Polar Point

Polar Point is a location in Antarctica in the DS game first visited in Chapter 4.

Description

Polar Point Map

Accessed from the east Euro Town Teleporter in the southwest; it links to the Headquarters in the northwest. The surveyor's maze is in the center east. An unnamed region, located in the center north and northeast, is blocked off until the postgame; Alpha Droid levels are higher here, though two pockets of these encounters are also initially available. There is a constant overworld snowstorm with no in-battle effects.

Despite filling the role of the continent's starting center, it is not a peaceful location, requiring the player to obtain its map from an item case and having drilling spots; however, the section on the plateau around the Teleporter does not have Alpha Droid encounters, providing an initial safe haven. Not being a true town, there are no buildings in the peaceful section, only the Teleporter. While there is a D-Site Branch Head, he is only scouting a potential location for a future D-Site. There is no Ovi Shop, and players must take the Teleporter back to Euro Town first and use its D-Site to heal or access other continents; they are returned to the Teleporter instead of a D-Site if they teleport back from the field or lose in battle while in Antarctica.

Story

Chapter 4

Seeking to rescue Zoe from Dr. Z and stop the Reaper's Wrath meteor, the player heads towards the Alpha Gang Headquarters, passing several NPCs who report a rather neutral attitude towards the Alpha Gang, who do not cause visible trouble around here.

Postgame

The surveyor blocking off the north area has now moved. The player cannot enter the Headquarters until recollecting the first six Stone Fragments from the Alpha Gang boss first rematches (battle (3)'s).

Returning later, the player is not blocked from entering the Headquarters, as they can challenge the Alpha Gang boss second rematches (battle (4)'s) in any order.

Battles

See also: DS Game Battles

Main Area

Random

Red Super Alpha Droids (Super Tail/Tackle/Swing; usually Scissors repeat) [220 chell]

• Torvosaurus S (Tie) LV45 (Red Tackle (S)); Baryonyx P (Defense) LV45 (Blue Tackle (S))
  • Starts with Critical Move; beats player's last winning move. Beats the previous tying move.
• Torosaurus R (Attack) LV44 (Thunder Tackle (S)); Edmontonia S (Defense) LV44 (Earth Tackle (S))
  • Starts by blocking player's Critical Move; copies player's last winning move. Loses to the previous tying move.
• Shantungosaurus P (Attack) LV43 (Green Swing (P)); Ceratosaurus R (Tie) LV43 (Wind Tackle (S))
  • Starts by losing to its Critical Move; loses to player's Critical Move if not using another hint, or (at least Ceratosaurus) beats player's last winning move {rarely?}. Repeats the previous tying move.
• All use a different move if hit by a Critical Move. All may on any turn use their Critical Move or use a move tied for highest MP remaining.
• "Ha ha ha! Game on!"—if 2 options, uses weaker one.
• "Hmm… Now what…?"—if 2 options, uses stronger one (Ceratosaurus only?).
• "Hmm… I know what you're up to! How do you like this?!"—if 2 options for player, beats their stronger one (at least Baryonyx, Torosaurus, Edmontonia, and Shantungosaurus).
• "This opponent's pretty good… What a conundrum…"—if 2 options for player, ties their stronger one (Ceratosaurus only?).
• "Ha ha ha! This ought to do the trick!"—uses its Critical Move (distinction unclear).
• "Unh… Hmm… I'm in trouble… This ought to do the trick!"—uses its Critical Move (distinction unclear).

Red Supply Alpha Droids [5310 Exp, 220 chell]

• Fukuisaurus R (Crisis) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
• Fukuiraptor P (Blitz) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
• Gastonia S (Attack) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
  • Random every turn (seemingly prefers Rock & Paper); will likely flee following first win after first turn.
  • "Must transport supplies! Must deliver! Stay out of my way! Initiating random mode!"—new dino
  • "Uuunh… You can't have my supplies! Initiating random mode!"—after loss (non-Critical)
  • "Unh… My supplies are in danger! R-random…"—after loss (Critical)
  • "Stay out of my way! My precious supplies! Initiating random mode!"—after tie
  • "(none)"—after win if staying
  • "Initiating emergency escape! Must escape with my supplies!"—flee after win

North Area

The northern region of Polar Point (minus the west edge with the Headquarters entrance), all but two separate pockets of which are blocked off until the postgame, features higher-level encounters than the rest of the area, though their hints are the same; in the northeast corner, they instead share strategies with the Droids in the main area of Kalimba Desert. Supply Droids are unchanged in these regions, save for matching 220-vs-240 chell payouts with the other Droids.

Random (main north region)

Red Super Alpha Droids (Super Tail/Tackle/Swing; usually Scissors repeat) [220 chell (small right section and middle of north region) or 240 chell (small left section, left edge of small right section, and left of north region)]

• Torvosaurus S (Tie) LV55 (Red Tackle (S)); Baryonyx P (Defense) LV56 (Blue Tackle (S))
  • Starts with Critical Move; beats player's last winning move. Beats the previous tying move.
• Torosaurus R (Attack) LV57 (Thunder Tackle (S)); Edmontonia S (Defense) LV55 (Earth Tackle (S))
  • Starts by blocking player's Critical Move; copies player's last winning move. Loses to the previous tying move.
• Shantungosaurus P (Attack) LV56 (Green Swing (P)); Ceratosaurus R (Tie) LV57 (Wind Tackle (S))
  • Starts by losing to its Critical Move; loses to player's Critical Move if not using another hint, or (at least Ceratosaurus) beats player's last winning move {rarely?}. Repeats the previous tying move.
• All use a different move if hit by a Critical Move. All may on any turn use their Critical Move or use a move tied for highest MP remaining.

Red Supply Alpha Droids [5310 Exp, 220/240 chell as above]

• Fukuisaurus R (Crisis) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
• Fukuiraptor P (Blitz) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
• Gastonia S (Attack) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
  • Random every turn (seemingly prefers Rock & Paper); will likely flee following first win after first turn.

Random (northeast sector)

Red Super Alpha Droids (Super Tail/Tackle/Swing; usually Scissors repeat) [240 chell]

• Torvosaurus S (Tie) LV55 (Red Tackle (S))
  • Starts with Critical Move; beats player's last winning move. Beats the previous tying move.
• Baryonyx P (Defense) LV56 (Blue Tackle (S)); Shantungosaurus P (Attack) LV56 (Green Swing (P))
  • Starts by blocking player's Critical Move; copies player's last winning move. At least Shantungosaurus loses to the previous tying move (?).
• Torosaurus R (Attack) LV57 (Thunder Tackle (S)); Edmontonia S (Defense) LV55 (Earth Tackle (S))
  • Starts by losing to its Critical Move; loses to player's Critical Move if not using another hint. At least Edmontonia repeats the previous tying move.
• Ceratosaurus R (Tie) LV57 (Wind Tackle (S))
  • Starts by matching its Hidden Move's sign (losing to its Critical Move); copies player's last winning move. May on any turn beat any of player's moves tied for highest MP remaining. Loses to the previous tying move.
• At least Torosaurus, Edmontonia, Shantungosaurus, and Ceratosaurus use a different move if hit by a Critical Move. At least Torosaurus, Edmontonia, and Shantungosaurus may on any turn use their Critical Move or use a move tied for highest MP remaining (Ceratosaurus will not do the second).

Red Supply Alpha Droids [5310 Exp, 240 chell]

• Fukuisaurus R (Crisis) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
• Fukuiraptor P (Blitz) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
• Gastonia S (Attack) LV40 (Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Spiked Tail Smash (R))
  • Random every turn (seemingly prefers Rock & Paper); will likely flee following first win after first turn.

Items

See also: DS Game Items

See also: DS Item Tables

Set Items

The following Key Items are acquired here.

• Antarctic Ice (from southeast man, trade to his wife in Euro Town for Video Letter in Chapter 4+)
• Eternal Ice (from northwest NPC for Golden Foot Warmer in Postgame, Wire quest 3/4 (->Gobi Village))

The following basic Items can be acquired here.

• Book of Mastery (center item case)
• Five-Colored Bead & 800 chell (deliver Tom Yum Goong to center man)
• Ultimate Manual (northeast item case, Postgame

Drilling Table

Item (Polar Point)	White Ping	Yellow Ping	Orange Ping	Red Ping*
Leaf/Sprout/Trefoil/Clover	Very Common	Very Common	Uncommon	(unknown)
Antarctic Fossil	Rare	(not found)	Very Common	(not found)
Ancient Bowl	Uncommon	(not found)	(not found)	(unknown)
Ancient Urn	Rare	(not found)	(not found)	(unknown)
Uncut Diamond	Rare	(not found)	(not found)	(unknown)
Five-Colored Bead	(not found)	Very Rare	(not found)	(unknown)
Lg Amber Specimen	(not found)	(not found)	Rare	(unknown)
Dinosaur Feces	(not found)	(not found)	Very Rare	Common
Rugosa Fossil	Very Rare(?)	Common	(not found)	(unknown)
Trilobite Fossil	(not found)	Very Rare	(not found)	(unknown)
Ammonite Fossil	(not found)	(not found)	Common	(unknown)
Coelacanth Fossil	(not found)	(not found)	Rare	(unknown)
Nilssonia Fossil	(not found)	Uncommon	(not found)	(unknown)

Dinosaur Fossils

The following can be drilled up randomly as Antarctic Fossils. White Ping Fossils feature different Dinosaurs than Orange Ping Fossils, the stated likelihood indicating within finding that color ping of Fossil, not Fossils overall; many Antarctic Dinosaurs were previously available as Mystery Fossils.

• White Ping (Chapter 4+):
  • Iguanodon S (Defense, 3 star, Grass) (common)
  • Allosaurus S (Counterstrike, 3 star, Wind) (very rare)
• Orange Ping (Chapter 4+):
  • Giganotosaurus R (Attack, 3 star, Fire) (very common)
  • Amargasaurus S (Attack, 5 star, Water) (common)
  • Saltasaurus R (Attack, 3 star, Water) (common)
  • Irritator R (Defense, 1 star, Water) (very common)
  • Patagosaurus R (Blitz, 2 star, Water) (common)
  • Muttaburrasaurus S (Tie, 1 star, Grass) (common)

The following can be acquired as set fossils.

• Mystery Fossils:
  • Tsintaosaurus P (Defense, 2 star, Grass); {Chapter 4 or later/Postgame}{seems to be for Rex/Max respectively (?)}, deliver Video Letter to southeast man