Sinnoh walkthrough

Spoilers ahead

This page walks through the whole Sinnoh story in order, including every battle and the post-game. Battle teams and gym puzzle solutions are folded: open one only when you need it.

Sinnoh is where every PBO adventure starts. The story takes you from Twinleaf Town through 8 Gyms, a running fight with Team Galactic and the Pokémon League, and ends at Stark Mountain, where the road to Jvaloh opens.

Twinleaf TownYour journey starts at home in Twinleaf Town.Wild Pokémon here

At a glance

• Starts: your room in Twinleaf Town
• Starter: Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup, from the briefcase on Route 201
• Rival: Barry. Villains: Team Galactic
• Badges: 8, in order, from Roark in Oreburgh City to Volkner in Sunyshore City
• Ends: at Stark Mountain, once Buck has the Magma Stone back
• Next region: Jvaloh

Each section below follows the game’s Main Story quests in the order they appear. Team lists open when you click them; they come straight from the game’s data. For the movesets, abilities and held items of every Gym Leader and Elite Four member, see Gyms, Elite Four and Champions.

Before you start

Follow the Quest Tracker

Open the Quest Tracker from the icons in the top-right corner of the screen. Its Main Story section always shows your next story step and where to go; Optional lists side quests you have picked up.

The Quest Tracker always shows your next Main Story step.

Healing and blacking out

• Heal by talking to the nurse at a Pokémon Center counter. That Center also becomes the place you return to if your whole team faints. Aroma Ladies on many routes heal for free too; see healing your team.
• Escape Rope: the Escape Rope you get on Route 202 is never used up. It takes you to the same place you would return to after a blackout, then needs 10 minutes to recharge. It does not work inside the Canalave and Snowpoint Gyms.

Teleporters instead of Fly

There is no Fly. Most towns have a teleporter NPC who takes you to other towns for a small fee. New destinations open as you earn badges:

Destination	Available with
Sandgem Town, Spring Valley	From the start
Oreburgh City	1 badge
Floaroma Town, Eterna City	2 badges
Hearthome City	3 badges
Veilstone City	4 badges
Jubilife City, Solaceon Town, Route 213, Pastoria City	5 badges
Celestic Town, Canalave City	6 badges
Snowpoint City	7 badges
Sunyshore City	8 badges
Pokémon League (its Pokémon Center)	After you become Champion
Fight Area	After you battle Heatran at Stark Mountain

HMs are field items

You never teach an HM to a Pokémon. Keep the HM in your Bag, stand next to the tree, rock or boulder and press Space (on a phone, tap the screen). You can also use it from Quick Actions by clicking your character.

Each HM also needs a number of Sinnoh badges before it works. Surf starts by itself when you walk into surfable water. More in the FAQ.

HM	Where you get it	Usable with
HM06 Rock Smash	Hiker Bulu in Oreburgh Gate, after your first badge	1 badge
HM01 Cut	Cynthia, outside Eterna Gym, after your second badge	2 badges
HM03 Surf	Cynthia's grandmother in the Celestic Ruins	5 badges
HM04 Strength	Riley on Iron Island	6 badges
HM08 Rock Climb	A Poké Ball at Acuity Lakefront	7 badges
HM07 Waterfall	A girl in Sunyshore City, after your eighth badge	8 badges

Gyms go in order

A Gym Leader only accepts your challenge when you have exactly the badges that come before theirs, and several gates between towns check your badge count too. Every Gym Leader gives you prize money, a TM and a few Blaze Coins. All eight are listed in Every Sinnoh gym at a glance.

Twinleaf Town to Sandgem Town

Route 201Where you choose your starter.Wild Pokémon here

Lake VerityYou meet Cyrus here for the first time.Wild Pokémon here

Sandgem TownHome of Prof. Rowan's Lab.

Player's HouseMom is downstairs in your house.

Prof. Rowan's LabProfessor Rowan hands you the Pokédex here.

Where to go: your house in Twinleaf Town, then Route 201, Lake Verity and Sandgem Town.

1. Wake up. Barry bursts into your room, then waits outside. Go downstairs and talk to Mom.

2. Follow Barry. Outside, Barry runs into you and dashes home because he forgot something. Follow him to Barry’s house next door; he is in his room upstairs and runs off to Route 201.

3. Choose your starter. Head north to Route 201. Barry tries to rush through the tall grass, and Professor Rowan and Dawn stop you. Open the briefcase and choose Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup.

4. Battle Barry. Barry takes the starter that has the type advantage over yours and challenges you straight away (his starter is level 3). You are then sent home.

5. Get your Running Shoes. Talk to Mom: she gives you the Running Shoes and you put them on straight away, so you run everywhere from then on. If they are still in your Bag, use them once.

6. Go to Lake Verity. Back on Route 201, Barry wants to catch the legendary Pokémon of the lake. Go west to Lake Verity with him.

   You meet Cyrus there for the first time. Barry then realises you have no Poké Balls and races you to the professor.

7. Visit Professor Rowan. Return to Route 201 and continue east to Sandgem Town. In Prof. Rowan’s Lab, Professor Rowan gives you the Pokédex. Dawn then shows you the Pokémon Center and the Poké Mart.

8. Pick up the Parcel. When you try to leave Sandgem, you are reminded to tell your family about your journey. Go home and talk to Mom, then speak to Barry's Mom in Twinleaf Town: she gives you the Parcel for Barry.

Open the briefcase on Route 201 to choose Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup.

Route 202: Dawn is waiting north of Sandgem and shows you how to catch Pokémon. She gives you 1,000 F, Starter Ballx5, the Escape Rope, Super Potionx5 and Revivex5.

Route 202Dawn waits north of Sandgem Town.Wild Pokémon here

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 201	Shinx, Starly
Route 202	Buizel, Shinx, Meowth

Next: follow Route 202 north-west to Jubilife City.

Jubilife City and Route 203

Jubilife CityThe Trainer School and the three Pokétch clowns are here.

Where to go: Jubilife City, then east along Route 203 and through Oreburgh Gate.

1. Arrive in Jubilife City. Dawn greets you, and you meet a “mysterious man” who turns out to be Looker of the International Police.

2. Deliver the Parcel. Go into the Trainer School and give Barry the Parcel. Inside are two Town Maps, so he gives you one: the Sinnoh Map.

3. Get the Old Rod. Talk to the Fishing Expert in the street. Find the three clowns around the city and answer their yes-or-no questions to collect three Coupons, then hand them in for the Old Rod.

   You cannot leave Jubilife until you have it. The answers are on Small quests in Sinnoh.

4. Battle Barry on Route 203. Leave east to Route 203. Barry battles you again; beat him and he hands over an Exp. Share (Untradable). Hold it on a Pokémon you want to train without battling with it.

   Barry (Route 203)3 teams, depending on your starter

   If you chose Turtwig

   • ChimcharLv. 9
   • StarlyLv. 8

   If you chose Chimchar

   • PiplupLv. 9
   • StarlyLv. 8

   If you chose Piplup

   • TurtwigLv. 9
   • StarlyLv. 8

5. Head for Oreburgh. Continue east through Oreburgh Gate to Oreburgh City.

Trainer SchoolGive Barry the Parcel in the Trainer School.

Route 203Barry waits for a rematch on Route 203.Wild Pokémon here

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 203	Combee, Shinx, Pineco
Oreburgh Gate	Cubone

Next: Oreburgh City and your first Gym.

Oreburgh City: Gym 1, Roark (Rock)

Oreburgh CityOreburgh City, home of the first Gym.

Where to go: Oreburgh City and Oreburgh Mine B2F.

1. Find Roark. Barry stops you in town: Roark has gone to the Oreburgh Mine south of the city.
2. Go down the mine. On Oreburgh Mine B2F, Roark shows you Rock Smash and agrees to a battle.
3. Return to the Gym. Go back to the Gym in town.

Oreburgh Mine B2FRoark is down on B2F of the mine.

Gym 1: Roark (Rock)

Gym 1Roark's Gym in Oreburgh City.

Level: Roark’s strongest Pokémon is level 15, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground or Steel moves: Roark’s Rock types are weak to all of them. A Piplup or Turtwig has an easy time here. With Chimchar, train up and catch a Water or Grass Pokémon on the way.

Gym Leader Roark3 Pokémon · Lv. 14–15

• GeodudeLv. 14
• OnixLv. 15
• CranidosLv. 15

Rewards: the Coal Badge, Gen9 TM028 Bulldoze, 4,200 F and a few Blaze Coins.

Side quest

After your first badge, Miner Rohi in Oreburgh asks you to defeat an angry Onix in the mine, for a Moon Stone. See The Onix in the mine.

Next: Barry heads for the Eterna City Gym. The Oreburgh teleporter is now open, and Rock Smash works.

Floaroma Town and the Valley Windworks

Oreburgh Gate Hiker Bulu gives you HM06 Rock Smash.

Floaroma MeadowJake has the Works Key.

Valley WindworksTeam Galactic has taken over the Windworks.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: back west through Oreburgh Gate and Jubilife City, then north along Route 204 to Floaroma Town and Route 205.

Barry tells you the next Gym is in Eterna City, but he could not get along Route 207 without a Bicycle, so you go the long way round.

1. Get HM06 Rock Smash. Walk back west into Oreburgh Gate. Hiker Bulu now gives you HM06 Rock Smash.
2. Help in Jubilife. In Jubilife City, two Team Galactic Grunts are threatening Professor Rowan. Beat the grunt to send them off.
3. Smash your way north. Take the north exit to Route 204. Smash the rocks in the Ravaged Path to get through, then carry on north to Floaroma Town.
4. Find the Windworks. East of Floaroma on Route 205, Little Girl Lena asks for help: Team Galactic has taken over the Valley Windworks where her father works. A grunt at the door battles you, then locks himself in and boasts that his friends in the flower field have the other key.
5. Get the Works Key. In the north of Floaroma, go into Floaroma Meadow and beat the two grunts. Jake then gives you the Works Key and an Unallocated EV Reset.
6. Clear the Windworks. Back at the Valley Windworks, open the door, beat the grunts inside and then Commander Mars. Charon appears and the two of them leave. Once the Windworks is clear, the grunt blocking Route 205 north is gone.

Galactic Grunt (Jubilife City)2 Pokémon · Lv. 14

• StunkyLv. 14
• GlameowLv. 14

Commander Mars (Valley Windworks)2 Pokémon · Lv. 16–17

• ZubatLv. 16
• BronzorLv. 17

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Valley Windworks	Pachirisu, Drifloon (night), Mareep (day) and an Ultra Rare Elekid
Route 205	Hoppip, Glameow

Next: follow Route 205 north into Eterna Forest.

Eterna Forest and Eterna City: Gym 2, Gardenia (Grass)

Eterna ForestCheryl asks you to see her safely through the forest.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: Route 205 north, Eterna Forest, then Eterna City.

Eterna Forest: Cheryl is too scared of Team Galactic to cross the forest alone. Let her follow you to the exit and she gives you a Soothe Bell. Also in the forest:

• Bug Catcher Paul trades an Exp. Share (Untradable) for three Dustox you caught yourself. See Three Dustox.
• Aroma Lady Sulu heals your team.
• The Old Chateau is full of Ghost-type Pokémon. Mr. Rogers outside it has lost his dog to a Gengar; help him and you get the Scooby-Doo Mount. See The Old Chateau dog.

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Eterna Forest	Heracross and Pinsir (Very Rare), Murkrow (night), Buneary (day)
Old Chateau	Gastly, Misdreavus, Duskull

Eterna City: Gardenia meets you in town and asks you to beat her Gym Trainers before you face her.

Eterna CityGym 2, the Pokémon statue and the Team Galactic building.

Gym 2: Gardenia (Grass)

Gym 2Beat Gardenia's Gym Trainers before you face her.

Level: Gardenia’s strongest Pokémon is level 25, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Fire, Flying or Ice moves: all three of Gardenia’s Pokémon are weak to them. Poison and Bug moves work on Grotle and Cherrim, but Roserade is part Poison and only takes normal damage from them; Psychic moves hit it hard. Chimchar and a Starly or Staravia make this easy.

Gym Leader Gardenia3 Pokémon · Lv. 23–25

• GrotleLv. 23
• CherrimLv. 24
• RoseradeLv. 25

Rewards: the Forest Badge, Gen9 TM081 Grass Knot, 5,280 F and a few Blaze Coins.

After the Gym:

1. Get HM01 Cut. Cynthia waits outside the Gym and gives you HM01 Cut. She asks whether you have seen the city’s Pokémon statue.

2. See the statue. At the statue you meet Barry and Cyrus again. You must see it before you can leave town.

3. Visit the Cycle Shop. The road south, Eterna Pass, is only open to trainers on a Bicycle. At Red Rickshaw’s Cycle Shop, Barry explains that the owner was kidnapped by Team Galactic.

4. Free the owner. Use Cut on the small trees to reach the Team Galactic Eterna Building. Looker is waiting on 1F. Climb to 4F and beat Commander Jupiter to free the owner, Ben.

   Commander Jupiter (Team Galactic Eterna Building)3 Pokémon · Lv. 23–24

   • GolbatLv. 23
   • BronzorLv. 23
   • StunkyLv. 24

5. Get the Bicycle. Back at the Cycle Shop, Ben gives you the Bicycle. Use it from your Bag to ride.

6. Meet Cynthia in Eterna Pass. In Eterna Pass, Cynthia offers you a Rockruff she found. You need a free party slot to take it.

Team Galactic Eterna Building 4FCommander Jupiter is on the top floor.

Red Rickshaw's Cycle ShopBen gives you the Bicycle in his Cycle Shop.

Eterna PassCynthia waits in Eterna Pass with a Rockruff.

Next: ride south through Eterna Pass onto the Cycling Road.

Cycling Road to Hearthome City: Gym 3, Fantina (Ghost)

Route 206Route 206, the Cycling Road: bike only.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: Route 206 (the Cycling Road), Route 207, Mt. Coronet 1F1, Route 208 and Hearthome City.

1. Ride the Cycling Road. Ride down Route 206, the Cycling Road (bike only).
2. Get the Vs. Seeker. On Route 207, which needs 2 badges, Dawn gives you the Vs. Seeker, which finds trainers who want a rematch. See Vs. Seeker.
3. Cross Mt. Coronet. Go east through Mt. Coronet 1F1, where Cyrus speaks with you about the world’s beginning, then follow Route 208 to Hearthome City.

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 206	Seviper, Ponyta, Bronzor
Route 207	Phanpy, Pikachu and an Ultra Rare Gligar
Route 208	Ralts, Wooper (night)

Hearthome City: the Gym is closed because Fantina is at the Contest Hall. Go there: your mom is visiting too and gives you an Enigma Berry, and Fantina agrees to meet you at her Gym.

Hearthome CityFantina is at the Contest Hall when you arrive.

Hearthome Contest HallYour mom and Fantina are inside the Contest Hall.

Gym 3: Fantina (Ghost)

Hearthome Gym is dark; wrong doors send you back to the start.

Level: Fantina’s strongest Pokémon is level 31, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Ghost or Dark moves. Fantina’s Ghost types are weak to them, and Normal and Fighting moves cannot touch them.

Gym puzzle: the dark doors

Hearthome Gym is dark, and every wrong door sends you back to the entrance.

1. First room. Take the door at the top.
2. Second room. Of the three doors along the top wall, take the left one.
3. Third room. Of the five doors along the top wall, take the fourth from the left. It leads to Fantina.

Gym Leader Fantina4 Pokémon · Lv. 29–31

• DuskullLv. 29
• HaunterLv. 29
• DrifblimLv. 30
• MismagiusLv. 31

Rewards: the Relic Badge, Gen9 TM061 Shadow Claw, 6,240 F and a few Blaze Coins.

Barry is waiting in the east gate, Hearthome Pass, and you need 3 badges to go through it.

Barry (Hearthome Pass)3 teams, depending on your starter

If you chose Turtwig

• StaraviaLv. 29
• FloatzelLv. 29
• RoseliaLv. 30
• MonfernoLv. 31
• SnorlaxLv. 31

If you chose Chimchar

• StaraviaLv. 29
• PonytaLv. 29
• RoseliaLv. 30
• PrinplupLv. 31
• SnorlaxLv. 31

If you chose Piplup

• StaraviaLv. 29
• FloatzelLv. 29
• PonytaLv. 30
• GrotleLv. 31
• SnorlaxLv. 31

Next: Hearthome Pass leads to Route 209.

Solaceon Town and Veilstone City: Gym 4, Maylene (Fighting)

Solaceon TownBarry has been looking at the Solaceon Ruins.

Route 210: EastConfused Psyduck block the path north.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: Route 209, Solaceon Town, Route 210, Route 215 and Veilstone City.

1. Reach Solaceon Town. Follow Route 209 past the Lost Tower to Solaceon Town. Barry has been looking at the Solaceon Ruins.
2. Go round the Psyduck. North of town on Route 210, a group of confused Psyduck blocks the path north. You help them later. Go east along Route 215 instead.
3. Enter Veilstone City. Pass through the gate (3 badges) into Veilstone City.

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 209	Duskull (night), Kirlia (day)
Route 210	Chansey, Miltank
Route 215	an Ultra Rare Gligar
Lost Tower	the same ghosts as the Old Chateau, plus Murkrow

Veilstone CityGym 4, the Galactic warehouse and the Galactic HQ.

Dawn and Crasher Wake are outside the Gym.

Gym 4: Maylene (Fighting)

Gym 4Maylene's Gym in Veilstone City.

Level: Maylene’s strongest Pokémon is level 39, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Flying, Psychic or Fairy moves: Maylene’s Fighting types are weak to them, and Toxicroak takes four times the damage from Psychic. Lucario is part Steel, so use Fire, Fighting or Ground moves on it.

Gym Leader Maylene4 Pokémon · Lv. 37–39

• MedititeLv. 37
• MachokeLv. 37
• ToxicroakLv. 38
• LucarioLv. 39

Rewards: the Cobble Badge, Gen9 TM073 Drain Punch, 6,400 F and a few Blaze Coins.

After the Gym:

1. Get Dawn’s Pokédex back. Team Galactic Grunts have taken Dawn’s Pokédex. Meet Dawn in front of the warehouses and beat the grunt.

   Galactic Grunt (Veilstone City)3 Pokémon · Lv. 33

   • StunkyLv. 33
   • GlameowLv. 33
   • CroagunkLv. 33

2. Check the warehouse. Looker turns up and asks you to check the Galactic Warehouse with him. Inside, he has overheard that Team Galactic moved something to Pastoria City.

Veilstone Galactic WarehouseLooker checks the Galactic Warehouse with you.

Next: the south gate opens once you have helped Dawn and Looker. Head for Pastoria City.

Pastoria City: Gym 5, Crasher Wake (Water)

Pastoria CityPastoria City, home of the fifth Gym and the Great Marsh.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: south from Veilstone (4 badges) along Route 214, past Valor Lakefront, then along Route 213 to Pastoria City.

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 214	Rhyhorn, Girafarig
Route 213	Shellos, Floatzel, Chinchou
Route 213: East	Helioptile

Barry is waiting for you in Pastoria and wants a battle first.

Barry (Pastoria City)3 teams, depending on your starter

If you chose Turtwig

• StaraptorLv. 37
• FloatzelLv. 37
• RoseliaLv. 38
• InfernapeLv. 39
• SnorlaxLv. 39

If you chose Chimchar

• StaraptorLv. 37
• RapidashLv. 38
• RoseliaLv. 38
• EmpoleonLv. 39
• SnorlaxLv. 39

If you chose Piplup

• StaraptorLv. 37
• FloatzelLv. 37
• RapidashLv. 38
• TorterraLv. 38
• SnorlaxLv. 39

Gym 5: Crasher Wake (Water)

Gym 5Crasher Wake's Gym in Pastoria City.

Level: Crasher Wake’s strongest Pokémon is level 42, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Grass and Electric moves. Crasher Wake’s team is mostly Water types, weak to both, with three exceptions:

• Quagsire is immune to Electric, so use Grass.
• Ludicolo is part Grass, so use Flying, Poison or Bug moves.
• Gyarados is part Flying, so Electric moves hit it four times as hard but Grass only does normal damage.

Gym Leader Crasher Wake5 Pokémon · Lv. 39–42

• PolitoedLv. 39
• LudicoloLv. 39
• QuagsireLv. 40
• FloatzelLv. 41
• GyaradosLv. 42

Rewards: the Fen Badge, Gen9 TM188 Scald, 7,400 F and a few Blaze Coins.

After the Gym:

1. Go to the Great Marsh. Barry finds you outside: a Galactic Grunt is up to something by the Great Marsh. Go there with Barry and Crasher Wake.

2. Chase the grunt. The grunt brags that he has just set off a test bomb, then runs off. Wake hurries into the marsh and tells you both to stay out; Barry stays on guard and sends you after the grunt.

3. Follow him east. Follow the grunt east through Pastoria Pass and along Route 213. Looker joins the chase for a moment.

4. Catch him at Valor Lakefront. You catch the grunt at Valor Lakefront and beat him. Cynthia then arrives and gives you a Secret Potion for the Psyduck on Route 210.

   Galactic Grunt (Valor Lakefront)1 Pokémon · Lv. 41

   • ToxicroakLv. 41

Route 213Looker joins the chase on Route 213.Wild Pokémon here

Valor Lakefront Cynthia meets you here with the Secret Potion.

The Great Marsh

Pastoria’s Great Marsh is Sinnoh’s Safari Zone.

• Buy a Sinnoh Safari Ticket from any Sinnoh Poké Mart and use it from your Bag to visit.
• Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup live there as Ultra Rare spawns. See the Great Marsh list.
• If you leave while your ticket is still running, the Safari Teleporter in Sandgem Town takes you back.

Next: take the Secret Potion back to the Psyduck on Route 210.

The Psyduck, Celestic Town and Surf

Celestic TownCelestic Town and the entrance to the ruins.

Where to go: Route 210 north of Solaceon Town, Route 210: North, then west to Celestic Town.

1. Cure the Psyduck. Go back to the Psyduck on Route 210 (north of Solaceon) and use the Secret Potion. They wander off.
2. Take the Old Charm. Further north on Route 210: North (5 badges), Cynthia asks you to deliver an Old Charm to her grandmother, the elder of Celestic Town.
3. Go to Celestic Town. Follow Route 210 west to Celestic Town.
4. Save the town. A Galactic Grunt in the town centre is threatening to blow the town up. Beat him; the elder thanks you and takes the Old Charm.
5. Enter the ruins. Go into the Celestic Ruins with her. Cyrus is inside, questions the elder about the cave painting and battles you.
6. Get HM03 Surf. Afterwards, the elder gives you HM03 Surf. Outside, Cynthia suggests you visit the library in Canalave City.

Route 210: NorthCynthia gives you the Old Charm on Route 210: North.Wild Pokémon here

Celestic RuinsCyrus is waiting inside the Celestic Ruins.

Galactic Grunt (Celestic Town)3 Pokémon · Lv. 40–41

• HoundourLv. 40
• AriadosLv. 41
• GolbatLv. 41

Cyrus (Celestic Ruins)4 Pokémon · Lv. 43–44

• SneaselLv. 43
• GolbatLv. 43
• MurkrowLv. 43
• HoundoomLv. 44

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 210: North	Chansey, Miltank
Route 211 (East), just west of Celestic	Vulpix, Aipom

Next: with 5 badges you can Surf. Canalave City is west of Jubilife.

Canalave City: Gym 6, Byron (Steel) and Iron Island

Canalave CityCanalave City, across the water from Route 218.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: Jubilife City’s west gate, Route 218, then Canalave City.

Teleport to Jubilife City (or walk) and take the west gate to Route 218. Surf across (5 badges) to Canalave City.

Barry blocks the bridge with a battle.

Barry (Canalave City)3 teams, depending on your starter

If you chose Turtwig

• StaraptorLv. 43
• HeracrossLv. 43
• FloatzelLv. 43
• RoseradeLv. 44
• InfernapeLv. 45
• SnorlaxLv. 45

If you chose Chimchar

• StaraptorLv. 43
• HeracrossLv. 43
• RapidashLv. 44
• RoseradeLv. 44
• EmpoleonLv. 45
• SnorlaxLv. 45

If you chose Piplup

• StaraptorLv. 43
• HeracrossLv. 43
• FloatzelLv. 43
• RapidashLv. 44
• TorterraLv. 45
• SnorlaxLv. 45

Gym 6: Byron (Steel)

Canalave Gym is a maze of lifts and warp tiles.

Level: Byron’s strongest Pokémon is level 50, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Fire moves. Byron’s team is all part Steel:

• Fire moves are the safest choice: they hit everything except Empoleon super-effectively, and Forretress and Scizor take four times the damage.
• Ground moves miss Skarmory and only do normal damage to Forretress and Scizor.
• For Empoleon, use Electric, Fighting or Ground moves.

Gym puzzle: the lifts

Canalave Gym is a maze of lifts and warp tiles over four floors. This is the shortest working order:

1. Entrance floor. North of the entrance is a row of four lifts. Take the second one from the left.
2. Lower floor. Walk to the lift at the far right, near the bottom.
3. Entrance floor. You arrive in the right-hand of three small rooms at the bottom. Walk around to the left-hand room and take its lift.
4. Lower floor. Step on the warp tile a few steps to your left, then walk to the lift in the bottom-left corner.
5. Bottom floor. Follow a chain of warp tiles:
   • Take the tile up and to your left, walk up into the top-left room and take the tile on its right side, then the tile on the right side of the middle room.
   • In the right-hand room, walk down the long corridor to the next tile, then take the tile on the right of the bottom-right room.
   • Walk up the far-right corridor to the lift at the top.
6. Lower floor. Take the lift just to your left.
7. Entrance floor. You are now in the top corridor. Walk west to the next lift: it leads to Byron.

Gym Leader Byron6 Pokémon · Lv. 47–50

• ForretressLv. 47 · Permanent Custap Berry
• BisharpLv. 47 · Permanent Focus Sash
• SkarmoryLv. 47
• EmpoleonLv. 48
• ScizorLv. 49
• MetagrossLv. 50

Rewards: the Mine Badge, Gen9 TM093 Flash Cannon, 8,200 F and a few Blaze Coins.

Iron Island

The sailor by the Canalave docks takes you to Iron Island (5 badges). Riley at the cave entrance gives you HM04 Strength.

Canalave City docks The sailor sails to Iron Island and, later, the Fight Area.

Iron IslandRiley waits at the cave entrance.Wild Pokémon here

The cave is home to Onix, and Mawile (day) or Sableye (night) on the lower floors. Riley has a longer quest for you after your seventh badge: Riley’s Lucario and the Steel Cavern.

Next: Barry is waiting outside the Gym to take you to the Canalave Library.

The three lakes

Canalave LibraryProfessor Rowan sends you to the lakes.

Valor LakefrontThe reporter waits by the lake entrance.Wild Pokémon here

Lake Valor DryCommander Saturn at the dried-up lake.

Where to go: the Canalave Library, then Lake Valor and Lake Verity.

1. Go to the library. Barry shows off his badge outside the Gym and drags you to the Canalave Library. On the top floor, Professor Rowan sends each of you to a different lake: Dawn to Lake Verity, Barry to Lake Acuity and you to Lake Valor.

2. Leave the library. An explosion shakes the library. Meet Rowan outside; he asks you to check Lake Valor while he inspects Lake Verity.

3. Save Lake Valor. Go to Valor Lakefront (teleport to Route 213 and walk north). Talk to the reporter by the lake entrance and agree to go in.

   At the dried-up Lake Valor, beat Commander Saturn. He boasts that Mars is capturing the Pokémon of Lake Verity.

4. Save Lake Verity. Go to Lake Verity (west of Sandgem, past Route 201). Professor Rowan and Dawn are there. Beat the two grunts and Commander Mars.

5. Head for Lake Acuity. Barry is facing Team Galactic alone at Lake Acuity, so you head north to help him.

Commander Saturn (Lake Valor)4 Pokémon · Lv. 48–49

• GolbatLv. 48
• BronzorLv. 48
• ToxicroakLv. 48
• WeezingLv. 49

Commander Mars (Lake Verity)4 Pokémon · Lv. 48–49

• GolbatLv. 48
• BronzorLv. 48
• PuruglyLv. 48
• DragalgeLv. 49

The way north through Mt. Coronet stays closed until you have dealt with both Lake Valor and Lake Verity.

Next: Lake Acuity and Snowpoint City, through Mt. Coronet.

Snowpoint City: Gym 7, Candice (Ice) and Lake Acuity

Route 216North of Mt. Coronet.Wild Pokémon here

Acuity LakefrontBarry is waiting by the rocks to the lake.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: Route 211 (East), Mt. Coronet, Routes 216 and 217, Acuity Lakefront and Snowpoint City.

1. Cross Mt. Coronet. From Celestic Town, go west onto Route 211 (East) and into Mt. Coronet. Push the boulders with Strength (6 badges) and follow the cave north to Route 216.
2. Find Barry. Continue through Route 217 to Acuity Lakefront. Barry is there: the rocks to the lake need Rock Climb, which only works with the Snowpoint badge.
3. Challenge the Gym. Go east to Snowpoint City and challenge the Gym (6 badges).

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 216 and Route 217	Swinub, Snorunt, Snover
Mt. Coronet	Clefairy, Bronzor
Lake Acuity	an Ultra Rare Sneasel

Snowpoint CitySnowpoint City, home of the seventh Gym.

Gym 7: Candice (Ice)

Gym 7Snowpoint Gym has two levels joined by stairs.

Level: Candice’s strongest Pokémon is level 53, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Steel or Fighting moves. Candice’s team is all part Ice:

• Steel moves hit everything except Cloyster super-effectively, and Alolan Ninetales four times as hard.
• Fighting moves are strong too, but Froslass is immune to them and Alolan Ninetales only takes normal damage.
• Fire moves only do normal damage to Mamoswine and Cloyster; for Cloyster, use Electric, Grass, Fighting or Rock moves.
• Weavile and Alolan Ninetales are fast, so expect them to move first.

Gym puzzle: the stairs

Snowpoint Gym has two levels joined by stairs. From the entrance:

1. Upstairs. Walk west along the bottom of the gym and go down the stairs at the top-left of that area.
2. Downstairs. Take the nearby stairs a few steps east to come back up in the large central hall.
3. Upstairs. Cross the hall to the stairs at the very top and go down.
4. Downstairs. Head south-east to the stairs at the bottom of the middle section and go up.
5. Upstairs. You are now in the south-east part of the gym. Go east to the stairs in the eastern room and go down.
6. Downstairs. Follow the long passage north and west to the stairs at the top-left and go up.
7. Upstairs. You arrive in the small western room. The doorway at its top-left leads to Candice.

Gym Leader Candice6 Pokémon · Lv. 50–53

• MamoswineLv. 50
• FroslassLv. 51
• WeavileLv. 51
• AbomasnowLv. 52
• Ninetales-AlolaLv. 52
• CloysterLv. 53

Rewards: the Icicle Badge, Gen9 TM143 Blizzard, 1,760 F and a few Blaze Coins.

Lake Acuity

Back at Acuity Lakefront, pick up HM08 Rock Climb from the Poké Ball on the ground, climb the rocks and walk up to Lake Acuity (7 badges). You arrive too late: Commander Jupiter has beaten Barry and taken the lake’s Pokémon to the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone.

HM08 Rock Climb lies in a Poké Ball at Acuity Lakefront.

Next: Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City.

Team Galactic HQ

Veilstone Galactic B2FThe Galactic Key is on B2F.

Veilstone Galactic H.Q. 4F 1Cyrus waits on 4F.

Veilstone Galactic H.Q. 4F BackCommander Saturn waits in the back room.

Where to go: Veilstone City.

1. Return to Veilstone. Teleport to Veilstone City. A grunt by the big antennas at the HQ talks too much and runs off; Looker appears with a Storage Key and a plan.
2. Meet Looker in the warehouse. Meet Looker in the Galactic Warehouse. He unlocks the inner door and goes ahead.
3. Get the Galactic Key. Work your way down to B2F and pick up the Galactic Key from the Poké Ball. It opens the locked doors of the HQ.
4. Enter the HQ. In the hall of the Galactic HQ you hear Cyrus’s speech to his followers.
5. Battle Cyrus. On 4F, battle Cyrus. He leaves for Mt. Coronet and tells you to use the warp panel if you want to save the lake Pokémon.
6. Free the lake Pokémon. Take the warp panel to the back room and beat Commander Saturn. He frees Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf.

Cyrus (Galactic HQ)5 Pokémon · Lv. 52–54

• SneaselLv. 52
• GolbatLv. 52
• HonchkrowLv. 53
• HoundoomLv. 53
• AbsolLv. 54

Commander Saturn (Galactic HQ)4 Pokémon · Lv. 53–54

• GolbatLv. 53
• BronzorLv. 53
• ToxicroakLv. 54
• WeezingLv. 54

Next: follow Cyrus to the top of Mt. Coronet.

Mt. Coronet, Spear Pillar and the Distortion World

Mt. Coronet 2FLooker meets you on 2F with a Black Flute.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: Route 207, Mt. Coronet (2F up to 6F) and Spear Pillar.

1. Enter Mt. Coronet. Teleport to Oreburgh City and go up Route 207 into Mt. Coronet. The upper floors need 7 badges.
2. Get the Black Flute. On 2F, Looker gives you a Black Flute.
3. Climb to the top. Keep climbing through 3F, the peak and 4F–6F. Team Galactic Grunts block the way from 3F onwards.
4. Battle Mars at Spear Pillar. At Spear Pillar, Aroma Lady Sheela heals your team. Mars and Jupiter guard the summit; Barry arrives to back you up while you battle Commander Mars.
5. Follow Cyrus. Cyrus calls Dialga and Palkia with his Red Chains, but a third Pokémon, Giratina, drags him into another world. Cynthia arrives; talk to her when you are ready to follow Cyrus into the Distortion World.
6. Cross the Distortion World. Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie appear along the way. At the end, beat Cyrus, then battle Giratina (it cannot be caught here).
7. Return to your world. Cynthia then shows you the portal back, and the Quest Tracker points you to the last Gym, in Sunyshore City.

Spear Pillar Cyrus opens the way to the Distortion World here.

Distortion World You face Cyrus and Giratina here.

Commander Mars (Spear Pillar)4 Pokémon · Lv. 52–55

• GolbatLv. 52
• BronzorLv. 53
• PuruglyLv. 54
• DragalgeLv. 55

Cyrus (Distortion World)4 Pokémon · Lv. 54–56

• WeavileLv. 54
• CrobatLv. 54
• HonchkrowLv. 55
• Mega HoundoomLv. 56

Giratina (Distortion World)1 Pokémon · Lv. 65

• Giratina-OriginLv. 65

Worth catching: every floor of the climb from 2F up has Clefairy as an Ultra Rare spawn, and Feebas can be fished on 4F1.

Next: the blackout on Route 222 is over, so Sunyshore City is open.

Sunyshore City: Gym 8, Volkner (Electric)

Sunyshore CitySunyshore City, home of the last Sinnoh Gym.Wild Pokémon here

Where to go: east along Route 213 onto Route 222, then Sunyshore City.

After the Distortion World, the blackout that closed Route 222 is over. Take Route 213 east onto Route 222 and follow it to Sunyshore City.

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Route 222	Luxio, Purugly and an Ultra Rare Elekid
Sunyshore City	Mantyke, while surfing

Flint is waiting in front of Sunyshore Gym.

1. Talk to Flint. Flint of the Elite Four is standing in front of the Gym. Volkner has lost interest in battling; Flint asks you to wake him up.
2. Find Volkner. Find Volkner in the Sunyshore Lighthouse and talk to him. He returns to his Gym, and Flint leaves for the Pokémon League.
3. Challenge Volkner. The Gym needs 7 badges.

Sunyshore LightHouseVolkner is in the Sunyshore Lighthouse.

Gym 8: Volkner (Electric)

Sunyshore GymSunyshore Gym is a maze of warp tiles.

Level: Volkner’s strongest Pokémon is level 61, so aim for about that level.

Bring: Ground moves. They are your best tool: they hit most of Volkner’s Electric types super-effectively, but Rotom-Fan is immune and Galvantula only takes normal damage.

Gym puzzle: the warp tiles

1. 1F. Walk straight up to the stairs.
2. 2F. Follow the corridor west and north into the large room on the left. Step on the warp tile on that room’s right side; it puts you in the right-hand corridor. Walk north to the stairs.
3. 3F. Follow the warp tiles:
   • In the first room, take the warp tile on the right.
   • Walk north into the north-east room and take the tile on its left side.
   • In the south-west room, take the tile on its left side.
   • Walk up the narrow western passage into the north-west room and take the tile there: it leads to Volkner.

Gym Leader Volkner6 Pokémon · Lv. 57–61

• GalvantulaLv. 57 · Permanent Focus Sash
• DracozoltLv. 58 · Life Orb
• MagnezoneLv. 59 · Wise Glasses
• LanturnLv. 59 · Leftovers
• Rotom-FanLv. 60 · Expert Belt
• ElectivireLv. 61 · Life Orb

Rewards: the Beacon Badge, Gen9 TM166 Thunder, 10,000 F and a few Blaze Coins.

HM07 Waterfall

With all 8 badges, Barry stops by in Sunyshore. A shy girl nearby is moved by your friendship and gives you HM07 Waterfall.

Next: Route 223 and the Pokémon League, north of Sunyshore.

Victory Road and the Pokémon League

Sinnoh LeagueThe Pokémon League. The Elite Four entrance is inside the Pokémon Center.

Where to go: Route 223 north of Sunyshore City, then the Sinnoh League area and Victory Road.

1. Surf to the League. Surf north from Sunyshore along Route 223 (8 badges) and climb the waterfalls.
2. Heal at the bottom. The Sinnoh League area has a Pokémon Center near the bottom.
3. Climb Victory Road. Go through the cave of Victory Road to reach the top of the area, where the Pokémon League’s Pokémon Center stands.

Worth catching: Kadabra and Rhyhorn in Victory Road, with an Ultra Rare Chansey on B1F.

Inside the League’s Pokémon Center you can heal, use the PC, shop and bank. Barry is waiting there for one last battle before the Elite Four.

Barry (Pokémon League)3 teams, depending on your starter

If you chose Turtwig

• StaraptorLv. 62
• HeracrossLv. 62
• FloatzelLv. 62
• RoseradeLv. 62
• InfernapeLv. 63
• SnorlaxLv. 63

If you chose Chimchar

• StaraptorLv. 62
• HeracrossLv. 62
• RapidashLv. 62
• RoseradeLv. 62
• EmpoleonLv. 63
• SnorlaxLv. 63

If you chose Piplup

• StaraptorLv. 62
• HeracrossLv. 62
• FloatzelLv. 62
• RapidashLv. 62
• TorterraLv. 63
• SnorlaxLv. 63

The Elite Four

Level: the Elite Four’s Pokémon are levels 65–69, and Cynthia’s strongest is level 70.

You fight them one after another, then the Champion. Your team is fully healed after each win, but you cannot use Revives during these battles. Each of them has a Mega Evolution:

Order	Trainer	Mega Evolution
1	Aaron (Bug)	Mega Scizor
2	Bertha (Ground)	Mega Garchomp
3	Flint (Fire)	Mega Houndoom
4	Lucian (Psychic)	Mega Alakazam
Champion	Cynthia	Mega Lucario

Elite Four Aaron6 Pokémon · Lv. 65–66

• ArmaldoLv. 65
• Mega ScizorLv. 65
• HeracrossLv. 65
• YanmegaLv. 65
• ButterfreeLv. 66
• DrapionLv. 66

Elite Four Bertha6 Pokémon · Lv. 65–67

• MamoswineLv. 65
• NidokingLv. 65
• RhyperiorLv. 65
• QuagsireLv. 65
• HippowdonLv. 66
• Mega GarchompLv. 67

Elite Four Flint6 Pokémon · Lv. 66–68

• BlazikenLv. 66
• InfernapeLv. 66
• DrifblimLv. 66
• RapidashLv. 66
• NinetalesLv. 67
• Mega HoundoomLv. 68

Elite Four Lucian6 Pokémon · Lv. 67–69

• Slowking-GalarLv. 67
• BronzongLv. 67
• GalladeLv. 67
• IndeedeeLv. 68
• GardevoirLv. 68
• Mega AlakazamLv. 69

Champion Cynthia6 Pokémon · Lv. 68–70

• SpiritombLv. 68
• RoseradeLv. 68
• TogekissLv. 68
• Mega LucarioLv. 69
• TyranitarLv. 69
• GarchompLv. 70

Next: you are Sinnoh Champion. The League teleporter and the boat to the Fight Area are now open.

After the League: Fight Area and Stark Mountain

Fight AreaThe Fight Area, reached by boat from Canalave City after you become Champion.

Where to go: the League’s Pokémon Center, the sailor in Canalave City, the Fight Area, Routes 225–227 and Stark Mountain.

1. Celebrate. Professor Rowan congratulates you in the League’s Pokémon Center. Outside, Barry tells you about the Battle Frontier and the Fight Area.
2. Go home. As you walk back down from the League, you are taken home to your room in Twinleaf Town.
3. Sail to the Fight Area. Teleport to Canalave City and ask the sailor to take you to the Fight Area.
4. Head for Route 227. Go through Route 225, the Survival Area and Route 226 to Route 227, where Barry is chasing the “volcano’s treasure”.
5. Meet Buck. At the foot of Stark Mountain, Buck asks you to make sure nobody takes the Magma Stone that keeps a Pokémon asleep inside.
6. Battle Mars and Jupiter. At the Stark Mountain entrance, Mars and then Jupiter battle you (they are looking for Cyrus). Charon slips past them.
7. Get the Magma Stone back. Deep inside, in Stark Mountain Hidden, beat Charon; he hands over the Magma Stone. Give it back to Buck. That completes the Sinnoh story.
8. Battle Heatran (optional). Return to Charon’s spot, where Heatran now waits at level 120. You cannot catch this one; beating it sets Heatran roaming (check the Roaming Pokemon Tracker) and adds the Fight Area to the teleporters.

Stark MountainBuck waits at the foot of the mountain.Wild Pokémon here

Stark Mountain: EntranceMars and Jupiter guard the entrance.Wild Pokémon here

Stark Mountain HiddenCharon is deep inside, in Stark Mountain Hidden.

Mars (Stark Mountain)5 Pokémon · Lv. 72–76

• PuruglyLv. 76
• HoundoomLv. 72
• DrifblimLv. 73
• CrobatLv. 74
• ElectivireLv. 74

Jupiter (Stark Mountain)5 Pokémon · Lv. 70–75

• BronzongLv. 70
• ToxicroakLv. 71
• GolbatLv. 72
• TangrowthLv. 73
• SkuntankLv. 75

Charon (Stark Mountain)5 Pokémon · Lv. 71–76

• SlowkingLv. 76
• ToxicroakLv. 72
• CrobatLv. 74
• HoundoomLv. 74
• DrapionLv. 71

Heatran (Stark Mountain)1 Pokémon · Lv. 120

• HeatranLv. 120

The full quest, with tips for the Heatran fight, is on Heatran at Stark Mountain.

Worth catching:

Where	Pokémon
Stark Mountain (inside)	an Ultra Rare Larvitar
Route 225 and Route 226	Snorlax
Route 227	Trapinch
Route 228	Hippopotas

On to Jvaloh

As soon as Buck has the Magma Stone back, the next Main Story quest, Show Off, sends you to Professor Rowan in Sandgem Town. You do not have to battle Heatran first. From Sandgem the story moves on to PBO’s own region.

Jvaloh walkthroughContinue the story in PBO's own region, from Route 219 to the Dragon Tower.

More to do in Sinnoh

• Battle Frontier in the Fight Area: see Battle Frontier.
• Legendary Caverns, the daily lake-trio challenge: see Legendary Caverns.
• Riolu in the Steel Cavern on Iron Island: see Riley’s Lucario and the Steel Cavern.
• Gible in the Wayward Cave under Cycling Road, once you have caught 100 different Pokémon: see Wayward Cave.
• Rematches: the Elite Four rerun, the Champion battles and weekly bosses such as Team Galactic’s commanders, Cyrus, Barry, Giratina and Heatran: see Gyms, Elite Four and Champions and Bosses and high-level battles.
• Side quests: every other side quest in the region is on Sinnoh side quests.

Every Sinnoh gym at a glance

Badge	Leader	Type	City	Prize money (F)	TM
1	Roark	Rock	Oreburgh City	4,200	TM028 Bulldoze
2	Gardenia	Grass	Eterna City	5,280	TM081 Grass Knot
3	Fantina	Ghost	Hearthome City	6,240	TM061 Shadow Claw
4	Maylene	Fighting	Veilstone City	6,400	TM073 Drain Punch
5	Crasher Wake	Water	Pastoria City	7,400	TM188 Scald
6	Byron	Steel	Canalave City	8,200	TM093 Flash Cannon
7	Candice	Ice	Snowpoint City	1,760	TM143 Blizzard
8	Volkner	Electric	Sunyshore City	10,000	TM166 Thunder

All TMs are the Gen9 versions.

Related pages

Sinnoh Pokémon locationsEvery wild Pokémon in Sinnoh, map by map.

Sinnoh side questsEvery side quest in the region.

Gyms, Elite Four and ChampionsFull movesets, abilities and held items, plus rematches.

Jvaloh walkthroughThe next region in the story.

Credits

Based on Sinnoh (PBO) Detonado / Walkthrough, Sinnoh Walkthrough, How To Guide and Sinnoh - Do começo ao fim on the PBO forums. Rewritten and checked against the game on 1 October 2026.