What’s New in Pokémon Platinum: Maid Battles

March 26, 2009

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As most of you know, Pokémon Platinum hit the stores in the U.S. on March 22 and while the basic gameplay is the same as Diamond and Pearl, there are some improvements.

One change that you will notice is when you reach Mr. Backlot’s Mansion on Route 212. The left wing of the mansion that was closed off in Diamond and Pearl is now guarded by a group of battling maids. They will challenge you to the “5-Maid Knockout Exact-Turn Attack Challenge”. Each will bring one Clefairy to battle you, with the first one starting at level 25 and each successive one being a higher level.

If you think that battling Clefairies is a piece of cake, think again. These ones will baffle you with moves that cause confusion and paralysis and immobilize you with their cute charms, not to mention their use of the moves Endure and Encore.

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Once you have defeated them in the exact number of target turns, your reward is that you get to battle Lady Celeste or Master Liam and their Blissey.

Their Blisseys are level 35 and have different move sets, but both like to Fling a rare candy at challengers. While battling with your Amulet coin will net you 11,200 in pokédollars, the real Trick is to switch in a pokémon that can swipe away that rare candy before the Blissey flings it at you.

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Don’t be discouraged if it takes a while to get through this, but the good news is that you can challenge the maids the next day for another shot at that rare treat.

This article was written by Deneves, the Cobble Gym Leader on the forum.

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Comment by cowmoo83
2009-03-26 13:50:16

wow…they added in a supply of infinite rare candies. That;s awesome!

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Comment by trombone13
2009-03-26 17:37:37

SWEET! What an awesome addition! Thanks, Dennis!

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Comment by Lothar1234
2009-03-31 20:03:38

cooal! i found 5 rare candys throught the game and NOW theres more!?!?!?!? cool!

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Comment by belnumcree
2009-04-08 12:07:56

great writeup

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Comment by Black Fox
2010-07-16 12:23:17

Master Liam says something interesting after you beat him. It goes something along the lines of this: “I’ll ask you not to wonder what we’re doing in the back of the mansion. I’ll just let you off with a wink.”.

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