Pokémon Diamond & Pearl walkthrough · Part 4 of 11

Part 4: Beat Maylene — Veilstone City Gym, badge 3

the Good Rod

Beat Maylene — Veilstone City Gym, badge 3 opens 6 areas. There are 20 trainers standing in them. The fight at this checkpoint is Maylene.

Where to go

  1. Ruin Maniac Cave

    Wild: Geodude 95% · Lv 22, Hippopotas 10% · Lv 22-24

  2. Maniac Tunnel

    Wild: Geodude 80% · Lv 24, Hippopotas 20% · Lv 22-25

  3. Valor Lakefront

    Wild: Girafarig 30% · Lv 21-22, Kricketune 25% · Lv 21-22, Geodude 20% · Lv 20, Nidorina 20% · Lv 21-22 +4 more

    Trainers: Team Galactic Grunt Grunt Lv 25

  4. Route 213

    Wild: Magikarp 100% · Lv 3-10, Munchlax 100% · Lv 5-15, Tentacool 60% · Lv 20-30, Shellos 50% · Lv 20-22 +19 more

    Trainers: Beauty Cyndy Lv 23, Fisherman Kenneth Lv 22, Sailor Paul Lv 31, Swimmer Evan Lv 32, Swimmer Mary Lv 32, Swimmer Sheltin Lv 31 +2 more

  5. Route 214

    Wild: Magikarp 100% · Lv 3-10, Munchlax 100% · Lv 5-15, Psyduck 90% · Lv 20-40, Gyarados 55% · Lv 30-55 +23 more

    Trainers: Beauty Devon Lv 25, Collector Douglas Lv 24, Collector Jamal Lv 24, Pi Carlos Lv 23, Ruin Maniac Bryan Lv 24, Ruin Maniac Hunter Lv 26

  6. Veilstone City Gym

    Trainers: ★ Maylene Lv 30, Black Belt Colby Lv 25, Black Belt Darren Lv 25, Black Belt Jeffery Lv 26, Black Belt Rafael Lv 28

★ Maylene — Veilstone City Gym

3 Pokémon · level cap Lv 30 (every cap) · Maylene’s own page

PokémonAbility & itemMovesBase stats
MedititeMeditite
Lv 27
FightingPsychic
Ability Pure PowerDrain Punch Confusion Meditate Detect
HP30Attack40Defense55Sp. Atk40Sp. Def55Speed60Total280
MachokeMachoke
Lv 27
Fighting
Brick Break Rock Tomb Leer Foresight
HP80Attack100Defense70Sp. Atk50Sp. Def60Speed45Total405
LucarioLucario
Lv 30
FightingSteel
Held item Sitrus BerryDrain Punch Force Palm Metal Claw Bone Rush
HP70Attack110Defense70Sp. Atk115Sp. Def70Speed90Total525

Everything you can have caught by this checkpoint · Open the interactive guide

This game's documentation doesn't say where 11 of its 459 fights happen, so those trainers are on no part of this walkthrough; they are all on the Trainers page. It also doesn't say when 4 of its areas open up, so they are listed together in the last part rather than guessed into the story.