How many Pokemon are in Diamond and Pearl?

493 total across Generations 1 through 4. The Sinnoh regional dex has 151 Pokemon (a nod to Gen 1). Many popular species are locked behind the National Dex, which you unlock after seeing all 150 Sinnoh Pokemon. The regional dex is notoriously limited, especially for Fire types.

What is the physical/special split in Gen 4?

Before Gen 4, whether a move was physical or special depended on the move's type. All Water moves were special, all Fighting moves were physical, regardless of the actual move. Diamond and Pearl changed it so each move has its own physical or special category. This lets Pokemon like Gyarados (125 Attack) finally use physical Water moves.

What is the best starter in Diamond and Pearl?

Chimchar . Infernape is Fire/Fighting with great Speed and mixed offenses. The reason it's the top pick: Sinnoh has almost no Fire types. Chimchar and Ponyta are your only options before postgame. Piplup evolves into Empoleon (Water/Steel, unique typing), and Turtwig 's Torterra (Grass/Ground) is solid but slow.

Why are Fire types so rare in Diamond and Pearl?

The Sinnoh regional dex only includes two Fire-type evolutionary lines before the National Dex: Chimchar and Ponyta. If you didn't pick Chimchar, Ponyta is your only Fire-type option until postgame. Platinum fixed this by expanding the regional dex, but DP is stuck with the drought.

What generation is Diamond and Pearl?

Generation 4, released in 2006 in Japan and 2007 in North America for the Nintendo DS. Introduced the physical/special split per move, online trading via the GTS, the Sinnoh region, and 107 new Pokemon including new evolutions for older species.

What are the version exclusives in Diamond and Pearl?

Diamond gets Dialga , Cranidos , Stunky , Murkrow , and Scyther . Pearl gets Palkia , Shieldon , Glameow , Misdreavus , and Pinsir . The legendary you pick is the bigger decision.

Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Pokedex - All Sinnoh Pokemon

ALL DIAMOND & PEARL POKEMON

The Sinnoh Pokedex from Diamond and Pearl includes 493 Pokemon. Gen 4's biggest change is the physical/special split by move instead of type. Gyarados can finally use its 125 Attack on Water moves. The flipside: Sinnoh has a brutal Fire-type shortage. Infernape and Ponyta are basically it before postgame. Filter by type to see just how limited some coverage is.

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Getting the National Pokedex in Diamond & Pearl

Diamond and Pearl only require you to see every Sinnoh dex Pokemon, not catch them. Trainer battles, in-game trades, and story encounters cover most of the 150 entries. The tricky 151st is Manaphy: just view a book in the Pokemon Mansion on Route 212 and it registers.

Once Professor Rowan upgrades your dex, Pal Park opens for one-way GBA transfers (6 per day, no repeats). The dual-slot method also works: insert a GBA cart into your DS and certain species appear on specific routes. Postgame swarm encounters add even more variety.

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#004

Chimchar

fire

#005

Monferno

firefighting

#006

Infernape

firefighting

#090

Ponyta

fire

#091

Rapidash

fire

#0004

Charmander

fire

#0005

Charmeleon

fire

#0006

Charizard

fireflying

#0037

Vulpix

fire

#0038

Ninetales

fire

#0058

Growlithe

fire

#0059

Arcanine

fire

#0126

Magmar

fire

#0136

Flareon

fire

#0146

Moltres

fireflying

#0155

Cyndaquil

fire

#0156

Quilava

fire

#0157

Typhlosion

fire

#0218

Slugma

fire

#0219

Magcargo

firerock

#0228

Houndour

darkfire

#0229

Houndoom

darkfire

#0240

Magby

fire

#0244

Entei

fire

#0250

Ho-oh

fireflying

#0255

Torchic

fire

#0256

Combusken

firefighting

#0257

Blaziken

firefighting

#0322

Numel

fireground

#0323

Camerupt

fireground

#0324

Torkoal

fire

#0467

Magmortar

fire

#0485

Heatran

firesteel

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FAQ

493 total across Generations 1 through 4. The Sinnoh regional dex has 151 Pokemon (a nod to Gen 1). Many popular species are locked behind the National Dex, which you unlock after seeing all 150 Sinnoh Pokemon. The regional dex is notoriously limited, especially for Fire types.
Before Gen 4, whether a move was physical or special depended on the move's type. All Water moves were special, all Fighting moves were physical, regardless of the actual move. Diamond and Pearl changed it so each move has its own physical or special category. This lets Pokemon like Gyarados (125 Attack) finally use physical Water moves.
Chimchar. Infernape is Fire/Fighting with great Speed and mixed offenses. The reason it's the top pick: Sinnoh has almost no Fire types. Chimchar and Ponyta are your only options before postgame. Piplup evolves into Empoleon (Water/Steel, unique typing), and Turtwig's Torterra (Grass/Ground) is solid but slow.
The Sinnoh regional dex only includes two Fire-type evolutionary lines before the National Dex: Chimchar and Ponyta. If you didn't pick Chimchar, Ponyta is your only Fire-type option until postgame. Platinum fixed this by expanding the regional dex, but DP is stuck with the drought.
Generation 4, released in 2006 in Japan and 2007 in North America for the Nintendo DS. Introduced the physical/special split per move, online trading via the GTS, the Sinnoh region, and 107 new Pokemon including new evolutions for older species.
Diamond gets Dialga, Cranidos, Stunky, Murkrow, and Scyther. Pearl gets Palkia, Shieldon, Glameow, Misdreavus, and Pinsir. The legendary you pick is the bigger decision.

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