Walkthrough:Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Part 28

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
These pages follow the remade Nintendo Switch iteration, not Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The guide for those games can be found here.

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• Fight Area
• Battle Park
• Battle Tower
  • Battle Mechanics
  • Battle Point Rewards
  • Tower Tycoon Palmer
  • Streak-Based Progression
• Route 225
• Survival Area
• Items
• Route 226
• Route 227

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Fight Area

To reach Battle Zone, take the ferry from Snowpoint City.

Fight Area is a tiny port town located in the Battle Zone, a northeastern region of Sinnoh. The town serves as the gateway to Battle Park and is accessible only after defeating Cynthia, but the roads connecting to the rest of the Battle Zone are blocked until you unlock the National Pokédex.

As you come out of the ferry, Barry greets you and you get to meet Buck.

Fight Area contains a Pokémon Center, a Poké Mart, and various locations for rest and preparation. A Poké Mart offers standard healing items, Poké Balls, repellents, and other battle supplies.

Barry, your rival throughout your adventure, gathers at Fight Area on weekends. He will challenge you to a battle after you return the Magma Stone to Stark Mountain.

An old lady in the Poké Mart will gift you a Scope Lens. A Fisher North of the town will give you a Super Rod, allowing you to catch higher-level and new Pokémon in all water areas.

Items
Item Location Games Super Rod From the Fisher near the Route 225 gate  BD  SP  Scope Lens From the old lady in the Poké Mart  BD  SP  Pomeg Berry ×2 At the Berry patch west of the Pokémon Center Hondew Berry ×2 At the Berry patch west of the Pokémon Center Pomeg Berry ×4 At the Berry patch west of the Pokémon Center  BD  SP  Hondew Berry ×4 At the Berry patch west of the Pokémon Center  BD  SP

Battle Park

Battle Park is located adjacent to the Fight Area and serves as the venue for high-level competitive battling. The park features the Battle Tower and the Exchange Service Corner where trainers can trade Battle Points for valuable items.

Battle Tower

The Battle Tower is the main attraction of Battle Park and attracts trainers from across Sinnoh. It is run by Tower Tycoon Palmer, Barry's father, who is renowned for his powerful team.

You obtain the Point Card upon entering.

Battle Mechanics

Trainers compete in either Single Battle or Double Battle challenges. Your Pokémon will be temporarily reduced to Level 50 and below if they exceed that level, ensuring fair competition. Pokémon do not gain experience from battles at the Battle Tower. There is no penalty for losing other than breaking your winning streak. You can attempt challenges as many times as you wish.

Battle Point Rewards

Instead of prize money, you earn Battle Points for each victory. These points accumulate and can be traded at the Exchange Service Corner for valuable items, Technical Machines, and ability-changing items.

Tower Tycoon Palmer

Tower Tycoon Palmer challenges you after achieving certain winning streaks. Palmer uses exceptionally powerful teams that scale in strength based on your progression through the tower.

Streak-Based Progression

Your wins accumulate into a streak. Higher streaks unlock increasingly difficult opponents. At certain milestones (such as 21, 49, and beyond), you will face Tower Tycoon Palmer and his strongest teams. The tower operates on a standard progression system where difficulty increases with each consecutive victory.

Route 225

Route 225 is a mountainous pathway connecting Fight Area to the Survival Area to the north. The path winds up and down among rocky outcroppings. This is a high-level route featuring experienced trainers and rare Pokémon encounters.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Rattata BD SP Grass 20, 22 5% Raticate BD SP Grass 50, 52 30% Spearow BD SP Grass 20, 22 5% Fearow BD SP Grass 50, 52 20% 20% 0% Fearow BD SP Grass 51 20% Machoke BD SP Grass 51 5% Roselia BD SP Grass 51 5% Roselia BD SP Grass 51 15% Banette BD SP Grass 50, 52 0% 0% 20% Skuntank BD SP Grass 51 10% Surfing Golduck BD SP Surfing 40-55 70% Poliwhirl BD SP Surfing 40-50 30% Fishing Magikarp BD SP Fishing Old Rod 3-10 100% Poliwag BD SP Fishing Good Rod 10-25 45% Magikarp BD SP Fishing Good Rod 10-25 55% Poliwhirl BD SP Fishing Super Rod 30-55 45% Gyarados BD SP Fishing Super Rod 30-55 55% Swarm Makuhita BD SP Swarm 50-51 40% Special Pokémon Mankey BD SP Poké Radar 22 2% Primeape BD SP Poké Radar 51-52 20% 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 Bird Keeper Audrey マイナ Maina Reward: $2,160 Potential Double Battle with Ashlee Farfetch'd♀ Lv.52 No item Swellow♀ Lv.54 No item Pokémon Ranger Ashlee アリナ Arina Reward: $3,584 Potential Double Battle with Audrey or Daisy Zigzagoon♀ Lv.50 No item Skarmory♀ Lv.56 No item Psychic Daisy フウカ Fūka Reward: $1,980 Potential Double Battle with Ashlee Slowpoke♀ Lv.51 No item Slowbro♀ Lv.55 No item Pokémon Ranger Dwayne ユキト Yukito Reward: $3,520 Donphan♂ Lv.55 No item Ace Trainer Rodolfo ショウイチ Shōichi Reward: $3,392 Lickitung♂ Lv.53 No item Miltank♀ Lv.53 No item Ace Trainer Quinn ミツハル Mitsuharu Reward: $3,392 Pinsir♂ Lv.53 No item Mightyena♂ Lv.53 No item Ace Trainer Deanna ショウコ Shōko Reward: $3,392 Flaaffy♀ Lv.53 No item Tropius♀ Lv.53 No item Requires Rock Climb Dragon Tamer Geoffrey レツ Retsu Reward: $2,200 Dratini♂ Lv.53 No item Dragonair♂ Lv.55 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Items

Item Location Games HP Up In the southwest corner of the route (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP  Rare Candy East of Bird Keeper Audrey, Pokémon Ranger Ashlee, and Psychic Daisy (requires Cut)  BD  SP  Ultra Ball ×2 On upper ledge east of Pokémon Ranger Dwayne On lower ledge southeast of Ace Trainer Quinn (hidden)  BD  SP  Hyper Potion Atop hill northeast of Psychic Daisy (hidden)  BD  SP  Revive Northwest of Pokémon Ranger Dwayne  BD  SP  Rare Candy Just north of the grass south of the house (hidden)  BD  SP  Fresh Water From the man inside the house  BD  SP  Lax Incense West of the house (requires Cut)  BD  SP  Dubious Disc On the other side of the lake north of the house (requires Surf)  BD  SP  Tamato Berry ×4 Berry patch west of Ace Trainer Deanna (requires Cut)  BD  SP  Kelpsy Berry ×4 Berry patch west of Ace Trainer Deanna (requires Cut)  BD  SP  Dawn Stone Atop a ledge at the northern end of the route (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP

Survival Area

Survival Area is a small town in the Battle Zone. It connects to Route 225 to the west and Route 226 to the east.

A man in a house to the South will give you TM42 (Facade).

Items
Items Item Location Games Max Revive West of the northernmost house (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  BD  SP  TM42 (Facade) ×3 From a man in the southernmost house  BD  SP

Route 226

Route 226 is a water route located in the Battle Zone. It connects Survival Area to the west, Route 227 to the North, and Route 228 to the East. The route features a mix of land and water areas with experienced trainers and high-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Rattata BD SP Grass 20, 22 5% Raticate BD SP Grass 51-52 30% Spearow BD SP Grass 20, 22 5% Fearow BD SP Grass 51, 53 20% 20% 0% Fearow BD SP Grass 52 20% Golduck BD SP Grass 51, 53 10% Machoke BD SP Grass 53 10% Banette BD SP Grass 51, 53 0% 0% 20% Surfing Tentacruel BD SP Surfing 40-55 5% Seel BD SP Surfing 35-45 30% Dewgong BD SP Surfing 40-55 5% Pelipper BD SP Surfing 40-55 60% Spheal BD SP Surfing 35-45 30% Sealeo BD SP Surfing 40-55 5% Fishing Magikarp BD SP Fishing Old Rod 3-10 100% Horsea BD SP Fishing Good Rod 10-25 45% Magikarp BD SP Fishing Good Rod 10-25 55% Seadra BD SP Fishing Super Rod 30-55 45% Gyarados BD SP Fishing Super Rod 30-40 40% Relicanth BD SP Fishing Super Rod 40-50 15% Swarm Krabby BD SP Swarm 52 40% Special Pokémon Mankey BD SP Poké Radar 22 2% Primeape BD SP Poké Radar 51, 53 20% Special Pokémon Magikarp BD SP Trade Finneon 45 One 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 Requires Rock Climb Ace Trainer Graham マナブ Manabu Reward: $3,584 Skarmory♂ Lv.56 No item Bird Keeper Geneva チサコ Chisako Reward: $2,280 Potential Double Battle with Stanley Golbat♀ Lv.53 No item Xatu♀ Lv.57 No item Dragon Tamer Stanley ケイスケ Keisuke Reward: $2,240 Potential Double Battle with Geneva Seadra♂ Lv.56 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.56 No item Requires Surf Swimmer Lydia ミキ Miki Reward: $1,040 Bibarel♀ Lv.52 No item Azumarill♀ Lv.52 No item Sealeo♀ Lv.52 No item Swimmer Wade セイイチ Seiichi Reward: $1,080 Carvanha♂ Lv.51 No item Carvanha♂ Lv.51 No item Sharpedo♂ Lv.54 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Items

Item Location Games Qualot Berry ×4 North of Ace Trainer Graham (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP  Pomeg Berry ×4 North of Ace Trainer Graham (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP  Carbos To the far left of the area reached by Rock Climbing downwards twice (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP  Lagging Tail On the ledge reached by using Rock Climb to move upwards twice from the location of the Carbos (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP  TM53 (Energy Ball) On the ledge west of Meister's House (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP  Tiny Mushroom In the grass northwest of Swimmer Lydia (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  BD  SP  Tiny Mushroom In the grass northwest of Swimmer Lydia (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  BD  SP  Big Mushroom In the grass northwest of Swimmer Lydia (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  BD  SP  Big Pearl On the isolated beach southwest of Swimmer Lydia (requires Surf) (hidden)  BD  SP  PP Up In a gap in the trees behind the Meister's house (requires Surf) (hidden)  BD  SP  Lum Berry Held by Foppa, a Magikarp the player can receive in a trade (requires Surf)  BD  SP

Route 227

Route 227 is a rugged and steep mountain path located in the Battle Zone. Vision is limited by steadily falling volcanic ash. The route connects Route 226 to the south and Stark Mountain to the north.

You will find Barry and Wake near a house and tell you that Buck to Stark Mountain. Rest inside the house to heal your Pokémon and continue up the stairs to reach Stark Mountain.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Fearow BD SP Grass 54 10% 10% 0% Fearow BD SP Grass 55 10% Golbat BD SP Grass 54 0% 0% 10% Graveler BD SP Grass 54 10% 10% 0% Graveler BD SP Grass 56 5% Weezing BD SP Grass 55 10% Rhyhorn BD SP Grass 22, 24 5% Rhydon BD SP Grass 55 20% Skarmory BD SP Grass 56 5% Numel BD SP Grass 22, 24 5% Camerupt BD SP Grass 55 20% Banette BD SP Grass 54 0% 0% 10% Surfing Poliwag BD SP Surfing 20-30 30% Poliwhirl BD SP Surfing 40-55 70% Fishing Magikarp BD SP Fishing Old Rod 3-10 100% Magikarp BD SP Fishing Good Rod 10-25 55% Barboach BD SP Fishing Good Rod 10-25 45% Gyarados BD SP Fishing Super Rod 30-55 55% Whiscash BD SP Fishing Super Rod 20-50 45% Swarm Spinda BD SP Swarm 55 40% Special Pokémon Torkoal BD SP Poké Radar 24, 55 22% 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 Ace Trainer Saul クニオ Kunio Reward: $3,520 Tauros♂ Lv.55 No item Pokémon Ranger Felicia アキヨ Akiyo Reward: $3,648 Lickitung♀ Lv.57 No item Vigoroth♀ Lv.57 No item Ace Trainer Mikayla ミワコ Miwako Reward: $3,584 Meowth♀ Lv.56 No item Persian♀ Lv.56 No item Hypno♀ Lv.56 No item Black Belt Griffin ケイタ Keita Reward: $1,596 Cacturne♂ Lv.57 No item Machamp♂ Lv.57 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Items

Item Location Games Yellow Shard In the grassy patch northwest of where Buck initially stands Full Heal Between the ponds (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  BD  SP  Max Repel Between the ponds (requires Rock Climb) (hidden) Charcoal East of the right pond (requires Rock Climb)  BD  SP  Zinc West of Ace Trainer Mikayla  BD  SP  Star Piece On a rock west of the big grassy patch (hidden) Protein On the small rock in the northwest corner, accessible via Stark Mountain (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  BD  SP

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