One of the major goals in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, every bit set out by the long-continuing serial slogan, is to grab 'em all - learn every Pokemon in the game. At that place's no major reward for this unless you're into shiny hunting (though they nerfed the Shiny Charm in BDSP anyway), but the inherent satisfaction of a full Dex is what drives many players to get their hands on every critter in the game.

The biggest hurdle to clear in your quest to 100 percent Dex completion is acquiring the National Dex. Before yous take this, the simply Pokemon y'all can possibly encounter are the 150 in Sinnoh'south regional Dex, with the remaining 343 being completely unobtainable, so getting the National Dex is cardinal, and nosotros have all the info you need to know about how to do it.

Acquiring The National Dex

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl BDSP National Dex Upgrade

Dissimilar many late- or post-game rewards in Pokemon, the conditions for getting your hands on the National Dex often vary from game to game. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the National Dex is unlocked in one case you lot've seen (not necessarily caught - an important stardom) all 150 Pokemon in the Sinnoh Regional Dex. Once y'all've met this threshold, speak to Professor Rowan in his lab in Sandgem Town and your Pokedex volition be upgraded with the National expansion.

Seeing a Pokemon merely ways encountering it in battle - either a wild encounter or on an opponent's team. One time you encounter a Pokemon in this way, some information on information technology is added to the Pokedex. If you were to catch it, you would get more information, but communicable isn't necessary for the National Dex. This means that if y'all're only interested in getting the National Dex to get your hands on specific post-game Pokemon, y'all don't accept to worry about catching anything.

You might discover that the Sinnoh Dex shows a possible total of 151, only the 151st Pokemon is Manaphy, who isn't required for the National Dex, and so don't worry near having to discover a way to see it. If y'all're playing before Feb 2022, information technology is obtainable, but it'southward non a necessity for Sinnoh completion, so don't sweat it if you tin't get your hands on ane.

As for how to see every Pokemon in Sinnoh's Dex, at that place's an easy reply to that. If you do every trainer battle in the game, you'll have seen (almost) every Pokemon. Every not-legendary Pokemon in the game shows upward on a trainer's team somewhere, so jump into every fight on every Road and hidden area and you'll have the Dex filled in no time as yous play through the story. If you're shooting for full National Dex completion anyway, then you might equally well catch as much equally you can at present, but it'southward non necessary if y'all don't want to.

The only Pokemon you won't have after doing every boxing are the legendaries. The Lake Trio can all be encountered - Azelf and Uxie at their respective lakes once they've been freed and served their role in the story, and Mesprit can be establish at Lake Verity, though upon interacting with information technology, it volition flee and begin roaming Sinnoh, and then some exploration is required to encounter information technology. You tin can get an app to track it by speaking to the president of the Poketch company in Jubilife City, just Mesprit is considered seen in one case you collaborate with it and cause it to abscond, so this isn't essential.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl BDSP Palkia Photo from Cynthia's Grandmother Celestic Town

Finally, Dialga and Palkia. Y'all'll run into one as role of the story of your game, simply the other can be a bit trickier. After you finish up the events at the Spear Colonnade, make your mode to Celestic Boondocks and observe Cynthia's grandmother. Speak to her, and she'll bear witness you a photo of Dialga (if you're playing Shining Pearl) or Palkia (in Brilliant Diamond). With that, you'll hit 150/150 and tin can go to Professor Rowan's lab to get that National Pokedex!

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