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Great Marsh in Pokémon Platinum
The Great Marsh

The Great Marsh is Pastoria City's Safari Zone, a boggy wetland split into six areas linked by Quick Trams. For ₽500 you get 30 Safari Balls and 500 steps to catch whatever you can, using mud and food instead of battles. After you beat Crasher Wake, a Team Galactic Grunt tests a bomb here, and you chase him all the way to Valor Lakefront.

Wild Pokémon
13
Items
14
Trainers
0

Connects to: Pastoria City

Where Great Marsh is on the Sinnoh mapGreat Marsh on the Sinnoh map (marked at Pastoria City)

Wild Pokémon

1, 2

Tall grass encounter rate 35
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
WooperWaterGround28–3040%40%40%
BibarelNormalWater2820%20%20%
TropiusGrassFlying28–3020%20%–
QuagsireWaterGround3010%10%10%
NoctowlNormalFlying28–30––20%
TangelaGrass30–315%5%5%
YanmaBugFlying30–315%5%5%
Poké RadarWooper 10% Quagsire 10% Tangela 1% Yanma 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).
Game Boy Advance game in slot 2FireRed: Arbok 8%With the National Pokédex and that GBA game inserted, these replace two 4% grass slots.
Surfing encounter rate 10
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
WooperWaterGround20–3090%
QuagsireWaterGround20–4010%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp3–15100%
Good RodMagikarp10–2555%
Barboach10–2545%
Super RodCarvanha30–5545%
Gyarados30–5540%
Whiscash20–5015%

3, 4

Tall grass encounter rate 35
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
WooperWaterGround27–2930%30%30%
BibarelNormalWater27–2830%30%20%
TangelaGrass27–3025%25%15%
QuagsireWaterGround2910%10%10%
YanmaBugFlying29–305%5%5%
HoothootNormalFlying27––10%
NoctowlNormalFlying28––10%
Poké RadarTangela 11% Quagsire 10% Yanma 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).
Game Boy Advance game in slot 2FireRed: Arbok 8%With the National Pokédex and that GBA game inserted, these replace two 4% grass slots.
Surfing encounter rate 10
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
WooperWaterGround20–3090%
QuagsireWaterGround20–4010%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp3–15100%
Good RodMagikarp10–2555%
Barboach10–2545%
Super RodCarvanha30–5545%
Gyarados30–5540%
Whiscash20–5015%

5, 6

Tall grass encounter rate 35
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
WooperWaterGround26–2830%30%30%
BibarelNormalWater26–2730%30%20%
YanmaBugFlying26–2925%25%15%
QuagsireWaterGround2810%10%10%
HoothootNormalFlying26–27––20%
TangelaGrass28–295%5%5%
Poké RadarYanma 11% Quagsire 10% Tangela 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).
Game Boy Advance game in slot 2FireRed: Arbok 8%With the National Pokédex and that GBA game inserted, these replace two 4% grass slots.
Surfing encounter rate 10
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
WooperWaterGround20–3090%
QuagsireWaterGround20–4010%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp3–15100%
Good RodMagikarp10–2555%
Barboach10–2545%
Super RodCarvanha30–5545%
Gyarados30–5540%
Whiscash20–5015%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots: grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, with the two 10% slots changing by time of day (morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59, night 20:00–3:59); surfing and the Old Rod 60/30/5/4/1, the Good and Super Rods 40/40/15/4/1. Where to find every Pokémon.

Daily Pokémon in the Great Marsh

Each area of the Great Marsh gets one extra Pokémon every day in two 5% grass slots (10%). Look through the binoculars on the observation deck to see today’s Pokémon. Before the National Pokédex the daily Pokémon come from the first list; after it, the second list is added.

Before the National Pokédex: Wooper Carnivine Skorupi Croagunk Quagsire Yanma Tropius Tangela

Added after it: Toxicroak Kecleon Drapion Kangaskhan Paras Exeggcute Shroomish Gulpin

Items

ItemHowWhere
Yellow ShardItem ball1
Poké BallItem ball1
Rare CandyHidden1
Blue ShardItem ball2
Toxic PlateHidden2
Great BallItem ball3
Leaf StoneHidden3
Green ShardItem ball4
Poké BallItem ball4
Hyper PotionHidden4
Great BallItem ball5
Big MushroomHidden5
Red ShardItem ball6
Max RepelHidden6

Hidden items show up on the Dowsing Machine Pokétch app.

Tips

  • Tropius appears in areas 1 and 2 at 20% in the morning and day, and Yanma is common in areas 5 and 6 (25%).
  • Each area gets one extra rare Pokémon every day, filling two 5% grass slots (10% total); check today's line-up through the ₽100 binoculars in the observatory.
  • Catch five or more Pokémon in one Safari Game and the Cowgirl at the entrance gives you the Matchup Checker Pokétch app.
  • Throwing mud makes Pokémon harder to catch but less likely to flee, while food does the opposite.
  • Carvanha (45%) bites on the Super Rod, and the Toxic Plate is hidden in area 2.
  • Turning while stuck in the deep bog can flush out a wild Pokémon.

Walkthrough: Part 10: The Great Marsh to Celestic Town

FAQ

How much does the Great Marsh cost in Pokémon Platinum?

A Safari Game costs ₽500 and gives you 30 Safari Balls and 500 steps.

How do you see the daily Pokémon in the Great Marsh?

Use the binoculars on the upper floor of the observatory gate to see which special Pokémon are in the marsh today.

Where do you get the Matchup Checker in Platinum?

Catch at least five Pokémon in a single Safari Game, and the Cowgirl at the Great Marsh entrance gives it to you as you leave.

What Pokémon can you catch in Great Marsh in Platinum?

13 species: Wooper, Bibarel, Tropius, Quagsire, Noctowl, Tangela, Yanma, Magikarp, Barboach, Carvanha, Gyarados, Whiscash, Hoothoot.

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).