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I began my PokeQuest with Chimchar, the fire monkey, and soon added a Geodude, Shinx and Shellos to my crew. Geodude, who evolves into Graveler and then Golem, is a rock/ground Pokemon who is impervious to electric attacks and stands up well against flying and fire Pokemon. His Magnitude attack wipes out all kinds of opponents, but he is useless against water and plant enemies.
Chimchar, the Diamond and Pearl answer to Charizard, is a cute monkey with a flaming tail. When he evolves into Infernape, his hairdo goes flaming, too. |
Hence, I also have Chimchar, who burns through plants. For fighting water Pokemon, I captured a Shinx, which evolved into a Luxio who evolved into a Luxray—a relatively competent electric Pokemon.
You should always strive to have the basics—fire, water, ground and electric—in your party. You can combine elements (Gyrados has fire and water, Infernape has fire and fight) but you need to cover your bases.
I generally do not carry ghost or psychic Pokemon. I know, there are a lot of you out there who will swear by Alakazam and Mewtwo. But you can teach Luxray Bite—a dark attack that wipes out psychic and ghost Pokemon in a hurry.
Get your water, electric, ground and fire attacks down pat, and you will have an answer for any situation.
Tips from Nintendo
In Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl, the way Moves affect opponents have changed. Physical Moves strike the opponent up close and use the Attack stat, where as Special Moves strike from afar and use the Special Attack stat. Knowing the difference between the two greatly improves your battle strategy.
Have your Pokemon learn moves that cover its weaknesses. For example, have a Fighting-type Pokemon learn a Ice-type or Dark-type move.
Pay attention to a Pokemon’s ability. Quite a few Pokemon have more than one available to them. A Pokemon’s ability like Levitate can make the difference in a battle.
If you have taught your Pokemon the wrong move, don’t fret! There are people in the Sinnoh that can help. Try looking for the Move Deleter or a Move Tutor. These are people who can help you with your troubles.
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how do u get the tm rock climb
whats the cheat for benco city if there is one??????
[Comment for Master Men] To get through Sunyshore you have to go up to Mt. Coronet. Battle your way through Team galactic, as well as the Galactic Commanders Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and their boss Cyrus. The quickest way to Mt. Coronet is Oreburgh City. Go west and you will end up in Mt. Coronet where you met Cyrus for the first time. At the other end of the entrance there is water path where you could not go before, because you did not have surf. If you cross it there will be a spot you could rock climb up. You will need the Hm: Strength, Surf, Rock Climb and maybe rock smash. Once you reach the top of Mt. Coronet dont forget to save after you defeat Cyrus if you plan to capture Dialga(Diamond) or Palkia(Pearl) the legendary deity of the game. Do not use your masterball. Dialga and Palkia has a 30% catch rate making pokeballs a snap for its capture. The two are by far the easiest legendary pokemon to catch in any pokemon versions. Your path to Sunnyshore is clear after you capture / defeat Dialga or Palkia.
No you do not need DS Lite necessarily for action replay. There is one for the original Ds
but when you buy one, make sure it is the right one for your ds.
Yes, Dialga and Palkia are the easiest legendary pokemon you could catch in the game. A pokeball would have a 30% chance on capture. I would advise you to save your Masterball for some other pokemon instead of Dialga or Palkia. You could probably catch it under 20 pokeballs if it is weakend and paralysis or asleep. (The other legendaries only have a 3% catch rate with a pokeball).
The last gym was easy, even for a water trainer like me. Just train Quagsire/Gastrodon/Swampert, Lanturn and Gyarados to cover for every type. Sorted for Ground and Grass, with some support against fellow water types. Plus, try and get a Quagsire with “water absorb” ability to make Surf awesome in double battles (water moves heal Quagsire instead of damaging it)
how do get pokemon action replay like do you need a DS lite?
That Pokemon Breader is wrong i actually caught Dialga with a Poke Ball
Dragon pokemon are awesome if you have any kind of dragon pokemon go to,hold on im checking my DS. go to route 210 NORTH you will need Rock Climb and Defog. Then your on your own. by the way your dragon pokemon will learn DRaCO METEOR Acc 90 Pw 140.
thers a guy on the road to sunshine city and i can not get through him what do i do,on dimond