4th Gen Diamond / Pearl Q&A Thread

[Magick]

i already have an enigma berry from darkrai, but none of the other event ones

 

[Kratos_Aurion88]

I'm afraid to plant my Enigma Berry...XD

 

[Magick]

LOL i was petrified to plant it!
it only took 4 days... i was watching it like a hawk!

 

[Kratos_Aurion88]

ONLY four days? XD Good grief.

 

[Magick]

better than nothing.. i have over 100 now

 

[El Gofre]

Is it illegal to use sleep powder with spikes here?
or is that just on smogon?

No, it's just illegal to put two opponents to sleep at a time.

 

[Duckets]

Quick question, being new here. Is there some tier list that PC goes off? if so could you direct me to the link?

 

[El Gofre]

https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=118170

There you are. For future reference it's stickied in the DPP forum along with this one.

 

[Duckets]

thanks for the direction :)

 

[Belinda]

I think Fiery`Arcanine is talking about the verisons Gold, Silver, and Crystal. In the Generation II Games, wild Pokemon would be shiny if their Individual Values [IVs] were better than average. That was the last game that the Pokemon's shininess was determined by Individual Values. Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald all had shiny Pokemon randomly generated.

Now, there is a method to increase the chances up to about a 1/200 chance, I believe. It is called PokeRadar chaining, in which the device of the PokeRadar is used to make a chain of the same species of Pokemon. For example if you are chaining Bidoof, it would require you to encounter so many Bidoofs in a row. If you ran into a Starly, your chain would be broken and you have to start all over. You can read about this chaining method in the Diamond and Pearl FAQ.

I think I've strayed the topic at hand a little. In short, you cannot make a Pokemon shiny. You have to encounter it as a shiny Pokemon. If you encountered, lets say your Bidoof, as a normal colored Pokemon, there is no way to turn it into a shiny Pokemon. If you want a shiny legendary, you should keep soft-resetting for one.

Latias and those runaway Pokemon are hard to get, since those Pokemon's shininess is determined at the start of the game. Egg Pokemon's shininess is determined the first time you receive the egg.

In case you're wondering...
Each time you encounter a Pokemon, it has a 1/8192 chance of being shiny. Trainers can go through their whole gaming career without seeing a shiny Pokemon, because it's that rare.

Thanks very much xD.........

 

[rxpapi12]

how long does the spreading phase of pkrs last i've just got some pokes infected and would like to take a break i've been playing a while infecting tons but i'd hate to come back and see I can't spread anymore....

 

[Haza]

If you PC store them you dont have to worry about it. The PC preserves spreadable PKRS

 

[SwampertTrainer]

Are 1-Hit KO attacks really worth it?

 

[rxpapi12]

If you PC store them you dont have to worry about it. The PC preserves spreadable PKRS

can they lose the spreading in day care?

 

[El Gofre]

can they lose the spreading in day care?

As far as I'm aware, the only way of preserving the virus is to keep it in the PC. 24 hours outside and it's gone.

 

[Forci Stikane]

Actually, just whenever the clock hits midnight is when it expires. Think Cinderella.

Are 1-Hit KO attacks really worth it?

Against other players, no, especially since there's a common clause that blocks them. In-game, though, go for it.

 

[El Gofre]

Actually, just whenever the clock hits midnight is when it expires. Think Cinderella.

Oh yeahhh, That's what I meant :P

 

[SwampertTrainer]

Thanks. I think I will go for other moves, though...

 

[Pave Low]

how do you massage a pokemon

hello members, i would like to know how you can massage you r pokemon in pokemon diamond

 

[El Gofre]

There are two places your pokes can get massages:
*Veilstone city in a house near the Gym
*The Resort Area, although you need to have completed every contest.

Massages can be gotten of each masseuse once per day.