Appendix:Diamond and Pearl walkthrough/Section 26

Eterna City and Route 205

Make sure you have a Pokémon that knows Cut and at least 30 Dusk Balls! You must be playing at night (between 20:00 and 3:59 on your DS clock) in order to encounter Rotom.

Fly to Eterna City if you aren't there already and head east along the bridges on Route 205, into Eterna Forest.

Eterna Forest

Take a few steps east you'll see Gardenia looking at the Old Chateau. She greets you and asks if you've heard the rumors about ghost Pokémon living in the mansion. She says that she's too busy to explore it— she's not scared, just too busy to go in. ...or is she? Anyway, after she leaves, use Cut on one of the trees blocking your way north, and head straight north. Pick up the Ether and hidden Insect Plate, and enter the mansion.

Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Buneary D P Pt Grass 10-12 19% Wurmple D P Pt Grass 10-11 30% 30% 20% Silcoon D P Pt Grass 10 20% Beautifly D P Pt Grass 10-12 2% Cascoon D P Pt Grass 10 20% Dustox D P Pt Grass 10-12 2% Budew D P Pt Grass 10-12 29% 29% 19% Murkrow D P Pt Grass 10-11 0% 0% 20% Misdreavus D P Pt Grass 10-11 0% 0% 20% Special Pokémon Metapod D P Pt Dual-slot FireRed 12 8% Kakuna D P Pt Dual-slot LeafGreen 12 8% Seedot D P Pt Dual-slot Ruby 12 8% Pineco D P Pt Dual-slot Emerald 12 8% Nincada D P Pt Poké Radar 10-12 22% Slakoth D P Pt Swarm 10-12 40% 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.

Old Chateau

Items
Item Location Games

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Gastly D P Pt Walking 12-16 100% Gastly D P Pt Walking 14-17 100% Special Pokémon Haunter D P Pt Dual-slot Any Gen III 16 0% 0% 8% Haunter D P Pt Dual-slot Any Gen III 16 0% 0% 4% Gengar D P Pt Dual-slot Any Gen III 16 0% 0% 4% Rotom D P Pt Only one 15 None None Only one Rotom D P Pt Only one 20 None None Only 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.

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The Old Chateau's interior.

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The player and one of the ghosts.

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The little girl in the adjacent room to the player is also a ghost.

It's rumored that this place is haunted. It was abandoned by its owner long ago. Walk north and go into the room in front of you if you wish. The ghost of an old man floats past as you walk in! This room is the mansion's dining hall. Pick up the hidden Antidote out of one of the trash cans, and exit this room. Next, climb up the stairs.

The westernmost room has an Old Gateau inside. There's nothing in the easternmost room. Head through the central doorway and into a hallway.

One of the rooms accessible in this hallway has a shadowy portrait hanging on the wall. If you walk around or turn your back, glowing, red eyes appear in the painting and stare at you! When you first enter this room, the ghost of a little girl appears in the room next to you. In the easternmost room, you can find TM90 (Substitute). In the westernmost room, there is a Dread Plate.

When you reach the room with the TV, save your game and prepare to fight Rotom! Rotom is at Level 15, so you need to be very careful with it.

Catching Rotom

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When you're ready, walk up to the TV and press A to initiate a battle with Rotom.

Rotom is a Ghost/Electric-type. Despite the music, Rotom is actually not a Legendary. Its stats aren't the best, but it can be bred with Ditto in order to obtain an egg. Its Special Attack and Speed are pretty good, its Defense and Special Defense are OK, and its HP and Attack aren't very good at all.

Use a Ghost- or Dark-type move to lower Rotom's HP, and then weaken it further, if necessary, with moves that aren't of the Dark, Ghost, Normal, Fighting, or Ground type. When Rotom's HP is in the red, keep throwing Dusk Balls until you catch it.

If you accidentally knock Rotom out, just reset to make it reappear.