Walkthrough:Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Part 30

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
These pages follow the remade Nintendo Switch iteration, not Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The guide for those games can be found here.


Gym Leader Rematches

After obtaining the National Pokédex, each Gym Leader in Sinnoh becomes available for daily rematches at various locations throughout the region, with a fully evolved, fully EV trained team of 6 Pokémon between level 65 and 75. These rematches feature significantly stronger teams compared to their original encounters, testing your Championship-level team.

Before each Gym Leader rematch:

  • Ensure your team is healed with
  • Stock up on Revive, Full Restore, Full Heal, and Max Potion
  • Consider held items that boost your team's stats or abilities
  • Rotate your team if needed to match the Gym Leader types and strategies
  • Train your Pokémon to competitive levels (Lv. 70+)

Roark (Oreburgh City)

Gardenia (Eterna City)

Maylene (Veilstone City)

Crasher Wake (Pastoria City)

Fantina (Hearthome City)

Byron (Canalave City)

Candice (Snowpoint City)

Volkner (Sunyshore City)

First Pokémon League Rematches

After obtaining the National Pokédex, you can rematch the entire Pokémon League with a stronger team with levels ranging from 65 to 80.

Aaron

Bertha

Flint

Lucian

Cynthia

Second Pokémon League Rematches

After defeating or capturing Heatran, their level further increase to a range of 75-90.

Aaron

Bertha

Flint

Lucian

Cynthia

100% Completion

At this point in your journey, you have:

To fully complete the game and get 5 stars on your |Trainer Card you still need to:

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