Bestfriends Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) The Art of Collecting Volcanic Ash Some people may not know about this activity, so I am asked about my "glass desk in my secret base." I tell them about the Pretty desk and how to obtain it. This idea sparked a guide about this very topic. I was planning for a year about how I can approach this topic and I did it. So, I am going to provide the Ash information down below. After you have read this guide, you can become familiar with the crafting process as a whole. Here are some fundamental questions about this activity that I am going to discuss.... 1. What is a Soot Sack? 2. How do I collect the ash? 3. How do exchange the ash for prizes? 4. Speaking about prizes, what can I get? 5. How much ash can I get from each "section?" 6. Can I use repel and if not, what is an alternative to this? Figure A Spoiler Figure B Spoiler Gameboy/DS Sprite -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 1) What is a Soot Sack? Answer: Its a key item used to collect ash. You obtain it if you go to Route 113 and to the house shown in Figure A and talk the guy in Figure B. You can "Use" the Soot Sack item to count the amount of ash you have.... Here is Bulbapedia's definition: Spoiler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 2) How do I collect the ash? Answer: If you see a "puff" ( or ), then you can collect ash from it. One puff is equivalent to one step in ash. Question 3) How do exchange the ash for prizes? Answer: Go to the house shown in Figure A on Route 113 and then talk to the guy you got your Soot Sack from (Figure B). Question 4) Speaking about prizes, what can I get? Answer: Here is a list courtesy of Bulbapedia: Spoiler Question 5) How much ash can I get from each "section?" Answer: Here is the maps. (I did a lot of trial and error to get to these numbers) Route 113: Spoiler Section A: 70 steps Section B: 71 steps Section C: 65 steps Section D: 64 steps All the Sections: 270 steps per run Jagged Pass: Spoiler Section A: 8 steps Section B: 9 steps All the Sections: 17 steps per run 6. Can I use repel and if not, what is an alternative to this? Answer: You are not allowed to use repel, but you are allowed to carry a level 100 Muk with the Stench ability or a level 100 Torkoal with the White Smoke ability. Answer 2: You can also hold a Cleanse Tag which can help to repel encounters while collecting ash. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Figure A Spoiler Figure B Spoiler Gameboy/DS Sprite Edited February 2, 2023 by Bestfriends Added Torkoal to the Repel Section. KoolT93, Turqueso, White and 7 others 10 Link to comment
Bartolomew Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) You can EV train special attack while collecting ash,it takes more time, but you get decent amount of ash. Pickup, payday also works, you can get metal coat/charcoal and about 150$ per battle. Edit: Ash "restarts" after you enter any building, exiting and reentering route doesnt work. This is the most optimal route I found. Enter building to "restart" ash, repeat. Spoiler Edited March 1, 2017 by Bartolomew Slyukine, Bestfriends, Dibz and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Bestfriends Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Bartolomew said: You can EV train special attack while collecting ash,it takes more time, but you get decent amount of ash. Pickup, payday also works, you can get metal coat/charcoal and about 150$ per battle. Edit: Ash "restarts" after you enter any building, exiting and reentering route doesnt work. This is the most optimal route I found. Enter building to "restart" ash, repeat. Hide contents Thank you for the correction, I will make a note of it in my vid via annotation and description. Link to comment
Bluebird Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Oh I always wondered how many steps I did per run. You might wanna add that you could use a Pokemon with the Stench ability to avoid a few more encounters. Link to comment
Bestfriends Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) On 3/1/2017 at 2:05 AM, Bluebird said: Oh I always wondered how many steps I did per run. You might wanna add that you could use a Pokemon with the Stench ability to avoid a few more encounters. I can add that in my text segment though Edited February 23, 2020 by Bestfriends Made this comment more appealing. Link to comment
Raederz Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Didnt know about it :o Thanks for the guide ! Also, as it is mainly meant to be a guide, you should not put the "written part" in spoiler maybe ? Also you should put the pictures in spoilers, making it easier to read imo. Havent watched the video yet, pretty cool to have it tho. Bestfriends 1 Link to comment
Bestfriends Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 10 hours ago, Raederz said: Didnt know about it :o Thanks for the guide ! Also, as it is mainly meant to be a guide, you should not put the "written part" in spoiler maybe ? Also you should put the pictures in spoilers, making it easier to read imo. Havent watched the video yet, pretty cool to have it tho. Good catch, I can do a couple of adjustments. I made the video for people who want to see the process in action rather than reading a wall of text. Since I am a YouTuber, I figured that my footage would be helpful for not just me, but for other guide makers that want a motion picture of the process at work. Zehkar 1 Link to comment
BoltBlades12 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Since Flutes have become worthless vanity items as of Unova, is it possible they can balance it so you can get soot with repel? Link to comment
MightyBoxer Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 You can also use a cleansetag as held item to help get less encounters.I have tested it and it collects the ashes with it. There was an update in pokemmo in the past that said cleansetag now works.In the original games it reduced encounters by 33.33%.Dunno how much in pokemmo. Dracoslyr and Bestfriends 2 Link to comment
Plbbrt Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I think a better route is to collect all or most 270 ash bushes is to go right from Fallabor Town's pokecentre until u reach the end and have covered most/all of the 270 steps of ash, and then use 'teleport' to warp back to Fallabor Town's pokecentre (this will 'restart' the ash), and then continue the cycle over again. On 3/1/2017 at 7:06 AM, Bartolomew said: This is the most optimal route I found. Enter building to "restart" ash, repeat. Bestfriends 1 Link to comment
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