Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 11: Difference between revisions

==Pastoria City==

[[File:Pastoria City DP.png|275px|right|thumb|Pastoria City]]

[[Pastoria City]] is a wonderland for rare Pokémon lovers. These rare Pokémon can be found in the [[Great Marsh]], though some of them are rotated daily, requiring multiple visits.

Go to the house farthest west to meet a woman who will give you a [[Berry]] each day. These Berries will notably be the ones that reduce the damage of supereffective attacks on the Pokémon that holds it. Notably, the [[Charti Berry]] that you can receive from her is a good Berry to use when making [[Poffin]] for raising a Pokémon's [[Beauty Contest|Beauty stat]] and is recommended to use for evolving {{p|Feebas}} into {{p|Milotic}} once you've had time to grow them to obtain plenty of them.

If you want to catch a lot of rare Pokémon, you should visit the Great Marsh at the north end of town. For {{PDollar}}500 you can explore the Marsh until you catch up to 30 Pokémon or walk 500 steps, whichever comes first. You won't use your Pokémon to battle here— if a wild Pokémon appears, you have the choice of throwing Mud, Bait, or a [[Safari Ball]]. Bait lowers the chance of the Pokémon escaping, but also significantly lowers its [[catch rate]]. The mud does just the opposite, making the Pokémon easier to catch, but raising its chances of fleeing. It is important to master this unorthodox catching method, because some of the Pokémon found in the Marsh will be helpful for subsequent Gym battles.

 

 

==Pastoria Gym==

Before you enter the [[Pastoria Gym|Gym]], you will be challenged to a battle with {{ga|Barry|your rival}}.

 

[[File:Pastoria Gym DPPt.png|right|thumb|275px|Pastoria Gym]]

 

The puzzle of the Pastoria Gym is raising and lowering the water level with the buttons in the correct order. To reach [[Crasher Wake]] (the Gym Leader), go down the entrance stairs, turn left and go up those stairs. You will reach a yellow button. Hit it and the water level drops. Turn right, down the stairs, and go through a narrow passage. There is another narrow passage before you reach some stairs. Climb up to the top, and hit the green button. Climb down and follow the path to another set of stairs. Battle the {{tc|Sailor}} there, and hit the blue button. Follow the platform to the first yellow button and head right, past the stairs to the {{tc|Tuber}}. Battle him, and follow the path right to another Tuber. Battle her, and go on forward. You will eventually find a green button. Hit it, go down the nearby stairs, and hit the yellow button. Go up, then down to the lowest level. The rest is simple; follow the path to a set of stairs, climb up, and hit the blue button. The path to Wake is clear.

Wake leads the fight with {{p|Gyarados}}, who has {{a|Intimidate}}, so lead with [[Special Attack|Special]]-based attackers. It, like most of Wake's team, has his signature TM move, {{m|Brine}}. Brine does more damage if you have less than half of your HP left, so be wary and stay healthy. {{m|Waterfall}} will do the most damage and may cause your Pokémon to {{DL|Status ailment|Flinch}}. However, one good Electric-type attack will take it out. Next up is Wake's {{p|Quagsire}}, whose Ground type makes it immune to Electric-type moves. Instead, Grass-type attacks are this Pokémon's nightmare, particularly Special attacks due to its weak [[Special Defense]]. It has {{m|Rock Tomb}} to slow you down, but it doesn't know Brine. {{m|Yawn}} can be annoying, because a Pokémon hit by it will fall asleep on the next turn unless you switch. [[Chesto Berry|Chesto Berries]] as held items can be useful in this situation. Last up is his star Pokémon, {{p|Floatzel}}. Floatzel is very fast, and can hit pretty hard, but its defenses are quite low. It has {{m|Ice Fang}} to counter Grass-types, as well as {{m|Aqua Jet}}, a Water-type {{m|Quick Attack}}. It too, is packing Brine, so stay healthy during the fight. Avoid using {{p|Tropius}} or {{p|Torterra}} since Ice Fang will cause it 4× damage due to their bad type combos. A fast Electric type like {{p|Jolteon}} or {{p|Raichu}} with a good move like {{m|Thunderbolt}} will easily take out Floatzel.

After defeating Wake, you'll receive the [[Fen Badge]] that lets you use {{m|Surf}} outside of battle, as well as {{TM|55|Brine}}.

==Valor Lakefront (Part 2)==

After earning the Fen Badge, you'll meet up with Barry again. When Wake heads out of the Gym, it turns out that Barry's earlier claim about being Wake's apprentice isn't true since Wake believes both of you don't need any tutoring. Barry then brings up the more serious topic of trouble due to a Galactic Grunt with a bomb near the Great Marsh's Observatory Gate. When you meet Barry and Wake at the entrance to the Great Marsh you'll find that the Grunt set off a small bomb in the Great Marsh as a field test and you'll from have to chase after him while Barry and Wake will keep people out of the Great Marsh until Wake can be sure it is safe. Head through {{rt|213|Sinnoh}} (you'll encounter [[Looker]] on the way), all the way to the [[Valor Lakefront]], where you will battle him near the entrance to the [[Lake Valor]] area.

After defeating the Grunt, you will meet [[Cynthia]] again. After Barry briefly interrupts her to report to Lucas/Dawn that Wake said the damage to the Great Marsh is not as serious as expected, Cynthia states that she is worried about the group of {{p|Psyduck}} on {{rt|210|Sinnoh}}. She gives you [[SecretPotion]] to cure the {{p|Psyduck}} of their headaches. She will then tell you the legend about a {{p|Azelf|mirage Pokémon that lives inside the lake}}.

You can now head to {{rt|210|Sinnoh}}, north of [[Solaceon Town]], and explore the northern part that was blocked off by the {{p|Psyduck}}. Also, you can go back to [[Pastoria City|Pastoria]] and explore {{rt|212|Sinnoh}} to the west if you haven't already.

==Route 212==

[[File:Sinnoh Route 212 DP.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Route 212]]

There are two parts to {{rt|212|Sinnoh}}. The southern part has a constant downpour, and the northern has the {{si|Pokémon Mansion}}. The northern side can be accessed at any time through [[Hearthome City]]'s south exit after defeating [[Maylene]] at the [[Veilstone Gym]].

===Pokémon Mansion===

[[File:Pokémon Mansion Sinnoh Pt.png|left|thumb|180px|The Pokémon Mansion]]

[[File:Pokémon Mansion DPPt.png|right|thumb|275px|center|The interior of the mansion]]

The western and eastern exits of the mansion are blocked by the maids. Neither of these doorways are functional, and only serve as decoration.

There are many Pokémon that can be found here without any interaction with the [[Trophy Garden]]'s owner, Mr. Backlot. All of these Pokémon are in the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]], and many can be found in other areas. After you have gotten the [[National Pokédex]] upgrade, however, Pokémon that do not otherwise appear in Sinnoh will be placed in the Trophy Garden by Backlot's butler to cover up for his fibs, with a different one there daily. The last two Pokémon placed in the garden at any given time will remain available until more Pokémon are placed in the garden.

One of the three [[Move Tutor#Platinum|Move Tutors]] is in a small house in this location, offering to tutor moves in exchange for [[shard]]s.

The route is also full of long, narrow logs connecting rises in the land. To get across them, you'll have to ride a [[Bicycle]] over the narrow path. As the route approaches [[Pastoria City]], you may get stuck in the [[marsh tile|marshy areas]].

 

Use the SecretPotion on the {{p|Psyduck}} and access north is granted. Cynthia will then appear and give you the [[Old Charm]], asking you to deliver it to [[Celestic Town]]. [[Long grass]], as in the southern area, grows rampant. This grass is so tall that your [[bicycle]] cannot be used in it. This area seems to be a popular place for {{tc|Ninja Boy}}s to hide. Further north, the grass clears to give rise to thick [[fog]]. To ease travel, {{HM|05|Defog}} may be used, although this is not required.

 

[[Wilma|Grandma Wilma]], a [[Move Tutor]], lives in a house on the northern, foggy stretch of Route 210 (requires {{m|Rock Climb}} to reach it). Previously, she lived in a famous city of {{tc|Dragon Tamer}}s, and due to this, she is able to teach the move {{m|Draco Meteor}} to any {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon with high [[Happiness]].

 

A winding series of bridges will eventually lead west to [[Celestic Town]], passing over accessible rivers that flow from a mountaintop lake. Once you have {{hm|07|Waterfall}}, you can Surf around here to get a couple of items.