Route 216 and Route 217 Pokémon, trainers and items in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Our complete guide to Pokémon BDSP's trainers, items, and wild Pokémon.
Route 216 and Route 217 are your next steps in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, following on from your second visit to Mount Coronet in your adventure.
Below we'll take you through all the key details for the location, including any Pokémon encounters, trainers, and items that might be available, plus a walkthrough of your key objectives and anything else you'll need to know.
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Route 216 Pokémon, trainers and items
On Route 216 it's snowing heavily, which means the Hail effect is active in battle, causing most Pokémon to take damage each turn unless they're Ice-type or have the ability Ice Body, Magic Guard, Overcoat, or Snow Cloak.
There's a second area to this route, which runs higher up atop a cliff that can only be accessed with the HM Rock Climb, but you can't go there now, so just continue westwards collecting Pokémon and items and battling the several trainers that are here if you fancy it. There's a building at the western end called Snowbound Lodge, which thankfully allows you to sleep in a bed to rest and heal up your Pokémon!
Available Pokémon
| Pokémon | Availability |
|---|---|
| Sneasel | Grass |
| Snover | Grass |
| Meditite | Grass |
| Machoke | Grass |
| Graveler | Grass |
| Zubat | Grass (night) |
| Noctowl | Grass (night) |
Items
| Items | Location |
|---|---|
| Full Heal | Hidden - dead end just west of beginning of first bridge |
| Ice Heal | Left of second bridge north side |
| TM13 Ice Beam | Up Rock Climb wall. |
| Mental Herb | Up Rock Climb wall. |
| HP Up | Up Rock Climb wall. |
Trainers and Opponents
| Trainers | Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Trainer Laura | Lopunny | Lv.37 |
| Ace Trainer Maria | Golduck Sudowoodo Ponyta | Lv.34 Lv.33 Lv.35 |
| Ace Trainer Blake | Ambipom Kadabra | Lv.35 Lv.35 |
| Skier Edward | Sneasel | Lv.35 |
| Ace Trainer Garrett | Mr. Mime Sneasel Machoke | Lv.33 Lv.35 Lv.34 |
Route 217 Pokémon, trainers and items
On Route 217, it's really snowing hard. This route is very long and heads north from Route 216 to Acuity Lakefront and just past that, Snowpoint City, where you can heal up.
Trudge north through the heavy snow, and once you get most of the way up the route you'll find a hut in the middle of the snow. Talk to the Hiker inside and he'll tell you he lost a TM for Rock Climb somewhere outside - that was silly of him! You'll want that. It's just behind his hut next to a tree. Get it, and it'll add Rock Climb to your Pokétch. Talk to the Hiker inside and he'll kindly let you keep it, too. Now you just need to beat the relevant Gym Leader and you can use it in the wild.
In the north-east, past a second house, there's an Icy Rock, which you can bring an Eevee to in order to evolve it into a Glaceon. There are loads of hidden items on this route buried in the heavy snow, so be prepared to use your Pokétch Item Finder app, and we've explained where they all are as best we can below!
Available Pokémon
| Pokémon | Availability |
|---|---|
| Snover | Grass |
| Machoke | Grass |
| Medicham | Grass |
| Sneasel | Grass |
| Meditide | Grass |
| Noctowl | Grass (night) |
| Zubat | Grass (night) |
Items
| Items | Location |
|---|---|
| Full Heal | Hidden - a few steps north-east of Ninja Boy Antonio |
| PP Up | Hidden - a few steps south-east of Ninja Boy Antonio |
| Iron | In middle of area about halfway up route |
| TM07 Hail | In middle of area, south-east of Hiker's Hut |
| TM100 Rock Climb | Just behind Hiker's Hut next to a tree |
| Max Revive | Hidden - due east from Hiker's Hut south of Skier Bjorn |
| Max Repel | Hidden - very near Max Revive east of Hiker's Hut |
| Ultra Ball | Hidden - north-west of Hiker's Hut, south of Skier Lexie |
| Icicle Plate | From Hiker in his hut after you pick up TM100 Rock Climb |
| Max Potion | Hidden - south of Skier Bjorn closer to the eastern tree wall |
| Spell Tag | Talk to the lady in the northern house |
Trainers and Opponents
| Trainers | Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Trainer Dalton | Raichu Pelipper Hippopotas | Lv.34 Lv.36 Lv.38 |
| Ninja Boy Antonio | Zubat Golbat Zubat Croagunk | Lv.33 Lv.33 Lv.34 Lv.36 |
| Skier Shawn | Snover Snover Snover Golduck | Lv.34 Lv.33 Lv.35 Lv.34 |
| Skier Madison | Snover | Lv.37 |
| Ninja Boy Ethan | Skorupi Golbat | Lv.35 Lv.35 |
| Skier Bjorn | Mantyke Sneasel | Lv.36 Lv.38 |
| Skier Lexie | Marill Clefairy | Lv.35 Lv.35 |
| Black Belt Luke | Croagunk Machoke Onix | Lv.36 Lv.37 Lv.35 |
| Ace Trainer Olivia | Roselia Seaking | Lv.37 Lv.37 |
At the very north of this lengthy route you'll reach Acuity Lakefront, where some Grunts are blocking the entrance to the lake. Ignore them and go east through the trees and long grass to Snowpoint City, your next destination!
For more guides and links to the rest of our walkthrough pages meanwhile, return to our main Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl walkthrough hub.