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Iron Island is an optional area in Pokémon Bright Diamond and Shining Pearl, only you'll want to visit it if you're looking to fill out your Pokédex, find some valuable items, or obtain the highly sought-after Pokémon, Lucario. Notwithstanding, you lot won't stumble upon it while exploring the Sinnoh region on foot; you lot can only access it via 1 of the game's ferries. Here's how to travel to Iron Isle in Pokémon Vivid Diamond and Shining Pearl.

To get to Iron Isle, take the ferry from Canalave City, which you can find in the canal in the southernmost part of the city. Later a brief loading screen, the ship will dock at the island, and you'll be gratis to explore your environs. It'due south worth noting you can head to the isle almost immediately after entering Canalave; you don't accept to defeat the city's gym leader, Byron, start. This makes Iron Isle an optimal identify to level upwardly your Pokémon if y'all want to guarantee an easy victory against the sixth gym leader.

The biggest reason you lot'll want to go to Iron Isle is to meet Riley, who will give you a Pokémon egg that will hatch into a Riolu, which so evolves into Lucario. Aside from that, there are a few other reasons to check out this optional location. A Shiny Rock, various TMs, and the Iron Plate are just a few of the rare items the island has to offer.