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Trophy Garden in Pokémon Platinum
Trophy Garden

The Trophy Garden is Mr. Backlot's prized garden behind the Pokémon Mansion on Route 212. It is one of the best early spots for Pikachu and Pichu, and Roselia and Staravia are common too. After you get the National Pokédex, Backlot brags each day about a Pokémon he saw, and his flustered butler makes sure that Pokémon turns up in the garden for you to catch.

Wild Pokémon
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Items
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Trainers
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Connects to: Pokémon Mansion

Where Trophy Garden is on the Sinnoh mapTrophy Garden on the Sinnoh map (marked at Route 212)

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
PichuElectric21–2230%30%30%
RoseliaGrassPoison22–2330%30%30%
StaraviaNormalFlying22–2420%30%10%
PikachuElectric22–2410%10%10%
KricketuneBug22–2310%–20%
Poké RadarRoselia 10% Staravia 10% Pikachu 1% Pichu 1%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).

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.

Daily Pokémon from Mr. Backlot

After you get the National Pokédex, talk to Mr. Backlot in the Pokémon Mansion each day: the Pokémon he mentions appears in the Trophy Garden grass, replacing two 5% slots (10% in total).

Eevee Bonsly Happiny Meowth Cleffa Clefairy Igglybuff Plusle Jigglypuff Ditto Castform Minun Mime Jr. Marill Chansey Azurill

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

  • Pichu (30%) and Pikachu (10%) live here at all times of day.
  • Kricketune is found in the morning (10%) and at night (20%) but never during the day.
  • With the National Pokédex, talk to Mr. Backlot in the Pokémon Mansion each day; the Pokémon he mentions appears here in two 5% grass slots (10% in total).
  • The Poké Radar works here for Pikachu, Pichu, Roselia and Staravia.
  • There are no items or trainers, so it is purely a place to catch Pokémon.

Walkthrough: Part 19: The National Pokédex and Roaming Legendaries

FAQ

Where do you catch Pikachu in Pokémon Platinum?

In the Trophy Garden behind the Pokémon Mansion on Route 212, where Pikachu has a 10% rate and Pichu 30%.

How do the daily Trophy Garden Pokémon work?

After you get the National Pokédex, talk to Mr. Backlot each day; the Pokémon he boasts about appears in the garden at a 10% combined rate.

Where is the Trophy Garden?

It is behind the Pokémon Mansion on Route 212, through the mansion's back door.

What Pokémon can you catch in Trophy Garden in Platinum?

5 species: Pichu, Roselia, Staravia, Pikachu, Kricketune.

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).