This walkthrough will guide you through everything you need to know on how to solve the mission “The Trial of Lake Valor” in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The Trial of Lake Valor is one of the three trials that will automatically unlock after choosing between Adaman and Irida at the end of Disaster Looming. The leader you chose will accompany you to these trials.
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Head to Lake Valor
First, you’ll need to head over to the Crimson Mirelands region and then fly towards the northeast where Lake Valor is. I have marked the location on the map below. At the entrance to Lake Valor, a cutscene will play out to unseal the cave.
Battle the Pokemon lurking within Valor Cavern: Defeat Alpha Overqwil
After unsealing the carven, proceed inside to face a Level 58 Alpha Overqwil. Overqwil is an evolved version of Hisui Qwilfish. It is a Dark and Poison-type Pokemon, making it vulnerable to Ground-type attacks and immune to Psychic-type moves. You can bring Garchomp or a Snorlax for this fight as it takes 2x damage from Ground-type moves. Garchomp learns Earth Power at level 29, while Snorlax learns High Horsepower at level 37.
Try to hit Azelf with balms
An Azelf will appear after you defeat Overqwil. It will summon up balms in front of you. You must take these Balms and hurl them at Azelf. Despite the fact that it will dodge all of the balms, keep trying to throw balms at Azelf and don’t give up.
Azelf will communicate whether to abandon or continue throwing balms after a few throws. Select the “I’m not through yet” option and keep throwing balms at it. Azelf will ask you again a second and third time. Finally, on the fourth try, you will be able to hit Azelf with a balm and complete the trial.
