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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. To get spiritomb is as easy as beating the Elite four , First u talk to 32 Player(s) in the Undergruond, then go to the hallo tower that u fixed with a odd key stone then u should end up in a battle with spiritomb.

    P.S you can talk to the same player 32 times But then you have 2 gt out of the underground and back to talk to him again!

  2. To go to Suneyshore beat the boss at veilstone then Mt. Cornet. Catch the legend pokemon. Then go ahead to the entrance.

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  4. to migrate from gba u hav to get th national dex you can do this by seeing evry pokemon in sinno

    then u head to rowans lab and talk to him he’ll giv u the national dex

    then hed to the pal park at the end of route 221 (start at 219 south of sandgem town)

    once u get there save your gam and turnit off make sure you have a gba game in the slot

    turn it on and goto the optin “migrate from ruby” or whatevergame yu hav in there

    you can then hilite six pokemon in your pc box from the gba game and catch them in diamond/perl

  5. ooo how do i migrate the pokemon from ruby 2 diamond it it doesn’t show on the main page

  6. does anyone kno

  7. wat do i hav 2 do to face the hearthome city gym leader i already faced the pastoria gym leader but twhen i go 2 fight the hearthome leader shes not at the gym wat do i hav 2 do

  8. When you get your masterball after beating the boss of team galactic use it on dialga or palkia, not on the pokemon of the lakes.

  9. how do i get every pokemon

  10. great guide thanks! oh and an answer for ninini, dialga, and rj [in order] : at the house next to the pokecenter in hearthome ccity after you get the national dex. action replay. darkrai is an event pokemon, ulucky for you the event have stopped. the only way to get one now is action replay. other event pokemon are shaymin manaphy phione and arceus. if you dont beleive me look it up

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