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Lake Acuity in Pokémon Platinum
Lake Acuity

Lake Acuity is the icy lake beyond Acuity Lakefront, between Route 217 and Snowpoint City, and the home of Uxie. Its rocky path needs Rock Climb, so you can only reach it after earning the Icicle Badge. In Platinum's story you arrive to find Barry defeated by Commander Jupiter, who has captured Uxie and heads back to the Galactic HQ in Veilstone City. After the Spear Pillar events, Uxie returns to Acuity Cavern in the middle of the lake at level 50.

Wild Pokémon
11
Items
3
Trainers
0
HMs
Rock Climb, Surf

Connects to: Snowpoint City · Route 217

Where Lake Acuity is on the Sinnoh mapLake Acuity on the Sinnoh map

Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon

Uxie Lv. 50 · One-off encounter · Acuity Cavern

In Acuity Cavern in the middle of Lake Acuity, after the Distortion World and a visit to Professor Rowan in Sandgem Town.

Wild Pokémon

Lake Acuity

Tall grass encounter rate 30
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
SnoverGrassIce38–4145%45%25%
BibarelNormalWater39–4025%25%25%
GolduckWater39–4015%15%15%
SneaselDarkIce4110%10%10%
SnoruntIce39–40––20%
PsyduckWater385%5%5%
Poké RadarGolduck 10% Sneasel 10% Bibarel 1% Snover 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).
Game Boy Advance game in slot 2Ruby: Solrock 8%Sapphire: Lunatone 8%Emerald: Teddiursa 8%With the National Pokédex and that GBA game inserted, these replace two 4% grass slots.
Surfing encounter rate 10
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
PsyduckWater20–3090%
GolduckWater20–4010%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp3–15100%
Good RodMagikarp10–2555%
Goldeen15–2040%
Seaking25–355%
Super RodGyarados30–5555%
Seaking30–5545%

Acuity Lakefront

Tall grass encounter rate 30
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
SnoverGrassIce32–3540%40%30%
SwinubIceGround32–3435%35%35%
SneaselDarkIce33–3525%25%15%
SnoruntIce32–33––20%
Poké RadarSneasel 11% Swinub 10% Snover 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).
Game Boy Advance game in slot 2Emerald: Ursaring 8%With the National Pokédex and that GBA game inserted, these replace two 4% grass slots.

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.

Items

ItemHowWhere
TM14 BlizzardItem ballLow Water
Ultra BallItem ballAcuity Lakefront
Reaper ClothItem ballAcuity Lakefront

Hidden items show up on the Dowsing Machine Pokétch app.

Tips

  • Snorunt only appears at night: 20% at the lake and 20% in the Acuity Lakefront grass.
  • Swinub is common in the lakefront grass (35%), and Sneasel shows up at 15–25% there and 10% at the lake.
  • Grab TM14 Blizzard at the lake, plus the Reaper Cloth and an Ultra Ball in Acuity Lakefront.
  • Uxie (Lv50) waits in Acuity Cavern after the Spear Pillar events; if you knock it out, it comes back after your next Hall of Fame entry.
  • Emerald in slot 2 adds Teddiursa at the lake and Ursaring in the lakefront grass, while Ruby adds Solrock and Sapphire adds Lunatone.
  • Super Rod fishing gives Gyarados 55% and Seaking 45%, and surfing is almost all Psyduck (90%).

Walkthrough: Part 14: Mt. Coronet North, Snowpoint City and Lake Acuity · Part 17: The Lake Guardians and the Sunyshore Gym

FAQ

How do you get to Lake Acuity in Platinum?

Go through Acuity Lakefront near Snowpoint City; the rocks there need Rock Climb, which you can use once you have the Icicle Badge.

Where is Uxie in Pokémon Platinum?

In Acuity Cavern in the middle of Lake Acuity once you have come back from the Distortion World and visited Professor Rowan's lab in Sandgem Town. It is level 50 and stays put instead of roaming.

What happens at Lake Acuity in the story?

Commander Jupiter beats Barry and captures Uxie, then leaves for Team Galactic's HQ in Veilstone City.

What Pokémon can you catch in Lake Acuity in Platinum?

11 species: Snover, Bibarel, Golduck, Sneasel, Snorunt, Psyduck, Magikarp, Goldeen, Seaking, Gyarados, Swinub.

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).