Refers to the main series Pokémon games released on Nintendo DS from 2006 to 2010: Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.
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Is every type of evolution stone equally distributed in the Underground?
I noticed on my Pokémon Platinum cartridge that I have far fewer Water Stones in my inventory than any other type of evolution stone. I have around 30 Fire Stones and 20 Thunderstones, but only 2 ...
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Can legendaries be caught shiny in DPPt? [duplicate]
In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver, can legendary Pokémon be encountered and caught as shiny?
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How can I tell if a move is special or physical?
Special moves use Spc Atk, and Spc Def in their damage calculations.
Normal moves use Atk, and Def in their damage calculations.
How do I know which move is which?
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Approximately how rare are (!!!) bushes on the Pokewalker?
Related to this question, roughly how rare are (!!!) bushes? I have the required number of steps and I've encountered around eight (!!) bushes, and spent around 2000W on Poke Radar turns, but haven't ...
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Is it really possible to find Group A Pokemon on a (!!) bush with the Pokewalker?
According to Bulbapedia, when you uncover a (!!) bush on the Pokewalker, you can find either a Group B Pokemon or a Group A Pokemon for that route, while a (!!!) bush always gives you a Group A ...
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What are all the different effects of the special Pokeballs?
As I understand it, catching certain pokemon with certain pokeballs provides additional effects other than an easier catch. It even shows what ball you caught a pokemon with when checking its status ...
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If I trade a pokemon and received it back from that trainer, is it still a “traded pokemon”?
Traded Pokemon act different; you can't change their name, they get more experience etc. In the old days, if I recall correctly, trading once meant that pokemon was always "traded", even if your ...
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What's the maximum number of ribbons a Pokémon can attain in Gen IV?
Using only Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver, what is the maximum number of ribbons a single Pokémon can legitimately attain?
Don't include Pokémon traded from other games (e.g. ...
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Can I have two Rotoms with the same forme on the same team?
According to this question, if Rotom is possessing an appliance when traded, Rotom reverts to its original forme, and the appliance returns to the Rotom's Room.
Is it possible to have, for example, ...
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What happens when I trade away my Rotom formes?
In Pokemon Platinum and HeartGold/SoulSilver, there are rooms where Rotom can possess household appliances to gain alternate formes. The appliance is removed from the room while Rotom is in that ...
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How do I transfer my Pokémon?
So I have my Pokémon from Diamond (yes I have Diamond; no I don't think it's emasculating) and I want to transfer them over to my new Pokémon Black. Seems easy enough.
But here is the catch: I only ...
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Is it possible to do Battle Frontier through local DS wifi?
I've played the Battle Frontier both alone and online play, but I've never played it locally.
Mostly, I'm interested in playing with my girlfriend, who has Diamond, while I have SoulSilver. Are we ...
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Why doesn't my Wailmer hatch with Aqua Ring?
I'm trying to breed a Wailmer with Aqua Ring that I will be EV training. I have a female Wailmer and a male Goldeen that knows Aqua Ring, which is supposedly one of Wailmer's egg moves. When the ...
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How do I get more Oran berries in Pokemon Heart Gold or Soul Silver?
How do I get more Oran Berries in Pokemon Heart Gold or Soul Silver to cure the Miltank above Olivine City from its illness? I did not create more Oran berries in my berry pots and have run out of my ...
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How does STAB work exactly, and how does it interact with the Technitian ability?
A Pokemon which has the Technitian ability gets x1.5 boosted attack power for all moves used which have an attack power of 60 or less (so a move with 60 attack power will actually have 90 attack ...
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What is the accuracy of Hypnosis in a battle between Diamond and Platinum versions?
In Pokemon Diamond, Hypnosis has 70% accuracy. In Pokemon Platinum, it has 60%. In a battle between these two games, which value is used?
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In the third and fourth generations, which pokemon require events?
Between the third and fourth generation of Pokemon games, which Pokemon cannot be obtained without an Action Replay or similar in any of the GBA/DS games without going to a Nintendo Event?
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