Appendix:Diamond and Pearl walkthrough/Section 12: Difference between revisions

There are many trainers in this route, so if you can't defeat Pastoria Gym, this is a good training place. Even if you have defeated the Gym, go through this route to toughen up your Pokémon, because the upcoming Gym battle will be a lot tougher(the gym leader's strongest Pokemon will be at above Level 35, which is quite a jump from the previous 2 gym leaders with strongest Pokemon at Level 30).

Fight the trainers on the route. Remember that Policemen will only fight you at night. Keep going west until you must turn. Then turn north until you reach the guardhouse. Stop by Pokémon Mansion if you want.

It has many rooms, with the most important of them being Mr. Backlot's office -- the only eastern room. That room is also home to an expensive Pokémon statue, which is guarded by a policeman. It can, however, be touched when the guard has break (from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM). A butler and many maids are employed in the Mansion. In one of the western rooms, a maid will give out a [[Soothe Bell]], which makes Pokemon [[Friendship|happier]]. The western and eastern exits of the mansion are blocked by the maids.

Fight the trainers on this route. When you can't go north anymore, it is the time to go west. Fight all the trainers and follow the path. Eventually, you will arrive in Celestic Town. You may also use the Bicycle to ride on the logs so that you can get some items and fight a Ninja Boy.

Heal your Pokemon before proceeding.

Go outside, and you will meet the mysterious man you met in Mt. Coronet before. He will introduce himself as [[Cyrus]]. Cyrus tells you that he is finding a power to create a new world, and tells you to inform him if you find the power. Ignore what he tells you to do, since that is nonsense for now. Heal your Pokemon, then explore the other part of Route 211.

'''Make sure that you heal your Pokemon before entering.''' The gym battle will be a tough fight, so it is recommended that you train your Pokemon until they are at about Level 35.

The Hearthome Gym is a giant, 5-story building constructed of gray stone blocks, and is illuminated by eerie gray-blue torches. The gym trainers and Leader Fantina specialize in {{type2|Ghost}} Pokemon. On every floor, there is a simple mathematical puzzle and three doors corresponding with the answers. Picking the correct door leads to the next elevator up, while picking the wrong door leads to a dead end and a trainer to fight. This puzzle is somewhat pointless, as the Pokétch has a Calculator App, which can be used to find the answers with minimal effort. Gym Leader Fantina waits in the final room on the fifth floor, which has stained glass windows and resembles a cathedral.  

{{type2|Normal}} Pokémon will be completely immune to any of the Ghost-type attacks. {{type2|Dark}} attacks like {{m|Bite}} or {{m|Crunch}} are your best bet. Do not try using Normal-type (you should have known this already) or {{type2|Ground}} moves on Fantina's Pokemon, because their type or ability make those moves useless. Be careful that Leader Fantina's Pokemon have not only Ghost-type moves, that may catch your Pokemon off guard. Her {{p|Drifblim}} has {{m|Ominous Wind}} that may boost all of its stats after attacking. Her {{p|Gengar}} has {{m|Poison Jab}} that may poison your Pokemon after attacking and {{m|Spite}} to reduce PP of your Pokemon's last used move by 4. Fantina's strongest Pokemon {{p|Mismagius}} is at Level 36, and has {{m|Psybeam}} and {{m|Magical Leaf}}, which are {{type2|Psychic}} and {{type2|Grass}} moves respectively, so watch out. Note that Psybeam can cause confusion, while Magical Leaf never misses.