Transfer Starters to Pokémon Platinum

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After transferring Pokémon from Game Boy Advance titles (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen) to your Pokémon Platinum game, you can access the Pal Park. This facility allows you to enter a special catching game to obtain these transferred Pokémon.

Note: You can Fly to the Pal Park, but only after obtaining the National Pokédex and visiting it at least once.

The Pal Park features 5 distinct locations for the catching game:

Grass area: Found immediately upon entering.
Forest: An area of grass surrounded by trees.
Pond: A small pond in the northeastern section of the map.
Mountain: A patch of grass on a hill in the northeastern section.
Ocean: A landmass in the lower-right corner of the map.

You will be given special Poké Balls that function like Master Balls, guaranteeing a catch. However, certain details will be preserved on the Pokémon's status screen, including:

Region caught in (Hoenn, Kanto, etc.)
Original Trainer name and ID
Poké Ball type used
Nature
Level
Current EXP
All moves
Ability
Ribbons
Shiny status
Pokerus status
EV Points
IV Points
Held item during transfer
All stats

Pokémon transferred this way receive a 1.5x EXP bonus as they are not considered your original Pokémon. The drawback is that they will not evolve if their evolution requires trading or other special conditions.

Each Pokémon has a specific location, encounter rate (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare), and a Score Rank (E, D, C, B, A, S) which contributes points. The following chart details some of these Pokémon:

Pokémon Name	Location	Encounter Rate	Rank
Bulbasaur	Grass	Common	D
Ivysaur	Grass	Uncommon	B
Venusaur	Grass	Rare	A
Charmander	Grass	Common	D
Charmeleon	Grass	Uncommon	B
Charizard	Grass	Rare	A
Squirtle	Pond	Common	D
Wartortle	Pond	Uncommon	B
Blastoise	Pond	Rare	A
Caterpie	Forest	Common	E
Metapod	Forest	Common	D
Butterfree	Forest	Common	C
Weedle	Forest	Common	E
Kakuna	Forest	Common	D
Beedrill	Forest	Common	C
Pidgey	Grass	Common	E
Pidgeotto	Grass	Common	D
Pidgeot	Grass	Common	C
Rattata	Grass	Common	E
Raticate	Grass	Common	D
Spearow	Grass	Common	E
Fearow	Grass	Common	D
Ekans	Forest	Common	E
Arbok	Forest	Common	D
Pikachu	Forest	Uncommon	B
Raichu	Forest	Rare	A
Sandshrew	Mountain	Common	D
Sandslash	Mountain	Common	C
Nidoran Female	Grass	Common	E
Nidorina	Grass	Common	D

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