Great Marsh

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Great Marsh だいしつげん
Great Marsh
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location: Pastoria City
Region: Sinnoh
Generations: IV
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Location of Great Marsh in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

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:

Area 2:

Area 3:

Area 4:

Area 5:

Area 6:

Pokémon

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

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
All times


054 Psyduck D P Pt Grass 20-30 8%


298 Azurill D P Pt Grass 20-30 1%


183 Marill D P Pt Grass 20-30 15%


194 Wooper D P Pt Grass 20-30 20%


195 Quagsire D P Pt Grass 20-30 15%


399 Bidoof D P Pt Grass 20-30 1%


400 Bibarel D P Pt Grass 20-30 20%


455 Carnivine D P Pt Grass 20-30 1%
Morning


396 Starly D P Pt Grass 9%


406 Budew D P Pt Grass 10%
Day


396 Starly D P Pt Grass 9%


406 Budew D P Pt Grass 10%
Night


163 Hoothoot D P Pt Grass 20-24 10%


164 Noctowl D P Pt Grass 26 9%
Special Pokémon


024 Arbok D P Pt Dongle
(FireRed)
8%
Surfing and Fishing


129 Magikarp D P Pt Fishing
(Old)
3-10 100%


129 Magikarp D P Pt Fishing
(Good)
10-25 65%


130 Gyarados D P Pt Fishing
(Good)
10-25 5%


339 Barboach D P Pt Fishing
(Good)
10-25 30%
After getting National Dex


130 Gyarados D P Pt Fishing
(Super)
30-54 5%


318 Carvanha D P Pt Fishing
(Super)
30-54 30%


340 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


129 Magikarp D P Pt Fishing
(Old)
3-10 100%


183 Marill D P Pt Grass 20-30 15%


194 Wooper D P Pt Grass 20-30 20%


400 Bibarel D P Pt Grass 20-30 20%


054 Psyduck D P Pt Grass 20-30 8%


339 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


055 Golduck D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


193 Yanma D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


315 Roselia D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


397 Staravia D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


451 Skorupi D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


453 Croagunk D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


455 Carnivine D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


455 Carnivine D P Pt Grass 28-30 10%


Only after National Dex


046 Paras D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


102 Exeggcute D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


102 Exeggcute D P Pt Grass 20-28 10%


115 Kangaskhan D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


193 Yanma D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


285 Shroomish D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


316 Gulpin D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


452 Drapion D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


454 Toxicroak D P Pt Grass 20-26 10%


352 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


193 Yanma D P Pt Grass 28-30 Unknown


114 Tangela D P Pt Grass 28-30 Unknown


357 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
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Settlements
Twinleaf TownSandgem TownJubilife CityOreburgh CityFloaroma TownEterna CityHearthome City
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Landmarks
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See also
Hisui
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