SINNOH · Route 229

Route 229 – Pokémon & Locations

Every wild Pokémon on Route 229 in Diamond/Pearl/Platinum: catch rates, levels and trainers, plus the Diamond/Pearl differences and a calculated best-catch tip. Data as of Platinum. Route 229 connects Resort Area with Route 230.

WILD POKÉMON

Encounter table

ITEMS

Items on Route 229

Reaper Cloth

Found

Thunder Stone

Found
TRAINERS

Trainers on Route 229

Route trainer data is missing. This region only lists key battles (gyms, Elite Four, Champion).

CALCULATED TIP

Best catch on Route 229

Gyarados — Gen V (2010) sprite

Gyarados has the highest base stat total (540) of every catchable species here, statistically the strongest catch on Route 229. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.

NUZLOCKE

Nuzlocke on Route 229

Log encounter

Log the first catch on Route 229 straight into a new Nuzlocke run. The tracker knows every encounter on this route.

Q&A

20 species. Most common: Magikarp (100 %), Surskit (95 %), Gyarados (55 %). The rarest catch is Venonat (2 %). All rates are the max encounter slots from PokéAPI (Platinum).

Yes, the Diamond/Pearl versions differ. Diamond and Pearl differ on Route 229 like this: Scyther only in Diamond (5%); Pinsir only in Pearl (5%); Volbeat: 5% (D) vs. 10% (P); Illumise: 10% (D) vs. 5% (P); Roselia only in Diamond (10%); Purugly only in Pearl (10%)

Yes. There are 2 items on Route 229: Reaper Cloth, Thunder Stone.

Gyarados. With a base stat total of 540, Gyarados has the highest total of all catchable species here: calculated tip for Route 229 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).

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Route 229 on the interactive map