Oreburgh Gate Platinum · Area

Oreburgh Gate in Pokémon Platinum — Oreburgh Gate 1F

Oreburgh Gate is the short cave tunnel between Route 203 and Oreburgh City. On your first trip through, a Hiker on 1F gives you HM06 Rock Smash, which you can use outside battle once you earn Roark's Coal Badge. The lower floor, B1F, is a bigger area you come back to later with more HMs to collect its items, including TM01 Focus Punch and the Earth Plate.

Wild Pokémon: 9
Items: 6
Trainers: 3
HMs: Rock Smash, Strength, Surf

Connects to: Oreburgh City · Route 203

Where Oreburgh Gate is on the Sinnoh map Oreburgh Gate on the Sinnoh map (marked at Route 203)

Wild Pokémon

1F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Zubat	PoisonFlying	5–8	50%	50%	50%
Psyduck	Water	5–7	35%	35%	35%
Geodude	RockGround	5–7	15%	15%	15%

Poké Radar

Zubat 12%

Geodude 10%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).

B1F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Zubat	PoisonFlying	6–9	45%	45%	45%
Psyduck	Water	8–10	35%	35%	35%
Geodude	RockGround	6–8	15%	15%	15%
Golbat	PoisonFlying	10	5%	5%	5%

Poké Radar

Zubat 11%

Geodude 10%

Golbat 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).

Surfing encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Psyduck	Water	20–30	60%
Zubat	PoisonFlying	20–30	30%
Golbat	PoisonFlying	20–40	5%
Golduck	Water	20–40	5%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	3–15	100%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–25	55%
Good Rod	Barboach	10–25	45%
Super Rod	Gyarados	30–55	55%
Super Rod	Whiscash	30–55	45%

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.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize	Where
PicnickerDiana	Bidoof 9	₽144	1F
CamperCurtis	Starly 7 Shinx 7	₽112	1F
VeteranGrant	Riolu 34 Staraptor 34 Graveler 34	₽2,720	B1F

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers with rematches battle you again when the VS Seeker shows they are ready.

Items

Item	How	Where
HM06 Rock Smash	Gift	1F
TM01 Focus Punch	Item ball	B1F
Earth Plate	Item ball	B1F
TM31 Brick Break	Item ball	B1F
TM70 Flash	Item ball	B1F
Big Pearl	Item ball	B1F

Hidden items show up on the Dowsing Machine Pokétch app.

Tips

Pick up HM06 Rock Smash from the Hiker on 1F; you need the Coal Badge to use it outside battle.
Psyduck is common here (35%), and B1F adds a small 5% chance of Golbat.
B1F holds TM01 Focus Punch, TM31 Brick Break, TM70 Flash, the Earth Plate and a Big Pearl.
You need Rock Smash, Strength and Surf to reach everything on B1F.
A Veteran with a Lv34 team waits on B1F, so don't go down there with only your early-game Pokémon.
Ride your Bicycle over the bumps on B1F for a fast, bouncy shortcut.

Walkthrough: Part 2: Jubilife City to Oreburgh City · Part 11: Surfing Side Trips and Canalave City

More pictures

Oreburgh Gate: Oreburgh Gate B1F — Oreburgh Gate B1F

FAQ

Where do you get Rock Smash in Pokémon Platinum?

A Hiker on 1F of Oreburgh Gate gives you HM06 Rock Smash the first time you pass through.

What do you need to explore Oreburgh Gate B1F?

You need Rock Smash, Strength and Surf to reach every item on B1F, so it is worth coming back later in the story.

Where is TM01 Focus Punch in Platinum?

It is in an item ball on B1F of Oreburgh Gate.

What Pokémon can you catch in Oreburgh Gate in Platinum?

9 species: Zubat, Psyduck, Geodude, Golbat, Golduck, Magikarp, Barboach, Gyarados, Whiscash.

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).