Clearance 6 — The Old Lab Complex
| Location | Decommissioned research facility, main island |
| Challenge type | Combat + puzzle |
| Story choice | None — but the truth becomes undeniable |
| Tone | Everything the player suspected is confirmed |
What Happens
A decommissioned research facility that Silph Co. partially reactivated for storage. To earn Clearance 6 and pass through, the player must restore power to a locked section and clear it for the research team.
Inside: the cabling is wrong. The layout is wrong. The containment chambers are far too sophisticated for a storage depot. And under layers of Silph Co. paint, the player finds the first clear Rocket-era markings — logos, serial numbers, infrastructure that matches nothing Silph Co. has ever produced.
This is where everything clicks.
Looker finds the player here — or the player finds him. He’s been on the island longer than anyone knew. He has a file. He has a theory about Helix Corp. It’s correct.
Key Moments
- The lab’s real purpose is obvious once the power is on — this was a containment facility, not a depot
- Rocket markings under the paint — the crate from Clearance 2 and the tunnel terminal from Clearance 3 Path B all connect here
- Looker appears: confirms Helix Corp is not a legitimate private security firm; has traced the corporate structure back but can’t prove the final link yet
- Edmund arrives looking for a missing inventory crate — walks straight past evidence of a decades-old criminal operation and asks if anyone has seen a packing slip
- A Helix Corp guard is very interested in how long the player has been in the lower section
What the Player Learns
- The island’s infrastructure was built by Team Rocket
- Helix Corp is connected — Looker is certain, even without the final proof
- The crate (C2), the tunnel terminal (C3 Path B), and the plant’s lower levels (C4) were all part of the same system
- Silph Co. inherited all of this without knowing what it was
Converging Path
No choice. Linear beat. Path B players from Clearance 3 have additional context for the Rocket markings. All players proceed to Clearance 7.