View Egg Data

Begin by placing a Pokemon and an Egg in adjacent boxes in the same spot. (For example, place Pikachu in the top-left corner of Box 1 and an Egg in the top-left corner of Box 2.) Hover the cursor over the Pokemon (Pikachu in this example) and then press L/R to move over one box to the Egg. As the switch occurs, pay attention to the lower-left corner where data is normally displayed: it will switch from the original Pokemon's data to that of the Egg. This is the only way to view data about Pokemon inside Eggs prehatching without the use of glitches.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Diamond Dust

On the following days, Fly up to Snowpoint City and instead of your usual flurry snow storm, there will be glittery diamond snow:

January 12th (Junichi Masuda's birthday)
February 27th (release of Pokemon Red & Green, only in Platinum)
February 29th (leap year day)
March 15th (Ides of March / Honen Matsuri)
March 31st (unknown)
April 22nd (release of Pokemon Diamond & Pearl in the US)
May 1st (release of Pokemon Emerald in the US, not in Platinum)
September 2nd (V-J Day)
September 20th (Sarah Natochenny's birthday)
October 30th (release of Pokemon Ranger in the US)

Contributed by: luxuryboytoy 

Happy Birthday

If you set your calendar on your DS to your registered birthday and talk to Dawn, she will wish you a happy birthday! This is only possible after you beat the elite four.

Contributed by: TheJinjonator16 

Pomeg Berry Glitch

For this glitch to work properly, you must have a Pomeg Berry and a Pokemon who has not had their HP lowered as much as possible already through Pomeg Berries. (If the latter is the case, the use of HP Ups on the Pokemon will suffice.) Get the Pokemon to a severely low level of HP (1 or 2 HP). Once you do so, in the field, use the Pomeg Berry on the Pokemon. This will in turn cause the data in their HP to cycle back to the top of the counter, giving the affected Pokemon 65,535 HP - over 90 times the otherwise possible maximum in the game.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Surf Glitch (Japan-Only)

This glitch allows you to enter the "empty" Mystery Zone that fills the voids in the game's geography, allowing you to obtain the Nintendo Event-only legendary Pokemon Darkrai and Shaymin. (The promotions for these Pokemon have passed, so it is required to use this glitch, only available on Japanese versions, to get them without trading.) You will need access to the Elite Four and Pokemon with Surf and Fly or Teleport. In Aaron's room, face the southern door and use Surf to go through the door. In doing so, you will go through, now easily able to move around to New Moon Island and the Flower Paradise in the game where you can find and capture Darkrai and Shaymin as you would any Pokemon. After you do so, you need to Fly/Teleport elsewhere because you won't be able to leave after that, since the events were not properly triggered. But, otherwise, the Pokemon will function as normal; the only thing to note is that obtaining the Event items for these Pokemon later will not regenerate them, and failing when using the glitch is the same as failing as normal: you only get one shot.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Level Up Unhatched Pokemon

To do this glitch, you must first execute the Pomeg Berry Glitch, which is done by using a Pomeg Berry on a Pokemon with 1 or 2 HP so that its HP loops to 65,535 (displayed as ?35 in-game). Do so, however, with only one Pokemon and an Egg in the party, with the Egg in the top-leftmost slot of the party in the Pokemon menu. After executing the glitch, you will now be able to enter battles and use the Pokemon Egg as if it were a normal Pokemon. It will function as a normal Pokemon - you can view the stats it will have upon hatching, it can level-up by beating Pokemon, it can learn new moves, it can even evolve. This means that you can alter the Pokemon inside the Egg in otherwise-illegitimate ways. For example. Pikachu cannot normally know Thunder when hatching from an Egg at Level 5; through this glitch, Pikachu can. Similarly, you can hatch Eggs with fully-evolved Pokemon such as Typhlosion, Meganium, and so on, inside.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Special Wild Encounter and Egg Days

During certain days of the year, per your DS calendar, the wild Pokemon encounter rates or Egg hatch rates will be modified a bit.

Eggs hatch 10% faster on the following days

January 12th
February 14th
March 3rd
April 1st
May 1st
June 11th
July 7th
August 21st
September 28th
October 31st
November 21st
December 24th & 25th

On the following days, you're 5% more likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

January 11th
February 3rd, 11th, 12th
March 3rd, 17th, 25th
April 1st, 25th, 29th
May 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th
June 2nd, 21st
July 4th, 14th, 24th
August 15th, 28th
September 15th, 28th
October 3rd, 12th, 30th
November 1st, 11th, 16th
December 6th, 8th, 23rd, 24th

On the following days, you're 5% less likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

August 13th, 14th, 16th
November 3rd
December 25th, 31st

On the following days, you're 10% more likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

January 12th
July 7th

On the following days, you're 10% less likely to encounter wild Pokemon

January 1st
March 21st
August 6th, 9th
September 11th, 23rd

Contributed by: Eevee-Trainer 

Earning Stars and Colours for your Trainer's Card

The following tasks can be completed in any order, and are not linked to any particular trainer card colour. You gain one star for completing any single task, up to a cumulative total of five stars for completing all of the following tasks:

- Beat the Elite Four.
- Win any one Master Rank Super Contest
- Win 100 consecutive battles in Battle Tower
- Earn a Platinum flag in the Underground (Capture 50 flags)
- Capture all 493 Pokemon (excluding event-only Pokemon)

Contributed by: ELian 

Get the National Dex

Contributed by: AceCombateer 

Special Wild Encounter and Egg Days

During certain days of the year, per your DS calendar, the wild Pokemon encounter rates or Egg hatch rates will be modified a bit.

Eggs hatch 10% faster on the following days

January 12th
February 14th
March 3rd
April 1st
May 1st
June 11th
July 7th
August 21st
September 28th
October 31st
November 21st
December 24th & 25th

On the following days, you're 5% more likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

January 11th
February 3rd, 11th, 12th
March 3rd, 17th, 25th
April 1st, 25th, 29th
May 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th
June 2nd, 21st
July 4th, 14th, 24th
August 15th, 28th
September 15th, 28th
October 3rd, 12th, 30th
November 1st, 11th, 16th
December 6th, 8th, 23rd, 24th

On the following days, you're 5% less likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

August 13th, 14th, 16th
November 3rd
December 25th, 31st

On the following days, you're 10% more likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

January 12th
July 7th

On the following days, you're 10% less likely to encounter wild Pokemon

January 1st
March 21st
August 6th, 9th
September 11th, 23rd

Contributed by: Eevee-Trainer 

View Egg Data

Begin by placing a Pokemon and an Egg in adjacent boxes in the same spot. (For example, place Pikachu in the top-left corner of Box 1 and an Egg in the top-left corner of Box 2.) Hover the cursor over the Pokemon (Pikachu in this example) and then press L/R to move over one box to the Egg. As the switch occurs, pay attention to the lower-left corner where data is normally displayed: it will switch from the original Pokemon's data to that of the Egg. This is the only way to view data about Pokemon inside Eggs prehatching without the use of glitches.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Increase the Odds of Shiny Pokemon

In the Pokemon series, a "Shiny" Pokemon is one whose coloration is different from the normal: for example, the normally-green Rayquaza is black when Shiny. Shiny Pokemon are exceedingly rare (which is why they are very much valued) - before the release of Pokemon X/Y in 2013, there is a 6 in 65,536 chance to find one, and 12 in 65,536 after: these odds are commonly rounded to 1 in 8,192 and 1 in 4,096, respectively. However, there is a way to increase the odds of finding Shiny Pokemon to as high as 1 in 1,366. You will need Pokemon from two different real-world regions: for example, a Pikachu from the U.S. and a Ditto from Japan. When you breed them together in a daycare, the child (usually the female of the Pokemon being bred) is much more likely to be Shiny than normal, a process commonly referred to as the "Masuda Method".

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Level Up Unhatched Pokemon

To do this glitch, you must first execute the Pomeg Berry Glitch, which is done by using a Pomeg Berry on a Pokemon with 1 or 2 HP so that its HP loops to 65,535 (displayed as ?35 in-game). Do so, however, with only one Pokemon and an Egg in the party, with the Egg in the top-leftmost slot of the party in the Pokemon menu. After executing the glitch, you will now be able to enter battles and use the Pokemon Egg as if it were a normal Pokemon. It will function as a normal Pokemon - you can view the stats it will have upon hatching, it can level-up by beating Pokemon, it can learn new moves, it can even evolve. This means that you can alter the Pokemon inside the Egg in otherwise-illegitimate ways. For example. Pikachu cannot normally know Thunder when hatching from an Egg at Level 5; through this glitch, Pikachu can. Similarly, you can hatch Eggs with fully-evolved Pokemon such as Typhlosion, Meganium, and so on, inside.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Surf Glitch (Japan-Only)

This glitch allows you to enter the "empty" Mystery Zone that fills the voids in the game's geography, allowing you to obtain the Nintendo Event-only legendary Pokemon Darkrai and Shaymin. (The promotions for these Pokemon have passed, so it is required to use this glitch, only available on Japanese versions, to get them without trading.) You will need access to the Elite Four and Pokemon with Surf and Fly or Teleport. In Aaron's room, face the southern door and use Surf to go through the door. In doing so, you will go through, now easily able to move around to New Moon Island and the Flower Paradise in the game where you can find and capture Darkrai and Shaymin as you would any Pokemon. After you do so, you need to Fly/Teleport elsewhere because you won't be able to leave after that, since the events were not properly triggered. But, otherwise, the Pokemon will function as normal; the only thing to note is that obtaining the Event items for these Pokemon later will not regenerate them, and failing when using the glitch is the same as failing as normal: you only get one shot.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Pomeg Berry Glitch

For this glitch to work properly, you must have a Pomeg Berry and a Pokemon who has not had their HP lowered as much as possible already through Pomeg Berries. (If the latter is the case, the use of HP Ups on the Pokemon will suffice.) Get the Pokemon to a severely low level of HP (1 or 2 HP). Once you do so, in the field, use the Pomeg Berry on the Pokemon. This will in turn cause the data in their HP to cycle back to the top of the counter, giving the affected Pokemon 65,535 HP - over 90 times the otherwise possible maximum in the game.

Contributed by: KeyBlade999 

Diamond Dust

On the following days, Fly up to Snowpoint City and instead of your usual flurry snow storm, there will be glittery diamond snow:

January 12th (Junichi Masuda's birthday)
February 27th (release of Pokemon Red & Green, only in Platinum)
February 29th (leap year day)
March 15th (Ides of March / Honen Matsuri)
March 31st (unknown)
April 22nd (release of Pokemon Diamond & Pearl in the US)
May 1st (release of Pokemon Emerald in the US, not in Platinum)
September 2nd (V-J Day)
September 20th (Sarah Natochenny's birthday)
October 30th (release of Pokemon Ranger in the US)

Contributed by: Awsome_turtwig 

Hatch Egg Faster

If you are trying to hatch an egg and have a Pokemon with the Magma Armor or Flame Body ability in your party, then it will cut the hatch time in half.

Contributed by: StreetRaceHJK 

Earning Stars and Colours for your Trainer's Card

The following tasks can be completed in any order, and are not linked to any particular trainer card colour. You gain one star for completing any single task, up to a cumulative total of five stars for completing all of the following tasks:

- Beat the Elite Four.
- Win any one Master Rank Super Contest
- Win 100 consecutive battles in Battle Tower
- Earn a Platinum flag in the Underground (Capture 50 flags)
- Capture all 482 Pokemon (excluding event-only Pokemon)

Contributed by: ELian 

National Dex/Completing the Sinnoh Dex

Luckily, in this game, all you have to do to complete the Sinnoh Dex is SEE all the Pokemon in the Dex, as opposed to catching them like in previous games. And once you see all the Pokemon, you unlock the National Dex. There are 151 Pokemon in the Sinnoh Dex, but not all the new Pokemon are included in it.

Contributed by: Sugar_Celebi 

Mystery Gift

In the Jubilife TV building, on the 3rd floor, telling "EVERYONE HAPPY" and then "Wi-Fi CONNECTION" to the TV producer that asks about the player's favorite TV show unlocks the Mystery Gift function.

Contributed by: Andrex_93 

Happy Birthday Message from Dawn/Lucas

After beating Elite 4, if you play the game on your birthday, or if you set the DS clock to your birthday, and talk to Dawn/Lucas, she/he will wish you a Happy Birthday

Contributed by: birgeer 

Sparkling Berries

All berries grow in real time with 4 different stages, and each type has a different growth rate. Normally, most players will simply plant and water their berries, check back in a few hours, wait until the next day, etc. However, there is a hidden surprise for dedicated berry growers. If you know the exact time that your berry tree will transition into its next stage, go there just beforehand and watch carefully. The tree will transition automatically, and there will be a very brief animation in which the berries sparkle. This works in Diamond/Pearl as well.

Contributed by: discoinferno84 

Diamond Dust

On the following days, Fly up to Snowpoint City and instead of your usual flurry snow storm, there will be glittery diamond snow:

January 12th (Junichi Masuda's birthday)
February 27th (release of Pokemon Red & Green, only in Platinum)
February 29th (leap year day)
March 15th (Ides of March / Honen Matsuri)
March 31st (unknown)
April 22nd (release of Pokemon Diamond & Pearl in the US)
May 1st (release of Pokemon Emerald in the US, not in Platinum)
September 2nd (V-J Day)
September 20th (Sarah Natochenny's birthday)
October 30th (release of Pokemon Ranger in the US)

Contributed by: siasat9077 

Pomeg Berry Glitch

For this glitch to work properly, you must have a Pomeg Berry and a Pokemon who has not had their HP lowered as much as possible already through Pomeg Berries. (If the latter is the case, the use of HP Ups on the Pokemon will suffice.) Get the Pokemon to a severely low level of HP (1 or 2 HP). Once you do so, in the field, use the Pomeg Berry on the Pokemon. This will in turn cause the data in their HP to cycle back to the top of the counter, giving the affected Pokemon 65,535 HP - over 90 times the otherwise possible maximum in the game.

Contributed by: Anonymous 

Special Wild Encounter and Egg Days

During certain days of the year, per your DS calendar, the wild Pokemon encounter rates or Egg hatch rates will be modified a bit.

Eggs hatch 10% faster on the following days

January 12th
February 14th
March 3rd
April 1st
May 1st
June 11th
July 7th
August 21st
September 28th
October 31st
November 21st
December 24th & 25th

On the following days, you're 5% more likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

January 11th
February 3rd, 11th, 12th
March 3rd, 17th, 25th
April 1st, 25th, 29th
May 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th
June 2nd, 21st
July 4th, 14th, 24th
August 15th, 28th
September 15th, 28th
October 3rd, 12th, 30th
November 1st, 11th, 16th
December 6th, 8th, 23rd, 24th

On the following days, you're 5% less likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

August 13th, 14th, 16th
November 3rd
December 25th, 31st

On the following days, you're 10% more likely to encounter wild Pokemon:

January 12th
July 7th

On the following days, you're 10% less likely to encounter wild Pokemon

January 1st
March 21st
August 6th, 9th
September 11th, 23rd

Contributed by: Anonymous 

Level Up Unhatched Pokemon

To do this glitch, you must first execute the Pomeg Berry Glitch, which is done by using a Pomeg Berry on a Pokemon with 1 or 2 HP so that its HP loops to 65,535 (displayed as ?35 in-game). Do so, however, with only one Pokemon and an Egg in the party, with the Egg in the top-leftmost slot of the party in the Pokemon menu. After executing the glitch, you will now be able to enter battles and use the Pokemon Egg as if it were a normal Pokemon. It will function as a normal Pokemon - you can view the stats it will have upon hatching, it can level-up by beating Pokemon, it can learn new moves, it can even evolve. This means that you can alter the Pokemon inside the Egg in otherwise-illegitimate ways. For example. Pikachu cannot normally know Thunder when hatching from an Egg at Level 5; through this glitch, Pikachu can. Similarly, you can hatch Eggs with fully-evolved Pokemon such as Typhlosion, Meganium, and so on, inside.

Contributed by: Anonymous 

Dual Slot Pokemon (DS Models Only)

Once you've obtained the National Dex, there is a hidden bonus that will unlock which utilizes the GBA slot in the Nintendo DS. New wild Pokemon will appear in the game based on which GBA Pokemon cartridge you have inserted when turning on and accessing the title screen. The encounter rate is 8% for single Pokemon, or 4% if two bonus Pokemon are on the same route. Listed below are the Pokemon and Routes they appear on. This also works for Diamond and Pearl; their exclusives are listed below as well, designated with D/P Only.

Contributed by: discoinferno84 

Acquiring Stars and Colors for your Trainer Card

The following tasks may be completed in any order, with no regard to a specific event relating to a particular color. Stars are added by the completion of each event.

- Defeat the Elite Four.
- Win any one Master Rank Super Contest
- Win 100 consecutive battles in Battle Tower
- Earn a Platinum flag in the Underground (capture 50 flags)
- Capture all 493 Pokemon (not including event-only Pokemon)

Contributed by: Holy2360 

Extra Villa furniture

Contributed by: Begin_Anew 

Dual Slot Pal Park Items (DS Models Only)

After you've unlocked Pal Park, talk to the Lady in the lobby. You can get special backdrops/accessories if you have a Pokemon GBA cartridge inserted into the DS before starting the game. The item you get is determined by which GBA you have. Each gift can only be given once, and you have to leave/re-enter Pal Park in order to receive a different gift from another cartridge. Note that this also works Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Versions.

Contributed by: discoinferno84 

Battle Hall fans

In the Battle Hall facility, it's possible to gain fans as the total record of wins (a.k.a, the combination of the highest win streaks with each Pokémon species) increases: depending on the number of wins and the gender of the player character, different NPCs will show up in the lobby, with different bits of dialogue.

Contributed by: Andrex_93 

National Pokédex

Contributed by: NekoLelouch