Phase 7 section
Pokémon Platinum Lake Valor and Azelf Walkthrough
Icicle Badge Clear the drained lake, defeat Saturn, and learn Azelf's fate. Exact Platinum encounters, every sourced trainer, items, hidden-item directions, puzzle notes, boss data, and completion checks.
Phase 7Icicle Badge The lakes, Routes 216-217, Snowpoint, Candice, and the Galactic HQ raid. 07 / 12 
Clear the drained lake, defeat Saturn, and learn Azelf's fate. 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
Lake Valor Drained, Lake Valor, Valor Cavern.
Platinum discipline
Morning, day, night, daily, Radar, swarm, dual-slot, static, gift, and event rows remain distinct when their requirements differ.
Route Plan
Enter through Valor Lakefront, search the exposed lakebed, defeat all grunts, enter Valor Cavern, and beat Commander Saturn.
Exact pret map constants (3)
MAP_HEADER_LAKE_VALOR_DRAINED · MAP_HEADER_LAKE_VALOR · MAP_HEADER_VALOR_CAVERN
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.
Lake Valor
| Pokémon | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | |||
| Grass / cave floor | |||||
 Bibarel | 39 or 41 | 35% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
 Staravia | 38 or 40 | 35% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
 Golduck | 40-41 | 15% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
 Psyduck | 38-39 | 15% | 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) | |||||
| Bibarel | 39 | 20% | Post-National Dex daily swarm; replaces grass slots 0-1 (40% total). | ||
| Staravia | 38 | 20% | Post-National Dex daily swarm; replaces grass slots 0-1 (40% total). | ||
| Poké Radar (post-National Dex) | |||||
 Wobbuffet | 38 or 40-41 | 22% | National Dex and Poké Radar; replaces slots 4, 5, 10, and 11 in Radar patches (22% total). | ||
| Dual-slot GBA insertion (post-National Dex) | |||||
 Lunatone | 40-41 | 8% | National Dex plus Pokémon Sapphire in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
 Solrock | 40-41 | 8% | National Dex plus Pokémon Ruby in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
| Bibarel | 41 | 4% | National Dex plus Pokémon Emerald in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
| Bibarel | 41 | 4% | National Dex plus Pokémon FireRed in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
| Bibarel | 41 | 4% | National Dex plus Pokémon LeafGreen in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
| Staravia | 40 | 4% | National Dex plus Pokémon Emerald in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
| Staravia | 40 | 4% | National Dex plus Pokémon FireRed in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
| Staravia | 40 | 4% | National Dex plus Pokémon LeafGreen in the Nintendo DS GBA slot; replaces slots 8-9 (8% total). | ||
| Surfing | |||||
| Psyduck | 20-30 | 90% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
| Golduck | 20-40 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
| Fishing — Old Rod | |||||
 Magikarp | 3-15 | 100% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
| Fishing — Good Rod | |||||
| Magikarp | 10-25 | 55% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
 Goldeen | 15-20 | 40% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
 Seaking | 25-35 | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
| Fishing — Super Rod | |||||
 Gyarados | 30-55 | 55% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
| Seaking | 30-55 | 45% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the daily swarm, hard-shaking Poké Radar patches, and GBA dual-slot insertions. | ||
Valor Cavern
| Pokémon | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | |||
| Static encounter | |||||
 Azelf | 50 | One | Source-scripted Platinum encounter or gift; save or make party space before resolving it. | ||
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 Pokémon | Held item | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bibarel | Oran Berry | 50% |
| Bibarel | Sitrus Berry | 5% |
| Lunatone | Moon Stone | 5% |
| Solrock | Sun Stone | 5% |
| Staravia | Yache Berry | 5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Galactic Grunt Male GruntSource trainer ID 417 | Lake Valor Drained • order 5 at source tile (17, 32) |
| ₽1,480 | One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant. |
 Galactic Grunt Female GruntSource trainer ID 425 | Lake Valor Drained • order 6 at source tile (29, 18) | ₽1,400 | One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant. | |
| Galactic Grunt Male GruntSource trainer ID 418 | Lake Valor Drained • order 7 at source tile (25, 35) | ₽1,320 | One-time field/story battle unless the Vs. Seeker supplies a separate source trainer variant. | |
 Commander Saturn SaturnSource trainer ID 408 | Valor Cavern • scripted battle | ₽3,200 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM25 | Visible field item | Pick up the item ball in the southeastern part of Lake Valor Drained, 15 tiles east and 2 tiles south of the Magikarp 9. Source QA tile: 53, 46. | Reach this source subarea; HM, Bicycle, time, and story gates are stated in the route and puzzle notes. |
| TM25 | Visible field item | Pick up the item ball in the southeastern part of Lake Valor. Source QA tile: 53, 46. | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HP Up | Use the Dowsing Machine on the ground in the northwestern part of Lake Valor Drained, 2 tiles south of the Magikarp 4. Source QA tile: 12, 15; 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
Commander Saturn SaturnSource trainer ID 408Exact Platinum team
Golbat Lv. 38Held: NoneMoves: Air Cutter / Bite / Toxic / Supersonic
Bronzor Lv. 38Held: NoneMoves: Gyro Ball / Shadow Ball / Rock Tomb / Iron Defense
Toxicroak Lv. 40Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Poison Jab / Revenge / Mud Bomb / Faint Attack
Strategy: Expect status, flinches, and bulky signature Pokémon. Focus one target in doubles and carry status recovery.
Completion Checklist
- Visit all 3 mapped subareas listed in the source constants.
- Record the 24 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 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/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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