Pokémon Platinum Rival: Every Barry Battle
Your rival Barry lives next door in Twinleaf Town and always picks the starter strong against yours. Here are all 7 places you battle him, with his team for each starter you could have chosen.
- Rival battles
- 7
- Starters
- Turtwig · Chimchar · Piplup
Battle 1 Route 201
If you chose Piplup Route 201 · prize ₽500
Turtwig 5If you chose Turtwig Route 201 · prize ₽500
Chimchar 5If you chose Chimchar Route 201 · prize ₽500
Piplup 5Battle 2 Route 203
If you chose Piplup Route 203 · prize ₽900
Starly 7Turtwig 9If you chose Turtwig Route 203 · prize ₽900
Starly 7Chimchar 9If you chose Chimchar Route 203 · prize ₽900
Starly 7Piplup 9Battle 3 Route 209
If you chose Piplup Gate to Hearthome City · prize ₽2,700
Staravia 25
Buizel 23
Ponyta 23
Grotle 27If you chose Turtwig Gate to Hearthome City · prize ₽2,700
Staravia 25Buizel 23
Roselia 23
Monferno 27If you chose Chimchar Gate to Hearthome City · prize ₽2,700
Staravia 25Roselia 23Ponyta 23
Prinplup 27Battle 4 Pastoria City
If you chose Piplup Pastoria City · prize ₽3,600
Staravia 34Buizel 32Ponyta 32Grotle 36If you chose Turtwig Pastoria City · prize ₽3,600
Staravia 34Buizel 32Roselia 32Monferno 36If you chose Chimchar Pastoria City · prize ₽3,600
Staravia 34Roselia 32Ponyta 32Prinplup 36Battle 5 Canalave City
If you chose Piplup Canalave City · prize ₽3,800
Staraptor 36
Floatzel 35
Heracross 37
Rapidash 35
Torterra 38If you chose Turtwig Canalave City · prize ₽3,800
Staraptor 36Floatzel 35Heracross 37
Roserade 35
Infernape 38If you chose Chimchar Canalave City · prize ₽3,800
Staraptor 36Roserade 35Heracross 37Rapidash 35
Empoleon 38Battle 6 Pokémon League
If you chose Piplup North Pokémon Center · prize ₽5,100
Staraptor 48Floatzel 47Heracross 48Rapidash 47
Snorlax 49Torterra 51If you chose Turtwig North Pokémon Center · prize ₽5,100
Staraptor 48Floatzel 47Heracross 48Roserade 47Snorlax 49Infernape 51If you chose Chimchar North Pokémon Center · prize ₽5,100
Staraptor 48Roserade 47Heracross 48Rapidash 47Snorlax 49Empoleon 51Battle 7 Survival Area
After the National Pokédex, Barry waits at the Survival Area’s Battleground on weekends; his team levels rise once you have beaten the League again.
If you chose Piplup Survival Area · prize ₽6,500
Staraptor 61Floatzel 59Heracross 61Rapidash 59Snorlax 63Torterra 65If you chose Piplup Survival Area · prize ₽8,500
Staraptor 81Floatzel 79Heracross 81Rapidash 79Snorlax 83Torterra 85If you chose Turtwig Survival Area · prize ₽6,500
Staraptor 61Floatzel 59Heracross 61Roserade 59Snorlax 63Infernape 65If you chose Turtwig Survival Area · prize ₽8,500
Staraptor 81Floatzel 79Heracross 81Roserade 79Snorlax 83Infernape 85If you chose Chimchar Survival Area · prize ₽6,500
Staraptor 61Roserade 59Heracross 61Rapidash 59Snorlax 63Empoleon 65If you chose Chimchar Survival Area · prize ₽8,500
Staraptor 81Roserade 79Heracross 81Rapidash 79Snorlax 83Empoleon 85FAQ
Which starter does Barry use?
The one with a type advantage over yours: Chimchar if you chose Turtwig, Piplup if you chose Chimchar, Turtwig if you chose Piplup.
Where is Barry’s last battle?
Before Victory Road, at the Pokémon League Pokémon Center, and after the Hall of Fame on weekends at the Survival Area.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeplatinum decompilation, and the Pokémon and trainer sprites are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. Location pictures © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).