Plate

A plate is a type of held item introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, primarily for use in changing Arceus's elemental type and form to the corresponding type of plate. However, it will also increase the attack power of moves of the plate's type used by any Pokémon holding it by 20%. There is a plate available for every Pokémon type except Normal, and while there exists a Template:Type2 Arceus, there is no ??? plate to go with it, meaning there are 16 plates in total.

The 16 plates are spread far and wide across Sinnoh, and can also be dug up in the Underground. What follows is a list of what effect a plate has when held and where they can be found in Diamond and Pearl, besides in the Underground.

List of plates

‎File:DracoPlate.pngDraco Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Dragon-type Pokémon
• Found: Behind the statue in Eterna City (hidden)
• Engraving: "Two beings of Template:P2 and Template:P2 set free from the Template:P2."

‎File:DreadPlate.pngDread Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Dark-type Pokémon
• Found: Old Chateau
• Engraving: "Three beings were born to bind time and space."

‎File:EarthPlate.pngEarth Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Ground-type Pokémon
• Found: Oreburgh Gate

‎File:FistPlate.pngFist Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Fighting-type Pokémon
• Found: Route 215
• Engraving: "The power of two defeated giants infuses this Plate."

‎File:FlamePlate.pngFlame Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Fire-type Pokémon
• Found: Stark Mountain

‎File:IciclePlate.pngIcicle Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus an Ice-type Pokémon
• Found: Route 217 inside house after showing the HM for Rock Climb

‎File:InsectPlate.pngInsect Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Bug-type Pokémon
• Found: Outside the Old Chateau, hidden in the wall behind the Old Chateau on the right of it, must use Dowsing Machine.
• Engraving: "Two make matter, and three make spirit, shaping the world."

‎File:IronPlate.pngIron Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Steel-type Pokémon
• Found: Iron Island (hidden), in the far southeast corner of the third floor.

‎File:MeadowPlate.pngMeadow Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Grass-type Pokémon
• Found: Route 210 (hidden)

‎File:MindPlate.pngMind Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Psychic-type Pokémon
• Found: Solaceon Ruins
• Engraving: "When the universe was created, its shards became this Plate."

‎File:SkyPlate.pngSky Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Flying-type Pokémon
• Found: Victory Road exit (hidden outside the cave, near the water)

‎File:SplashPlate.pngSplash Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Water-type Pokémon
• Found: Route 220

‎File:Spooky Plate.PNGSpooky Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Ghost-type Pokémon
• Found: Amity Square, in the right stone house on the northeast corner.

‎File:StonePlate.pngStone Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Rock-type Pokémon
• Found: Mt. Coronet

‎File:ToxicPlate.pngToxic Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus a Poison-type Pokémon
• Found: Hidden at northeast corner of the Great Marsh Safari Game. (hidden)

‎File:ZapPlate.pngZap Plate

• Raises the power of Template:Type2 moves and makes Arceus an Electric-type Pokémon
• Found: In front of the Sunyshore City Lighthouse. (hidden)

Appearance

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  Draco Plate in the Underground

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  Dread Plate in the Underground

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  Earth Plate in the Underground

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  Fist Plate in the Underground

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  Flame Plate in the Underground

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  Icicle Plate in the Underground

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  Insect Plate in the Underground

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  Iron Plate in the Underground

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  Meadow Plate in the Underground

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  Mind Plate in the Underground

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  Sky Plate in the Underground

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  Splash Plate in the Underground

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  Spooky Plate in the Underground

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  Stone Plate in the Underground

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  Toxic Plate in the Underground

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  Zap Plate in the Underground

In the anime

Three plates placed in the Solaceon Ruins.

Plates first appeared in Journey to the Unknown!, where Saturn and two Galactic Grunts placed them in a room of the Solaceon Ruins to awaken the Unown there. These plates were specifically the Draco Plate, Iron Plate, and Splash Plate, which power up the three types of Palkia and Dialga (Dragon, Steel, and Water) combined.

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