Nintendo DS · 2008
Pokémon Platinum
Region: Sinnoh · Generation 4
Pick your starter
Walkthrough
- 01
Same gym order as DP, with rebalanced rosters
Gym leaders use larger teams with smarter movesets — Volkner especially is much harder.
- Volkner now has Octillery (Lv. 47), Ambipom (Lv. 47), Jolteon (Lv. 49), Luxray (Lv. 49) — way meaner than DP.
- Fantina now appears EARLIER (3rd gym, before Maylene) — bring Dark/Ghost users sooner.
- Crasher Wake's Floatzel (Lv. 27) hits a lot harder; Roselia (Magical Leaf) is the easiest counter.
- 02
Distortion World
Lv. 45–50After Sunyshore, you'll travel through the Distortion World to confront Cyrus and catch Giratina (Origin Forme).
- Gravity flips with each platform — walk on walls, ceilings. Visual cue: arrows on the floor show 'down'.
- Cyrus: Houndoom (Lv. 45) → Honchkrow (Lv. 47) → Crobat (Lv. 46) → Gyarados (Lv. 46) → Weavile (Lv. 48). Fighting + Electric.
- Giratina (Lv. 47, Origin Forme inside the Distortion World) — paralysis + Dusk Ball or Timer Ball after 20 turns.
- 03
Cynthia rematch in Battle Frontier
Her team scales — bring movesets, not just levels.
- Resort Area trainers + Fight Area trainers grind EVs and money fast.
- Battle Frontier: Brain titles (Tower Tycoon Palmer, Factory Head Thorton, etc.) — 21 wins for Silver, 49 for Gold.
Pro tips
- Fight Stat (EV) trainers in Stark Mountain and Resort Area to grind.
- Battle Frontier replaces Battle Park with 5 facilities.
- Give Giratina the Griseous Orb to keep its Origin Forme outside of battle.
Post-game
- Battle Frontier — 5 brain leaders.
- Catch Heatran, Regigigas, Cresselia, the lake trio, and Giratina-Origin.
- Trade with HG/SS to migrate Johto Pokémon.