Phase 10 section
Pokémon Platinum Legendary Birds and Swarms Walkthrough
Trigger Oak's roaming birds and begin the daily swarm rotation. Exact Platinum encounters, every sourced trainer, items, hidden-item directions, puzzle notes, boss data, and completion checks.
Trigger Oak's roaming birds and begin the daily swarm rotation. 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
Eterna City, Eterna City Mart, Eterna City Gym, Eterna City Diamond/Pearl Gym, Eterna City Pokémon Center 1 Female, Eterna City Pokémon Center 2 Female, Eterna City Condominiums 1 Female, Eterna City Condominiums 2 Female, Eterna City Condominiums 3 Female, Eterna City Herb Shop, Eterna City South House, Eterna City East House, Eterna City Underground Man House, Sandgem Town, Sandgem Town Mart, Sandgem Town Pokémon Center 1 Female, Sandgem Town Pokémon Center 2 Female, Sandgem Town Pokémon Research Lab, Sandgem Town Counterpart House 1 Female, Sandgem Town Counterpart House 2 Female, Sandgem Town House, Eterna City Pokémon Center B1 Female, Sandgem Town Pokémon Center B1 Female.
Platinum discipline
Morning, day, night, daily, Radar, swarm, dual-slot, static, gift, and event rows remain distinct when their requirements differ.
Route Plan
Speak to Oak in Eterna after the National Dex to release Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres; check Lucas or Dawn's sister in Sandgem each day for the swarm route.
Exact pret map constants (23)
MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_MART · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_GYM · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_DP_GYM · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_POKECENTER_1F · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_POKECENTER_2F · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_CONDOMINIUMS_1F · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_CONDOMINIUMS_2F · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_CONDOMINIUMS_3F · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_HERB_SHOP · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_SOUTH_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_EAST_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_UNDERGROUND_MAN_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_MART · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_POKECENTER_1F · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_POKECENTER_2F · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_POKEMON_RESEARCH_LAB · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_COUNTERPART_HOUSE_1F · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_COUNTERPART_HOUSE_2F · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_ETERNA_CITY_POKECENTER_B1F · MAP_HEADER_SANDGEM_TOWN_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.
Eterna City
| Pokémon | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | |||
| Surfing | |||||
 Psyduck | 20-30 | 90% | — | ||
 Golduck | 20-40 | 10% | — | ||
| Fishing — Old Rod | |||||
 Magikarp | 3-15 | 100% | — | ||
| Fishing — Good Rod | |||||
| Magikarp | 10-25 | 55% | — | ||
 Barboach | 10-25 | 45% | — | ||
| Fishing — Super Rod | |||||
 Gyarados | 30-55 | 55% | — | ||
 Whiscash | 30-55 | 45% | — | ||
| Gift Egg | |||||
 Togepi | Egg | One | Source-scripted Platinum encounter or gift; save or make party space before resolving it. | ||
Legendary Birds and Swarms
| Pokémon | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | |||
| Roaming encounter | |||||
 Articuno | 60 | Roamer | National Dex; speak to Oak in Eterna. Tracked with Marking Map. | ||
 Moltres | 60 | Roamer | National Dex; speak to Oak in Eterna. HP and status persist. | ||
 Zapdos | 60 | Roamer | National Dex; speak to Oak in Eterna. Tracked independently from the other roamers. | ||
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.
| Trainer | Route order / placement | Full team | Reward | Optional / rematch note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leader Gardenia GardeniaSource trainer ID 315 | Eterna City Gym • scripted battle | ₽2,640 | One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant. | |
 Lass CarolineSource trainer ID 324 | Eterna City Gym • scripted battle | ₽272 | One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant. | |
 Aroma Lady JennaSource trainer ID 259 | Eterna City Gym • scripted battle | ₽544 | One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant. | |
| Aroma Lady AngelaSource trainer ID 260 | Eterna City Gym • scripted battle |
| ₽608 | One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant. |
Items And Services
| Item / service | Method | Plain-English placement | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM46 | Visible field item | Pick up the item ball in the northern part of Eterna City, 10 tiles north of the Cyrus. Source QA tile: 327, 516. | Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes. |
| Super Potion | Visible field item | Pick up the item ball in the southern part of Eterna City, 5 tiles east and 5 tiles north of the Gardenia. Source QA tile: 317, 558. | Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes. |
Hidden Items
| Hidden item | Plain-English placement | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Draco Plate | Use the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the northern part of Eterna City, 5 tiles north of the Cyrus. Source QA tile: 327, 521; search radius 0. | Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea. |
| Super Potion | Use the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the northwestern part of Eterna City, 19 tiles west and 1 tile north of the Cut Tree 1. Source QA tile: 285, 520; search radius 2. | Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea. |
| Great Ball | Use the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the northeastern part of Eterna City, 16 tiles east and 2 tiles north of the Vent 1. Source QA tile: 355, 521; search radius 2. | Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea. |
| Moon Stone | Use the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the northeastern part of Eterna City, 8 tiles east and 6 tiles north of the Vent 1. Source QA tile: 347, 517; 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 23 mapped subareas listed in the source constants.
- Record the 11 applicable wild, static, gift, trade, or event encounter rows across the per-area tables.
- Defeat or intentionally defer all 4 source-placed trainer battles.
- Collect or account for 2 visible items, berry patches, gifts, and services plus 4 Dowsing Machine items.
- Complete the route, story, puzzle, boss, partner, and event conditions above before following the next-section link.
Sources And Validation
- Primary source:
pret/pokeplatinumcommit7c0aa10b6a6aa09d8824e08bd8a36f6fc8b7ad8d. - 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.
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