Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 2

Route 202

Route 202

Learning to Catch Pokémon

Leave Sandgem Town between the Pokémon Center and the Poké Mart to enter Route 202, carry on along the route to meet Dawn/Lucas who will teach you how to catch a Pokémon.

Dawn/Lucas and Player walk into grass, and you meet a wild Bidoof. Dawn/Lucas will demonstrate how to catch a Pokémon.

If the player chose Turtwig:
PKMN Trainer Dawn Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Lucas Route 202 Platinum Reward: Ń/A Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --
If the player chose Chimchar:
PKMN Trainer Dawn Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Lucas Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --
If the player chose Piplup:
PKMN Trainer Dawn Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Lucas Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Simple or Unaware Held item: None
Bidoof♂/♀ Lv.2
Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

After the demonstration on how to catch a Pokémon, Dawn/Lucas will give you 5 Poké Balls to get you started. Go further along the route, it's pretty straightforward. You can use the ledges to escape the grass if you need to heal, and after fighting through 3 Trainers, keep going west to find a Potion in a patch of grass. After this, head north to reach Jubilife City.

Items
Item Location Games Poké Ball ×5 Obtained from Dawn/Lucas after a demonstration on catching Pokémon  Pt  Potion Patch of grass just west of northern terminus  Pt

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Bidoof D P Pt Grass 2-4 40% 50% 50% Shinx D P Pt Grass 3-4 30% Starly D P Pt Grass 2,4 20% 20% 10% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 3 10% 0% 0% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 4 0% 0% 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.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Youngster Tristan ユウタ Yūta Reward: $80 Starly♂ Lv.5 No item Lass Natalie ルミ Rumi Reward: $80 Bidoof♀ Lv.5 No item Youngster Logan カツミ Katsumi Reward: $80 Burmy♂ Plant Cloak Lv.5 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Jubilife City

Jubilife City

Items

Item Location Games Stardust Just outside the southern entrance of the town within the small indent to the left of the stairs (hidden)  Pt  Vs. Recorder Obtained from Looker on arrival  Pt  Town Map Obtained from rival after delivering the Parcel to him, in the Trainers' School  Pt  X Attack Inside Trainers' School  Pt  Potion Obtained after defeating School Kids in Trainers' School  Pt  Coupons 1, 2, and 3 Obtained from Clown located between Poké Mart and Pokémon Center Obtained from Clown located in front of the Pokétch Company headquarters Obtained from Clown located in front of the Jubilife TV Station  Pt  Pokémon Watch Obtained from inventor of the Pokétch after handing him all three coupons  Pt  Quick Claw Obtained from girl on ground floor of Jubilife Condominiums  Pt  Potion Across the street from the the Pokétch Company headquarters, in between two of the buildings behind the Global Terminal  Pt  Old Rod Obtained from fisherman in western gate  Pt

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon School Kid Harrison ナオト Naoto Reward: $120 Starly♂ Lv.6 No item School Kid Christine チサト Chisato Reward: $120 Bidoof♀ Lv.6 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Upon entrance to Jubilife City, you will notice that it is a much larger town that either Twinleaf or Sandgem. As soon as you walk into Jubilife City, Dawn/Lucas will come up to you and talk to you for a while. Dawn/Lucas will then take you up the main street for a while, until you see Looker hiding behind a lamp post between the Pokémon Center and the Trainer's School. Looker will then talk to you for a short time. After that he will give you the Vs. Recorder and be on his way.

Trainer's School

One of the first things you should do in Jubilife is visit the Pokémon Trainer's School. Inside the school will be your rival! Go up to talk to him, and deliver the parcel from his mom. Your rival notices that there are two town maps, so he gives you one of them. Your rival leaves promptly after this. Inside the school, you can study the blackboard to learn about status conditions, or you can battle the two Trainers in the northeast corner of the room. There is also an X Attack hidden among some of the books on the west side.

Pokétch Campaign

Once you leave the Trainer's School and start heading north, a man will interrupt you and tell you about a promotion for the Pokétch. If you find the three clowns and receive all the coupons, you will be given a free Pokétch!

Clown 1

Can be found in the area of the Poké Mart.

Question: "Does a Pokémon grow by defeating others and gaining EXP Points?"

The answer to this clown's question is "Yes".

Clown 2

This one is standing in front of the Pokétch Company in the northwest corner of town.

Question: "Just like Pokémon types, do the moves also have types?"

The answer to this clown's question is "Yes".

Clown 3

This clown is blocking the entrance to the Jubilife TV station.

Question: "Can a Pokémon hold an item?"

The answer to this clown's question is "Yes".

Jubilife Condominiums

The girl on the ground floor gives you a Quick Claw. Talk to the other NPCs if you want to hear about the Pokétch, moves, and Heal Balls.

Next, it is a good idea to head west to Route 218 to obtain the Old Rod from a Fisherman. That's the only thing you'll find there for now, until you can use Surf. After you have obtained the coupons, return to the man and receive your Pokétch. After you are finished exploring Jubilife City, your next destination is Route 203.

Be prepared for a rival battle, though, so heal up your Pokémon at the Pokémon Center before continuing and train if necessary.

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Platinum walkthrough

Route 203 to Oreburgh City Part 3 →

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