Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 2

Route 202

Route 202

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

If the player chose Turtwig:
PKMN Trainer Dawn Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Lucas Route 202 Platinum Reward: Ń/A Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --
If the player chose Chimchar:
PKMN Trainer Dawn Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Lucas Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --
If the player chose Piplup:
PKMN Trainer Dawn Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Lucas Route 202 Platinum Reward: N/A Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Simple or Unaware Held item: None
Bidoof♂/♀ Lv.2
Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

After the demonstration on how to catch a Pokémon, Dawn/Lucas will give you 5 Poké Balls to get you started. Go further along the route, it's pretty straightforward. You can use the ledges to escape the grass if you need to heal, and after fighting through 3 Trainers, keep going west to find a Potion in a patch of grass. After this, head north to reach Jubilife City.

Items
Item Location Games Poké Ball ×5 Obtained from Dawn/Lucas after a demonstration on catching Pokémon  Pt  Potion Patch of grass just west of northern terminus  Pt

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Bidoof D P Pt Grass 2-4 40% 50% 50% Shinx D P Pt Grass 3-4 30% Starly D P Pt Grass 2,4 20% 20% 10% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 3 10% 0% 0% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 4 0% 0% 10% 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 Youngster Tristan ユウタ Yūta Reward: $80 Starly♂ Lv.5 No item Lass Natalie ルミ Rumi Reward: $80 Bidoof♀ Lv.5 No item 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.

Jubilife City

Jubilife City

Items

Item Location Games Stardust Just outside the southern entrance of the town within the small indent to the left of the stairs (hidden)  Pt  Vs. Recorder Obtained from Looker on arrival  Pt  Town Map Obtained from rival after delivering the Parcel to him, in the Trainers' School  Pt  X Attack Inside Trainers' School  Pt  Potion Obtained after defeating School Kids in Trainers' School  Pt  Coupons 1, 2, and 3 Obtained from Clown located between Poké Mart and Pokémon Center Obtained from Clown located in front of the Pokétch Company headquarters Obtained from Clown located in front of the Jubilife TV Station  Pt  Pokémon Watch Obtained from inventor of the Pokétch after handing him all three coupons  Pt  Quick Claw Obtained from girl on ground floor of Jubilife Condominiums  Pt  Potion Across the street from the the Pokétch Company headquarters, in between two of the buildings behind the Global Terminal  Pt  Old Rod Obtained from fisherman in western gate  Pt

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon School Kid Harrison ナオト Naoto Reward: $120 Starly♂ Lv.6 No item School Kid Christine チサト Chisato Reward: $120 Bidoof♀ Lv.6 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Upon entrance to Jubilife City, you will notice that it is a much larger town than 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 Looker hiding behind a lamp post between the Pokémon Center and the Trainer's School. Looker will then talk to you for a short time. After that he will give you the Vs. Recorder and be on his way. Head west to the Trainer's School.

Trainer's School

Inside the school will be your rival! Go 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 northeast corner of the room. There is also an X Attack hidden among some of the books on the west side.

Pokétch Campaign

Once you leave the Trainer's School and start heading north, a man will interrupt you and tell you about a promotion for the Pokétch. If you find the three clowns and receive all the coupons, you will be given a free Pokétch!

Clown 1

Can be found in the area of the Poké Mart.

Question: "Does a Pokémon grow by defeating others and gaining EXP Points?"

The answer to this clown's question is "Yes".

Clown 2

This one is standing in front of the Pokétch Company in the northwest corner of town.

Question: "Just like Pokémon types, do the moves also have types?"

The answer to this clown's question is "Yes".

Clown 3

This clown is blocking the entrance to the Jubilife TV station.

Question: "Can a Pokémon hold an item?"

The answer to this clown's question is "Yes".

Jubilife Condominiums

You can find the Jubilife Condominiums to the northeast. The girl on the ground floor gives you a Quick Claw. Talk to the other NPCs if you want to hear about the Pokétch, moves, and Heal Balls, which are available at the Jubilife PokéMart across the street.

Next, it is a good idea to head west to Route 218 to obtain the Old Rod from a Fisherman. That's the only thing you'll find there for now, until you can use Surf. After you have obtained the coupons, return to the man and receive your Pokétch. After you are finished exploring Jubilife City, your next destination is Route 203.

Be prepared for a rival battle, though, so heal up your Pokémon at the Pokémon Center before continuing and train if necessary.

Route 203

Route 203

After leaving Jubilife City, you will quickly be challenged by your rival.

If the player chose Turtwig:	If the player chose Chimchar:	If the player chose Piplup:
PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Platinum Reward: $900 Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂ Lv.9 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Platinum Reward: $900 Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂ Lv.9 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Platinum Reward: $900 Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Youngster Michael トモキ Tomoki Reward: $96 Kricketot♂ Lv.7 No item Zubat♂ Lv.6 No item Youngster Dallas マサル Masaru Reward: $128 Shinx♂ Lv.8 No item Youngster Sebastian ミツオ Mitsuo Reward: $128 Machop♂ Lv.8 No item Lass Kaitlin サユリ Sayuri Reward: $64 Bidoof♀ Lv.4 No item Budew♀ Lv.4 No item Starly♀ Lv.4 No item Abra♂ Lv.4 No item Lass Madeline チカ Chika Reward: $128 Psyduck♀ Lv.8 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zubat D P Pt Grass 4 0% 0% 10% Abra D P Pt Grass 4-5 15% Starly D P Pt Grass 4, 6, 7 25% Starly D P Pt Grass 5 10% 10% 0% Bidoof D P Pt Grass 5-7 15% Bidoof D P Pt Grass 4 0% 10% 0% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 4 10% 0% 0% Kricketot D P Pt Grass 5 0% 0% 10% Shinx D P Pt Grass 4-5 25% Fishing Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-15 100% 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.

Items
Item Location Games Poké Ball Near the ledge on the lower western plateau  Pt  Repel North of the pond  Pt  X Defend Near the ledge on the higher eastern plateau  Pt

Afterwards you can travel along Route 203, battling Trainers and picking up items. This route is notably the only place where you can catch a level 7 Bidoof before using Rock Smash. Once this Bidoof reaches level 15 and evolves, it can learn any four of the six HM moves required to reach any location in this game. You can then leave it at level 15 so that more experience goes to the Pokémon that do not need to know weak HM moves, such as Rock Smash, Cut, or Rock Climb.

Oreburgh Gate

Oreburgh Gate

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate 1F Zubat D P Pt Cave 5-8 50% Psyduck D P Pt Cave 5-7 35% Geodude D P Pt Cave 5,7 15% 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.

Items
Item Location Games HM06 (Rock Smash) From the Hiker near the mine's entrance  Pt

Trainers
1F
Camper Curtis ハジメ Hajime Reward: $112	Starly♂ Lv.7 No item
	Shinx♂ Lv.7 No item
Picnicker Diana サチコ Sachiko Reward: $144	Bidoof♀ Lv.9 No item

A hiker greets you at the entrance of Oreburgh Gate. He gives you HM06 (Rock Smash), but you can't use it outside of battle until you have the Coal Badge. Proceed east and you have the option to battle a Camper and Picnicker, respectively. After getting through the tunnel, you'll arrive in Oreburgh City.

Oreburgh City

Oreburgh City

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Abra D P Pt Trade Machop Same as the traded Pokémon 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.

Items

Item Location Games Dusk Ball Obtained from a girl on the second floor of the northwestern-most building  Pt  Oran Berry Held by Kazza  Pt  Heal Ball Obtained in the house to the left of the Poké Mart, from a man on the second floor if shown a Geodude  Pt  Great Ball Obtained in the house below the Museum and to the right of the Pokémon Center, from a boy on the second floor  Pt  Dire Hit Obtained by the slag heap in the mining section  Pt  Yellow Shard To the left of the Dire Hit by the slag heap in the mining section  Pt  Heart Scale In the middle of the slag heap in the mining section (hidden)  Pt  Pearl On the left side of the slag heap in the mining section (hidden)  Pt  Super Potion Obtained from a worker in the bottom right corner of the town by the Mine entrance  Pt

Oreburgh City is the location of your first Gym challenge... but the Gym Leader isn't awaiting your challenge: He's in Oreburgh Mine, located south of the Pokémon Center. From this city, you also have the option of heading through the north exit to Route 207 to find some new wild Pokémon.

In one of the houses here, there is a woman, Hilary, who will trade you her Abra, nicknamed Kazza, in exchange for a Machop, which you can catch on Route 207. Until you become able to use another move later in the game, Abra's Teleport will be very useful as transportation. Additionally, remember the Oreburgh Mining Museum, as it will be useful if you find Fossils later in the game.

Oreburgh Mine

The bottom of Oreburgh Mine

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate 1F Zubat D P Pt Cave 5-7 25% Geodude D P Pt Cave 4-8 65% Onix D P Pt Cave 6,8 10% B1F Zubat D P Pt Cave 6-8 25% Geodude D P Pt Cave 5-9 65% Onix D P Pt Cave 7,9 10% 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.

Items
Item Location Games Poké Ball To the right of the main entrance/exit  Pt  Escape Rope South of the ledge, in the southwestern corner  Pt  Potion On the right side of the coal slab  Pt

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Worker Mason ゲンタ Genta Reward: $360 Geodude♂ Lv.9 No item Worker Colin カンジ Kanji Reward: $320 Geodude♂ Lv.6 No item Machop♂ Lv.8 No item

After walking down the steps leading to the inside of Oreburgh Mine, you will enter a rectangular room. Upon reaching the large block of coal in the center of the room, turn right, and then walk south until you reach the end of the wall, at which point you should see a red-haired man in a mining helmet a few steps to your left. Talk to him, and he will introduce himself as Roark, the town's Gym Leader, and show you how to use Rock Smash. He then tells you that he will be back at the Gym, ready to challenge you. Exit the mine and head to the Gym.

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