UNDERTALE: Hotland Walkthrough: Pacifist Route

Things to Do in Hotland on the P Route

Prepare Recovery Items Before Proceeding

Before advancing through Hotland, make sure to prepare recovery items at the shop in Waterfall. There are no shops in Hotland, at least until you reach the end. At the end is a hotel, called MTT Resort. All things considered, it's recommended to go back to Waterfall or Snowdin.

End Battles Without Defeating Monsters

To ensure the P Route, you must not defeat any monsters. If you defeat even one monster, gain 1 or more EXP, and increase your Lv by 1 or more, you will be unable to follow the P Route and will proceed to the N Route. So, either spare or flee from battles to end them.

Royal Guard Battle Walkthrough

Entering the Lab and Battling Mettaton

After entering Hotland, proceed to the right towards the Lab. Upon entering the Lab, a conversation event with Alphys will occur, leading to a battle with Mettaton. It is important to note that you will need to battle Mettaton multiple times until the final Mettaton EX battle.

Alphys Provides Answers to the Quiz

The first encounter with Mettaton will be in the form of a quiz. Alphys, who is standing next to Mettaton, will use hand gestures to indicate the correct answers. Make sure not to rush and answer. Always confirm Alphys' gestures.

Upgrade your Cellphone with Alphys

After the battle with Mettaton, have Alphys upgrade your Cellphone. Once upgraded, the Dimensional Boxes found in Snowdin and Waterfall can be accessed anytime through the CELL menu.

Obtain Instant Noodles from the Lab's Refrigerator

By examining the Instant Noodles in the Lab, you can obtain the recovery item Instant Noodles. Since recovery items are not readily available in Hotland until later, make sure to collect the Instan Noodles.

Riding the Arrow Floors to the Upper Area

After exiting the Lab from the right, continue along the path. As you progress, you will reach the Magma Chamber with arrow floors. Ride the arrow floor and proceed upwards.

Head Towards the Bottom Right to get the Burnt Pan

Heading towards the bottom right will lead you to obtain the Burnt Pan. In the Pacifist Route, weapons are not necessary as you generally avoid attacking enemies. However, obtaining the Burnt Pan is recommended as it increases the amount of healing when using recovery items.

Proceed to the Right while Being Cautious of Lasers

When passing through the arrow floor area, Alfie will teach you about lasers. Proceed while moving through the orange lasers and stop while moving through the blue lasers to pass through without taking any damage.

Solve the Puzzles on the Left and Right to Proceed Upwards

Left puzzle	Right puzzle

To proceed to the next area, solve the puzzles on the left and right. Both puzzles allow you to use 2 shots, so move the panels in a way that leaves 1 panel remaining to clear them. Once you clear the puzzles, the door above will open and you can proceed.

Climb Upwards while Avoiding Mettaton's Attacks

After solving the puzzles, proceed to the right to trigger an event with Mettaton. Take the instructed ingredients and place them on the table. Additionally, a mini-game will occur where you have to climb up while avoiding Mettaton's attacks to retrieve a can. Fortunately, failing to clear the mini-game will not affect the progression of the story.

Go to RIGHT 2F Using the Elevator

After the event with Mettaton, take the elevator to RIGHT 2F. If you proceed to the left after getting off the elevator, you can purchase "Hot Dog...?" from Sans for 30G.

Ride the Conveyor and Press the Button while Moving

Ride the conveyor and move to the left while pressing the button. Alphys will instruct you to press three switches, but it's okay if you can only press two.

Go Down to Obtain Stained Apron

Before riding the conveyor, take a detour downwards to obtain the armor item Stained Apron. When equipped, the Stained Apron will restore 1 HP per turn during battles, so make sure to obtain it and equip it.

Proceed to the Left while Solving the Arrow Puzzle

When you step on the floor with switches, you will jump in the direction the arrow is pointing. The arrow direction alternates, so use the changes to proceed to the left.

Riding the Conveyor Allows You to Start Over

If you ride the conveyor moving from the left side to the bottom side, you will return to the starting point and be able to start over from the beginning. If you get lost on the floor with switches, exit to the conveyor and start over.

Move Left and Fight the Royal Guards

To finish the Royal Guards battle without defeating them. First, select Clean Armor with RGO2. Afterwards, Green Armors will appear during their attacks. Avoid their normal attacks but touch the Green Armor 5 times. After touching the armor 5 times, you will be able to Whisper to RGO1 and spare them.

How to Defeat and Spare Royal Guards

Mettaton Battle Walkthrough (Second Encounter)

Disarm All the Bombs and Proceed Right

After the Royal Guards battle, continue straight ahead to start the bomb defusal mini-game. When a bomb enters the defusal zone, select the Defuse Bomb action and try to disarm all six bombs within 2 minutes. The water bomb moves around, making it difficult to disarm, but it will be fixed in the central area after disarming the remaining five bombs.

Proceed to LEFT 3F Using the Elevator

After the bomb defusal event, go right and take the elevator to LEFT 3F. Once you get off the elevator, continue in the right direction and you'll encounter Muffet selling Spider Donuts for 9999G.

Solve the Puzzles Above and Move to the Right

Puzzle above	Puzzle below

After passing through Muffet's Spider Sweet Sale, step on the arrow floor and solve the puzzles above and below. In the puzzles above and below, there is only one bullet, so you need to avoid all the panels. After solving the puzzles, step on the arrow floor and proceed to the right.

Battle Against Muffet

To finish the battle against Muffet without defeating her, it is recommended to use Spider Sweet. Spider Sweets can be obtained cheaply in the Ruins, but if you don't have them, try avoiding attacks and repeating ACTIONS or MERCY to let a certain number of turns pass.

Prepare Multiple Recovery Items

If you don't have Spider Sweets, you need to avoid attacks and let a certain number of turns pass. Using recovery items also counts as a turn passing, so prepare multiple recovery items before the battle against Muffet. If you can't obtain them in Hotland, go back to Snowdin or Waterfall to get them.

How to Defeat and Spare Muffet

Mettaton and Events

Event 1	Event 2

After the battle with Muffet, there are two events with Mettaton. Both events will end over time, so it's okay if you fail.

Battling Mettaton (Second Time)

After the events with Mettaton, you will have a second battle with him. In this battle as well, you cannot spare Mettaton, so follow Alphys' instructions and press the Yellow Button during the movement. After rapidly pressing the button, the battle with Mettaton will end.

Items Available in Hotland

List of items

Monsters Appearing in Hotland

Encounter

Monster	Details/How to Spare it
Vulkin	[Details] ATK: 25 DEF: 0 [How to Spare it] Use “Hug” or “Encourage”
Tsunderplane	[Details] ATK: 25 DEF: 26 [How to Spare it] Use “Approach” then touch the green zone 4 times
Pyrope	[Details] ATK: 29 DEF: 14 [How to Spare it] Use “Heat up” twice

Medium boss

Monster	Details/How to Spare it
Mettaton	[Details] ATK: 30 DEF: 255 [How to Spare it] Cannot be Spared
RG01	[Details] ATK: 30 DEF: 20 [How to Spare it] Polish RG02's armor → Touch the green armor 5 times → Whisper to RG01 after RG02 takes off his armor
RG02	[Details] ATK: 30 DEF: 20 [How to Spare it] Polish RG02's armor → Touch the green armor 5 times → Whisper to RG01 after RG02 takes off his armor
Muffet	[Details] ATK: 38.8 DEF: 18.8 [How to Spare it] ・Use “Spider Donut” or “Spider Cider” ・You will be able to Spare her after 17 turns
So Sorry	[Details] ATK:? DEF:?[How to Find] ・Reach MTT Resort ・Go to the Art Club Room in Hotland ・Only appears when your device's time is between 20:00 and 21:00 on October 10th [How to Spare it] Continue avoiding attacks until he finishes drawing

Pacifist Route Strategy Chart
Ruins	Snowdin	Waterfall
Hotland	Core	Shinjitsu Lab
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Strategy Chart by Route
Neutral Route Strategy	Pacifist Route Strategy	Genocide Route Strategy

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