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Diamond, Pearl and Platinum Pokémon: The Poké Radar and Chaining | You want some shinies, huh?
Upon completing your Sinnoh Dex, Prof. Oak will present you with the Poké Radar (and Pokétch Screen #20 to go with it as soon as you visit Pal Park). The Poké Radar works using the same magic that puts the chocolate into Coco Pops. Simply wander into a patch of grass (it won't work if you're on your bike) and use the Poké Radar and amazingly, patches of grass will start to physically shake. Simply move to one of these patches of grass and a Pokémon will appear. In general, the more aggressive the shaking, the rarer the Pokémon.

But what's so special about a stick that can make Pokémon appear when you can meet wild Pokémon anyway?

Two things actually. The first is that using the Poké Radar is the only way to meet a few Pokémon in the game. The second is that through a long-winded and time consuming process, you can meet shiny Pokémon. Yeah, I thought that might catch your attention.

Before we discuss this method of meeting shinies - known as chaining - let's have a quick look at the Pokémon you can meet exclusively using the Poké Radar, and where to go to meet them:

Image
Pokémon
Location
Nidoran (F)
Route 201
Nidorina
Route 221
Lake Valor
Nidoran (M)
Route 201
Nidorino
Route 221
Lake Valor
Venonat
Route 229
Venomoth
Route 229
Mankey
Route 225
Route 226
Primeape
Route 225
Route 226
Slowpoke
Route 211 West (Pearl only)
Grimer
Route 215 South
Tauros
Route 209
Route 210 South
Ditto
Route 218
Sentret
Route 202
Togepi
Route 230
Mareep
Valley Windworks
Flaaffy
Route 222
Hoppip
Route 205 North (Diamond only), Fuego Ironworks
(Pearl only), Route 205 South
Skiploom
Route 205 North (Diamond only), Fuego Ironworks (Pearl only)
Sunkern
Route 204 North
Wobbuffet
Lake Acuity
Lake Valor
Lake Verity
Houndoom
Route 214
Route 215 (Pearl only)
Stantler
Route 207 (Pearl only)
Smeargle
Route 212 North
Tyrogue
Route 208
Route 211 West
Miltank
Route 209
Route 210 South
Larvitar
Route 207 (Diamond only)
Mightyena
Route 214
Route 215 (Diamond only)
Swellow
Route 213
Ralts
Route 203
Route 204 South
Kirlia
Route 203
Route 204 South
Nincada
Eterna Forest
Loudred
Mt. Coronet
Aron
Fuego Ironworks (Diamond only)
Torkoal
Route 227
Stark Mountain
Trapinch
Route 228
Vibrava
Route 228
Swablu
Route 211 East
Baltoy
Route 206
Kecleon
Route 210 North (Diamond only)
Duskull
Route 224
Dusclops
Route 224
Snorunt
Route 216
Route 217
Lake Acuity
Bagon
Route 210 North (Pearl only)

Chaining

Chaining is the method used to find shinies using your Poké Radar. It refers to the finding of the same Pokémon multiple times in succession. Although it's possible to find a shiny Pokémon whenever you use the Poké Radar, the more Pokémon you manage to chain together the greater the odds of finding a shiny. When the Poké Radar detects a shiny Pokémon, it'll tell you by showing sparking stars above the patch of grass you need to wade into to meet a shiny. Shinies start to become more common when you've made a chain of around 40 Pokémon.

To chain, use the Pokéradar to find a Pokémon. If you run from the Pokémon you'll break the chain - you need to either catch it or make it faint. Following this, more patches of grass will start to shake - simply make your way to one of them, and with any luck you'll meet the same Pokémon again. This can be repeated a potentially unlimited number of times - just remember that meeting any other Pokémon than the one you're currently chaining will break the chain. Application #20 on your Pokétch will display the number of Pokémon met in your current chain, as well as your top three chains (used to show off with to anybody who probably doesn't care). This is useful to help you keep track of when you've reached the magic 40 mark. Note that as long as you don't run off, the chain will remain intact. If after reaching a chain of 40 you wish to just search for shinies, you can keep recharging and reusing the Poké Radar until you see a patch of grass containing one.

Chaining Tips

Page by Typhlosion. Updated by TheHuntBegins and Dan Dan.

Page written by Typhlosion.

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COMMENTS
Shinymudkip on Sat 11 Dec 2010 21:11:48 UTC.
I just got a shiny slowpoke in LG yesterday!!! =]
Shinymudkip on Sat 11 Dec 2010 21:17:27 UTC.
im going to evolve it to slowking!
Shinymudkip on Sat 11 Dec 2010 21:19:27 UTC.
i have tryed chaining for ditto! it never happens._..
Ditto is pretty much the most important one to chainfor!!!
Magicalflygon on Sun 20 Jan 2013 00:12:19 UTC.
I once found a shiny magneton in Pokemon heartgold but I killed it now I hate magnetons SO much. >:(
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