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The dongle method is one of the many ways that players of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl can obtain Pokémon that are outside of the Sinnoh Dex, especially Pokémon that are exclusive to other regions, by using the GBA games of the series as dongles for the DS games.
The majority of Pokémon that can be obtained in this way are in some way version-exclusive Pokémon to one of the Generation III games. With one of the five Game Boy Advance games inserted into the GBA slot of a Nintendo DS while playing either Diamond or Pearl, players will be able to find Pokémon not otherwise available in Generation IV in certain areas of Sinnoh, but only after they have unlocked the ability to use Pal Park as well.
List of Pokémon available using the dongle method
Ruby in the GBA slot
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Pokémon
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Location
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Seedot
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Routes 203 and 204, Eterna Forest
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Nuzleaf
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Route 229
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Mawile
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Iron Island
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Zangoose
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Route 208
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Solrock
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Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave
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Sapphire in the GBA slot
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Pokémon
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Location
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Lotad
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Routes 203, 204, 205, and 212
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Lombre
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Routes 212(South) and 229
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Sableye
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Iron Island
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Seviper
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Route 208
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Lunatone
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Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave
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Emerald in the GBA slot
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Pokémon
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Location
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Pineco
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Eterna Forest, Routes 203, 204, and 229
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Gligar
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Stark Mountain, Routes 206, 207, 214, 215, and 227
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Shuckle
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Route 224
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Teddiursa
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Route 211, Lake Acuity
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Ursaring
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Routes 216 and 217, Lake Acuity
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FireRed in the GBA slot
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Pokémon
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Location
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Caterpie
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Route 204
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Metapod
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Eterna Forest
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Ekans
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Route 212(South)
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Arbok
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Great Marsh
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Growlithe
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Routes 201 and 202
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Elekid
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Routes 204 and 205, Valley Windworks
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LeafGreen in the GBA slot
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Pokémon
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Location
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Weedle
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Route 204
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Kakuna
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Eterna Forest
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Sandshrew
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Wayward Cave
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Sandslash
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Route 228
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Vulpix
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Route 209
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Magby
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Route 227, Stark Mountain
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Any Generation III game in the GBA slot
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Pokémon
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Location
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Haunter
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Old Chateau
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Gengar
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Old Chateau
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See also