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Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Shine Bright Like a Gemstone Walkthrough (Side Mission EX1)

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Shine Bright Like a Gemstone
Shine Bright Like a Gemstone is a Side Mission from Mimi in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Read on for a walkthrough on how to complete Shine Bright Like a Gemstone, how to unlock it, and its rewards!

How to Unlock Shine Bright Like a Gemstone

Receive the Shine Bright like a Gemstone Mystery Gift via the Internet

Pokemon Legends Z-A - Shine Bright Like A Gemstone

Players can receive the Diancite through the internet via Mystery Gift starting from November 6, 2025. This item is required to trigger the Side Mission, Shine Bright Like a Gemstone. Note that this Side Mission will not be unlocked until after you have finished the game.

Note that trainers cannot obtain the Diancite through regular playthrough and they can only have one type of each Mega Stone per save file.

How to Get Diancite Mystery Gift

Accept Mission From Mimi

Mimi Location

Rouge District Map

Speak to Mimi in the Looker Bureau

Once you have the Diancite in your inventory, visit the Looker Bureau in the Rouge District. Interact with Mimi and she will react to your new Mega Stone, Mimi will excitedly run out of the Bureau prompting you and Emma to chase after her.

Lumiose City Interactive Map

Shine Bright Like a Gemstone Walkthrough

  1. Follow Mimi Towards Autumnal Avenue
  2. Go Northwest Along Autumnal Avenue towards Quasartico Inc.
  3. Head to the Holovator Near Magenta Avenue's Pokemon Center
  4. Find and Catch Diancie on one of Magenta Sector 8's Rooftops

Follow Mimi Towards Autumnal Avenue

Follow Mimi Towards Autumnal Avenue

From the Looker Bureau, head south towards Rouge Plaza, then run past the Holovator near Wild Zone 3 before turning right. Mimi and Emma will be waiting just by the intersection into Autumnal Avenue.

Go Northwest Along Autumnal Avenue towards Quasartico Inc.

Go Northwest Along Autumnal Avenue towards Quasartico Inc.
Mimi will then move towards the food stalls just outside Quasartico Inc. It's only a short walk away but you can fast travel if you'd like.

Head to the Holovator Near Magenta Avenue's Pokemon Center

Head to the Holovator Near Magenta Avenue

Mimi and Emma will then run through Magenta Sector 8 and will be waiting for you by the Holovator near the Magenta Pokemon Center. Emma explains that Mimi is sensing the Pokemon tied to your Mega Stone in the rooftops above.

Find and Catch Diancie on one of Magenta Sector 8's Rooftops

Find and Catch Diancie on one of Magenta Sector 8

Take the Holovator up and jump across the rooftops and across some webbing to reach where Mimi and Emma are. After a short dialogue, a Lv. 70 Diancie will appear alongside two Carbink. Emma will ask you to catch this Diancie.

Feel free to take multiple attempts! Even if you fail to catch it by accidentally knocking it out, you will be allowed more chances to try. Once caught, Emma will encourage you to continue building strong bonds with Pokemon and will mark the end of the request.

Shine Bright Like a Gemstone Rewards

Exp. Candy XL

Shine Bright Like a Gemstone Rewards
・ ₽10,000

Aside from the monetary reward of 10,000 Poke Dollars, you will also receive 1 EXP. Candy XL from completing this quest.

Diancie

Diancie Moves

The Diancie you capture will be Lv. 70 with a random nature and 3 random Perfect IVs. It will know the moves Stealth Rock, Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, and its signature move Diamond Storm.

How to Get Diancie

Shine Bright Like a Gemstone Side Mission Details

Side Mission EX1 Overview

Shine Bright Like a Gemstone (#EX1)
Given By Mimi
Location Looker Bureau, Rouge District
Description After picking up on some sort of psychic energy from one of your Mega Stones, Mimi got up and headed out. Where could Mimi be off to?

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Related Guides

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List of Side Missions

All Side Missions

No. Mission No. Mission
1 A Big Ol' Bunnelby 2 A Use for an Evolution Stone!
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!
117 Josee's Training 118 Goodbye, Gengar
119 Le Super-Tournoi de Jacinthe O EX1 Shine Bright Like a Gemstone

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