Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 19

Sunyshore Gym

First Room

Third Room

Second Room

At the front of the Gym, you will see Flint, who notes that Volkner seems to be excited to battle you and reminds you to help reignite Volkner's passion for battling before departing for the Pokémon League.

Before challenging, make sure that your team is healed. The highest-leveled Pokémon you'll be facing is Level 50. Volkner specializes in Electric-types, which are weak only to Ground-type moves. Ground-types are also immune to Electric attacks, so use that to your advantage! Grass- and Dragon-types resist Electric attacks, but it's not a good idea to use Water- or Flying-types here.

Being the final Gym in Sinnoh, this one has is the most complex puzzle. This one involves hitting switches on the gear-like platforms to rotate them and make the correct path through. In the first room, hit the green switch on the platform on the right once. Then head for the switch on the left and hit it once to reach the next room.

In the second room, go for the nearby blue switch to the left and hit it three times. You can then cross the drawbridge near the stairs and get to the blue switch in the upper left hand corner. Hit that switch then the nearby green switch to get the drawbridge around the right wall ready so now you can go to the third room.

For the third and final room, hit the nearby red switch once and then the one that is nearby to the left to be able to pass the drawbridge on the left wall. Then follow the path to the green switch and hit it twice then hit the blue switch once and follow the path to use the drawbridge on the right wall and return to the first part of this room. Touch the first red switch you used again and backtrack past the right drawbridge again and you'll find the red switch moved the revolving platforms to where you now can reach Volkner.

Sunyshore City Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon School Kid Tiera ユリエ Yurie Reward: $940 Pachirisu♀ Lv.47 No item School Kid Forrest トヨフミ Toyofumi Reward: $940 Magneton Lv.47 No item Guitarist Jerry ミック Mick Reward: $1056 Magnemite Lv.44 No item Luxio♂ Lv.44 No item Luxio♂ Lv.44 No item Poké Kid Meghan チマリ Chimari Reward: $336 Pikachu♀ Lv.42 No item Pikachu♀ Lv.42 No item Pikachu♀ Lv.42 No item Pikachu♀ Lv.42 No item Guitarist Lonnie マイク Mike Reward: $1128 Raichu♂ Lv.47 No item Ace Trainer Destiny ナズナ Nazuna Reward: $2880 Electabuzz♂ Lv.47 No item Raichu♀ Lv.48 No item Guitarist Preston ゲイリー Gary Reward: $1080 Luxio♂ Lv.45 No item Luxio♂ Lv.45 No item Ace Trainer Zachery ショウマ Shōma Reward: $2880 Electabuzz♂ Lv.47 No item Magneton Lv.48 No item Leader Volkner Sunyshore Gym Platinum Reward: $6000 Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.46 Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.46 Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Luxray♂ Lv.48 Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: Sitrus Berry Electivire♂ Lv.50 ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --

While all of Volkner's Pokémon are weak to Ground, some are equipped with moves to cover their weaknesses. Most Ground Pokémon will have no problem with Jolteon, but Raichu's Focus Blast and Signal Beam might be threatening. Unless you can take out Luxray quickly, do not use anything that suffers a dual weakness to Ice, such as Torterra, when facing Luxray. Volkner's star Pokémon Electivire has Fire Punch to cover Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel. It may defeat one of your Pokémon with Giga Impact, but that prevents Electivire from moving the next turn.

Once you beat Volkner, he will be so glad that he was able to have fun that he gives you the Beacon Badge, which allows you to use Waterfall outside of battle. Now that you have all eight Badges, all of your Pokémon will obey you, regardless of level. He'll also give you TM57 (Charge Beam), a damaging electric type move that has a 70% chance of raising the users Sp. Attack by one stage. Now head to Jasmine again and your rival will appear and tell you that he wants to get stronger. Jasmine, who is touched by this conversation, will give you HM07 (Waterfall). With this new HM, you can now head north to the Pokémon League.

Now that you can use Waterfall (optional)

You can pick up several items that were not accessible before.

Route 208

Items
Item Location Games Carbos Small shoal on the northern shore of the river (requires Surf and Waterfall)  Pt

Route 210

Items
Northern (foggy) section Item Location Games Meadow Plate Atop the easternmost waterfall (requires Surf and Waterfall) (hidden)  Pt  Wave Incense Under the third bridge (requires Surf and Waterfall)  Pt

Mt. Coronet

Items (4F 2)
Item Location Games Stone Plate Atop the waterfall, on a rock inside a small section of cave (requires Surf and Waterfall) (hidden)  Pt  Adamant Orb Atop the waterfall, inside a small section of cave (requires Surf and Waterfall)  Pt  Lustrous Orb Atop the waterfall, inside a small section of cave (requires Surf and Waterfall)  Pt

Route 223

Route 223

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Surfing Tentacruel D P Pt Surfing 30-50 60% Pelipper D P Pt Surfing 30-50 30% Mantyke D P Pt Surfing 30-40 10% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-15 100% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 65% Remoraid D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 15-25 30% Octillery D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 25-35 5% 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 Swimmer Miranda リリカ Ririka Reward: $720 Lumineon♀ Lv.45 No item Swimmer Aubree ケイコ Keiko Reward: $688 Bibarel♀ Lv.43 No item Azumarill♀ Lv.43 No item Swimmer Oscar ヒデノリ Hidenori Reward: $688 Mantyke♂ Lv.41 No item Remoraid♂ Lv.42 No item Mantine♂ Lv.43 No item Swimmer Colton レンサク Rensaku Reward: $696 Wingull♂ Lv.40 No item Octillery♂ Lv.44 No item Pelipper♂ Lv.44 No item Swimmer Paige キミカ Kimika Reward: $696 Marill♀ Lv.39 No item Golduck♀ Lv.41 No item Wingull♀ Lv.40 No item Swimmer Ricardo アキヒト Akihito Reward: $720 Tentacruel♂ Lv.45 No item Swimmer Wesley ミナト Minato Reward: $688 Floatzel♂ Lv.43 No item Tentacruel♂ Lv.43 No item Swimmer Crystal マリエ Marie Reward: $1686 Wingull♀ Lv.42 No item Seaking♀ Lv.44 No item Sailor Zachariah タツヒコ Tatsuhiko Reward: $1408 Pelipper♂ Lv.40 No item Gastrodon♂ West Sea Lv.44 No item Machoke♂ Lv.42 No item Swimmer Gabrielle タマキ Tamaki Reward: $720 Golduck♀ Lv.45 No item Swimmer Cassandra コヨミ Koyomi Reward: $672 Lumineon♀ Lv.44 No item Pelipper♀ Lv.42 No item Swimmer Francisco テルユキ Teruyuki Reward: $720 Tentacool♂ Lv.41 No item Golduck♂ Lv.45 No item Swimmer Troy スイヘイ Suihei Reward: $720 Gyarados♂ Lv.45 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 Heart Scale On the first island (hidden)  Pt  TM18 (Rain Dance) Among a jumble of rocks on the west side  Pt  Ultra Ball Above Sailor Zachariah, to the right  Pt  Heart Scale Next to Sailor Zachariah, to the left (hidden)  Pt  Dive Ball North of Swimmer Gabrielle  Pt  Rare Candy Northeast side on an island southeast of Swimmer Troy  Pt

Route 223 should be a straightforward water route since all you need are Surf, Waterfall, and maybe an Electric- and/or Grass-type Pokémon. You can catch a Mantyke here, but remember that you need a Remoraid in your party for it to evolve into Mantine. At the northern end is the Pokémon League.

Pokémon League (south)

Entrance to Victory Road

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Surfing Tentacruel D P Pt Surfing 30-50 5% Wingull D P Pt Surfing 30-40 60% Pelipper D P Pt Surfing 30-50 35% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-15 100% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 65% Remoraid D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 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.

Climb the waterfall to the Pokémon League and enter the Pokémon Center. Prepare for a long journey; this is the last stop before Victory Road, a long and difficult challenge.

Victory Road

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Psychic Bryce Reward: $1472 Haunter♂ Lv.43 No item Gengar♂ Lv.46 No item Gardevoir♂ Lv.46 No item Bird Keeper Hana Reward: $1504 Noctowl♀ Lv.45 No item Togetic♂ Lv.47 No item Ace Trainer Mariah Reward: $2880 Blissey♀ Lv.45 No item Glalie♀ Lv.46 No item Magnezone Lv.48 No item Ace Trainer Omar Reward: $2880 Mamoswine♂ Lv.45 No item Mothim♂ Lv.46 No item Rampardos♂ Lv.48 No item Ace Trainer Sydney Reward: $2880 Clefable♀ Lv.47 No item Torterra♂ Lv.48 No item Veteran Clayton Reward: $3760 Staraptor♂ Lv.47 No item Lickilicky♂ Lv.47 No item Double Team Al & Kay Reward: $12000 Staraptor♂ Lv.50 No item Ambipom♂ Lv.50 No item Black Belt Miles Reward: $1152 Machamp♂ Lv.48 No item Psychic Valencia Reward: $2944 Chimecho♀ Lv.44 No item Absol♀ Lv.45 No item Dusknoir♀ Lv.46 No item Double Team Pat & Jo Reward: $12000 Lumineon♂ Lv.50 No item Rapidash♂ Lv.50 No item Ace Trainer Henry Reward: $2880 Rhydon♂ Lv.47 No item Carnivine♂ Lv.48 No item Dragon Tamer Ondrej Reward: $1504 Altaria♂ Lv.45 No item Gabite♂ Lv.47 No item Veteran Edgar Reward: $3680 Porygon-Z Lv.46 No item Tangrowth♂ Lv.46 No item Empoleon♂ Lv.46 No item Dragon Tamer Clinton Reward: $1504 Gible♂ Lv.43 No item Swablu♂ Lv.45 No item Gabite♂ Lv.47 No item

To get ready for Victory Road, make sure you include Pokémon that have the HM moves Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall, and Rock Climb, since you will need them to help with navigating through this area. Don't forget to challenge every trainer you see since a few of their Pokémon, such as Dusknoir or Tangrowth, cannot be seen anywhere else.

1F

Available Pokémon (1F)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 43 5% 5% 0% Golbat D P Pt Cave 42-43 0% 0% 15% Graveler D P Pt Cave 40,42 30% 30% 0% Graveler D P Pt Cave 40 0% 0% 20% Onix D P Pt Cave 41-42 20% Rhyhorn D P Pt Cave 41 20% Rhydon D P Pt Cave 41,43 15% Steelix D P Pt Cave 42 5% Gabite D P Pt Cave 41 5% 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 TM41 (Torment) North of Psychic Bryce  Pt  Max Repel North of Bird Keeper Hana  Pt  Nugget On a rock north of Ace Trainer Mariah (hidden)  Pt  Ultra Ball East of Black Belt Miles (hidden)  Pt  Rare Candy In an isolated area only reachable via the stairs in the south-west corner of B1F  Pt  Zinc South of the entrance to the blocked area  Pt  Razor Claw South-west of Veteran Edgar  Pt  Max Revive On top of cliff south-west from Veteran Edgar (hidden)  Pt

Use the first Rock Climb ledge to reach TM41 (Torment), then climb back up and travel further down to find another Rock Climb ledge. Use it and follow the path until you reach the western wall of the chamber. Before you go upstairs, follow the path straight ahead. Examine the rock to find a hidden nugget. Use the stairs to reach 2F.

2F

Available Pokémon (2F)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 44 5% 5% 0% Golbat D P Pt Cave 41,44 0% 0% 15% Graveler D P Pt Cave 41,43 15% 15% 0% Graveler D P Pt Cave 43 0% 0% 5% Magneton D P Pt Cave 41,43 30% Onix D P Pt Cave 42 5% Steelix D P Pt Cave 42,44 40% Gabite D P Pt Cave 43 5% 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 (2F)

Item Location Games Max Elixir North-west corner of 2F, end of first set of ramps  Pt  Rare Candy Northeast of Ace Trainer Omar (hidden)  Pt  Full Restore Southeast corner, east of the three moveable boulders and one breakable rock (hidden)  Pt  Full Restore East side, end of second set of bike ramps  Pt  TM71 (Stone Edge) East side, end of third set of bike ramps  Pt  TM79 (Dark Pulse) In an isolated room only reachable via the stairs in the north-west corner of 1F  Pt

Using Strength and Rock Smash, carefully move the boulder and maneuver your bike carefully in fourth gear (faster speed) to jump over the bike ledge. Then switch to third gear (slower speed) and jump over the bike ledge to find a Max Elixir. Now travel to the southern part of the room while smashing rocks and moving boulders (make sure to move those boulders very carefully to be able to progress successfully).

Use the nearby stairs to return to 1F, then quickly head back to 2F. You can now move the nearby boulder in a new direction that will allow you to access a hidden area. By going through the smashing rocks/movable boulders/bike ledges in this area you can find some more items including TM71 (Stone Edge). Now return to those stairs you just used to get back to 1F.

1F

Use the nearby Rock Climb ledge and carefully follow the path to reach the stairs for B1F.

B1F

Available Pokémon (B1F)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat D P Pt Cave 44 5% 5% 0% Golbat D P Pt Cave 41,44 0% 0% 15% Graveler D P Pt Cave 41,43 15% 15% 0% Graveler D P Pt Cave 43 0% 0% 5% Onix D P Pt Cave 42 10% Azumarill D P Pt Cave 41,43 30% Steelix D P Pt Cave 44 5% Floatzel D P Pt Cave 42,44 30% Gabite D P Pt Cave 43 5% Surfing Golbat D P Pt Surfing 30-50 10% Floatzel D P Pt Surfing 30-50 90% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-15 100% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 100% 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 Heart Scale On rock north-west of Double Team Jo & Pat (hidden)  Pt  Calcium North-east of Double Team Jo & Pat  Pt  Ultra Ball East of Ace Trainer Henry  Pt  TM59 (Dragon Pulse) North-west of Psychic Valencia, accessible by the waterfall  Pt  Max Elixir South-west of Dragon Tamer Ondrej east of the stairs leading up (hidden)  Pt

Using Surf head to the nearby trainer and then from the pool on the right, follow the path in the southern area to briefly return to 1F to find a Rare Candy. Now head for the north area and use Waterfall to climb the waterfall. Then head for the next waterfall and descend down it find TM59 (Dragon Pulse) before climbing back up.

Once back up follow the path to the west to find some stairs to return to 1F.

1F

From the stairs follow the path until you see the path leading down and head in that direction. Now head left to another Rock Climb ledge and from there you can briefly return to 2F to find TM79 (Dark Pulse). If you go up the stairs near the old man, the path leads to a blocked-off doorway that is inaccessible until after you've defeated the Elite Four.

Near the stairs to the left is a path that leads to the Razor Claw which evolves Sneasel into Weavile. The Rock Climb ledge that is on the right hand cliff near the one you used earlier will lead you out of Victory Road and into the Pokémon League.

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