Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 16

Acuity Lakefront

Items
Item Location Games Reaper Cloth Near the entrance to Lake Acuity (requires Rock Climb)  Pt

Now that you have the Icicle Badge you can climb the walls that have the bits of rock in them with Rock Climb. Don't forget to pick up the Reaper Cloth before entering Lake Acuity, where this item will allowing you to evolve Dusclops into Dusknoir when traded between games when holding this item.

Lake Acuity

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Lake Acuity

When you arrive, Jupiter had already defeated Barry and caught Uxie and leaves while stating that Barry is a weak trainer. Barry though upset states his desire to become stronger and not for the sake of becoming the Pokémon Champion and then leaves. Now Fly back to Veilstone City, it is time to raid Team Galactic's Headquarters.

Veilstone City

Head towards the Team Galactic HQ and talk to the lone grunt there, who is angry at you since his Clefairy was taken away after you defeated him before and his partner had quit the team. He claims ignorance about a Storage Key and runs away, luckily Looker shows up and states he has the Storage Key with him and suggests that it is best to enter the HQ through the Warehouse you were at before. Make sure to select a well-balanced team for this mission as you are going to need it

Galactic Warehouse

Galactic Warehouse BF1

Head to the metal gate you saw before and Looker will arrive and open the door for you.

Items
Item Location Games

Team Galactic
Trainer Pokémon Galactic Grunt Reward: $1640 Golbat♂ Lv.41 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $1600 Houndour♂ Lv.38 No item Murkrow♂ Lv.40 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Follow the path that will lead you to the Team Galactic HQ battling two grunts in the way.

Team Galactic HQ

Galactic HQ 1F

Team Galactic

Trainer Pokémon These Trainers are accessible by going through the Galactic Warehouse Galactic Grunt Reward: $1640 Glameow♀ Lv.41 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $1560 Glameow♀ Lv.37 No item Murkrow♂ Lv.38 No item Croagunk♂ Lv.39 No item Scientist Fredrick Reward: $1920 Kirlia♂ Lv.40 No item Kadabra♂ Lv.40 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $1640 Stunky♂ Lv.41 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $1560 Murkrow♂ Lv.39 No item Stunky♂ Lv.39 No item These Trainers are accessible by going through the door next to the reception Galactic Grunt Reward: $1520 Golbat♂ Lv.40 No item Golbat♂ Lv.38 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $1560 Golbat♀ Lv.39 No item Houndour♀ Lv.39 No item Scientist Darrius Reward: $2016 Porygon2 Lv.42 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $1600 Stunky♂ Lv.38 No item Croagunk♂ Lv.40 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $1520 Croagunk♀ Lv.38 No item Stunky♀ Lv.38 No item Glameow♀ Lv.38 No item

Items

Item Location Games PP Up Among boxes to the right of the doorway of the easternmost door at the entrance (hidden) In a plant to the right of the reception desk (hidden)  Pt  Max Revive From the first pair of Galactic Grunts, go east and take the bottom warp pad  Pt  Elixir In a room where three warp pads are located near each other, the middle pad leads to the room with the Elixir.  Pt  Full Heal In a black machine immediately west of the stairs leading up from the lobby (hidden)  Pt  Ultra Ball Near Scientist DarriusDP/FredrickPt (hidden)  Pt  Full Restore ×2 In a black machine east of the second Double Battle Grunts (hidden) After leaving Cyrus's office, in the room with the green fluid machinesPt  Pt  Nugget Near three warp panels after battling a duo of grunts (hidden)  Pt  Razor Claw In Cyrus's office (hidden)  Pt  Master Ball Received from Cyrus after defeating him  Pt  Dubious Disc 1F; in the room that connects to the warehouse through the locked door, between two seats at the table  Pt  Poké Doll In the bed on the right in the nap room  Pt  Rare Candy In the hallway leading up to TM21, by a machine  Pt

1F

You'll arrive in the upper right hand corner of the 1F. After defeating the Galactic Grunt there use the right warp panel to head to the closed off area, here you will find TM49 (Snatch). Afterwards use the left warp panel and head up to the 2F.

2F

Galactic HQ 2F

From here use the nearby warp panel to return to 1F

1F

Defeat the scientist, grab the Dubious Disc and return to the Galactic Warehouse

Galactic Warehouse

Grab the Galactic Key which will allow you to open the locked steel doors and you will meet a Galactic Grunt who mentions that Cyrus is having a meeting which you can get to by entering the main building and using the Galactic Key to access it. While you can unlock the nearby door which will allow you to head back easily to the Warehouse's entrance let's make a little side trip by backtracking to the 2F and this time use the stairs to access the 3F.

Team Galactic HQ

3F

Galactic HQ 3F

Defeat the Galactic Grunts and then open the locked door to find TM21 (Frustration). Now head back to the Galactic Warehouse and leave there to return to Veilstone City it is now time to enter the main building.

Team Galactic HQ (main building)

1F

Use your new Galactic Key to open the locked door and head up to 2F.

2F

You should now be in the middle area of the 2F, simply fight the grunts and then use both warp panels located by the right wall that will lead you to 2 new items, then use the warp panel that is located by the TVs to reach the meeting Hall

Meeting Hall

Galactic Meeting Hall

You will meet up with Looker here and listen to Cyrus giving his speech about how the world is incomplete and that he now has the power to create a new one for Team Galactic's benefit. After he and the grunts leave, Looker finding this preposterous leaves to investigate this further. Follow in the direction he went to find another warp panel that will take you to a new area of 2F.

2F

You'll be in the upper right area of 2F where there are some beds to rest your Pokémon team. Hidden in the right bed that is accessible from the front area of the bed is a Poké Doll. Climb the stairs to 3F.

3F

After dealing with two Galactic Grunts you'll find 3 warp panels here. The upper right one leads you to an area that you can find a Protein that is not easy to see because of the boxes, the upper left will get you an item and the lower left is the correct one you'll need that will take you to another area in the 3F that has some stairs that will take you to the 4F.

4F

Galactic HQ 4F

This is where Cyrus's office is located. After opening the locked door Cyrus will greet you and mention the details he said about creating a new world for Team Galactic is a lie since the new world is only for him since he feels his underlings are just as flawed as the rest of the world. Finding you interesting he'll challenge you to a battle.

Galactic Boss Cyrus Team Galactic HQ Platinum Galactic Boss and Professor Cyrus Oak Team Galactic HQ Platinum Reward: $8280

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.44 Screech Normal Status   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.44 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Insomnia Held item: Sitrus Berry Honchkrow♂ Lv.46 Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --

His first Pokémon Sneasel is easily vulnerable to Fighting-types. His other two Crobat and Honchkrow both have Flying-type characteristics and should be easily vulnerable to Rock, Ice and Electric-types. Just remember that Crobat is the faster of the two and may try to confuse your Pokémon with Supersonic and Honchkrow possesses better physical attack moves that could KO your Pokémon if you are not careful.

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Lake Trio room

Afterwards Cyrus will give you a Master Ball and then leaves mentioning if you wish to save the lake Pokémon then use the nearby warp panel as he no longer has any need for them before leaving for the Spear Pillar. Use that warp pannel and you will go through a hidden room that is where the captive Lake trio are being held. Once you reach that room where they are, you can overhear a conversation between Charon and Saturn about how Charon is happy with the new world Cyrus will create. Talk to Saturn and he'll challenge you to a battle since unlike Cyrus he will not let you roam freely and interfere with their plans

Commander Saturn Team Galactic HQ Platinum Commander and Professor Saturn Oak Team Galactic HQ Platinum Reward: $3520

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.42 Bite Dark Physical   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Poison Fighting Ability: Anticipation Held item: Sitrus Berry Toxicroak♀ Lv.44 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.42 Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Saturn's team is the same as before but at higher levels so the same tactics should work here. Once you defeat him, Saturn will let you press the switch that will set Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie free. He mentions before leaving the Cyrus crafted a special red chain for capturing something on Mt. Coronet. Return to Cyrus's office and a new pathway will have opened up with a warp panel that will take to the green colored warp panel that was found by the right entrance for Team Galactic HQ. Now prepare a balanced Pokémon team, with the HM abilities Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, and Rock Climb included as you will need them for this trip. From Oreburgh City head to the south entrance of Mt. Coronet.

← Part 15 Mt. Coronet (north area), Route 216, Route 217, Acuity Lakefront, Snowpoint City, Snowpoint Gym

Platinum walkthrough

Mt. Coronet (south area, second visit), Spear Pillar Part 17 →

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