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VERSION:3.00LASTUPDATED:29/07/08
ThelatestversionofthisFAQwillalwaysbeatGameFAQs.com.
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[x]TABLEOFCONTENTS
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[1]VersionUpdates

[SEC001]
[2]Introduction

[SEC002]
[3]Tips,TricksandIdeas
[SEC003]
[4]BaseStatListings
[SEC004]
[5]Legendaries

[SEC005]
[6]Events

[SEC006]
[7]ActionReplay

[SEC007]
[8]FrequentlyAskedQuestions[SEC008]
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[9]ContactInformation
[10]CopyrightInformation

[SEC009]
[SEC010]

[5]LEGENDARIESincludes...
[5.1]BeforeNationalDex
Dialga[DLGA]
Palkia[PLKA]
Uxie[UXIE]
Mesprit[MSPT]
Azelf[AZLF]
[5.2]AfterNationalDex
Rotom*[ROTM]
Cresselia[CRSA]
Giratina[GITA]
Heatran[HTRN]
Regigigas[RGIG]
[5.3]EventOnly
Manaphy[MPHY]
Phione[PHIE]
Darkrai[DKRI]
Shaymin[SHMI]
Arceus[ACUS]
Misc[MISC]
*IdonotthinkRotomisalegendarybyanymeans,butforthepurposeofthis
FAQitseemsrighttocoverit.
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[1]VERSIONUPDATES[SEC001]
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VERSION3.0029/07/08
::Anoverhauloftheguidethathaslongbeenneeded,seeingasthelasttime
IupdatedthisFAQwasbackinApril.Detailsonthingssuchaseventshave
beenaddedaswellasmoreinformationaboutDarkrai+Shaymin.
VERSION2.3028/04/08
::Ihaven'tupdatedthisinawhile,haha.Nochangestotheactualguidebut
Ihavechangedmyemailtoreflecttheoneyoucancontactmeatnow.Apologies
ifyouhaven'tbeengettingareply.
VERSION2.2924/05/07
::AddedahelllotmoreontheBaseStatTotalsectionfornoparticular
reason.
::Correctedacoupleerrors.
VERSION2.2616/05/07
::Fixedtwothings.
VERSION2.2515/05/07
::Okay,aftersomethought,Idecidedtoremovethemovesetsfromtheguide
untilametagametakesshape.Onceweactuallyhavesomerealstandards,the
movesetsmayreturn.Ormaybetheywon't.
::RemovedmyMSNfromthecontactinfo.
::AddedanEXCELLENTtutorialabouttheActionReplayinitssection.
::Editedacouplethingsintheguide,andrewrotetheNintendoEvents
section.AndtheContactInformationsection.
VERSION2.2005/05/07
::AddedasectiononPhione.
::AddedanFAQsection.
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::AddedanamendmenttotheContactInformationsection.Again.
::AddedtheBaseStatListingsback.
::Fixedacoupleerrors.
::AddedwhatthepillarsareforinTurnbackCave.Thankyoutomanyreaders
forthat.
VERSION2.1003/05/07
::Addedsomestuffintothecontactsection.
::AddedasectiononRotomduetopopulardemand.
VERSION2.0002/05/07
::EssentiallyacompleterewriteontheFAQ.
VERSION1.4118/4/07
::Fixedtwothingson1.40thatIforgottoactuallyfix.ThanksL255J.
VERSION1.4018/4/07
::Finishedoffthemovesetsection.
::AddedabitonPalkiaaboutNetBalls.
::ActuallycorrectedtheBadDreamserror.
::CorrectedapartonGiratinaaboutthedoorsinWaywardCave.
::FixedtheRomanNumeralsfortheCredits&Copyrightsections.
::FixedanerroronHeatran'ssectiontodowithgettingtotheResortArea.
::AddedwhatyoumustdoonthetouchscreentogetShaymin.
::Gavecredittothosewhohelpedmewithsomeinformation.
::AddedasmallbitunderwhereImentioneditemduplication.
::AddedatipsentinaboutGiratina'sShadowForceattack.
::AddedaHMyouneedforRegigigas.
VERSION1.157/4/07
::Editedafewtypos,includingL255J'sname(sorryD:).
::CorrectedDarkrai'sability;itreduces1/8HPaturn,not1/16HP.
::Added&startedamovesetsection.
::Changedthelayoutoftheversionupdates,asyoucansee.
::AddedmyMSNandAIMcontactatthetopoftheFAQ.
VERSION1.015/4/07
::Justaddingtwomoresitesthatarenowallowedtousethisguide.
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[2]INTRODUCTION

[SEC002]
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LegendaryPokemonaregenerallyconsideredmythinthegame'sfolklore,but
theplayercanobtainquiteafewgenerally(especiallyinrecentgames)though
itismuchhardertogettoandcatchthesePokemonthanyourusualZubat,
Geodude,Tentacool,thelike.Withthedawnofthefourthgeneration,thereare
currentlyatotalof35legendaryPokemon,whichis(to1D.P.)7.0%ofthe493
Pokemonthatexist.
TheSinnohregionbrings14newlegendaryPokemontothetable,whonamelyare
Uxie,Mesprit,Azelf,Dialga,Palkia,Heatran,Regigigas,Giratina,Cresselia,
Phione,Manaphy,Darkrai,Shaymin,andArceus.Withoutoutsideaid,7ofthese
14areavailableinonegameofDiamondorPearl.Togettherest,youmust
eitherattendevents,tradeorforoneofthese,uploadPokemonfromyourRSE
versions.AlltheselegendarieshaveaPokedexnumberrangingfrom#480#493.
BackinRBY,alllegendaryPokemondidweresitaroundwaitingforyou(well,
Articuno/Zapdos/Moltres/Mewtwoatleast,Mewisadifferentcase)andthey
weren'ttoohardtocatch,thoughthePokeballsomehowmissingdidtendtoget
annoying.
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However,whenGSCcame,HoohandLugiacontinuedtositaroundbutthetrioof
thisgeneration,Raikou/Entei/Suicune(atleastinGS)actuallyranaroundthe
land,atleastinJohto,anditwasonlybytheoffchanceyou'dencounterthem
thefirsttime.ThoughthePokedexhelpedhere.Meanwhile,Celebididnotmake
anappearanceinthegameitselfexceptinCrystalwhereaneventwasunlocked
(yes,itwasanevent),makingitthesecondofthe"secret"legendaries.
ThenextgenerationgameandgracedtheGameboyAdvance,andRSlargelykept
thewaysofGSC,havingyoursittingducklegendaries(Kyogre,Groudonand
Rayquaza)andyourrunners(Latios,Latias)butalsointroducedanewtrend
fromCelebi;certainPokemon(inthiscase,theoppositeLati@s)thatwere
actuallyfoundinareasbutcouldonlybegottentoviaanevent.RSwerealso
thefirstgamestohavelegendariesasversionexclusives.
FRLGEalsousedthe"event"legendaries,addingNavelRock,BirthIslandandon
Emerald,FarawayIslandtothemix.
AlthoughHooh&LugiawereobtainableviaColosseumandXD,FarawayIslandwas
thefirsttimeMewcouldEVERbefoundlegitamately,withtheexceptionof
eventsforRBY&GSC.BirthIslandalsoallowedDeoxystobecaught,andsofar
istheonlywaytoactuallygetit.Jirachiwasalsoa"secret"legendarywho
formedatriowithMewandCelebi,thoughJirachiwasavailableinabonusdisk
forColosseumintheUSandinPokemonChannelinEurope.
However,itisworthnotingthatnothingwasevergivenoutinaUSeventthat
unlockedtheFarawayIsland,asfarasIknow.Plus,FarawayIslandalsohad
asecondnewelementplayinghideandseekwithMew.
ThenwithitsreleaseonSeptember28inJapan,Diamond&Pearlcametobeing,
andthistimetherearetwothatrunaround,threethatneedevents,twothat
areversionexclusivestotheirrespectiveversions,andevenonethatrequires
helpfromapreviousgame.Nottomentiontwothatrequireaspinoffgameand
abitofbreedingtogetthem.
Platinumissoontocomeandhasintroducedmorealternateformsforlegends,
somethingthatoriginallyonlyDeoxyshad.Ithasbeenrevealedthatyoucan
catchthethreeRegiwiththehelpofamovieRegigigas(atleastintheJPN
versionofPlatinum)andtheremaybemorethingswedon'tknow.Therecould
beasurpriseappearancefromCelebi,forexample.
P.S:ImaywritealegendaryFAQforPlatinumwheneverI'mcapableofdoingit
butnoguarantees.
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[3]Tips,TricksandIdeas

[SEC003]
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Themainthingthatmakeslegendarieshardtocaptureistheirextremelylow
catchrate.ApartfromShaymin,DialgaandPalkia,everylegendarysofarhas
hadacapturerateof3,whichmeanstheybarelyeverstayintheball.The
MasterBallcanobviouslystillcatchthesewitha100%capturerate,butof
course,youonlyhaveone.I'dhighlyrecommendusingaMasterBallonarunner
likeMespritorCresseliashouldyoufindthatyoucannotgetanotherone.I
wouldprobablyrecommendCresselia.Allotherlegendariesshouldbecaught
insomethingthatisnotaMasterBallastheydonotrunaway.However,if
youarecapableofgettingmorethanoneMasterBall,thenbemyguestonwho
touseit.
OtherPokeballsthatcanbeeffectiveareTimerBallsaslegendarybattlescan
dragoutalotsometimes,DuskBallsasthemajorityoflegendarybattlestend
tohappenindarkareas,andyourgenericUltraBallforits2xcatchrate.But
DuskBallshavea4xrate,andTimerBallsalsohavea4xrateafterfourturns
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soyoumayprefertousethose.Ifyouwanttogetaneasylegendarythatis
outsideacave,I'drecommendhuntingatnight.QuickBallsmayalsocomein
handyifyouwanttostartthrowingballsfromthefirstturn.
AnawfullotoflegendariesalsorequireHMstoaccess,soyoubestbringalong
yourHMslaveswhengoinghunting.IwillbesayingwhatHMsyouneedforeach
Pokemon,sodon'tworryaboutthat.Youdon'tactuallyneedFlyforanyofthem
butitsextremelyusefulforgettingtoplacesquickly,sotryandutilizeit.
Also,onethinglegendariesallowyoutodoissavebeforethemandthenbattle
andcatchthemandkeepredoingthatuntilyougetagoodnature.Ifyou're
goingintothecompetitivesceneinDP,Irecommendyoudotryandgetgood
natures,atleastforthelegendariesthatareworthit.
Andasaruleofthumb,ALWAYSsavebeforealegendary,evenifyoudon'tplan
ongettingagoodnature.IfyoudefeatalegendaryorrunoutofPokeballsand
havetorunandyoucan'tresetyoursave,it'sgoneforever.
Inaddition,oneofthethingsthatD/PhasaddedisSynchronizesupportwith
legendaries.WhentheabilityofSynchronizetoaffectopponentnaturesfirst
cametolightinEmeralditonlyworkedforcommonWildPokemoninthegrass,
wateretcandnotonanyspecialeventWildPokemon.HoweverinD/P,the
abilitywillaffectthechanceofthelegendhavingthesamenatureasthe
Synchronizerwhichcanbeextremelyhelpfulingettingarequirednaturefora
Pokemon.
Lastly,somelegendariesareobtainedthroughthingscalledWonderCards.You
arecapableofresettingfortheselegendariesaslongasyoulikeuntilyou
saveaftertakingtheWonderCardPokemomfromthePokMart.WonderCardsare
generallyobtainedfromspecialeventsites.
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[4]BaseStatListings

[SEC004]
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EveryPokmonhassixnumbersfortheirsixstats(HP/Atk/Def/Spd/SAtk
/SDef)whichdictateshowstrongorweakthePokemonisinthosestats.These
sixnumbersaddedtogethergivesyouaBaseStatTotal,whichiswhatislisted
here.ThislistcompareslegendariesandsomeotherstrongbutnormalPokemon.
Anylegendarieswillbelabelledwithan(L).
720BASESTATTOTAL

Arceus(Normal)(L)
680BASESTATTOTAL

Mewtwo(Psychic)(L)
Lugia(Psychic/Flying)(L)
Hooh(Fire/Flying)(L)
Rayquaza(Dragon/Flying)(L)
Dialga(Steel/Dragon)(L)
Palkia(Water/Dragon)(L)
Giratina(Ghost/Dragon)(L)
670BASESTATTOTAL

Regigigas(Normal)(L)
Groudon(Ground)(L)
Kyogre(Water)(L)
Slaking(Normal)
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600BASESTATTOTAL

Mew(Psychic)(L)
Celebi(Grass/Psychic)(L)
Jirachi(Steel/Psychic)(L)
Deoxys(Psychic)(L)
Metagross(Psychic/Steel)
Dragonite(Dragon/Flying)
Tyranitar(Rock/Dark)
Salamence(Dragon/Flying)
Manaphy(Water)(L)
Shaymin(Grass)(L)
Cresselia(Psychic)(L)
Heatran(Fire/Steel)(L)
Darkrai(Dark)(L)
Latios(Psychic/Dragon)(L)
Latias(Psychic/Dragon)(L)
580BASESTATTOTAL

Articuno(Ice/Flying)(L)
Zapdos(Electric/Flying)(L)
Moltres(Fire/Flying)(L)
Raikou(Electric)(L)
Entei(Fire)(L)
Suicune(Water)(L)
Regirock(Rock)(L)
Regice(Ice)(L)
Registeel(Steel)(L)
Uxie(Psychic)(L)
Mesprit(Psychic)(L)
Azelf(Psychic)(L)
555BASESTATTOTAL

Arcanine(Fire)
545BASESTATTOTAL

Togekiss(Normal/Flying)
540BASESTATTOTAL

Snorlax(Normal)
Milotic(Water)
Gyarados(Water/Flying)
Kingdra(Water/Dragon)
Blissey(Normal)
Electivire(Electric)
Magmortar(Fire)
535BASESTATTOTAL

Lapras(Water/Ice)
Swampert(Water/Ground)
Crobat(Poison/Flying)
Magnezone(Electric/Steel)
Rhyperior(Ground/Rock)
Tangrowth(Grass)
PorygonZ(Normal)
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525BASESTATTOTAL

Lucario(Fighting/Steel)
Venusaur(Grass/Poison)
Cloyster(Water/Ice)
Vaporeon(Water)
Jolteon(Electric)
Flareon(Fire)
Meganium(Grass)
Espeon(Psychic)
Umbreon(Dark)
Glaceon(Ice)
Leafeon(Grass)
Torterra(Grass/Ground)
Hippowdon(Ground)
Probopass(Steel/Rock)
Dusknoir(Ghost)
480BASESTATTOTAL

Phione(Water)(L)
440BASESTATTOTAL

Rotom(Electric/Ghost)
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[5]Legendaries

[SEC005]
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Thefollowingsectioncontainsthreesubsectionsthatdividesthelegendaries
betweenthosethatareobtainedbeforeyougettheNationalDex,thosethatcan
onlybeobtainedafteryougettheNationalDexandthoselegendariesthatcan
onlybeobtainedfromspecificcircumstances.
Forthestats,MAX(+)showstheLevel100maxstatswithanaturethatbenefits
thestat,(=)isthesamethingbutwithaneutralnature.Ifeelit'spointless
toputatableforthestatwithareducingnatureasifyou'relettingitget
reducedyouprobablydon'tcareaboutthatstatanyway.

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BEFORENATIONALDEX...[5.1]
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[DLGA]#483DIALGA
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SINNOHDEXNUMBER:#149
LOCATION:SpearPillar,atopMt.Coronet.
TYPE:Steel&Dragon
LEVELFOUND:47
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM03Surf,HM08RockClimb
ABILITY:Pressure
CATCHRATE:30
SIGNATUREMOVE:RoarofTime
BASESTATTOTAL:680
RECOMMENDEDNATURES:Careful,Quiet,Modest,Mild,Bold,Adamant
BASESTATS:100HP/120ATK/120DEF/150SATK/100SDEF/90SPEED
OTHERNOTES:
DialgacanonlybecaughtinPOKEMONDIAMOND.
DialgaisanUBER,whichmeansitcannotbeusedinthestandardmetagame.
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MOVESWHENCAUGHT

NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
MetalClawSteelPhysical5010%chanceofraisingattack.
AncientpowerRockSpecial6010%chanceofraisingallstats.
DragonClawDragonPhysical80None.
RoarofTimeDragonSpecial140Requiresarechargeturnafteruse.
DialgaistheveryfirstlegendaryyouwillencounterinaDiamondgame,and
theonethatwillneverappearinPearl.DialgaistherulerofTime,andmay
possiblyhaveaconnectionwithCelebi.ItisanalteregoofArceus,the
"GodofPokemon".
Anyway,Dialga'sbasestatsaresimilartoPalkia's,butitisstrongerin
DefenseandHP,whilePalkiaisstrongerinSpecialDefenseandSpeed.The
SpecialAttackofbothcreaturesisthesame,butPalkiaisprobablythemore
usefulone,simplybecauseofits100SpeedasopposedtoDialga's90.
DialgaisfoundatSpearPillar,whichisliterallyapillarwithspears.You
havetobattleitdirectlyafteryoudefeattheleaderofTeamGalactic,which
meansyoudon'tgetachancetoheal,Tocompensateforthis,GameFreakmade
Dialga'scatchrate30ratherthan3,whichmeansitisactuallyfairlyeasily
tocatchwithadvancedballs,especiallyDuskBallsatnight.
IfyouwishtogetagoodnatureforDialga,makesureyousaveassoonasyou
defeattheboss,aswhenyouwalkforwardacertaindistanceyouwillautomat
icallybepulledforwardtoDialga.
ToreachtheSpearPillar,youmustenterMt.Coronetfromtheentrancenearest
toOreburghCity,andSurfacrossthewaterfromthenorth.Thenyouhaveto
RockClimbupthewall,andcontinuethroughthemountainfromthere.Butbe
carefulonthetop,asit'sprettyeasytogetlost.
Itisveryrandomlyat47,andgetsitsownspecialmusic.RoarofTime(why
theydidn'tjustkeepitTimeRoarIdon'tknow)isprobablythemostdangerous
movehere;therestofDialga'smovesetshouldn'tcausetoomanyproblems,even
ifitisahigherlevelthanyou.Butbewarned,Ancientpower's10%chanceof
statraisingmayjustcomeintoeffect.Anditwon'thelpyouatall.
Onceyoumanagetocatchit,Dawn/LucasandRowanwillcongratulateyouthen
takeyoubacktothebeginningofSpearPillar.However,beforeleaving,head
northandgrabanitem.ThisistheAdamantOrb,andwhenequippedtoDialga
allofitsSteelandDragontypeattackswillbeboostedby25%oftheirorig
inalamount.Forexample,DragonClawbecomes100power,as80/4=20,and80
+20=100.ThiswiththeSTABbonusmakesit150power,quiteabonusfromthe
original120.
Also,asyoucannotseeDialgawithanytrainersinPearl,thereisawomanin
CelesticTown(anoldwoman)whowillshowyouapictureofDialga.Sheisin
thebiggesthouseofthetown,Ibelieve.Shewillshowittoyouanytime
afteryoucatchordefeatPalkia.
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[PLKA]#484PALKIA
===============================================================================
SINNOHDEXNUMBER:#150
LOCATION:SpearPillar,atopMt.Coronet.
TYPE:Water&Dragon
LEVELFOUND:47
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM03Surf,HM08RockClimb
ABILITY:Pressure
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CATCHRATE:30
SIGNATUREMOVE:SpacialRend
BASESTATTOTAL:680
RECOMMENDEDNATURES:Hasty,Timid,Jolly,Modest
BASESTATS:90HP/120ATK/100DEF/150SATK/120SDEF/100SPEED
OTHERNOTES:
PalkiacanonlybecaughtinPOKEMONPEARL.
PalkiaisanUBER,whichmeansitcannotbeusedinthestandardmetagame.
MOVESWHENCAUGHT

NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
WaterPulseWaterSpecial6010%chanceofcausingconfusion.
AncientpowerRockSpecial6010%chanceofraisingallstats.
DragonClawDragonPhysical80None.
SpacialRendDragonSpecial100Highcriticalhitratio.
PalkiaisthefirstlegendaryandthemascotofagameofPokemonPearl,and
istheonethatwillneverappearinDiamond.PalkiaistherulerofSpace,
andmaypossibly(andhere,Imeanpossibly)haveaconnectionwithDeoxys.
ItisalsoanalteregoofArceus.
Palkia'sbasestatsarethesameasDialga's,withtheexceptionof20Defand
10HPtradedfor20SDefand10Speed,whichactuallyhelpquitealotinthe
ubermetagame.Plus,Palkiaisoneofthefewlegendariesthatbenefitgreatly
fromKyogre'sDrizzleability,asSurfcombinedwithPalkia'sLustrousOrband
STABandtherainbecomesabout265power,whichisactuallystrongerthanan
orbedDracoMeteor.
PalkiaisfoundatSpearPillar,whichisliterallyapillarwithspears.You
havetobattleitdirectlyafteryoudefeattheleaderofTeamGalactic,which
meansyoudon'tgetachancetoheal,Tocompensateforthis,GameFreakmade
Palkia'scatchrate30ratherthan3,whichmeansitisactuallyfairlyeasily
tocatchwithadvancedballs,especiallyDuskBallsatnight.Actually,you
couldalsouseNetBallsonPalkia(thankstosomeonefortellingmethis)as
it'saWatertypelegendary.
IfyouwishtogetagoodnatureforPalkia,makesureyousaveassoonasyou
defeattheboss,aswhenyouwalkforwardacertaindistanceyouwillautomat
icallybepulledforwardtoPalkia.
ToreachtheSpearPillar,youmustenterMt.Coronetfromtheentrancenearest
toOreburghCity,andSurfacrossthewaterfromthenorth.Thenyouhaveto
RockClimbupthewall,andcontinuethroughthemountainfromthere.Butbe
carefulonthetop,asit'sprettyeasytogetlost.
PalkiaisalsofoundatLevel47,andhastwomovesthesameasDialga,two
different.WaterPulsecancauseahellofalotmoreproblemsthanMetalClaw
thankstotheconfusionrateanditrunningmuchbetteroffPalkia'sstats.
Plus,SpacialRend'scriticalhitratiocombinedwiththeSTABcaneasilytake
itupto300power,whichisseverelydamagingoffPalkia'sSpecialAttack.Be
careful.
Ifyoumanagetocatchit,Dawn/LucasandRowanwilltakeyoutothebeginning
ofSpearPillarlikeDialga,andonceagainthereisanitemwaitingforyouat
thetop.HeadforwardandpickuptheLustrousOrb,anitemthatboostsany
WaterorDragonattacksPalkiausesby25%oftheiroriginalamount.Foran
example,WaterPulsewouldbecome75power,as60/4=15,and60+15=75.
TheSTABbonuswouldtake75upto109power,whichisquiteabithigherthan
theoriginal90.
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Also,asyoudonotseePalkiawithanytrainersinDiamond,thereisawoman
whowillshowyouapictureofitinthebiggesthouseinCelesticTown.Anold
woman,FYI.ShewillshowittoyouanytimeafteryoucatchordefeatDialga.
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[UXIE]#480UXIE
===============================================================================
SINNOHDEXNUMBER:#146
LOCATION:LakeAcuity
TYPE:Psychic
LEVELFOUND:50
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM03Surf
ABILITY:Levitate
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:None
BASESTATTOTAL:580
RECOMMENDEDNATURES:Calm,Bold,Relaxed,Sassy
BASESTATS:75HP/75ATK/130DEF/75SATK/130SDEF/95SPEED
OTHERNOTES:
Nothingofnote.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
ConfusionPsychicSpecial5010%chanceofcausingconfusion.
YawnNormalOtherOpponentfallsasleepnextturn.
FutureSightPsychicSpecial80Strikestwoturnsafteruse.
AmnesiaPsychicOtherRaisesSDEFbytwostages.
Uxieistheyellowpixieofthelegendarytrio,andisalsothedefensiveone.
Uxieisanefficentwall,sportingafairlygooddefensivemoveset,butithas
reallybadattackingstats,andprettybadHPtoo.ComparethistoCresselia,
whohasslightlylessdefense,butahellofalotmoreHP,andyou'vegota
Pokemonthatreallydoesn'tneedtobeused.ThoughIsupposeUxiedoeshave
theabilitytouseYawnandStealthRock.
NonethelessyoumustengageinbattlewithittogetitintoyourPokedex,so
you'llhavetoatsomepoint.YoucancatchUxieassoonasyoucompletethe
Dialga/Palkiaquest,atLakeAcuitynearSnowpointCity.
GettingtoUxieissimple.Youmustenterthelake,thensimplySurfandenter
thecaveinthecenter.Uxiewillbewaitingthereforyoufeelfreetosave
rightinfrontofit.
Uxie,alongwithMespritandAzelfgetsitsownthememusic,whichseemsto
haveanegyptianfeeltoit.AlthoughUxieisatLevel50,itprobablywon't
killyouquicklybyanymeans.JustworkonwhittlingdownitsHP,thenstart
throwingtheballs.Itcouldbeprettyhardtocatch.
That'sallthereistoit.
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[MSPT]#481MESPRIT
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SINNOHDEXNUMBER:#147
LOCATION:LakeVerityBEFOREyoutalktoit.
TYPE:Psychic
LEVELFOUND:50
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM03Surf,PoketchMap(Optional)
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ABILITY:Levitate
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:None
BASESTATTOTAL:580
RECOMMENDEDNATURES:Modest,Bold,Timid,Calm
BASESTATS:80HP/105ATK/105DEF/105SATK/105SDEF/80SPEED
OTHERNOTES:
MespritisoneofthetwoDPrunners.
AMasterBallissomewhatrecommendedtocatchthisPokemon.
Mesprit'snatureandstatsaresetwhenitrunsawayfromLakeVerity.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
ConfusionPsychicSpecial5010%chanceofcausingconfusion.
LuckyChantNormalOtherNocriticalhitsfor5turns.
FutureSightPsychicSpecial80Strikestwoturnsafteruse.
CharmNormalOtherLowersopponent'sATKby2stages.
Mesprit,thebalancedoneofthepsychictrio,andmypersonalfavourite.To
seeMespritiseasy;simplygoovertoLakeVerity,andSurfthelakeuntil
youreachthecavern.TalktoMesprit,andyou'llbeshownapicture.
Thenitfliesaway,tobeseenagain.RowancomesinandexplainsthatMesprit
'wantstoplaywithyou',andbyplayingwithyouitmeansMespritwantsyou
tochaseitoverSinnohuntilyoucatchorfaintit.I'dgoforthecatching
option,especiallywithaMasterBall.YoucanleavecatchingMesprituntil
afteryougettheNationalDex,soyoucaneasilyPalParkanotherMasterBall
touse.
Now,howtofindMesprit?UnlikeG/S/C/R/S/E/FR/LG,youcannotsimplyviewthe
Pokedextoseeitslocation.Instead,yougetaneveneasieroptionviewthe
pinkcritteronthemapofyourPoketch!Youcangetthisappfromaguyonthe
firstfloorofthePoketchBuildinginJubilifeCityafter3badges.
SimplytrackdownMespritontoaroutethatyouanditareon,thenencounter
it.Theusualtriomusicwillplay,andyourLevel50Mespritwillappear.
EitherMasterBallit,orsleep/MeanLookitandstartwhittlingdownitsHP.
Anydamage/status(likeparalyze)itobtainswillstayeverytimeyouencounter
it.
Notethatyoucanalsosaveinapatchofgrass,andreset.Thischangesthe
locationofMesprit,soyoucankeepdoingthisuntilitsinyourroute.Then,
tryaMaxRepelwithaPokemonunder50buthigherthantheWildPokemoninthe
areatoencounteriteasily.Actually,youshouldenabletherepelbeforeyou
save,asthenyoucankeepresettingandhavetherepelactive.
AndFYI,youcannotencounterMesprit(andlikewise,Cresselia)ontheisland
inthenortheast.
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[AZLF]#482AZELF
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SINNOHDEXNUMBER:#148
LOCATION:LakeValor
TYPE:Psychic
LEVELFOUND:50
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM03Surf
ABILITY:Levitate
CATCHRATE:3
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SIGNATUREMOVE:None
BASESTATTOTAL:580
RECOMMENDEDNATURES:Naive,Timid,Rash,Modest
BASESTATS:75HP/125ATK/70DEF/125SATK/70SDEF/115SPD
OTHERNOTES:
Nothingofnote.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
ConfusionPsychicSpecial5010%chanceofcausingconfusion.
UproarNormalSpecial50Hitsfor25turns.Stopssleep.
FutureSightPsychicSpecial80Strikestwoturnsafteruse.
NastyPlotDarkOtherRaisesSATKbytwostages.
Azelfisthesweeperofthetrio,butit'ssomuchmorepowerfulthanUxieand
Mesprit.Itlearnsavarietyofmoves,includingExplosionwhichrunsvery
goodoffits125attackbase,puttingahugedentinBlisseyevenwhenAzelf
hasaAtknaturelikeTimid,thoughthestandardisHastyorNaive.Azelf
alsolearnsgoodmovessuchasNastyPlot,UTurn,Psychic,Thunderbolt,
FireBlast,andmore.IttrulyisanimpressivePokemon,althoughabitfrail.
However,itssheermovepooliswhatgivesitanadvantageoverAlakazaminthe
specialsweeperdepartment.LiketheonlythingZamgetsthatAzelfdoesn'tis
FocusBlast.
Anyway,IthinkI'veexplainedhowawesomeitis.TogetAzelf,youmustgoto
LakeValor(whichIpersonallythinklooksuglywithoutaubutthat'showthe
gamespellsit)whichislocatedsouthofVeilstoneCity,eastofPastoriaand
westofSunyshore.Onceagain,Surfonthelakeandreachthecavern,andsave
infrontofit.Talktoitandengageinbattle,thememusicplaying.Thisis
prettymuchidenticaltoUxie,rightdowntotheeffectivePokeballslike
DuskBalls.
ButunlikeUxie,IrecommendtryingtogetagoodnatureforAzelfasitwill
beuseful.IfyoucanspareafewMasterBallsonyourADVgames,tradethem
viaPalParktoyourD/PforMespritandCresseliaandcatchAzelfwiththe
MasterBallinsteadtogetnatureswayeasier.Becausethecatchrateof3
reallydoesn'tletyougetanaturesoeasily.
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BEFORENATIONALDEX...[5.2]
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[ROTM]#479ROTOM
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LOCATION:OldChateau
TYPE:Electric/Ghost
LEVELFOUND:15
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM01Cut
ABILITY:Levitate
CATCHRATE:45
SIGNATUREMOVE:None
BASESTATTOTAL:440
RECOMMENEDNATURES:Timid
BASESTATS:50HP/50ATK/77DEF/95SATK/77SDEF/91SPD
OTHERNOTES:
YoucanonlygetRotomatnight.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
ThundershockElectricSpecial4010%chanceofparalyze.
ConfuseRayGhostOtherConfusestheopponent.
UproarNormalSpecial50PreventsSLP.Hits25times.
DoubleTeamNormalOtherRaisesevasiononelevel.
Ipersonallydon'tconsiderRotomalegendarybecauseofitsaveragestats,
butasaoneoffPokemon,Imayaswellincludeit.
OurElectric/GhostfriendisfoundintheOldChateauattheendofEterna
ForestafteryougettheNationalDex,butonlyatnight.Comeatnight,
andwalkintothemansionofghosts.Includinghumanghosts.
Headupstairsandintothenorthernsetofrooms,thenfindtheonewiththe
TVinit.SaveandpressAontheTV,andyou'llbeaskedifyouwanttothump
it.Sayyes,andyou'llhearacry,andthe...legendarymusicwillstart.
Thisthingisn'ttoopowerfulortoohardtocatch.Just...catchit.
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[CRSA]#488Cresselia
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LOCATION:FullmoonIslandBEFOREyoutalktoit.
TYPE:Psychic
LEVELFOUND:50
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM02Flymakesitmucheasiertodothis.
ABILITY:Levitate
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:LunarDance
BASESTATTOTAL:600
RECOMMENEDNATURES:Calm,Bold,Timid,Modest
BASESTATS:120HP/70ATK/120DEF/75SATK/130SDEF/85SPD
OTHERNOTES:
ThesecondDPrunner.
MasterBallishighlyrecommendedforCresselia.
Cresselia'sstatsandnaturearesetwhenshedisappearsfromFullmoonIsland.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
MistIceOtherProtectstheuserfromstatdowns.
AuroraBeamIceSpecial6510%chanceofloweringATK.
FutureSightPsychicSpecial80Strikestwoturnsafteruse.
SlashNormalPhysical70Highcrticalhitratio.
Nowhere'stherealdefensivePsychic.Cresseliasportsextremelygooddefense
stats,havingamaxof444HP,372Defenseand394SpecialDefensewiththeir
respectivenatures.
AsforgettingCresselia,aftergettingtheNationalDexyoumustgetto
CanalaveCity.Oncethere,headintothehousethatisdirectlynexttothe
city'sport.Thereshouldbeaboyinabed,mutteringabout"Dark".Quite
obviouslyaproblemwithDarkrai.
Talktothemothertoothenheadoutsideandtalktothesailor,whoisalso
thefatherofthischild.HewillaskyoutogotoFullmoonIslandtogetthe
LunarWingagreetoandyou'llbetakentoFullmoonIsland.
Followtheislandaroundandentertheclearing.Youwillseeacrescentlike
PokemontherethisisCresselia.Talktoit,andyou'llbeshownapicture
whichisaddedtoyourPokedexthentheCresseliawillflyaway,leaving
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aLunarWingforyoutopickup.TaketheLunarWingandhealthechildinthe
house,thenstarthuntingforCresseliainthesamewaythatIsuggestedyou
huntforMesprit.IpersonallylikealternatingbetweenRoute205andValley
Windworks.
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[GITA]#487GIRATINA
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LOCATION:TurnbackCave
TYPE:Ghost/Dragon
LEVELFOUND:70
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM06RockSmash,HM08RockClimb
ABILITY:Pressure
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:ShadowForce
BASESTATTOTAL:680
RECOMMENEDNATURES:Bold,Impish,Relaxed
BASESTATS:150HP/100ATK/120DEF/100SATK/120SDEF/90SPD
OTHERNOTES:
OneofthethreeLevel70legendaries.
GiratinaisanUBER,whichmeansitcannotbeusedinthestandardmetagame.
ThefirstlegendaryGhosttype.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
ShadowForceGhostPhysical120Disappears1stturn,attacks2nd.
HealBlockPsychicOtherPreventsHPRecoverymoves.
EarthPowerGroundSpecial9010%ofloweringopponent'sSDEF.
SlashNormalPhysical70Highcriticalhitratio.
Herewehavethebestdefensivelegendarythisgeneration,andisactuallytoo
strongthatitdoesn'tbelonginthenormalOverusedmetagame,soyouwon't,
oratleastshouldn'tseeitinyournormalbattles.
Giratinahasaninterestingtypecombinationwhichhasneverbeenseenbefore,
andGhost&DragoncombinedgiveitresistancetomanythingsincludingFire,
Water,Grass,ElectricandBugandacompleteimmunitytoFightingandNormal
attacks.ItsattackstatsarealsohalfdecentsoGiratinawillbeableto
attack.
AsforgettingGiratina,itmaybeabitcomplicatedasyouhavetonavigate
yourwaythroughamaze.GiratinacanbefoundinTurnbackCave,whichis
foundintheSpringPath.YouneedtheNationalDexfortheSpringPathto
evenappear,sothere'snochanceofgettingGiratinabeforethen.
OnceyoureachtheSpringPathwhichyoucangettofromRoute214,doabit
ofRockClimbingaround(beawareoftheLevel~54Pokemonhere)andgoaround
untilyoureachacaveopening.EnterthisisTurnbackCave.
ThisstructureretainssomeelementsfromtheLostCaveinFR/LG,givingyou
achoiceofthreedoors,andyoumustsolveapuzzletofindoutwhichdoor
togothrough.Oneruleisthatyounevergobackthroughthedooryoucame
intotheroomwiththisiswhyyouonlygetachoiceofthreedoors.
Puzzlesinthiscavecanbebasedonthingssuchassymmetryornumbers,but
thisisnotalwaysthecase.Someseemcompletelyrandom,andIdon'thavea
cluehowtosolvethem.Symmetricalroomswillhaveasetupsomethinglike
this:
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OOOOOXOOOOOX=Door
OOO=Wall
OooOo=Rock
XX
OoO
OoO
OOOOOXOOOOO
Asyoucansee,therockontheleftwallismisplaced.Ithinkthismeans
theleftdooristheoneyougothrough,butyouneedagoodeyetogetthese
puzzles.
Sometimesyou'llencounterroomswithapipelikestructureinthemiddle,
whichhastwonumbersonit.Anexamplewouldbe:
3
12
Accordingtothebeginningofthecave,youmustpassthreepillarswithin
30rooms.Thetopnumberofthepillaristhenumberofpillarsyouhave
passed;beforeyoupassthefirstpillar,thewildPokemonwillbearound45.
Afteryoupassthefirstpillar,theywillbearound55.Afteryoupassthe
second,theywillbearound65.Whenyoureachthethird,thenextroomwill
alwaysbeGiratina.Whichroomyoupicktogothroughinthesepillarrooms
don'tactuallymatter,aslongasitisn'ttheoneyoujustcamethrough.
Thankyoutoloadsofpeoplewhosentmeemailsaboutthis,andalsoto
"areyesv99"fordetailingwheretheleveloftheWildPokemonchange.
Onceyoureachtheprizeroom,thebigredstripedcreaturewillbewaiting.
Save,andengageinbattle.AtLevel70,Giratinacouldcausesomeproblems,
sobecareful.
OnemovetobewareofisShadowForce;itisbasicallylikeFlyorDig,soyou
couldswitchtoaNormaltypePokemontoavoiditasitisaGhosttypemove,
buttheattackitselfhas100%accuarcy,120power,andanaddedeffectthat
preventsProtectandDetectbeingusedontheturnitconnects.Oh,italso
stopsyouthrowingPokeBallsatitwhenGiratinaisn'tonthescreen.Yay.
Keepatitandyou'llcatchiteventually,butitmightbehard.
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[HTRN]#485HEATRAN
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LOCATION:StarkMountain
TYPE:Fire/Steel
LEVELFOUND:70
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM06RockSmash,HM04Strength,[HM08RockClimbOptional]
ABILITY:FlashFire
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:MagmaStorm
BASESTATTOTAL:600
RECOMMENEDNATURES:Modest,Rash,Mild,Calm,Bold,Timid
BASESTATS:91HP/90ATK/106DEF/130SATK/106SDEF/77SPD
OTHERNOTES:
OneofthethreeLevel70legendaries.
OneoffourlegendarieswithaFiretype.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
ScaryFaceNormalOtherLowersopponent'sSPDby2levels.
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LavaPlumeFireSpecial8030%ofinducingburnonopponent.
FireSpinFireSpecial15Trapstheopponentfor25turns.
IronHeadSteelPhysical8030%offlinchingopponent.
Heatranitselfdoesn'thavetoobadstats.Unfortunately,itstypecombination
Fire/Steelletsitdown,ascombiningtwoGroundweaktypesisaVERYBADidea
asthenyou're4xweaktoEarthquake,oneof,ifnotthemostcommonmovein
themetagame.Thismeansyou'llhavetoplayHeatrancarefullyifyou'regoing
toevenhopetouseit.
GettingHeatranitselfcanbeabitonthelongside.YoumustheadtoStark
Mountain,andcompletethepartnershipwithBuck,whowillhelpyouwitha
Level58Claydol.However,onceheremovesthevolcanicrockinthemountain,
thevolcano'sactivitywillstartgoingcrazy.HeadtotheSurvivalAreathat
isintheNorthwest,andtalktoBuckwhoisinoneofthehouseshere.He
willvanishsomewhere,andthenyoumustheadbacktoStarkMountain.
Headthroughtheplaceagain,thistimeonyourownwhichmeansyoucanuse
RockClimbtogetthroughtheplacealoteasier.Onceyoureachtheroomthe
volcanicrockwasin,you'llfindonelovelyHeatranwaitingforyouinthe
circleofstonesthatsurroundedtherock.
Walkup,saveandengagebattle.
Heatran'slevel,likeGiratina'salsomeansitmayhaveamucheasiertime
takingdownyourPokemonthanusual.BeespeciallycarefulofLavaPlume,as
a30%chanceofburningandanattackwithSTABoff130SpecialAttackcan
reallyhurt,especiallyifyou'reusingGrass,BugorIcetypes.Earthquake
onaPokemonthatisafairlylowerlevelthanHeatrananddoesn'thavea
STABbonusisonewaytoweakenit,thoughyoucouldalsouseWater,Fighting
orsomeothertypestoweakenit.Onceready,starttryingtocatchit.
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[RGIG]#486REGIGIGAS
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LOCATION:SnowpointTemple
TYPE:Normal
LEVELFOUND:70
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM06RockSmash
ABILITY:SlowStart
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:CrushGrip
BASESTATTOTAL:670
RECOMMENEDNATURES:Impish
BASESTATS:110HP/160ATK/110DEF/80SATK/110SDEF/100SPD
OTHERNOTES:
OneofthethreeLevel70legendaries.
OneoftwolegendarieswithaNormaltype.
NeedsassistancefromRuby,SapphireorEmeraldtoget.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
ConfuseRayGhostOtherConfusestheopponent.
StompNormalPhysical6530%ofmakingopponentflinch.
SuperpowerFightingPhysical120LowersATKandDEFafteruse.
ZenHeadbuttPsychicPhysical8020%ofmakingopponentflinch.
RegigigasistheKingoftheRegitrio,andtoawakenityouneedtohaveits
subjectsRegirock,RegiceandRegisteelinyourpartywhenyoutalktoit.
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Otherwise,itwillnotrespond.
YoucangetthethreeRegifromPalPark;Ibelieveallthreearefoundinthe
cliff/mountainousarea,thoughI'mnotcompletelysureaboutRegice.Anyway,
onceyouhaveallthree,FlytoSnowpointCityandheadnorthtotheSnowpoint
Temple.IfyouhavetheNationalDex,Candicewillallowyouintothetemple
becauseofa"wordfromCynthia".Walkin,andgetreadytosolveacouple
icepuzzles.
ThePokemoninhereareLevel5055.Althoughstrangely,eventhoughitis
afteryougettheNationalDexyouwon'tseeanyWildPokemonthataren'tin
theSinnohDex(exceptRegigigas,obviously).Anyway,workyourwaydownthe
severalfloorsofthetemple,andslideoniceandbreakrockswhenneccessary
andyoushouldeventuallyreachthebottomlevel.
Thisfloorissimplyahugeicepuzzleandonelargelegendaryinthecenter.
Idon'thaveanyexactinstructionsforthepuzzleasofyet,butwhatIdo
rememberisthatyoumusttaketheicepaththatisthetallestwhenyoucome
downthestairsfromabove.
Userockstoyouradvantage,andyoushouldhopefullyreachthecenter,where
Regigigasandapartofthenormaltempleawait.Bynormaltemple,ImeanWild
Pokemoncanstillappearbythere.Thatreallyspoiledthemomentformeonce,
asIwaswalkinguptoRegigigasandaSneaseldecidedtocall.Yaaaaay.
PressA,engageinbattle,blahblahblah.ThisisthethirdLevel70legend
ofthegame,soagainitmaybeabitdifficult.SlowStarthalvesitsattack
andspeedforthefirst5turns,whichactuallycompletelyscrewsitina
Competitivebattlesodon'tbothertryingforagoodnatureifyoudon'twant
to,butit'llprobablysurvive5balls,eveniftheyareDuskorQuickBalls.
Youmaynoticeithastwomovesthatcanflinch.Becarefulofthese,as100
basespeedmightallowittooutspeedsomeofyourPokemonafterSlowStart
wearsoff.20%flinchisbad,butSTAB+30%flinchisevenworse.(Yes,
NormaltypesdogetSTAB.Don'tsendmeanemailthatsaystheydon'tlike
I'vehadoncebefore.)
Superpowercouldposeaproblemthefirstfewtimesbutinthelongrunit'll
helpyoubecauseofthestatlowering.ConfuseRayismoreannoyingthan
dangerous,but50%chanceofhittingyourselfcanreallyhurtsometimes.
**Note:Regigigaswasalsodistributedasapromotionaleventofthemovie
"Giratina&theBouquetoftheSky".TheseRegigigascameatLevel100ina
CherishBallandhadthespecialmovesIcyWindandRockSmash.However,it
camewithnoEVs.DuetoitcomingatLevel100,itcannotgetanyEVs.Should
youencounteraRegigigaswithIcyWindorRockSlidethathasEffortValues
inanystatthattotalover100,ithasbeenhacked.
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EVENTONLY...[5.3]
Beforethissectionstarts,letmejustinformyouthatyoucangetDarkrai
andShayminonthemajorityofJapaneseversionsofDiamondandPearl,by
usingaglitchtodowiththeEliteFour'sdoor.SeeL255J'sFAQifyou're
interested.IrepeatthatthisisonlyforJapaneseversionsofthesegames.
Also,allPokemonhereneedsomesortofoutsidehelptoaccess,whetherit
beaNintendoEventoracopyofPokemonRanger.Ifyoucannotfindtheitem
youneed,itisbecauseyouhaven'tunlockedtheeventtogetit.Unlessof
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course,you'reluckyenoughtohavetheE4Doorglitch.Oh,ActionReplayis
anoptiontoo.
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[MPHY]#490MANAPHY
==============================================================================
LOCATION:Fiore
TYPE:Water
LEVELFOUND:1
HMMOVESREQUIRED:None
ABILITY:Hydration
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:HeartSwap
BASESTATTOTAL:600
RECOMMENEDNATURES:Timid,Modest,Jolly,Adamant
BASESTATS:100HP/100ATK/100DEF/100SATK/100SDEF/100SPD
OTHERNOTES:
NeedstwoDSestotransferfromRangertoDiamond/Pearl.
OneoftwoDPPlegendarieswith100statsacrosstheboard.
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NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
TailGlowBugOtherRaisesSATKby2levels.
BubbleWaterSpecial2010%ofloweringopponent'sSPD.
WaterSportWaterOtherReducesFiremovepoweronuser.
Manaphyisthenew'Mew',thoughunlikeitspredecessorsManaphydoesnothave
apartPsychictype.ItalsosharessomethingincommonwithJirachi(atleast
inEuropeforJirachi)thatitisfairlyeasytoget,thatisifyou'rehappy
toforkoutabout$35USDor30GBPtogetPokemonRanger.
TogetManaphy,youmustgettheeggonthegame.OnAmericanversionsofthe
game,whentheRangerNetcanbeaccessedbythebuttoncombinationR+X+
DPadLeftonthetitlescreenofPokemonRanger,youmustenterthecode
P8M29D6F43H7.Thegameshouldacceptitandgiveyouanewmissionrescue
theegg.EuropeansshoulddothesamethingwithEuropeanversionsofPokemon
RangerbutinsteadenterthecodeMg35Cpb84FW8.
Onceyoudothis,loadupyourcopyofDiamondorPearl.Ihaveheardfroma
friendthatyoudonotactuallyneedMysteryGiftandthata'TransferManaphy
Egg'optionappearsinthesamemenuasContinue/NewGameetcwhentheegg
ischeckedon.
Oncetheeggissuccessfullytransferred,headtoanyPokeMartinSinnoh
apartfromthePokemonLeagueorDepartmentStoreinVeilstone,andtalkto
theguydressedingreenwithanemptyslotinyourparty.Youwillrecieve
aManaphyegg!
Walkabout2,560stepsorifyouhaveaFlameBody/MagmaArmorPokemoninyour
party,1,280andwatchithatch.Ithasadifferentanimationwhenithatches
thanitdoesusually,butyou'llendupwithaManaphyallthesame.
NotethatthisManaphyisbreedablewithaDitto,buttheresultwillbea
PhionewhichappearsasanunderdevelopedManaphywholikeswarmseasas
opposedtocoldseas.YoucangetasmanyPhioneasyoulikeaslongasyou
haveaManaphyoraPhione,buttheyaren'tthatvaluablesodon'ttryto
strikeupatradesuchasaPhioneforanArceus.Manaphyhowevercanprobably
goforabit.
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Andonemorething.YoucantradeacrosstheManaphyeggassoonasyoureach
aboutJubilifeCity,Ithink.
**NOTE:Manaphyisalsoavailablefromseveralevents.Themostnotableonewas
theToysR'UseventinAmericathatdistributedaLevel50Manaphythathelda
RedScarf.However,PokemonRangeristheonlyoptionthatwillalwayswork.
ManaphyisalsoavailablebyasimilarmethodfromPokemonRanger'ssequel,
PokemonRanger:ShadowsofAlmia.
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[PHIE]#489PHIONE
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LOCATION:Eggs
TYPE:Water
LEVELFOUND:1
HMMOVESREQUIRED:None
ABILITY:Hydration
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:None
BASESTATTOTAL:480
RECOMMENEDNATURES:Modest,Timid
BASESTATS:80HP/80ATK/80DEF/80SATK/80SDEF/80SPD
OTHERNOTES:
Theweakestlegendary,asRotomisn'tone.
InferiortoManaphyineverysingleway.EveninUnderusedplay,Phioneis
outclassedmassively.Itisnotarecommendedchoice.
MOVESWHENCAUGHT

NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
BubbleWaterSpecial2010%ofloweringopponent'sSPD.
WaterSportWaterOtherReducesFiremovepoweronuser.
Now,herewehavePhione,theoffspringofanyManaphywhobreedwithaDitto
inSinnoh,yetanoffspringwhowillneverevolveintoaManaphy.Ifyouget
stuckwithaPhione,youwon'tbegettingaManaphyunlessyoucaneither
tradeforone,useRangeroruseanActionReplaytogetone.
PhioneisbasicallyanunderdevelopedManaphy,andbecauseofthisitdoesn't
learnTailGloworHeartSwap,whichreallyruinsit.Plus,havingabasestat
totalthatequalsGlalieisn'tgoingtohelp.ThisthingisUnderusedatbest
IMO,maybeevenNeverusedquality.
Soyeah,theonlythingyou'lleverneedthisforistocompleteyourNational
Dex.
PhionecanalsobegottenfromPokemonRanch,aWiiWaregame.Ifyouput250
differentPokemonfromupto8differentD/PgamesintoPokemonRanch,then
youcantradeHayleyaLeafeoninexchangeforaPhione.
==============================================================================
[DKRI]#491DARKRAI
==============================================================================
LOCATION:NewmoonIsland
TYPE:Dark
LEVELFOUND:40
HMMOVESREQUIRED:None
ABILITY:BadDreams
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:DarkVoid
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BASESTATTOTAL:600
RECOMMENDEDNATURES:Hasty,Timid,Mild,Modest
BASESTATS:70HP/90ATK/90DEF/135SATK/90SDEF/125SPD
OTHERNOTES:
DarkraiisanUBER,andcannotbeusedintheOverusedMetagame.
Darkraineedsaneventtoaccess.
MOVESWHENCAUGHT

NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
QuickAttackNormalPhysical40Alwaysattacksfirst.
HypnosisPsychicOtherPutsopponenttosleep.
PursuitDarkDark40Powerx2ifopponentswitches.
NightmareDarkOtherHurtsopponentwhenthey'reasleep.
Ah,nowthisissomethingIlike.125Speed,135SpecialAttack,amovepool
torivalGengar's,thestatstousethismovepool,andanawesomesignature
moveinDarkVoid,whichhas80%accuaracy,putsallopponentstosleep(yes,
thatmeansbothinadoublebattle)andhasagreatanimationtoboot.
Afterattendinganeventanddownloadingtheappropiatedatatoyourgamevia
MysteryGift,checkanyPokemartwithabluetoptofindagreenmaninside.
TalktohimandrecieveyourMember'sCard.Nowyoucangetin.Ifyouhave
healedtheboyinthehousenexttotheCanalavedockwiththeLunarWing,that
is.
Oncethisthisdone,entertheinn,andamanwilltellyouthatyouhavea
reservation.Youwillgotosleep,andthenyou'llenduponanisland.You
can'tgetofftheisland,soIhopeyoubroughttherightPokemonwithyou.
Headaroundtheislandandintotheclearing,andyou'llfindalargepuddle
withoneDarkraifloatinginthemiddle.Saveandencounter.
Usualthingshere,becarefulofHypnosisasBadDreamsisanabilitythat
causes~13%damagetoanyopponentwhenthey'reasleeponthefield.This
won'teffectDarkraiitselforDarkrai'spartner,butitwilleffectDarkrai
andyoursifanopposingDarkraiisonthefield.Nightmareaddedtothatwill
hurtalot,asthemovedeals25%HPeveryturnyou'reasleep.
AfteryoucatchDarkrai,thescreenwillflashseveraltimesandthenyou'll
findyourselfbackintheinn.Thetown'ssailorwillcomeinandtellyou
thatyou'vebeenasleepforalongtime,thenleave.Thesailor'ssondoes
actuallymentionDarkrai.Firsttimethey'rereferencedeventPokemoninthe
game,apartfromMew.
**NOTE:Asof29July2008,therehasbeennowaytoactuallygetDarkraiat
NewmoonIsland.Darkraihasbeenavailablefrommoviegiveawaysandalsofrom
thegamePokemonRanger:BatonnageorasitwillbeknowninEnglishspeaking
countries,PokemonRanger:ShadowsofAlmia.Bothofthesearelimitedtime
though.DarkraihasalsobeengivenoutinEuropeinthechainstoreWoolworths
andinAmericainToysR'Us.
==============================================================================
[SHMI]#492SHAYMIN
==============================================================================
LOCATION:FlowerParadiseRoute224
TYPE:Grass
LEVELFOUND:30
HMMOVESREQUIRED:Defog(Optional),RockSmashORSurf
ABILITY:NaturalCure
CATCHRATE:45
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SIGNATUREMOVE:SeedFlare
BASESTATTOTAL:600
RECOMMENEDEDNATURES:Timid*,Modest*,Calm,Bold
BASESTATS:100HP/100ATK/100DEF/100SATK/100SDEF/100SPD
*BothTimidandModestnaturesarenotveryviablewithoutagoodtyped
HiddenPowermove.
OTHERNOTES:
Shayminneedsaneventtoaccess.
ShayminisoneoftwoDPlegendarieswith100statsacrosstheboard.
MOVESWHENCAUGHT

NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
DefenseCurlNormalOtherDEFisboostedonelevel.
MagicalLeafGrassSpecial60Nevermisses.
LeechSeedGrassOtherLeechesopponent'sHPeveryturn.
SynthesisGrassOtherRecovershealth.
Shayministheother100statlegendaryofDiamondandPearl,alsolacking
thePsychictype.Unfortunately,Celebiisawholelotbetteratthetanking/
stallingaspect,asithasamovepoolmuchmoresuitedtoit.Shaymincan't
doallthatmuchinthewayofstalling,anditbarelyhasanattacking
movepooltospeakof,unlessaGrassattack,HiddenPowerandPsychicappeals
toyou.
TogetShaymin,youmustagaingetanevent,thistimetogetOak'sLetter.
PickitupfromanyblueroofedPokemart,thenheadtoRoute224enroute
VictoryRoad.TheentrancetothispartofVictoryRoadisonlyaccessable
afteryougettheNationalDex,asthepartcontainsLaprasinthewaters.
You'llseetheentranceifyouheadintoVictoryRoadviathePokemonLeague.
Onceyougetin,you'llfindyourselfinfog.Clearitifyouwant,butit
isn'trequired.Yourattackshavetheiraccuarcydropsharplyifthefogis
active,though.
Ifyouhaven'tbeenthroughherebefore,youwillhavetopartnerupwith
Marleytogetthrough,whoownsonesingleLevel57Arcanine.Arcaninewill
usuallyuseHelpingHand,withanextremelyrareAgilityandFireFangmixed
in,andsometimesExtremespeed(thankyoutoseveralpeopleforthat).
GetthroughandreachtheendofVictoryRoad.Thefirsttimeyoudothis,
MarleywillreferenceShaymin,thoughnotactuallysayingitsname.
OutonRoute224,headthroughtheareauntilyoureachthewhitestonethat
standsthere.Thistime,Oakwillbenexttoit.Talktohimandyou'llbe
deliveredaspeechaboutresearch,andthenyou'llbeaskedtothanksomeone.
Itdoesn'tmatterwhatyouputin,soyeah.Thankwhoever/whateverandthe
screenwillflashwhite,andallofasuddentheplatformwillbecoveredin
flowers.
Shayminwillwalkupanewpaththathasopened(Iswearit'sshakingits
hips)andcomeontoRoute224.Itwilllookaround,thennoticeOak.Oakwill
noticeit,andsowillyou.TheShaymincriesthenrunsaway.Whatareyou
waitingfor?Chaseit!
UsethebikeatGear4totravelnorth,astheFissurePathislong.After
youseetheflowerschangeseveraltimes,youwillreachtheFlowerParadise,
andifyouwereinthecenteroftheFissurePathprobablydriverightinto
Shaymin.Savebeforeit,andhaveagoatcatching.
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Atacatchrateof45,itisn'ttoohard.
**Note:Asofyet,therehasbeennowaytoactuallygetShayminfromFlower
Paradise.TheonlymethodofgettingaShayminsofarhasbeentodownloada
promotionalShayminfromeventsatthemovie"Giratina&theBouquetofthe
Sky".Thesearelimitedtimeonly.
==============================================================================
[ACUS]#493ARCEUS
==============================================================================
LOCATION:HallofOriginMt.Coronet
TYPE:Normal
LEVELFOUND:80
HMMOVESREQUIRED:HM03Surf,HM08RockClimb
ABILITY:Multitype
CATCHRATE:3
SIGNATUREMOVE:Judgment
BASESTATTOTAL:720
RECOMMENEDNATURES:PrettymuchanythingexceptLax,GentleorNeutralnatures.
However,thenaturesAdamant,ModestandTimidarethemostrecommended.
BASESTATS:120HP/120ATK/120DEF/120SATK/120SDEF/120SPD
OTHERNOTES:
Arceusneedsaneventtoaccess.
Arceushasthehighestcombinedstattotalsofar,reaching720.
ArceusisanUBER,andcannotbeusedintheOverusedMetagame.
MOVESWHENCAUGHT

NAMETYPECATEGORYPOWEREXTRAEFFECTS
RefreshNormalOtherHealsPSN,BRNorPRZ.
FutureSightPsychicSpecial80Strikestwoturnslater.
RecoverNormalOtherRecovers50%HP.
HyperBeamNormalSpecial150Mustrestoneturnafteruse.
HerewehavetheGodofPokemon,atahugebasestattotalof720theonly
oneofitskind.ArceusisalsothehighestlevelPokemonapartfromRed's
PikachuinGSCtoappear,atanastoundinglevelof80.Plus,Arceus'abil
ityallowsittochangetype,anabilitypreviouslyonlyofferedtoKecleon
andthethreePorygon.MultitypeallowsArceustochangetypeandcolour
attheclickofafewbuttons.Simplyequipanyitemthathasthesuffix
"Plate"andcheckyourArceus'Summary.Itshouldhavechanged.
AgainyouneedaneventtogetArceus,thistimeneedingtheAzureFlute.Once
yougetit,headtoOreburghandfollowtheexactsamepathasyoudidupMt.
CoronetwhenyouwereheadingforDialga/Palkia.We'reheadingforSpear
Pillaragain.
Onceyoureachit,youwillgetamessageaskingyouifyouwanttoplaythe
AzureFlute.Doso,andatunewillplaythatyouwillprobablyrecognize.
Thescreenwillfadeout,thenbackin,exceptthistimealongstaircase
hasappeared.Startclimbingthestaircase,butSTOPATTHEVERYTOPOFTHE
STAIRCASE.DONOTGOONTOTHEPLATFORM.Savehere,thenmoveforward.You
willautomaticallybepulledforwardtoArceus,andbattleit.
Arceusgetsitsowncreepybattlemusichere,andwithithavingRecoverI
wouldtrytouseaMasterBallhere.You'llprobablywanttogetanaturefor
this,asitisveryunlikelyyou'llgetanotherone,bartheoddtrade.
HyperBeammighthurtbutithastorechargeafterusingit,soifyoucan
surviveahitfromit(225power,mind)thenyoushouldn'thavetoomuch
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trouble.Butstill,it'sgonnabehardtocatch.I'mactuallyquitesurprised
thecatchratewasn't1.
Catchit,celebrate.
**NOTE:Asofyet,therehasbeennowaytoobtainanArceusatall.Itis
assumedthatArceuswillbecomeavailableoncethe12thPokemonmovieappears
inJapanesecinemas.
===============================================================================
[6]EVENTS

[SEC006]
===============================================================================
Severaltimesinthisguide,youmayhaveheardmereferto"Events".Events
arethingsinPokemonthatallowyoutogetspecialthings,mostcommonlyrare
legendaryPokemonnotnormallyfoundinthePokemongame.Whattheyusuallydo
isunlockdatainthegamethatallowyoutogotoplacesthatofficiallyyou
cannotgoto.
Theyareverynearlyalwayslimitedtimeoffersandforthemostparttheyare
inJapanonly.TherehavebeenafairfewinNorthAmerica.Theyalsoappear
inOceania(mostlyAustralia)andEuropeonceinabluemoon.Unlessyoulive
inNorthAmericaorJapan,donotcountonbeingabletogettoanevent.
MosteventsusethingscalledWonderCards.Therearecodesthatallowyouto
gettheseWonderCardsinyourgamebutIwillnotbesupplyingthesecodes.
Feelfreetohuntforthemyourself,however.Eventsaretheprimaryuseofthe
MysteryGiftfunctioninDiamondandPearl.
Ifthereissomethingyoudonotunderstandyoucanemailme,butpleasemake
sureitisn'tsomethingobvious.
===============================================================================
[7]ACTIONREPLAY

[SEC007]
===============================================================================
AnActionReplayisacertaintypeofcheatdevicemadeformanyconsoles,
includingtheDS.ThemainsiteofitisCodeJunkies,butmanyothersites
makecodesfortheproducts.ThoughActionReplaycanbeabitcontroversial,
Ifeelitisfineaslongasitisusedresponsibly.Asin,noshiny,31IV
acrosstheboardPokemon.Gettingeventlegendarieswithitisfineinmybook.
ThefollowingcodesareusedtoactivatetheeventsinD/P.Whenoneofthese
isactivated,youmustpressL+Rtogetthegreenmantoappearinthe
Pokemart.YouwillgettheitemoftheeventaManaphyegg,aMembership
Card,Oak'sLetteroranAzureFlute.
AllthesecodesareforActionReplay,notCodebreakeroranyothercheat
device.IwouldrecommendfindingtheGameIDonCodejunkiesorsomething.Make
sureyoufindtheGameIDthatfitsyourversionI'munsureiftheAmerican
andEuropeanGameIDsarethesameornot,sobecareful.
Thankyouto"MetalOverlord"ofKodewerxforthesecodes.Thesecodeswere
intendedforAmericancopiesofPokemonDiamondandPokemonPearl.Idon'tknow
ifthesewillworkforEuropeancopiesbuttheycertainlywon'tworkwith
Japaneseversions.
Tousethese,activatethecode,andonceyou'vestartedthegamepressL+R
togetherthengointoaPokMart.Youshouldseeagreenmannearthecounter.
Also,Idon'tknowifyouneedtheNationalDexbutIrecommendhavingit
anyway.IdoknowthatyoudonotneeditforManaphythough.I'mprettysure
youdoneedittogetArceus,though.
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MANAPHYEVENT
94000130FCFF0000
B21C4D2800000000
B000000400000000
0000AA3CEDB88320
2000AA6800000007
D200000000000000
DARKRAIEVENT
94000130FCFF0000
b21c4d2800000000
b000000400000000
0000aa3cEDB88320
2000aa6800000008
d200000000000000
SHAYMINEVENT
94000130FCFF0000
B21C4D2800000000
b000000400000000
0000AA3CEDB88320
2000AA6800000009
d200000000000000
ARCEUSEVENT
94000130FCFF0000
B21C4D2800000000
B000000400000000
0000AA3CEDB88320
2000AA680000000A
D200000000000000
Also,hereisamanualonaddingcodesfromHectortheShadow.Notethatinstead
oftypingincodesmanually,itisalsopossibletousexmlfilestoaddcodes.

"Right.Firstoff,putyourDiamond/PearlcartridgeintotheActionReplay.
PutitintotheDS.TurnontheDS.Afterthethingisonandit'spassed
the'NoendorsementfromNintendo'screen,lookonthetopscreenandcheck
toseeifithasPokemonDiamond/Pearlinthebigoval.Ifitsays'Unknown
Cartridge/Game',turnofftheDS,takeoutthegame.Afterwards,connectit
toyourcomputerviaUSB,startuptheCodeManager,andclickon
CodejunkiesUS/EUgame,dependingonwhereyoulive.Lookthroughthelist
untilyoufindPokemonDiamond/Pearl.Onceyoudo,rightclickonthegame
name,notanyofthecodes.Click'Copy'.
Next,let'sgotoyourNintendoDSpartoftheCodeManager.Deletegames
you'resureyou'llneverwantsuchasTigerWoodsoragamewithmanycodes.
Youdon'thavetodeletetoomany;probablyaround510.Afteryou're
done...
RightclickanywherewithintheNintendoDSboxinyourCodeManager.Click
'Paste'.ItshouldtheninputthedataofthegameyouhaveintoyourAction
Replay.Afteryou'redonewiththis,youcandisconnectyourminiUSBtoUSB
devicefromtheDSandthecomputer.
Now,doublecheckyouractualDStoseeifPokemonDiamond/Pearlisin
databasethatpopsupwhenyoutouchtheasteriskonthemainmenu.Ifit
is,giveyourselfapatontheback.NowturntheDSoff.
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PutthecartridgeintoyourActionReplay.Turnthegameon.Getpastthe
'NoNintedoEndorsement'screen.Touchtheasteriskonthemainmenu.Look
onthetopscreen.Thewords'<AddNewCode>'shouldbehighlightedbya
greenishorangishoval.Press'A'.
Now,it'llaskyoutoinputthecodename.Nameitwhateverthehellyou'd
like;I'dnameitbasedonwhatitdoes.Afteryou'redonechoosinganame,
touch'Next>'.
Finally,it'sthemomentoftruth.BEREALLYFRICKIN'CAREFUL.ICANNOT
STRESSTHISENOUGH.MESSUPONCEANDYOUCOULDPERMANENTLYDAMAGEBOTHYOUR
GAMEANDYOURDS.YOUHAVEBEENWARNED.
Alright...so,you'reconfidentonthecodeyouwant.Youshouldprobably
highlightthecodeonthecomputertomakesureyoudon'tstartentering
someothercode.Afteryou'redonetomakesureyoudon'tmakethemistake
ofenteringhalfoftwocodes,actuallybeginenteringthecode.Ifyousee
anylowercaselettersinthecodeyou'retryingtoenter,they'retobe
entereduppercase,sinceyoucan'tmakeyourletterslowercase.Sodon't
worryaboutthat.Also,theActionReplayautomaticallyspacesbetweenthe
first8symbolsandlast8symbolsintherow,sodon'tworryaboutthat
either.Finally,it'llautomaticallygotoanewrowwhenyouneedto.So
don'tworryaboutthat.
Afteryou'redonenotworryaboutanythingexceptyourcodeaccuracy,
doublecheckittoseeifyouputitinrightbytouchingthoselittle
arrowsnearthetopofthetouchscreen.Triplecheck.Quadruplecheck.You
shouldbedonecheckingnow.Afteryou'redonewiththatcheck,touch
'Next'.Itwillalwaysstallforafewseconds,sodon'tworryaboutitif
itdoesthat.
You'veinputtedthecode.Congratulations.Allyouneednowistoactivate
it;justpress'A'whenyou'rechoosingwhatcodetoactivate.Onceyoudo,
touch'Start'onthetouchscreen.thetwoscreenswillgowhiteforafew
seconds.Thenthegamestartsup.Onceyouloadyourdata,pressL+R.Don't
holdthemdown,justpressthemonce.Afterwards,headtoanynormal
Pokemartlike,say,theoneatSolaceonTown.Thereshouldbeamanina
greensuit.Talktohim.He'llgiveyouwhateverthehellitisyouneedin
ordertounlocktheareaforgettingthepokemon.Afterhedoes,save.
CONGRATULATIONS!You'vedoneit!Nowgogetyouruber!
....andremembertohavetheNationalDexbeforehandunlessit'sManaphy."
===============================================================================
[8]FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS

[SEC008]
==============================================================================
SeeingasI'vehademailsandthingswiththesamequestionquitealot,I
thoughtImightaswellputthishere.Soyeah,beforeyouemail/MSNme,take
alookhere.Youmightfindwhatyou'relookingfor.
QUESTIONWhereistheboythatyouhealwiththeLunarWing?
ANSWERHeisfoundinthehousetotheleftofthesailorinCanalaveCity.
QUESTIONWherecanyoufindtheMember'sCard/Oak'sLetter/AzureFlute?
ANSWERTheyareeventitems,andyoumustgetthemfromaneventoutsidethe
game.HencewhythePokemontheylinktoareunder"Events".
QUESTIONHowdoyouaddcodestotheActionReplay?
ANSWERUsethemanual.Ifyou'velostit,Google.
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QUESTIONCouldyouaddSpiritombtoyourFAQ?
ANSWERItisn'treallyalegendary,butImightinthefutureactually.For
now,ifyouwanttogetit,youmustdropanOddKeystoneintothewelllike
objectonRoute209,thentalkto32peopleintheundergroundwhoAREN'Tthe
hikerswhoyougetitemsfrom.Then,returntoRoute209,andpressAonthe
nowHollowedTower.YoushouldencounterSpiritomb.
QUESTIONWhatPokeMartdoIgettheMember'sCard/Oak'sLetter/AzureFlute
from?
ANSWERIfyou'veactuallydownloadedthemintoyourgame,thenyoucanfind
themanwhowillgiveyoutheminanynormalPokeMartinthegame.Ifthe
dataisnotinyourgame,thenyoucan'tgetthem.
QUESTIONIwenttothetopofMt.Coronet,butitdidn'taskmetoplaymy
AzureFlute?
ANSWERYouneedtheNationalDextogetArceus.
QUESTIONIusedtheARcode,butitdidn'twork.Whynot?
ANSWERMakesureyouarepressingL+Raswelltoactivatethecode.
Otherwise,Ihavenoclue.
QUESTIONIsthereanyotherwayIcangettheeventPokemonapartfrom
eventsandActionReplay?
ANSWERUnfortunately,thereisn't.
===============================================================================
[9]CONTACTINFORMATION

[SEC009]
==============================================================================
EMail:drayano60[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk
Ifyou'regoingtoemailme,makeabsolutelysureIhaven'tcoveredyour
questionintheFAQ.Also,pleasesparemeActionReplayquestions.IfIcan
figureouthowtoworkit,thenyoucantoo.
I'malsostatingherethatI'mnotlettinganymoresitesusethisguidethan
theonesthatalreadyhavepermissiontouseit.Seriously,goingaround~5
sitestoupdateanFAQgetsannoyingwhenyoumakeconstantupdates.
Anddon'taskmeformyFriendCodeortogiveyoualegendary.I'mnot
interested.
===============================================================================
[10]CREDITS&COPYRIGHTINFORMATION

[SEC010]
==============================================================================
I'llgettothecreditsfirst.Iwouldliketothankthefollowingpeoplefor
theircontributions:
Serebii.netFortheirPokedexandcomprehensiveinformationsources.
Youtube.comForacoupleeventvideosIneededbeforeIcouldactivatethem
myself.
L255JForthreethings.First,forgivingmealayoutidea,whichI've
kindofcopiedevenmoreferociouslyinthisnewversion:xSecond,foran
excellentFAQtopointpeopletofortheEliteFourDoorGlitch,andthird,
forsendingmeanemailtellingmeI'vewrotethisFAQexcellently.
0mastarAlongtimeefriend.Helpedmealotonthemovesetsandacouple
opinionsthatdecidedwhatIwroteintheFAQ.Healsohelpedconsiderably
withtheRecommendedNatures.
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Powerful_Blaziken88Anotherlongtimeefriend,whoisactuallythefirst
personItalkedtofrequentlyontheinternet.We'restillincontact;PHe
wastheonewhosuggestedNetBalluseonPalkia.
DewgongYetanotherefriend,whoisalsosomeoneIknowwell.Gavemesome
informationongettingManaphythroughPokemonRangerandhowyoudon't
actuallyneedMysteryGifttogetit.
"James"ApersonwhoisexperiencedinthewaysofActionReplay,andwas
theonewhoconvincedmetoevengetthecheatdeviceinthefirstplace.Oh
yes,healsoshowedmetheShaymineventoverWebcamoriginally.Something
likethatisagoodreasontoaddmeonMSN.Also,thanksfortheManaphy
yougavemebeforeIgotanAR.;X
HectortheShadowForthebrilliantActionReplaymanualthatisdisplayed
nottoofarabove.
AnyoneWhoHasEMailedMeSayingtheFAQisGoodYouknowwhoyouare.
YouForreading.
GameFAQsForlettingmegetthisFAQoffthegroundandcontinuingto
hostit.
==============================================================================
Nowforthecopyright:
Thisguidecannotbereproducedunderanycircumstances,withtheexceptionof
personaluse.Thismeansitcannotbeusedforprofitoranythingelsesuch
asthat.Also,anywebsitethatIhavenotallowedtousethisFAQcannotuse
it.IalreadyhaveseveralsitesusingthisFAQnow,soIdon'twanttolet
anymoreuseit.SoifyouEMailmeaboutusingthisFAQ,youwillget
rejectedwithoutasecondthought.
Thefollowingsites/forumsarewelcometousethisguide:
GameFAQs(www.gamefaqs.com)
Neoseeker(www.neoseeker.com)
MyCheats(www.mycheats.com)
1Up(www.1up.com)
Bleepland(www.bplforum.us.to)
GamerHelp(www.gamerhelp.com)
Ifanysitethatisnotonthatlistisusingmyguide,pleaseemailmeabout
it.
Ibelievethat'sallI'mcovering,soaurevoir.
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