All Poké Radar Exclusive Pokémon In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
The Poké Radar in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is an indispensable tool that can help players catch Pokémon that they can’t otherwise find, including several exclusive Pokémon. The Poké Radar is used to chain wild Pokémon encounters. The Poké Radar is frequently used to hunt for shiny Pokémon, as the chance of a Pokémon being shiny increases the higher the player’s chain goes.
The number of perfect IVs a wild Pokémon is guaranteed to have also increases with the duration of the chain. Starting with a chain of 100, wild Pokémon will have five out of their six stats with 31 IVs. Besides these common uses, the Poké Radar can also be used to find Pokémon that aren’t normally found in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
After completing the Sinnoh region Pokédex in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the National Dex and Poké Radar become obtainable. Using the Poké Radar, players can find exclusive Pokémon throughout the region that wouldn’t appear any other way. This makes it helpful for players looking to complete their National Dex or to shiny hunt for rare Pokémon. There’s a large handful of Pokémon exclusive to the Poké Radar encounters, and some of them are version exclusive, as well.
Sources such as Serebii have compiled lists of the Pokémon exclusive to the Poké Radar in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The following is a list of all the Poké Radar exclusive encounters, their locations, and if they’re exclusive to either game version, organized by National Dex number:
- Nidoran Female; Route 201
- Nidorina; Route 221, Valor Lakefront
- Nidoran Male; Route 201
- Nidorino; Route 221, Valor Lakefront
- Venonat; Route 229
- Venomoth; Route 229
- Mankey; Route 225, Route 226
- Primeape; Route 225, Route 226
- Slowpoke; Route 205 (Shining Pearl only)
- Grimer; Route 212
- Tauros; Route 209, Route 210
- Ditto; Route 218
- Sentret; Route 202
- Togepi; Route 230
- Mareep; Valley Windworks
- Flaaffy; Route 222
- Hoppip; Route 205, Fuego Ironworks
- Skiploom; Route 205, Fuego Ironworks
- Sunkern; Route 204
- Wobbuffet; Lake Verity, Lake Valor, Lake Acuity
- Houdoom; Route 214, Route 215 (Shining Pearl only)
- Stantler; Route 207 (Shining Pearl only)
- Smeargle; Route 212
- Tyrogue; Route 208, Route 211
- Miltank; Route 209, Route 210
- Larvitar; Route 207 (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Mightyena; Route 214, Route 215 (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Swellow; Route 213
- Ralts; Route 203, Route 204
- Kirlia; Route 203, Route 204
- Nincada; Eterna Forest
- Loudred; Mt. Coronet
- Aron; Fuego Ironworks (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Torkoal; Route 227, Stark Mountain
- Trapinch; Route 228
- Vibrava; Route 228
- Swablu; Route 211
- Baltoy; Route 206
- Kecleon; Route 210 (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Duskull; Route 224
- Dusclops; Route 224
- Snorunt; Route 216, Route 217, Acuity Lakefront
- Bagon; Route 210 (Shining Pearl only)
Some of these Pokémon, such as Ditto, are very helpful in Pokémon BDSP, and are worth seeking out for any player, especially since the Poké Radar can guarantee up to five perfect IVs on them. The Poké Radar is up with the Shiny Charm as one of the most helpful key items for players to get thanks to its functionality. The exclusive Pokémon that can be found with it only add to its helpfulness in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Source: Serebii