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A city where hot-blooded Trainers gather to work out and hone their battling skills.DP A town where hot-blooded Trainers gather to work out and hone their battling skills.Pt
Only present in Pokémon Platinum, the player can rematchGym Leaders and battle the Stat Trainers here after completing the Stark Mountain quest. Up to four of these Trainers appear each day and the player can battle them only once a day. The Gym Leaders' and Trainers' Pokémon levels are between 61 and 66.
In Pokémon Platinum, 35 different characters can appear in the Survival Area, including the Gym Leaders and the Stat Trainers, but only a maximum of 26 people can be found simultaneously in the town, having only 22 when excluding visiting Trainers. This makes it a medium-sized town by both the standards of the Battle Zone and Sinnoh overall.
Barry can be battled at the Survival Area on Saturdays and Sundays. After the Elite Four has been defeated 10 times, Barry's Pokémon's levels each increase by 10. After the Elite Four has been defeated 20 times, his Pokémon gain 10 more levels.
Survival Area appeared in Leaping Past Lopunny. Looker tried to sneak into the Battleground to gather information, but his disguise was quickly spotted, forcing him to flee.
Trivia
The Cameraman near the southern house reveals that he filmed a documentary on the red Gyarados, which is implied to be the same shown in part at the very beginning of Diamond and Pearl.
In Pokémon Platinum, even after the player has become able to enter the Battleground, if A is pressed in front of the door, the text "The door is shut tight. "Members Only" is painted on it." will still appear.
Name origin
The name may come from the fact that it is one of the most remote of the incorporated areas of Sinnoh, separated from all others by Routes 225 and 226, both of which feature very rugged landscapes.