Route 223 Pokémon, trainers and items in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Our complete guide to Pokémon BDSP's trainers, items, and wild Pokémon.
Route 223 is a watery route that's next in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, following on from Sunyshore Gym and Volkner 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 223 Pokémon, trainers and items
Route 223 is a water route - one of the few in Sinnoh - that leads directly north from Sunyshore City to the shore of Victory Road. There's not much to do here aside from battling the many, many swimmers and collecting a couple of items.
Thankfully after all that battling there's a Pokémon Center right at the end of the route by the entrance to Victory Road, so you can restore some PP before heading into a big, complicated cave.
Available Pokémon
| Pokémon | Availability |
|---|---|
| Pelipper | Surfing |
| Tentacruel | Surfing |
| Mantyke | Surfing (Rare) |
Items
| Items | Location |
|---|---|
| TM18 Rain Dance | Go left through gap in cluster of rocks left of Swimmer Oscar, then north to small patch of shallows |
| Big Pearl | Hidden - in square brown rock at dead end north-east of Swimmer Aubrey |
| Peal | In shallows right of Sailor Zachariah |
Trainers and Opponents
| Trainers | Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Swimmer Miranda | Lumineon | Lv.43 |
| Swimmer Aubree | Azurill Azumarill | Lv.41 Lv.41 |
| Swimmer Oscar | Mantyke Remoraid Mantine | Lv.38 Lv.40 Lv.42 |
| Swimmers Paige and Colton | Marill / Wingull Golduck / Quagsire Wingull / Pelipper | Lv.39 / Lv.37 Lv.41 / Lv.42 Lv.40 / Lv.41 |
| Swimmer Ricardo | Tentacruel | Lv.43 |
| Swimmer Crystal | Wingull Seaking | Lv.41 Lv.41 |
| Swimmer Wesley | Buizel Tentacruel | Lv.41 Lv.41 |
| Sailor Zachariah | Pelipper Gastrodon Machoke | Lv.38 Lv.44 Lv.38 |
| Swimmer Gabrielle | Golduck | Lv.43 |
| Swimmer Cassandra | Finneon Pelipper | Lv.41 Lv.41 |
| Swimmer Troy | Gyarados | Lv.43 |
Next stop is your final, most challenging dungeon. There are a lot of trainers and high-level wild Pokémon here, so stock up on healing items (you can fly to and from this Pokémon Center thankfully, so feel free to guy stock up elsewhere first). When you're ready, head inside Victory Road.
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.