Diamond & Pearl Route 217
Route 217 is the cruelest road in Sinnoh, a blizzard of whiteout gusts and snowdrifts up to your knees. Fight through it and Snowpoint waits on the far side.
Route 217 is in Sinnoh. In the story you arrive from Route 216 to the south and continue north to Acuity Lakefront.
ROUTE 217 MAP
The heaviest snow in Sinnoh buries Route 217, drifting deep enough to slow every step and cut your view short. The Bike is useless in it, so you cross to Snowpoint on foot.
Pokemon Encounters
Blizzard winds never let up on Route 217, and Swinub trudge through it at 40 percent. Snover and Sneasel share the drifts, with Snorunt once again locked to the Pokeradar.
Swinub
ITEMS
HM08 Rock Climb waits in the blizzard, the last field move you need to reach every corner of Sinnoh. A Spell Tag and a pile of vitamins lie under the snow.
HM08 Rock Climb
Rock Climb deals damage and has a 20% chance of confusing the target.
HM08 Rock Climb
Rock Climb deals damage and has a 20% chance of confusing the target.
TM07 Hail
Hail creates a hailstorm that lasts for 5 turns and induces these additional effects:.
Icicle Plate
Held: Ice-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage. Changes Arceus’s and Judgment’s type to Ice.
Spell Tag
Held: Ghost-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.
Calcium
A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Sp. Atk (Special Attack) stat of a single Pokemon.
Iron
A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokemon.
PP Up
It slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.
Protein
A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Attack stat of a single Pokemon.
Full Heal
A spray-type medicine. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.
Max Potion
A spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokemon.
Max Repel
An item that prevents weak wild Pokemon from appearing for 250 steps after its use.
Max Revive
A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It fully restores the Pokemon's HP.
Nugget
A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
Ultra Ball
An ultra-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokemon catch rate than a Great Ball.
TRAINERS
The blizzard on Route 217 hides Skiers and Ninja Boys among the Ace Trainers, up to level 38 in the whiteout, where losing your way is the bigger danger.
Dalton
