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Valley Windworks Platinum · Area

Valley Windworks in Pokémon Platinum
Outside the Valley Windworks

Valley Windworks is a wind power plant just east of Route 205, between Floaroma Town and Eterna Forest. Team Galactic seizes it early in Platinum, and after you take the Works Key from the grunts in Floaroma Meadow you unlock the door, battle your way in and defeat Commander Mars, with Charon making his first appearance. Looker turns up afterwards to chase the culprits.

Wild Pokémon
12
Items
4
Trainers
4
Honey tree
Yes
HMs
Surf

Connects to: Route 205

Where Valley Windworks is on the Sinnoh mapValley Windworks on the Sinnoh map

Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon

Drifloon Lv. 15 · One-off encounter · Outside

Appears by the Windworks door on Fridays once you have chased Team Galactic out of the building.

Wild Pokémon

Outside

Tall grass encounter rate 30
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
ShellosWater9–1245%45%45%
BuizelWater9–1125%25%25%
ShinxElectric1020%20%20%
PachirisuElectric9–1110%10%10%
SwarmElectrike 40%Only on the day a swarm is reported here (ask Barry’s sister in Sandgem Town after the National Pokédex).
Poké RadarMareep 22%Only in shaking grass while using the Poké Radar (after the National Pokédex).
Surfing encounter rate 10
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
ShellosWater20–3060%
TentacoolWaterPoison20–3030%
GastrodonWaterGround20–409%
TentacruelWaterPoison20–401%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp3–15100%
Good RodMagikarp10–2555%
Finneon10–2545%
Super RodLumineon30–5545%
Gyarados30–5540%
Shellder20–5015%

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

Team Galactic Grunt

Team Galactic Grunt Outside

GlameowGlameow 13

Prize ₽520

Commander Mars

Commander Mars Building

ZubatZubat 15PuruglyPurugly 17

Prize ₽1,360

TrainerPokémonPrize
Team Galactic GruntGruntZubatZubat 13₽520
Team Galactic GruntGruntGlameowGlameow 11StunkyStunky 11₽440

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
TM24 ThunderboltItem ball
PotionItem ball
ElectirizerItem ball
Max ElixirHidden

Hidden items show up on the Dowsing Machine Pokétch app.

Tips

  • Shellos (45%), Buizel (25%), Shinx (20%) and Pachirisu (10%) live in the grass outside.
  • Once Team Galactic is gone, a Drifloon (Lv15) floats by the entrance every Friday; if you knock it out, wait for next Friday.
  • The door is locked until you bring the Works Key from Floaroma Meadow.
  • TM24 Thunderbolt and an Electirizer are on the grounds, plus a hidden Max Elixir.
  • Electrike appears during a swarm, Mareep only with the Poké Radar, and the honey tree is worth slathering.
  • Commander Mars uses Zubat and a Lv17 Purugly, so bring a Fighting type if you can.

Walkthrough: Part 3: Floaroma Town and the Valley Windworks

FAQ

How do you get into the Valley Windworks in Platinum?

Beat the two Galactic Grunts in Floaroma Meadow to get the Works Key, then use it on the locked Windworks door.

When does Drifloon appear at the Valley Windworks?

Every Friday after you have cleared Team Galactic out, a Lv15 Drifloon waits by the building's entrance.

What Pokémon does Mars use at the Valley Windworks?

Mars has a Zubat Lv15 and a Purugly Lv17.

What Pokémon can you catch in Valley Windworks in Platinum?

12 species: Shellos, Buizel, Shinx, Pachirisu, Tentacool, Gastrodon, Tentacruel, Magikarp, Finneon, Lumineon, Gyarados, Shellder.

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).