Ancient Quarry in Pokemon Survivor

Ancient Quarry at a glance

What the Ancient Quarry 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 Quarry is the arena for Rock. 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 and rocks. The columns are dense here, which gives you plenty of cover from ranged attacks.

Ancient Quarry terrain

Many columns and rocks. 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 Quarry: Sandstorm

Sandstorm is forced for the whole fight. Rock, Ground and Steel moves hit 30% harder. Every Pokemon that is not Rock, Ground or Steel loses 1.2% of its max HP every 2 seconds.

The multipliers apply to the legendary's attacks as well. An enemy attacks as its first type, so 3 legendaries here hit harder in this weather (Regirock, Terrakion, and Diancie).

Moves worth carrying here: Rock Throw, Rock Slide, Mud Shot, Bulldoze, Bonemerang, Spikes, Metal Claw, Flash Cannon and more. The weather guide lists every multiplier.

Legendaries that can open the Ancient Quarry

3 legendaries have the Rock type: 1 shoots from a distance and 2 charge at you. Their speed runs from 61 to 75. 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.

How to fight in the Ancient Quarry

• 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: 1 shooter and 2 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 61 to 75, 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 Quarry in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

Which legendaries appear in the Ancient Quarry?

3 legendaries: Regirock, Terrakion, and Diancie. 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 Quarry?

On a fresh save, 2.3% 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.

What does Sandstorm do in the Ancient Quarry?

Rock, Ground and Steel moves hit 30% harder. Every Pokemon that is not Rock, Ground or Steel loses 1.2% of its max HP every 2 seconds.

Browse all 18 arenas in the Pokemon Survivor arenas list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.