Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 5

Eterna City

Team Galactic Eterna Building

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon 1F Galactic Grunt Reward: $680 Zubat♂ Lv.17 No item Stunky♂ Lv.17 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $720 Zubat♀ Lv.16 No item Glameow♀ Lv.18 No item 2F Galactic Grunt Reward: $760 Glameow♀ Lv.19 No item Galactic Grunt Reward: $760 Croagunk♂ Lv.19 No item 3F Galactic Grunt Reward: $640 Stunky♀ Lv.16 No item Croagunk♀ Lv.16 No item Glameow♀ Lv.16 No item Scientist Travon Reward: $960 Kadabra♂ Lv.20 No item

Items
Item Location Games X Speed Behind Grunt in far left room on 2nd floor  Pt  X Special Next to Grunt on 3rd floor  Pt  Blue Shard Upstairs past Scientist Travon, next to Revive  Pt  Revive Upstairs past Scientist Travon, next to Blue Shard  Pt  Up-Grade To the right of where Jupiter stood  Pt

1F

Galactic Eterna Building 1F

Once inside the Team Galactic Eterna Building, Looker will approach you again. Several staircases in this building lead to dead ends, where Galactic Grunts and items are located.The correct staircases have a poster near them. Defeat the two grunts guarding the left-hand staircase, then head upstairs. Fight the lone Grunt, collect the X Speed behind him, then head back downstairs and up the right-hand staircase.

2F

Galactic Eterna Building 2F

Back on the second floor, make a quick detour up the right-hand staircase, defeat the Grunt and grab the X Special that's partially hidden by the appliance behind him, then head back downstairs. Before heading up the middle-right staircase, talk to the Grunt working at a computer for another battle.

3F

Galactic Eterna Building 3F

Battle the Scientist, then head up the right-hand staircase that leads up to 4F; you'll find another dead end but you can also collect a Blue Shard and a Revive. Head back downstairs and up the middle-right staircase to the top floor.

4F

Galactic Eterna Building 4F

Collect the Up-Grade to the right of Commander Jupiter, then talk to her to begin the battle.

Commander Jupiter Team Galactic Eterna Building Platinum Reward: $1600 Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Zubat♀ Lv.21 Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Stench Held item: Sitrus Berry Skuntank♀ Lv.23 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Screech Normal Status   --

The biggest danger is her Skuntank, as at this point in the game the only options to deal it super-effective damage are Geodude's Magnitude or Shellos's Mud Bomb. Once defeated, Jupiter will retreat, saying they no longer need this base but warns you not to meddle in Team Galactic's affairs again. The owner of Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop will tell you to meet him at his shop, then return to his shop - follow him back outside.

Eterna City

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Togepi D P Pt Egg 1 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.

Before heading to the shop, visit the Pokémon Center and make sure that your party has a free space - just before arriving at the Bike Shop you'll encounter Cynthia again, who will give you a Pokémon Egg that hatches into a Togepi.

Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop

Items
Item Location Games Bicycle From Rad Rickshaw for saving him from Team Galactic  Pt

When you meet Rad Rickshaw at his shop, he will give you a bicycle. You can ask him to read you the manual for the bike here once you receive one. A unique feature of this bicycle is that the player can press the B button to switch between the third and fourth gears. Fourth gear is faster than third gear and allows the player to ride up muddy slopes and jump further from bike ramps. Third gear can jump bike ramps, but does not jump as far. Head to Eterna City's south entrance - now that you have a bicycle, you're allowed onto Route 206, the Cycling Road.

Finally, before you leave, you might want to bring Pokémon which know Cut, TM70 (Flash) (which is found in the basement of the Oreburgh Gate) and Rock Smash, as they can be used to enter and navigate a few of the upcoming areas.

Now that you can use Cut and the Bicycle (optional)

You can pick up several items that were inaccessible before.

Oreburgh Gate

Items
Item Location Games TM31 (Brick Break) B1F; left of the jump ramps on the floor (requires Rock Smash and either Bicycle or Surf)  Pt

Route 204 (north)

Items
Item Location Games TM78 (Captivate) From the woman at the end of the narrow path (requires Cut)  Pt

Eterna Forest

Items

Item Location Games Insect Plate In the wall on the right side of the Old Chateau (requires Cut) (hidden)  Pt  Ether On the right side of the Old Chateau (requires Cut)  Pt  Razz Berry ×2 Exterior; at the Berry patch in the middle of the shortcut path  Pt  Bluk Berry ×2 Exterior; at the Berry patch in the middle of the shortcut path  Pt  Cheri Berry Exterior; at the Berry patch in the middle of the shortcut path  Pt  Oran Berry ×2 Exterior; at the Berry patch in the middle of the shortcut path  Pt  Big Tree Exterior; gift from a woman on the shortcut path  Pt  Silver Powder Exterior; west end of the path in the cliff on the shortcut path  Pt  TM82 (Sleep Talk) Exterior; east end of the path in the cliff on the shortcut path  Pt

Eterna City

Items
Item Location Games TM46 (Thief) North of the statue, accessed from behind the Team Galactic Eterna Building (requires Cut)  Pt

Old Chateau

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Gastly D P Pt Main, Dining Hall, 2F 14-17 100% Special Pokémon Rotom D P Pt Only one 20 - - 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.

Items
Item Location Games Honey In a box in the kitchen of the Dining Hall (hidden)  Pt  Rare Candy In the kitchen in the Dining Hall  Pt  Big Pearl In the easternmost part of the Dining Hall  Pt  Old Gateau In the room to the west of the entrance  Pt  TM90 (Substitute) In the easternmost bedroom of the second floor  Pt  Dread Plate In the westernmost bedroom of the second floor  Pt

The Old Chateau's main floor

The upstairs hallway.

Now that you have Cut, you can visit the Old Chateau, which is located in the northern part of Eterna Forest, by the exit. Buy some Nest Balls from the Pokémart in Eterna City then backtrack to Eterna Forest, because the Old Chateau is home to Rotom. Since there are no in-game Trainers who use Rotom, you will need to face it here at some point for it to be counted as seen in your Pokédex. You'll find Gardenia near the entrance who, when you talk to her, appears too scared to go in due to the ghosts. Rotom aside, the Old Chateau is worth exploring to collect the items inside it. Go up the stairs to find the hallway with multiple small rooms. The only wild Pokémon you'll encounter here are Gastly, so you might want to bring some Repels to save yourself some annoyance.

From here, use the first door on your left to reach a room with a TV. During the night (8:00 PM to 3:59 AM), Rotom can be found here, hiding in the TV. Unlike in Diamond and Pearl, where you could only find it once the National Dex has been obtained, it can be found and captured right now. Save your game before trying to catch it.

Types: Electric Ghost Ability: Levitate Held item: None Rotom Lv.20 ThunderShock Electric Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Double Team Normal Status   --

Head upstairs and into the main hallway, and save the game before interacting with the TV which Rotom has possessed. Rotom is not very tough, so take care to whittle its health down with flying-, bug-, or poison-type moves. As Rotom is only level 20, Nest Balls will have the same catch rate as Ultra Balls in this encounter, so send it to sleep or paralyze it, then use your Nest Balls to catch it. If you got the Dusk Ball from Oreburgh City, then that will work even better than Nest Balls.

Route 206 (optional)

Route 206

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Grass 17 0% 0% 10% Machop D P Pt Grass 17-19 20% Geodude D P Pt Grass 16,18 30% Ponyta D P Pt Grass 16 20% 0% 20% Ponyta D P Pt Grass 16-17 0% 30% 0% Gligar D P Pt Grass 16,18 20% 20% 0% Gligar D P Pt Grass 16 0% 0% 10% Kricketune D P Pt Grass 17 10% 0% 0% Kricketune D P Pt Grass 18 0% 0% 10% 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 Cyclist Axel ハヤオ Hayao Reward: $672 Pikachu♂ Lv.21 No item Cyclist Megan ルリカ Rurika Reward: $672 Staravia♀ Lv.21 No item Cyclist James トモミチ Tomomichi Reward: $672 Ponyta♂ Lv.21 No item Cyclist Nicole カナエ Kanae Reward: $608 Starly♀ Lv.17 No item Starly♀ Lv.18 No item Starly♀ Lv.19 No item Cyclist John リンジ Rinji Reward: $640 Starly♂ Lv.18 No item Staravia♂ Lv.20 No item Cyclist Ryan シュン Shun Reward: $672 Shinx♂ Lv.21 No item Cyclist Rachel フミナ Fumina Reward: $576 Ponyta♀ Lv.20 No item Shinx♀ Lv.18 No item Cyclist Kayla チホミ Chihomi Reward: $672 Pikachu♀ Lv.21 No item Hiker Theodore ドウジ Dōji Reward: $640 Onix♂ Lv.18 No item Onix♂ Lv.20 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 Exp. Share From Dawn/Lucas's father in northern gate (requires 35+ seen Pokémon)  Pt  Flag From a girl in the southern gate  Pt  Razz Berry ×2 Berry patch southwest of southern gate  Pt  PP Up A short distance before the river bridge when heading north, obscured behind trees (Requires Cut)  Pt  Burn Heal Underneath the split portion of Cycling Road  Pt  Ether Between the Honey and regular trees (hidden)  Pt  TinyMushroom Underneath Cycling Road, near the Berry patch (hidden)  Pt  Rawst Berry ×2 Berry patch underneath Cycling Road  Pt  Super Repel Underneath Cycling Road, in the grass to the east  Pt  Poison Barb In the corner directly above Berry patch  Pt

Route 206 is made of two parts: the Cycling Road and a grassy area underneath. The Cycling Road is the only part of the route accessible from Eterna City, and you are not permitted to access it without a Bicycle. Here you will also find Dawn/Lucas's father who will give you the Exp. Share when you talk to him, as long as have seen at 35 separate Pokémon; if you haven't yet, make sure to come back and get it when you have.

There are a number of Trainers to fight on the Cycling Road - defeat them all and exit through the southern gate, speaking to the woman in the gate on your way to get an accessory item. Enter the grassy area by using Cut on the tree to the right of the gate. A lone Hiker has wandered down here - defeat him, as well as gathering all the items, on your way up north to Wayward Cave.

Wayward Cave (optional)

Wayward Cave Main Area in Platinum

Main Area

Available Pokémon (Main Area)
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Cave 17,19 15% Geodude D P Pt Cave 17-20 40% Onix D P Pt Cave 18,20 15% Bronzor D P Pt Cave 18,20 30% Special Pokémon Sandshrew D P Pt Dual-slot LeafGreen 17-18 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 Hiker Reginald タツミ Tatsumi Reward: $640 Geodude♂ Lv.20 No item Geodude♂ Lv.20 No item Hiker Lorenzo モリオ Morio Reward: $704 Onix♂ Lv.22 No item Lass Cassidy ミユキ Miyuki Reward: $352 Buneary♀ Lv.22 No item Youngster Wayne ユウト Yūto Reward: $320 Staravia♂ Lv.17 No item Ponyta♂ Lv.20 No item Shellos♂ West Sea Lv.20 No item Picnicker Tori エミ Emi Reward: $352 Psyduck♀ Lv.22 No item Camper Diego アツシ Atsushi Reward: $352 Aipom♂ Lv.22 No item Picnicker Ana ハルナ Haruna Reward: $352 Hoothoot♀ Lv.22 No item Camper Parker ヨウ Yō Reward: $320 Buizel♂ Lv.20 No item Shinx♂ Lv.20 No item Collector Terry ノリオ Norio Reward: $1408 Gible♂ Lv.22 No item Ruin Maniac Gerald トウジ Tōji Reward: $1008 Geodude♂ Lv.19 No item Bronzor Lv.21 No item

Items

Item Location Games Escape Rope In the third corridor north of the entrance  Pt  Yellow Shard In a rock south of Mira (hidden)  Pt  Blue Shard In a rock south of Collector Terry and Ruin Maniac Gerald (hidden)  Pt  Super Potion In a rock in a corner of the path south-west of Picnicker Ana and Camper Parker (hidden)  Pt  Great Ball In a rock south of Picnicker Ana and Camper Parker (hidden)  Pt  Green Shard In a rock in the middle of the path west of Picnicker Ana and Camper Parker and south of Escape Rope (hidden)  Pt  Revive Northwest corner of the first floor, south-east of Picnicker Tori and Diego  Pt  Red Shard In a rock in a corner south of Hiker Reginald and Hiker Lorenzo (hidden)  Pt  TM32 (Double Team) Southwest corner of the first floor, south-east of Wayne and Cassidy  Pt

All trainers in Wayward Cave are positioned such that you could face them in Double Battles. Additionally, there is a girl called Mira in the cave who will serve as your tag battle partner. If you wish, you can find Mira before facing the Trainers to make these battles easier, since, like Cheryl earlier, she'll heal your team completely after each battle.

To get to Mira, use Flash, and, smashing your way through any rocks that pose an obstacle, go north through two 4-way intersections, west at the T-junction, north at the next turning, then east at another T-junction, and follow the passage continuing south through a 4-way intersection, following the passage to a final T-junction, where you should turn north to arrive at Mira in the north-eastern corner of the cave. Talk to Mira to have her accompany you.

Pokémon Trainer Mira Wayward Cave Platinum Reward: None Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra♂ Lv.26 Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Kinesis Psychic Status   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Flash Normal Status   --

As long as you can avoid the entrance, Mira will serve as your partner for whatever double battles you wish to participate in. Once your business here is finished, head back outside and to the west, as there is another cave to explore.

Hidden Area

Available Pokémon (Hidden Area)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Cave 19 10% Geodude D P Pt Cave 18,20 25% Onix D P Pt Cave 18,20 15% Bronzor D P Pt Cave 18,20 30% Gible D P Pt Cave 17,19-20 20% Special Pokémon Sandshrew D P Pt Dual-slot LeafGreen 18,20 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 Dusk Stone In a rock in a corner in the south-west area of the basement (hidden)  Pt  Max Ether At the end of the southernmost set of jump ramps  Pt  Stardust In the west wall between the two mounds at the north-west area of the basement (hidden)  Pt  Grip Claw Between the two bike bridges  Pt  Rare Candy North-east area of the basement, below a jump ramp  Pt  TM26 (Earthquake) Up the stairs at the end of the basement  Pt

Wayward Cave (Hidden Area)

To access the hidden area of Wayward Cave, start just south of the top right pillar that supports the Cycling Road, walk 9 steps west, and then go north until you reach the entrance. You won't need Flash here, except for the very small entry area, which you can find your way through easily. Notably, this is the only place in the game to contain wild Gible. You can also find the powerful TM26 (Earthquake) here by traveling all the way through the path and going up the stairs to another hidden area on the 1F of Wayward Cave. You'll need your bike to jump the ramps; use 3rd gear (the slower gear) to land in the spot directly after a ramp, and 4th gear (the faster gear) to land 3 squares after a ramp.

When you've got everything you want from this area, head south to Route 207.

Route 207

Route 207

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Grass 5 0% 0% 10% Machop D P Pt Grass 6-8 35% 0% 35% Machop D P Pt Grass 5-8 0% 45% 0% Geodude D P Pt Grass 5-7 30% Ponyta D P Pt Grass 5-7 25% 25% 0% Ponyta D P Pt Grass 5,7 0% 0% 15% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 5 10% 0% 0% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 6 0% 0% 10% 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 Camper Anthony Reward: $352 Chimchar♂ Lv.22 No item Picnicker Lauren Reward: $352 Pachirisu♀ Lv.22 No item Hiker Justin Reward: $640 Geodude♂ Lv.20 No item Nosepass♂ Lv.20 No item Youngster Austin Reward: $336 Luxio♂ Lv.18 No item Buizel♂ Lv.18 No item Gligar♂ Lv.21 No item Hiker Kevin Reward: $608 Geodude♂ Lv.17 No item Geodude♂ Lv.19 No item Geodude♂ Lv.17 No item Onix♂ Lv.19 No item Battle Girl Helen Reward: $336 Machop♂ Lv.21 No item Meditite♀ Lv.21 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 Poké Ball ×2 Northwestern corner of the tall grass Northeastern corner of the tall grass (hidden)  Pt  Oran Berry ×2 Berry patch in the northwest corner  Pt  Cheri Berry Berry patch in the northwest corner  Pt  Bluk Berry Berry patch in the northwest corner  Pt  Super Potion Between two air vents in the northern part of the route  Pt  Dowsing Machine Obtained from Dawn/Lucas near entrance to Mount Coronet.  Pt  Vs. Seeker Obtained from Dawn/Lucas near entrance to Mount Coronet  Pt  Great Ball Near where the Dowsing Machine is obtained (hidden)  Pt  Rare Candy On the raised platform, in a corner, to the west of Hiker Kevin (hidden)  Pt  Revive ×2 The terrace on the southern end of the wooden bridge To the north of Battle Girl Helen, in the middle of a square area, just below the entrance to Mt. Coronet, left of the stairs (hidden)  Pt

Now that you have a Bicycle, you can enter Route 207 from Oreburgh City or Route 206. Take the narrow path directly south of the Honey Tree to find a slew of items and trainers. As you try to enter Mt. Coronet's south entrance, at the eastern end of the route, Dawn/Lucas will appear and give you the Vs. Seeker and the Dowsing Machine app for your Pokétch. Proceed into Mt. Coronet.

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