How to get Ho-Oh and Lugia in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

    How to get Ho-Oh and Lugia in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl offer players a chance to revisit the Sinnoh region with a beautiful remake, bringing with it several legendaries that fans of all generations will recognize, including Ho-Oh and Lugia.

    Before researching Ho-Oh and Lugia, make sure you have completed the following steps, as players cannot find these Legendaries until these Precursors are complete:


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    • Complete the base game for Pokémon Shining Diamond and Shining Pearl (become the Sinnoh region champion.)
    • Obtain Professor Oak's National Dex (Given as a reward for completing the Sinnoh Pokédex.)

    Once you've completed the steps above, you'll need to mine Mysterious Fragments in the Great Underground. Players can exchange these items for unique slates that summon Legendary Pokemon in Ramanas Park. Ramanas Park is located on Route 221 and spawns after players complete the Sinnoh Pokédex

    Get a rainbow slate from the vendors in the building before Ramanas Park. Head to the Rainbow Room in Ramanas Park and insert your Rainbow Slate to summon Ho-Oh or Lugia. Depending on which version of the game you have, another Legendary will appear in the Rainbow Room.

    • Shiny Diamond Pokémon - Ho-Oh
    • Pokemon Shiny Pearl – Lugia

    For a great video guide on tracking down these Pokemon, be sure to watch the video below from SacredAllmighty, which helped us locate these legendaries.




    For more on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, be sure to check out some of our other guides, like Where to Find Every Evolution Stone in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl here on Tipsforallgames.

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