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' |.--' `.@,;| `----. | |__|_ _||__| |_ / / [_/ // < <._ ... . . //|__. .__|__, __|__| _|_ _| / / / ( \_/-, |\______< <` . . //,-. | |,-. / | __||| | | |_ / / / \ _/ /;=========- . <<.\_/ | |\_/_\,/ (___/|__| \___)(__/ /__/\__\`\__/;\_______________ `;., |__| |_) _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ | \ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \\ ||,.,._ | (_) |<_ (-` |V| (_) |\| |_/ _|_ /-\ |V| (_) |\| |_) || |//V/\\.========================================================= ==\| /` \/ \| | | TABLE OF CONTENTS |______________________________________________________| | | | | 1. Introduction | | 2. Version History | | 4. World Map of Sinnoh | | 5. Walkthrough | | | |___) 5.1. Coal Badge | |___)---- 5.1.1. Twinleaf Town | |___)---- 5.1.2. Route 201 | |___)---- 5.1.3. Sandgem Town | |___)---- 5.1.4. Route 202 | |___)---- 5.1.5. Jubilife City | |___)---- 5.1.6. Route 204 | |___)---- 5.1.7. Route 203 | |___)---- 5.1.8. Oreburgh Gate | |___)---- 5.1.9. Oreburgh City | |___)---- 5.1.10. Oreburgh Mine | |___)---- 5.1.11. Oreburgh Gym | | | |___) 5.2. Forest Badge | |___)---- 5.2.1. Route 207 | |___)---- 5.2.2. Jubilife City | |___)---- 5.2.3. Route 204 | |___)---- 5.2.4. Floaroma Town | |___)---- 5.2.5. Route 205 | |___)---- 5.2.6. Valley Windworks | |___)---- 5.2.7. Floaroma Meadow | |___)---- 5.2.8. Valley Windworks | |___)---- 5.2.9. Route 205 | |___)---- 5.2.10. Eterna Forest | |___)---- 5.2.11. Route 205 | |___)---- 5.2.12. Eterna City | |___)---- 5.2.13. Route 211 (West) | |___)---- 5.2.14. Eterna Gym | | | |___) 5.3. Cobble Badge | |___)---- 5.3.1. Galactic Eterna Building | |___)---- 5.3.2. Cycling Road | |___)---- 5.3.3. Route 206 | |___)---- 5.3.4. Route 207 | |___)---- 5.3.5. Mt. Coronet | |___)---- 5.3.6. Route 208 | |___)---- 5.3.7. Hearthome City | |___)---- 5.3.8. Amity Square | |___)---- 5.3.9. Route 209 | |___)---- 5.3.10. Lost Tower | |___)---- 5.3.11. Solaceon Town | |___)---- 5.3.12. Route 210 | |___)---- 5.3.13. Route 215 | |___)---- 5.3.14. Veilstone City | |___)---- 5.3.15. Veilstone Gym | | | |___) 5.4. Fen Badge | |___)---- 5.4.1. Veilstone City | |___)---- 5.4.2. Route 212 | |___)---- 5.4.3. Route 212 (Rainy Area) | |___)---- 5.4.4. Pastoria City | |___)---- 5.4.5. Pastoria Gym | | | |___) 5.5. Relic Badge | |___)---- 5.5.1. Pastoria City | |___)---- 5.5.2. Route 213 | |___)---- 5.5.3. Valor Lakefront | |___)---- 5.5.4. Route 214 | |___)---- 5.5.5. Route 210 | |___)---- 5.5.6. Route 210 (Foggy Area) | |___)---- 5.5.7. Celestic Town | |___)---- 5.5.8. Route 211 (East) | |___)---- 5.5.9. Hearthome Gym | | | |___) 5.6. Mine Badge | |___)---- 5.6.1. Route 218 | |___)---- 5.6.2. Canalave City | |___)---- 5.6.3. Canalave Gym | | | |___) 5.7. Icicle Badge | |___)---- 5.7.1. Mt. Coronet | |___)---- 5.7.2. Route 216 | |___)---- 5.7.3. Route 217 | |___)---- 5.7.4. Acuity Lakefront | |___)---- 5.7.5. Snowpoint City | |___)---- 5.7.6. Snowpoint Gym | | | |___) 5.8. Beacon Badge | |___)---- 5.8.1. Canalave City | |___)---- 5.8.2. Lake Valor | |___)---- 5.8.3. Lake Verity | |___)---- 5.8.4. Lake Acuity | |___)---- 5.8.5. Veilstone City | |___)---- 5.8.6. Galactic Veilstone Building | |___)---- 5.8.7. Mt. Coronet | |___)---- 5.8.8. Mt. Coronet | |___)---- 5.8.9. Lake Verity | |___)---- 5.8.10. Lake Valor | |___)---- 5.8.11. Lake Acuity | |___)---- 5.8.12. Route 222 | |___)---- 5.8.13. Sunyshore City | |___)---- 5.8.14. Sunyshore Gym | | | |___) 5.9. The Pokemon League | |___)---- 5.9.1. Route 223 | |___)---- 5.9.2. Victory Road | |___)---- 5.9.3. The Pokemon League | | | | 6. Post-Game and Optional Areas | |___) 6.1. Receiving the National Dex | |___)---- 6.1.1. Twinleaf Town | |___)---- 6.1.2. Celestic Town | |___)---- 6.1.3. Sandgem Town | | | |___) 6.2. The Pal Park | |___)---- 6.2.1. Route 219 | |___)---- 6.2.2. Route 220 | |___)---- 6.2.3. Route 221 | |___)---- 6.2.4. Pal Park | | | |___) 6.3. The Battle Zone (aka Northeast Island) | |___)---- 6.3.1. Fight Area | |___)---- 6.3.2. Battle Park | |___)---- 6.3.3. Route 225 | |___)---- 6.3.4. Survival Area | |___)---- 6.3.5. Route 226 | |___)---- 6.3.6. Route 227 | |___)---- 6.3.7. Stark Mountain | |___)---- 6.3.8. Route 228 | |___)---- 6.3.9. Route 229 | |___)---- 6.3.10. Resort Area | |___)---- 6.3.11. Route 230 | | | |___) 6.4. Catching Cresselia | |___)---- 6.4.1. Canalave City | |___)---- 6.4.2. Fullmoon Isle | | | |___) 6.5. Giratina and the Turnback Cave | |___)---- 6.5.1. Route 214 | |___)---- 6.5.2. Spring Path | |___)---- 6.5.3. Turnback Cave | | | |___) 6.6. Regigigas and Snowpoint Temple | |___)---- 6.6.1. Snowpoint City | |___)---- 6.6.2. Snowpoint Temple | | | |___) 6.7. Old Chateau | |___)---- 6.7.1. Before National Dex | |___)---- 6.7.2. After National Dex | | | |___) 6.8. Wayward Cave | |___)---- 6.8.1. Main Room | |___)---- 6.8.2. Basement | | | |___) 6.9. Solaceon Ruins | | | |___) 6.10. Pokemon Mansion and Trophy Garden | |___)---- 6.10.1. Before National Dex | |___)---- 6.10.2. After National Dex | | | |___) 6.11. Pastoria Great Marsh Game | |___)---- 6.11.1. Before National Dex | |___)---- 6.11.2. After National Dex | | | |___) 6.12. Fuego Ironworks | | | |___) 6.13. Iron Island | | | | 7. Finding and Evolving specific Pokemon | |___) 7.1. "Freebie" Pokemon | |___)---- 7.1.1. Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup | |___)---- 7.1.2. Happiny | |___)---- 7.1.3. Riolu and Lucario | |___)---- 7.1.4. Manaphy | |___)---- 7.1.5. Eevee | | | |___) 7.2. Rare and Legendary Pokemon | |___)---- 7.2.1. Drifloon | |___)---- 7.2.2. Spiritomb | |___)---- 7.2.3. Dialga and Palkia | |___)---- 7.2.4. Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf | |___)---- 7.2.5. Rotom | |___)---- 7.2.6. Heatran | |___)---- 7.2.7. Regigigas | |___)---- 7.2.8. Giratina | |___)---- 7.2.9. Cresselia | |___)---- 7.2.10. Phione | |___)---- 7.2.11. Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus | | | |___) 7.3. Honey Tree Pokemon | |___) 7.4. Pokeradar Pokemon | |___) 7.5. GBA Slot Pokemon | |___) 7.6. Swarm Pokemon | | | |___) 7.7. Evolving certain Pokemon | |___)---- 7.7.1. Evolving Pokemon by Happiness | |___)---- 7.7.2. Combee to Vespiquen | |___)---- 7.7.3. Aipom to Ambipom | |___)---- 7.7.4. Bonsly to Sudowoodo, Mime Jr. to Mr. Mime | |___)---- 7.7.5. Happiny to Chansey | |___)---- 7.7.6. Riolu to Lucario, Chingling to Chimecho | |___)---- 7.7.7. Feebas to Milotic | |___)---- 7.7.8. Sneasel to Weavile | |___)---- 7.7.9. Magneton to Magnezone, Nosepass to Probopass | |___)---- 7.7.10. Lickitung to Lickilicky | |___)---- 7.7.11. Rhydon to Rhyperior | |___)---- 7.7.12. Tangrowth, Yanmega, and Mamoswine | |___)---- 7.7.13. Electabuzz to Electivire, Magmar to Magmortar | |___)---- 7.7.14. Eevee to Leafeon, Eevee to Glaceon | |___)---- 7.7.15. Gligar to Gliscor | |___)---- 7.7.16. Porygon2 to PorygonZ | |___)---- 7.7.17. Kirlia to Gallade, Snorunt to Froslass | |___)---- 7.7.18. Dusclops to Dusknoir | | | | 8. Useful Lists | |___) 8.1. Item Locations | |___) 8.2. Key Item Locations | |___) 8.3. TMs and HM Locations | |___) 8.4. Poketch Applications | |___) 8.5. Places and People of Interest | |___) 8.6. Locations of Pokemon for the Sinnoh Dex | |___) 8.7. English / Japanese Pokemon Names | | | | 9. Miscellaneous Stuff | |___) 9.1. Trading over Wi-Fi | |___) 9.2. GTS - Global Trading Station (Coming soon!) | |___) 9.3. Sinnoh Underground (Coming soon!) | |___) 9.4. Pokemon Super Contests | | | | 10. Frequently Asked Questions | | 11. Contact Info | | 12. End Credits | |________________________________________________________________ __________ |________________________________________________________________ ____________| | Hint: To jump to a section, select the section number (4.1.2., for example)| | and press CTRL + C, then CTRL + F, and then type "s" and press | | CTRL + V, then hit the enter key and you'll be taken to the section! | '________________________________________________________________ ____________' ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~. ( s1. INTRODUCTION | ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~` Hello! This is the second FAQ that I am publishing to GameFAQs (and to any other sites whom have received my permission to use this FAQ). I have been super enthusiastic about the new Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl games that were released in Japan recently since the day they came out. I have been working dilligently on trying to acquire as much information as possible about the two games, and now, I have decided that it is time to work on writing a good Walkthrough for the two games. Now that the games are released in English, I will be going through and trying to localize all of the names and stuff to keep them current with the English version, instead of the Japanese version. I may miss a few things here and there, so if you see a funny name that doesn't sound familiar, it means I just missed it while going through and changing things. THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE WALKTHROUGH! In fact, this Walkthrough will have as many spoilers as possible! You will not find any pictures (for obvious reasons) or stats on the Pokemon in this guide. For pictures of the new Pokemon, you can check out: http://pokemon.marriland.com/diamond_pearl/new_pictures/ Also, since making a text-based Pokedex out of my existing Pokedex just isn't time-sensible, you can view my D/P Pokedex on my site, at the following page: http://pokemon.marriland.com/diamond_pearl/pokedex/ And since I'm already going link crazy, a video walkthrough - for those of you that like seeing stuff in action - is being worked on, as are tutorials on how to catch certain Pokemon or do certain things. Check 'em out here: http://pokemon.marriland.com/diamond_pearl/videos/ Lastly, a stylized Walkthrough, written by me and improved from this one, can be found here: http://www.mycheats.com/view/superguide/17032/pokemon_diamond_pea rl_/ With that being said, please do enjoy the Walkthrough I have written. I hope it helps you out through the game, or, if you do not own the game and merely wish to take a peek at what the game is all about! Also, please do keep in mind that this guide was written for Pokemon Diamond. The only real differences that you will find in this guide if you're playing Pokemon Pearl is that the wild Pokemon in some areas may be different, and you will catch Palkia instead of Dialga. I will eventually make the guide fully compatible with Pearl and point out all of the differences, but for now just bear with me. ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~. ( s2. VERSION HISTORY | :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~` Version 2.50 (5/12/07 - 654KB) - I added completely accurate attacks for each and every Pokemon for each Gym Leader, Commander, and other big battles of importance. Now you will be able to see exactly what each big foe has in their arsenal! - I FIXED MY E-MAIL, PRAISES BE! I'm really sorry about my e-mail being down for, like, almost 2 weeks. There was some wacky setting in my site's configuration that I didn't have a clue about, but I finally figured it out, woohoo! If you tried to send a message and got some freaky 550 relay not permitted message, you can now send your message to me and I should be able to receive it without any problems. - Just because my e-mail is fixed doesn't mean I'll be able to respond to the 80 - 100 e-mails I'm getting a day, though... heh heh... - In fact, I updated my Contact Info section to help explain things better. - Fixed a ton of typoes, clarified some things, and axed more Japanese names. - Added a list of all of the items you can buy with your BP in the Battle Park section (section 6.3.2.). - Updated the TM list so it is now complete. - Changed the name of Northeast Island to Battle Zone, since I guess that's what it's called now. - Fixed some info about getting to Giratina (it's still kinda vague), and also added more info about the Resort Area. - I'm starting to run out of things to update. I guess next up would be coverage on Route 224, and then I get to PLAY SOME MINIGAMES! D: Version 2.00 (5/4/07 - 630KB) - I'm pretty sure I have nailed 99% of the Japanese names now. - Added a section on Regigigas and Rotom. - Did a lot of reorganizing, merging the Post-Game and Optional Areas into one whole section, and then added a section showing you where to find specific Pokemon, just because a lot of you don't know how to press CTRL + F to find things (or because I didn't list them, heh heh). - Revamped the Pastoria Great Marsh section a bit. - Tons of typoes and corrections fixed throughout the Walkthrough. - Added Poketch Apps #6, #17, #18, and #19. Also listed #21 - #25. - ACCURATE ENCOUNTER TABLES ARE NOW UP! These should be 100% accurate, and completely compatible with both Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. - Apparently my e-mail was down for a few days while I was working on getting a second server. If you sent anything and weren't able to get it through, you have my apologies. I am working on resolving this problem as quickly as possible, so if you are still getting error messages, just try again in a day or two, or contact me using my contact form, which can be found in the Contact Info section (section 11.). - I have gotten so many e-mails (especially while the dp@ e-mail address was working) since the release of Diamond and Pearl that it's insane! I apologize if I haven't been able to respond to your e-mail, but I'm literally getting 50 - 80 a day. I'm glad that you all like my Walkthrough so much, though, and I try to answer whatever questions I can! Just know that I'm pretty darn busy now... Version 1.80 (4/24/07 - 543KB) - 90 to 95% of all names should now be current with the English version of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. This Walkthrough is now officially for the English version! - I probably missed a few, though. No need to point them out; just work with them for now. - I'll go through and make corrections to the guide as I play through the game. - Ported the Walkthrough to a really spiffy HTML version, over at http://www.mycheats.com/view/superguide/17032/pokemon_diamond_pea rl_/ complete with screenshots and stuff that can't be in a simple text file. But this text version will still be updated because it's portable. - Added the effects to some of the items. - Removed the Translation Guide section because it was no longer necessary. That's why the filesize dropped by 10KB. - Version 2.00 will be when this guide is 100% complete for the English version. Version 1.30 (3/19/07 - 553KB) - Replaced ALL of the Pokemon names with their confirmed English names. - Updated some other names, such as Team Galaxy to Team Galactic, the Poke Watch to the Poketch, and probably another here and there. - Corrected Heatran's attack list. It has Scary Face, not Mean Look. - Made a lot of miscellaneous updates to various sections while I went through the list. - Fixed various typoes. - Added some new questions to the Frequently Asked Questions section. - Finally added a list of where you can find every single Pokemon for your Sinnoh Dex! This can be found in section 8.6.! Right now, it just shows the locations of the Pokemon for Trainers, but I might later extend it to show where you can actually catch the Pokemon. - Also added a English / Japanese name conversion section so you can see both the English and Japanese names for each Pokemon to help avoid some confusion while you adjust to the English names. - Changed nearly all of the wild Pokemon encounter tables so they show an accurate percentage of encounter instead of just an estimated rarity. It only shows the frequency for encountering Pokemon in the daytime for now, although future updates should have the other two times as well, in addition to Surfing encounters and the encounter rates for all three of the Rods. Version 1.00 (1/16/07 - 528KB) - Yes, after over two months, I finally have an update - one that I deem "completes" the Walkthrough. - The entire Northeast Island section has been added and covered (sections 6.3.1. to 6.3.11.). - Updated sections 7.4. (Pokemon Mansion & Proud Garden) and 7.6. (Safari Zone) to include a little information about there being more Pokemon that you can catch after obtaining the National Dex. (I still need to add how to get Rotomu to the Forest Manor section, I know.) - Added some info on the Pokemon Super Contests. - Updated the lists of locations and items to reflect the new additions. - Made a whole ton of assorted other updates over the past two months that I can't really remember them all. - DIAMOND AND PEARL WILL BE RELEASED IN THE USA ON APRIL 22nd, 2007!! - Changed some of the names to reflect the revealed English names. Professor Nanakamado to Professor Rowan, Futaba Town to Twinleaf Town, and Perap to Chatot. - Fixed several typoes (calling Rock Climb "Rock Slide" NUMEROUS times throughout the walkthrough ... shame on me!) - Probably other stuff I'm forgetting that you'll just have to hunt down! Version 0.95 (11/8/06 - 460KB) - Did some reorganizing of the different sections, now dedicating section 6. to Post-Game, section 7. to Optional Areas, section 8. to Useful Lists, and the sections afterward have just been post-incremented by 2 to reflect the new additions. - Added many of the Post-Game events, covering sections 6.1. to 6.5. and all subsections, except for 6.3. Still have a lot of Post-Game stuff to write about, though... - Most likely going to merge Post-Game and Optional Areas into one section later on, since several of the Optional Areas are much, much more interesting after completing the game and unlocking the National Dex, however they aren't exactly Post-Game because you can access them early on. Hmm, decisions, decisions... - Added the Useful Lists section which has an easy to read listing of all of the Held Items, Key Items, TMs/HMs, Poketch Applications, and important places and people. Hopefully this will help answer everyone's questions before they are asked, plus it saves you the time of having to wade through the Walkthrough to find what you are looking for. - Fixed a few typoes here and there. - I feel so sad only adding .05 to the version number after adding almost 100KB of content. Ugh. I'm going to mark this as "complete" and make it version 1.00 in the next update, where I cover the northeast island. Version 0.90 (10/30/06 - 370KB) - Covered sections 5.9.1. (Route 223) through 5.9.3. (The Pokemon League). Doesn't seem like a lot, but it really was. - Also added section 5.9.0. to list all of the optional areas you can revisit now that you can use Waterfall. - Added Route 210 to the list of locations that you can visit after you can use Rock Climb (see section 5.8.0.). - The Walkthrough now covers from the beginning of the game to the end! Not going to mark it as complete just yet, though. I'm going to add all of the Post-Game events first. - Renamed section 2. to "Version History & Future Updates" so I can put all of the updates I have planned for this Walkthrough in here as well. - Added two more credits to section 9. - Oops, I realized I forgot to update the version number in the last update, ha ha ha, silly me, I knew that would happen eventually. Version 0.80 (10/25/06 - 331KB) - Covered sections 5.8.1. (Mio City) through 5.8.14. (Nagisa Gym). This took close to forever due to all of the events that happen in this part of the game. - Added Cave of Doubt (Secret Area) to the Optional Areas (section 6.8.). - Added a ASCII-rendition of the World Map to the Translation Guide (in section 4.). - Fixed numerous things throughout the Walkthrough based on information that was either sent in via e-mail or checked on my Pearl version's playthrough. - Did some slight graphical updates on the Walkthrough, changing the section headers and such to a new look. - Added another site to the list of sites able to use this Walkthrough. - Ran out of time to add more questions to the Frequently Asked Questions section of this guide. Oh well, I'll try do that in the next update. - Added two new bits to the Credits section. Version 0.70 (10/18/06 - 262KB) - Covered sections 5.7.1. (Tengan Mountain) through 5.7.6. (Kissaki Gym). - Renamed "Royal Relic" to "Tengan Mountain" to help avoid confusion and remain more consistant in the recognized names for things. - Added Route 211 (West) to section 5.2. as 5.2.13., and reordered Hakutai Gym as 5.2.14. - Added a bit about the Ruin Maniac's Grotto in Route 214 (section 5.5.4.). Version 0.60 (10/17/06 - 238KB) - Covered sections 5.6.1. (Route 218) through 5.6.3. (Mio Gym). - Added Steel Island to the Optional Areas (section 6.7.). - Finally designed an AWESOME logo for the Walkthrough in ASCII! Woohoo! - Fixed, like, one or two typoes. Version 0.50 (10/16/06 - 216KB) - Covered sections 5.5.1. (Nomose City) through 5.5.9. (Yosuga Gym). Also covered all of the optional things you can do after you can use Surf in section 5.6.0. - Added Tatara Ironworks to the Optional Areas (section 6.6.). - Added the location of some items, as well as Pokemon to catch to older sections that I missed before. - Fixed the location of the Move Relearner. - Fixed a lot of typoes. I am ALWAYS getting Kotobuki and Kurogane City mixed up. Argh! - Also added ASCII for the Japanese "Yes" and "No" to the Translation section. - Decided to up the version number a whole .2 points instead of .1 due to the fact that I've gotta be at least half way through, plus a lot of extra areas are covered. 0.40 just didn't seem to do it justice. Version 0.30 (10/15/06 - 166KB) - Covered sections 5.4.1. (Tobari City) through 5.4.5. (Nomose Gym). - Replaced section 5.A. with 5.4., since that is where you're supposed to go (as I thought). The Pokemon Mansion and Proud Garden sections have been moved to the Optional Areas (section 6.4.). - Added the Zui Ruins, Pokemon Mansion and Proud Garden, and the Safari Zone to the Optional Areas. - Included where to get the Raising Checker Poketch Application in the Zui Town section, as a note. (You get it after hatching 5 Eggs.) - Fixed a few more typoes. - Added another Frequently Asked Question. Version 0.20 (10/11/06 - 147KB) - Covered sections 5.3.10. (Lost Tower) through 5.3.15. (Tobari Gym). - I can't believe it took me two days just to get from one town to another. I guess it makes sense seeing as I'm a total information geek and have to explore every single area before I progress to the next one. I mean, my play time was at 27:00+ when I got my third badge, ugh! Enough ranting! - Fixed Hyouta's gender... Sorry, but he looked like a girl. Now he's just one of many feminine men in Pokemon... with a hardhat! - Updated a few things earlier in the FAQ. Also changed 5.3.10. from Zui Town to the Lost Tower and changed Zui Town to 5.3.11., because you can go to the Tower that early and you might as well pick up HM04 while you are in the area rather than forget later. - Added another question to the Frequently Asked Questions. Version 0.13 (10/9/06 - 111KB) - Covered sections 5.3.1 (Hakutai City) through 5.3.9 (Route 209). - Added the Optional Areas section along with the optional areas "Forest Manor" and "Cave of Doubt", both of which seem to be optional at this point. - Fixed a few minor errors throughout the guide. (I mean, come on, it said that Version 0.10 was made in 10/4/05, haha! My bad!) - Added a link to the pictures and Pokedex, since a lot of people want to see that stuff anyway. - Added some commonly asked questions to the Frequently Asked Questions section. - Allowed two new sites usage of using this FAQ. Version 0.10 (10/7/06) - Initial release of the Walkthrough. Setting version # at 0.10 since I am, by my estimations, roughly 10% through writing the Walkthrough part. - Only the Walkthrough is available for the time being. Other sections will follow in later releases. - Covered sections 5.1.1 (Twinleaf Town) through 5.2.13 (Hakutai City Gym). ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~. ( s4. WORLD MAP OF SINNOH | :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~` _____ | R |S| _ _ | _|_| |@| |#| | | |r| |h| _ _ ___| |_ | | | |Y|_q__q | |h|_____ |p|_ |s| |_g__g | |__X|_____|s|_ |Q| |_W_|_u__u__t_| _ | | |Z| _ |P| _____ ___ _| |_ _ _____ _| | | H _| I_|b Q b|N|_a_ a| _|o _| _| _| |_| | | | |_____ ___ |V|_| |_ | | | _| | |a _f_f_| L | | | |F| |_ | | | Q_| |_|_ |___| |n| |_|5_G| |6| | | ___ |_K_| |e|___ | | _ |4| | |_| |___| J |_| | | | % | | | |O|___ _|_|_____|__7 Q__8_|___|_9_| |e|___| |n| |_|_i_| D |__3__|_E | | | _|_| |_|_ ___ |___| |_| |c| |T |_____|U | | B |___|2| | |_____ ___ _| |__m__|___| |___|_1_|C| |c___c__| M |d d | |A| |j|______ |___|_____| ,-----------. |_k__l__$| / LEGEND \ ,----------------------.-----------------------.--'------------- --'---. | A: Twinleaf Town | K: Solaceon Town | U: Sunyshore City | | B: Lake Verity | L: Veilstone City | V: Pokemon League | | C: Sandgem Town | M: Pastoria City | W: Fight Area | | D: Jubilife City | N: Celestic Town | X: Battle Park | | E: Oreburgh City | O: Canalave City | Y: Survival Area | | F: Floaroma Town | P: Iron Island | Z: Resort Area | | G: Valley Windworks | Q: Mt. Coronet | @: Stark Mountain | | H: Eterna Forest | R: Lake Acuity | #: Fullmoon Island | | I: Eterna City | S: Snowpoint City | $: Pal Park | | J: Hearthome City | T: Lake Valor | %: Spring Path | '>----------------------+-----------------------+---------------- ------<' | 1: Route 201 | b: Route 211 | l: Route 221 | | 2: Route 202 | c: Route 212 | m: Route 222 | | 3: Route 203 | d: Route 213 | n: Route 223 | | 4: Route 204 | e: Route 214 | o: Route 224 | | 5: Route 205 | f: Route 215 | p: Route 225 | | 6: Route 206 | g: Route 216 | q: Route 226 | | 7: Route 207 | h: Route 217 | r: Route 227 | | 8: Route 208 | i: Route 218 | s: Route 228 | | 9: Route 209 | j: Route 219 | t: Route 229 | | a: Route 210 | k: Route 220 | u: Route 230 | `-----------------------'-----------------------'---------------- -------' This is an ASCII representation of the world of Sinnoh. These are all of the locations that can be seen by using the Town Map, so if you need to know the translation of a location, use this map in conjunction with your Town Map to figure things out. ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~. ( s5. WALKTHROUGH | :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.0.0. Getting Started |________________________________________________) At the beginning of a new game, you will be greeted by Professor Rowan. He will then let you ask him questions about the game controls, but since it is all in Japanese, you will probably just want to select the third option down. If you do find yourself in one of the first two options, keep in mind that whenever it shows the red DS symbol inside of the text on-screen, you will need to (or, often times, simply have the option to) use the touch screen to make a selection. He will then explain to you about Pokemon, and will instruct you to open a Poke Ball. A Poke Ball will appear on the touch screen. Simply touch the center of it, and a Munchlax will pop out. After putting the Munchlax away, you will be able to choose whether to play as a Male or Female character. Just highlight the one you want to play as and press A. It makes no significant impact on the gameplay and is merely personal preference (to my knowledge). (For the sake of this Walkthrough, I am going to assume that you are playing as a Male character.) You will then be prompted to enter a name, which can be up to 7 letters, numbers, or symbols. After entering your name, your "rival" will be shown on screen and you will be prompted to give him a name as well. Same rules apply, except there are different default names for him. For the sake of this walkthough, I am going to refer to him as Rival. Yeah, pretty original nickname for him, huh? You will then be shrunk into the game, and your journey will begin. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.1. Coal Badge | / `-'------------------'------------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.1. Twinleaf Town |__________________________________________________) There will be a news article on TV about a Red Gyarados in some mountain. But the news article will then end, and you will have control over your character. Notice the Wii in your room. Game Freak and Nintendo are such teases! Proceed to head down the stairs where you will be greeted by your Mother. She will instruct you to go and see Rival. On your way out, she'll say something else. Leave the house and make your way to the northeastern-most house and Rival will pop out of the door. He'll start to run off, but must have forgotten something as he heads back inside. Go in after him, heading up to the second floor, and he'll leave. Go north, up to Route 201, and you'll find Rival. He'll talk about the Red Gyarados on TV and will follow you. Take him over to the west (you can't go east yet), in to the forest. If you want to save before picking your starter Pokemon (for trying to get a certain gender, positive stats, shiny, etc), do so before entering the forest. Inside of the forest, by the lake, you will see Professor Rowan and Dawn. After some dialogue between them, they'll notice the two of you, and will then leave. However, the Professor forgot his suitcase, as you and Rival quickly discover. As you approach it, though, you are attacked by some wild Pokemon! Now is the time that you'll be able to choose your Starting Pokemon, so choose wisely! .----------------------------. | TURTWIG (Turtle) GRASS | '--.-------------------------`._________________________________ | Turtwig, the Turtle Pokemon, is a pretty solid choice. It | | has great Defense and Attack, although it is pretty slow. | | Fortunately, it will be able to take hits throughout the | | game, which is a good thing. It learns Razor Leaf pretty | | early on, too, giving it a nice offensive attack. Later | | on, Turtwig will eventually evolve into Grotle, followed | | by Torterra, which is Grass / Ground and capable of | | unleashing Earthquake. | .----------------------------.__________________________________| | CHIMCHAR (Monkey) FIRE | '--.-------------------------`._________________________________ | Chimchar, the Monkey Pokemon, is all about doing damage. | | It learns a wide variety of various Physical-based attacks | | and it has the Attack stat to use them fairly well. | | Although it may have difficulty with the first Gym, it | | will prove to be a strong fighter during the rest of your | | journey. When Chimchar evolves into Monferno at Level 14, | | it will become part Fighting-type as well and will start | | learning Fighting-type moves to utilize its second type. | | Its final form, Infernape, is also part Fighting-type, and | | is also quite fast to boot. | .----------------------------.__________________________________| | PIPLUP (Penguin) WATER | '--.-------------------------`._________________________________ | Piplup, the Penguin Pokemon, is, unfortunately, not that | | great early on in the game. It doesn't learn any strong | | moves until Bubblebeam, which is Level 24 at it's second | | stage. However, its forms have good Special Attack, and | | its final Evolution, Empoleon, is part Metal-type, making | | it resistant to most any attacks. | |____________________________________________________________| You will have to fight against a Level 2 Starly. Just keep using your Pokemon's first attack and you will win. Rival will take the Pokemon that you are weak to. Afterward, Dawn will return and take back the suitcase. Leave the forest, and then you and Rival will run into Dawn and the Professor again. He will notice that the two Pokemon that are missing, but will then leave and Dawn will follow, telling you to come to the lab in Sandgem Town. You will then be taken back home, and your Mother will tell you to go to Sandgem Town, followed by giving you the Running Shoes. Now you can hold in B while moving to run, woohoo! ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.2. Route 201 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Starly | NRM / FLY | 2, 3 | 50% | 50% | 40% | | Bidoof | NRM | 2, 3 | 50% | 50% | 60% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| Return to Route 201, although this time you can actually proceed east, through the tall grass. Do so, and make your way east bound until you get to Sandgem Town. I would also recommend fighting 2 or 3 battles to get up to Level 6. If your HP gets below 10, you should return back to your house and speak with your Mother to heal your Pokemon. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.3. Sandgem Town |___________________________________________________) Upon arriving in Sandgem Town, Dawn will be waiting for you there, and she will lead you to the Professor's Lab. Rival will then walk out just then and will run off. Dawn will take you inside. Inside, after a bit of talking, the Professor will decide to give you the Pokemon you chose. You can then give it a nickname, if you desire. Eventually, he will ask you if you want to travel throughout Sinnoh and catalog information on the different Pokemon in it. Say yes, and you will receive the Pokedex. After some more dialogue, Dawn will receive the remaining starter Pokemon. Leave the building, and then Dawn will take you around the town, showing you the different features (such as the Pokemon Center and Poke Mart). She'll then head north, up to Route 202, and won't let you pass. Return back to your house and speak with your Mother. She'll heal your Pokemon, and will then give you the Note. Lots more dialgoue here, followed by Rival's mother walking in, eventually giving you another key item (Parcel). She will tell you to go to Jubilife City to give it to Rival. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.4. Route 202 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Shinx | ELC | 3, 4 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Bidoof | NRM | 2, 3, 4 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Starly | NRM / FLY | 2, 3, 4 | 30% | 40% | 20% | | Kricketot | BUG | 3, 4 | 10% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Youngster ($ 80 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L 5 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Lass ($ 48 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bidoof | NRM | L 3 | F | | Bidoof | NRM | L 3 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Youngster ($ 48 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shinx | ELC | L 5 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Potion | `-------| | '-----------------' Make your way back to Route 202 where Dawn was, and she'll show you how to catch Pokemon. After she catches a Bidoof, she will give you 5 Poke Balls. I would recommend buying five more, though, just in case, as well as 3 or so Potions (for when it gets rough). Whenever you're done catching some Pokemon, continue past where Dawn was and you'll have to start fighting Trainers along your path. The first one will only have a Level 5 Starly and is pretty easy. Battle your way through the other two Trainers, and you will eventually reach Jubilife City. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.5. Jubilife City |__________________________________________________) When you arrive, Dawn will tell you how many Pokemon you've caught and will tell you to visit the Trainer School. She says that Rival is there. Then, she leaves. The Trainer School is the house right to the left of the Pokemon Center. Enter, and then talk to Rival. You'll give him the Parcel and inside it will be 2 Town Maps. He decides to give you the second one. He then sets his sights for Oreburgh City to go to the Gym there. He'll say some other stuff, and then leave. While you're in the Pokemon School, you can fight the two Trainers on the blue carpet if you want some EXP. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | School Boy ($ 120 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Abra | PSY | L 6 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | School Girl ($ 120 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Abra | PSY | L 6 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' The Abras both know only Hidden Power and shouldn't be too difficult for any of your Pokemon at Level 8 or above. You can talk to the boy after battling both of the two to receive TM10 (Hidden Power). As you try and go past the School, a man in a suit will approach you and will tell you that he'll give you a Poketch (short for Poke Watch) if you can bring him three coupons. He'll also tell you that there are three campaign clowns in town, and each of them has a coupon. The clowns are wearing a yellow outfit, with a yellow hat that has two little white balls on the top of it. Each jester will ask you a trivia question. They can be found in the following locations: - Behind the Pokemon Center - Outside of the Poketch Company (west side of town) - In front of the TV Station (north side of town) Answer yes to any of their questions and you'll receive one of three Poketch Coupons. Once you have all 3 coupons, return to the man (he will be standing by the Pokemon Center) and he will give you the Poketch. The Poketch has some pretty handy features that are covered in the Poketch section of this guide. You can get the Old Rod right now if you head west past the Poketch Company and talk to the Fisherman in the building. Answer Yes and he'll give you the Old Rod, which you can use to catch things like... Magikarp. To fish, just use the Old Rod near a body of water and wait until a "!" appears over your head. When the "!" appears, press the A button, and you'll start the battle. You can try it out by exiting the building onto Route 218, although there really isn't anything else there other than a dock ... for now. Anyway, if you want to get in a little extra training, go north of Jubilife City to Route 204. Otherwise, now that you have the Poketch, head east to Route 203. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.6. Route 204 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Starly | NRM / FLY | 4, 6 | 25% | 35% | 25% | | Bidoof | NRM | 4, 6 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 4, 5 | 25% | 25% | 15% | | Kricketot | BUG | 4 | 10% | 0% | 10% | | Shinx | ELC | 4, 5 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 4 | 0% | 0% | 10% | ,--------------.|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Ravaged Path |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])___/ Frequency \ `--.-----------'| Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 4, 5, 6 | 78% | 78% | 78% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 5 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Psyduck | WTR | 5 | 2% | 2% | 2% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Lass ($ 112 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bidoof | NRM | L 7 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Youngster ($ 80 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WAT | L 5 | M | | Starly | NRM / FLY | L 5 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Lass ($ 112 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Budew | GRS / PSN | L 7 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Parlyz Heal | `-------| Antidote | '-----------------' You can catch Budew, a Grass/Poison-type Pokemon, in the fields here. If you started with Chimchar, I strongly recommend catching one and training it so it learns Absorb. It will come in handy later, trust me. There's also three Trainers to battle to help you get money and EXP, so help yourself. If you go inside of the cave to the back, you can pick up a Antidote, and can also fight Geodudes and Zubats. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.7. Route 203 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Starly | NRM / FLY | 4, 5, 6 | 35% | 45% | 25% | | Shinx | ELC | 4, 5 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Kricketot | BUG | 4 | 10% | 0% | 10% | | Bidoof | NRM | 4, 5, 6 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Abra | PSY | 4, 5 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 5 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Pokemon Trainer Rival ($ 900 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L 7 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Turtwig: - | | Chimchar | FIR | L 9 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Chimchar: - | | Piplup | WAT | L 9 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Piplup: - | | Turtwig | GRS | L 9 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Youngster ($ 80 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bidoof | NRM | L 5 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L 5 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Youngster ($ 112 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Kricketot | BUG | L 7 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Lass ($ 64 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bidoof | NRM | L 4 | F | | Budew | GRS / PSN | L 4 | F | | Starly | NRM / FLY | L 4 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Youngster ($ 112 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machop | FTG | L 7 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Lass ($ 80 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L 5 | F | | Bidoof | NRM | L 5 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Poke Ball | `-------| Repel | '-----------------' As you enter Route 203, you'll run into Rival, who will challenge you to a battle. He will use a L7 Starly and then a L9 of the Pokemon that he started with. The Starly should be pretty easy, although the starter can be a bit more challenging. If you picked Piplup, you're probably not going to be having a fun time against the Turtwig he will use since it likes to use Withdraw a lot. A Starly of your own at Level 9 or higher (for Wing Attack) is a good way to counter that. After beating him, he will run off toward Oreburgh City to try and challenge the Gym Leader there. Now, there's quite a few Trainers to fight along the way. They're all pretty easy, though, but will give some good EXP for your Pokemon, so I would recommend fighting all that you can, running back to the Pokemon Center in case you get weak. Make your way through the Trainers and you'll find a cave entrance. If you don't have any Water- or Grass-type attacks in your Pokemon move pool, you should definitely go back and heal before you enter. I'd recommend doing that anyway, just to be on the safe side. There be Trainers in the tunnel! ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.8. Oreburgh Gate |__________________________________________________) ___________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | First Floor |__________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 80% | 80% | 80% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 6 | 20% | 20% | 20% | ,----------.____|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Basement |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])_______/ Frequency \ `--.-------' | Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 8, 9, 10 | 60% | 60% | 60% | | Psyduck | WTR | 8, 9, 10 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 9 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Camper ($ 112 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shinx | ELC | L 7 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Picnicker ($ 80 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Budew | GRS / PSN | L 5 | F | | Psyduck | WAT | L 5 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | HM06 | `-------| (Rock Smash) | '-----------------' When you enter the tunnel, the Hiker by the entrance will notice your Poke Watch and will give you HM06 (Rock Smash). He'll tell you about HMs and such, and will let you know that you have to beat the Oreburgh Gym Leader in order to use it out of battle. Proceed to fight your way through the two Trainers inside of the cave, then exit. You'll be coming back here soon enough. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.9. Oreburgh City |__________________________________________________) As you enter Town, a Youngster will show you to the Gym, where Rival will be at. He'll tell you that you're too late to see the Gym Leader and that he went down to the Oreburgh Coal Mine. You can get a Great Ball if you talk to a Youngster in the upstairs of one of the buildings. You can also get a Super Potion if you talk to the guy with the Machop near the entrance to the Mine. Whenever you're ready, head to the southern end of the town and enter the Mine. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.10. Oreburgh Mine |_________________________________________________) ___________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | First Floor |__________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 5, 6, 7, 9 | 70% | 70% | 70% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 7 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 8 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ,----------.____|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Basement |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])_______/ Frequency \ `--.-------' | Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 6, 7, 8, 10 | 70% | 70% | 70% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 8 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 9 | 10% | 10% | 10% | `------------'-----------'--------------------'-----'-----'-----' __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Worker ($ 280 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L 7 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L 7 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Worker ($ 360 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machop | FTG | L 9 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | X Defend | `-------| Escape Rope | | Potion | '-----------------' Snag the X Defend to the right when you enter, then descend down, deeper into the mine. One Pokemon to watch out for is Onix, who appears rather rarely. It's a real pain to catch, so if you intend on catching it, make sure that you lower its HP to the red zone, and be prepared to throw 10+ Poke Balls at it. In the second area of the mine, take a left when the path branches and jump down the ledge. Pick up the Escape Rope, and then fight with the Worker there if you want to. Keep going and then talk to the guy with the hardhat on. He'll use Rock Smash on an adjacent rock, and then introduce himself as Roark, the Gym Leader. He'll then invite you to come to the Gym to challenge him. Woohoo. Pick up the Potion, and then fight against the Worker (optional). When you're all done down here, find your way back to the entrance, heal up at the Pokemon Center, and get ready for your first Gym Battle! ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.1.11. Oreburgh Gym |__________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Youngster ($ 160 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L10 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Youngster ($ 128 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L 8 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L 8 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Alright, here it is, the Oreburgh City Gym! The Trainers in here all use Rock- type Pokemon, which is pleasant if you started with Piplup or Turtwig. However, if Chimchar is your Starting Pokemon, then you might have a bit of difficulty. Definitely make sure that you train your Chimchar to Level 14 or higher so it will evolve into Monferno and learn Mach Punch. If you have a Level 13+ Budew, you will stand a much nicer chance, because its Mega Drain will do a ton of damage to everything in here. Definitely use one (catch one if you don't already have it) if you ran into any difficulties in the Mine (or cannot handle the Trainers in the Gym). After getting past the two Youngsters, you'll get to go head-to-head against the Gym Leader that you met in the Mine, Roark. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $1680 |\ |\ Leader Roark '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Geodude | RCK / GRD | L12 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Rock Throw ] [ Stealth Rock ] |#| |*| [ ] [ ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Onix | RCK / GRD | L12 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Stealth Rock ] [ Rock Throw ] |#| |*| [ Screech ] [ ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Cranidos | RCK | L14 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Headbutt ] [ Pursuit ] |#| |*| [ Leer ] [ ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Prinplup Lv16 | | - Shinx Lv13 | | - Onix Lv 9 | | - Budew Lv 5 | | - Zubat Lv 4 | | - Bidoof Lv 3 | '---------------------' Roark starts off by using two Pokemon that you should be somewhat familiar in fighting by now: Geodude and Onix. The Geodude knows Stealth Rock, which, after it's been used, will damage any Pokemon that you switch in. Against Geodude, use Bubble (not Metal Claw, if you have it), Razor Leaf, Mach Punch, or Mega Drain. If you have none of those attacks at your disposal, use your strongest Special-based attacks, because Geodude has a lot weaker Special Defense than it does Defense. Onix comes out next, although fortunately its stats make it fairly tame. Just give it the same treatment you gave Geodude and you'll be fine, although avoid using Mach Punch or any other Physical-based attack here unless you use something like Leer first, because Onix has ridiculously high Defense (Razor Leaf will still cut it, though). Lastly, Roark brings out his Cranidos, which is like a Rock dinosaur thingy. Be careful, because this thing has INSANELY high attack (at least 40) and is capable of doing a lot of damage with its Headbutt attack. Take it out with Mega Drain, Razor Leaf, Metal Claw (or Bubble, if your Piplup hasn't evolved yet), or Mach Punch. Those attacks will do the most damage to it. After your victory, he will give you the Coal Badge, which will allow you to use Rock Smash (remember that?) outside of battle, and TM76, which contains Stealth Rock. Stealth Rock isn't really too good of a move to teach your Pokemon in-game, so I wouldn't advice teaching it to any of your Pokemon for now. Heal up at the Pokemon Center, save your game, and then head back to the Oreburgh Gate. Rival will bump into you and tell you that the next Gym in in Eterna City. The path to Eterna City from Route 207 requires a Bicycle, so it's impossible to take that Route, but you can take the path from Jubilife City to get there instead. So, looks like it's time to go back to Jubilife City! DETOUR ALERT: You can take a quick detour to Route 207 to the north of Oreburgh City to find two Poke Balls and catch a Machop. (See section 5.2.1.) On your way through the Oreburgh Gate, you can take the north path and use Rock Smash to find a basement area with two items (TM70, which contains Flash, and Stardust, which you can sell for cash). You can do more here later on, so keep that in mind. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.2. Forest Badge | / `-'--------------------'----------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.1. Route 207 (Detour) |_____________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Machop | FTG | 5, 6, 7 | 35% | 45% | 25% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 5, 6, 7 | 55% | 55% | 55% | | Kricketot | BUG | 6 | 10% | 0% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 6 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Poke Ball | `-------| Poke Ball | | (hidden in NE | | corner of | | field) | '-----------------' Not really much for you to see or do here. You can catch a Machop and pick up two Poke Balls, but that's about it. You will be up on that ledge later on. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.2. Jubilife City |__________________________________________________) Be sure to heal up your Pokemon, because you're about to have a Trainer battle. Make your way north when you're ready and you will find Dawn and the Professor with two people dressed in blue. They will reveal themselves as Team Galactic, and will engage you in a battle. __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Galactic Grunt || Galactic Grunt ($ 720 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L 9 | M || Wurmple | BUG | L 7 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' _________ .' PARTNER `.__________________________ | Pokemon Trainer Dawn ) `-.--------------.-----------.--------< | - If you picked Turtwig: - | | Piplup | WAT | L13 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Chimchar: - | | Turtwig | GRS | L13 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Piplup: - | | Chimchar | FIR | L13 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' This is your first Double Battle, although it's really easy. For those of you that are unfamiliar with Double Battling, you basically just get to select which Pokemon you're attacking now, and there are two Pokemon on each side of the field. Fortunately, Dawn's Pokemon is way stronger than either of the Team Galactic Grunts, plus you still have your Pokemon, so these two should be a piece of cake. After the battle, they'll run off. After some more dialogue, the two will leave, but you'll then be approached by another man who tells you that the TV Station is now open and will give you a Fashion Case. You can collect little accessories that you can use to dress up your Pokemon with inside of the TV Station. Before leaving, you might as well check out the TV Station. Inside, on the first floor, you can fight against random Trainers in the karaoke corner. These Trainers have fairly high level Pokemon in comparison to what you've been fighting against, so be careful. One of the Trainers (more like two, really) you can fight are the Interviewers. __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Interviewer ($2448 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Wooper | WTR / GRD | L17 | M || Marill | WTR | L17 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' Grass-type attacks are 4x effective on Wooper, but Marill has a deadly Rollout attack that can become a problem if you don't KO it right away. Definitely focus your attacks on only one Pokemon at a time to make the fight easier in the long run. After winning, you'll get a TON of money. You can find the Dress Up Room on the 2nd Floor. It's in the room in the wall (by the stairs). Before entering, though, talk to the man in the hall to receive a Mask of your Starting Pokemon for your Accessories. Now you can go into the room, and just talk to the guy guarding the door, and then you'll get to choose a Pokemon to dress up. Choose one, and then dress it up! After dressing it up, you will need to give it a title, and then it will be displayedo n the wall. On the 3rd Floor, you can find a whole ton of Records and stuff. The 4th Floor has absolutely nothing of interest, so don't even bother. Whenever you're done dressing up your Pokemon and whatnot, head back to where you encountered the Team Galactic dudes and head northbound back to Route 204 (North). ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.3. Route 204 |______________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Aroma Lady ($ 224 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Budew | GRS / PSN | L 7 | F | | Cherubi | GRS | L 7 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Bug Catcher ($ 112 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Kricketot | BUG | L 7 | M | | Wurmple | BUG | L 7 | M | .-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Twins ($ 288 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Pachirisu | ELC | L 9 | F || Pachirisu | ELC | L 9 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM39 (Rock Tomb)| `-------| Awakening | | TM09 (Bullet | | Seed) | '-----------------' Make your way to the tunnel and go inside, using Rock Smash on the rocks. If you smash your way to the left, you can pick up TM39 (Rock Tomb). Then, smash to the right and leave the cave. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Starly | NRM / FLY | 6, 8 | 25% | 35% | 25% | | Bidoof | NRM | 6, 8 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 6, 7 | 25% | 25% | 15% | | Kricketot | BUG | 6 | 10% | 0% | 10% | | Shinx | ELC | 6, 7 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 6 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| Outside, you'll be in the northern, elevated half of Route 204. There are some Trainers to fight, as well as an Awakening and TM09 (Bullet Seed) to pick up, so tend to all of these before making your way north to Floaroma Town. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.4. Floaroma Town |__________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM88 (Pluck) | `-------| Sprayduck | '-----------------' So many flowers in this town, I mean, wow! This is the first town that Berries will be available to you. All you need to do to pick a Berry is to go up to the plant and press A, and you'll receive a Berry. I'm not going to list the locations of any of the Berries you get in this Walkthrough (at least not for now), so just pick 'em and go, ok? There's not a whole ton to do in this town right now, but there are some items you can pick up. For starters, go inside of the red house that's directly north of the entrance to town and talk to the girl inside. Answer yes to her question, and she will give you TM88 (Pluck). Inside of the Flower Shop, talk to the lady on the left to receive the Sprayduck, which you can use to water Berries to make them produce more when you pick them. If you talk to the lady on the right, she will give you a random berry once per day. Lastly, talking to the blonde-haired lady will let you purchase accessories for your Pokemon for Dress Up by exchanging Berries. Pay no attention to the Galactic Goons at the northwest section of the screen. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.5. Route 205 |______________________________________________________) Walk to the east, and you'll see a little girl who will stop you and cry about how her Papa is being held at the Valley Windworks and how the mean spacemen won't let her in. How awful. You'll see two Galactic Goons guarding the bridge, and, as expected, they won't let you pass. So, let's help the girl out, and make your way over to the Valley Windworks for now. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.6. Valley Windworks |_______________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Buizel | WTR | 7, 8, 9 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Pachirisu | ELC | 7, 8 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Shellos | WTR | 7, 8, 9 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Bidoof | NRM | 8 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Drifloon *| GHO / FLY | 22 | *** | *** | *** | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| * Drifloon only appears on Fridays, and only after beating Mars. You will see Drifloon standing outside of the Windworks and will not find it in the field. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($ 440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Glameow | NRM | L11 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Potion | `-------| | '-----------------' Talk to the Galactic Grunt blocking the entrance to the Power Plant and he'll start a fight with you. After beating him, he'll taunt that you need a Key in order to get inside, and will enter, locking the door behind him. Swell. Fortunately for you, there's some Galactic Goons back in Floaroma Town. Return there and go to the Northwest corner of town - where the Galactic Grunts were - and enter the Floaroma Meadow. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.7. Floaroma Meadow |________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($ 360 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L 9 | M | | Silcoon | BUG | L 9 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Galactic Grunt ($ 440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L11 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' You'll see two Galactic Grunts threatening an old man, insisting that they "must have" his honey to "attract Pokemon in great numbers." Approach them, and they'll both start a fight with you, one after the other. After beating them, they'll run off, and the old man will give you the Works Key that they dropped. Hmm, I wonder what that could be used for? He also gives you some Honey. You can either use Honey outside of battle - in a place where you can encounter wild Pokemon - to start a fight against a wild Pokemon immediately, similarly to using the Sweet Scent attack outside of battle. Or, you can slather the Honey on the golden trees that you'll see all over the place, and then come back in between six and nine hours to (hopefully) find the tree shaking. The tree will then have a random Pokemon from this list, with some Pokemon being rarer than others: - Wurmple (common) - Silcoon (Diamond-only) - Cascoon (Pearl-only) - Combee (uncommon) - Burmy (uncommon) - Cherubi (uncommon) - Aipom (rare) - Heracross (rare) - Munchlax (very rare) If you wait longer than 24 hours, the Honey on the tree will lose its potency, and whatever Pokemon would have been on it will be gone. Also, saving your game and restarting it has no effect on the Pokemon that is on the Honey tree, but it can affect the wild Pokemon's level and gender if you reset, so that is useful if you're looking for, say, a female Combee. Now that you have the Works Key, return to the Valley Windworks and open the door. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.8. Valley Windworks |_______________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($ 440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Cascoon | BUG / PSN | L11 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Galactic Grunt ($ 400 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L10 | M | | Glameow | NRM | L10 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Potion | `-------| | '-----------------' As you enter, the Grunt that you beat earlier will be surprised that you got in, and will then run off. Follow the left path, and fight the Grunt blocking the door. Fight the other Grunt in the next room if you want, but save your strength, because you're going to have a Boss Battle up ahead. Approach the person in the red hair, and she'll introduce herself as the Team Galactic Commander, Mars, and then say a bunch of stuff about Team Galactic, followed by challenging you to a fight. If she wins, you'll leave; if you win, they'll leave. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $1280 |\ |\ Commander Mars '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Zubat | PSN / FLY | L14 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Bite ] [ Leech Life ] |#| |*| [ Toxic ] [ ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Purugly | NRM | L16 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Faint Attack ] [ Scratch ] |#| |*| [ Fake Out ] [ ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Prinplup Lv19 | | - Luxio Lv18 | | - Onix Lv 9 | | - Budew Lv 5 | | - Zubat Lv 4 | | - Bidoof Lv 3 | '---------------------' Watch out! Her Zubat knows Toxic, which will Badly Poison your Pokemon, making it take more damage from Poison with every turn that passes. Her Purugly, the big cat thingy, is very quick and will usually enter the fight using Fake Out to inflict some damage and force you to skip a turn. Administer Potions if you get weak, but otherwise just use your strongest attacks against it. It has an Oran Berry on it, which will heal 10 HP when it gets weak. The good news is you'll get a massive 627 EXP for beating it! After beating her, she and the other Team Galactic members will run off and the nerdy technician guy will tell you some stuff until his daughter runs in, telling him that he needs a shower. Hahaha! Now you can cross the bridge on Route 205 that was blocked off. Time to return there! (After healing your Pokemon, of course.) ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.9. Route 205 (South) |______________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Buizel | WTR | 8, 9, 10 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Shellos | WTR | 8, 9, 10 | 45% | 45% | 45% | | Bidoof | NRM | 9 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Pachirisu | ELC | 9 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Camper ($ 224 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Ponyta | FIR | L14 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Hiker ($ 352 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L11 | M | | Machop | FTG | L11 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L11 | M | | Bidoof | NRM | L11 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Aroma Lady ($ 448 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Budew | GRS / PSN | L14 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Camper ($ 224 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L14 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Picnicker ($ 192 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shinx | ELC | L12 | F | | Pachirisu | ELC | L12 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Hiker ($ 448 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Onix | RCK / GRD | L14 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Battle Girl ($ 240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machop | FTG | L15 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Camper Girl ($ 224 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Piplup | WTR | L14 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | X Attack | `-------| Poke Ball | | Repel | | Super Potion | '-----------------' Now that you can finally cross the bridge, you are able to explore the important part of Route 205. Trainers, Trainers, everywhere! There are plenty of Trainers along the way north, so be sure to fight them to help get some EXP. There's also a few items you can pick up as well. Eventually, you will cross another bridge (this one over a cliff, not water) and will find a red house shortly afterward. Talk to the lady inside of the house to conveniently heal your Pokemon. Also, south of the house, you can find a Super Potion. Whenever you're ready, enter the forest to the north. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.10. Eterna Forest |_________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wurmple | BUG | 10, 11 | 30% | 30% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 10, 11, 12 | 29% | 29% | 19% | | Buneary | NRM | 10, 11, 12 | 19% | 19% | 19% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Silcoon | BUG | 10 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | 12 | 2% | 2% | 2% | | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | 10, 11 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Cascoon | BUG | 10 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Dustox | BUG / PSN | 12 | 2% | 2% | 2% | | Misdreavus | GHO | 10, 11 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Bug Catcher || Lass ($ 432 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L 9 | M || Pachirisu | ELC | L14 | F | | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L13 | M |'--------------'-----------'-----'---' | Silcoon | BUG | L11 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' .--------------------------------------..------------------------ ------,----. | Psychic || Psychic ($ 960 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Abra | PSY | L15 | M || Abra | PSY | L15 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' .--------------------------------------..------------------------ ------,----. | Bug Catcher || Bug Catcher ($ 400 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L 9 | M || Burmy | BUG | L12 | M | | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L13 | M || Kricketot | BUG | L12 | M | | Cascoon | BUG / PSN | L11 | M |'--------------'-----------'-----'---' `--------------'-----------'-----'---' .--------------------------------------..------------------------ ------,----. | Psychic || Psychic ($ 960 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Meditite | PSY / FTG | L15 | M || Psyduck | WTR | L15 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' _________ .' PARTNER `.__________________________ | Pokemon Trainer Cheryl ) `-.--------------.-----------.--------< | Chansey | NRM | L15 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Antidote | `-------| Parlyz Heal | | Great Ball | | Potion | | Honey | '-----------------' When you enter, this one chick, Cheryl, will ask that you help her through the forest because she's worried about Team Galactic, and then will join your party. Yep, every encounter in this forest will be a Double Battle. She uses a Level 15 Chansey that knows Egg Bomb and Softboiled. Egg Bomb does a surprisingly high amount of damage, actually. Anyway, how wild Double Battles work is you can only catch throw a Poke Ball when there is one Pokemon left. Chansey can unfortunately make this a bit of a burden, because it will often times Egg Bomb the wrong Pokemon and use Softboiled even if it doesn't really need to. One interesting point is that you will be fully healed after every single battle while Cheryl is with you, which makes Training here pretty cool, actually. And, Chansey doesn't seem to leech any of the EXP you get from fights. This place is actually somewhat of a maze, so I'll help with directions. Start by going east, then north, battling the Bug Catcher and Lass. Keep going along the path, until you find two Psychics. They both have Abras with Hidden Power, but they're pretty easy. Then, keep going south until you see two Bug Catchers. If you want the EXP, fight 'em the go north at the next branch; otherwise, go north and take the first right. Then, go north through the Psychics if you want to fight them, or west if you would rather not. Either way, make your way to the northeastern area of the forest, then go north. Now head west, a bit more north (some Honey is west, though), then east and Cheryl will thank you for taking her out of the forest and leave. Too bad. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.11. Route 205 (North) |_____________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Buizel | WTR | 10, 11, 12 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Bidoof | NRM | 10, 11, 12 | 45% | 45% | 45% | | Shellos | WTR | 11 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Pachirisu | ELC | 11 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Fisherman ($ 448 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Goldeen | WTR | L14 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 320 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 320 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | | Goldeen | WTR | L13 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L10 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Potion | `-------| | '-----------------' Another bridge, and some Fisherman to fight. The one with the 6 Magikarp really ticks me off. There's a Fisherman like this in EVERY GAME and it's really annoying because they give garbage for EXP. Ugh. You can also pick up a Potion in the muddy area south of the exit of the bridge. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.12. Eterna City |___________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Explorer Kit | `-------| Super Potion | | HM01 (Cut) | '-----------------' Ah, finally, the city of your second Gym Battle. Before you rush to the Gym, you might want to take some time to check the town out, because there's a bit to do here. You can change your Pokemon's Nickname by talking to the old man inside of the tall building next to the Poke Mart (southern side of town). Also, inside of the same building, you can trade a Buizel (which you can catch just outside of the city) for a Chatot. You can also pick up the Explorer Kit by talking to the old man in the building to the right of the Pokemon Center. You can use this to dig into Sinnoh Underground, which is a large mini-game where you can dig for items to help build your Secret Base, play games with other people over a local DS connection, and dig for buried artifacts like fossils. Two items of interest that you can pick up in the Underground right now are the Skull Fossil (Diamond) and the Shield Fossil (Pearl). You can take these fossils to the Museum in Oreburgh City to turn them into Cranidos and Shieldon respectively. If you explore the northern area of town, a gothic-looking chick will stop you and notice your Pokedex. She'll recognize you working for Professor Rowan, introduce herself as Cynthia, and will talk about how she's been investigating Pokemon mythology. She'll eventually give you HM01 (Cut), and then leave. You can't use this yet, though; you have to beat the Eterna City Gym Leader first. Further along that path, you'll find a shop that sells those Energy/Herb items that decrease the happiness of your Pokemon. They're cheaper than the normal healing items, but they come at the price of lowering your Pokemon's happiness. Chances are, you won't really care about this, unless you're trying to raise a Pokemon like Budew, so you can buy some of these items as a cheap alternative to regular items. Buying a few Revival Herbs is not a bad idea, especially since Revives are hard to get at this point in the game. If you keep going, you'll eventually stumble upon a Route with some Trainers, a cave and an item, which is covered in section 5.2.13. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.13. Route 211 (West) |______________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 12, 13, 14 | 35% | 35% | 25% | | Bidoof | NRM | 12, 13, 14 | 35% | 35% | 25% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 13 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Ponyta | FIR | 13 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Chingling | PSY | 13 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 12 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 14 | 0% | 0% | 10% | ,-------------._|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Inside Cave |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])____/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 13, 14 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 12, 13 | 20% | 30% | 30% | | Cleffa | NRM | 12 | 25% | 5% | 5% | | Machop | FTG | 13 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 12, 13 | 10% | 20% | 20% | | Chingling | PSY | 13 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ninja Boy ($ 120 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L13 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L14 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L15 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Hiker ($ 480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L15 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L15 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Birdkeeper ($ 608 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | L19 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM12 (Taunt) | `-------| | '-----------------' You can catch two pretty useful Pokemon here: Meditite and Ponyta. Ponyta is particularly helpful if you're having difficulties in Eterna Gym. You can Rock Smash the rock by the Hiker to find another Trainer with a pretty strong Hoothoot. But south of her is TM12 (Taunt). There's also nothing to find inside of the cave for now except for a Revive hidden in the rock near the door (examine the rock to find it). You'll need Strength (much later in the game) in order to proceed any further. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.2.14. Eterna Gym |___________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Lass ($ 240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Cherubi | GRS | L15 | F | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L15 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Aroma Lady ($ 480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Budew | GRS / PSN | L14 | F | | Budew | GRS / PSN | L13 | F | | Budew | GRS / PSN | L15 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Aroma Lady ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Turtwig | GRS | L17 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Beauty ($ 952 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L17 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Talk to Gardenia, the Gym Leader standing by the door, and she'll tell you that you have to take her challenge before battling her, which consists of finding four Trainers. The first Trainer is located by the Gym Leader's area (north of start). You can find her in the first branch to the left, then moving south a little bit. The second one can be found by making your way down the left-most corridor, at the dead-end. The third is hiding behind the three small trees near the entrance to the room. And lastly, the final Trainer, is in the very northeastern-most corner, which is accessable by taking the first right from the entrance all the way to the end. After defeating all four of them, Gardenia will appear in the northern area of the room. Heal up, save your game, and get ready to earn your second Gym Badge! _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $2640 |\ |\ Leader Gardenia '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Cherubi | GRS | L19 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Grass Knot ] [ Leech Seed ] |#| |*| [ Growth ] [ Safeguard ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Turtwig | GRS | L19 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Grass Knot ] [ Razor Leaf ] |#| |*| [ Withdraw ] [ Reflect ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Roserade | GRS / PSN | L22 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Grass Knot ] [ Magical Leaf ] |#| |*| [ Poison Sting ] [ Stun Spore ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Prinplup Lv24 | | - Luxio Lv24 | | - Onix Lv 9 | | - Budew Lv 5 | | - Zubat Lv 4 | | - Bidoof Lv 3 | '---------------------' Cherubi is pretty easy. You should be able to take it out with little difficulty. Turtwig knows Reflect, which will half the effectiveness of your Physical- based attacks for 5 turns. Plus, it has pretty high Defense. Her Roserade is quite tricky to beat, though, because it's both strong and at a high level. I had my Onix use Screech against it until it was Knocked Out with Magical Leaf (and the Reflect wore off). Roserade likes to start out by Paralyzing things with Stun Spore, so watch out and administer Parlyz Heals or Cheri Berries as required. After beating her, you will receive the Forest Badge, which lets you use Cut outside of battle, and makes it so traded Pokemon up to Level 30 will obey you. She'll also give you another present, TM86 (Grass Knot). Woohoo! ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.3. Cobble Badge | / `-'--------------------'----------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.1. Galactic Eterna Building |_______________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Galactic Grunt || Galactic Grunt ($1080 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L13 | M || Zubat | PSN / FLY | L14 | F | | Cascoon | BUG / PSN | L13 | M || Glameow | NRM | L14 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.''--------------'--------- --'-----'---' | Galactic Grunt ($ 520 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L13 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L13 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Galactic Grunt ($ 600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Silcoon | BUG | L15 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Galactic Grunt ($ 480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L12 | F | | Silcoon | BUG | L12 | F | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L12 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Scientist ($ 720 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Kadabra | PSY | L15 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM46 (Thief) | `-------| | '-----------------' Now that you can use Cut, use Cut on the bushes by the Galactic Eterna Building (the black building to the north of the Pokemon Center). You can also use Cut on the bush in the northeast part of the lot to access a path that will take you to TM46, Thief. After getting that, enter the black building. You'll need to fight the two Grunts guarding the stairs (Double Battle). On the second floor, there will be lots of Galactic Goons on computers. The first and third one from the left will fight you if you talk to them. Go up to the third floor, fight the Grunt and the Scientist. On the fourth floor, you'll see another Team Galactic Commander, Jupiter, who has captured someone's Pokemon. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $1600 |\ |\ Commander Jupiter '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Zubat | PSN / FLY | L18 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Giga Drain ] [ Wing Attack ] |#| |*| [ Bite ] [ ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Skuntank | PSN / DRK | L20 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Night Slash ] [ Poison Gas ] |#| |*| [ Screech ] [ SmokeScreen ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Prinplup Lv25 | | - Luxio Lv25 | | - Onix Lv 9 | | - Budew Lv 5 | | - Zubat Lv 4 | | - Bidoof Lv 3 | '---------------------' Her Skuntank will use SmokeScreen and Poison Gas to really hamper your ability to fight. Don't be afraid to switch out Pokemon if you are having difficulty hitting with your attacks. After beating her, she'll run off, and the man will be thankful to you for getting his Pokemon back and will invite you to come to the Bicycle Shop. Leave the building and go to the Bicycle Shop. Talk to the guy that you just saved and he'll give you the Bicycle. To use the Bicycle, you have to be outside or in a cave. You can press B to change gears for different speeds and such. Now run far south into the building to enter Cycling Road. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.2. Cycling Road |___________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Cyclist ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Staravia | NRM / FLY | L17 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cyclist ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shinx | ELC | L17 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cyclist ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Ponyta | FIR | L17 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cyclist ($ 480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L15 | F | | Ponyta | FIR | L15 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cyclist ($ 480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L15 | M | | Staravis | NRM / FLY | L15 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cyclist ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L17 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cyclist ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shinx | ELC | L15 | F | | Shinx | ELC | L15 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cyclist ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pikachu | ELC | L17 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | EXP Share | `-------| (If you have | | 35+ Pokemon | | in Pokedex.) | '-----------------' On your way through the building, if you have seen at least 35 Pokemon, talk to the scientist guy, who is both Rowan's assistant and Dawn's father, and he will give you the EXP. Share. This is a very helpful item for raising new Pokemon, because you can even train weaker Pokemon without fear of them getting Knocked Out or without having to switch your Active Pokemon every fight. There are a ton of Trainers down Cycling Road, which you must use a Bicycle to ride down. They use a variety of types, so just kind of use whatever works well on them. You'll get a good amount of money, as well as EXP, for beating all of them, so I would definitely do so. Eventually, you'll reach the bottom of Cycling Road. You can talk to the blonde-hair girl in the station to receive a Flag for your Accessory Case (can be used for Dress Up). Route 206 is right outside of the building. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.3. Route 206 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Ponyta | FIR | 14, 15, 16 | 35% | 45% | 25% | | Kricketot | BUG | 14 | 10% | 0% | 0% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 14 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Kricketune | BUG | 14, 15 | 10% | 10% | 20% | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | 15 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 15 | 0% | 0% | 10% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Stunky | PSN / DRK | 14, 15, 16 | 25% | 25% | 25% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 14, 15, 16 | 25% | 25% | 25% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Hiker ($ 480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Onix | RCK / GRD | L15 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L15 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Burn Heal | `-------| Super Repel | | Poison Barb | '-----------------' In order to access all of this stuff, you'll need to use Cut on the bushes to the east of the Cycling Road exit. It's completely optional, though, so just head south if you don't mind missing out on a chance to catch some new Pokemon. In the area, you can find several Pokemon that you haven't seen before (or, at the very least, haven't encountered in the wild). Bronzor is a pretty hard-to- find Pokemon in this Route, but makes a great tank. Ponyta is also a really good Fire-type Pokemon, and if you started with either Piplup or Turtwig, you will probably feel lacking in the Fire department (no joke there). You can also pick up the Poison Barb to help boost the power of your Pokemon's Poison- type attacks. Near the back of Route 206, you'll find a cave. The cave is called the Wayward Cave, and unless you're feeling like exploring a frustrating dungeon maze without too great of a reward, I'd advise staying away from it. If you are really feeling up to it, please see Section 6.8. about the Wayward Cave. On the bright side, you can stop inside to have a better chance of finding a Bronzor, in case you were looking for one. Whenever you're done in Route 207, just return to the exit of Cycling Road, take a few steps south, and you're already in Route 207. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.4. Route 207 |______________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Camper || Picnicker ($ 608 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Ponyta | FIR | L19 | M || Pachirisu | ELC | L19 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.''--------------'--------- --'-----'---' | Hiker ($ 576 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L16 | M | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L18 | | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Youngster ($ 288 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L15 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L15 | M | | Chimchar | FIR | L18 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Hiker ($ 512 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L15 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L16 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L16 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L17 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Battle Girl ($ 288 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Meditite | PSY / FTG | L18 | F | | Machop | FTG | L18 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Super Potion | `-------| Dire Hit | '-----------------' As you enter the Route, Dawn will come up to you and ask you to pick her left or right hand. Regardless of which hand you pick, she'll give you the Vs. Seeker, which is almost exactly like the Vs. Seeker from FireRed and LeafGreen. It's a really nice item to use to fight Trainers again and again to get lots of money and EXP. She'll also give you the Dowsing Machine app for your Pokektch similar to the Item Finder in previous games. To use it, change the Poketch until you see crosshairs, then touch the screen. If there are any hidden items nearby, they will show up as a dot on your Poketch. Just keep moving around until the dot is in the middle of the crosshairs, then take one step away and press A on the previous spot (as if there were an item there; remember, pressing A while you are still ON the spot won't do you any good), and you'll get it. You can pick up a Revive in this way by doing that right after you get the Dowsing Machine. There are now some optional areas you can go to at this point. You don't have to visit any of them, but you might want to check them out. ,---------------. | JUBILIFE CITY | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | You can return to the Poketch Company Building and talk to the | | President (on the first floor, by the receptionist) to receive | | the Memo Pad Poketch Application. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,---------------. | OREBURGH GATE | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | In the basement of the cave (requires Rock Smash), there's a ramp | | that you can use your Bike to get across. Make sure that your | | Bicycle's Gear is set to Speed (the fast mode; you'll know), then | | ride it across the ramp-like thingy and you can get TM31 (Brick | | Break). There is also a place that you can Surf here, but that's | | not something you need to worry about now. Just remember it. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 204 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | After the cave, there is a bush that can be Cut by the two twins. | | You can find a girl back there who will give you TM78, Captivate. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 205 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | Immediately after exiting Eterna Forest, head south and Cut the | | bushes blocking the way, and you'll be in the outside area of | | Hakutai Forest. Follow the path and you'll eventually find a girl | | who will give you an Accessory. You can also find the | | Silverpowder (raises the power of Bug-type attacks) and TM82 | | (Sleep Talk) in the rocky area. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,---------------. | ETERNA FOREST | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | Return to the back part of the forest and you can use Cut on the | | bushes blocking the path that was previous unaccessable. There | | will be a large house in the back, and you can pick up an Ether. | | You can enter the house to be inside of the Old Chateau. | | | | Please see the Old Chateau section for info on what's inside. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| Remember, all of these locations are optional, so you do not have to visit any of them that you don't want to. Continue to the east and proceed to fight a handful of Trainer Battles, one of which being a Double Battle. Make your way to the cave entrance on the eastern side and proceed to enter Mt. Coronet. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.5. Mt. Coronet |____________________________________________________) ___________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | Inside Cave |__________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Machop | FTG | 15, 16 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 14, 15 | 20% | 30% | 30% | | Cleffa | NRM | 14 | 25% | 5% | 5% | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 15 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 14, 15 | 10% | 20% | 20% | | Chingling | PSY | 15 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| The cave itself is pretty straightforward, although you can catch Meditites, Machops, and even Chingling. If you don't have a Fighting-type Pokemon yet and you have room on your team for one, either Meditite or Machop would make a good choice. Head south a bit, and approach the stairs. As you approach the stairs, a man with blue hair will walk towards you, and will then talk to you about Sinnoh and Mt. Coronet. He'll then leave. There really isn't anything much left to do here for the time being, although after you get Surf later on in the game, you'll want to come back and explore the areas blocked off by water. The exit is on the east side of the cave, as expected, and is pretty easy to find. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.6. Route 208 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Psyduck | WTR | 16, 17, 18 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Bidoof | NRM | 16 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 16, 17 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Machop | FTG | 16, 17 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 17, 18 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 16 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Hiker ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L17 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L17 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 456 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machop | FTG | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Hiker ($ 608 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Onix | RCK / GRD | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Aroma Lady ($ 576 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Combee | BUG / FLY | L16 | M | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L18 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Artist ($ 816 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mime Jr. | PSY | L17 | M | | Bonsly | RCK | L17 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | X Speed | `-------| Poke Ball | | Odd Keystone | '-----------------' On the other side of Mt. Coronet, Route 208, there are some more Trainers for you to fight, and three of their Pokemon should be entirely new sights to see (Combee, Mime Jr., and Bonsly), so you will probably want to fight the said Trainers to add them to your Pokedex. You can pick up an X Speed by taking the first bridge north, after fighting the Black Belt. You can also pick up a Poke Ball if you have a Pokemon with Rock Smash on you after crossing the second bridge to the east. After crossing the bridges, you'll reach some tall grass with some more Trainers in it. You can catch Psyducks and Bibarels, which are the evolution of Bidoofs, here. You can also talk to the Black Belt in the southeast corner of the tall grass to receive the Odd Keystone. There's also a house in the area, by a patch of berries. Inside of the house, you can talk to the Berry Master (the old man) to receive a random Berry once per day. If you talk to the little girl and answer yes to the question she asks, she'll give you a new Poketch Application, the Berry Searcher. The Berry Searcher will show you a mini map of Sinnoh and will point out any berry patches with berries in them. The lady in the house will also sell you different kinds of mulch that apparently helps with growing berries. Not quite sure exactly how yet, though. After you're done here, make your way through the building to the east and enter Hearthome City. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.7. Hearthome City |_________________________________________________) As you enter town, you'll stop a Buneary from feeling the town and its Trainer will chase after it. She'll thank you for stopping it, introduce herself as Keira, one of the Contest Judges, and put the Buneary back in its Poke Ball, inviting you to come to the Contest Hall so she can thank you. Hearthome City is a pretty large city. It's all about Pokemon Contests, and all of the inhabitants are crazy over them. Some of them have even traveled from Hoenn to participate in the Contests! Inside of the Pokemon Fan Club, which is located directly to the east of the Poke Mart (it has a red roof), are some Pokemon fanatics. Talk to the President (the guy in the suit) and you'll receive the Poffin Case, which allows you to make Poffins (Bread made from berries; think Poke Blocks from R/S/E). You can find the Poffin House in the house adjacent to the Poke Mart. This is where you go to make Poffins. Unfortunately, I do not have any information on the minigame, so you're on your own there for the time being. Enter the building next to the Pokemon Fan Club and go up the elevator. Talk to the girl up there, and she will give you the Shell Bell, a very useful Held Item which restores your Pokemon's HP whenever it damages a Pokemon. Very helpful. Another noteworthy mention is Bebe, the Bill/Lanette of Diamond and Pearl. You can find her in the house to the right of the Pokemon Center. She doesn't really give you anything after talking to her, but when accessing the PC, the Pokemon Box system will now show up as "Bebe's PC". Talk to the person with purple hair standing outside of the Contest Hall. She will introduce herself as the Hearthome City Gym Leader, Fantina. However, she'll just leave, and won't even return to the Gym for now. Enter the Contest Hall, and you'll see your Mother and Keira. Keira will give you the Glitter Powder Accessory, and your Mother will give you a Tuxedo (or a Dress if you are playing as the female character). Keira will then leave toward the waiting room, and then your Mother will leave out the entrance. You can try out a whole ton of fun Contest stuff if you want to at this point. There's a lot more you can do with contests, so check out the Contest section! As you try to leave Hearthome City, Rival will appear and will challange you to a battle. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Pokemon Trainer Rival ($2100 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L19 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Turtwig: - | | Buizel | WTR | L20 | M | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L20 | M | | Monferno | FIR / FTG | L21 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Chimchar: - | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L20 | M | | Ponyta | FIR | L20 | M | | Prinplup | WTR | L21 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Piplup: - | | Buizel | WTR | L20 | M | | Ponyta | FIR | L20 | M | | Grotle | GRS | L21 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' Looks like he's caught a few more Pokemon. Fortunately, you should have a pretty fair team of Pokemon yourself now, so you should be able to handle whatever he throws at you. After beating him, he'll tell you about the next Gym, which is in Veilstone City, and will then run off. On your way out of town (to the east), talk to the Hiker guy, and if you have room in your Party, he will give you an Egg. Eggs hatch into a Level 1 Pokemon after a certain number of steps. This one in particular will hatch into a Happiny Egg after 10,496 steps, so you might want to carry it with you if you have room for it. You can evolve your Happiny into a Chansey if you use an Oval Stone on it while it's happy. Before leaving east, you might want to check out Amity Square to the north to pick up some useful items. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.8. Amity Square |___________________________________________________) In the Amity Square, you get to spend some quality time with one of the cute Pokemon in your party. You will need to have one of several "cutesy" Pokemon in your party in order to get in. A list of all of the Pokemon you can bring into Amity Square are: - Pikachu - Clefairy - Psyduck - Pachirisu - Happiny - Buneary - Drifloon - Jigglypuff (after National Dex) - Torchic (after National Dex) - Skitty (after National Dex) - Shroomish (after National Dex) The receptionist will hold onto all of your other Pokemon and let that Pokemon follow you around. You can talk to your Pokemon by facing it and pressing A, as you would anything else, and there's a chance that it will give you an Accessory for your Accessory Case. There are also a few helpful items scattered around the area. You can find TM45 (Attract) in the northern part of the field, and you can find TM43 (Secret Power) in the southern part. In the northeastern corner, there will be two stone buildings that you can enter. The one on the left has an Amulet Coin hidden inside, and you can find a Spooky Plate outside of the building on the right. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.9. Route 209 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Starly | NRM / FLY | 16 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 16, 17, 18 | 35% | 45% | 35% | | Staravia | NRM / FLY | 16, 17, 18 | 15% | 25% | 15% | | Chansey | NRM | 16 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Gastly | GHO / PSN | 16 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 16 | 0% | 0% | 10% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Mime Jr. | PSY | 16 | 25% | 5% | 5% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Bonsly | RCK | 16 | 25% | 5% | 5% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Pokemon Breeder ($ 816 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bonsly | RCK | L16 | M | | Pichu | ELC | L17 | M | | Budew | GRS / PSN | L15 | M | .-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Twins ($ 608 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Bonsly | RCK | L19 | F || Mime Jr. | PSY | L19 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.''--------------'--------- --'-----'---' | Poke Kid ($ 152 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pikachu | ELC | L19 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Jogger ($ 816 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Staravia | NRM / FLY | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Pokemon Breeder ($ 816 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mime Jr. | PSY | L16 | F | | Cleffa | NRM | L17 | F | | Budew | GRS / PSN | L15 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Cowgirl ($ 240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bidoof | NRM | L14 | F | | Bidoof | NRM | L15 | F | | Bidoof | NRM | L16 | F | | Bidoof | NRM | L15 | F | | Bidoof | NRM | L15 | F | .-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Young Couple ($2432 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Machop | FTG | L19 | M || Meditite | PSY / FTG | L19 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Honey | `-------| Good Rod | | X Special | | TM47 (Steel | | Wing) | | Calcium | '-----------------' Interesting mix of wild Pokemon here. Mime Jr. is a popular one, although probably not that great in battle. Plus, you can catch the evolutions of Bidoof and Starly here, which both make decent additions to your roster if you don't have them already. Be sure to talk to the Fisherman fishing on the dock and answer his question with "Yes" to receive the Good Rod. Now you can catch Goldeen and Barboach and stuff, as well as Level 15 - 20 Magikarps. Woohoo! This makes it really easy to evolve it into Gyarados if you decide you want that on your team. Fight your way through the assortment of Trainers along the road, picking up items if you want to. TM47 (Steel Wing) can be found behind a bush that you can Cut down near the Lovey Couple. There's also a Calcium in the area, but it's a bit tricky to get. On the left- side of the Young Couple, there is a dirt hill that you can climb with your Bicycle (on Speed Gear). However, rocks are in the way, so you will have to build up speed and then turn at just the right time in order to make it up the hill. Near the end of Route 209, there is a strange obelisk called the Lost Tower that you can enter. It is similar to the Pokemon Tower in Red/Blue/Yellow in the fact that it's where fallen Pokemon are put to rest. You do not actually have to check this out right now, but inside is HM04 (Strength) which you will need at some point, so I'm going to cover it. If you don't visit it now, be sure to come back here after you get the sixth badge. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.10. Lost Tower |____________________________________________________) ___________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | First Floor |__________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Gastly | GHO / PSN | 16, 17, 18 | 50% | 50% | 40% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 16, 17, 18 | 50% | 50% | 40% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | 17 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Misdreavus | GHO | 17 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ,--------------.|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Second Floor | (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])___/ Frequency \ `--.-----------'| Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Gastly | GHO / PSN | 17, 18, 19 | 50% | 50% | 40% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 17, 18, 19 | 50% | 50% | 40% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | 18 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Misdreavus | GHO | 18 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ,-------------._|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Third Floor |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])____/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Gastly | GHO / PSN | 18, 19, 20 | 50% | 50% | 40% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 18, 19, 20 | 49% | 49% | 39% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 19 | 1% | 1% | 1% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | 19 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Misdreavus | GHO | 19 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ,--------------.|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Fourth Floor | (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])___/ Frequency \ `--.-----------'| Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Gastly | GHO / PSN | 19, 20, 21 | 50% | 50% | 40% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 19, 20, 21 | 45% | 45% | 35% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 20, 21 | 5% | 5% | 5% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | 20 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Misdreavus | GHO | 20 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ,-------------._|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Fifth Floor |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])____/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Gastly | GHO / PSN | 20, 21, 22 | 50% | 50% | 40% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 20, 21 | 40% | 40% | 30% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 21, 22, 23 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | 21 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Misdreavus | GHO | 21 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Youngster ($ 256 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Stunky | DRK / PSN | L16 | M | | Shellos | WTR | L16 | M | | Kricketot | BUG | L16 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Rough Neck ($ 456 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Cleffa | NRM | L19 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Pokefan ($1152 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pichu | ELC | L15 | M | | Pichu | ELC | L15 | M | | Pikachu | ELC | L18 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Pokefan ($1216 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bonsly | RCK | L19 | F | | Pichu | ELC | L15 | M | | Pikachu | ELC | L18 | M | .-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Belle and Pa ($2128 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Ponyta | FIR | L19 | M || Buizel | WTR | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'--------- --`.__.----.' | Young Couple ($2432 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | L19 | M || Misdreavus | GHO | L19 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Oval Stone | `-------| Revive | | TM27 (Return) | | HM04 (Strength) | | Cleanse Tag | '-----------------' There's Zubats and Gastly up here, as well as Golbats on the upper floors. If you didn't stop by the Old Chateau, now's as good a time as any to catch a Gastly. The Tower is actually pretty straightforward. Just climb your way to the fifth floor, fighting the Trainers as you make your way to the top. There's some handy items along the way, too, such as the Oval Stone, a Revive, and TM27 (Return). On the top floor, you will find two old ladies. Talking to the one on the left will give you HM04, which contains Strength. You won't be able to use this until you get the third badge, though. The lady on the left will give you a Cleanse Tag. Exit the tower, and head north to reach Solaceon Town. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.11. Solaceon Town |_________________________________________________) Yeehaw! Solaceon Town is full of cowboys and cowgirls. Hehe. You can find the Pokemon Day Care (a.k.a. Breeding Center) here, so you can finally breed your Pokemon to get Eggs. You can also buy Dusk Balls here in the Poke Mart (the girl on the left) for $1000 each. These work great in caves and during night- time, although they're expensive for right now. At the Day Care, you can drop off up to two of your Pokemon. These Pokemon will gain 1 EXP for every step travelled. You will have to pay $100 to take the Pokemon out of Day Care, though, as well as an additional $100 for every Level the Pokemon gained while it was there. So how do you get a Pokemon Egg? Well, first, a boy Pokemon and a girl Pokemon have to like each other a lot, and then... *ahem* Ok, enough breeding jokes. To get a Pokemon Egg, you need to drop off a Male Pokemon and a Female Pokemon that are both in the same Egg Group (like, for instance, Bidoof and Buneary are both in the Field Egg Group, so they can bear an Egg). Then, after you've taken a hundred steps or so, the old man outside of the Day Care will be facing right instead of down, and, if you have room in your party, you can talk to him to receive an Egg. The Egg will eventually hatch into a Level 1 Pokemon of the Female's species. NOTE: After dropping off two Pokemon here, a man will appear inside of the Day Care. Talk to him, and he will give you the Day Care Checker Application for your Poketch. It shows the two Pokemon you have in Day Care, their Levels, and Gender. Plus, if there's an Egg waiting for you there, it will be shown on the screen. Anyway, enough of the birds and the Beedrills. You can talk with the man near the center of town and he'll give you the Pokemon History Application for your Poketch. It's nothing too fancy; it just shows you the last 16 Pokemon that you caught, hatched, or evolved. Not overly useful, but I'm sure it has its uses. The "Pokemon Pro" in the house next to the Pokemon Center will ask you to show him a random Pokemon. If you do, he will give you a Heal Ball. He'll ask to see a different Pokemon each day, so stop by every now and then to see what he's looking to view. Behind the Pokemon Center, to the right, there are some cliffs that you can jump down to reach three locations: two houses, and the Solaceon Ruins. Don't bother with the first cliff, so jump down the second one and enter the house. Talk with the lady inside, and she'll give you the Sticker Case, which lets you put cool stickers on your Pokemon's Poke Balls ... but not until later. And lastly, if you jump down the cliff to the far right, you will find a cave. Inside the cave is the Solaceon Ruins. Visiting the Solaceon Ruins is entirely optional, although you should probably stop by so you can see Unown (#114) for your Pokedex. If you wish to see information on the Solaceon Ruins, please check out the section for "Solaceon Ruins" in the Optional Areas section of the walkthrough. You can get a Nugget, Rare Candy, Mind Plate, and a Odd Incense down there, as well as catch Unown. Whenever you're done here, head north to Route 210. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.12. Route 210 |_____________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Ponyta | FIR | 18, 19, 20 | 30% | 50% | 30% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 19 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Kricketune | BUG | 18, 19 | 10% | 10% | 30% | | Chansey | NRM | 18, 20 | 5% | 5% | 5% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Mime Jr. | PSY | 18, 20 | 25% | 5% | 5% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Bonsly | RCK | 18, 20 | 25% | 5% | 5% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Rancher ($ 680 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Aipom | NRM | L18 | M | | Girafarig | PSY / NRM | L17 | M | | Psyduck | WTR | L19 | M | .-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Belle and Pa ($2352 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Stunky | PSN / DRK | L21 | M || Glameow | NRM | L21 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'--------- --`.__.----.' | Twins ($ 672 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Pikachu | ELC | L21 | F || Clefairy | NRM | L21 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.''--------------'--------- --'-----'---' | Pokemon Breeder ($ 816 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pichu | ELC | L18 | M | | Pikachu | ELC | L19 | M | | Happiny | NRM | L17 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Pokemon Breeder ($ 864 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Cleffa | NRM | L19 | F | | Clefairy | NRM | L17 | F | | Happiny | NRM | L18 | F | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM51 (Roost) | `-------| Great Ball | '-----------------' The grass around here is taller than the usual tall grass you've seen. The bad news is you can't ride your Bicycle through it. The good news is... well, there's a new Pokemon for you to catch inside: Chansey! Plus, unlike the previous Pokemon games, Chansey isn't quite as freakishly rare to encounter. Plus, on top of that, all of the wild Pokemon in the area (except Geodude, I guess) give a great amount of EXP. Like 350+ per fight. Chansey also gives over 600, which really adds up. Use your Bicycle to ride up the muddy path by the jogger, and then follow the cliff over to the girl staring to the north. Talk to her, and she'll give you TM51 (Roost). You can also get a Great Ball on one of the hills that you need the Bicycle for. One point of mention: the two Pokemon Breeders Happinys each give over 960 EXP for beating them, so they are certainly worth fighting, and I would advise using your Vs. Seeker on them to fight them a few times if you're looking for some EXP (although, it is probably faster fighting the Ponytas in the area). There's also a Pokemon Cafe near the end of the Route. Inside, there are some more Trainers for you to fight if you talk to them. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Waitress ($ 704 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Clefairy | NRM | L22 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Collector ($1216 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Sudowoodo | RCK | L19 | M | | Sudowoodo | RCK | L19 | M | | Sudowoodo | RCK | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Collector ($1280 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mr. Mime | PSY | L17 | M | | Mr. Mime | PSY | L20 | M | | Mr. Mime | PSY | L20 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' You can also buy Moomoo Milk for $500 each by talking to the lady at the counter. That's a really good deal if you're in need of some healing items, because it heals more than Super Potions do (heals 100HP) and it even costs less. The downside is that you have to buy each one individually, so it takes longer. Outside of the Cafe, the path to the north is blocked off by Psyducks. But that's ok, because you need to head east to Route 215 anyway. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.13. Route 215 |_____________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Ponyta | FIR | 21, 22 | 30% | 40% | 20% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 20, 21, 22 | 35% | 25% | 25% | | Abra | PSY | 20 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Kricketune | BUG | 20, 21, 22 | 10% | 10% | 30% | | Kadabra | PSY | 20, 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 15% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ruin Maniac ($1104 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L21 | | | Shieldon | RCK / STL | L23 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L25 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 504 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L23 | M | | Machop | FTG | L22 | M | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L21 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 528 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L21 | M | | Machop | FTG | L22 | M | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L23 | M | .-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Ace Trainer || Ace Trainer ($2760 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Monferno | FIR / FTG | L23 | M || Glameow | NRM | L23 | F | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L23 | M || Kadabra | PSY | L23 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Ether | `-------| TM66 (Payback) | | Fist Plate | | Guard Spec | | TM34 (Shock | | Wave) | | Full Heal | '-----------------' The Trainers in the area use lots of Fighting-type Pokemon, so be sure to have your Flying- or Psychic-type attacks handy. They are also at a bit higher level than the last area's, so make sure that you handle them with caution. You can also encounter wild Kadabras here, which make an excellent Psychic Pokemon for your party. They're a bit of a pain to catch, though, so be prepared to waste up to a dozen Poke Balls on just one (assuming you got it down to under 1/3 health). Near the beginning of the route, you can use Cut on a bush and then enter a fight against Black Belt. Afterwards, you can pick up the Fist Plate nearby. The guy on the way to the bridge will give you TM66 (Payback) if you talk to him. You can also get TM34 (Shock Wave) after passing the large field of tall grass by using Cut on another bush. Lastly, there's a Full Heal near the end of the Route. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.14. Veilstone City |________________________________________________) Now here's a pretty big city with some things to do in it. Veilstone City is actually a lot like Celadon City from FireRed and LeafGreen... it has a Department Store and Game Corner and everything! And, from the looks of it, the evil organization trying to take over the world (in this case, Team Galactic) is also around town. The first place you will probably want to check out is the Department Store, which can be found on the northern side of town, up on a ridge by some other houses. Inside, there are 4 floors of shops, along with a roof, as per usual of Department Stores in Pokemon Games. ,-----------------------------. ( FIRST FLOOR, LEFT PERSON ) `-.------------------.------.-` | Poke Ball | 200 | | Great Ball | 600 | | Ultra Ball | 1200 | | Escape Rope | 550 | | Clefairy Doll | 1000 | | Repel | 350 | | Super Repel | 500 | | Max Repel | 700 | | Grass Mail | 50 | | Flame Mail | 50 | | Bubble Mail | 50 | | Space Mail | 50 | ,-'-------------------------'-. ( FIRST FLOOR, RIGHT PERSON ) `-.------------------.------.-` | Potion | 300 | | Super Potion | 700 | | Hyper Potion | 1200 | | Max Potion | 2500 | | Revive | 1500 | | Antidote | 100 | | Parlyz Heal | 200 | | Burn Heal | 250 | | Ice Heal | 250 | | Awakening | 250 | | Full Heal | 600 | ,-'-------------------------'-. ( SECOND FLOOR, TOP PERSON ) `-.------------------.------.-` | X Speed | 350 | | X Attack | 500 | | X Defend | 550 | | Guard Spec | 700 | | Dire Hit | 650 | | X Accuracy | 950 | | X Special | 350 | | X Sp. Def | 350 | ,-'-------------------------'-. ( SECOND FLOOR, MIDDLE PERSON ) `-.------------------.------.-` | Protein | 9800 | | Iron | 9800 | | Calcium | 9800 | | Zinc | 9800 | | Carbos | 9800 | | HP Up | 9800 | ,-'-------------------------'----. ( THIRD FLOOR, TOP PERSON ) `-.---------------------.------.-` | TM83 (Natural Gift) | 2000 | | TM17 (Protect) | 2000 | | TM54 (False Swipe) | 2000 | | TM20 (Safeguard) | 2000 | | TM33 (Reflect) | 2000 | | TM16 (Light Screen) | 2000 | | TM70 (Flash) | 1000 | ,-'----------------------------'-. ( THIRD FLOOR, BOTTOM PERSON ) `-.---------------------.------.-` | TM38 (Fire Blast) | 5500 | | TM25 (Thunder) | 5500 | | TM14 (Blizzard) | 5500 | | TM22 (Solarbeam) | 3000 | | TM52 (Focus Blast) | 5500 | | TM15 (Hyper Beam) | 7500 | ,-'---------------------------< ( FOURTH FLOOR, TOP PERSON ) `-.------------------.------.-` | Yellow Cushion | 500 | | Cupboard | 1000 | | TV | 4500 | | Refrigerator | 1000 | | Pretty Sink | 3000 | ,-'-------------------------'-. ( FOURTH FLOOR, BOTTOM PERSON ) `-.------------------.------.-` | Munchlax Doll | 2000 | | Bonsly Doll | 2000 | | Mime Jr. Doll | 2000 | | Mantyke Doll | 3000 | | Buizel Doll | 3000 | | Chatot Doll | 3000 | '------------------'------' Talk to the old lady with a hat on on the first floor of the Depot and she will give you a Mask of Dawn's starting Pokemon for your Accessory Case. On the second floor of the Department Store, talk to the bottom lady at the counter, and she will give you the Counter Application for your Poketch. It's a pretty simple Application: you just press the + button on the screen to add one to the counter. This is handy for keeping track of how many Pokemon you have fought for, say, EV Training or something. On the roof (fifth floor), talk to one of the big guys and he will give you a Sticky Barb. Anyway, other than the Department Store, there's also the Game Corner and the Gym. The Game Corner can be found on the southeastern side of town, although you will need to pick up the Coin Case before you can play the Slot Machines or get any Coins. You can find the Coin Case by talking to the jester inside of the second house near the Gym (southwestern side of town) and correctly guessing which hand he has it in. Inside of the house next door, you can talk with the lady there and she'll offer to give your Pokemon a massage that will raise its happiness. I'm pretty sure that this can be done once per day. You can also talk to the guy outside of the two houses to receive TM63 (Embargo). The big building on the northeastern side of town is the Galactic Veilstone Building. You can't get far into it for now, but you can pick up a PP Up on the left side of the outside of the building. The Game Corner is the flashy looking house on the southeastern side of town. You can talk to all of the people inside (after getting the Coin Case) to squeeze 70 free Coins out of them. You'll have to buy/win any more, though. You can buy 50 Coins for $1000, or 500 Coins for $10000 by talking to the lady at the counter. To play the Slot Machines, go up to one, and then press X to put in three Coins. You can either press X again or press Down and the reels will start spinning. Then, you can press Y to stop the first reel, B to stop the second reel, and A to stop the third reel, and you'll receive the payout as listed on the bottom corners depending on what you get. A type of Poke Ball may also appear on the bottom, indicating that you will have better luck and the slots will be sticky to a certain degree depending on which Poke Ball is down there. Next door, you can talk to the lady at the counter to redeem your Coins for the following prizes: ,--------------------------------. ( GAME CORNER PRIZES (in COINS) ) `-.---------------------.------.-` | Silk Scarf | 1000 | | Wide Lens | 1000 | | Zoom Lens | 1000 | | Metronome | 1000 | | TM90 (Substitute) | 2000 | | TM58 (Endure) | 2000 | | TM75 (Swords Dance) | 4000 | | TM32 (Double Team) | 4000 | | TM44 (Rest) | 6000 | | TM89 (U-Turn) | 6000 | | TM10 (Hidden Power) | 6000 | | TM27 (Return) | 8000 | | TM21 (Frustration) | 8000 | | TM35 (Flamethrower) |10000 | | TM24 (Thunderbolt) |10000 | | TM13 (Ice Beam) |10000 | | TM29 (Psychic) |10000 | | TM74 (Gyro Ball) |15000 | | TM68 (Giga Impact) |20000 | '---------------------'------' Looks like the prices on the good TMs went up. Ugh. Anyway, I guess now would be a good time to heal up and earn your third Gym Badge. The Gym is located north of the house that you got the Coin Case at, in the southwestern area of town. On your way there, Dawn will talk to you and then run off to the Department Store. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.3.15. Veilstone Gym |_________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Black Belt ($ 600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machoke | FTG | L25 | M | | Machop | FTG | L25 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L25 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 624 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machoke | FTG | L26 | M | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L26 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 672 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L28 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machoke | FTG | L25 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L25 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L25 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' This Gym's puzzle I found rather fun, although I could see where it could become rather frustrating. Basically, you have to push the sliders on either side and they will slide around. Certain positions of the sliders will block your access to certain areas and allow you access to others. You will need to get the two sliders on the very top pushed, which requires you to form a path on each of the sides to get back there. It's hard to explain, but just keep at it, and you'll get the jist of it. When you get to the end, you'll find Maylene. Remember, if you leave the building, the puzzle will reset, so consider your party's status before going back to heal. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $3600 |\ |\ Leader Maylene '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Meditite | FTG / PSY | L27 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Drain Punch ] [ Confusion ] |#| |*| [ Meditate ] [ Detect ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Machoke | FTG | L27 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Brick Break ] [ Rock Tomb ] |#| |*| [ Leer ] [ Foresight ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Lucario | FTG / STL | L30 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Drain Punch ] [ Force Palm ] |#| |*| [ Metal Claw ] [ Bone Rush ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv36 | | - Luxray Lv36 | | - Staraptor Lv37 | | - Golbat Lv21 | | - Bibarel Lv18 | | - Buizel Lv 7 | '---------------------' Ok, my Pokemon were extremely strong at this point because I got a bit carried away with training. If you have a Staraptor, you will completely own Maylene, period. Use Aerial Ace against the Meditite and Machoke, and then Close Combat against Lucario. But, that's only assuming you have a Level 34 Staraptor. Even Staravia will be at a nice advantage, although not quite as effective. If you don't have either, the fight will be a bit more challenging. You would think that Psychic-type Pokemon would be effective against a Fighting-type Gym Leader, although Machoke is the only one of her Pokemon that's weak to Psychic due to clever typing (Psychic resists Psychic, and so does Steel, so both Meditite and Lucario only take normal damage). Golbat or Haunter would do nicely here if you have one trained. Otherwise, keep your HP up, and keep any Rock-, Normal-, and Steel-types away. Lucario is the main threat, due to its high level and resistance to a large amount of types. When you win, she'll give you the Cobble Badge, which lets you use Fly outside of battle. She will also give you TM60, which contains Drain Punch. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.4. Fen Badge | / `-'-----------------'-------------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.4.1. Veilstone City |_________________________________________________) As you leave the Gym, Dawn will be outside and will tell you that Team Galactic stole her Pokedex. Meet her by the warehouse (behind the Department Store), and agree to help her get it back. __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Galactic Grunt || Galactic Grunt ($2000 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L25 | M || Dustox | BUG / PSN | L25 | M | | Stunky | DRK / PSN | L25 | M || Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L25 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' _________ .' PARTNER `.__________________________ | Pokemon Trainer Dawn ) `-.--------------.-----------.--------< | Clefairy | NRM | L25 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Clefairy does an awesome job at doing nothing productive. You will find it using Metronome and Sing a lot. Sing can be helpful, but Metronome isn't most of the time. After beating them, they'll run into the Warehouse and order them to lock the doors. Dawn will then tell you to go to Pastoria City. Go inside of the Warehouse and, although you won't be able to proceed any further, you can pick up HM02 (Fly) in there to assist your travelling needs. ,---------------. | JUBILIFE CITY | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | You can return to the Poketch Company Building and talk to the | | President (on the first floor, by the receptionist) to receive | | the Marking Map Poketch Application. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| Return back to Hearthome City, except this time, go south to Route 212. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.4.2. Route 212 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Starly | NRM / FLY | 16 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 16 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Staravia | NRM / FLY | 17, 18 | 15% | 25% | 5% | | Kricketune | BUG | 17, 18 | 20% | 10% | 30% | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | 16, 17 | 15% | 15% | 15% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Policeman ($ 720 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | L18 | M | | Machop | FTG | L18 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Policeman ($ 720 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | L18 | M | | Machop | FTG | L18 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Policeman ($ 720 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | L18 | M | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L18 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Socialite ($3800 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L19 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Gentleman ($3800 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Chatot | NRM / FLY | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Policeman ($ 760 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | L17 | M | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Rich Boy ($3040 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Luxio | ELC | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Rich Girl ($3040 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Buneary | NRM | L19 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM11 (Sunny Day)| `-------| Elixir | '-----------------' Make your way south, fighting the Trainers along the way. Some of these Trainers can be fought in either Single or Double Battle, depending on which direction you challenge them, and the Policemen will only fight you at night. Use common sense, there. You can find TM11 (Sunny Day) near the Gentleman and Socialite, but you need Cut in order to access it. You can also find an Elixir further down the path. When you find the field of tall grass, you will be nearby the gates to the Pokemon Mansion. In the courtyard, you can fight against the Rich Boy and Rich Girl, and further along the path you'll find the Pokemon Mansion. You can enter it, don't worry. Just mind your manners! You can check out info on the Pokemon Mansion, and the Trophy Garden contained inside, in section 6.10. of this Walkthrough. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.4.3. Route 212 (Rainy Area) |_________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wooper | WTR / GRD | 18 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 18, 19, 20 | 35% | 35% | 25% | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | 18, 19, 20 | 25% | 25% | 15% | | Kricketune | BUG | 18, 19 | 10% | 10% | 30% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Pokemon Ranger || Pokemon Ranger ($2520 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Aipom | NRM | L21 | F || Prinplup | WTR | L21 | M | | Marill | WTR | L21 | F || Prinplup | WTR | L21 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.''---------------'-------- --'-----'---' | Scientist ($1008 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Kadabra | PSY | L21 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Policeman ($ 800 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | L20 | M | | Machop | FTG | L20 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Collector ($1216 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L18 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L17 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 544 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Barboach | WTR / GRD | L17 | M | | Barboach | WTR / GRD | L17 | M | | Barboach | WTR / GRD | L17 | M | | Shellos | WTR | L20 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 608 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Goldeen | WTR | L19 | M | | Barboach | WTR / GRD | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 672 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L21 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Parasol Lady ($ 608 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Goldeen | WTR | L19 | F | | Buizel | WTR | L19 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Pokemon Ranger ($1260 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Luxio | ELC | L21 | M | | Buizel | WTR | L21 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Scientist ($ 912 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Abra | PSY | L19 | M | | Kadabra | PSY | L19 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Parasol Lady ($ 672 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Psyduck | WTR | L21 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Antidote | `-------| TM62 (Silver | | Wind) | | TM06 (Toxic) | | Revive | | X Special | | Zinc | '-----------------' As you enter the southern section of Route 212, you'll notice that it will begin to rain. This will carry on into battles, too, so all Water-type attacks are going to have boosted power, and Fire-type attacks will be weakened. Keep that in mind if you are going to be using any of those attacks. There are a over a dozen Trainers to fight along the way, so you'll be bound to gain lots of EXP if you fight them all. After some trekking, you'll reach an interesting area where you'll see narrow paths suspended in the air. In order to get across them, you have ride your Bicycle over the narrow path. Don't worry; you can't fall. Help yourself to TM62 (Silver Wind) which is found across one of the narrow bridges. There's a bridge (on the water) nearby with some Fisherman on it that you'll need to cross. The Fisherman are totally optional to fight, as most usually are, but I would still recommend it to squeeze some more EXP into your Pokemon. After the bridge, you will find two things of interest: a little house, and what appears to be a muddy swamp. You can redeem Shards, which you can find Underground, for TMs here. On to the swamp. You won't be able to ride your Bike in the swamp, obviously, so you'll have to go on foot. You might also run into a mud pit, where your character will just stop in their movements. To get out of one, you'll need to wriggle your way out by trying to walk in various directions until you eventually break free. Near the end of the swamp, you can find TM06 (Toxic). You'll also find another narrow bridge overhead shortly afterward. You can pick up a Revive if you walk under the bridge (it looks like its surrounded by forest, but there's really a clear path), and you can pick up an X Special and a Zinc by riding your Bicycle across the narrow bridge and then following the path (a Scientist and Parasol Lady are along the way). Just a bit further east and a little north of the swamp, you'll find another seemingly empty swamp (HINT: use your Dowsing Machine Application!) and a path east over to your destination: Pastoria City. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.4.4. Pastoria City |__________________________________________________) Pastoria City is home to the Great Marsh game (see section 6.11. for full coverage) as well as your fourth Gym Battle. Other than that, there really isn't too much special to the town. You can speak with the lady inside of the first house from the eastern entrance to receive a random rare Berry once per day. The Parasol Lady by the Great Marsh will give you another Accessory for your Accessory Case: a Mask of whatever Pokemon your Rival started with. Woohoo!? You'll also see a Team Galactic Goon lurking outside of the Safari Zone. Ack, looks like trouble has even reached down here. Pastoria City's Poke Mart has an inferior selection of items in comparison to Veilstone City's Department Store, but it does have both Dusk Balls and Quick Balls for sale. The Quick Balls are particularly handy for catching Pokemon in the first few turns of the fight, and make a great type of Poke Ball to use if you just like to try and quickly catch a Pokemon or don't want to risk knocking it out. The house by the water is the Move Relearner's house. Talk to the guy inside and he will offer to reteach a move that one of your Pokemon can learn by Level Up. However, it comes at a price of one Heart Scale, which can be found in Sinnoh Underground. You will need to go into the Great Marsh at some point and talk to the person with green hair right near the entrance in order to get HM05 (Defog). Other than that, the Great Marsh is optional. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.4.5. Pastoria Gym |___________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Tuber ($ 104 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Buizel | WTR | L26 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 832 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Barboach | WTR / GRD | L26 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Sailor ($ 768 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wingull | WTR / FLY | L24 | M | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | L24 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Tuber ($ 96 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Azurill | NRM | L24 | F | | Marill | WTR | L24 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 768 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Goldeen | WTR | L22 | M | | Barboach | WTR / GRD | L23 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L24 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Sailor ($ ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shellos | WTR | L24 | M | | Shellos | WTR | L24 | M | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | L24 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' This Gym's puzzle involves a lot of water. There are three levels to the Gym: I will refer to them as bottom, middle, and top. There are also three different colors of buttons scattered throughout the Gym. The Yellow button will lower the water level to the very bottom, allowing you to access any of the three levels of the Gym; the Green button will raise or lower the water level to the middle level, giving you access to the middle and top levels; and the Blue button will raise the water level to its highest stage, so you can only access the top level. There are also rafts that float depending on the water level. You can cross these rafts, and they will make bridges depending on the water level. To solve the puzzle, from the start, go across the bridge and press the Yellow button. Proceed down the stairs, ignoring the Green button you see. Head to the very back, climb the stairs up to the top level, and press the Green button. Go back down the stairs but this time to the middle level, ignore the Yellow button, and walk around (crossing a bridge) back up to the top floor. Press the Blue button. Head south, fight against the Tuber boy and Tuber girl (crossing some bridges as you go), then press the Green button. Go down to the middle layer and press the southern-most Yellow button (ignore the one next to a Green button). Walk all the way north, leading you to the bottom floor. Follow the path until you get to a Blue button, then press it. Cross the bridge, and the path to the Gym Leader should appear. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $3600 |\ |\ Leader Wake '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L27 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Brine ] [ Dragon Rage ] |#| |*| [ Bite ] [ Swagger ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Quagsire | WTR / GRD | L27 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Mud Bomb ] [ Slam ] |#| |*| [ Mud Sport ] [ Tail Whip ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Floatzel | WTR | L30 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Brine ] [ Ice Fang ] |#| |*| [ Pursuit ] [ Swift ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv38 | | - Luxray Lv39 | | - Staravia Lv38 | | - Buneary Lv27 | | - Glameow Lv 1 | | - Burmy Lv 1 | '---------------------' Again, my Pokemon are way stronger than they should be at this point. Crasher Wake uses Water-type Pokemon, so your Grass- and Electric-type Pokemon will be at an advantage. However, be mindful to the fact that Gyarados is NOT weak to Grass (since it is part Flying-type) and Quagsire is completely IMMUNE to Electric-type attacks. If you have the luxury, use Electric-type attacks against Gyarados and Grass-type attacks against Quagsire, as those attacks will do 4x damage to (and likely One-Hit K.O.) that Pokemon. Gyarados has the Intimidate Ability, which will lower your Pokemon's Attack when its sent out. It also has pretty high Attack itself and some moves that use it. Quagsire has Water Absorb which will restore Quagsire's HP if its hit by a Water-type attack instead of deal damage. Floatzel is both strong and quick, so stay on guard. Fortunately, it's weak to both Grass- and Electric-type Pokemon, so if you have one you'll be able to hit it pretty nicely. Floatzel does know Brine, though, which does more damage if the target Pokemon has half or less HP remaining. Keep your HP high, otherwise Brine will sweep you away. After beating Crasher Wake, he'll give you the Fen Badge, which allows you to use Defog outside of battle. He will also give you TM55 (Brine). Also, if this is your fourth Badge, all Traded Pokemon up to Level 50 will obey you without question. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.5. Relic Badge | / `-'-------------------'------------------------------------------ -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.1. Pastoria City |__________________________________________________) After beating Crasher Wake, talk to the Galactic Grunt outside of the Great Marsh, and now that you have four Badges, he'll run off. Follow him east, talk to him again, and he'll continue running away from you. After he runs off, Rival will appear from behind and start a battle with you. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Pokemon Trainer Rival ($2800 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Starly | NRM / FLY | L26 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Turtwig: - | | Buizel | WTR | L25 | M | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L25 | M | | Monferno | FIR / FTG | L28 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Chimchar: - | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L25 | M | | Ponyta | FIR | L25 | M | | Prinplup | WTR | L28 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Piplup: - | | Ponyta | FIR | L25 | M | | Buizel | WTR | L25 | M | | Grotle | GRS | L28 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' Compared to the last two Gym Leaders you've had to fight, Rival should be a complete pushover. His Starly isn't even evolved, so one hit from practically any of your Pokemon should do it in with little difficulty. His other three Pokemon have gained a few levels, but still aren't really a threat. The only one that might give you a little trouble would be his starter Pokemon, although even it is weak in comparison to the Gym Leaders, so you should be able to take it down with either smart type countering or sheer brute force. After beating him, he'll hear about the Galactic Grunt, and then chase after him. You should do the same, and head east to Route 213. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.2. Route 213 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Buizel | WTR | 20, 21 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Shellos | WTR | 20, 21, 22 | 40% | 40% | 50% | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | 20 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Floatzel | WTR | 22 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Beauty ($1288 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Glameow | NRM | L23 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 704 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L19 | M | | Remoraid | WTR | L19 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L22 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Tuber ($ 92 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | L23 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Tuber ($ 80 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shellos | WTR | L19 | M | | Shellos | WTR | L21 | M | | Shellos | WTR | L20 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM40 (Aerial | `-------| Ace) | | Red Shard | | TM92 (Trick | | Room) | | PP Up | '-----------------' The Shellos in this area are blue and look slightly different, so don't be alarmed. They're still the same Pokemon. There's also Wingulls and even Floatzels here for you to catch and/or battle. You can pick up TM40 (Aerial Ace) behind a Smashable Rock to the east of the Beauty. You can also use your Dowsing Machine in the sandy areas to go beachcombing and pick up a Pearl. The house by the shore is rather unusual. If you talk to the man inside of it, Dr. Footstep, he'll examine your lead Pokemon for you. Apparently, if it's happy with you, he will give it a Footprint Ribbon. Move along the southern coast, heading east, and you'll run into the Galactic Goon again. Talk to him, and he'll dart off east. Follow him, fighting the Tuber boy and Tuber girl if you desire. You can use the Dowsing Machine in this beach to find even more items. You can also pick up a Red Shard outside of the nearby hotel, the Hotel Grand Lake. Since there's nowhere else to go, enter the hotel. Talk to the hotel clerk if your Pokemon need any healing, and then take the back exit. This'll take you to an area with some houses in it. Inside of the second house you come across (first one on the left), you can talk to the clown living there to receive TM92 (Trick Room). You can also pick up a PP Up near the pool, which is west of the scattered houses. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.3. Valor Lakefront |________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Parlyz Heal | `-------| | '-----------------' North of the hotel area you'll find a place nearby Lake Valor. There's a restaurant near the entrance, which you can enter and fight a multitude of Double Battles. Do so if you wish, and you'll pick up nearly $10,000, as well as a bit of EXP. The restaurant is only open between the hours of 9:00 and 23:00, and the Trainers inside might vary from the ones I have listed below. __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Artist || Beauty ($2392 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Mr. Mime | PSY | L23 | M || Psyduck | WTR | L23 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'--------- --`.__,----.' | Collector || Aroma Lady ($2016 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Clefairy | NRM | L20 | F || Roselia | GRS / PSN | L23 | F | | Clefairy | NRM | L20 | F |`--------------'-----------'-----'---' | Clefairy | NRM | L20 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.------------------------ ---.__,----. | Schoolboy || Pokefan ($1804 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Wooper | WTR / GRD | L23 | M || Marill | WTR | L21 | F | '--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Aipom | NRM | L21 | F | | Clefairy | NRM | L20 | F | ,--------------------------------------.'--------------'--------- --`.__,----.' | Scientist || Pokemon Breeder ($2112 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Kadabra | PSY | L23 | M || Stunky | PSN / DRK | L21 | F | '--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Buizel | WTR | L21 | F | ,--------------------------------------.'--------------'--------- --`.__,----.' | Reporter || Cameraman ($1592 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Murkrow | DRK / FLY | L23 | F || Luxio | ELC | L21 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Pikachu | ELC | L21 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Just talk to any of the Trainers and say yes when they ask if you'd like to battle them and a battle will start. Outside of the restaurant, you'll find the Galactic Goon to the east. Talk to him, and he'll run to the north. Follow him north, and then talk to him again, but this time, instead of running away, he'll fight you. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($1000 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Glameow | NRM | L25 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' After beating him, he'll run north, although will appear to be running out of steam. You've stopped him now, he's done. Head north a bit and you'll find Cynthia again. She'll ask how your Pokedex is coming along and will then give you the SecretPotion which can be used to clear the Psyducks blocking your path on Route 210. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Girafarig | NRM / PSY | 21, 22 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 20 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Staravia | NRM / FLY | 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 5% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 5% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Kricketune | BUG | 21, 22 | 5% | 5% | 25% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| If one of your Pokemon knows Fly, you can Fly to Solaceon Town or Veilstone City to save some time. But, since you're already in the area, head north to Route 214. It'll take you back to Veilstone City anyway, so it's all good. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.4. Route 214 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Ponyta | FIR | 23, 24 | 35% | 35% | 25% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 22 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 23, 24 | 15% | 15% | 5% | | Girafarig | NRM / PSY | 24 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Kricketune | BUG | 23, 24 | 5% | 5% | 25% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Stunky | PSN / DRK | 23, 24 | 15% | 15% | 15% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Sudowoodo | RCK | 23, 24 | 15% | 15% | 15% | ,------------------------------._________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Ruin Maniac Cave (<10 Unown)_|_Enc: 10_________/ Frequency \ `--.------------.--Type(s)--. Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 22 | 95% | 95% | 95% | | Hippopotas | GRD | 22, 23 | 5% | 5% | 5% | ,-------------------------------.________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Ruin Maniac Cave (>=10 Unown)_|_Enc: 10________/ Frequency \ `--.------------.--Type(s)--. Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 23 | 90% | 90% | 90% | | Hippopotas | GRD | 22, 23, 24 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ,----------------------------.___________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Maniac Tunnel (>=26 Unown) |_Enc: 10____________/ Frequency \ `--.------------.--Type(s)---' Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 24 | 80% | 80% | 80% | | Hippopotas | GRD | 22, 23, 24, 25 | 20% | 20% | 20% | `------------'-----------'--------------------'-----'-----'-----' * the Ruin Maniac Cave changes depending on the amount of Unowns that you have captured. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Collector ($1536 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L20 | M | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L22 | M | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L24 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ruin Maniac ($1248 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shieldon | RCK / STL | L26 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Collector ($1536 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Buizel | WTR | L21 | M | | Buizel | WTR | L21 | M | | Buizel | WTR | L24 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ruin Maniac ($1104 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Cranidos | RCK | L24 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L22 | M | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L23 | | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Psychic ($ 736 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Haunter | GHO / PSN | L23 | M | | Kadabra | PSY | L23 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Beauty ($1400 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wormadam | BUG / GRS | L25 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Collector ($1536 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Ponyta | FIR | L22 | M | | Ponyta | FIR | L20 | M | | Ponyta | FIR | L24 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | P.I. ($2760 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Goldeen | WTR | L23 | M | | Goldeen | WTR | L23 | M | | Goldeen | WTR | L23 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Psychic ($ 768 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L22 | F | | Misdreavus | GHO | L23 | F | | Kadabra | PSY | L24 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Max Potion | `-------| Large Root | | Heart Scale | | Guard Spec | '-----------------' There are really two paths you can take. The left path will take you through less wild Pokemon and Trainers. The paths are pretty straightforward, though, although there is a shortcut in the left path if you have Rock Smash on you. Although, if you're anything like me, you'll want to beat the snot out of all of the Trainers in both paths, huzzah! You can find a hidden Heart Scale (give to the Move Relearner in Pastoria City) by using your Dowsing Machine, although it's easy to find even without using it. Near the Psychic, there's a 0-shaped path with a square of tall grass missing. Examine where the 0 is missing a patch of grass to find it. At the end of the mountain side of the path, there's a cave entrance leading into the Ruin Maniac Cave. Inside, you can find TM28 (Dig). The guy inside is obsessed with Unowns... and digging. Depending on how many letters of Unown you have, he'll dig the tunnel out further and further. You can catch Hippopotas inside of his cave, but only very rarely. The larger his tunnel gets, the more likely you are to encounter Hippopotas, and when his tunnel is complete (after having all 26 letters of the Unown), he'll finally stop and open up an exit to Solaceon Ruins, allowing you to reach a special room that has Unown ! and ? in it. At the very end of Route 214, you'll find yourself back in Veilstone City. From here, head west, past Route 215 and back to the Pokemon Cafe on Route 210. While in Veilstone City, you will want to put a Pokemon that knows Defog on your party. Zubat is a pretty common Pokemon that can learn Defog if you're looking for one that can learn it. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.5. Route 210 |______________________________________________________) Use the SecretPotion on the Psyducks and they'll all wander off. Cynthia will then appear behind you. Answer yes to her question and she'll give you the Old Charms. She then tells you to go to Celestic Town and runs off. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ninja Boy ($ 200 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L25 | M | | Skorupi | PSN / BUG | L25 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ninja Boy ($ 208 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L23 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L23 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L26 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ninja Boy ($ 216 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Stunky | PSN / DRK | L27 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Super Repel | `-------| Hyper Potion | | Ultra Ball | '-----------------' There are three Ninjas hiding in the thick grass. Well, Ninja Boys, because they're barely visible. There's also 12 real Ninjas in there, but they don't have any Pokemon. As you head north, a patch of dense fog will start to form. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.6. Route 210 (Foggy Area) |_________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Psyduck | WTR | 25 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 24 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 24, 25, 26 | 30% | 30% | 20% | | Machop | FTG | 25, 26 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Machoke | FTG | 26 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 24 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 25 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ninja Boy ($ 200 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L23 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L23 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L25 | M | | Skorupi | PSN / BUG | L25 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($1620 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Ponyta | FIR | L27 | F | | Grotle | GRS | L27 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.------------------------ ---.__,----. | Double Team ($6480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L27 | M || Raichu | ELC | L27 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.'`--------------'--------- --'-----'---' | Ace Trainer ($1620 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mothim | BUG / FLY | L25 | M | | Luxio | ELC | L27 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L26 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ninja Boy ($ 216 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L27 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 696 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machoke | FTG | L29 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ninja Boy ($ 200 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Croagunk | FTG / PSN | L25 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L25 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Birdkeeper ($ 864 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | L27 | F | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | L27 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Expert ($2080 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Buizel | WTR | L26 | M | | Girafarig | NRM / PSY | L26 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L26 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' In the northern area of Route 210, a heavy fog has taken the Route under it's cloud of limited visibility. You will either need to wander around blindly or use Defog in order to clear the fog from the area, allowing you to see. Make your way through the tall grass and climb the hill, up to the area where you need to cross a bridge. There's another narrow bridge that you can cross with your Bicycle, so ride it across, fight against the Ninja Boy, take the narrow bridge south, and then use Rock Smash to clear way to TM30 (Shadow Ball). Head back to the start of the narrow bridge, but this time go south on the main bridge. Fight the Black Belt, and then you can pick up the Smoke Ball being guarded by another Ninja Boy. Continue to make your way west until you eventually reach Celestic Town. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.7. Celestic Town |__________________________________________________) Kannagi Town is an ancient town full of lore and stuff. Well, at least, that's what I'm guessing. If you go west of the Pokemon Center, an old lady will ramble about some legend or something. At this point, you can pick up a few items throughout town. Inside of the Pokemon Center, talking to the man on the left side of the building will net you a Great Ball. You can talk to the Black Belt inside of the house on the southwest side of town to receive the Analog Watch Application for your Poketch. It's basically just a clock with hands on it instead of a 24-hour military digital clock thingy. There's also no Poke Mart in town, but the house in the northeast corner of town is called the Friendly Shop and it has items for you to purchase. Pretty much the same old selection, though, although you can buy Timer Balls now for $1000 each. But, you can also talk to the bearded man inside of the Friendly Shop and he'll give you the Wise Glasses, which slightly increase the power of the bearer's Special-type attacks. Whenever you're ready, head to the center of town and talk to the Team Galactic Grunt guarding the entrance to a cave. Answer yes to his question and he'll initiate a battle. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($1080 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L25 | M | | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L27 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Not too tough. After beating him, he'll run off, allowing you access into the cave. The old lady from before will come over and thank you for ridding him. She'll also notice the Old Charms you have and will know that it was Cynthia that gave it to you. She'll then take the Old Charms from you and tell you to look at the inside of the cave. Inside, you will see ancient drawings of three Pokemon on the wall. Examine them, and the old lady will come in and tell you about the legend of the trio of Legendary Pokemon. She'll then give you HM03, which contains Surf, but she'll tell you that you can't use it outside of battle until after you've gotten the Gym Badge from Hearthome City. As you exit the cave, the man with blue hair that you saw at the Mt. Coronet will be outside. He'll introduce himself as Cyrus, talk to you about some stuff, mention Mt. Coronet, and will then leave. Interesting... Anyway, now you can finally go back to Hearthome City and enter the Gym! However, just for completion's sake, you might as well check out Route 211 to the west (not necessary, but I'm going to cover it anyway). ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.8. Route 211 (East) |_______________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 27, 28 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 27 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Ponyta | FIR | 26, 27, 28 | 15% | 15% | 5% | | Machoke | FTG | 27, 28 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Chingling | PSY | 27, 28 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 26 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 28 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Black Belt ($ 696 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Croagunk | FTG / PSN | L28 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L29 | M | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L27 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Birdkeeper ($ 992 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | L31 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ruin Maniac ($1440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bronzor | PSY / STL | L30 | | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ninja Boy ($ 216 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Skorupi | PSN / BUG | L27 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L27 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' More Trainers, some fairly strong wild Pokemon. Not too bad. If you talk to the Ace Trainer near the Ruin Maniac, he'll repeatedly say to himself "I'm strong!" before eventually noticing you. He'll then give you TM77 (Psych Up). Cool? To the west is another entrance to the Mt. Coronet. You haven't been to this part of it yet, but there's really nothing in there for now except an Escape Rope. You can come back here later when you are able to use Strength to do some more exploring, though. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.5.9. Hearthome Gym |__________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Youngster ($ 464 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L27 | M | | Haunter | GHO / PSN | L29 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Lass ($ 480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Misdreavus | GHO | L30 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Camper ($ 432 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L27 | M | | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L27 | M | | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L27 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Picnicker ($ 448 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Drifloon | GHO / FLY | L28 | F | | Misdreavus | GHO | L28 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | School Boy ($ 600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Haunter | GHO / PSN | L30 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | School Girl ($ 560 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Drifloon | GHO / FLY | L28 | F | | Drifloon | GHO / FLY | L28 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($1800 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L26 | M | | Haunter | GHO / PSN | L28 | M | | Gengar | GHO / PSN | L30 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($1800 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Misdreavus | GHO | L30 | F | | Drifblim | GHO / FLY | L30 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Now the Gym is finally operational again! Woohoo! This Gym is all about riddles. Pretty simple mathmatical riddles, actually. To start, stand on the elevating platform and you'll see a signpost and three doors in front of you. Read the sign to see the question, as well as three possible answers with arrows. If you think the answer with the arrow pointing left is correct, then enter the left door. If you think the one with the arrow pointing up is correct, enter the middle door. And if you think the answer with the arrow pointing right is correct, can you guess? Yes, you're right, you go through the door to the right. What happens if you get a question wrong? You get hurled into a pool of molten lava, that's what! So don't get it wrong! No, don't worry, you don't really get thrown into a pool of lava. You just have to fight a Trainer. I'm all for fighting Trainers, so don't feel like you need to answer all of the questions correctly. Here is a list of all of the questions, as well as the answers (and the name of the Trainer you'll have to fight if you enter the wrong door): ____________ / QUESTION 1 \_______________________________________ | "Question: what is 3 plus 5 plus 7?" | | "Answer: <- 2 ^ 16 -> 15" | | --------------------------------------------------- | | <- Wrong ^ Wrong -> Correct | '-----------------------------------------------------' ____________ / QUESTION 2 \_______________________________________ | "Question: what is 12 plus 28?" | | "Answer: <- 30 ^ 40 -> 50" | | --------------------------------------------------- | | <- Wrong ^ Correct -> Wrong | '-----------------------------------------------------' ____________ / QUESTION 3 \_______________________________________ | "Question: what is 3 multiplied by 13?" | | "Answer: <- 39 ^ 93 -> 33" | | --------------------------------------------------- | | <- Correct ^ Wrong -> Wrong | '-----------------------------------------------------' ____________ / QUESTION 4 \_______________________________________ | "Question: what was the answer from the first room?"| | "Answer: <- 2 ^ 16 -> 15" | | --------------------------------------------------- | | <- Wrong ^ Wrong -> Correct | '-----------------------------------------------------' If you guess the fourth question correctly, you'll enter the room with the Gym Leader that you saw awhile back, Fantina. Heal up, and get ready for a tough fight against her ghostly team of terrors! _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $4320 |\ |\ Leader Fantina '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Drifblim | GHO / FLY | L32 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Ominous Wind ] [ Gust ] |#| |*| [ Astonish ] [ Minimize ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Mismagius | GHO | L36 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Shadow Ball ] [ Psybeam ] |#| |*| [ Magical Leaf ] [ Confuse Ray ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Gengar | GHO / PSN | L34 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Shadow Claw ] [ Poison Jab ] |#| |*| [ Spite ] [ Confuse Ray ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv42 | | - Luxray Lv42 | | - Staraptor Lv42 | | - Lucario Lv43 | | - Bibarel Lv34 | | - Golbat Lv21 | '---------------------' You usually won't have a Lucario at this point, but I got one at Level 30 in the GTS and decided to train it up, so that's how I have it. Remember, the GTS can be an awesome way to get Pokemon if you know how to work it. Anyway, all of Fantina's Pokemon are Ghost-type, so your Normal- and Fighting- type attacks are going to be rendered absolutely useless here. And, since all of her Pokemon either have Levitate or are part Flying-type, your Ground-type attacks are useless as well. Dark-type attacks will be your best bet for inflicting the most damage. Otherwise, you'll just want to go aggressive with any attack (other than Normal-, Fighting-, and Ground-type ones). Fantina's Drifblim has a literal ton of HP. It also forces you to take damage if you knock it out with a Physical-based attack, so keep that in mind before hitting it with Bite, Crunch, etc. It's not that aggressive, thankfully, but it's still a real pain to take down. Her Mismagius is an absolute terror to fight against. It knows the destructive Shadow Ball, which, with its high Special Attack, will do a considerable amount of damage to you. It also knows Psychic and Magical Leaf for additional type coverage, and Confuse Ray to really mess with you. Be careful not to bring it down to the red-zone in health, otherwise Fantina will use a Hyper Potion and remove all of the damage you inflicted. Lastly is her Gengar, which also has very high Special Attack. Fortunately it has fairly weak Defense and Special Defense, but it is fast and hits hard, so be careful. After beating her, she'll give you the Relic Badge. She'll also give you TM65 (Shadow Claw). Plus, on top of that, you can also now use Surf outside of battle. As you leave the Gym, Cynthia will approach you and ask you about what happened in Celestic Town. She'll then talk about what Team Galactic is planning and will tell you to go to the library in Canalave City. To get there, you will need to travel west of Jubilife City. ,---------------. | JUBILIFE CITY | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | You can return to the Poketch Company Building and talk to the | | President (on the first floor, by the receptionist) to receive | | the Link Searcher Poketch Application. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.6. Mine Badge | / `-'------------------'------------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.6.0. Hanging Ten - Now that you can Surf... |_________________________) This section here is entirely optional, but since there's a lot of areas you can access now that you have Surf, you can check these locations out to get a whole ton of useful items and TMs. If you just want to get on with the Walkthrough or don't care about getting useful items, proceed to section 5.6.1. Otherwise, read on. ,---------------. | TWINLEAF TOWN | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | You can find a Keystone by using the Dowsing Machine in the left | |side of the small pond on the south side of town. It's hidden in | | the trees. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,--------------. | SANDGEM TOWN | `--.-----------'------------------------------------------------- ------. | You can Surf along the beach south of town to access Routes 219, | | 220, and 221. (See sections 6.2.1., 6.2.2., and 6.2.3.) | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,---------------. | OREBURGH GATE | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | In the basement of Oreburgh Gate (requires Rock Smash to access), | | you can now use Surf to reach a previously unavailable area of | | the basement. Over there, you'll find a Trainer to fight. | | __________ | | .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | | | Expert ($2800 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Riolu | FTG | L33 | M | | | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | L35 | M | | | | Staravia | NRM / FLY | L34 | M | | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' | | Unfortunately, until you are able to use Strength outside of | | battle, there's nothing else for you to do down here. Well, you | | can fight wild Golducks by Surfing, which is kind of cool. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 204 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | On the southern side of Route 204 (by Jubilife City), there's a | | lake on the west side of the Route. You can Surf on it to reach | | the Sea Incense. | | You can also find a HP Up by walking northwest, near the entrance | | to the cave, and using Surf to cross the lake. On an isolated | | piece of land, you'll find the HP Up. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,--------------. | RAVAGED PATH | `--.-----------'------------------------------------------------- ------. | Inside of the cave, you'll find some rocks that require Rock | | Smash to clear. Smash 'em down like you might have done before, | | although now you can use Surf to continue exploring the cave. | | A bit north, you'll find a place to land (the river will continue,| | though). Stop there for now, and climb the path, using Rock Smash | | on the rocks in your way. Eventually, you'll find the Luck | | Incense up there. | | You can also continue surfing on the river to find TM03 (Water | | Pulse) at the very end of it. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 205 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | From the bridge that Team Galactic once blocked, you can Surf to | | the west, then north, and you'll eventually find a fork in the | | road... well, water. Head west, and you'll find yourself in a new | | area, the Fuego Ironworks (see section 6.12.). Surf south of that | | and you'll find yourself in the very back of the Floaroma Meadow | | You can find a Miracle Seed in the northwest corner and a Leaf | | Stone in the southeast corner of the garden. Plus, there are a | | TON of hidden items scattered throughout the garden, so be sure | | to use your Dowsing Machine to track them all down! | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,------------------. | VALLEY WINDWORKS | `--.---------------'--------------------------------------------- ------. | You can find a Max Elixir hidden in the right-side of the | | Windmill behind the fence (which is accessable only by using | | Surf). Use your Dowsing Machine to track it down. | | You can also pick up TM24 (Thunderbolt) by Surfing to the north- | | east portion of the area. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-------------. | ETERNA CITY | `--.----------'-------------------------------------------------- ------. | There's a hidden PP Up that can be located by Surfing in the | | northeastern area of town. You'll need to use your Dowsing Machine| | in order to locate it. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-------------. | MT. CORONET | `--.----------'-------------------------------------------------- ------. | There are two pools of water that you can use Surf to get across. | | The one to the south will eventually lead you to a Dawn Stone. | | On the other end of the northern pool, you will find a Protein. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------------------. | ROUTE 208 (East Side) | `--.--------------------'---------------------------------------- ------. | By the area with the bridges, you can go down near the water | | and use Surf. Unfortunately, until you are able to use Waterfall, | | the only thing you can do down here is fight a Fisherman. | | __________ | | .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | | | Fisherman ($ 992 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Barboach | WTR / GRD | L31 | M | | | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L31 | M | | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 209 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | From the western side of Route 209, near the docks where there's | | a girl in a Pikachu costume, you'll want to Surf across the river | | until you reach a small piece of land that she is facing. Then, | | walk over to where the rock in the river is. You can use Surf at | | one square behind the rock, allowing you to access a secret area | | where you can find TM19 (Giga Drain). | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,------------------------. | ROUTE 212 (North Side) | `--.---------------------'--------------------------------------- ------. | Right around where you can enter the courtyard of the Pokemon | | Mansion, there's a pool out to the west that you can Surf across | | to gain access to the inside of the hedges. You can pick up a | | Rose Incense there. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,------------------------. | ROUTE 212 (South Side) | `--.---------------------'--------------------------------------- ------. | Along the docks, you can Surf your way to a small 2x1 area of | | land, surrounded by two trees and water. There's also a one-tile | | large patch of flowers there. You can examine the patch of | | flowers to find a hidden Protein. | | You can also find TM84 (Poison Jab) near all of the narrow | | bike bridges. Surf around, and you'll find it, along with a small | | patch of tall grass. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 213 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | You can use Surf along the beach. Look for an opening in the rock | | formation so you can get inside of it, then surf around. There | | are some Trainers inside for you to fight. | | __________ | | .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | | | Swimmer ($ 496 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Marill | WTR | L31 | F | | | | Azumarill | WTR | L31 | F | | | ,-'--------------'-----------`___,----.' | | | Swimmer ($ 496 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L30 | M | | | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L29 | M | | | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L31 | M | | | ,-'--------------'-----------`___,----.' | | | Sailor ($ 992 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L31 | M | | | | Machop | FTG | L31 | M | | | ,-'--------------'-----------`___,----.' | | | Swimmer ($ 512 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Golduck | WTR | L30 | M | | | | Golduck | WTR | L32 | M | | | ,-'--------------'-----------`___,----.' | | | Swimmer ($ 480 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Marill | WTR | L32 | F | | | | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | L30 | F | | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' | | When you reach the shallow water, you can either head south, then | | west to find a Max Revive (after fighting a Swimmer), or you can | | manuever around on the shallow water, fighting the Sailor, and | | use Surf again. Continue down the path until you eventually find | | a Water Stone. If you desire, you can make your way to the south | | part of the shallow water and examine the white rock there (use | | the Dowsing Machine) to find a Big Pearl hidden there. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 214 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | Near the entrance to the building to Veilstone City, you can use | | Surf to cross a lake and snag a Rare Candy. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.6.1. Route 218 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Floatzel | WTR | 28, 29, 30 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Shellos | WTR | 28 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | 28, 29, 30 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | 29 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Mr. Mime | PSY | 29, 30 | 15% | 15% | 15% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Glameow | NRM | 29, 30 | 15% | 15% | 15% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Fisherman ($ 928 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L29 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L29 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Fisherman ($ 832 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L26 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L31 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L26 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L26 | M | | Magikarp | WTR | L26 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Sailor ($ 992 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mantyke | WTR / FLY | L27 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L31 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Guitarist ($ 744 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Luxio | ELC | L31 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Honey | `-------| | '-----------------' To the west of Jubilife City is Route 218. You could visit here earlier, although you couldn't get any further than the dock due to your lack of the ability to Surf. Now, however, you can freely traverse the Route and access Canalave City. Surf on the dock, taking either the northern or southern path (up to you, although the southern path has some Fisherman to fight, including ANOTHER DANG MAGIKARP NOOB). Canalave City really is not very far away at all. On your way there, there's a patch of tall grass with Floatzels, Gastrodons, and Mr. Mimes for you to catch and battle. On your way through the building to Canalave City, Dawn's father will stop you and power up your Pokedex. Now you can view the gender differences of each Pokemon in the Pokedex. Continue on to Canalave City. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.6.2. Canalave City |__________________________________________________) Canalave City appears to be a booming port town. There are ships and such all over the place. There's also some items and interesting people to talk to in town. Inside of the first house you will see when entering Canalave City, talk to the lady on the right and she will give you TM48 (Skill Swap). The Move Deleter, which will let you remove any moves from your Pokemon (including HM moves), can be found in the house to the north of Poke Mart. Handy if you accidentally loaded your main Pokemon with cruddy HM moves and want to undo the mess you did. Before crossing the bridge to the west side of town, make sure your Pokemon are fully healed, because as you cross the bridge, Rival will show up and challenge you to a battle. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Pokemon Trainer Rival ($3500 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Staravia | NRM / FLY | L31 | M | | Heracross | BUG / FTG | L30 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Turtwig: - | | Buizel | WTR | L32 | M | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L32 | M | | Monferno | FIR / FTG | L35 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Chimchar: - | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L32 | M | | Ponyta | FIR | L32 | M | | Prinplup | WTR | L35 | M | | | | | | | - If you picked Piplup: - | | Ponyta | FIR | L32 | M | | Buizel | WTR | L32 | M | | Grotle | GRS | L35 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' Rival's Team is finally starting to come together. He finally evolved his Starly into a Staravia, and he even added a new Pokemon, Heracross (which you probably have not seen at this point in the game, so it will be a new addition to your Pokedex). He still shouldn't be that tough, but his Heracross will make it more of a challenge due to its decent strength. His starter Pokemon will also be pretty potent by now. After beating him, he'll run off again, talking some about the League Champion. Anyway, on the western side of town, there's a library, and a ship that can take you to Iron Island. However, you can access a secluded area with a valuable TM if you use Surf while on the dock to the ship and the Surf your way south. You'll eventually find a secret area that contains TM89 (U-Turn). ,-------------. | IRON ISLAND | `--.----------'-------------------------------------------------- ------. | Now might be a good time for you to go to Iron Island and help | | Riley out. He'll reward you with a Riolu egg, which will hatch | | and then evolve into the cool Lucario with proper training. Check | | out section 6.13. of this Walkthrough for the full scoop! | |________________________________________________________________ ___| Lastly, you'll notice the Gym on the west side of town. Inside, prepare yourself to fight a multitude of Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.6.3. Canalave Gym |___________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Black Belt ($ 792 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Steelix | STL / GRD | L33 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Worker ($1240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Onix | RCK / GRD | L31 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Worker ($1120 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Onix | RCK / GRD | L28 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L28 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L28 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($1920 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Skorupi | PSN / BUG | L30 | M | | Steelix | STL / GRD | L32 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Worker ($1160 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Onix | RCK / GRD | L29 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L29 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 768 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Onix | RCK / GRD | L30 | M | | Steelix | STL / GRD | L32 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($1980 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Azumarill | WTR | L33 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' This Gym's challenge is a multi-level elevator puzzle. It's actually not as difficult as it may seem, but it is pretty fun riding the elevators all around. To get to the Gym Leader, from the start, take the platform on the far right (the fourth one) to take you up. Take the platform to the south back down, fight the Ace Trainer, and then take the west platform back up to the second floor. Take the platform up there to the west, then take the next platform up to the third floor. Take the northern platform followed by the top platform (by the Worker). Keep taking the platforms to the east until you get to the second Black Belt. Fight him, then go south and take the two platforms to take you to the other side of the wall. Take the next platform you see down, fight the Ace Trainer, then take the platform she's guarding down to the first floor. Now, take the red platform all the way up to the Gym Leader himself. Byron will introduce himself as the Gym Leader, and also as... SPOILERS! ...Roark's father. Yep, you'll see the connection in both their looks and in the Pokemon they use. Brace yourself for an ironclad battle against the Steel Gym Leader! _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $4680 |\ |\ Leader Byron '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Bronzor | STL / PSY | L36 | |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Flash Cannon ] [ Extrasensory ] |#| |*| [ Confuse Ray ] [ Hypnosis ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Steelix | STL / GRD | L36 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Gyro Ball ] [ Ice Fang ] |#| |*| [ DragonBreath ] [ Sandstorm ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Bastiodon | STL / RCK | L39 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Flash Cannon ] [ AncientPower ] |#| |*| [ Iron Defense ] [ Rest ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv46 | | - Luxray Lv45 | | - Staraptor Lv45 | | - Lucario Lv45 | | - Bibarel Lv34 | | - Golbat Lv21 | '---------------------' Bronzor isn't very offensive, but it has quite high Defense and Special Defense and very little weaknesses. The only Type that is Super Effective against it is Fire, which if you have, you should obviously use. Otherwise, just use your strongest Water-, Electric-, Fighting-, Ghost-, or Dark-type attacks (any other types will be resisted). Steelix isn't too much fancier than anything you came up against in the Gym. Just higher level, and with some better attacks. One good Special-based Water- type attack will sink the iron snake. Avoid using Physical-based attacks against it, though, because even 4x effective attacks (like Fighting- or Ground-type attacks) will not knock it out in one hit! Lastly comes his Bastiodon. This thing has gargantuan Defense and Special Defense (particularly the former), so there is almost no way to one hit KO it. Your best bet here would be a Fighting- or Ground-type attack (preferably Special-based), although even that will take a few hits. It knows Iron Defense, which will sharply raise its Defense, and it tends to use it quite often until its Defense is literally untouchable. Once it starts using it, switch to your strongest Special-based attacks. It also knows Flash Cannon, a powerful Steel-type attack, although fortunately it won't do too considerable of damage due to Bastiodon's low Attack and Special Attack. When low in HP, Bastiodon will use Rest to completely restore its HP. Plus, the first time it uses Rest, it will wake up immediately thanks to a held berry it has. If you have a move like Swords Dance, Howl, Leer, or Tail Whip, it would be wise to use these moves to either strengthen your own Pokemon or weaken Bastiodon during its sleep. After beating him, you'll earn the Mine Badge from him, which will allow you to use Strength outside of battle. Since this is your 6th Badge, any of your traded Pokemon up to Level 70 will now fully obey you. He'll also give you TM91, Flash Cannon, which is a very worthwhile move to teach an Empoleon if you have one. You can take a shortcut out of the Gym by riding the platform to the right of Tougan all the way around, and then taking the red platform back to the first floor. ,---------------. | OREBURGH GATE | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | Now that you can use Strength, return to the basement, across the | | water, where you had fought the Expert. This time, | | though, you'll be able to use Strength to move the boulder that | | was blocking your path. Right near the boulder is the Earth | | Plate. Also, just to the north, use Rock Smash on the rock by | | another boulder, and then push to boulder to the left to gain | | access to TM01 (Focus Punch). | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.7. Icicle Badge | / `-'--------------------'----------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.1. Canalave City |__________________________________________________) As you exit the Gym, Rival will tell you to come to the library. On the top floor of the library will be Rival, Dawn, and Rowan. Rowan will ask the three of you to track down the three Legendary Pokemon of the three lakes. He'll send Rival off to Lake Acuity to the north and he'll tell you to go to Lake Valor while he and Dawn cover Lake Verity. Just then, you'll hear what sounds like a large explosion. Head outside of the library and a sailor will tell you that Team Galactic set off explosives at Lake Valor. Whoops! How did you let that one slide?! Ok, well you'd better get crusin' on over there to stop them before it's too late. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.2. Lake Valor |_____________________________________________________) Return to the Valor Lakefront, around where you chased the Team Galactic Grunt and where Cynthia gave you the SecretPotion, and you'll find that the two people blocking the passage to the lake are now gone. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($1320 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Glameow | NRM | L33 | F | | Croagunk | FTG / PSN | L33 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L32 | M | | Croagunk | FTG / PSN | L36 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Croagunk | FTG / PSN | L34 | M | | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L31 | M | | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L31 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Inside of the entrance, you'll find that the lake is completely dried up and tons of Magikarp are flopping around in the empty remains. Head over to the west, fighting a Galactic Grunt, and then make your way south, fighting the other two, until you find the entrance to a small cave. Enter the cave, and inside you will find another Commander of Team Galactic: Saturn. Talk to him and he'll go into his plans and stuff, and will then battle you. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $2960 |\ |\ Commander Saturn '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Kadabra | PSY | L35 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Psychic ] [ Shock Wave ] |#| |*| [ Recover ] [ Embargo ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Toxicroak | PSN / FTG | L37 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Poison Jab ] [ Revenge ] |#| |*| [ Mud Bomb ] [ Faint Attack ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Bronzor | STL / PSY | L35 | |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Gyro Ball ] [ Shadow Ball ] |#| |*| [ Rock Tomb ] [ Iron Defense ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` Not terribly tough. You probably haven't seen Toxicroak before, and it can hit kind of hard, but it shouldn't be any tougher than your last Gym Leader battle. The other two Pokemon are jokes and you should be familliar with how to extinguish them. After beating Saturn, he'll tell you that Mars is in Lake Verity (by Twinleaf Town) and will then run off. Heal up if you have to, and then Fly over to Twinleaf Town - back to where you got your first Pokemon. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.3. Lake Verity |____________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Galactic Grunt || Galactic Grunt ($2600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Glameow | NRM | L33 | F || Silcoon | BUG | L32 | F | '--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Golbat | PSN / FLY | L32 | F | | Glameow | NRM | L32 | F | ,--------------------------------------.'--------------'--------- --'.__,----.' | Galactic Grunt || Galactic Grunt ($2600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Stunky | PSN / DRK | L32 | M || Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L31 | F | | Glameow | NRM | L32 | F || Glameow | NRM | L33 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' Inside of Lake Verity, you'll find Professor Rowan and a bunch of Team Galactic Grunts. Rowan will tell you to hurry over to Dawn, who is holding off Mars. Fight your way through the two rounds of Double Battles over to Dawn, and then talk to Mars. She'll proceed to engage you in a fight. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $3120 |\ |\ Commander Mars '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Golbat | PSN / FLY | L37 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Air Cutter ] [ Bite ] |#| |*| [ Toxic ] [ Supersonic ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Bronzor | STL / PSY | L37 | |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Gyro Ball ] [ Extrasensory ] |#| |*| [ Iron Defense ] [ Confuse Ray ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Purugly | NRM | L39 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Slash ] [ Faint Attack ] |#| |*| [ Hypnosis ] [ Fake Out ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` Her Pokemon have gotten much stronger since the last time you fought her. They're also a bit tougher than Saturn's. However, Purugly is really the only thing to fear. It has great Attack, although nowhere it should be nowhere near as scary now that you have (or, at least, should have) some strong evolved Pokemon on your side. After beating her, she'll say a whole ton of stuff about how Team Galactic captured the Legendary Trio, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. She'll then leave, and Professor Rowan will tell you to go see Rival in Lake Acuity. To get to Lake Acuity, you'll need to first travel through Mt. Coronet. Fly to Eterna City, make sure you have a sufficient amount of items and Pokemon on your team that know both Strength and Defog, and preferably Surf and Rock Smash as well. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.4. Mt. Coronet (North) |____________________________________________) Return to the Mt. Coronet entrance on Route 211 (West) (either side works actually, although I'm going to start from the west side near Eterna City), although now you are able to push the boulders in there. Push the northern boulder to access TM69 (Rock Polish). Pushing the eastern boulder will lead you over to Route 211 (East). Push the boulder north, then smash some rocks, and you'll find a Rare Candy. Go back to the east, and then go north, down a set of stairs, and you'll eventually find a set of stairs going down. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | Basement |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 31, 32 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 31 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Clefairy | NRM | 30, 31, 32 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 31, 32 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Machoke | FTG | 31 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Chingling | PSY | 30 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| In the basement, you will need to use Defog in order to clear the fog. Right near the stairs you can use Rock Smash to get a Stardust. Head north, and you'll see a large lake. Down in the lake, you can Surf to the east and find a small landing area that contains Light Clay. Otherwise, keep riding on the elevated path until you see stairs going down to the middle layer. Use Strength to move the boulder and you'll find Soft Sand. Near the northern side of the room, you'll find a boulder in front of a Revive. Move the boulder, and then pick up the Revive. Keep going along the side of the cliff, using Rock Smash when you need to, and you'll eventually find a Full Restore. You can also Rock Smash near the coast there to get a Max Elixir. After you've picked up everything you want to, return to the northwest corner of the room, and then take the flight up stairs out of the basement. Back on the first floor, there's a HP Up hidden in the wall between the two rocks. Keep going, and you'll find the exit to Route 216. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.5. Route 216 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Snover | GRS / ICE | 32, 33 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | 32, 33 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 33, 34 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Machoke | FTG | 33, 34 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 33, 34 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 33 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 33 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ace Trainer ($2100 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Ambipom | NRM | L35 | M | | Kadabra | PSY | L35 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($1980 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golduck | WTR | L34 | F | | Sudowoodo | RCK | L33 | F | | Ponyta | FIR | L35 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Skier ($1120 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | L35 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2220 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Lopunny | NRM | L37 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2100 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mr. Mime | PSY | L33 | M | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | L35 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L34 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Ice Heal | `-------| | '-----------------' The chilly region of the north is difficult to travel through due to the harsh weather. Not only are you unable to ride your Bicycle here, but you will also sometimes wade into deep snow, where you won't even be able to run! On top of that, there will be Hail inside of each battle, damaging all battling Pokemon that aren't Ice-types between turns. It gets very annoying, so be sure to have lots of restorative items handy. From the start, you have two options of where to go: you can either climb up the ledge and then cross the bridges, or you can trudge through the snow in the valley. The bridge route has less Trainers and battles, plus an Ice Heal. After trekking a bit to the west, you'll find a Snow Lodge where you can heal your Pokemon at. Just hop in the bed, face down, and press A and you'll be asked if you'd like to take a rest. Continue heading north, through a large field of grass and another Trainer, and you'll make your way to Route 217. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.6. Route 217 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Snover | GRS / ICE | 34, 35 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | 34, 35 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 35 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Machoke | FTG | 35, 36 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 35, 36 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 35 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 35 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ace Trainer ($2280 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Raichu | ELC | L34 | M | | Hippopotas | GRD | L38 | M | | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | L36 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Skier ($1120 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Snover | ICE / GRS | L34 | M | | Golduck | WTR | L34 | M | | Snover | ICE / GRS | L33 | M | | Snover | ICE / GRS | L35 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ninja Boy ($ 288 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L33 | M | | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L36 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L34 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L33 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Skier ($1184 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Snover | ICE / GRS | L37 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ninja Boy ($ 280 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Skorupi | PSN / BUG | L35 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L35 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Skier ($1216 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mantyke | WTR / FLY | L36 | M | | Sneasel | ICE / DRK | L38 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Skier ($1120 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Marill | WTR | L35 | F | | Clefairy | NRM | L35 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Black Belt ($ 888 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L36 | M | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L35 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L37 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2220 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L37 | F | | Seaking | WTR | L37 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Iron | `-------| TM07 (Hail) | | HM08 (Rock | | Climb) | '-----------------' Just when you thought it couldn't get worse... it gets worse. Route 217 is in the middle of a raging blizzard, hampering your visibility and movement. The snow in the area is always deep, so you won't even be able to run. Plus, there are really deep patches of snow that will slow you down to a crawl. There's also tons of Trainers, and seemingly no markings of where to go. Just remember that you need to head north. There's a few items scattered around. An Iron can be found literally in the middle of nowhere. TM07 (Hail) can be found by a Ninja Boy. IMPORTANT: Make sure you locate a house on the west side of the Route. Right outside of the house (north side) is HM08 (Rock Climb), which you will NEED to have at some point, so do not miss out on this! If you talk to the guy inside of the house after picking up HM08, he'll give you the Icicle Plate. There's also another house on the eastern side of the Route (further north than the previously mentioned house). Talk to the lady inside of the house and she'll give you the Spell Tag, which powers up Ghost-type attacks. The exit to this snowy Route can be found in the very northwest. As long as you stay to the west and continue to head north, you should reach the end without difficulty. The northern part of the Route is where the tall grass is at, where you can pick up wild Medichams as well as some previously obtainable Pokemon. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.7. Acuity Lakefront |_______________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Snover | GRS / ICE | 34, 35 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | 34, 35 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Meditite | FTG / PSY | 35 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Machoke | FTG | 35, 36 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 35, 36 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 35 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 35 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Ultra Ball | `-------| | '-----------------' Lake Acuity is to the north, it's being blocked by Galactic Grunts right now, so head to Snowpoint City instead. You can find an Ultra Ball on your way there (it's north a little bit, though). ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.8. Snowpoint City |_________________________________________________) Unfortunately, there really isn't a lot to do in Snowpoint City. You can trade a Haunter for a Medicham by talking to the blonde-haired girl in house on the northwestern side of town. The Haunter has an Everstone attached to it, which is cool because you'll get an Everstone (handy for passing on the female's Nature when breeding), but unfortunate because it means the Haunter won't evolve immediately into Gengar. Oh well, it's still pretty cool, and you can catch more Medichams right outside of town. The Gym is practically impossible to miss; it's right in the center of town! Whenever you're ready, enter the Gym. Just be sure to bring a sweater... ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.7.9. Snowpoint Gym |__________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ace Trainer ($2220 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | L35 | F | | Golduck | WTR | L36 | F | | Steelix | STL / GRD | L37 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2220 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Floatzel | WTR | L37 | M | | Sneasel | ICE / DRK | L37 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2340 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Snover | ICE / GRS | L39 | F | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2340 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | L39 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2340 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Snover | ICE / GRS | L39 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Ace Trainer ($2220 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Sneasel | ICE / DRK | L37 | F | | Tentacruel | WTR / PSN | L37 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Contrary to what you might think, the Trainers inside of this Gym use a variety of Pokemon instead of solely Ice-types, so you'll need to vary your own strategy accordingly. Still, as a general rule, a strong Fire-, Steel-, or Fighting-type Pokemon will do very well in here. I would also like to take this paragraph to say that this guide is created by Marriland and is not to be sold on sites like eBay. If you paid money for this guide, demand a refund immediately, and file a complaint. Now THIS Gym has a really challenging puzzle! Basically, there are four layers of depth to the Gym, and most all of the Gym is slippery ice which will carry you in the direction you step until you either hit an object (Snowball, Trainer, or wall), or land on a patch of snow. However, if you slide down into the "pit", as I call it, you will crush any Snowballs in your path, but only if you have enough speed. It's hard to explain and will take some practice. However, since I'm nice and like to explain things (this is a Walkthrough, after all), I'm going to provide a complete set of instructions for you to follow. NOTE: There are many ways to solve the puzzle (some are much quicker), but this is just one of them! 1. From the very entrance, walk over so you're to the right of the left statue, then slide north (herein, walking on ice will be referred to as sliding). This will break two snowballs in the pit. 2. Slide back south, take two steps to the right, and then slide down again, breaking three more snowballs in the pit. 3. Slide to the right, over to the stairs, battle the Trainer, and then slide to the northeast corner of the room. 4. Slide over to the two tiles of snow and slide downwards while standing on the second one from the right (the one closest to the Gym Leader). You'll stop on some more snow. Slide west to break another snowball in the pit. 5. Slide west, south, climb the stairs, slide south, and climb the stairs so you'll be on the top level. (You'll need to return here several times, so this spot will be called "the end of Step 5" for later reference.) 6. Go back to the end of Step 5, and then slide north to the next snow patch, then west, fighting the Trainer, and then sliding north to another snow patch. Slide east twice to break another snowball in the pit. 7. Go back to the end of Step 5, but this time slide north twice (instead of stopping on the snow patch), then slide east to break a snowball on the third level. 8. Go back to the end of Step 5, although now slide south twice, then east once so you will be at the entrance. Slide down the same way you did in Step 1 (one step to the right of the left statue), then slide down so you're near the Gym Leader. Slide over to the Trainer, then north, then west, then south to patch of snow, and then south once again so you hit the snowball. Lastly, slide west and you'll crush the snowball blocking your way to the Gym Leader. 9. There should only be two snowballs left at this point (one in the absolute middle of the pit and one on the southern side of the third level). Slide your way back to the entrance (combination of end of Step 5 and going south, then west). Now, step on the same position you were in during Step 2 (northeast corner of the snow patch near the entrance) and then slide to the east. You'll hit a snowball. Slide north to a patch of snow, then north again, but don't step on the second patch of snow immediately to the north of the one you're currently on; instead, slide to the west to shatter the snowball. 10. Return to the northwest corner of the snow patch near the entrance (you know how to get there by now...), and slide back to where you were in Step 8. Slide west so you hit the Trainer, but this time slide south so you land on a patch of snow. Slide east, and you'll break the snowball in the middle. 11. Return to the entrance, and go straight through the center to reach the Gym Leader! _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $5040 |\ |\ Leader Candice '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Snover | ICE / GRS | L38 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Avalanche ] [ Razor Leaf ] |#| |*| [ Ingrain ] [ Leer ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Medicham | FTG / PSY | L40 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Ice Punch ] [ Force Palm ] |#| |*| [ Detect ] [ Bulk Up ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Sneasel | DRK / ICE | L38 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Avalanche ] [ Slash ] |#| |*| [ Faint Attack ] [ Taunt ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Abomasnow | ICE / GRS | L42 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Avalanche ] [ Wood Hammer ] |#| |*| [ GrassWhistle ] [ Swagger ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv48 | | - Luxray Lv49 | | - Staraptor Lv49 | | - Lucario Lv49 | | - Bibarel Lv34 | | - Haunter Lv36 | '---------------------' She will always start with sending out her Snover, which will make it Hail as soon as it is sent out due to its Ability, so you'll have to put up with more damaging hatred for your non-Ice-type Pokemon. But, really, other than that, it should be a pushover. One Fire-type attack will melt it. A Steel-, Fighting-, or Flying-type attack should also put it's lights out pretty good. Oddly enough, in her mix of Pokemon, is a Medicham. It can use Bulk Up to raise it's Attack and Defense, so you'll want to hit it before it starts using that, otherwise you could end up regretting it. It has low Special Defense and starts out with low Defense, so strike it quick to take as little damage as possible. Remember, if any of her Pokemon get into the red-zone HP-wise, she'll pull out a Full Restore to heal it back to full. Cheap. This thing also has a ton of nasty moves in its arsenal. Next up is her Sneasel, which is quick and strong. It's also very frail, so one good hit - even from a regular attack - and it'll be hurting. Strange as it is, it knows Taunt, which will force you into using offensive moves against it for your next two attacks. Umm, ok? You were probably planning on doing that anyway. Any Fighting-type attack (except perhaps Rock Smash) should KO it in one shot. Lastly is her Abomasnow. It has Swagger, which will raise your Pokemon's attack by two stages and then confuse it. The goal with that is to make it so, if confusion damages your Pokemon, it will really hurt. Sounds great and all, but it's probably not going to make too huge of a difference. Either switch out if you become affected, or just administer Hyper Potions or Moomoo Milks if you damage yourself. It also knows Snow Avalanche and Wood Hammer to inflict some damage, so be on guard. Keep anything that's weak to Ice and Grass out of the fight or you'll be sorry. As with her Snover, a nice Fire- type attack will likely KO it in one shot. If you don't have Fire in your arsenal, use Fighting-, Flying-, or Steel-type attacks against it to do the most damage. After beating her, she'll give you the Icicle Badge, which will allow you to use Rock Climb outside of battle. She'll also give you TM72 (Avalanche). ,---------------. | JUBILIFE CITY | `--.------------'------------------------------------------------ ------. | You can return to the Poketch Company Building and talk to the | | President (on the first floor, by the receptionist) to receive | | the Move Tester Poketch Application which you can use to show | | the effectiveness of any type attack against any single- or dual- | | type Pokemon. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.8. Beacon Badge | / `-'--------------------'----------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.0. Going Up - Now that you can Rock Climb... |______________________) This section is completely optional. You don't need to visit any of the following locations. However, I'm listing them, along with their rewards, in case you want to explore some new areas. I would recommend visiting them, as you will pick up some really nice TMs and useful items, but you don't have to. All of these locations require Rock Climb. Some of them require Rock Smash or Surf as well. ,-----------. | ROUTE 208 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | You can use Rock Climb to reach a ledge with a Hiker on it. | | __________ | | .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | | | Hiker ($1120 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L35 | M | | | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | L35 | M | | | | Onix | RCK / GRD | L35 | M | | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' | | There's an Iron hidden inside of the wall that is accessable | | after using Rock Smash on a rock near it. (Use the Dowsing | | machine if you are having trouble locating it.) | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,------------------. | ROUTE 211 (East) | `--.---------------'--------------------------------------------- ------. | On the northern side of the Route, there are some scalable rocks | | that you can reach after using Rock Smash. Climb them, and you'll | | find yourself on a ledge where you can pick up TM29 (Psychic). | | There's also a Zinc hidden on the opposite side of the ledge (use | | the Dowsing Machine to find it). | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 213 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | You can use Rock Climb on the rocks in the western side of the | | Route to reach a field of tall grass. Up there, you can find TM05 | | (Roar) up near the edge, facing the coast. If you use the Item | | Finder, you can also find a Max Revive hidden in the grass. | | | | In the area with the houses, you can use Rock Climb to reach a | | previously unaccessable house. Inside of the house, you can speak | | with the man there and he will give you the Coin Toss Application | | for your Poketch. You can also find a Max Revive by searching his | | trash. Around the houses, you can also use Rock Climb to find a | | Protein, and there's a Rare Candy hidden in the wall where you | | have to use Rock Climb on two sets of rocks in a row (just south | | of the path that a man is blocking). | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,----------------. | VALOR LAKEFRONT | `--.-------------'----------------------------------------------- ------. | You can use Rock Climb on the rocks behind the Game Designer's | | house, and then follow the path, using Rock Climb when needed, | | to eventually find TM85 (Dream Eater). | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,----------------. | VEILSTONE CITY | `--.-------------'----------------------------------------------- ------. | Near the Gym, there are some rocks that you can use Rock Climb on | | to climb up to a Full Incense. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,---------------------. | MT. CORONET (South) | `--.------------------'------------------------------------------ ------. | You can now use Rock Climb on the northeast rocks (past the pool | | of water on the northern side of the floor). Doing so will lead | | you to a set of stairs taking you to the upstairs of Mt. Coronet. | | You actually will visit this place later on in the game, so if | | you want to go looting it for treasure now, please check out | | section 5.8.4. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 210 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | Around where the bridges on the Route are, you can Rock Climb | | down into a pit, and then use Rock Climb again to start a battle | | with a Trainer. | | __________ | | .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | | | Dragon Tamer ($1248 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Gible | GRD / DRG | L39 | M | | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' | | Inside of the house, the old lady will teach one of your Dragon- | | type Pokemon a special move. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 216 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | Getting back here will take a bit of effort, so be sure to ready | | yourself for the snow. Anyway, just to the east of the Lodge with | | the bed inside is a place that you can use Rock Climb. | | __________ | | .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | | | Black Belt ($ 960 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Machoke | FTG | L40 | M | | | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | | | Skier ($ 960 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L35 | M | | | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | L35 | M | | | | Snover | ICE / GRS | L35 | M | | | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | | | Skier ($1152 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | L36 | F | | | | Snover | ICE / GRS | L36 | F | | | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | | | Skier ($1216 ) | | `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | | | Staravia | NRM / FLY | L38 | F | | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' | | After fighting the first three Trainers, you will find a Mental | | Herb. An HP Up can be found shortly afterward. Lastly, at the | | very end of this ridge is your prize: TM13 (Ice Beam). | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.1. Lake Acuity |____________________________________________________) As you approach the outside of the lake, you'll see some Galactic Goons lurking around. Inside of the lake itself, you'll see Rival and Jupiter battling. They'll finish, and Jupiter will tell you that she is going to the headquarters in Veilstone City now that her mission is complete. She'll then leave. Can anyone take a guess as to where to go now? If you guessed Veilstone City, you are correct, so get Flying! ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.2. Veilstone City |_________________________________________________) Back in Veilstone City, head on over to the giant black building in the northeast corner of town. That's the Veilstone Galactic Building, and right now, you're out of luck, because there's no way to get past the locked door that's inside. However, there's a clumsy Team Galactic member outside of the building who will drop the Storage Key after you speak with him. Pick it up, and then go back to where you and Dawn battled two Galactic Grunts and where you got HM02 (Fly) (it's in the northwest corner of town). Yep, the Warehouse. Go inside of the Warehouse, and then open the door with your Storage Key (simply press A on the door and select "Yes"). Grab the Dusk Stone, and then head into the basement of the Galactic Veilstone Building. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.3. Galactic Veilstone Building |____________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($1480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L37 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1400 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L35 | M | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L35 | | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Glameow | NRM | L37 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L32 | M | | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L36 | M | | Cascoon | BUG | L34 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Scientist ($1680 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Kadabra | PSY | L35 | M | | Kadabra | PSY | L35 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Stunky | DRK / PSN | L37 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L36 | | | Stunky | DRK / PSN | L36 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1440 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L36 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L36 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1360 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L36 | F | | Silcoon | BUG | L34 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Scientist ($1776 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Kadabra | PSY | L35 | M | | Kadabra | PSY | L35 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.------------------------ ------,----. | Galactic Grunt || Galactic Grunt ($2840 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Stunky | DRK / PSN | L36 | M || Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L35 | F | | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L36 | M || Stunky | DRK / PSN | L35 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Glameow | NRM | L35 | F | '--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Zinc | `-------| TM49 (Snatch) | | TM36 (Sludge | | Bomb) | | TM21 | | (Frustration) | | Max Revive | | Elixir | | Master Ball | '-----------------' The door to the north is locked with another Key, so you'll need to head east instead. There are two Grunts along the way to the stairs, as well as a room containing a Zinc. Climb the stairs, and you'll be in a small room with a Grunt who won't fight you and will instead tell you about the Warp Panels - little glowing circular tiles that will warp you around to various parts of the building. Continue by going up the stairs. There's a Grunt by the first set of two Warp Panels that you'll find. Beat the Grunt, and then you can take the Warp Panel on the right to find TM49 (Snatch). Go back, and then take the left Warp Panel to be teleported to a room with another Warp Panel in it. Use it, and then you'll appear by a flight of stairs. Go up the stairs and you'll find a Grunt (with a Level 32 Wurmple, haha!), a Warp Panel, and another flight of stairs leading up. Start by taking the Warp Panel (after finishing the Grunt, if you wish to fight him), and then take the stairs there downward. The stairs will lead you to a Scientist and another set of stairs going down. Back in the basement, you'll find a Grunt (who won't fight you), TM36 (Sludge Bomb), and the Galactic Key. This Key will let you open any of the doors inside of the Veilstone Galactic Building. At this point, unless you want to obtain TM21 (Frustration), use the Galactic Key on the door right about where you where (the one that was blocked earlier) and make your way outside. Otherwise, if you do want to get the TM, head back up to the room with the Scientist, the Warp Panel, and the stairs that you were in earlier, but this time take the stairs up. Make your way around the parameter of the room, fighting the Grunts as you go, until you eventually find a locked door. Open it up using the Galactic Key, and TM21 (Frustration) will be yours. Outside of the Warehouse, make your way back to the Galactic Veilstone Building itself. Open the locked door on the first floor and proceed up the stairs. Fight the two Grunts, and then you'll have three potential Warp Panels you can go to: one inside of the northern room and two to the right. The top one on the right will lead you to nothing but a dead end. The bottom-right one will lead you to another Warp Panel which will in turn lead you to a Max Revive. But, the Warp Panel you really want to take is the one inside of the northern room with the Scientist in it. You should now be in a room with two beds and stairs leading up. You can heal your Pokemon in the bed by facing down whilst on it and then pressing A (and choosing "Yes", of course). When you and your Pokemon are well rested, continue up the stairs. Upstairs, you'll find two Galactic Grunts that you'll have to fight in a Double Battle. Crush them, and then continue down the corridor until you find three Warp Panels. Don't bother with the one on the right, as it's just a dead end. The one in the middle will take you to an Elixir. And lastly, the one on the left will lead you to a flight of stairs. Up the stairs, save your game, and then open the door to find Cyrus, the man in the blue hair that you've seen around in a few places. Yes, he is the Boss of Team Galactic! And his plans to capture the Legendary Trio appears to have been a success. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $7740 |\ |\ Galactic Boss Cyrus '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Murkrow | DRK / FLY | L40 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Drill Peck ] [ Night Shade ] |#| |*| [ Astonish ] [ Embargo ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Golbat | PSN / FLY | L40 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Poison Fang ] [ Air Cutter ] |#| |*| [ Bite ] [ Supersonic ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Sneasel | DRK / ICE | L43 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Slash ] [ Ice Punch ] |#| |*| [ Quick Attack ] [ Screech ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` Cyrus' Pokemon are pretty high-level, with all of their Levels above 40. They're somewhat varied in type, although a Rock-type attack will tear through all of his Pokemon. Other than that, none of them are particularly strong, although his Sneasel is quick and powerful, so be on guard. After beating him, he'll give you the Master Ball. He says he doesn't need the Legendary Pokemon any more and is going to Mt. Coronet. There's a Warp Panel in the direction he headed, so follow him there. Down in some secret area of the HQ are a ton of capsule things. Continue walking until you reach a door, where inside you'll find Saturn and the Legendary Trio. Saturn must not have heard the news, because you'll have to battle him. He wants revenge for his humiliating loss earlier, although too bad for him he's not going to get it! _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $3200 |\ |\ Commander Saturn '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Kadabra | PSY | L38 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Psychic ] [ Shock Wave ] |#| |*| [ Recover ] [ Embargo ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Toxicroak | PSN / FTG | L40 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Poison Jab ] [ Brick Break ] |#| |*| [ X-Scissor ] [ Swagger ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Bronzor | STL / PSY | L38 | |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Gyro Ball ] [ Extrasensory ] |#| |*| [ Shadow Ball ] [ Confuse Ray ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` He has the same old Pokemon, they're just a few Levels higher. No big deal. Clean his clock just as you did before. He'll step aside after you beat him, allowing you to press the big red button that you know you have always wanted to press at some point in your life. Press the button, and the Legendary Trio will be freed, and vanish. Oh my! Go back to the room where you fought Cyrus, except go south from the Warp Panel that you used to get to the basement to find a special Warp Panel that's a one-way ticket out of the building (well, to a room right near the door). ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.4. Mt. Coronet (South) |____________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. _________________ | 2F |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 37 | | 10% | | | Clefairy | NRM | 36 - 38 | | 15% | | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 37 | | 10% | | | Chingling | PSY | 37, 38 | | 10% | | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | 36 | | 5% | | | Bronzong | STL / PSY | 38 | | 20% | | | Machoke | FTG | 37 | | 20% | | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Max Potion | `-------| Escape Rope | | Iron | | TM80 (Rock | | Slide) | | Revive | '-----------------' Before entering, I strongly recommend stocking up on at least 30 Ultra Balls (or, if you are playing at night, buy Dusk Balls instead). You will be able to catch a Legendary Pokemon very soon, so you will need them! Inside of the south side of Mt. Coronet (by Route 208), use Surf to cross the northern body of water and then use Rock Climb to climb the rocks. Upstairs, you can find a Max Potion on your way to the west up the stairs, along with an Ether in the nearby rock. An Escape Rope is on the very south side of the continued path, although you'll want to take the stairs going up onto the elevated area. There's an exit in the southwest corner of the room that will take you outside to the west side of Route 207, where you can use Rock Climb to access an Iron. TM80 (Rock Slide) can be found by crossing the bridge, then taking the southernly route to reach it. A Revive can be found by taking the northern route instead. Near the very back of the cave, you'll find an opening in the wall (however, if you have not done the events in the Veilstone Galactic Building and are coming here for loot immediately after getting Rock Climb, this opening will be sealed with depictions of the Legendary Trio, similar to the gate in Celestic Town). Enter it, and then make your way up the stairs. The stairs to the right lead to a hidden Max Revive inside of the southern rock. Otherwise, just keep heading north. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($1600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L40 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1560 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L39 | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' Fight your way through the two Grunts along your way to the peak of Mt. Coronet. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.5. Mt. Coronet (Peak) |_____________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Peak |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Snover | GRS / ICE | 38 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Abomasnow | GRS / ICE | 40 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 39, 40 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Machoke | FTG | 39, 40 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Chingling | PSY | 39, 40 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Bronzong | STL / PSY | 39, 40 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Clefairy | NRM | 38, 39 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 39 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 39 | 0% | 0% | 10% | ,--'---------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Inside 1 |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])_____/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bronzong | STL / PSY | 38, 39, 40 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 38 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Machoke | FTG | 39 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Clefairy | NRM | 38, 39, 40 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 39 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 39 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Chingling | PSY | 39, 40 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ,--'---------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Inside 2 |_(Encounter Rate: 15 [uncommon])___/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bronzong | STL / PSY | 38, 39, 40 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 38 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Machoke | FTG | 39 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Clefairy | NRM | 38, 39, 40 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 39 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 39 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Chingling | PSY | 40 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Chimecho | PSY | 40 | 5% | 5% | 5% | ,--'---------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Inside 3 |_(Encounter Rate: 15 [uncommon])___/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bronzong | STL / PSY | 40, 41, 42 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 40 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Machoke | FTG | 41 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Clefairy | NRM | 40, 41, 42 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 41 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 41 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Chimecho | PSY | 41, 42 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Adamant Orb* | `-------| Lustrous Orb** | '-----------------' * only in Pokemon Diamond ** only in Pokemon Pearl As you enter, you'll see a familiar sight: snow. Blinding snow. Like the Routes on your way to Snowpoint City, it is snowing at the peak of Mt. Coronet, and the weather will be Hail inside of each battle. This section sometimes confuses people, because there are lots of areas to explore on the peak and I like to cover them all, so I'm going to list here a quick-'n-easy path to take to get straight to business: 1. Head east, north, use Rock Climb. 2. Go west, south, a bit more west, and head north into the cave. 3. Use Rock Climb and follow the path in the cave east to the exit. 4. Climb down the stairs in the peak and then use Rock Climb in the chasm to climb the western rocks. 5. Keep heading west until you get to a cave. 6. It's straightforward from here on in, so just keep following the path and you'll get there. But, if you want to explore everything, I have the original, slow-'n-detailed version intact. Head east, then north (taking the elevated path if you wish to avoid random encounters). Use Rock Climb to climb the rocks. You can use Rock Climb again if you wish to find a patch of grass with a rock in the middle of it. Hidden in the rock is a Nugget. The cave to the right of where you used Rock Climb has a giant lake in it with a waterfall (that you'll have to explore later), as well as a PP Up and Ultra Ball hidden inside of some of the more obvious-placed rocks. Back to where you used Rock Climb the first time, head west. If you have a Pokemon with Strength, you can avoid the patches of tall grass by using it on taking the more eastern path. Otherwise, you'll need to wade through a large field of tall grass. On the southern path, hidden inside of a rock past a rock that you can use Rock Smash on is a Max Potion. Make your way north and into the cave. __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Galactic Grunt ($1480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L35 | M | | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L35 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L38 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1520 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Stunky | PSN / DRK | L38 | M | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L38 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L40 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1520 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L35 | M | | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L38 | M | | Stunky | PSN / DRK | L38 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1520 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wurmple | BUG | L34 | F | | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L38 | F | | Silcoon | BUG | L36 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1520 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L38 | | | Glameow | NRM | L38 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L37 | | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L37 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Galactic Grunt ($1480 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L37 | F | | Glameow | NRM | L37 | F | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L37 | | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.------------------------ ------,----. | Galactic Grunt || Galactic Grunt ($3040 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L38 | M || Stunky | DRK / PSN | L38 | F | | Croagunk | PSN / FTG | L38 | M || Glameow | NRM | L35 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' Inside of the cave, use Rock Climb to climb your way up to a Team Galactic Grunt. Fight him, and then continue along until you have to fight another one. On the very east side of the cave, you'll find an exit leading back outside. Head north, and then down into the crevice. There's a cave down there, as well as a few Grunts, although you won't be able to proceed deeper into the cave until Team Galactic is off of the mountain, so you can ignore that cave if you wish. (After they leave, come back to this entrance and you can snag yourself TM02 (Dragon Claw), as well as exit to the northern part of the mountain.) So, instead, use Rock Climb to get yourself up onto the western cliff. Again, if you have a Pokemon that can use Strength, you will be able to use Strength on the boulders to fight less Pokemon on your way to the west. Regardless of if you have it or not, you'll want to head to the west until you find another entrance into the mountain. Back inside, you will find a path leading to stairs. Climb the stairs, and then fight the two Grunts on the next floor. Keep going, and you'll find another flight of stairs. Upstairs, you'll find another Grunt. Fight the Grunt, and then keep going north until you reach an exit leading out. NOTE: At this point, if you don't have at least 20 Ultra Balls (or Dark Balls), you should turn back now and buy some! You will want to have them for one of the upcoming fights. You will now be on the very top of the Mt. Coronet, amidst the ancient ruins known as the Spear Pillar. Fight the two Grunts guarding the entrance in a Double Battle, and then head north a bit to see a dangerous sight... Mars, Jupiter, and Cyrus! After some intense dialogue, Cyrus will proceed to awaken Dialga (or, if you're playing Pokemon Pearl, Palkia) in the most AMAZING scene ever in the history of Pokemon games (at least, that's what I think). Save your game and heal your Pokemon, because you're about to enter a pretty challenging fight. When you're ready, step north, and Mars and Jupiter will challenge you to a fight. Just then, Rival will rush in to help you out, eager to get his revenge on Jupiter from their battle in Lake Acuity earlier. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\____________________ ____________________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\_/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $7280 |\ |\ Commander Mars |_| Commander Jupiter '._____.'| `*\============v===========v=====v==( )===========v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Bronzor | STL / PSY | L41 | |#| Bronzor | STL / PSY | L41 | |#| |*|------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#|------------^MOVES:-----^ -----^---|#| |*| [ Gyro Ball ][ Extrasensory ] |#| [ Gyro Ball ][ Extrasensory ] |#| |*| [ Light Screen ][ Confuse Ray ] |#| [ Rock Slide ][ Reflect ] |#| |*|__________________________________|#|_________________________ _________|#| >*>===========v===========v=====v==( )===========v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Purugly | NRM | L45 | F |#| Skuntank | PSN / DRK | L46 | F |#| |*|------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#|------------^MOVES:-----^ -----^---|#| |*| [ Slash ][ Shadow Claw ] |#| [ Night Slash ][ Poison Jab ] |#| |*| [ Aerial Ace ][ Hypnosis ] |#| [ Flamethrower ][ SmokeScreen ] |#| |*|__________________________________|#|_________________________ _________|#| >*>===========v===========v=====v==( )===========v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Golbat | PSN / FLY | L42 | F |#| Golbat | PSN / FLY | L41 | F |#| |*|------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#|------------^MOVES:-----^ -----^---|#| |*| [ Air Cutter ][ Bite ] |#| [ Sludge Bomb ][ Air Cutter ] |#| |*| [ Poison Fang ][ Confuse Ray ] |#| [ Giga Drain ][ Mean Look ] |#| |*/__________________________________\|/_________________________ _________\#| `'===================================='========================== =========='` _________ .' PARTNER `.__________________________ | Pokemon Trainer Rival ) `-.--------------.-----------.--------< | Munchlax | NRM | L40 | M | | Staraptor | NRM / FLY | L40 | M | | Ponyta * | FIR | L41 | M | | Buizel * | WTR | L41 | M | | Heracross | BUG / FTG | L42 | M | | Torterra * | GRS / GRD | L43 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' * will be Roselia, Ponyta, and Empoleon if you started with Chimchar; * will be Buizel, Roselia, and Infernape if you started with Turtwig. Munchlax, unfortunately, is not that helpful. It knows Metal Sound, Stockpile, Body Slam, and Swallow. However, there is a good way to get some more use out of Rival: Knock Out his Munchlax! Unlike previous partners, whenever Rival loses one of his Pokemon, he'll replace it with the next Pokemon on his roster. Any of his Pokemon will be more helpful than Munchlax, so try and Knock Out Munchlax whenever you're able to. This is one of the things that makes this fight a bit of a challenge: at times, it will seem like a 1 vs 2 battle since Rival has horrible judgement when using moves. Mars and Jupiter rely heavily on annoying you. Their Bronzors are able to use Light Screen and Reflect to reduce the damage you deal, and they can use Confuse Ray to Confuse your Pokemon. Their damaging attacks will be welcomed compared to their constant annoyances, so try and deal with them as quickly as possible so they have minimal impact. Fire-type attacks are your best bet, although Water-, Fighting-, and Dark-type attacks will also do well. Mars' Purugly is still a threat, particularly after gaining a few levels since the last time you fought it. Its Slash attack will probably inflict a lot of damage, so try and hit Purugly with a strong Fighting-type attack to render it incapible of fighting as soon as you're able to. Just watch out, because it will have the added support of the Bronzors or whichever other Pokemon is out. Jupiter's Skuntank is rough as always. It has Flamethrower in its roster, so be careful with any of your Steel-type Pokemon. Just handle it the best you can. Although their Golbats are last in line, they are also very annoying, able to Confuse and Poison you as well as use Mean Look to prevent you from switching your Pokemon. One of the Golbats knows Sludge Bomb while the other knows Poison Fang. Fortunately they're easier to take down than the Bronzors. A great strategy to use on these two is to target only one of them, leaving one's Bronzor out while you focus your attacks on the other Commander's Pokemon. This way you won't have to deal with two powerful Pokemon at once. However, you'll have to put up with the annoyances of the Bronzor. After beating the two ladies, Rival will heal your Pokemon and will then run off. Now its just you, Cyrus, and one angry Time Ruler Pokemon (Space Ruler in Pearl, obviously). Cyrus will instruct Dialga to begin using its power to take over/destroy the world, but just then, your little pixie friends, the Legendary Trio, will appear and will stop Dialga from unleashing its true force. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $8640 |\ |\ Galactic Boss Cyrus '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Honchkrow | DRK / FLY | L45 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Drill Peck ] [ Dark Pulse ] |#| |*| [ Steel Wing ] [ Embargo ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L45 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Giga Impact ] [ Aqua Tail ] |#| |*| [ Ice Fang ] [ Earthquake ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Weavile | DRK / ICE | L48 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Night Slash ] [ Ice Punch ] |#| |*| [ Brick Break ] [ X-Scissor ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Crobat | PSN / FLY | L46 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Cross Poison ] [ Air Slash ] |#| |*| [ Bite ] [ Confuse Ray ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv52 | | - Luxray Lv52 | | - Staraptor Lv52 | | - Lucario Lv54 | | - Haunter Lv36 | | - Bibarel Lv34 | '---------------------' Cyrus' Pokemon have gotten much stronger since the last time you fought against them. They've all been evolved to their final stages, gained 5 or 6 Levels, and he's even added a Gyarados to his line up. His Honchkrow has high Attack, Special Attack, and even pretty nice HP, so be wary of its attacks. Use Rock-, Electric-, or Ice-type attacks against it to do the most damage. You should be familliar with fighting Gyarados by now, so just use the regular tactics against it. Electric-type attacks are its bane. Weavile is very fast and very strong. It has just a little less Attack than Honchkrow, but a tremendous amount more Speed. It knows Scissor Cross, which is a high-power Bug-type move. Last up is Cyrus' Crobat. It is the fastest of all of his Pokemon, and it is capable of using Confuse Ray, Air Slash, Bite, and Cross Poison. After beating Cyrus, he and the other Commanders will leave. Shortly thereafter, Professor Rowan and Dawn will arrive and tell you that you have to beat (or catch) Dialga (or Palkia in Pearl) in order to save the world. Drastic? You know it! There's no turning back now. Save your game, and get ready to fight against the Time (or Space) Ruler Pokemon! _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| - If you're playing Diamond - |#| |*| Dialga | STL / DRG | L47 | |#| |*| |#| |*| - If you're playing Pearl - |#| |*| Palkia | WTR / DRG | L47 | |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` DO NOT USE YOUR MASTER BALL ON DIALGA OR PALKIA! They are actually very easy to catch in comparison to other Legendary Pokemon. Save it for either Mesprit or Cresselia later on. Dialga (or Palkia, although I'm just going to say Dialga for right now) will be the strongest wild Pokemon you've encountered. It has diverse types, making few attacks effective against it. It also will have over 100 in every stat, as well as over 150 Special Attack, making its attacks quite painful to endure. Its signature move, Roar of Time, is a Dragon-type Hyper Beam that will inflict massive damage on the target but will render Dialga unable to attack during the next turn. All of its moves are offensive moves, so expect a hit every single turn, except for the turn after it uses Roar of Time. Don't use your strongest attacks on Dialga if you have intentions of catching it; instead, just whittle away at its HP, using Hyper Potions when your HP gets low and tossing Ultra Balls (or Dusk Balls) whenever you get the chance. If you accidentally knock it out, just reset and try again. Opening up the fight with a Quick Ball or two might also prove to be effective. After stopping Dialga (by either beating it or catching it), Rowan and Dawn will come over and congratulate you on your victory. Dawn will then lead you back to where you entered the ruins as Rowan says something alone. Before leaving, return to the spot where you fought Dialga except keep going north and you'll find an Adamant Orb, which will boost the potency of Dialga. (In Pearl, you will pick up the Lustrous Orb, which pretty much does the same thing for Palkia.) At this point, you can now go to Sunyshore City to the east of the Valor Lakefront (where the man was previously blocking your way). However, if you want a chance to catch some powerful Legendary Psychic Pokemon, you'll need to revisit all of the lakes. I don't know about you, but I'm not about to turn down our little pixie friends, so get going to the lakes! (Unless, of course, you really aren't interested... in which case, go to section 5.8.9.) ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.6. Lake Verity |____________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM38 (Fire | `-------| Blast) | '-----------------' Now that you've freed the Legendary Trio, Lake Verity's water level has risen, so you can now Surf on the lake. There's a field of tall grass with TM38 (Fire Blast) in it on the southwest side of the lake. But, you'll want to Surf over to the island cave in the middle of the lake. Inside, you'll find Mesprit, one of the three Legendary Pokemon of the game (similar to the Legendary Birds, Entei/Raikou/Suicune, and the Regis from the previous games). Speak to it, and instead of entering a battle, you'll be shown a picture of Mesprit (which will be added to your Pokedex and counted as "seen") and it will then flee from you. Rowan will then enter the cave, tell you a bunch of stuff, and then tell you that you can track Mesprit's position by using the Marking Map Application on your Poketch (the one with the symbols). On the map, you'll be able to determine Mesprit's position by the blinking face on the map. In order to encounter it, you'll need to be at the same location its at and will need to encounter it inside of tall grass. Be warned, though: it will run immediately unless you use an attack like Mean Look! Any damage you do or status conditions you inflict will remain on it for your next encounter if it flees. _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Mesprit | PSY | L50 | |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.7. Lake Valor |_____________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 34, 35, 36 | 45% | 45% | 45% | | Staravia | NRM / FLY | 34, 35, 36 | 25% | 25% | 5% | | Psyduck | WTR | 35, 36 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Chingling | PSY | 35, 36 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 34, 36 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM25 (Thunder) | `-------| | '-----------------' Upon returning to Lake Valor, you'll find that all of the water has been restored. Yay! No more flopping Magikarps! Similar to Lake Verity, you can Surf over to an island cave or over to a field of tall grass (located south of the cave). In the field, you can pick up TM25 (Thunder). Inside of the cave, Azelf waits. However, unlike Mesprit, Azelf will actually fight you right there - no running. So, save your game (in case you accidentally knock it out or run out of Ultra or Dusk Balls), and prepare to fight it. _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Azelf | PSY | L50 | |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` Azelf knows Nasty Plot, a very potent move that sharply increases Azelf's Special Attack, making its attacks deadly. Be very cautious about that attack and try to put it to Sleep or Paralyze it so you give it as few turns to use it as possible. It is also considerably harder to catch than Dialga or Palkia, so you'll need to throw lots of Ultra or Dusk Balls at it before you'll catch it. Since you're in a darkened cave, Dusk Balls will be the most effective type of Poke Ball to catch it with, but even they will have a low chance of actually catching it. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.8. Lake Acuity |____________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 34, 35 | 35% | 35% | 25% | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | 35, 36 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Psyduck | WTR | 34, 35, 36 | 30% | 30% | 20% | | Chingling | PSY | 34, 36 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 34, 36 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM14 (Blizzard) | `-------| | '-----------------' Back in the snowy Lake Acuity, there's another field of grass in the northeast section of the lake, and, like the two lakes before it, an island cave in the middle of the lake. TM14 (Blizzard) can be found in the field of grass. Inside, you will find Uxie, the third of the Legendary Trio. Save your game, and then start the battle against it! _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Uxie | PSY | L50 | |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` Uxie focuses more on defense than offense. It knows Amnesia, which will raise its Special Defense sharply, making your Special-based attacks much weaker than they are usually. It also knows Yawn, which will put your Pokemon to Sleep on the next turn unless you switch it out, so if it uses that attack, switch out your Pokemon unless you want to be put to Sleep. Dusk Balls are your friend here, as Uxie is also inside of cave, but they'll still have a difficult time containing the little yellow pixie. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.9. Route 222 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Floatzel | WTR | 40, 41, 42 | 25% | 25% | 35% | | Chatot | NRM / FLY | 40, 41 | 20% | 20% | 0% | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | 41 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | 40, 41, 42 | 10% | 10% | 20% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | 40 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Mr. Mime | PSY | 41, 42 | 15% | 15% | 15% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Glameow | NRM | 40 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Purugly | NRM | 41, 42 | 15% | 15% | 15% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Rich Boy ($6880 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Luxio | ELC | L43 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Beauty ($2408 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Lopunny | NRM | L43 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Sailor ($1376 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mantyke | WTR / FLY | L43 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Tuber ($ 172 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Remoraid | WTR | L43 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Sailor ($1376 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Feebas | WTR | L37 | M | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | L43 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L40 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Fisherman ($1344 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L40 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L42 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Fisherman ($1344 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L38 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L42 | M | | Remoraid | WTR | L40 | M | | Finneon | WTR | L40 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Fisherman ($1248 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L39 | M | | Finneon | WTR | L42 | M | | Feebas | WTR | L39 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Fisherman ($1312 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L41 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L41 | M | | Remoraid | WTR | L38 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Tuber ($ 172 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Remoraid | WTR | L43 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Poke Kid ($ 328 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pikachu | ELC | L41 | F | | Pikachu | ELC | L41 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Honey | `-------| TM56 (Fling) | | Carbos | '-----------------' To get to Route 222, in the Valor Lakefront, near where all of the houses are, there's a path headed east. A man was blocking your path before, but he's gone now, so you can proceed through the Route. Like many Routes before it, Route 222 has two paths you can take to reach the end. The first is the northern path, which has more Trainers you have to fight, while the southern path has fewer required Trainers (although you can battle all of the Fisherman down there if you talk to them). Your choice. I'd explore them both to get some much needed EXP. On the northern path, when you see some steps that you can climb up, instead try and hug the ledge (although don't actually jump down) and follow it to the end to find some Honey. Also, talk to the guy on the cliff nearby (he's looking south) and he'll give you TM56 (Fling). Still along the northern route, there's a spot with a fenced in field neaby some steps. Go around the back and you'll find some steps leading up there, although continue heading east up there until you find a bush that you can Cut. Cut it down, and you'll snag yourself a Carbos. The houses to the south don't appear to contain much. The first one has a ton of Pikachus in it, as well as an old dude. One of the Pikachus is actually a Trainer who has, what else but, two Pikachus in her team. The other house has a guy who will measure any Remoraids you bring him, and, if they beat the record size, you'll get a prize. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.10. Sunyshore City |________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Thunderstone | `-------'-----------------' As soon as you enter the city, Flint, a dude with red hair, will walk up to you and say some stuff about how he's from the Pokemon League and the Gym Leader in town. He'll then leave you be, although he'll be blocking door to the Gym for now. The Gym is having a blackout right now, so before you'll be able to go inside, you'll first need to check out the lighthouse and talk to Volkner. Anyway, Sunyshore City has an elevated bridge that can take you to various locations around the town. To the north of the Pokemon Center and the Poke Mart is the Sticker Shop, where you can finally buy cool Stickers to put on your Pokemon's Poke Balls. Yeah, remember that Seal Case you got all the way back in Solaceon Town? Now you can buy things to put in there. After you've bought some Stickers, you can set up to twelve Sticker Patterns and assign them to your Pokemon's Poke Balls by using the second option in your PC (the selection directly below the one you use to access your boxes). Just remember, you have to unlink the Pokemon and the Poke Ball before you can trade it or put it back into the PC. On the very north edge of town, there's a beach with a face that might be familliar to you if you've played Pokemon Gold, Silver, or Crystal. Yes, that's right, the Gym Leader Jasmine is on the beach there. She asks you a question, although it doesn't seem to have any impact. Oh well, it was nice to see her. By taking the bridge, you can access the Gym, the Lighthouse, and you can pick up a Thunderstone on the southeast side of town, near the rock that looks like a Munchlax. Inside of the Lighthouse, you'll find the Gym Leader gazing out over to the Pokemon League. Talk to him, and he'll return to his duties. You can look through the viewer if you'd like to see a glimpse of the Pokemon League. Now, the Gym is still blocked by Flint, but by talking to him, he'll move, allowing you to enter the Gym and claim your final Gym Badge. This city's Gym focuses on Electric-type Pokemon, so Ground-type Pokemon will be a huge advantage here. Nothing else has an advantage against Electric-type attacks, though. Be sure to stock up on Full Restores, Full Heals, or at the very least some Parlyz Heals before going in. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.8.11. Sunyshore Gym |_________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | School Girl ($ 880 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pachirisu | ELC | L44 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | School Boy ($ 880 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mr. Mime | PSY | L44 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Guitarist ($1056 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Luxio | ELC | L44 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Guitarist ($1056 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Raichu | ELC | L44 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($1376 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Kadabra | PSY | L44 | M | | Raichu | ELC | L44 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Guitarist ($1344 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Luxio | ELC | L42 | M | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | L42 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($1344 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Steelix | STL / GRD | L44 | M | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | L44 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' This Gym's puzzle is a really interesting one that revolves around using switches to rotate gears. Basically, the green and blue switches rotate all of the gears in the room either clockwise or counter-clockwise by 90 degrees, depending on the color, and there are red switches which rotate the gears 180 degrees. From the start, step onto the middle gear and hit the switch on the right gear. Get off of the gear, and then go back onto the middle gear, moving onto the left gear and hitting the switch on it. Go back east and onto the other side of the room, right by the doorway and a Trainer. Inside of the next room, start off by stepping on the blue switch in the middle three times. Then, walk over to the other platform and up the stairs, crossing over the bridge gear and eventually onto another gear. Press the switch once, and then walk over to the green switch. Press that once, fight the Trainer, and then cross over the gear bridge on your way to the final room. In the last room, step on the red switch once, walk off of it and onto the other gear with the red switch. Press it, and then walk south, fighting the Trainer and crossing over the gear bridge, all the way over to the green switch. Press the green switch twice, and then walk south, following the path that leads you through the connective electricity and over to the blue switch. Press it once, walk north, down the stairs, cross the bridge to the right, and then stepping on the red switch on the gear (the first one you hit). Return up to where you just were (past the gear bridge) and you will now have a nice path straight to the Gym Leader, Volkner. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $5880 |\ |\ Leader Volkner '._____.'| `-\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Raichu | ELC | L46 | M |#| |*| Ambipom | NRM | L47 | M |#| |*| Luxray | ELC | L49 | M |#| |*| Octillery | WTR | L47 | M |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $5880 |\ |\ Leader Volkner '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Raichu | ELC | L46 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Charge Beam ] [ Brick Break ] |#| |*| [ Thunder Wave ] [ Light Screen ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Luxray | ELC | L49 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Charge Beam ] [ Thunder Fang ] |#| |*| [ Crunch ] [ Thunder Wave ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Ambipom | NRM | L47 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Shock Wave ] [ Agility ] |#| |*| [ Nasty Plot ] [ Baton Pass ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Octillery | WTR | L47 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Charge Beam ] [ Octazooka ] |#| |*| [ Aurora Beam ] [ Bullet Seed ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv53 | | - Luxray Lv55 | | - Staraptor Lv53 | | - Lucario Lv56 | | - Bibarel Lv34 | | - Rampardos Lv43 | '---------------------' Volkner's Raichu has the Ability Static, which has a chance of Paralyzing any Pokemon that attacks it with a Physical-based attack, so avoid using any against it unless you're ready to use a healing item or endure the Paralysis. It, like all of the other Pokemon on Volkner's team, has Charge Beam, which is a pretty potent Electric-type attack that has a very high chance of raising the user's Special Attack. Fortunately for you, Raichu's only good stat is its Speed, which isn't even that high. It has low Defense, although remember that exploiting that weakness could result in your Pokemon becoming Paralyzed. Earthquake is the best dose of medicine to give Raichu. Ambipom is a Normal-type, slowing down your run of Ground-type attack mayhem. They'll only be normal-effecient against it. Like Raichu, it also has pretty weak Defense, although it also has some pretty low Special Defense, so feel free to hit it with a strong attack. It knows Charge Beam, although its Special Attack isn't nearly as high as its Attack, so its not nearly as bad as it might seem. Third up is most likely his Luxray (he will probably switch the order if you use a Rock- or Ground-type Pokemon against him). Luxray is pretty solid, not boasting particularly good Defenses, but its certainly able to take a hit. Use Earthquake or Dig if you can, otherwise just hit it with the strongest attacks you have. It has very high attack, and it will use strong attacks like Thunder Fang (has a chance of Paralyzing you, or causing you to Flinch) and Crunch (chance of lowering your Defense). Be on guard, but don't relent in your attacks! Lastly is his Octillery, an odd choice for the master of Electric-type Pokemon to use. It knows Charge Beam and Aurora Beam, and is pretty solid, although its very slow, so use that to your advantage. Its attacks will be surprisingly potent, although since they don't share the same type as it does, they shouldn't be quite as strong as Denji's other Pokemon's attacks. After beating him, you will earn yourself the final Gym Badge: the Beacon Badge, which will make traded Pokemon of any Level obey you without question as well as let you use Waterfall outside of battle. He will also give you TM57 (Charge Beam), which has a chance of raising the user's Special Attack. Outside of the Gym, return to Jasmine on the northern beach and speak with her. She'll be impressed that you got the Gym Badge, and will give you HM07 (Waterfall). ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s5.9. The Pokemon League | / `-'--------------------------'----------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.9.0. Up the Rapids - Now that you can use Waterfall... |______________) This section is completely optional and only lists areas that you couldn't previously access before acquiring the ability to climb waterfalls with Waterfall. Now that you can use it, you might want to stop by the listed locations to pick up the items contained there. Although there's nothing truly spectacular this time around, there's still some interesting things you can acquire. ,-----------. | ROUTE 208 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | You can now scale the waterfall on the Route to reach a Carbos. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,-----------. | ROUTE 210 | `--.--------'---------------------------------------------------- ------. | Down the stream where you can Surf, there are two waterfalls. | | Climbing the first will will lead you to a seemingly empty patch | | of land, although using your Dowsing Machine will help you locate | |the Greenery Plate hidden in the wall. Following the second | | waterfall, using Waterfall when needed, will eventually bring you | | to a Wave Incense. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ,--------------------. | MT. CORONET (Peak) | `--.-----------------'------------------------------------------- ------. | Right after using Rock Climb while on the first part of the peak, | | enter the cave to the east and you'll now be able to climb the | | waterfall that's inside. Use Waterfall to climb it, and you'll | | find a cave with a Rock Plate hidden inside the lone rock in the | | room. | |________________________________________________________________ ___| ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.9.1. Route 223 |______________________________________________________) __________ .' POKEMON `. | Surfing | Type Levels Freq. Time `-.----------'---.-----------.------------------------------.---- -.-----. | Tentacruel | WTR / PSN | 36 - 45 | CMN | ANY | | Mantyke | WTR / FLY | 30, 32, 38, 39 | UNC | ANY | | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | 36, 37, 39, 40 | UNC | ANY | '--------------'-----------'------------------------------'-----' -----' __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Swimmer ($ 688 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Lumineon | WTR | L43 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 656 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Azurill | NRM | L41 | F | | Azumarill | WTR | L41 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 672 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mantyke | WTR / FLY | L38 | M | | Remoraid | WTR | L40 | M | | Mantine | WTR / FLY | L42 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 656 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wingull | WTR / FLY | L37 | M | | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | L42 | M | | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | L41 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 656 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Marill | WTR | L39 | F | | Golduck | WTR | L41 | F | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | L40 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 688 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Tentacruel | WTR / PSN | L43 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 656 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Buizel | WTR | L41 | M | | Tentacruel | WTR / PSN | L41 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 656 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Wingull | WTR / FLY | L41 | F | | Seaking | WTR | L41 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Sailor ($1408 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | L38 | M | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | L44 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L38 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 688 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golduck | WTR | L43 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 656 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Finneon | WTR | L41 | F | | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | L41 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 672 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Tentacool | WTR / PSN | L40 | M | | Golduck | WTR | L42 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 688 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L43 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM18 (Rain | `-------| Dance) | '-----------------' Your path to the Pokemon League starts by Surfing north from Sunyshore City onto Route 223. Along the way, you'll encounter over a dozen Trainers, most of which specializing in Water-type Pokemon, so now is the chance to give your Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon an extra EXP boost. The Route is pretty straight-forward; all you have to do is head north. There are some Trainers and Items scattered off the beaten path, though. I would also like to take this paragraph to say that this guide is created by Marriland and is not to be sold on sites like eBay. If you paid money for this guide, demand a refund immediately, and file a complaint. Near the beginning of the Route, on the west side, you'll see a barrier of rocks that you can actually go inside of if you find the right spot. Continue west through that spot, then north and you will find TM18 (Rain Dance) waiting for you there. Also, where you have to stop Surfing to get onto a shallow area of water (where the Sailor is), you can find a Pearl to the northeast. At the very north end of the Route, you'll find a gigantic Waterfall leading up to the Pokemon League. However, you won't be able to face off against the Elite Four until you survive the trial known as Victory Road. There's a Pokemon Center located directly outside, giving you a chance to heal your Pokemon. When you're ready, enter the cavern, and prepare to go through Victory Road! ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.9.2. Victory Road |___________________________________________________) ___________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 15 [uncommon]) _________________ | First Floor |__________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Machoke | FTG | 44, 45, 46 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 45 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 44, 45, 46 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 44, 45, 46 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 44 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Steelix | STL / GRD | 46 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ,--'-----------.|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Second Floor |_(Encounter Rate: 15 [uncommon])_/ Frequency \ `--.-----------'| Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Kadabra | PSY | 45, 46, 47 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 46 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 45, 46, 47 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 45, 46, 47 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 45 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Steelix | STL / GRD | 47 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ,--'-------.____|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Basement |_(Encounter Rate: 15 [uncommon])_____/ Frequency \ `--.-------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Machoke | FTG | 44, 45, 46 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Floatzel | WTR | 44, 45 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | 44, 45, 46 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 44, 45, 46 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Steelix | STL / GRD | 46 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Psychic ($1472 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Haunter | GHO / PSN | L43 | M | | Gengar | GHO / PSN | L46 | M | | Alakazam | PSY | L46 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Birdkeeper ($1536 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | L46 | F | | Staraptor | NRM / FLY | L48 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($2880 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golduck | WTR | L46 | F | | Blissey | NRM | L48 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($2880 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Rapidash | FIR | L45 | M | | Carnivine | GRS | L45 | M | | Rampardos | RCK | L48 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($2880 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Clefable | NRM | L46 | F | | Torterra | GRS / GRD | L48 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Expert ($3760 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Staraptor | NRM / FLY | L47 | M | | Hippowdon | GRD | L47 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Black Belt ($1176 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machamp | FTG | L49 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Psychic ($1536 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Chingling | PSY | L44 | F | | Chimecho | PSY | L48 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.------------------------ ---.__,----. | Double Team ($11280) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L47 | M || Medicham | FTG / PSY | L47 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.'`--------------'--------- --'-----'---' | Ace Trainer ($2940 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Honchkrow | DRK / FLY | L49 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Dragon Tamer ($1568 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gabite | GRD / DRG | L49 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Expert ($3840 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Tentacruel | WTR / PSN | L45 | M | | Golem | RCK / GRD | L45 | M | | Empoleon | WTR / STL | L48 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Dragon Tamer ($1472 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gible | GRD / DRG | L46 | M | | Gible | GRD / DRG | L46 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L49 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.------------------------ ---.__,----. | Double Team ($11280) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---..--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Staraptor | NRM / FLY | L47 | M || Whiscash | WTR / GRD | L47 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'----------- '-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM41 (Torment) | `-------| Full Heal | | Max Ether | | Full Restore | | TM73 (Stone | | Edge) | | Rare Candy | | TM59 (Dragon | | Pulse) | | Razor Claw | | TM79 (Dark | | Pulse) | '-----------------' The Pokemon and the Trainers inside of Victory Road have very high levels, spanning from the mid- to upper-40's range. Your Pokemon should be at least Level 48 before entering (or trying to complete the whole thing), although I would recommend lower-to-mid-50's. From the start, you will have to cross a bridge. Across the bridge, you can use Rock Climb to get down to the lower area of the first floor, fight the Psychic, and pick up TM41 (Torment). There's nothing else down here, though, so Rock Climb your way back up, and then head east. When you get to a place that you can climb some steps down, do so, fight against the Birdkeeper, and continue north to pick up a Full Heal. Go back to where the bridge takes you north and follow that path north, west, and then north again to a flight of stairs. Up on the second floor, you can either go north or south. Going north will lead you to some bike ramps and boulders that you need to move, all of which will eventually lead you to a Max Ether. Going south will lead you to a boulder formation like this: .------. | #..# | | .21# | | .3.# | | ..## | '------' ("." denotes the cave floor, "#" denotes a wall, and the numbers 1, 2, and 3 mark the locations of the boulders you need to push.) Push boulder 1 south, boulder 2 west, and boulder 3 south and you'll be able to pass. Keep going west until you find another puzzle. .----------. | ###..... | | #..12xxx | | #.x..... | | #..R###. | | #...###. | '----------' (Same as the previous one, except "x" denotes unsmashable rocks, and "R" denotes a smashable rock.) To solve this one, push the boulder on the left down one tile, then go over to the smashable rock (marked "R"). Rock Smash it, and then push the boulder north, up to the Trainer (not shown on diagram). Go east, use Rock Smash again, fight a Trainer, and then you'll have to solve another puzzle. This one is easy, though; just push the top-most boulder west and head north and you'll find yourself at a flight of stairs leading down. However, if you go back down the stairs and to the puzzle again, you'll be able to go over to the east, where there are more boulder puzzles, as well as bike ramps that can lead you to a Full Restore, a Double Battle against the Double Team, and TM71 (Stone Edge). Now you'll be back on the first floor. Cross the bridge over to a ledge that you can use Rock Climb down, but be careful not to jump off of the ledge below, otherwise you'll have to backtrack. Make your way around the cliff you were on until you find a Black Belt. Beat him, and you'll reach another flight of stairs leading down. Surf over to the Psychic (don't bother taking the north route). Go east, and then south to find a Double Team. Fight them, and then Surf down the path, climbing upstairs, to reach a Rare Candy. There's also a Max Revive hidden nearby, so use your Dowsing Machine. Go back to where the Psychic was and then Surf north until you reach a waterfall. Use Waterfall to climb it, and then take the path west until you find a Dragon Tamer. From here, you can take the southern Waterfall down to TM59 (Dragon Pulse). Otherwise, beat him, then keep going west, then south until you find a flight of stairs. You'll be back on the first floor again. Head west until you get to a Expert. Keep going west past him and you'll find the Razor Claw. Climbing up the steps by the Expert and then heading east will lead you to a Zinc and a person blocking passage into another part of the cave. Otherwise, go south, then up the cliff to the east so you can fight another Dragon Tamer. Fight him, cross the bridge, and you'll be at the exit. Also, south of the Expert in the aforementioned step, instead of going east, go west, use Rock Climb, and make your way to the flight of stairs. This will lead you up to a boulder puzzle. .-----------. | ######### | | #x.1..-># | | #$.3..-># | | #x.2..-># | | ######### | '-----------' ("$" marks the item [TM79], and the "->" marks the location of the stairs.) Push boulder 1 west, then boulder 2 west, and then boulder 3 either north or south to access TM79 (Dark Pulse). ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s5.9.3. The Pokemon League |_____________________________________________) Well, here it is: the Pokemon League! The place where champions are made. Use Waterfall to ascend the massive Waterfall, and then enter the glorious building. Inside, be sure to heal your Pokemon, especially before approaching the door that a person is blocking. There's also a Poke Mart here that sells pretty much everything you might need. I highly recommend stocking up on supplies such as Hyper Potions, Full Restores, Revives, and Full Heals. 10 of each should be sufficient. Save your game, and then approach the door. As you do so, Rival will show up and challenge you to yet another fight. This time, though, his team is quite formidable. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $5300 |\ |\ Pokemon Trainer Rival '._____.'| `-\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Staraptor | NRM / FLY | L48 | M |#| |*| Heracross | BUG / FTG | L50 | M |#| |*| Snorlax | NRM | L51 | M |#| |*| | | | |#| |*| - If you picked Turtwig: - |#| |*| Roserade * | GRS / PSN | L49 | M |#| |*| Floatzel | WTR | L49 | M |#| |*| Infernape | FIR / FTG | L53 | M |#| |*| | | | |#| |*| - If you picked Chimchar: - |#| |*| Roserade * | GRS / PSN | L49 | M |#| |*| Rapidash | FIR | L49 | M |#| |*| Empoleon | WTR / STL | L53 | M |#| |*| | | | |#| |*| - If you picked Piplup: - |#| |*| Rapidash | FIR | L49 | M |#| |*| Floatzel | WTR | L49 | M |#| |*| Torterra | GRS / GRD | L53 | M |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` Rival's team of Pokemon is quite diverse at this point. He will try to use a lot of type-matching against you, so the order that he sends out his Pokemon in depends on what Pokemon you are using. The best advice that I can give is just try to type-match his Pokemon and send out Pokemon that are effective against his. If you can't do that, then try to use your strongest attacks. His starter Pokemon is more than likely your biggest threat, due to its high stats and level. After beating him, he will run off again. Now, all that's left is for you to talk to the person in front of the door. Do so, and he will check to make sure that you have each of the Gym Badges. Since at this point, you obviously do, he will step aside and let you take on the Elite Four. __________________________________ |Marriland's Pokemon at this point:| |_____.---------------------.______| | - Empoleon Lv60 | | - Luxray Lv60 | | - Staraptor Lv60 | | - Lucario Lv60 | | - Rampardos Lv43 | | - Haunter Lv36 | '---------------------' The first of the Elite Four is Aaron, who primarily uses Bug-type Pokemon. A Flying- or Rock-type Pokemon will be invaluable in this fight, although Electric-, Ice-, and Psychic-type attacks are also effective against some of his Pokemon. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $6840 |\ |\ Elite Four Aaron '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Dustox | BUG / PSN | L53 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Toxic ] [ Bug Buzz ] |#| |*| [ Double Team ] [ Light Screen ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Heracross | BUG / FTG | L54 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Megahorn ] [ Close Combat ] |#| |*| [ Night Slash ] [ Stone Edge ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Vespiquen | BUG / FLY | L54 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Attack Order ] [ Defend Order ] |#| |*| [ Heal Order ] [ Power Gem ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L53 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Energy Ball ] [ Bug Buzz ] |#| |*| [ Psychic ] [ Shadow Ball ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Drapion | PSN / DRK | L57 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ X-Scissor ] [ Cross Poison ] |#| |*| [ Ice Fang ] [ Aerial Ace ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` You should be fairly familliar with squashing Dustox and Beautifly from all of your encounters with them in your Team Galactic battles. Dustox can use Toxic and can also set up a Light Screen, both of which will hamper your ability to fight at your fullest. Try to take it out with one good Psychic-, Ground-, or Flying-type attack before it gets a chance to use either of those attacks. Drapion is Aaron's counter to Flying-type Pokemon. It knows Ice Fang to deal with anything trying to exploit the rest of his team's weakness. Poison/Dark is a hard type to find a weakness too. Ground-type attacks are really your only option if you want to do the most damage. Otherwise, just whittle away at its HP with your strongest attacks. Heracross has a lot of offense, similar to Rival's. It knows Infighting and Mega Horn, both of which are very strong attacks and will do a lot of damage to anything it hits. It also has Stone Edge in its roster of moves to help combat Flying-type Pokemon. However, fortunately Heracross is pretty slow, and it's also 4x weak to Flying, so even a weak Flying-type attack like Aerial Ace will be more than enough to knock it out. Vespiquen is very sturdy. It has high defenses and decent HP, so it's a bit tricky to take down. One good Rock-type attack will rip it apart, though, but if you don't have one at your disposal, strike it with Electric-, Ice-, or Flying-type attacks to deal the most damage. After Aaron comes Bertha, the master of Ground-type Pokemon. She also bears a striking resemblance to Agatha from the Elite Four of Kanto, doesn't she? If you have a Grass-type Pokemon, send it to the front of your party now. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $7080 |\ |\ Elite Four Bertha '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Quagsire | WTR / GRD | L55 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Dig ] [ Double Team ] |#| |*| [ Protect ] [ Sandstorm ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Hippowdon | GRD | L59 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Earthquake ] [ Stone Edge ] |#| |*| [ Crunch ] [ Curse ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Sudowoodo | RCK | L56 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Earthquake ] [ Sucker Punch ] |#| |*| [ Hammer Arm ] [ Sandstorm ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Golem | RCK / GRD | L56 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Earthquake ] [ Gyro Ball ] |#| |*| [ Brick Break ] [ Sandstorm ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Whiscash | WTR / GRD | L55 | F |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Fissure ] [ Aqua Tail ] |#| |*| [ Zen Headbutt ] [ Rock Slide ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` Quagsire will start out the battle by annoying you. It loves to use Double Team to raise its evasion, making it harder to hit. It will also whip up a Sandstorm so your HP will be whittled away while you try and fail hitting it. Grass-type attacks will make fodder out of it, though. Hippowdon's Ability will summon forth a Sandstorm when its sent out, so you'll have to face the whipping sand regardless of whether Quagsire can pull it off or not. Hit it with your strongest Grass- or Water-type attack to put it out cold. Golem has very high Defense, but it is also 4x weak to both Water- and Grass- type attacks, so using them will knock it out almost positively. Fighting-type attacks are super effective against it, but its high Defense might prevent them from knocking it out with one shot. It's very slow, though, but has high Attack and, as I've already said, high Defense. Whiscash is also super-weak to Grass-type attacks. Fortunately, it doesn't have Water Absorb, so if you're running through Kikuno's Pokemon with a Water- type and don't want to switch, you won't have to, although it will probably take you two hits to knock it out. Sudowoodo is really a push over. It has strong attacks, but it's slow and weak to the same types as the rest of her Pokemon. It should be an easy knockout unless you don't have any of those types. Next up comes the third member of the Elite Four, Flint, whom you've seen earlier in Sunyshore City. He uses Fire-type Pokemon, although really his team is pretty diverse (due to the lack of Fire-type Pokemon in Sinnoh), so be ready to take on a variety of types. _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $7320 |\ |\ Elite Four Flint '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Rapidash | FIR | L58 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Flare Blitz ] [ SolarBeam ] |#| |*| [ Bounce ] [ Sunny Day ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Infernape | FIR / FTG | L61 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Flare Blitz ] [ ThunderPunch ] |#| |*| [ Mach Punch ] [ Earthquake ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Lopunny | NRM | L57 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Fire Punch ] [ Charm ] |#| |*| [ Mirror Coat ] [ Sunny Day ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Steelix | STL / GRD | L57 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Fire Fang ] [ Rock Tomb ] |#| |*| [ Screech ] [ Sunny Day ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Drifblim | GHO / FLY | L58 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Will-O-Wisp ] [ Ominous Wind ] |#| |*| [ Double Team ] [ Baton Pass ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` Rapidash is very quick and can be pretty powerful, so try and douse its fire with whatever attacks you can throw at it. Its defenses are pretty shaky, though, so one good hit and its gone. Infernape is the monster of his team, possessing very powerful moves and high attack stats to use them. Flare Blitz, a Fire-type Double-Edge move (120 base power), will do a considerable amount of damage to anything it hits. It also has Mach Punch to get a jump on your faster Pokemon. Flying- or Water-type Pokemon are most effective against it, although it has Thunderpunch, so make sure that it can take the hit. Also try to avoid using your Rock-type Pokemon here. Steelix has massive Defense, as always, but it's slow as tar and is very weak to Water- or Fire-type attacks. If you have any Special-based Fighting- or Ground-type attacks, those will be effective as well, although its Defense will prevent any Physical-based ones from being very potent. Drifblim has great HP, and it also knows Baton Pass, although it never seemed to do anything more than provide a slight annoyance against me. His Lopunny has Mirror Coat, which will counter any of your Special-based attacks, so try and use Physical-based attacks against it unless you want to risk getting knocked out. Once you've beaten Flint, only one more Elite Four member will be remaining: Lucian. Lucian uses strong Psychic-type Pokemon. He'll start off with a Mr. Mime, so try and start with a Dark- or Ghost-type Pokemon or a Pokemon with a Dark-type attack (like Crunch or Dark Pulse). _______________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\________________,-----., || BOSS BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $7560 |\ |\ Elite Four Lucian '._____.'| `*\==============v===========v=====v===/#| |*| Mr. Mime | PSY | L59 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Psychic ] [ Thunderbolt ] |#| |*| [ Reflect ] [ Light Screen ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Medicham | FTG / PSY | L60 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Drain Punch ] [ Fire Punch ] |#| |*| [ ThunderPunch ] [ Ice Punch ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Alakazam | PSY | L60 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Psychic ] [ Energy Ball ] |#| |*| [ Focus Blast ] [ Recover ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Bronzong | STL / PSY | L63 | |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Psychic ] [ Gyro Ball ] |#| |*| [ Earthquake ] [ Calm Mind ] |#| |*|____________________________________|#| >*>=============v===========v=====v==<#< |*| Girafarig | NRM / PSY | L59 | M |#| |*|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|#| |*| [ Psychic ] [ Shadow Ball ] |#| |*| [ Double Hit ] [ Crunch ] |#| |*/____________________________________\#| `'======================================'` Mr. Mime knows both Light Screen and Reflect, which will half your Special- based and Physical-based damage for 5 turns respectively. It has Psychic and Thunderbolt to inflict some damage. Medicham is a monster with its high Attack stat (thanks to its Ability, Pure Power). It uses Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, and Drain Punch (Fighting-type move). Although it doesn't have any Psychic-type moves, its Physical-based Punches will be very strong and they cover a very wide range of different type weaknesses, so you need to try and take it out as quickly as possible. Its defenses are pretty low, though, so a quick, strong attack will inflict heavy damage on it. Flying-type attacks are also very effective against it. Alakazam is very fast and very strong. It knows Focus Blast, a Special-based Fighting-type move that inflicts heavy damage. Very nasty if you're planning on using a Dark-type Pokemon against it. It also knows Psychic, which will do a ton of damage to pretty much anything that isn't Dark-type. Lucian's Bronzong has very high Defense and Special Defense, although it has rather low Special Attack, so you're in luck. However, it will use Calm Mind frequently, which will raise both its Special Attack and Special Defense. After using that, its Psychic attack will be quite strong. It also knows Gyro Ball which is effective against your faster Pokemon. Girafarig is deceptively effective at throwing Psychic around. It will do some decent damage. Other than that, Girafarig shouldn't be too much of a threat. Dark-type attacks are your best bet against it. Be sure not to use Ghost-type attacks, though, because it has full immunity to them due to it being part Normal-type. Once you've beaten Lucian, heal your Pokemon to full HP, then walk down the path to face the Pokemon League Champion... Cynthia! ___________________ __________ \`.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~./_____________\ / || FINAL BATTLE `~~~~~~~~~~~~~| $13200 |. |\ Champion Cynthia /________\| <;-\==============v===========v=====v===/-;> |.| Spiritomb | GHO / DRK | L61 | F |.| |:|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|:| |:| [ Dark Pulse ] [ Psychic ] |:| |;| [ Silver Wind ] [ Embargo ] |;| |;|____________________________________|;| <;--)=============x===========x=====x==(--;> |;| Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | L60 | F |;| |;|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|;| ______ |:| [ Muddy Water ] [ Earthquake ] |:| ______ |:| [ Stone Edge ] [ Sludge Bomb ] |:| |'|____________________________________|'| <;--)=============x===========x=====x==(--;> __________ |.| Milotic | WTR | L63 | F |.| __________ |:|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|:| |:| [ Surf ] [ Ice Beam ] |:| |;| [ Mirror Coat ] [ Aqua Ring ] |;| _____________ |;|____________________________________|;| _____________ <;--)=============x===========x=====x==(--;> |;| Garchomp | DRG / GRD | L66 | F |;| |;|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|;| __________ |:| [ Dragon Rush ] [ Earthquake ] |:| __________ |:| [ Brick Break ] [ Giga Impact ] |:| |'|____________________________________|'| <;--)=============x===========x=====x==(--;> ______ |.| Lucario | FTG / STL | L63 | M |.| ______ |:|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|:| |:| [ Aura Sphere ] [ Dragon Pulse ] |:| |;| [ Psychic ] [ Earthquake ] |;| |;|____________________________________|;| <;--)=============x===========x=====x==(--;> |;| Roserade | GRS / PSN | L60 | F |;| |;|--------------^MOVES:-----^-----^---|;| |:| [ Energy Ball ] [ Sludge Bomb ] |:| |:| [ Shadow Ball ] [ Extrasensory ] |:| |'|____________________________________|'| <;=/====================================\-;> /_.`'^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^`._\ There aren't a lot of common weaknesses is Cynthia's team. Her Spiritomb doesn't have any weaknesses, actually, so don't worry so much about what Pokemon you start with in this fight. With its high Defense and Special Defense and total lack of weakness, Spiritomb will likely take a few good shots to take down. Its offenses aren't that great, though, so at least you shouldn't be too threatened. Gastrodon's only real weakness is Grass-type attacks, so if you don't have any of those, try to rely on using your strongest Physical-based attacks against it, because it has lower Defense than it does Special Defense. Be careful, though, because it has strong moves such as Earthquake, Stone Edge, Muddy Water, and even Sludge Bomb. Her Milotic can be a real pain to take down. It's weak to Electric- and Grass- type attacks, although it has the HP and defenses to take a good hit from one of them and still survive. Avoid inflicting it with a status ailment, though, because otherwise its Marvel Scale Ability will kick in and raise its Defense by 1.5x. It also has Mirror Coat, which is nasty if you use a Special-based attack against it, because it will inflict double that damage back to you (unless you knock it out, of course). Avoid using them if you can. Garchomp is a fierce Dragon/Ground-type Pokemon with high Attack and Speed. It also has nice HP, as well as decent defenses, making it quite hardy and a challenge to take down. It can use Dragon Rush, an extremely powerful Dragon- type attack; Earthquake, which is just plain nasty and it gets the Same Type Attack Bonus, making it really deadly; Giga Impact, which is like a beefed up Hyper Beam; and Brick Break for a nice, solid Fighting-type attack. Your best bet against it is a strong Ice-type attack (beware Brick Break, though!) or a Dragon-type attack of your own, although otherwise just strike it with your strongest attacks and try to keep your HP as high as possible. Lucario, which you probably haven't fought against since your fight with Maylene, is a difficult Pokemon to take down due to its great types. Fighting-, Ground-, and Fire-type attacks are awesome against Lucario, but nearly everything else is really quite ineffective. It knows Dragon Pulse, Earthquake, Psychic, and Aura Sphere, giving it a very large array of powerful attacks. It also has high Attack and Special Attack, as well as good Speed, but fortunately its defensive stats aren't so hot. Use that to your advantage. Her Roserade shouldn't be quite as difficult compared to the rest of her Pokemon, but it's still a formidable foe. It boasts very high Special Attack and quite high Special Defense, and its Speed isn't half bad either. It can use Sludge Bomb, which will put a serious dent in your Pokemon's HP. Steel- type Pokemon are amazing to use against Roserade. After beating all six of Cynthia's Pokemon, she will tell you to climb the platform up. Do so, and you'll be taken through the door. Inside, Cynthia will lead you to where you register yourself and your Pokemon as the new Pokemon League Champions. Professor Rowan will also join you and congratulate you on your accomplishment. Congratulations! You are the new Pokemon League Champion!! ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~. ( s6. POST-GAME AND OPTIONAL AREAS | ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~` This section contains all of the locations and areas to explore that aren't really required for you to visit, but offer a really nice reward and a reason to visit, or have something neat about them. Some of these are only available after you have completed the Sinnoh Dex, which involves seeing all 150 Pokemon in the Sinnoh Dex. Check section 8.6. to see a list of all of the Pokemon in the Sinnoh Dex and where to find them, and then check out section 6.1. to see what to do to get the National Dex. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.1. Receiving the National Dex | / `-'----------------------------------'--------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.1.1. Twinleaf Town |__________________________________________________) After your first time beating the Elite Four and the League Champion, you will awaken in your room when you load your game (actually, you'll appear here any time after beating the Elite Four). Go down the stairs, and your mother will come over to tell you that Rival took a ship in Snowpoint City. Hmm, interesting? But, not for now. Right now, you should have thing on your mind: the National Dex! In order to get the National Dex, you will need to have seen the 150 Pokemon in the Sinnoh Dex. All of these Pokemon can be found throughout the course of normal gameplay provided you have fought most of the Trainers in the game. Remember, you don't need to have caught the Pokemon - merely seeing it will do. At this point, assuming that you have battles every Trainer in the game so far and haven't done any outside trades, you should have a hardy 149 Pokemon in your Pokedex. If not, check out section 8.6. of this Walkthrough for a list of where to see every single Pokemon you need to complete the Sinnoh Dex. Chances are there's one Pokemon that you'll be missing, which is either #149 or #150, depending on which version you have. To see this Pokemon for your Sinnoh Dex, return to Celestic Town. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.1.2. Celestic Town |__________________________________________________) Unless you have done some trading, you haven't seen Palkia or Dialga (depending on your version; Palkia in Diamond) yet. You'll need to see the other game's legendary in order to complete your Pokedex. Now, although the Pokemon cannot be caught or encountered in your game, the old lady that you met in Celestic Town during your last visit here has a picture of that Pokemon to help complete your Pokedex. You can find the old lady in the large house on the north side of town. Talk to her, and she will show you the picture, counting toward seeing the Pokemon for the sake of your Pokedex. She'll actually show you this picture whenever you talk to her after you see either Dialga or Palkia at the Spear Pillar, but now is probably the best time to talk to her about it. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.1.3. Sandgem Town |___________________________________________________) Back in Sandgem Town, talk to Professor Rowan inside of his lab after completing the Sinnoh Pokedex, and he will be amazed that you have seen all 150 Pokemon on the Sinnoh Dex. Just then, Professor Oak will stop in, do some chit-chatting, and then power up your Pokedex, upgrading it so it has National Dex capabilities. After Professor Oak leaves, Rowan will give you the Poke Radar. The Poke Radar is a useful gadget that you can use in any field on the world map to help locate wild Pokemon, including Pokemon that you haven't yet encountered or wouldn't normally be in the area without using the Poke Radar. To use the Poker Rdar, enter a field of grass (without riding the Bicycle) and use the Poke Radar. Some of the grass will then start to shake, and some will show signs of rustling in it (by flashing, kind of). Walking into either of these patches will trigger a fight against a wild Pokemon, possibly a Pokemon new to the area, although walking into the rustling grass will have a higher chance of encountering better Pokemon. If you defeat the Pokemon or capture it, there will be more rustling grass outside of the battle, up to 2 additional times after first using the Poke Radar. Running away from a fight will not allow you to encounter any more shaking grass without using the Poke Radar again. Like the Vs. Seeker, the Poke Radar requires you to take a certain amount of steps before you can use it again, although it's only 50 steps instead of 100. Apparently you can use the Poke Radar to help you locate exceedingly rare "Shiny" Pokemon. Very, very rarely, a patch of grass may turn white and glow red, to purple, to blue. I have not personally seen this, although I have heard about this. Corona Genesis said this about finding Shiny Pokemon with the Poke Radar: "The patch was mostly white, and it had red which changed to purple and blue glowing from inside it. I was incredibly annoyed when I realized I couldn't get to it. I hope someone else encounters one and confirms what it is." If you run into a situation like that, everyone seems to agree that using a Repel is the best thing you can do, so then you won't encounter any wild Pokemon other than the ones with the Poke Radar. Now that you have the National Dex, loads of new locations and adventures will become available to you. You can take them on in any order, unless I say otherwise. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.2. The Pal Park | / `-'--------------------'----------------------------------------- -----------` The Pal Park is the place where you can transfer Pokemon from your GBA games to your Diamond or Pearl game. You can actually visit the Pal Park and the surrounding Routes as soon as you are able to use Surf, although you will not be able to use any of the Pal Park features until after you acquire the National Dex after completing the game. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.2.1. Route 219 |______________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Swimmer ($ 116 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Marill | WTR | L29 | F | | Marill | WTR | L29 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 116 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shellos | WTR | L29 | M | | Shellos | WTR | L29 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' This is a surprisingly short sea Route. Only two Trainers to fight here. Surf south, fighting the two Trainers if you wish, onto Route 220. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.2.2. Route 220 |______________________________________________________) __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Swimmer ($ 448 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Goldeen | WTR | L28 | F | | Goldeen | WTR | L28 | F | | Goldeen | WTR | L28 | F | | Goldeen | WTR | L28 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 464 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Remoraid | WTR | L29 | F | | Psyduck | WTR | L29 | F | | Goldeen | WTR | L28 | F | | Goldeen | WTR | L28 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 464 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Tamanta | WTR / FLY | L26 | M | | Remoraid | WTR | L29 | M | | Tentacool | WTR / PSN | L29 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 496 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L31 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 496 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Buizel | WTR | L31 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 464 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pelipper | WTR / FLY | L29 | M | | Whiscash | WTR / GRD | L29 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 488 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Buizel | WTR | L28 | F | | Medicham | FTG / PSY | L28 | F | | Seaking | WTR | L28 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Ether | `-------| Splash Plate | | Carbos | '-----------------' There's plenty of Trainers here to fight. Like many Routes, there are two paths that you can take through this one: the left/south-route and the right/north-route. The route to the right, which will eventually become the northern route, has only one Trainer to fight, but no items to pick up. By the two Swimmers, you can find an Ether on the east beach, and you can find a Splash Plate on the beach south of that. On the shore with the Ether, you can also Surf east to take a path over to two more Trainers that eventually leads to Route 221. More east, you can find a Carbos in some shallow water. Pick it up, and then take the northeast path instead of the southeast path, otherwise you'll just run into a dead end with a Trainer. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.2.3. Route 221 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Floatzel | WTR | 28, 30 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | 29 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Shellos | WTR | 28 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | 29 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | 29, 30 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Stunky | PSN / DRK | 28 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Skuntank | PSN / DRK | 29, 30 | 15% | 15% | 15% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | 28 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Sudowoodo | RCK | 29, 30 | 15% | 15% | 15% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Swimmer ($ 512 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shellos | WTR | L30 | M | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | L32 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 528 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golduck | WTR | L33 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Fisherman ($1024 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Magikarp | WTR | L28 | M | | Finneon | WTR | L30 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L32 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($2040 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Cherrim | GRS | L30 | F | | Marill | WTR | L32 | F | | Lopunny | NRM | L34 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($1980 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Staravia | NRM / FLY | L33 | M | | Girafarig | NRM / PSY | L33 | M | | Lopunny | NRM | L34 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Collector ($2176 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Hippopotas | GRD | L28 | M | | Hippopotas | GRD | L28 | M | | Hippopotas | GRD | L34 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Protein | `-------| Honey | | Pure Incense | | TM81 (X-Scissor)| '-----------------' Near the area you enter the Route, by the Swimmer, you can find a Protein on a small slice of land. Keep going until you hit the shore. On the shore, you can find a Sweet Honey nearby. Again, there are two paths to this Route. Going north through the grass-filled path will lead you to a house with an old man inside. He'll ask to see a Pokemon at a specific Level (it appears to be random every day) and your job will be to show him a Pokemon at that Level. I have no clue what you get if you do this, but I'd imagine something. To the west of the house, you can find a Pure Incense. Back there is just a dead end, though, so return to where you were at and then either take the east path or the southeast path to reach the Pal Park. The southeast path has more Trainers and tall grass, although it also contains TM81 (X-Scissor) near the end of it. Regardless of which way you take, at the end of the Route lies the Pal Park. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.2.4. Pal Park |_______________________________________________________) As you enter the Pal Park, if you have already gotten the National Dex, Professor Oak will be inside and will tell you that you can now transfer Pokemon from Kanto or Hoenn into the Pal Park. He'll also give you the Trainer Counter for your Poketch, which shows you a ranking of the top 3 Pokemon that you've seen the most of by using the Pokeradar. He also says something about Eterna City, and then leaves. Now, by transferring Pokemon from your GBA games, you are able to catch the transferred Pokemon inside of the Pal Park. You can transfer up to 6 Pokemon per GBA game every 24 hours into the Pal Park (and, for those of you who like to time jump and set the Nintendo DS clock ahead, doing that will make you wait another 24 hours). To do this, insert a a copy of Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen into the GBA slot of your Nintendo DS. On the menu screen (Continue, New Game, Settings...), there should be a new option for you to select called "Migrate from [GBA game]". Select this option, and you will be able to choose 6 Pokemon from your GBA game by using the stylus to select them. The selected Pokemon cannot have any HM moves learned, otherwise you will not be able to transfer them, so be sure to make use of the version's Move Deleter before attempting this. After you have selected your 6 Pokemon, you will be asked if you want to permanently transfer the Pokemon from the GBA game to your Diamond or Pearl version. THE POKEMON WILL BE GONE FOREVER IN YOUR GBA GAME IF YOU DO THIS! Upon answering yes via stylus, you will be asked one more time for confirmation, and if you say yes again, the Pokemon will be transferred into the Pal Park. Now, load up your save, and talk to the technician at the gate of the Pal Park and he'll ask if you want to try and catch the Pokemon that you transferred over. Agree, and you'll be given 6 Park Balls to catch the Pokemon inside of the Pal Park. If you are transferring any Water-type Pokemon, it is recommended that you keep a Pokemon with Surf in your party. The Pal Park is a pretty simple place; there are patches of grass scattered about. The 6 Pokemon that you transferred will be hiding inside of the tall grass and on the water, and your job is to track all of them down. You might also only have a limited amount of time to do this (although I have yet to run out of time, I have heard that there is a time limit). Certain Pokemon will favor certain parts of the Pal Park and will be more likely to be found in those areas. For instance, Rock-type Pokemon will be more commonly encountered in the northeastern part of the Pal Park, in the rocky area, and Bug-type Pokemon will be easier to find in the foresty northwestern area. After catching all 6 transferred Pokemon, you will be escorted out of the Pal Park and will be judged based on several factors, one of which being how quickly you caught the Pokemon. Depending on how well you did, you will receive an item (I always got berries). Answer Yes to the question, and your newly-transferred Pokemon will be sent to your PC. All Pokemon that you transfer retain all of their stats, moves, held items, OT and ID No., gender, nickname, etc. Pretty much, exactly like they were in the GBA game. (Actually, I'm not sure on this, but there is a chance that certain Pokemon's abilities may change when transferred, due to the addition of new abilities for certain Pokemon.) ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.3. The Battle Zone (Northeast Island) | / `-'------------------------------------------'------------------- -----------` The Battle Zone (aka the Northeast Island) is that large island that you may have seen earlier in looking over your Town Map. After beating the Elite 4 and obtaining the National Dex, you will be able to reach the Battle Zone, home to many exotic Pokemon that you have not encountered before. There are plenty of Trainers, most of which possessing Pokemon between level 50 and 60, with plenty of Pokemon that probably aren't on your Pokedex (from the previous generations of Pokemon). ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.1. Fight Area |_____________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Super Rod | `-------'-----------------' Although you can visit the Fight Area after beating the Elite 4, there's not really much to do other than visit the Battle Tower until after you obtain the National Dex. If you don't have your National Dex yet, it's highly recommended that you get it now. You can now take the ferry in Snowpoint City over to the Battle Zone. When you do so, Rival will meet you there, along with some other person with red hair Rival will then run off to the Battle Tower. This is basically just a start area for your voyage on the northeast island, and doesn't really offer you anything major except paths leading around the island. The old lady inside of the Poke Mart will give you a Scope Lens if you talk to her. You are also finally able to get the Super Rod by talking to the Fisherman on the northwestern side of the area, near the entrance to Route 225. Just answer Yes to his question and he'll give you the Super Rod, which you can use to catch high-level Water-type Pokemon. Now, to the northwest is the path to Route 225, which is probably the main path you'll want to take at this point. On the eastern side of the area, there are two exits. The northern one leads you to the Battle Park, which is where the Battle Tower is located; the eastern one will lead you to Route 230, which requires you to Surf. Taking Route 230 will lead you over to the Resort Area. If you want to check out the Resort Area, proceed to section 6.3.11. (Route 230). Keep in mind that you'll have to read the sections in backwards order and with backwards directions, because I assume that the reader goes onto Route 225 first. For now, you might as well start by checking out the Battle Park. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.2. Battle Park |____________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Razor Fang | `-------'-----------------' On your way to the Battle Park, everyone inside of the intermediate building will face you and will tell you that you need a Point Card to proceed. Fortunately, they'll give you the Point Card, which is used to keep track of all of the Battle Points (BP) that you earn while in the Battle Tower. You can use your BP to purchase a wide selection of TMs and other useful Held Items. The front area of the Battle Park resembles a garden, with hedges and bushes scattered all around. In the southwest corner of the Park, you can find a Sharp Fang. On the northern end of the Battle Park, there are two doors into one building (with an elevated bridge adjoining them, leaving a path in the middle). This is where you can spend all of your BP. ,--------------------------------. ,---------------------------------. ( BATTLE POINT PRIZES (left-side) ) ( BATTLE POINT PRIZES (right-side) ) `-.---------------------.------.-` `-.----------------------.------.-` | Protein | 1BP | | TM06 (Toxic) | 32BP | | Calcium | 1BP | | TM73 (Thunder Wave) | 32BP | | Iron | 1BP | | TM61 (Will-O-Wisp) | 32BP | | Zinc | 1BP | | TM45 (Attract) | 32BP | | Carbos | 1BP | | TM40 (Aerial Ace) | 40BP | | HP Up | 1BP | | TM31 (Brick Break) | 40BP | | Power Bracer | 16BP | | TM08 (Bulk Up) | 48BP | | Power Belt | 16BP | | TM04 (Calm Mind) | 48BP | | Power Lens | 16BP | | TM81 (X-Scissor) | 64BP | | Power Band | 16BP | | TM30 (Shadow Ball) | 64BP | | Power Anklet | 16BP | | TM53 (Energy Ball) | 64BP | | Power Weight | 16BP | | TM36 (Sludge Bomb) | 80BP | | Toxic Orb | 16BP | | TM59 (Dragon Pulse) | 80BP | | Flame Orb | 16BP | | TM71 (Stone Edge) | 80BP | | White Herb | 32BP | | TM26 (Earthquake) | 80BP | | Power Herb | 32BP | '----------------------'------' | BrightPowder | 48BP | | Choice Band | 48BP | | Focus Band | 48BP | | Scope Lens | 48BP | | Muscle Band | 48BP | | Focus Sash | 48BP | | Choice Scarf | 48BP | | Razor Claw | 48BP | | Razor Fang | 48BP | | Rare Candy | 48BP | '---------------------'------' But where's the Battle Tower, you ask? The Battle Tower is between the building, to the north. As you try and pass through, a man with blonde hair that somewhat resembles Rival will bump into you, and then run into the building. Rival will then run up from behind, bumping into you as well, and talk about the Battle Tower and the Stark Mountain. He'll then walk into the Battle Tower. You might as well do the same. From what I can tell, the receptionist on the left has something to do with DS Wifi, the receptionist on the right lets you battle a random player over Wi- Fi. Lastly, the one in the middle lets you fight against computer-controlled opponents in either a Single Battle (first option) or a Double Battle (second option). If you do, all of your Pokemon will be set to Level 50 (or, if your Pokemon's levels are 100, they will be set to 100). You will have to fight 7 battles in a row, and if you're successful in all of them, you'll win some BP. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.3. Route 225 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Fearow | NRM / FLY | 50, 51, 52 | 40% | 40% | 20% | | Raticate | NRM | 50, 52 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Machoke | FTG | 51 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | 51 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Spearow | NRM / FLY | 20, 22 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Rattata | NRM | 20, 22 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Banette | GHO | 50, 52 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Skuntank | PSN / DRK | 51 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Roselia | GRS / PSN | 51 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Birdkeeper ($1728 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Farfetch'd | NRM / FLY | L52 | F | | Swellow | NRM / FLY | L54 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Pokemon Ranger ($3360 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Zigzagoon | NRM | L50 | F | | Skarmory | STL / FLY | L56 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Psychic ($1760 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Slowpoke | WTR / PSY | L51 | F | | Slowbro | WTR / PSY | L55 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Pokemon Ranger ($3300 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Donphan | GRD | L55 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($3180 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Lickitung | NRM | L53 | M | | Miltank | NRM | L53 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($3180 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Pinsir | BUG | L53 | M | | Mightyena | DRK | L53 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($3180 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Flaaffy | ELC | L53 | F | | Tropius | GRS / FLY | L53 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Dragon Tamer ($1760 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Dratini | DRG | L53 | M | | Dragonair | DRG | L55 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | HP Up | `-------| Rare Candy | | Ultra Ball | | Fresh Water | | Lax Incense | | Dubious Disc | | Dawn Stone | '-----------------' To the north of the Fight Area is Route 225. This a surprisingly long and complicated Route that is much larger than you would at first think. There are also some Pokemon that you haven't encountered before here, such as Raticate and Fearow. To start things off, there's an HP Up atop a cliff to the west of the entrance, accessable by using Rock Climb. Head north, up to the three Trainers (which you can choose to engage in either Single- or Double-battle, depending on which direction the northwest one is facing). You can snag yourself a Rare Candy by using Cut on the bushes to the east of the three Trainers. Now, if you have Surf, take the north route and Surf across the water and then climb the set of steps you find there, crossing the bridge over. Otherwise, go west, and make your way to where there you just take a set of steps down and there's another to the south of you. You can climb the steps to the south and cross the bridge to pick up an Ultra Ball, otherwise just proceed to head east, under the bridge, and climbing the set of steps up to where you can take another bridge north. Make your way across the mess of bridges, past two Trainers (picking up a Revive as you go), until you get to a house. Inside of the house, a Worker will give you a Fresh Water (umm, ok?). There's also a Lax Incense to the west of his house, behind some bushes that you can Cut down. Up on the cliff, you can Surf across the water to reach a Dubious Disc. Keep following the path (you can save a few encounters if you have Cut), which is pretty straightforward, until you reach a large field of grass with some rocks that you can use Rock Climb on and a sign to the east. Use Rock Climb to scale the rocks if you have it and you'll enter a Trainer fight against the Dragon Tamer. After beating him, pick up a second Dawn Stone. Continue heading east, past the sign, and you'll reach the Survival Area. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.4. Survival Area |__________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM42 (Facade) | `-------'-----------------' Not really much to see or do here for now. There's a Pokemon Center to heal your Pokemon, and a Poke Mart to buy some supplies at. You can talk to the Black Belt inside of the house on the bottom of the cliffs and he'll give you TM42 (Facade), but that's pretty much it. Make your way east to Route 226. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.5. Route 226 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Fearow | NRM / FLY | 51, 52, 53 | 40% | 40% | 20% | | Raticate | NRM | 51, 52 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Machoke | FTG | 53 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Golduck | WTR | 51, 53 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Spearow | NRM / FLY | 20, 22 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Rattata | NRM | 20, 22 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Banette | GHO | 51, 53 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ace Trainer ($3360 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Skarmory | STL / FLY | L56 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Birdkeeper ($1824 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golbat | PSN / FLY | L53 | F | | Xatu | PSY / FLY | L57 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Dragon Tamer ($1792 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Seadra | WTR | L56 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L56 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 832 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | L52 | F | | Azumarill | WTR | L52 | F | | Sealeo | WTR / ICE | L52 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 864 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Carvanha | WTR / DRK | L51 | M | | Carvanha | WTR / DRK | L51 | M | | Sharpedo | WTR / DRK | L54 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Carbos | `-------| Lagging Tail | | TM53 (Energy | | Ball) | '-----------------' Use Rock Climb to the north of the entrance and you'll be able to take a path to a secret elevated part of the Survival Area with a lone house. Inside is a Hiker, although I haven't quite figured out what he does yet. Rock Climb on the rocks to the west and fight the Ace Trainer if you want. You can use Rock Climb on the northern rocks to go up to some berries, but otherwise Rock Climb down the eastern cliff. Go east and there will be two more choices of where to Rock Climb. Taking the southern path will lead you to a Carbos. Taking the northern path will lead you to a field of tall grass, some Trainers, and a Lagging Tail to your left. At the Trainers, taking the eastern-most path with Rock Climb will lead you to a small ledge with TM53 (Energy Ball) on it. Using Rock Climb on the first set of rocks will lead you down closer to the bottom, near the shore. Use Surf and sail east until you reach a house on a small island. Inside of the house, speak with the man there, and he apparently appears to be multi-lingual. After speaking to him once, speak with him again and he will offer to trade you a Magikarp for a Finneon. A PP Up is hidden behind the house. Use the Dowsing Machine to find it. Sailing the southern west route will lead you to a dead end with a Trainer. Taking the northern west route will bring you to a field of tall grass with a signpost, and a choice: head north to Route 227 and Stark Mountain, or east to Route 228, Route 229, and the Resort Area. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.6. Route 227 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Camerupt | FIR / GRD | 55 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Rhydon | GRD / RCK | 55 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Fearow | NRM / FLY | 54, 55 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 54, 56 | 15% | 15% | 5% | | Weezing | PSN | 55 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Skarmory | STL / FLY | 56 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Numel | FIR / GRD | 22, 24 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Rhyhorn | GRD / RCK | 22, 24 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Banette | GHO | 54 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 54 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ace Trainer ($3300 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Tauros | NRM | L55 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Pokemon Ranger ($3420 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Lickitung | NRM | L57 | F | | Vigoroth | NRM | L57 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($3360 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Meowth | NRM | L56 | F | | Persian | NRM | L56 | F | | Hypno | PSY | L56 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Black Belt ($1368 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Cacturne | GRS / DRK | L57 | M | | Machamp | FTG | L57 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Dragon Tamer ($1792 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Seadra | WTR | L56 | M | | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L56 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 832 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | L52 | F | | Azumarill | WTR | L52 | F | | Sealeo | WTR / ICE | L52 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 864 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Carvanha | WTR / DRK | L51 | M | | Carvanha | WTR / DRK | L51 | M | | Sharpedo | WTR / DRK | L54 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Charcoal | `-------| Zinc | '-----------------' There is falling soot and ash all over the Route thanks to the nearby volcano in Stark Mountain. This Route will require you to do a little bit of bike jumping and avoid falling down ledges. Cross the first ramp over to the Elite Trainer, then cross the next ramp over to the Pokemon Ranger. Jump down the ledge to the left and you'll eventually see Rival and Crasher Wake (from Pastoria City). They'll say some stuff about Stark Mountain, and will then leave in seperate directions. (Rival also says something about 21 wins in the Battle Tower.) Inside of the house that they were near, talk to the old lady and answer Yes to her question to restore your Pokemon's HP. Now, climb the steps and cross the narrow bike bridge over to the other side and you'll find the person with red hair that you saw with Rival when you first boarded the northeast island, who reveals his name as Buck. He'll then head up to Stark Mountain. Head a little bit west, to the patch of grass. If you have it, use Rock Climb to go down to the bottom of the cliff, near a lake and a small patch of grass. Head east down there and you'll find Charcoal, which is used to power up Fire- type attacks. Climb back up the rocks and then take the narrow bike bridge over to a Trainer and a Zinc. Back at the patch of grass, go northeast, jump down the two ledges to the Black Belt, then keep heading north to reach the outside of Stark Mountain. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.7. Stark Mountain |_________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Camerupt | FIR / GRD | 55 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Rhydon | GRD / RCK | 55 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Fearow | NRM / FLY | 54, 55 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 54, 56 | 15% | 15% | 5% | | Weezing | PSN | 55 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Skarmory | STL / FLY | 56 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Numel | FIR / GRD | 22, 24 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Rhyhorn | GRD / RCK | 22, 24 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Banette | GHO | 54 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 54 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Dragon Tamer ($1920 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L60 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Life Orb | `-------| Ether | '-----------------' At the foot of Stark Mountain, you can either climb stairs or use Rock Climb on some rocks to the west. Climbing the rocks will lead you to a Trainer and another set of rocks to climb down. Climb them down, and then climb up the rocks nearby to reach a Life Orb. Climb back down the rocks and you can get back to Route 227 if you jump down one of the ledges (there's a Protein hidden in the rock that you can reach by taking the left ledge), or you can just Rock Climb your way back to where you were. Anyway, back at the foot, climb the steps and you'll be at a field of tall grass. In the northeast corner of it is an Ether. The entrance to Stark Mountain is to the west. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | First Room |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 55 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Magcargo | FIR / RCK | 55, 56 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 54 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Machoke | FTG | 56 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Weezing | PSN | 56 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 54 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Camerupt | FIR / GRD | 56 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 25, 27 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Slugma | FIR | 25, 27 | 5% | 5% | 5% | ,--'----------._|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Second Room |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])____/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 57 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Magcargo | FIR / RCK | 57, 58 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 56 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Machoke | FTG | 58 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Weezing | PSN | 58 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 56 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Camerupt | FIR / GRD | 58 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 27, 29 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Slugma | FIR | 27, 29 | 5% | 5% | 5% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Escape Rope | `-------| PP Up | | Full Restore | '-----------------' Start by using Rock Smash on the rock, and then using Strength to push the boulder two tiles to the east, and then push it north, down the steps. Push the western boulder two tiles to the west and then go around to get an Escape Rope. At the eastern set of three rocks, push both the north and south boulder one tile to the east, then push the middle boulder one tile either north or south. Climb the southern steps up to find a PP Up, turn around and keep going north. Climb up the steps, push the boulder all the way to the east, and make your way over to the west side of the room. Climb up the steps, grab the Burn Heal in the corner, and use Rock Smash to smash the rock blocking your path. Climb up the steps, and then push the boulder to your right east, but not all the way (make sure it doesn't cover or go past the steps on the other side). Climb up the steps, then east, down the steps, over to the Full Restore. Now, go back to the west, and up the stairs to Rival. He'll say something about Buck, the Battle Tower, and the Battle Zone. Proceed deeper into the cave, and into the next room, where you'll notice that the camera is zoomed out. Go north a little bit, and you'll find Buck, who will say some stuff and then join your party. _________ .' PARTNER `.__________________________ | Pokemon Trainer Buck ) `-.--------------.-----------.--------< | Claydol | PSY / GRD | L58 | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' His Claydol is rather sturdy and should be able to take a hit or two. It knows Psychic, Ancientpower, and Light Screen (quite possibly Reflect, too, although I never saw it use it). One thing to keep in mind while you're in the fight with Buck's Claydol: use Earthquake! Since Claydol has the ability Levitate, Ground-type attacks won't affect Claydol, so you'll effectively inflict damage on your adversaries alone and not your own partner! Quite helpful, because a lot of the Pokemon in the area are weak to Ground-type attacks. And, as always with Partners, your Pokemon will be fully restored after each fight. While you have Buck in your party, you will be unable to use Rock Climb to access ledges and other areas. You'll have to investigate this place later - without Buck - if you want to snag all of the goodies here. __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Ace Trainer || Ace Trainer ($6960 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Drapion | PSN / DRK | L59 | F || Larvitar | RCK / GRD | L57 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Magcargo | FIR / RCK | L57 | M | ,--------------------------------------.'--------------'--------- --'.__,----.' | Birdkeeper || Black Belt ($3152 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Dodrio | NRM / FLY | L55 | F || Tyrogue | FTG | L53 | M | | Fearow | NRM / FLY | L55 | F || Marowak | GRD | L57 | M | | Honchkrow | DRK / FLY | L55 | F || Breloom | GRS / FTG | L58 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'--------- --'.__,----.' | Psychic || Psychic ($3712 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Xatu | PSY / FLY | L56 | F || Baltoy | PSY / GRD | L54 | | | Mismagius | GHO | L56 | F || Grumpig | PSY | L58 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'--------- --'.__,----.' | Expert || Dragon Tamer ($6368 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Loudred | NRM | L56 | M || Bagon | DRG | L57 | M | | Donphan | GRD | L56 | M || Shelgon | DRG | L59 | M | | Tauros | NRM | L56 | M |'--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Ace Trainer || Ace Trainer ($6780 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Loudred | NRM | L57 | M || Dunsparce | NRM | L56 | F | | Rampardos | RCK | L57 | M || Marowak | GRD | L56 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Scyther | BUG / FLY | L56 | F | ,--------------------------------------.'--------------'--------- --`.__,----.' | Dragon Tamer || Black Belt ($3240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Vibrava | GRD / DRG | L57 | M || Machamp | FTG | L59 | M | | Dragonair | DRG | L57 | M |'--------------'-----------'-----'---' | Seadra | WTR | L57 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM50 (Overheat) | `-------| Calcium | | Iron Ball | | Max Revive | | Ultra Ball | | Max Elixir | '-----------------' Now, this place is very large. There are Trainers and items scattered all around. I will try to do my best to list the locations of all of them, but your best bet is to just kind of do some exploring on your own. Just so you know, your destination should be directly north of the door that you entered from, although you will have to do a lot of manuevering to the west in order to get there. There is nothing waiting for you in the southwest corner, so don't even bother going there. In the northwest corner, which is accessable from the lower- level, you can move a boulder using Strength and fight the two Ace Trainers (either in a Double Battle, or in a Single Battle if you talk to them individually) that are guarding TM50 (Overheat) to the south. A Calcium can be found in the middle area, in a trench, to the north of the Black Belt and Birdkeeper. In the very southeast corner, past the two Psychics, you can find an Iron Ball by walking down the steps and running to the west in the trench there. In the northeastern corner, head to the east until you reach the middle area. Fight the Veteran and Dragon Tamer (either in a Double or Single Battle, depending on how you engage them), then proceed up the stairs. To your left, you will find a Max Revive. Back at the northeastern corner, go a little bit south, then west. Climb up to the upper level, and then go northwest and back down to the lower level, fighting the two Ace Trainers. To the west of them, use Rock Smash and continue westward, climbing up the stairs to the south and fighting the Dragon Tamer and Black Belt in your way. Head west, around the parameter of the room, until you reach some stairs leading down into a trench. Follow the trench east, using Strength to move the boulder, and then up the stairs into a cave. As you arrive, Buck will say some stuff, and then go into the cave. Follow him inside, and he will then take some rock thing and leave. Now would be a great time to use an Escape Rope! Afterwards, return to the Survival Area and talk to Buck in the house to the west of the Pokemon Center. He'll run off again, back to Stark Mountain, to check out results of the earthquake that happened up there. Make your way past the first part of the dungeon, to the very large room with the zoomed out camera. You can now use Rock Climb to access shortcuts and more items, so use that to make haste to the northern part of the cave, where the rear cave was. Before doing so, you might want to pick up an Ultra Ball on a large elevated area in the middle of the place (by the Birdkeeper and Black Belt), and pick up a Max Elixir down a pit somewhere else in the area. Inside of the room, in the center of the circle of rocks that you might have noticed earlier, will be one big, ugly Heatran looking at you. _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Heatran | FIR / STL | L70 |M/F|#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` Yes, Heatran can be either Male or Female, although it doesn't really matter since it can't breed with anything, so take your pick. Either way, it's ugly! Ha ha, sorry. Heatran is one pretty rough Level 70 Legendary Pokemon. It is highly susceptible to Ground-type attacks, and Water- or Fighting-type attacks will also be effective at removing its health. It knows Lava Plume, Fire Spin, Scary Face, and Iron Head. Be prepared to have your active Pokemon unable to switch, because Fire Spin will lock it in its place, preventing you from switching out. Lava Plume and Iron Head will both be very strong attacks, so be weary! Try to inflict Sleep or Paralysis upon it, whittle its health away (taking care not to knock it out), then chuck Dusk Balls at it until you catch it. Unfortunately, from what I've seen, nothing exciting or dramatic happens after catching Heatran. At least you get the pride of catching something big and nasty like that! Oh yeah, and you can use it in battle, too. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.8. Route 228 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Dugtrio | GRD | 52, 53, 54 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Cacturne | GRS / DRK | 52, 53 | 20% | 20% | 40% | | Hippowdon | GRD | 52, 54 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Rhydon | GRD / RCK | 52, 53 | 20% | 20% | 10% | | Diglett | GRD | 23, 25 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Cacnea | GRS | 23, 25 | 5% | 5% | 5% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ace Trainer ($3300 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Golduck | WTR | L55 | M | | Sandslash | GRD | L55 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Black Belt ($1320 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mankey | FTG | L54 | M | | Makuhita | FTG | L53 | M | | Hariyama | FTG | L55 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Ace Trainer ($3240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Ambipom | NRM | L54 | F | | Rapidash | FIR | L54 | F | | Chansey | NRM | L54 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Dragon Tamer ($1856 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Gyarados | WTR / FLY | L58 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Pokemon Ranger || Pokemon Ranger ($6840 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Exeggcute | GRS / PSY | L52 | M || Trapinch | GRD | L54 | F | | Ursaring | NRM | L58 | M || Vibrava | DRG / GRD | L56 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.'`--------------'--------- --'-----'---' | Ace Trainer ($3300 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Delcatty | NRM | L55 | F | | Yanma | BUG / FLY | L55 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Psychic ($1760 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Shuppet | GHO | L53 | M | | Duskull | GHO | L55 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Protector | `-------| Shiny Stone | | Shed Shell | | TM37 (Sandstorm)| '-----------------' Instead of going north a little past the Survival Area up to Stark Mountain, you can continue heading east onto Route 228. There's a large sandstorm brewing in the desert lands of Route 228, so all Pokemon that aren't part Rock-, Ground-, or Steel-type will receive some damage after each turn in battle. There's some pretty nice items that you can pick up on Route 228. The first of which is the Protector, an item that lets you evolve Rhydon. It can be found in a pit to the east. Now, like many Routes, there are two ways to get through this one; one has more Trainers than the other. The shortcut can be found if you make your way to the eastern side of the Route, then ascend the bicycle slope to the north. Just follow the narrow bridges until you arrive near the southern part of the Route. There's a Shiny Stone at the very end of the narrow bridges, although you can get to it regardless of if you take the shortcut or not (it's around where the shortcut takes you). The normal way involves you making your way south-bound. Around the field of grass, use Rock Smash and snag the Clean Skin on the ledge. The old man inside of the nearby house will teach one of the final evolutions of any Starter Pokemon from any generation (this means Charizard, Meganium, Empoleon, etc.) either Blast Burn, Frenzy Plant, or Hydro Cannon, depending on its type. I'm thinking that he will only teach a move once, although I haven't confirmed this. I'm not really a fan of these kind of moves, so I wouldn't really bother unless you want it as a novelty, or unless you really like those moves for some odd reason. Keep going south, fight the two Pokemon Rangers, and pick up TM37 (Sandstorm) along your way. Also, right around here is where you come out of the shortcut, so pick up the Shiny Stone on the ledge to the right if you haven't already. You're almost to the end of the Route. You will see another muddy slope a little bit more to the south, although its rather tricky to climb due to its awkard positioning. Your best bet is to approach it from the south, then make the turn to the right, then north very quickly. There's a house up there with what appears to be little of interest, other than an old man and some books. There's also a Psychic you can fight with some nifty Ghost-type Pokemon you might want to have seen in your Pokedex. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.9. Route 229 |______________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Weepinbell | GRS / PSN | 51, 52 | 20% | 30% | 20% | | Gloom | GRS / PSN | 51, 52 | 20% | 30% | 20% | | Ledian | BUG / FLY | 52 | 20% | 0% | 0% | | Bellsprout | GRS / PSN | 20, 22 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Oddish | GRS / PSN | 20, 22 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Ariados | BUG / PSN | 52 | 0% | 0% | 20% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Illumise | BUG | 50 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | 50 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Scyther | BUG / FLY | 52 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Volbeat | BUG | 50 | 5% | 5% | 5% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Volbeat | BUG | 50 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Purugly | NRM | 50 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Pinsir | BUG | 52 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Illumise | BUG | 50 | 5% | 5% | 5% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ace Trainer ($3420 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Granbull | NRM | L57 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Pokemon Ranger ($3300 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Spinda | NRM | L55 | M | | Kecleon | NRM | L55 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.________________________ ______,----. | Ace Trainer || Ace Trainer ($6600 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Dusclops | GHO | L55 | M || Mightyena | DRK | L55 | F | | Salamence | DRG / FLY | L55 | M || Kirlia | PSY | L55 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---'`--------------'----------- '-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Reaper Cloth | `-------| Full Restore | | Nugget | | Protein | '-----------------' Not much to this route, really. Lots of wild Bug- and Grass-type Pokemon, so your Flying- or Fire-type Pokemon will have a hay-day here. Surprisingly enough, there are very few Trainers in the area. The path straight to the south has two Trainers that you can fight in a Double Battle (or a Single Battle, depending on how you talk to them), and then it's smooth sailing to the Resort Area. The east path has a lot more of interest and two other Trainers. Either way takes you to the Resort Area, although the western path also can lead you onto the aquatic Route 230. I'll just cover the east side, because that's where everything is. From the northern part of the Route, head east. There's a bush that you can Cut down to find a Reaper Cloth. There's also a Full Restore located in the northeast corner of the Route, and you can talk to an older dude kind of to the south of where you found the Reaper Cloth and he'll give you a Nugget. Umm, ok? He probably gives you something else or something, because that's the kind of stuff that's supposed to be in items, not given to you. Heh. Oh well. Keep going south a bit, and Cut the bush to get into a secluded lake with a Protein. You can also pick up a Large Mushroom that's hidden on the other side of the lake, on the small patch of land. Use the Item Finder if you are really inept at locating a hidden item on such a small piece of land. And, at the southern end of either path you take, is the Resort Area. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.10. Resort Area |___________________________________________________) ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Nugget | `-------'-----------------' You can find a Nugget in the southeast corner of the area, by hugging a fence near the lake. There's also another Nugget hidden inside of the tree in the center of the lake. Use your Dowsing Machine to pinpoint its location. There's really not a lot to do here. There's a Pokemon Center, two houses with people who don't give you any items (my least favorite kind of people!), and one really large building on the east side called the Ribbon Syndicate. To get in, you apparently have to have a certain number of Ribbons on your Pokemon. I have heard conflicting reports to the exact number, but I believe it is between 5 and 10. Inside, you can purchase really expensive Ribbons for your Pokemon. The first Ribbon - Gorgeous Ribbon - costs $10,000; the second, the Royal Ribbon, costs $10,000; and the third, the Gorgeous Royal Ribbon costs - get this - $999,999! You can also treat one of your Pokemon to a spa treatment once per day here to help increase its happiness. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.3.11. Route 230 |_____________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Weepinbell | GRS / PSN | 50 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Gloom | GRS / PSN | 50 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Golduck | WTR | 52 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Bellsprout | GRS / PSN | 18, 23 | 11% | 11% | 11% | | Oddish | GRS / PSN | 18, 23 | 11% | 11% | 11% | | Floatzel | WTR | 50, 51, 52 | 13% | 13% | 13% | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | 51 | 5% | 5% | 5% | ( Diamond Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Beautifly | BUG / FLY | 51 | 10% | 10% | 10% | ( Pearl Only )__________|____________________|_____|_____|____< | Dustox | BUG / PSN | 51 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Swimmer ($ 848 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Crawdaunt | WTR / DRK | L53 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 864 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Luvdisc | WTR | L50 | F | | Lapras | WTR / ICE | L54 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 864 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Seel | WTR | L50 | F | | Dewgong | WTR / ICE | L54 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 816 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Seel | WTR | L51 | M | | Starmie | WTR / PSY | L51 | | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 816 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Chinchou | WTR / ELC | L51 | M | | Lanturn | WTR / ELC | L51 | M | ,-'--------------'-----------`.__.----.' | Swimmer ($ 832 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Mantyke | WTR / FLY | L50 | F | | Mantine | WTR / FLY | L52 | F | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Rare Candy | `-------'-----------------' Not really much on the eastern side of this Route. Just Surf west, fighting through any Trainers that you want, until you reach a cliff. Surf south and then continue west, fighting a Trainer if you want. On the eastern part of the little island, use Rock Smash to reach a Rare Candy. There's also a PP Up and a Carbos hidden around the island, which you can find by using the Dowsing Machine. When you're done on the island, keep Surfing west until you get back to the coast of the Fight Area, completing your tour of the Battle Zone. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.4. Catching Cresselia | / `-'--------------------------'----------------------------------- -----------` A boy in Canalave City has fallen ill and the only cure to his sickness is the Lunar Wing, guarded by the legendary Pokemon Cresselia. By completing this side-quest, you will have the opportunity to catch Cresselia, as well as visit Fullmoon Isle. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.4.1. Canalave City |__________________________________________________) Inside of the house right near the ship that took you to Iron Island is a resting boy and his mother. After unlocking the National Dex, talk to the boy and his mother and they will tell you about Fullmoon Isle. Now, talk to the sailor outside and he'll take you to Fullmoon Isle. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.4.2. Fullmoon Isle |__________________________________________________) There's really not much to Fullmoon Isle. It's just a small little island out in the middle of nowhere. But, the lone inhabitant of the isle is a Legendary Pokemon known as Cresselia. Walk along the island until you find the entrance to another area. Inside, is Creseria. Talk to it, and you will see its picture right before it flees from you, leaving behind the Lunar Wing. Similarly to Mesprit, Cresselia will run around on the world map, and you can track its location by using the Marking Map. The way I tracked it down was by riding the Bicycle back and forth between Solaceon Town and either Route 209 or Route 210 until it appeared near the Route I was near. If it started to approach the opposite side, I switched to that side and rode back and forth until it was on my Route. It will sometimes teleport randomly on the Marking Map to a totally new location, so it's not 100% predictable. _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Cresselia | PSY | L50 | F |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` Cresselia is at Level 50 when you encounter it (her, rather), and all it will do is run from you on the first turn. It will enter the battle with the normal battle theme instead of a legendary one (like what Mesprit had), so be attentive! It's a very difficult Pokemon to catch, so try and inflict it with Sleep to increase your chances of it staying inside of the Ball that you throw at it (this will not prevent it from running, though) as well as whittle away its health with your attacks (if you want to increase your chances of capturing it in future encounters). It has a lot of HP, Defense, and Special Defense, so even your strongest attacks aren't too likely to knock it out. Remember, all damage that you do and status ailments you inflict will remain on it (excluding any stat-lowering effects, like Growl), even after it runs. All and all, it took me over 20 Dusk Balls when its HP was just a sliver and it was Asleep, so it really is a very difficult Pokemon to catch! I strongly recommend trying to catch it at night so you can use Dusk Balls, because Ultra Balls are bound to be less effective. Of course, maybe I was just really unlucky... Cresselia's specialty is its hardiness; it has great HP, Defense, and Special Defense, making it a really good tank. It learns a lot of defensive moves, with a few offensive ones thrown in there. Sure, it won't do the most damage with its attacks, but it is very good at taking them. After catching Cresselia, return to the boy in Canalave City and he will be cured of his illness. His father, the sailor, will come in and thank you. (You might be able to do this anytime after getting the Lunar Wing - I didn't test.) Now, the child will be walking around whenever you go inside of the house and will talk about Byron when you speak to him. Also, Byron will now be in the empty house on Iron Island (again, I didn't test to see when he gets there; before or after the National Dex, before or after catching Cresselia, or before or after giving the boy the Lunar Wing). Talk to him and he will give you the Metal Coat, which can be used to evolve your Onix into Steelix and Scyther into Scizor. He'll leave the house after giving you the Metal Coat. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.5. Giratina and the Turnback Cave | / `-'--------------------------------------'----------------------- -----------` A new path on Route 214 has opened up, leading to an eerie lake with a puzzling cave. Deep inside lurks the legendary Pokemon, Giratina. Are you brave enough to enter the Turnback Cave? ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.5.1. Route 214 |______________________________________________________) About mid-way through Route 214, on the eastern side, there will be a new path leading into the forest. By following the path, you will find your way to a mysterious area known as the Spring Path. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.5.2. Spring Path |____________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 52, 53, 54 | 45% | 45% | 45% | | Staravia | NRM / FLY | 52, 53, 54 | 25% | 25% | 5% | | Golduck | WTR | 53, 54 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Chimecho | PSY | 52, 54 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 53, 54 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| There are some strong wild Pokemon in the tall grass, with levels reaching into the 50s. You will find a cliff that you can climb up to with Rock Climb, taking you to the rim of a large crater-like lake. Go either left or right (the right path has less tall grass) and make your way over to the other side of the rim, where you can use Rock Climb to climb down the cliff to the entrance to a cave. If you have a Pokemon with Defog on you, enter the cave; otherwise, turn back and get one. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.5.3. Turnback Cave |__________________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 - 15) _________________ | Inside |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Types | Levels |Morn.| Day |Night| | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 45,46,55,56,65,66 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | 44, 54, 64 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Bronzong | STL / PSY | 45,46,55,56,65,66 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Haunter | GHO / PSN | 44-46,54-56,64-66 | 30% | 30% | 30% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| The Turnback Cave is, from what I've gathered, a randomly-generated dungeon. There's a message on the wall near where you enter the cave, although it doesn't seem to make too much sense, so ignore it for now. There are also 4 doors in the room, one on each side of the room. From what I've gathered, taking any of the four doors will work just fine, as the room you enter will be somewhat randomly generated. In each of the following rooms, there will be either one of three things inside of it: a room with some rocks that you can use Rock Smash on; a room with a lone pillar that has numbers printed on it if you examine it; and the room with your prize, Giratina. Going back into the door that you just came from will lead you back to the entrance, so if you get lost, just go back the way you came. Now, in any of the rooms with the rocks in them, you will need to find out which of the three other doors to take. To do this, carefully examine the position of the rocks in the room, and look for any inconsistancies with the symmetry. For example, let's say a room looks like this: ______ ______ | o ^ o | | o o | ^, v, <, and > are all doors; |o _ o| | and _ are walls; < |o| > and o are rocks. | o| |o o o | |____o_v_o____| Do you see the answer to this one? You would take the western door, because the southern rock is misplaced from the one on the other side, and is asymmetrical. The puzzles in each of these rooms are like this, and will require a keen eye to spot. It's very possible to walk through the doors blindly and still find your way, though, but I wouldn't try it. Some of these rock puzzles don't appear to have a symmetrical answer (such as the ones with the "/ /" and "< >" formations) and I have yet to figure out what the solution to them is. I have also since gotten dozens of e-mails saying how they got through the cave. It seems that the top number on each pillar indicates how many pillars you have come across, and the bottom number on each pillar indicates how many rooms you have gotten through. Apparently, you need to reach Giratina before going through 30 rooms. And, the dozens of people that have e-mailed me helped to confirm that after reaching the third pillar, taking any door will lead you to the big, bad Giratina. Eventually, you will find the room housing Giratina, one big, powerful, angry Level 70 Ghost/Dragon-type ready to be captured! _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Giratina | GHO / DRG | L70 | |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` Giratina has quite a few interesting resistances. It is completely immune to Normal- and Fighting-type attacks, so don't even bother trying to use False Swipe against it unless you start up with a move like Foresight. It has very high HP and solid defensive stats, so it can take a hit or two even from a Super Effective attack (which would be Ghost, Dark, Ice, or Dragon). It doesn't possess nearly as much attack power as Dialga/Palkia, even though it is Level 70, but its attacks can still hurt. One of its more powerful moves, Shadow Drive, is like a Ghost-type Fly attack. Giratina will disappear on the first turn it uses the attack and will then hit your Pokemon on the next turn with a powerful 120 Base Power Ghost-type attack. Plus, on top of that, you won't be able to throw any Poke Balls at it while it is using Shadow Force. A good remedy to this is to switch to a Normal-type Pokemon when it initiates the attack (you will notice when it initiates the attack because it will disappear), which will be completely immune to Shadow Drive. It also knows Slash, Earth Power, and a move that seals any of your healing moves (haven't tested it with Potions and the like). Earth Power is a strong Ground-type attack, but it didn't do enough damage to one-hit KO my Level 64 Lucario, even though it was Super Effective, so it isn't as bad as you may think. A Normal/Flying-type Pokemon will have a distinct advantage against Giratina due to it being immune to three out of its four attacks, and is a great Pokemon to stall with while you throw Dusk Balls at it. Again, Dusk Balls are your most effecient tool to catch Giratina with, and it will take a lot of them to pull it off. Inflicting Sleep or even Paralysis on it will assist your efforts. Anyway, if you return here and try and get to Giratina again by solving the same puzzles before, you might stumble across a room with an item in it. I found a Thick Club in one of my return visits. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.6. Old Chateau | / `-'-------------------'------------------------------------------ -----------` You can first visit the Old Chateau after riding down Cycling Road for the first time, and then returning back to the Eterna Forest. Inside of the Eterna Forest, there are some trees that you can cut down to access the Old Chateau. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.6.1. Before National Dex |____________________________________________) __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | Inside |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Gastly | GHO / PSN | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 |100% |100% |100% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Old Gateau | `-------| Antidote | | Dark Plate | | TM90 | | (Substitute) | '-----------------' There are a lot of Gastly inside of here, which is pretty cool, because Gastly becomes a nice addition to nearly any Pokemon Team. It's also a fair spot to gain EXP early on (120 - 190 EXP per fight, I believe). The house is pretty much empty with the exception of a few items, a creepy statue, and a whole ton of Gastly. The west room on the second floor has an Old Gateau in it. You can find an Antidote in one of the trash cans in the Dining Room (first floor, back room). The Dark Plate can be found in the first room on the left in the upstairs area. Lastly, you can find TM90 (Substitute) inside of the right-most room of the upstairs area. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.6.2. After National Dex |_____________________________________________) After obtaining the National Dex, you can come back here at night, between the hours of 22:00 and 4:00 (according to your in-game watch) and go investigate the TV in one of the rooms upstairs to catch the Electric/Ghost-type Pokemon, Rotom. _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ RARE POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Rotom | ELC / GHO | L15 | |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` It's a pain to catch since it's at such a low level and moves like False Swipe don't work on it. Fortunately, it's not actually hard to catch, just annoying. You can also find wild Haunter and Gengar if you have a Pokemon GBA game in the GBA slot of your Nintendo DS. (Any version will do.) Gengar can only be found in the room with the strange painting that has the glowing eyes in it. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.7. Regigigas and Snowpoint Temple | / `-'--------------------------------------'----------------------- -----------` After obtaining the National Dex, you'll finally be able to enter the mysterious Snowpoint Temple on the north side of Snowpoint City. What lurks inside? The Legendary Pokemon Regigigas, that's what! Before proceeding, you will want to make sure that you have a Regirock, Regice, and Registeel in your party. You can't get these in the game itself, so you'll need to transfer them in by using the Pal Park. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.7.1. Snowpoint City |_________________________________________________) Head north, towards the temple, and as you approach it, the temple guard will stop you. Now, if you have your National Dex, Candice will come up and say some stuff about Cynthia and your Pokedex and you'll be able to go through. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.7.2. Snowpoint Temple |_______________________________________________) ___________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 15 [uncommon]) _________________ | First Floor |__________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 50, 51, 52 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | 50, 51, 52 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 52 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 50, 51, 52 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Steelix | STL / GRD | 52 | 5% | 5% | 5% | .------------------------.__|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Floor |_(Enc.: 10)___________/ Frequency \ `--.-------------- Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 52, 53, 54 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | 52, 53, 54 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 54 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Steelix | STL / GRD | 53, 54 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Onix | RCK / GRD | 52, 53 | 5% | 5% | 5% | .-------------._|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | 5th and 6th |_(Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely])____/ Frequency \ `--.----------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Golbat | PSN / FLY | 54, 55, 56 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Sneasel | DRK / ICE | 54, 55, 56 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Graveler | RCK / GRD | 56 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Steelix | STL / GRD | 54, 55, 56 | 20% | 20% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| There's not really much to see in the first room of the temple. Just some ice, and a big statue. Take the stairs in the upper-right corner down to the second floor. The second floor is more of an introductory floor than anything else. You should already be familiar with sliding on the ice, thanks to the Snowpoint Gym. Pick up the Calcium in the southeast corner, and then cross the ice and head north to get to the third floor. You can save a bit of time on the third floor if you have a Pokemon with Rock Smash in your party, as there are a few smashable rocks that block shortcuts. Otherwise, you will need to take the long way, which is a bit more of an inconvenience. Near the end, there will be a tile of ice that you'll need to cross by sliding from the south, and then sliding from the east. Elementary, but I figured I'd say it. The fourth floor is when things start getting interesting and somewhat challenging. In the main part of the room is a big, icy floor, with only a few cleverly placed rocks to stop you from sliding. It's actually not that hard to get through, though, if you know how to do it. To solve the puzzle, follow these steps: 1. Slide south on the second icy tile from the left. 2. Slide west, bringing you to the southwest corner of the room. 3. Slide north. 4. Slide east to get to the eastern part of the room. 5. Slide north and you'll arrive at the end. Not too hard. Keep going until you reach the stairs. On the fifth floor, there's a bunch of rocks (that you can't smash) all over the place. In the southwestern part of the room, there's also a NeverMeltIce, and a boulder that can be moved with Strength. In order to get to the NeverMeltIce, you have to push the boulder north one tile, and then east two tiles, so you will be able to cross the icy tile without sliding north. Then, just wander on to the northeast corner, as per usual, and go down the stairs. Alright, now you're at the final basement, and this puzzle is much more challenging than the last. Fortunately, you've got me to walk you through it. 1. From the entrance of the stairs, walk one tile west, and then head south until you slide on the ice. You'll arrive on a tile of floor. 2. Slide just one tile south, hitting the rock. 3. Slide east. 4. Slide north, landing on another tile of floor. 5. Slide west. 6. Slide south. 7. And lastly slide east and walk north to reach Regigigas. Now, save your game, and make sure you have Regirock, Regice, and Registeel in your party, otherwise Regigigas will not fight against you. _____________________ |.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\__________________ |\ LEGENDARY POKEMON `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ `*\--------------|-----------|-----|---/#| |*| Regigigas | NRM | L70 | |#| |*/--------------|-----------|-----|---\#| `'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'` Regigigas has the ability Slow Start, which sharply lowers its stats for the first 5 turns of the fight. Use these turns to weaken it as much as possible. If you have any Pokemon that can lower its attack with moves like Growl or Charm, use them on it. Bug/Flying-type Pokemon are also great against it, because then its Superpower attack will do very little damage. It also knows Confuse Ray, which is a big annoyance; Zen Headbutt, which is a pain; and Stomp, which is just an attack you have to deal with. After 5 turns have elapsed, Regigigas will be a lot faster and a lot more powerful. Hopefully it will have used Superpower a lot to lower its Attack by a bit before this happens. Regigigas is strong, but it's Slow Start Ability really stinks and makes it almost completely unusuable. It doesn't learn any good moves that might be able to help out Slow Start, either, like Protect, or even Rest, which almost all Pokemon are able to learn. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.8. Wayward Cave | / `-'--------------------'----------------------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.8.1. Main Room |______________________________________________________) At the very back of Route 206, you will find the Wayward Cave. Inside, all except a small portion of the screen is cloaked in darkness, limiting your visibility. You will need Rock Smash to progress into the cave, and unless you want to wander around in the dark, you'll need a Pokemon that's learned the move Flash in order to light up the cave. There are Zubats, Geodudes, and Bronzors in here, as well as several Double Battles against Trainers. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | Inside |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bronzor | STL / PSY | 14, 15, 16 | 40% | 40% | 40% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 14, 15, 16 | 45% | 45% | 45% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 15, 16 | 15% | 15% | 15% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `._________________________________________________________,----. | Lass || Youngster ($ 512 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Buneary | NRM | L17 | F || Bidoof | NRM | L13 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Aipom | NRM | L15 | M | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | L14 | M | ,--------------------------------------.'--------------'--------- --'.__,----.' | Hiker || Hiker ($1024 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L15 | M || Onix | RCK / GRD | L17 | M | | Machop | FTG | L15 | M |'--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---'.------------------------ ------,----. | Camper || Picnicker ($ 512 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Cascoon | BUG / PSN | L13 | M || Silcoon | BUG | L15 | F | | Dustox | BUG / PSN | L17 | M || Beautifly | BUG / FLY | L15 | F | ,-'--------------'-----------'-----'---''--------------'--------- --'.__,----.' | Picnicker || Camper ($ 512 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Meditite | FTG / PSY | L17 | F || Buizel | WTR | L15 | M | '--------------'-----------'-----'---'| Shinx | ELC | L15 | M | ,--------------------------------------.'--------------'--------- --`.__,----.' | Collector || Ruin Maniac ($1904 ) `-.--------------.-----------.-----.---||--------------.--------- --.---`----< | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L12 | M || Geodude | RCK / GRD | L15 | M | | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L13 | M || Bronzor | STL / PSY | L17 | | | Gastly | GHO / PSN | L17 | M |'--------------'-----------'-----'---' '--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | TM32 (Double | `-------| Team) | | Rare Candy | | Escape Rope | '-----------------' It's a surprisingly large maze, so try and avoid fighting wild Pokemon if you have the choice, because you'll need to conserve your strength and PP for the trip out. I don't really have directions just yet, so you'll just have to wing it until then. Near the Lass and Youngster, you will find TM32 (Double Team). You can find a Rare Candy by the Camper and Picnicker. A LONG way through the maze, you will eventually find Mira, who will ask that you escort her out of the cave. Before taking her out, though, use the Dowsing Machine to help locate a Nugget inside of the nearby rock. You have to take Mira out of the cave without using an Escape Rope or anything like that, so I hope you remember the way out! _________ .' PARTNER `.__________________________ | Pokemon Trainer Mira ) `-.--------------.-----------.--------< | Kadabra | PSY | L18 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' As with Cheryl in the Eterna Forest, all Pokemon battles while Mira is following you will be Double Battles, and you will be completely healed between every fight. After you have taken her to the entrance of the cave, she appears to give you absolutely nothing except a friendly "Bye-bye". What does saving her do, then? Well, later on in the game, she may show up as a partner in the Battle Tower if you're playing in the Multi Battle mode. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.8.2. Basement |_______________________________________________________) Underneath the Cycling Road bridge, on Route 206, you can find a hidden area of the Wayward Cave. From the east-most patch of grass near the very back of the Route (to the west of the location of the normal entrance to the Wayward Cave), take two steps to the east - going under the bridge - and then keep walking north until you enter a cave. You will need Strength in order to move the boulder in front of you and proceed into the secret part of the dungeon, although, fortunately, you will not need Flash. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) _________________ | Inside |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Bronzor | STL / PSY | 15, 16, 17 | 40% | 40% | 40% | | Zubat | PSN / FLY | 15, 16, 17 | 35% | 35% | 35% | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | 16 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Gible | DRG / GRD | 15, 16, 17 | 15% | 15% | 15% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Elixir | `-------| Grip Claw | | Revive | | TM26 | | (Earthquake) | '-----------------' You can find a rather tricky-to-find Pokemon, Gible, down here. The Dragon/Ground-type Pokemon makes a great addition to your team if you have the patience to train it up to a decent level. Keep in mind that it's somewhat tricky to catch, though. Any form of Repel (preferably Super or Max Repel) is strongly recommended here, as you will be needing to make numerous jumps on your Bicycle. In order to make it across the first set of jumps, set your Bicycle to its Speed mode, and then make all of the jumps except that very last one. When you get to the last one, press B to change your gear to the Normal mode and then you can make the jump. Otherwise, you'll just end up at an Elixir and won't be able to proceed deeper into the dungeon. Past all of those, you'll eventually find another set of bike jumps. There's a Grip Claw down one of them. You can also find a Revive in the far north, as you're jumping across the bike jumps. As you jump across the first one, hold Up while you're in the air and you'll land where you need to for the Revive. In the northeast corner, you'll need to be very precise in your ability to turn in Speed gear. In order to make the next jump, you're going to have to accelerate starting from the northeast corner of the room, and then turn when you reach the wall, allowing you to sustain your speed to make the jump. At the very end of the path, you'll find a flight of stairs leading up into a very small room that contains TM26 (Earthquake). ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.9. Solaceon Ruins | / `-'----------------------'--------------------------------------- -----------` __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 - 30) _________________ | Inside |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Unown | PSY | 14 - 25 |100% |100% |100% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Ruin Maniac ($ 864 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L16 | M | | Geodude | RCK / GRD | L17 | M | | Bronzor | STL / PSY | L18 | | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Nugget | `-------| Mind Plate | | Rare Candy | | Odd Incense | '-----------------' The entire ruins are filled with the mysterious Pokemon Unown. Unown are like the alphabet soup of Pokemon, each one coming in a different letter of the alphabet. The only move that they know is Hidden Power, which does a random amount of damage with a random type. It is a Special-based move, though. Anyway, upon entering, you can read the glyphs on the wall to see a message written in the Unown langauge. An accurate translation is "Top-Right, Bottom- Left, Top-Right, Top-Left, Top-Left, Bottom-Left". What does this mean? This is the path that you must follow to reach the treasure room of the Ruins. Notice how each room has stairs in the corners of the room? You need to go down the stairs in the order listed above. Start with going down the Top-Right stairs. You'll find a kid down there who you can talk to. He'll leave the ruins, giving you a sticker as he leaves. Continue the path by taking the Bottom-Left stairs. You'll find a Ruin Maniac to fight in the room. Fight him if you wish, and then make your way to the Top-Right stairs. From here on in, you just need to follow the directions. So, from this point, take the following stairs: Top-Left, Top-Left, Bottom-Left. If you followed the path correctly, you will reach the basement. You'll find a Nugget, a Rare Candy, a Mind Plate, and an Odd Incense. There's also another message on the wall, which reads a weird message. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.10. Pokemon Mansion and Trophy Garden | / `-'------------------------------------------'------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.10.1. Before National Dex |___________________________________________) You can come here any time after seeing your Rival in Hearthome City by going south of Hearthome City onto Route 212. Along the way, you'll see walls to a courtyard, and inside the manor lies the Pokemon Mansion and Trophy Garden. ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Great Ball | `-------| Soothe Bell | | Burn Heal | | TM87 (Swagger) | '-----------------' The room on the far left and the room on the far right are both being blocked by maids. However, every other room is accessable, and each one contains an item for you to obtain. Starting from the left-most room, the first room has a Great Ball inside of it. Inside of the second room, you can talk to the maid and she'll give you a Soothe Bell (she might only give this to you if your lead Pokemon is happy). The third room has a Burn Heal hidden in the trash... yuck... That covers the left side of the Mansion. The right side only has one room, with Mr. Backlot, but you can pick up TM87 (Swagger) in the back of the room, so you should check it out. Lastly, the door in the middle of the Mansion leading out will take you to a special field, the Trophy Garden. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Staravia | NRM / FLY | 16, 17 | 20% | 40% | 20% | | Roselia | GRS / PSN | 16, 17 | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Pichu | ELC | 16 | 30% | 10% | 10% | | Kricketune | BUG | 16, 17 | 10% | 10% | 30% | | Pikachu | ELC | 18 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| Really simple and straightforward: just a patch of grass with some Pokemon in it. Pichu and Pikachu are interesting, popular Pokemon now available to be caught, and Roselias are also pretty common here, so if you're in need of a Grass-type Pokemon, now's a great time to pick up a Roselia. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.10.2. After National Dex |____________________________________________) After you get the National Dex, you can return here and talk with Mr. Backlot everyday to have a new Pokemon able to be encountered in the Trophy Garden. Up to two "additional" Pokemon can be in the Trophy Garden, and I'm assuming that the third time you speak with him, it will replace the first additional Pokemon, and so on. Here are a few of the Pokemon that, after speaking with him, he might add to the Trophy Garden: - Meowth - Bonsly - Jigglypuff - Pikachu - Eevee - Azurill (there are lots more that I will need to add) ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.11. Pastoria Great Marsh Game | / `-'----------------------------------'--------------------------- -----------` ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.11.1. Before National Dex |___________________________________________) You can stop by the Great Marsh at any time after visiting Pastoria City. The entrance is in the building in the far north side of town. It costs $500 to enter the Great Marsh, and once inside you will have 30 Safari Balls which you can use to catch Pokemon. After 500 steps, or after you run out of Safari Balls, you will be forced to leave the Great Marsh and will have to pay again. You get to keep any Pokemon you catch in here, so don't worry about how many Safari Balls you throw (although, obviously, stay above 5 if you want to continue playing). You can also pay $100 in the viewing machines upstairs to get a view of 5 locations in the Great Marsh, as well as a Pokemon that is inhabiting that particular area. Helpful if you want to get an idea of what's around, although you can do that for free by just wandering around. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 35 [very freq.]) _________________ | Area 1 |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wooper | WTR / GRD | 24 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 25 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 24 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Starly | NRM / FLY | 26 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Marill | WTR | 25, 26 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | 25, 26 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Psyduck | WTR | 24, 26 | 8% | 8% | 8% | | Bidoof | NRM | 26 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Azurill | NRM | 24 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 24 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 26 | 0% | 0% | 10% | .------------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Area 2 |_(Encounter Rate: 35 [very freq.])_/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wooper | WTR / GRD | 24 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 25 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 24 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Starly | NRM / FLY | 26 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Marill | WTR | 25, 26 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | 25, 26 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Psyduck | WTR | 24, 26 | 8% | 8% | 8% | | Bidoof | NRM | 26 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Azurill | NRM | 24 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 24 | 0% | 0% | 10% | | Noctowl | NRM / FLY | 26 | 0% | 0% | 10% | .------------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Area 3 |_(Encounter Rate: 35 [very freq.])_/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wooper | WTR / GRD | 22 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 23 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 22 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Starly | NRM / FLY | 24 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Marill | WTR | 23, 24 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | 23, 24 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Psyduck | WTR | 22, 24 | 8% | 8% | 8% | | Bidoof | NRM | 24 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Azurill | NRM | 22 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 22, 24 | 0% | 0% | 20% | .------------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Area 4 |_(Encounter Rate: 35 [very freq.])_/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wooper | WTR / GRD | 22 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 23 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 22 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Starly | NRM / FLY | 24 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Marill | WTR | 23, 24 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | 23, 24 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Psyduck | WTR | 22, 24 | 8% | 8% | 8% | | Bidoof | NRM | 24 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Azurill | NRM | 22 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 22, 24 | 0% | 0% | 20% | .------------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Area 5 |_(Encounter Rate: 35 [very freq.])_/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wooper | WTR / GRD | 20 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 21 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 20 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Starly | NRM / FLY | 22 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Marill | WTR | 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Bidoof | NRM | 22 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Azurill | NRM | 20 | 5% | 5% | 5% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 20, 22 | 0% | 0% | 20% | .------------.__|___________|____________________|_____|_____|___ __| | Area 6 |_(Encounter Rate: 35 [very freq.])_/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Wooper | WTR / GRD | 20 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Bibarel | NRM / WTR | 21 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Budew | GRS / PSN | 20 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Starly | NRM / FLY | 22 | 10% | 10% | 0% | | Marill | WTR | 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Quagsire | WTR / GRD | 21, 22 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Psyduck | WTR | 20, 22 | 8% | 8% | 8% | | Bidoof | NRM | 22 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Azurill | NRM | 20 | 1% | 1% | 1% | | Hoothoot | NRM / FLY | 20, 22 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| The above tables show the base Pokemon in each of the areas. Every day, there will be one extra Pokemon that shows up in each area, all from this list: - Croagunk - Skorupi - Carnivine - Golduck - Roselia - Staravia - Marill - Azurill - Wooper - Quagsire - Bidoof - Bibarel ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Antidote | `-------| Honey | | Poke Ball | | Super Potion | | Great Ball | | Super Repel | | Potion | | Parlyz Heal | '-----------------' The Great Marsh is divided into 6 different Areas. From the start, the Area to the left is Area 5 and the Area to the right is Area 6. You can access any of the Areas in the Great Marsh by riding the train in the middle of the Great Marsh (it's free). Each Area has different Pokemon in it. The higher-level Pokemon tend to be closer to Area 1 and Area 2. Also, all of the Areas are filled with marshes of tall grass, similar to on Route 212 where you could fall in and get stuck. It's a pain going through it, but oh well. Carnivine and Croagunk are somewhat tricky to find. From what I've gathered, they appear in random Areas each day, and only rarely. Once you find one of them, though, stay in that Area, and you will hopefully run into more. Another Pokemon worth mentioning is Gyarados, which you can catch by using a Good Rod in one of the ponds. Items are scattered all around the Great Marsh. There's nothing that you are required to pick up in here, though, so it's not crucial to find each and every one. One trick to extend your stay in the Great Marsh is, when you're in tall grass, hold in B and wriggle the D-pad around so you face in random directions. Each time you turn, there's a chance of encountering a Pokemon, although your step count will not increase. This allows you to stay in the Great Marsh limitlessly, really. ________________________________________________________________ ____________ (_| s6.11.2. After National Dex |___________________________________________) After obtaining the National Dex, the Great Marsh will have more Pokemon for you to catch. To help encounter them, pay $100 to look through the binoculars on the top of the Great Marsh entrance building and make note of the area you see a National Dex Pokemon in. I don't have a list of such Pokemon available at the moment, but there's a few for you to catch. ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.12. Fuego Ironworks | / `-'------------------------'------------------------------------- -----------` The Fuego Ironworks is a totally optional location that's quite well hidden. It can be accessed any time after beating the Hearthome City Gym Leader. You can find it by using Surf on Route 205. You can find some cool evolved Pokemon in the wild, such as Floatzel, Luxio, and Gastrodon. There's a Max Potion hidden near the building. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 30 [frequently]) _________________ | Tall Grass |___________________________________/ Frequency \ `--.---------' | Type(s) | Level(s) |Morn.| Day |Night| | Floatzel | WTR | 29, 30 | 25% | 25% | 25% | | Shellos | WTR | 28 | 20% | 20% | 20% | | Shinx | ELC | 28 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Wingull | WTR / FLY | 29 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Luxio | ELC | 29 | 10% | 10% | 10% | | Gastrodon | WTR / GRD | 29, 30 | 15% | 15% | 15% | | Pachirisu | ELC | 29 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |____________|___________|____________________|_____|_____|_____| ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Max Potion | `-------| | '-----------------' You can use your Dowsing Machine to find a Max Potion around the large building, but aside from the wild Pokemon, that's pretty much it for the outside. Inside of the building is a different story... __________ .' TRAINERS `.___________________,----. | Worker ($1240 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Machop | FTG | L31 | M | | Machoke | FTG | L31 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Worker ($1320 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Steelix | RCK / STL | L33 | M | .-'--------------'-----------`.__,----.' | Worker ($1320 ) `-.--------------.-----------.---`----< | Rapidash | FIR | L33 | M | `--------------'-----------'-----'---' ,-------._________________ | ITEMS | Burn Heal | `-------| Fire Stone | | Rock Incense | | Fire Stone | | TM35 | | (Flamethrower)| '-----------------' This fiery, metallic building is where you can find a Fire Stone, as well as a few other items. There's also some Workers for you to fight. Similar to the Rocket Base in Celadon City from FireRed and LeafGreen, there are those weird tiles that will move you forward in the direction they show until you hit something, or hit another tile (in which you will move according to that tile). It's not too complicated to figure out where to go. Just carefully look at the direction each tile takes you and let that be your guide. You can find the first Fire Stone in the northeast corner of the building. The Rock Incense can be found near the southeast side of the building, where there are three left-tiles in a row. Take the top-most one and you'll be near Worker Shigemichi. Battle him if you wish, and then head back to around where you just were, except you'll be able to grab the Rock Incense. Mr. Fuego, who is in the area by the furnace just to the west of the Worker, will give you another Fire Stone after talking to him. TM35 (Flamethrower) is also right by the furnace, so be sure to pick that up! ________________________________________________________________ _____________ / | s6.13. Iron Island | / `-'--------------------'----------------------------------------- -----------` You can go to Iron Island by taking a ship in Canalave City. It is strongly recommended that you carry no more than 5 Pokemon with you during your trip here. Don't worry, you won't need the use of any HMs, so you can leave any utility Pokemon in the PC for this trip. When you arrive, you'll see very little: simply a lone house on the island, as well as the entrance to the cave. The house is empty, so make your way to the cave. __________ .` POKEMON `. (Encounter Rate: 10 [rarely]) ____________