Peanutmaster’s Game Guide

 INTRODUCTION

This is the Peanutmaster’s complete strategy guide to Pokemon: Diamond version. Here you’ll find information on which towns to visit, where to find different Pokemon, and how to defeat every trainer. The boxes highlighted blue will give you extra information and hints, and if you’re questioned are not answered by this page, leave a comment in the box at the bottom of the guide. Sorry if this page keeps freezing, but there is a lot of info crammed into one page. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1 - Coal Badge

I. The Beginning / Twinleaf Town

As you gain control after selecting your character, naming him or her, et cetera, explore your room. You’ll find some interesting stuff (including a Wii!), but you’ll ultimately need to head downstairs to continue the story. When you get down there, your mom will approach you and tell you that your good friend came looking for you earlier (we named ours “Ralph”). After briefly talking to her, head out of your house in search of Ralph. Oh, and follow her advice closely… stay out of the tall grass until you get your own Pokemon (which is a short time away).

Once outside, explore your little town called Twinleaf Town. The house to the left of your own has a couple of people to talk to. There are also people in the house above you and scattered throughout the town. Ultimately, you’ll want to head to your friend’s house, which is located diagonally up and left from your house. Once you approach it, your friend will come out, then run back inside. Pursue him up the stairs in his own house (talking to his mom and further exploring his house if you’d like… he has a Wii, too!) and he’ll thereafter run back outside and north out of town. Give chase.

When you do, you’ll run into him again. He’ll go on and on about the Red Gyrados that was on TV in the very beginning of the game. After resolving to catch just such a Pokemon, you’ll want to head left down the road (you can’t head right yet, so don’t bother) to the Verity Lakefront. Then, go north to Verity Lake. When you do, you’ll run into famous Professor and his assistant. They’ll leave the area shortly after you arrive, but will leave a briefcase behind in some tall grass. The two characters you control will automatically enter the grass to investigate the contents of the case. But they’ll be attacked by Pokemon and will have to quickly choose from three Pokemon in the case to use in defense. Your choices will be Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup. We grabbed Turtwig, but any choice is fine. It’ll all even out in the end.

In the ensuing battle, you’ll fight a level 2 Starly—not a huge deal. Use your primary attack on the foe three times to kill it, then retreat back towards Twinleaf Town. As you head rightward towards the town, you’ll run into the Professor and his assistant yet again. However, they will quickly head back to their lab and implore you to come visit them. You’ll then be transported automatically back to your house, where your mom will talk to you and send you to Sandgem Town to find the Professor and explain why you stole his Pokemon! But before she sends you on your way, she’ll give you the extremely useful Running Shoes, which will allow you, at will, to run around, making your movements that much quicker.

II. Sandgem Town

With your mom’s encouragement, it’s time to turn your attention towards Sandgem Town in the east. To get there, you have to take Route 201 at the north end of town. You’ll be forced into your first battles in the grasses you encounter; use your Pokemon to combat the only two Pokemon you’ll encounter around this area—Starly and Bidoof. Both are easily defeated and low level, so you should have nothing to worry about. Fight a battle or two to get used to the system, then work your way eastward into Sandgem Town. As soon as you enter, the Professor’s assistant, named Dawn, will intercept you.

Back at the Professor’s lab, he’ll introduce himself as Rowan and allow you to keep your Pokemon. After your discussion, head back outside of the lab and Dawn will bring you around town to introduce you to a few essential buildings. When you regain control, be sure to visit both buildings. Familiarize yourself with healing your Pokemon at the Pokemon Center, and buy some Poke Balls (and anything else you feel you might want, but definitely Poke Balls) at the Pokemon Mart. If you head to the south end of Sandgem Town, you’ll encounter Sandgem Beach (from Route 219), where an Antidote can be found at waters’ edge.

At Dawn’s bidding, you should now head back to your hometown (Twinleaf Town) and talk to your mother to let her know about your new bidding as a Pokemon master-in-training! Since you’ll have to go back along Route 201 in order to do this, you’ll have another shot at the wild Bidoofs and Starlys in the area. Completionists will want to make sure to catch each to add their full information to the Pokedex. This will be a general rule throughout this walkthrough that won’t always be mentioned. In each new area, be sure to consult the “Pokemon to Find/Acquire” list to see which Pokemon are in the area so you know what you’ll need to encounter. Once you get back to your house in Twinleaf Town, talk to your mother. Your friend’s mother will come in automatically and hand off the Parcel for you to give to your friend if you encounter him (and naturally you will). You’ll also get a Journal from your mom.

Head back along Route 201 to Sandgem Town, and then go northward. Head left at the first opportunity you get and you’ll run into the Professor’s assistant Dawn yet again. This time, she’ll teach you how to catch your own Pokemon; if you’ve never played a Pokemon game before, be sure to pay attention! (Just for the readers’ information, at this point we had three Pokemon in our party: a level 7 Turtwig, a level 5 Bidoof, and a level 5 Starly.) The best part of your encounter with Dawn is that she bestows upon you five Poke Balls. Sweet!

III. Jubilife City

Head left past where Dawn was, and you’ll be well on your way down Route 202. The new enemies here—Shinx and Kricketot—can be captured or simply fought (whatever you prefer—we captured both to fill our fledgling ranks). They’ll be joined by old foes in Bidoof and Starly. You’ll encounter your first Pokemon Trainer battles en route to your next destination as well. Youngster Tristan will automatically engage you in battle with his level five Starly as you come up a pathway and begin heading rightward. Lass Natalie, another trainer, can be found further to the right (past the blue board with some game tips). She’ll throw two Bidoofs at you, both level three. If you head rightward, northward, and then leftward from her location after defeating her, the third and final trainer in the area, Youngster Logan, can be found. This kid will have a level five Shinx—take it out ruthlessly!

Continue leftward after defeating Youngster Logan. Before heading northward into Jubilife City, be sure to seek out the Potion lying on the far side of a small grassy patch to the left of the entrance. Then, head up into town, where Dawn will intercept you, encouraging you to visit the Trainer’s School in the city. We’ll go there soon enough, but first, let’s explore this city. On the left side of the city is a small building with two men standing in it. If you talk to one of them about his “Old Rod,” the device he uses to fish, he’ll hand it over. Thusly, you’ll acquire the Old Rod. Use this. In the northwest section of town, you can find a woman that will hand over the Quick Claw as well. (After you get the Old Rod, keep in mind you can fish in the water to the left of the small building on the west side of town. You can only catch a useless Magikarp there, but it’s nice to add it to your Pokedex).

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Lass Natalie	2x Bidoof (LV. 3)	$48	72
Lass Samantha	Budew (LV. 7)	$112	102
Lass Sarah	Bidoof (LV. 7)	$110	80
School Kid Christine	Abra (LV.6)	$120	96
School Kid Harrison	Abra (LV. 6)	$120	96
Youngster Logan	Shinx (LV. 5)	$80	63
Youngster Tristan	Starly (LV. 5)	$80	60
Youngster Tyler	Magikarp (LV. 5) / Starly (LV. 5)	$80	80

When you’re done with all of that, you should then visit the Trainer’s School on the south end of town. Within, you can learn some important Pokemon-related information from the students. You’ll also find your friend reading a blackboard in the school’s main room. Hand off the Parcel to him, and he’ll give you a Town Map in return. If you have healed, powerful Pokemon (multiple level 6 Pokemon, at least), talk to the two trainers in the room on the right side of the school. These two characters, School Kid Harrison and School Kid Christine each have a level six Abra at their disposal. Both creatures use a powerful attack called Hidden Power exclusively, so you’re going to need to switch creatures in and out, and possibly heal in between fights. Either way, when both have been subdued, be sure to talk to Harrison once more before leaving. He’ll give you TM 10 for beating him, but only if you talk to him.

Once outside, attempt heading north. You will automatically be intercepted by a man, the creator of the Poketch. The Poketch is a device that will allow you to tell on-screen time, give you a calculator, et cetera. Don’t worry; it’ll become more useful later on. To get one, however, you have to do a little bit of legwork (and we do mean little). The creator of the device gives you a vital heads up—three promotional clowns are roaming the city with coupons. Grab Coupon 1, Coupon 2 and Coupon 3 from these clowns (all Key Items), and you can then talk to the creator once more to get the Poketch (which is short for “Pokemon Watch”). All three clowns are located above the location of the device’s creator (one up and to the right, one stationary in front of the large building at the north end of town, and then one wandering around to the left of that). Each will ask a fundamental Pokemon-related question—answer each question in the affirmative to receive a ticket.

Before continuing on the main quest, head north of the city onto Route 204. Bear rightward and through some grass to find a Parlyz Heal in the corner along the water there. To your left, you can head northward as well, toward a cave where Zubats can be found en masse (so go capture one!) Patiently fight in the cave and you may find a Geodude as well, which you should also capture if you’re so inclined. You can’t go anywhere but right around the entrance in the cave yet, but why not add these two creatures to your Pokedex while you can? And yes, en route, you will run into three fledgling trainers who will want to fight you. Lass Sarah and Youngster Tyler will challenge you first (they’re near the beginning of the route). Sarah will throw a level seven Bidoof at you, while Tyler will have a level five Magikarp (which is laughably useless in battle, as you will well-know if you’ve captured one yourself) and a level five Starly. Across the grass heading north but before the cave entrance, the third trainer, Lass Samantha, will be found. She’ll have a level seven Budew. After fighting the trainers, grabbing whatever Pokemon you may want (the Budew you just fought will be running around the grass near the cave), and being sure to grab the Antidote in the limited area of the cave you currently have access to, head back to the city, where you should save your game and heal your Pokemon before proceeding.

IV. Route 203 & The Oreburgh Gate

When you’re ready to proceed, head out of town eastward and onto Route 203. Route 203 heads eastward almost exclusively, so finding your way should be relatively simple. As soon as you get on the route and go to your right, you’ll run into your friend and be thrust into a battle with him. As the table above states, he’ll throw a Starly at you first, and a random Pokemon that’s based on what you didn’t take at the beginning of the game. When he’s slain, you can proceed to your right. The girl you run into there will explain to you about Pokemon order, et cetera, and the guy above her, Younger Michael, will have an easy challenge for you to conquer. His Bidoof and Zubat shouldn’t give you any trouble whatsoever.

To the right of Michael, you can find a Poke Ball in the grass. Make sure to grab it before rejoining the main path and continuing eastward. Go up a small flight of stairs, engage Youngster Dallas in a battle, then go up another flight of stairs. Lass Kaitlin and Youngster Sebastian can be found near each other beyond the second flight of stairs. Above them is Lass Madeline. Naturally, the cave to your right is your next objective, but before heading in there, explore the grasslands to your left. You’ll find a Repel if you search hard enough! Oh, and a note on the Pokemon in the area: you’ll only find Pokemon here that you’ve seen before, with one marked exception—Abra. However, Abra will almost always use Teleport to leave battle before you’re able to damage him adequately to get a Poke Ball to take him successfully. He’s rare in the area, as well, so you might want to wait to get one until later. However, that decision is completely up to you.

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Camper Curtis	Shinx (LV. 7)	$112	90
Friend	Starly (LV. 7) / Random* (LV. 9)	$900	208
Lass Kaitlin	Bidoof (LV. 4) / Starly (LV. 4) / Budew (LV. 4)	$64	153
Lass Madeline	Starly (LV. 5) / Bidoof (LV. 5)	$80	121
Picnicker Diana	Budew (LV. 5) / Psyduck (LV. 5)	$100	157
Youngster Dallas	Kricketot (LV. 7)	$110	96
Youngster Michael	Bidoof (LV. 5) / Zubat (LV. 5)	$80	117
Youngster Sebastian	Machop (LV. 7)	$110	110
* - The Pokemon you fight after defeating your friend’s Starly depends on which Pokemon you chose in the beginning of the game.

When you feel ready, head into the cave. This is the Oreburgh Gate, a large dungeon that we can’t yet explore in its entirety. Ultimately, you’ll want to cut rightward and through the cave to the town on the other side, but regrettably it’s not quite that easy. As you enter the cave, a man will immediately intercept you. He’ll talk with you and give you HM06. This item will come in handy later. Further to the right of him are two trainers. Camper Curtis will throw his level seven Shinx at you, while Picnicker Diana while have a Budew and Psyduck, each at level five. Once through the cave and on the other side, you’ll find yourself in Oreburgh City.

V. Oreburgh City & Oreburgh Mine

Oreburgh City, excitingly enough, is the location of the game’s very first badge. If you’ve never played a Pokemon game before, the eight badges in the game will prove your worth to other trainers around the world! You’ll get your first badge soon enough, but first we’ve got to take care of some other business.

Enter the city and head rightward. A kid will intercept you here and bring you to the gym in town, where the Gym Leader (and your badge) are located. Don’t get too excited though! We can’t enter the gym yet. The Gym Leader, Roark, has gone to the nearby mine to the south of town. That’s our ultimate destination, but first let’s explore the town and find what we can. There are many points of interest!

Head back to the western entrance into the city and take the topmost road eastward. There will be buildings to the north of you. In the first building you encounter, head to the second floor and talk to the child up there. He’ll hand over a valuable Dusk Ball. In the next house to your right, there are two people you should seek out. The woman on the first floor will offer to trade you an Abra for a Machop. This is a great offer, because Abras up to this point have no doubt run from battle on you (they can only use Teleport at low levels, after all). Machops can be found on Route 207 at the north end of town. Catch one and give it to the woman; her Abra will be yours in return. Then, you can simply head back to Route 207 and catch another one for your own inventory. Sadly, the Abra comes with a name. We don’t know about you guys, but we prefer our Pokemon nameless, thank you!

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Camper Curtis	Shinx (LV. 7)	$112	90
Gym Leader Roark	Geodude (LV. 12) / Onix (LV. 12) / Cranidos (LV. 14)	$1,680	761
Picnicker Diana	Budew (LV. 5) / Psyduck (LV. 5)	$120	157
Trainer Jonathan	Geodude (LV. 10)	$160	156
Worker Colin	Geodude (LV. 7) / Onix (LV. 7)	$280	270
Worker Mason	Machop (LV. 9)	$360	144
Youngster Darius	Geodude (LV. / Onix (LV.	$128	306

The second person of interest in that house is on the second floor. A man here will want to see a Zubat. Talk to him with one in your six handy Pokemon, and he’ll be very impressed, giving you a Heal Ball in return for inspiring him. At the far east end of town, you will find two more buildings; a museum in the northeast corner and another house right below it. Ignore the museum for now unless you’re curious to see it (we can’t do anything there yet) and enter the house below it. The boy on the second floor within this building will hand over another valuable item—a Great Ball. After doing all of this, save your game, heal your Pokemon and go south. You’ll be brought directly to the Oreburgh Mine.

The mine is made up of two rooms, one on top of the other. Look directly to your right as you enter the mine to find an X Defend. You can also talk to a couple of people to your left before going down the stairs ahead of you and into the next room. There will be familiar cave enemies here, like Zubats and Geodudes, but you’ll also find Onix in the wild here for the very first time. They are a pain to catch, but weaken them and be persistent and one will no doubt be yours. Head around this rectangular room to your right, then southward, and then westward (you can’t go the other way, and you’ll need to backtrack when you want to return to the surface). Two trainers will be ready to fight you as you take this short journey. Worker Mason will throw his level nine Machop at you, while Worker Colin will have two level seven Pokemon—a Geodude and an Onix. You’ll also find a couple of items by further exploring this area, a Potion and an Escape Rope.

The most important development while in the mines, however, is finding the aforementioned gym leader. When you find him, he’ll discuss Rock Smash with you, the earlier-found HM06. Then he’ll head back to his gym. Follow him, making sure to enter only with a party of Pokemon that can withstand rock-type Pokemon. If you chose Turtwig in the beginning of the game like we did, you’ll be in especially good shape!

The gym is easy enough to find your way through. The man at the entrance will inform you of the leader’s weaknesses, and then you’ll be thrown into the fray. Trainer Jonathan is packing a level ten Geodude, while Youngster Darius is packing two Pokemon of his own—Geodude and Onix, both at level eight. Finally, you’ll come to the crux of the mission; fighting the powerful Roark and getting the Coal Badge. Roark has three high level Pokemon. Geodude and Onix are both at level twelve, while Cranidos is at level fourteen. All are weak to the traditional rock weaknesses—try grass attacks or water attacks to do the most damage. If you don’t have any Pokemon of that type, then you’ll need to really grind this battle out with some high level Pokemon of your own! But even the weakest water and grass Pokemon will easily survive this battle.

When you’re done in the Oreburgh area, you’ll want to backtrack towards Jubilife City. Doing so will allow you to begin the quest for our second badge! But since you have the skill Rock Smash and can now use it with the Coal Badge in your inventory, spend some time in Oreburgh Gate en route to Jubilife City. Head to the north of the first room and smash through the boulders (I taught my Onix the skill, but you can teach any one of your Pokemon the skill as long as it’s applicable to them). On the basement floor, which you can access via some stairs beyond the first breakable boulders, items can be found, as well as an all-new Pokemon for you to catch—Psyduck. You can’t explore the entirety of this bottom floor without a Bicycle, which we’ll get later… but in the meantime, grab the two items you can get right now, TM 70 Flash and Stardust.

Chapter 2 - Forest Badge

I. Route 204 & Floaroma Town

To continue, you have to head back to Jubilife City. This time around, head north out of the city (after healing your Pokemon and otherwise preparing for your journey). This will bring you to Route 204, which you will head north on. If you’re following this walkthrough, you already visited this area once, so the trainers here should have already been fought. Head through their locales towards the Ravaged Path, a small cave you will encounter. You must use Rock Smash to proceed, so bring your Pokemon with that skill with you. In the Ravaged Path, you can head northward and to the left, where TM39 can be found. Otherwise, you’ll want to head rightward. The passage back outside will lead you to the other yet-explored stretch of Route 204.

Wrap around the winding pathway until you’re headed north, and then go to the east side of the path, towards the grassy patch. Two trainers will be found around here—Aroma Lady Taylor, with her Budew and Cherubi, and Bug Catcher Brandon, with his Kricketot and Wurmple. You should also find an Awakening in their midst to add to your inventory. Before heading north towards Floaroma Town, be sure to go all the way to your left, through some more grass and into a small isolated patch of land, where TM09 can be acquired.

After grabbing TM09 and fighting the aforementioned trainers, head north toward Floaroma Town. Guarding the path to the town as you go will be a pair of Pokemon training twins, Liv and Liz. They’ll fight you simultaneously with their level nine Pachirisus (worry not—you’ll get to use two Pokemon at a time as well, giving you two turns per round). When their Pokemon are slain, you can finally go north into town.

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Aroma Lady Taylor	Budew (LV. 7) / Cherubi (LV. 7)	$224	204
Bug Catcher Brandon	Kricketot (LV. 7) / Wurmple (LV. 7)	$112	162
Twins Liv & Liz	2x Pachirisu (LV. 9)	$288	456

Within this small, flower-filled town, there’s little to do. However, exploration is always a great idea. Explore the entire village, but be sure to check out some areas of specific interest. On the right side of town, you can enter a house and talk to a couple of people who will explain the importance of Honey to you. Honey can be used, ultimately, to catch some very rare Pokemon, so heed their words. Back towards the center of town, another house can be found. Speak with the girl within this house (she’ll be accompanied by a Pokemon) and answer “yes” to her question. This will net you TM88 for your inventory.

The building to the right of this building is of special interest, however. This is an accessories shop, where Pokemon accessories can be purchased. You may be interested in this “side aspect” of the game, so explore the inside thoroughly. Items can be bought with berries, and coincidentally, there are two small berry bushes planted right at the entrance into the building. Examine both bushes to grab two berries—a Oran Berry and a Cheri Berry. Keep in mind that the fertile soil left in the bushes’ wake make good land to plant new, much more permanent berry plants. You can later visit them after watering them and allowing them time to cultivate to grab some more berries en masse.

Within the store itself (other than being able to buy accessories), you can also grab two more items. One person within will give you a Sprayduck, a key item which allows you to water your planted seeds. That will come from the lady on the left side of the store. The non-merchant character on the right side of the store will hand over a Chesto Berry if you speak to her (she’s rather passionate about berries!) After speaking to everyone in town and exploring thoroughly (you’ll probably notice a couple of Team Galactic members in the northwest corner of town… don’t worry, we’ll deal with them really soon), head eastward to Route 205.

II. Valley Windworks & Route 205

Initially, anyway, we’ll be on Route 205 for only a short time. Don’t worry about any of the new Pokemon you’ll find here just yet. Instead, simply head rightward down this beginning area of the route. Make sure to grab the Chesto Berry and the Pecha Berry from the bushes that line the north end of the path as you go. Before long, you’ll run into a little girl on the path. Speak with her in order to catalyze upcoming events. It appears her father is missing and has been taken due eastward, to the Valley Windworks. With fully-healed Pokemon, head eastward (north northward over the bridge yet) and into the Valley Windworks.

Once here, again avoid the grasses (just for now, so we can get the storyline stuff out of the way) and approach the east end of this small area. A Potion can be found lining the rightmost barrier in the area. Then, head north toward the building, which a Team Galactic Grunt is guarding. He’ll throw a level eleven Glameow at you, but you shouldn’t have much trouble taking him out. Regrettably, he’ll lock himself inside the building with his Works Key, leaving you in need of a key of your own. Thankfully, one can be found back in town. Head westward back to Floaroma Town immediately.

Back in town, little has changed, save one very important detail—the Team Galactic members in the northwest corner of town have moved, giving you access to Floaroma Meadow. However, they aren’t too far away, and as you go north, you’ll be forced to fight them both. Both are Galactic Grunts, but they throw very different Pokemon your way. The first will throw a level nine Wurmple and a level nine Silcoon at you, while the second Galactic Grunt (called “III” in the grid above) will come at you with his level eleven Zubat. When both are defeated, the Honey merchant in the area will thank you by giving you some Honey of your own. As we mentioned earlier in the walkthrough, slathering Honey in certain areas will allow you to lure rare Pokemon to catch, if you’re patient! You can buy a veritable unlimited quantity of Honey from the guy you just saved at $100 a clip. Even more importantly, however, you will get the Works Key, which was dropped by the duo of grunts. You know what you must now do. Head back to Valley Windworks posthaste to save the little girl’s dad!

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Aroma Lady Elizabeth	Budew (LV. 14)	$448	204
Battle Girl Kelsey	Machop (LV. 15)	$240	410
Camper Jacob	Ponyta (LV. 14)	$224	456
Camper Zackary	Geodude (LV. 14)	$224	218
Commander Mars	Zubat (LV. 14) / Purugly (LV. 16)	$1,000	788
Galactic Grunt (I)	Glameow (LV. 11)	$440	165
Galactic Grunt (II)	Wurmple (LV. 9) / Silcoon (LV. 9)	$360	240
Galactic Grunt (III)	Zubat (LV. 11)	$440	126
Galactic Grunt (IV)	Cascoon (LV. 11)	$440	168
Galactic Grunt (V)	Wurmple (LV. 10) / Glameow (LV. 10)	$400	259
Hiker Daniel	2x Geodude (LV. 11) / Machop (LV. 11) / Bidoof (LV. 11)	$352	653
Hiker Nicholas	Onix (LV. 14)	$448	334
Picnicker Karina	Piplup (LV. 14)	$224	198
Picnicker Siena	Shinx (LV. 12) / Pachirisu (LV. 12)	$192	511

Use the Works Key on the door and enter the building there (that the Galactic guy earlier went in). Once inside, you’ll have to fight a couple of Galactic Grunts—both are simple and throw laughable Pokemon your way. Their commander, however, Commander Mars, is a little bit more difficult. She’ll come at you with a level fourteen Zubat and a level sixteen Purugly. Be persistent, trade in and out Pokemon as needed, and use healing items. This will be the most difficult fight you’ve faced thusfar (the Zubat is nothing, but the Purugly is something else entirely). When the commander’s Pokemon fall, however, father and daughter will be reunited, and we can move on with our quest!

Instead of heading east/west along Route 205 like we have, we can now head over the bridge and go northward along the bulk of the route. Eterna Forest, at the far north end of Route 205, is our next destination. Getting there, however, is not easy. Eight different trainers of varying strengths and weaknesses will meet you en route, and you’ll need to deal with each of them in order to continue. This doesn’t of course mention the random battles which you’ll be expected to partake in as well. Route 205 has a couple of notable Pokemon running about, such as Pachirisu and Buizel, but getting through the trainers should be a bigger worry.

As you head over the bridge, you’ll meet you first match in Camper Jacob, who comes at you with a level fourteen Ponyta. After him is Hiker Daniel, who can be accessed by going through the grass to the left of Jacob and then up the stairs. Daniel has four level eleven Pokemon at his disposal—two Geodudes, a Machop and a Bidoof. When he’s defeated, be absolutely sure to grab the X-Attack item to his right. Take the stairs back to your right thereafter. You’ll run into Aroma Lady Elizabeth and her paltry level fourteen Budew here. Make quick work of them, then slide north through some grass. Picnicker Siena is your next target. Her Shinx and Pachirisu will put up a fight, but not much! In her vicinity, you’ll find three items of interest—a Poke Ball, a Pecha Berry, and an Oran Berry. Remember, you can replant seeds to make more sustainable bushes for the future!

After Siena is taken care of and the three items are acquired, backtrack to the staircase you took into this grassy area. This time, head north over a bridge (you’ll have to deal with Camper Zackary and his Geodude en route). Once over the bridge, Hiker Nicholas and his level fourteen Onix will stand in your way. If you continue north from there, Battle Girl Kelsey will fight you with her Machop. Be sure to grab the Repel to the left of her before proceeding!

As you swing right, the final trainer in this area, Picnicker Karina, will stand in your way. Her bizarre Pokemon, a Piplup, will give you a bit of a challenge, but at level fourteen it’s not yet incredibly strong (nor evolved). Beyond her is a building which is an awesome building indeed, for if you talk to the old couple within, they will heal your Pokemon for free! Not a bad deal at all, especially considering we’re gonna be in the fray for a little while longer. When all’s said and done, head north to Eterna Forest (but be sure to take the stairs south of the house first in order to acquire a Super Potion.)

III. Eterna Forest & Eterna City

When you enter Eterna Forest, you’ll run headlong into a woman named Cheryl. She will automatically join you for your journey through the forest, since she feels she can’t get through it by herself. Thankfully, she’s equipped with a Chansey, and what’s even better is that she and her Chansey will keep the party fully healed. This means after each battle, everyone’s status will be at 100%! Not a bad deal at all! After she joins up, talk to the boy to your left, then go through the grass to his left to grab an Antidote before proceeding northward.

Go slightly north, and then to your right, where you’ll run into a powerful duo of Pokemon trainers. Bug Catcher Jack and Lass Briana will come at you as a team (because you’ll always have the two-Pokemon advantage). Their Wurmple, Pachirisu, Beautifly and Silcoon can give you a hard time, so play a disciplined game, healing and switching Pokemon in and out as necessary. When their Pokemon are felled, be sure to grab the Parlyz Heal beyond them. It’s almost impossible to miss. Then, proceed rightward, and swing south when you can’t go right anymore. This will run you into a duo of trainers, Psychics Elijah and Lindsay. Both will fight with powerful level fifteen Abras. To their south, you’ll find a great item to just come across, a Great Ball. We know this is an arduous place, but keep on going! You’re almost in the clear!

To the right of the location of the Great Ball, you’ll run into another powerful duo of trainers. Bug Catchers Donald and Phillip will try to put a quick end to your visit to the forest. Donald has two level twelve Pokemon, Burmy and Kricketune. Phillip has three Pokemon of his own, a level nine Wurmple, a level thirteen Dustox, and a level eleven Cascoon. When both of these foes are set aside, continue to your right, into the southeast corner of the forest. A Potion can be readily found there.

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Bug Catcher Donald	Burmy (LV. 12) / Kricketune (LV. 12)	$192	564
Bug Catcher Jack & Lass Briana	Wurmple (LV. 9) / Pachirisu (LV. 14) / Beautifly (LV. 13) / Silcoon (LV. 11)	$432	1,077
Bug Catcher Phillip	Wurmple (LV. 9) / Dustox (LV. 13) / Cascoon (LV. 11)	$208	720
Fisherman Andrew	6x Magikarp (LV. 10)	$320	252
Fisherman Joseph	Goldeen (LV. 14)	$448	333
Fisherman Zachary	2x Magikarp (LV. 10) / Goldeen (LV. 13)	$320	351
Psychic Elijah	Abra (LV. 15)	$480	240
Psychic Kody	Meditite (LV. 15)	$480	292
Psychic Lindsay	Abra (LV. 15)	$480	240
Psychic Rachael	Psyduck (LV. 15)	$480	254

Now keep in mind you can have some fun in Eterna Forest, as well. There are a handful of new Pokemon to catch here, so if you have Poke Balls and some will, you can grab all sorts of new creatures. The steady creatures found in both versions of the game here are Buneary and Wurmple, but depending on the version of the game you have (we have Pearl), others can be found as well. Keep this in mind as you head north through the last stretch of the forest, and to the safety of Route 205 once more.

After grabbing the aforementioned Potion, go north and seek out the final two trainers in this area. These two psychic trainers, Kody and Rachel, will come at you with a level fifteen Meditite and a level fifteen Psyduck, respectively. Subdue their creatures and continue north as the path bends to your left. You can find some Honey in the grass on the left end of the north-leading passage. Then, you’ll reach the end of the forest. Cheryl will bid you adieu and go off on her own. You’ll see some saplings blocking your path to an area north of you. We’ll take care of that momentarily. In the meantime, go rightward and back onto Route 205.

Things are rather simple from here. Head eastward and to the bridge with some fisherman on it. .Three of the four fisherman will challenge you to a Pokemon battle. Joseph will come at you with a level fourteen Goldeen. Zachary will have a couple of level ten Magikarp and a level thirteen Goldeen to throw at you. However, Fisherman Andrew has the best party—six level ten Magikarp, all of which are incapable of attacking! How odd! Once on the other side of the bridge, swing southward and then westward along the thin pathway near the water. This will run you headlong into a Potion to add to your inventory. On the other side of the water, you’ll find four berries on bushes—two Oran Berries, a Pecha Berry, and a Cheri Berry. After grabbing all of those, head eastward into Eterna City.

RPG fans usually enjoy exploring new towns in their games. Eterna City is just another of these towns we get to explore. As you explore, note the location of key buildings (such as the Pokemon Center and the Poke Mart), visiting them if you must. The gym at the bottom of the town, which we won’t yet visit (if you’re following this walkthrough, anyway), has a Super Potion behind it if you care to grab it. There’s also a three story condominium building behind the gym which you should visit. On the ground floor, you can trade a Buizel for a Chatot with a woman there. This is a good deal, especially considering there are Buizels to recapture for your own collection in the vicinity of town. Definitely take her up on this trade. On the second floor of the condo building, you’ll be able to talk to another woman, who will hand over TM67. This is for a skill called Recycle… not exactly necessary, but nice to acquire nonetheless.

If you shoot southward out of town, you won’t be able to proceed because you haven’t yet gotten a Bicycle. However, you can find the professor’s assistant’s father, who will give you Exp. Share, perhaps one of the best items in the game. You’re supposed to get it a little later, but getting it early can’t hurt, right? Also, if you head into the house right next to the Pokemon Center, you can talk to an old man who used to be a skilled spelunker. He and everyone in the house will talk about the underground and give you an Explorer’s Kit to explore for yourself. More on that later.

If you’ve already run along the north end of town, then you would have already gotten TM01 automatically, but if you haven’t, go to the north end of town to catalyze the event to get the technical machine. This is an extremely important item that you must have to continue the game, for it can teach a Pokemon the skill “Cut” and allows you to get through those pesky saplings that were blocking our path at several points earlier. This will also grant you access to some side areas, which we will now cover right here in this very walkthrough. (Also, be sure to visit the Herb Shop in town… new items can be found there if you’re daring enough to give them a try).

IV. Eterna City Gym & The Galactic HQ

It’s time to go to the gym in Eternia City and grab your second badge. But first, we want to direct your attention to the east side of Eternia City, where you can access Route 211. You can’t do much here yet, but you can catch some new Pokemon in the grasses and in the nearby cave to the east of the route. Meditites, Hoohoots, and Ponytas can be caught in the grasses of Route 211, while in the nearby cave, Cleffa and Chinglings are amongst the new Pokemon available. Catch what you want (we caught them all, naturally) before proceeding. Even though you can’t really go anywhere on the route or in the cave yet, catching these Pokemon now simply means you don’t have to worry about it later when you come through here as part of the primary story.

If you’re interested in more detailed descriptions on what’s going on throughout Route 211, you’ll have to wait ’til later. What you will run into, however, are three trainers. One is slightly obscured in the grasses at the beginning of the route. Ninja Boy Zach will have a trio of Zubats, levels thirteen, fourteen and fifteen. Hiker Louis is further right, out in the open, an will have two rock Pokemon, a Geodude and Onix (both level fifteen). Finally, if you wrap on around the north end, under the bridge, you will fight the third trainer in the area, Birdkeeper Alexandra and her high-level Hoothoot. Beyond her is TM12. Make sure to grab that before vacating the area.

Now, onto Eternia’s gym (which is located at the south end of town). The gym leader in the town, Gardenia, uses a Cherubi, a Turtwig, and a Roserade. This means that you should have a team of Pokemon, hovering around levels 16-20, that can stand up to these kinds of foes. Our particular party consisted of the following six Pokemon: Luxio, Zubat, Bibarel, Kricketune, Staravia, an Machop. With a team like this, you should be just fine going into the gym.

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Aroma Lady Angela	Turtwig (LV. 17)	$544	230
Aroma Lady Jenna	Budew (LV. 14) / Budew (LV. 13) / Budew (LV. 15)	$480	610
Beauty Lindsay	Roselia (LV. 17)	$952	552
Bird Keeper Alexandra	Hoothoot (LV. 19)	$608	244
Commander Jupiter	Zubat (LV. 1 / Skuntank (LV. 20)	$1,600	1,101
Galactic Grunt (I)	Zubat (LV. 14) / Glameow (LV. 14)	$560	375
Galactic Grunt (II)	Wurmple (LV. 13) / Cascoon (LV. 13)	$520	349
Galactic Grunt (III)	Wurmple (LV. 13) / Zubat (LV. .13)	$520	300
Galactic Grunt (IV)	Silcoon (LV. 15)	$600	231
Galactic Grunt (V)	Wurmple (LV. 12) / Silcoon (LV. 12) / Zubat (LV. 12)	$480	460
Gym Leader Gardenia	Cherubi (LV. 19) / Turtwig (LV. 19) / Roserade (LV. 22)	$2,640	1,620
Hiker Louis	Geodude (LV. 15) / Onix (LV. 15)	$480	580
Lass Caroline	Cherubi (LV. 15) / Roselia (LV. 15)	$240	704
Ninja Boy Zach	Zubat (LV. 13) / Zubat (LV. 14) / Zubat (LV. 15)	$120	483
Scientist Travon	Kadabra (LV. 15)	$720	465

This gym is a little different than the last one we ran into. When you enter, talk to the man at the entrance to be introduced to the area, and then talk to the gym leader in the doorway. Don’t worry, you won’t have to fight her yet. Instead, in the room beyond (which is an outdoor room, oddly enough), you’ll have to find four trainers to fight and defeat before fighting Gardenia herself. They have to be found in order, though. The first one, Lass Caroline, can be found in the northwest part of the gym. She’ll come at you with a Cherubi and a Roselia, both level fifteen. Next is Aroma Lady Jenna, who is in the southwest part of the room. She’ll come at you with three Budew, ranging from levels thirteen to fifteen. In the southeast, Aroma Lady Angela will have a lone Pokemon—a Turtwig—for you to deal with. And finally, in the northeast, Beauty Lindsay and her Roselia will try to stop your progress.

When those four are defeated, Gardenia is yours. We recommend leaving to hit the Pokemon Center first, in order to heal your team, before going up to Gardenia and taking her on. She has three Pokemon—a level nineteen Cherubi, a level nineteen Turtwig, and a level twenty-two Roserade. Remember to focus on their weaknesses (such as rock and wind) to subdue them quickly. This may prove to be a difficult fight for you, depending on your current team’s makeup, but just remember to switch out and heal as necessary. She may do the same (she used a Super Potion on her Turtwig when we fought her), but she shouldn’t put up too much of a fight, especially in comparison to what’s to come. Nonetheless, when Gardenia’s three Pokemon fall, the Forest Badge is yours.

With the Forest Badge, you can now teach a Pokemon the skill “Cut” (with TM01) and actually use it outside of battle, to cut down the small sapling trees. The Galactic HQ at the north end of town is therefore our next destination. The bicycle shop’s clerk is within, and he must be freed up in order to continue. Be sure that before you enter the building, however, you go around the right side of it. Using Cut on another sapling there, you can find TM46 beyond it.

The building itself is made up of four stories, with Commander Jupiter on the top floor. Each of the other three floors has trainers and non-combatant members of Team Galactic. Talk to everyone to find out who will fight you and who won’t. There will be two Galactic Grunts on the first floor, two more on the second floor, and one more on the third floor, along with Scientist Travon and his powerful level fifteen Kadabra. However, Commander Jupiter on the top floor will be your primary target. Fighting her, as well as her level eighteen Zubat and level twenty Skuntank, will prove to be a challenge. However, the money and experience you get for the fight is well worth the effort. Not only will her defeat free the bike shop’s clerk, but if you go and visit his shop after leaving their headquarters, he’ll reward you with a Bicycle. This is an item that you’ll need in order to continue your quest… and now, we will do just that.

Chapter 3 - Cobble Badge

I. Route 206 and the Wayward Cave

With the Bicycle now firmly in your inventory, you can head south from Eternia and onto Route 206. Biking is the only way to traverse this place, and as you speed along, you’ll be forced to battle various bikers—eight cyclist-trainers in all, in fact—in order to procee easily. The eight cyclists on the road will provide you with very little trouble. Since they are all titled “Cyclist” you can simply look at the chart above and see what Pokemon they’ll throw at you. The most interesting battle is the last on the road; Cyclist Kayla has a Pikachu, marking the first time in the game where you can see what is perhaps the Pokemon series’ biggest icon.

Once at the south end of the route, you can go into the building you find. Talk to the people there—one will give you a Flag for your inventory (more on these later). Before continuing southward, however, look to your right. You’ll see some saplings blocking a pathway to the area below the route above (the grasses here are where the Pokemon in the area, including the all-new Bronzor, can be found). In fact, to continue along with our walkthrough, you’ll need to have very specific Pokemon with you. Cut, Flash and Rock Smash are all necessary here, so have the Pokemon with you that have those skills (Cut and Flash we have on our Kricketune, while our Onix has Rock Smash). Use Cut to get through the saplings and then work your way northward underneath the road above.

There’s only one trainer down here, Hiker Theodore, who’s packing two level fifteen Onix. Otherwise, there’s items to be found. On your right after cutting through the saplings, there’s an obscured item on your right behind another sapling. Cut through the sapling to grab the Full Heal that sits there. Then, go forward and left, directly under the overpass, where in a gap you will find a Burn Heal. Further left and north from there, you can find a couple of berry bushes, where two Rawst Berries can be found. Due right from there is a Super Repel. And finally, after you defeat Hiker Theodore, go forward and to the left, where the final item in the area, the Poison Barb, can be found.

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Camper Diego	Cascoon (LV. 13) / Dustox (LV. 17)	$272	785
Camper Parker	Buizel (LV. 15) / Shinx (LV. 15)	$240	432
Collector Terry	Gastly (LV. 12) / Gastly (LV. 13) / Gastly (LV. 17)	$1,088	865
Cyclist Axel	Staravia (LV. 17)	$544	410
Cyclist James	Ponyta (LV. 17)	$544	553
Cyclist John	Starly (LV. 17) / Staravia (LV. 17)	$480	587
Cyclist Kayla	Pikachu (LV. 17)	$480	296
Cyclist Megan	Shinx (LV. 17)	$544	217
Cyclist Nicole	Starly (LV. 15) / Ponyta (LV. 15)	$480	667
Cyclist Rachel	2x Shinx (LV. 15)	$544	476
Cyclist Ryan	Zubat (LV. 17)	$544	194
Hiker Lorenzo	Onix (LV. 17)	$544	393
Hiker Reginald	Geodude (LV. 15) / Machop (LV. 15)	$544	474
Hiker Theodore	2x Onix (LV. 15)	$480	692
Lass Cassidy	Buneary (LV. 17)	$272	306
Picnicker Ana	Meditite (LV. 17)	$272	331
Picnicker Tori	Silcoon (LV. 15) / Beautifly (LV. 15)	$240	748
Ruin Maniac Gerald	Geodude (LV. 15) / Bronzor (LV. 17)	$816	495
Youngster Wayne	Bidoof (LV. 13) / Zubat (LV. 14) / Aipom (LV. 15)	$240	623

We’re not yet done here. In the northeast corner of this area below the actual route, you may have noticed a cave entrance. This is our next destination, and while it’s not necessary to go there, building levels and getting some free items never hurts. Go into the cave and have the Pokemon with Flash use it to illuminate the entire area.

Getting through this cave can be a bit of a pain because there’s a lot of rocks in the way, some that can be destroyed and others that can’t. We’ll leave it up to you guys to find a specific way through the cave, but we’ll give you these tips. First of all, you’ll want to concentrate on the right side of the cave first. The reason for this is simple enough to comprehend—a partner trainer that will temporarily join your party, name Mira, can be found in the northeast corner of the cave. She and her Kadabra will join the party and make the fighting that much easier, and the experience that much more plentiful (since her Pokemon won’t take a cut of the experience, but will draw in an extra enemy Pokemon per battle). Once she’s acquired, we can then start to explore. Keep in mind that to break through the “breakable” stones in the area, Rock Smash must be used.

On the east side of the cave, you can find an Escape Rope, and fight four trainers. Collector Terry has three Gastlys of various levels. Ruin Maniac Gerald will come at you with a level fifteen Geodude and a level seventeen Bronzor. Picnicker Ana will have a level seventeen Meditite, while Camper Parker has a Buizel and Shinx, both level fifteen.

On the other, more complex side of the cave (that being the west side), more trainers can be found en masse. Picnicker Tori has a Silcoon an Beautifly, both level fifteen. Camper Diego has a level thirteen Cascoon and level seventeen Dustox. Hikers Reginald and Lorenzo have a Geodude and Machop, both level fifteen, and a level seventeen Onix respectively. Youngster Wayne will come at you with a Bidoof, Zubat, and Aipom (the latter being a new Pokemon you’ve yet to see in your journey), progressing from levels thirteen to fifteen. And finally, Lass Cassidy has a level seventeen Buneary.

As far as items are concerned, two more can be found apart from the aforementioned Escape Rope. Near Camper Diego, a Rare Candy can be found. Near Lass Cassidy and her cute Buneary, TM32 can be found, a technical machine that will teach a Pokemon the skill Double Team. With all of the Pokemon slain and the items gathered, you can then work your way back to the entrance. It’s at this point that Mira will bid you adieu, and you will be able to head back to the overworld, back to Route 206. Hey, her services were great while they lasted, right? She kept your Pokemon fully healed after each battle! Thanks, Mira!

A quick note on the Old Chateau. It’s at the north end of Eterna Forest, and you no doubt have seen it. You can access it rather easily by using Cut, and when you do, you’ll be in and out in no time. It’s worth going there, however, since you can catch a new Pokemon—a Gastly—and get some items as well. The first item you should check out is actually outside of the house on the right side. Grab the Ether on the right side of the house before proceeding. Then, head on inside.

There are four “areas” of this small chateau. Go to the top floor first and go into the room on the left to grab an Old Gateau. Simply ignore the identical room on the right—it’s empty. Then, stay upstairs and go through the door at the top end. This will lead to a hallway with five rooms. The rooms on the far right and left are the only ones of interest, however. On the right, grab TM90, and on the left, grab the Dread Plate.

Back downstairs, go through the door at the north end. This is a large room, but there’s surprisingly little to do here. All you’ll want to do is head to the left side of the room, into the kitchen, and search the garbage pale there in order to find an Antidote. Then, you’re free to go. You’ll no doubt notice that Gastly is the only foe you’ve fought here; be sure to grab one for your collection before leaving!

Also, a quick note on unexplored parts of Route 205, adjacent to Eterna Forest. You can use Cut to get from one side of Route 205 to the other without going into Eterna Forest. Use Cut from the area of Route 205 where the fisherman are all gathered (in the southwest corner). The items that can be found start with the Big Tree the wandering woman will give you when you speak to her. Then, examine the berry bushes you come across to add two Oran Berries, a Cheri Berry, two Bluk Berries and two Razz Berries to your collection. Finally, search out the Silver Powder an TM82 to finish this extra bout of exploration. Now, it’s really time to continue!

II. Route 207 & Route 208

Route 207 is easy enough to get through without fighting any of the admittedly-weak Pokemon in the area. Since the only engagement-inducing geography in the area, grass, is located in an area you should have already explored much earlier in the game (if you’re following this guide), you can simply swing right towards Mt. Coronet in the east.

At the outset, you’ll automatically run into Dawn, the professor’s assistant. She’ll ask you to pick a hand, but don’t ponder your choice too much, as it really doesn’t matter in the end. She’ll hand over both the Vs. Seeker and Dowsing Machine for you to use before leaving you with some encouraging words. Then, quickly head to your left, where berry bushes can be found. Four Oran Berries and two Cheri Berries can be found. Oh, and a quick word on the area to the south—you should have been there much earlier. You can access the area (hence coming up and down from your current location) with your bike if you want to head south and quickly heal, but there’s really not a good reason to go down there, at all. Easy, right?

However, it’s not all fun and games on Route 207. There will be six trainers that will want to challenge you in the area; naturally, you should embrace their offers and take them all out. The first two trainers you come across—Camper Anthony and Picnicker Lauren - will take you on simultaneously, so you’ll get to use two Pokemon to engage them. Their Ponyta and Pachirisu, both level nineteen, shouldn’t be too difficult for you to defeat at this point, however, especially in a 2-on-2 battle.

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Aroma Lady Hannah	Combee (LV. 16) / Roselia (LV. 1	$576	681
Artist William	Mime Jr. (LV. 17) / Bonsly (LV. 17)	$816	487
Battle Girl Helen	Medidite (LV. 1 / Machop (LV. 1	$288	638
Black Belt Kyle	Machop (LV. 19)	$456	304
Camper Anthony & Picnicker Lauren	Ponyta (LV. 19) / Pachirisu (LV. 19)	$1,000	1,100
Hiker Jonathan	Onix (LV. 19)	$608	439
Hiker Justin	Geodude (LV. 16) / Bronzor (LV. 1	$576	524
Hiker Kevin	Geodude (LV. 15) / 2x Geodude (LV. 16) / Zubat (LV. 17)	$512	924
Hiker Robert	2x Geodude (LV. 17)	$544	530
Youngster Austin	Starly (LV. 15) / Geodude (LV. 15) / Chimchar (LV. 1	$288	662

The other four trainers will be a little different. First, head rightward from the previous battle (grabbing a Super Potion en route) and fight Hiker Justin. His level sixteen Geodude and level eighteen Bronzor will stand in your way. When he’s defeated, don’t go into Mt. Coronet yet. Instead, backtrack until you see a bridge heading south over a chasm. Walk around so you can access that bridge. Take on Youngster Austin and his trio of moderate Pokemon as you walk towards the stairs leading up to the bridge. Then, go up the stairs, head left and fight Hiker Kevin (he has three Geodudes and a Zubat). Southward over the bridge, you can find Dire Hit. Then, go back over the bridge and head rightward, to fight Battle Girl Helen and her Meditite/Machop combo.

All slain? Items acquired? Excellent! Now, head into the cave. This is Mt. Coronet, and it’s easy enough to traverse (that much we promise!) Though there are enemies within, the fighting isn’t that fierce, and what’s more, you’ll only be in the mountain briefly. When you’re walking through, expect to run into a blue-headed person who will talk to you at length before you continue. On the other side, you’ll find Route 208.

This is another area where fighting the local Pokemon (which, mind you, are all Pokemon you should have already encountered… so no worries about missing any catchables!) There are five more trainers in this area that you’ll have to fight to continue, but they, like their brethren on Route 207, won’t prove to be too difficult for you. Go rightward over the bridge and engage Hiker Robert in battle. His two level seventeen Geodudes will come at you, so come back at them in quick order. Then, head north over another bridge, where Black Belt Kyle and his powerful Machop will take you on. Beyond him (down some stairs to your left), grab an X Speed. Then, backtrack to where you battled Hiker Robert.

Proceed over the bridge to the right of Robert, where Hiker Jonathan will be your next foe. He has a level nineteen Onix, so no fears! Take it to him! Then, go forward and look left. Down some stairs, a Poke Ball can be found, but you’ll need a Rock Smash-capable Pokemon to access it. After all of that, focus your attention on the right side of the route.

Descend the stairs and go into the grass. This is the only part, albeit brief, where you’ll be in mandatory danger of fighting the local Pokemon on either Route 207 or 208. Aroma Lady Hannah, packing a Combee and Roselia, will be on the other end of the grass. Be sure to head south from her location to grab the Odd Keystone, then go back north to take care of Artist William and his Mime Jr./Bonsly combo (this is the last trainer in the area).

Naturally, the small house near the east side of the route is a major attraction en route to your next locale. Next to the house, you can grab a plethora of berries—two Pinap Berries, two Bluk Berries, two Razz Berries, and two Nanab Berries - and they should provide you with a hint as to the importance of the house they grow next to. Inside the building, talk to the little girl and answer her in the affirmative to grab the Berry Searcher. Then, talk to the self-proclaimed Berry Master to receive a random berry. You can come back and repeat this every couple of game-days. And finally, talk to the woman in the house, who will sell you four different kinds of mulch made of Pokemon poop. Nice!

III. Hearthome City

Hearthome City is the location of the third gym we will come across in the game. Sadly, we won’t be able to do battle with the gym leader yet. Instead, we get to explore, somewhat aimlessly, the town, grabbing items and talking to people before ultimately proceeding with our quest. As you head rightward and enter into the town, a girl named Keira will show up, chasing after her fleeing Buneary. She’ll thank you for getting in her Pokemon’s way and then head back to the Contest Hall, inviting you to come see her.

Thankfully, doing so isn’t that much of a challenge. If you go northward into town at the first chance you get, you can talk to a boy waiting there, who will bring you straight to the Contest Hall. When you get there, talk to the woman blocking the entrance. This is Fantina, the gym leader of town, who will cockily refuse to battle you before going on her way. Within the building itself, talk to Keira, who will oddly enough be with your mother! After some discussion, you’ll get Tuxedo from your mother and Glitter Powder from Keira. Pursuing anything else in this place is up to you… we’ll discuss it in the basics section of the guide, but contests don’t pertain to the main game and hence won’t be discussed here in the walkthrough.

As far as exploring the rest of the town, start with the orange-roofed house near the east end of town. You can get a Poffin Case within. The house directly to the right of that house will have another item for you to grab. Head inside and take the elevator to the top floor. Talk to the woman, with her Pokemon, at the table, and she’ll hand over a Shell Bell.

After this, head to the south end of town. If you haven’t yet done so, you will now run into your friend automatically and be thrust into battle with him. Who he comes at you with, Pokemon-wise, will depend wholly on who you chose at the beginning of the game. Make sure to go into this battle healed and saved! When his Pokemon are taken care of, there’s only one other thing to take care of.

At the north end of town, there’s a patch of land known as Amity Square. This place is only accessible with certain Pokemon being in your party. Out of the Pokemon we’ve encountered so far, the ones “cute enough” to be able to go are Psyduck, Buneary and Pachirisu. Have one in your party and walk around! When you do, you’ll find four items. At the south end of the field, TM43 can be found. Due north from there, TM45 can be found. On the east side of the field, head north to the buildings, grabbing the Spooky Plate at the right side of the building there. Then, walk into the adjacent building and search blindly… trust us that you will find an all-important Amulet Coin when you do!

IV. Route 209, Solaceon Town & The Solaceon Ruins

Route 209 is fairly easy to traverse, and we must do just that if we’re to reach the town on the other side, Solaceon Town. Start by heading to your right and shooting north through the grass. In the northeast corner of the grass, some Honey can be found. Then, go back to the south end of the grass and continue rightward. Head along the pier you encounter and talk to the boy at the far end in order to get the Good Rod. You can now catch a more versatile group of water-based Pokemon when you fish; you can start in this area by capturing a Goldeen in the water. You’ll also encounter Pokemon Breeder Albert here, who will come at you with a trio of creatures to do battle with. Naturally, you’ll want to take him out before proceeding.

Once over the first bridge, head north over another bridge, left over yet another bridge, and hit up the bushes of berries you find there (in our game, they were still in bloom, but you may have different luck). Back at the vertical bridge, continue rightward, do battle with Twins Emma and Lil (they’ll come at you with a Bonsly and Mime Jr.), and then talk to the little boy at the far end of another pier to do battle with Poke Kid Danielle (she has a lone Pokemon to battle you with—a Pikachu).

Continuing rightward, another trainer will be encountered, and she’ll want to fight you as well. Pokemon Breeder Jennifer has three varied Pokemon, but it’s what’s to her right that’s truly interesting. You should have an item called the Odd Keystone in your inventory—examine the rock formation you see here and place it there when prompted to do so. Then, go northward and examine some more berry bushes—if you’re game is at all like ours, two Raz Berries will be all yours.

It’s now a straight shot northward towards Solaceon Town. Unfortunately, you’ll have to do battle with several trainers en route (but there are also some items to find as well). Cowgirl Shelley, the first trainer you’ll encounter when you swing northward, will come at you with not one or two Pokemon, but five… and they’re all Bidoofs! Running around north of her will be Young Couple Ty and Sue, who have two level nineteen Pokemon, a Machop and a Meditite. In the northwest corner of the route, near the entrance of the town, you can find some Calcium, while if you have a Pokemon in your party that can use Cut, you can grab TM47 on the east side of the route on the north end. If you don’t have a Pokemon who can use Cut right now, no worries; you can return later and take care of business at your leisure.

Pokemon Trainers to Fight
Trainer Name	Pokemon (w/ LV.)	Money	EXP
Belle & Pa	Ponyta (LV. 19) / Buizel (LV. 19)	$2,128	920
Cowgirl Shelley	Bidoof (LV. 14) / 3x Bidoof (LV. 15) / Bidoof (LV. 16)	$240	930
Poke Kid Danielle	Pikachu (LV. 19)	$152	333
Pokefan Leonard	Pichu (LV. 15) / Pikachu (LV. 1	$1,152	720
Pokefan Rebecca	Bonsly (LV. 19)	$1,216