Platinum Stark Mountain
Stark Mountain smolders on the post-game Battle Zone, sealed until your story's done. Once Buck and the scientist Charon stop wrestling over the Magma Stone, Heatran turns up at its 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
Platinum twists the outer route around pools of bubbling lava, the way in tucked at the northeastern corner past the Survival Area. Inside, Strength and Rock Smash clear the path to the innermost chamber.
Pokemon Encounters
Magma chambers run hot with Magcargo, Camerupt, and Rhydon filling most of the grass. The Pokeradar adds a 22 percent Torkoal, and deep inside, Heatran guards the core at level 50, the reason most trainers brave the heat.
Heatran
ITEMS
The Life Orb is the held item to leave with, trading a sliver of your own health for a real jump in damage. Overheat (TM50) brings the strongest Fire move, and a Fire Stone hides among the magma.
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.
Escape Rope
A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.
Full Heal
A spray-type medicine. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.
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.
Max Revive
A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It fully restores the Pokemon's HP.
Star Piece
A shard of a pretty gem that sparkles in a red color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
Stardust
Lovely, red-colored sand with a loose, silky feel. 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
Nineteen trainers turn the volcano into a post-game marathon. Black Belts and Veterans push into the high 50s, with Commanders Mars and Jupiter back for a rematch at level 60. The longest grind after the League.
Stark Mountain Guide
In Platinum the Stark Mountain event gains a full Team Galactic subplot absent from Diamond and Pearl. Charon tries to grab the Magma Stone, you battle Mars and Jupiter in the entrance chamber, Buck helps in the main cavern, and a disguised Looker uses a Croagunk to snatch the stone and arrest Charon. Diamond and Pearl run a simpler Buck-only errand with no Charon, Looker, or commander fights. Heatran itself is caught once the Magma Stone is returned, though its level drops to 50 in Platinum from the Level 70 it sits at in Diamond and Pearl.