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Pokémon Platinum Oreburgh City and Mine Walkthrough

Coal Badge

Find Roark underground, collect the city gifts, and train for the first Gym. Exact Platinum encounters, every sourced trainer, items, hidden-item directions, puzzle notes, boss data, and completion checks.

Nintendo DS Pokemon Platinum Phase 1Coal Badge Twinleaf, Sandgem, Jubilife, Oreburgh, and Roark. 01 / 12 Giratina artwork Rotom artwork
By Damodar Sharma Updated July 10, 2026 Walkthrough

Find Roark underground, collect the city gifts, and train for the first Gym. Every table on this page is joined to the named Platinum map, encounter, trainer, item, and script data; Diamond/Pearl rows are not substituted.

Source maps

Oreburgh City, Oreburgh City Mart, Oreburgh City Gym, Oreburgh City Pokémon Center 1 Female, Oreburgh City Pokémon Center 2 Female, Oreburgh City Northwest House 1 Female, Oreburgh City Northwest House 2 Female, Oreburgh City North House 1 Female, Oreburgh City North House 2 Female, Oreburgh City Middle House, Oreburgh City West House, Oreburgh City East House 1 Female, Oreburgh City East House 2 Female, Oreburgh City South House, Oreburgh Mine B1 Female, Oreburgh Mine B2 Female, Oreburgh City Pokémon Center B1 Female.

Encounter rows21Trainer rows5Visible / hidden5 / 1

Platinum discipline

Morning, day, night, daily, Radar, swarm, dual-slot, static, gift, and event rows remain distinct when their requirements differ.

Route Plan

Tour Oreburgh, visit the Mining Museum, descend through both mine floors, speak to Roark at the lowest work area, and return to the Gym.

Exact pret map constants (17)

MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_MART · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_GYM · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_POKECENTER_1F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_POKECENTER_2F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_NORTHWEST_HOUSE_1F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_NORTHWEST_HOUSE_2F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_NORTH_HOUSE_1F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_NORTH_HOUSE_2F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_MIDDLE_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_WEST_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_EAST_HOUSE_1F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_EAST_HOUSE_2F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_SOUTH_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_MINE_B1F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_MINE_B2F · MAP_HEADER_OREBURGH_CITY_POKECENTER_B1F

Wild Pokémon

Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. Standard grass and cave rates merge every base slot for a species and are shown per time window: morning 04:00-09:59, day 10:00-19:59, night 20:00-03:59. Swarm, Poké Radar, GBA dual-slot, and Trophy Garden replacements keep their own labeled rows. Underlying slot odds: grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1; Surf and Old Rod 60/30/5/4/1; Good and Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1.

Oreburgh City and Mine

Oreburgh City and Mine wild Pokémon by method, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
In-game trade
Abra artworkAbraMatches offered PokémonOneOffer Machop; receive Kazza from Hilary holding Oran Berry. IVs — HP 15, Atk 15, Def 15, Spe 20, SpA 25, SpD 25.

Oreburgh Mine B1 Female

Oreburgh Mine B1 Female wild Pokémon by method, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
Grass / cave floor
Geodude artworkGeodude4-865%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Zubat artworkZubat5-725%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Onix artworkOnix6 or 810%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement)
Geodude artworkGeodude5-640%Post-National Dex daily swarm; replaces grass slots 0-1 (40% total).
Poké Radar (post-National Dex)
Geodude artworkGeodude4 or 7-822%National Dex and Poké Radar; replaces slots 4, 5, 10, and 11 in Radar patches (22% total).
Dual-slot GBA insertion (post-National Dex)
Geodude artworkGeodude7-88%National Dex plus Pokémon Ruby in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude7-88%National Dex plus Pokémon Sapphire in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude7-88%National Dex plus Pokémon Emerald in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude7-88%National Dex plus Pokémon FireRed in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude7-88%National Dex plus Pokémon LeafGreen in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).

Oreburgh Mine B2 Female

Oreburgh Mine B2 Female wild Pokémon by method, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
Grass / cave floor
Geodude artworkGeodude5-965%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Zubat artworkZubat6-825%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Onix artworkOnix7 or 910%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement)
Geodude artworkGeodude6-740%Post-National Dex daily swarm; replaces grass slots 0-1 (40% total).
Poké Radar (post-National Dex)
Geodude artworkGeodude5 or 8-922%National Dex and Poké Radar; replaces slots 4, 5, 10, and 11 in Radar patches (22% total).
Dual-slot GBA insertion (post-National Dex)
Geodude artworkGeodude8-98%National Dex plus Pokémon Ruby in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude8-98%National Dex plus Pokémon Sapphire in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude8-98%National Dex plus Pokémon Emerald in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude8-98%National Dex plus Pokémon FireRed in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Geodude artworkGeodude8-98%National Dex plus Pokémon LeafGreen in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).

Wild held items

CompoundEyes affects the held-item check when its user leads. Great Marsh catches cannot use Thief or Covet during the Safari Game; catch and inspect instead.

Wild PokémonHeld itemChance
Abra artworkAbraTwistedspoon5%
Geodude artworkGeodudeEverstone5%

Trainers

Route order follows event-object order, then source-script order. Teams show held items and moves only where Platinum explicitly defines them. Rewards use the engine formula: highest party level × 4 × trainer-class multiplier.

TrainerRoute order / placementFull teamRewardOptional / rematch note
Youngster battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumYoungster JonathonSource trainer ID 244Oreburgh City Gym • order 3 at source tile (4, 18)
  • Geodude artworkGeodude Lv. 11Moves: Tackle / Defense Curl
₽176One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Youngster battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumYoungster DariusSource trainer ID 245Oreburgh City Gym • order 4 at source tile (7, 11)
  • Geodude artworkGeodude Lv. 9Moves: Tackle / Defense Curl
  • Onix artworkOnix Lv. 9Moves: Rock Throw / Tackle / Harden
₽144One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Leader Roark battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumLeader Roark RoarkSource trainer ID 246Oreburgh City Gym • scripted battle
  • Geodude artworkGeodude Lv. 12Moves: Stealth Rock / Rock Throw
  • Onix artworkOnix Lv. 12Moves: Stealth Rock / Rock Throw / Screech
  • Cranidos artworkCranidos Lv. 14Moves: Headbutt / Pursuit / Leer
₽1,680One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Worker battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumWorker ColinSource trainer ID 195Oreburgh Mine B2 Female • order 6 at source tile (8, 28)₽320One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Worker battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumWorker MasonSource trainer ID 196Oreburgh Mine B2 Female • order 7 at source tile (26, 20)₽360One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.

Items And Services

Item / serviceMethodPlain-English placementRequirement
Dire HitVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the central part of Oreburgh City, 2 tiles east and 1 tile north of the Worker 3. Source QA tile: 295, 774.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Yellow ShardVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the central part of Oreburgh City, 2 tiles west and 2 tiles north of the Worker 3. Source QA tile: 291, 773.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Poké BallVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the northeastern part of Oreburgh Mine B1 Female, 6 tiles east of the Hiker. Source QA tile: 19, 4.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Escape RopeVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the southwestern part of Oreburgh Mine B2 Female, 4 tiles west of the Worker Colin. Source QA tile: 4, 28.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
PotionVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the southeastern part of Oreburgh Mine B2 Female, 4 tiles south of the Worker Mason. Source QA tile: 26, 24.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.

Hidden Items

Hidden itemPlain-English placementRequirement
PearlUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the central part of Oreburgh City, 2 tiles west and 3 tiles north of the Worker 3. Source QA tile: 291, 772; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.

Puzzles, Warps, And Switches

This section has no source-significant switch or warp maze. Follow the route plan and collect each table row before leaving.

Boss Strategy And Partners

No boss, Gym Leader, rival branch, Commander, Elite Four member, or Champion is assigned to this section.

Completion Checklist

  • Visit all 17 mapped subareas listed in the source constants.
  • Record the 21 applicable wild, static, gift, trade, or event encounter rows across the per-area tables.
  • Defeat or intentionally defer all 5 source-placed trainer battles.
  • Collect or account for 5 visible items, berry patches, gifts, and services plus 1 Dowsing Machine item.
  • Complete the route, story, puzzle, boss, partner, and event conditions above before following the next-section link.

Sources And Validation

  • Primary source: pret/pokeplatinum commit 7c0aa10b6a6aa09d8824e08bd8a36f6fc8b7ad8d.
  • Source layers: res/field/encounters, res/field/events, res/field/scripts, res/trainers, personal held-item data, map headers, hidden-item table, berry initializer, trades, tutors, and Frontier sets.
  • Machine-readable validation report records page, map, trainer, item, encounter, asset, and source invariants.

Dex quick links

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