26 legendariesGen 8 · SinnohUpdated NOV 12, 2026

Legendary Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Mesprit and Cresselia roam Sinnoh in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, two of the 26 legendaries you can catch. Version matters too: the Johto beasts and Ho-Oh need Brilliant Diamond, while the Kanto birds and Lugia need Shining Pearl. Giratina sits in Turnback Cave in Sendoff Spring, east of Route 214.

In game 4
Roams 2
Post-game 20

The list

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl legendary list: all 26 legendaries

Everything from Kanto, Johto and Hoenn here comes out of a Ramanas Park slate. Sinnoh’s own legendaries keep fixed spots such as Spear Pillar and Turnback Cave, or roam the region.

Gen 1 legendaries (Kanto)

Shining Pearl alone offers the Kanto Slate for the birds. Mewtwo’s Genome Slate shows up late, once a run of other rooms is complete.

Gen 2 legendaries (Johto)

Brilliant Diamond holds the Johto Slate for the beasts and the Rainbow Slate for Ho-Oh, and Shining Pearl has just Lugia’s Squall Slate.

Gen 3 legendaries (Hoenn)

Hoenn is version-free here: Latias and Latios share the Soul Slate, and Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza each have a slate of their own.

Gen 4 legendaries (Sinnoh)

Lake Verity’s Mesprit and Fullmoon Island’s Cresselia both run off to roam Sinnoh, so track them with the Marking Map app before you throw a ball.

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl legendary list: all 26 legendaries, with types and base stats
Caught			Type
	#0144	Articuno	Ice/Flying type	90	85	100	95	125	85	580
	#0145	Zapdos	Electric/Flying type	90	90	85	125	90	100	580
	#0146	Moltres	Fire/Flying type	90	100	90	125	85	90	580
	#0150	Mewtwo	Psychic type	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
	#0243	Raikou	Electric type	90	85	75	115	100	115	580
	#0244	Entei	Fire type	115	115	85	90	75	100	580
	#0245	Suicune	Water type	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
	#0249	Lugia	Psychic/Flying type	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
	#0250	Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying type	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
	#0377	Regirock	Rock type	80	100	200	50	100	50	580
	#0378	Regice	Ice type	80	50	100	100	200	50	580
	#0379	Registeel	Steel type	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
	#0380	Latias	Dragon/Psychic type	80	80	90	110	130	110	600
	#0381	Latios	Dragon/Psychic type	80	90	80	130	110	110	600
	#0382	Kyogre	Water type	100	100	90	150	140	90	670
	#0383	Groudon	Ground type	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
	#0384	Rayquaza	Dragon/Flying type	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
	#0480	Uxie	Psychic type	75	75	130	75	130	95	580
	#0481	Mesprit	Psychic type	80	105	105	105	105	80	580
	#0482	Azelf	Psychic type	75	125	70	125	70	115	580
	#0483	Dialga	Steel/Dragon type	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
	#0484	Palkia	Water/Dragon type	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
	#0485	Heatran	Fire/Steel type	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
	#0486	Regigigas	Normal type	110	160	110	80	110	100	670
	#0487	Giratina	Ghost/Dragon type	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
	#0488	Cresselia	Psychic type	120	70	120	75	130	85	600
		Average · 26		96	102	107	110	115	92	620
Base statunder 6060 to 8990 to 119120+

Where to catch them

How to get every legendary in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Most legendaries come out of Ramanas Park slates after the main story. You trade Mysterious Shards, dug up in the Grand Underground, for each slate, and the Discovery Slate’s Regis come first.

In game4

UxieLake Acuity cavern, after the Spear Pillar battle
AzelfLake Valor cavern, after the Spear Pillar battle
DialgaSpear PillarOnly in Brilliant Diamond
PalkiaSpear PillarOnly in Shining Pearl

Roams2

MespritSinnoh, after Lake Verity and the Spear Pillar battle
CresseliaSinnoh, after the National Dex and the Fullmoon Island trip from Canalave City

Post-game20

Ramanas Park17Ramanas Park slate guide

ArticunoKanto SlateOnly in Shining Pearl
ZapdosKanto SlateOnly in Shining Pearl
MoltresKanto SlateOnly in Shining Pearl
MewtwoGenome Slate (after the three Regis, then the beasts in Brilliant Diamond or the birds in Shining Pearl)
RaikouJohto SlateOnly in Brilliant Diamond
EnteiJohto SlateOnly in Brilliant Diamond
SuicuneJohto SlateOnly in Brilliant Diamond
LugiaSquall SlateOnly in Shining Pearl
Ho-OhRainbow SlateOnly in Brilliant Diamond
RegirockDiscovery Slate
RegiceDiscovery Slate
RegisteelDiscovery Slate
LatiasSoul Slate
LatiosSoul Slate
KyogreOceanic Slate
GroudonTectonic Slate
RayquazaStratospheric Slate

Elsewhere in Sinnoh3

HeatranStark Mountain, after the Magma Stone story with Buck
RegigigasSnowpoint Temple (Regirock, Regice and Registeel from Ramanas Park in your party)
GiratinaTurnback Cave in Sendoff Spring, east of Route 214

Version exclusives

Brilliant Diamond has Dialga at Spear Pillar and Shining Pearl has Palkia, and neither version’s Ramanas Park offers the other version’s exclusive slates.

Only in Brilliant Diamond 5

Only in Shining Pearl 5

Where to find

Ramanas Park and Sinnoh spots in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Seventeen legendaries here come from Ramanas Park slates once you have the National Dex; the other nine wait around Sinnoh itself, from the lake caves to Turnback Cave.

How Ramanas Park works17
Level
70
Needs
Explorer KitNational DexSurf
When
After you enter the Hall of Fame and get the National Dex
Versions
Johto and Rainbow Slates are Brilliant Diamond only; Kanto and Squall Slates are Shining Pearl only
1. Get the Explorer Kit from the Underground Man in the house next to the Pokémon Center in Eterna City
2. Dig in the walls of the Grand Underground to find Mysterious Shards S and L
3. Surf south from Sandgem Town through Routes 219 and 220 to Ramanas Park at the end of Route 221
4. Trade 3 Mysterious Shards S or 1 Mysterious Shard L for a slate at the shop inside the gatehouse
5. Place the slate in its room to start the battle; it is used up whether or not you catch the Pokémon
6. Only the Discovery Slate is sold at first; new slates appear after you complete the rooms already open
A box under the slate list shows how many Mysterious Shards S your pick needs
Uxie
Seen from above, Uxie’s yellow head stands out on the shallow water that covers the cave floor
Level
50
When
After the Spear Pillar battle
1. Enter the cave in Lake Acuity to find Uxie
Uxie in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Azelf
The player stands right next to Azelf, its blue head bright against the shallow water of the cave floor
Level
50
When
After the Spear Pillar battle
1. Enter the cave in Lake Valor to find Azelf
Azelf in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
DialgaOnly in Brilliant DiamondPalkiaOnly in Shining Pearl
The battle opens with “Dialga appeared!” while the stone pillars of Spear Pillar stand against an orange sky
In Shining Pearl the text box reads “Palkia appeared!” in front of a row of pale stone pillars
Level
47
1. Climb to Spear Pillar at the top of Mt. Coronet and beat Cyrus and Team Galactic
2. Then Dialga (Brilliant Diamond) or Palkia (Shining Pearl) battles you as part of the story
Dialga in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Palkia in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Mesprit
“Mesprit appeared!” fills the text box as the battle starts on an open grass field lined with trees
Level
50
Needs
3 BadgesMarking Map app
When
After the Spear Pillar battle
1. Get the Marking Map app from the Poketch Company president in Jubilife City after your third Gym Badge
2. After the Spear Pillar battle, talk to Mesprit in the cave in the middle of Lake Verity; it flees and roams Sinnoh
3. Open the Marking Map to see which route it is on
4. Save as soon as it reaches the area you are in, so you can reload if the catch goes wrong
5. It runs on its first turn, but the HP it loses stays lost between encounters
TipUse Mean Look on the first turn so it cannot run, or throw a Master Ball
Mesprit in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Cresselia
Cresselia floats above a grass field in a wild battle, with a line of pine trees behind it
The text box says something is sparkling where the Pokémon once was, and that sparkle is the feather
Level
50
Needs
National DexMarking Map app
When
After you get the National Dex
1. After the National Dex, go to Canalave City and help Sailor Eldritch wake up his son
2. Sail with Eldritch to Fullmoon Island and get the feather there to wake his son
3. Talk to Cresselia on the island; it flies off and roams Sinnoh
4. Track it with the Marking Map app, the same as Mesprit
Cresselia in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
ArticunoZapdosMoltres
Only in Shining Pearl
The prompt to place a slate shows at the pedestal, with three empty stands behind it
Level
70
Needs
Kanto Slate
Articuno in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Zapdos in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Moltres in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Mewtwo
A starry blue sky stretches over Mewtwo and the red rock
Level
70
Needs
Genome Slate
When
After the three Regis, then the beasts in Brilliant Diamond or the birds in Shining Pearl
Mewtwo in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Raikou
Only in Brilliant Diamond
Raikou stands in a field of pink flowers
Level
70
Needs
Johto Slate
Raikou in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Entei
Only in Brilliant Diamond
Entei stands in a flower meadow room
Level
70
Needs
Johto Slate
Entei in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Suicune
Only in Brilliant Diamond
Pink flowers surround Suicune, and the sky above is bright
Level
70
Needs
Johto Slate
Suicune in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Lugia
Only in Shining Pearl
Lugia’s battle intro plays beneath floating crystal rocks
Level
70
Needs
Squall Slate
Lugia in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Ho-Oh
Only in Brilliant Diamond
Ho-Oh holds its wings wide in an arena of red rock and blue crystal cliffs
Level
70
Needs
Rainbow Slate
Ho-Oh in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
RegirockRegisteelRegice
Regirock, Registeel and Regice wait as statues in this room
Level
70
Needs
Discovery Slate
Regirock in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Registeel in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Regice in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
LatiasLatios
Latios and Latias float above a blue pedestal and a red one
Level
70
Needs
Soul Slate
Latias in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Latios in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Kyogre
Kyogre swims in a starry blue arena, with rocks floating around it
Level
70
Needs
Oceanic Slate
Kyogre in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Groudon
Floating crystal islands hang above Groudon and its red rock floor
Level
70
Needs
Tectonic Slate
Groudon in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Rayquaza
Red rocks and blue crystals lie below the coiled Rayquaza
Level
70
Needs
Stratospheric Slate
Rayquaza in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Heatran
From above, Heatran sits at the top of a dirt chamber, ringed by purple boulders and rock walls
Level
70
Needs
National Dex
When
After you get the National Dex
1. Team up with Buck and go through Stark Mountain with him
2. In the last room, Buck takes the Magma Stone
3. In the Survival Area, talk to the old man in the house next to the Pokémon Center; Buck then returns the stone
4. Go back to the deepest room of Stark Mountain, where the Magma Stone sat, to battle Heatran
Heatran in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Regigigas
Pale blue ice tiles cover the floor around Regigigas in Snowpoint Temple
Level
70
Needs
National DexRegirock Regice Registeel
When
After you get the National Dex
1. Snowpoint Temple opens once you have the National Dex
2. Catch Regirock, Regice and Registeel in Ramanas Park and put all three in your party
3. Go down to the bottom floor of Snowpoint Temple, where Regigigas sleeps
4. With all three in your party, reach Regigigas to wake it and start the battle
TipSlow Start halves its Attack and Speed for its first 5 turns in battle
Regigigas in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions
Giratina
Giratina appears in its Altered Forme on a green floor, with carved symbols on the wall behind it
Level
70
Needs
National DexRock ClimbDefog
When
After you get the National Dex
1. After the National Dex, take the Spring Path on the east side of Route 214
2. Follow it to Sendoff Spring and use Rock Climb to reach the Turnback Cave entrance
3. Use Defog to clear the mist inside the cave
4. Find three pillar rooms without going past 30 rooms in total
5. Giratina waits in the room after the third pillar
- Origin FormeHold the Griseous Orb to become Origin Forme; take the orb away and it turns back to Altered Forme. Get the orb by beating the Lv. 100 Origin Forme Giratina in the Ramanas Park Distortion Room (it cannot be caught). The Distortion Slate goes on sale after you catch Giratina and the three Regis
Giratina in BDSP: moves, stats and evolutions

Mythicals

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl mythicals, save gifts included

Gifts3

MewFloaroma Town gift with Let's Go Pikachu or Let's Go Eevee save data, Lv. 1
When
Early in the game
1. Talk to the elderly woman in the flower field at the southwest end of the town, west of the Pokémon Center
JirachiFloaroma Town gift with Sword or Shield save data, Lv. 5
1. Talk to the elderly man next to the Mew giver
ArceusHall of Origin (Azure Flute, needs Legends: Arceus save data with every main mission finished), Lv. 80
1. Pick it up in your bedroom in Twinleaf Town
2. After the National Dex, play it at Spear Pillar

Needs a past Mystery Gift4

PhioneLeave Manaphy with a Ditto and hatch the Egg you get
ManaphyAn Egg from a past event
DarkraiNewmoon Island (needs the Member Card from a past event), Lv. 50
When
After the Hall of Fame and the National Dex, once you bring the Lunar Feather from Fullmoon Island to wake the sailor's son in Canalave City
1. Bring it to the Harbor Inn in Canalave City
2. Sleep in the inn's bed to reach the island, where Darkrai waits
ShayminFlower Paradise (needs Oak's Letter from a past event), Lv. 30
1. Take it to the stone at the end of Route 224 and talk to Professor Oak
2. Write the message of thanks he asks for, and a path opens
3. Follow the path and talk to Shaymin
- Sky FormeWith Shaymin in your party, talk to a lady in Floaroma Town to get the Gracidea. Use it in the daytime on a Shaymin that is not frozen to change its form. It turns back to Land Forme at night or if it is frozen in battle
TipRan from Shaymin? Leave the area and come back, and it is there again

Mythical Pokémon7 in BDSP

Sets

Legendary sets in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Regigigas ties two places together: catch Regirock, Regice and Registeel in Ramanas Park first, then bring them to Snowpoint Temple to wake Regigigas.

0 of 8 complete

Legendary birds
Gen 1 · Kanto
0/3 caught
Legendary beasts
Gen 2 · Johto
0/3 caught
Lugia and Ho-Oh
Gen 2 · Johto
- Lugia
- Ho-Oh
0/2 caught
The Regi family
Gens 3 and 4
0/4 caught
Eon duo
Gen 3 · Hoenn
- Latias
- Latios
0/2 caught
Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza
Gen 3 · Hoenn
0/3 caught
Lake guardians
Gen 4 · Sinnoh
0/3 caught
Dialga, Palkia and Giratina
Box artGen 4 · Sinnoh
0/3 caught
Standalone legendaries
Gens 1 and 4
0/3 caught

Keep exploring

More Pokémon lists for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

The BDSP Mythical Pokémon list includes Mew, Jirachi and Arceus, and Garchomp is among the Pseudo-legendaries.

Legendary Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Gen 1 legendaries (Kanto)

Articuno

Zapdos

Moltres

Mewtwo

Gen 2 legendaries (Johto)

Raikou

Entei

Suicune

Lugia

Ho-Oh

Gen 3 legendaries (Hoenn)

Regirock

Regice

Registeel

Latias

Latios

Kyogre

Groudon

Rayquaza

Gen 4 legendaries (Sinnoh)

Uxie

Mesprit

Azelf

Dialga

Palkia

Heatran

Regigigas

Giratina

Cresselia

In game4

Roams2

Post-game20

Version exclusives

Only in Brilliant Diamond 5

Only in Shining Pearl 5

How Ramanas Park works17

DialgaOnly in Brilliant DiamondPalkiaOnly in Shining Pearl

Articuno/Zapdos/Moltres

Regirock/Registeel/Regice

Latias/Latios

Gifts3

Needs a past Mystery Gift4

Legendary birds

Legendary beasts

Lugia and Ho-Oh

The Regi family

Eon duo

Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza

Lake guardians

Dialga, Palkia and Giratina

Standalone legendaries

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl guides

ArticunoZapdosMoltres

RegirockRegisteelRegice

LatiasLatios