Great Marsh

Great Marsh だいしつげん Great Marsh
Location:	Pastoria City
Region:	Sinnoh
Generations:	IV
File:Sinnoh Great Marsh map.png Location of Great Marsh in Sinnoh.
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The Great Marsh (Japanese: だいしつげん Great Marsh) is an area located in Pastoria City. It contains some Pokémon that cannot be found anywhere else in Sinnoh. It is filled with marshy areas, which, unlike normal marsh tiles, have tall grass which are inhabited by wild Pokémon.

Much like other Pokémon preserves in Kanto and Hoenn, the Great Marsh features a Safari Game in which Trainers pay 500 for 30 Safari Balls and a limited amount of time to catch all the Pokémon they can. The time limit is actually calculated in the number of steps the player takes.

When a wild Pokémon appears, no Pokémon may be sent out to battle it: catching Pokémon here, as in all Safari Zones, requires sheer luck. There are four options in the battle screen:

• throw a Safari Ball,
• throw bait,
• throw mud,
• run from battle.

Throwing bait makes a Pokémon easier to catch, but makes it more likely to run; while throwing mud does the reverse, making it less likely to run but harder to catch.

Similar to the issue in the Pal Park, if the player has an Arceus in the front of their party, holding a plate, and intiates a battle, the game will freeze.

The area was redesigned in Pokémon Platinum to feature slightly upgraded graphics that allow the player to distinguish between deep and shallow mud. The park is still divided into six areas, but the individual areas have slightly different layouts.

Items

Area 1:

• Potion: Near the train stop
• Super Repel: Northwest of train stop
• Rare Candy: Hidden in the most northwestern corner

Area 2:

• Toxic Plate: Hidden three trees west of the rock in the top corner
• Great Ball

Area 3:

• Honey
• Ultra Ball: Hidden west of the train stop

Area 4:

• Poké Ball: Near train stop
• Super Potion: East side
• Nugget: Hidden in the corner of trees

Area 5:

• Antidote
• Full Heal: Hidden northwest of the Antidote

Area 6:

• HM05 (Defog): Talk to the boy with green hair when entering the marsh (D/P only)
• Parlyz Heal
• Hyper Potion: Hidden a couple of steps below the Parlyz Heal

Pokémon

In all six areas, the Pokémon able to be caught are exactly the same.

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Psyduck	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	8%
	Azurill	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	1%
	Marill	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	15%
	Wooper	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	20%
	Quagsire	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	15%
	Bidoof	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	1%
	Bibarel	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	20%
	Carnivine	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	1%
Morning
	Starly	D	P	Pt	Grass		9%
	Budew	D	P	Pt	Grass		10%
Day
	Starly	D	P	Pt	Grass		9%
	Budew	D	P	Pt	Grass		10%
Night
	Hoothoot	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-24	10%
	Noctowl	D	P	Pt	Grass	26	9%
Special Pokémon
	Arbok	D	P	Pt	Dongle (FireRed)		8%
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Old)	3-10	100%
	Magikarp	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Good)	10-25	65%
	Gyarados	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Good)	10-25	5%
	Barboach	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Good)	10-25	30%
After getting National Dex
	Gyarados	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Super)	30-54	5%
	Carvanha	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Super)	30-54	30%
	Whiscash	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Super)	21-50	65%
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.

Other Pokémon Groups

These are other groups.

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Magikarp	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Old)	3-10	100%
	Marill	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	15%
	Wooper	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	20%
	Bibarel	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	20%
	Psyduck	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-30	8%
	Barboach	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Good)	10-25	30%
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.

Changing Pokémon

These Pokémon will not always appear in the Marsh. Each day, the Pokémon will change, therefore, to get a new set, players must wait a day. These Pokémon will appear randomly in one of the six areas, some may not appear for a while, while others appear several days in a row or in multiple areas on the same day. Some may not appear until after getting the National Pokédex. The only way to tell which changing Pokémon is available in the areas for the day is to use the lookout upstairs from the entrance. Mixing records also changes the changing Pokémon of the day in the Great Marsh so all players mixing records have the same Pokémon on the same day.

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Both before and after National Dex
	Golduck	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Yanma	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Roselia	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Staravia	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Skorupi	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Croagunk	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Carnivine	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Carnivine	D	P	Pt	Grass	28-30	10%
Only after National Dex
	Paras	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Exeggcute	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Exeggcute	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-28	10%
	Kangaskhan	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Yanma	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Shroomish	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Gulpin	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Drapion	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Toxicroak	D	P	Pt	Grass	20-26	10%
	Kecleon	D	P	Pt	Grass	28-30	10%
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.

In Pokémon Platinum

In Platinum, more Pokémon are available before the National Dex. The new additions are:

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Yanma	D	P	Pt	Grass	28-30	Unknown
	Tangela	D	P	Pt	Grass	28-30	Unknown
	Tropius	D	P	Pt	Grass	28-30	Unknown
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.

In the anime

As a boy, James was exploring the Great Marsh, and found a Carnivine stuck in the mud, struggling to get free. James pulled it out, and they became friends. Carnivine has been James's friend ever since, and since he most recently arrived in Sinnoh, has been traveling with James.

In Cream of the Croagunk Crop!, Brock and his Croagunk participate in a Croagunk festival held in the Great Marsh.

Trivia

• All the main characters in the Pokémon anime (except Dawn, May and Max) have (or had at any point) a Pokémon that can be found in the Great Marsh.
• A man in the Great Marsh incorrectly states that both the bait and the mud make Pokémon more likely to run but less easy to catch.

In other languages

• Italian: Gran Palude
• Spanish: Gran Pantano
• German: Großmoor

Sinnoh Gym: Oreburgh City • Eterna City • Veilstone City • Pastoria City Hearthome City • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Other: Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Floaroma Town Solaceon Town • Celestic Town • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area League: Pokémon League Routes: 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks: Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Ravaged Path • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest The Underground • Wayward Cave • Mt. Coronet • Lost Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Lake Valor (Lakefront) • Great Marsh Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road • Pal Park • Distortion World Stark Mountain • Battle Zone • Battle Park (Tower/Frontier) • Snowpoint Temple • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin

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