Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Route 209

Route 209

Route 209 connects Hearthome City to Solaceon Town. It has the Lost Tower and Hallowed Tower in it. It is home to some new Pokémon to catch and you can obtain the Good Rod from a fisherman here

Travelling the route

When you first arrive on Route 209 from Hearthome there is Pokémon Breeder Albert and to the north is a grass patch with a Honey(DP) in the northeast corner. Go South then east on the lower bridge to speak to the fisherman for the Good Rod. Then go over the upper bridge where you will find Jogger Richard, you can only battle him during the morning. To the east of him are Twins Emma & Lil. Take the bridge left of the twins to get yo a berry patch with Chesto and Leppa Berries. Head back towards the twins and on the middle bridge is Poké Kid Danielle. If you take the southern bridge and go to the end of the path you will find an X Accuracy(DP). Right before the northern bridge there is a hidden Revive(DP). As you are crossing the bridge you will bump into Jogger Raul who you can only face in the morning. Just north of him is Pokémon Breeder Jennifer. One spot north of Jennifer is a hijden Super Potion(DP). In the the rock pit north of Jennifer is a hidden Tiny Mushroom(DP). In the southeast corner is Hallowed Tower which looks like a well. Continue north and you will find a berry patch with Razz Berries. In a rock right before the mud slide is a hidden Awakening(DP). To get up the mud slide put your bike into gear 4 and gain speed to ride up it. Right after the mud slide is Cow Girl Shelley. Instead of going up the mud slide you can go through the grass patch and stay to the left of the trees to find another mud slide which is tricky to get up and after there is a Calcium. After Shelley there is the Lost Tower to your right and Young Couple Ty and Sue. Just south of the Lost Tower is a cuttable tree with TM47 Steel Wing. After you get the TM go into the Lost Tower.

Note: Return later with Surf to get TM19 Giga Drain which you can get by going over the water to the east of Hallowed Tower and into the trees.

Trainers

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer	Pokemon
PKMN Breeder Albert* Reward: 816	Bonsly Lv. 16 Pichu Lv. 17 Budew Lv. 15
Jogger Richard Morning only Reward: 608	Luxio Lv. 19
Twins Emma & Lil Reward: 608	Bonsly Lv. 19 Mime Jr. Lv. 19
Poké Kid Danielle* Reward: 152	Pikachu Lv. 19
Jogger Raul Morning only Reward: 608	Staravia Lv. 19
PKMN Breeder Jennifer* Reward: 720	Mime Jr. Lv. 16 Cleffa Lv. 17 Budew Lv. 15
Cowgirl Shelley Reward: 240	Bidoof Lv. 14 Bidoof Lv. 15 Bidoof Lv. 16 Bidoof Lv. 15 Bidoof Lv. 15
Young Couple Ty and Sue Reward: 2432	Machop Lv. 19 Meditite Lv. 19

*You can rebattle PKMN Breeder Albert, Poké Kid Danielle and PKMN Breeder Jennifer with the Vs Seeker. Head to Rematches to see their rematch Pokémon.

Pokémon found

There are some new Pokémon to be caught here such as a Chansey (don't need to catch in DP), Gastly (DP), Mime Jr. (Diamond), Bonsley (Pearl), and Duskell (Platinum).

Diamond
Pokémon		Level	Morn.	Day	Night
	Zubat	16	-	-	10%
	Gastly	16	-	-	10%
	Chansey	16	5%	5%	5%
	Starly	16	20%	20%	20%
	Staravia	16-18	15%	25%	15%
	Bibarel	16-18	35%	45%	35%
	Mime Jr.	16	25%	5%	5%
Surfing
	Psyduck	20-40	90%	90%	90%
	Golduck	20-40	10%	10%	10%

Pearl
Pokémon		Level	Morn.	Day	Night
	Zubat	16	-	-	10%
	Gastly	16	-	-	10%
	Chansey	16	5%	5%	5%
	Starly	16	20%	20%	20%
	Staravia	16-18	15%	25%	15%
	Bibarel	16-18	35%	45%	35%
	Bonsly	16	25%	5%	5%
Surfing
	Psyduck	20-40	90%	90%	90%
	Golduck	20-40	10%	10%	10%

Platinum
Pokémon		Level	Morn.	Day	Night
	Zubat	19	-	-	10%
	Chansey	17,19	5%	5%	5%
	Ralts	17-19	20%	20%	10%
	Roselia	19,20	25%	25%	25%
	Duskull	19	-	-	10%
	Staravia	18,19	20%	20%	10%
	Bibarel	18,19	30%	30%	30%
Surfing
	Psyduck	20-30	90%	90%	90%
	Golduck	20-40	10%	10%	10%

Since you have the good rod now you will be able to catch a goldeen!

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon		Level	Old Rod	Good Rod	Super Rod
	Magikarp	3-10	100%	-	-
	Goldeen	10-25	-	45%	-
	Magikarp	10-25	-	55%	-
	Seaking	20-50	-	-	45%
	Gyarados	30-55	-	-	55%

Platinum
Pokémon		Level	Old Rod	Good Rod	Super Rod
	Magikarp	3-15	100%	-	-
	Goldeen	15-35	-	45%	-
	Magikarp	10-25	-	55%	-
	Seaking	30-55	-	-	45%
	Gyarados	30-55	-	-	55%

Items

• Honey (DP) - in the grass patch northeast of the Hearthome gate
• Good Rod - given to you by the fisherman to the east of the Hearthome gate
• Leppa/Chesto Berries - across the two bridges to the left of the twins
• Revive (hidden)(DP) - northeast of the twins
• X Accuracy (DP) - at end of path in trees from bridge south of Poké Kid Danielle
• Super Potion (hidden)(DP) - just north of PKMN Breeder Jennifer
• Tiny Mushroom (hidden)(DP) - in rock pit north of PKMN Breeder Jennifer
• Razz Berries x2 - right before mud slide next to Cowgirl Shelly in a patch
• Awakening (hidden)(DP) - in a rock in the rock pit next to Razz Berries.
• Calcium - At end of path after mud slide to the left of Cowgirl Shelley
• TM47 Steel Wing (Requires Cut) - behind cuttable tree south of Lost Tower
• TM 19 Giga Drain (Requires Surf) - surf east and down from Hallowed Tower into the trees

Hallowed Tower

The Hallowed Tower is located in the southeast corner if Route 209. If you place an Odd Keystone into it then speak to 32 people in the Underground you will be able to battle and capture a Spiritomb. This is the only place to catch this Pokémon.