Appendix:Diamond and Pearl walkthrough/Section 25

Poké Radar

The Poké Radar that Professor Rowan gave you lets you catch some special Pokémon in the grass, which normally won't appear. Some grass will rustle or flash. If you catch or defeat a Pokémon in rustling or flashing grass, other patches of grass will rustle or flash. If you run from the Pokémon or if the grass has rustled/flashed 3 times in a use, the Radar will stop. To activate it again, run around for a while. Similar to Vs. Seeker, the Poké Radar needs to recharge, but it only requires 50 steps instead of 100.

Available Pokémon (Poké Radar)

# Icon Name Area Game 029 Nidoran♀ Route 201 D P 030 Nidorina Route 221, Valor Lakefront D P 032 Nidoran♂ Route 201 D P 033 Nidorino Route 221, Valor Lakefront D P 048 Venonat Route 229 D P 049 Venomoth Route 229 D P 056 Mankey Route 225 and 226 D P 057 Primeape Route 225 and 226 D P 079 Slowpoke Route 205 (North) D P 088 Grimer Route 212 D P 128 Tauros Route 209 and 210 D P 132 Ditto Route 218 D P 161 Sentret Route 202 D P 175 Togepi Route 230 D P 179 Mareep Valley Windworks D P 180 Flaaffy Route 222 D P 187 Hoppip Route 205 (Diamond) Route 205 (South), Fuego Ironworks (Pearl) D P 188 Skiploom Route 205 (North) (Diamond) Fuego Ironworks (Pearl) D P 191 Sunkern Route 204 (North) D P 202 Wobbuffet Lake Verity, Lake Valor, Lake Acuity D P 229 Houndoom Route 214 and Route 215 D P 234 Stantler Route 207 D P 235 Smeargle Route 212 D P 236 Tyrogue Route 208 and Route 211 D P 241 Miltank Route 209 and Route 210 D P 246 Larvitar Route 207 D P 262 Mightyena Route 214 and 215 D P 277 Swellow Route 213 D P 280 Ralts Route 203 and 204 D P 281 Kirlia Route 203 and 204 D P 290 Nincada Eterna Forest D P 294 Loudred Mt. Coronet D P 304 Aron Fuego Ironworks D P 324 Torkoal Route 227 and Stark Mountain D P 328 Trapinch Route 228 D P 329 Vibrava Route 228 D P 333 Swablu Route 211 D P 343 Baltoy Route 206 D P 352 Kecleon Route 210 D P 355 Duskull Route 224 D P 356 Dusclops Route 224 D P 361 Snorunt Route 216 and 217, Acuity Lakefront D P 371 Bagon Route 210 D P

Routes 219-221

You'll need to bring a Pokémon with Surf.

Head south from Sandgem Town. Go through these routes to head to Pal Park. If you haven't gone through this route before, fight all Trainers (though you'll probably overwhelm them) and collect all items now. Refer to Section 13 for details.

Pal Park

A map of Pal Park with the different areas highlighted

As soon as you reach Pal Park, Professor Oak will meet up with you and explain that Pal Park is now open and how you can use it. He will also give you a Pokétch App Trainer Counter, then leave to Eterna City.

If you restart the game, you will notice that there is an extra option in the menu, 'Migrate from [whatever Pokémon game is in the GBA slot]'. This will allow you to transfer Pokémon from either Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen. If you have done so, you may greet the ranger at the counter and enter Pal Park. This will begin an event called a Catching Show. Depending on the Pokémon you transfer over, they will appear in different zones of the park (a water Pokémon will appear in the Lake or the Sea). After you catch all the Pokémon, you can leave the park and meet the ranger again. He will end the Catching Show and give you a score. The score is based on how long it took you to catch all the Pokémon and the rarity of the Pokémon you transfer over.

From now on, you can fly here without going through Routes 219-221 again.

Dual-slot

After first accessing Pal Park, another method of catching Pokémon from previous generations has unlocked. This is the Dual-slot mode, also known as Dongle Method. Slot in a Generation III game in the Slot 2 (Game Boy Advance slot) on your Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite, and some Pokémon will appear on certain routes. Since this feature is inaccessible with the later DS models, your only choice in that situation is to receive these Pokémon from trades through Platinum as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Available Pokémon (Dual-slot)

Game in the GBA Slot Pokémon Location Game Ruby Seedot Routes 203, 204 and 210 (South), Eterna Forest D P Nuzleaf Routes 210 (South) and 229 D P Mawile Iron Island D P Zangoose Routes 208 and 210 (North) D P Solrock Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave D P Sapphire Lotad Routes 203, 204, 205, and 212 (South) D P Lombre Routes 212 (South) and 229 D P Sableye Iron Island D P Seviper Routes 208 and 210 (North) D P Lunatone Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave D P Emerald Teddiursa Routes 211 and 217, Lake Acuity, Acuity Lakefront D P Ursaring Routes 216 and 217, Lake Acuity D P Pineco Eterna Forest, Routes 203, 204, 210 (South) and 229 D P Gligar Stark Mountain, Routes 206, 207, 214, 215, and 227 D P Shuckle Route 224 D P FireRed Caterpie Route 204 D P Metapod Eterna Forest D P Ekans Route 212 (South) D P Arbok Great Marsh D P Growlithe Routes 201 and 202 D P Elekid Route 205, Valley Windworks D P LeafGreen Weedle Route 204 D P Kakuna Eterna Forest D P Sandshrew Wayward Cave D P Sandslash Route 228 D P Vulpix Routes 209 and 214 D P Magby Route 227, Stark Mountain D P Any Generation III game Haunter Old Chateau D P Gengar Old Chateau D P

Hearthome City

Fly to Hearthome City. Deposit 1 Pokémon in the PC (if you have a full party), then go inside the house next to Pokémon Centre. Talk to the girl Bebe and say "Yes" to receive an Eevee, at Lv.5.

Head south to Route 212.

Route 212

Keep going until you reach the Pokémon Mansion.

Pokemon Mansion

Go into Mr. Backlot's office.

Mr. Backlot's Office

Talk to Mr. Backlot and answer "Yes" whenever he asks if you're envious. He'll tell that a Pokémon come up to him in Trophy Garden in the morning, but his butler points out that the stated Pokémon doesn't exist in the garden. Mr. Backlot whisper to the butler, then butler heads off. Mr. Backlot says that what he says is the truth-- "Honest truth!"

Trophy Garden

The mentioned Pokémon will be found here at a 5% encounter rate. Quite rare to find.

Available Pokémon (through Mr. Backlot)

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Clefairy D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Jigglypuff D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Meowth D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Chansey D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Eevee D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Porygon D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Cleffa D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Igglybuff D P Pt Backlot 16, 18, 5% Marill D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Azurill D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Plusle D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Minun D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Castform D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Bonsly D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Mime Jr. D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% Happiny D P Pt Backlot 16, 18 5% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Pokémon League

You'll need to bring Pokémon with Surf, Strength, Defog, Waterfall and Rock Climb.

You'll find that there is a route east of Pokémon League. That is Route 224. To access there, you have to go inside Victory Road again from the exit near main building of Pokémon League.

Now fly to Pokémon League Main Building, heal your Pokémon, then surf down the waterfall and enter Victory Road again.

← Part 24 Back at Home -- Twinleaf Town, Sandgem Town, Pokemon Research Lab-- Upgrading PokéDex to National PokéDex, Pokémon Swarm

Diamond and Pearl walkthrough

Sinnoh Victory Road, Route 224, Eterna City, Eterna Forest, Old Chateau, Catching Rotom Part 26 →

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