Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 24

Snowpoint City

Once in Snowpoint City, talk to the Sailor to board the ship to the Battle Zone. Before you go, Cynthia will appear and give you a pep talk about how people must work together to help change the world so no one ends up like Cyrus. She wants you to go the Battle Zone to learn and grow. After you speak with her, the ship will depart for the Fight Area.

Fight Area

Fight Area

Items
Item Location Games Super Rod From a Fisherman  Pt  Scope Lens From the old lady in the Poké Mart  Pt  Pomeg Berry ×2 Berry patch to the left of the Pokémon Center  Pt  Hondew Berry ×2 Berry patch to the left of the Pokémon Center  Pt

When you arrive, Barry will be there and drag you to the front of the Battle Frontier. It turns out that Flint and Volkner are preventing him from entering, believing he may not be strong enough. Once you accept Barry's offer for a Multi Battle, the two of you will automatically engage the Trainers in a double battle. You can still reject the offer if you need to prepare your team.

Elite Four and Leader Flint Volkner Fight Area Platinum Reward: $13920

Types: Dark Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.56 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Flareon♂ Lv.56 Overheat Fire Special   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Magmortar♂ Lv.58 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Luxray♂ Lv.56 Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.56 Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: Sitrus Berry Electivire♂ Lv.58 ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --

Do not underestimate Flint and Volkner's team as they can be deadly if you get careless. They have Houndoom, Luxray, the Eeveelutions Flareon and Jolteon, and their star Pokémon Magmortar and Electivire. A Rock/Ground combo like Golem can help, but their Magmortar has SolarBeam to dispose of it. As long as you plan ahead and work together with Barry, you'll be fine if your team is at the right levels.

After the two leave, you'll meet Barry's father Palmer, one of the Frontier Brains. He'll explain how each facility has its own rules before he leaves. Barry explains that his father is the reason he decided to become a Trainer. You'll then meet a boy named Buck who was impressed with your recent battle. He that mentions he usually trains at the Survival Area or Stark Mountain.

Go near the Fight Area's north exit to talk to a Fisherman who will give you the Super Rod, the best fishing rod in the game, which will help you obtain some non-regional Water-type Pokémon. After that, go north to Route 225. (You will need the HMs Cut, Surf, and Rock Climb.)

At this point, thanks to your trip to the Battle Zone and Fullmoon Island, you can now explore any area of the Underground. Additionally, you can now mine the Fossils from Generation I and Generation III. Like the Generation IV Fossils, they need to be taken to the Oreburgh Museum to be revived.

Route 225

Route 225

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Rattata D P Pt Grass 47 5% Raticate D P Pt Grass 49-50 15% Spearow D P Pt Grass 47 5% Fearow D P Pt Grass 48-50 30% 30% 0% Fearow D P Pt Grass 49 0% 0% 10% Machoke D P Pt Grass 48,50 25% Graveler D P Pt Grass 49 20% Banette D P Pt Grass 48,50 0% 0% 20% Surfing Psyduck D P Pt Surfing 35-45 10% Golduck D P Pt Surfing 35-55 90% 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% Swarm Makuhita D P Pt Swarm 48-49 40% Special Pokémon Mankey D P Pt Poké Radar 47 2% Primeape D P Pt Poké Radar 49-50 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 Bird Keeper Audrey マイナ Maina Reward: $1760 Taillow Lv.51 No item Farfetch'd Lv.53 No item Pidgeot Lv.55 No item Pokémon Ranger Ashlee アリナ Arina Reward: $3300 Linoone Lv.55 No item Arbok Lv.55 No item Psychic Daisy フウカ Fūka Reward: $1792 Slowpoke Lv.52 No item Slowbro Lv.56 No item Pokémon Ranger Dwayne ユキト Yukito Reward: $3240 Donphan Lv.54 No item Skarmory Lv.54 No item Golduck Lv.54 No item Ace Trainer Rodolfo ショウイチ Shōichi Reward: $3360 Starmie Lv.55 No item Vibrava Lv.56 No item Ace Trainer Quinn ミツハル Mitsuharu Reward: $3360 Pinsir Lv.55 No item Lanturn Lv.56 No item Ace Trainer Deanna ショウコ Shōko Reward: $3360 Flaaffy Lv.55 No item Tropius Lv.56 No item Dragon Tamer Geoffrey レツ Retsu Reward: $1760 Gabite Lv.53 No item Altaria Lv.55 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 Razor Fang Near the entrance from the Fight Area (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt  Rare Candy East of Bird Keeper Audrey, Pokémon Ranger Ashlee, and Psychic Daisy (Requires Cut)  Pt  HP Up In the southwest hill connected by a bridge to the northwest hill  Pt  Rare Candy In the middle of the yellow path, southeast of the house (hidden)  Pt  Big Mushroom On northeast hill connected by bridges on southern part of route (hidden)  Pt  Revive North-west of Ace Trainer Quinn  Pt  Leaf Stone Southwest of the house, in the corner of the grass patches (hidden)  Pt  Fresh Water Talk to the man in the house  Pt  Lax Incense West of the house (Requires Cut)  Pt  Dubious Disc On the other side of the lake north of the house (Requires Surf)  Pt  Green Shard Northeast patch of grass, right from the berry patch  Pt  Tamato Berry ×2 Berry patch northwest of lake (Requires Cut)  Pt  Kelpsy Berry ×2 Berry patch northwest of lake (Requires Cut)  Pt  Ultra Ball In the northernmost patch of grass (hidden)  Pt  Dawn Stone Atop a ledge at the northern end of the route (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt

For this Route it should be pretty straightforward. For getting to the Berry patch and some of the items you will need Cut, Surf, and Rock Climb. Fortunately none of the HM moves are necessary for progressing through this route to reach the Survival Area. Notably around the only house in this area is the Lax Incense, the only Incense that cannot be collected during the main game which you will need Cut to get to. Other items on this route include evolution items, though pretty much all you them have been found earlier in the game and all you can do is get extra copies of them.

Survival Area

Survival Area

Items
Item Location Games Rare Candy Behind the Poké Mart  Pt  PP Up To the left of the southern house, next to a tree (hidden)  Pt  TM42 (Facade) From a man in the southernmost house  Pt  Red Shard To the left of the house belonging to the Move Tutor (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt

The house on the west side of the Survival Area is the Battleground, a special facility which you can't access until you complete your upcoming mission to Stark Mountain. If you use the ledges near the west side or the small path on the east, you'll reach the house located in the south of town. Inside is a man that will give you TM42 (Facade).

Move Tutor

The house on the cliff has the final Move Tutor in the game. To access it go east to Route 226 and use the first Rock Climb ledge you see to go up there. Like the previous Tutors you will need colored shards to be able to teach your Pokémon moves they are compatible with.

Survival Area Move Type Cat. Shards AncientPower  Rock  Special 6 2 0 0 Aqua Tail  Water  Physical 6 2 0 0 Bounce  Flying  Physical 4 2 0 2 Earth Power  Ground  Special 6 2 0 0 Endeavor  Normal  Physical 4 0 0 4 Gastro Acid  Poison  Status 4 2 0 2 Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical 4 2 2 0 Heat Wave  Fire  Special 4 2 2 0 Iron Defense  Steel  Status 4 0 2 2 Iron Head  Steel  Physical 6 0 0 2 Mud-Slap  Ground  Special 4 0 4 0 Outrage  Dragon  Physical 6 0 0 2 Rollout  Rock  Physical 4 2 2 0 Seed Bomb  Grass  Physical 4 4 0 0 Signal Beam  Bug  Special 2 2 2 2 Superpower  Fighting  Physical 8 0 0 0 Twister  Dragon  Special 6 2 0 0

Route 226

Route 226

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Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Rattata D P Pt Grass 47 5% Raticate D P Pt Grass 49-50 15% Fearow D P Pt Grass 48,50 20% 20% 0% Machoke D P Pt Grass 48,50 25% Graveler D P Pt Grass 49 20% Wingull D P Pt Grass 47,49 15% Banette D P Pt Grass 48,50 0% 0% 20% Surfing Tentacruel D P Pt Surfing 35-55 10% Wingull D P Pt Surfing 35-45 60% Pelipper D P Pt Surfing 35-55 30% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-15 100% Horsea D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 35% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 65% Seadra D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-55 35% Gyarados D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-55 60% Relicanth D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 20-50 5% Swarm Krabby D P Pt Swarm 48-49 40% Special Pokémon Mankey D P Pt Poké Radar 47 2% Primeape D P Pt Poké Radar 49-50 20% Magikarp D P Pt Trade Finneon The same as the traded Pokémon 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.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Ace Trainer Graham マナブ Manabu Reward: $3540 Tyrogue♂ Lv.55 No item Hitmonchan♂ Lv.59 No item Bird Keeper Geneva チサコ Chisako Reward: $1824 Fearow♀ Lv.55 No item Xatu♀ Lv.57 No item Dragon Tamer Stanley ケイスケ Keisuke Reward: $1824 Dratini♂ Lv.55 No item Altaria♂ Lv.57 No item Swimmer Lydia ミキ Miki Reward: $864 Wailmer♀ Lv.54 No item Marill♀ Lv.54 No item Spheal♀ Lv.54 No item Swimmer Wade セイイチ Seiichi Reward: $896 Carvanha♂ Lv.53 No item Carvanha♂ Lv.53 No item Sharpedo♂ Lv.56 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 Qualot Berry ×2 Berry patch in the northwest area (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt  Pomeg Berry ×2 Berry patch in the northwest area (Requires Rock Climb)  Pt  Carbos To the far left of the area reached by Rock Climbing downwards twice  Pt  Lagging Tail On the ledge reached by using Rock Climb to move upwards twice from the location of the Carbos  Pt  TM53 (Energy Ball) On the ledge west of Meister's House that is only accessible by Rock Climbing down to it  Pt  TinyMushroom In the grass above the Rock Climb point near the female Swimmer (hidden)  Pt  Big Mushroom In the grass above the Rock Climb point near the female Swimmer (hidden)  Pt  PP Max In the grass above the Rock Climb point near the female Swimmer (hidden)  Pt  Heart Scale On the isolated beach southwest of Swimmer Lydia (hidden)  Pt  Rare Candy In a gap in the trees behind the Meister's house (hidden)  Pt  Lum Berry Held by Foppa  Pt

For this route you will need Rock Climb and Surf. For the first part go to the Rock Climb ledge to the far right climb up it. The trick to getting to the berry patch and the items is by carefully observing which Rock Climb ledge goes to where. To make it easy go to the ledge to the right that leads down. Then go to the nearby ledge that leads up. Now go to the ledge near the two trainers that leads down (though go the ledge after facing those trainers to find TM53 (Energy Ball), a useful move). Now you can get to the second part where Surf is needed.

In the second area you will find a house belonging to a man called the Meister who is German in origin. He will perform an upgrade that will store Pokédex entries from Pokémon games from other countries. He will also trade you a Magikarp from Germany in exchange for Finneon. To the east of his house is a grassland area that leads to Route 227 and Route 228. Head for the north exit that leads to Route 227 first.

Route 227

Route 227

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Fearow D P Pt Grass 51,53 20% 20% 0% Fearow D P Pt Grass 53 0% 0% 10% Golbat D P Pt Grass 51 0% 0% 10% Graveler D P Pt Grass 51,53 15% Weezing D P Pt Grass 52 10% Rhyhorn D P Pt Grass 52 5% Rhydon D P Pt Grass 54 20% Skarmory D P Pt Grass 53 5% Numel D P Pt Grass 51 5% Camerupt D P Pt Grass 53 20% Surfing Poliwag D P Pt Surfing 35-45 30% Poliwhirl D P Pt Surfing 35-55 70% 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% Swarm Spinda D P Pt Swarm 53-54 40% Special Pokémon Torkoal D P Pt Poké Radar 51-53 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 Saul クニオ Kunio Reward: $3660 Tauros♂ Lv.61 No item Pokémon Ranger Felicia アキヨ Akiyo Reward: $3540 Skiploom♀ Lv.59 No item Lopunny♀ Lv.59 No item Ace Trainer Mikayla ミワコ Miwako Reward: $3360 Seviper♀ Lv.56 No item Persian♀ Lv.56 No item Absol♀ Lv.56 No item Black Belt Griffin ケイタ Keita Reward: $1392 Breloom♂ Lv.58 No item Medicham♂ Lv.58 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 Yellow Shard Grassy patch northwest of Buck  Pt  Max Repel A couple steps northeast of the left pond (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  Pt  Charcoal East of right pond (requires Rock Climb)  Pt  Zinc West of Ace Trainer Mikayla  Pt  Star Piece In a rock left of the big grassy patch (hidden)  Pt

As you notice when you arrive here is volcanic ash in the air, as you are close to Stark Mountain, which is an active volcano. Carefully jump over the two bike ledges with the bike and after the second ledge jump over the regular ledge once, but careful not to jump over the second one to a avoid backtracking. After that you will see Barry and Wake, and after Wake acknowledges your growing strength, Barry annoys Wake again by calling him master despite not being made Wake's apprentice and Barry pleads that he needs him to enter the Battlefield club. Wake will point out how prepared your team must be for dealing with Stark Mountain before he leaves with Barry right behind him.

The lady in the nearby house will let your team rest when you talk to her. Follow the path and you'll encounter Buck again. He asks you to go up to Stark Mountain to patrol it and guard the Magma Stone which keeps a certain Pokémon asleep and that a group of vandals that dress like spacemen have been plaguing the area lately. Buck mentions he can't go as his Pokémon are low on HP. Continue following the path and you will reach Stark Mountain.

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