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Pinwheel Forest

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This large forest is home to a large number of trainers and wild Pokémon, and you’ll be returning a few times if you intend to fill your Pokédex.

Pokemon Encounters

Name Type Location Encounter Rate
"Tympole" IconTympole Water Tall grass 40%
"Pidove" IconPidove Normal/Flying Tall grass 30%
"Timburr" IconTimburr Fighting Tall grass 20%
"Sawk" IconSawk (B) Fighting Tall/Shaking grass 10%, 5% (Shaking grass)
"Throh" IconThroh (W) Fighting Tall/Shaking grass 10%, 5% (Shaking grass)
"Audino" IconAudino Normal Shaking grass 95%

Items

Items
Ether, Great Ball, Super Potion, Antidote, Net Ball, Star Piece, Super Potion, Antidote, Ether, TM94 Rock Smash, Tiny Mushroom

Guide

Head left and regroup with Burgh before heading east into the forest in earnest.

If you go south, however, you can battle some trainers and grab some items. Also, if your Pokemon have taken a beating, you can speak with the Nurse for some free healing (after you’ve defeated her, mind).

Trainer Battle: Nurse

After defeating the Nurse, she can heal your Pokemon for free.

Pokemon Level Type
"Munna" IconMunna 15 Psychic

Trainer Battle: Preschooler

Pokemon Level Type
"Cottonee" IconCottonee 13 Grass
"Petilil" IconPetilil 13 Grass

Trainer Battle: Preschooler

Pokemon Level Type
"Roggenrola" IconRoggenrola 14 Rock

Trainer Battle: Youngster

Pokemon Level Type
"Tympole" IconTympole 13 Water
"Tympole" IconTympole 13 Water
"Tympole" IconTympole 13 Water

Trainer Battle: Youngster

Pokemon Level Type
"Venipede" IconVenipede 14 Bug/Poison
"Lillipup" IconLillipup 14 Normal

Trainer Battle: Black Belt

Pokemon Level Type
"Timburr" IconTimburr 16 Fighting

Trainer Battle: Battle Girl

Pokemon Level Type
"Timburr" IconTimburr 16 Fighting

Once per day, you can let a Fighting Pokemon punch the rock for an item.

After your little detour, be sure to check in with the Nurse, then head deeper into the forest, where you last saw Burgh.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Pokemon Company International
  • Platforms,
    DS
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    30 May 2011
  • Last Updated
    21 February 2021
  • Guide Author
    Daniel Chaviers

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