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

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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Chingling

psychic

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Stunky

poisondark

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Skuntank

poisondark

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Bronzor

steelpsychic

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Bronzong

steelpsychic

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Bonsly

rock

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Mime Jr.

psychicfairy

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Happiny

normal

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Chatot

normalflying

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Spiritomb

ghostdark

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Gible

dragonground

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Gabite

dragonground

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Garchomp

dragonground

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Munchlax

normal

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Riolu

fighting

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Lucario

fightingsteel

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Hippopotas

ground

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Hippowdon

ground

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Skorupi

poisonbug

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Drapion

poisondark

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Croagunk

poisonfighting

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Toxicroak

poisonfighting

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Carnivine

grass

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Finneon

water

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Lumineon

water

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Mantyke

waterflying

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Snover

grassice

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Abomasnow

grassice

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Weavile

darkice

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Magnezone

electricsteel

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Lickilicky

normal

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Rhyperior

groundrock

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Tangrowth

grass

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Electivire

electric

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Magmortar

fire

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Togekiss

fairyflying

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Yanmega

bugflying

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Leafeon

grass

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Glaceon

ice

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Gliscor

groundflying

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Mamoswine

iceground

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Porygon-Z

normal

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Gallade

psychicfighting

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Probopass

rocksteel

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Dusknoir

ghost

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Froslass

iceghost

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Rotom

electricghost

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Uxie

psychic

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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