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Pastoria City (Locations & Items)
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Pastoria City (Locations & Items)

Explore Pastoria City in pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl: defeat Crasher Wake for the Fen Badge, visit the Great Marsh, and find key items like the Macho Brace.

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Explore Pastoria City in pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl: defeat Crasher Wake for the Fen Badge, visit the Great Marsh, and find key items like the Macho Brace.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to the Pastoria Gym to challenge Crasher Wake. You'll need to solve puzzles and defeat trainers before facing him. If you chose Turtwig, its evolutions are effective against Water-types. Shinx's evolutions are also good against Water-types.
  2. 2
    After defeating Crasher Wake and obtaining the Fen Badge, proceed to the Great Marsh to talk to a Galactic grunt.
  3. 3
    The grunt will flee east towards Valor Lakefront. Do not chase him immediately; instead, head to a Pokémon Center.
  4. 4
    You will encounter your rival, who will challenge you to a Pokémon battle.
  5. 5
    Chimchar Starter Rival Battle: Starly (Lv. 26), Roselia (Lv. 26), Ponyta (Lv. 27), Prinplup (Lv. 31).
  6. 6
    Piplup Starter Rival Battle: Starly (Lv. 26), Buizel (Lv. 26), Ponyta (Lv. 27), Grotle (Lv. 31).
  7. 7
    Turtwig Starter Rival Battle: Starly (Lv. 26), Buizel (Lv. 26), Roselia (Lv. 27), Monferno (Lv. 31).
  8. 8
    Use Electric-type moves against his Starly. Adjust your strategy based on his subsequent Pokémon. Avoid using your starter against his starter, as he has the type advantage.
  9. 9
    After the rival battle, head east to chase the Galactic grunt.

Items:

Pastoria City Poké Mart:

  • Poké Ball: 200
  • Net Ball: 1000
  • Nest Ball: 1000
  • Potion: 300
  • Super Potion: 700
  • Antidote: 100
  • Paralyze Heal: 200
  • Awakening: 250
  • Burn Heal: 250
  • Ice Heal: 250
  • Escape Rope: 550
  • Repel: 350

Other Items:

  • Macho Brace: In the house in the center of the city, speak to a man who wants to see all three forms of Burmy (Plant Cloak, Sandy Cloak, Trash Cloak). This held item increases strength but lowers speed.
  • Colored Scarf: In the house to the top right of Pastoria City, show Scarf Guy a Pokémon with high conditions. He gives a scarf that raises conditions for Super Contests: Red (Coolness), Yellow (Toughness), Green (Cleverness), Blue (Beauty), Pink (Cuteness).

Other Locations:

  • The Great Marsh: Pastoria City’s Safari Zone. The fee to enter is 500.
  • The Move Reminder: Located north of the Pokémon Center. For the cost of one Heart Scale, he can help your Pokémon relearn a forgotten move.

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