This is a map and walkthrough for Iron Island in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Learn what Pokemon are found on Iron Island, and what trainers, items, and events are encountered here.
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List of Contents
- Iron Island Map and Items
- Iron Island Walkthrough
- Iron Island Pokemon (Outside)
- Iron Island Pokemon (1F)
- Iron Island Pokemon (B1F Left Cave)
- Iron Island Pokemon (B1F Right Cave)
- Iron Island Pokemon (B2F Left Cave)
- Iron Island Pokemon (B2F Right Cave)
- Iron Island Pokemon (B3F)
- Iron Island Trainers
- Iron Island Connected Maps
- Pokemon BDSP Related Links
| Iron Island Outside |
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| First Floor Map |
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| BF1 Floor Map (Left Cave) |
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| BF1 Floor Map (Right Cave) |
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| B2F Floor Map (Left Cave) |
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| B2F Floor Map (Right Cave) |
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| B3F Floor Map (Right Cave) |
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| Iron Island Outside Items |
| Max Ether | Metal Coat |
| Iron Island BF1 Floor (Left Cave) Items |
| Iron Ball |
| Iron Island BF1 Floor (Right Cave) Items |
| Escape Rope | Super Repel | Tiny Mushroom |
| Iron Island B2F Floor (Left Cave) Items |
| Full Restore | HP Up | Iron Plate |
| Magnet | Max Potion | Revive |
| Ultra Ball | - | - |
| Iron Island B2F Floor (Right Cave) Items |
| Iron | Iron Tail | Max Ether |
| Iron Island B3F Floor Map (Right Cave) Items |
| Shiny Stone |

You can get a Metal Coat from Byron in Iron Island after getting your Nat Dex. You can find Byron inside the house by the entrance to the cave.
How to Unlock the National Dex
| Steps to proceed through Iron Island |
| 1 | Enter the cave and take the stairs on the right. |
| 2 | Inside the next area, climb the stairs and go southeast. Then, go down using the elevator. |
| 3 | Take the stairs on the west. You'll encounter Riley here, and he will join you. Riley will heal your Pokemon after every battle. |
| 4 | Travel south. After defeating the Galactic Grunts, use the elevator to go down and exit west. |
| 5 | There's another elevator in the next area; use it to reach the exit at the top. Don't forget to grab the Shiny Stone on the right! |
| 6 | Travel to Sendoff Spring. To reach the area, fly to Veilstone City. Then, pass through Route 214 and Spring Path. You can find the way to Spring path on the east side of Route 214. |
| Visiting Iron Island after Getting National Dex |
| 1 | Go inside the small house and talk to Gym Leader Byron. He will give you a Metal Coat. There are Pokemon that evolve into the Steel type using Metal Coat when traded while holding it. |
| Pokemon | Appearance Rate |
Magikarp | Very Common |
How to Get the Old Rod
| Pokemon | Appearance Rate |
Magikarp | Very Common |
Finneon | Common |
How to Get the Good Rod
| Pokemon | Appearance Rate |
Gyarados | Very Common |
Qwilfish | Very Rare |
Lumineon | Common |
How to Get the Super Rod
| Pokemon | Appearance Rate |
Tentacool | Very Common |
Tentacruel | Very Rare |
Wingull | Common |
Pelipper | Very Rare |
How to Get TM95 Surf
| Pokemon | Morning | Day | Night |
Geodude | Common | Common | Common |
Graveler | Common | Common | Common |
Zubat | Rare | Rare | Rare |
Golbat | Rare | Rare | Rare |
Onix | Rare | Rare | Rare |
| Pokemon | Morning | Day | Night |
Graveler | Very Common | Very Common | Very Common |
Golbat | Uncommon | Uncommon | Uncommon |
Onix | Rare | Rare | Rare |
Geodude | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare |
| Pokemon | Morning | Day | Night |
Graveler | Very Common | Very Common | Very Common |
Golbat | Uncommon | Uncommon | Uncommon |
Onix | Rare | Rare | Rare |
Geodude | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare |
| Pokemon | Morning | Day | Night |
Graveler | Very Common | Very Common | Very Common |
Onix | Common | Common | Common |
Golbat | Uncommon | Uncommon | Uncommon |
Steelix | None | None | None |
Geodude | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare |
| Pokemon | Morning | Day | Night |
Graveler | Common | Common | Common |
Onix | Common | Common | Common |
Golbat | Uncommon | Uncommon | Uncommon |
Geodude | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare |
| Pokemon | Morning | Day | Night |
Graveler | Common | Common | Common |
Onix | Common | Common | Common |
Golbat | Uncommon | Uncommon | Uncommon |
Steelix | Rare | Rare | Rare |
Geodude | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare | Ultra Rare |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Luxio(Lvl. 31) | | Intimidate | ・Thunder Shock ・Charge ・Spark ・Volt Switch |
Stunky(Lvl. 31) | | Stench | ・Focus Energy ・Venoshock ・Toxic ・Sucker Punch |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Staravia(Lvl. 31) | | Intimidate | ・Growl ・Quick Attack ・Endeavor ・Aerial Ace |
Cherrim(Lvl. 31) | | Flower Gift | ・Morning Sun ・Growth ・Magical Leaf ・Leech Seed |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Onix(Lvl. 31) | | Rock Head | ・Smack Down ・Curse ・Screech ・Sand Tomb |
Graveler(Lvl. 31) | | Rock Head | ・Sandstorm ・Harden ・Smack Down ・Bulldoze |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Graveler(Lvl. 33) | | Sturdy | ・Defense Curl ・Sandstorm ・Rollout ・Bulldoze |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Zubat(Lvl. 28) | | Inner Focus | ・Supersonic ・Astonish ・Poison Fang ・Air Cutter |
Onix(Lvl. 31) | | Rock Head | ・Smack Down ・Curse ・Screech ・Sand Tomb |
Golbat(Lvl. 31) | | Inner Focus | ・Absorb ・Supersonic ・Poison Fang ・Air Cutter |
Graveler(Lvl. 30) | | Rock Head | ・Defense Curl ・Rollout ・Smack Down ・Stealth Rock |
Machoke(Lvl. 32) | | No Guard | ・Leer ・Low Sweep ・Knock Off ・Strength |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Onix(Lvl. 29) | | Rock Head | ・Curse ・Rock Slide ・Screech ・Sand Tomb |
Steelix(Lvl. 33) | | Rock Head | ・Crunch ・Thunder Fang ・Ice Fang ・Rock Slide |
Geodude(Lvl. 27) | | Rock Head | ・Tackle ・Sandstorm ・Harden ・Smack Down |
Graveler(Lvl. 31) | | Rock Head | ・Sandstorm ・Harden ・Smack Down ・Stealth Rock |
Onix(Lvl. 31) | | Rock Head | ・Bind ・Curse ・Rock Slide ・Sand Tomb |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Medicham(Lvl. 34) | | Pure Power | ・Thunder Punch ・Ice Punch ・Psybeam ・Acupressure |
Croagunk(Lvl. 35) | | Anticipation | ・Mud-Slap ・Revenge ・Sucker Punch ・Poison Jab |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Ponyta(Lvl. 31) | | Run Away | ・Tail Whip ・Agility ・Flame Wheel ・Stomp |
Haunter(Lvl. 31) | | Levitate | ・Shadow Punch ・Confuse Ray ・Mean Look ・Payback |
Floatzel(Lvl. 34) | | Swift Swim | ・Tail Whip ・Bite ・Swift ・Aqua Jet |
Pelipper(Lvl. 33) | | Keen Eye | ・Air Slash ・Tailwind ・Water Pulse ・Stockpile |
Sudowoodo(Lvl. 33) | | Rock Head | ・Wood Hammer ・Tearful Look ・Sucker Punch ・Rock Slide |
| Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
Zubat(Lvl. 31) | | Inner Focus | ・Supersonic ・Poison Fang ・Air Cutter ・Bite |
Golbat(Lvl. 34) | | Inner Focus | ・Screech ・Poison Fang ・Air Cutter ・Bite |
Glameow(Lvl. 32) | | Limber | ・Growl ・Aerial Ace ・Fury Swipes ・Retaliate |
Stunky(Lvl. 32) | | Aftermath | ・Poison Gas ・Bite ・Venoshock ・Toxic |
Croagunk(Lvl. 32) | | Anticipation | ・Taunt ・Venoshock ・Sucker Punch ・Poison Jab |
Zubat(Lvl. 31) | | Inner Focus | ・Supersonic ・Poison Fang ・Air Cutter ・Bite |

You can get a Riolu egg from Riley once you have driven away Team Galactic in Iron Island.
Evolve Riolu by giving him a Soothe Bell to make it friendlier towards you. Once you have earned enough friendship points, Riolu will then evolve into a Lucario - a strong fighting and steel type Pokemon.
Togetic | → | Togekiss |
Roselia | → | Roserade |
You can use the Shiny Stone on a Roselia or Togetic to evolve them into their final forms. These Pokemon will be good additions to your team!
Onix | → | Steelix |
Scyther | → | Scizor |
Onix and Scyther will evolve into Steelix and Scizor respectively when it is traded while holding Metal Coat.
Metal Coat is obtainable from Byron at the house in Iron Island after obtaining the National Dex.
How to Unlock the National Dex
As you aim to complete the Sinnoh Pokedex, one Pokemon you may miss encountering is Cherrim. You can battle Picnicker Summer here to get Cherrim's entry in the Pokedex.
Missable Pokemon and Encounter Location
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| Canalave City | Iron Island | - |
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All Maps and Locations
| Towns and Cities |
| Twinleaf Town | Sandgem Town |
| Jubilife City | Oreburgh City |
| Floaroma Town | Eterna City |
| Veilstone City | Celestic Town |
| Pastoria City | Hearthome City |
| Solaceon Town | Canalave City |
| Snowpoint City | Sunyshore City |
| Pokemon League | - |
| Routes |
| Route 201 | Route 202 |
| Route 203 | Route 204 |
| Route 205 | Route 206 |
| Route 207 | Route 208 |
| Route 209 | Route 210 |
| Route 211 | Route 212 |
| Route 213 | Route 214 |
| Route 215 | Route 216 |
| Route 217 | Route 218 |
| Route 219 | Route 220 |
| Route 221 | Route 222 |
| Route 223 | Route 224 |
| Route 225 | Route 226 |
| Route 227 | Route 228 |
| Route 229 | Route 230 |
| Lakes and Lakefront |
| Valor Lakefront | Lake Valor |
| Acuity Lakefront | Lake Acuity |
| Lake Verity | - |
| Others |
| Oreburgh Gate | Oreburgh Mine |
| Ravaged Path | Valley Windworks |
| Mt. Coronet | Eterna Forest |
| Wayward Cave | Lost Tower |
| Trophy Garden | Great Marsh |
| Solaceon Ruins | Mt. Coronet North |
| Galactic HQ | Spear Pillar |
| Victory Road | Stark Mountain |
| Iron Island | Sendoff Spring |
| Snowpoint Temple | Old Chateau |
| Fuego Ironworks | Fullmoon Island |
| Turnback Cave | Ruin Maniac's Cave (Maniac Tunnel) |
| Floaroma Meadow | New Moon Island |
| Seabreak Path | Flower Paradise |
| Battle Zone |
| Fight Area | Survival Area |
| Resort Area | Battle Park |