Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 2

Learning to Catch Pokémon

Leave Sandgem Town between the Pokémon Center and the Poké Mart to enter Route 202, carry on along the route to meet Dawn/Lucas who will teach you how to catch a Pokémon.

Dawn/Lucas: Oh, that's right! <player>, I haven't shown you how to catch a Pokémon. I'll demonstrate how to catch one, so just watch me, OK?

Dawn/Lucas and Player walk into grass, and you meet a wild Bidoof. Dawn/Lucas demonstrate how to catch a Pokémon.

If the player chose Turtwig:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Dawn [[Route 202|Route 202]] Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Dawn Oak [[Route 202|Route 202]] Platinum Reward: None
Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Dawn [[Route 202|Route 202]] Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Dawn Oak [[Route 202|Route 202]] Platinum Reward: None
Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Piplup:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Dawn [[Route 202|Route 202]] Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Dawn Oak [[Route 202|Route 202]] Platinum Reward: None
Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

After:

Dawn/Lucas: Giggle...See? Isn't it neat? Actually, it's better to lower your taget's HP more than I did. It's important to get the Pokémon's HP down as low as possible. This is because a healthy Pokémon is very difficult to catch. Oh, Pokémon also get easier to catch if you make them sleep or something by using a Pokémon's moves. Ok, <player>, to get you started, I'll give you five Poké Balls.

Dawn/Lucas hands you five Poké Balls.

Dawn/Lucas: If you have lots of Pokémon with you, it will be safer on long trips. Plus, it will be more fun having your Pokémon friends along. Ok, I need to get going. Bye, now!

You may now continue on Route 202.

Route 202

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Route 202

Pokémon

Pokémon	Best time to find	Other Encounter rates	Level
Bidoof	50%	40% (morning)	2-3
Shinx	30% (morning)	20%	3-4
Starly	20 %	30 % (day)	2-4
Kricktot	10% (morning and night)		3-4
Zigzagoon (Swarms)	40%		3
Sentret (Poké Radar)	22%		2-4
Growlithe (w/ FireRed game)	8%		2
Seedot (w/ Ruby game)	8%		6
Lotad (w/ Sapphire game)	8%		6

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Tristan Youngster Tristan ユウタ Yūta Reward: $80	Starly♂ Lv.5 No item
Lass Natalie Lass Natalie ルミ Rumi Reward: $80	Bidoof♀ Lv.5 No item
Youngster Logan Youngster Logan カツミ Katsumi Reward: $80	Burmy♂ Plant Cloak Lv.5 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Items

• Poké Balls (X5): Given by Dawn/Lucas after demonstrating how to catch a Pokémon.
• Potion: Patch of grass near end of route.

After the presentation on catching Pokémon, you may continue walking along the route. To level up before Jubilife City, you might want to battle the trainers to gain EXP. Before exiting the route, you can pick up a potion located in the patch of grass to the left of the exit.

Jubilife City

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Jubilife City

Agent Looker

Upon entrance to Jubilife, you will notice that it is a much larger town that either Twinleaf or Sandgem. As soon as you walk into Jubilife City, Dawn/Lucas will come up to you and talk to you for a while. Dawn/Lucas will then take you up the main street for a while, until you see Agent Looker. Agent Looker will then talk to you for a short time. After that he will give you the Vs. Recorder!

Trainer School

One of the first things you should to in Jubilife is visit the Pokémon Trainer's School. Inside the school will be your rival! Go up to talk to him, and deliver the parcel from his mom. Your rival notices that there are two town maps, so he gives you one of them. Your rival leaves promptly after this. Inside the school, you can study the blackboard to learn about Status Conditions, or you can battle the two trainers in the corner of the room.

Pokétch

In front of the Pokémon Center, a man will tell you about a promotion for the Pokétch. If you find the three clowns a receive all the coupons, you will be given a free Pokétch! As you find the clowns, you will be asked a trivia question. The answer for all of the questions is "Yes". After you receive the coupons, return to the man and receive your Pokétch! After you are finished exploring Jubilife City, your next destination is Route 203.

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