Both Arceus and Darkrai are now available to Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players, though there are some prerequisites to both of them. Anyone interested in adding Arceus to their collection will first need to make sure that they have a save file for Pokemon Legends: Arceus on their Nintendo Switch with all main missions completed. Then they’ll need to wait for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl update 1.3.0, which will be released on March 15 at 6pm PT. Then in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, players will need to have entered the Hall of Fame and obtained the National Pokedex.
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The next step is returning to one’s room in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, where players will receive the Azure Flute. With the Azure Flute handy, travel to Spear Pillar on Mount Coronet and that’s where the Arceus encounter will happen.
As for Darkrai, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players will need the Member Card, which is obtainable by using the Mystery Gift feature. Similarly to Arceus, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players will also need to make sure that they’ve reached the Hall of Fame and have unlocked the National Pokedex. Assuming all that’s been done, the next step is traveling to Newmoon Island to find Darkrai.
Arceus and Darkrai are just the latest mythical Pokemon added to Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl also have Shaymin that players can collect, as well as Jirachi and Mew. Jirachi and Mew are available in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl through similar methods as Arceus. If players want to get Jirachi, they will need to have a save file for Pokemon Sword or Shield on their Nintendo Switch, while Mew is obtainable to those that have a save file for Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu or Let’s Go Eevee on their console.
It will be interesting to see if this is the end of these kinds of special events for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, or if Nintendo has plans for more Pokemon distributions down the road. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are launching at the end of the year, so it’s possible that attention will be focused on those games instead.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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