Ancient Dojo in Pokemon Survivor
Arena · last checked 2026-10-14
Ancient Dojo in Pokemon Survivor is the Fighting-type rift arena. It has no hazard terrain, so the fight is decided by the legendary's attacks and by cover. No weather is forced here. 9 legendaries can open it, which is 6.3% of rifts on a fresh save.
Ancient Dojo at a glance
| Type | Fighting |
| Terrain | Many columns to fight around |
| Hazard | None |
| Immune types | None needed |
| Weather | None |
| Legendaries here | 9 of 87 |
| Chance per rift | 6.3% on a fresh save |
| Time limit | 120 seconds |
What the Ancient Dojo is
A rift is a short fight against a legendary Pokemon. When the game opens one, it picks a legendary and then one of that legendary's types, and the arena of that type is where the fight happens. Ancient Dojo is the arena for Fighting. It is a circle about 11 tiles in radius, the fight lasts at most 120 seconds, and the legendary does not suffer the hazards of its own arena.
Many columns to fight around. The columns are dense here, which gives you plenty of cover from ranged attacks.
Ancient Dojo terrain
Many columns to fight around. None of it hurts you or slows you down, which makes this one of the arenas where a pure damage build can stand and trade without worrying about the floor.
The danger comes from the legendary alone. Its warnings appear on the ground before every hit, so the fight is a test of movement and of how much damage you can deal inside 120 seconds.
Weather in the Ancient Dojo
The game does not force any weather in this arena, so no type gets a damage boost and nobody loses HP to the sky. The only multipliers that matter are the type chart and your own cards.
Legendaries that can open the Ancient Dojo
9 legendaries have the Fighting type: 3 shoot from a distance and 6 charge at you. Their speed runs from 66 to 83. A legendary with two types opens this arena only half the time, and a legendary you have not beaten yet is picked 4 times as often as one you have.
| Legendary | Types | Style | Speed | Opens this arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalion | Steel / Fighting | Charger | 75 | Half the time |
| Terrakion | Rock / Fighting | Charger | 75 | Half the time |
| Virizion | Grass / Fighting | Charger | 75 | Half the time |
| Keldeo | Water / Fighting | Shooter | 75 | Half the time |
| Marshadow | Fighting / Ghost | Shooter | 79 | Half the time |
| Zamazenta | Fighting | Charger | 83 | Always |
| Kubfu | Fighting | Charger | 66 | Always |
| Urshifu | Fighting / Dark | Charger | 73 | Half the time |
| Koraidon | Fighting / Dragon | Shooter | 82 | Half the time |
How to fight in the Ancient Dojo
- Without a floor hazard, the tiles are yours. Pick the strongest damage build you have and keep moving along the columns.
- Expect both styles here: 3 shooters and 6 chargers. Use columns against shooters and open ground against chargers.
- Plan for the clock. At minute 10 the legendary has about 8,600 HP, so you need roughly 72 damage per second for 120 seconds. Its contact hit takes 66 HP and its shots 33 HP at that point, before armor and type effects. The rifts guide has the full table.
- Speed: the legendaries here move at 66 to 83, and the median Pokemon moves at 105, faster than all of them.
What you get for winning
A win gives the same prize in every arena: the legendary joins you as a bond, plus a held item, experience, three tickets and a share of coins, and a ten-ticket one time in two. The legendaries guide lists all 87, and beating one counts toward the legendary achievements in the achievements guide.
Ancient Dojo in Pokemon Survivor FAQ
Which legendaries appear in the Ancient Dojo?
9 legendaries: Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Keldeo, Marshadow, Zamazenta and more. The arena is the one of the legendary's type that the game picks, and a dual-type legendary opens this arena half the time.
How likely is the Ancient Dojo?
On a fresh save, 6.32% of rifts open this arena. The game picks one of the 87 legendaries, then one of its types, and unbeaten legendaries are 4 times as likely to be picked, so the chance moves as you win.
Does the Ancient Dojo have a hazard?
No. It has no damaging floor and no forced weather, so only the legendary's attacks and the clock count.
Browse all 18 arenas in the Pokemon Survivor arenas list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.