Survival Area Platinum · Town
The Survival Area is a small mountain town in the Battle Zone, linked to the Fight Area by Route 225 and to Route 226. It is a training stop for Trainers heading to Stark Mountain and the Battle Frontier. Barry hangs around here and battles you on weekends. After you resolve the events at Stark Mountain, Buck's Battleground opens next to the Pokémon Center, where Gym Leaders gather for rematches.
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 4
- Trainers
- 6
- HMs
- Rock Climb
Connects to: Route 225 · Route 226
Survival Area on the Sinnoh map
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Trainers
Rival Barry Survival Area
If you chose Piplup
Staraptor 61
Floatzel 59
Heracross 61
Rapidash 59
Snorlax 63
Torterra 65Prize ₽6,500
Rival Barry Survival Area
If you chose Piplup
Staraptor 81Floatzel 79Heracross 81Rapidash 79Snorlax 83Torterra 85Prize ₽8,500
Rival Barry Survival Area
If you chose Turtwig
Staraptor 61Floatzel 59Heracross 61
Roserade 59Snorlax 63
Infernape 65Prize ₽6,500
Rival Barry Survival Area
If you chose Turtwig
Staraptor 81Floatzel 79Heracross 81Roserade 79Snorlax 83Infernape 85Prize ₽8,500
Rival Barry Survival Area
If you chose Chimchar
Staraptor 61Roserade 59Heracross 61Rapidash 59Snorlax 63
Empoleon 65Prize ₽6,500
Rival Barry Survival Area
If you chose Chimchar
Staraptor 81Roserade 79Heracross 81Rapidash 79Snorlax 83Empoleon 85Prize ₽8,500
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Candy | Item ball | Survival Area |
| Red Shard | Item ball | Survival Area |
| PP Up | Hidden | Survival Area |
| TM42 Facade | Gift | South House |
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
- Barry battles you once a day on Saturdays and Sundays; his team is Lv59–65 at first, and Lv79–85 once you have beaten the Pokémon League 20 times.
- A man in the South House gives you TM42 Facade.
- The move tutor in the North House teaches moves for colored Shards, but you need Rock Climb to reach his house.
- The Battleground opens after the events at Stark Mountain; Gym Leaders such as Roark visit and offer battles.
- Pick up the Rare Candy and Red Shard in town, and look for a hidden PP Up.
Walkthrough: Part 21: The Battle Zone and Stark Mountain
FAQ
When can you battle Barry in the Survival Area?
On Saturdays and Sundays, once per day. His team jumps to the 80s after 20 Pokémon League wins.
How do you open the Battleground in Pokémon Platinum?
Finish the post-game events at Stark Mountain; after that, the building next to the Survival Area Pokémon Center opens.
Where is the move tutor in the Survival Area?
In the North House, which you can only reach with Rock Climb. He teaches moves for Red, Blue, Yellow and Green Shards.
Sources & picture credits
- Survival Area (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokeplatinum (decompiled game data)
- Picture: Survival_Area_Platinum.png
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).