Pokémon Platinum Walkthrough

Part 1: To Oreburgh Gym

Twinleaf Town (フタバタウン, futaba town)
- Leave your house
- Enter your rival's house (the large one in the top left)
- Leave the town through the north.

Route 201 (201ばんどうろ, 201-ban doro)
- Meet Prof. Rowan and pick a starter Pokémon
- Battle rival: Lv. 5 (Your rival will pick the starters whose type is advantageous against yours)

Twinleaf Town
- Receive Running Shoes from mom
- Meet your rival and travel to Lake Verity via west Route 201.

Lake Verity (シンジこ, shinji-ko)
- Catch a glimpse of Galactic Boss Cyrus

Sandgem Town (マサゴタウン, masago town)
- Receive Pokedex (ポケモンずかん. pokemon zukan), TM27 from Prof. Rowan
- Head back to Twinleaf via Route 201

Twinleaf Town
- Receive Journal from mom
- Receive parcel
- Return to Sandgem Town and Route 202

Route 202
- Learn how to catch Pokémon from Dawn; receive 5 Poké Balls (モンスターボール, monster ball)
- Trainer battle: Starly Lv. 5 (60 EXP) - 80 yen
- Trainer battle: Bidoof Lv. 5 (61 EXP) - 80 yen
- Trainer battle: Burmy (Plant forme) Lv. 5 (64 EXP) - 80 yen

Jubilife City (コトブキシティ, kotobuki city)
- Receive Battle Recorder (バトルレコーダー, battle recorder) from Handsome
- Deliver parcel to Pokemon schoolteacher; receive Town Map
- Collect three coupons from clowns around the city; receive Poketch (ポケッチ, poketch)

Route 203
- Rival battle: Starly Lv. 7 (84 EXP), Lv. 9 (126 EXP) - 900 yen
- Trainer battle: Shinx Lv. ?
- Trainer battle: Machop Lv. 8 (127 EXP) - 128 yen
- Trainer battle: Psyduck Lv. 8 (136 EXP) - 128 yen

Oreburgh Gate (クロガネゲート, kurogane gate)
- Receive HM06: Rock Smash from the traveler near the cave's entrance
- Trainer battle: Starly Lv. 7 (84 EXP), Shinx Lv. 7 (90 EXP) - 112 yen
- Trainer battle: Bidoof Lv. 9 (111 EXP) - 144 yen

Oreburgh Mine (クロガネたんこう, kurogane tanko)
- Trainer battle: Geodude Lv. 9 - $360
- Meet Roark
- Recommendation: Catch a Geodude or Onix here for Rock Smash later

#1 Oreburgh Gym
- Trainer battle: Geodude Lv. 11 (171 EXP) - 176 yen
- Trainer battle: Geodude Lv. 9 (139 EXP), Onix Lv.9 (207 EXP) - 144 yen
- Leader Roark: Geodude Lv. 12 (187 EXP), Onix Lv. 12 (277 EXP), Cranidos Lv. 14 (297 EXP) - 1680 yen

Part 2: To Eterna Gym

Jubilife City
- Meet Dawn for Team Galactic double battle: Glameow Lv. 11 (166 EXP), Stunky Lv. 11 (186 EXP) - 880 yen
- Receive Accessory Box

Route 204
- Trainer battle: Shinx Lv. 7 (90 EXP) - 112 yen
- Trainer battle: Magikarp Lv. 8 (33 EXP) - 128 yen
- Trainer battle: Budew Lv. 7 (102 EXP) - 112 yen
- Trainer battle: Budew Lv. 9 (130 EXP), Cherrim Lv. 11 (159 EXP) - 352 yen
- Trainer battle: Wurmple (115 EXP), Kricketot (126 EXP) - 176 yen
- Double battle: Pachirisu Lv. 11 (282 EXP), Pachirisu Lv. 11 (282 EXP) - 352 yen

Ravaged Path (あれたぬけみち, areta nukemichi)
- Teach HM06: Rock Smash to a Pokemon and break the rocks to pass

Floaroma Town - Valley Windworks
- Gatekeeper battle: Glameow (196 EXP)

Floarama Meadow (ソノオのはなばたけ, sono no hanabatake)
- The entrance lies in the NW corner of Floaroma
- Galactic Grunt battle: Stunky Lv. 13 (219 EXP) - 520 yen
- Galactic Grunt battle: Zubat Lv. 11 (126 EXP), Zubat Lv. 11 (126 EXP) - 440 yen
- Collect Windworks Key

Valley Windworks (Inéior)
- Galactic Grunt battle: Zubat Lv. 13 (150 EXP) - 520 yen
- Commander Mars: Zubat Lv. 15 (172 EXP), Purugly Lv. 17 (666 EXP) - 1360 yen

Route 205 (Floaroma Side)
- Trainer battle: Ponyta Lv. 14 (456 EXP) - 224 yen
- Hiker battle: Geodude Lv. 10 (156 EXP), Geodude Lv. 11 (171 EXP), Geodude Lv. 12 (187 EXP) - 384 yen

Eéna Forest (ハクタイのもり, hakutai no mori)
- Team up with Cheryl and escape the forest.

Eéna City (ハクタイシティ, hakutai city)
- Receive HM01: Cut from Cynthia afé walking towards the city's easén exit

#2 Eéna Gym (Redesigned)
- Trainer battle 1: Cherrim Lv. 17 (247 EXP), Roselia Lv. 17 (553 EXP) - 272 yen (The clock will turn to 6:15)
- Trainer battle 2: Budew Lv. 15 (217 EXP), Budew Lv. 16 (232 EXP), Budew Lv. 17 (247 EXP) - 544 yen (The clock will turn to 9:15)
- Trainer battle 3: Roselia Lv. 19 (618 EXP) - 608 yen (The clock will turn to 12:45, and the sprinklers will shut off)
- Leader Gardenia: Turtwig Lv. 20 (273 EXP), Cherrim Lv. 20 (570 EXP), Roserade Lv.22 (961 EXP) - 2640 yen
- Receive Forest Badge, TM86 (The clock will turn to 12:30 so you can exit.)
Part 3: To Hearthome Gym

Team Galactic Building
- This building is now more complex than before, with multiple stairwells per floor arranged in a maze-like fashion.
- Commander Jupiter awaits on the fourth floor.
- Commander Jupiter battle: Zubat Lv. 21, Skuntank Lv. 23 (1029 EXP) - 1840 yen (The bike shop owner is saved.)

Eterna City
- Receive Pokemon Egg from Cynthia outside the bike shop. (This egg will hatch into a Togepi after 5,120 steps.)
- Get Bike from Bike Shop
- Pick up Explorer Kit from the house next to the Pokémon Center.

Route 206 (Cycling Road) - Route 207 - Route 208
- These areas are essentially the same as in D/P.
- On Route 207, switch your bike to fourth gear to blast up the hill.

Hearthome City (ヨスガシティ, yosuga city)
- Visit the Contest Hall and speak to Fantina, the gym leader.

#3 Hearthome Gym (Redesigned)
- Note: In Diamond/Pearl, this gym was the fifth gym. It is now the third.
- This gym has been redesigned to become a darkened maze filled with trainers carrying flashlights.
- To proceed, find the blue mark on the floor, and go through the red door of the same shape.
- The correct mark required to proceed is random, and is generated every time you (re)enter the room.
- Leader Fantina: Duskull Lv. 24, Haunter Lv. 24, Mismagius Lv. 26 - 3120 yen
- Receive Relic Badge, TM65

Part 4: To Veilstone Gym

Route 209 - Solaceon Town - Solaceon Ruins
- Rival battle: Staravia Lv. 25, Ponyta Lv. 23, Lv. 27, Roselia Lv. 23
- These areas are essentially the same as in D/P.
- If you do not know Route 210B well, head to the Solaceon Ruins to pick up HM05: Defog. (The cave entrance is on the east side of Solaceon.)

Route 210A - Route 215
- You can't get past the Psyduck yet.

#4 Veilstone Gym (Redesigned)
- New puzzles involve punching sliding sandbags to destroy barriers that block the paths leading to the trainers
- To punch a bag, just walk up to it and push it in the direction you want it to move in.
- Hit the punching bags in the direction of the tire piles.
- Leader Maylene: Meditite Lv. 28, Machamp Lv. 29, Lucario Lv. 32 - 3840 yen
- Receive Cobble Badge, TM 60

Part 5: To Pastoria Gym

Veilstone City (トバリシティ, tobari city)
- Meet with Dawn and battle two Galactic Grunts at their warehouse in the NW corner of Veilstone City
- Pick up HM02: Fly in the warehouse

Route 214 - Route 213
- Note that this is the opposite direction of the usual 212-213-214 route sequence in Diamond/Pearl.

Pastoria City (ノモセシティ, nomose city)
- Battle rival outside the gym (he should come from nowhere to battle you, not block the gym's entrance)
- Rival battle: Staravia Lv. 34, Ponyta Lv. 32, Lv. 36, Roselia Lv. 32 - 3600 yen

#5 Pastoria Gym
- This gym's layout is identical to that in Diamond/Pearl.
- Push switches to raise/lower the water level to form bridges to Crasher Wake
- Crasher Wake: Gyarados Lv. 33, Floatzel Lv. 37, Quagsire Lv. 34 - 4400 yen
- Receive Fen Badge. TM 55


Part 6: To Canalave Gym
Pastoria City
- Talk to Crasher Wake and your rival at the entrance to the Great Marsh
- Follow the Galactic Grunt through the eastern city exit
- Talk to the Galactic Grunt again on Route 213 (near the city gate)
- Talk to the again on the beach of Route 213. Handsome will pop up.
- Enter the Valor Hotel and talk to Handsome.
- Talk to the Galactic Grunt again near the entrance to Lake Valor. He'll battle you.
- Galactic Grunt battle - Croagunk Lv. 31
- Receive the Secret Potion from Cynthia.

Route 210A
- Use the Secret Potion on the Psyducks.

Route 210B
- Use HM05: Defog to clear the fog if you're not familiar with this area.

Celestic Town (カンナギタウン, kannagi town)
- Defeat the Galactic Grunt in front of the Dialga/Palkia cave paintings.
- Examine the Uxie/Mesprit/Azelf painting inside the cave.
- Battle Galactic Boss Cyrus: Sneasel Lv. 34, Golbat Lv. 34, Murkrow Lv. 36
- Receive HM03: Surf from Cynthia's grandmother
- Fly to Jubilife and continue westward to Route 218 and Canalave

Canalave City (ミオシティ, mio city)
- Battle rival on the bridge to the west half of the city
- Rival battle: Staraptor Lv. 36, Heracross Lv. 37, Rapidash Lv. 35, Lv. 38, Roserade Lv. 35

#6 Canalave Gym
- This gym's layout is identical to that in Diamond/Pearl.
- Leader Byron: Magneton Lv. 37, Onix Lv. 38, Bastiodon Lv. 41 - 4920 yen
- Receive Mine Badge, TM 91


Part 7: To Snowpoint Gym
Canalave City
- Talk to the sailor in the SW corner Canalave
- Set sail for Iron Island

Iron Island (こうてつじま, kotetsu jima)
- Receive HM04: Strength from Riley

Canalave City
- Meet your rival in front of Canalave Library
- Travel to the top floor of the library to meet your rival, Prof. Rowan, and Dawn

Lake Valor (リッシこ, risshi-ko)
- Fly to Pastoria City, then travel by foot to Lake Valor.
- Defeat the Galactic Grunts in this area, followed by Commander Saturn in the cave.

Lake Verity
- Fly to Twinleaf Town, then travel by foot to Lake Verity.
- Defeat the Galactic Grunts in this area and Commander Mars.

Route 211 - Mt. Coronet - Route 216
- You can enter Mt. Coronet via Route 211's Jubilife side or Celestic side.
- Use HM04: Strength on the boulders to move them out of the way.
- Exit to Route 216.

Route 216 - Route 217 - Acuity Lakefront
- This area has a very heavy snowstorm blowing; otherwise everything is the same as in D/P.
- Pick up HM08: Rock Climb on Route 217 (it's one of the Pokeballs lying on the route)
- At Acuity Lakefront, there's a hill where you have to use Rock Climb. You can't use it yet, so head east towards Snowpoint City.

#7 Snowpoint Gym
- The snowballs' positions are slightly different from D/P's, but the gym's overall structure is exactly the same.
- Slide down the slippery slopes to gain momentum, crushing the snowballs in your way.
- Leader Candice: Sneasel Lv. 40, Abomasnow Lv. 42, Froslass Lv. 44, Piloswine Lv. 40
- Receive Icicle Badge, TM 72



Part 8: To Sunyshore Gym


Veilstone City
- Talk to the grunt standing next to the satellite dish outside Galactic HQ
- Receive the Warehouse Key from Handsome
- Enter Galactic Warehouse in NW Veilstone
- Pick up the Galactic Key
- Leave the warehouse, and travel to the main Galactic HQ. Enter through the main door.

Galactic Headquarters


- Right before the rest area that normally precedes the Cyrus battle, there is a new room. Cyrus has been building an army of Galactic Grunts!

- Battle Cyrus atop Team Galactic HQ - Sneasel Lv. 44, Crobat Lv. 44, Honchkrow Lv. 46
- Battle Saturn in HQ dungeons: Golbat Lv. 42, Toxicroak Lv. 44, Bronzor Lv. 42
- Free Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf

Fly to Oreburgh -> Route 207 -> Climb Mt. Coronet

Spear Pillar (やりのはしら, yari no hashira)
- Defeat Galactic Grunts
- Defeat Commanders Mars and Jupiter

The Ruined World (やぶれたせかい, yabureta no sekai)
- On the 4th~6th basement levels, there are three round boulders, one for each of {Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf}. Each of these legendaries will be placed next to a whole. You have to use Strength to push these three boulders into the three holes.
- Once this is done, talk to Cynthia to gain access to the elevator leading to the bottommost floor.
- Talk to Cyrus to battle him one last time.
- Giratina Origin Forme appears at Lv. 47
- Select "yes" at the light orb to be warped to Sendoff Spring (Cynthia will block the entrance to Turnback Cave presumably until you've defeated her)
- Follow the path to Route 214 and head south


Route 222 - Sunyshore City
- If the guy is still blocking your way, fly to Sandgem Town and check in with Rowan

Sunyshore City
- Talk to Volkner atop the lighthouse

#8 Sunyshore Gym
- This gym's layout is identical to that in Diamond/Pearl.
- Press the switches until you can get the bridges and gears to form a path to the next platform/room.
- Leader Volkner: Jolteon Lv. 46, Raichu Lv. 46, Electivire Lv. 50, Luxray Lv. 48
- Receive Beacon Badge and TM 57

Part Final: To Pokémon League


Sunyshore City - Route 223
- Receive HM07: Watefall from Jasmine on the beach before heading off to Route 223
- Route 223 is exactly the same as in Diamond/Pearl.

Victory Road (チャンピオンロード, champion road)
- Victory Road is exactly the same as in D/P; below is the shortest path through:
- (1F): Cross three bridges, then turn right and use Rock Climb to descend.
- (1F) Walk left and ascend the staircase.
- (1F) Trainer battle
- (1F) Turn left and walk up two staircases.
- (2F) Use rock smash and strength to bypass the boulders. There are two trainer battles in the SW quadrant of the map.
- (2F) Head north upon the sight of the bearded old man and descend the staircase.
- (1F) Cross the bridge. Use Rock Climb to descend, then head up and right towards the staircase. You should bypass a Black Belt.
- (B1F) Descend two staircases and surf across the pool of water. Fight a trainer battle and use HM07: Waterfall.
- (B1F) Turn to the left for another trainer battle. Use surf one last time and ascend the staircase.
- (1F) Go south at the sight of the old man. Use Rock Climb one last time, then fight the trainer and cross the bridge towards the exit.

Pokemon League
- Interior has been redecorated so that the PC and PokeMart counters are clearly distinct from each other.
- Rival battle: Staraptor Lv. 48, Heracross Lv. 48, Snorlax Lv. 49, Rapidash Lv. 47, Roserade Lv. 47, Lv. 51 - 5100 yen
- Elite Four Aaron: Yanmega Lv. 49, Heracross Lv. 51, Vespiquen Lv. 50, Scizor Lv. 49, Drapion Lv. 53 - 6360 yen
- Elite Four Bertha: Whiscash Lv. 50, Gliscor Lv. 53, Hippowdon Lv. 52, Golem Lv. 52, Rhyperior Lv. 55 - 6600 yen
- Elite Four Flint: Houndoom Lv. 52, Infernape Lv. 55, Flareon Lv. 55, Rapidash Lv. 53, Magmortar Lv. 57 - 6840 yen
- Elite Four Lucian: Mr. Mime Lv. 53, Alakazam Lv. 56, Gallade Lv. 59, Bronzong Lv. 54, Espeon Lv. 55 - 7080 yen
- Champion Cynthia: Spiritomb Lv. 58, Lucario Lv. 60, Togekiss Lv. 60, Garchomp Lv. 62, Milotic Lv. 58, Roserade Lv. 58 - 12400 yen
- Enter the Hall of Fame and watch the end credits.