Trophy Garden
The Trophy Garden (Japanese: じまんのうらにわ Proud Back Garden) is an area located on Route 212 where many rare Pokémon can be caught.
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 Sinnoh Dex, and many can be found in other areas. After the player has defeated the Elite Four and gotten the National Dex 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. On any given day, the "planted" Pokémon that was in the Trophy Garden the previous day will also still be there, allowing a two-day window to catch each of these Pokémon.
In the anime, Dawn captures her Swinub here in DP084.
In Platinum it is also the only place in the game where the player can record Manaphy's Data in the Pokédex (though not with the full data as a "caught" pokémon.)
Pokémon
| Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | |||
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Pikachu | D | P | Pt | Grass | 18 | 10%
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Roselia | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16, 17 | 30% |
| Morning
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Pichu | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16 | 30%
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Staravia | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16, 17 | 20%
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Kricketune | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16, 17 | 10% |
| Day
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Pichu | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16 | 10%
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Staravia | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16, 17 | 40%
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Kricketune | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16, 17 | 10% |
| Night
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Pichu | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16 | 10%
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Staravia | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16, 17 | 20%
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Kricketune | D | P | Pt | Grass | 16, 17 | 30% |
| Special Pokémon
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Cleffa | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Clefairy | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Igglybuff | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Jigglypuff | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Meowth | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Happiny | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Chansey | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Mime Jr. | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Eevee | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Porygon | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Azurill | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Marill | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Bonsly | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Plusle | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Minun | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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Castform | D | P | Pt | Grass (Backlot) |
16, 18 | 5%
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| 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. | |||||||
Trivia
- The player can eventually make a desired Pokémon in the above list appear by saving before talking to Mr. Backlot and resetting until the Pokémon is put in. Note that this method does not work for Pokémon swarms.
- Another common trick is to put a level 18 Pokémon (one that has not yet gained any experience, or the trick fails) in the first slot of the party and use a Repel, though this returns only Pikachu and the daily Pokémon, like Chansey. This method may be used to obtain rare held items, like Lucky Egg, Light Ball, Oval Stone or Moon Stone, as seen in this video
