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This is the most challenging place in Sinnoh to train and the trainers can be difficult if your Pokémon are low leveled. It is massive and full of items and a Legendary Pokémon appears after the Magma Stone is returned later on.

Exterior[edit]

Stark Mountain exterior
Stark Mountain exterior

Right before the steps go left and climb up the wall then go face Dragon Tamer Darien. Climb down the wall behind Darien then go left and climb up that wall to grab the Life Orb. Go back to the stairs at the beginning of Stark Mountain and go up them. At the top of the stairs is a grass patch that has an Ether in the top right corner. Go left and you'll be at the entrance to go inside the mountain.

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Dragon Tamer Darien
Dragon Tamer Darien
Reward: Pokebuck.png1920
  • Gyarados Gyarados Lv. 60

Pokémon found[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Morn. Day Night
Fearow Fearow 54,55 20% 20% 10%
Golbat Golbat 54 - - 10%
Graveler Graveler 54,56 15% 15% 5%
Weezing Weezing 55 10% 10% 10%
Rhyhorn Rhyhorn 22,24 5% 5% 5%
Rhydon Rhydon 55 20% 20% 20%
Skarmory Skarmory 56 5% 5% 5%
Numel Numel 22,24 5% 5% 5%
Camerupt Camerupt 55 20% 20% 20%
Banette Banette 54 - - 10%

Items[edit]

  • Life Orb(Requires Rock Climb) - southwest corner
  • Ether - top right corner of the grass above the stairs

Entrance[edit]

Stark Mountain entrance
Stark Mountain entrance

Once inside smash the breakable rock then push the boulder down the stairs. Go left then push the boulder left to the rock and go the the end of the path to pick up an Escape Rope. Turn around and go past the stairs to the next set of boulders. Push the top and bottom ones to the right then push the middle one either down or up. Continue forward then go down to go up both stairs and grab the PP Up. Go back down the stairs on go up the path to the next stairs. Continue left up the stairs and push the boulder to the left to the rock. Go up the stairs then go left and down the stairs. Go left and go up the stairs go to the top left corner and grab the Burn Heal. Go back to the previous stairs and smash the breakable rock. Go up the stairs then go right and push the boulder between the next set of stairs. Go the first stairs then go down the stairs to the right and follow the path to grab the Full Restore. Just above the Full Restore in the wall is a hidden Max Elixir. Go back the stairs and go up the second stairs to the left. You will see Barry at the entrance to the main cavern. He will say he got wiped out by Buck and that there's always strong trainers in the mountain. He explains that's what the Battle Tower is for. Proceed into the main cavern.

Pokémon found[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Rate
Golbat Golbat 54 10%
Machoke Machoke 56 10%
Geodude Geodude 25,27 5%
Graveler Graveler 55 20%
Onix Onix 54 5%
Weezing Weezing 56 10%
Slugma Slugma 25,27 5%
Magcargo Magcargo 55,56 30%
Camerupt Camerupt 56 5%

Items[edit]

All items here require Rock Smash and Strength

  • Escape Rope - southwest corner
  • PP Up - southeast corner
  • Burn Heal - northwest corner
  • Full Restore - east of entrance to the main cavern
  • Max Elixir - north of the Full Restore in the wall

Main cavern first time[edit]

Stark Mountain main cavern
Stark Mountain main cavern

When you come into the main cavern for the first time, you will run into Buck and he will be a partner trainer with you until the end of Stark Mountain. This means that all wild Pokémon and Trainer battles will be multi battles and Buck will heal after they are done. Leave all the battles and items for your second visit here as you can't get them all since you can't use Rock Climb with Buck.

Walk up the path and you will run into Buck. He suggests you team up as the Pokémon are tough here. Go right then up after the first stairs. Smash the breakable rock and continue going up. Go down the second set of stairs then go up and immediately go left. Keep going into you you find stairs to go up. You will then have to face Dragon Tamer Drake and Black Belt Jarrett in a multi battle. Go left and follow the path until you can go down stairs. Once down the stairs go right and push the boulder all the way to the right then go up the stairs and go through the entrance to the back room. Buck tells you that his instinct says that the treasure is in this room and that you are the toughest besides him. Go into the back room.

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Dragon Tamer Drake
Dragon Tamer Drake
Reward: Pokebuck.png3240
Multi battle
w/Black Belt Jarrett
  • Vibrava Vibrava Lv. 57
  • Dragonair Dragonair Lv. 57
  • Seadra Seadra Lv. 57
Black Belt Jarrett
Black Belt Jarrett
Reward: Pokebuck.png3240
Multi battle
w/Dragon Tamer Drake
  • Machamp Machamp Lv. 59

Pokémon found[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Rate
Golbat Golbat 56 10%
Machoke Machoke 58 10%
Geodude Geodude 27,29 5%
Graveler Graveler 57 20%
Onix Onix 56 5%
Weezing Weezing 58 10%
Slugma Slugma 27,29 5%
Magcargo Magcargo 57,58 30%
Camerupt Camerupt 58 5%

Back room[edit]

Walk up and talk to Buck. He will say that the Magma Stone is the treasure of Stark Mountain and since he found it that he is the greatest Trainer. He then takes the Magma Stone and the mountain begins to shake. Buck runs out. Exit the room and use an Escape Rope to easily get outside of the mountain. Fly to the Survival Area and go to Buck's house.

Buck's house[edit]

Bucks house is to the left of the Survival Area Pokémon Center. Go inside and talk to him. He will say that he is going to return the Magma Stone to the mountain as it was protecting the volcano Pokémon. Once he leaves, head back to Stark Mountain and prepare to face the remaining trainers in Stark Mountain and fight Heatran. Bring Dusk Balls as you are in a cave and a Pokémon that can put him to sleep.

Return to Stark Mountain[edit]

Head inside and go back to the main cavern. Go up and down the stairs then go all the way left to the rock to find a hidden Hyper Potion on it. Go down the stairs next to you then up the next stairs to your left. Go down then go down the stairs to your left. Take the path around the pit to find Ace Trainers Keenan and Kassandra. At the end of the pit to the left of the Ace Trainers is a Rare Candy. Go back around the pit and up the stairs. Go up and go down the stairs on the left and go all the way to the wall to find a hidden Flame Plate. Go back up the stairs then go down and go down the stairs to the right. Go up all the way then go left and push the boulder all the way then go down to face Ace Trainers Jasmin and Stefan. Go past the Ace Trainers to find TM50 Overheat. Go back to the path before the bould and go all the way down then go right to find Black Belt Ray and Bird Keeper Krystal. Go into the pit behind Krystal and grab the Calcium. Go up the stairs next to Black Belt Ray then go right and up the next path to smash the breakable rock and go do down the stairs to the left. After the stairs go up to pick up the hidden Revive on the rock. Go down and push the boulder out of the way. Climb up the wall to the left of Krystal and grab the Ultra Ball then go back down the wall. Go back up the stairs next to Black Belt Ray and go right and this time continue straight. Right after the fork are two small rocks and on the bottom one is a hidden Full Heal. Go past the boulders to find Ace Trainers Abel and Monique. Go past the Ace Trainers and go down the stairs to the right and go down to find Psychics Chelsey and Sterling. At the end of the pit to the left of the Psychics is an Iron Ball. Go up and past the Psychics until you find a lone rock with a hidden Zinc on it. Go up the path until you see the stairs on the left to go up. After the stairs, go up and then left and then climb down the wall. At the end of this pit is a Max Elixir. Climb back up the wall and go back down the stairs to the right then go all the way up to climb the wall and grab the Nugget. Go back down the wall and take the second path on the left. Follow the path until you find Dragon Tamer Kenny and Veteran Harlan. On the bottom rock behind Harlan is a hidden Iron. Go up the stairs next to Kenny and go left to pick up a Max Revive. Go down the stairs and go down the path. At the fork, go down and the go up the stairs to the left. Go up and follow that path all the way to the end. At the fork go up and go left down the stairs. Go up and then left at the fork. Climb up the wall below you and follow that path until you can go down a flight of stairs into a pit. Go right and push the boulder all the way then go up the stairs. Go right and climb down the wall to fight the last trainers here, Ace Trainers Natasha and Skylar. Climb back up the wall and go into the back room to find Heatran.

Trainers[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Trainer Pokemon
Ace Trainer Kassandra
Ace Trainer Kassandra
Reward: Pokebuck.png3480
  • Stantler Stantler Lv. 58
  • Carnivine Carnivine Lv. 58
Ace Trainer Keenan
Ace Trainer Keenan
Reward: Pokebuck.png3420
  • Primeape Primeape Lv. 57
  • Torkoal Torkoal Lv. 57
Ace Trainer Jasmin
Ace Trainer Jasmin
Reward: Pokebuck.png3540
  • Drapion Drapion Lv. 59
Ace Trainer Stefan
Ace Trainer Stefan
Reward: Pokebuck.png3420
  • Larvitar Larvitar Lv. 57
  • Magcargo Magcargo Lv. 57
Black Belt Ray
Black Belt Ray
Reward: Pokebuck.png1392
  • Tyrogue Tyrogue Lv. 53
  • Marowak Marowak Lv. 57
  • Breloom Breloom Lv. 58
Bird Keeper Krystal
Bird Keeper Krystal
Reward: Pokebuck.png1760
  • Dodrio Dodrio Lv. 55
  • Fearow Fearow Lv. 55
  • Honchkrow Honchkrow Lv. 55
Ace Trainer Abel
Ace Trainer Abel
Reward: Pokebuck.png3540
  • Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Lv. 59
Ace Trainer Monique
Ace Trainer Monique
Reward: Pokebuck.png3420
  • Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Lv. 57
  • Ursaring Ursaring Lv. 57
Psychic Chelsey
Psychic Chelsey
Reward: Pokebuck.png1856
  • Xatu Xatu Lv. 56
  • Mismagius Mismagius Lv. 58
Psychic Sterling
Psychic Sterling
Reward: Pokebuck.png1856
  • Baltoy Baltoy Lv. 54
  • Grumpig Grumpig Lv. 58
Dragon Tamer Kenny
Dragon Tamer Kenny
Reward: Pokebuck.png1888
  • Bagon Bagon Lv. 57
  • Shelgon Shelgon Lv. 59
Veteran Harlan
Veteran Harlan
Reward: Pokebuck.png4480
  • Loudred Loudred Lv. 57 6
  • Donphan Donphan Lv. 56
  • Tauros Tauros Lv. 56
Ace Trainer Skylar
Ace Trainer Skylar
Reward: Pokebuck.png3420
  • Loudred Loudred Lv. 57
  • Rampardos Rampardos Lv. 57
Ace Trainer Natasha
Ace Trainer Natasha
Reward: Pokebuck.png3360
  • Dunsparce Dunsparce Lv. 56
  • Scyther Scyther Lv. 56
  • Marowak Marowak Lv. 56

Items[edit]

  • Hyper Potion(hidden) - on a rock to the left after the stairs near the entrance
  • Rare Candy - at the end of the pit to the left of Ace Trainers Keenan and Kassandra
  • Flame Plate(hidden) - on the western wall at the end of a dead end
  • TM50 Overheat - past Ace Trainers Jasmin and Stefan
  • Calcium - in the pit behind Bird Keeper Krystal
  • Revive(hidden) - on a rock northeast of the above Calcium
  • Ultra Ball - on the top of the hill to the left of Bird Keeper Krystal.
  • Full Heal(hidden) - on the bottom boulder before Ace Trainers Abel and and Monique
  • Iron Ball - at the end of the pit to the left if Psychics Chelsey and Sterling
  • Zinc(hidden) - on a rock north of Psychics Chelsey and Sterling
  • Max Elixir - in a pit northeast of Ace Trainers Abel and Monique
  • Nugget - Northeast corner of the room
  • Iron(hidden)- on bottom rock behind Verteran Harlan
  • Max Revive - northwest of Veteran Harlan

Legendary Pokémon: Heatran[edit]

Heatran cavern
Heatran cavern

Heatran will only appear after the Magma Stone is returned. Now, as with all Legendary Pokémon, SAVE YOUR GAME before you fight it. You will also want a Pokémon that can inflict Sleep or Paralysis on it (he is half Steel, so Poison won't work). So go up to him and hit A button.

Heatran
Name Types Attacks Level Recommended Items Recommended Defensive Types
HeatranPokemon 485Heatran.png Fire/Steel Lava Plume, Scary Face, Fire Spin, Iron Head 70 50 Dusk Balls/20 Ultra Balls/20 Timer Balls/Health items( in case you get hurt)/Max Repels (for on the way there) Fire, Water, Fighting

Heatran, is at Level 70. His strongest attack is Iron Head, so you might want to lead with a strong Electric Type Pokémon to paralyze it or Speed EV train a Paras/Parasect so it can use Spore first to put it to sleep.

The best strategy for Heatran is this: as mentioned earlier, lead with an Electric Type Pokémon or Paras/Parasect and paralyze it or put it to sleep. Then, get it down to very, very low red (level 100 False Swipe will leave it at 1 health or higher), and switch back to your paralyze/sleep Pokémon then throw Dusk Balls (see "Recommended Items" in the table if you haven't already). Dusk Balls work best as Heatran is in a cave and in a cave they have 3.5x capture rate while ultra balls have 2x capture rate. You will want to start throwing Timer Balls after round 25 because Timer Balls have a better capture rate, 3.6x, than Dusk Balls with the catch rate increasing by .1 per round until it maxes out at 4 at round 30. Remember, if it wakes up to put it back to sleep right away. Persistence and patience is the key to its capture.