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The Poké Radar (Japanese: ポケモントレーサー Pokémon Tracer, ポケトレ Poké Trace for short) is a key item in Generation IV that is used to seek out wild Pokémon hiding in long grass. Like the Vs Seeker, its battery must be charged after use by walking around. It takes fifty steps to fully charge the Poké Radar.

After the player has seen every Pokémon in the Sinnoh Dex, they will be able to meet Professor Oak in Professor Rowan's lab in Sandgem Town. After upgrading the Pokédex to the National model, he will also give away the Poké Radar, but will not explain it very thoroughly.

It can only be used in the standard tall grass, while on foot, at which point a tune will begin to play, and one or more patches of the long grass will begin to move. Patches that shake more violently than others are often rarer Pokémon, including Pokémon exclusive to the use of the Poké Radar. When a player walks into one of these moving patches, a battle with a wild Pokémon will instantly begin.

If the Pokémon that is found is knocked out or captured in a Poké Ball, a chain will begin. These chains consist of multiple members of the same Pokémon species (such as Farfetch'd) encountered one after another. The only catch is this: a player must not encounter any Pokémon just by walking through non-wiggling grass, only by walking into the grass that shakes. Therefore, it is recommended that Repel is used in order to ensure this and achieve a higher chain. Entering the same type of grassy patch the chain was started in that is the farthest away increases the chances of meeting the same kind of Pokémon consecutively. Long chains increase the chance of finding a shiny Pokémon, which is indicated by the patch of grass glowing white twice rather than shaking.

One of the many functions of the Pokétch is to display the current chain and the three best chains made so far.

Note that the statement "The grassy patch remained silent..." may occur. This is due to no chains found by the Poké Radar. Upon walking another 50 steps, the item may be used again and may work.

List of Radar-exclusive Pokémon

# Icon Name Area Game 029 Nidoran♀ Route 201 D P Pt 030 Nidorina Route 221, Valor Lakefront D P Pt 032 Nidoran♂ Route 201 D P Pt 033 Nidorino Route 221, Valor Lakefront D P Pt 048 Venonat Route 229 D P Pt 049 Venomoth Route 229 D P Pt 056 Mankey Routes 225 and 226 D P Pt 057 Primeape Routes 225 and 226 D P Pt 079 Slowpoke Route 205 D P Pt 088 Grimer Route 212 D P Pt 128 Tauros Routes 209 and 210 (Diamond and Pearl) Route 210 (Platinum) D P Pt 132 Ditto Route 218 D P Pt* 161 Sentret Route 202 D P Pt 175 Togepi Route 230 D P Pt 179 Mareep Valley Windworks D P Pt 180 Flaaffy Route 222 D P Pt 187 Hoppip Route 205 D P Pt 188 Skiploom Route 205 (North) D P Pt 191 Sunkern Route 204 (North) D P Pt 202 Wobbuffet Lake Verity, Lake Valor, Lake Acuity D P Pt 229 Houndoom Route 214 and Route 215 D P Pt* 234 Stantler Route 207 D P Pt 235 Smeargle Route 212 D P Pt 236 Tyrogue Route 208 and Route 211 (Diamond and Pearl) Route 211 (Platinum) D P Pt 241 Miltank Route 209 and Route 210 (Diamond and Pearl) Route 210 (Platinum) D P Pt 246 Larvitar Route 207 D P Pt 261 Poochyena Route 214 D P Pt 262 Mightyena Routes 214 and 215 D P Pt 277 Swellow Route 213 D P Pt 280 Ralts Routes 203 and 204 D P Pt* 281 Kirlia Routes 203 and 204 (Diamond and Pearl) Route 209 (Platinum) D P Pt* 290 Nincada Eterna Forest D P Pt 294 Loudred Mt. Coronet D P Pt 304 Aron Fuego Ironworks D P Pt 324 Torkoal Route 227 and Stark Mountain D P Pt 328 Trapinch Route 228 D P Pt 329 Vibrava Route 228 D P Pt 333 Swablu Route 211 D P Pt* 343 Baltoy Route 206 D P Pt 352 Kecleon Route 210 D P Pt 355 Duskull Route 224 D P Pt* 356 Dusclops Route 224 D P Pt* 361 Snorunt Routes 216 and 217, Acuity Lakefront D P Pt* 371 Bagon Route 210 D P Pt

See also

• Swarms
• Dual-slot mode

On Bulbagarden forums

• Shiny Pokémon with the Poké Radar