Once Pokemon Legends ZA players will begin the second exploration for Hyperspace Lumiose, gaining access to several new side missions, one of which is called 'Octolock Away the Pain.'
The NPC who gives you the quest is crouching by the wall by the eastern exit/entrance
Savage Zone 10 (it's slightly underground). He wants you to try to fix his back by finding a Pokemon that knows the move.Octolock“, which happens to be a Jujitsu fighting type Pokémon,
Grapploc.
But before you can get a Grapploct that knows Octolockyou will have to catch a
Clobbopus and develop it. Here's how to do it!
Where to find every Pokemon in Pokemon Legends ZA
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How to complete side mission 138 (Octolock Away the Pain) in Pokemon Legends ZA
Finding Clobbopus
as far as i know the only way to catch Clobbopus Pokemon Legends ZA is the entrance to the 1 star hyperspace wild zone in Lumiose City. You should see gray silhouette of Clobbopus in the list of catchable Pokemon.
If you're not sure what it looks like, you can take a look at the images above to get a better idea.
Of course, since the Pokemon available in these pocket dimensions are kind of random, you can always rest and change the time of day to reset the hyperspace wild zones until you find one on the map that contains a Tantrum Pokemon. Once I entered the Hyperspace Zone with Clobbopus, I found a group of them very close to my spawn point, but it may be different for other players.
Evolving Clobbopus in Grapploct
Now to get a
Grapploc who knows the Octolock move, you must evolve Clobbopus so that it learns a move called Taunt. Our
Clobbopus it was level 23 when we caught it, so it didn't know the move yet.
Just feed it some of your Exp. Candy (or level her up the old fashioned way) and he'll eventually learn the move (once he gets past level 34 he'll know).
Continue and set Taunt as one of his active combat moves and voilà – you should see an evolution icon will appear above the Clobbopus, indicating that it is ready to transform into a Grapploct.
Once Clobbopus evolves into Grapploct, it automatically gets an idea for its new move: Octolock. Now just return to Kazuki in the sewers and use the attack on his back to complete the side mission.
Reward for completing side mission 138
As a reward for fulfilling it, he will give it to you 3800 Poke Dollars and TM for the facade.
Facade is a normal type attack that deals additional damage if the pokemon is caused by a condition such as Sleep or Burn.
If you want more help on your way through Mega size DLC for Pokemon Legends: ZAgetting Mega Absol Z can be a nice addition to your team. You can also find a secret vendor that sells some of the most powerful TMs in the game. And while you're at it, here's how to level your Pokemon above 100 in Hyperspace Wild Zones.

- Released
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October 16, 2025
- ESRB
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Everyone 10+ / Fantasy violence, in-game purchases

