Tips for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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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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rate my team 84 heatran
72 dialga
71 tortera
52 bazeikin
58 sceptile
and a lvl 62 shedinja
Tell me if u think my team is good.
i love my pokemon i could beat u in a battle with my lvl 84 heatran!
How do you get the Pokemon Planthy?
for uchiha, half way decent. level up higher
For lil azn kid:
First, after defeating Candice, go to all the Lakefronts if you haven’t. Go to Veilstone, talk to the Galactic member there and he should drop a key. Go to the Veilstone Warehouse and unlock the door. Keep going till you get the Galactic Card Key, then go to the main building. Blah blah blah, free the trio, then go to the peak, yeah yeah Dialga…then you’re at Sunyshore. Flint comes, says Volkner is bored, go to the lighthouse and meet Volkner I believe, and he’ll go to his gym more energized then finish the gear puzzle in his gym. The only puzzle challenge is in the third room, which here’s a hint, you use the first gear button twice, once to get to somewhere, and twice to get to Volkner.
on the poke dex what comes after kadabra
i hav made really far with weaker pokemon and i don’t have any cheat sistems is there a way i can boost there lv. without cheating?
to pokemon catcher:to go to newmoon iseland get the action replay get the code to walk through enything go through the right wall of snowpoint city. keep on going the screen may go black but keep on going.then your at newmoon iseland.
this is 4 dude….. feed ur pokemon poffins. (the type the pokemon likes)
how do u fid the last gym leader in pokemon diamond? please help!