Sandgem Town Platinum · Town
Sandgem Town is the small seaside town just east of Twinleaf, between Route 201, Route 202 to the north and the beach of Route 219 to the south. It is home to Professor Rowan's Pokémon Research Lab, where he gives you your Pokédex. Outside, he adds TM27 Return, and his assistant (Dawn or Lucas) shows you the Pokémon Center and Poké Mart. Return after seeing every Sinnoh Pokémon and Professor Oak upgrades you to the National Pokédex.
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 2
- Trainers
- 0
Connects to: Route 202 · Route 201 · Route 219
Sandgem Town on the Sinnoh map
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Items
| Item | How | Where |
|---|---|---|
| TM27 Return | Gift | Sandgem Town |
| Poké Radar | Gift | Pokémon Research Lab |
Hidden items show up on the Dowsing Machine Pokétch app.
Shops
Poké Mart
The standard Poké Mart stock, which grows with your badges (full list).
Tips
- Professor Rowan hands you TM27 Return as you leave the lab with your new Pokédex.
- Talk to Rowan in the lab to have your Pokédex progress evaluated.
- Once your Sinnoh Pokédex has every entry seen, Professor Oak visits the lab, unlocks the National Pokédex and tells you Pal Park has opened at the end of Route 221.
- Rowan also rewards a finished Sinnoh Pokédex with the Poké Radar.
- After you have the National Pokédex, the kid in your assistant's house next to the lab tells you where today's mass outbreak (swarm) is.
Walkthrough: Part 1: Twinleaf Town to Sandgem Town · Part 19: The National Pokédex and Roaming Legendaries
FAQ
How do you get the National Pokédex in Pokémon Platinum?
See all the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex, then visit Rowan's lab in Sandgem Town; Professor Oak is there and upgrades it to National Mode.
Where do you get the Poké Radar in Platinum?
Professor Rowan gives it to you in the Sandgem Town lab as a reward for completing the Sinnoh Pokédex, at the same time Oak gives you the National Pokédex.
Who tells you about swarms in Pokémon Platinum?
The younger sibling in your assistant's house in Sandgem Town, once you have the National Pokédex. Check back each day for a new location.
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).