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Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Who Messed Up the Garden? Walkthrough (Side Mission 86)

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Who Messed Up the Garden? is a Side Mission from the Rust Syndicate Grunt in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Read on for a walkthrough on how to complete Who Messed Up the Garden?, the location of the culprit and hole, how to unlock it, and its rewards!

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How to Unlock Who Messed Up the Garden?

Unlock Main Mission 30

Main Mission 30

To unlock Who Messed Up the Garden?, you must unlock Main Mission 30. This requires you to defeat Lebanne after completing Main Missions 27, 28, and 29.
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Accept Mission From the Rust Syndicate Grunt

Rust Syndicate Grunt Location

Bleu District Map

Hole on the Rust Syndicate garden

You accept this mission, you will have to interact with the hole on the Rust Syndicate garden. A grunt will approach you afterwards to give you the Side Mission.

Lumiose City Interactive Map

Who Messed Up the Garden? Walkthrough

  1. Follow the Path of Holes to Bleu Sector 6
  2. Defeat the Drilbur
  3. Return to the Rust Syndicate Office

Follow the Path of Holes to Bleu Sector 6

Culprit's Hole Location

Bleu District Map

South of Wild Zone 10

After accepting this mission, you will need to follow the path that the holes lead to. The hole where the culprit is in is located in Bleu Sector 6, south of Wild Zone 10.

You may opt to fast travel to Wild Zone 10 to get to the correct hole faster.

Defeat the Drilbur

Defeat the Drilbur
After finding the correct hole, you will need to interact with it. A Level 54 Drilbur will pop out to battle you. You can quickly defeat it by using a Water or Grass-type move.

Since the Drilbur is agitated, you will not be able to catch it.

Return to the Rust Syndicate Office

Return to the Rust Syndicate Garden
After defeating the Drilbur, the Rust Syndicate Grunt will take it back to the office. Return to the hole in the garden to trigger a cutscene and receive the mission rewards.

Who Messed Up the Garden? Rewards

Weakness Policy and Adamant Mints

Who Messed Up the Garden? Rewards
・ ₽2,000

You will be rewarded with a Weakness Policy, 3 Adamant Mints, as well as 2000 Pokemon Dollars upon clearing this side mission.

The Weakness Policy can be given to a Pokemon to boost their Attack and Special Attack when hit by a super effective move.

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Who Messed Up the Garden? Side Mission Details

Side Mission 86 Overview

Who Messed Up the Garden? (#86)
Given By Rust Syndicate Grunt
Location Rust Syndicate Office, Bleu District
Description You discovered a large hole in the Rust Syndicate office's garden. Find the true culprit if you don't want to take the blame.

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3 Sableye in the Cemetery 4 A Break Time Battle
5 I'd Like to See an Ekans! 6 Long-Range Moves Have Style
7 A Feisty Chespin 8 Get Well, Fennekin
9 A Challenge from Froakie 10 Skiddo's Fragrant Leaves
11 The Kakuna Master 12 The Many Flowers of Flabebe
13 Stumped at the Fountain 14 Slurpuff's Cafe Visit
15 A Sensitive Audino 16 The Budew Show
17 A Shiny Mareep? 18 A Pan-tastic Pot of Tea
19 Poisonous, Paralyzing Strategies 20 A Berry Clever Plan
21 Spewpa in the Museum 22 A Call from Mable
23 Underneath the Holovator 24 An Abra Playmate
25 Trubblesome Patrons 26 Burn, Litleo, Burn
27 Restored from a Fossil 28 Who Says Normal Is Weak?
29 Full Course of Battles: One Star 30 Show Me a Mega Camerupt!
31 Show Me a Mega Sableye! 32 Show Me a Mega Medicham!
33 Who Has the Bigger Magikarp? 34 Moves That Put Up a Wall
35 Guidance from a Yoga Master 36 Some Friendly Competition
37 Binacle by the Boatload 38 Chasing Status
39 Slowpoke for Slowpoke 40 A Holovator Without Power
41 Watch Out for Traps 42 A Fan of Fairy Types
43 A Big Weedle Problem 44 Vanillite's Fragrant Snow
45 On Maintenance Duty 46 Pidgeot Soaring High
47 Becoming a Furfrou Trimmer 48 All Tied Up
49 Hit and Heal 50 Just a Few Questions for You...
51 Floette Frolicking with Flowers 52 Numel Frozen Solid
53 The Most Electrifying Eelektrik 54 Get ENERGIZED!
55 Carvanha, Menace of the Deep! 56 We'll Just Muscle Our Way Through
57 The Camerupt Entrepreneur 58 Better to Detect Than to Protect
59 A Rematch with Hawlucha! 60 Full Course of Battles: Two Stars
61 My Favorite Holovator 62 Becoming a Pro Furfrou Trimmer
63 An Extra-Large Gogoat 64 Let It Rain, Let It Pour
65 Apartment Block Eeriness 66 Investigating with Shuppet
67 Sylveon the Soother 68 The Best Use of Leftovers
69 A Sky Battle, for Old Times' Sake 70 Who's the Strongest, Huh?!
71 The Burning Gaze of Watchog 72 Find My Galarian Stunfisk!
73 Full Course of Battles: High Rolling 74 Delibird Gets in a Flap
75 Some Unusual Pokemon 76 Let's Learn About Mega Evolution!
77 Catch Mawile If You Can 78 Inkay's Fragrant Ink
79 A Fateful Swing of a Metronome 80 A Shocking Territorial Dispute
81 Pancham the Courier 82 Clauncher Launching Water Gun
83 Honedge's Cutting Edge 84 Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch!
85 Follow Litwick! 86 Who Messed Up the Garden?
87 Becoming a Peerless Furfrou Trimmer 88 The Nervous Novice Cabbie
89 Up, Up, and Away After Emolga! 90 Froslass's Unfinished Business
91 Dragon You Into Battle 92 The Beldum Blockade
93 Finding a Place for Heliolisk 94 Full Course of Battles: Three Stars
95 A Haunting Experience 96 Let Us Battle...Artistically
97 Stop the Runaway Whirlipede! 98 Jumbo Variety Pumpkaboo
99 Pleasing Aron's Palate 100 Starmie on High
101 Steadfast as Steel 102 A Chilling Challenge
103 Facing the Furfrou League 104 Abuzz About Bug Types
105 Trevenant, the Haunted Elder Tree! 106 Klefki's Lost Key
107 The World's Greatest Pikachu! 108 Alola, Raichu!
109 Wondrous Self-Healing Pokemon 110 A Tune That Beckons Doom
111 My Adorable, Adorable Babies 112 Exploring the Scents of Spritzee
113 Bergmite sur un Avalugg 114 A Feather from Skarmory
115 Tyrantrum's Furious Jaws! 116 Show the Power of Aurorus!
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