Diamond and Pearl Duplication
There are various methods of duplicating Pokémon, all of which occur only through GTS which is accessible in Jubilife City. A detailed guide concerning the clock rotation method can be found at http://faqs.ign.com/articles/786/786927p1.html - for video evidence of it working, watch this.
Shiny Legendaries
Let's say you want a shiny Groudon in Emerald or a shiny Dialga in Diamond, just save right in front of them. Go to battle them, if they're not shiny, reset (Ru/Sa/Em = A+B+Sel+Start, D/P = L+R+Sel+Start). Since you saved in front of it, it's still there. Challenge it again. Repeat until it's shiny.
Special Traits (Emerald, D/P)
[ Arena Trap, Pressure ]
Battle wild Pokémon more often. Some Pokémon with these traits include Dugtrio and most legendaries like Mewtwo or Lugia.
[ Compoundeyes ]
The wild Pokémon you fight have an increased chance of holding an item. Some Pokémon with these traits include Yanma or Butterfree.
[ Cute Charm ]
Encounter more Pokémon of the opposite gender. Some Pokémon with these traits include Clefairy or Skitty.
[ Flame Body, Magma Armor ]
Eggs hatch in half the time if a Pokémon with this trait is in your team. Some Pokémon with these traits include Magmar or Camerupt.
[ Lightningrod ]
Trainers call you more often. Some Pokémon with this trait include Rhydon or Manectric.
[ Magnet Pull ]
Battle Steel type Pokémon more often. Some Pokémon with these traits include Magneton or Nosepass.
[ Sticky Hold, Suction Cups ]
Easier to fish for wild Pokémon. Some Pokémon with these traits include Muk or Octillery.
[ Vital Spirit, Hustle ]
Enemy Pokémon are more likely to have a higher level than the Vital Spirit or Hustle Pokémon in your team. Some Pokémon with these traits include Vigoroth or Togetic.
[ Keen Eye, Intimidate ]
Enemy Pokémon are less likely to have a higher level than the Keen Eye/Intimidate Pokémon in your team. Some Pokémon with these traits include Skarmory or Mightyena.
[ Synchronize ]
Enemy Pokémon are more likely to have the same nature as the Pokémon in your team with Synchronize. Some Pokémon with these traits include Umbreon or Alakazam.
EV Training Tips
*Exp. Share*
If you just hatched a Pokémon, it starts out at level 1, making it difficult to train with because it could be KOed easily or takes a long time to beat opponents. Also, if you're using something that doesn't have any moves to begin with, like Ralts or Wobbuffet, Exp. Share can be very useful.
Always remember to give the Pokémon vitamins before you start training, they save time.
Let's say you want to train your level 1 Buizel in attack and you have a level 70 Empoleon on your team that you used through the entire game. Empoleon can easily beat wild Pokémon, right? Let's also say that you want to train Buizel in attack. Give Buizel the Exp. Share. So go to the grassy area around Sandgem Town and battle wild Shinx. Empoleon can easily beat them with in 1 hit and Buizel gains experience and 1 attack EV from the battle, even though it didn't fight. Do this to level it up and gain EVs until Buizel can fight for itself.
*Power Items*
Each Power Item can be found at Battle Tower. They cost 16BP each. Sounds cheap but it'll probably take you like 2 hours or so to buy each one.
Power Weight (HP)
Power Bracer (Attack)
Power Belt (Defense)
Power Lens (Special Attack)
Power Band (Special Defense)
Power Anklet (Speed)
Each item gives +4 EV in their stat, NO MATTER WHAT YOU FIGHT. You also get the EV that enemy drops normally too. So if you have a Power Weight on and battle a Starly, you gain 4 EVs in HP and 1 EV in speed. If you fight a Shinx, you get 4 EVs in HP and 1 EV in attack.
*Vitamins*
Each vitamin (protein, hp up, iron, carbos, calcium, zinc) boosts a stat by 10 EVs. The maximum for one stat is 10 vitamins, or 100 EVs. The max amount of EVs you can have total are 510, so you can't max out EVs for every stat. The most EVs that can go into a stat are 252.
*Pokérus*
Doubles your EVs. If you battle a Shinx, you gain 2 attack EVs instead of 1.
*Macho Brace*
(same as Pokérus) If you have Macho Brace + Pokérus, you gain even more EVs. So if you battle a Shinx, you gain 4 Attack EVs.
1 (EV from Shinx) x 2 (Macho Brace) x 2 (Pokérus) = 4
*HOW TO LOWER EVs*
If you accidentally raised the wrong stat, there is a way to delete EVs. Feed your Pokémon special berries:
Pomeg Berry (HP EV -10)
Kelpsy Berry (Attack EV -10)
Qualot Berry (Defense EV -10)
Hondew Berry (Sp.Atk EV -10)
Grepa Berry (Sp.Def EV-10)
Tamato Berry (Speed EV-10)
Even if your Pokémon is level 100 and you EV train it, all you have to do is put it in a box and take it out again. The stats recalculate and change to match the EVs you customized it with.
Raising Happiness Easily
1 - Feed the Pokémon vitamins like HP Ups or Carbos
2 - Battle & use Lemonades to restore HP
3 - Have the girl in Veilstone massage your Pokémon
4 - Avoid getting KOed or having status effects inflicted on the Pokémon
5 - Hold the Soothe Bell
6 - Feed your Pokémon Pokéblocks or Poffins
7 - Feed your Pokémon EV reducing berries (Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, Tamato)
When your Pokémon is happy, visit a woman in a house on Route 213 for a Footprint Ribbon.
Migration Tip
Always be sure to have a Pokémon with Surf in your team if you're migrating over water-types from the GBA games.
Battle Tower Pokémon EV Spreads & Movesets
http://mewn.psupedia.info/Pokemon/BTMovesets.htm
Pick Up
Pokémon with PickUp: Zigzagoon, Linoone, Meowth, Teddiursa, Aipom, Ambipom, Munchlax, Pachirisu, Phanpy
In Emerald, Diamond, and Pearl, items found are based on level. At level 91 and beyond, Pokémon may find items like Max Revive and Full Restore often. You may also find Leftovers or TM26. Pickup is also helpful in finding Dusk, Dawn, and Shiny stones. Basically, every few battles, check your Pokémon with Pickup. They should be holding an item. Take the item and continue battling so they pick up other items.
Clarification on a few Risky Items
Expert Belt - Boosts super effective attacks by 20%
Wide Lens - Boosts accuracy by 10%
Quick Claw - 18.75% chance of attacking first
Light Ball - doubles Pikachu's attack & special attack (not base)
DP Rival
On weekends, go to Battle Tower. Your rival will be waiting to battle.
Boosting Contest Stats Further
Go to Pastoria City and talk to the man (?). If you have a Pokémon with a maxed contest stat (like beauty or smart), he'll give you a special scarf (which your Pokémon can hold during contests) that boosts that stat even more. He only gives you 1 of each Scarf - Green, Blue, Pink, Red, & Yellow.
Start a New Game
To delete an old game in order to start a new one, go to the main menu and press Up+B+Start+Select.
Instantly Reset
Press L+R+Start+Select
*Capturing Azelf & Uxie*
+Easy Method: Duplicate Master Balls and capture them instantly.
+Battle Tactics: Use a Pokémon with the move False Swipe - an attack that can't KO an opponent and will always leave them with at least 1 HP. Then either paralyze or put Azelf/Uxie to sleep. Then throw Ultra or Dusk Balls.
*Capturing Mesprit*
Mesprit will escape, so either use a Master Ball to capture it once you randomly encounter it somewhere otherwise you'll need to switch to a Pokémon like Wobbuffet with the Shadow Tag ability which prevents Mesprit from escaping (or use something like Crobat w/ Mean Look). Then bring it down to critical HP and throw Ultra Balls.
*Pokérus + Power Items*
If you're holding the Power Anklet and battling Starly, you'll gain 5 speed EVs. If you have Pokérus too, you gain 10 EVs.
*Easy EVs*
These are some easy Pokémon to beat to earn EVs that also appear very frequently to help you save time as you EV train. Of course, using the Vs Seeker method can help greatly too.
HP - Bidoof
Location for easy KOs: Grassy area around Sandgem Town (level 2 or 3)
EV: HP + 1
Attack - Shinx
Location for easy KOs: Grassy area around Sandgem Town (level 2 or 3)
EV: Attack + 1
Defense - Geodude
Location for easy KOs: Route 207, north of Oreburgh City (level 3-5)
EV: Defense + 1
Special Attack - Gastly
Location for easy KOs: Lost Tower (level 16-18 )
EV: Sp. Attack + 1
Special Defense - Tentacool
Location for easy KOs: Route 219 (level 23+)
EV: Sp. Def + 1
Speed - Buizel, Pachirisu
Location for easy KOs: Grassy area between Floaroma Town & Valley Windworks
EV: Speed + 1
Checking IVs easily..
Let's say you just hatched a Bulbasaur. It's level 1. You don't know if it'll be strong or weak. Before you waste time training it, there's an easy way to peek at it's max stats. Go to the WiFi room with a friend and enter a level 100 single battle. Your Bulbasaur will be elevated to level 100. Write down the stats.
arrow Step 1
-Select the Pokémon who's IVs you'd like to check, in this example, it's Bulbasaur
-Select it's nature, in this example, it's Adamant
arrow Step 2
-In the IV column, type in 31 for each stat (31 is the legal max)
arrow Step 3
-Type in level 100
arrow Step 4
-Click Calculate stats
arrow Step 5
- Check the Calculated stats section. You now see what a level 100 Bulbasaur's max stats would be without EVs. Compare it to yours and you'll know whether or not it's worth training.
If your Bulbasaur is like 5 or 6 points off in a few stats, there's no problem, but if you notice yours has like.. 30 less HP or something, do not train it! To use the calculator, go to http://www.serebii.net/games/iv-calcdp.shtml which can also be saved it to your computer for use anytime.
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