Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Victory Road

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Victory Road is an incredibly challenging path that tests your true potential to defeat the Pokémon League. It is recommended to only come through Victory Road if your Pokémon are lvl 50+

Before entering Victory Road make sure you heal your Pokémon at the Pokémon Center just outside. Also make sure you have Pokémon that know, Rock Smash, Strength, Surf, Waterfall, and Rock Climb. Once you have done all of this then you are ready to head into the puzzle of Victory Road and make your way to the Pokémon League!

1F[edit]

1F
1F

When you first arrive arrive there is only one direction to go so head over the first bridge then climb down the wall to the right and go right until you hit two rocks. On the second rock is a hidden Ultra Ball. Go back to the climbable wall and go past it to find Psychic Bryce. Past Bryce is TM41 Torment. Go back to the climable wall and go back up it. Go over the second the second and go down the stairs. Go left and follow the path to find Bird Keeper Hana. Go over the bridge next to Hana and you will find a Full Heal. Head back up the stairs you came down and go over the third bridge then climb down the wall to the right. Go left and follow the path to find stairs to go up. Follow the path after the stairs and you will find Ace Trainer Mariah. Continue on the path and go past the stairs to find a lone rock with a hidden Max Elixir on it. Go up the stairs that you just past and up the next stairs to get onto 2F.

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Psychic Bryce
Psychic Bryce
Reward: Pokebuck.png1472
  • Haunter Haunter Lv. 43
  • Alakazam Alakazam Lv. 46
  • Gengar Gengar Lv. 46
Bird Keeper Hanah
Bird Keeper Hanah
Reward: Pokebuck.png1536
  • Noctowl Noctowl Lv. 46
  • Staraptor Staraptor Lv. 48
Ace Trainer Mariah
Ace Trainer Mariah
Reward: Pokebuck.png2880
  • Golduck Golduck Lv. 46
  • Blissey Blissey Lv. 48

Pokémon found[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Rate
Golbat Golbat 44-46 20%
Machoke Machoke 44-46 25%
Graveler Graveler 45 20%
Onix Onix 44 10%
Steelix Steelix 46 10%
Medicham Medicham 44-46 15%

Items[edit]

  • Ultra Ball (hidden) - on a rock east of Psychic Bryce
  • TM41 Torment - north of Psychic Bryce
  • Full Heal - north of Bird Keeper Hana
  • Max Elixir - on a rock north if Ace Trainer Mariah

2F[edit]

2F
2F

Continue straight from the stairs and smash the breakable rock next to the boulder. Push the boulder towards the rock so you can continue straight. On the wall next to the ramp is a hidden Full Restore. Push the next boulder away from the ramp. Put your bike into 4th gear and jump over the ramp. Put your bike in normal gear and smash the breakable rock blocking the next ramp. In normal gear jump over the ramp and follow the path to get the Max Ether. Jump over the ledge and put your bike in 4th gear and jump over the ramp again. Jump over the ledge and smash the breakable rock blocking the path. Follow the path until you see boulders. Push the rightmost boulder down one tile then push the northernmost boulder west one tile and then the last boulder down one tile. Continue on the path and you find Ace Trainer Omar just above the next set of boulders. Push the leftmost boulder down one tile then smash the breakable rock and push the boulder back up tile. Continue on the path and smash the next breakable rock. Continue on the path and you will find Ace Trainer Sydney. Continue on the path to the next set of boulders. Push the northernmost boulder one tile east and then push the leftmost boulder one tile west and then look down on the wall to find a hidden Rare Candy. Go up the path to find Veteran Clayton. Go down through stairs behind Clayton to go back onto 1F but immediately go back up the stairs so you can reset the set of boulders before Clayton so you can go east. Push the middle boulder down one tile then continue east. At the next set of boulders push the southernmost boulder all the way east to the wall. Push the northernmost boulder one tile west then smash the breakable rock to push the next boulder down one tile. Continue up the path and go past the ramps to find Double Team Al & Kay, this is a double battle. There is a set of ramps just past the double team. Jump over the the first two ramps in 4th gear and just to north is TM71 Stone Edge. Go back to the other set of ramps and at the end of them is a Full Restore. Head back to Veteran Clayton and go down the stairs to 1F.

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Ace Trainer Omar
Ace Trainer Omar
Reward: Pokebuck.png2880
  • Rapidash Rapidash Lv. 45
  • Carnivine Carnivine Lv. 45
  • Rampardos Rampardos Lv. 48
Ace Trainer Sydney
Ace Trainer Sydney
Reward: Pokebuck.png2880
  • Clefable Clefable Lv. 46
  • Torterra Torterra Lv. 48
Veteran Clayton
Veteran Clayton
Reward: Pokebuck.png2880
  • Staraptor Staraptor Lv. 47
  • Hippowdon Hippowdon Lv. 47
Double Team Al & Kay
Double Team Al & Kay
Reward: Pokebuck.png11280
  • Staraptor Staraptor Lv. 47
  • Whiscash Whiscash Lv. 47

Pokémon found[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Rate
Golbat Golbat 45-47 20%
Kadabra Kadabra 45-47 25%
Graveler Graveler 46 20%
Onix Onix 45 10%
Steelix Steelix 47 10%
Medicham Medicham 45-47 15%

Items[edit]

  • Full Restore (hidden) - on the wall next to the ramp west of the stairs to 1F
  • Max Ether - northwest corner after a ramp
  • Rare Candy (hidden) - on the wall behind the leftmost boulder south of the stairs to 1F
  • TM71 Stone Edge - at end of the third set of ramps
  • Full Restore - at the end of the second set of ramps

Return to 1F[edit]

Head over the bridge then climb down the wall to the right then follow the path to the left. Make sure you don't jump over the ledge or you will have to go through 2F again. You will eventually bump into Black Belt Miles along the path. After Miles are stairs to B1F.

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Black Belt Miles
Black Belt Miles
Reward: Pokebuck.png1176
  • Machamp Machamp Lv. 49

B1F[edit]

B1F
B1F

Go down both set of stairs and surf across the water to battle Psychic Valencia. Surf around Valencia then surf across the water to your right. After the water, there is a rock on your left and there is a hidden Pearl on it. Go up both stairs to battle Double Team Jo & Pat. Go on the water just below the double team and surf to your left to find a set of stairs to go up to an isolated area on 1F. Pick up the Rare Candy and the hidden Max Revive on the rock then head back down the stairs to B1F. Surf back towards the double team then go down both stairs and surf over the water. Follow the path to the right and you'll find Ace Trainer Henry. Surf on the water to the left and head up the waterfall. Surf along the water and go down the next waterfall to find TM59 Dragon Pulse. Go back up the water and go left to battle Dragon Tamer Ondrej. Surf on the water to the left and follow it to find the stairs to another section of 1F. Just east of the stairs near the ledge on a rock is a hidden Big Mushroom

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Psychic Valencia
Psychic Valencia
Reward: Pokebuck.png1536
  • Chingling Chingling Lv. 44
  • Chimecho Chimecho Lv. 48
Double Team Jo & Pat
Double Team Jo & Pat
Reward: Pokebuck.png11280
  • Gyarados Gyarados Lv. 47
  • Medicham Medicham Lv. 47
Ace Trainer Henry
Ace Trainer Henry
Reward: Pokebuck.png2940
  • Honchkrow Honchkrow Lv. 49
Dragon Tamer Ondrej
Dragon Tamer Ondrej
Reward: Pokebuck.png1568
  • Gabite Gabite Lv. 49

Pokémon found[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Rate
Golbat Golbat 44-46 20%
Machoke Machoke 44-46 25%
Steelix Steelix 46 10%
Medicham Medicham 44-46 15%
Floatzel Floatzel 44,45 30%
Surfing
Golbat Golbat 35-50 100%
Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 3-10 100% - -
Magikarp Magikarp 10-25 - 100% -
Gyarados Gyarados 20-55 - - 100%

Items[edit]

  • Pearl (hidden) - on a rock southeast of Psychic Valencia
  • Rare Candy - in an isolated section of 1F accessible through southwest stairs on B1F
  • Max Revive (hidden) - on a rock next to the Rare Candy
  • TM59 Dragon Pulse - south of Dragon Tamer Ondrej
  • Bug Mushroom (hidden) - on a rock east of the northernmost stairs to 1F

Final stretch on 1F[edit]

You are in the final stretch in Victory Road and you are on 1F once again. Go straight from the stairs and you will find Veteran Edgar. Follow the path behind Edgar and at the end is a Razor Claw. Head back toward Edgar and go up the stairs next to him. Follow the path over the bridge and you will see a guy blocking an entrance to another part of Victory Road. Just south of him is a Zinc. Head back to Edgar again and go down the path to the right after him. At the T intersection go left and climb up the wall on the right. Follow the path over the bridge and go up the stairs to an isolated area in 2F. Push the southernmost and northernmost boulders closer to the Poké Ball and then push the middle boulder either up or down one tile. You can now get the Poké Ball that contains TM79 Dark Pulse. Go back down the stairs to 1F and go the climbable wall from before then go right and at the T intersection keep on going straight to climb up the next wall. Right after this is Dragon Tamer Clinton. Follow the path north over the bridge and you will see the exit to the Pokémon League to the left.

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Veteran Edgar
Veteran Edgar
Reward: Pokebuck.png3840
  • Tentacruel Tentacruel Lv. 45
  • Golem Golem Lv. 45
  • Empoleon Empoleon Lv. 48
Dragon Tamer Clinton
Dragon Tamer Clinton
Reward: Pokebuck.png1472
  • Gible Gible Lv. 46
  • Gyarados Gyarados Lv. 49
  • Gible Gible Lv. 46

Items[edit]

  • Razor Claw - southwest of Veteran Edgar
  • Zinc - south of the guy blocking the entrance way to another part of Victory Road
  • TM79 Dark Pulse - in an isolated area on 2F accessible through northwestern stairs on 1F