Veilstone City is one of the major cities in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, and home to Gym Leader Maylene.

As well as grabbing your next badge, here’s what you need to do in the city.

Main Story¶

Travel west towards the Gym and briefly speak to Rowan’s assistant. Once you’ve done this, you can head into the Gym and challenge Gym Leader Maylene.

As she uses Fighting-type Pokémon, it’s best to have a Psychic or Flying-type on hand. Fortunately, most trainers have caught Starly early in the game and should now have a decently leveled Flying-type Pokémon.

Exit the Gym, and you’ll find Rowan’s assistant in distress as Team Galactic have stolen their Pokédex. Head to the Galactic Warehouse to get it back.

You’ll find two grunts outside of the Warehouse and will have to engage in a double battle with them to retrieve the Pokédex.

Team Galactic Grunts¶

Since you’ve just beaten Maylene, this fight shouldn’t be too challenging. A well-placed Fire-type or Flying-type move will take out Dustox and Beautifly.

Croagunk and Skunky are a little more difficult and have high Defense, but should be at a lower level than you.

After this battle, you’ll be able to progress onwards in the main story, but there are a few places to go first.

Items¶

There are a few items you should pick up in Veilstone City.

TM94 Fly¶

Once you’ve fought the double battle with Team Galactic, head into the Warehouse before moving on. On the right side, you will find TM94 Fly - which you can now use as a Hidden Move to fly to previously-visited locations.

Department Store¶

One of the major attractions in Veilstone City is the Department Store, which is far larger than your average Poké Mart and has a variety of items on sale.

Some of these items are only unlocked after beating the Gyms and the Pokémon League.

1F: Left

2F: Top

2F: Bottom

You can also receive the Counter App for the Pokétch by talking to the cashier on 2F.

3F: Top

3F: Bottom

4F: Top

4F: Bottom

5F:

Talk to the man on the right of 5F to receive a free Sticky Barb.

Other Items¶

There are some other items you can pick up around Veilstone City.

Other Notable Locations¶

Like every major location in the game, this town has a Pokémon Center.

One other place to visit is the house to the right of the Veilstone Gym. Inside here, you’ll find the Massage Girl.

She can give massages to your Pokémon that will make them warm up to you. This is especially handy for Pokémon that evolve based on their friendship level, such as Budew into Roselia.