I cant get rock climb without strength and I cant get strength without rock climb?

I’ve tried for hours in Pokemon Platinum to get rock climb then I learn I need strength then I saw that I needed rock climb after I got through the ghost tower thing and I am really frustrated because I can’t get to iron island without rock climb and I need strength for rock climb and I need rock climb for strength ):

Edit: I’m stupid I misread some dialogue because I am way too sleep deprived and I’ve been trying to do something literally impossible at my current progression and I just got back on track so thank you for your answer bc I now understand what I was doing

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I’m glad Fizz’s comment was of help and that’s what was missing! I’m going to answer to get it off of the unanswered list.

First you need strength, which is available from Iron Islands.

Iron Island(Japanese: 鋼鉄島 Steel Island) is an island off the western coast of Sinnoh. It is only accessible viaship from Canalave City.

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Later on, you’ll get Rock Climb when you visit Route 217.

Route 217will be difficult to navigate due to both the slow movement and heavy blizzard besides having to deal with Hail conditions in battle. Also there are ninja themed trainers hiding in the snow so look for mounds in the snow to find and face them. Use your Dowsing Machine to find hidden items while you are at it. When you arrive you’ll encounter the Gym Leader Maylene who is traveling to Snowpoint City not properly dressed as a form of exercise. Out of all the items you can find as you are exploring the route make sure to go to the first house in the middle of the route tofind HM08 (Rock Climb). You will still need the next Badge to use it outside of battle.

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If you get lost again, I highly recommend reading thePlatinum Walkthrough on Bulbapedia.It will tell you where to go, step by step :)

Hope this helps!