Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 23

Victory Road (second visit)

You will need the HMs Surf, Waterfall, Rock Climb, Strength, and Defog. A good diverse team for this area is recommended as the Trainers use a lot of different types.

1F

Fly to the Pokémon League's upper half and, after descending the waterfall, enter Victory Road from there. Use Rock Climb to go down and head for the nearby stairs you saw earlier. Now that you are Champion, the door in the eastern side of this area is no longer blocked off.

B1F (deep area)

Available Pokémon (Entrance and Exit areas)
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 50 5% 5% 15% Graveler D P Pt Cave 47-49 30% 30% 20% Onix D P Pt Cave 48-50 20% Steelix D P Pt Cave 50 10% Floatzel D P Pt Cave 47-49 35% Gabite D P Pt Cave 50 5% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Available Pokémon (Main area)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 50 5% 5% 15% Graveler D P Pt Cave 47-49 15% 15% 5% Dewgong D P Pt Cave 48-50 15% Azumarill D P Pt Cave 47-49 30% Floatzel D P Pt Cave 48-50 30% Gabite D P Pt Cave 49 5% Surfing Dewgong D P Pt Surfing 35-55 30% Lapras D P Pt Surfing 35-55 10% Floatzel D P Pt Surfing 35-55 60% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-10 100% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 100% Gyarados D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 20-55 100% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Ace Trainer Micah Reward: $6480 Metang Lv.55 No item Ludicolo♂ Lv.56 No item Ace Trainer Brandi Reward: $6480 Marowak♀ Lv.54 No item Kangaskhan♀ Lv.57 No item Psychic Desiree Reward: $3520 Mr. Mime♀ Lv.54 No item Mismagius♀ Lv.54 No item Psychic Landon Reward: $3520 Shuppet♂ Lv.53 No item Alakazam♂ Lv.55 No item Black Belt Eddie Reward: $5712 Mankey♂ Lv.51 No item Machoke♂ Lv.53 No item Infernape♂ Lv.55 No item Veteran Terrell Reward: $5712 Parasect♂ Lv.53 No item Rhydon♂ Lv.54 No item Magmar♂ Lv.55 No item Dragon Tamer Joe Reward: $3616 Dratini♂ Lv.52 No item Gabite♂ Lv.56 No item Bird Keeper Autumn Reward: $3616 Murkrow♀ Lv.54 No item Xatu♀ Lv.54 No item Psychic Deandre Reward: $3552 Dusknoir♂ Lv.56 No item Psychic Kendra Reward: $3552 Chimecho♀ Lv.52 No item Haunter♀ Lv.52 No item Gengar♀ Lv.55 No item Black Belt Willie Reward: $5664 Heracross♂ Lv.54 No item Machamp♂ Lv.54 No item Veteran Brenden Reward: $5664 Forretress♂ Lv.54 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.54 No item Hippowdon♂ Lv.54 No item Ace Trainer Arthur Reward: $6540 Gastrodon♂ West Sea Lv.54 No item Beedrill♂ Lv.54 No item Electrode Lv.55 No item Ace Trainer Clarice Reward: $6540 Swalot♀ Lv.53 No item Ninetales♀ Lv.54 No item Magnezone Lv.56 No item

Items

Item Location Games Dusk Stone North-west corner of the room, behind Strength boulders (north way)  Pt  Full Restore North-west corner of the room, behind Strength boulders (south way)  Pt  Heart Scale On a boulder between Veteran Terrell and Dragon Tamer Joe (Requires HM04 (Strength)) (hidden)  Pt  HP Up West of the door which leads upstairs (hidden)  Pt  Nugget North-east of the lake north-east of Psychics Deandre and Kendra (Requires either HM03 (Surf) or HM04 (Strength))  Pt  Leftovers South-east corner of the lake in the south-west corner of the room (Requires HM03 (Surf))  Pt  Ultra Ball ×2 In the middle of the patch of land at the north-east corner of the lake in the south-west corner of the room (Requires HM03 (Surf)) (hidden) In a dead end in the maze of boulders, south-west of Psychics Deandre and Kendra (hidden)  Pt

When you arrive, clear the fog. You'll quickly encounter a girl named Marley who would like an escort through the tunnel. Just like the other tag battle partners, she'll completely heal your team after each battle.

Pokémon Trainer Marley Victory Road (Sinnoh) Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Marley Oak Victory Road (Sinnoh) Platinum Reward: None
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♂ Lv.59 Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Agility Psychic Status   --

This area is a maze and as long as Marley is with you, you cannot use Surf as a means of creating a shortcut. From where you first met her, use Strength on the nearby boulder and go north. Continue traveling north, carefully moving boulders out of the way, while defeating Trainers. Getting both items in the northwestern part of the room requires two separate trips due to boulder puzzle.

Now, travel east and continue moving boulders. Once you reach the end of the path, travel south and follow the path east. Once you get past two more Trainers, you'll find the exit and Marley will leave you. Before leaving, Surf around to pick up the items that were inaccessible before. Also, Ace Trainers Arthur and Clarice are located in the southeastern area of the room and can only be accessed after Marley has left. When ready, follow the path to the exit to enter Route 224.

Route 224

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Route 224

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Oddish D P Pt Grass 49 0% 0% 20% Gloom D P Pt Grass 51 5% Bellsprout D P Pt Grass 49 20% 20% 0% Weepinbell D P Pt Grass 53 5% Beautifly D P Pt Grass 23 5% Dustox D P Pt Grass 52 5% Pelipper D P Pt Grass 51 10% Roselia D P Pt Grass 50 20% Floatzel D P Pt Grass 50 20% Gastrodon D P Pt Grass 49 10% Surfing Tentacruel D P Pt Surfing 35-55 30% Pelipper D P Pt Surfing 35-55 60% Gastrodon D P Pt Surfing 35-55 10% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-10 100% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 65% Remoraid D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 35% Gyarados D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-40 60% Octillery D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 20-50 35% Luvdisc D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 20-30 5% Swarm Natu D P Pt Swarm 53 40% Special Pokémon Shuckle D P Pt Dual-slot Emerald 52 8% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Ace Trainer Ruben ハルノブ Harunobu Reward: $3240 Nuzleaf♂ Lv.56 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.57 No item Psychic Brittney ジョンイ Jong-i Reward: $1472 Drowzee♀ Lv.55 No item Alakazam♀ Lv.57 No item Psychic Maxwell ヨウマ Yōma Reward: $1728 Misdreavus♂ Lv.58 No item Haunter♂ Lv.54 No item Veteran Armando ゴロウマル Gorōmaru Reward: $4320 Muk♂ Lv.53 No item Mightyena♂ Lv.53 No item Lickitung♂ Lv.56 No item Black Belt Carl タダシ Tadashi Reward: $1334 Tyrogue♂ Lv.55 No item Hitmonlee♂ Lv.59 No item Ruin Maniac Larry シゲオ Shigeo Reward: $2736 Aerodactyl♂ Lv.57 No item Ace Trainer Jamie ヒトミ Hitomi Reward: $3360 Metagross Lv.60 No item Dragon Tamer Hayden タツキ Tatsuki Reward: $1824 Altaria♂ Lv.56 No item Seadra♂ Lv.56 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Items

Item Location Games PP Max South-west of the Berry trees (Requires Surf)  Pt  Razor Claw On the strip of land reached by surfing south from the beach  Pt  Destiny Knot North-east of Dragon Tamer Hayden  Pt  Pearl ×2 On the beach south-west of Black Belt Carl (hidden) North-easternmost rock of the beach (hidden)  Pt  Heart Scale On the beach north of Black Belt Carl (hidden)  Pt  Big Pearl On the beach just right of the big rock (hidden)  Pt  Ultra Ball ×2 On left side of island south-east of white rock South of Berry trees (hidden)  Pt  Repeat Ball On right side of island south-east of white rock  Pt  Zinc South-east of the entrance to Victory Road (hidden)  Pt  Up-Grade In the large patch of grass north-west of Ace Trainer Ruben  Pt  Rare Candy Narrow patch of grass north-west of Veteran Armando (hidden)  Pt

If you need to return to the Pokémon League at any time to heal your team, the good news is that you won't need Strength to navigate through Victory Road B1F again, as Surf alone will make it easy to come and go from Route 224.

The Trainers on this route, much like the ones you just dealt with in Victory Road, have diverse teams and can be tricky to defeat unless you are prepared. There are also some maze-like areas around this route that require a little navigation. You will need Surf to access the Berry patch on this route and to collect some of the items. Other than that, this should be a straightforward route.

Once you're finished here, Fly to Snowpoint City.

Snowpoint City

Once in Snowpoint City, talk to the Sailor to board the ship to the Battle Zone. You can also visit the Snowpoint Temple if you want, but that will be covered later in this walkthrough.

Before you go, Cynthia will appear and give you a pep talk about how people must work together to help change the world so no one ends up like Cyrus. She wants you to go the Battle Zone to learn and grow. After you speak with her, the ship will depart for the Fight Area.

Fight Area

Fight Area

Items
Item Location Games Super Rod From a Fisherman  Pt  Scope Lens From the old lady in the poké mart  Pt

When you arrive, Barry will be there and drag you to the front of the Battle Frontier. It turns out that Flint and Volkner are preventing him from entering, believing he may not be strong enough. Once you accept Barry's offer for a tag battle, the two of you will automatically engage the Trainers in a double battle. You can still reject the offer if you need to prepare your team.

Elite Four Flint Fight Area Platinum Elite Four and Leader Flint Volkner Fight Area Platinum Reward: $13920

Types: Dark Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.56 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Flareon♂ Lv.56 Overheat Fire Special   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Magmortar♂ Lv.58 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Luxray♂ Lv.56 Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.56 Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: Sitrus Berry Electivire♂ Lv.58 ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --

Do not underestimate Flint and Volkner's team as they can be deadly if you get careless. They have Houndoom, Luxray, the Eeveelutions Flareon and Jolteon, and their star Pokémon Magmortar and Electivire. A Rock/Ground combo like Golem can help, but their Magmortar has SolarBeam to dispose of it. As long as you plan ahead and work together with Barry, you'll be fine if your team is at the right levels.

After the two leave, you'll meet Barry's father Palmer, one of the Frontier Brains. He'll explain how each facility has its own rules before he leaves. Barry explains that his father is the reason he decided to become a Trainer. You'll then meet a boy named Buck who was impressed with your recent battle. He that mentions he usually trains at the Survival Area or Stark Mountain.

Go near the Fight Area's north exit to talk to a Fisherman who will give you the Super Rod, the best fishing rod in the game, which will help you obtain some non-regional Water-type Pokémon. After that, go north to Route 225. (You will need the HMs Cut, Surf, and Rock Climb.)

At this point, thanks to your trip to the Battle Zone and Fullmoon Island, you can now explore any area of the Underground. Additionally, you can now mine the Fossils from Generation I and Generation III. Like the Generation IV Fossils, they need to be taken to the Oreburgh Museum to be revived.

← Part 22 Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave, Distortion World (second visit), Canalave City, Fullmoon Island

Platinum walkthrough

Route 225, Survival Area, Route 226, Route 227 Part 24 →

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