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BeachBoy April 8th, 2009 12:38 AM

Were you completely finished with the Pokédex project immediately after the E4?
 
So, in Platinum, you must see all 210 Pocket Monsters to obtain the National Dex and so on.

Right after the Elite Four, were you ready to go pick up the National Dex thanks to 210 already complete entries (be it sight or capture), or did you have to do a little bit of hunting first?

If you didn't have them all, which Pocket Monsters did you miss along the way? (or perhaps still missing)

Immediately following the Elite Four, I had seen 203 Pocket Monsters.

Seven Pocket Monsters I hadn't completed yet were Finneon #134, Feebas #138, Uxie Mespirit and Azelf (#146 - 8), Rotom #152, and last but never least, Togetic #174.

I planned on missing Rotom and the Trio so I could soft-reset for them later, and I'd simply trade 'em over from Diamond to complete the dex. So only three caught me off guard... all in thanks to me rushing through the game and not facing all the trainers, lol. :P I just had to go to Route 222 and battle the fisherman, and another trainer on Route 221 for Togetic.

So, done right away? If not, what'd ya miss?

Note: this thread can apply to Diamond and Pearl versions as well.

Valeran April 8th, 2009 12:53 AM

I made sure to see them all before hand. I had to go catch Azelf and Uxie though, I thought they were automatically added when you free them. I had also used repels all the way through the Victory Road so I had to go back to see Rhydon. Then I battled my Rival, beat the Elite 4 and had it done.

-Leaf April 8th, 2009 1:13 AM

i don't really bother with the dex.. only getting the national dex and if i can get some pokemon..

s0nido April 8th, 2009 1:55 AM

Don't you have to see 151 Pokemon in Platinum?
I wait until after I beat the Elite Four to unlock the National Dex, since you can immediately see the effects of your efforts, with places being unlocked.

Lt. Silver April 8th, 2009 2:26 AM

I had only seen 170 odd pokemon after beating elite four.

Wichu April 8th, 2009 3:21 AM

Due to battling every trainer (and Rotom), I'd seen everything bar the Lake Trio and Unown (somehow, despite never using any Repels, I didn't see any at all). I got those from Pearl, so it's all good ;)

DiasIzn April 8th, 2009 3:55 AM

yea i battled every possible pokemon except lumineon. Damn you lumineon...

-Leaf April 8th, 2009 5:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord GaGa (Post 4514876)
Don't you have to see 151 Pokemon in Platinum?
I wait until after I beat the Elite Four to unlock the National Dex, since you can immediately see the effects of your efforts, with places being unlocked.

Platinum pokedex expamds adding more 60 pokemon to the pokedex (210 total)

Wish April 8th, 2009 5:54 AM

By the end of the game, I was missing Leafeon, Glaceon, and Umbreon. I was also missing Rotom, and the lake trio. =\

Giratina ♀ April 8th, 2009 6:03 AM

First off I missed the Lake Trio, which I didn't try to capture before beating the E4.

I had 180-something Pokemon in the 'Dex when I beat Cynthia, and I'm still hunting for Wormadam, Happiny, Riolu (never went through Iron Isle), whoever comes after Snorlax and Lucario, Hippopotas, 133-136, and Feebas.

[incredibly lazy]

Lila April 8th, 2009 6:38 AM

I was pretty lucky in Platinum. After defeating the Elite Four, I only had two missing entries. Rotom and Manaphy. However, I had no idea where to see them, so I did have to ask around. >_>

Eventually I figured out that Rotom was in the TV in that creepy mansion at night, and that Manaphy was in a book in that house beside the Trophy Garden. Usually I don't have any trouble filling the Pokedex because I battle nearly every trainer I see, but I always miss the hidden pokemon in books, bleh. :P

Amaranth April 8th, 2009 6:55 AM

Before I faced the Elite Four, I made sure my Pokedex was as full as it could be (the E4 had some Pokemon that I hadn't seen yet, but it was complete aside from those). So, right after I beat them, I was able to get the National Dex. :D

Forci Stikane April 8th, 2009 10:12 AM

Quote:

Before I faced the Elite Four, I made sure my Pokedex was as full as it could be. So, right after I beat them, I was able to get the National Dex.
See the above. I actually waited until after I had defeated the rival for the "last" time, then went back and made certain that I had seen every single Pokemon that I could, so that defeating the Elite Four would also finish my Sinnoh Pokedex. I had already taken care of Rotom and Manaphy earlier in the game, so all that I needed to worry about was a random trainer or two and the Psychic Trio.

Of course, since you also included Diamond and Pearl in this, I should mention that one of those was actually a bit different. In Pearl, I used my completed Diamond version in order to obtain the National Pokedex before even defeating Volkner, which is how I know for a fact that it can be done.

World King April 8th, 2009 10:17 AM

Luckily, I saw them all before even thinking of facing the E4, battling EVERY In-game Trainer my screen saw. And it was worth it. I transfered Rotom, the Trio, and Manaphy from my Pearl, so I could SR for them later, and I bred 7 different Eevee for the E.V.Lutions. The rest... meh.

PlatinumDawnFtw April 8th, 2009 10:52 AM

I alway have to go back to route 212, becuase I skip it and take route 213.Also the lake trio and rotom are a pain.

Nnoitra Jiruga April 8th, 2009 10:52 AM

I was missing quite alot. x D
I'm still hard at work trying to find them .__.
I missed Dustox and some others...And now I can't go back for Dustox D :

Haza April 8th, 2009 10:56 AM

Umm, I had to go and see Rotom, Unown, the Pixies, and Manaphy.

Loinerville April 8th, 2009 10:57 AM

I Think I Just Needed 20 pokemon to complete it
and while in the elite four i got some more

dotKarma April 8th, 2009 12:03 PM

Off by two...Mespirit and Azelf. My brother had previously caught Uxie, so I just borrowed his for the Dex info.

DonRoyale April 8th, 2009 12:42 PM

I was missing Swinub, the lake trio, and Rotom.

I easily found them, and wheee, now I can chain Pokemon on Platinum ;P

Mages4ever April 8th, 2009 12:53 PM

I left out Rotom for a reason. So no. I didn't xD

Gummy April 8th, 2009 12:59 PM

I was missing about seven Pokemon after I beat Cynthia, four of which were the pixies and Rotom. That new feature over at Serebii made it a lot easier to find the rest (all of which were found at Iron Island, which I never went to because I already had a Riolu).

Nitrous Oxide April 8th, 2009 1:03 PM

I was only missing Hippopotas.

Alakazam17 April 8th, 2009 1:04 PM

I like to beat all the trainers, so when I beat the E4, I was just missing four-the same four that you had intended, BeachBoy: Uxie, Azelf, Mesprit, & Rotom. ^_^

Zennerick April 8th, 2009 1:43 PM

I was missing Gardevoir, Rotom, and Octillary; however, that was a while ago.

Offtopic (kind of):
Does the Battle Frontier affect the National Pokedex?

Because I have no idea how I managed to get Arbok into
my National Dex when I don't have old Pokemon GBA games
and I was never traded one in any of the DS versions I've ever had.


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