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Talk:Dusknoir (Pokémon)

2010-05-11T12:34:16Z

Synner: /* Name Origin Sentence */

Hey looking through the Japanese Dictionary I looked up yo & waru and connected it with the possessive particle No ending up with Night's scoundrel Shall I put it on?
:Go ahead [[User:ShinyPikachu|§#!π¥£!Ψ@Ϛ#µ]] 00:52, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

== Sprite quality ==

While it's nice that somebody tried to make the shiny sprite for Platinum, is there another sprite that is better quality? The current one was obviously a recolor on Paint or another similar program, and is missing much of the edges of the body. [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 18:18, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
:WhiTe BAcKgrOuNd iS pAIn. I'll see if I can get that image removed until we find one that doesn't fail. --[[User:Martonimos|Marton]]([[wp:Chanukah|I'm Jewish]])[[User talk:Martonimos|imos]] 18:20, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
::Thanks. [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 18:30, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

== Dusknoir can learn Mega Kick ==

I recently got a Dusclops traded to FireRed, and taught it Mega Kick by a move tutor. Dusclops has feet, but when it evolves into Dusknoir, it loses it's feet and grows a tail. If I were to transfer Dusclops to Diamond or Pearl, then make it evolve to Dusknoir, voila! I have a legless kicking Dusknoir. Would it be worth noting in the trivia that it can have the move Mega Kick despite it not having legs? Or are there other Pokemon with similar oddities to this?--[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 08:38, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
:Doduo and Dodrio get Fly and Steel Wing, Gastly can learn the Elemental Punches and Wooper gets Ice Punch. But these are all noted in the trivia in their respective pages, so go ahead! I'm [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]]. See my new and improved user page, and [[User talk:Missingno. Master|comment on it!]] 11:55, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Cool thanks! :D And I will comment! --[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 03:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

== Seen when invisible? ==

Here's something else interesting I found out about Dusknoir. I was playing Mystery Dungeon 2 earlier, and I was at Spacial Rift. Alot of Pokemon were headed for me, so I ate a Vanish Seed. All of the Pokemon didn't see me and they left, except for a wild Dusknoir. The wild Dusknoir still followed me even when I was invisible. It's like it still sees me when I was invisible. Also, the boss battle I had with Dusknoir and the Sableye, that Dusknoir saw me when I was invisible too. Would this be worth putting in the trivia, or is there other Pokemon that can see you when you're invisible? The only one that saw me when I was invisible was a Dusknoir. True story. If you don't beleive me and you have the game, try becoming invisible in front of a Dusknoir and see what happens. Hmmmmm I just tested being invisible in front of other Pokemon, and so far, all Pokemon that see me when I'm invisible are ones with the Pass-Through terrain ability. So it isn't just Dusknoir. When invisible, these Pokemon can't attack you, but they will still follow you.--[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 07:37, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

== Behaviour ==

Should we not add into the behavior section that Dusknoir is afraid of light, as it is shown in [[DP090|Ghoul Daze!]]. {{u|Eevee obsessed 008}}

== Confusing Trivia ==

"Dusknoir and its pre-evolution have the most base moves of all Pokémon, with 8."

Uhh, "base moves"? What the Furret does that mean? '''[[User:SharKing|SharKing]] [[User talk:SharKing|Productions]]''' 19:45, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
:Moves that it learns at level 1. [[User:Tyro|Tyro]] 19:47, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
::Oh, OK. The terminology confused me, and it might confuse others. We need to rewrite that detail differently. '''[[User:SharKing|SharKing]] [[User talk:SharKing|Productions]]''' 03:46, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
:::Try coming up with a different, less confusing term for 'Base Moves.' To be honest, I didn't find that confusing. You can assume that Base Moves are moves Dusknoir would learn at the start. But, meh. The only term I can come up with is 'Starter moves.' [[User:Tyro|Tyro]] 08:07, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Origin Sentence ==

"Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''."

That would mean that both dusk and noir means black in French. Which it doesn't.
I changed it to "Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'', the beginning of darkness in the evening, and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''." someone seems to be against it and removed it. Explain yourself. [[User:Synner|Synner]] 05:37, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
:No, it doesn't mean that. If both meant black in French it would have to be:
::"Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which '''are''' French for ''black''."
:: Or: "Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which '''are both''' French for ''black''."
:Since the singular form of the verb "to be" is used, it is a single thing which is referred to. The itallics also eliminate the third possible meaning, which is that the phrase "dusk and noir" means black in French. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]]</sc> [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 06:10, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

::Your'e right. Since my mothertongue is Swedish the Swedish grammar I'm used to sometimes deludes me. Thanks! [[User:Synner|Synner]] 12:32, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Dusknoir (Pokémon)

2010-05-11T12:33:05Z

Synner: /* Name Origin Sentence */

Hey looking through the Japanese Dictionary I looked up yo & waru and connected it with the possessive particle No ending up with Night's scoundrel Shall I put it on?
:Go ahead [[User:ShinyPikachu|§#!π¥£!Ψ@Ϛ#µ]] 00:52, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

== Sprite quality ==

While it's nice that somebody tried to make the shiny sprite for Platinum, is there another sprite that is better quality? The current one was obviously a recolor on Paint or another similar program, and is missing much of the edges of the body. [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 18:18, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
:WhiTe BAcKgrOuNd iS pAIn. I'll see if I can get that image removed until we find one that doesn't fail. --[[User:Martonimos|Marton]]([[wp:Chanukah|I'm Jewish]])[[User talk:Martonimos|imos]] 18:20, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
::Thanks. [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 18:30, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

== Dusknoir can learn Mega Kick ==

I recently got a Dusclops traded to FireRed, and taught it Mega Kick by a move tutor. Dusclops has feet, but when it evolves into Dusknoir, it loses it's feet and grows a tail. If I were to transfer Dusclops to Diamond or Pearl, then make it evolve to Dusknoir, voila! I have a legless kicking Dusknoir. Would it be worth noting in the trivia that it can have the move Mega Kick despite it not having legs? Or are there other Pokemon with similar oddities to this?--[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 08:38, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
:Doduo and Dodrio get Fly and Steel Wing, Gastly can learn the Elemental Punches and Wooper gets Ice Punch. But these are all noted in the trivia in their respective pages, so go ahead! I'm [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]]. See my new and improved user page, and [[User talk:Missingno. Master|comment on it!]] 11:55, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Cool thanks! :D And I will comment! --[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 03:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

== Seen when invisible? ==

Here's something else interesting I found out about Dusknoir. I was playing Mystery Dungeon 2 earlier, and I was at Spacial Rift. Alot of Pokemon were headed for me, so I ate a Vanish Seed. All of the Pokemon didn't see me and they left, except for a wild Dusknoir. The wild Dusknoir still followed me even when I was invisible. It's like it still sees me when I was invisible. Also, the boss battle I had with Dusknoir and the Sableye, that Dusknoir saw me when I was invisible too. Would this be worth putting in the trivia, or is there other Pokemon that can see you when you're invisible? The only one that saw me when I was invisible was a Dusknoir. True story. If you don't beleive me and you have the game, try becoming invisible in front of a Dusknoir and see what happens. Hmmmmm I just tested being invisible in front of other Pokemon, and so far, all Pokemon that see me when I'm invisible are ones with the Pass-Through terrain ability. So it isn't just Dusknoir. When invisible, these Pokemon can't attack you, but they will still follow you.--[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 07:37, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

== Behaviour ==

Should we not add into the behavior section that Dusknoir is afraid of light, as it is shown in [[DP090|Ghoul Daze!]]. {{u|Eevee obsessed 008}}

== Confusing Trivia ==

"Dusknoir and its pre-evolution have the most base moves of all Pokémon, with 8."

Uhh, "base moves"? What the Furret does that mean? '''[[User:SharKing|SharKing]] [[User talk:SharKing|Productions]]''' 19:45, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
:Moves that it learns at level 1. [[User:Tyro|Tyro]] 19:47, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
::Oh, OK. The terminology confused me, and it might confuse others. We need to rewrite that detail differently. '''[[User:SharKing|SharKing]] [[User talk:SharKing|Productions]]''' 03:46, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
:::Try coming up with a different, less confusing term for 'Base Moves.' To be honest, I didn't find that confusing. You can assume that Base Moves are moves Dusknoir would learn at the start. But, meh. The only term I can come up with is 'Starter moves.' [[User:Tyro|Tyro]] 08:07, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Origin Sentence ==

"Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''."

That would mean that both dusk and noir means black in French. Which it doesn't.
I changed it to "Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'', the beginning of darkness in the evening, and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''." someone seems to be against it and removed it. Explain yourself. [[User:Synner|Synner]] 05:37, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
:No, it doesn't mean that. If both meant black in French it would have to be:
::"Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which '''are''' French for ''black''."
:: Or: "Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which '''are both''' French for ''black''."
:Since the singular form of the verb "to be" is used, it is a single thing which is referred to. The itallics also eliminate the third possible meaning, which is that the phrase "dusk and noir" means black in French. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]]</sc> [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 06:10, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Your'e right. Since my mothertongue is Swedish the Swedish grammar sometimes deludes me. Thanks! [[User:Synner|Synner]] 12:32, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Dusknoir (Pokémon)

2010-05-11T12:32:09Z

Synner: /* Name Origin Sentence */

Hey looking through the Japanese Dictionary I looked up yo & waru and connected it with the possessive particle No ending up with Night's scoundrel Shall I put it on?
:Go ahead [[User:ShinyPikachu|§#!π¥£!Ψ@Ϛ#µ]] 00:52, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

== Sprite quality ==

While it's nice that somebody tried to make the shiny sprite for Platinum, is there another sprite that is better quality? The current one was obviously a recolor on Paint or another similar program, and is missing much of the edges of the body. [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 18:18, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
:WhiTe BAcKgrOuNd iS pAIn. I'll see if I can get that image removed until we find one that doesn't fail. --[[User:Martonimos|Marton]]([[wp:Chanukah|I'm Jewish]])[[User talk:Martonimos|imos]] 18:20, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
::Thanks. [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 18:30, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

== Dusknoir can learn Mega Kick ==

I recently got a Dusclops traded to FireRed, and taught it Mega Kick by a move tutor. Dusclops has feet, but when it evolves into Dusknoir, it loses it's feet and grows a tail. If I were to transfer Dusclops to Diamond or Pearl, then make it evolve to Dusknoir, voila! I have a legless kicking Dusknoir. Would it be worth noting in the trivia that it can have the move Mega Kick despite it not having legs? Or are there other Pokemon with similar oddities to this?--[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 08:38, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
:Doduo and Dodrio get Fly and Steel Wing, Gastly can learn the Elemental Punches and Wooper gets Ice Punch. But these are all noted in the trivia in their respective pages, so go ahead! I'm [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]]. See my new and improved user page, and [[User talk:Missingno. Master|comment on it!]] 11:55, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Cool thanks! :D And I will comment! --[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 03:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

== Seen when invisible? ==

Here's something else interesting I found out about Dusknoir. I was playing Mystery Dungeon 2 earlier, and I was at Spacial Rift. Alot of Pokemon were headed for me, so I ate a Vanish Seed. All of the Pokemon didn't see me and they left, except for a wild Dusknoir. The wild Dusknoir still followed me even when I was invisible. It's like it still sees me when I was invisible. Also, the boss battle I had with Dusknoir and the Sableye, that Dusknoir saw me when I was invisible too. Would this be worth putting in the trivia, or is there other Pokemon that can see you when you're invisible? The only one that saw me when I was invisible was a Dusknoir. True story. If you don't beleive me and you have the game, try becoming invisible in front of a Dusknoir and see what happens. Hmmmmm I just tested being invisible in front of other Pokemon, and so far, all Pokemon that see me when I'm invisible are ones with the Pass-Through terrain ability. So it isn't just Dusknoir. When invisible, these Pokemon can't attack you, but they will still follow you.--[[User:Brats817|Brats817]] 07:37, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

== Behaviour ==

Should we not add into the behavior section that Dusknoir is afraid of light, as it is shown in [[DP090|Ghoul Daze!]]. {{u|Eevee obsessed 008}}

== Confusing Trivia ==

"Dusknoir and its pre-evolution have the most base moves of all Pokémon, with 8."

Uhh, "base moves"? What the Furret does that mean? '''[[User:SharKing|SharKing]] [[User talk:SharKing|Productions]]''' 19:45, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
:Moves that it learns at level 1. [[User:Tyro|Tyro]] 19:47, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
::Oh, OK. The terminology confused me, and it might confuse others. We need to rewrite that detail differently. '''[[User:SharKing|SharKing]] [[User talk:SharKing|Productions]]''' 03:46, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
:::Try coming up with a different, less confusing term for 'Base Moves.' To be honest, I didn't find that confusing. You can assume that Base Moves are moves Dusknoir would learn at the start. But, meh. The only term I can come up with is 'Starter moves.' [[User:Tyro|Tyro]] 08:07, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Origin Sentence ==

"Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''."

That would mean that both dusk and noir means black in French. Which it doesn't.
I changed it to "Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'', the beginning of darkness in the evening, and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''." someone seems to be against it and removed it. Explain yourself. [[User:Synner|Synner]] 05:37, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
:No, it doesn't mean that. If both meant black in French it would have to be:
::"Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which '''are''' French for ''black''."
:: Or: "Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which '''are both''' French for ''black''."
:Since the singular form of the verb "to be" is used, it is a single thing which is referred to. The itallics also eliminate the third possible meaning, which is that the phrase "dusk and noir" means black in French. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]]</sc> [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 06:10, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Your'e right. Since my mothertongue is Swedish the Swedish grammar sometimes deludes me. Thanks guys! [[User:Synner|Synner]] 12:32, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Dusknoir (Pokémon)

2010-05-11T05:37:33Z

Synner: /* Confusing Trivia */

Dusknoir (Pokémon)

2010-05-10T19:36:06Z

Synner: /* Name origin */

{{PokémonPrevNext | prevnum=476 | nextnum=478 | prev=Dusknoir | next=Rotom | type=ghost | prev=Probopass | next=Froslass }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Dusknoir |
jname=ヨノワール |
tmname=Yonoir |
image=477Dusknoir.png |
caption=Artwork from D/P |
pron=<sc>''dusk''-nwar </sc> |
ndex=477 |
sdex=191 |
abrow=192 |
obrow=150 |
opbrow=198 |
typen=1 |
type1=Ghost |
type2= |
species=Gripper |
height-ftin=7'03" |
height-m=2.2 |
weight-lbs=235.0 |
weight-kg=106.6 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Pressure |
ability2= |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Indeterminate |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=25 |
evde=1|
evsd=2|
expyield=210 |
lv100exp=800,000 |
gendercode=127|
color=Black |
catchrate=45 |
body=04|
pokefordex=dusknoir |
generation=4 |
footnotes= }}
'''Dusknoir''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ヨノワール''' ''Yonoir'') is a {{type2|Ghost}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Dusclops}} when [[trade]]d holding a {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Reaper Cloth}}. It is the final form of {{p|Duskull}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Dusknoir's body is mostly black, with two almond shaped eye-like markings and a yellow horizontal zigzag line on this Pokémon's torso which can open like a mouth (creating the illusion of a face) and fire powerful attacks. Dusknoir now has fully developed arms. Two yellow bands are near its black wrists and its gray hands are similar to {{p|Dusclops}}'s. Dusknoir has a gray, cylinder-shaped head with another yellow band near the top and a single black glaring eye with a yellow iris and a red pupil. The tattered fringes of Dusknoir's lapels converge into a shawl collar on its upper chest. Dusknoir has a ghostly tail rather than feet, reminiscent of a genie, or a stylized 'cartoonish' depiction of a ghost. Dusknoir has a yellow antenna on top of its head in which allows this Pokémon to receive transmissions from the spirit world which tell it to bring people there.

====Gender differences====
None.

====Special abilities====
Dusknoir possess the ability to receive radio waves from the spirit world, and can also hold lost spirits in the mouth-like hole in its belly. Dusknoir also has abilities typical of a {{t|Ghost}} Pokémon, but also has vast physical strength and can perform the [[move variations|elemental punches]].

===Behavior===
They receive radio signals from the spirit world that tell it to bring people there. In the anime however, a Dusknoir was seen protecting Ash and Angie from being sucked into a portal to the spirit realm by a demon.

===Habitat===
They tend to prefer dark areas best.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

[[Image:Dusknoir anime.jpg|thumb|210px|Dusknoir in the anime]]
==In the anime==
Dusknoir made its debut appearance in ''[[DP090|Ghoul Daze!]]'' where it tried to protect humans from a demonic girl who was trying to send them to the spirit world. However, Dusknoir was often blamed for the trouble that the girl caused.

Another Dusknoir appeared in the opening of ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP090|Dusknoir|Dawn's Pokédex|Dusknoir, the Gripper Pokémon. It receives electrical waves from the spirit world with its antenna and is said to take people to the spirit world as well.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Diamond & Pearl''|Sinnoh}}



==In the TCG==
{{main|Dusknoir (TCG)}}

==Game data==

===NPC appearances===
{{spoilers}}
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]]: {{mdc|Dusknoir|2}} is the chief antagonist of the main story line.
*[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]: Dusknoir is used by [[Blake Hall]] to thwart the player.
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]: Once again, Dusknoir is the main antagonist. In this game, Dusknoir's role is expanded as he plays a major role in the {{mdc|Grovyle|2}} special episode.
{{endspoilers}}

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=ghost
|gen=4
|diamonddex=The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there.
|pearldex=The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there.
|platinumdex=It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
|heartgolddex=This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it.
|soulsilverdex=This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it.
|}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=ghost |
gen=4 |
dparea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Dusclops}} |
ptarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Dusclops}} |
hgssarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Dusclops}} |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=Ghost
|md2=[[Spacial Rift]] (B14-B15) [[Deep Spacial Rift]] (B1-B4) [[Sky Stairway]] (1F-49F)
|ranger2=[[Hippowdon Temple]]
|scramble=[[Eternal Tower]]
|ranger3=[[Wandering Forest]]
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=ghost |
HP= 45 |
Attack= 100 |
Defense=135 |
SpAtk= 65 |
SpDef= 135 |
Speed= 45 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Ghost
|Speed=1
|SpeedMax=2
|Power=4
|PowerMax=4
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=4
|Stamina=4
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=4
|JumpMax=4
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{DP type effectiveness|
type1=Ghost|

Normal= 0 |
Fighting= 0 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 50 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 50 |
Ghost= 200 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 200 |

notes=yes|
ghost=yes|
newnormal=1|
newfighting=1}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|ghost|ghost|4|4|Dusknoir}}
{{mlentry4|Start|ThunderPunch|Electric|Physical|75|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Fire Punch|Fire|Physical|75|100|15|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Ice Punch|Ice|Physical|75|100|15|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Gravity|Psychic|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Bind|Normal|Physical|15|75|20|Tough|0}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Night Shade|Ghost|Special|—|100|15|Smart|3}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Disable|Normal|Status|—|80|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|6|Disable|Normal|Status|—|80|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|9|Foresight|Normal|Status|—|—|40|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|14|Astonish|Ghost|Physical|30|100|15|Smart|3||'''}}
{{mlentry4|17|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|100|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|22|Shadow Sneak|Ghost|Physical|40|100|30|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|25|Pursuit|Dark|Physical|40|100|20|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|30|Curse|???|Status|—|—|10|Tough|0}}
{{mlentry4|33|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|37|Shadow Punch|Ghost|Physical|60|—|20|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|43|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|51|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10|Cool|1}}
{{mlentry4|61|Future Sight|Psychic|Special|80|90|15|Smart|2}}
{{movelist/note|4|ghost}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{movelisttm|ghost|ghost|4|4|Dusknoir}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM01]]|Focus Punch|Fighting|Physical|150|100|20|Tough|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM04]]|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM06]]|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|85|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM10]]|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM11]]|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM12]]|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM13]]|Ice Beam|Ice|Special|95|100|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM14]]|Blizzard|Ice|Special|120|70|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM15]]|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM17]]|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM18]]|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM21]]|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM26]]|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM27]]|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM29]]|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM30]]|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM31]]|Brick Break|Fighting|Physical|75|100|15|Cool|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM32]]|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM39]]|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|50|80|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM41]]|Torment|Dark|Status|—|100|15|Tough|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM42]]|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM43]]|Secret Power|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM44]]|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM45]]|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM46]]|Thief|Dark|Physical|40|100|10|Tough|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM48]]|Skill Swap|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM49]]|Snatch|Dark|Status|—|—|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM52]]|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM56]]|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10|Tough|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM57]]|Charge Beam|Electric|Special|50|90|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM58]]|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM61]]|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM63]]|Embargo|Dark|Status|—|100|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM66]]|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10|Cool|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM68]]|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM70]]|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM77]]|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM78]]|Captivate|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM79]]|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM80]]|Rock Slide|Rock|Physical|75|90|10|Tough|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM82]]|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM83]]|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM85]]|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|100|15|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM87]]|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM90]]|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM92]]|Trick Room|Psychic|Status|—|—|5|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM04]]|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15|Tough|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM06]]|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15|Tough|2}}
{{movelist/note|4|ghost}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{eggmoves|ghost|ghost|4|4|Dusknoir}}
{{mlentry4|{{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, {{p|Gengar}} {{p|Koffing}}, {{p|Weezing}} {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Mismagius}} {{p|Wobbuffet}} {{p|Ralts}}, {{p|Kirlia}}, {{p|Gardevoir}}, {{p|Gallade}} {{p|Gulpin}}, {{p|Swalot}} {{p|Shuppet}}, {{p|Banette}} {{p|Drifloon}}, {{p|Drifblim}} {{p|Spiritomb}}|Destiny Bond|Ghost|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|{{p|Shuppet}}, {{p|Banette}} {{p|Drifloon}}, {{p|Drifblim}} {{p|Spiritomb}}|Faint Attack|Dark|Physical|60|—|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|{{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, {{p|Gengar}} {{p|Koffing}}, {{p|Weezing}} {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Mismagius}} {{p|Ralts}}, {{p|Kirlia}}, {{p|Gardevoir}}, {{p|Gallade}} {{p|Shuppet}}, {{p|Banette}} {{p|Spiritomb}}|Grudge|Ghost|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|{{p|Grimer}}, {{p|Muk}} {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Mismagius}} {{p|Ralts}}, {{p|Kirlia}}, {{p|Gardevoir}}, {{p|Gallade}} {{p|Shuppet}}, {{p|Banette}} {{p|Spiritomb}}|Imprison|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|{{p|Grimer}}, {{p|Muk}} {{p|Koffing}}, {{p|Weezing}} {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Mismagius}} {{p|Slugma}}, {{p|Magcargo}} {{p|Ralts}}, {{p|Kirlia}}, {{p|Gardevoir}}, {{p|Gallade}} {{p|Shellos}}, {{p|Gastrodon}} {{p|Drifloon}}, {{p|Drifblim}} {{p|Spiritomb}}|Memento|Dark|Status|—|100|10|Tough|0}}
{{mlentry4|{{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Mismagius}} {{p|Drifloon}}, {{p|Drifblim}} {{p|Spiritomb}}|Ominous Wind|Ghost|Special|60|100|5|Smart|0||'''}}
{{mlentry4|{{p|Grimer}}, {{p|Muk}} {{p|Koffing}}, {{p|Weezing}} {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Mismagius}} {{p|Gulpin}}, {{p|Swalot}} {{p|Spiritomb}}|Pain Split|Normal|Status|—|—|20|Smart|2}}
{{eggmoves/note|4|ghost}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{tutor|ghost|ghost|4a|4|Dusknoir}}
{{mtentry4a|Fire Punch|Fire|Physical|75|100|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Gravity|Psychic|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|2|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Headbutt|Normal|Physical|70|100|15|Tough|3|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Ice Punch|Ice|Physical|75|100|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Icy Wind|Ice|Special|55|95|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Mud-Slap|Ground|Special|20|100|10|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Ominous Wind|Ghost|Special|60|100|5|Smart|0||'''|no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Pain Split|Normal|Status|—|—|20|Smart|2|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10|Tough|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Sucker Punch|Dark|Physical|80|100|5|Smart|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|ThunderPunch|Electric|Physical|75|100|15|Cool|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Trick|Psychic|Status|—|100|10|Smart|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{tutor/note|4a|ghost}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=ghost |
ndex=477 |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=8.2 |
iq=F |
Ranger2=yes |
group2=Ghost |
assist2=Ghost |
field2=Psy Power |
field2power=3 |
browser2=It protects itself with a ghostly fire. It attacks with eerie orbs. |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Ghost |
assist3=Ghost |
field3=Psy Power |
field3power=2 |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=355
|name1=Duskull
|type1-1=Ghost
|evotype1=Level
|level1=37
|sprite2=356
|name2=Dusclops
|type1-2=Ghost
|evotype2=Trade
|held2=Reaper Cloth
|sprite3=477
|name3=Dusknoir
|type1-3=Ghost}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=ghost|
gen=4|
gender=none|
ndex=477|
name=Dusknoir}}

==Trivia==
*Dusknoir cannot have the ability {{a|Levitate}}, despite the fact that it floats, and its {{p|Duskull|first form}} does.
* Dusknoir and {{p|Gengar}} are the only second evolution {{type2|Ghost}}s. Dusknoir is the only one that is purely Ghost-type. Both [[Evolution|evolve]] from their previous forms by [[trade|trading]].
* In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]], while the "face" on Dusknoir's stomach seems to have an angry expression, the face on its back appears to be smiling.
** {{p|Spinarak}} has a similar pattern.
* Dusknoir has the highest Defense and Special Defense out of all Ghost-type Pokémon.
* Dusknoir is the second [[list of Pokémon by weight|heaviest]] non-legendary Ghost-type Pokémon, after {{p|Spiritomb}}. It is, however, the heaviest pure Ghost-type, and also the tallest. Of all Ghost-type Pokémon, only {{p|Giratina}} is taller.
* Dusknoir has similarities with {{p|Darkrai}}. They are both portrayed as villains in {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness}}, but they are portrayed as misunderstood heroes in their debut appearances in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
** Also in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, both Pokémon have the same theme played when battled.
** In {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}, Dusknoir appears as the boss right before {{p|Darkrai}}. Both Pokémon are used by [[Blake Hall]], [[Team Dim Sun]]'s boss.
* While Dusknoir's name is pronounced "Dusk-nwar" according to English grammar, {{g|Battle Revolution}} mispronounces it as "Dusk-no-are".
* As a Duskull, it had no legs, however, it gains some as a Dusclops, but loses them again as a Dusknoir.
** Although Dusknoir has no legs, it can learn {{m|Mega Kick}} because {{p|Dusclops|its pre-evolution}} has legs and is therefore able to learn it by move tutor in the Generation III games.
*Dusknoir and {{p|Dusclops|its pre-evolution}} have the most base moves of all Pokémon, with 8.

===Origin===
Dusknoir appears to be a ghostly {{wp|cyclops}}. A Japanese one-eyed mountain-dwelling creature named the {{wp|Gazu Hyakki Yakō|Yamawarawa}} may have been the inspiration for this Pokémon.
====Name origin====
Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'', the beginning of darkness in the evening, and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''.

''Yonoir'' is a combination of ''noir'' and 妖魔 yōma, meaning ''ghost'', or 夜 ''yo'' or ''yoru'', meaning ''night''.

==In other languages==
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Zwirrfinst - From ''Zwielicht'' (twilight), ''wirr'' (chaotic), and ''Finsternis'' (darkness).
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Noctunoir - From ''nocturne'' (nocturnal) and ''noir'' (black).
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 야느와르몽 ''Yanoirmong''

==Related articles==
* [[Dusknoir (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)]]



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Talk:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions

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Synner: /* Is this right? */

I can't find on the am3 site where the Sept. 28 date is. Please provide an explanation. --[[User:Argy|Argy]] 16:30, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

== Can someone fix the formatting? ==

I don't know if this is just my browser or what, but there's a overlap in the "Connectivity" section. The "''Diamond and Pearl also feature connectivity to Pokémon Ranger...''" part (and the two "edit" links for that section) is partially blocked by the the StrategyWiki box. I don't know enough about formatting to fix it myself, but could someone else do so?
:Might be your browser. What do you use? --'''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 04:45, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
::Firefox 2 at normal zoom. [http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9892/messupok3.gif Here's what I see (circled problem area)] -[[User:Ringtails|Ringtails]] 05:26, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, it happens for me, too, I run Firefox 2 as well. --'''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 05:36, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Can't be helped, I think. - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]][[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]] 07:07, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

== Transferring Pokemon from GBA to DS ==

can it be any pokemon game on the gba?
or just FireRed LeafGreen or Emerald?
please help.
[[User:Carluverdrm2004|Carluverdrm2004]] 21:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:...Of course all of them. Why would it be only FR, LG and Emerald?--[[User:Urutapu|Urutapu]] 22:59, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Just that you can't do the Red and Blue, Gold and Silver game boy games on it. Unsigned comment by {{u|Maryland157}}
:GBC games don't fit in the DS slot. All GBA games do so all Generation III games are fine. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] [[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|T]]-[[Special:Contributions/Fabu-Vinny|C]]-[[User:Fabu-Vinny/Sandbox|S]] 16:26, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

:Too bad Nintendo can't create a machine where you insert your R/B/Y/G/S/C game in one slot and your Generation III in another slot or your D/P card above the empty Gen III slot (you can only transfer from either Gen I and II to Gen III or to Gen IV). A Small '''Plasma''' TV (Like the ones at the demo stations in stores) would be situated above the machine. Once you insert the Gen I or II Game Pak and Gen IV Game Card into the machine, you would turn on the machine and an option would appear (you would control the menu with a Gamecube controller [don't ask why...]) to transfer the Pokemon to your DS card. Say '''YES''' and the boxes from the Game Pak would appear. You would choose the Pokemon you want to transfer to your DS Card (same Pal Park rules APPLY!!!) and say '''YES''' two times. Once the machine has done its thing, the machine will turn off and you'd remove your game card and game pak. Once this is done, you'd take out your DS, insert the card, turn it on, bypass the screens, start your game, and go to pal park. And, hey, presto, before you know it your pre-GEN III pokemon would be in your Gen IV card! [[User:MudkipNDS|themaestro2.0]] 20:21, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

::Whatever, whatever. Don't advertise YouTube videos here. --[[User:Pie|Pie]] ~[[User talk:Pie|♪]][[Special:Contributions/Pie|♫]] 21:08, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

== singapore release two days eariler! ==
in singapore diamond pearl can be found in stores on 21st april, around 9am since most store open at that time. that is around 9pm on 20 april in the US! any countries release eariler that the US? [[User:Pokeant|Pokeant]] 01:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:Amazon decided to give everybody their copies on the 21st.--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] 07:51, 22 April 2007 (UTC)'

::I got my copy from a GameZone on April 18! --[[Image:Spr 3e 115.gif]][[User:Theryguy512|Theryguy512]][[Image:Spr 3e 202.gif]][[Image:Spr 3e 327.gif]] 21:15, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Manaphy Giveaway ==
Should we add something about the {{p|Manaphy}} giveaway at Toys R Us? --[[Image:Spr 3e 115.gif]][[User:Theryguy512|Theryguy512]][[Image:Spr 3e 202.gif]][[Image:Spr 3e 327.gif]] 21:15, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Linking Question ==

Can you do link-up trades and battles with just One Game Pak on Pearl and Diamond? [[Image:Ani134MS.gif]][[User:Evil Sonic|'''Evil Sonic''']][[Image:Ani134MS.gif]] 00:33, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

:You should ask someone directly on their talkpage.[[Image:Ani386MS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102|'''Poke''']][[Image:Ani386AMS.gif]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|'''maniac''']][[Image:Ani386DMS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''1''']][[User talk:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''0''']][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|'''2''']][[Image:Ani386SMS.gif]] 00:41, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::It's been a looong time since somebody didn't ask on a user's talk page. Because then anyone can answer here, not just the owner of that said talk page. *coughs a little, since she um, breaks that sometimes*
::Anyway. What do you mean by just one game pak..? [[User:Tina|Tina]] [[Special:Contributions/Tina|δ]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 00:47, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

(Sorry for not asking someone on their talk page) By one Game Pak I mean , one person has the game and the other person chooses the download play option to link with the game. [[Image:Ani134MS.gif]][[User:Evil Sonic|'''Evil Sonic''']][[Image:Ani134MS.gif]] 01:07, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:I see. Ask [[User:TTEchidna|TTEchidna]], he ''knows'' everything.[[Image:Ani386MS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102|'''Poke''']][[Image:Ani386AMS.gif]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|'''maniac''']][[Image:Ani386DMS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''1''']][[User talk:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''0''']][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|'''2''']][[Image:Ani386SMS.gif]] 01:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::Ah. No, then. You can't download D/P like that.
::Also, um, don't you think asking TTE for everything is a little.. I dunno. Kind of 'hey, there's OTHER people too.'. [[User:Tina|Tina]] [[Special:Contributions/Tina|δ]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 01:12, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::Of course. But I can't think of anyone else right now.[[Image:Ani386MS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102|'''Poke''']][[Image:Ani386AMS.gif]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|'''maniac''']][[Image:Ani386DMS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''1''']][[User talk:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''0''']][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|'''2''']][[Image:Ani386SMS.gif]] 01:14, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:::[[BMGf]], maybe? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]{{ani|155|Fire echy}}[[User:TTEchidna/GSDS|GSDS!]]''' 01:48, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

== New Version ==

Pokemon.com has admitted 2 a new pokemon version! If you don't believe me, click here:[[http://www.pokemon.com/#mailbag_02042008]][[User:LordKaien|LordKaien]] 14:10, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

:O RLY?
:Guess what. Bulbapedia isn't here for speculation. [[User:GlinnMgraw|Glinn]] [[User_talk:GlinnMgraw|Mgraw]] 14:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
It's just an annonucement, cuz everyone thinks that d/p is it. It's not.[[User:LordKaien|LordKaien]] 15:31, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
::Judging by the URL, that mailbag came out February 4, 2008. I think that they were talking about the sequels to Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon. [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:12, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
:::What about this speculation?? *Pokémon Platinum, set for September release. Giratina on the box* --{{SUBST::User:Keirou/sig}} 16:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Many Pokemon Websites are saying that blueskY has info of the 3rd Game '''BUT''' this just a '''rumor'''
1.The name of the new play will be "Pokémon Platinium", as already Giratina had been said will be the protagonist of the game, it is expected that this play leave in September.

2.Volkner leaves the Sunyshore City Gym and a new leader take his place, like what happened in Pokémon Emerald with Wallace.

3.The Sinnoh underground will be able to enjoy with Wi-Fi.

4.There Will Be a new called island "Battle Island" that will have the same function as the "Battle Frontier"

5.The game will have the new forms of the protagonists of the Eleventh Movie will appear: the Alternate form of Giratina, the Flying form of Regigigas?, and the other form of Shaymin,is said that it will be an Ice type, while the new forms of Giratina and Regigigas will have the Ability of Levitation.
Sounds better than D/P

'''[[User:CoolPikachu!|Cool]][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|Pikachu]][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|!]]'''
:It also sounds like a tremendous hoax. We shouldn't add anything to the pages just yet. Coro-Coro will be running the official story in five days, so we should be able to get at least a little information then. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 23:16, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
::I know blueskY said that even though i have heard of it
'''[[User:CoolPikachu!|Cool]][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|Pikachu]][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|!]]'''
:::Well The scans are up on the internet now, seems like it is confirmed. --[[User:Keirou|Keirou]] 17:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
::::I still feel like there's room for doubt.. [[User:Tina|Tina]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|☆]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 17:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_%28disambiguation%29 Read the disambiguation at the bottom.''[[User:David aipom|David]]
''Aipom

:That was added in ''February'' by an anonymous IP. I'm not sure how reliable we can call that. Platinum... I mean, it just doesn't seem to fit with the other two. And who would the version mascot be, anyway? Only four more days, then we can start adding information. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 20:57, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
:P.S. When someone added Platinum to the {{wp|Pokémon video game series}} page, it was removed less than half a day afterwards. My guess is that whoever did it missed the disambig page, and would have removed it anyway. I don't want to come across as a prick here; I'm as anxious for DPv3 as any of you. I just think we should wait for solid information. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 21:02, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Matronimos, I agree that Platinum doesn't seem to fit with Diamond and Pearl but then can you say that Crystal went with Gold and Silver, (crystal should be named platinum)and Crystal should be the name of this game as it goes well diamond pearl crystal, however obviously Nintendo didn't plan it this far in advance.

So if it was to be linked and fit with Diamond and Pearl than it should be opal (especially as that is connected to Giritina).
:Yeah, I didn't think of the Crystal thing until afterwards. I believe it'll still be Opal, as they already have Giratina in place the way they had Rayquaza last time, while they seem to have picked Suicune at random for Crystal (I doubt they were planning a third version when they made Gold and Silver, although that had become part of a pattern by the next generation). But that's not the point. It could be that I'm absolutely wrong, and it will be Platinum, have Cresselia for a a mascot, and have a wi-fi underground that screws over the players of the other two versions. We can't add any of that, though, because it's unconfirmed. In three days, though, we'll have our answer (broken record much?). --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 18:42, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I told U, but did U believe me? noooo. Oh and number 5 has 2 be faked, as pokemon with different sprites in different games are rare, and nintendo wants 2 keep it that way.[[User:LordKaien|LordKaien]] 20:12, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:Actually, number 5 is the only one I think is plausible. And the game you pointed out was just Mystery Dungeon 2. That's already out in English, I believe. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 01:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

== Cave Entrances? ==

Well the guy that put that on the article (Diamond and Pearl are the first games to have cave entrances facing east and west)obviously hasn't played FR/LG as [[Lost Cave]] has them already. Well was that really important? xD '''[[User:Hfc2x|hfc]][[User talk:Hfc2x|2X]]''' 18:03, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
:That's ''inside'' Lost Cave, not the entrance. DP have the entrances, from the outside, on the sides. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 02:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

== Connectivity between Korean and non-Korean versions ==

The article refers that a non-Korean Pokémon name on a Korean version or that a Korean Pokémon name on a non-Korean version will appear as empty spaces. How is this possible? Why didn't Nintendo patch this? And yes, I know that Nintendo of Korea is only about two and half years old. BTW, has this drawback been fixed in Platinum, from what is known at the moment? [[User:Pokemon lover|Pokemon lover]] 21:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
:I'm no expert or anything, but maybe they mean that there are '''no''' letters/characters where the Korean ones were. [[User:PH1RESTRIKE| Fi-ray ]][[User talk:PH1RESTRIKE| ►strike! ]] 21:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

== is this trivia worthy? ==

I just notice this with the English version. On the box, right next to the Pokémon logo it has the ® logo. And the in game screen it has the ™ logo. What do you think? --[[User:Pokéboy93|Pokéboy93]] 08:22, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

== Would this be trivia? ==

On the battle menu, the fight button is red, the run is blue, the pokémon is green and the bag is orange or yellow. Possibly a generation 1 reference?--[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight Blue]] 06:49, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
:I never thought about that. I think it could be!--[[User:Pokelova|''I'm Pokelova'']][[User talk:Pokelova|<big>''(Talk)''</big>]] 06:55, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
::Should a higher up agree on it?--[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight Blue]] 07:00, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Well of course everything using those color combinations refers to the first generation.... red, blue, green and yellow are very generic colors. I don't think this is worthy of a mention every single time. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 23:37, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
::::Yea you're right, red, blue, yellow, and green are common colors. So never mind about it.--[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight Blue]] 03:15, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

== Today's figures on sales? ==

I was just wonder if it was possible for someone to find up to date sale figures of D/P because this is only up to 2007. [[User:Water type Master|Water type Master]] 12:12, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

== Is this right? ==

The blurb on my Diamond says:
"as you search for the Pokémon that rules space in Pokémon Diamond Version."
Was there some mistake? Did they mess it up? Last I checked, Dialga ruled time.[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 09:49, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
:[http://nishdesignz.com/pfz/%5B09.01.13%5D%20Mewtwo%20-%20%5BXMAS08%5D%20Pokemon%20Diamond%20&%20Wifi%20Link%20&%20DS%20Charger/5%20-%20Pokemon%20Diamond%20Back.jpg This] image begs to differ. [[User:Smashman|Smashman]] 10:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
::I have a picture too. I can't upload it at the moment, as I'm on the Wii, but I'll try tomorrow. I'm telling you, it says space.--[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 09:43, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
::[http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/063/c/7/WTF__by_Pokelova.jpg Here] it is.I told you so.--[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 04:34, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
:::Are both of your games the USA version, or do they come from another country? I just checked my Canadian Pearl case, and it actually doesn't get specific. Just "...as you search for the Pokémon that rules in Pokémon Pearl Version." [[User:Virtual-Z|'''Virtual-''']][[User_talk:Virtual-Z|'''Z''']] 04:42, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
::::Mine'll be the Australian version, since I'm living in NZ, right?--[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 06:31, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::I suppose. The cartridge should say. [[User:Virtual-Z|'''Virtual-''']][[User_talk:Virtual-Z|'''Z''']] 06:39, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::I have the '''Australian''' version of Pokémon Diamond, and I mine has that error too. It should be trivia worthy, as it definatly is an error. {{tt|The Austrlian Pearl, however, is correct.|I have both Diamond and Pearl Australian versions, and they both say space}} [[Image:Bag Adamant Orb Sprite.png|Adamant Orb]][[User:Takharii|''' たかはりい ''']] [[User talk:Talkharii|'''talk''']] 07:11, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::: The trivia states that this error 'was corrected' on the boxart of other regions. Was the Australian boxart the first to be made? Since I don't think anyone knows that I changed it to 'this error is not present on the boxart of other regions'. [[User:Synner|Synner]] 16:46, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions

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Synner: /* Is this right? */

I can't find on the am3 site where the Sept. 28 date is. Please provide an explanation. --[[User:Argy|Argy]] 16:30, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

== Can someone fix the formatting? ==

I don't know if this is just my browser or what, but there's a overlap in the "Connectivity" section. The "''Diamond and Pearl also feature connectivity to Pokémon Ranger...''" part (and the two "edit" links for that section) is partially blocked by the the StrategyWiki box. I don't know enough about formatting to fix it myself, but could someone else do so?
:Might be your browser. What do you use? --'''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 04:45, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
::Firefox 2 at normal zoom. [http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9892/messupok3.gif Here's what I see (circled problem area)] -[[User:Ringtails|Ringtails]] 05:26, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, it happens for me, too, I run Firefox 2 as well. --'''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 05:36, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Can't be helped, I think. - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]][[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]] 07:07, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

== Transferring Pokemon from GBA to DS ==

can it be any pokemon game on the gba?
or just FireRed LeafGreen or Emerald?
please help.
[[User:Carluverdrm2004|Carluverdrm2004]] 21:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:...Of course all of them. Why would it be only FR, LG and Emerald?--[[User:Urutapu|Urutapu]] 22:59, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Just that you can't do the Red and Blue, Gold and Silver game boy games on it. Unsigned comment by {{u|Maryland157}}
:GBC games don't fit in the DS slot. All GBA games do so all Generation III games are fine. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] [[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|T]]-[[Special:Contributions/Fabu-Vinny|C]]-[[User:Fabu-Vinny/Sandbox|S]] 16:26, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

:Too bad Nintendo can't create a machine where you insert your R/B/Y/G/S/C game in one slot and your Generation III in another slot or your D/P card above the empty Gen III slot (you can only transfer from either Gen I and II to Gen III or to Gen IV). A Small '''Plasma''' TV (Like the ones at the demo stations in stores) would be situated above the machine. Once you insert the Gen I or II Game Pak and Gen IV Game Card into the machine, you would turn on the machine and an option would appear (you would control the menu with a Gamecube controller [don't ask why...]) to transfer the Pokemon to your DS card. Say '''YES''' and the boxes from the Game Pak would appear. You would choose the Pokemon you want to transfer to your DS Card (same Pal Park rules APPLY!!!) and say '''YES''' two times. Once the machine has done its thing, the machine will turn off and you'd remove your game card and game pak. Once this is done, you'd take out your DS, insert the card, turn it on, bypass the screens, start your game, and go to pal park. And, hey, presto, before you know it your pre-GEN III pokemon would be in your Gen IV card! [[User:MudkipNDS|themaestro2.0]] 20:21, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

::Whatever, whatever. Don't advertise YouTube videos here. --[[User:Pie|Pie]] ~[[User talk:Pie|♪]][[Special:Contributions/Pie|♫]] 21:08, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

== singapore release two days eariler! ==
in singapore diamond pearl can be found in stores on 21st april, around 9am since most store open at that time. that is around 9pm on 20 april in the US! any countries release eariler that the US? [[User:Pokeant|Pokeant]] 01:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:Amazon decided to give everybody their copies on the 21st.--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] 07:51, 22 April 2007 (UTC)'

::I got my copy from a GameZone on April 18! --[[Image:Spr 3e 115.gif]][[User:Theryguy512|Theryguy512]][[Image:Spr 3e 202.gif]][[Image:Spr 3e 327.gif]] 21:15, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Manaphy Giveaway ==
Should we add something about the {{p|Manaphy}} giveaway at Toys R Us? --[[Image:Spr 3e 115.gif]][[User:Theryguy512|Theryguy512]][[Image:Spr 3e 202.gif]][[Image:Spr 3e 327.gif]] 21:15, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Linking Question ==

Can you do link-up trades and battles with just One Game Pak on Pearl and Diamond? [[Image:Ani134MS.gif]][[User:Evil Sonic|'''Evil Sonic''']][[Image:Ani134MS.gif]] 00:33, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

:You should ask someone directly on their talkpage.[[Image:Ani386MS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102|'''Poke''']][[Image:Ani386AMS.gif]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|'''maniac''']][[Image:Ani386DMS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''1''']][[User talk:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''0''']][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|'''2''']][[Image:Ani386SMS.gif]] 00:41, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::It's been a looong time since somebody didn't ask on a user's talk page. Because then anyone can answer here, not just the owner of that said talk page. *coughs a little, since she um, breaks that sometimes*
::Anyway. What do you mean by just one game pak..? [[User:Tina|Tina]] [[Special:Contributions/Tina|δ]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 00:47, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

(Sorry for not asking someone on their talk page) By one Game Pak I mean , one person has the game and the other person chooses the download play option to link with the game. [[Image:Ani134MS.gif]][[User:Evil Sonic|'''Evil Sonic''']][[Image:Ani134MS.gif]] 01:07, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:I see. Ask [[User:TTEchidna|TTEchidna]], he ''knows'' everything.[[Image:Ani386MS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102|'''Poke''']][[Image:Ani386AMS.gif]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|'''maniac''']][[Image:Ani386DMS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''1''']][[User talk:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''0''']][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|'''2''']][[Image:Ani386SMS.gif]] 01:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::Ah. No, then. You can't download D/P like that.
::Also, um, don't you think asking TTE for everything is a little.. I dunno. Kind of 'hey, there's OTHER people too.'. [[User:Tina|Tina]] [[Special:Contributions/Tina|δ]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 01:12, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::Of course. But I can't think of anyone else right now.[[Image:Ani386MS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102|'''Poke''']][[Image:Ani386AMS.gif]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|'''maniac''']][[Image:Ani386DMS.gif]][[User:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''1''']][[User talk:Pokemaniac102/Riddle|'''0''']][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|'''2''']][[Image:Ani386SMS.gif]] 01:14, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:::[[BMGf]], maybe? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]{{ani|155|Fire echy}}[[User:TTEchidna/GSDS|GSDS!]]''' 01:48, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

== New Version ==

Pokemon.com has admitted 2 a new pokemon version! If you don't believe me, click here:[[http://www.pokemon.com/#mailbag_02042008]][[User:LordKaien|LordKaien]] 14:10, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

:O RLY?
:Guess what. Bulbapedia isn't here for speculation. [[User:GlinnMgraw|Glinn]] [[User_talk:GlinnMgraw|Mgraw]] 14:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
It's just an annonucement, cuz everyone thinks that d/p is it. It's not.[[User:LordKaien|LordKaien]] 15:31, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
::Judging by the URL, that mailbag came out February 4, 2008. I think that they were talking about the sequels to Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon. [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:12, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
:::What about this speculation?? *Pokémon Platinum, set for September release. Giratina on the box* --{{SUBST::User:Keirou/sig}} 16:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Many Pokemon Websites are saying that blueskY has info of the 3rd Game '''BUT''' this just a '''rumor'''
1.The name of the new play will be "Pokémon Platinium", as already Giratina had been said will be the protagonist of the game, it is expected that this play leave in September.

2.Volkner leaves the Sunyshore City Gym and a new leader take his place, like what happened in Pokémon Emerald with Wallace.

3.The Sinnoh underground will be able to enjoy with Wi-Fi.

4.There Will Be a new called island "Battle Island" that will have the same function as the "Battle Frontier"

5.The game will have the new forms of the protagonists of the Eleventh Movie will appear: the Alternate form of Giratina, the Flying form of Regigigas?, and the other form of Shaymin,is said that it will be an Ice type, while the new forms of Giratina and Regigigas will have the Ability of Levitation.
Sounds better than D/P

'''[[User:CoolPikachu!|Cool]][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|Pikachu]][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|!]]'''
:It also sounds like a tremendous hoax. We shouldn't add anything to the pages just yet. Coro-Coro will be running the official story in five days, so we should be able to get at least a little information then. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 23:16, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
::I know blueskY said that even though i have heard of it
'''[[User:CoolPikachu!|Cool]][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|Pikachu]][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|!]]'''
:::Well The scans are up on the internet now, seems like it is confirmed. --[[User:Keirou|Keirou]] 17:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
::::I still feel like there's room for doubt.. [[User:Tina|Tina]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|☆]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 17:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_%28disambiguation%29 Read the disambiguation at the bottom.''[[User:David aipom|David]]
''Aipom

:That was added in ''February'' by an anonymous IP. I'm not sure how reliable we can call that. Platinum... I mean, it just doesn't seem to fit with the other two. And who would the version mascot be, anyway? Only four more days, then we can start adding information. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 20:57, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
:P.S. When someone added Platinum to the {{wp|Pokémon video game series}} page, it was removed less than half a day afterwards. My guess is that whoever did it missed the disambig page, and would have removed it anyway. I don't want to come across as a prick here; I'm as anxious for DPv3 as any of you. I just think we should wait for solid information. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 21:02, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Matronimos, I agree that Platinum doesn't seem to fit with Diamond and Pearl but then can you say that Crystal went with Gold and Silver, (crystal should be named platinum)and Crystal should be the name of this game as it goes well diamond pearl crystal, however obviously Nintendo didn't plan it this far in advance.

So if it was to be linked and fit with Diamond and Pearl than it should be opal (especially as that is connected to Giritina).
:Yeah, I didn't think of the Crystal thing until afterwards. I believe it'll still be Opal, as they already have Giratina in place the way they had Rayquaza last time, while they seem to have picked Suicune at random for Crystal (I doubt they were planning a third version when they made Gold and Silver, although that had become part of a pattern by the next generation). But that's not the point. It could be that I'm absolutely wrong, and it will be Platinum, have Cresselia for a a mascot, and have a wi-fi underground that screws over the players of the other two versions. We can't add any of that, though, because it's unconfirmed. In three days, though, we'll have our answer (broken record much?). --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 18:42, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I told U, but did U believe me? noooo. Oh and number 5 has 2 be faked, as pokemon with different sprites in different games are rare, and nintendo wants 2 keep it that way.[[User:LordKaien|LordKaien]] 20:12, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:Actually, number 5 is the only one I think is plausible. And the game you pointed out was just Mystery Dungeon 2. That's already out in English, I believe. --[[User:Martonimos|Martonimos]][[User talk:Martonimos|((Talk))]] 01:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

== Cave Entrances? ==

Well the guy that put that on the article (Diamond and Pearl are the first games to have cave entrances facing east and west)obviously hasn't played FR/LG as [[Lost Cave]] has them already. Well was that really important? xD '''[[User:Hfc2x|hfc]][[User talk:Hfc2x|2X]]''' 18:03, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
:That's ''inside'' Lost Cave, not the entrance. DP have the entrances, from the outside, on the sides. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 02:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

== Connectivity between Korean and non-Korean versions ==

The article refers that a non-Korean Pokémon name on a Korean version or that a Korean Pokémon name on a non-Korean version will appear as empty spaces. How is this possible? Why didn't Nintendo patch this? And yes, I know that Nintendo of Korea is only about two and half years old. BTW, has this drawback been fixed in Platinum, from what is known at the moment? [[User:Pokemon lover|Pokemon lover]] 21:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
:I'm no expert or anything, but maybe they mean that there are '''no''' letters/characters where the Korean ones were. [[User:PH1RESTRIKE| Fi-ray ]][[User talk:PH1RESTRIKE| ►strike! ]] 21:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

== is this trivia worthy? ==

I just notice this with the English version. On the box, right next to the Pokémon logo it has the ® logo. And the in game screen it has the ™ logo. What do you think? --[[User:Pokéboy93|Pokéboy93]] 08:22, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

== Would this be trivia? ==

On the battle menu, the fight button is red, the run is blue, the pokémon is green and the bag is orange or yellow. Possibly a generation 1 reference?--[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight Blue]] 06:49, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
:I never thought about that. I think it could be!--[[User:Pokelova|''I'm Pokelova'']][[User talk:Pokelova|<big>''(Talk)''</big>]] 06:55, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
::Should a higher up agree on it?--[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight Blue]] 07:00, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Well of course everything using those color combinations refers to the first generation.... red, blue, green and yellow are very generic colors. I don't think this is worthy of a mention every single time. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 23:37, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
::::Yea you're right, red, blue, yellow, and green are common colors. So never mind about it.--[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight Blue]] 03:15, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

== Today's figures on sales? ==

I was just wonder if it was possible for someone to find up to date sale figures of D/P because this is only up to 2007. [[User:Water type Master|Water type Master]] 12:12, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

== Is this right? ==

The blurb on my Diamond says:
"as you search for the Pokémon that rules space in Pokémon Diamond Version."
Was there some mistake? Did they mess it up? Last I checked, Dialga ruled time.[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 09:49, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
:[http://nishdesignz.com/pfz/%5B09.01.13%5D%20Mewtwo%20-%20%5BXMAS08%5D%20Pokemon%20Diamond%20&%20Wifi%20Link%20&%20DS%20Charger/5%20-%20Pokemon%20Diamond%20Back.jpg This] image begs to differ. [[User:Smashman|Smashman]] 10:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
::I have a picture too. I can't upload it at the moment, as I'm on the Wii, but I'll try tomorrow. I'm telling you, it says space.--[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 09:43, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
::[http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/063/c/7/WTF__by_Pokelova.jpg Here] it is.I told you so.--[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 04:34, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
:::Are both of your games the USA version, or do they come from another country? I just checked my Canadian Pearl case, and it actually doesn't get specific. Just "...as you search for the Pokémon that rules in Pokémon Pearl Version." [[User:Virtual-Z|'''Virtual-''']][[User_talk:Virtual-Z|'''Z''']] 04:42, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
::::Mine'll be the Australian version, since I'm living in NZ, right?--[[User:Pokelova|''ポケモン恋人'']][[User talk:Pokelova|''(チャット)'']][[Special:Contributions/Pokelova|''(貢献)'']] 06:31, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::I suppose. The cartridge should say. [[User:Virtual-Z|'''Virtual-''']][[User_talk:Virtual-Z|'''Z''']] 06:39, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::I have the '''Australian''' version of Pokémon Diamond, and I mine has that error too. It should be trivia worthy, as it definatly is an error. {{tt|The Austrlian Pearl, however, is correct.|I have both Diamond and Pearl Australian versions, and they both say space}} [[Image:Bag Adamant Orb Sprite.png|Adamant Orb]][[User:Takharii|''' たかはりい ''']] [[User talk:Talkharii|'''talk''']] 07:11, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::: The trivia states that this error 'was corrected' on the boxart of other regions. Was the Australian boxart the first to be made? If not it should say something like 'this error is not present on the boxart of other regions'. [[User:Synner|Synner]] 16:46, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions

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Synner: /* Trivia */

:''This article is about the [[Generation IV]] {{pkmn|games}}. For other uses, see [[Diamond and Pearl]].''
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{{Infobox_game |
name = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl |
boxart = [[Image:DiamondUS.jpg|200px]][[Image:PearlUS.jpg|200px]]|
caption = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions' boxart, featuring {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}. |
category = RPG |
players = 1-4 players simultaneous |
platform = [[Nintendo DS]] |
Wi-Fi compatible = Yes |
release_date_ja = September 28, 2006 |
release_date_au = June 21, 2007 |
release_date_eu = July 27, 2007<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2007/meet_the_new_pokmon.html Meet the New Pokémon!] (retrieved January 13, 2010)</ref>|
release_date_na = April 22, 2007 |
release_date_kr = February 14, 2008 |
publisher = [[Nintendo]]/[[The Pokémon Company]] |
developer = [[Game Freak]] |
esrb = E for Everyone |
staff = yes |
stafflink = Staff of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl |
website_en = [http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-diamond-version-and-pokemontm-pearl-version/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions] |
website_ja = [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/dp/ ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド・パール] [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/adpj/ ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド・パール] (@Nintendo) |
}}
{{bulbanews|game}}
{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl}}
'''Pokémon Diamond Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド''' ''Pocket Monsters Diamond'') and '''Pokémon Pearl Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターパール''' ''Pocket Monsters Pearl'') are the first [[main series]] Pokémon RPGs released on the [[Nintendo DS]], beginning [[Generation IV]]. The games were released in Japan on September 28, 2006 and in North America on April 22, 2007. They take place in the region of [[Sinnoh]] and the {{player}}'s starting area is [[Twinleaf Town]].

==Plot==
At the start, the player sees a [[television|newscast]] about a sighting of a [[Shiny Pokémon|red]] {{p|Gyarados}}. The player then heads to his or her {{ga|Barry|best friend}}'s house and goes to [[Lake Verity]] with him to see if there are any similar Pokémon living in it. Once there, two wild {{p|Starly}} attack. Nearby is a briefcase containing [[Starter Pokémon|three Pokémon]] that the two choose from to fight off the {{type2|Flying}}s. As is always the case, the player's best friend, who becomes the rival, takes the Pokémon that has a type advantage over the player's choice. The professor's assistant, who is the alternate-[[gender]] player character of the player, takes the remaining starter. After the Starly is defeated, the two return to Twinleaf Town with [[Professor Rowan]]'s briefcase. Back in Twinleaf Town the player's mother gives him or her a pair of [[Running Shoes]], and then the player leaves for Sandgem Town to return the briefcase. After meeting Professor Rowan, he gives the player the Pokémon chosen at the lake to keep and a [[Pokédex]]. This sets one of the primary aims of the game, completing the Pokédex. The player then sets off to explore Sinnoh and defeat [[Gym Leader]]s in order to advance further in the plot, challenge the [[Elite Four]] and become the [[Champion]] of Sinnoh.

During the course of the game, there are many conflicts with the evil [[Team Galactic]] and its leader, [[Cyrus]]. When the power of {{p|Dialga}} or {{p|Palkia}} (depending on the version), summoned by Cyrus, begins to overwhelm Sinnoh, {{p|Uxie}}, {{p|Mesprit}} and {{p|Azelf}} appear and negate the power flow, and the player must catch or defeat the [[Legendary Pokémon|legendary]].

After the player defeats the Elite Four, there are further activities to pursue. These mainly concern the capture of previously unavailable Pokémon, extra features such as the PokéRadar, exploration of previously unaccessable places such as the [[Fight Area|Fight]], [[Survival Area|Survival]], and [[Resort Area|Resort Areas]] and the perfection of battle skills in the {{si|Battle Tower}}.

==Blurb==
"Welcome to the next [[Generation IV|generation]] of Pokémon!" As a rookie [[Pokémon Trainer]], you will need to catch, train and battle Pokémon on your journey to become the [[Pokémon League]] Champion. You will face many challenges along the way, as you search for the Pokémon that rules time or space in Pokémon Diamond Version or Pokémon Pearl Version. Discover more than 100 new Pokémon in the [[Sinnoh]] region. Meet goals and earn the ability to import Pokémon from your GBA [[version]]s! Battle and trade with your friends around the world using [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]!

==Connectivity==
[[{{ns:6}}:Pokémon Pearl.jpg|right|thumb|North American Pokémon Pearl DS card]]

* Diamond and Pearl are compatible with the [[Generation III|Game Boy Advance Pokémon RPGs]] after seeing the first 150 Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex. The GBA cartridge is inserted into the GBA slot of the Nintendo DS, while Diamond or Pearl is in its DS card slot to upload Pokémon.
* Pokémon uploads are restricted to six per 24-hour period per GBA cartridge, and the player will have to re-capture such transferred Pokémon in [[Pal Park]] located at the end of [[Route 221]] before transferring from another GBA game.
** However there is a [[Pal Park Glitch|way]] to bypass this restriction.
* Pokémon knowing any of the [[Generation III]] [[HM]] [[move]]s ({{m|Cut}}, {{m|Fly}}, {{m|Surf}}, {{m|Strength}}, {{m|Flash}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}, {{m|Waterfall}}, and {{m|Dive}}) cannot be transferred; therefore, it is necessary to go to the [[Move Deleter]] in [[Fuchsia City]] or [[Lilycove City]] to remove them before transfer.
* The player cannot transfer any of the Pokémon back to the GBA cartridge once they are transferred to their Diamond/Pearl copy; the transfer is permanent.
* While a GBA game is in the DS, [[dual-slot mode]] activates and it becomes possible to capture Pokémon in the wild in Sinnoh that do not natively appear, though this may only happen after the [[National Pokédex]] is obtained.
* The DS's native support for Wi-Fi is employed, allowing players to trade, battle and communicate using "voice chat" online.
* Diamond and Pearl feature wireless connectivity to [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], much as their predecessors connected to the [[Nintendo 64]] and [[Nintendo GameCube]] and their respective battle arena games.
* Diamond and Pearl feature a global trading system, which allows trainers to search for any Pokémon they want, or put up one of their own Pokémon for trade for any Pokémon. Players of other games can search for the Pokémon that others have put onto the [[Global Terminal|Global Trade Station]].
* Diamond and Pearl feature connectivity to {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}. By completing a special mission in Ranger, an [[Pokémon egg|Egg]] can be sent from Ranger to Diamond or Pearl, where it can be hatched into the legendary Pokémon, {{p|Manaphy}}.
* Diamond and Pearl also feature connectivity to [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]. By completing three special missions in the game, a {{p|Manaphy}} {{pkmn|egg}}, a {{p|Riolu}} with {{m|Aura Sphere}} and a {{p|Darkrai}} with {{m|Dark Void}} can be sent from the game to Diamond or Pearl.
* Diamond and Pearl also feature connection to the [[Wii|WiiWare]] title [[My Pokémon Ranch]], in which Pokémon can be raised and stored in a farm-like environment, much like [[Generation III]]'s [[Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire]].

==Features==
The day-night system first appearing in [[Generation II]] returns, with the same three [[time]] periods, but better transitioning between them. A new multifunction device called the [[Pokétch]], short for Pokémon Watch, is also introduced. The [[Pokémon professor|regional Professor]]'s name is [[Professor Rowan]], after [[wp:Rowan|a tree]] like the others, and he allows the player and his or her rival to keep the [[starter Pokémon]] they used against attacking wild Pokémon at the beginning of the game.

A new battle system is used for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. In this new battle system, attacks are declared either physical or special by how the attack itself operates, i.e. whether the attack touches the enemy or not, instead of the attack type, as was previously the case. For example, {{m|ThunderPunch}} is now [[physical move|physical]] and {{m|Hyper Beam}} turns into [[special move|special]]. This was initially highly controversial with fans of the series, as it was considered to "waste" some of the Pokémon that were more powerful in [[Generation III]], like {{p|Blaziken}} and {{p|Sceptile}}, though it now allows for a more versatile set of moves to be viable for these Pokémon.

Though it was reported initially that the games would feature {{t|Dark}}/{{t|Psychic}}/{{t|Fighting}} starters, this is not the case. The games retain the starters in the type trio of previous generations, {{t|Grass}}/{{t|Fire}}/{{t|Water}}, this time being {{p|Turtwig}}, {{p|Chimchar}}, and {{p|Piplup}}, respectively.

===Contests===
{{main|Pokémon Super Contest}}
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, a significant amount of changes have been made to the Pokémon Contests introduced in [[Generation III]], now known as Super Contests.

Instead of making [[Pokéblock]]s with berries, berry-flavored muffins called [[Poffin]] are made. This is done in [[Hearthome City]], though not within the contest hall, instead it is done at the Poffin House, which is near the Pokémon Center in Hearthome. Using the DS's touchscreen, players must stir the Poffin as directed by arrows that appear.

The first round of the contests themselves is similar to the first round in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, but instead of relying solely on contest stats, Pokémon must be dressed up using [[Accessory|accessories]] with the stylus within a time limit. Each particular contest will require different accessories, and higher ranks may require more to be put on the Pokémon.

The second round is a dancing round, using buttons on the touch screen to either perform a dance that the others will find hard to mimic (if the player's Pokémon is the main dancer) or to copy the lead Pokémon's dance moves. Each Pokémon gets a turn at being the leader, and the leader must try to dance in time with the music, and so, obviously, so do the background dancers. The A, B, X, and Y buttons also work.

The third round is very similar to the appeals round in Generation III, and the main difference is that there are three judges and only four appeals, rather than one judge and five appeals. A Pokémon will get more points if it is the only Pokémon to perform for a particular judge, less if another one appeals for that judge and so on. The crowd system is still in place, but this time, each judge has a different meter, making it both potentially risky and potentially rewarding to appeal to a judge that all of the other Pokémon are appealing to. In addition, Pokémon will receive bonus points for appeals regardless of the impression on the judge, and points are not added simply for raising a judge's "voltage."

===New gyms===
As is always the case, there are eight new [[Gym]]s in Sinnoh, each with their own type affiliation. The new [[Gym Leader]]s are [[Roark]] ({{t|Rock}}), [[Gardenia]] ({{t|Grass}}), [[Maylene]] ({{t|Fighting}}), [[Crasher Wake]] ({{t|Water}}), [[Fantina]] ({{t|Ghost}}), [[Byron]] ({{t|Steel}}), [[Candice]] ({{t|Ice}}) and [[Volkner]] ({{t|Electric}}).

===Elite Four===
The new [[Elite Four]] is located at the [[Pokémon League (Sinnoh)|Pokémon League]]. The Elite trainers are [[Aaron (Elite Four)|Aaron]] ({{t|Bug}}), [[Bertha]] ({{t|Ground}}), [[Flint (Elite Four)|Flint]] ({{t|Fire}}) and [[Lucian]] ({{t|Psychic}}); the [[Champion]] is [[Cynthia]], who has Pokémon of mixed types.

===New Pokémon===
:: ''See [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number]] and [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number]]''
As the first [[Generation IV]] games, Diamond and Pearl were the first sightings of 107 new Pokémon, bringing the total amount to 493.

The new Pokémon began being unveiled in 2004, with the release of ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' in Japan, where {{p|Munchlax}} was revealed.

{{cat|Generation IV Pokémon|Fourth-generation Pokémon}} continued being unveiled in 2005, with the Japanese release of ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. The movie featured {{p|Lucario}}, {{p|Bonsly}}, {{p|Mime Jr.}} and {{p|Weavile}}.

2006 was crunch time for the fourth generation. The ninth movie, ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', featured {{p|Manaphy}}, {{p|Mantyke}}, {{p|Buizel}} and {{p|Chatot}}, and {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} were soon confirmed to be on the two games' [[Version mascots|boxart]]. On September 27, all 107 of the new Pokémon's menu icons were revealed on [[Filb.de]].

During the week that followed the games' Japanese release, [[Serebii.net]] featured a "Discovery Trench" that revealed the names and stats of many of the previously-unknown Pokémon to the general public.

====[[Version-exclusive Pokémon|Version exclusives]]====
The following Pokémon are only obtainable in one game of this pair. In order to obtain Pokémon exclusive to the other game of this pair, they must be traded either from that game or from another compatible game of [[Generation IV]] which has that Pokémon available. Alternatively, all Pokémon released prior to these games may be migrated from a [[Generation III]] game.

{| align="center"
|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{diamond color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{diamond color light}};"
|-
! Diamond
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{diamond color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|086|Seel|1|Water|}}
{{Moveentrytm|087|Dewgong|2|Water|Ice}}
{{Moveentrytm|123|Scyther|2|Bug|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|198|Murkrow|2|Dark|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|212|Scizor|2|Bug|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|246|Larvitar|2|Rock|Ground}}
{{Moveentrytm|247|Pupitar|2|Rock|Ground}}
{{Moveentrytm|248|Tyranitar|2|Rock|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|261|Poochyena|1|Dark|}}
{{Moveentrytm|262|Mightyena|1|Dark|}}
{{Moveentrytm|304|Aron|2|Steel|Rock}}
{{Moveentrytm|305|Lairon|2|Steel|Rock}}
{{Moveentrytm|306|Aggron|2|Steel|Rock}}
{{Moveentrytm|352|Kecleon|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|408|Cranidos|1|Rock|}}
{{Moveentrytm|409|Rampardos|1|Rock|}}
{{Moveentrytm|430|Honchkrow|2|Dark|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|434|Stunky|2|Poison|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|435|Skuntank|2|Poison|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|483|Dialga|2|Steel|Dragon}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{pearl color light}};"
|-
! Pearl
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{pearl color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|079|Slowpoke|1|Water|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|080|Slowbro|2|Water|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|127|Pinsir|1|Bug|}}
{{Moveentrytm|199|Slowking|2|Water|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|200|Misdreavus|1|Ghost|}}
{{Moveentrytm|228|Houndour|2|Dark|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|229|Houndoom|2|Dark|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|234|Stantler|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|363|Spheal|2|Ice|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|364|Sealeo|2|Ice|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|365|Walrein|2|Ice|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|371|Bagon|1|Dragon|}}
{{Moveentrytm|372|Shelgon|1|Dragon|}}
{{Moveentrytm|373|Salamence|2|Dragon|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|410|Shieldon|2|Rock|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|411|Bastiodon|2|Rock|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|429|Mismagius|1|Ghost|}}
{{Moveentrytm|431|Glameow|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|432|Purugly|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|484|Palkia|2|Water|Dragon}}
|}
|}
|}

==Compatibility==
Trading exists between Diamond and Pearl Versions through the [[Nintendo DS]]'s internal wireless connection. It connects to {{game|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the same manner. [[Pokémon egg|Eggs]] received from {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}} and its sequels are also sent through wireless. Diamond and Pearl also have the ability to connect to the {{wp|internet}} with the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi]] system, and also the [[Nintendo Wii]]. Due to improvements in international linking, some [[Pokémon]] can have [[Meister|foreign Pokédex entries]].

Diamond and Pearl also maintain backward compatibility with the [[Generation III]] games, however standard trading is not allowed. A player's Pokémon may be permanently transferred via [[Pal Park]], and some Pokémon that could previously not be caught can be found using the [[dual-slot mode]].

Also, by connecting to the Wii with a Nintendo DS, players can copy their [[party]] Pokémon to their copy of [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], as well as [[My Pokémon Ranch]]. However, only Diamond and Pearl are compatible with My Pokémon Ranch, while Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum are all compatible with Pokémon Battle Revolution.

==Reception==
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl were critically well received, with Nintendo Power calling them "the ultimate Pokémon experience." <ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/pokemondiamond?q=pokemon 1 Pokemon Diamond (ds) reviews at Metacritic.com] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> The inclusion of Wi-Fi features and the voice chat feature were also praised. However, the games were criticized for their somewhat basic graphics, with IGN commenting "if you're looking for impressive visuals you're not going to get them."<ref>[http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/782/782443p2.html IGN: Pokemon Diamond Version Review] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> Despite this, Diamond and Pearl received a "Great" score of 8.5/10 on the site.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/objects/707/707323.html Pokemon Diamond | Pokemon Diamond Version (2007)] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref>

According to {{wp|Famitsu}}, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl sold 1,586,360 units in the four days after its release. On December 27, 2006, it was announced that the two games combined became the first Nintendo DS games to hit five million units shipped.<ref>[http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2006/12/27/103,1167202517,65081,0,0.html 『ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド･パール』の出荷本数が500万本を突破！ ] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref>

Sales of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in Japan exceeded the five million mark in the 29th week of sales (April 9 - 15, 2007).<ref>[[Bulbanews]]: [[n:Diamond, Pearl sales cross 5 million mark in Japan|Diamond, Pearl sales cross 5 million mark in Japan]] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> In the United States, over 533,000 pre-orders were taken before release<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070425074506/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=11981 NINTENDO ADVISES POKÉMON FANS: PRE-ORDERS TOP 500,000] (Wayward archive) (retrieved January 13, 2010)</ref>, and one million copies were sold within five days. By the end of April 2007, the US release of Pokémon Diamond had sold approximately 1.045 million copies, and Pokémon Pearl had sold approximately 712 thousand copies.<ref>[[Bulbanews]]: [[n:NPD Group sales data for April 2007 revealed|NPD Group sales data for April 2007 revealed]] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref>

===Japanese sales===
: ''Source: [http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/ Enterbrain] via [http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/ ファミ通　ゲームソフト本数ランキング TOP30]
{| {{bluetable2|r}}
|-
!
! Week ending
! Units sold
! Total units sold
|-
! 1
| October 1, 2006
| 1,575,266
| 1,575,266
|-
! 2
| October 8, 2006
| 466,273
| 2,041,539
|-
! 3
| October 15, 2006
| 275,494
| 2,317,033
|-
! 4
| October 22, 2006
| 231,979
| 2,549,012
|-
! 5
| October 29, 2006
| 203,214
| 2,752,226
|-
! 6
| November 5, 2006
| 183,048
| 2,935,294
|-
! 7
| November 12, 2006
| 124,738
| 3,060,032
|-
! 8
| November 19, 2006
| 101,133
| 3,161,145
|-
! 9
| November 26, 2006
| 110,946
| 3,272,091
|-
! 10
| December 3, 2006
| 100,215
| 3,372,306
|-
! 11
| December 10, 2006
| 151,036
| 3,523,342
|-
! 12
| December 17, 2006
| 225,228
| 3,748,570
|-
! 13
| colspan="3" class="c bg2" | N/A
|-
! 14
| December 31, 2006
| 554,245
| 4,302,815
|-
! 15
| January 7, 2007
| 214,274
| 4,517,089
|-
! 16
| January 14, 2007
| 58,725
| 4,575,814
|-
! 17
| January 21, 2007
| 49,050
| 4,624,864
|-
! 18
| January 28, 2007
| 48,783
| 4,673,647
|-
! 19
| February 4, 2007
| 45,467
| 4,719,114
|-
! 20
| February 11, 2007
| 43,947
| 4,763,061
|-
! 21
| February 18, 2007
| 39,553
| 4,802,614
|-
! 22
| February 25, 2007
| 33,444
| 4,836,058
|-
! 23
| March 4, 2007
| 33,470
| 4,869,528
|-
! 24
| March 11, 2007
| 28,774
| 4,898,302
|-
! 25
| March 18, 2007
| 24,119
| 4,922,421
|-
! 26
| March 25, 2007
| 27,440
| 4,949,861
|-
! 27
| April 1, 2007
| 24,641
| 4,974,502
|-
! 28
| April 8, 2007
| 22,012
| 4,996,514
|-
! 29
| April 15, 2007
| 18,874
| 5,015,388
|-
! 30
| April 22, 2007
| 20,342
| 5,035,730
|-
! 31
| colspan="3" class="c bg2" | N/A
|-
! 32
| May 6, 2007
| 61,040
| 5,096,770
|}

==Trivia==
* Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are the first main series games in which the rival's starter Pokémon is not at level 5 during the first rival battle.
* Pokémon Diamond and Pearl contain many references to {{wp|Internet meme}}s and {{wp|chatspeak}}. The lead translator, [[Nob Ogasawara]], is a member of the {{wp|Something Awful|Something Awful Forums}}, leading to numerous internet references. There are also multiple references to the Something Awful website and community scattered throughout the game, such as one Pokémon Trainer announcing "{{wp|My Tank is Fight|My Pokémon is Fight!}}". "Noob" is also used several times, "Owned" is said by a [[Team Galactic|Galactic]] grunt and [[Buck]], and ROFL is available as a speech option. Also, in the {{player}}'s first encounter with Team Galactic, they tell [[Professor Rowan]] to "hand over his research so that they would refrain from causing {{wp|Giant Enemy Crab|massive damage}} to his assistant". The receptionist in the [[Team Galactic HQ]] and a [[Fisherman]] on [[Route 212]] use the phrase "For the Win". In Veilstone City, a girl tells a man asked her in a strange language "{{wp|List of Internet phenomena#Games|if she liked Pokémon or something}}", and a clown tells the player {{wp|Pro Wrestling (Nintendo Entertainment System)#"A winner is you"|"A winner is you"}}. Perhaps coincidentally, [[Twinleaf Town]] shares its Japanese name with that of the original *chan imageboard, {{wp|Futaba Channel|2chan}}.
* Diamond and Pearl (and also {{v2|Platinum}}) are also the first main series Pokémon games not to have their storage media colored outside of Japan, and the first games in which the lab of the region's [[Pokémon Professor]] is not in the player's hometown.
* The Sinnoh region's starters are the first [[starter Pokémon]] which all gain a second type through evolution.
* The leaders and [[Elite_Four#Sinnoh_Elite_Four|Elite Four]] of Sinnoh do not always use Pokémon of their specialized type. This problem was fixed in {{v2|Platinum}} with an [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number#Platinum_expansion|expansion]] added to the Pokédex.
* Diamond and Pearl are the second Pokémon games that require their saved data to be deleted before saving a new game, with the first being [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]].
* Korean characters do not appear in non-Korean games and vice-versa; they appear as empty spaces.
* Diamond and Pearl are also the first two games in which [[baby Pokémon]] previously available only through {{pkmn|breeding}} can be found in the wild, if one would not count catching {{p|Wynaut}} on [[Mirage Island]] in the Hoenn-based games.
**Also, certain Pokémon that normally [[Evolution|evolve]] via [[Trade|trading]] may be caught in the wild as well.
* Diamond and Pearl are the first set of games where all 3 of the starter Pokémon are utilized in the storyline of the game.
* Non-Asian versions of Diamond and Pearl are the first main Pokémon games to capitalize the names of characters, locations, items, etc. normally (e.g. Team Galactic and Ultra Ball aren't completely capitalized) as opposed to writing them in all capital letters (e.g. TEAM ROCKET or ULTRA BALL) as was in previous games. However, Pokémon names are still written this way due to backward compatibility with previous games.
* On the English versions of the box art, the Pokémon logo has the registered trademark symbol(®). However, the in-game title screen has the trademark symbol(™).
* The frame rate for the Generation IV games is 30 frames per second, lower than that of the Generation III games. This is most likely due to the 3D graphics.
* These games are the first games where the upgrade to the National Pokédex is not required for allowing non-regional Pokémon on these versions from trading, though the only drawback is that a non-regional Pokémon does not count on the number of Pokémon seen or caught and their number is listed as ??? until the National Pokédex is acquired.
* The types of the version mascots, [[Dragon]], [[Steel]], and [[Water]] match the types of the [[Champion|Champions]] [[Lance]], [[Steven]], and [[Wallace]].
*On the back cover of the Australian/New Zealand version of Pokémon Diamond, it states "...as you search for the Pokémon that rules ''space'' in Pokémon Diamond Version." This is an error, as it should say "...as you search for the Pokémon that rules ''time'' in Pokémon Diamond Version." This error is not present on the boxart of other regions.

===In other languages===
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Legendary Pokémon

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[[Image:Entei_book.png|thumb|right|370px|An artist's interpretation of {{p|Entei}}, a legendary Pokémon]]
'''Legendary Pokémon''' are a group of incredibly rare, and often very powerful {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

While in English, all are typically grouped under the banner of "legendary", there are three distinct terms in Japanese that are used to refer to them. One, '''伝説のポケモン''' ''densetsu no Pokémon'', literally "Pokémon of legend", refers to Pokémon such as {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}}, who are featured prominently in the legends of the Pokémon world. A second, '''幻のポケモン''' ''maboroshi no Pokémon'', literally "Pokémon of illusions", refers to Pokémon seen so rarely, such as {{p|Mew}}, that some question their very existence. This term was translated in the [[Generation IV]] games as "mirage Pokémon", in reference to the various [[Sinnoh myths|myths of Sinnoh]], and many consider it to refer to Pokémon that are restricted to [[Nintendo event]]s, not available during the course of normal gameplay. The third and newest term is '''神話のポケモン''' ''shinwa no Pokémon'', literally "Pokémon of myth", which refers to the Pokémon which are spoken of as the creators of the Sinnoh region.

==Characteristics of legendary Pokémon==
Aside from the high [[stats]] shared by most legendary Pokémon, many of them are only available once to the {{player}} in a given save file, and to obtain another legitimately, one must [[trade]] with another game. The [[gender]] of most legendary Pokémon is unknown (though there are four notable exceptions in {{p|Latios}}, {{p|Latias}}, {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Cresselia}}), and all but {{p|Phione}} and {{p|Manaphy}} are unable to breed in captivity, even with {{p|Ditto}}.

No legendary Pokémon is known to [[evolution|evolve]], though many are part of a [[legendary trio]] or [[legendary duo]]. Much like [[starter Pokémon]] appear at the beginning of each [[regional Pokédex]] and their generation's portion of the [[National Pokédex]], legendary Pokémon typically appear at the very end of them.

===In the anime===
Legendary Pokémon typically make their anime debut in a {{pkmn|movie}}, rather than first appearing in a normal episode. Many are held in a much higher regard than in the games, with their powers seen as being almost {{wp|deity|godlike}}. They are often only seen by special {{pkmn|Trainer}}s, usually the anime's main protagonist, [[Ash Ketchum]], who have a special connection to them. [[Villainous teams]] and others with bad intentions often seek them out, both due to their rarity as well as their superior power.

It has been shown that the capture of certain legendary Pokémon may lead to great catastrophe, due to their often pivotal role in nature. Some speculate, however, that if a Trainer were to "play by the rules", encountering and befriending the legendary Pokémon just the same as they would any other Pokémon, the results would not be as chaotic, if at all. This theory possibly has some weight, as {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}} befriended and fought official {{pkmn|battle}}s with an {{TP|Noland|Articuno}}, while [[Lawrence III]]'s capture of {{mov|Zapdos|Zapdos|2}} and {{mov|Moltres|Moltres|2}} in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' was one of intended dominance and collection instead. It should be noted, however, that Noland was never seen to have had Articuno in a Poké Ball, and at the same time, he is a rather skilled Trainer.

Many legendary Pokémon are shown to breed in the wild, as seen with {{p|Lugia}}, while none are immortal nor invincible, as seen by the death of {{mov|Celebi|Celebi|4}} and the injury of {{an|Arceus}}. Very few, in fact, are often considered unique, with only {{an|Mewtwo}} known to be (due to the [[The Birth of Mewtwo|circumstances of its creation]]) and {{an|Arceus}}, {{an|Dialga}}, {{an|Palkia}}, and {{an|Giratina}} assumed to be, due to their role in the creation of the universe.

==List of legendary Pokémon==
Of the 495 Pokémon species, 35 are considered to be legendary, while several more have certain characteristics of legendary Pokémon. Each [[generation]] has introduced at least one legendary trio and one legendary duo.

===Generation I===
The legendary Pokémon introduced in [[Generation I]] can be broken into two groups: the [[legendary birds]] and the Mew duo.

====Legendary birds====
[[File:Legendary birds.png|thumb|right|270px|{{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Articuno}}, and {{p|Moltres}}. Art by [[Mitsuhiro Arita]].]]
The three [[legendary birds]], also known as the Winged Mirages, are the resident [[legendary trio]] of the [[Kanto]] region. Each of them is based off of a mythical bird, and each is associated with a {{wp|season}} (though none of the three is associated with autumn).

In the games, all three are available in the Kanto region in all of its appearances except for [[Generation II]]. {{p|Articuno}} takes up residence in the [[Seafoam Islands]] in the south, {{p|Zapdos}} in the [[Power Plant]] (next to it in Generation IV) in the east, and {{p|Moltres}} in a variety of places, {{ka|Victory Road}}, [[Mt. Ember]], or [[Mt. Silver]], depending on the generation. In Generation IV, they are also found [[roaming Pokémon|roaming]] [[Sinnoh]], but only in {{game|Platinum}}.

In the anime, the legendary birds appear together in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', where they rule over the islands surrounding [[Shamouti Island]]. If they are disturbed and begin to fight, only {{mov|Lugia|Lugia|2}} can stop them, though it will fail without additional help from the Chosen One. Separately, Articuno appears in ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'', ''[[AG135|Numero Uno Articuno]]'', and ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'', while Zapdos appears in ''[[EP242|As Clear As Crystal]]'', ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', and ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', and Moltres appears in ''[[EP074|All Fired Up]]'' and ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]''.

====Mew duo====
[[Image:Mewtwo_and_Mew.png|thumb|250px|left|{{p|Mewtwo}} and {{p|Mew}} fight in [[M01|the first movie]]]]
The Mew duo, so named because of their similar genetic structure and Mewtwo's origin as an enhanced clone of Mew, are a pair of catlike Pokémon which are believed by many to be among the most rare and powerful Pokémon that exist.

In the games, {{p|Mew}} is only mentioned in years-old journals found in the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} on [[Cinnabar Island]]. It was the first [[event]]-exclusive Pokémon, being otherwise available only by [[Mew glitch|glitching the game]] or [[cheating]]. One is available in the wild on [[Faraway Island]], an event area in {{game|Emerald}}, the only time it is legitimately able to be caught from the wild.

Mew appears in the anime in both [[M01|the first movie]] and [[M08|the eighth movie]]. In the first, it appears to fight against Mewtwo, while in the second, its status as the Pokémon from which life began is explored.

In the games, {{p|Mewtwo}} is revealed to have been cloned from Mew in the journals in the Pokémon Mansion. Unlike most Pokémon, however, Mew gave live birth to Mewtwo, rather than laying an {{pkmn|egg}} and Mewtwo hatching from it. Mewtwo was too powerful, however, and it escapes from the Pokémon Mansion, destroying it in the process. Mewtwo then makes its home in [[Cerulean Cave]], where all kinds of powerful Pokémon live.

In the anime, {{an|Mewtwo}} was featured prominently, appearing in several episodes of the [[original series]], [[M01|the first movie]], and [[Mewtwo Returns|the first special episode]]. Mewtwo's origin is slightly different as well, with [[Team Rocket]] boss [[Giovanni]] funding a group of scientists to create an enhanced clone of {{p|Mew}} for his own use. Though Mewtwo is initially a very angry Pokémon, viewing all humans as evil due to the acts of the scientists and Giovanni, eventually, when [[Ash Ketchum]] sacrifices himself to stop the fighting between Mew and Mewtwo, Mewtwo's heart softens, and he learns that some humans do care about their, and all, Pokémon. Meeting up with Ash again, Mewtwo is further shown that, although it is a genetically-enhanced clone of Mew, it and the other clones are no different than normal Pokémon, and because it erased Ash and his friends' memory at the end of their first meeting, realizes that Ash himself truly does care for others, even if he doesn't know them.

Mewtwo is known in the anime to travel around the world, traversing rooftops at night, and living its life free. It occasionally appears in anime openings, sometimes with Mew, and sometimes alone.

===Generation II===
More legendary Pokémon were introduced in [[Generation II]], adding six more for a running total of 11. The legendary Pokémon introduced in this generation down can be separated into three groups.

====Legendary beasts====
[[File:Entei Raikou Suicune.png|thumb|right|250px|{{ga|Lyra}} and [[Eusine]] discover the legendary beasts in the basement of the [[Burned Tower]].]]
Like the legendary birds of the previous generation, a second trio of similar types was introduced in the neighboring [[Johto]] region. These [[legendary beasts]], so named because their features are reminiscent of both {{wp|canine}} and {{wp|feline}} animals, were trapped in the [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]] when it was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, resulting in their death. The trio was revived by the power of {{p|Ho-Oh}}, and now [[roaming Pokémon|roam across the land]] because of their great power.

In the games, more than one of each exists, with only the trio that roams Johto after being discovered in Brass Tower's basement during [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]] being that of the legend. Each was captured and changed into a [[Shadow Pokémon]] by [[Cipher]] in {{g|Colosseum}}, while one of the three, depending on the player's [[starter Pokémon]] choice, roams Kanto in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{p|Entei}} for {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Raikou}} for {{p|Squirtle}}, and {{p|Suicune}} for {{p|Charmander}}.

In the anime, the legendary beasts have never appeared together. It appears that an initial plan for the three Johto-era {{pkmn|movie}}s was to have each feature one of the legendary beasts in a central role, with {{mov|Entei|Entei|3}} taking a central role in ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'' and {{mov|Suicune|Suicune|4}} taking the stage in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''. This did not pan out, however, possibly due to the canning of Johto's {{p|Celebi}} plotline, and Raikou was relegated to a role in ''[[The Legend of Thunder]]'', featuring anime characters based off of {{ga|Ethan}} and {{ga|Kris}}, rather than [[M05|the fifth movie]], which focused on legendary Pokémon from the then-upcoming [[Generation III]] instead.

Each of the beasts made an episodic appearance, as well, with Entei appearing in ''[[EP259|Entei at Your Own Risk]]'', Raikou briefly appearing in ''[[EP180|Houndoom's Special Delivery]]'', and Suicune having the most prominence (as in the games) through its appearance in ''[[EP117|Don't Touch That 'Dile]]'', ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll]]'', and ''[[DP028|Drifloon On the Wind!]]''.

====Tower duo====
[[Image:Lugia_and_ho-oh.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Lugia and Ho-Oh]]
The first [[version mascot]]s that were also legendary Pokémon, {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} are a pair of legendary birds which formerly resided in [[Ecruteak City]] atop tall towers, leading to their designation. However, when the [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]], home of Lugia, was struck by lightning, it burned to the ground, and both flew away, Lugia to make its new home in the [[Whirl Islands]] and Ho-Oh to search the world for a pure-hearted Trainer. The two are thought to be as closely related as they are polar opposites, being based off of the eastern legends of the {{wp|Fènghuáng}} and {{wp|Ryūjin}}.

In the games, Lugia does not play a central role in the Generation II storyline, instead being mentioned only as having lived in Ecruteak City before the Brass Tower burned. It is found in the Whirl Islands in the Generation II games and their {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s|remakes}} if the player holds a {{DL|List of key items in Generation IV|Silver Wing}}. It reaches prominence in the storyline of {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, where [[XD001|one]] is corrupted by [[Cipher]] to become the ultimate [[Shadow Pokémon]], unable to be purified. It is also available on [[Navel Rock]] in Generation III, as an event-exclusive legendary.

In the anime, Lugia is featured in a central role in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', where it is revealed that {{Ash}} is the Chosen One who must help it to quell the fighting of the [[legendary birds]]. Another pair of them appeared when Ash and his friends traveled to the Whirl Islands in Johto, and through this, the anime revealed that legendary Pokémon could breed (this is untrue in the games, at least in captivity, likely to restrict players from getting a limitless number of them).

Ho-Oh has a much greater focus during Generation II, being named as the savior of the legendary beasts. It can be found, if the player has a {{DL|List of key items in Generation IV|Rainbow Wing}}, atop [[Bell Tower]] in the Generation II games and their remakes. It makes an appearance in {{g|Colosseum}}, as well, as a reward for purifying all Shadow Pokémon, and on [[Navel Rock]] like Lugia.

In the anime, {{an|Ho-Oh}} is notably the first legendary Pokémon that appeared (outside of the [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|opening animation]], at least), flying over a rainbow at the start of [[Ash Ketchum]]'s journey at the end of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''. Ash has subsequently seen it several times over the course of his journey, but has never come face-to-face with it.

====Celebi====
[[Image:Celebi_Shrine.png|thumb|right|100px|Celebi on its shrine in [[Ilex Forest]]]]
Although it has no relation to Mew that has been revealed, {{p|Celebi}} was dubbed the "New Mew" when it was introduced in Generation II because of their similar size and stats, as well as the status of being the last in the [[National Pokédex]] as of its generation and being unobtainable through normal gameplay. Unlike Mew, however, it was not believed to be the ancestor of all Pokémon, but merely the guardian of forests, traveling through time to make sure of their purity.

In the games, Celebi is available only by event, either directly (via [[trading]] or [[Mystery Gift]]), or, in {{game|Crystal}}, through an event involving the [[GS Ball]]. This made it the first event Pokémon that was able to be captured from the wild in the games after using an event-only item, something which would continue forward even to the current generation. Celebi also makes an appearance in {{g|Colosseum}} and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, but it is unobtainable.

In the anime, Celebi takes a central role in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[AG155|The Green Guardian]]''. In the movie, one accidentally brings a young [[Professor Oak]] to the future when attempting to escape from a poacher, and is later captured in a [[Iron-Masked Marauder|Team Rocket member]]'s Dark Balls to be used to destroy the forest and rule the world. In the episode, another is attempting to heal after putting out a forest fire, and needs the help of Pokémon Ranger [[Solana]], as well as the anime's protagonists, to do so.

===[[Generation III]]===
The Generation III games feature a total of 10 new legendaries.
====[[Legendary golems]]====
[[Image:Regis.png|thumb|left|(From left to right) Regice, Registeel, and Regirock]]
The legendary {{wp|golem}}-like Regis were featured in the [[M08|eighth movie]] as the protectors of the Tree of Beginning, but the true story of their history remains a mystery. They have a strong connection to the fourth Regi and their [[trio master|keeper]], '''{{p|Regigigas}}'''.
* '''{{MS|377|Regirock}} {{p|Regirock}}''' is found in the [[Desert Ruins]] in the [[Generation III]] games when the required puzzle is solved. Its location in {{game|Platinum}} is the [[Rock Peak Ruins]].
* '''{{MS|378|Regice}} {{p|Regice}}''' is found in the [[Island Cave]] in the Generation III games after solving a puzzle. Its location in Pokémon Platinum is the [[Iceberg Ruins]].
* '''{{MS|379|Registeel}} {{p|Registeel}}''' is found in the [[Ancient Tomb]] in the Generation III games, and, like the other two Regis, a puzzle must be solved before it can be reached. Its location in Pokémon Platinum is the [[Iron Ruins]].

====Eon duo====
[[File:Latias Latios.png|thumb|right|Latias and Latios|220px]]
Latias and Latios (sometimes referred to, collectively, as [[Lati@s]]) are twin {{t|Dragon}}s (one female, one male, respectively) featured in the [[M05|fifth movie]]. Special abilities they share include: Sight Sharing, an act where one twin can portray what he/she is seeing to the other twin and taking the shape of humans. According to legend, they guard the water city of [[Alto Mare]], and are revered as gods. They have a strong connection with the [[Soul Dew]].
* '''{{MS|380|Latias}} {{p|Latias}}''', the female twin, is found in the wild after defeating the Elite Four in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Sapphire}}. She changes routes whenever the player does, and is considered as rare as the legendary beasts in Generation II. She can also be obtained in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Ruby}} by using the [[Eon Ticket]] obtained from [[Nintendo Power]]. In {{game|Emerald}}, when the player's mom asks about a TV program after the Elite Four, she appears as in Sapphire if the player chooses Red, and as in Ruby if the player chooses Blue.
* '''{{MS|381|Latios}} {{p|Latios}}''', the male twin, is found in the wild after defeating the Elite Four in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Ruby}}. He is considered as rare as the legendary beasts in Generation II due to the similar route-changing activities that he shares with them and Latias. He can also be obtained in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Sapphire}} by using the Eon Ticket obtained from Nintendo Power. In {{game|Emerald}}, when the player's mom asks about a TV program after the Elite Four, he appears as in Ruby if the player chooses Blue, and as in Sapphire if the player chooses Red.

====Weather trio====
[[Image:GenIII_Battle.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A depiction of the cataclysmic battle between Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza]]
Also known as the [[Weather trio|Elemental trio]], the [[Weather conditions|weather]]-related legendary Pokémon represent the balance of nature and play a major role in the storyline of the [[Hoenn]]-based Generation III games. They are also the mascots of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Versions, respectively. It is said that, early in time, Groudon raised lands and expanded continents as Kyogre expanded the seas. These Pokémon took to a deep sleep after a cataclysmic battle, soothed by Rayquaza. All feature a unique pattern of lines around their bodies.

They are based on the {{wp|behemoth}}, {{wp|leviathan}}, and {{wp|ziz}} of Hebrew legend.
* '''{{MS|382|Kyogre}} {{p|Kyogre}}''' is the beast who has the power to expand the sea by bringing forth constant rain. It is found in the [[Cave of Origin]] in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Sapphire}}, and [[Marine Cave]] in {{game|Emerald}}. It is the object of [[Team Aqua]]'s reverence. It was seen in the [[M09|ninth movie]].
* '''{{MS|383|Groudon}} {{p|Groudon}}''' is the beast who has the power to expand the land by scattering rain clouds and making water evaporate with light and heat. It is found in the Cave of Origin in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Ruby}}, and [[Terra Cave]] in {{game|Emerald}}. It is the object of [[Team Magma]]'s reverence. It was seen in the [[M06|sixth movie]].
* '''{{MS|384|Rayquaza}} {{p|Rayquaza}}''' is the legendary dragon found in the [[Sky Pillar]] in the Generation III games. It is the protector of the skies. It was seen in the [[M07|seventh movie]].

====Outer space Pokémon====
Though the two aren't considered a duo, they are occassionally grouped together due to the fact that they both are related and come from outer space, are next to each other in both the [[National Pokédex]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number|Hoenn Pokédex]], are both [[event Pokémon]] and both have a base stat total of 600.
* '''{{MS|385|Jirachi}} {{p|Jirachi}}''' is the legendary wish-granting Pokémon who was available from [[Pokémon Colosseum]]'s bonus disk in North America and available within [[Pokémon Channel]] in the UK, Europe and Australia (PAL Encoded Regions). It is likened to Mew, Celebi, Phione, Manaphy and Shaymin. Jirachi is the star of the [[M06|sixth movie]].
* '''{{MS|386|Deoxys}}/{{MS|386A|Deoxys}}/{{MS|386D|Deoxys}}/{{MS|386S|Deoxys}} {{p|Deoxys}}''' is a Pokémon with strange alien and virus-like characteristics. It changes its form depending on the game version in which it is found. The [[AuroraTicket]] used to obtain Deoxys has been given out in North America at the New York {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} and 2004's [[Pokémon Rocks America]] events. Two different Deoxys were featured in the seventh movie, while a third was featured in ''[[AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis!]]''.

===[[Generation IV]]===
The Generation IV games feature a total of 14 legendary Pokémon, the most of any generation.
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====Lake guardians====
[[File:Lake guardians anime.png|thumb|right|Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf together]]
Also known as the Pixie, Spirit or [[Lake guardians|Lake trio]], these {{wp|Fairy}}-like creatures each dwell in a trio of three lakes. Believed to have been birthed from Arceus, each represents a different aspect of the human mind. They were created to give "spirit" to the world.
* '''{{MS|480|Uxie}} {{p|Uxie}}''' embodies knowledge.
* '''{{MS|481|Mesprit}} {{p|Mesprit}}''' embodies emotion.
* '''{{MS|482|Azelf}} {{p|Azelf}}''' embodies willpower.

Uxie is located in the [[Lake Acuity|Acuity Cavern]], Mesprit will [[Roaming Pokémon|roam]] Sinnoh after the first encounter in the [[Lake Verity|Verity Cavern]], and Azelf is found in the [[Lake Valor|Valor Cavern]]. In Pokémon Platinum Version, [[Cyrus]] takes each of their jewels to create the [[Red Chain]] which he uses to capture {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} in his plot to recreate the world without spirit.

====Legendary dragons====
[[file:Dialga-Palkia-Giratina.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina artwork from {{game|Platinum}}]]
The three Pokémon Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, known as the [[Dragon Trio]] are the mascots for Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum versions, respectively, and have the ability to warp the fabric of reality. Birthed from Arceus to create matter, they battle for all of eternity in a different dimension. Dialga and Palkia were featured in the [[M10|tenth movie]], and Giratina was featured in the [[M11|eleventh movie]]. All three had their final encounter in the [[M12|twelfth movie]].
* '''{{MS|483|Dialga}} {{p|Dialga}}''' controls time.
* '''{{MS|484|Palkia}} {{p|Palkia}}''' controls space and dimensions.
* '''{{MS|487|Giratina}}/{{MS|487O|Giratina}} {{p|Giratina}}''' controls antimatter, the antithesis to the material world created by Dialga and Palkia together.
Depending on the game version, [[Team Galactic]] will try to gain control of one using the power of the lake trio. Their goal is to use their power to destroy the {{pkmn|universe}} and rebuild it with [[Cyrus]] as a god.

====Lunar duo====
[[Image:Darkrai-Newmoon_Island.png|thumb|left|Darkrai in Newmoon Island]]
Based on the [[wp:crescent moon|crescent]] and [[wp:new moon|new]] {{wp|moon}}, these two Pokémon seem to be complementary of one another. Cresselia can cure the permanent nightmares that Darkrai causes people to suffer.
* '''{{MS|488|Cresselia}} {{p|Cresselia}}''' resembles the crescent moon. It seems to bring peaceful dreams and is able to heal emotional scars. It can be found {{pkmn2|roaming}} [[Sinnoh]] after it is first encountered on [[Fullmoon Island]]. In {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} she is a guardian of one of the moon tears.
* '''{{MS|491|Darkrai}} {{p|Darkrai}}''' can induce sleep and control dreams. It is active during nights with no moon, and can cause its victims to thrash about with terrible nightmares. It can be found on [[Newmoon Island]] if the {{player}} has a [[Member's Card]]. A Darkrai was featured in the [[M10|tenth movie]], along with one of each of the legendary dragons (except {{p|Giratina}}), while a second made its anime debut in ''[[DP104|Sleepless in Pre-Battle!]]''. It has a connection with the dark crystal in {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}.

====Sea guardian Pokémon====
* '''{{MS|489|Phione}} {{p|Phione}}''' is the result of breeding Manaphy (or another Phione) with {{p|Ditto}}, and is the only legendary to be obtained in such a manner. Until recently, its status was heavily debated; however, [[Pokémon.com]] revealed that Phione is, in fact, a legendary.
* '''{{MS|490|Manaphy}} {{p|Manaphy}}''' is referred to as the "Prince of the Sea." It must be hatched from an {{pkmn|egg}}, which can, according to the two Ranger games, only be done in warm regions, and has the power to swap the hearts of people and Pokémon, putting them into different bodies. It was featured in the [[M09|ninth movie]], where it had the ability to locate the temple of the sea.
====Other legendary Pokémon====
* '''{{MS|485|Heatran}} {{p|Heatran}}''' is a dual-type Fire/Steel Pokémon that can be found in [[Stark Mountain]]. It was born from the flames of a volcano when Dialga, Palkia and their relatives first created the universe. The lava and magma pooled together to become the first living Heatran, and later, [[Stark Mountain]], its home. In {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}, it is a guardian of a prince tear. It is also the first legendary Pokémon that can be either male or female. A Heatran appeared in the [[M12|twelfth movie]].
* '''{{MS|486|Regigigas}} {{p|Regigigas}}''' is the Normal-type Regi that can be found only when the [[Legendary golems|three other Regis]] are reunited. It is said that it moved the continents into place by pulling them with rope. A Regigigas was awakened in the [[M11|eleventh movie]] from its shrine. In {{game|Platinum}} it is stated that created the other golems in the image of itself from an iceberg, rocks, and magma.
[[File:Seabreak path.png|thumb|right|Shaymin running down [[Seabreak Path]]]]
* '''{{MS|492|Shaymin}}/{{MS|492S|Shaymin}} {{p|Shaymin}}''' is the Gratitude Pokémon that curls up in flower-beds and often goes unnoticed. It has the ability to instantly purify an area of all pollutants and transform it into a flowery field. It can transform into another Forme. Shaymin and its Sky Forme were featured in the [[M11|eleventh movie]]. Many Shaymin appeared in the film, as well in {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky}}, confirming that the Shaymin species is more common than that of other legendary species. If the player has [[Oak's Letter]], [[Flower Paradise]], where Shaymin is located, can be accessed after their thanks are expressed at the white rock on [[Route 224]].
[[File:Arceus ruins art.png|thumb|left|Arceus]]
* '''{{MS|493|Arceus}} {{p|Arceus}}''' is the creation Pokémon said to have been born from an egg in the nothingness of space in a vortex of chaos. It created matter (time and space) and spirit (knowledge, emotion and will) before falling into eternal slumber. It can be awoken by playing the [[Azure Flute]] at the peak of [[Mt. Coronet]]. Arceus appears in the [[M12|twelfth movie]].

===Other Pokémon of myth===
* {{MS|038|Ninetales}} '''{{p|Ninetales}}''' is occasionally considered a legendary Pokémon due to it being elusive, incredibly long-lived, and possessing the ability to cast powerful curses against anyone that touches its tails. This is specifically mentioned in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]. It also is the counterpart to Arcanine.
* '''{{MS|059|Arcanine}} {{p|Arcanine}}''''s [[species]] classification is ''Legendary''.
* {{MS|130|Gyarados}} {{MS|350|Milotic}} The fierceness and destructive nature of '''{{p|Gyarados}}''' is described in the [[Pokédex]] as a thing of legend as is the seemingly complementary beauty and calming ability of '''{{p|Milotic}}'''.
* {{MS|149|Dragonite}} {{MS|248|Tyranitar}} {{MS|373|Salamence}} {{MS|376|Metagross}} {{MS|445|Garchomp}} The ''[[pseudo-legendary]]'' Pokémon '''{{p|Dragonite}}''', '''{{p|Tyranitar}}''', '''{{p|Salamence}}''', '''{{p|Metagross}}''' and '''{{p|Garchomp}}''' are usually placed within the end section of a regional Pokédex together with other legendaries (with the exception of {{p|Garchomp}}), and are rare and powerful.
* '''{{MS|201|Unown}} {{p|Unown}}''' are a mysterious species of Pokémon based on the Latin alphabet. [[Professor Oak]] referred to them as legendary, probably because they were featured heavily in ancient myths and legends and because they can display large amounts of otherworldly power in swarms. Also, like legendaries, they cannot breed. In the anime, they appear to live in the [[Unown dimension|same dimension]] as Dialga and Palkia.
* '''{{MS|175|Togepi}} {{MS|176|Togetic}} {{MS|468|Togekiss}} {{p|Togepi}}''' and its evolutions are incredibly rare and bring joy wherever they go. In ''[[AG045|A Togepi Mirage!]]'' Togepi is referred to as a savior.
* {{MS|359|Absol}} The presence of '''{{p|Absol}}''' is a fabled warning of impending disaster. It also was featured as a protagonist in ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]''.
* {{MS|442|Spiritomb}} '''{{p|Spiritomb}}''' was formed by 108 spirits and is bound to a fissure in an [[Odd Keystone]] because of misdeeds 500 years ago. It also has a unique method of capture (in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and {{game|Platinum}}), being only attainable after the player had gone underground 32 times and using the [[Odd Keystone]] on the [[Hallowed Tower]]. In [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver]], it is again available, but also by a special method, the [[Pokéwalker]]'s hardest to unlock (watt wise) route as the rarest Pokémon.
* '''{{MS|448|Lucario}} {{p|Lucario}}''' and its master [[Sir Aaron]] were forever revered because of their help pacifying an ancient battle, as seen in the eighth movie. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, a Lucario was regarded as a legendary Rescue Team Leader in the distant past, and "Lucario Rank" is the highest attainable team rank in the game. In {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} he is the only non-legendary guardian of a prince tear. Also, in the opening of the Diamond and Pearl theme song, {{p|Lucario}} appears beside {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}.
*'''{{MS|447|Riolu}} {{p|Riolu}}''', Lucario's pre-evolution was only obtainable as a gift egg Pokémon up to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}.
* {{MS|479|Rotom}} When facing '''{{p|Rotom}}''', the music is the same as when facing a legendary Pokémon. It, along with the legendary Giratina and Shaymin, has also received new forms in {{v2|Platinum}}. Rotom is sometimes considered to be a ''semi-legendary''.

==Trivia==
* In the games, there appears to only be one of every legendary Pokémon, but in the {{pkmn|anime}}, there is more than one of most legendaries. This may just mean that the creators of the game intended the canon to imply that the {{player}} only ever happens to meet more than one of them, and in fact there are others elsewhere.
** Another reason to support the fact above may be for game-balancing issues.
* Every generation has had at least one {{t|Psychic}}- and {{type2|Flying}} legendary (though in [[Generation IV]], {{p|Shaymin}} is only able to be part-Flying during the daytime, and {{p|Arceus}} is only Flying-type when holding the {{DL|Plate|Sky Plate}}).
* According to interviews with [[Junichi Masuda]] in 2009, legendary Pokémon are the most difficult to design names for because GameFreak strives to make sure that the names of legendary Pokémon are universal across the different translations, so extra work must be put into their names to make sure that they work universally in all languages and don't conflict with anything else. This is consistent with the relatively small amount of legendaries who have had their names changed outside of Japan (a current number of six, the [[legendary birds]] and [[lake guardians]]).
* As of the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, all non-event legendary Pokémon can be caught in [[Generation IV]]. {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Suicune}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Kyogre}}, {{p|Groudon}}, {{p|Rayquaza}}, {{p|Mewtwo}}, {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Latios}} and {{p|Latias}} can be caught in the Johto remakes, {{p|Uxie}}, {{p|Mesprit}}, {{p|Azelf}}, {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, {{p|Heatran}}, {{p|Regigigas}}, {{p|Giratina}}, and {{p|Cresselia}} can be caught in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, and {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} are in {{v2|Platinum}}.
* {{p|Heatran}} is the only dual-type legendary Pokémon that is not {{type|Flying}}, {{type|Psychic}}, or {{type|Dragon}}.

===Unique themes===
Battle themes are shared by related legendaries, while many [[legendary trios]] have a theme specific to themselves. These themes are either entirely unique in melody, or they are a small to major variation of a song already in game. Specifically:
* '''[[Generation I]]''' Legendaries
** {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} feature a theme specific to themselves in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, a remix of the standard wild Pokémon encounter in Kanto, as a reference to the fact that in Generation I, there was only one battle theme for wild Pokémon, legendary or not. When they are encountered in {{game|Platinum}}, they use the standard wild legendary battle theme.
** {{p|Mewtwo}} features a theme specific to itself in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, another remix of the standard wild Pokémon encounter in Kanto.
** {{p|Mew}} features a theme specific to itself in {{game|Emerald}}, and despite being found in the wild ''only'' in a [[Hoenn]]-based game, it is yet another remix of the standard wild Pokémon encounter in Kanto.
* '''[[Generation II]]''' Legendaries
** In {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}} featured the standard wild Pokémon encounter music of [[Johto]], however, in {{game|Crystal}}, this was changed to a theme specific to themselves. When they are encountered in FireRed and LeafGreen, they use the standard legendary battle theme shared with the legendary birds, while in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, they each received a different remix of their theme from Crystal.
** {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} use the standard wild Pokémon encounter music in Generation II, use Mewtwo's theme in Generation III, and finally get their own themes in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, with each of them having their own specific theme.
** {{p|Celebi}} has only featured the standard wild Pokémon battle music when it is encountered.
* '''[[Generation III]]''' Legendaries
** {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} feature a theme specific to themselves in Generation III when they are encountered. It was tuned up and reused when they are encountered in {{game|Platinum}}.
** {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} have only featured the standard wild Pokémon battle music when they are encountered.
** {{p|Groudon}}, {{p|Kyogre}}, and {{p|Rayquaza}} have a theme specific to themselves when encountered in Generation III.
** {{p|Deoxys}} features a battle theme specific to itself when battled on [[Birth Island]], making it the first to share its theme with no other Pokémon.
** {{p|Jirachi}} has never appeared in battle as a wild Pokémon aside from [[cheating]]. However, if cheating is used to encounter Jirachi, the standard wild Pokémon battle music will play.
* '''[[Generation IV]]''' Legendaries
** {{p|Uxie}}, {{p|Mesprit}}, and {{p|Azelf}} feature a theme specific to themselves in Generation IV when they are encountered.
** {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} feature a theme specific to themselves in Generation IV when they are encountered.
** {{p|Giratina}} features a theme specific to itself in {{game|Platinum}} when it is encountered.
** {{p|Heatran}}, {{p|Regigigas}}, {{p|Darkrai}}, {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} feature a theme specific to themselves in Generation IV when they are encountered. This theme is, strangely, shared with the non-legendary {{p|Rotom}}, and likewise is shared with {{p|Giratina}} in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
** {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Phione}} have never appeared in battle as a wild Pokémon aside from [[cheating]]. However, if cheating is used to encounter them, the standard wild Pokémon battle music will play.
** {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Cresselia}} use the standard wild Pokémon battle music when they are encountered.
** {{p|Arceus}}, perhaps fittingly, has its own theme shared with no others as well. However, it has been noted that its theme is similar to the mysterious radio signal encountered in the Ruins of Alph in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{game|Crystal}}, and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}.

==Related articles==
*[[Event Pokémon]]
*[[Myths and legends involving legendary Pokémon]]
*[[Sinnoh myths]]
*[[History of the Pokémon world]]
*[[Pseudo-legendary]]

==External links==
*[http://www.dark-stars.net/Legend/ Legends of the Mon], the fanlisting for legendary Pokémon.

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[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Legendary Pokémon|*]]



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Lucario (Pokémon)

2010-05-05T14:52:50Z

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{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Lucario |
jname=ルカリオ |
tmname=Lucario |
image=448Lucario.png |
size=130px|
caption=Artwork from D/P |
pron=<sc>looh-kah-reeyoh</sc>|
ndex=448 |
sdex=116 |
abrow=223 |
obrow=265 |
opbrow=179 |
typen=2 |
type1=Fighting |
type2=Steel |
species=Aura |
height-ftin=3'11" |
height-m=1.2 |
weight-lbs=119.0 |
weight-kg=54.0 |
abilityn=2 |
ability1=Steadfast |
ability2=Inner Focus |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Ground |
egggroup2=Humanshape |
eggcycles=25 |
evat=1|
evsa=1|
expyield=204 |
lv100exp=1,059,860 |
gendercode=31|
color=Blue |
catchrate=45 |
body= 06|
pokefordex=lucario |
generation=4 |
footnotes= }}
'''Lucario''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ルカリオ''' ''Lucario'') is a dual-type {{2t|Fighting|Steel}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Riolu}} via {{DL|Happiness|Evolutions|happiness}} during the [[Time|day]].

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Lucario is a [[wikipedia:Cynocephaly|cynocephallic]] bipedal, jackal-like Pokémon that's around four feet in height. Lucario's forepaws are black and have one white spike on each arm on the upper-side of its wrists. In addition, there's a third spike on Lucario's chest. Lucario's snout and ears have also grown longer since its evolution from {{p|Riolu}}. Lucario also has a furry yellow torso, and its thighs are in the shape of what looks like blue shorts. Also, Lucario stands on the balls of its feet, rather than on its entire foot.
====Gender differences====
None.

====Special abilities====
Lucario are sensitive to a special type of energy called [[Aura]]. Lucario can study these waves to predict the movements of their opponents, and use them to track anyone. They can also guide the waves offensively to create explosive balls of Aura energy (such as {{m|Aura Sphere}}, one of only two non-legendaries to learn that move). Lucario are also able to understand human speech; some people say that Lucario can also speak it, though only {{an|Lucario|one}} has reportedly done so, and through telepathy.

===Behavior===
Lucario are considered to be prideful creatures, and are extremely loyal to their trainers. Lucario also seem to have a natural sense of justice.

===Habitat===
Lucario usually live deep in mountains very far from people to improve their skills. Therefore, like {{p|Milotic}} and {{p|Togekiss}}, they are some of the rarest non-legendary Pokémon known, and finding a wild Lucario is excruciatingly difficult.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

The Lucario in ''[[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' was shown eating berries and was introduced to chocolate by [[Max]].

==In the anime==
{{spoiler}}
===Major appearances===
====[[Sir Aaron]]'s {{mov|Lucario|Lucario|8}}====
[[Image:LucarioMovie8.png|right|thumb|220px|{{mov|Lucario|Lucario|8}}]]
Over 1,000 years ago, {{mov|Lucario|Lucario|8}} served [[Sir Aaron]]. Lucario was sensitive to aura, invisible vibrations that all objects, especially living things, release. This enabled him to "see" objects and living creatures and predict the actions of others even with their eyes closed. Lucario could use aura as an offensive attack in the form of {{m|Aura Sphere}}, in which he would amass a sphere of energy and hurl it at an opponent. Aaron taught Lucario how to refine his sensitivity to aura.

When [[Cameran Palace]] was about to be caught in the middle of a war, Aaron was on his way to the [[Tree of Beginning]] to attempt to stop the battle when he came across Lucario, who had been temporarily blinded by a group of sand-kicking {{p|Houndoom}}, where Aaron told him that he was never going back to the castle. Aaron intended to sacrifice himself to stop the war, but Lucario jumped to the conclusion that he was abandoning the kingdom, which caused Aaron to throw his staff, sealing Lucario within.

Years later, in the present time, Lucario was awoken from the staff when it was held by [[Ash Ketchum]], who has a similar aura pattern to Aaron. Lucario initially mistook Ash for Aaron, and was stubborn and distrustful of humans after being sealed in the staff. Unaware of Aaron's sacrifice, Lucario held a grudge toward Aaron, thinking Aaron had abandoned the castle and him. He had considered himself Aaron's servant, and he could not understand the friendship between Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}}. However, a [[time flower]] message left by Aaron shortly before his death told Lucario the truth, that Aaron considered Lucario a friend, not a servant.

Once again the Tree of Beginning was disturbed, threatening to destroy the balance between Pokémon and nature. Ash and Lucario rushed to its core and began to use their aura to energize the tree's defense system. Using up their aura would have meant the same fate as Aaron—death. However, just as Ash was about to use up his aura, Lucario pushed him away, instead sacrificing only himself to the tree.

After Lucario's death, the portrait of Aaron in Cameran Palace was altered to include Lucario by Aaron's side, cementing their relationship as best friends and partners in aura manipulation. Lucario is later seen with Aaron once again and gives him a bar of [[Pokémon food|chocolate]], which he enjoys; this is surely after his death, as Lucario did not know what chocolate was until [[Max]] gave it to him in an effort to earn his trust for the sake of the group.

====[[Maylene]]'s {{TP|Maylene|Lucario}}====
[[Image:MayleneLucario.jpg|thumb|right|{{TP|Maylene|Lucario}} with [[Maylene]]]]
It was first seen in ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]'' {{pkmn|battle|battling}} with Maylene in their {{pkmn|training}}. Lucario used {{m|Aura Sphere}} to stop the battle of {{TP|Paul|Electabuzz}}, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{AP|Pikachu}}. It is also seen battling [[Paul]]'s Pokémon in a flashback.

Lucario was seen again in ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]'' where it battled in {{an|Dawn}}'s gym battle against Maylene. It defeated Dawn's {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}.

It appeared once more in ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'' where it battled in {{Ash}}'s gym battle against Maylene. It defeated {{AP|Ash's Staravia|Staraptor}} and {{AP|Chimchar|Monferno}}, but was knocked out along with [[Ash's Buizel]], resulting in a tie.

Lucario was last seen in ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]'' when it helped Ash and the others defeat [[Saturn]] and [[Team Galactic]].

====[[Riley]]'s {{TP|Riley|Lucario}}====
[[Image:Riley's Lucario.png|thumb|right|[[Riley]]'s {{TP|Riley|Lucario}}]]
This Lucario debuted in ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'' at [[Iron Island]]. When {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} traveled there after being contacted by {{an|Barry}}, they found the local {{type2|Steel}} Pokémon fighting brutally against each other and the other Pokémon on the island. When a crazed {{p|Aggron}} attacked Ash, [[Riley]] stepped in and had Lucario attack it with {{m|Close Combat}}. Despite being a Steel-type as well, Lucario wasn't affected like the others of its type due to its strong [[aura]].

Riley informed Ash that, like his Lucario, he could use Aura. Together they found the source of the problem: a machine operated under [[Mars]]'s command that was using the [[Spear Key]] to create low frequency waves which tortured the Steel-type Pokémon. Lucario attempted to read the Aura coming out of the machine, but at that time, Mars placed the Spear Key into a pillar at the ruins the squadron was excavating. The beam that launched out of the pillar's tip overwhelmed Lucario and caused it to rebel against Riley, even breaking its [[Poké Ball]] in half when he tried to recall it.

Even then, however, Lucario wasn't completely under the machine's influence and tried to destroy the machine but couldn't do it. Ash managed to finish the job and destroy the machine and Lucario and the other Steel-types were brought back to their senses. When Mars realized her plan was shot, she fled and attempted to blow up [[Iron Island]] with bombs, but her efforts were thwarted when both Riley and Lucario used their combined Aura powers to contain the blast and send it flying.

===Minor appearances===
Lucario makes a cameo in the theme songs ''{{so|Battle Frontier}}'' and ''[[Together]]''.

Lucario also makes a brief appearance at the intro of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', where one is shown dodging {{p|Rayquaza}}'s {{m|Hyper Beam}}.

A Lucario and {{p|Froslass}} were seen in a Double contest on TV in ''[[DP150|Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP066|Lucario|Ash's Pokédex|Lucario, the Aura Pokémon, and the evolved form of {{p|Riolu}}. By sensing the [[aura]] of its opponents, Lucario can read their thoughts and movements.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Diamond & Pearl''|Sinnoh}}

==In the manga==
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, like in games, it appears under the ownership of [[Riley]].

In [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]] [[Hareta]] gained a Riolu egg in ''[[DPA10|Serious Training on Iron Island!!]]'' which hatched into a Riolu later on in that chapter then evolved in to Lucario in [[DPA14]].

==In the TCG==
{{main|Lucario (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]===
[[Image:Lucario Brawl.jpg|140px|thumb|right|Lucario in Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
Lucario is a playable character available in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. It is unlocked by encountering it in [[The Subspace Emissary]] either from choosing it to battle and claim victory over Meta Knight or vice-versa. It can also be unlocked by playing 100 brawls or beating Target Smash!! on all difficulty levels (in either 1 or 2-player modes).

Lucario appears to be able to talk with the help of Aura; most notably seen while using his Final Smash when it says "Watch the power of Aura!" Lucario's fighting style revolves around Aura manipulation and the concept of "high risk, high return"; the more damage Lucario has taken, the stronger it and its attacks become. Its power is at its peak when it has taken 200% damage, and is in last place during a fight.

{{SmashMoves|type=Fighting|type2=Steel|game=Brawl|Spe=Aura Sphere|SpeM=yes|SpeS=Force Palm|SpeSM=yes|SpeU=ExtremeSpeed|SpeUM=yes|SpeD=Double Team|SpeDM=yes|FS=Aura Storm}}

====[[wp:Metal Gear|Codec]] information (on Shadow Moses Island)====
*'''[[wp:List of recurring Metal Gear characters#Mei Ling|Mei Ling]]:''' ''"You're fighting Lucario, aren't you, Snake?"''
*'''{{wp|Solid Snake}}:''' ''"Mei Ling, what's that purple fire coming out of his hands??"''
*'''Mei Ling:''' ''"That's his '[[Aura]].'"''
*'''Solid Snake:''' ''"Aura?"''
*'''Mei Ling:''' ''"I guess you could call it his life force. Lucario can use his own Aura and turn it into power. Every time Lucario's damage increases, his Aura gains strength, making his [[moves|attacks]] more powerful. So don't think you've got him beat just because his health is down."''
*'''Solid Snake:''' ''"The cornered rat will bite the cat... Sounds like trouble."''
*'''Mei Ling:''' ''"Hey! When did you become so good with [[wp:chinese proverbs|proverbs?!]]"''
*'''Solid Snake:''' ''"You must have rubbed off on me."''
*'''Mei Ling:''' ''"Well, come back in one piece, and I'll teach you all the Chinese proverbs you can handle."''

===Trophy information===
====Classic Mode: Lucario====
''An [[Aura]] Pokémon. It can track energy called [[Aura]], which is given off by all living creatures. It's a unique combination of both {{t|Fighting}}- and {{type2|Steel}}s. Lucario evolves from {{p|Riolu}} during the [[Time|day]] if its {{DL|Happiness|evolutions|happiness}} has reached a certain point. It specializes in attacks that use [[Aura]] energy, like {{m|Dark Pulse}} and a can't-miss technique, {{m|Aura Sphere}}.''

====All-Star Mode: Aura Storm====
''Lucario's [[Final Smash]]. After flying off the screen, Lucario reappears in its center. It then launches a powerful [[Aura]] attack against all foes within a certain distance. The key to this attack is the ability to change its angle--it's a must to sweep slowly left and right to his selected enemies multiple times. The last blow will send the victim flying away.''
{{right clear}}

==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]]: Lucario is seen as the greatest rescue leader of all time, and his adventures have become legendary. While the player never meets Lucario, {{p|Alakazam}} tells the player that his goal is to become closer to Lucario's greatness. Earning 15,000 Rescue Points will put the player in the top [[Rescue Team ranks (Mystery Dungeon)|rank]] - the Lucario rank - at which point the Lucario statue will be displayed outside the rescue base.
*[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]: Lucario is the guardian of the [[The_King_of_Almia_and_the_Three_Princes#Blue_Gem|Blue Gem]].

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=fighting
|type2=steel
|gen=4
|diamonddex= It has the ability to sense the [[Aura]]s of all things. It understands human speech.
|pearldex=By catching the Aura emanating from others, it can read their thoughts and movements.
|platinumdex=A well-trained one can sense auras to identify and take in the feelings of creatures over half a mile away.
|heartgolddex=It's said that no foe can remain invisible to Lucario, since it can detect Auras. Even foes it could not otherwise see.
|soulsilverdex=It's said that no foe can remain invisible to Lucario, since it can detect Auras. Even foes it could not otherwise see.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=fighting |
type2=steel|
gen=4 |
dparea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Riolu}} |
ptarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Riolu}} |
hgssarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Riolu}} |

}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=Fighting
|type2=Steel
|md2=[[Lost Wilderness]] (B11-B17){{tt|*|Explorers of Time only}}
|ranger2=[[Almia Castle]] (during mission)
|scramble=[[Windy Prairie]]
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=fighting|
type2=steel|
HP= 70 |
Attack=110 |
Defense=70 |
SpAtk= 115 |
SpDef= 70 |
Speed= 90 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Fighting
|type2=Steel
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=4
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=4
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=3
|JumpMax=4
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{DP type effectiveness|
type1=fighting|
type2=steel|
Normal= 50 |
Fighting=200 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 0 |
Ground= 200 |
Rock= 25 |
Bug= 25 |
Ghost= 50 |
Steel= 50 |

Fire= 200 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 50 |
Dragon= 50 |
Dark= 25 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|fighting|steel|4|4|Lucario}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Foresight|Normal|Status|—|—|40|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Detect|Fighting|Status|—|—|5|Cool|0}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Metal Claw|Steel|Physical|50|95|35|Cool|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|6|Counter|Fighting|Physical|—|100|20|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|11|Force Palm|Fighting|Physical|60|100|10|Cool|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|15|Feint|Normal|Physical|50|100|10|Beauty|0}}
{{mlentry4|19|Bone Rush|Ground|Physical|25|80|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|24|Metal Sound|Steel|Status|—|85|40|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|29|Me First|Normal|Status|—|—|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|33|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30|Beauty|0}}
{{mlentry4|37|Aura Sphere|Fighting|Special|90|—|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|42|Close Combat|Fighting|Physical|120|100|5|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|47|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|51|ExtremeSpeed|Normal|Physical|80|100|5|Cool|2}}
{{movelist/note|4|fighting|steel}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{movelisttm|Fighting|Steel|4|4|Lucario}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM01]]|Focus Punch|Fighting|Physical|150|100|20|Tough|1||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM03]]|Water Pulse|Water|Special|60|100|20|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM04]]|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM05]]|Roar|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM06]]|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|85|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM08]]|Bulk Up|Fighting|Status|—|—|20|Beauty|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM10]]|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM11]]|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM15]]|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM17]]|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM18]]|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM21]]|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM23]]|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|Cool|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM26]]|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM27]]|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM28]]|Dig|Ground|Physical|80|100|10|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM29]]|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM30]]|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM31]]|Brick Break|Fighting|Physical|75|100|15|Cool|3||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM32]]|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM39]]|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|50|80|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM42]]|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM43]]|Secret Power|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM44]]|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM45]]|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM52]]|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5|Cool|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM56]]|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10|Tough|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM58]]|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM59]]|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM60]]|Drain Punch|Fighting|Physical|60|100|5|Beauty|1||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM65]]|Shadow Claw|Ghost|Physical|70|100|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM66]]|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10|Cool|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM68]]|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM71]]|Stone Edge|Rock|Physical|100|80|5|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM75]]|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30|Beauty|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM78]]|Captivate|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM79]]|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM80]]|Rock Slide|Rock|Physical|75|90|10|Tough|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM82]]|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM83]]|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM84]]|Poison Jab|Poison|Physical|80|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM87]]|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM90]]|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM91]]|Flash Cannon|Steel|Special|80|100|10|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM04]]|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15|Tough|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM06]]|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15|Tough|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM08]]|Rock Climb|Normal|Physical|90|85|20|Cool|2}}
{{movelist/note|4|fighting|steel}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
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====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
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===Side game data===
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group2=Fighting |
assist2=Fighting |
field2=None |
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browser2=It launches {{m|Aura Sphere|orbs of Aura}} power. It becomes stronger if its Aura cloaks it. |
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group3=Fighting |
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field3=Crush |
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===Evolution===
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===Sprites===
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==Trivia==
[[Image:Dusty.png|thumb|Dusty's Lucario Costume]]
* Lucario's English name, which is unchanged from the Japanese version, was revealed on February 9, 2006 with the announcement of the title of ''[[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''.
* Lucario is the only Pokémon other than the {{p|Cubone}} [[List of Pokémon by evolution family|evolutionary family]] to learn {{m|Bone Rush|a bone-based}} [[move]].
* Before {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} were released, many believed Lucario to be a [[legendary Pokémon]], based on its starring role in ''[[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. This has since been proven untrue, as it is readily available in the [[Generation IV]] games, is under ownership by NPCs, and even [[Evolution|evolves]] from a Pokémon, {{p|Riolu}}.
** This makes it the second non-legendary Pokémon to be in a central role in a [[Pokémon movie]], the first being {{p|Unown}}.
* In [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]], Lucario is the only one out of three Gem Guardians that is not a legendary Pokémon.
* Three important, non-playable characters in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} own a Lucario: [[Maylene]], [[Riley]], and [[Cynthia]]. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, [[Bruno]] has a Lucario after the player defeats {{ga|Red}}.
* [[Cynthia]], the [[Sinnoh]] {{pkmn|champion}} who uses a Lucario, wears hairbands that strongly resemble Lucario's "Aura Sensors".
* Lucario can learn damaging moves from 15 of the 17 [[elemental type]]s. The only types that Lucario can't learn are {{type2|Grass}} and {{type2|Flying}}, with the exception of {{m|Hidden Power}}.
* In [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], a Lucario Costume is seen, worn by [[Dusty]].
* Both of Lucario's [[Ability|abilities]] relate to [[Flinch|flinching]]. {{a|Steadfast}} makes Lucario faster when flinching, whilst {{a|Inner Focus}} protects it from it.
** Due to this combination, Steadfast can only activate in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Explorers of Sky]] if Lucario becomes {{DL|Seeds|X-Eye Seed|cross-eyed}}.
* Even though {{m|Bone Rush}} was originally {{p|Cubone}}/{{p|Marowak}}'s signature move, Lucario is the only Pokémon seen using it in the anime.
*In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], it should be noted that Lucario's Final Smash resembles a Kamehameha of the Dragonball series fame. Intrestingly enough, [[Sean Schemmel]], who voiced Lucario in [[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]], also voiced Goku in the english dub of Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT, and Dragonball Kai.

===Trivia related to type===
* No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Lucario.
** Lucario is the only {{type2|Fighting}} Pokémon that receives double damage from Fighting-type moves.
** It is also the only Fighting-type not weak to {{t|Flying}}- and {{type2|Psychic}} (without being part Psychic-type itself) moves.
** Lucario is the only Pokémon to have a double resistance to {{type2|Dark}} attacks.
** It is also one of two Pokémon that have a double resistance to {{type2|Rock}} moves; the other is {{p|Steelix}}.
* Lucario is also the only {{type2|Fighting}} Pokémon whose {{stat|Special Attack}} stat surpasses its {{stat|Attack}}.
* Lucario is the only Pokémon that learns {{m|Dragon Pulse}} through leveling up who is not a {{type2|Dragon}} or related to a Dragon-type.
* Despite {{m|Aura Sphere}} being a {{type2|Fighting}} move, Lucario is the only Fighting-type Pokémon to learn this move, save for a {{p|Riolu}} from [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]].
* Lucario has the lowest Defense of all {{type2|Steel}} Pokémon, tied with {{p|Magnemite}}.
* Lucario, along with {{p|Poliwrath}}, are the only non-{{t|Psychic}}, {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon able to learn the move {{m|Psychic}}.

===Origin===
Lucario appears to be based on the Egyptian god {{wp|Anubis}}, who has the head of a {{wp|jackal}}. It also seems to be based on an Egyptian boxer. {{wp|Boxing}} is a sport that is believed to have origins in Egypt. The black appendages on the back of its head are used to detect the Auras of creatures and objects around it. While Lucario reads Aura, it closes its eyes, and thus the appendages and the way they look "tied" around its face appear to be based on someone being blindfolded.

====Name origin====
Lucario's name possibly derives from part of a Japanese spelling of {{wp|oracle}} or {{wp|orichalcum}} in reverse, reflecting its mythical design, its ability to see into the supernatural, and its Steel-type. It may also refer to {{wp|Cairo, Egypt}}. The word {{wp|pharaoh}} may also be involved.

==In other languages==
* Brazilian Portuguese: '''Lucario'''
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Lucario
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Lucario
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 루카리오 ''Lucario''

==Related articles==
* [[Lucario (movie 8)]]
* [[Maylene's Lucario]]
* [[Riley's Lucario]]

==External links==
* [[wp:Lucario|Article on Wikipedia]]
*[http://shadow.beautiful-beast.net/rukario/ Wave Guiding Hero], the fanlisting for Lucario.

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Talk:Pokémon world/Archive 1

2010-05-03T21:06:16Z

Synner: /* Earth in Movie 1 */

i think those refences to real places are just talking about pokemon eqevelints

hi...i am the submitter of the edited version of the in game maps to make into one map and i fixed the file and uploaded the new file but the thumbnail on this page wont change...if nayobdy could help it would...well, help
thanks!
[[Image:allregions2.PNG|thumb|100px|The end result]]
:Sure thing. Changing an image's size is easy. Now, here's the data as written on the page:
:<blockquote><nowiki>[[Image:allregions2.PNG|thumb|A map of the known world as in the Pokémon series games, including Sinnoh drawn in the "old style"]]</nowiki></blockquote>
:It's simple enough. You just have to know the size. For example, to reduce it to a 100 pixel picture, just add (shown in bold):
:<blockquote><nowiki>[[Image:allregions2.PNG|thumb|</nowiki>'''100px|'''<nowiki>A map of the known world as in the Pokémon series games, including Sinnoh drawn in the "old style"]]</nowiki></blockquote>
:The end result is shown to the right. This can be done for any picture, and of varying sizes. --[[User:DarkfireTaimatsu|DarkfireTaimatsu]] 19:10, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I can't seem to remove the image from the page due to some kind of database error, but it needs to be taken off. It's pure fanon. We can't know what the entire Pokemon World looks like in the games, and there is definitely NO evidence suggesting Sinnoh is connected to Kanto/Johto. --[[User:Greengiant|Greengiant]] 19:12, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Yes there is. In the animé, they say that Sinnoh is to the north of Kanto.

No, Sinnoh is not connected to Johto/Kanto regions because it has a very diferent variation of pokemon (nothing like Johto/Kanto regions pokémon) and if the regions were connected the pokemon from Sinnoh would mix with the pokémon from Johto/Kanto (it means that we would be able to see Piplups, Chimchars, Turtwigs, Buizels, Bunearys, Pachirisus, Starlys (and other pokémon that are being showned only in Sinnoh in the anime)in Kanto and Johto regions too, but it has'nt happened because the Sinnoh and the Johto/Kanto regions are '''sepperated''' from each other the way that the Hoen region is (In "Home is where the start is" Ash told: Sinnoh '''island''', here I come!).And where are the Orange islands in that so called "map" at the top right of the page?--[[User:Tomas|Tomas]] 10:16, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, just as Hoenn is west of Kanto. It's a separate island. --[[User:Greengiant|Greengiant]] 19:17, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
There isn't any evidence that Sinnoh is an island though, so each person can make up his/her own mind about whether it is on the same landmass as Kanto/Johto or not until official evidence is revealed.

Precisely. Everything on the wiki should be official. Keeping it up makes it look like we know when we don't. We just shouldn't have a map at all. It's interesting, but it has no place here. --[[User:Greengiant|Greengiant]] 19:21, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Is there any official evidence that contradicts the map?
 
And even if you are right, the map shouldn't be removed, just edited to not have Sinnoh.

Well there's certainly no evidence that supports it. The anime pictures deliberately separate Hoenn, Kanto/Johto, and Sinnoh with clouds because even ''they'' don't know what it's supposed to look like in its entirety. If we are going to have a fan-made map of these regions, we should at least follow suit and keep them separate. --[[User:Greengiant|Greengiant]] 19:25, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Why aren't you against having shipping articles on Bulbapedia? They are ''entirely'' fanon, and that map is only partially fanon.
:Because Game Freak themselves have implied that Sinnoh is a separate landmass from Johto/Kanto. Sure you can't see the very southernmost point of Sinnoh, but nor can you see the very easternmost part or northernmost point. You certainly had no problem assuming that to the west was water, so why not leave it to the fact that, oh, I dunno... Sinnoh, Kanto/Johto, and Hoenn are based off of real locations, and they're separate landmasses in the real world. Sure, Game Freak takes liberties, but really, if they were connected, couldn't Ash have walked there from Pallet like he did to Johto? He never walked to Hoenn, that's a separate landmass, therefore, in my eyes, Sinnoh is as well. '''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 20:43, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Ash took a boat because it is easier than walking.
:Then why didn't he to get to Johto? If he took a boat from Pallet, it'd have to go all the way around the landmass to get to Twinleaf. Also, it's better to sign your comments so I know who's saying what. Use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. '''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 20:52, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
He would have to go over the Kanto/Johto mountain range and the Sinnoh range to get to Twinleaf Town from Pewter City.[[User:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 20:55, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
:He'd have to go past Mt. Silver to get to Johto. Don't see much real difference at all, especially since he showed no problem getting to anywhere else in Kanto. Sinnoh's separate in the anime interpretation of the map, so therefore, my vote is that it's an island, or at the very least, not on the same landmass as Kanto. '''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 21:02, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

While I know it's not official, I at least think it's important to point out the most popular theory for how the Pokémon world is layed out, because I don't think this person is familiar with it, and he needs to see a good conflicting viewpoint.
[http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3536/mapyp2.gif Click for giant pic.]
Sinnoh being to the north is still there, as it is in your created picture. The games/anime never say to the IMMEDIATE north. And as for Hoenn, they don't particularly label the areas North/South/East/West, so it still could be relevant.

All that aside, that is why your map doesn't belong here. Hoenn and Sinnoh are in locations we can't confirm so far, so we have to keep away from maps that assume that.--[[User:Porygon|Porygon]] 02:09, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Submitter here:
thats true that i did a pretty bad job making that part up...but i got rid of sinnoh and the photoshopped stuff in this version: [http://www.geocities.com/bill33421/allregions.PNG click for edited map] anyways...that map ([http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3536/mapyp2.gif Click for giant pic.]) is interesting and proves your point that we have no idea where they all are...maybe we can send nintendo a letter or email or something to show us the official map of all the regions...
for the first persons response...that was not the problem i was trying to fix but whatever...good to know...and...if you dont like ''that'' version then you can try [http://www.geocities.com/bill33421/kantojohtoislands.png this one.]
you know what...you guys should create a page just to display fan art!
then we could put those there! {{unsigned|Bill33421}}

:We're a Pokémon Encyclopedia, not a Fan Art site. --[[User:PAK Man|PAK Man]] [[User talk:PAK Man|Talk]] 02:51, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

yeah well you dont have to be so mean about it...humph

:If I came off as being mean, then I apologize. I just meant that it's unlikely we'll have a page for displaying user's fanart, since that's not what Bulbapedia does. --[[User:PAK Man|PAK Man]] [[User talk:PAK Man|Talk]] 03:46, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

But hey, if you want to include any fan-esque speculation and art, you can always make a new page under your own user directory regarding that. Agry has her own page regarding what gender each Pokémon from the anime is that I find pretty interesting, even if it's nothing we can officially have on the Wiki it.--[[User:Porygon|Porygon]] 04:13, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

well fine...but i cant figure out how to make a sub page...could somebody tell me? thanks! [[User:Bill33421|Bill33421]]
:If you want a sub-page of your userpage, just put it at Bill33421/Whatever. For example, I have one of mine at [[User:TTEchidna/GSDS]].

Thx

:No, because Ash took a boat to travel there just like to Hoen(going to Sinnoh by an airship like to the Orange islandswould have been much quicker than a boat) - ''unsigned comment from {{u|Tomas}} ([[User talk:Tomas|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Tomas|contribs]]) ''

hoenn must be farther south because a desert would only be able exist at high temperatures, which would logically place it closer to the equator. of course Gens I and II might not have deserts because of lack of programming space.--[[User:Mtn otter|Mtn otter]] 18:14, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

== THE ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION IN THE POKEMON WORLD ==

DO ANIMALS EXIST IN THIS WORLD!!! (other than the worms being eaten by Pigeotto in Episode 3)

:Yes. The episode in the Cerulean Gym shows fish swimming in the aquarium. Also, in the one with Brutella, there are fish swimming outside of the windows of the underwater resort. --[[User:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]][[User talk:Shiny Noctowl|Talk]]|[[User:Shiny Noctowl/Trivia|Trivia quiz]][[Image:224MS.gif]] 21:34, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Not to mention that a coral reef (yes, they are classified as animals) was seen in the Manaphy movie.
:The anime has not featured real animals since early Kanto thus they are unimportant and this question is not what it was hyped up to be. (Coral is just decoration so it doesn't count even if it is officially animal.) --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] [[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|T]]-[[Special:Contributions/Fabu-Vinny|C]]-[[User:Fabu-Vinny/Sandbox|S]] 17:05, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

== Breeding ==

There seems to be a misconception stated in the article that only when baby Pokémon grow into their adult phase can they breed. Obviously not true. {{p|Pichu}}, evolve to {{p|Pikachu}}. Pikachu can still breed... [[User:Ht14|''ht'']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 04:52, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
:Pikachu is not a baby Pokémon.--[[User:Clarky13|'''Clarky''']][[User talk:Clarky13|'''13''']] 22:36, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Hmm... some Pokémon seem to be similar to mammals, so why do they produce eggs?
Pikachu127

== Featured article ==

Only have one more section to expand and complete, then the article is finished. Do you think this article is "Featured article" worthy? If not... explain.--[[User:Clarky13|'''Clarky''']][[User talk:Clarky13|'''13''']] 22:39, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

== I found this ==

Navegating through the internet I found this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Pok%C3%A9mon_Regions.png That changes a bit the part that says that Orre is based on Arizona. '''[[User:Hfc2x|hfc]][[User talk:Hfc2x|2X]]''' 21:21, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
:Do you have a source for thiss??? --'''[[User:Theryguy512|Theryguy]][[User Talk:Theryguy512|512]]''' 21:22, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Hfc2X,
Although this is old, I would like to note that that is an accurate map. The only problem I noticed was Oree is not based off of Hiroshima Prefecture, because it doesn't have desert and No one in Japan likes to think about Hiroshima... but anyway. I think Orre ''is'' the Arizona Desert because it is the same shape and is totally desert. but thanks for sharing the map!! [[User:Sandshrew-san|Sandshrew-san]] 6:55 EDT November 17, 2009

== Has anyone seem this map before? Is it legiment? ==

There was this map I found. I think its for the TCG. Anyone seen it before?
Heres the link?
http://pojo.com/Features/Jan2002/022002Greg.html --[[User:Pokéboy93|Pokéboy93]] 01:05, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
:Judging from the cards depicted, it seems to be based on the Japanese TCG set [[E-Card 2 (TCG)|The Town On No Map]] (E-Card 2). --[[User:DarkfireTaimatsu|DarkfireTaimatsu]] 02:05, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

== More Real World Correlation ==

Just checked a map of Japan. Does anyone else believe it's accurate to say that the position of the Indigo Plateau corresponds to the position of Mt. Fuji in the real world? If so, it may be worth noting on the main page. [[User:Legionaireb|Legionaireb]] 14:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

I beleive it is accurate, but not note worthy.--[[User:Mtn otter|Mtn otter]] 18:06, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
:Mt. Fuji is Mt. Silver. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 17:12, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

== Location, Location, Location ==

We all are wondering about where the regions are, and we have little to go by (we know Kanto and Johto are beside each other and that Hoenn and Sinnoh are islands). However, I was looking at the maps and had a revelation. Look at Johto/Kanto. Far east looks like Earth's far east. We have a peninsula (Veridian) that looks like Japan, further west is a peninsula (Pallet) that looks like India, still further west is a peninsula in the approximate location of Africa. It looks a lot like Eurasia. So that got me to thinking and I realized how much Hoenn looks like Australia, so why not put it due south of Cinnabar island? Then you have Sinnoh, which has snowpoint, mountains, and looks suspiciously like Greenland, so put it westnorthwest of Johto. Then the Orange Islands can go in the general Philippines area. I know this is all speculation and vague likenesses (and I realize that the regions are based on those of Japan, not what I said), but I needed to throw the idea out there for others to see, think about, and consider.

== What's wrong with the HeartGold and SoulSilver maps of Kanto and Johto? ==

There is a tint over them?--'''[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight]] [[User talk:Midnight Blue|''Blue'']]''' 00:30, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
:[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:KantoJohtoAreas.png explanation here] —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 10:47, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
::Alright, it's new to me, so thnx.--'''[[User:Midnight Blue|Midnight]] [[User talk:Midnight Blue|''Blue'']]''' 17:19, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

== In the anime.... ==

In the anime in one episode (which I don't remember the specific name of) everyone in the episode mentions Hollywood and they go there, if I remember right. So wouldn't that be evidence that the Pokémon world is really just Earth itself, but with Pokémon? {{unsigned|TheLastCharmander}}
:1) Sign your comments (with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>), please. 2) Read the article, please. [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❄]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|❅]] 06:44, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

== Sun and other real-world connection stuff ==

I think the {{wp|Sun}} is another real-world reference -- not all planets have a perfectly-sized and yellowish-white sun anyway.
Besides, the {{wp|Gregorian calendar}} is also noteworthy. Together with the [[Foreign Building]], it is also a reference of {{wp|Christianity}}.
The history section is way too long, since we have another article dedicated to it. Just remove the "Magikarp mutated and became weaker", "Porygon was created in the 1990s", etc. The Kyogre and Groudun, Ho-oh and Lugia parts need to be shortened too. [[User:Rxhar|Rxhar]] 09:28, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

== Legendary dogs ==
The three legendary dogs were reincarnations of three Pokémon that died in the Tin Tower fire, and it seems that that part was completely left out. Should that be added.--[[User:Christopher Costello|Christopher Costello]] 15:59, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

== Christian church ==

Should the episode in which the apparently Christian church appears be added to the section which mentions it? [[User:Bulbajer|Bulbajer]] 02:02, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
:I don't think it's overtly Christian... It takes design elements from temples, churches, and mosques. Besides, in what capacity would it be added to the article? That the existence of such a building suggests that religion exists in the Pokémon world? It doesn't seem particularly noteworthy to me. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 02:26, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
::Well we've got the [[Foreign Building]] in Hearthome... which episode are you talking about? —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 02:30, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

== Earth in Movie 1 ==
Does anyone remember that Meowth said to his clone that they share the same EARTH!!! They live on EARTH! Although this is only the dub, I have not officially heard it in Japan. {{unsigned|Ashanddawn4evr}}

He could mean the same ''soil'' [[User:Synner|Synner]] 21:06, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

== Earth ==

Isn't the planet technically Earth? It looks like Earth and they didn't say Pokémon took place in a distant galaxy. Why is it called "Pokémon World" instead of "Earth?"--[[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] 16:22, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
:Unless they specifically state it's Earth, it isn't. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 16:26, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

:Why does the Johto dex reference earth? Poliraths entry states "This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the '''Pacific Ocean''' just by kicking." This must mean something.[[User:DJDantae|DJDantae]] 07:30, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
::[[Pokémon world in relation to the real world#Real-world locations mentioned|Yes, we know]]. There were many mentions of real places. But last I checked, "Sinnoh" is not the name of a real place. Yes, the Pokémon world was based on Earth. But it's not the same place we live in. It's never been said that they live on Earth. We can't make that assumption. --[[User:ElectAbuzzzz|'''electAbuzz''']][[User talk:ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']][[Special:Contributions/ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']] 08:13, 3 May 2010 (UTC)