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Route 218 Platinum · Route

Route 218 in Pokémon Platinum
Route 218

Route 218 is a short stretch of sea and coast that connects Jubilife City to Canalave City, so you need Surf to cross it. You come here on your way to Canalave City and Byron's Gym. A fisherman in the Jubilife gate gives you the Old Rod, and Professor Rowan's assistant waits in the Canalave gate to upgrade your Pokédex.

Wild Pokémon
11
Items
3
Trainers
4
Honey tree
Yes
HMs
Surf

Connects to: Jubilife City · Canalave City

Where Route 218 is on the Sinnoh mapRoute 218 on the Sinnoh map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 30
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
FloatzelWater29–3130%30%40%
GastrodonWaterGround28–3025%25%35%
Mr. MimePsychic29–3125%25%25%
ChatotNormalFlying28–3020%20%–
SwarmVoltorb 40%Only on the day a swarm is reported here (ask Barry’s sister in Sandgem Town after the National Pokédex).
Poké RadarMr. Mime 20% Floatzel 1% Gastrodon 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).
Surfing encounter rate 10
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
TentacoolWaterPoison20–3060%
ShellosWater20–3030%
TentacruelWaterPoison20–409%
GastrodonWaterGround20–401%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp3–15100%
Good RodMagikarp10–2555%
Finneon10–2545%
Super RodGyarados30–5555%
Lumineon30–5545%

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.

Honey tree

Slather Honey on the golden tree here, wait 6–24 hours and shake it for a battle. Odds for a normal tree once a Pokémon appears:

Honey tree Pokémon
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
CombeeBugFlying5–1532%
BurmyBug5–1522%
WurmpleBug5–1514%
CherubiGrass5–1511%
AipomNormal5–1510%
HeracrossBugFighting5–151%
MunchlaxNormal5–15–Only on the four Munchlax trees of each save file (1%)

Four of the 21 honey trees in each save file are “Munchlax trees” (picked from your Trainer ID), the only place to find Munchlax.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
GuitaristTonyKricketuneKricketune 33MagnemiteMagnemite 33₽792
SailorSkylerMantykeMantyke 32MachokeMachoke 34₽1,088
FishermanMiguelGyaradosGyarados 33GyaradosGyarados 33₽1,056
FishermanLucRemoraidRemoraid 29RemoraidRemoraid 29RemoraidRemoraid 30GyaradosGyarados 31RemoraidRemoraid 31₽992

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

ItemHow
Rare CandyItem ball
Hyper PotionItem ball
X AccuracyItem ball

Hidden items show up on the Dowsing Machine Pokétch app.

Tips

  • The fisherman in the gate on the Jubilife City side gives you the Old Rod.
  • Professor Rowan's assistant in the Canalave City gate upgrades your Pokédex so it shows male and female forms.
  • Mr. Mime is a 25% catch in the small patch of tall grass.
  • Floatzel appears 40% of the time at night, and Chatot only appears in the morning and during the day.
  • Use the Good Rod for Finneon (45%) or the Super Rod for Lumineon (45%).
  • Voltorb can turn up in a swarm.

Walkthrough: Part 11: Surfing Side Trips and Canalave City

FAQ

Where do you get the Old Rod in Pokémon Platinum?

From the fisherman in the Route 218 gate on the Jubilife City side.

Where can you catch Mr. Mime in Platinum?

Mr. Mime is a 25% catch in the tall grass on Route 218.

How do I cross Route 218?

You need Surf to get across the water between Jubilife City and Canalave City.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 218 in Platinum?

11 species: Floatzel, Gastrodon, Mr. Mime, Chatot, Tentacool, Shellos, Tentacruel, Magikarp, Finneon, Gyarados, Lumineon.

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).