Hearthome City is a major location in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, though you won’t be able to battle its Gym Leader just yet.

Main Story¶

Your first time in Hearthome City will be pretty short in terms of main objectives to hit. Talk to the man on the first path into the city with the red hat, and he will lead you to the Contest Hall. There, you’ll find Fantina, the city’s Gym Leader - though she doesn’t want to battle you just yet.

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The Contest Hall is where you’ll be able to come and compete with your Pokémon.

Enter the Contest Hall to find Mom and Keira, and receive a dress or tuxedo - depending on which character appearance you chose at the start of the game.

After that, you should travel south, where you’ll meet up with your rival for a battle before leaving the city and moving on.

Rival Battle¶

Your rival’s Pokémon, as always, depend on who you picked for your starter.

He will always start by having a Starly at the front of his team, so if you captured an Electric-type early in the game - like Shinx - you can one-hit K.O. this Pokémon pretty easily. There will be a Pokémon that’s weak to your starter (such as Roselia for Chimchar), and then of course, your rival’s starter.

Your rival is building a pretty diverse team by this point in the game, so it’s a good idea to have counters ready to go.

Chimchar Starter¶

Pokémon	Level	Type
Starly	19
Roselia	20
Ponyta	20
Prinplup	21

Piplup Starter¶

Pokémon	Level	Type
Starly	19
Buizel	20
Ponyta	20
Grotle	21

Turtwig Starter¶

Pokémon	Level	Type
Starly	19
Buizel	20
Roselia	20
Monferno	21

Items¶

As with any city or town in the game, there are a few items to be picked up.

The first set is at the Poké Mart. Although more items get unlocked as you get more gym badges, you can expect a decent selection here the first time you arrive.

Item	Price
Poké Ball	200
Net Ball	1000
Nest Ball	1000
Potion	300
Super Potion	700
Antidote	100
Paralyze Heal	200
Awakening	250
Burn Heal	250
Ice Heal	250
Escape Rope	550
Repel	350

There are also many other items to be found around Hearthome city.

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(1 of 2) The Amulet Coin is inside one of the rock houses

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The Amulet Coin is inside one of the rock houses (left), For the Spooky Plate, look to the right. (right)

Item	Location
Poffin Case	The Pokémon Fan Club, near the Pokémon Center
Secret Power (TM43)	Below the flowers and benches in Amity Square
Attract (TM45)	Beside the flower patches in Amity Square
Spooky Plate	Northeastern Corner of Amity Square, next to the furthest right rock house
Shell Bell	Second floor of the building next to the Pokémon Fan Club; talk to the girl with a Clefairy
Amulet Coin	Left rock house in the eastern section of Amity Park

Other Locations¶

Mostly, the other locations are NPCs giving you tips on where to find things. There is also the Gym, where you will eventually battle Fantina, but you can’t do that right now - she’s the fifth Gym Leader, and you have a few badges to collect first.

Travel on to Route 209 to continue your journey.