Pokémon Platinum Walkthrough: Full Story Guide for Beginners
Complete Step-by-Step Guide — Gyms, Boss Battles, Team Tips, and Hidden Items
Pokémon Platinum is widely considered one of the best games in the entire Pokémon series. This walkthrough is designed for beginners and returning players who want a simple, clear, spoiler-minimal, 100% accurate guide that covers every major part of the story.
Let’s begin your journey through Sinnoh!
⭐ Getting Started (Twinleaf Town → Route 201)
Choose Your Starter
You’ll meet Rowan and choose one of these Pokémon:
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Turtwig (Grass) — Defensive, strong later
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Chimchar (Fire → Fire/Fighting) — Fast, best overall choice
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Piplup (Water → Water/Steel) — Great mid/late game
First Battles
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Battle your rival once.
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Visit Sandgem Town to get your Pokédex.
What to Do Before Leaving
✔ Catch Starly (highly recommended)
✔ Pick up the Potion on Route 201
✔ Optional: Catch Shinx (great early-game attacker)
🏞️ Jubilife City (First Visit)
Jubilife introduces tutorials, Pokétch apps, and key NPCs.
Important Tasks
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Talk to the Clown NPCs to get the Pokétch.
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Visit the Trainer’s School (Rival side battle).
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Continue to Oreburgh Gate.
Pokémon to Consider Catching
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Zubat (good later with Poison/Flying coverage)
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Onix (can help vs Roark but not needed)
🪨 Gym 1: Oreburgh City — Roark (Rock-type)
Gym Leader Roark
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Geodude | 12 | Rock/Ground |
| Onix | 12 | Rock/Ground |
| Cranidos | 14 | Rock |
Tips to Win
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Chimchar users: Evolve to Monferno (Lv. 14) → Powerful against the gym
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Piplup users: Bubble/BubbleBeam destroys this gym
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Turtwig users: Use Absorb + Defense strategies
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Starly is not good here (weak to Rock)
Reward
🏅 Coal Badge
TM76 Stealth Rock
🌲 Floaroma Town & Valley Windworks
Team Galactic appears here.
What to Do
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Beat the Grunts blocking the Windworks
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Defeat Commander Mars inside
Mars Battle
Her Purugly Lv. 17 is strong — use Fighting moves if available, or status moves.
Bonus
Pick up Honey and start slathering trees for rare Pokémon.
🌉 Gym 2: Eterna City — Gardenia (Grass-type)
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Cherubi | 20 | Grass |
| Turtwig | 20 | Grass |
| Roserade | 22 | Grass/Poison |
Tips
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Monferno makes this gym easy
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Starly/Staravia works great
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Onix/Zubat help, but cautiously
Reward
🏅 Forest Badge
TM86 Grass Knot
🛰️ Team Galactic Eterna Building
You’ll face Commander Jupiter.
Jupiter’s Skuntank (Lv. 23) is tanky:
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Use Ground, Fighting, or strong neutral moves
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Heal frequently — Skuntank hits hard
⚡ Gym 3: Hearthome Ghost Gym (New to Platinum)
You cannot battle Fantina yet in Diamond/Pearl, but in Platinum she's Gym 3.
Fantina’s Team
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Duskull | 24 | Ghost |
| Haunter | 24 | Ghost/Poison |
| Mismagius | 26 | Ghost |
Winning Strategy
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Use Bite, Feint Attack, or Dark-type moves
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Normal-type Pokémon cannot be hit by Ghost attacks
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Mismagius is dangerous — heal often and avoid status effects
Reward
🏅 Relic Badge
TM65 Shadow Claw
⭐ Solaceon → Veilstone City
Follow the left valley path.
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Catch Bronzor (great Steel/Psychic wall)
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Visit the Lost Tower to get Strength later
🥋 Gym 4: Veilstone City — Maylene (Fighting-type)
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Meditite | 28 | Fighting/Psychic |
| Machoke | 29 | Fighting |
| Lucario | 32 | Fighting/Steel |
Tips
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Staravia/Staraptor destroy this gym
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Psychic moves are also great
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Lucario is the biggest threat — avoid Normal-types
Reward
🏅 Cobble Badge
TM60 Drain Punch
💧 Gym 5: Pastoria City — Crasher Wake (Water-type)
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Gyarados | 33 | Water/Flying |
| Quagsire | 34 | Water/Ground |
| Floatzel | 37 | Water |
Strategy
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Electric moves for Gyarados
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Grass moves for Quagsire
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Any strong neutral hits work well vs Floatzel
Reward
🏅 Fen Badge
TM55 Brine
🌋 Gym 6: Hearthome (Return) → Canalave → Iron Island
After Pastoria, return to Hearthome and move toward Canalave City.
Canalave Gym — Byron (Steel-type)
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Magneton | 37 | Electric/Steel |
| Steelix | 38 | Steel/Ground |
| Bastiodon | 41 | Steel/Rock |
Strategy
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Fire, Ground, and Fighting types dominate
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All of Infernape’s STAB moves are excellent here
Reward
🏅 Mine Badge
TM91 Flash Cannon
❄️ Gym 7: Snowpoint City — Candice (Ice-type)
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Snover | 38 | Ice/Grass |
| Sneasel | 38 | Ice/Dark |
| Medicham | 40 | Fighting/Psychic |
| Abomasnow | 42 | Ice/Grass |
Strategy
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Fire-types sweep most of the gym
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Fighting moves help vs Sneasel
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Watch out for Hail damage
Reward
🏅 Icicle Badge
TM72 Avalanche
⚡ Gym 8: Sunyshore City — Volkner (Electric-type)
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jolteon | 46 | Electric |
| Raichu | 46 | Electric |
| Luxray | 48 | Electric |
| Electivire | 50 | Electric |
Tips
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Ground-types make this gym easy
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Garchomp, Torterra, or Hippowdon work great
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Watch for Electivire’s Fire Punch
Reward
🏅 Beacon Badge
TM57 Charge Beam
🌌 Victory Road → Pokémon League
Victory Road includes trainers with high-level Pokémon. Bring:
✔ Healing items
✔ HMs (Strength, Rock Smash, Rock Climb, Surf, Waterfall)
👑 Elite Four & Champion Cynthia
Cynthia is considered one of the hardest champions ever.
Cynthia’s Team (Approx.)
| Pokémon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Spiritomb | 58 | Ghost/Dark |
| Roserade | 58 | Grass/Poison |
| Gastrodon | 58 | Water/Ground |
| Lucario | 60 | Fighting/Steel |
| Milotic | 58 | Water |
| Garchomp | 62 | Dragon/Ground |
How to Win
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Ice-type moves for Garchomp
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Electric/Grass for Milotic
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Fighting/Ground for Lucario
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Spiritomb has no weaknesses in Gen 4 — just hit hard
Recommended Level: 55–60 minimum
🎉 Congratulations — You Beat Pokémon Platinum!
But Pokémon Platinum doesn’t end here.
After the main story, you unlock:
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Battle Frontier
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Stark Mountain
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Heatran encounter
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Regigigas event
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Legendary Birds roaming
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National Dex