Poké Radar

The Poké Radar is a key item in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl that is used to seek out wild Pokémon hiding in long grass. Like the Vs Seeker, its battery must be charged after use by walking around. It takes fifty steps to fully charge the Poké Radar.

After the first time the player has defeated the Elite Four, and if they have seen every Pokémon in the Sinnoh Dex, they will be able to meet Professor Oak in Professor Rowan's lab in Sandgem Town. After upgrading the Pokédex to the National model, he will also give away the Poké Radar, but will not explain it very thoroughly.

It can only be used in the standard tall grass, while on foot, at which point, a tune will begin to play, and one or more patches of the long grass will begin to move. Patches that shake more violently than others are oftentimes more rare Pokémon, including Pokémon exclusive to the use of the Poké Radar. When a player walks into one of these moving patches, a battle with a wild Pokémon will instantly begin.

If the Pokémon that is found is fainted or captured in a Poké Ball, a chain will begin. These chains consist of multiple members of the same Pokémon species (such as Farfetch'd) encountered one after another. The only catch is this: a player must not encounter any Pokémon just by walking through non-wiggling grass, only by walking into the grass that shakes, therefore, it is recommended that Repel is used in order to ensure this and get a higher chain. One of the many functions of the Pokétch is to display the current chain and the three best chains made so far.

One of the most alluring reasons to use the Poké Radar, however, is the high chance, especially after a long chain, of finding a shiny Pokémon.

List of Radar-exclusive Pokémon

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it.

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#	Icon	Name	Area
029	File:029MS.gif	Nidoran♀	Route 201
030	File:030MS.gif	Nidorina	Route 221, Valor Lakefront
032	File:032MS.gif	Nidoran♂	Route 201
033	File:033MS.gif	Nidorino	Route 221, Valor Lakefront
048	File:048MS.gif	Venonat	Route 229
049	File:049MS.gif	Venomoth	Route 229
052	File:052MS.gif	Meowth	Route 214
056	File:056MS.gif	Mankey	Routes 225 and 226
057	File:057MS.gif	Primeape	Routes 225 and 226
079	File:079MS.gif	Slowpoke	Route 205 (Pearl only)
088	File:088MS.gif	Grimer	Route 212
102	File:102MS.gif	Exeggcute	Great Marsh
115	File:115MS.gif	Kangaskhan	Great Marsh
128	File:128MS.gif	Tauros	Routes 209 and 210
132	File:132MS.gif	Ditto	Route 218
161	File:161MS.gif	Sentret	Route 202
175	File:175MS.gif	Togepi	Route 230
235	File:235MS.gif	Smeargle	Route 212
280	File:280MS.gif	Ralts	Routes 203 and 204
281	File:281MS.gif	Kirlia	Routes 203 and 204
361	File:361MS.gif	Snorunt	Routes 216 and 217, Acuity Lakefront
371	File:371MS.gif	Bagon	Route 210 (Pearl only)

On Bulbagarden forums

• Shiny Pokémon with the Poké Radar