One of the biggest additions in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is the Grand Underground, an expansion of the original Underground from Pokémon Diamond Version, Pearl Version, and Platinum Version. The Grand Underground allows players to capture Pokémon outside of the standard Sinnoh Dex, set up cool Secret Bases,…

One of The Pokémon Company’s favorite ways to distribute various items and presents to Pokémon players as of late has been through Mystery Gift. This option is not immediately available to players of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, meaning you’re unable to scan for any gifts available to you…

One of the few new things added to the formula in the faithful remakes that are Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is the ability to change your character’s outfit. The addition of character customization to the game is not available right away, however, and does come with a few…

Ah, Shiny Pokémon hunting! One of the most intense and time consuming portions in the Pokémon experience. Most causal Pokémon players will go entire runs without running into a palate swapped monster, and in many cases, may not even know they exist at all. But for others, Shiny hunting IS…

Drifloon is the most adorable haunted balloon around, and another stand out from Sinnoh’s Pokédex. Fairly common these days, Drifloon used to be an oddity in that you could only find it one, specific way back on the Nintendo DS. That method is back for the Gen IV remakes, so…

In Pokémon’s history of strange capture and evolution methods, no species may be quite as infamous as Spiritomb. This collective of souls is one of Sinnoh’s most unique gets, and while it’s become a little simpler to acquire since then, the original is back with a vengeance in Pokémon Brilliant…

Rotom’s managed to become a recurring Pokémon thanks to functioning as the player’s Pokédex in more recent games, but this ghostly spark was first found in Sinnoh back in 2006. It’s become a little more commonplace, but back in the day it had rarity on par with some legendaries! Read…

The versatile Eevee is no stranger to various evolution methods, and Gen IV introduced a couple new ones back on the Nintendo DS. Leafeon and Glaceon were the sixth and seventh Eeveelutions, and could only be gained in certain spots! Read on to learn how to add them to your…

We’ve already learned of one Mythical Pokémon available in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – the elusive Manaphy – but how about two more? It’s been announced that two, popular legendaries will be available to players in these Sinnoh remakes. Both Mew and Jirachi will be up for grabs…

Version differences have been a staple of the Pokémon series since it began. Link Cables may be a thing of the past, but that’s never stopped that spirit from living on via Pokémon exclusive to a particular game. Read on to learn what sets these in Sinnoh remakes apart from…