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Pokemon Diamond for DS Hints and Tips

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Capture The Flag
At a one point of the story line you will come to a house with a man inside saying he dug up a tunnel. Then he will ask you to link with a friend to play capture the flag.
Submitted by: Shebagirl Added: 16 Apr 2007	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

How To Get HM-Rock Smash
Go to the cave that takes you to Orenburg, talk to the hiker (not a trainer) and he will give you the HM rock smash.
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Riolu's Evolution
You can evolve Riolu with a friendship evolution between 4am to 6pm.
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Turtwig Evolution
Turtwig turns into Grotle at level 18.
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Easy Large Spheres
If you bury several of the same color sphere in the exact same spot you will get a bigger sphere of that color. I've done this and have several blue, green, and red spheres that are 99!
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Heatran
Heatran can be found by going to the place in Stark mountain where the treasure is found. Once there, a person will steal it. Then go to the survival area and talk to the person who stole it. After that, go back to the place where you found the treasure and Heatran will be there.
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Riolu Evolution
Riolu evolves into Lucario.
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Extra Damage
For extra damage when you attack just press L rapidly.
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How To Shine Your Bages
First you hit the X button. The go to your trainer card. Then click the light blue button on the bottom screen. Now you should see your badges. Now use your stylis by rubbing the badges until they are all shinny and sparkly.
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Getting The Event
To get the Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl Event to catch rare Pokemon like Arseus, Shaymin, and Darkrai, you'll need to have three people to connect Mystery gift with you. Then, it should say that you have been given a gift. Next, go to a PokeMart and find the PokeMart with a man in green clothes. Then, once you find him, talk to him and he should give you the Azure Flute, and all the other Events to catch certain Pokemon. Also, at Hearthome city, the route under it where the garden is, they'll let you in the special door.
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Starter Breeding
You can breed your starters by placing them in the day-care (in Soleceon Town) with a Ditto. This process also works with Lucario.
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How To Find Giratrina The Legendary Pokemon
To find Giratrina you have to get the Nat. Pokedex. After that go to spring path south of Veilstone. Climb up the rocks and go to the other side then climb down the to the water. there should be a cave entrance go in. After that go up the stairs and go to the door to the south. Just keep going through the south doors until you get to Giratrina.
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The Best Starter
The best starter is probably Turtwig. Why, you ask? Well, when he evolves into Torterra, he is a Grass/Ground Type, making it double super effective against Empoleon (grass kill water, ground kill steel) and super effective against Infernape (ground kill fire).
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Eggs In Half The Time
Eggs take a long time to hatch, right? You just want them to hatch. Well, try having a pokemon like Slugma, or Macargo in your party. Any egg you have in your party should hatch in half the time.
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Starly
Starly can be found on routes 201, 202, 203, 204, 209, 212, and Lake Verity.
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Bidoof
Bidoof can be found on routes 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 211, Lake Verity, and in the Safari Game.
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Kricketot
Kricketot can be found on routes 202, 203, 204, and 207 (morning and night only).
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Shinx
Shinx can be found on routes 202, 203, 204, and the Fuego Ironworks.
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Budew
Budew can be found on routes 204, 212, the Eterna Forest, and the Safari Game.
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Shieldon
Shieldon can be revived from the Armor Fossil.
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Burmy
Burmy can be found from sweet honey trees.
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Combee
Combee can be found from sweet honey trees.
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Pachirusu
Pachirusu can be found on route 205, the Fuego Ironworks, and the Valley Windworks.
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Buizel
Buizel can be found on routes 205, 213, 214, and the Valley Windworks.
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Cherubi
Cherubi can be found from sweet honey trees.
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Shellos
Shellos can be found on routes 205, 213, 218, 221, 224, the Fuego Ironworks, and the Valley Windworks. Also, in the west of Sinnoh it's pink and the east of Sinnoh has blue.
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Drifloon
Drifloon can be found at the Valley Windworks (Friday during the daytime only).
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Buneary
Buneary can be found in the Eterna Forest.
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Misdreavus
Misdreavus can be found in the Eterna Forest and the Lost Tower at night.
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Glameow
Glameow can be found on routes 218 and 212.
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Chingling
Chingling can be found on route 211, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, and Lake Acuity.
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Bronzor
Bronzor can be found on route 206, Wayward Cave, Turnback Cave, and Mt. Coronet.
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Bonsly
Bonsly can be found on routes 209 and 210, and the Pokemon Mansion.
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Mime Jr.
Mime Jr. Can be found in the pokemon mansion.
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Chatot
Chatot can be found on routes 222 and 224 (morning and day only).
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Togepi
Togepi can be found on route 230 using the pokeradar.
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Yanma
Yanma can be found in the Safari Zone.
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Eevee
Eevee can be found at The Pokemon Mansion or receive one from Mizuki in Hearthome City.
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Gligar
Gligar can be found on routes 206, 207, 214, 215, and 227, and Stark Mountain.
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Swinub
Swinub can be found in a swarm on route 217.
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Porygon
Porygon can be found in the pokemon mansion.
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Ralts
Ralts can be found on routes 203 and 204 using the pokeradar.
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Nosepass
Nosepass can be found in a swarm on route 206.
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Duskull
Duskull can be found on route 224 using the pokeradar.
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Snorunt
Snorunt can be found on routes 216 and 217 and Lake Aucity Surroundings using the pokeradar.
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Rotom
Rotom can be found in the Old Chateau Tv (at night) There is only 1, so save the game first.
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Spiritomb
Spiritomb can be found in the Sprit Tower (You must have the odd keystone and talking to 32 people in Sinnoh underground).
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Gible
Gible can be found in the Wayward cave.
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Munchlax
Munchlax can be found from sweet honey trees.
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Riolu
To catch Riolu, you must hatch the egg given to you on Iron Mountain.
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Hippopotas
Hippopotas can be found in The Ruin Maniac's cave.
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Skorupi
Skorupi can be found in the Safari Zone.
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Croagunk
Croagunk can be found in the Safari Zone.
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Carnivine
Carnivine can be found in the Safari Zone.
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Finneon
Finneon can be found on routes 205, 218, 219, 220, and 221, the Fuego Ironworks, Iron Mountain, Canalave City, and Valley Windworks (you must have the good rod).
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Mantyke
Mantyke can be found on route 223 and Sunshine City (You must have surf).
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Snover
Snover can be found on routes 216 and 217, at Lake Aucity Surroundings, and Mt. Coronet's top.
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Sneasel
Sneasel can be found on routes 216 and 217, the Snowpoint Temple, and Lake Aucity.
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Magnemite
Magnemite can be found in a swarm at the Fuego Ironworks.
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Lickitung
Lickitung can be found in a swarm at Lake Valor.
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Rhyhorn
Rhyhorn can be found on route 227 and at Stark Mountain.
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Tangela
Tangela can be found in a swarm at Mt. Coronet's Top.
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Elekid
Elekid can be found on route 204, and Valley Windworks.
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Magby
Magby can be found on route 227 and Stark Mountain.
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Amity Square Items (Hearthome City)
Every 200 steps you take your Pokemon walking with you will be holding an item. All pokemon get different items. (NOTE: Cute Pokemon you need- Clefairy, Drifloon, Pachirisu, Psyduck, Pikachu, Buneary, and Happiny.
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Crobat
To get Crobat you need to evolve Golbat by friendship between the hours of 4am-6pm. Mine evolved at level 75 so it might take a while
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Rhypherior
Attach a protector to a Rhydon (can be found on Stark Mountain). Trade it and it will evolve immediately after the trade.
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Electivire
Attach an electrilizer to Electabuzz (Evolves from Elekid at lv 30). Trade it and it will evolve immediately after the trade.
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Magmortar
Attach a magmarizer to Magmar (Evolves from Magby at lv 30). Trade it and it will evolve immediately after the trade.
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Tangrowth
Teach Tangela Ancient Power at lv 33 (If it's past lv 33 and does not know ancient power, give the move tutor in Pastoria City a heart scale). Level it up one more time and it will evolve.
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Yanmega
Teach Yanma ancient power on lv 33 (If it's past lv 33 and does not know ancient power, go to the man in Pastoria City and give him a heart scale for it to learn the move). Level it up one more time and it will evolve.
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Frosslass
Use a dawn stone on a female Snrount and it will evolve into Frosslass.
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Gym Statue
To get the Gym statue you must beat all 8 gyms. Then go to hearthome city and go to the guy next to the church. He will give you the item, then it will go to your PC underground.
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Monferno
Chimchar evolves into Monferno at lv.14
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Jigglypuff
Jigglypuff can be found at trophy garden.
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Mightyena
Mightyena can be found at route 214.
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Venomoth
Venomoth can be found at route 229 using pokemon radar.
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Wobbuffet
Wobbuffet can be found at Vrity lakefront using pokemon radar.
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Darkrai
Note: You do not need Action Replay for this. To get to Darkrai, you need a lot of skill for this. First, go to Canalave and rapidly left and right alternately while holding up and your game will get a void that you can walk through, so go to Fullmoon Island and head east for a while and you will get to New Moon Island. Darkrai will be there waiting for you. Good luck, because Darkrai loves to put you to sleep.
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