Pastoria City and Crasher Wake

Pastoria City is a marshside town, famous for its Safari, the Great Marsh. Its Gym Leader, Crasher Wake, is a fiery wrestler who battles with Water Pokémon. You may have already run into him…

Objective

Defeat Barry, then Crasher Wake, then catch up with the Team Galactic grunt

Gym type

Water

Rewards

Fen Badge (Defog outside battle; Surf in Platinum), TM55 Brine, Secret Potion, Muscle Band

Recommended level

30 to 37 (Platinum: 36 to 40)

🏙️Pastoria City

Heal up at the Pokémon Center. To the north, the Great Marsh entrance building gives access to the Sinnoh Safari: we cover it in step 19. In the house north of the Poké Mart, a boy gives you the Muscle Band if you show him the Pokémon forms he asks for (Burmy or Combee, depending on the version). In a house near the sea, the Move Reminder teaches your Pokémon a forgotten move in exchange for a Heart Scale.

⚔️Barry, round four

In front of the Gym, Barry challenges you. His team now has four Pokémon, including his starter in its second form (level 28 in Diamond and Pearl, 36 in Platinum).

Rival

Barry

Diamond / PearlPlatinum

You chose TurtwigYou chose ChimcharYou chose Piplup

💰 2,800 ₽

1. 

   StarlyNo. 26NormalFlying
   • Quick Attack
   • Double Team
   • Endeavor
   • Pluck

   Ability: Keen Eye

2. 

   BuizelNo. 25Water
   • Growl
   • Quick Attack
   • Aqua Jet
   • Pursuit

   Ability: Swift Swim

3. 

   RoseliaNo. 25GrassPoison
   • Poison Sting
   • Mega Drain
   • Leech Seed
   • Magical Leaf

   Ability: Natural Cure

4. 

   MonfernoNo. 28FireFighting
   • Mach Punch
   • Leer
   • Flame Wheel
   • Fury Swipes

   Ability: Blaze

Our strategy

His Starly or Staravia opens the battle: an Electric or Rock Pokémon deals with it quickly. Against his starter, keep your best attacker with a type advantage. His other Pokémon are two to three levels lower: don’t underestimate them, but they shouldn’t stop you.

🌊Crasher Wake’s Gym

The Gym is a big pool whose water level rises and falls when you press colored buttons. Each level opens or closes passages. About ten Swimmers, Fishermen and Sailors await you: take them all on, as they are good training for your team.

Gym Leader

Crasher Wake

📍 Pastoria GymWater

Diamond / PearlPlatinum

💰 3,600 ₽🎁 TM55 Brine

1. 

   GyaradosNo. 27WaterFlying
   • Brine
   • Dragon Rage
   • Bite
   • Swagger

   Ability: Intimidate

2. 

   QuagsireNo. 27WaterGround
   • Mud Bomb
   • Mud Sport
   • Slam
   • Tail Whip

   Ability: Damp

3. 

   FloatzelNo. 30Water
   • Brine
   • Ice Fang
   • Pursuit
   • Swift

   Ability: Swift SwimItem: Sitrus Berry

Our strategy

Gyarados is the most dangerous, despite its level: Electric is 4× effective against it. A well-trained Luxio or Luxray takes it out in one hit.
Quagsire, Water and Ground, is immune to Electric and only fears Grass, which is 4× effective. Keep a Grass Pokémon for it.
Floatzel, the highest level, is fast and holds a Sitrus Berry. Grass and Electric moves can finish it off; beware of its Ice Fang against your Grass Pokémon.

Crasher Wake gives you the Fen Badge, which lets you use Defog outside battle in Diamond and Pearl, and Surf in Platinum, and TM55 Brine, a Water-type move that doubles in power if the target has lost more than half its HP.

💥The explosion and the chase

On your way out, join Crasher Wake in front of the Great Marsh. An explosion rings out inside: a Team Galactic grunt flees east. Chase him along Route 213. He stops, runs again, stops once more by the sea. You finally corner him on the Lake Valor lakefront, north of the hotel, where he battles you with a Croagunk.

Cynthia and Barry, who watched the battle, come to congratulate you. Cynthia tells you about the Psyduck blocking the north of Route 210 and gives you the Secret Potion to relieve their headaches.

Before leaving for Celestic Town, you can enjoy the Pastoria Safari: the Great Marsh. Otherwise, head to Route 210 and Celestic Town.