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Route 228 (Encounters & Items)
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Route 228 (Encounters & Items)

Navigate Route 228 in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Find hidden items like PP Up, Rare Candy, Protector, and learn about wild Pokémon encounters and the Move Tutor.

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Navigate Route 228 in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Find hidden items like PP Up, Rare Candy, Protector, and learn about wild Pokémon encounters and the Move Tutor.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the Route 226 gatehouse, head north-east. Battle or sneak past the Ace Trainer and find a hidden PP Up above him.
  2. 2
    Slide down the eastern slope to find a Protector at the bottom.
  3. 3
    Travel south to the top of a muddy slope. Search above it for a hidden Rare Candy.
  4. 4
    Optionally, battle trainers to the south-west before reaching tall grass.
  5. 5
    Slide down the slope where the Rare Candy was and head east, then up the next slope on your bicycle.
  6. 6
    From here, you can head north-east to fight a Dragon Tamer or head south along a narrow path. Collect the Iron on the right.
  7. 7
    Head west, then south along the side of a house. Inside this house, an old man teaches ultimate moves to fully evolved starter Pokémon.
  8. 8
    Go west from the house, climb stairs, and use Rock Smash on cracked rocks to find a Shed Shell.
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    Return to the bottom of the stairs and proceed south. Past two trees and a pond, search a small rock for a hidden Ultra Ball.
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    Head east, then south to encounter two Pokémon Rangers. You can skip them by using the narrow bridges beyond the Dragon Tamer.
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    Past the Rangers, find TM37 Sandstorm in the bottom-left and a hidden Stardust in the top-left.
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    Continue south along the east side, squeeze through a tight path, and ride up a slope on the left.
  13. 13
    Ride a narrow bridge east to find a Shiny Stone.
  14. 14
    Return to ground level and continue south. You will be ambushed by an Ace Trainer unless you entered from Route 229.
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    After the Ace Trainer, ride up the slope to the left. North of the stairs are berry plants.
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    In the south-corner of this tall grass section, search for a hidden Full Restore.
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    Go up the stairs on the right and cross the narrow bridge.
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    On the other side, search the wall near the bottom-right corner of a large rock for a hidden Calcium.
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    To leave Route 228, slide back down the slope and head south towards Route 229.

Move Tutor: Ultimate Moves

In the northern half of the route, east of the main path, is a house. Inside, an old man teaches powerful moves to fully evolved starter Pokémon:

  • Frenzy Plant (Grass-type, requires recharge): Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, Torterra
  • Blast Burn (Fire-type, requires recharge): Charizard, Typhlosion, Blaziken, Infernape
  • Hydro Cannon (Water-type, requires recharge): Blastoise, Feraligatr, Swampert, Empoleon
Tips
  • The sandstorm can make navigation difficult; pay attention to slopes and bicycle paths.
  • Rock Smash is required to access the Shed Shell.
  • Some trainers can be skipped by using narrow bridges.
  • The Ace Trainer ambush near the end can be avoided if entering from Route 229.
  • If you head north from the left side of the last set of stairs, you'll encounter a Psychic.

Pokémon Encounters:

  • Tall Grass: Cacnea (5%), Cacturne (20%/40%), Diglett (5%), Dugtrio (30%), Hippowdon (20%/10%), Rhydon (20%/10%)
  • Surfing: Poliwag (30%), Poliwhirl (70%)
  • Fishing: Barboach (Good Rod, 45%), Gyarados (Super Rod, 55%), Magikarp (Old Rod, 100%; Good Rod, 55%), Whiscash (Super Rod, 45%)
  • Mass Outbreak: Beldum (40%)
  • Poké Radar: Trapinch (2%), Vibrava (10%)

Item Locations:

  • PP Up: Hidden, above Ace Trainer Jose in the north.
  • Protector: In the pit east from the gatehouse.
  • Rare Candy: Hidden, above the slippery slope south-west from the gatehouse.
  • Iron: North-east from the Move Tutor’s house.
  • Shed Shell: Near the north-west, blocked by cracked rocks requiring Rock Smash.
  • Ultra Ball: Hidden, next to a mini hill near the center.
  • TM37 Sandstorm: Towards the left, past the Pokémon Rangers.
  • Stardust: Hidden, top-left corner past the Pokémon Rangers.
  • Shiny Stone: On a narrow bridge towards the east, after a slope.
  • Full Restore: Hidden, in the tall grass towards the south-corner of a section.
  • Calcium: Hidden, near the bottom-right corner of a large rock after the last bridge.

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