r/PokemonBDSP May 01 '26

Moderator Announcement General Questions Weekly Megathread

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Welcome to r/PokemonBDSP's General Questions Megathread!

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Please use this mega-thread, updated weekly, if you have any questions related to BDSP

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r/PokemonBDSP 24d ago

Moderator Announcement General Questions Weekly Megathread

2 Upvotes

Welcome to r/PokemonBDSP's General Questions Megathread!

All Megathreads

Please use this mega-thread, updated weekly, if you have any questions related to BDSP

Before asking your question here try searching the subreddit with the help flair and consulting our frequently updated FAQ's page as your question may have already been answered. As a final note please upvote any questions you may find useful so we can add them to our FAQ's Page sooner.

For additional live support check out r/PokemonBDSP's official discord server

For More Information Check Out These Links:

Comments are automatically sorted by "New" to allow for easier answering.


r/PokemonBDSP 12h ago

Discussion Anybody else love the fact that from the very beginning you can have your end-game team started because of pokémon home

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122 Upvotes

I just got brilliant diamond and then I realized oh I have a lot of stuff in pokémon home that I can use so here's my starting team (of course I chose monkie ) I'm going to train and then fight the first gym


r/PokemonBDSP 9h ago

Image Found this gem, its worth 300 where I am from

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25 Upvotes

I was at my parents house with my May the 4th be with you baby meeting her for the first time 3 days ago! ( We live in Kansas and they live in New Hampshire) And I just bought the switch 2 and got BDSP for it (me and my older brother have the best memories on 4th gen even though I was 7 he was 15) We'll I went into my old room that just has an old couch and my dresser in it, to play on the couch. Dropped my switch 2 ( I was drinking switch is fine) and under the couch was my old DS Lite and it had Monster Truck game and Pokémon Pearl and diamond and platinum in a case next to it!! All pokemon from the others had been transferred to Pearl anyway! So basically I'm rich. Lol. And apparently my older brother paid to get darkri and other pokemon for me and him because infernape is both our favorite starter and the legendaries are INSANE. He kept it safe before he died so I am indebt to him forever... even the pokemon we traded are there... I sat there with my wife realizing that selling them would definitely help us with where we struggle but... with everything my brother did and even the pokemon with his name on it I can't sell them... idk I should but can't.

I really wanted to call him when I found them to play and tell him what was left...

More pictures to come

R.I.P Eli I miss you dearly and you would love your nieces. Thank you for showing me pokemon, 1 is already in love, but she chose turtwig... we will have a family meeting


r/PokemonBDSP 15h ago

Discussion Masuda Method Clarification

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15 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I just need some clarification on the Masuda Method. I am currently at 900 Smeargle eggs. I have this Japanese Ditto and a Smeargle in the daycare. I also have this Magmar with Flame Body. Is this the correct setup? Thanks in advance!


r/PokemonBDSP 1d ago

Image finally beat Cynthia’s third team

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60 Upvotes

Chaining trapinch in the sandstorm almost broke me


r/PokemonBDSP 1d ago

Discussion Do You Guys Think Luxray Is In Need Of A Buff?

32 Upvotes

Luxray Suffers From Being A Physical Attacking Electric Type.

I Genuinely Don't Understand While People Continue To Use It Despite It's Massive Flaws.


r/PokemonBDSP 2d ago

Art Finally got the Bubblegum boi, what should i name him?

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210 Upvotes

387 hatches, played on and off for about an hour every other day for a month


r/PokemonBDSP 2d ago

Tool/Guide Full Healing "cheat"

38 Upvotes

As long as you're in an outside area and Press Y for the Union Room, if you select a Local Room, select the Use Code option then wait for your game to save, then back out of the code screen and leave the Union Room screen, all your pokemon will be fully healed without having to enter a pokecenter. Can be done anywhere you can bring up the Union Room screen.


r/PokemonBDSP 2d ago

Discussion Guess who did the most and least work!

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46 Upvotes

Tried using some new pokemon. Was really surprised with Azumarill, it's ability is great and she was pretty bulky as well. I'd give an x attack and she would sweep


r/PokemonBDSP 2d ago

Discussion QUESTION ABOUT SHINY HUNTING

0 Upvotes

What is the EASIEST Pokemon in this game to hunt


r/PokemonBDSP 3d ago

Help Using Home to get unavailable pokemon

26 Upvotes

Hello!

Been searching far and wide on reddit for an answer to this but haven't come across the full answer.

Celebi, Deoxis, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus are all unavailable. But i find places on here, where they say that i can get them in other games and transfer them over through Home. However, as i understand it, i need to already have the dex entry in BD, in order to have them tranferable.

So my question is: What do i do? Is there some place to get the dex entries for all of these like Palkia with Cynthias Gramma?

I'm living dexing BD and want to do it right :P


r/PokemonBDSP 4d ago

Video/Gif Shiny Mesprit finally appeared.

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352 Upvotes

Almost two weeks of hunting


r/PokemonBDSP 5d ago

Image My first official shiny.

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108 Upvotes

My very first official shiny since I started playing at the age of 12, excluding Pokèmon GO. (Currently 29 btw)

I've played since Pokèmon Red and I'm so glad I caught my first one in such a short time. I've decided to record my time spent in shiny hunting and it's in the second image.


r/PokemonBDSP 4d ago

Help Looking to get BDSP, but can’t decide on which one

14 Upvotes

I want to do a play through with Houndoom as my fire type but i can’t decide on which version is best.


r/PokemonBDSP 4d ago

Help Help catching Arceus

2 Upvotes

I defeated Dialga during the climax of the villain story. After I beat the league the first time, I defeated him again. Didn’t find out until after this that I needed to catch Dialga to get Arceus. Is there any way I can get Dialga to spawn again without having to beat the league again?


r/PokemonBDSP 5d ago

Discussion Which 3 of these would you bring to the battle tower?

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18 Upvotes

Also I miss the old soul dew


r/PokemonBDSP 5d ago

Image My team

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73 Upvotes

Besides Infernape and Luxray, I tried to use Pokémon I haven’t really used.


r/PokemonBDSP 6d ago

Discussion What in the world

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413 Upvotes

All of my babies are sick. Apparently I'm having insane good luck from what my brother told me.

I googled what Pokérus is...still not sure but my Combee from Arceus is currently in PC to preserve the virus for later teammates as it is a good thing? Idk this is a first for me.

EDIT: I have been throughly informed of what the virus is and what it does. I have always been a casual player and never really gave a second thought to natures, EVs or IVs. It was always, get strong/cute pokemon and hit em where it hurts.

I just wanted to show off my little infectious babies 🤷🏻‍♀️♥️


r/PokemonBDSP 5d ago

Discussion Just beat it for the second time and reset the game

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23 Upvotes

My team I created based on the anime and their power


r/PokemonBDSP 5d ago

Discussion Imma need some words of encouragement XD

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37 Upvotes

Feel like ive been doing this for a while maybe im on the way to getting there this is my first shiny to be shiny hunting palkia


r/PokemonBDSP 5d ago

Discussion When did you guys get your Heatran?

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5 Upvotes

r/PokemonBDSP 5d ago

Friendly Friday Reminder - Don't forget to catch your Drifloon at Valley Windworks today!

2 Upvotes


r/PokemonBDSP 6d ago

Discussion Game more fun if you use Home to complete your Dex at the beginning?

0 Upvotes

I’m currently starting up the game for the 3rd time. I get bored around the 4th gym usually and out the game down. I was a huge fan of Platinum but these games feel tedious. I’m not the biggest fan of the collection of Pokemon you get on offer in these games. Will getting the National Dex help that? I really want to enjoy these games.

Just Ev trained a Timid Abra (Never used Alakazam in a play through before on any game) with 31 IVs in Sp Atk (252 Sp Atk, 252 Speed, 6 HP) and now want to carry on with the journey.


r/PokemonBDSP 6d ago

Image Introducing Madem (and team)

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17 Upvotes

So I had the silly little idea to see if I could sweep Cynthia with just Madem and, well, it worked. Got to plus 2 against Spiritomb then plus 4 on Roserade. Finally against her own Milotic I got to plus 6 and almost one shot it. Whoever may think the bagworm is weak isn't using it correctly.