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Pokémon Platinum Walkthrough — Phase 2: Forest Badge
Forest Badge Stop Team Galactic at Valley Windworks, escort Cheryl through Eterna Forest, and free the Cycle Shop owner. Complete route, encounter, trainer, item, puzzle, and boss coverage.
Phase 2Forest Badge Floaroma, Valley Windworks, Eterna Forest, Gardenia, Galactic Eterna, and Rotom. 02 / 12 
Stop Team Galactic at Valley Windworks, escort Cheryl through Eterna Forest, and free the Cycle Shop owner.
Target level
14-23
Forest Badge, TM86 Grass Knot, Cut field access, Bicycle
Phase Route
Join Lucas or Dawn against Galactic grunts, then head north through the ravine.
Section 2Floaroma Town and MeadowCollect berries, buy Honey, and recover the Works Key.
Section 3Valley WindworksOpen the plant, defeat Mars, and restore Friday's Drifloon encounter.
Section 4Route 205 South and Eterna ForestClimb to Eterna Forest and escort Cheryl through forced double battles.
Section 5Route 205 North and Eterna CityReach Eterna, meet Cynthia, and collect the city's services and Pokétch upgrades.
Section 6The Underground and FossilsLearn mining, traps, secret bases, and Platinum's fossil restoration loop.
Section 7Eterna Gym — GardeniaTrack down the hidden Gym Trainers and defeat Gardenia.
Section 8Galactic Eterna BuildingUse Cut, follow Looker's correct stair clues, and defeat Jupiter.
Section 9Old Chateau and RotomUse Cut to explore the haunted manor and trigger the television encounter at night.
Phase Checkpoint
- Complete all 9 section checklists.
- Defeat every sourced trainer and boss assigned to these maps.
- Account for visible items, initialized berry patches, Dowsing Machine items, gifts, services, and special encounters.
- Verify the stated reward or story unlock before moving to Phase 3.
Source Note
All section tables are generated from pret/pokeplatinum; editorial routing and strategy use original wording.
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