How to Catch Shaymin on Pokémon Diamond or Pearl

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This is how to catch Shaymin. ^{[1]
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Research source} You don't have to have an Action Replay, but it makes it faster.

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It is very weak, so go easy. ^{[2]
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Go forward a bit, once you see the first Shaymin, it's just a mirage so use your bike and keep going forward through the flowers until you see Shaymin. An easy way to catch Shaymin is using the 100% catch code on your Action Replay. The code is: 9223c1f4 00002801 1223c1f4 00004280 d2000000 00000000

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Go through there, and you should meet a Trainer who will help you fight through the tunnel.
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Afterwards, Prof. Oak will come and will ask you what you would like to give thanks for. Enter a phrase then confirm.
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Use your bicycle to quickly navigate to the end.
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Press A to talk to it and a battle will start. Shaymin will be at Level.30.

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This is an event Pokemon. The only other way you can catch Shaymin now is using action replay.

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It doesn't work anymore, the event is over. The only way to get Shaymin now is with an Action Replay or an emulator on the computer.

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If you have an Action Replay, use the "Walk Through Walls Cheat". Go to the league and walk to the side. You will have to walk through a bunch of water, but you will eventually make it.

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The use of a cheating device such as an Action Replay can result in data corruption or can result in the DS freezing.

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