warp tile to be taken to the second yellow tile.
15 - Turn the blue switch off.
16 - Step on the yellow warp tile to return to the first yellow tile.
Continue down the corridor, and defeat scientists No. 07 and No. 08.
Defeat Palette Yellow.
Collect TM61 and take the stairs to 2F.

1F puzzle solution (image)
Algernon Laboratories 1F Walkthrough


Activate the brown switch to enable the brown warp tiles, making it easy to travel between the laboratories' entrance and the stairs to 2F.

2F[]

The second floor consists of obstacles such as doors which cannot be switched off. To get past them, the player must release the Pokémon in the six cages at the north side of the floor. Each cage is numbered 1-6 from left to right, and interacting with the door will display its number. The Cage Cards required to open the doors are also numbered, and each found card is specific to a certain door. These Pokémon cannot be battled or captured: once released, they will walk off-screen and remove an obstacle in the player's way.

Unlocking the cages and freeing the Pokémon in the order encountered will allow the player to progress to 3F.
P SurfSurf is required to reach the stairs up.

2F puzzle solution (text only)
  • Walk down and then left
  • Defeat Scientist No. 06
  • Pick up Cage Card 4 from the table in the room above
  • Unlock Cage 4 (containing Magmortar)
  • Walk to the lower left corner
  • Pick up Cage Card 2
  • Unlock Cage 4 (containing Glaceon)
  • Walk to the lower end of the floor
  • Defeat Scientist No. 05
  • Pick up Cage Card 5
  • Unlock Cage 4 (containing Ampharos)
  • Walk down and then right
  • Defeat Palette Green
  • Pick up Cage Card 1
  • Unlock Cage 1 (containing Hitmonchan)
  • Walk to just before Palette Green and then down
  • Pick up Cage Card 6
  • Unlock Cage 5 (containing Milotic)
  • Pick up Cage Card 3 from the cage
  • Unlock Cage 3 (containing Blastoise)
  • Walk to Palette Green and then up
  • Surf over the water to reach the stairs to 3F
2F puzzle solution (image)
Algernon Laboratories 2F Walkthrough
The letters assigned to each Pokémon show which obstacle they will remove.
Cages are numbered 1-6, left to right and the numbers match the Cage Cards.

3F[]

There is no puzzle on 3F, but there are four scientists to battle. Scientist No. 1 is the final trainer, with particularly strong Pokémon, and can be found sitting at a desk in the main room.

After defeating Scientist No. 1, Leader Bruce arrives and commends the player for apprehending the culprit behind the inhumane genetic enhancement experiments. He then heads back to Spurge City after telling the player that he's ready to take on challengers at his gym.

Items[]

Item Location Image
TM61 (Metronome) 1F, on the table after defeating Palette Yellow, before the stairs to 2F Algernon Laboratories - TM61
Cage Card 4 2F, on the table past Scientist No. 6, on the left side of the floor Algernon Laboratories - Cage Card 4
Cage Card 2 2F, in the bottom left of the floor, past the door destroyed by Magmortar Algernon Laboratories - Cage Card 2
Cage Card 5 2F, in the lower left/center of the floor, past the obstacle frozen by Glaceon and guarded by Scientist No. 5 Algernon Laboratories - Cage Card 5
Cage Card 1 2F, in the bottom right of the floor, past the door destroyed by Ampharos and guarded by Palette Green Algernon Laboratories - Cage Card 1
Cage Card 6 2F, on the lower side of the floor, past the wall destroyed by Hitmonchan Algernon Laboratories - Cage Card 6
Cage Card 3 2F, inside Milotic's cage (number 6) Algernon Laboratories - Cage Card 3

Trainers[]

Trainer Pokémon
1F
Scientist
Scientist No. 9
Reward: PokémonDollar4600
93 Haunter Lv.45
No item
478-Froslass Froslass Lv.46
No item
Scientist
Scientist No. 10
Reward: PokémonDollar4600
338-Solrock Solrock Lv.45
No item
337-Lunatone Lunatone Lv.46
No item
Scientist
Scientist No. 7
Reward: PokémonDollar4600
132 Ditto Lv.45
No item
82 Magneton Lv.46
No item
196 Espeon Lv.46
No item
Scientist
Scientist No. 8
Reward: PokémonDollar4700
137 Porygon Lv.46
No item
233 Porygon2 Lv.47
No item
64 Kadabra Lv.47
No item
2F
Scientist
Scientist No. 6
Reward: PokémonDollar4900
64 Kadabra Lv.48
No item
178 Xatu Lv.48
No item
65 Alakazam Lv.49
No item
Scientist
Scientist No. 5
Reward: PokémonDollar5000
282-Gardevoir Gardevoir Lv.48
No item
80 Slowbro Lv.49
No item
474-PorygonZ Porygon-Z Lv.50
No item
3F
Scientist
Scientist No. 4
Reward: PokémonDollar5100
282-Gardevoir Gardevoir Lv.49
No item
110 Weezing Lv.50
No item
103 Exeggutor Lv.51
No item
Scientist
Scientist No. 3
Reward: PokémonDollar5200
461-Weavile Weavile Lv.48
No item
80 Slowbro Lv.50
No item
199 Slowking Lv.52
No item
Scientist
Scientist No. 2
Reward: PokémonDollar5300
282-Gardevoir Gardevoir Lv.50
No item
80 Slowbro Lv.51
No item
82 Magneton Lv.53
No item
Scientist
Scientist No. 1
Reward: PokémonDollar5500
110 Weezing Lv.50
No item
199 Slowking Lv.51
No item
82 Magneton Lv.53
No item
474-PorygonZ Porygon-Z Lv.53
No item
462-Magnezone2 Magnezone Lv.55
No item


Palette Yellow (1F)[]

Encountered on 1F, just before the stairs leading up to 2F. Requires solving the warp puzzle on 1F.

Palette Yellow
Algernon Laboratories

Reward: PokeDollar3456

Palette Yellow
Prism - Team5
Electabuzz-icon
Electabuzz Lvl 46
Static
Hariyama-icon
Hariyama Lvl 46
Guts
Barrier Thunder Foresight Cross Chop
Light Screen Cross Chop Body Slam Whirlwind
Lunatone-icon
Lunatone Lvl 47
Levitate
Typhlosion-icon
Typhlosion Lvl 47
Blaze
Zen Headbutt Pain Split Defense Curl Flamethrower
AncientPower Earth Power Endure Reversal
Jolteon-icon
Jolteon Lvl 48
Volt Absorb
Agility Pin Missile
Wild Charge Heal Bell


Dialogue
Pre-Battle Palette Red was an awful leader that never appreciated my fashion style. That's why he was easily upstaged by a kid like you.
Post-Defeat No! The terrible lighting ruined my shot at this!
Post-Battle Forget this place! Maybe I'll go out to Kalos. I'm sure someone out there will appreciate my style and FLARE!


Palette Green (2F)[]

Encountered on 2F, just below the obstacle blocking the stairs to 3F. Requires releasing Ampharos from its cage.

Palette Green
Algernon Laboratories

Reward: PokeDollar3744

Palette Green
Prism - Team5
Xatu-icon
Xatu Lvl 48
Early Bird
Victreebel-icon
Victreebel Lvl 48
Chlorophyll
Drill Peck Confuse Ray Sludge Growth
Pain Split Zen Headbutt Giga Drain Nature Power (Tri Attack)
Ludicolo-icon
Ludicolo Lvl 49
Rain Dish
Leafeon-icon
Leafeon Lvl 50
Leaf Guard
Synthesis Zen Headbutt Flail Nature Power (Tri Attack)
Seed Bomb Hydro Pump Energy Ball Heal Bell
Tyranitar-icon
Tyranitar Lvl 52
Sand Stream
Earth Power Pursuit
Dust Devil Crunch


Dialogue
Pre-Battle Enough of you! Tell me. What is your goal in life, huh? My goal in life is to be financially stable, for once. And here's you, trying to take all of that away. Do you think I care that it's unethical, huh? People around the world do unethical things to survive. Once those greedy people think they need our product to compete in Pokémon battles... I will have all the money I need to get everything I ever wanted. You are not going to go any further.
Post-Defeat Persistent child! You always want to do the right thing, don't you. But guess what? The rest of the world won't care about your needs. Giving gets you nowhere in life. Taking is the only way to survive in this world today.
Post-Battle Go on. Think about who you're hurting.


Layout[]

Algernon Laboratories layout
1F
Algernon Laboratories 1F Guide
2F
Algernon Laboratories 2F Guide
3F
Algernon Laboratories 3F Guide

Trivia[]

  • Algernon Laboratories is a reference to the 1966 sci-fi novel Flowers for Algernon, featuring a lab mouse named Algernon who is given surgery to enhance his intelligence.

Navigation[]

Naljo
Pyre Badge 2 Nature Badge 2 Charm Badge 2 Midnight Badge 2 Muscle Badge 2 Haze Badge 2 Raucous Badge 2 Naljo Badge 2
Settlements
Caper CityOxalis CitySpurge CityHeath VillageLaurel CityTorenia CityPhacelia Town
Acania DockSaxifrage IslandPhlox Town
Landmarks
Acqua MinesAlgernon LaboratoriesArcade FerryBattle TowerBattle ArcadeClathrite Tunnel
Firelight CavernsFire LighthouseGlitch CityHaunted ForestHaunted Mansion
International TunnelLaurel ForestMagikarp CavernMilos CatacombsMound CaveNaljo Border
Naljo RuinsPhlox Bingo HallProfessor Ilk's LaboratoryProvincial ParkRookie Trainer Hall
Saxifrage PrisonSpurge CasinoSpurge Orphanage
Access to
Tunod WaterwayRoute 64Route 67
Advertisement