Catching Palkia and Dialga

Catching Palkia and Dialga is a lot like catching Giratina; it requires patience and even more preparation (Unless you have a Master Ball for them both). Like every Legendary Pokémon, Palkia and Dialga have a very low catch-rate. Sadly, the low catch-rate makes them harder to catch then it already is. With their attacks being Earth Power, Slash, Heal Block, and Roar of Time/Spatial Rend and them being level 70; Palkia and Dialga make it difficult just to stay alive long enough to catch them. Luckily, by this time your Pokémon should be rather strong so you shouldn’t have too much trouble depending on what moves and Pokémon you use.

First, you need to prepare for two very long battles. I’d suggest bringing Max/Hyper Potion (maybe 25+), Max Revive (maybe 20+), and a lot of Ultra Ball (99+). You will also need (a) Pokémon with Surf and (or) Rock Climb. After that, enter the mountain at the entrance above Orburg and start climbing. Just be sure to have good Pokémon with you.

The Pokémon I used were Torterra, Machoke, Giratina, Rayquaza, and Garchomp. Rayquaza (non-hack) being level 100 was very useful when they are weakened and you are trying to catch them. I would suggest using Fighting type moves against Dialga until he is weakened enough to catch. Once he’s weakened enough, bring out your strongest Pokémon and start throwing whatever type of ball you have at him. When you finally catch Dialga, Palkia’s rift will appear.

Walk over to it, save, and then talk to it to begin the battle. Palkia is a lot like Dialga except for his weakness is only Dragon type moves. His it with those type of moves and then maybe put it to sleep or paralyze it for easier catching. As with Dialga, once he is weakened you have to catch him before he runs out of moves and uses Struggle. Depending on how weak he is at this time; he will faint if he uses the move. It took me several hours to catch them both but when you do it’s well worth the trouble.

Now you have Palkia and Dialga, but which should you use against which type of Pokémon? You guessed it, a Compare and Contrast post about the two is next up.



Pokemon Character
DS Touch Pen - Dialga

Unlocking Palkia and Dialga

Trying to find Palkia and Dialga but can’t seem to unlock them? Well, first you need to beat the Pokemon league. Once you’ve beaten that, you go to Celestic Town and talk to Cynthia’s grandmother. She will tell you about Palkia and Dialga. After you’ve listened to her story (Strangely, if you don’t you can’t challenge Palkia or Dialga), enter Mt. Coronet, the entrance above Oreburgh City is the fastest. The Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb will be on floor 4f1, be sure to pick them up. If you don’t have the Orbs, you can’t challenge them. When you get to the Spear Pillar, you will only see Dialga’s rift. Don’t panic, you’ve done nothing wrong! You must challenge Dialga to have Palkia show up. Be sure to save in front of them and good luck. I’ll explain catching them next post.



Pokemon Set of 3 Platinum 2009
Spring Collector Tins [Shaymin, Dialga & Giratina]