How to Catch Dialga and Palkia in Pokémon Platinum

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Do you love Dialga and Palkia and want them on your team? Well then, this article is here to help! This wikiHow will show you how to catch Dialga and Palkia in Pokémon Platinum. You need to beat the Elite Four before you can do this.

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    She will read a book about Legendary Pokémon to you.
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    There's no Poké Mart in Celestic Town, so you'll have to buy your items from an elderly couple's house in the northwest of town. The man has Dusk Balls and the woman has Ultra Balls. [1]
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    They're hidden in a chamber in Mt. Coronet near the upper end of the waterfall.
    • You'll need HM Waterfall to reach it. [2]
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    After you have the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs, you'll be able to find Dialga and Palkia's rifts at the top of the mountain.
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    If you accidentally defeat the legendary or are beaten, you'll want a save point to return to.
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    You'll enter battle with Dialga when you enter the portal, so be ready.
    • Dialga is a level 70 Steel-Dragon-Type Pokémon with the signature move Roar of Time . That's an insanely powerful move that will probably cause your Pokémon to faint. [3] [4]
    • Use Ultra Balls to catch Dialga quickly. You may need to use a few Ultra Balls to successfully catch Dialga.
    • When you catch Dialga, you'll be transported out of the blue rift and back into Spear Pillar. You'll still see the blue rift, but it's empty.
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    After you successfully catch Dialga, you'll want to save your game so you don't have to catch it again if you end up reloading your game again later.
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    You'll want Palkia's portal to appear, so you'll need to leave the area and come back in. When you re-enter Spear Pillar, you'll see a pink portal.
    • You can save the game again if you want to, but you saved your game immediately after catching Dialga, so if you reload your game, you'll just need to run out and run back into Spear Pillar.
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    • Palkiais level 70 and is a Water-Dragon-Type Pokémon with the signature move Spacial Rend . That's an insanely powerful move that will probably cause your Pokémon to faint. [5] [6]
    • Use Ultra Balls to catch Palkia quickly. You may need to use a few Ultra Balls to successfully catch Palkia.
    • When you catch Palkia, you'll be transported out of the pink rift and back into Spear Pillar. You'll still see the pink rift, but it's empty.
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    Beat the elite four, go to Canalave and go into the house in the bottom left, next to the boat that took you to Iron Island. There should be a boy there who is trapped in a nightmare and, when you speak to him, Cressellia will be available. Go to the sailor on the jetty and he will tell you about getting a lunar wing, so go to Halfmoon Island. Once you get it, Cresselia should be wandering around.
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      Things You'll Need

      • A DS, 3DS, or 2DS
      • Pokémon Platinum game
      • Lots of Ultra Balls

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      References

      1. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Celestic_Town#Shop
      2. ↑ http://walkthrough-wiki.com/pokemonpt/get-sinnoh-legendary.shtml
      3. ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=TiDXHBS3da4
      4. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Roar_of_Time_(move)
      5. ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=TiDXHBS3da4
      6. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Spacial_Rend_(move)

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      1.Talk to Cynthia's grandmother in Celestic Town.
      2. Buy Ultra Balls.
      3. Find the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs.
      4. Head to Spear Pillar.
      5. Save your game.
      6. Enter the blue portal and catch Dialga.
      7. Save your game.
      8. Leave the area and re-enter.
      9. Enter the pink portal and catch Palkia.

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