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[MiTYH]

Update 10.7.10: As of now, you can also find Flame Orbs, Heart Scales, Focus Sashes, and Sprite Changers underground
Update 4.12.11: New fossils info added
Update 5.25.11: Pass Powers info added; general update to entire section

Simple enough... the newly released underground allows you to deposit a Pokemon to look for items.

As per the new help section: http://gpxplus.net/help#poketch
"Trainers who have an Explorer Kit may send one of their Pokémon into the Underground in search of rare items. When your Pokémon returns from the Underground, they usually will bring back an item, including Evolution Stones, Summoning Items, the Corruption Orb and rare Fossils, which can be resurrected into ancient Pokémon. How long this takes depends both on how long you spend online, and how active you are during the time you spend online. Note that each Pokémon may only visit the Underground once, and also, no EXP is gained in the Underground, only items.

One account upgrade can affect the Underground - if you have an Itemfinder, you will be more likely to find an item in the Underground."

Finally, the Pokemon can only be sent underground once. By using the item Escape Rope, however, you can send a Pokemon who has already been underground one extra time (for a total of 2 times).

That should explain most things. Here are other questions people seem to have.

FAQ
How will I know when my pokemon is back?
An underground icon will appear on the top left, same as when an egg is ready to hatch or when a daycare egg is ready to be claimed.

Is this based one time or interactions?
It's based on your time/activity while on the site, not interactions like Walker.

Does the pokemon I put in matter? Like level/shiny/rareness?
No.

Does ___ impact the item I can get?
No, it's random. And yes, sometimes you get nothing.
EDIT: SOMETIMES YOU GET STREAKS OF NOTHING $!%#@*^!
EDIT EDIT: But then you can get Corruption orbs and summoning items and the world is happy again

Tell me about fossils
That's not a question. Anyway, fossils can somtimes be found by Pokemon in the underground. They can be used to add a BRAND SPANKING NEW fossil egg to your party (needs an empty slot) with a base interaction of 20,780. They can be sold for 5,000, and bought in the backroom for 7,500. This is the only way to obtain fossils (besides looking in the backroom of the shop).
Fossils: Cranidos, Shieldon, Lileep, Anorith, Aerodactyl, Kabuto, Omanyte, and Relicanth.
NOTE: These ARE new pokemon, with the name "Fossil" added before them and with a different look and egg dex. If their "normal" counterpart evolves, then the fossil version does as well.
4.12.11 EDIT: Two new fossils have been added for Gen V to match the ingame ones: Tirtouga and Archen. They can be found in the same manner as the other ones.


STAGES OF POKEMON WAIT TIME UNDERGROUND
1. "The Pokémon has not yet returned! You may call them back now, however you will not get any items."
2. "The Pokémon has been gone for a little while, but they'll still be a while longer. You may call them back now, however you will not get any items."
3. "The Pokémon has been gone for quite some time now! I wonder how much longer they'll be... You may call them back now, however you will not get any items."
4. "The pokemon has been gone for what feels like forever. they should be back any minute now, though! You may call them back now, however you will not get any items."
5. "The Pokémon has returned! Call him/her back to your party to see if (s)he found anything."


PASS POWERS
As of now, there is only one pass power that applies to the underground. Spelunk Power, which is sold for a simple 4 orbs, is activated immediatly upon purchase. The effect is to increase the stage of your Pokemon underground by one. So if just just put one in (stage 1), and activate the power, you'll find the Pokemon at stage 2. This can work for any level, and the same Pokemon can have the power applied more than once, but note that there is a limit to two uses of the power per day.



So? What have you found?

This post has been edited by MiTYH: May 26 2011, 08:38 PM

[Zeppelyn]

Can you only use this if you have the new version of the site?

[MiTYH]

Can you only use this if you have the new version of the site?

Yes, this is a feature that as of time of writing, only people with 25,000+ interactions can see. But it will be open to the public after a few days of beta testing

[Love]

Nothing yet, but I threw in a Missingno. I'm praying he'll bring me back something awesome. If not, then I'll throw in another.. And another, and so on and so forth. I have no idea how long they need to be in there, though.

[kiki3321]

I put my Bayleef in. I think they'll probably come back with a dress up item like they sometimes do in the PokeWalker. I'm almost afraid my Pokemon will get lost in there xD

[Naixatloz]

I threw my Venusaur in there.
I've done several hundred interactions since then, but nothing yet.

[OKelly]

man i cant use it because of the 25,000 thing witch sucks

[TheIgDemon]

I threw one of my Pokiis in. Let's hope it comes back with something good. I will post later when I retrieve 'em from the Underground.

[Dismal]

I "threw" in my Loudred, Murry. He has found nothing yet.

I think it might take a while.

[HellButterfly]

>.> I didn't know it was one time per pokemon, so I threw in pikachu, and then took it back out because I needed to train it.

I'm hoping for a summon item

[Absol79]

I put in my Dracowymsy, and hoping for a summoning item

[Radoka Kaname]

I threw my Venusaur in there.
I've done several hundred interactions since then, but nothing yet.

zerx says it's time that your active not interactions (page 15 of the thread about it)

[SecretSolver]

I think I may be the first person to get something from the Underground...

Anyways, one of my fail Gulpins got me a Dawn Stone from it.

[Starscreamer]

I just threw my shiny umbreon in there, come on shiny luck

[MiTYH]

Just edited the first post with all new info, including the second text variety when it's been gone for a while.

[Carefactorzero]

I threw my Rattata down there for now.

I haven't got anything yet, but that may be because I was slow to test it out. XP

[gretchen8642]

My crystal steelix is hard at work.

do they gain experience in there?

[Radoka Kaname]

My crystal steelix is hard at work.

do they gain experience in there?

no just items

[xSeduction]

Umm. So I just found a "rare root fossil" after sending my Gabite into the Underground.
Anyone have an idea what it does?
All it said was that it would be in effect until the next reset.
-Insert confused face here-

[Chewsky]

put in my shiny gulpin, I want a corruption orb badly