Where To Get Moon Stones in Pokémon Platinum (All Methods)

Moon Stone Acquisition Methods
#	Method	Repeatable?
1	Eterna City—On a small patch of land in a pond at the northeast corner of town (requires Surf) (hidden)	No
2	Mt. Coronet—On a boulder at the northeastern section of the summit (requires Rock Climb, Strength, and Surf) (hidden)	No
3	Held item (5% chance) found on the following wild Pokémon: Clefairy (Mt. Coronet (Morning and Night only), the Trophy Garden) Cleffa (Mt. Coronet (Morning and Night only), the Trophy Garden) Lunatone (Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave) (on a DS console with Pokémon Sapphire in the GBA slot only)	Yes
4	The Underground—Potential treasure found in the mining minigame	Yes

The easiest way to get a Moon Stone is to find the one in Eterna City after getting Surf. Although once you have access to Mt. Coronet it gets a lot easier to farm Moon Stones as held items from wild Clefairy.

You can also pick up Moon Stones earlier in the game by digging them out of the Underground, but this method usually takes a lot more time.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acquiring Moon Stones
Moon Stones: Details and Uses

Acquiring Moon Stones

Method 1: Eterna City (Step-by-Step)

Once you’re able to use Surf outside of battle, you’ll have access to an easy Moon Stone in Eterna City.

To reach it, Fly to Eterna City and head north up the street from the Pokémon Center. Then take a right at the corner to follow along with the road.

Taking the street northeast from Eterna City’s Pokémon Center.

Move across the hill containing Eterna City’s legendary statue.

Circling around the statue in Eterna City’s northeastern corner.

Pass the bike racks, then head up and use Surf at the pond.

Turning northward and using Surf at the pond.

Surf up to the tiny patch of terrain at the northeastern corner of the pond.

There is a hidden Moon Stone on the right-hand tile.

Surfing across the pond to reach the terrain.

Just face this tile and press A to acquire the Moon Stone.

Picking up a Moon Stone in Eterna City.

Method 2: Mt. Coronet (Step-by-Step)

The only other Moon Stone in the overworld is found at the summit of Mt. Coronet. To reach it, you will need Pokémon with the following Hidden Moves:

Surf
Strength
Rock Climb
Waterfall

Because this method requires Rock Climb, you will only be able to find this Moon Stone after defeating Leader Candice at the Snowpoint City Gym and receiving the Icicle Badge from her.

The entrance to Mt. Coronet that you want to use is northeast of Oreburgh City. So Fly to the Oreburgh Pokémon Center and head north along the main road.

Heading north on the main street from Oreburgh City’s Pokémon Center.

Take the stairs at the northern entrance to leave the city for Route 207.

Leaving Oreburgh through the northern entrance to enter Route 207.

Go down the small staircase leading to a pit, where there is a muddy slope in the middle of the north wall.

Ride your Bicycle in fourth gear to make it up the slope.

Riding the Bicycle in fourth gear to climb the muddy slope.

Take an immediate right into the canyon by the Honey Tree.

Turning east toward Mt. Coronet.

Travel all the way to the east until you come to Mt. Coronet’s entrance. Head inside.

Entering the mouth of Mt. Coronet.

Once you’re inside, use Surf to cross the small lake to the north.

Using Surf on the small pool of water by the entrance.

On the other side, use Rock Climb on the rocky wall and head upstairs.

Using Rock Climb to reach the stairs to the next floor.

In the next area you’ll want to go north and take the left turn, ignoring the staircase.

Turning left on the next floor and passing the stairs.

Turn south when you’re able, and use Strength on the boulder in your path to push it southward.

Shoving the boulder out of the way.

Push the boulder until you can head up the staircase and travel north along the elevated terrain.

Climbing the stairs and heading north.

Cross the bridge at the end.

Then descend the nearby staircase, pass under the bridge you just crossed, and climb the two staircases to the north.

Crossing the bridge and circling under it.

Cross another long bridge to the east, then circle around to pass under it.

Then climb the stairs in the northwest corner of this section of the cave.

Crossing the bridge and looping back underneath it.

Exit the area through the hole behind the cave painting that Team Galactic broke.

Entering the hole behind the broken cave painting.

In the next area, ascend the two staircases in the next chamber.

Going up the stairs in the small cave chamber.

Now just head up the big staircase to the north.

Heading up the northern staircase.

Head up and then turn left to follow the pathway.

Making a left at the top of the stairs.

Then turn southward and travel down the hallway to find an exit out of the cave.

Leaving the cave through the south exit.

Outside, head east along either path.

Exiting the cave and taking either path east.

Turn northward and follow the path all the way up.

Turning north with the path.

Use Rock Climb on the rocky wall at the end of the path (just once).

There is another rocky part of the wall above this one, but ignore that. Instead, take a left and then climb the first staircase you see.

Climbing the rocky wall and heading to the western stairs.

Move south through the tall grass here, then circle back around to the north to enter the next cave entrance.

Climbing the stairs and re-entering the cave via the western entrance.

Inside the cave again, use Rock Climb on the rocky wall in front of you.

Using Rock Climb inside the cave.

Then move around the breakable rocks and head northeast.

Moving northeast.

Go eastward and climb down the next staircase.

Head east on the lower level.

Descending the stairs and resuming the journey eastward.

Go through the exit at the end of this pathway.

Leaving the cave.

You’re now at the summit of Mt. Coronet.

From here just head north, passing the staircase to your left.

Heading north and ignoring the staircase.

Walk along the narrow ridge, then turn left to approach a rock sitting in the middle of the tall grass at a dead end.

Moving north and turning left to approach the rock.

The Moon Stone is hidden on this rock—just face the rock and Press A to pick it up.

Picking up the hidden Moon Stone on Mt. Coronet.

Method 3: Held Item on Wild Pokémon (Repeatable)

Yet another way to obtain Moon Stones is by taking them from wild Cleffa, Clefairy, or Lunatone.

Of these Pokémon, Cleffa and Clefairy are far easier to find (Lunatone requires you to play the game on a DS or DS Lite with Pokémon Sapphire in the GBA slot).

These are still somewhat troublesome Pokémon, however.

Because they can only be found in the Morning (4:00 am to 9:59 am) and at Night (8:00 pm to 3:59 am) in Mt. Coronet, or in the Trophy Garden after Mr. Backlot mentions them.

Clefairy’s habitats according to the Pokédex.

Cleffa and Clefairy also have a low encounter rate.

And since each wild Cleffa/Clefairy has only a 5% chance of carrying a Moon Stone, this can be a long and tedious process.

But you can greatly speed up the process with an optimized held item farming team.

These special teams use Pokémon with the Abilities Frisk and Compoundeyes to increase the odds of finding items and to identify any items being held.

Finding a wild Clefairy in Mt. Coronet.

If you’re using an item-farming team, the Compoundeyes Ability will raise the odds of a Clefairy or Cleffa having a Moon Stone from 5% to 20%.

Frisk will also alert you to whether your foe is holding a held item immediately upon entering a battle.

Identifying the wild Clefairy’s held item using the Frisk Ability.

After discovering a Cleffa or Clefairy with a Moon Stone, you can use a stealing move (like Thief or Trick) or you can catch the Pokémon to obtain the item.

Stealing the Moon Stone using Trick.

Then you can end the battle however you prefer—you will keep the Moon Stone even if you flee.

Method 4: The Underground (Repeatable)

You can get Moon Stones much sooner if you commit to searching in the Underground for one.

But this is a highly unreliable method and can take several hours of playing the mining minigame to produce results. But if you need one earlier in the game, this is the way to go.

To start searching for Moon Stones, dig down to the Underground by using the Explorer Kit, which you will receive from the Underground Man in Eterna City.

Using the Explorer Kit from the Key Items list.

When you have control of your character, head for one of the glittering areas shown on the map.

Glittering areas showing the existence of treasures.

Tap the touch screen to sense hidden treasures lodged inside bulging walls. These spots will sparkle when your sensor passes over them.

Tapping the touch screen to find bulging walls.

Walk up to one of these spots and Press A.

Inspecting the sparkling point.

Digging into bulging walls will begin a minigame.

Alternate between your hammer and your pickaxe to dig as many treasures out of the wall as possible before the wall comes crashing down from the repeated banging.

The hammer breaks more rocks and dirt per hit, but causes the minigame to end more quickly.
The pickaxe is weaker, but more precise and less damaging to the wall.

Starting the mining minigame.

Every time you mine a new spot in the Underground, there is only a 20% chance that a non-sphere item will be hidden beneath the rocks and dirt.

But there are close to 50 different non-sphere item types that can be uncovered.

Because the odds of finding a Moon Stone in a single minigame are pretty low, you can expect to spend a while searching for one.

Uncovering a Moon Stone in the Sinnoh Underground.

Tip: Remember to send your items aboveground by selecting them in the Treasures sub-menu.

Opening the Treasures menu to send found items back up.

Moon Stones: Details and Uses

The in-game description of the Moon Stone.

In Pokémon Platinum, you can use Moon Stones to evolve the following five Pokémon:

Moon Stone Evolutions
Pokémon	Evolutionary Form
Nidorina	Nidoqueen
Nidorino	Nidoking
Clefairy	Clefable
Jigglypuff	Wigglytuff
Skitty	Delcatty

To use a Moon Stone, simply select “Use” from the Bag and choose the Pokémon you want to evolve.

Using a Moon Stone from the Bag.

Using a Moon Stone on Nidorina to evolve into a Nidoqueen.

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