[Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl] How will we get Manaphy?

If you guys recall, Manaphy was in the Sinnoh Pokedex, but you could only obtain it through sending an egg over through Pokemon Ranger.

Pokemon Ranger obviously hasn't made a new game in over a decade now. How do you think we'll be able to get Manaphy in BDSP? I hope it's not just through Mystery Gift, that'd be really lame.

RANGER 4 CONFIRMED okay, no.

My wild hope, which I know is not likely but will hold onto until I am proven wrong, is that it'll be a Victini type thing where there's an event for it very early on, and it comes at a low enough level that you can use it throughout the game (or better yet, in egg form). That was so good in BW, and it'd be perfect for a mythical Pokemon that's known for hatching from an egg and being able to be "raised" by the player!!

I think it'll just become some sort of in game event that won't require us going to anything special irl. Or at the very least, they will add some sort of online mystery gift feature and give it away as a pre-order bonus

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It's most likely going to be just another Mystery Gift. But who knows? In ORAS they gave us Deoxys as part of the postgame so maybe they do something similar with Manaphy.

EmTheGhost said:

RANGER 4 CONFIRMED okay, no.

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me, too, though, I will forever hope for a new Ranger game, so you're not alone.

I'm more of wanting Phione as that is the only mythical/legendary I have never obtained from gen 4.

Would be nice if the game boxes came with a 1 time use mystery gift code for a Manaphy. Kinda doubt it though.
Kinda hope they'll do something ingame for it, like ORAS did with Deoxys or Sword/Shield with Keldeo.

i mean, since the rumors say we will only get pokemon from gen1 to gen 4, I hope there will be in game events for legendaries and for mythical pokemon. it would be cool

EmTheGhost said:

RANGER 4 CONFIRMED okay, no.

My wild hope, which I know is not likely but will hold onto until I am proven wrong, is that it'll be a Victini type thing where there's an event for it very early on, and it comes at a low enough level that you can use it throughout the game (or better yet, in egg form). That was so good in BW, and it'd be perfect for a mythical Pokemon that's known for hatching from an egg and being able to be "raised" by the player!!

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Would honestly love this but a big part of me feels like it'll just be a WiFi event like we've had with SwSh, where they just give you the special Pokémon/item without any story behind it. I miss when we got little stories/had reasons for getting things. :(

Hoping you can catch it or just through a Mystery Gift giveaway. It'd make sense either way IMO.

NipahRika said:

Hoping you can catch it or just through a Mystery Gift giveaway. It'd make sense either way IMO.

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Currently, we're getting it through Mystery Gift if we buy the games early/a preorder bonus.

I'd love it if we could just catch it in game, though, as opposed to being just given it to us. Oh, well.

I wonder if there will be a way to get it later once that mystery gift ends for those that can't purchase the game right away?

Mikachu said:

I wonder if there will be a way to get it later once that mystery gift ends for those that can't purchase the game right away?

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Maybe through Pokemon Home at some point? Pokemon Home does give Pokemon through their own Mystery Gift, too.

Palamon said:

Currently, we're getting it through Mystery Gift if we buy the games early/a preorder bonus.

I'd love it if we could just catch it in game, though, as opposed to being just given it to us. Oh, well.

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I am really hoping we can just find it in the game and get it given to us. Not every person can preorder or buy early.

Mikachu said:

I wonder if there will be a way to get it later once that mystery gift ends for those that can't purchase the game right away?

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I am hoping so!

Mikachu said:

I wonder if there will be a way to get it later once that mystery gift ends for those that can't purchase the game right away?

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I am doubting this. If they didn't do it in Let's Go. They probably aren't going to do it with these games. If you miss it, you miss it. Perhaps we will just our right get one in the future from an event or when they release Manaphy in Pokemon Go, which I am not sure if they have or not yet, but I wouldn't expect to get the Egg again if you don't preorder or get the game early.

You'll get one chance. And that is it. That is what I would expect. Especially since it doesn't look like they plan to support to game much past being release, since it isn't connected or compatible with SwSh.

Palamon said:

If you guys recall, Manaphy was in the Sinnoh Pokedex, but you could only obtain it through sending an egg over through Pokemon Ranger.

Pokemon Ranger obviously hasn't made a new game in over a decade now. How do you think we'll be able to get Manaphy in BDSP? I hope it's not just through Mystery Gift, that'd be really lame.

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Must be an easter egg ig

Manaphy egg from pokemon ranger was a really nice interaction with Diamond and Pearl.
It is sad that we are not having something like this again.