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Pokemon Legends: Z-A
A New Life in Lumiose City Walkthrough (Main Mission 03)
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A New Life in Lumiose City is the Main Mission 03 from Urbain / Taunie in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Read on for a walkthrough on how to complete A New Life in Lumiose City, how to unlock it, and its rewards!
| ◀ Previous Mission | Next Mission ▶ | Escape from the Battle Zone | Battling in the Z-A Royale |
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List of Contents
A New Life in Lumiose City Walkthrough
Main Mission 03 Walkthrough
| A New Life in Lumiose City Guide | |
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| 1 |  Exit your room and head down to the first floor to meet up with your rival who will ask you to join the Z-A Royale.  Progress through the dialogue and they will let you join Team MZ and will give you a Team MZ Jacket and a satchel. You'll also officially get enrolled in the Z-A Royale. |
| 2 |  After the cutscene, you can now perform a dash by pressing the B button. You'll also learn how to dive and roll by pressing the Y button, which is useful for avoiding the attacks of Pokemon during battles. |
| 3 |  Exit the hotel and speak with your rival to challenge them to a Pokemon battle.  Your rival will first send out a Lv. 5 starter that has the type disadvantage against your own starter. Note: Your starter will have already learned a move that is super effective against your rival's first Pokemon, so make sure to use that to quickly defeat them!  Your rival will then send out a Lv. 5 starter that has a type advantage against your own starter. |
| 4 |  After the fight, your rival will recommend catching more Pokemon to increase your chances of winning during a Pokemon battle.  Follow your rival who will lead you to the Pokemon Center in front of the Gare de Lumiose.  Head left from the blocked road and climb up the ladder to reach the rooftops.  Follow your rival and drop down the side of the building to reach the main road. |
| 5 |  Head to the Pokemon Center and speak to the Nurse who will install the Pokedex app on your Rotom Phone, and you'll then automatically register your starter Pokemon. The Nurse will then recommend you catch and register 5 Pokemon to get a reward from the Pokemon Research Lab. Note: When buying any kind of Poke Ball, it is recommended to buy in units of 10 as the nurse will give you a Premier Ball for each 10 Poke Ball bought in a single purchase.  Follow your rival and enter Wild Zone 1 which marked with a green light and gate in the overworld.  After getting Poke Balls from your rival, press and hold the ZL button to focus on the Fletchling and press and hold the ZR button to ready your Pokeball. Release the ZR button to throw the Pokeball at the Fletchling and attempt to catch it! |
| 6 |  Next, you'll need to catch a Bunnelby. It's aggressive, so you need to send out a Pokemon to lower its HP so you can catch it. Cycle through your Pokemon using the ◀ ▶ buttons, then press the ▲ button to send out a Pokemon. Press the ▼ button to call back your Pokemon when the Bunnelby is weakened enough to catch with a Poke Ball. Note: If you bring down a Pokemon's HP to 0, you have a brief window to catch it before it faints and disappears from the field! |
| 7 |  Your rival will give you 10 Poke Balls after catching the Bunnelby and will teach you the basics of crouching to hide from wild Pokemon. Press the Left Thumbstick to crouch and sneak up behind wild Pokemon. You can also hide behind objects or tall grass to avoid getting spotted.  Catch 2 more wild Pokemon to register to your Pokedex. You can either sneak up behind Pokemon, or fight against aggressive Pokemon and lower their HP to catch them. |
| 8 |  Once you have 5 unique Pokemon registered on your Pokedex, exit the Wild Zone through its northern exit and meet up with your rival in front of the Pokemon Research Lab in South Boulevard.  Enter the building and use the elevator to head up to the third floor and speak to Mable.  Press the X button to open the main menu, then navigate to Mable's Research to redeem the TM004 Rock Smash.  Note: Completing more of Mable's Requests will net you points which will increase your rank and reward you with more TMs to use! TMs in Legends: Z-A can be used as many times as you like! |
| 9 |  Exit the Pokemon Research Lab and you'll meet Naveen who will give you a Spirited Trilby.  Teach Rock Smash to the Bunnelby you caught so you can destroy the large rocks you may encounter.  You can explore a bit and catch more Pokemon or complete Mable's Requests. When you're ready, make your way back to Hotel Z to continue the story. |
| 10 |  Enter the Hotel and speak with your rival to complete the mission after a short cutscene! |
A New Life in Lumiose City Rewards
Unlock Mable's Research
You'll unlock Mable's Research during the mission, which allows you to take on requests that involve capturing Pokemon or winning battles.
List of All Mable's Research Rewards
Spirited Trilby from Naveen
Naveen also gives you a Spirited Trilby just after you visit the Pokemon Research lab, and also discusses how you can customize your look.
TM004 Rock Smash
You'll receive the TM for Rock Smash once you unlock Mable's Research. You can then teach this move to a Pokemon so you can destroy the large rocks blocking some paths in the city.
Rock Smash TM 004 and Pokemon That Learn It
How to Unlock A New Life in Lumiose City
Finish Escape from the Battle Zone
A New Life in Lumiose City automatically unlocks after completing the previous quest Escape from the Battle Zone.
Unlock Mission from Urbain / Taunie
The quest unlocks as soon as you exit your room in Hotel Z and head down the main lobby area.
A New Life in Lumiose City Main Mission Details
Main Mission 03 Overview
| A New Life in Lumiose City (#03) | |
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| Given By | Urbain / Taunie |
| Location | Vert Street, Vert District |
| Description | It's been one unexpected development after another, but your new life in Lumiose is off to an exciting start. Have your new friend Taunie/Urbain show you the ropes. |
Previous and Next Missions
| ◀ Previous Mission | Next Mission ▶ | Escape from the Battle Zone | Battling in the Z-A Royale |
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| Zach (Rank Z) | Yvon (Rank Y) |
| Xavi (Rank X) | Rintaro (Rank W) |
| Vinnie (Rank V) | Canari (Rank F) |
| Ivor (Rank E) | Corbeau (Rank D) |
| Jacinthe (Rank C) | Grisham (Rank B) |
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