After the dreadful, touch-screen destroying Pokemon Ranger, we’ve all been waiting for a proper Pokemon game on Ds. And here it is! Diamond and Pearl are perfect for the already fans of the series, or for the first-timers.

 STARTING OFF:

When beginning the games, you get pulled by your friend off to Lake Verity, where you encounter Prof. Rowan and Dawn. you then get a chance to take your first Pokemon. I found Chimchar is the best to pick, as Piplup and Turtwig are both very weak Pokemon - If you’ve completed the game and want something harder, try going for Piplup or Turtwig for the hell of it!

REMEMBER:

To do the best you can, try catching a Chimchar, Bidoof, Shinx Starly and Budew straight away - let them level up together and you’ll be practically unbeatable!!

Another good point about Diamond/ Pearl is that if you have Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii), you can hook up you Ds to it and download Pokemon and do other stuff! Great!

NATIONAL DEX:

To Get the National PokeDex, collect every Pokemon in Sinnoh. You won’t be able to get past the Battle Area until you’ve done this. Next, go to Prof. Rowan’s lab, where Prof. Oak will butt in and upgrade your PokeDex.

To actually complete the game, you will need to find every Pokemon in the entire area - some found by simply wandering in long grass, whilst others you must trade from other people.

POKEMON:

This is a list of rare pokemon and where to find them.

DIAGLA/PIAGLA

Once you have beaten Galactic Boss Cyrus in the Veilstone base and been given the master ball, head to the top of Mount Coronet, where Galactic Mars, Saturn and Cyrus await to Duel once more. Once  you have beaten them, Diagla/Piagla (Depending on the game) will step forth. Just use the master ball!

UXIE/AZELF/MESPRIT

Once you have captured Diagla/Piagla, head to the three lakes,  where these three Pokemon will be waiting. Instead of attacking, Uxie will dissapear, and randomly appear in grassy patches in Sinnoh. To hunt him down, use the Poketech Tracking device you can get off the manager of the Poketech center in Jubelife City.

GIRATINA

To find this beast, head down into Turnback Cave from Spring Walk. He is very sinister, and I would save your Master Pokeball for him, as he’s level 70!! 

 CRESSILIA

To find this mystical pokemon talk to the sailor at Canalave city - ask him to take you to full moon island. Cressilia will be there, but disappear - use the tracking device to find it.

DRIFLOON

On friday this ghost pokemon will be standing outside the Valley Windworks.

ROTOM

Once you’ve started the National Pokedex, visit the Old Chateau. Go into the room with the television and click on it. the Rotom will appear.

HAPPINY

To get Happiny, you can either wait for it to appear in the Pokemon Mansion trophy garden, or you can get an Egg from a man in Hearthome City. It will hatch into a Happiny.

LUCARIO

To get this Pokemon, speak to the sailor in Canalave City, and set sail for Iron Island.  A man will be waiting in the cave. Guide him through to the exit to get an Egg which will hatch into a Riolu.

REGIGIGA

If you enter the temple in Snowpoint city with Regirock, Regice, etc, this poikemon will be waiting for you.

OTHERS:

Once you have started the national dex, talk to Bebe. She will give you an Evee.

Once you have started the national dex, talk to Dawn’s sister.  She will tell you where certain pokemon are. These pokemon can only be found when Dawn’s sister tells you about them.  They are : Delibird, Doduo, Pidgy, Drowzee, Surskit, Nosepass, Beldum, Lickitung, Zigzagoon. This list will be added to when we have obtained more info.

  Sorry about this bad picture - I was having to hold my Ds and camera to take it!

Once you have started the national dex, go to the pokemon mansion on the road to Hearthome City from Pastoria City. If you talk to the owner his butler will run from the room. If you then go to the garden the pokemon the owner was boasting about to you will be there! These pokemon are: Plusle, Meowth, Mime Jr, Happiny, Chansey, Porygon, Minun. More will be added to this list as we find more info.

Quick-Reference Sinnoh Pokedex

Here’s a quick-reference list of all Sinnoh Pokemon to help you out. If you want to see a complete walkthrough of the game, visit the Pokemon Diamond Complete Guide page

#	Pokemon	Type No 1	Type No 2	Evolution
001	Turtwig	Grass	—	lvl. 18
002	Grotle	Grass	—	lvl. 32
003	Torterra	Grass	Ground	—
004	Chimchar	Fire	—	lvl. 14
005	Monferno	Fire	Fighting	lvl. 36
006	Infernape	Fire	Fighting	—
007	Piplup	Water	—	lvl. 16
008	Prinplup	Water	—	lvl. 36
009	Empoleon	Water	Steel	—
010	Starly	Normal	Flying	lvl. 14
011	Staravia	Normal	Flying	lvl. 34
012	Staraptor	Normal	Flying	—
013	Bidoof	Normal	—	lvl. 15
014	Bibarel	Normal	Water	—
015	Kricketot	Bug	—	lvl. 10
016	Kricketune	Bug	—	—
017	Shinx	Electric	—	lvl. 15
018	Luxio	Electric	—	lvl. 30
019	Luxray	Electric	—	—
020	Abra	Psychic	—	lvl. 16
021	Kadabra	Psychic	—	( trade )
022	Alakazam	Psychic	—	—
023	Magikarp	Water	—	lvl. 20
024	Gyrados	Water	Flying	—
025	Budew	Grass	Poison	( friendship )
026	Roselia	Grass	Poison	( Shiny Stone )
027	Roserade	Grass	Poison	—
028	Zubat	Poison	Flying	lvl. 22
029	Golbat	Poison	Flying	( friendship )
030	Crobat	Poison	Flying	—
031	Geodude	Rock	Ground	lvl. 25
032	Graveler	Rock	Ground	( trade )
033	Golem	Rock	Ground	—
034	Onix	Rock	Ground	( trade )
035	Steelix	Steel	Ground	—
036	Cranidos	Rock	—	lvl. 30
037	Rampardos	Rock	—	—
038	Shieldon	Rock	Steel	lvl. 30
039	Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	—
040	Machop	Fighting	—	lvl. 28
041	Machoke	Fighting	—	( trade )
042	Machamp	Fighting	—	—
043	Psyduck	Water	—	lvl. 33
044	Golduck	Water	—	—
045	Burmy	Bug	—	lvl. 20 *
046	Wormadam (green)	Bug	Grass	—
046	Wormadam (brown)	Bug	Ground	—
046	Wormadam (pink)	Bug	Steel	—
047	Mothim	Bug	Flying	—
048	Wurmple	Bug	—	lvl. 07 **
049	Silcoon	Bug	—	lvl. 10
050	Beautifly	Bug	Flying	—
051	Cascoon	Bug	—	lvl. 10
052	Dustox	Bug	Poison	—
053	Combee	Bug	Flying	lvl. 21 ***
054	Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	—
055	Pachirisu	Electric	—	—
056	Buizel	Water	—	lvl. 26
057	Floatzel	Water	—	—
058	Cherubi	Grass	—	lvl. 25
059	Cherrim	Grass	—	—
060	Shellos	Water	—	lvl. 30
061	Gastrodon	Water	Ground	—
062	Heracross	Bug	Fighting	—
063	Aipom	Normal	—	( learn Double Attack )
064	Ambipom	Normal	—	—
065	Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	lvl. 28
066	Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	—
067	Buneary	Normal	—	( friendship )
068	Lopunny	Normal	—	—
069	Gastly	Ghost	Poison	lvl. 25
070	Haunter	Ghost	Poison	( trade )
071	Gengar	Ghost	Poison	—
072	Misdreavus	Ghost	—	( Dusk Stone )
073	Mismagius	Ghost	—	—
074	Murkrow	Dark	Flying	( Dusk Stone )
075	Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	—
076	Glameow	Normal	—	lvl. 38
077	Purugly	Normal	—	—
078	Goldeen	Water	—	lvl. 33
079	Seaking	Water	—	—
080	Barboach	Water	Ground	lvl. 30
081	Whiscash	Water	Ground	—
082	Chingling	Psychic	—	( friendship ) +
083	Chimecho	Psychic	—	—
084	Stunky	Poison	Dark	lvl. 34
085	Skuntank	Poison	Dark	—
086	Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	lvl. 37
087	Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	—
088	Bronzor	Steel	Psychic	lvl. 33
089	Bronzong	Steel	Psychic	—
090	Ponyta	Fire	—	lvl. 40
091	Rapidash	Fire	—	—
092	Bonsly	Rock	—	( learn Mimic )
093	Sudowoodo	Rock	—	—
094	Mime Jr.	Psychic	—	( learn Mimic )
095	Mr. Mime	Psychic	—	—
096	Happiny	Normal	—	( Oval Stone ) ++
097	Chansey	Normal	—	( friendship )
098	Blissey	Normal	—	—
099	Cleffa	Normal	—	( friendship )
100	Clefairy	Normal	—	( Moon Stone )
101	Clefable	Normal	—	—
102	Chatot	Normal	Flying	—
103	Pichu	Electric	—	( friendship )
104	Pikachu	Electric	—	( Thunder Stone )
105	Raichu	Electric	—	—
106	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	lvl. 20
107	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	—
108	Spiritbomb	Ghost	Dark	—
109	Gible	Dragon	Ground	lvl. 24
110	Gabite	Dragon	Ground	lvl. 48
111	Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	—
112	Munchlax	Normal	—	( friendship )
113	Snorlax	Normal	—	—
114	Unown	Psychic	—	—
115	Riolu	Fighting	—	( friendship ) +++
116	Lucario	Fighting	Steel	—
117	Wooper	Water	Ground	lvl. 20
118	Quagsire	Water	Ground	—
119	Wingull	Water	Flying	lvl. 25
120	Pelipper	Water	Flying	—
121	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	—
122	Hippopotas	Ground	—	lvl. 34
123	Hippowdon	Ground	—	—
124	Azurill	Normal	—	( friendship )
125	Marill	Water	—	lvl. 18
126	Azumarill	Water	—	—
127	Skorupi	Poison	Bug	lvl. 40
128	Drapion	Poison	Dark	—
129	Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	lvl. 37
130	Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	—
131	Carnivine	Grass	—	—
132	Remoraid	Water	—	lvl. 25
133	Octillery	Water	—	—
134	Finneon	Water	—	lvl. 31
135	Lumineon	Water	—	—
136	Tentacool	Water	Poison	lvl. 30
137	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	—
138	Feebas	Water	—	( raise beauty )
139	Milotic	Water	—	—
140	Mantyke	Water	Flying	( Remoraid in party )
141	Mantine	Water	Flying	—
142	Snover	Grass	Ice	lvl. 40
143	Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	—
144	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	( Razor Claw ) *+
145	Weavile	Dark	Ice	—
146	Uxie	Pyschic	—	—
147	Mesprit	Psychic	—	—
148	Azelf	Psychic	—	—
149	Dialga	Steel	Dragon	—
150	Palkia	Water	Dragon	—
151	Manaphy	Water	—	—

* ** *** + ++ +++ *+

Burmy — Has three variations that evolve into respective Wormadams. Wurmple — May evolve into Silcoon or Cascoon. Combee — Only female evolves. Chingling — Evolves between 20:00 and 04:00 only. Happiny — Evolves between 04:00 and 20:00 only. Riolu — Evolves between 04:00 and 20:00 only. Sneasel — Evolves between 20:00 and 04:00 only

Diamond/ Pearl is possibly the best Pokemon game ever. It has everything great from the previous games and more! The graphics are great, and the even after a million toimes, it’s still shocking when a wild pokemon jumps out at you. The battles are a bit boring at times, though…

RATING: 94%

If you liked this, try Pokemon Battle Revolution on Wii.

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