Platinum Route 215

Ninja and martial-artist trainers haunt Route 215, a rain-soaked slope running west out of Veilstone toward Solaceon.

Route 215 is in Sinnoh. In the story you arrive from Route 210 to the north and continue north to Veilstone City.

ROUTE 215 MAP

Pokemon Encounters

A rainy stretch where Drowzee and Staravia split the daytime grass and Marill takes over at night. The catches to slow for are Scyther at 5 percent and a 10 percent Abra, the start of an Alakazam if you have a trade partner.

Method
Type
Grass11
#183Marill
45% - Lv 20–22
#096Drowzee
40% - Lv 19–20
Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town)
#397Staravia
40% - Lv 19–22
#397Staravia
30% - Lv 19–21
#183Marill
25% - Lv 20–22
#397Staravia
20% - Lv 19
#123Scyther
15% - Lv 20–22
#063Abra
10% - Lv 19
#064Kadabra
10% - Lv 21–22
#108Lickitung
10% - Lv 20
#123Scyther
5% - Lv 20
Marill
#183

Marill

Water
Evolves into Azumarill at Lv 18
Encounter rate
45% Common
Level
20–22
EV yield
2 HP
Here on Route 215tall grass45% spawn
1 in 2wild encounters
will be Marill — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m-4m
to catch one
Poke Ball25%
Great Ball37%
Ultra Ball49%
Nuzlocke
45%
first wild (est.)
TierHigh
PickReliable
EV - HP
13
fights to cap
Raw128 fights
+ Power26 fights
+ Pokerus64 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected91h 1m

ITEMS

The Fist Plate strengthens Fighting-types and slots into an Arceus, while Shock Wave (TM34) lands an Electric hit every time and a gifted Payback (TM66) doubles up when you move second.

Source
TM2
TM34 Shock Wave
TM66 Payback
Vitamin2
HP Up
Iron
Item ball8
Bluk Berry
Fist Plate
Full Heal
Hyper Potion
Mago Berry
Max Ether
Pecha Berry
Wiki Berry
Hidden2
Revive
Ultra Ball
TM

TM34 Shock Wave

South of the largest grass patch (requires Cut)
Move
Shock WaveElectricSpecial
Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20

Shock Wave deals damage and ignores changes to the Accuracy and Evasion stats.

TM2
TM

TM34 Shock Wave

South of the largest grass patch (requires Cut)
Move
Shock WaveElectricSpecial
Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20

Shock Wave deals damage and ignores changes to the Accuracy and Evasion stats.

TM

TM66 Payback

Given by the Black Belt before the second bridge
Move
PaybackDarkPhysical
Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
10

Power doubles if the user was attacked first.

Vitamin2
VITAMIN

HP Up

Northeast corner of the largest grass patch
Effect

A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base HP of a single Pokemon.

VITAMIN

Iron

At large trodden area after Jogger Scott (hidden)
Effect

A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokemon.

Item ball8
ITEM BALL

Bluk Berry

Berry patch south of Black Belt Gregory (requires Cut)
Effect

Used for creating PokéBlocks and Poffins.

ITEM BALL

Fist Plate

Just past Black Belt Gregory (requires Cut)
Effect

An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a stone tablet that boosts the power of Fighting-type moves.

ITEM BALL

Full Heal

Below the ledge past Jogger Scott
Effect

A spray-type medicine. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Hyper Potion

Across the fourth bridge, south of first Berry patch
Effect

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 200 points.

ITEM BALL

Mago Berry

Berry patch east of Ace Trainer Maya
Effect

Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to restore 1/8 max HP. Confuses Pokémon that dislike sweet flavor.

ITEM BALL

Max Ether

Just past the first bridge
Effect

It fully restores the PP of a single selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Pecha Berry

Berry patch south of Black Belt Gregory (requires Cut)
Effect

Held: Consumed when poisoned to cure poison.

ITEM BALL

Wiki Berry

Berry patch east of Ace Trainer Maya
Effect

Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to restore 1/8 max HP. Confuses Pokémon that dislike dry flavor.

Hidden2
HIDDEN

Revive

In center of the elevation between bridges two and three (hidden)
Effect

A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It restores half the Pokemon's maximum HP.

HIDDEN

Ultra Ball

At the south end of the largest grass patch (hidden)
Effect

An ultra-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokemon catch rate than a Great Ball.

TRAINERS

Black Belts and ninja-styled classes fill the rainy slope down from Veilstone, eight battles in the mid 20s, steady going and none a real threat to a leveled team.

Class
Ace Trainer2
Dennis+2Lv 25–61₱1,500
Maya+2Lv 25–61₱1,500
Ruin Maniac1
CalvinLv 23₱1,104
Black Belt3
DerekLv 26₱624
GregoryLv 23₱552
NathanielLv 24₱576
Trainer2
Craig+2Lv 24–59₱768
ScottLv 25₱800
ACE TRAINER

Dennis

Party
3
Highest Lv
25
Reward
₱1,500
Fights
Party
GligarLv 24
GroundFlying
AbilityHyper CutterNatureBoldItem-
Screech
Feint Attack
Quick Attack
Poison Sting
BuizelLv 24
Water
AbilitySwift SwimNatureNaiveItem-
Aqua Jet
Swift
Pursuit
Quick Attack
GhostFlying
AbilityAftermathNatureBoldItem-
Swallow
Gust
Stockpile
Ominous Wind
Team weak to2 types
Type
4x weakness(1)
ICE
2x weakness(1)
ELECTRIC
Win: ₱1,500
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