Pokémon Destiny - 

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In Pokemon Platinum, you'll travel back to Sinnoh, and the storyline remains largely the same as it was in Diamond/Pearl, with some differences, both minor and significant, that make the game different. Even if you've played Diamond or Pearl, Platinum is a game worth going back to. In fact, Pokemon veterans will find plenty to do with their old cartridges, since certain Pokemon can only be captured when games from the past in the Pokemon series are connected to the GBA slot on your DS. Pretty nifty.

As you gain control after selecting your character, naming him or her, et cetera, you'll find your character in his bedroom. Your friend will dart upstairs to greet you, and then quickly leave you to your own devices. Briefly explore your room; you'll find some interesting stuff (including a Wii!). But you'll ultimately need to head downstairs to continue the story. When you get down there, your mom will approach you and tell you that your friend left already (we named ours "Nolan"). After briefly talking to her, head out of your house in search of Nolan. Oh, and follow her advice closely... stay out of the tall grass until you get your own Pokemon (which is a short time away).

Once outside, explore your little town called Twinleaf Town. The house to the left of your own has a couple of people to talk to. There are also people in the house above yours and scattered throughout the town. Ultimately, you'll want to head to your friend's house, which is located diagonally up and left from your house. Once you approach it, your friend will come out, then run back inside. Pursue him up the stairs in his own house (talking to his mom and further exploring his house if you'd like... he has a Wii, too!) and he'll thereafter run back outside and north out of town. Give chase.

When you do, you'll run into him again. He'll try to convince you to run rightward into the grass without a Pokemon, which is dangerous indeed! And just about when the two are about to run into the grass, Professor Rowan shows up and stops them. He talks to the characters and eventually agrees to give them each a Pokemon of their own (the Professor's assistant, Dawn, will also show up at this time). Choose which Pokemon you want. Your choices will be Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup. We grabbed Turtwig, but any choice is fine. It'll all even out in the end.

After you choose your Pokemon, the Professor and Dawn will take their leave, leaving you and your friend on your own. Your Rival will immediately challenge you to a battle using the Pokemon he chose. He and his Pokemon will go easy on you in this battle (since you theoretically own Pokemon of the same level and strength, this is to ensure you don't lose). Expect an easy victory, and enough experience for your new Pokemon to reach level six (and then some). After this, head back to your house, where your mom will talk to you and send you to Sandgem Town to find the Professor and explain why you stole his Pokemon! But before she sends you on your way, she'll give you the extremely useful Running Shoes, which will allow you, at will, to run around, making your movements that much quicker.

Head left past where Dawn was, and you'll be well on your way down Route 202. The new enemies here -- Shinx and Kricketot -- can be captured or simply fought (whatever you prefer -- we captured both to fill our fledgling ranks). They'll be joined by old foes in Bidoof and Starly. You'll encounter your first Pokemon Trainer battles en route to your next destination as well. Youngster Tristan will automatically engage you in battle with his level five Starly as you come up a pathway and begin heading rightward. Lass Natalie, another trainer, can be found further to the right (past the blue board with some game tips). She'll throw a level five Bidoof at you. If you head rightward, northward, and then leftward from her location after defeating her, the third and final trainer in the area, Youngster Logan, can be found. This kid will have a level five Burmy -- take it out ruthlessly!

Continue leftward after defeating Youngster Logan. Before heading northward into Jubilife City, be sure to seek out the Potion lying on the far side of a small grassy patch to the left of the entrance. Then, head up into town, where Dawn will intercept you, encouraging you to visit the Trainer's School in the city. A scene completely new to Pokemon Platinum will introduce you again to a man from the "International Police" named Looker. He'll hand over an item called the Vs. Recorder, an item to be used in "Vs. mode" when battling friends.

When you're done speaking with Looker, you should visit the Trainer's School on the south end of town. Within, you can learn some important Pokemon-related information from the students. You'll also find your friend reading a blackboard in the school's main room. Hand off the Parcel to him, and he'll give you a Town Map in return. Talk to everyone within the building and grab the X Attack item when your friend runs off. If you have healed, powerful Pokemon (multiple level 6 Pokemon, at least), talk to the two trainers in the room on the right side of the school. These two characters, School Kid Harrison and School Kid Christine, have varying level six Pokemon they'll come at you with. Harrison will fight with a Starly and Christine with a Bidoof. When both students' Pokemon have been subdued, be sure to talk to Harrison once more before leaving. He'll give you Potion for beating him, but only if you talk to him.

Once outside, attempt heading north. You will automatically be intercepted by a man, the creator of the Poketch. The Poketch is a device that will allow you to tell on-screen time, give you a calculator, et cetera. Don't worry; it'll become more useful later on. To get one, however, you have to do a little bit of legwork (and we do mean little). The creator of the device gives you a vital heads up -- three promotional clowns are roaming the city with coupons. Grab Coupon 1, Coupon 2 and Coupon 3 from these clowns (all Key Items), and you can then talk to the creator once more to get the Poketch (which is short for "Pokemon Watch"). All three clowns are located above the location of the device's creator (one up and to the right, one stationary in front of the large building at the north end of town, and then one wandering around to the left of that). Each will ask a fundamental Pokemon-related question -- answer each question in the affirmative to receive a ticket.

Take some time now to walk around Jubilife City and speak to everyone you've yet spoken to. Visit houses and stores to find even more people. You won't be able to travel to the southwestern end of the city just yet; not until we get our first Gym Badge. You can still buy items at the town's shop, heal your Pokemon, visit the Poketch headquarters (you can find a Potion in an alleyway to the south of the large building), and more. A Quick Claw can also be garnered from a woman surrounded by a couple of Pokemon on the eastern edge of town. The eastern exit from town and the town's television studio are both blocked off for now, giving you only a few options to continue.

Before continuing on the main quest, head north of the city onto Route 204. Bear rightward and through some grass to find a Parlyz Heal in the corner along the water there. To your left, you can head northward as well, toward a cave where Zubats can be found en masse (so go capture one!) Patiently fight in the cave and you may find a Psyduck as well, which you should also capture if you're so inclined. You can't go anywhere but right around the entrance in the cave yet, but why not add these two creatures to your Pokedex while you can? You can also grab a Potion from the small area of the cave you can currently traverse.

And yes, en route, you will run into three fledgling trainers who will want to fight you. Lass Sarah and Youngster Tyler will challenge you first (they're near the beginning of the route). Sarah will throw a level seven Bidoof at you, while Tyler will have a level eight Magikarp (which is laughably useless in battle, as you will well-know if you've captured one yourself). Across the grass heading north but before the cave entrance, the third trainer, Lass Samantha, will be found. She'll have a level seven Budew. After fighting the trainers, grab whatever Pokemon you may want (the Budew you just fought will be running around the grass near the cave).

The only thing that's left to do before we proceed is to visit the dock area at the northwest end of Jubilife City. Here, you can find an old man sitting in the small waterside home. He'll tell you how great the Old Rod is. Agree with him, and he'll be so happy he'll hand over his Old Rod to you. Now you can do some novice fishing in various watery areas, so feel free to catch a laughably weak Magikarp now if you want. Being patient enough to build up a seemingly-useless Pokemon like Magikarp pays off in the end, for it turns into a Gyrados eventually. And hey, while you're out there fishing for a Magikarp off of the docks, be sure to grab the X Accuracy item sitting at the far end of the dock.

When you're ready to proceed, head out of town eastward and onto Route 203. Route 203 heads eastward almost exclusively, so finding your way should be relatively simple. As soon as you get on the route and go to your right, you'll run into your friend and be thrust into a battle with him. As the table above states, he'll throw a Starly at you first, and a random Pokemon that's based on what you didn't take at the beginning of the game. When he's slain, you can proceed to your right. The girl you run into there will explain to you about Pokemon order, et cetera, and the guy above her, Youngster Michael, will have an easy challenge for you to conquer. His Kricketot and Zubat shouldn't give you any trouble whatsoever.

To the right of Michael, you can find a Poke Ball in the grass. Make sure to grab it before rejoining the main path and continuing eastward. Go up a small flight of stairs, engage Youngster Dallas in a battle, then go up another flight of stairs. Lass Kaitlin and Youngster Sebastian can be found near each other beyond the second flight of stairs. Above them is Lass Madeline. Naturally, the cave to your right is your next objective, but before heading in there, explore the grasslands to your left. You'll find a Repel and an X Defend if you search hard enough! Oh, and a note on the Pokemon in the area: you'll only find Pokemon here that you've seen before, with one marked exception -- Abra. However, Abra will almost always use Teleport to leave battle before you're able to damage him adequately to get a Poke Ball to take him successfully. He's rare in the area, as well, so you might want to wait to get one until later. However, that decision is completely up to you.

* - The Pokemon you fight after defeating your friend's Starly depends on which Pokemon you chose in the beginning of the game.

When you feel ready, head into the cave. This is the Oreburgh Gate, a large dungeon that we can't yet explore in its entirety. Ultimately, you'll want to cut rightward and through the cave to the town on the other side, but regrettably it's not quite that easy. As you enter the cave, a man will immediately intercept you. He'll talk with you and give you HM06. This item will come in handy later. Further to the right of him are two trainers. Camper Curtis will throw his Starly and Shinx at you, while Picnicker Diana while have a well-leveled Budoof. Once through the cave and on the other side, you'll find yourself in Oreburgh City.

Oreburgh City, excitingly enough, is the location of the game's very first badge. If you've never played a Pokemon game before, the eight badges in the game will prove your worth to other trainers around the world! They'll also allow you to successfully control higher-level Pokemon. You'll get your first badge soon enough, but first we've got to take care of some other business.

Enter the city and head rightward. A kid will intercept you here and bring you to the gym in town, where the Gym Leader (and your badge) are located. Don't get too excited though! We can't enter the gym yet, though you will run into your friend here. The Gym Leader, Roark, has gone to the nearby mine to the south of town. That's our ultimate destination, but first let's explore the town and find what we can. There are many points of interest!

Head back to the western entrance into the city and take the topmost road eastward. There will be buildings to the north of you. In the first building you encounter, head to the second floor and talk to the child up there. He'll hand over a valuable Dusk Ball. In the next house to your right, there are two people you should seek out. The woman on the first floor will offer to trade you an Abra for a Machop. This is a great offer, because Abras up to this point have no doubt run from battle on you (they can only use Teleport at low levels, after all). Machops can be found on Route 207 at the north end of town. Catch one and give it to the woman; her Abra will be yours in return. Then, you can simply head back to Route 207 and catch another one for your own inventory. Sadly, the Abra comes with a name. We don't know about you guys, but we prefer our Pokemon nameless, thank you!

The second person of interest in that house is on the second floor. A man here will want to see a Geodude. Talk to him with one in your six handy Pokemon, and he'll be very impressed, giving you a Heal Ball in return for inspiring him. At the far east end of town, you will find two more buildings; a museum in the northeast corner and another house right below it. Ignore the museum for now unless you're curious to see it (we can't do anything there yet) and enter the house below it. The boy on the second floor within this building will hand over another valuable item -- a Great Ball. After doing all of this, save your game, heal your Pokemon and go south. You'll be brought directly to the Oreburgh Mine's entrance.

Before heading into the mine, make sure you've spoken to everyone around town and outside of the mine itself. Also, be sure to explore the area on the left in front of the mine's entrance, since you can find two items sitting close to one another, a Yellow Shard and a Dire Hit. Speak to everyone outside of the mine, as well -- one of them will reward you with a Super Potion. Oh, and did you visit the downstairs portion of the town's Pokemon Center? You didn't have access to the downstairs area in previous Pokemon Centers you encountered, but now you can head on down. When you do, you'll be automatically intercepted by a nice woman who will introduce you further to your surroundings and hand off a Pal Pad.

The mine is made up of two rooms, one on top of the other. Look directly to your right as you enter the mine to find a Poke Ball. You can also talk to a couple of people to your left before going down the stairs ahead of you and into the next room. There will be familiar cave enemies here, like Zubats and Geodudes, but you'll also find Onix in the wild here for the very first time. They are a pain to catch, but weaken them and be persistent and one will no doubt be yours. Head around this rectangular room to your right, then southward, and then westward (you can't go the other way, and you'll need to backtrack when you want to return to the surface). Two trainers will be ready to fight you as you take this short journey. Worker Mason will throw his level nine Geodude at you, while Worker Colin will have two Pokemon -- a Geodude and a Machop. You'll also find a couple of items by further exploring this area, a Potion and an Escape Rope.

The most important development while in the mines, however, is finding the aforementioned gym leader. When you find him, he'll discuss Rock Smash with you, the earlier-found TM06. Then he'll head back to his gym. Follow him, making sure to enter only with a party of Pokemon that can withstand rock-type Pokemon. If you chose Turtwig or Piplup in the beginning of the game, you'll be in especially good shape!

The gym is easy enough to find your way through. The man at the entrance will inform you of the leader's weaknesses, and then you'll be thrown into the fray. Trainer Jonathan is packing a level eleven Geodude, while Youngster Darius is packing two Pokemon of his own -- Geodude and Onix, both at level nine. Finally, you'll come to the crux of the mission; fighting the powerful Roark and getting the Coal Badge. Roark has three high level Pokemon. Geodude and Onix are both at level twelve, while Cranidos is at level fourteen. All are weak to the traditional rock weaknesses -- try grass attacks or water attacks to do the most damage. His first two Pokemon, the Geodude and Onix, can theoretically be killed with one water or grass-type strike if your attacking Pokemon is in the mid-teens as far as level is concerned. If you don't have any Pokemon of the water or grass type, then you'll need to really grind this battle out with some high level Pokemon of your own! But even the weakest water and grass Pokemon will easily survive this battle. Just be aware of his Cranidos, which will likely get the first move and can do devastating damage, throwing a wrench in an otherwise easy battle.

When you've defeated Roark, you'll be rewarded with the Coal Badge, the first of eight badges you'll earn during your travels through Sinnoh. This will allow you to use HM06. You'll also be rewarded with TM76, so be sure to teach it to one of your rock-type Pokemon. Now that we're done in the Oreburgh area, you'll want to backtrack towards Jubilife City. Doing so will allow you to begin the quest for our second badge! But since you have the skill Rock Smash and can now use it with the Coal Badge in your inventory, spend some time in Oreburgh Gate en route to Jubilife City. Head to the north of the first room and smash through the boulders (we taught our Onix the skill, but you can teach any one of your Pokemon the skill as long as it's applicable to them). On the basement floor, which you can access via some stairs beyond the first breakable boulders, items can be found, as well as an all-new Pokemon for you to catch -- Psyduck. You can't explore the entirety of this bottom floor without a Bicycle, which we'll get later... but in the meantime, grab the two items you can get right now, TM70 and a Big Pearl.

To continue, you have to head back to Jubilife City. Upon your arrival, that mysterious man from the International Police will intercept you briefly before going back on his way. Once you regain control, head through the town, heading north out of the city (after healing your Pokemon and otherwise preparing for your journey). When you get to the northern entrance/exit of Jubilife City , you'll find the Professor and Dawn assailed by a couple of punk kids. After words are exchanged, you'll be thrust into battle with them. These two Galactic Grunts will come at you with two Pokemon simultaneously, of course necessitating your own use of two Pokemon (Dawn will therefore join you in battle). They'll come at you with two level eleven Pokemon -- a Stunky and a Glameow. These are easy Pokemon to fell, especially if you survived the earlier battle with Roark, so quickly dispatch these characters' Pokemon and then send them on their way. This was your first (and certainly not last) encounter with Team Galactic. Keep in mind that after winning the battle, a man from the local television station will hand ff a Fashion Case and invite you to the studio before scurrying off.

Head to the Pokemon Center after the battle is over to heal your Pokemon, and then head northward out of the city. This will bring you to Route 204, which you will continue to head northward on. If you're following this walkthrough, you already visited this area once, so the trainers here should have already been fought. Head through their locales towards the Ravaged Path, a small cave you will encounter. You must use Rock Smash to proceed, so bring your Pokemon with that skill with you. In the Ravaged Path, you can head northward and to the left, where TM39 can be found. Otherwise, you'll want to head rightward. The passage back outside will lead you to the other yet-explored stretch of Route 204.

Wrap around the winding pathway until you're headed north, and then go to the east side of the path, towards the grassy patch. Two trainers will be found around here -- Aroma Lady Taylor, with her Budew and Cherubi, and Bug Catcher Brandon, with his Kricketot and Wurmple. You should also find an Awakening in their midst to add to your inventory. Before heading north towards Floaroma Town, be sure to go all the way to your left, through some more grass and into a small isolated patch of land, where TM09 can be acquired. Also, be wary of the twin trainers who will attack you simultaneously, as they'll come at you with a couple of well-leveled Pachirisu.

Head northward to Floaroma Town. Within this small, flower-filled town, there's little to do. However, exploration is always a great idea. Explore the entire village, but be sure to check out some areas of specific interest. There's a building of special interest, an accessories shop, where Pokemon accessories can be purchased. You may be interested in this "side aspect" of the game, so explore the inside thoroughly. Items can be bought with goods you've yet to discover, called Berries. Coincidentally, there are two small berry bushes planted right at the entrance into the building. Examine both bushes to grab two berries -- a Oran Berry and a Cheri Berry. Keep in mind that the fertile soil left in the bushes' wake make good land to plant new, much more permanent berry plants. You can later visit them after watering them and allowing them time to cultivate to grab some more berries en masse.

Within the store itself (other than being able to buy accessories), you can also grab two more items. One person within will give you a Sprayduck, a key item which allows you to water your planted seeds. That will come from the lady on the left side of the store. The non-merchant character on the right side of the store will hand over a Rawst Berry if you speak to her (she's rather passionate about berries!) After speaking to everyone in town and exploring thoroughly (you'll probably notice a couple of Team Galactic members in the northwest corner of town... don't worry, we'll deal with them really soon), head eastward to Route 205. Oh, and if you didn't explore the house directly in front of the entrance to the town, be sure to do so. A girl within will give you TM88 if you answer her question on Pokemon cuteness in the affirmative.

Initially, anyway, we'll be on Route 205 for only a short time. Don't worry about any of the new Pokemon you'll find here just yet. Instead, simply head rightward down this beginning area of the route. Make sure to grab the Chesto Berry and the Pecha Berry from the bushes that line the north end of the path as you go. Before long, you'll run into a little girl on the path. Speak with her in order to catalyze upcoming events. It appears her father is missing and has been taken due eastward, to the Valley Windworks. With fully-healed Pokemon, head eastward (not northward over the bridge yet) and into the Valley Windworks.

Once here, again avoid the grasses (just for now, so we can get the storyline stuff out of the way) and approach the east end of this small area. A Potion can be found lining the rightmost barrier in the area. Then, head north toward the building, which a Team Galactic Grunt is guarding. He'll throw a level thirteen Glameow at you, but you shouldn't have much trouble taking him out. Regrettably, he'll lock himself inside the building with his Works Key, leaving you in need of a key of your own. Thankfully, one can be found back in town. Head westward back to Floaroma Town immediately.

Back in town, little has changed, save one very important detail -- the Team Galactic members in the northwest corner of town have moved, giving you access to Floaroma Meadow. However, they aren't too far away, and as you go north, you'll be forced to fight them both. Both are Galactic Grunts, but they throw very different Pokemon your way. The first will throw a level 13 Stunky at you, while the second Galactic Grunt (called "III" in the grid above) will come at you with his level eleven Zubats. When both are defeated, the Honey merchant in the area will thank you by giving you some Honey of your own. As we mentioned earlier in the walkthrough, slathering Honey in certain areas will allow you to lure rare Pokemon to catch, if you're patient! You can buy a veritable unlimited quantity of Honey from the guy you just saved at $100 a clip. Even more importantly, however, you will get the Works Key, which was dropped by the duo of grunts. You know what you must now do. Head back to Valley Windworks posthaste to save the little girl's dad!

Use the Works Key on the door and enter the building there (that the Galactic guy earlier went in). Once inside, you'll have to fight a couple of Galactic Grunts -- both are simple and throw laughable Pokemon your way. Their commander, however, Commander Mars, is a little bit more difficult. She'll come at you with a level fifteen Zubat and a level seventeen Purugly. Be persistent, trade in and out Pokemon as needed, and use healing items. This will be the most difficult fight you've faced thusfar (the Zubat is nothing, but the Purugly is something else entirely). When the commander's Pokemon fall, however, father and daughter will be reunited, and we can move on with our quest!

Instead of heading east/west along Route 205 like we have, we can now head over the bridge and go northward along the bulk of the route. Eterna Forest, at the far north end of Route 205, is our next destination. Getting there, however, is not easy. Eight different trainers of varying strengths and weaknesses will meet you en route, and you'll need to deal with each of them in order to continue. This doesn't of course mention the random battles which you'll be expected to partake in as well. Route 205 has a couple of notable Pokemon running about, such as Pachirisu and Buizel, but getting through the trainers should be a bigger worry.

As you head over the bridge, you'll meet you first match in Camper Jacob, who comes at you with a level fourteen Ponyta. After him is Hiker Daniel, who can be accessed by going through the grass to the left of Jacob and then up the stairs. Daniel has three Geodudes at his disposal, all of varying levels. When he's defeated, be absolutely sure to grab the X Sp. Def. item to his right. Take the stairs back to your right thereafter. You'll run into Aroma Lady Elizabeth and her paltry level fourteen Roselia here. Make quick work of them, then slide north through some grass. Picnicker Siena is your next target. Her Bidoof and Pachirisu will put up a fight, but not much! In her vicinity, you'll find three items of interest -- a Heal Ball, a Pecha Berry, and an Oran Berry. Remember, you can replant seeds to make more sustainable bushes for the future!

After Siena is taken care of and the three items are acquired, backtrack to the staircase you took into this grassy area. This time, head north over a bridge (you'll have to deal with Camper Zackary and his Aipom en route). Once over the bridge, Hiker Nicholas and his level fourteen Onix will stand in your way. If you continue north from there, Battle Girl Kelsey will fight you with her Machop. Be sure to grab the Repel to the left of her before proceeding!

As you swing right, the final trainer in this area, Picnicker Karina, will stand in your way. Her bizarre Pokemon, a Piplup, will give you a bit of a challenge, but at level fourteen it's not yet incredibly strong (nor evolved). Beyond her is a building which is an awesome building indeed, for if you talk to the old couple within, they will heal your Pokemon for free! Not a bad deal at all, especially considering we're gonna be in the fray for a little while longer. When all's said and done, head north to Eterna Forest (but be sure to take the stairs south of the house first in order to acquire a Super Potion.)

When you enter Eterna Forest, you'll run headlong into a woman named Cheryl. She will automatically join you for your journey through the forest, since she feels she can't get through it by herself. Thankfully, she's equipped with a Chansey, and what's even better is that she and her Chansey will keep the party fully healed. This means after each battle, everyone's status will be at 100%! Not a bad deal at all! After she joins up, talk to the boy to your left, then go through the grass to his left to grab an Antidote before proceeding northward.

Go slightly north, and then to your right, where you'll run into a powerful duo of Pokemon trainers. Bug Catcher Jack and Lass Briana will come at you as a team (because you'll always have the two-Pokemon advantage). Their Wurmple, Pachirisu, Beautifly and Silcoon can give you a hard time, so play a disciplined game, healing and switching Pokemon in and out as necessary. When their Pokemon are felled, be sure to grab the Parlyz Heal beyond them. It's almost impossible to miss. Then, proceed rightward, and swing south when you can't go right anymore. This will run you into a duo of trainers, Psychics Elijah and Lindsay. Both will fight with powerful level seventeen Abras. To their south, you'll find a great item to just come across, a Net Ball. We know this is an arduous place, but keep on going! You're almost in the clear!

To the right of the location of the Net Ball, you'll run into another powerful duo of trainers. Bug Catchers Donald and Phillip will try to put a quick end to your visit to the forest. These guys are packing five combined bug-type Pokemon, so get ready for a prolonged battle, one that can be made all the more long and arduous if you don't have good Pokemon to combat bug types. When both of these foes are set aside, continue to your right, into the southeast corner of the forest. A Potion can be readily found there.

Now keep in mind you can have some fun in Eterna Forest, as well. There are a handful of new Pokemon to catch here, so if you have Poke Balls and some will, you can grab all sorts of new creatures. Keep this in mind as you head north through the last stretch of the forest, and to the safety of Route 205 once more.

After grabbing the aforementioned Potion, go north and seek out the final two trainers in this area. These two psychic trainers, Kody and Rachel, will come at you with a level seventeen Meditite and a level seventeen Psyduck, respectively. Subdue their creatures and continue north as the path bends to your left. You can find a Green Shard in the grass on the left end of the north-leading passage. Then, you'll reach the end of the forest. Cheryl will bid you adieu and go off on her own. You'll see some saplings blocking your path to an area north of you. We'll take care of that momentarily. In the meantime, go rightward and back onto Route 205.

Things are rather simple from here. Head eastward and to the bridge with some fisherman on it. .Three of the four fisherman will challenge you to a Pokemon battle. Joseph will come at you with a level seventeen Goldeen. Zachary will have a couple of level fourteen Magikarp and a level sixteen Goldeen to throw at you. However, Fisherman Andrew has the best party -- six Magikarp of varying levels, all of which are incapable of attacking (except the level sixteen one). How odd! Once on the other side of the bridge, swing southward and then westward along the thin pathway near the water. This will run you headlong into a Guard Spec. to add to your inventory. On the other side of the water, you'll find four berries on bushes -- two Oran Berries, a Pecha Berry, and a Cheri Berry. After grabbing all of those, head eastward into Eterna City.

RPG fans usually enjoy exploring new towns in their games. Eterna City is just another of these towns we get to explore. As you explore, note the location of key buildings (such as the Pokemon Center and the Poke Mart), visiting them if you must. The gym at the bottom of the town, which we won't yet visit (if you're following this walkthrough, anyway), has a Super Potion behind it if you care to grab it. There's also a three story condominium building behind the gym which you should visit. On the ground floor, you can trade a Buizel for a Chatot with a woman there. This is a good deal, especially considering there are Buizels to recapture for your own collection in the vicinity of town. Definitely take her up on this trade. On the second floor of the condo building, you'll be able to talk to another woman, who will hand over TM67. This is for a skill called Recycle... not exactly necessary, but nice to acquire nonetheless.

If you shoot southward out of town, you won't be able to proceed because you haven't yet gotten a Bicycle. However, you can find the professor's assistant's father, who will give you Exp. Share, perhaps one of the best items in the game. You're supposed to get it a little later, but getting it early can't hurt, right? Also, if you head into the house right next to the Pokemon Center, you can talk to an old man who used to be a skilled spelunker. He and everyone in the house will talk about the underground and give you an Explorer's Kit to explore for yourself. More on that later.

It's time to go to the gym in Eternia City and grab your second badge. But first, we want to direct your attention to the east side of Eternia City, where you can access Route 211. You can't do much here yet, but you can catch some new Pokemon in the grasses and in the nearby cave to the east of the route. Meditites can be caught in the grasses of Route 211, while in the nearby cave, Chinglings are amongst the new Pokemon available. Catch what you want before proceeding. Even though you can't really go anywhere on the route or in the cave yet, catching these Pokemon now simply means you don't have to worry about it later when you come through here as part of the primary story. Speaking of the cave, be sure to duck into what limited area of Mt. Coronet you can currently traverse, since there's even more Pokemon to catch within (such as a Nosepass). An Ice Heal and Stardust can also be procured within.

If you're interested in more detailed descriptions on what's going on throughout Route 211, you'll have to wait 'til later. What you will run into, however, are three trainers. One is slightly obscured in the grasses at the beginning of the route. Ninja Boy Zach will have a trio of equally-leveled Zubats. Hiker Louis is further right, out in the open, an will have two rock Pokemon, a Geodude and Onix. Finally, if you wrap on around the north end, under the bridge, you will fight the third trainer in the area, Birdkeeper Alexandra and her Starly and Hoothoot combo. Beyond her is TM12. Make sure to grab that before vacating the area.

Now, onto Eternia's gym (which is located at the south end of town). The gym leader in the town, Gardenia, uses a Cherubi, a Turtwig, and a Roserade. This means that you should have a team of Pokemon, hovering around levels 16-20, that can stand up to these kinds of foes. Our particular party consisted of the following six Pokemon: Machop, Prinplup, Staravia, Onix and Luxio. With a team like this, you should be just fine going into the gym.

This gym is a little different than the last one we ran into. When you enter, talk to the man at the entrance to be introduced to the area, and then talk to the gym leader in the doorway. Don't worry, you won't have to fight her yet. Instead, in the room beyond (which is an outdoor room, oddly enough), you'll have to find three trainers to fight and defeat before fighting Gardenia herself. They have to be found in order, though. The first one, Lass Caroline, can be found in the northwest part of the gym. She'll come at you with a Cherubi and a Roselia, both level seventeen. Next is Aroma Lady Jenna, who is in the southwest part of the room. She'll come at you with three Budew, ranging from levels fifteen to seventeen. And finally, in the southeast, Aroma Lady Angela will have a lone Pokemon -- a Roselia -- for you to deal with.

When those three are defeated, Gardenia is yours. We recommend leaving to hit the Pokemon Center first, in order to heal your team, before going up to Gardenia and taking her on. She has three Pokemon -- a level twenty Cherubi, a level twenty Turtwig, and a level twenty-two Roserade. Remember to focus on their weaknesses (such as rock and wind) to subdue them quickly. This may prove to be a difficult fight for you, depending on your current team's makeup, but just remember to switch out and heal as necessary. She may do the same (she used a Super Potion on her Turtwig when we fought her), but she shouldn't put up too much of a fight, especially in comparison to what's to come. Nonetheless, when Gardenia's three Pokemon fall, the Forest Badge is yours.

With the Forest Badge, you can now teach a Pokemon the skill "Cut" (with TM01) and actually use it outside of battle, to cut down the small sapling trees. Gardenia will also hand over TM86. What a nice lady! With Gardenia's team of Pokemon defeated and the Forest Badge acquired, the Galactic HQ at the north end of town will be your next destination. The bicycle shop's clerk is within, and he must be freed up in order to continue. Be sure that before you enter the building, however, you go around the right side of it. Using Cut on another sapling there, you can find TM46 beyond it. And once within, expect a brief conversation with Looker, the International Police agent, who will give you a tip on how to navigate the Galactic HQ successfully.

The building itself is made up of four stories, with Commander Jupiter on the top floor. Each of the other three floors has trainers and non-combatant members of Team Galactic. Talk to everyone to find out who will fight you and who won't. There will be two Galactic Grunts on the first floor, two more on the second floor, and one more on the third floor, along with Scientist Travon and his powerful level twenty Kadabra. However, Commander Jupiter on the top floor will be your primary target. Fighting her, as well as her high-level Zubat and Skuntank will prove to be a challenge. However, the money and experience you get for the fight is well worth the effort. After Jupiter's defeat, leave the HQ, but not before you're sure you've grabbed all of the items within. While there's a technique to easily find your way around HQ without running into any dead ends (by following the stairs near signs on the wall), going in other routes will often net you items. X Speed, X Special, Blue Shard, Revive, and Up-Grade should represent the totality of your plunder.

Not only will Commander Jupiter's defeat free the imprisoned bike shop's clerk (along with his Pokemon), but if you go and visit his shop after leaving their headquarters, he'll reward you with a Bicycle. This is an item that you'll need in order to continue your quest... and now, we will do just that. Also keep in mind that a character named Cynthia should approach you as you head to the bicycle shop, at which point she'll hand off a Pokemon Egg for you to keep in your inventory. Who knos what it will turn into!?