Pokemon Diamond: FAQ/Walkthrough by A Darkstar Ripclaw / DBM11085 Version Alpha 1.17, Last Updated 2008-01-16 View/Download Original File Liked this FAQ? Click to recommend it to other GameFAQs users. Hosted by GameFAQs Return to Pokemon Diamond (DS) FAQs & Guides Pokémon Diamond/Pearl FAQ Published for the Nintendo DS Released April 22nd, 2007 _________________ |Table of Contents| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. Walkthrough a. Coal Badge WCLB b. Forest Badge WFRB c. Cobble Badge WCBB d. Fen Badge WNQB e. Relic Badge WRCB f. Mine Badge WMNB g. Icicle Badge WICB h. Beacon Badge WBCB i. The Pokémon League WPKL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Walkthrough WKTH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the start of the game, listen to the good Professor talk about the game controls and adventure information if you wish, but otherwise, choose the third option to continue (click the red box on the bottom screen to back up out of the first dialogue choice, and just hit the text in the second one to finish). Afterwards, tap the center of the Pokéball for Professor Rowan to show off Munchlax in an exposition. Once he's finished, choose either the male or female character by highlighting and then selecting them (whichever you choose will not determine the course of the story or gameplay). Choose a name for your character, confirm it, then use either one of the default names for your rival or choose his name as well. For the course of this walkthrough, we shall refer to him as Rival. Confirm his name as well, and then you will be shrunk and put into the game world. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1a. Coal Badge WCLB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- Twinleaf Town ------------- Watch the TV program, which is talking about a red Gyrados in hidings. Afterwards, head down the staircase, and you will be met with by your mother, whom shall have you be running after your Rival. Exit the house (with a warning that will not apply for any longer than five minutes), then go to the northwestern house in Twinleaf Town. Rival will pop out once you approach and then head back inside. Follow after him, and go up the staircase in his house to his room on the second floor. After the conversation is done, make your leavetakings and continue outside again, then head north and into the Route 201 Area. --------- Route 201 --------- Proceed north again and you shall encounter your Rival once again. After he is done talking, he will tag up with you again. Now head west (Rival will stop you from heading east for the moment), then go north and enter into the forest/lake area. ---------------- Verity Lakefront ---------------- _______ |POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Turtwig | N/A | Grass | 5 | Gift only | |Chimchar | N/A | Fire | 5 | Gift only | |Piplup | N/A | Water | 5 | Gift only | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Inside, you will automatically have an encounter with Professor Rowan and either Lucas (if you are a girl) or Dawn (if you are a boy). The two shall take their leave, giving you the opportunity to choose your own Pokémon. You had better make it a good one, as a Starly will attack you at that moment. Below is a brief profile of each of the starter Pokémon and their evolution chain. ____________________ |#001 Turtwig - Grass| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Turtwig is an effective all-around balanced Pokémon, knowing Withdraw right from the start, and learns Absorb and Razor Leaf at Levels 9 and 13. Coupled with the Overgrow ability, which allows it's Grass attacks to increase in power by 1.5 when HP is low, makes an effective early fighter, and it evolves into Grotle at Level 18 and Torterra at Level 32, the latter of which will be Grass/Ground type, and will be effective in Gyms 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8. ____________________ |#004 Chimchar - Fire| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Chimchar focuses on attack, and can learn Leer, Taunt, Facade, and Calm Mind as well as a variety of other physical and Fire attacks. The ability Blaze allows his Fire attacks to deal 1.5x damage at low HP, but it's real claim to fame is it's early evolution - evolving at Level 14 to Monferno (though it only evolves to Infernape at Level 36). These latter two forms are also Fighting type, much like the previous generation's Fire-starter's evolution chain, with other attacks learnable like Feint, In Fight, and Punish. This makes him useful in Gyms 1 (once evolved), 2, 5, 6, and 7. I HIGHLY recommend taking Chimchar because, besides Ponyta/Rapidash, he is the ONLY Fire-type that you will be able to obtain in the game until you have seen all 150 Sinnoh Pokémon, and Fire-types are very much needed in the regular game of Diamond/Pearl. ___________________ |#007 Piplup - Water| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Piplup is basically the "advanced player's Pokémon" of the Diamond/Pearl generation, with a very poor early attack range ranging from Bubble to Bide - not exactly the greatest variety. However, once he evolves to Prinplup at level 16, things look up a bit, with attacks such as Metal Claw and Bubblebeam, and Empoleon (whom is evolved to at Level 36) has a second type of Steel, and can learn good attacks such as Aqua Jet, Mist, and Drill Peck. Thus, this Pokémon is generally not very useful in gyms, likely only being effective in Gyms 1, 5, 6, and 7. After you make your pick of Pokémon (and in traditional fashion, your Rival will choose the Pokémon that yours is weak to), you will have to fend off a Level 2 Starly. At this point in time, I believe that you will not need a strategy considering the lopsided power of your own Pokémon, so just attack until the Starly falls. Once done, Lucas/Dawn will come back to meet you and take the suitcase back. Head back south and leave the forest. --------- Route 201 --------- Head east from here, and you will encounter Professor Rowan and Lucas/Dawn again. After you finish your small talk, you shall then be automatically transported back to your house in Twinleaf Town. ------------- Twinleaf Town ------------- _____ |Items| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| [ ] | Running Shoes |Automatically obtained | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Your mother will now send you off to Sandgem Town, and gives you the Running Shoes to go with it. With these shoes, you can now press B to run, which should aid you in making the long journey just a little less tedious with the walking. Exit the house and leave the town north, and from now on, if you need to heal up your Pokémon while around here, head over to your mom to get them recovered. --------- Route 201 --------- _______ |POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 2, 3 | | |Kricketot | Rare | Bug | ? | | |Shinx | Rare | Electric | ? | | |Starly | Common |Flying/Normal | 2, 3 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ After entering Route 201, head east along the path that Rival blocked you from moving earlier. Once you make it past the first section of grass, continue along the dirt road a slight ways, then head north and east through some more grass. Eventually, you should just be able to stroll from there right into Sandgem Town. ------------ Sandgem Town ------------ _____ |Items| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| [ ] | Pokédex |Automatically obtained | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Once you arrive in town, you will come face-to-face with Lucas/Dawn, again. Rival will exit the nearby building and leave, and inside, Professor Rowan will let you keep your own Pokémon as a gift. At this point, you can also nickname it. He then asks you the perennial question: do you wish to journey Shinnoh and help him in catologuing Pokémon? Accept, and he will give you the Pokédex, and send you off. Lucas/Dawn will also receive the third Pokémon of the initial trio, making a secondary rival for you. Outside, Lucas/Dawn will take you around for a little more sightseeing, showing off the Poké Mart and Pokémon Center. Afterwards, s/he will head to the northeast exit to Route 202 and block it off...for now. Instead, make your way back across Route 201 back to Twinleaf Town (if you wish to, you might also want to head to the Poké Mart here to pick up some Poké Balls, but you will be getting some more relatively soon). ------------- Twinleaf Town ------------- _____ |Items| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| [ ] | Journal |Automatically obtained | [ ] | Parcel |Automatically obtained | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Back here, go and visit your mother. She will hand off to you the Journal. Your Rival's mother then waltzes in as well, and after some more talking, gives you the Parcel. She also gives Rival's whereabouts - Jubilife City. We now have a destination in mind,