Diamond & Pearl Stark Mountain
Stark Mountain smolders at the Battle Zone's edge, sealed until your story ends. You climb it alongside Buck. Once the Magma Stone is back in its cradle, Heatran wakes deep in the core.
Stark Mountain is in Sinnoh. In the story you arrive from Route 227 to the south and it comes before Route 228.
STARK MOUNTAIN MAP
This post-game volcano past the Survival Area climbs through magma chambers to an innermost room, with Strength and Rock Climb both needed and Rock Smash clearing the rubble between.
Pokemon Encounters
Past the Battle Zone, the dormant volcano burns with Fire types, Camerupt and Magcargo in the outer caves and Weezing deeper in. Heatran guards the magma chamber at level 70 once the Stark Mountain errand wraps up.
Heatran
ITEMS
The Life Orb is the trophy of Stark Mountain, the held item that trades a sliver of health for a damage spike on every hit. TM50 Overheat, a Flame Plate, and a wealth of vitamins fill the magma caves.
TM50 Overheat
Overheat deals damage but lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after attacking.
TM50 Overheat
Overheat deals damage but lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after attacking.
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.
Rare Candy
A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a single Pokemon by one.
Zinc
A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Sp. Def (Special Defense) stat of a single Pokemon.
Burn Heal
A spray-type medicine. It heals a single Pokemon that is suffering from a burn.
Escape Rope
A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.
Ether
It restores the PP of a Pokemon's selected move by a maximum of 10 points.
Full Restore
A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokemon.
Iron Ball
A Pokemon hold item that cuts Speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves.
Life Orb
An item to be held by a Pokemon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Max Elixir
It fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon.
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.
Flame Plate
An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a stone tablet that boosts the power of Fire-type moves.
Full Heal
A spray-type medicine. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.
Hyper Potion
A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 200 points.
Max Elixir
It fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon.
Revive
A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It restores half the Pokemon's maximum HP.
TRAINERS
Seventeen trainers haunt Stark Mountain, Veterans and Dragon Tamers up around level 60 making it one of the toughest post-game crawls. Bring plenty of healing for the magma climb.
Abel
Stark Mountain Guide
Stark Mountain is postgame content you reach through the Fight and Survival Area after becoming Champion. Explore the cavern with Buck, who picks up the Magma Stone. Once you speak to his grandfather in the Survival Area, Buck races back to return the Magma Stone, and a Level 70 Heatran appears in the deepest chamber where the stone sat. Buck and the Magma Stone are the whole story in Diamond and Pearl; the Charon and Looker subplot is saved for Platinum.