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.
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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:
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
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