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Tips for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

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

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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10 Comments on Tips for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

  1. Yeah, right, course u have a lv 300 Garchomp n all the rest! My Garchomp’s lv 72 but I don’t really care if u all ave lv 100s ’cause I still think my team’s really cool + good n I love ’em to bits! Here they all are:

    Garchomp lv:72 Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, Dig, Dragon Rush
    Infernape lv:72 Flame Wheel, Close Combat, Blast Burn, Fire Blast. Item:Fist Plate
    Golduck lv:73 Psychic, Hydro Pump, Water Pulse, Surf. Item: Splash Plate
    Flygon lv:72 Dragon Claw, Crunch, Hyper Beam, Dragon Breath
    Chatot lv:73 Fly, Hyper Voice, Chatter, Aerial Ace
    Luxray lv:72 Thunderbolt, Crunch, Shock Wave,Discharge Item: Zap plate

  2. can you catch moltres whith out cheating

  3. How do you get out of the cave where your stuck with a purple haired girl? please help me.

  4. iS mY TEAM good i have a

    chimchar level 100 and a palkia lvl 78 and lucario lvl 100

  5. can you get mewtwo on diamond W/ action replay? If so,what is the code?

  6. I have a answer for poke master. try to catch them with a normal poke ball. i did it a whole lot of times. ive got almost all of the rare ones like MEWTWO, ZAPDOS, MOLTRES, GIRATIANA, DIALGA, MESPRET, UXIE, AZEL THATS ALL. i also have articuno in fire red. I’m only ten!

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  8. FLAMEBALL1001 // May 5, 2009 at 2:50 pm // Reply

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  9. FLAMEBALL1001 // May 5, 2009 at 2:44 pm // Reply

    how du i get mew2,mew3,mew4,and [if its possible] mew5?????!!!!!! WITHOUT MIGRATING AND WHITHOUT THE ACTION REPLAY

  10. YO,I GOT LUGIA IN PLATINUM AND HE IS Lv100.NICE HEIN.OK BYE.

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