Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 8

Solaceon Town

Solaceon Town

Items

Item Location Games Persim Berry Next to the Poké Mart  Pt  Nanab Berry ×2 Next to the Poké Mart  Pt  Figy Berry Next to the Poké Mart  Pt  Pokémon History Resident in the center of the town  Pt  Seal Case Woman in the far eastern house  Pt  Alphabet Seals Small boy in the far eastern house for showing the respective Unown  Pt  Day Care Checker Man in the Pokémon Day Care  Pt  PP Up On the second to last ledge on the eastern side of town  Pt  Big Mushroom On a tree in the far north-east corner of the town (hidden)  Pt

When you first arrive at Solaceon Town, you'll have a quick encounter with Barry who will mention Seals and the Solaceon Ruins. A man on the left side of the path north to Route 210 will give you the Pokétch app Pokémon History.

Pokémon Day Care

If you travel east along the northern border of Solaceon Town, you will see three sets of ledges to jump down. Take the middle one, then jump down the next two and you will arrive at the house of the seal woman who will give you the Seal Case, and her son, who will hand over an alphabet Seal for each corresponding Unown you show him (including ? and !).

Day Care

Most notably in Solaceon Town is the Pokémon Day Care in the northwest corner of the town. You can deposit up to two Pokémon that you want to be trained by talking to the Day-Care Lady. It will cost $100 as a starting fee and $100 more for each level the Pokémon gains. The Pokémon deposited gain one exp. point per step you walk, however they won't grow to be as strong as Pokémon raised to an equivalent level solely through battling. When you deposit a Pokémon into the Day Care for the first time, a man will appear at the table inside. When spoken to, he will give you the Pokétch app Day Care Checker. This is where you can breed Pokémon by depositing two of the same Egg Group.

Pokémon News Press

Next to the Pokémon Center is the Pokémon News Press. One of the men inside asks the player each day to show him a different Pokémon the player has already seen or caught (because of this the Pokémon he wants to see is often simple to obtain), awarding Poké Balls if the request is granted. A player who accomplishes this task within 24 hours will be rewarded with three of any type of Poké Ball, except for Master Balls, Premier Balls, Cherish Balls, Safari Balls, and Park Balls. He will also award a Heart Scale along with them.

When you're done visiting Solaceon Town, head back to the three ledges and take the final set of ledges down into the Solaceon Ruins.

Solaceon Ruins

Solaceon Ruins exterior

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Ruin Maniac Karl フユキ Fuyuki Reward: $1104 Geodude♂ Lv.19 No item Geodude♂ Lv.21 No item Bronzor Lv.23 No item

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Second big room Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 100% Third big room Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 100% Fourth big room Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 100% Fifth big room Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 100% Sixth big room Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 100% Seventh big room Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 100% Dead-end rooms Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 5% Room through Maniac Tunnel Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 50% Unown D P Pt Cave 20-30 50% 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 Fire Stone On the rock in the dead-end down the first top left stairwell. (Hidden)  Pt  Water Stone On the rock in the dead-end down the top right, bottom left, and then bottom left stairwells. (Hidden)  Pt  Thunderstone On the rock in the dead-end down the top right, bottom left, top right, top left, and then bottom right stairwells. (Hidden)  Pt  Nugget In the final room.  Pt  Mind Plate In the final room.  Pt  Odd Incense In the final room.  Pt  HM05 (Defog) In the final room.  Pt  Green Shard Given by the man in the second room after showing HM05 (Defog).  Pt

East of the town are the Solaceon Ruins. You will be able to catch all 28 forms of Unown here, and this is also the location of the HM for Defog. Right now, you will only be able to find 26 of these forms and by catching them, the Maniac Tunnel on Route 214 will expand. When you have collected all 26, you can travel through the Maniac Tunnel to access the hidden second floor where the last two Unown forms (? and !) are. Make sure to encounter at least one wild Unown since no Trainer uses an Unown and you need it to complete your Sinnoh Dex.

Twenty of the Unown can be found in the dead-end rooms, and since not all of them can be randomly found in the same room, you will have to do some exploring. The remaining six forms are located in all the main hallways, excluding the entrance, and only one form can be found in each hallway.

If you have trouble reading the inscription at the north end of the entrance hallway, it says:
Top right
Lower left
Top right
Top left
Top left
Lower left
Follow the corresponding stairways to find a room with HM05 (Defog), the Mind Plate, and the Odd Incense (for producing a Mime Jr. egg when breeding a Mr. Mime). Once Defog is in your possession, your mission here should be complete. A Fire Stone, Water Stone, and Thunderstone are hidden in the boulders in three of the dead end rooms.

Lost Tower (optional)

Lost Tower exterior

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Youngster Oliver Reward: $336 Mothim♂ Lv.20 No item Chatot♂ Lv.21 No item Barboach♂ Lv.19 No item Roughneck Kirby Reward: $552 Cleffa♀ Lv.23 No item Pokéfan Leonard Reward: $1408 Pichu♂ Lv.19 Sitrus Berry Pikachu♂ Lv.22 Sitrus Berry Pichu♂ Lv.19 Sitrus Berry Pokéfan Rebekah Reward: $1472 Bonsly♀ Lv.23 Sitrus Berry Belle & Pa Beth & Bob Reward: $2576 Ponyta♂ Lv.23 No item Ponyta♂ Lv.23 No item Young Couple Mike & Nat Reward: $2944 Murkrow♂ Lv.23 No item Misdreavus♂ Lv.23 No item

Available Pokémon

1F-2F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Walking 17-19 35% Gastly D P Pt Walking 17-20 65% 65% 0% Gastly D P Pt Walking 17-18,20 0% 0% 45% Duskull D P Pt Walking 17,19 0% 0% 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. 3F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Walking 18-20 35% Golbat D P Pt Walking 21 1% Gastly D P Pt Walking 18-21 64% 64% 0% Gastly D P Pt Walking 18-19,21 0% 0% 44% Duskull D P Pt Walking 18,20 0% 0% 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. 4F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Walking 18-20 35% Golbat D P Pt Walking 21 5% Gastly D P Pt Walking 18-21 60% 60% 0% Gastly D P Pt Walking 18-19,21 0% 0% 40% Duskull D P Pt Walking 18,20 0% 0% 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. 5F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Walking 19-21 35% Golbat D P Pt Walking 22 10% Gastly D P Pt Walking 19-22 55% 55% 0% Gastly D P Pt Walking 19-20,22 0% 0% 35% Duskull D P Pt Walking 19,21 0% 0% 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

Item Location Games Honey Second Floor, directly south of the entrance, last gravestone (Hidden)  Pt  Oval Stone Second Floor, directly north of Youngster Oliver  Pt  Revive Third Floor, to the west of Roughneck Kirby, in the southwest corner  Pt  TM27 (Return) Fourth Floor, south side of the floor  Pt  Great Ball Fourth Floor, south-west corner. (Hidden)  Pt  Cleanse Tag Top Floor; Obtained from old woman on right (requires Defog)  Pt  Spell Tag Top Floor; Obtained from old woman on left. (requires Defog)  Pt

The Lost Tower is a five-floor building on Route 209. While the first two floors are easy to navigate, on the last three you will need HM05 to remove the thick fog. If you come here during the night, you can find wild Duskull. Once you reach 5F, talk to both of the elderly ladies to receive the Cleanse Tag and Spell Tag.

Once you've left the Lost Tower, return north to Solaceon Town and heal up for the journey ahead, then go north to Route 210.

Route 210 (south)

Route 210

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Jogger Wyatt Reward: $768 Pikachu♂ Lv.24 No item Rancher Marco Reward: $960 Ponyta♂ Lv.24 No item Belle & Pa Ava & Matt Double Battle Reward: $2688 Ponyta♂ Lv.24 No item Rapidash♂ Lv.24 No item Twins Teri & Tia Double Battle Reward: $736 Pikachu♀ Lv.23 No item Clefairy♀ Lv.23 No item Pokémon Breeder Kahlil Reward: $1104 Elekid♂ Lv.23 No item Happiny♀ Lv.23 No item Pokémon Breeder Amber Reward: $1104 Magby♂ Lv.23 No item Togepi♂ Lv.23 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Geodude D P Pt Grass 18 20% Ponyta D P Pt Grass 19-21 25% 35% 0% Ponyta D P Pt Grass 19,21 0% 0% 15% Chansey D P Pt Grass 19,21 5% Scyther D P Pt Grass 19,21 15% 0% 0% Scyther D P Pt Grass 19 0% 5% 5% Hoothoot D P Pt Grass 20 0% 0% 10% Noctowl D P Pt Grass 21 0% 0% 10% Roselia D P Pt Grass 20-21 15% Staravia D P Pt Grass 19 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
Item Location Games Aspear Berry x2 Berry patch southeast of hill  Pt  Razz Berry Berry patch southeast of hill  Pt  Pinap Berry Berry patch southeast of hill  Pt  TM51 (Roost) Given by the girl on the hill south-west of the Honey Tree  Pt  Rare Candy Hidden in the center of the grassy patch left of the Honey Tree below the Café Cabin  Pt  Super Repel North of Pokémon Breeder Kahlil  Pt

Head into the left hand patch of grass on Route 210 and up the western muddy ramp, and continue north past the Twins and jump over the ledge. Head back south along the path between the two grassy areas, east along the hill and then north to find a woman looking out over a Honey Tree and the Cafe Cabin. Speak to her, and she'll hand over TM51 (Roost). Backtrack to the top of the path between the grass, and enter the Café Cabin.

Café Cabin

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Waitress Kati アンナ Anna Reward: $800 Clefairy♀ Lv.25 No item Collector Edwin ミキオ Mikio Reward: $1600 Munchlax♂ Lv.25 No item Collector Fernando アキオ Akio Reward: $1600 Heracross♂ Lv.25 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

In the Café Cabin, there are a number of Trainers to battle, and you can buy one bottle of Moomoo Milk (which restores a Pokémon's HP by 100 points) for $500 or $6000 for a case of 12. Since a group of Psyduck are blocking access to the northern section of Route 210, head east instead to Route 215 instead.

Route 215

Route 215

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Abra D P Pt Grass 19 10% Kadabra D P Pt Grass 21-22 10% Lickitung D P Pt Grass 20 10% Scyther D P Pt Grass 20,22 15% 0% 0% Scyther D P Pt Grass 20 0% 5% 5% Marill D P Pt Grass 20,22 25% 25% 0% Marill D P Pt Grass 20-22 0% 0% 45% Staravia D P Pt Grass 19,21 30% 0% 0% Staravia D P Pt Grass 19,21-22 0% 40% 0% Staravia D P Pt Grass 19 0% 0% 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 Ruin Maniac Calvin イサジ Isaji Reward: $1104 Bronzor Lv.23 No item Shieldon♂ Lv.23 No item Jogger Craig スバル Subaru Reward: $768 Luxio♂ Lv.22 No item Luxio♂ Lv.24 No item Black Belt Derek ケンサク Kensaku Reward: $624 Croagunk♂ Lv.26 No item Black Belt Gregory ヨウスケ Yōsuke Reward: $552 Machop♂ Lv.23 No item Machop♂ Lv.23 No item Machop♂ Lv.23 No item Black Belt Nathaniel グンジ Gunji Reward: $576 Croagunk♂ Lv.21 No item Machop♂ Lv.24 No item Meditite♂ Lv.24 No item Jogger Scott マサヤ Masaya Reward: $800 Staravia♂ Lv.25 No item Ace Trainer Dennis カツマサ Katsumasa Reward: $1500 Gligar♂ Lv.24 No item Drifblim♂ Lv.25 No item Buizel♂ Lv.24 No item Ace Trainer Maya エリナ Erina Reward: $1500 Roselia♀ Lv.24 No item Ralts♀ Lv.24 No item Lickitung♀ Lv.25 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 Max Ether Just past the first bridge  Pt  TM66 (Payback) Given by the Black Belt before the second bridge  Pt  Revive In center of the elevation between bridges two and three (hidden)  Pt  Fist Plate Just past Black Belt Gregory (Requires HM01 (Cut))  Pt  Pecha Berry x2 Berry patch south of Black Belt Gregory (requires Cut)  Pt  Bluk Berry x2 Berry patch south of Black Belt Gregory (requires Cut)  Pt  Hyper Potion Across the fourth bridge, south of first Berry patch  Pt  HP Up Northeast corner of the largest grass patch  Pt  Ultra Ball At the south end of the largest grass patch (hidden)  Pt  TM34 (Shock Wave) South of the largest grass patch (Requires HM01 (Cut))  Pt  Iron At large trodden area after Jogger Scott (hidden)  Pt  Full Heal Below the ledge past Jogger Scott  Pt  Wiki Berry Berry patch east of Ace Trainer Maya  Pt  Mago Berry Berry patch east of Ace Trainer Maya  Pt

Route 215 is packed with Trainers and items, and the constant rainfall boosts the power of Water-type moves by 50% (and decreases the power of Fire-type moves by 50%), so this is a good place to train Water-type Pokémon. Bring a Pokémon that knows Cut - it will make travel significantly easier and will allow you to collect all the items on your way to Veilstone City. Head east a short distance, then circle around anticlockwise up and across the first bridge. Follow the path until you reach the third bridge, make a detour to fight the Black Belt to its south, then Cut your way through to another Black Belt to collect the Fist Plate and jump over the ledge. Use Cut on the tree below the next hill to harvest some Berries, then head up the hill, detour south across the fourth and final bridge. Follow the path onward collecting all the items that are of interest, making sure to Cut your way through to TM34 (Shock Wave) just below the largest grassy patch.

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