Spear Pillar

Spear Pillar 槍の柱 Spear Pillar "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Mount Coronet
Region:	Sinnoh
Generations:	IV, VIII
Location of Spear Pillar in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

The Spear Pillar (Japanese: 槍の柱 Spear Pillar) is a location on the peak of Mount Coronet in Sinnoh where the Legendary Pokémon Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina were created by Arceus and from which, legends say, Sinnoh itself came from. It is the present-day ruins of the Temple of Sinnoh.

As the Spear Pillar is part of Mount Coronet, it has a special magnetic field that causes Magneton and Nosepass to evolve into Magnezone and Probopass, respectively, when leveled up here.

In the games

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Giratina appears before Cyrus

The area is located at the very peak of Mount Coronet, and is the ultimate goal of Team Galactic's plot. It is here that Cyrus summons Dialga^DBD or Palkia^PSP or both of them^Pt to claim the Legendary Pokémon's powers and create a new universe for himself, free of emotion. Mars and Jupiter battle against the player and their rival, standing in the way before the player can reach Cyrus.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Cyrus uses a Red Chain created from the gems of the lake trio to summon Dialga^DBD or Palkia^PSP and have it start creating a new universe, creating distortions in time^DBD or dimensions^PSP, which are visible throughout Sinnoh. However, before the new galaxy can be born, the lake guardians arrive and destroy the Red Chain, freeing the Legendary Pokémon from Cyrus's control. Angered by this, Cyrus then battles the player. After being defeated, Cyrus and the other Team Galactic members leave Spear Pillar, with Cyrus swearing to one day succeed in his plans. Afterwards, Professor Rowan shows up with Lucas/Dawn and the player has a chance to battle and catch the Legendary Pokémon.

In Pokémon Platinum, Cyrus summons both Dialga and Palkia to the Spear Pillar, using two Red Chains: one from the gems of the lake trio, and the other an artificial copy. The power of Dialga and Palkia together is too great for the lake trio to counterbalance as they did in Diamond and Pearl, and so the Pokémon world is shortly doomed. Just when Cyrus believes himself to have won, he feels the presence of Giratina, angered by his actions to destroy the world. Giratina appears between Cyrus and the other two, warping the ancient pillars. It grabs Cyrus, warping him into the Distortion World and leaving behind the tunnel between the worlds. Dialga and Palkia vanish back into their own dimensions, and Cynthia requests the player's help in the Distortion World to repair the link between the two worlds and prevent the warping of reality caused by Giratina's entrance from extending throughout.

After Giratina and Cyrus are defeated in the Distortion World, the player ends up in the Pokémon world once more at the entrance to Turnback Cave. Once the player has entered the Hall of Fame and found both the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs in Mount Coronet, Cynthia's grandmother will tell the player that in ancient times, people apparently met with Dialga and Palkia, by having the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs. Returning to the Spear Pillar with these items, the player will be able to battle with and potentially catch Dialga and Palkia.

If the player has the Azure Flute upon returning to the Spear Pillar after obtaining the National Pokédex, blowing into it will cause a staircase leading to the Hall of Origin to appear. After reaching the top of the staircase, the player will automatically approach the Mythical Pokémon Arceus. In Generation IV, this event is not legitimately accessible, but is available in Generation VIII if the console has completed save data from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Adamant Orb	North of Dialga	D  BD
	Lustrous Orb	North of Palkia	P  SP

Special encounters

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

A Dialga^D/Palkia^P appears here as part of the story. If run from, it respawns upon leaving the area. If defeated, it respawns whenever the player enters the Hall of Fame.

Diamond	Pearl
Types: Steel Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Dialga Lv.47 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Roar of Time Dragon Special   --	Types: Water Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Palkia Lv.47 Water Pulse Water Special   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Spacial Rend Dragon Special   --

Pokémon Platinum

A Dialga and Palkia appear here if their corresponding Orbs are in the bag and Cynthia's grandmother has been spoken to after entering the Hall of Fame. If defeated or run from, they respawn after entering the Hall of Fame again.

Types: Steel Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Dialga Lv.70 Roar of Time Dragon Special   --       Heal Block Psychic Status   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Slash Normal Physical   --

Types: Water Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Palkia Lv.70 Spacial Rend Dragon Special   --       Heal Block Psychic Status   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Slash Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

A Dialga^BD/Palkia^SP appears here as part of the story. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.

Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl
Types: Steel Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Dialga Lv.47 Ancient Power Rock Special   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Roar of Time Dragon Special   --	Types: Water Dragon Ability: Pressure Held item: None Palkia Lv.47 Ancient Power Rock Special   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aqua Ring Water Status   --       Spacial Rend Dragon Special   --

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1520 Double Battle with the following Grunt	Dustox♂ Lv.38 No item
	Croagunk♂ Lv.38 No item
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1520 Double Battle with the previous Grunt	Stunky♀ Lv.38 No item
	Glameow♀ Lv.38 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Barry will work as the player's partner during the Multi Battle against Mars and Jupiter.

If the player chose Turtwig:

PKMN Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Diamond and Pearl

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.40 Stockpile Normal Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Swallow Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.42 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.40 Take Down Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.41 Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.41 Ingrain Grass Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Infernape♂ Lv.43 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Punishment Dark Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

PKMN Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Diamond and Pearl

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.40 Stockpile Normal Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Swallow Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.42 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.40 Take Down Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.41 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.41 Ingrain Grass Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: None Empoleon♂ Lv.43 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

PKMN Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Diamond and Pearl

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.40 Stockpile Normal Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Swallow Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.42 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.40 Take Down Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.41 Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.41 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Torterra Lv.43 Bite Dark Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --

Commander and Commander Mars Jupiter Spear Pillar Diamond and Pearl Reward: $7280

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.41 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.42 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.45 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.41 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.41 Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Stench Held item: Sitrus Berry Skuntank♀ Lv.46 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --

Galactic Boss Cyrus Spear Pillar Diamond and Pearl Reward: $8640

Types: Dark Flying Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.45 Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Embargo Dark Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.45 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.46 Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: Sitrus Berry Weavile♂ Lv.48 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer	Pokémon
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1720 Double Battle with the following Grunt	Croagunk♂ Lv.39 No item
	Croagunk♂ Lv.43 No item
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1640 Double Battle with the previous Grunt	Stunky♀ Lv.41 No item
	Glameow♀ Lv.41 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Barry will work as the player's partner during the Multi Battle against Mars and Jupiter.

If the player chose Turtwig:

PKMN Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Platinum

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.40 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Swallow Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roserade♂ Lv.40 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.42 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Floatzel♂ Lv.40 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.42 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Sitrus Berry Infernape♂ Lv.44 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Punishment Dark Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

PKMN Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Platinum

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.40 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Swallow Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Rapidash♂ Lv.40 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.42 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roserade♂ Lv.40 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.42 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Sitrus Berry Empoleon♂ Lv.44 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --

If the player chose Piplup:

PKMN Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Platinum

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.40 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Swallow Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Rapidash♂ Lv.40 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.42 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Floatzel♂ Lv.40 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.42 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: Sitrus Berry Torterra♂ Lv.44 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --

Commander and Commander Mars Jupiter Spear Pillar Platinum Reward: $7360

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.44 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.44 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.46 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.44 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.44 Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Stench Held item: Sitrus Berry Skuntank♀ Lv.46 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Galactic Grunt Reward: $1,672 Double Battle with the following Grunt	Dustox♂ Lv.38 No item
	Croagunk♂ Lv.38 No item
Team Galactic Grunt Reward: $1,672 Double Battle with the previous Grunt	Stunky♀ Lv.38 No item
	Glameow♀ Lv.38 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Barry will work as the player's partner during the Multi Battle against Mars and Jupiter.

If the player chose Turtwig:

Pokémon Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.42 Lick Ghost Physical   --       Covet Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.43 Leer Normal Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Thief Dark Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Quick Claw Staraptor♂ Lv.41 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Pluck Flying Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sea Incense Buizel♂ Lv.42 Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Brine Water Special   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Big Root Roselia♂ Lv.42 Sweet Scent Normal Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Shell Bell Infernape♂ Lv.45 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Pokémon Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.42 Lick Ghost Physical   --       Covet Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.43 Leer Normal Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Thief Dark Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Quick Claw Staraptor♂ Lv.41 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Pluck Flying Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Shell Bell Ponyta♂ Lv.42 Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Big Root Roselia♂ Lv.42 Sweet Scent Normal Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Sea Incense Empoleon♂ Lv.45 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Charm Fairy Status   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Brine Water Special   --

If the player chose Piplup:

Pokémon Trainer Barry Spear Pillar Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Munchlax♂ Lv.42 Lick Ghost Physical   --       Covet Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.43 Leer Normal Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Thief Dark Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Quick Claw Staraptor♂ Lv.41 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Pluck Flying Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sea Incense Buizel♂ Lv.42 Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Brine Water Special   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Shell Bell Ponyta♂ Lv.42 Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: Leftovers Torterra Lv.45 Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --

Commander and Commander Mars Jupiter Spear Pillar Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,644

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.41 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.41 Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Haze Ice Status   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.45 Dig Ground Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.41 Payback Dark Physical   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.41 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Haze Ice Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Aftermath Held item: Sitrus Berry Skuntank♀ Lv.46 Belch Poison Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --

Team Galactic Boss Cyrus Spear Pillar Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $8,832

Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Honchkrow♂ Lv.45 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Defog Flying Status   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Infiltrator Held item: Quick Claw Crobat♂ Lv.46 Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Wacan Berry Gyarados♂ Lv.45 Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pickpocket Held item: Chople Berry Weavile♂ Lv.48 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Fling Dark Physical   --       Dig Ground Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Screenshots

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  Dialga on the Spear Pillar

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  Palkia on the Spear Pillar

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  Entrances to Dialga and Palkia's worlds and Giratina's Distortion World

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  Spear Pillar as the world starts being destroyed

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  Dialga on the Spear Pillar in Brilliant Diamond

Layout

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum

In other games

Super Smash Bros.

Spear Pillar in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: Spear Pillar (stage)

Spear Pillar is an unlockable stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Players can unlock the stage by completing Event 25: The Aura Is With Me. The background of the stage will feature either Dialga, Palkia, or strangely Cresselia, who will occasionally do things to affect the stage such as tilting it diagonally or breaking one section of the top platform; Dialga slows time, Palkia flips or reverses the view, and Cresselia randomly attacks with flying crescents. The lake guardians will also make short cameo appearances when something happens to the stage.

The stage's default music is "Victory Road" from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Other pieces of background music are "Dialga / Palkia Battle at Spear Pillar!," "Wild Pokémon Battle! (Diamond / Pearl)," "Team Galactic Battle!," and "Route 209."

At some point Dialga, Palkia, and Cresselia will affect the stage, each with different effects to the field. Dialga appears when the sky has a blue hue, Palkia appears when the sky has a purple hue, and Cresselia appears when the sky is clear.

The stage reappears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

In animation

The Spear Pillar in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Gateway to the Spear Pillar in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

The Spear Pillar in the alternate world in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon the Series

In its initial appearance in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, instead of a plateau at the top of the mountain, the Spear Pillar is a void-like cave inside of Mount Coronet. However, as seen in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Spear Pillar now resides at the summit of Mount Coronet, matching its appearance in the games and more recent animated depictions, although the location's original design is still consistent in flashbacks.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

A large part of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire focused on Team Galactic searching for the gateway to the Spear Pillar, located somewhere on Mount Coronet. They finally discovered it in Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!. In The Battle Finale of Legend!, they used the Spear Key and a fragment of the Red Chain to unlock the gateway.

At the Spear Pillar, Cyrus used the lake guardians and the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs to summon Dialga and Palkia, which he then took control of with the Red Chain. Ash, his friends, and Cynthia arrived to stop them, defeating Team Galactic's Pokémon and freeing the lake guardians from Cyrus's control. Despite of this, Cyrus was still able to force Dialga and Palkia to start the creation of the new universe. Cynthia realized that the only way to stop the creation was to destroy the Red Chains controlling the Legendary Pokémon. Pikachu, Croagunk, Piplup, and Garchomp launched a combination attack on the Legendaries, but Cyrus had Dialga and Palkia to strike back with Roar of Time and Spacial Rend, respectively, blocking the attacks and almost hitting Ash and his friends, only to be narrowly saved by the lake guardians' combined Protect. The next combination succeeded in breaking the Red Chains, and the creation of the new universe was stopped. Cyrus, amazed by the sight of his creation, stepped into the collapsing portal, disappearing into the depths of his own "perfect universe".

Although Dialga and Palkia were freed, their rage was not gone, and they attacked the collapsing portal, which started sucking the surrounding world into itself. With the help of Ash, Brock, and Dawn, the lake guardians were able to calm down the Legendary Pokémon of time and space and stop the vortex of destruction.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, Ash, Dawn, Goh, and Chloe visited the Spear Pillar in an alternate reality, discovering a gate that led them to a dimension where they found Dialga and Palkia locked in a battle due to Alternate World Team Rocket's actions.

In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 3) and The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4), Ash, his friedns, and Cynthia traveled to the Spear Pillar to stop a rampaging Heatran that was headed there as well. With Arceus's help, they were able to stop Heatran.

Pokémon Generations

The Spear Pillar in Pokémon Generations

The Spear Pillar appeared in The New World. It was where Cyrus summoned the Legendary Dialga and Palkia to destroy the world and create a new one in its place. However, Giratina appeared to stop Cyrus, freeing Dialga and Palkia and dragging him into the Distortion World, much to the shock of Cynthia, Jupiter, and Mars.

Pokémon Evolutions

The Spear Pillar in Pokémon Evolutions

The Spear Pillar appeared in a flashback in The Rival. After Cyrus had succeeded in summoning Dialga, Lucas and Barry started battling against Jupiter and Mars, with Barry being especially determined to beat the former after his loss against her at Lake Acuity. Thanks to their first partner Pokémon, Lucas and Barry were able to defeat the Commanders.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The Spear Pillar in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

The Spear Pillar was the location of the final battle in this arc. After the creation of the second Red Chain had been foiled by Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Cyrus was left with no choice but to use an artificial copy to replace it. Once arriving at the Spear Pillar in Creeping Away from Cradily, he told Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter to keep anyone from entering while he was completing the ceremony. In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia I, the Sinnoh Gym Leaders, excluding Volkner, arrived at the Spear Pillar via the Underground, thanks to Byron and the Underground Man, and started battling against the Team Galactic Commanders. Meanwhile, Cyrus managed to use the Red Chains to summon Dialga and Palkia, and forced them to fight each other in order to wipe out the old world and create a new universe in its place.

With extreme effort, the Gym Leaders managed to defeat the Galactic Commanders in Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia II. However, the distortions in space and time caused by Dialga and Palkia's fight made it impossible for them to reach the stairs leading to Cyrus. Figuring another way to get to the Galactic Boss, the Gym Leaders once again made their way through the Underground, and attacked the Red Chains controlling the Legendary Pokémon. Ignoring the attacks from Cyrus's Pokémon, the Gym Leaders' Pokémon managed to break the artificial chain, halving Cyrus's control over the Temporal and Spatial Pokémon. Despite this, the fight between the two Legendaries went on, causing more and more wide-spreading distortions in time and space all across Sinnoh. Eventually, thanks to the combined efforts of the three Pokédex holders and their Pokémon, the second Red Chain was also destroyed and the fight was finally stopped, preventing the new universe from being born.

While the Gym Leaders and Pokédex holders were trying to stop Dialga and Palkia, Sird appeared before the defeated Commanders, revealing that, while she had previously served as a member of Team Rocket, in actuality, she had been a Team Galactic Commander acting as Cyrus's double agent all along to capture Deoxys for him. In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia IV, she was attacked by Riley, who recognized her as the one who had mind-controlled the Advanced level Grunt, but she managed to escape.

In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia VI, just when everything seemed to be calming down, Charon appeared, revealing that the hole created by the battle wasn't the seed of a new universe, like everyone else had assumed, but a portal to another world. Suddenly, draconic tentacles appeared from the portal and sucked Cyrus, Dialga, and Palkia into it. Charon managed to escape with a smoke bomb distraction, but Diamond's Lickilicky, Kit, managed to snatch his notebook before he got away.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

The Spear Pillar in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

The Spear Pillar first appeared in The Advent of the Legendary Pokémon!!, where Cyrus used the Red Chain to force Dialga to appear there and start reversing time in order to wipe out all of existence. However, in Will Hareta's Wish Get Through?!, the lake guardians appeared and destroyed the Red Chain, freeing Dialga from Cyrus's control. Just as things were calming down, in Bonds Connect Across Space-Time..., Palkia suddenly appeared as well, attracted by the distortion created by the Red Chain, and started battling Dialga. Although Hareta's attempt to catch Palkia with a Master Ball failed, he was eventually able to stop the fight and save all of existence from being wiped out.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Spear Pillar in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Pokémon in Spear Pillar Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Dialga		Platinum		7/127	Galactic's Conquest		065/096
Palkia		Platinum		12/127	Galactic's Conquest		032/096
Dialga		Ultra Prism		100/156	Ultra Sun		045/066
Palkia		Ultra Prism		101/156	Ultra Moon		045/066
Palkia		Forbidden Light		20/131	Ultra Force		010/050
Dialga		Forbidden Light		82/131	Ultra Force		035/050
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Broken Time-Space	St	Platinum		104/127	Galactic's Conquest		092/096

Trivia

• The name "spear pillar" is a reference to the creation myth in Shinto, where the deities Izanagi and Izanami were given the spear 天沼矛 Ame-no-nuboko, with which they created 淤能碁呂島 Onogoroshima, upon which they built the pillar 天御柱 Ame-no-mihashira.
• It is impossible to use the HM Fly or use Escape Ropes in Spear Pillar, despite it being part of Mount Coronet. The reason is most likely to prevent the player from running away from Dialga or Palkia. The player has also used a cave exit into the Spear Pillar, thus the game assumes they are no longer in a mountain. Therefore, neither can be used to return to the outside world (although leaving into Mount Coronet allows for the Escape Rope to be used).
• The Temporal Pinnacle, at the peak of Temporal Tower, in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, bears resemblance to the Spear Pillar, likely due to the connection both have to Dialga.
• Despite the fact that it is higher up than the snowy areas of Mount Coronet, there is no snow on the Spear Pillar itself. The rest of Mount Coronet cannot be seen, either. In this case, as the anime has shown, the Spear Pillar is likely to be above the level of the clouds that dump the snow on the lower levels of the mountain.
• The only possible way to encounter Palkia before Dialga in Pokémon Platinum is to not have the Adamant Orb held by a party member or in the Bag, but to have the Lustrous Orb. If the Adamant Orb is with the player in any manner, Dialga will always appear first, no matter if the Lustrous Orb is also with the player or not.
• In the anime, the Spear Pillar bears a strong resemblance to the Mystri Stage in the Sinjoh Ruins.
• Spear Pillar makes an appearance as a backdrop when a Pokémon from Sinnoh is used in the Alola Photo Club in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
• The placement of the pillars varies between Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, with Diamond and Pearl's placements being mirrors of each other.
• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Volo alludes to the modern-day name of the ruins by describing them as "pillars now turned into spears, stabbing into the heavens".

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 槍之柱 Chēung-jī Chyúh * 槍柱 Chēungchyúh * Mandarin 槍之柱 / 枪之柱 Qiāng-zhī Zhù * 槍柱 Qiāngzhù * Danish Spydsøjlen Dutch Spear Pillar Finnish Keihäspilari (JN) Keihäspylväs (DP) French Colonnes Lances German Speersäule Indonesian Tiang Tombak Italian Vetta Lancia Korean 창기둥 Chang Gidung Polish Szczyt Włóczni Portuguese Pilar do Arpão Brazilian Portuguese Pilar da Lança Russian Копейное Плато Kopeynoye Plato Spanish Latin America Pilar Espada Columna Lanza * Spain Columnas LanzaBDSP Columna LanzaDPPt Vietnamese Thương Trụ

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