Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl players will have a lot of new Pokemon to discover once they defeat the Elite Four and its Champion, and receive the National Dex from Professor Rowan. Unlocking the National Dex requires players to see every single Pokemon in the Sinnoh Pokedex, which can pretty much be accomplished by fighting most trainers throughout the main story.
Once trainers unlock the National Dex, they need to speak to Dawn/Lucas in Sandgem Town. They will mention that their little sister, who lives in Sandgem Town, knows about Pokemon Swarms. After speaking to her, Pokemon Swarms will become available for trainers to find. And players won't need to speak to the sister to see where the swarms are, as they will appear daily in the main menu and will change out every day.
Swarm Pokemon in BDSP
After Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players go to their rival's house in Sandgem, these Swarm Pokemon will begin to appear around the Sinnoh region. Make sure to check the menu to see which Pokemon is swarming today and head there to find the Pokemon.
Swarm Pokemon | Location |
|---|---|
Pidgey | Route 229 |
Magnemite | Fuego Ironworks |
Farfetch'd | Route 221 |
Doduo | Route 201 |
Drowzee | Route 215 |
Krabby | Route 226 |
Voltorb | Route 218 |
Cubone | Route 203 |
Lickitung | Lake Valor |
Natu | Route 224 |
Dunsparce | Route 208 |
Snubbull | Route 209 |
Swinub | Route 217 |
Corsola | Route 230 |
Delibird | Route 216 |
Phanpy | Route 207 |
Smoochum | Lake Acuity |
Zigzagoon | Route 202 |
Surskit | Lake Verity |
Slakoth | Eterna Forest |
Makuhita | Route 225 |
Nosepass | Route 206 |
Skitty | Route 222 |
Electrike | Valley Windworks |
Spoink | Route 214 |
Spinda | Route 227 |
Absol | Route 213 |
Beldum | Route 228 |
How to Catch Swarm Pokemon in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Once players make it to the Swarm location, they should immediately see the Pokemon popping up in the overworld in multiples. If trainers attempt to touch any of the Pokemon to go into a battle, it won't seem to work. However, to catch one of the Swarm Pokemon, players don't need to physically touch the Pokemon; they can just capture it normally from the tall grass, but there's still a chance for other Pokemon to appear.
To make it easier to catch Swarm Pokemon, PokemonBDSP players should use a Repel item to keep away stragglers and use the Poke Rader item.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are now available for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: Serebii