7 mythicalsGen 8 · SinnohUpdated NOV 12, 2026
Mythical Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl hold 7 mythicals, and Arceus tops the group at Lv. 80 in the Hall of Origin. Mew and Jirachi are gifts in a flower field in Floaroma Town, Darkrai waits on Newmoon Island at Lv. 50, and Shaymin sits in Flower Paradise at Lv. 30.
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl mythical Pokémon list: all 7 mythicals
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Gen 1 mythicals (Kanto)
1Gen 3 mythicals (Hoenn)
1Gen 4 mythicals (Sinnoh)
5- #0489

Phione
Water typeLeave Manaphy with a Ditto and hatch the Egg you get - #0490

Manaphy
Water typeAn Egg from a past event - #0491

Darkrai
Dark typeNewmoon Island (needs the Member Card from a past event), Lv. 50 - #0492

Shaymin
Grass typeFlower Paradise (needs Oak's Letter from a past event), Lv. 30 - #0493

Arceus
Normal typeHall of Origin (Azure Flute, needs Legends: Arceus save data with every main mission finished), Lv. 80
| Caught | Type | Details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0151 | Psychic type | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 | |||
| #0385 | Steel/Psychic type | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 | |||
| #0489 | Water type | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 480 | |||
| #0490 | Water type | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 | |||
| #0491 | Dark type | 70 | 90 | 90 | 135 | 90 | 125 | 600 | |||
| #0492 | Grass type | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 | |||
| #0493 | Normal type | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 720 | |||
| Average · 7 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 105 | 99 | 104 | 600 | ||||
| Base statunder 6060 to 8990 to 119120+ | |||||||||||
How to get them
How to get every mythical in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Save data from another game3
MewFloaroma Town gift with Let's Go Pikachu or Let's Go Eevee save data, Lv. 1
JirachiFloaroma Town gift with Sword or Shield save data, Lv. 5
ArceusHall of Origin (Azure Flute, needs Legends: Arceus save data with every main mission finished), Lv. 80
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
ShayminFlower Paradise (needs Oak's Letter from a past event), Lv. 30
Other ways to get them2
Where to find
Where to find each one in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Mew
Look for the straw hat and white hair between the blue and yellow blooms, with pine trees along the left edge - Level
- 1
- When
- Early in the game, with Let's Go Pikachu or Let's Go Eevee save data on your Switch
- Talk to the elderly woman in the flower field at the southwest end of Floaroma Town, west of the Pokémon Center
Jirachi
The man’s brown hat has a teal band, and a dirt path runs down the right edge - Level
- 5
- When
- Early in the game, with Sword or Shield save data on your Switch
- Talk to the elderly man next to the Mew giver
Arceus- Level
- 80
- When
- With Legends: Arceus save data that has finished every main mission, after you get the National Pokédex
- Pick up the Azure Flute in your bedroom in Twinleaf Town
- Play it at Spear Pillar to reach the Hall of Origin
Darkrai- Level
- 50
- When
- After the Hall of Fame and the National Pokédex, once you bring the Lunar Feather from Fullmoon Island to wake the sailor's son in Canalave City
- Bring the Member Card to the Harbor Inn in Canalave City
- Sleep in the inn's bed to reach Newmoon Island, where Darkrai waits
Shaymin
Blonde hair and a pink top mark the lady, just south of a red-roofed house - Level
- 30
- Take Oak's Letter to the stone at the end of Route 224 and talk to Professor Oak
- Write the message of thanks he asks for, and a path opens
- Follow the path to Flower Paradise 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
Save data
Save-data bonuses in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Let’s Go Pikachu & Eevee
MewFloaroma Town gift with Let's Go Pikachu or Let's Go Eevee save data, Lv. 1
Sword & Shield
JirachiFloaroma Town gift with Sword or Shield save data, Lv. 5
Legends: Arceus
ArceusHall of Origin (Azure Flute, needs Legends: Arceus save data with every main mission finished), Lv. 80
Keep exploring
More Pokémon lists for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Mythical Pokémon (all games)23 mythicals
Legendary Pokémon26 in BDSP
Pseudo-legendaries5 in BDSP
Eeveelutions7 in BDSP
Fossil Pokémon13 in BDSP
Trade evolutions17 in BDSP
Baby Pokémon18 in BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl guides
- BDSP version exclusives
- BDSP Pokédex
- BDSP tier list
- BDSP evolutions
- BDSP moves
- BDSP type chart
- BDSP Gym Leaders
- BDSP Elite Four
- BDSP catch rate calculator
- BDSP shiny odds calculator
- BDSP locationsNumbered routes in Sinnoh start at Route 201 and end at Route 230
- Ramanas ParkTrade Mysterious Shards for slates here to battle legendaries from older regions
- The Grand UndergroundDig its walls for fossils, evolution stones and spheres
- BDSP evolution itemsA Dawn Stone evolves male Kirlia into Gallade and female Snorunt into Froslass
- BDSP TM listTMs are single use in this remake, unlike the reusable TMs of recent games
- BDSP shiny PokémonChain Poké Radar patches after the credits to raise your shiny odds