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Pokémon Platinum Route 221 and Pal Park Walkthrough

Finish the number-house puzzle and unlock GBA migration. Exact Platinum encounters, every sourced trainer, items, hidden-item directions, puzzle notes, boss data, and completion checks.

Nintendo DS Pokemon Platinum Phase 10Battle Zone + National Dex National Dex, Pal Park, Battle Zone, Stark Mountain, legendaries, and special encounter systems. 10 / 12 Giratina artwork Rotom artwork
By Damodar Sharma Updated July 10, 2026 Walkthrough

Finish the number-house puzzle and unlock GBA migration. 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

Pal Park, Route 219, Route 221, Pal Park Lobby, Route 221 House, Route 220.

Encounter rows48Trainer rows15Visible / hidden12 / 8

Platinum discipline

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

Route Plan

Surf south from Sandgem through Routes 219-221, match the requested level at the number house, enter Pal Park, and receive Oak's Trainer Counter app.

  • Pal Park requires a Nintendo DS or DS Lite with a compatible Generation III cartridge in Slot-2. DSi and 3DS systems have no GBA slot.
Exact pret map constants (6)

MAP_HEADER_PAL_PARK · MAP_HEADER_ROUTE_219 · MAP_HEADER_ROUTE_221 · MAP_HEADER_PAL_PARK_LOBBY · MAP_HEADER_ROUTE_221_HOUSE · MAP_HEADER_ROUTE_220

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.

Route 219

Route 219 wild Pokémon by method, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
Surfing
Tentacool artworkTentacool20-3060%
Wingull artworkWingull20-3030%
Tentacruel artworkTentacruel20-409%
Pelipper artworkPelipper20-401%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarp3-15100%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarp10-2555%
Finneon artworkFinneon15-2040%
Lumineon artworkLumineon25-355%
Fishing — Super Rod
Gyarados artworkGyarados30-5555%
Lumineon artworkLumineon30-5545%

Route 220

Route 220 wild Pokémon by method, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
Surfing
Tentacool artworkTentacool20-3060%
Wingull artworkWingull20-3030%
Tentacruel artworkTentacruel20-409%
Pelipper artworkPelipper20-401%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarp3-15100%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarp10-2555%
Finneon artworkFinneon15-2040%
Lumineon artworkLumineon25-355%
Fishing — Super Rod
Lumineon artworkLumineon30-5545%
Gyarados artworkGyarados30-5540%
Chinchou artworkChinchou20-5015%

Route 221

Route 221 wild Pokémon by method, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
Grass / cave floor
Floatzel artworkFloatzel28-29 or 3125%25%35%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Girafarig artworkGirafarig28 or 3025%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Roselia artworkRoselia28-3025%25%15%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Sudowoodo artworkSudowoodo29-3125%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)
Farfetchd artworkFarfetchd28-2940%Post-National Dex daily swarm; replaces grass slots 0-1 (40% total).
Poké Radar (post-National Dex)
Nidorina artworkNidorina3011%National Dex and Poké Radar; replaces slots 4, 5, 10, and 11 in Radar patches (22% total).
Nidorino artworkNidorino3111%National Dex and Poké Radar; replaces slots 4, 5, 10, and 11 in Radar patches (22% total).
Dual-slot GBA insertion (post-National Dex)
Floatzel artworkFloatzel314%National Dex plus Pokémon Ruby in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Floatzel artworkFloatzel314%National Dex plus Pokémon Sapphire in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Floatzel artworkFloatzel314%National Dex plus Pokémon Emerald in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Floatzel artworkFloatzel314%National Dex plus Pokémon FireRed in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Floatzel artworkFloatzel314%National Dex plus Pokémon LeafGreen in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Roselia artworkRoselia304%National Dex plus Pokémon Ruby in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Roselia artworkRoselia304%National Dex plus Pokémon Sapphire in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Roselia artworkRoselia304%National Dex plus Pokémon Emerald in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Roselia artworkRoselia304%National Dex plus Pokémon FireRed in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Roselia artworkRoselia304%National Dex plus Pokémon LeafGreen in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total).
Surfing
Tentacool artworkTentacool20-3060%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Wingull artworkWingull20-3030%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Tentacruel artworkTentacruel20-409%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Pelipper artworkPelipper20-401%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarp3-15100%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarp10-2555%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Finneon artworkFinneon15-2040%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Lumineon artworkLumineon25-355%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Fishing — Super Rod
Gyarados artworkGyarados30-5555%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.
Lumineon artworkLumineon30-5545%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions.

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
Chinchou artworkChinchouDeepseascale5%
Farfetchd artworkFarfetchdStick5%
Finneon artworkFinneonRindo Berry5%
Floatzel artworkFloatzelWacan Berry5%
Girafarig artworkGirafarigPersim Berry5%
Lumineon artworkLumineonRindo Berry5%
Roselia artworkRoseliaPoison Barb5%
Tentacool artworkTentacoolPoison Barb5%
Tentacruel artworkTentacruelPoison Barb5%

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
Tuber Male battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumTuber Male TrentonSource trainer ID 358Route 219 • order 1 at source tile (171, 887)₽132One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Tuber Female battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumTuber Female MarielSource trainer ID 360Route 219 • order 2 at source tile (176, 887)₽132One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Male battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Male DillonSource trainer ID 166Route 221 • order 1 at source tile (235, 912)₽528One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Female battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Female VanessaSource trainer ID 167Route 221 • order 2 at source tile (237, 922)₽560One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Fisherman battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumFisherman CorySource trainer ID 168Route 221 • order 3 at source tile (250, 919)₽1,088One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Collector battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumCollector IvanSource trainer ID 274Route 221 • order 4 at source tile (288, 915)₽2,240One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Ace Trainer Male battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumAce Trainer Male JakeSource trainer ID 170Route 221 • order 5 at source tile (305, 917)
  • Staraptor artworkStaraptor Lv. 35Moves: Take Down / Aerial Ace / Endeavor / Quick Attack
  • Girafarig artworkGirafarig Lv. 36Moves: Double Hit / Psychic
₽2,160One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Ace Trainer Female battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumAce Trainer Female ShannonSource trainer ID 171Route 221 • order 6 at source tile (277, 923)
  • Cherrim artworkCherrim Lv. 34Moves: Petal Dance / Magical Leaf / Leech Seed
  • Azumarill artworkAzumarill Lv. 34Moves: Double Edge / Bubble Beam / Aqua Ring
  • Lopunny artworkLopunny Lv. 35Moves: Jump Kick / Quick Attack / Charm
₽2,100One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Male battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Male ErikSource trainer ID 160Route 220 • order 1 at source tile (211, 917)₽560One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Male battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Male VincentSource trainer ID 161Route 220 • order 2 at source tile (198, 911)₽528One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Female battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Female JessicaSource trainer ID 162Route 220 • order 3 at source tile (175, 905)₽528One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Female battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Female EricaSource trainer ID 163Route 220 • order 4 at source tile (169, 907)₽560One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Male battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Male AdrianSource trainer ID 159Route 220 • order 5 at source tile (185, 918)₽544One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Female battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Female KatelynSource trainer ID 164Route 220 • order 6 at source tile (204, 903)
  • Buizel artworkBuizel Lv. 32Moves: Aqua Jet / Sonic Boom / Quick Attack / Attract
  • Medicham artworkMedicham Lv. 32Moves: Confusion / Brick Break / Meditate / Light Screen
  • Seaking artworkSeaking Lv. 32Moves: Water Pulse / Horn Attack / Aqua Ring / Captivate
₽512One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.
Swimmer Female battle sprite from Pokémon PlatinumSwimmer Female ClaireSource trainer ID 494Route 220 • order 7 at source tile (211, 911)₽560One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant.

Items And Services

Item / serviceMethodPlain-English placementRequirement
AntidoteVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the western part of Route 219, 2 tiles west and 10 tiles north of the Tuber Trenton. Source QA tile: 169, 877.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
ProteinVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the western part of Route 221, 4 tiles east and 4 tiles north of the Swimmer Dillon. Source QA tile: 239, 908.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
TM81Visible field itemPick up the item ball in the southeastern part of Route 221, 7 tiles east and 7 tiles south of the Collector Ivan. Source QA tile: 295, 922.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Ultra BallVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the southwestern part of Route 221, 6 tiles east and 3 tiles north of the Fisherman Cory. Source QA tile: 256, 916.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Pure IncenseVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the northwestern part of Route 221, 17 tiles north of the Fisherman Cory. Source QA tile: 250, 902.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
CarbosVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the southeastern part of Route 220, 1 tile east and 6 tiles south of the Swimmer Vincent. Source QA tile: 199, 917.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Splash PlateVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the southwestern part of Route 220, 2 tiles east and 11 tiles south of the Swimmer Erica. Source QA tile: 171, 918.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Max RepelVisible field itemPick up the item ball in the western part of Route 220, 5 tiles east and 5 tiles south of the Swimmer Jessica. Source QA tile: 180, 910.Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes.
Leppa Berry ×1Initial berry patchHarvest the planted berry soil in Route 221. Source QA tile: 278, 918.Available on the first visit unless the patch has already been harvested or replanted.
Pecha Berry ×1Initial berry patchHarvest the planted berry soil in Route 221. Source QA tile: 279, 918.Available on the first visit unless the patch has already been harvested or replanted.
Mago Berry ×1Initial berry patchHarvest the planted berry soil in Route 221. Source QA tile: 280, 918.Available on the first visit unless the patch has already been harvested or replanted.
Hondew Berry ×1Initial berry patchHarvest the planted berry soil in Route 221. Source QA tile: 281, 918.Available on the first visit unless the patch has already been harvested or replanted.

Hidden Items

Hidden itemPlain-English placementRequirement
ZincUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the southern part of Route 219, 1 tile west and 2 tiles south of the Tuber Mariel. Source QA tile: 175, 889; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.
Hyper PotionUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the southern part of Route 221, 10 tiles west of the Ace Trainer Shannon. Source QA tile: 267, 923; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.
Big MushroomUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the northern part of Route 221. Source QA tile: 264, 897; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.
Ultra BallUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the southern part of Route 221, 3 tiles east and 2 tiles north of the Ace Trainer Shannon. Source QA tile: 280, 921; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.
CarbosUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the southeastern part of Route 221, 3 tiles east and 2 tiles south of the Ace Trainer Jake. Source QA tile: 308, 919; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.
Max ReviveUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the southern part of Route 221, 5 tiles west and 6 tiles north of the Ace Trainer Shannon. Source QA tile: 272, 917; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.
Big PearlUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the southwestern part of Route 220, 4 tiles west and 4 tiles south of the Swimmer Adrian. Source QA tile: 181, 922; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.
ZincUse the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the northwestern part of Route 220, 16 tiles north of the Swimmer Jessica. Source QA tile: 175, 889; search radius 2.Dowsing Machine Pokétch app and access to this subarea.

Puzzles, Warps, And Switches

  • Pal Park requires a Nintendo DS or DS Lite with a compatible Generation III cartridge in Slot-2. DSi and 3DS systems have no GBA slot.

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 6 mapped subareas listed in the source constants.
  • Record the 48 applicable wild, static, gift, trade, or event encounter rows across the per-area tables.
  • Defeat or intentionally defer all 15 source-placed trainer battles.
  • Collect or account for 12 visible items, berry patches, gifts, and services plus 8 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/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

Pokemon in this phase