Appendix:Diamond and Pearl walkthrough/Section 20

Catching the Lake Guardians

Now that the events in Mt. Coronet and Spear Pillar is over, and Team Galactic is utterly destroyed and finally out of the way, the Lake guardians will wait for you in the cavern of their respective lake:

• Mesprit in Verity Cavern, Lake Verity
• Azelf in Valor Cavern, Lake Valor
• Uxie in Acuity Cavern, Lake Acuity

When you talk to Azelf and Uxie, they will immediately battle you. But Mesprit won't, unlike the rest.

You can just proceed on without catching them, but why would you reject their "invitation"?

Catching Mesprit

Go to Lake Verity. Surf to the middle of the lake and enter Verity Cavern. Talk to Mesprit and get ready for a battle..... but suddenly a picture of Mesprit pops out, then Mesprit disappears! Professor Rowan comes in and says that you have tried to do what he asked you to do, but Mesprit doesn't provide you any answer, and Mesprit wants to "play with you." He also tells you that you can track Mesprit down with the Poketch App Marking Map. (He will be surprised if you don't have the Marking Map, and tells you to visit Poketch Company in Jubilife City)

Make sure that you have your first Pokemon under Level 50, buy a lot of Quick Balls and Repels before proceeding to catch Mesprit.

Now Mesprit roams in Sinnoh. It can appear on almost every route, and also at the Valley Windworks and Fuego Ironworks. When you get to another place, it will teleport to another place too. Two of the best places to "wait" for Mesprit to show up are Route 205 and Valley Windworks. Run back and forth between the boundary of these two places until you and Mesprit are in the same place. Once Mesprit is in the same place as you, use a Repel, save your game, and set a Pokemon at or under Level 50 as your first Pokemon. Then, go inside the tall grass and run around until Mesprit appears.

Apply the same strategy as the one you used to catch Dialga/Palkia. After your first move, Mesprit will escape unless your Pokemon used Mean Look or other similar moves that prevent escaping. All damages and status ailments will remain on Mesprit even it escapes, though.

When Mesprit is damaged enough (i.e. HP bar is in red), the next time you encounter Mesprit, start throwing Quick Balls without hesitating. Since you only have the first turn as your only chance in an encounter, Quick Balls are your best choice.

Or, if you decide to prevent it from escaping, throw Ultra Balls (or Dusk Balls if playing at night) instead.

Catching Azelf

Go to Lake Valor. You will find that the lake is restored. Surf to the southeast of the lake to collect TM25 (Thunder), and then surf again to the middle and enter Valor Cavern.

Make sure that you heal your Pokemon and save your game before proceeding!

Now talk to Azelf. It will actually battle you— right here, right now, no running.

Apply the same strategy as the one you used to catch Dialga/Palkia. As you are inside a cave, Dusk Balls are your best choice. Be patient and you will succeed... it will take at least ten Dusk Balls.

Catching Uxie

Go to Lake Acuity. Surf to the middle of the lake and enter Acuity Cavern.

Make sure that you heal your Pokemon and save your game before proceeding!

Now talk to Uxie. It will also battle you right here and right now.

Again, apply the same strategy as the one you used to catch Dialga/Palkia. As you are inside a cave, Dusk Balls are your best choice.

Hotel Grand Lake

Head east from Seven Stars Restaurant, Hotel Grand Lake. There was a man that blocked you, but now that the blackout of Sunyshore City is over, you can proceed to Route 222.

Route 222

Items

Item Location Games Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Available Pokémon Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Magnemite D P Pt Grass 39 10% Magneton D P Pt Grass 41 5% Mr. Mime D P Pt Grass 41-42 15% Wingull D P Pt Grass 41 10% Wingull D P Pt Grass 38 10% Pelipper D P Pt Grass 40 5% Luxio D P Pt Grass 38-40 10% Gastrodon D P Pt Grass 40-42 10% 10% 20% Gastrodon D P Pt Grass 40 20% Glameow D P Pt Grass 40 20% Purugly D P Pt Grass 41-42 15% Electabuzz D P Pt Grass 39-41 30% 30% 20% Floatzel D P Pt Grass 40-42 25% 25% 35% Floatzel D P Pt Grass 40 20% 20% 40% Chatot D P Pt Grass 40-41 20% 20% 0% Chatot D P Pt Grass 38 10% 10% 0% Surfing and Fishing Tentacool D P Pt Surfing 20-30 60% Tentacool D P Pt Surfing 30-40 60% Tentacruel D P Pt Surfing 20-40 5% Tentacruel D P Pt Surfing 30-50 9% Wingull D P Pt Surfing 20-30 30% Wingull D P Pt Surfing 30-40 30% Pelipper D P Pt Surfing 20-40 5% Pelipper D P Pt Surfing 30-50 1% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Old Rod 3-10 100% Magikarp D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 65% Remoraid D P Pt Fishing Good Rod 10-25 35% Gyarados D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-40 60% Gyarados D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-55 65% Octillery D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 20-50 35% Octillery D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 30-55 35% Sharpedo D P Pt Fishing Super Rod 40-55 5% Special Pokémon Skitty D P Pt Swarm 40 40% Flaaffy D P Pt Poké Radar 41-42 22% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here. Trainers Trainer Pokémon Rich Boy Trey Rich Boy Trey マサヒコ Masahiko Reward: $6880 Luxio♂ Lv.43 No item Beauty Nicola Beauty Nicola ノリカ Norika Reward: $2408 Lopunny♀ Lv.43 No item Policeman Thomas Policeman Thomas セイタロウ Seitarō Reward: $1680 Noctowl♂ Lv.42 No item Machoke♂ Lv.42 No item Sailor Marc Sailor Marc ユウジロウ Yūjirō Reward: $1376 Mantyke♂ Lv.43 No item Tuber Conner Tuber Conner トモオ Tomoo Reward: $172 Remoraid♂ Lv.43 No item Sailor Luther Sailor Luther ユウシ Yūshi Reward: $1376 Feebas♂ Lv.37 No item Machoke♂ Lv.40 No item Gastrodon♂ West Sea Lv.43 No item Fisherman Alec Fisherman Alec タツオ Tatsuo Reward: $1344 Magikarp♂ Lv.40 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.42 No item Fisherman George Fisherman George マサシ Masashi Reward: $1344 Magikarp♂ Lv.38 No item Remoraid♂ Lv.40 No item Finneon♂ Lv.40 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.42 No item Fisherman Brett Fisherman Brett ユキオ Yukio Reward: $1248 Magikarp♂ Lv.39 No item Finneon♂ Lv.42 No item Feebas♂ Lv.39 No item Fisherman Cole Fisherman Cole マツオ Matsuo Reward: $1312 Gyarados♂ Lv.41 No item Remoraid♂ Lv.38 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.41 No item Tuber Holly Tuber Holly アユミ Ayumi Reward: $172 Remoraid♀ Lv.43 No item Poké Kid Janet Poké Kid Janet アヤカ Ayaka Reward: $328 Pikachu♀ Lv.41 No item Pikachu♀ Lv.41 No item This beach path is pretty straightforward— head east and you'll reach the gate to Sunyshore City. There is a large amount of trainers, but most can be avoided if you do not wish to battle. This is a good place for training for your upcoming Gym challenge. The house on the left is a Pikachu fan club, and the house on the right contains a man that will randomly assess the size of any Remoraid that you show him. If it's big enough, you will be rewarded with an item. Sunyshore City File:Sunyshore City map.png Route 222 This fairly large city has elevated roads that are actually solar panels! They were built to power the lighthouse and Gym, which use a lot of electricity. Heal up at the Pokémon Center, and explore the town. The large building to your north is a place where you can buy seals for your Ball Capsules. Different seals are sold on each day of the week. If you travel on the solar panel roads to the two houses in the northeast corner of the city, you can meet an elderly couple that will comment on Team Galactic. Apparently, the woman knew Cyrus when he was younger. These people are in the house on the right. The house on the left has a woman in it that will give your Pokémon a ribbon once per day if you tell her a story. The house that you must access using Rock Climb has a scientist inside that can give you several different Pokétch Apps, as a reward for showing him a Pokémon with the nature that he requests. When you try to enter the Gym (it's in the city's northwest corner), a man with red hair appears and introduces himself as Flint, a member of the Elite Four! The Elite Four are tougher than Gym Leaders and will be your next challenge after you obtain the Beacon Badge. If you go north from the Pokémon Center far enough, you will arrive on a small beach. You can surf on the water, but this route comes after you have eight badges. The girl standing on the beach, Jasmine, is a Gym Leader from a faraway region. Talk to her after you get your eighth badge to receive the HM Waterfall. The water is Route 223. Wait to travel across the ocean until you have your eighth badge— you do not have the necessary HM to climb the waterfall at the end. ← Part 19 Team Galactic's final showdown, Catching Dialga/Palkia, Back in Mt. Coronet Diamond and Pearl walkthrough Vista Lighthouse, Sunyshore Gym, Route 223 Part 21 → This article is part of Project Walkthroughs, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive step-by-step guides on each Pokémon game.