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Pokemon X and Y Phase 3: Tower of Mastery — First Visit + Rival Battle

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A tall stone tower west of Shalour with a spiral interior. Korrina meets you at the entrance and escorts you up to the top where her grandfather Gurkinn waits with the Mega Ring.

Nintendo 3DS Pokemon X / Pokemon Y Pokemon X and Y trainer artwork of Korrina. Phase 3 Rumble Badge Korrina Shalour Gym Leader Route 10, Reflection Cave, Shalour City, Korrina, and Lucario. 03 / 10 Lucario artwork
By Damodar Sharma Updated May 25, 2026 Walkthrough

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A tall stone tower west of Shalour with a spiral interior. Korrina meets you at the entrance and escorts you up to the top where her grandfather Gurkinn waits with the Mega Ring.

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Tower of Mastery — First Visit + Rival Battle

A tall stone tower west of Shalour with a spiral interior. Korrina meets you at the entrance and escorts you up to the top where her grandfather Gurkinn waits with the Mega Ring.

The Mega Ring contest

Gurkinn explains that only one Mega Ring is available, and Calem/Serena steps forward as the only other interested party. You and your rival battle to decide who gets the ring.

Rival battle — Calem / Serena (Tower of Mastery)

PokémonLvMoves
Floette (Fairy)29Grassy Terrain, Fairy Wind, Magical Leaf, Razor Leaf
Honedge (Steel/Ghost)29Cut, Swords Dance, Aerial Ace, Shadow Sneak
Starter (the type-advantage one):
  • Quilladin (if you took Fennekin) — Pin Missile, Needle Arm, Bite, Rollout
  • Braixen (if you took Froakie) — Psybeam, Flame Charge, Fire Spin, Howl
  • Frogadier (if you took Chespin) — Water Pulse, Bubble, Lick, Quick Attack
29 See list →
Wartortle (Squirtle) OR Charmeleon (Charmander) OR Ivysaur (Bulbasaur) — depending on rival's Kanto starter choice (not always shown)Some sources list a 4th mon; many sources list 3. The Floette + Honedge + Starter trio is verified.
Battle plan: Floette is a Fairy — Steel (Aegislash), Poison (Nidoking/Skuntank), or Fire (Pyroar/Charmander line) handle it. Honedge is Steel/Ghost — Fire/Ground hit it for 2×. Their starter has a type advantage over yours, so swap to a coverage mon (Pancham/Pangoro, Hawlucha, Lucario-equivalent). Bring Hawlucha if you caught one on Route 10 — Aerial Ace + Karate Chop covers most of the rival's team.
Sources note: The rival's exact 4th-slot Pokémon (Kanto starter mid-evo) is inconsistently documented. Some guides list 3 mons, others 4. Be prepared for either.

Items at the Tower (first visit)

ItemWhere
Black BeltVisible on a lower floor — held item, boosts Fighting moves +20%
Expert BeltHidden on an upper floor — held item, +20% to super-effective moves

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Pokemon in this phase