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How to Beat Veilstone City Gym
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

How to Beat Veilstone City Gym

pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl Veilstone City Gym walkthrough: Solve the sliding wall puzzle and defeat Black Belts Darren, Jeffery, Rafael, and Colby to earn the Cobble Badge.

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pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl Veilstone City Gym walkthrough: Solve the sliding wall puzzle and defeat Black Belts Darren, Jeffery, Rafael, and Colby to earn the Cobble Badge.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the gym entrance, go left to the side wall, then up between the wall and the Black Belt rooms. At the corner, push the sliding wall right to align with the red stairs.
  2. 2
    Go back down towards the entrance. Enter the room with the Black Belt directly ahead and push the yellow sliding wall below him left.
  3. 3
    Go north past this Black Belt, stopping between his room and the next. Push the sliding wall on the left.
  4. 4
    Head south back towards the entrance. Go through the space between the central rooms and the left rooms. Push the yellow sliding wall near the tyre to the left.
  5. 5
    Continue north and push the next yellow sliding wall left.
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    Head back down, then go left towards the left-hand side wall again. Push the first yellow sliding wall to the right, back to its original position.
  7. 7
    You should now be able to go north along the left set of rooms. At the end, push the sliding wall near the top right.
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    Go south through the new gap, along the corridor between the left and center rooms. Stop at the halfway point near the next tyre, then squeeze right.
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    Keep going right and push the nearby sliding wall so it's misaligned.
  10. 10
    Go up, past the tyre. Push the next sliding wall to the right.
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    Head south towards the bottom of the gym. Step inside the Black Belt's room on the right. Nudge the sliding wall below him right.
  12. 12
    Exit the room and go along the corridor on the right. After the gap, push the sliding wall between the two right-hand side rooms left, back to its original position.
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    Go down again and re-enter the room you were previously in. Head north through the gap in the sliding wall.
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    In the next room, push the bottom of the two sliding walls along the right side right.
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    Return towards the bottom, then go through the right-most corridor again. At the top-right corner, push the sliding wall left.
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    Go back towards the bottom, then pass through the two right-hand side rooms once more. After exiting the last room, turn left and push the final sliding wall left.
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    Return towards the entrance, then go all the way through the center-most rooms. If done correctly, you will reach the Gym Leader.

Trainer Battles:

  • Black Belt Darren: Machoke (Level 25), Machop (Level 25), Machoke (Level 25)
  • Black Belt Jeffery: Machoke (Level 26), Meditite (Level 26)
  • Black Belt Rafael: Meditite (Level 28)
  • Black Belt Colby: Machoke (Level 25), Machoke (Level 25), Machoke (Level 25)
Tips
  • Pay close attention to the direction of the sliding walls and your position relative to them.
  • The puzzle requires precise movements and returning to previously opened paths.
  • Defeating the Black Belts will provide experience and prepare you for the Gym Leader.

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