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Johto — Ilex Forest and Ecruteak City
In the original game, clear Cerulean Cave and choose Johto from the map. Ilex Forest briefly shifts into a 22-second Time Echo. Tend a sapling during the Echo and look for the tree’s aura afterward. Celebi is the route’s final encounter.
Ecruteak City features the roaming Raikou, Entei and Suicune. Watch the ground effects left along their paths before you cut through a trail. The route leads to Tin Tower and Ho-Oh.
Try it in practice
Choose Ilex Forest and wait for the Echo. Move near a sapling and press E or tap Interact, then return to its aura when the forest changes back. Follow the guardian altars and portals to the final encounter. Ecruteak practice uses a fixed beast order so you can rehearse each trail.
Rifts — Incense, waves and Relics
In original solo Classic, start with one Incense and hold up to three. Press C to spend one and enter a Rift. Your zone clock pauses. Rift wild enemies go down in one hit; clear the waves and defeat the Alpha for a choice of three Relics.
Use E when an early wave is available. Bringing the next wave forward gives the current group less time to spread out, so first check that you have space to move. There are three Relic slots. When they are full, choose which equipped Relic to replace.
Try it in practice
Open a Rift on either Johto route. Move around the perimeter while your partner attacks automatically. Equip one Relic after the Alpha and use the portal to return to the spot where you entered. Check that the zone clock resumes.
The Great Expedition — loot and extraction
Wild Valley gives you up to 25 minutes. The original mode offers six extraction opportunities. In the v0.9.2–0.9.4 update notes, the original team scheduled the event to end on November 19 at 18:30 in Spain. Find an active extraction and stay inside for 15 seconds. Red Night starts at 20:00, and Collapse ends the run at 25:00. Put gear you want to protect in the safe pocket before a risky detour.
Try it in practice
Interact with the camp near your starting position, pick up a piece of gear and open Bag. Equip it or put it in the safe pocket. Use the rarity filter if you want to inspect only your high-rarity gear. The practice exits open at 03:00, 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 16:00 and 21:00, for one minute each. Aim for an early exit, enter the circle and watch the hold counter. Leaving the circle resets it. A successful extraction keeps all carried gear for the run result. If you faint, leave or reach Collapse, the result keeps the safe-pocket item only.
Which version should I open?
Start solo practice on PokéBonk.site for direct access to Ilex Forest, Ecruteak City and Wild Valley. Practice uses independent 2D maps, guardians and gear, and stores route clears and your best extracted value in this browser. The main game window uses Site Edition 3 and has its own save.
Play on pokebonk.com for the full original campaign, live game balance, season rewards and account features. Open What’s new beside the version on the game menu. The original version record reported v0.9.24 when checked. The community Season 3 overview summarizes the route events and extraction mechanics.