Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 2: Difference between revisions

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

You can now continue to Route 202 after.

Route 202

Route 202

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 is pretty straightforward, you can use the ledges to escape the grass if you need to heal, after fighting through 3 Trainers, keep going west to find a Potion in a patch of grass, then head north to reach Jubilife City.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Bidoof D P Pt Grass 2-4 30% Bidoof D P Pt Grass 2-4 40% 50% 50% Shinx D P Pt Grass 3-4 30% Shinx D P Pt Grass 3-4 30% 20% 20% Starly D P Pt Grass 2-4 30% 40% 20% Starly D P Pt Grass 2-4 20% 30% 20% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 3-4 10% 0% 20% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 3-4 10% 0% 10% Special Pokémon Zigzagoon D P Pt Swarm 3 40% Sentret D P Pt Poké Radar 2-4 22% Growlithe D P Pt Dual-slot FireRed 2 8% Seedot D P Pt Dual-slot Ruby 6 8% Lotad D P Pt Dual-slot Sapphire 6 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 Youngster Tristan Youngster Tristan ユウタ Yūta Reward: $80 Starly♂ Lv.5 No item Lass Natalie Lass Natalie ルミ Rumi Reward: $80 Bidoof♀ Lv.5 No item Youngster Logan 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

Upon entrance to Jubilife, 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 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.

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 a receive all the coupons, you will be given a free Pokétch!

Sidenote: If you don't feel like reading the text repeatedly jamming the A button is useful here. This tactic can also be done faster if you repeatedly jam the A and B buttons.

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".

Next, it is a good idea to head to Route 218 to obtain the Old Rod from a Fisherman. After you receive 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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