Laurel Forest

Laurel Forest

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Location of Laurel Forest in Naljo.

Laurel Forest is an area that connects Route 76 to Torenia City. Eevee can evolve into Leafeon in this area.

Before the player can challenge Brooklyn at Laurel Gym, they must go to Laurel Forest. Brooklyn's Totodile has been stolen and the player must rescue it. This requires visiting a part of the forest only accessible to Pokémon, by sending one of their own Pokémon to explore the area.

Main Area[]

The forest does not have any special requirements before it can be explored. However, the southern path is blocked by an NPC until the player has been to the Magikarp Cavern. Both trainers are located south of there.

To the east of the main area, a Clefairy prevents the player from going any further. However, they can send the first Pokémon in their party and navigate around the forest that way. A rest house just before this point contains a PC, which the player can use to swap out and heal (by depositing and withdrawing) the Pokémon in their party.

To the south of the forest is the exit gatehouse, which leads to Torenia City.

Items[]

Item	Location	Image
Gold Token	In the rest house, in the middle of the counter to the right.

Pokemon[]

Pokémon	Location	Time	Levels	Rate
Pidgey	Walking	Morning	17	30%
		Day
		Night
Shroomish	Walking	Morning	16	30%
		Day
		Night
Pikachu	Walking	Morning	16	21%
		Day
		Night
Paras	Walking	Morning	17	10%
		Day
		Night
Exeggcute	Walking	Morning	16	5%
		Day
		Night
Vulpix	Walking	Morning	17	4%
		Day
		Night
Surfing
Goldeen	Surfing	Morning	12	90%
		Day
		Night
Feebas	Surfing	Morning	15	10%
		Day
		Night
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location at that time of day. A white background means that the Pokémon cannot be found at that time.

Fishing[]

Fishing Encounters
Pokémon	Rod	Level	Rate
Magikarp	Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Surskit	Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Surskit	Fishing Good Rod	20	55%
Magikarp	Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Feebas	Fishing Good Rod	20	10%
Surskit	Fishing Super Rod	40	50%
Feebas	Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Magikarp	Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
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Trainers[]

Trainer

Pokémon


	Bug Catcher Lenny Reward: 416

	Butterfree♂	Lv.23
	No item

	Yanma♂	Lv.25
	No item

	Venonat♂	Lv.26
	No item


	Bug Catcher Carl Reward: 400

	Surskit♂	Lv.24
	No item

	Masquerain♂	Lv.25
	No item

Pokémon Only Area[]

In this area, Pokémon cannot be captured, and the only items available are ones that are picked up while exploring here. Certain parts of the forest have switches or puzzles, which may require different abilities. The player may have to return to the entrance and try again with a different Pokémon. Any items collected will still be accessible with the new Pokémon.

Aside from the main Pokémon Only Area, there are three other, smaller areas.

The Beach Area is accessed via the lower beach with the Pikachu, and contains several Pokémon, a berry tree and a mysterious switch. The Wartortle, when spoken to, will challenge the player to a battle. If the switch is pressed, the configuration of the water will change.
The Charizard Den is the cave above the lake, and reaching it requires blocking the water at the beach with two Giant Rocks (see the Item table below for their locations). The player needs to block the water in order to progress and find the Totodile, although exploration of the Den itself is optional. Inside is a ladder leading upwards, which is blocked by a boulder that one of the Charizards inside will move when spoken to. There is also a small cave, blocked by a rock requiring Rock Smash.
The Scientists' Lab is in the north of the forest, blocked by a brainwashed lvl65 Charizard.

Layout before solving any puzzles/before pressing any switches
Main area	Beach area

Charizard Den	Scientists' Lab

Maps of the Pokémon-Only Area showing locations of any items, trainers and NPCs.

Layout after solving puzzles/after pressing switches
Main area	Beach area

Charizard Den	Scientists' Lab

Maps of the Pokémon-Only Area showing locations of any items, trainers and NPCs.

Finding Brooklyn's Totodile requires reaching the lab. For this, three Curo Shards are needed, crystals collected by the Pokémon of the forest. Once the player collects the Curo Shards and cures the brainwashed Charizard, they are able to confront the Scientists and rescue the Totodile. The Charizard can also can be battled, but is considerably stronger than the player. However, if it *is* defeated, the player can progress without curing it.

After getting past the Charizard, the player can access the building behind it and battle the Scientists inside. Defeating both of them will grant access to the room beyond, where Brooklyn's Totodile is hiding.

Items[]

Finding the Curo Shards[]

To collect the Curo Shards and progress, the player must complete at least three out of four small quests, as there are four possible shards to find, but only three are needed.

A Butterfree in the center of the forest is missing her child Caterpie, which can be found in the south-west. Talking to them will cause Caterpie to join your party, and talking to the Butterfree will return them to her and reward the player with a Curo Shard. While in the party, the Caterpie can fight and even evolve, resulting in different dialogue from them once returned home.
A Pikachu on the lower beach wants a Burnt Berry to eat. Oran Berries can be found in the forest, and these can be changed to Burnt Berries by lighting a fire on the flammable stump in the upper center of the forest (this requires a Fire-type Pokémon or move). Alternatively, if the player sends a Pikachu, the Pikachu will join your party and the player can take it to a berry tree for it to gnaw on the roots. Once fed, the Pikachu will reward the player with a Curo Shard.
Inside the Charizard Den on the upper floor. Similar to the Beach Area, pressing switches will change the layout of the water between two different configurations. By pressing each switch they come across, the player can reach an item ball containing a Curo Shard. Pressing another switch will open up a hole in the ground for the player to fall through and return to the entrance.
In the north-west of the area is a maze, with a couple of items inside. A Curo Shard is found in the left side of the maze.

Item	Location	Image
Curo Shard	Given by the Butterfree after her lost Caterpie is returned to her
Curo Shard	Given by the Pikachu in the east after finding it something to eat
Curo Shard	Found on the upper floor in the Charizard den
Curo Shard	Inside the maze in the north-west

Other Items[]

Most of these are required for quests inside the forest, and have no use outside of it.

Item	Location	Image
Oran Berry	From the damaged tree in the south
Oran Berry	From the damaged tree in the Beach Area
Burnt Berry	Made by making a fire at the tree stump and burning a collected Oran Berry
Giant Rock	At the south exit of the maze in the north-west
Giant Rock	On the tidal island in the Beach Area
3 x Mining Pick	In the Charizard Den, through the cave entrance on the left that is blocked by a smashable rock

Pokémon[]

Wild Pokémon in this area cannot be captured.

Pokémon	Location	Time	Levels	Rate
Shroomish	Walking	Morning	14-15	50%
		Day
		Night
Pidgey	Walking	Morning	16	30%
		Day
		Night
Bellsprout	Walking	Morning	16	30%
		Day
		Night
Spinarak	Walking	Morning	17	30%
		Day
		Night
Chingling	Walking	Morning	13	30%
		Day
		Night	16
Trapinch	Walking	Morning		20%
		Day	15
		Night	16
Zubat	Walking	Morning	16	10%
		Day
		Night
Yanma	Walking	Morning	14	10%
		Day	16
		Night
Ralts	Walking	Morning	15	9%
		Day
		Night
Pidgeotto	Walking	Morning	18	5%
		Day
		Night
Gastly	Walking	Morning	17	5%
		Day
		Night
Jigglypuff	Walking	Morning	18	4%
		Day
		Night
Shroomish	Walking	Morning	16	4%
		Day
		Night
Ariados	Walking	Morning	21	1%
		Day
		Night
Rhyhorn	Walking	Morning	17	1%
		Day
		Night
Phanpy	Walking	Morning	16	1%
		Day
		Night
Surfing
Chinchou	Surfing	Morning	10	90%
		Day
		Night
Feebas	Surfing	Morning	10	10%
		Day
		Night
Special Pokémon
Wartortle	Encounter	Morning	22	One
		Day
		Night
Charizard	Encounter	Morning	65	One
		Day
		Night
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location at that time of day. A white background means that the Pokémon cannot be found at that time.

Trainers[]

Trainer

Pokémon


	Scientist No. 13 Reward: None

	Kadabra♂	Lv.16
	No item

	Koffing♂	Lv.17
	No item


	Scientist No. 7 Reward: None

	Ditto	Lv.20
	No item

Layout[]

Laurel Forest

Maps of Laurel Forest showing locations of any items, trainers and NPCs.

Pokémon Only Area[]

Layout before solving any puzzles/before pressing any switches
Main area	Beach area

Charizard Den	Scientists' Lab

Maps of the Pokémon-Only Area showing locations of any items, trainers and NPCs.

Layout after solving puzzles/after pressing switches
Main area	Beach area

Charizard Den	Scientists' Lab

Maps of the Pokémon-Only Area showing locations of any items, trainers and NPCs.

Trivia[]

The beta music in this area was a remix of Dragon Quest's overworld music. In the final version, it is an 8bit version of Pokemon Diamond's Eterna Forest.
Pikachu being helpful in this forest varies in each version of Prism.
The two Bug Catchers named Lenny and Carl may be a reference to the "Simpsons" characters of the same names.

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