Sinnoh Route 209

Sinnoh Route 209 ２０９番道路 Route 209

Map description The streams forded by this path wind past copses and grassy patches in a serene and soothing manner. The Lost Tower is where Pokémon are laid to rest when their lives come to an end.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Solaceon Town   ← Hearthome City Route 209

Location Location of Route 209 in Sinnoh.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 208       Route 210 →

Route 209 (Japanese: ２０９ばんどうろ Route 209) is a route in central Sinnoh, connecting Hearthome City and Solaceon Town. It is also the location of Lost Tower and Hallowed Tower. In Platinum, two people block the gate to this route until the player obtains the Relic Badge.

Route description

Route 209 is a fairly large route that curves around to make a reverse L-shape. It starts from the west, from Hearthome City, where the route makes its way east. There is a large patch of tall grass just north here, just off the path. Back on the path, the route heads east, making its way over to a series of bridges going over a running stream, in which the player must cross in order to reach to the other side. There will be several Trainers to battle on the way, and by going onto a bridge that travels north, then west, the player can find some loamy, soft soil to plant four Berries.

Making its way east again, the player will find the Hallowed Tower near a running stream. If the player travels north-west, they will reach a Honey Tree, which the player can slather honey on to attract wild Pokémon.

After that, the route heads directly north, with a few patches of grass around the place, some soft soil to plant two Berries, and several Trainers to battle. Further up is a steep slope, bike obstacle, for those who want to avoid the tall grass. The Lost Tower is just east from this point. It is a tall tower where dead Pokémon rest. Many Trainers come here to visit their Pokémon that have passed away. Just below the Lost Tower is a tree that can be cut down to obtain an item, TM47 (Steel Wing). On the north-west side of the route is a small area that contains the item Calcium, that can only be accessed to with a bike in fourth gear. Directly to the north of the route is the entrance to Solaceon Town.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Leppa Berry	At the berry patch northeast of the Hearthome City gate	D  P  Pt
	Leppa Berry ×2	At the berry patch northeast of the Hearthome City gate	BD  SP
	Chesto Berry	At the berry patch northeast of the Hearthome City gate	D  P  Pt
	Chesto Berry ×2	At the berry patch northeast of the Hearthome City gate	BD  SP
	Razz Berry ×2	At the berry patch south of the Lost Tower	D  P  Pt
	Razz Berry ×4	At the berry patch south of the Lost Tower	BD  SP
	Good Rod	From the Fisher by the Hearthome City gate	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	TM19 (Giga Drain)	In between the trees south of the Hallowed Tower (requires Surf)	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	TM47 (Steel Wing)	In between the trees south of the Lost Tower (requires Cut)	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Calcium	In between the trees to the north of the northernmost mudslide pit	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Honey	Northeast corner of tall grass by Hearthome City gate	D  P  BD  SP
	Super Potion	North of Pokémon Breeder Jennifer (hidden)	D  P  BD  SP
	Revive	Just northeast of Twins Emma & Lil (hidden)	D  P  BD  SP
	X Accuracy	Due east (across the south bridge) of Poké Kid Danielle	D  P  BD  SP
	Awakening	In the rock in the mudslide pit south of Cowgirl Shelley (hidden)	D  P  BD  SP
	Tiny Mushroom	In the pit north of Pokémon Breeder Jennifer (hidden)	D  P  BD  SP
	Great Ball ×2	Northeast corner of the tall grass north of the Hearthome City gate In the center of the patch of grass just outside the Hearthome City gate (hidden)	Pt
	Hyper Potion	Due east (across the south bridge) of Poké Kid Danielle	Pt
	Stardust	On the rock in the first pit with the mudslide (hidden)	Pt
	Super Repel	Right in front of the first tree west of Twins Emma & Lil (hidden)	Pt
	Revive	Southwest of the Honey Tree near Pokémon Breeder Jennifer (hidden)	Pt
	Ether	In the middle of the pit near the Honey Tree	Pt
	Electricity Sticker B ×3	From the Battle Girl with a Bibarel north of the Hearthome City gate after participating in a Super Contest Show	BD  SP
	Sinister Sticker C ×3	From the Camper with a Staravia after going to the top of the Lost Tower	BD  SP

Pokémon

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	D		P		Pt		Grass	16	0%	0%	10%
Zubat	D		P		Pt		Grass	19	0%	0%	10%
Gastly	D		P		Pt		Grass	16	0%	0%	10%
Chansey	D		P		Pt		Grass	16	5%
Chansey	D		P		Pt		Grass	17, 19	5%
Ralts	D		P		Pt		Grass	17-19	20%	20%	0%
Ralts	D		P		Pt		Grass	18-19	0%	0%	10%
Roselia	D		P		Pt		Grass	19-20	25%
Duskull	D		P		Pt		Grass	17	0%	0%	10%
Starly	D		P		Pt		Grass	16	20%
Staravia	D		P		Pt		Grass	17-18	15%	0%	15%
Staravia	D		P		Pt		Grass	16-18	0%	25%	0%
Staravia	D		P		Pt		Grass	18-19	20%	20%	0%
Staravia	D		P		Pt		Grass	18	0%	0%	10%
Bibarel	D		P		Pt		Grass	16-18	35%	45%	35%
Bibarel	D		P		Pt		Grass	18-19	30%
Bonsly	D		P		Pt		Grass	16	25%	5%	5%
Mime Jr.	D		P		Pt		Grass	16	25%	5%	5%
Surfing
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	90%
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	90%
Golduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-15	100%
Goldeen	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	35%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	65%
Seaking	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	20-50	35%
Seaking	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	35%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	65%
Swarm
Snubbull	D		P		Pt		Swarm	16	40%
Snubbull	D		P		Pt		Swarm	18-19	40%
Special Pokémon
Vulpix	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot LeafGreen	16	8%
Vulpix	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot LeafGreen	17, 19	8%
Tauros	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	16	2%
Tauros	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	17	20%
Miltank	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	17	20%
Miltank	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	16	2%
Kirlia	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	18-19	22%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Additionally, wild Pokémon can appear on the Honey Tree.

Generation VIII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	BD			SP			Grass	16	0%	0%	10%
Gastly	BD			SP			Grass	16	0%	0%	10%
Chansey	BD			SP			Grass	16	5%
Starly	BD			SP			Grass	16	20%
Staravia	BD			SP			Grass	16	0%	10%	0%
Staravia	BD			SP			Grass	17-18	15%
Bibarel	BD			SP			Grass	16-18	35%	45%	35%
Bonsly	BD			SP			Grass	16	25%	5%	5%
Mime Jr.	BD			SP			Grass	16	25%	5%	5%
Surfing
Psyduck	BD			SP			Surfing	20-40	90%
Golduck	BD			SP			Surfing	20-40	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	BD			SP			Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Goldeen	BD			SP			Fishing Good Rod	10-25	45%
Magikarp	BD			SP			Fishing Good Rod	10-25	55%
Seaking	BD			SP			Fishing Super Rod	20-50	45%
Gyarados	BD			SP			Fishing Super Rod	30-55	55%
Swarm
Snubbull	BD			SP			Swarm	16	40%
Special Pokémon
Tauros	BD			SP			Poké Radar	17	20%
Tauros	BD			SP			Poké Radar	16	2%
Miltank	BD			SP			Poké Radar	16	2%
Miltank	BD			SP			Poké Radar	17	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Additionally, wild Pokémon can appear on the Honey Tree.

Special encounters

Generations IV and VIII

A Spiritomb appears at the Hallowed Tower after placing an Odd Keystone in it and meeting 32 players in the Underground^DPPt/NPCs in the Grand Underground^BDSP. If defeated or run from, it can be battled again by performing the same steps.

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Types: Ghost Dark Ability: Pressure Held item: None Spiritomb Lv.25 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --	Types: Ghost Dark Ability: Pressure Held item: None Spiritomb Lv.25 Spite Ghost Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Nasty Plot Dark Status   --       Hex Ghost Special   --

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Pokémon Breeder Albert ハルキ Haruki Reward: $816	Bonsly♂ Lv.16 No item
	Pichu♂ Lv.17 No item
	Budew♂ Lv.15 No item
Jogger Richard フウタ Fūta Reward: $608 Morning only	Luxio♂ Lv.19 No item
Twins Emma & Lil リカとミカ Rika and Mika Reward: $608	Bonsly♀ Lv.19 No item
	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.19 No item
Poké Kid Danielle チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $152	Pikachu♀ Lv.19 No item
Jogger Raul カケル Kakeru Reward: $608 Morning only	Staravia♂ Lv.19 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $720	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.16 No item
	Cleffa♀ Lv.17 No item
	Budew♀ Lv.15 No item
Cowgirl Shelley アニー Annie Reward: $240	Bidoof♀ Lv.14 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.15 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.16 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.15 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.15 No item
Young Couple Ty & Sue リクとミサ Riku and Misa Reward: $2432	Machop♂ Lv.19 No item
	Meditite♂ Lv.19 No item
Rematch
Pokémon Breeder Albert ハルキ Haruki Reward: $1344/1728	Sudowoodo♂ Lv.27/37 No item
	Pikachu♂ Lv.28/36 No item
	Roselia♂ Lv.29/38 No item
Pokémon Breeder Albert* ハルキ Haruki Reward: $2544	Sudowoodo♂ Lv.52 No item
	Raichu♂ Lv.53 No item
	Roselia♂ Lv.51 No item
Poké Kid Danielle チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $248/320/440	Pikachu♀ Lv.31/40/55 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $1392	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.28 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.29 No item
	Roselia♀ Lv.27 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $1824	Mr. Mime♀ Lv.37 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.38 No item
	Roselia♀ Lv.36 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $2544	Mr. Mime♀ Lv.52 No item
	Clefable♀ Lv.53 No item
	Roselia♀ Lv.51 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Platinum

If the player chose Turtwig:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 209 Platinum Reward: $2700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.25 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.23 Water Gun Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.23 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Monferno♂ Lv.27 Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 209 Platinum Reward: $2700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.25 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.23 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.23 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Prinplup♂ Lv.27 Growl Normal Status   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --

If the player chose Piplup:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 209 Platinum Reward: $2700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.25 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.23 Water Gun Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.23 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grotle♂ Lv.27 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Absorb Grass Special   --       Withdraw Water Status   --

Trainer	Pokémon
Pokémon Breeder Albert ハルキ Haruki Reward: $960	Budew♂ Lv.20 No item
	Bonsly♂ Lv.20 No item
	Pichu♂ Lv.20 No item
	Eevee♂ Lv.20 No item
Jogger Richard フウタ Fūta Reward: $736 Morning only	Luxio♂ Lv.23 No item
Twins Emma & Lil リカとミカ Rika and Mika Reward: $704	Bonsly♀ Lv.22 No item
	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.22 No item
Poké Kid Danielle チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $176	Pichu♀ Lv.22 No item
Jogger Raul カケル Kakeru Reward: $736 Morning only	Staravia♂ Lv.23 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $960	Budew♀ Lv.20 No item
	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.20 No item
	Cleffa♀ Lv.20 No item
	Eevee♂ Lv.20 No item
Cowgirl Shelley アニー Annie Reward: $368	Ponyta♀ Lv.23 No item
Young Couple Ty & Sue リクとミサ Riku and Misa Reward: $2944	Buneary♂ Lv.23 No item
	Buizel♂ Lv.23 No item
Rematch
Pokémon Breeder Albert* ハルキ Haruki Reward: $1536	Roselia♂ Lv.32 No item
	Bonsly♂ Lv.32 No item
	Pikachu♂ Lv.32 No item
	Eevee♂ Lv.32 No item
Pokémon Breeder Albert* ハルキ Haruki Reward: $2016	Roselia♂ Lv.42 No item
	Sudowoodo♂ Lv.42 No item
	Pikachu♂ Lv.42 No item
	Umbreon♂ Lv.42 No item
Pokémon Breeder Albert* ハルキ Haruki Reward: $2448	Roserade♂ Lv.51 No item
	Sudowoodo♂ Lv.51 No item
	Raichu♂ Lv.51 No item
	Umbreon♂ Lv.51 No item
Poké Kid Danielle* チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $272	Pikachu♀ Lv.34 No item
Poké Kid Danielle* チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $352	Pikachu♀ Lv.44 No item
Poké Kid Danielle* チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $424	Raichu♀ Lv.53 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $1536	Roselia♀ Lv.32 No item
	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.32 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.32 No item
	Eevee♂ Lv.32 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $1968	Roselia♀ Lv.41 No item
	Mr. Mime♀ Lv.41 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.41 No item
	Espeon♂ Lv.41 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $2400	Roserade♀ Lv.50 No item
	Mr. Mime♀ Lv.50 No item
	Clefable♀ Lv.50 No item
	Espeon♂ Lv.50 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Pokémon Breeder Albert ハルキ Haruki Reward: $1,088	Bonsly♂ Lv.16 No item
	Pichu♂ Lv.17 No item
	Budew♂ Lv.15 No item
Jogger Richard フウタ Fūta Reward: $836 Morning only	Luxio♂ Lv.19 No item
Twins Emma and Lil リカとミカ Rika and Mika Reward: $1,672	Bonsly♀ Lv.19 No item
	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.19 No item
Poké Kid Danielle チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $380	Pikachu♀ Lv.19 No item
Jogger Raul カケル Kakeru Reward: $736 Morning only	Staravia♂ Lv.19 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $1,088	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.16 No item
	Budew♀ Lv.20 No item
	Cleffa♀ Lv.17 No item
Cowgirl Shelley アニー Annie Reward: $540	Bidoof♀ Lv.14 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.15 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.16 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.15 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.15 No item
Young Couple Sue and Ty リクとミサ Riku and Misa Reward: $5,320	Machop♂ Lv.19 No item
	Meditite♂ Lv.19 No item
Rematch
Pokémon Breeder Albert ハルキ Haruki Reward: $1,568/2,016	Sudowoodo♂ Lv.27/37 No item
	Pikachu♂ Lv.28/36 No item
	Roselia♂ Lv.29/38 No item
Pokémon Breeder Albert* ハルキ Haruki Reward: $2,756	Sudowoodo♂ Lv.52 No item
	Raichu♂ Lv.53 No item
	Roselia♂ Lv.51 No item
Poké Kid Danielle チヒロ Chihiro Reward: $496/480/660	Pikachu♀ Lv.31/40/55 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $1,624	Mime Jr.♀ Lv.28 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.29 No item
	Roselia♀ Lv.27 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $1,976	Mr. Mime♀ Lv.37 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.38 No item
	Roselia♀ Lv.36 No item
Pokémon Breeder Jennifer* マフユ Mafuyu Reward: $2,756	Mr. Mime♀ Lv.52 No item
	Clefable♀ Lv.53 No item
	Roselia♀ Lv.51 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Trainer Tips

Trainer Tips!
You may register use of the key
items in your Bag for instant use.
Simply press the Y button to use the
registered item instantly.

Layout

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum

Music

Games	Situation	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English)	Composition	Arrangement
D  P  Pt	Overworld (Day)	209ばんどうろ (昼)	Route 209 (Day)	Hitomi Sato	Hitomi Sato
	Overworld (Night)	209ばんどうろ (夜)	Route 209 (Night)	Hitomi Sato	Hitomi Sato

Trivia

• A remix of this route's music is featured in Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Spear Pillar stage and in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U on the Kalos Pokémon League stage. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it can play on any stage from the Pokémon series.
• A remix of this route’s music plays during the end credits of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
• The route is a part of a three-part straight line consisting of Route 210, Solaceon Town, and Route 209. This may be to make it easier for the player to hatch an Egg received from the Day Care.

See also

• Lost Tower
• Hallowed Tower

Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

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