Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 22: Difference between revisions

Sendoff Spring

Sendoff Spring

It's time to return to Turnback Cave and the Distortion World to catch Giratina if you didn't already. If you didn't catch Giratina yet, you'll want to take about 40 Dusk Balls with you. Either way, there is an important item to pick up.

Return to Route 214 and head through Spring Path which will take you back to Sendoff Spring.

Turnback Cave

Turnback Cave Entrance

Pillar Room

Use Defog to remove the fog. Read the pillar that says "...Past three pillars...to the sleeping... ...before 30 is surpassed...". It means that to access the room with a portal to the Distortion World, you must find 3 rooms with a pillar before going through 30 rooms. This cave is highly unusual in that the layout of rooms is randomized each time you visit. Inside the maze, for a hint on which doorway to take, study the smashable rocks and go through the doorway that the odd pattern points to. The further you go, the stronger the wild Pokémon will be.

Available Pokémon

Before encountering a pillar

Random rooms before encountering a pillar

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 17-18 25% Gastly D P Pt Cave 15-17 40% 40% 0% Gastly D P Pt Cave 15,17 0% 0% 30% Duskull D P Pt Cave 18 5% Dusclops D P Pt Cave 16 0% 0% 10% Chingling D P Pt Cave 16,18 10% Bronzor D P Pt Cave 15 20% Special Pokémon Lunatone D P Pt Dual-slot Sapphire 18 8% Solrock D P Pt Dual-slot Ruby 18 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.

Between first and second pillars

Random rooms between first and second pillars

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 27-28 25% Haunter D P Pt Cave 25-27 40% 40% 0% Haunter D P Pt Cave 25,27 0% 0% 30% Duskull D P Pt Cave 28 4% Dusclops D P Pt Cave 28 1% 1% 0% Dusclops D P Pt Cave 26,28 0% 0% 11% Chimecho D P Pt Cave 28 1% Chingling D P Pt Cave 26,28 9% Bronzor D P Pt Cave 25 20% Special Pokémon Lunatone D P Pt Dual-slot Sapphire 28 8% Solrock D P Pt Dual-slot Ruby 28 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.

Between second and third pillars

Random rooms between second and third pillars

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 37-38 25% Haunter D P Pt Cave 35-37 40% 40% 0% Haunter D P Pt Cave 35,37 0% 0% 30% Dusclops D P Pt Cave 38 5% 5% 0% Dusclops D P Pt Cave 36,38 0% 0% 15% Chimecho D P Pt Cave 36,38 10% Bronzong D P Pt Cave 35 20% Special Pokémon Lunatone D P Pt Dual-slot Sapphire 38 8% Solrock D P Pt Dual-slot Ruby 38 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.

There is a room between the second and third pillars where the rocks partly blocks off the left and right doors in which no Pokémon will be encountered.

After the third pillar

Final room with Giratina and the Distortion World portal

Items
Item Location Games Reaper Cloth Every time the player reaches the last room by passing through only 3 rooms.  Pt  Rare Bone Every time the player reaches the last room by passing through 4-15 rooms.  Pt  Stardust Every time the player reaches the last room by passing through 16-30 rooms.  Pt

Another chance at catching Giratina

Once you've gotten past the three pillars and got whichever item was waiting for you, you'll find the room with the portal to the Distortion World. If you failed to catch Giratina last time, you'll find it guarding the portal. This time, it's in Altered Forme.

	Types: Ghost Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: None
Giratina Lv.47
Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Shadow Force Ghost Physical   --

One slight advantage if you decided to KO Giratina in the Distortion World earlier is that in Altered Forme, it prioritizes defenses over offense, so its attacks are not as strong. Its moveset is still the same, though. Save before facing it; otherwise you'll have to defeat the Elite Four again to get another chance to catch it. If it does come to that, rechallenge the Elite Four before completing the mission at Stark Mountain. Otherwise, their teams' levels are increased, making it harder to defeat them.

In this battle, use the same tactics as you did when facing Azelf and Uxie and you'll be fine.

When ready, use the portal to return to the Distortion World.

Distortion World (second visit)

Distortion World (new area)

Items
Item Location Games Griseous Orb Accessible via the Turnback Cave entrance  Pt

This time around, you do not have to worry about getting lost. Follow the path until you find the Griseous Orb. The Griseous Orb, when held by Giratina, will allow it to maintain it's Origin Forme outside of the Distortion World.

When finished in the Distortion World, use the portal to return to Turnback Cave. Any doorway from the portal room will take you back to the entrance room.

Canalave City

Your next destination is Canalave City. Enter Sailor Eldritch's house in the southwestern area of town. You'll see that his son is trapped in a nightmare. Talk to his mother and you'll learn that you need to find an item called the Lunar Wing on Fullmoon Island to save him. Talk to Sailor Eldritch and he will take you to Fullmoon Island.

Fullmoon Island

Fullmoon Island

Cresselia

Items
Item Location Games Lunar Wing In clearing, once Cresselia has fled  Pt

Follow the path and head into the forest clearing where Cresselia is. When you interact with her, she will flee, but she leaves the Lunar Wing behind. Return to Eldritch and have him take you back to Canalave City, then return to the house and use the Lunar Wing to heal his son. As for Cresselia, she's similar to Mesprit, Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres— she is roaming around the Sinnoh region so you need to use the Marking Map to track her.

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