Fossil League Dino Tournament Championship
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Fossil League Dino Tournament Championship FAQ/Walkthrough
Written by: Aaron Farmer aka ForeverDevoid
Started: January 30th, 2007
Version: 0.10
E-mail: WatchFromTheWindow at gmail.com
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Table of Contents
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1) Version history
2) Copyright
3) Contact information
4) Walkthrough
I. Getting started
II. The Jurassic Period
IIa. The Early Jurassic Period
IIb. Back in the Present
IIc. Return to the Early Jurassic Period
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Version history
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-Version .10
Table of Contents, Copyright, Contact Information, and Walkthrough
sections created. Updated the walkthrough until the Dilosphosaurus boss
battle.
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Copyright
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This document is copyright 2007 by Aaron Farmer. This may be not be
reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may
not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without
advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a
part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of
copyright. Right now the only place this guide is available is
http://www.gamefaqs.com and if you see it anywhere else please contact me and
let me know.
Fossil League Dino Tournament Championship is copyright 2006 D3Publisher,
MTO Co., and Nintendo. All rights reserved. All trademarks and copyrights
contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and
copyright holders.
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Contact Information
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Feel free to contact me at WatchFromTheWindow at gmail.com for any of the
following:
-You notice that there is an error in my guide.
-You have a question about the game that is not answered here.
-You have seen this guide, either portions of it or in its entirety, on a
site other than gamefaqs.
-You need me to explain something covered in this guide in further detail.
That should cover every reason why you might need to contact me, but if you
feel there is another reason why you should contact me, please contact me and
let me know so I can add it to list above. I will try my best to respond to
e-mails to the best of my knowledge and as quickly as possible.
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Walkthrough
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I. Getting started
When starting a new file, you will be required to name the main character,
just like in any other RPG. The default name is Taiga, but feel free to
change that to whatever you wish. For the purpose of this guide, I will
refer to the main character as Taiga.
The game starts two years ago, introducing you to Taiga's father, Dr. Brown,
who is a famous dinosaur researcher. Dr. Brown becomes very ill and on his
deathbed tells Taiga to retrieve a dinosaur fossil from a drawer nearby. He
tells Taiga to keep it with him at all times, and just before he is about to
explain the significance of the fossil hepasses away.
Two years later you find yourself in the lab of Dr. Smith. The game goes
into further detail on things that you encounter in the game that are
unfamiliar, like new people, certain terms, etc. This information shows up
in the top screen. It is explained that you have to have a Dino Battle
License in order to travel to the past so that you will not alter history.
A few months later you again find yourself in Dr. Smith's laboratory on
Taiga's 12th birthday, and Taiga receives his Dino Battle License, and states
that it is his ultimate dream to win the Fossil League. Yukari, a member of
the Time Police, is introduced. Dr. Smith explains that the further back you
go into time, the easier the dinosaurs are to tame, so he decides that Taiga
should go to the Early Jurassic Period to look for his first dinosaur. There
are two periods, the Jurassic and the Cretaceous, and each of those are
divided into early, middle, and late. Dr. Smith needs to gather some herbs
from the Early Jurassic Period, so he tells Taiga that he will accompany him.
Yukari sends Taiga and Dr. Smith to the Early Jurassic Period.
II. The Jurassic Period
IIa. The Early Jurassic Period
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Dinosaurs in this area Items in this area
-Lesothosaurus (earth) -2 Dino Juice S.
-Sordes (wind) -5 Dino Food S.
-Scelidosaurus (earth) -1 Poison Bomb.
====================== -1 Warp Device.
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Dr. Smith tells explains that he came to gather Jurassic Herbs, plants that
restore the HP of dinosaurs. Walk to the left and a scene will start. You
will see a small dinosaur known as a Staurikosaurus caught in a leghold trap.
Taiga and Dr. Smith free the Staurikosaurus and mend his wounds. Dr. Smith
suggests that Taiga trains the dinosaur, but Taiga says he does not want to,
so they go on their way. Follow the path the north west and another scene
will occur. It turns out that the Staurikosaurus Taiga and Dr. Smith helped
earlier does not want to see them go, so Taiga decides to train it after all.
The default name of the Staurikosaurus is Stakk, but change it to whatever
you wish. Congratulations, you now have a dinosaur. Continue following the
path and you will encounter another dinosaur, a lesothosaurus. Get ready for
your first battle.
Don't worry. It's very easy. Dr. Smith gives Taiga 10 small Dino Food,
which you can use to restore HP in battle. In the battle, select attack on
the bottom screen, and use bite. The lesothosaurus should go down in two
hits.
After the battle Dr. Smith explains elements of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs can
have any of 5 elemental attributes: fire, earth, wind, water, and none. Fire
is effective against earth, earth is effective against wind, wind is
effective against water, and water is effective against fire. This may seem
a little backwards, but you'll just have to get used to it. Use the types to
your advantage. Dinos with no type are affected by all other types equally.
They have not effective or vulnerable to any of the types.
Continue along the path, fighting the dinos for experience. When a dinosaur
levels up, all of its HP and SP are automatically recovered, so if you are
about to level up there really is no need to waste a dino food. As you are
continuing along the path, another scene occurs wherein Dr. Smith notices the
fossil Taiga's father gave to him before he died and asks him about it.
Astonished, Dr. Smith recognizes that the fossil is of Big Mother, from which
all mammals descended from. Dr. Smith tells Taiga not to tell anyone about
the fossil. A mysterious "Man in Black" hiding behind a rock overhears the
convo and it seems as if the antagonist of the game has been introduced.
As you continue along the path you will come across what appears to be a
spinning cube. This is a save point. I would recommend using these whenever
you happen to come across them. Afer saving, keep going west, fighting the
dinosaurs for experience. As you may have already noticed, you may encounter
more than one dinosaur at one time. You can tell whether or not there is
more than one dinosaur by looking at the squares in the top screen. Open the
chest you find on the path by going up to it and pressing A. You will find 2
Dino Juice S. These restore SP in battle.
Eventually another scene will occur in which you will encounter another
dinosaur, anchisaurus. A battle will ensue, but it is impossible to win. Do
not waste dino food. You are supposed to lose, so just keep attacking until
Stakk faints. Anchisaurus joins your team. It's on level 5, which should be
a few levels higher than Stakk was. The "Man in Black" makes another
appearance but does not do anything other than mumble threats from afar. Keep
following the path, going down the mountain and fighting the scelidosauruses
along the way. Be sure to snag the chest in the corner of the path for 5
Dino Food S. Also be sure to save at the save point, as a boss battle is
coming up.
If you keep going after the save point you will come upon what appears to be
a field of flowers. These are actually the Jurassic Herbs Dr. Smith was
searching for. However, before you get a chance to pick any, you will be
ambushed by three Scelidosauruses.
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Mini-boss battle: Scelidosauruses
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The fight isn't very difficult, just be sure to heal your dino if its HP gets
low. Hit them with your strongest attacks and they'll go down in no time.
After the battle don't forget to open the chest behind the herbs to get a
Poison Bomb. Go back up the mountain the way you came. Fight the dinos if
you wish. Do beware though that if you try to avoid the dinosaurs they'll
chase you.
Along the way back Taiga and Dr. Smith notice something sparkling on the path
so Taiga picks it up. It is a Warp Device. With the Warp Device they are
able to go back to the beginning of the area, saving you the trouble of
having to walk the rest of the way.
IIb. Back in the Present
When you're back, Dr. Smith tells you that your Anchisaurus seems to have
been under hypnosis, but that he will be fine, as will Stakk. Suddenly out of
nowhere, the "Man in Black" from before teleports onto the screen and tries
to steal the Big Mother fossil. Taiga tries to prevent him from teleporting
away with it, and it splits into seven pieces. Yukari pops up and tells
Taiga not to worry, that she was able to see that the "Man in Black" went to
the Early Jurassic Period with a piece of the fossil, and that she will able
to detect where the other pieces of the fossil went later, although I'm sure
you can probably already guess where they went. Along with her good news,
Yukari also has some bad. The Warp Device you found belonged to a secret
organization that is planning to destroy all civilization. Technology in
this game is amazing, is it not? After more dialogue, Yukari goes with you
back to the Early Jurassic Period to go after the "Man in Black."
IIc. Return to the Early Jurassic Period
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Dinosaurs in this area Items in this area
-Eoraptor (fire) -1 Dino Juice S.
-Ichthyosaurus (water) -1 Dino Grass
-Stenopterygius (water) -1 Fossil Locator
-Eudimorphodon (wind)
-Plateosaurus (earth)
-Heterodontosaurus (earth)
-Coelophysis (earth)
-Plesiosaurus (water)
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Yukari is able to detect the signals of the secret organization since they
time travel illegally. A signal will appear on the map on the top screen, so
start walking towards that. By the way, if you want to switch your dinos go
to menu->status->swap. However, no matter which dinosaur you have fight, all
of them receive the experience, so might as well use your highest level one.
Follow the signal to the right, making sure to get the chest kind of hidden
to the left in the trees. There is 1 Dino Juice S. inside.
Continue along the path across the beach until a scene occurs. Yukari tells
Taiga that she can no longer sense the signal of the "Man in Black" but that
they can ask someone at a shop nearby. You will the shopkeeper, a short man
with gray hair, near the top of the area. The shopkeeper forces you to buy
something from him before he gives you any information. What a nice guy.
Dino points are the currency in this game. You get them from battles and
chests. Buy a Dino Food since they are the cheapest. You HAVE to buy
something here to progress the storyline. He tells you that he told the "Man
in Black" that fossils were in the Graveyard, so that is where you will go
next.
Keep going along the path. It does not matter which path you take at the fork
in the road. Both have the same number of Plateosauruses (which are kind of
tough actually). In the next screen Taiga and Yukari talk more. Afterwards,
continue up the mountain. Eventually you will come across a save point near
the top of the mountain. Use it and keep going, and you will see the "Man in
Black"! Battle your way through the plesiosaurs (Stakk's whirl-wind teeth
make them easier). They can inflict some status changes on you (blind and
confusion), so be wary of that. You should notice the giant Dilophosaurus at
the back, with the "Man in Black" standing behind him. Before you go up to it
though, go to the left and get the Poison G. R. from the chest. Equip it to
a dinosaur. When you feel you are ready, go talk to the Dilophosaurus to
initate a scene. We finally learn that the "Man in Black" is Miura, and the
organization of which he is part of is Syndicate X. Get ready for a boss
battle.
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Boss: Dilophosaurus
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Miura's Dilophosaurus is VERY strong. It is of the fire elemental, so it will
do extra damage to your Anchisaurus. That doesn't matter though. Once again
, this is a battle you are not meant to win. At least right now, anyway.
After getting slammed by Miura's dino, Yukari pulls you back so you can
"regroup." During your huddle Dr. Smith calls, and decides to tell you how to
catch dinosaurs. Thanks, Dr. Smith.
*HOW TO CATCH DINOSAURS*
First weaken the dinosaur, then give it food and it might become your friend.
Sounds like Dragon Warrior Monsters if you ask me. There are three types of
dinosaurs: carnivores, herbivores, and fish eaters. You have to feed the
dinos the right kind of food if you want to befriend them. Carnivores eat
Dino Meat, herbivores eat Dino Grass, and fish eaters eat Dino Fish
obviously. Check the Dinopedia if you're not sure what kind of food one eats.
Dr. Smith gives you a Dino Grass, so you can catch a herbivore. Yukari
suggests catching a Plateosaurus. A water dinosaur would be really helpful
against Dilophosaurus, but unfortunately they are fish eaters. Go find a
Plateosaurus because you have to catch one. Attack it until its icon turns
red, then use some Dino Grass. It seems that the lower the HP, the higher
the chance you have of the dino becoming your friend. Congratulations, you
just caught a dinosaur!
After catching a Plateosaurus, Dr. Smith will call you again and send you a
fossil locator to help you find the pieces of the Big Mother fossil. I would
suggest leveling some more so your new Plateosaurus will be close to the
others levelwise, and to make the fight against the Dilophosaurus a lot
easier.
