Your Pokemon can follow you in the game. This guide on How To Walk With Pokemon In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl will tell you everything you need to do so you can have your Pokemon follow you on your journey as you explore the region and catch more Pokemon.
The ability to have your Pokemon follow you first appeared in Pokemon Yellow, back in the day. Since then, it has been a common community requested feature as players love exploring the open spaces with a Pokemon by their side. The feature has made an appearance in a lot of Pokemon games since Pokemon Yellow and while the exact mechanics and limitations change from game to game, it is a feature available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
How To Walk With Pokemon In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
Before you’re able to have your Pokemon follow you, you need to reach Hearthome City. This is shortly after you get your second Gym Badge and have unlocked the bike. Continue following the story and before long, you will arrive in Hearthome City. Once here you will want to explore Amity Square Gate. This is a special area where trainers can take their Pokemon out for a walk. Head into Amity Square Gate and choose a Pokemon to walk around with. After you walk around leave. The Pokemon you can use here are limited but elsewhere you can use a lot more.
Once you leave the attendant will tell you that your Pokemon wants to walk around with you. You have now unlocked the ability to have your Pokemon follow you.
After this point you no longer need to return to Amity Square Gate. You can open the main menu, navigate to the Pokemon section, and then select your Pokemon. You can put them back in their ball or summon them this way.
Defog is one of those moves that didn’t make an appearance again in a Pokemon game. Chbeck out this guide to find out where to find Defog in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. This way you can know how to get through those pesky fog walls.
Mystery Gifts allow you to claim promotional items. This guide on How To Use Mystery Gift In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl will tell you everything you need to know about the Mystery Gift system so that you can claim your pre-order items such as the Manaphy Egg. Let’s get started.
You unlock Rock Smash very early but can’t use it at first. This guide on How To Use Rock Smash In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl will explain how the new HM (Hidden Machine) mechanics work so you can bust your way through rocks and remove them from your path.
Certain NPC’s will trade you Pokemon for specific Pokemon. This Pokemon Trading Locations In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl guide will tell you where to find all of the NPC’s that offer trades, the Pokemon they require, and the Pokemon you receive in return.