Pokemon Diamond and Pearl - Additional Capture Methods

Diamond and Pearl introduce several new ways to capture Pokemon. They are explained below.

Please Note: For the Pokemon that do not appear in the Sinnoh Dex, but instead only in the National Dex, you must have the National Dex for them to appear by these methods. The National Dex is obtained after you see all 150 Sinnoh Dex Pokemon. Talk to Professor Rowan and you will receive the National Dex from Professor Oak.

In the entry booths to the Great Marsh, you will find binoculars. Looking through them will show you a Pokemon that happens to be abundantly popular that day. More Pokemon become available after you obtain the National Dex. The following Pokemon are available; note which Dex you have to have.

Though not a new method, the fossils in DP are found in the Underground and can be revived in Orebough City.

Throughout Sinnoh, there are golden-brown trees growing. If you place Honey on these trees, and then check back in 6 to 24 hours, you'll find a Pokemon on the tree. Certain Pokemon will only visit certain trees. Make sure you don't wait too long, or the Pokemon will be gone. The following Pokemon are available this way:

Group 3 is the tree at Valley Windworks. Groups 1 and 2 are very similar. Group 1 will have Silcoon/Cascoon while Group 2 will have Heracross. This is the only difference between the groups; the other four possible Pokemon are all the same for all trees in both groups. Specific locations of trees and which group they belong to will be posted once it is confirmed.

Some additional Pokemon are really easy to obtain. All you have to do is have another Pokemon GBA game sitting in your DS at the time, and different Pokemon than normal will show up in an area. Here's a list:

Pokemon	Version	Location	Inserted Cart
Teddiursa	Both	Acuity Lakefront	Emerald
Seedot	Both	Eterna Forest	Ruby
Pineco	Both	Eterna Forest	Emerald
Metapod	Both	Eterna Forest	FireRed
Kakuna	Both	Eterna Forest	LeafGreen
Arbok	Both	Great Marsh (Area 1)	FireRed
Arbok	Both	Great Marsh (Area 2)	FireRed
Arbok	Both	Great Marsh (Area 3)	FireRed
Arbok	Both	Great Marsh (Area 4)	FireRed
Arbok	Both	Great Marsh (Area 5)	FireRed
Arbok	Both	Great Marsh (Area 6)	FireRed
Mawile	Both	Iron Island B1	Ruby
Sableye	Both	Iron Island B1	Sapphire
Mawile	Both	Iron Island B2 (Left)	Ruby
Sableye	Both	Iron Island B2 (Left)	Sapphire
Mawile	Both	Iron Island B2 (Right)	Ruby
Sableye	Both	Iron Island B2 (Right)	Sapphire
Mawile	Both	Iron Island B3	Ruby
Sableye	Both	Iron Island B3	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Lake Acuity	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Lake Acuity	Sapphire
Ursaring	Both	Lake Acuity	Emerald
Solrock	Both	Lake Valor	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Lake Valor	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Lake Verity	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Lake Verity	Sapphire
Bibarel	Both	Lake Verity	Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen
Staravia	Both	Lake Verity	Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet (Blizzard)	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet (Blizzard)	Sapphire
Cleffa	Both	Mt. Coronet (Center)	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet (Snowing)	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet (Snowing)	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet (Tunnel)	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet (Tunnel)	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet 2F	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet 2F	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet 3F	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet 3F	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet 4F	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet 4F	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet 5F	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet 5F	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet 6F	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet 6F	Sapphire
Solrock	Both	Mt. Coronet 7F	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Mt. Coronet 7F	Sapphire
Haunter	Both	Old Chateau	Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen
Gengar	Both	Old Chateau (Purple Painting Room)	Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen
Haunter	Both	Old Chateau (Purple Painting Room)	Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen
Starly	Both	Route 201	Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/LeafGreen
Growlithe	Both	Route 201	FireRed
Growlithe	Both	Route 202	FireRed
Seedot	Both	Route 203	Ruby
Lotad	Both	Route 203	Sapphire
Pineco	Both	Route 203	Emerald
Seedot	Both	Route 204 (North)	Ruby
Lotad	Both	Route 204 (North)	Sapphire
Pineco	Both	Route 204 (North)	Emerald
Seedot	Both	Route 204 (South)	Ruby
Lotad	Both	Route 204 (South)	Sapphire
Pineco	Both	Route 204 (South)	Emerald
Caterpie	Both	Route 204 (South)	FireRed
Weedle	Both	Route 204 (South)	LeafGreen
Lotad	Both	Route 205 (North)	Sapphire
Elekid	Both	Route 205 (South)	FireRed
Gligar	Both	Route 206	Emerald
Gligar	Both	Route 207	Emerald
Zangoose	Both	Route 208	Ruby
Seviper	Both	Route 208	Sapphire
Vulpix	Both	Route 209	LeafGreen
Seedot	Both	Route 210	Ruby
Nuzleaf	Both	Route 210	Ruby
Pineco	Both	Route 210	Emerald
Zangoose	Both	Route 210 (Fog)	Ruby
Seviper	Both	Route 210 (Fog)	Sapphire
Teddiursa	Both	Route 211 (East)	Emerald
Teddiursa	Both	Route 211 (West)	Emerald
Lombre	Both	Route 212 (Rain)	Sapphire
Lotad	Both	Route 212 (Rain)	Sapphire
Ekans	Both	Route 212 (Rain)	FireRed
Gligar	Both	Route 214	Emerald
Vulpix	Both	Route 214	LeafGreen
Gligar	Both	Route 215	Emerald
Ursaring	Both	Route 216	Emerald
Ursaring	Both	Route 217	Emerald
Shuckle	Both	Route 224	Emerald
Gligar	Both	Route 227	Emerald
Magby	Both	Route 227	LeafGreen
Sandslash	Both	Route 228	LeafGreen
Nuzleaf	Both	Route 229	Ruby
Lombre	Both	Route 229	Sapphire
Pineco	Both	Route 229	Emerald
Solrock	Both	Sendoff Spring	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Sendoff Spring	Sapphire
Gligar	Both	Stark Mountain	Emerald
Magby	Both	Stark Mountain	LeafGreen
Magby	Both	Stark Mountain (Entrance)	LeafGreen
Magby	Both	Stark Mountain (Inside)	LeafGreen
Solrock	Both	Turnback Cave	Ruby
Lunatone	Both	Turnback Cave	Sapphire
Elekid	Both	Valley Windworks	FireRed
Sandshrew	Both	Wayward Cave (Secret Area)	LeafGreen
Sandshrew	Both	Wayward Cave 1F	LeafGreen

After you obtain the National Dex and defeat the Champion, talk to your Rival's Sister. She will tell you what Pokemon is swarming that day, and where you can find them. The following Pokemon can be obtained in a swarm:

The Trophy Garden is located along Route 212 within the walls of the Pokemon Mansion. Once you have the National Dex, talk to the man in the mansion and he'll tell you that he's been seeing a lot of a certain Pokemon that day. Every time you talk to the man, he will tell you of a new Pokemon, and two of them can be abundant at a time. The third time you talk to him, the first Pokemon will disappear. The following Pokemon are available: