The dwellers of the Buried Relic welcome you

The Buried Relic is a Pokémon fansite aimed at providing guides and tools both for regular play and shiny hunting, mainly focused on some of the older generations of games, although not completely limited to those. You will also find resources available in this dungeon.

The knowledge of the Pokémon community is in constant evolution, and the will to answer the most obscure questions keeps the machinery moving towards the truth. Nonetheless, some information related to niche topics stays confined among the participants in small communities, making it difficult for some users to access it. One example of this are the Gamecube installments of Pokémon (Colosseum/XD: Gale of Darkness) and how one would go on about shiny hunting in these games.

Latest news

26 June 2025

Summer is here! Much to my demise, as it was around 38ºC (100ºF) the other day. But here is the news. Buried Relic is hosting its first community event: Frontier Frenzy! The main focus of this event is to plan a strategy, train a team, and achieve a win streak while also finding shinies during this journey.

If you are a PvE battler interested in shiny Pokémon or a shiny hunter on the verge of trying battle facilities, this event will be the perfect excuse to start once and for all! Whether you want to go full tryhard or take a more casual approach, you will be able to share your experiences with others. The event begins on the 1st of July and is active until the 31st of the same month. Save the date!

1 June 2025

Hello! It has been a while since the last update. Apologies for that; life happens. But here is a brand new tool: the Move PP Tracker! An easy-to-use PP tracker to assist you in avoiding potential surprises during battles. This tool also includes preset movesets for some of the important Pokémon you can find in the games. Please make sure to read the instructions on how to use them, and don't hesitate to use the contact page if you have any doubt, find an error, or have some suggestions!

Summer is here soon, and there's more to be shown in the very near future. Keep tuned in through social media or visit the page to check for new updates!

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Latest news

1 June 2025

Summer is here soon, and there's more to be shown in the very near future. Keep tuned in through social media or visit the page to check for new updates!

Shiny of the week

Hunt suggestions

- Generation 2: The highest chance to find an Onix with the highest possible encounter rate is in Rock Tunnel (B1F) while using a level 16 repel trick. It will have a 100% chance to appear and a 20% encounter rate.

- Generation 3: Sinnoh is the best region to look for Steelix, as long as you still have Riley available to do double encounters in Iron Island. It has a 100% chance to appear with a level 35 repel trick (Platinum, B2F West). For Diamond and Pearl, a level 34 repel trick yields a 91% chance. Both of these are around a 30% encounter rate and always while using a Magnet Pull.

- Generation 5: Steelix has a chance to appear in dust clouds in the following locations: Twist Mountain, Underground Ruins, and Clay Tunnel. Remember to bring a Pokémon with Magnet Pull.

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