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Walkthroughs and Locations - TonberryKing at 2:10 am PST 12 Jan 2006
With the exception of the Emerald walkthrough (which is getting a revamp), all the walkthroughs now have the location data as mentioned in my previous update. Psydex location searches to come!

Also, we are now proudly affiliated with PokeRealm.net, a leading site on online Pokemon Battling, and NetBattle!

Locations - TonberryKing at 11:13 pm PST 14 Jan 2006
I've updated the World Maps for both the RSE and LGFR sections, so that when you click on a particular location it will show the obtainable Pokemon for that location!

You can take a look at them here:
LGFR - http://www.psypokes.com/lgfr/map.php
RSE - http://www.psypokes.com/rs/map.php

(Note that some browsers may not display the page correctly. There's a few issues with the scrollbar going funny)

TCG Stuffs - TonberryKing at 1:11 am PST 16 Jan 2006
Thanks to FireStarter, we now have the set lists for both EX: Unseen Forces and EX: Delta Species! The cards for both of these sets have also been added to the Deck Dex.

Monthly Update - TonberryKing at 1:44 am PST 13 Feb 2006
While there doesn't seem to be anything going on with the actual site, I am working on something big and secret so that would explain why there haven't been any updates. In the mean time, you can all enjoy a site search, with many, many thanks to Google for creating something like this. Take a look to the left if you've missed it.

New Pokemon - TonberryKing at 1:59 pm PST 17 Feb 2006
Nintendo have revealed a new Pokemon, Manafui, (or Manafi, as some modern translations of Katakana suggest) as the star of the ninth movie.

Pokemon - Journey Across America - TonberryKing at 6:04 pm PST 18 Feb 2006
Nintendo are touring America, and will be visiting 24 malls all over the country. During this event, you may qualify for the Pokemon National Video Game Championships at your local mall - check the official site for more information.

Furthermore, they will be giving away certain Pokemon at the malls, including the elusive Celebi which has not featured in any Gameboy Advanced to date.

Silhouettes Revealed - TonberryKing at 6:53 pm PST 10 Mar 2006
Yes I know we're probably the last site on the Internet to put this up, but sorry, I usually don't update the site while I'm in another country on holiday.

Anyway, here they are!

Perappu

Tamanta

Buizeru

And another picture of Manafi for fun:


You can see all these Pokemon on our Pearl and Diamond page.

Seizure Awareness Day - TonberryKing at 9:49 pm PST 1 Apr 2006
So despite the horrendous random colour scheme for the forums, and the flashing background (inspired by none other than Pikachu from Electric Soldier Porygon) on the main site, we still managed to get as many hits as we usually do. How weird.

Anyway, hope you took this humourously, and hope you all had a good April Fools as well. We even made it to Wikipedia!

Attack Type Analyser - TonberryKing at 3:18 pm PST 20 Apr 2006
The latest addition to the Psydex Tools is the Attack Type Analyser. This tool takes in two attack types and calculates all Pokemon who take reduced damage (Resist or Immune) from both those attacks. In other words, you can find out with a simple click how many Pokemon are resistant to the ever-so-common Thunderbolt/Ice Beam combination!

E3 - TonberryKing at 3:21 am PST 9 May 2006
Once again, the gaming convention E3 is upon us, and IGN has exclusive coverage of this event. Check it out:

http://livewire.ign.com/

Keep an eye out for news on the Nintendo Wii (formerly the Nintendo Revolution), as well as any Pokemon updates.

Pearl and Diamond - TonberryKing at 10:38 pm PST 26 May 2006
Nintendo have released some official screenshots of Pokemon Pearl and Diamond for the Nintendo DS.

Massive Site Updates - Frost at 9:30 am PST 31 May 2006
ZOMG FROST MAKES UPDATE?!/

Over the couple of weeks, I've corrected, modified, or added things in the Psydex/Psylab area:
1. An error in the Experience Guide said that a Pokemon, after being Revived, must be sent back into battle to get experience points. If the Pokemon was previously in battle, this is not true.

2. The table on the Deter Values page had the headings of the columns switched around; they are now correct.

3. A small error Stats Guide said that stat modifiers have a 999 cap. This is true in RBY and GSC, but is not true in the Pokemon Advance games.

4. The Damage Calculator had many errors that TK has now fixed. These included Azumarill lacking Huge Power, Choice Band and Huge Power doubling the damage of Special Attacks, and other noticeable mistakes.

5. When the TechDex said that Wing Attack was 60 power in RBY, I went through the entire database and fixed any errors that I could find. By my count, 85 attack descriptions have been modified and/or corrected. Please send us a message if you spot any other errors and can provide definitive proof of your claims.

6. Finally, and most importantly, TonberryKing and I have been quite aware that the movesets in the Psydex were embarrasing, especially to competitive battling communities; the truth is, the original movesets were written by members of the Forums for in-game purposes. I proudly present the new and improved competitive Psydex Movesets. New features of the Movesets section include a redesigned layout, statistics for every suggested moveset, and multiple movesets suggested for most Pokemon. Due to scripting limitations, the four forms of Deoxys cannot be separated, but we organized it as well as we could. A MAJOR thanks goes out to FireStarter for writing 400+ movesets and helping with the TechDex.

I might as well mention that several sites are reporting the "confirmed" English names of Manyula, the evolution of Sneasel, and Manene, the pre-evolution of Mr. Mime, from Pearl/Diamond. Plushes of these Pokemon were sold at the Journey Across the Country tours this weekend, and product labels apparently gave English names. Manyula's name was Weavile and Manene's name was Mime Jr.; although these have not been confirmed by Nintendo's official site yet, there is a high probability of these names being official.

Pokemon for the Wii!! - TonberryKing at 4:46 am PST 8 Jun 2006
Hooray it's another... Pokemon... Battle Game.. in 3D. Nintendo have announced Pokemon Battle Revolution for the Nintendo Wii, complete with Pearl and Diamond compatibility. They also hinted at some usage of the Wii's Wi-Fi features. Take a look at these pictures, thanks to our good friends at IGN (Who host us, by the way)

More from Pearl and Diamond - TonberryKing at 5:54 pm PST 16 Jun 2006
Nintendo has released more information and screenshots about Pearl and Diamond.

Here is a shot of Lucario using Metal Claw and Buizeru using Agility

Stuff - TonberryKing at 1:17 pm PST 3 Jul 2006
Firstly, welcome back to two of our old affiliates, Total Pokemon, formerly Pokemon706, and PokeZam, formerly the APCC. Good to have you both with us again!

Secondly, there's a lot of things that we are currently working on, so expect a few more updates to the site next week.

Updates, updates, updates! - TonberryKing at 3:14 am PST 11 Jul 2006
Lots of updates today!

Thanks to tiger10x and sN0wBaLL, we have a fully complete Berry Guide with lots more information than before. I present to you... the Psypoke Liberry!

Thanks to Galar and Flarey, we have some sprites for the 4th Generation Pokemon, and the Psydex has been updated to show the new Pokemon.

We also have an in-depth Pick Up page that compliments the Abilities page.

Expect a few more updates later!

Psydex Pokemon Egg moves - TonberryKing at 8:08 pm PST 11 Jul 2006
I've added some dropdowns each Pokemon's Egg Move list to compliment the existing Breeding Chain dropdown.
One dropdown lists all Pokemon who learn that Egg Move by level up and can also breed with the Pokemon in question.
One dropdown does the same, except they learn the move via Egg Move.
And the final dropdown does the same for Tutored Moves such as Substitute.
Check out Alakazam's Breeding Page for a sample

Pearl and Diamond - TonberryKing at 6:42 pm PST 15 Jul 2006
The covers for Pokemon Pearl (on the left) and Diamond (on the right) have been revealed, as well as a date for when the game will be released in Japan: 28 September, 2006.

More Pokemon - TonberryKing at 3:14 am PST 17 Jul 2006
Bleh, so today was the first day of the second semester at University, and it looks really boring. Anyway, this update is about Pokemon, not University!

The two legendaries are Parukia (Pearl) and Diaruga (Diamond).

Six New Pokemon - Frost at 8:20 am PST 6 Aug 2006
Since TK is busy with his university work, I've come out of hibernation to actually make a news update. *gasp!* The current issue of the Japanese Magazine, Coro Coro, has finally revealed the starters of the upcoming Pokemon Pearl/Diamond games. Unlike what the rumors have stated, they follow the same Grass/Fire/Water triangle as other games.

The Grass starter, Naetoru, resembles a small, green turtle; the Fire starter, Hikozaru, is a red monkey with a fiery tail; and, of course, MY PERSONAL FAVORITE :D:D:D, is the Water starter, Pochama, a blue PENGUIN! In addition, Electabuzz and Roselia have been given evolutions that are named, respectively, Erekiburu, (who I'm not particularly fond of, since Electabuzz didn't NEED an evolution,) and Rozureido. With the existence of Erekiburu, nobody would really be surprised if Magmar and Jynx got new evolutions too, but this is in no way official.

Finally, just in case TK hasn't mentioned it on the site yet, there was a firefly-ish Pokemon revealed a while ago named Korobooshi, but no official art has been revealed yet. Of course, since it's a firefly and looks kind of like Volbeat and Illumise, the current rumors are that it can evolve into either one of them a la Tyrogue into Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee. Again, this hasn't been confirmed.

Here are the pictures of the new Pokemon, taken from the valuable resource know as Wikipedia:

Pearl and Diamond - TonberryKing at 11:30 pm PST 26 Sep 2006
I know, it's been a long time coming. I've been busy with University work (I guess all of us have) and that's why nothing has been done to the site in the past two months or so. So I would like to apologise on behalf of the Elite 4 for lack of updates. I can't say how long this will continue..

But anyway, Pearl and Diamond are out in Japan. We have a little bit of information.

There are evolutions for: Aipom, Eevee (Ice and Grass evolutions!), Gligar, Lickitung, Magmar, Misdreavus, Murkrow, Nosepass, Piloswine, Porygon2, Rhydon, Tangela, Togetic and Yanma, as well as Electabuzz, Roselia and Sneasel.

There are pre-evolutions for Lucario and Dorapion as well as Chansey, Sudowoodo, Mr. Mime, Snorlax and Mantine.

The starters (in my own opinion) look ugly, especially since Pochama is the cutest thing in the world. The final evolutions are dual typed.

Pokemon Pearl and Diamond Pokedex! - TonberryKing at 10:28 pm PST 29 Sep 2006
That's right, thanks to some tampering with lots and lots of binary files, we have the information for the new Pokemon from Pearl and Diamond in the Psydex!

At the moment we have:
Japanese Names
Stats (HP, Atk, Def, Spd, SA, SD)
Capture Rates
Base Exp.
Types
Gender
Colour
Base Happiness
Growth Rate
Egg Groups
Abilities (No names yet..)
Evolution Data

I have yet to load the EVs Awarded and the TM/HM Compatibilities. I need to find a nice way to store them...but they will be coming very soon!

Anyway, I'd like to personally thank Pipian for his great documentation on the structure of the Pearl and Diamond ROMs, and especially the data format of the evolution data. I managed to extract the information by staring at the NARC files for a while and then mapping sequences of bytes to information I already know.

Dex Quicklinks - Amphy at 7:45 pm PST 30 Sep 2006
Well now that we have all the Japanese names, here are quicklinks to all the dex pages for your convenience :)

Naetoru | Hayashigame | Dodaitosu | Hikozaru | Moukazaru | Goukazaru | Pocchama | Pottaishi | Enperuto | Mukkuru
Mukubaado | Mukuhooku | Bippa | Biidaru | Korobooshi | Korotokku | Korinku | Rukushio | Rentoraa | Subomii
Rozureido | Zugaidosu | Ramuparudo | Tatetopusu | Toridepusu | Minomucchi | Minomadamu | Gaameiru | Mitsuhanii | Biikuin
Pachirisu | Buizeru | Furoozeru | Cherinbo | Cherimu | Karanakushi | Toritodon | Eteboosu | Fuwante | Fuwaraido
Mimiroru | Mimiroppu | Muumaaji | Donkarasu | Nyarumaa | Bunyatto | Riishan | Sukanpuu | Sukatanku | Doomiraa
Dootakun | Bonsly | Mime Jr. | Pinpuku | Perappu | Mikaruge | Fukamaru | Gabaito | Gaburiasu | Munchlax
Rioru | Lucario | Hipopotasu | Kabarudon | Sukorupi | Dorapion | Gureggeru | Dokuroggu | Masukippa | Keikouo
Neoranto | Tamanta | Yukikaburi | Yukinoo | Weavile | Jibakoiru | Beroberuto | Dosaidon | Mojanbo | Erekiburu
Buubaan | Togekissu | Megaanma | Riifuia | Gureishia | Guraion | Manmuu | PorigonZ | Erureido | Dainoozu
Yonowaaru | Yukimenoko | Rotomu | Yukushii | Emuritto | Agunomu | Diaruga | Parukia | Hiidoran | Rejigigasu
Giratina | Kureseria | Fione | Manaphy | Daakurai | Sheimi | Aruseusu

TM/HM Sets up - Amphy at 1:33 am PST 1 Oct 2006
TM and HM compatabilities are now up for all Pokemon. You can view them by either going to the TM/HM page on each Pokemon's dex entry, or on the View All pages (links provided just below)

Also we're a bit confused with Fione/Manaphy.

The data says Fione doesn't evolve into Manaphy, that Manaphy when bred produce Manaphy eggs and Fione when bred produce Fione eggs. Theyre both genderless.

My guess is that it's some weird method such as once you get Manaphy from Ranger + Nintendo Event...you taking it to a cloning place to clone it to Fione. Of course this is no way confirmed etc etc but for the time being we'll leave the dex saying Fione evolves into Manaphy

Attack Data - TonberryKing at 3:34 am PST 1 Oct 2006
I've extracted the Attack Data and I'm close to figuring all of it out. Some interesting things I've noted:

- Attacks are classified physical, special or other rather than being based on type. For example, Thunderpunch, Ice Punch and Fire Punch are now Physical attacks even though their types are Special.
- Normal (A special attack, as opposed to Hyper Beam which is physical), Rock and Dragon equivalents of Hyper Beam.
- Fighting and Steel equivalents of Swift, Aerial Ace, etc.
- Fighting (Special based, Mach Punch is physical), Steel, Ice, Ghost and Water equivalents of Quick Attack.
- Dragon and Grass equivalents of Psycho Boost.
- Surf affects 'Everyone Else' instead of 'Both Opponents'.

More to come when I stop putting University as my first priority.

Heights and Weights - TonberryKing at 2:24 am PST 2 Oct 2006
Today I randomly found the Heights and Weights of the Pokemon! And because these are much easier to add than the attack data, I've loaded them into the database. All 493 heights and weights are now viewable in the Psydex.

Level Up Attacks Now Up - Amphy at 2:43 am PST 3 Oct 2006
Well I'm pleased to announce one of the more useful updates to the dex for the Pearl and Diamond Games - TK has now put up all the Level Up Attacks for all the Pokemon.

You can view these by clicking on 'Level Up Attacks' in the PsyDex. They are also listed under the 'Show All' section.

Please note that I haven't got around to translating all the new attacks and some will appear as just an _. But their types, power, accuracy and any known effects are listed.

Just to respond to a question asked - when will we get the P/D information for the older generations into the dex? Well each of these updates have been for all 493 Pokemon - its already in :)

We'll keep you posted as updates keep on coming!

Sprites - TonberryKing at 7:28 pm PST 6 Oct 2006
The Elite 4 of the Pokemon Online Community have managed to extract the official Pearl and Diamond sprites! Thanks to Eevee, Zhen Lin, Pipian and pika for all their hard work in decoding these images. They are still working on extracting the different forms of Pokemon (eg, Deoxys Attack, Defense and Speed forms).

And with that, I managed to get permission from Eevee to use these sprites on the site, so they're all sitting in the Psydex and the Picdex. You can also view the sprites on the Psydex Sprite page

Each Pokemon has two sprites for each gender, and two frames of animation. There are also shiny counterparts. However, for most Pokemon, the male and female versions are the same.

I must stress that it is the hard work of the four mentioned above that we are able to have these images. Use of them without their explicit permission is prohibited.

Small Updates - TonberryKing at 4:01 am PST 15 Oct 2006
We've been extremely busy with University work lately. This is our last week of semester, after which we go into study leave for exams... and we finally finish around mid November, so that's when I'll have a lot more time to update the site.

In the mean time, I'm slowly extracting more data, and finding out what it all means. There's some item and attack data that I'll put up eventually. I've also managed to restructure the Psydex slightly so it handles Alternate Forms a bit better. Take a look at Deoxys and Minomadamu.

Also, I've updated the Pearl/Diamond index page to show a list of all the new Pokemon in National Dex order, as well as a TM/HM list. Enjoy.

TechDex - TonberryKing at 3:42 am PST 18 Oct 2006
The TechDex has been updated with all the attacks. Temporary numbers have been used for names that we don't have the translation for.

Some bugs with the Psydex and Techdex searches have been fixed due to the restructuring for PD.

Egg Moves! - TonberryKing at 6:40 pm PST 25 Oct 2006
Another major update to the Psydex - this time, Egg Moves for all 493 Pokemon, as well as their breeding chains, level-up parents and egg-move parents which are automatically generated as well.

Moreover, Learnsets benefit from this update since the egg moves are automatically added to this page.

Enjoy!

Gender Differences - TonberryKing at 0:50 am PST 5 Nov 2006
As you may know, some of the sprites in Pearl and Diamond are different for male and females. I've documented all these differences in a Gender Differences List. You can also find these descriptions in the Picdex where appropriate.


Take Venusaur for example; the female has a seed on the flower.

Oh yeah, in case you haven't noticed, I've changed the order of the menu around a bit so that Pearl and Diamond are higher up. Furthermore, our main site banner has changed to reflect a new generation of Pokemon!

Exams finish on Thursday, so expect lots of site updates after then.

Site Updates - TonberryKing at 0:23 am PST 10 Nov 2006
EXAMS ARE OVER! I'm so happy T_T

So to celebrate, I have some minor site updates. I'm waiting for an email from IGN/Gamespy Tech Support so a big update will come when they reply. In the mean time:

- tiger10x has written a guide for the changes in the Attacks for Pearl and Diamond
- I've fixed the Hidden Power manual calculation.
- Thanks to sN0wBaLL, I've added locations to the LGFR Items Guide
- A few other miscellaneous fixes around the place that I've forgotten. Like new banners for the Psydex. Aren't penguins cute?

Oh yes, some people haven't actually realised, but some of our tools, namely the Stats Calculator, DV Calculator and the Pokemon Comparer all work for the new Pearl and Diamond Pokemon.

Psydex Restructuring - TonberryKing at 5:26 pm PST 10 Nov 2006
Hooray so I finally got mod_rewrite working, and with that, the entire Psydex URL system has been restructured. For examples, Bulbasaur's dex page has changed from http://www.psypokes.com/dex/pokedex.php?id=001 to http://www.psypokes.com/dex/psydex/001. This makes the URLs crawlable by search engines, and also makes it less ugly for viewers.

Of course, to ease the transition, the old URLs will still work, they will simply redirect to the correct URL.

With that, the Techdex URLs have also been restructured, and it has been given a new look. I've also added a field for whether the move can be Snatched by a Pokemon using Snatch.

Finally, the Picdex has been cleaned out with respect to the Male and Female sprites, and I've also added the Back Sprites as well.

There's a few more fixes to be made and these will come within the next couple of hours.

More Updates - TonberryKing at 8:43 pm PST 13 Nov 2006
I've been playing around with the Picdex and I've added a few things here and there.

I've put up a whole lot of alternate forms: Castform, Deoxys, Minomucchi, Minomadamu and Aruseusu.

And thanks to RegalChillin, Krisp and Jigglypuff, we have sprites from Pokemon Dungeon.

I've added learnsets for Minomadamu's two alternate forms, Ground and Steel. It turns out that its two forms have completely different level-up attacks and TM compatibilities, so their learnsets are different.

Once again there are some other updates that are around but I just can't be bothered mentioning. More to come later!

Edit: I've put up the Max Stats Page for the Pearl/Diamond Pokemon

Alternates - TonberryKing at 3:26 am PST 15 Nov 2006
I've added a page on Alternate Pokemon Forms for Pearl and Diamond, which tells you about the different forms certain Pokemon have, and how to obtain them. All alternate forms are now in the Picdex.

Version Exclusives - TonberryKing at 1:43 pm PST 19 Nov 2006
So I found the location data for the Diamond/Pearl Pokemon, and from that I'm slowly constructing percentages and sorting out funny things like Fishing and Surfing, and I still don't really know what data corresponds to what area... but as you can deduce from the title of this update, I've put up the Version Exclusives for Diamond and Pearl.

Oh and one small thing, I've changed the "/pd/" directory to "/dp/" because that's how Nintendo does it. You'll automatically be redirected thanks to .htaccess magic.

Pokemon Ranger - TonberryKing at 1:32 am PST 29 Nov 2006

Mystery Dungeon - TonberryKing at 9:06 pm PST 30 Nov 2006

More Guides - TonberryKing at 8:04 pm PST 6 Dec 2006
We have more guides for both the Mystery Dungeon section and the Ranger section.

sN0wBaLL has written up a guide on Hunger, an additional mechanic appearing Dungeon, as well as an Evolution Guide since this is slightly different than what most people expect.

tiger10x has written up a Capture Challenge guide for Pokemon Ranger.

As always, more to come later!

Ranger and Dungeon Updates - TonberryKing at 9:06 pm PST 16 Dec 2006
tiger10x has finished an FAQs page for our Pokemon Ranger section, as well as a fantastic walkthrough for this game. Many thanks for his hard work on this section!

Also, sN0wBaLL has finished a Traps Guide for the Mystery Dungeon section of the site, so check that out as well. Big guides for this section are coming soon!

Random News - TonberryKing at 2:00 pm PST 18 Dec 2006
Edit: Pokemon.com have mysteriously pulled the release date of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl from their site. Here is the old announcement text for your interest. Note that the old release date, April 22, 2007 will remain unconfirmed at this stage.

Pokemon.com have revealed (a while ago, actually) the release date for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl in the US to be April 22nd, 2007.

Quote from the site: A brand new world is waiting for you on the Nintendo DS on April 22nd, 2007 - Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl are two new games for the Nintendo DS which get back to the roots of Pokemon RPG's. Battling, collecting, and training are back and this time they take place in a new region - Sinnoh!
The Sinnoh region is a lush and beautiful area filled with lots of different plants and Pokemon. You start your adventure from a place called Futaba Town (Note, all names are tentative)

So yay. Anyway, with regards to the site, we have a Christmas banner with the ever-cute Pocchama on it. Also, those of you who have been with us a long time will know that yesterday was our 4th Anniversary of when Amphy, darkmind, Frost and myself restarted the Psypoke website.

Release Date: For Real! - TonberryKing at 8:27 pm PST 20 Dec 2006
Nintendo have finally confirmed the release date for Diamond and Pearl after mistakenly leaking it a bit early. The date is indeed April 22nd, 2007 so mark that date in your calendars. Check the official site for further information.

Updates - TonberryKing at 1:25 am PST 21 Dec 2006
Firstly I've added the three missing XD tutors to the Psydex and Techdex. They are Nightmare, Selfdestruct and Sky Attack. A quick list can also be found under the Pokemon XD section's Move Tutors page.

Another big update is for the Mystery Dungeon section. sN0wBaLL has written up a guide on Friend Areas, and to complement that, I've created a map of the Friend Areas which lists each area, along with a brief description, how it can be obtained, and the Pokemon which inhabit the area.

A couple more Dungeon guides to come, including one on Mail and one on IQ Skills.

Merry Christmas - TonberryKing at 2:21 pm PST 24 Dec 2006
At the time of me writing this, it's Christmas in New Zealand, so don't blame me!

Anyway, wishing all our site visitors a very, merry Christmas. Be safe, eat lots, and hope your enjoy your time with family and friends.

And a Happy New Year! - TonberryKing at 4:43 am PST 31 Dec 2006
So 2006 has finally passed (At least in New Zealand it has) and 2007 holds a new beginning for all of us. With Pearl and Diamond set to hit US shores this year, we can only wonder what other surprises the Pokemon world has in store for players and fans around the world.

On behalf of the Psypoke Elite 4...have a great 2007, whatever may be in store for you!