Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 15

Mt. Coronet (north area)

1F

Mt. Coronet North Area 1F

Available Pokémon (1F)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Cave 15 5% 5% 0% Zubat D P Pt Cave 14-15 0% 0% 15% Machop D P Pt Cave 16 10% Geodude D P Pt Cave 15 20% 0% 20% Geodude D P Pt Cave 13,15 0% 30% 0% Cleffa D P Pt Cave 13 10% 0% 10% Nosepass D P Pt Cave 14 5% Meditite D P Pt Cave 14,16 20% 20% 0% Meditite D P Pt Cave 16 0% 0% 10% Chingling D P Pt Cave 13,15 10% Bronzor D P Pt Cave 14 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.

Items (1F)

Item Location Games EnergyPowder Near the west entrance on a boulder in the open (hidden)  Pt  Ice Heal In the middle of the cavern near the Eterna city entrance (requires Rock Smash)  Pt  Stardust On a rock in the middle of the cavern (requires either Strength or Rock Smash) (hidden)  Pt  Star Piece On a boulder west of the entrance from Celestic Town (hidden)  Pt  Escape Rope South of the entrance from Celestic Town  Pt  TM69 (Rock Polish) North of the entrance from Eterna City (requires Strength and Rock Smash) (hidden)  Pt  Rare Candy Middle of the northern cavern (requires Strength and Rock Smash)  Pt  Red Shard On a boulder near the stairs at the northern end (hidden)  Pt  TM02 (Dragon Claw) Southern end of northern cavern (requires entering via the tunnel from the summit)  Pt  Nugget On a rock directly north of TM02 (hidden)  Pt

Previously you could only go a limited distance regardless of which entrance you used from either side of Route 211. Now with Strength you can fully explore this side of Mt. Coronet. Besides Strength, you'll also need Rock Smash and Defog for traveling through. Since you won't be able to change your team until you reach Snowpoint City make sure that your team is well prepared to handle this. You'll at least need a Fighting, Fire, Electric, and Psychic-type to handle the trainers on Route 216 and Route 217. From the entrance that leads to Route 211's east side head north using Strength to move the boulder and don't forget to smash the rocks to find a Rare Candy. Also don't forget to use your Dowsing Machine on your Pokétch to find some hidden items while exploring this side of Mt. Coronet. Anyway if you follow the path downwards you'll be in B1F.

B1F

Mt. Coronet North Area B1F

Available Pokémon (B1F and Route 216 exit)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Clefairy D P Pt Cave 32 10% 0% 10% Golbat D P Pt Cave 34 5% 5% 0% Golbat D P Pt Cave 33-34 0% 0% 15% Machoke D P Pt Cave 35 10% Graveler D P Pt Cave 34 20% 0% 20% Graveler D P Pt Cave 32,34 0% 30% 0% Nosepass D P Pt Cave 33 5% Meditite D P Pt Cave 33,35 20% 20% 0% Meditite D P Pt Cave 35 0% 0% 10% Chingling D P Pt Cave 32,34 10% Bronzor D P Pt Cave 33 20% Surfing Zubat D P Pt Surfing 20-30 90% Golbat D P Pt Surfing 20-40 10% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-15 100% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 65% Barboach D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 35% Gyarados D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-55 65% Whiscash D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-55 35% Four Random Squares Feebas D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 10-25 35% Feebas D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 35% Feebas D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 10-25 35% Feebas D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 20-50 35% Feebas D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 20-50 35% Feebas D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 20-50 35% 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.

Items (B1F)

Item Location Games Ultra Ball South-west corner of the room (requires Rock Smash)  Pt  Green Shard On the boulder south of the Stardust (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)  Pt  Soft Sand Near the north-west corner of the foggy lake (requires Strength and Rock Smash)  Pt  Blue Shard Behind a smashable rock left of the foggy lake (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)  Pt  Light Clay On an island in the middle of the foggy lake (requires Surf)  Pt  Max Elixir North-east corner of the foggy lake (requires either Surf or Rock Smash)  Pt  Star Piece Between two boulders north of the foggy lake (hidden)  Pt  Revive North of the foggy lake, north-east of the Soft Sand (requires Strength)  Pt  Full Restore Next to the eastern edge of the foggy lake (requires Rock Smash)  Pt  Rare Candy Three steps left of the stairs in the far north-west corner of the room (hidden)  Pt

From the beginning you will need to use Defog to remove the intense fog to make it easier to fight wild Pokémon in here. Here you will find a very large pool of water. Besides needing Surf for it, if you fish in four random squares you will find a Feebas here. Any rod will do, although you might need False Swipe if you wish to catch it without making it faint. It would also be a good idea to fish 2-3 times in each spot before moving again to help with finding Feebas since it is not guaranteed you'll find one right away even if it is the right spot. You can also find some items here with the help of both Strength and Rock Smash. Anyway follow the western area north to find the exit to the other part of the 1F that leads to Route 216.

Mt. Coronet Route 216 entrance

Mt. Coronet Route 216 entrance

Items (Final Area)
Item Location Games Yellow Shard Left boulder outside Iceburg Ruins entrance (hidden)  Pt  NeverMeltIce Inside Regice's cave near Route 216 entrance  Pt  Nugget Inside Regice's cave near Route 216 entrance, northwest of the NeverMeltIce  Pt

One new change here in Platinum is the entrance to a new area the Iceburg Ruins. With a event Regigigas in your party it will become a shrine to Regice. If not, it is a regular chamber that holds the NeverMeltIce here. Once you have gotten the National Pokédex and have the event Regigigas with you, then you can challenge Regice to battle and have a chance to catch it. Anyway when ready head out through the west exit to reach Route 216.

Route 216

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Route 216

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Grass 32 0% 0% 10% Graveler D P Pt Grass 35 5% Sneasel D P Pt Grass 33-35 35% Meditite D P Pt Grass 32-33 20% 20% 0% Meditite D P Pt Grass 33 0% 0% 10% Snorunt D P Pt Grass 33 0% 0% 10% Snover D P Pt Grass 32-35 40% 40% 0% Snover D P Pt Grass 32,34-35 0% 0% 30% Special Pokémon Ursaring D P Pt Dual-slot Emerald 35 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 Ace Trainer Blake ユウマ Yūma Reward: $2400 Ambipom♂ Lv.39 No item Porygon2 Lv.40 No item Ace Trainer Maria マドカ Madoka Reward: $2280 Golduck♀ Lv.38 No item Sudowoodo♀ Lv.38 No item Rapidash♀ Lv.39 No item Skier Edward タカヒコ Takahiko Reward: $1248 Sneasel♂ Lv.39 No item Ace Trainer Laura ナオコ Naoko Reward: $2520 Tropius♀ Lv.42 No item Ace Trainer Garrett ヒロユキ Hiroyuki Reward: $2340 Mr. Mime♂ Lv.37 No item Dusclops♂ Lv.39 No item Scyther♂ Lv.39 No item Black Belt Philip Requires HM08 ダンジ Danji Reward: $960 Machoke♂ Lv.40 No item Skier Bradley Requires HM08 フジヤ Fujiya Reward: $1152 Snorunt♂ Lv.36 No item Swinub♂ Lv.36 No item Snover♂ Lv.36 No item Skier Kaitlyn Requires HM08 ナツキ Natsuki Reward: $1216 Swinub♀ Lv.36 No item Snover♀ Lv.38 No item Skier Andrea Requires HM08 アイミ Aimi Reward: $1248 Snover♀ Lv.39 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 PP Up On the upper ledge south-west of the first bridge (hidden)  Pt  Full Heal At the western end of the middle ledge, west of the middle bridge  Pt  Revive South of the west bridge, west of Ace Trainer Maria  Pt  Mental Herb In the center of the snowy ledge (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt  HP Up To the right of the Mental Herb (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt  Max Potion Near Skier Andrea (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt  TM13 (Ice Beam) Far right-hand side of the snowy ledge (past Skier Andrea) (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt

This is the first area of the game to where you can catch your own Ice-type Pokémon. While Diamond and Pearl only had two you could find in the wild, Platinum has four you could catch right now though you won't find Swinub until the next route. Just remember like walking through the mud, you can't use your bike or Running Shoes in the snow. Also the areas where you walk will determine how fast you can move. Hail will be in effect in all snow areas that will damage all non-Ice type Pokémon, though Magic Guard which Clefairy can use is one of the few options to avoid weather damage.

You won't be able to face all the trainers right away or find all the items until after you come back with Rock Climb following your upcoming Gym match. The lone cabin in this route will have a bed for you to rest so it can serve as a place to fully heal your Pokémon team. Head north to reach Route 217

Route 217

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Route 217

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Sneasel D P Pt Grass 33-35 25% 25% 0% Sneasel D P Pt Grass 34-35 0% 0% 15% Swinub D P Pt Grass 32-34 35% Snorunt D P Pt Grass 33 0% 0% 20% Snover D P Pt Grass 32-35 40% 40% 0% Snover D P Pt Grass 32,34-35 0% 0% 30% Swarm Delibird D P Pt Swarm 32-33 40% Special Pokémon Ursaring D P Pt Dual-slot Emerald 35 8% Piloswine D P Pt Poké Radar 34-35 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 Dalton ミキト Mikito Reward: $2400 Electabuzz♂ Lv.40 No item Magmar♂ Lv.40 No item Skier Shawn センタロウ Sentarō Reward: $1184 Snover♂ Lv.35 No item Snover♂ Lv.36 No item Snover♂ Lv.37 No item Ninja Boy Matthew ツバサ Tsubasa Reward: $312 Golbat♂ Lv.39 No item Skier Madison ヒヅキ Hizuki Reward: $1216 Snorunt♀ Lv.39 No item Ninja Boy Ethan カズヒト Kazuhito Reward: $296 Skorupi♂ Lv.37 No item Golbat♂ Lv.37 No item Skier Bjorn ノブオ Nobuo Reward: $1216 Swinub♂ Lv.36 No item Sneasel♂ Lv.38 No item Skier Lexie ユウコ Yūko Reward: $1184 Piloswine♀ Lv.37 No item Glaceon♂ Lv.37 No item Black Belt Luke トウシ Tōshi Reward: $888 Croagunk♂ Lv.37 No item Machoke♂ Lv.37 No item Riolu♂ Lv.37 No item Ace Trainer Olivia シズル Shizuru Reward: $2280 Kirlia♀ Lv.38 No item Buneary♀ Lv.38 No item Seaking♀ Lv.39 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 Revival Herb A few steps north of Ace Trainer Dalton (hidden)  Pt  Blue Shard South of Skier Madison  Pt  Nugget Northwest of Skier Madison (hidden)  Pt  Ultra Ball Next to Ninja Boy Matthew  Pt  Full Heal Near Skier Shawn (hidden)  Pt  Ultra Ball Above the southernmost pair of trees (hidden)  Pt  Iron West of the southernmost pair of trees  Pt  Iron South of Ninja Boy Ethan (hidden)  Pt  Protein 3 steps southwest of TM07 (Hail) (hidden)  Pt  TM07 (Hail) In the snow just southeast of the Hiker's house  Pt  Max Repel East of the Hiker's house (hidden)  Pt  HM08 (Rock Climb) Northeast of the Hiker's house  Pt  Icicle Plate Talk to the man in the house closest to HM08 after picking up HM08  Pt  Rare Candy South of Skier Bjorn  Pt  Max Potion Near skier Bjorn (hidden)  Pt  Max Revive Just north of skier Bjorn (hidden)  Pt  Spell Tag Given by woman in north house  Pt  Ultra Ball South of skier Lexie (hidden)  Pt

This area will be difficult to navigate due to both the slow movement and heavy blizzard besides having to deal with Hail conditions in battle. Also there are ninja themed trainers hiding in the snow so look for mounds in the snow to find and face them. Use your Dowsing Machine to find hidden items while you are at it. When you arrive you'll encounter the Gym Leader Maylene who is traveling to Snowpoint City not properly dressed as a form of exercise. Out of all the items you can find as you are exploring the route make sure to go to the first house in the middle of the route to find HM08 (Rock Climb). You will still need the next Badge to use it outside of battle.

If you enter the house after collecting the HM, the person inside who owned the HM lets you keep it and also gives you the Icicle Plate. Right by the house in the northeastern section of the Route is the Icy Rock where if you level up Eevee around it, it will evolve into a Glaceon.

Acuity Lakefront (first visit)

Acuity Lakefront

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Sneasel D P Pt Grass 33,35 25% 25% 0% Sneasel D P Pt Grass 35 0% 0% 15% Swinub D P Pt Grass 32,34 35% Snorunt D P Pt Grass 32-33 0% 0% 20% Snover D P Pt Grass 32-35 40% 40% 0% Snover D P Pt Grass 33-35 0% 0% 30% Special Pokémon Ursaring D P Pt Dual-slot Emerald 35 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.

Items
Item Location Games Ultra Ball North-east corner of the lakefront  Pt  Reaper Cloth Near the entrance to Lake Acuity (requires Rock Climb)  Pt

Follow the path to reach the entrance to Lake Acuity's entrance and you'll see your rival Barry there. He tells you to climb the peak that leads to Lake Acuity you will need to win the Badge at the Snowpoint Gym. After he leaves head east to Snowpoint City.

Snowpoint City

Snowpoint City

Snowpoint City has a few attractions, the main ones of interest to you on your first visit will be the Gym and possibly the Move Tutor.

Items
Item Location Games Ultra Ball Next to the crane  Pt  Rare Candy East of the Gym (hidden)  Pt  Everstone Held by Gasrap  Pt

Move Tutor

Located in the upper right hand corner house is the Move Tutor where much like the one on Route 212 you can trade him shards in exchange for learning new moves if that Pokémon you want to teach it to is compatible.

Snowpoint City Move Type Cat. Shards Helping Hand  Normal  Status 2 2 0 4 Last Resort  Normal  Physical 0 8 0 0 Magnet Rise  Electric  Status 0 2 2 4 Snore  Normal  Special 2 2 0 4 Spite  Ghost  Status 0 0 0 8 Swift  Normal  Special 0 4 2 2 Synthesis  Grass  Status 0 6 0 2 Uproar  Normal  Special 0 2 0 6

In-game trade

In the upper left hand house is a girl who will trade a Haunter named Gasrap that will hold an Everstone in exchange for an Medicham.

There is also a ship harbor located in this city as well as a temple but you cannot use them until after you've defeated the Elite Four.

Snowpoint Gym

Snowpoint Gym

The secret to the puzzle of the Gym is to smash the snowballs on the ground is to slide in from above at a fast enough speed to smash them. Your main goal is that from the entrance, head straight to reach the Gym Leader, but only after you've smashed the snowballs that were in the way. Just slide around the Gym and predict which areas you need to slide down to smash those snowballs though of course it will take some time to experiment until all the necessary snowballs are gone. Fortunately if you are lucky you do not have to face all of the Gym Trainers in this Gym if you want.

For dealing with Candice her Piloswine and Sneasel are easily handled by Fighting-types and her Abomasnow is easily beaten by a Fire-type. Her Froslass can be a bit of a problem especially if her Piloswine was allowed to use Hail since it causes Blizzard to usually hit while in effect. A Rock-type or Steel-type would be an easy match against it such as Bastiodon if you got the Armor Fossil earlier for Shieldon. Also Fire or Dark-types can help against Froslass, which depends on which one you wish to use.

Snowpoint City Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Ace Trainer Anton ヨシオ Yoshio Reward: $2640 Glalie♂ Lv.44 No item Ace Trainer Alicia レイミ Reimi Reward: $2580 Sneasel♀ Lv.40 No item Sneasel♀ Lv.43 No item Ace Trainer Savannah トキコ Tokiko Reward: $2220 Snorunt♀ Lv.39 No item Snorunt♀ Lv.40 No item Glalie♀ Lv.42 No item Ace Trainer Sergio ヒョウ Hyō Reward: $2520 Snover♂ Lv.41 No item Sneasel♂ Lv.42 No item Ace Trainer Brenna ミズホ Mizuho Reward: $2460 Sneasel♀ Lv.40 No item Snorunt♀ Lv.40 No item Snover♀ Lv.41 No item Ace Trainer Isaiah ヒデキ Hideki Reward: $2640 Piloswine♂ Lv.44 No item Leader Candice Snowpoint Gym Platinum Reward: $5280 Types: Ice Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Piloswine♀ Lv.40 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Sneasel♀ Lv.40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Abomasnow♀ Lv.42 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Froslass♀ Lv.44 Double Team Normal Status   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

Once you've beaten Candice you will receive the Icicle Badge that will will allow you to use Rock Climb outside of battle as well as TM72 (Avalanche) that while it causes your Pokémon to usually move last, it's power will double if that Pokémon was struck by a damaging move first.

Now that this is over it is time to return to Acuity Lakefront.

← Part 14 Canalave Gym, Lake Valor (first visit), Lake Verity (second visit), Route 211

Platinum walkthrough

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