Sinnoh

the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl companion

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Nuzlocke Tracker Nuzlocke

Every area in story order with only the Pokémon you can actually find there. Pick your first encounter, give it a nickname, mark its fate — level caps sit between the gyms so you always know what's next. Saves automatically on this device.

My Team

The six you actually have. Add from the League-favourites roster or anything catchable in Shining Pearl, set real levels, natures, abilities, moves and stats, then see how the team lines up against every Elite Four and Champion Pokémon. Import or export in one forgiving text format.

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Gym 1–8 Rotation

Exp Share is forced on (50% to bench) so your whole team levels.

Lv14

Roark — Rock (Oreburgh)

Lead: Monferno (Mach Punch + Flame Wheel). STAB Fighting wrecks his team. Cranidos has Headbutt flinch — don't let it set up.

Lv22

Gardenia — Grass (Eterna)

Lead: Staravia (Wing Attack). Roserade has Stun Spore + Grass Knot — hit it fast. Monferno Flame Wheel backup.

Lv30

Maylene — Fighting (Veilstone)

Lead: Staravia (Intimidate + Brave Bird). Lucario has Drain Punch + Bone Rush. Haunter backup (immune to Fighting).

Lv30

Crasher Wake — Water (Pastoria)

Lead: Roselia (Mega Drain + Stun Spore). Pivot on predicted Waterfall. Grass Knot his Quagsire.

Lv36

Fantina — Ghost (Hearthome)

Lead: Gyarados (Crunch) or Gastrodon. Mismagius has Shadow Ball + Psybeam — special bulk matters. Crunch from Gyarados 2HKOs.

Lv39

Byron — Steel (Canalave)

Lead: Infernape (Flamethrower + Close Combat). Bastiodon walls physical — special Fire mandatory. Steelix has Earthquake, stay airborne.

Lv42

Candice — Ice (Snowpoint)

Lead: Infernape (Close Combat + Flamethrower). Froslass has Snow Cloak + Hail evasion — priority moves recommended. Abomasnow takes 4x Fire.

Lv49

Volkner — Electric (Sunyshore)

Lead: Gastrodon Storm Drain (immune to Electric + Water). Earth Power sweeps. Luxray's Intimidate is irrelevant to special Gastrodon.

Elite Four + Champion

Exact BDSP sets (levels, items, abilities, moves) — cross-checked between Serebii and Bulbapedia. Their Pokémon have trained stats; Garchomp's datamined spread is 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe.

Trainer rosters: Serebii + Bulbapedia (BDSP). PokéAPI carries no trainer data.

Aaron — Bug

Lv 53–57

Pokémon	Lv	Item	Ability	Moves
Dustox	53	Black Sludge	Shield Dust	Toxic, Bug Buzz, Moonlight, Light Screen
Beautifly	53	Wise Glasses	Swarm	Bug Buzz, Shadow Ball, Psychic, Quiver Dance
Vespiquen	54	Sitrus Berry	Unnerve	Acrobatics, Attack Order, Aerial Ace, Defend Order
Heracross	54	Flame Orb	Guts	Earthquake, Rock Slide, Facade, Brick Break
Drapion	57	Scope Lens	Sniper	Cross Poison, Night Slash, Earthquake, X-Scissor

Lead: Infernape or Staraptor. Drapion is Poison/Dark (not Bug) — Ground is the only weakness. Earthquake it.

Bertha — Ground

Lv 55–59

Pokémon	Lv	Item	Ability	Moves
Quagsire	55	Leftovers	Water Absorb	Recover, Toxic, Earthquake, Surf
Sudowoodo	56	Sitrus Berry	Rock Head	Double-Edge, Head Smash, Sucker Punch, Low Kick
Golem	56	Soft Sand	Sturdy	Rock Polish, Heavy Slam, Earthquake, Stone Edge
Whiscash	55	Rindo Berry	Hydration	Bulldoze, Ice Beam, Belch, Hydro Pump
Hippowdon	59	Chesto Berry	Sand Stream	Ice Fang, Earthquake, Crunch, Rest

Lead: Gyarados (Waterfall) or Gastrodon. Watch Quagsire's Water Absorb — don't Water-move it.

Flint — Fire

Lv 57–61

Pokémon	Lv	Item	Ability	Moves
Rapidash	58	Wide Lens	Flame Body	Flame Charge, Iron Tail, Poison Jab, Hypnosis
Steelix	57	Life Orb	Sheer Force	Thunder Fang, Fire Fang, Iron Tail, Crunch
Drifblim	58	Sitrus Berry	Unburden	Strength Sap, Minimize, Baton Pass, Will-O-Wisp
Lopunny	57	Leftovers	Cute Charm	Mirror Coat, High Jump Kick, Quick Attack, Fire Punch
Infernape	61	Focus Sash	Iron Fist	Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Close Combat, Mach Punch

Danger: His Infernape has Focus Sash + Mach Punch + Thunder Punch (4× on Gyarados). Plan two hits: break the Sash, then finish. A bulky Psychic attacker (Mew, Alakazam) is the safest answer.

Lucian — Psychic

Lv 59–63

Pokémon	Lv	Item	Ability	Moves
Mr. Mime	59	Light Clay	Filter	Light Screen, Reflect, Psychic, Dazzling Gleam
Girafarig	59	Mental Herb	Sap Sipper	Light Screen, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Trick Room
Medicham	60	Muscle Band	Pure Power	Zen Headbutt, High Jump Kick, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch
Alakazam	60	Life Orb	Magic Guard	Nasty Plot, Psychic, Future Sight, Shock Wave
Bronzong	63	Sitrus Berry	Levitate	Gyro Ball, Earthquake, Payback, Trick Room

Trick Room (BDSP): Bronzong sets Trick Room — under it, fast mons move last for 5 turns. Weavile Night Slash or Gyarados Crunch before it sets up. If TR goes up, switch to slow attackers (Snorlax, Gastrodon).

Cynthia — Champion

Lv 60–66

Pokémon	Lv	Item	Ability	Moves
Spiritomb	61	Sitrus Berry	Pressure	Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Psychic, Sucker Punch
Roserade	60	Expert Belt	Poison Point	Dazzling Gleam, Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb, Energy Ball
Gastrodon	60	Leftovers	Storm Drain	Scald, Earthquake, Sludge Bomb, Rock Tomb
Lucario	63	Wise Glasses	Inner Focus	Aura Sphere, Dragon Pulse, Flash Cannon, Nasty Plot
Milotic	63	Flame Orb	Marvel Scale	Recover, Mirror Coat, Ice Beam, Scald
Garchomp	66	Yache Berry	Rough Skin	Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Swords Dance, Poison Jab

Garchomp EVs (datamined): 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe. Jolly nature. Yache Berry halves first Ice hit.

Strategy

Team ideas that work in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the mid-game mule that keeps your core alive, and the Garchomp plan for the last fight. Numbers below are live from this site's API.

Team A — Surface Only

No Underground or trades required. All catchable on standard routes. Stats, abilities, move values and per-version learnability below are pulled live from PokéAPI; crossed-out moves are not learnable in the selected version.

Infernape FireFighting

Starter

Atk

104

Spe

108

Flamethrower
Close Combat
Mach Punch
U-turn

Blaze · Mixed attacker. Handles Byron, Candice, Aaron.

Gyarados WaterFlying

Old Rod anywhere

Atk

125

Spe

Waterfall
Crunch
Dragon Dance
Ice Fang

Intimidate · Physical sweeper. Dragon Dance setup into Waterfall / Crunch. Bertha + Flint coverage.

Staraptor NormalFlying

Route 201

Atk

120

Spe

100

Brave Bird
Close Combat
U-turn
Roost

Intimidate · Glass cannon. Brave Bird + Close Combat. Gardenia, Maylene ace. Double-Edge is not in the Starly line's Sinnoh learnsets — Roost (TM) for longevity.

Gastrodon WaterGround

Route 218

111

SpD

Scald
Earth Power
Recover
Ice Beam

Storm Drain · Absorbs Water moves. Volkner hard-counter (immune to Electric).

Bronzong SteelPsychic

Mt. Coronet

Def

116

SpD

116

Gyro Ball
Iron Defense
Flash
Hypnosis

Levitate · Only weak to Fire. Iron Defense wall vs Garchomp. Flash to drop accuracy. Gyro Ball + Hypnosis.

Blissey Normal

Trophy Garden

255

SpD

135

Soft-Boiled
Dazzling Gleam
Thunder Wave
Light Screen

Natural Cure · Special wall. Aromatherapy is a Chansey egg move, so a Trophy Garden catch won't have it — Light Screen (TM16) instead; Toxic is blocked for Blissey in BDSP.

Team B — Underground + Trade

Uses Grand Underground hideaways and trading between players.

Garchomp DragonGround

Underground (Gible)

Atk

130

Spe

102

Swords Dance
Earthquake
Dragon Claw
Stone Edge

Sand Veil · 600 BST pseudo-legendary. Rough Skin is its hidden ability — not obtainable in a main-story run in either version.

Weavile DarkIce

Victory Road (Razor Claw)

Atk

120

Spe

125

Swords Dance
Ice Shard
Night Slash
Brick Break

Pressure · #1 Garchomp counter. Swords Dance + Ice Shard (priority). Lucian sweeper.

Togekiss FairyFlying

Eterna City (Togepi egg)

SpA

120

SpD

115

Air Slash
Dazzling Gleam
Thunder Wave
Nasty Plot

Serene Grace · 60% flinch Air Slash. Dazzling Gleam vs Dragons. Thunder Wave + Nasty Plot.

Mamoswine IceGround

Underground (Swinub)

110

Atk

130

Earthquake
Ice Shard
Icicle Crash
Stone Edge

Snow Cloak / Oblivious · Thick Fat is its hidden ability (not obtainable in-run). Piloswine needs Ancient Power via Move Reminder (Lv 1 move), Pastoria City.

Snorlax Normal

Trophy Garden

160

SpD

110

Body Slam
Crunch
Curse
Rest

Thick Fat · Special sponge. Lucian and Flint backup wall.

Machamp Fighting

Trade evo (Machoke)

Atk

130

Dynamic Punch
Close Combat
Knock Off
Bullet Punch

No Guard · 100% Dynamic Punch (confusion). Close Combat and Bullet Punch are Machop egg moves — breed one, or fall back to Stone Edge (TM) and Cross Chop (Lv 60).

Battle Mule Strategy

A mule carries the team through mid-game, then gets benched before E4. It absorbs deaths your core team can't afford.

Nuzlocke logic: The mule is expendable. If it dies clearing a route, that's its job. Core members stay safe for E4 + Cynthia.

Medicham FightingPsychic

Bridge: Gym 2–4

Hi Jump Kick
Zen Headbutt
Thunder Punch
Drain Punch

Pure Power doubles Attack. Catches on Route 210 or 211 as Meditite. Handles Maylene, Crasher Wake, and mixed trainers on Routes 213–215.

Azumarill WaterFairy

Gym 4+ replacement

Aqua Tail
Play Rough
Superpower
Aqua Jet

Huge Power doubles Attack (regular ability, 50% of wild Marill in both versions). Grand Underground (Marill). Fairy typing walls Spiritomb's Dark Pulse.

When to bench the mule

Before Victory Road. By this point your core team should be Lv 48–52 from forced Exp Share. The mule has absorbed the dangerous mid-game fights. It stays in the PC from Victory Road onward.

Garchomp Counter Strategies

Cynthia's Garchomp: Lv 66, Jolly, 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe, Yache Berry, Rough Skin. Swords Dance + Dragon Claw + Earthquake + Poison Jab.

Yache Berry halves the first Ice hit. You need to break the berry THEN kill, or OHKO through it.

Strategy 1: Weavile SD + Ice Shard

Highest success

Swords Dance on the turn Garchomp enters. At +2 Atk, Ice Shard (priority) deals ~55–65% through Yache. Garchomp's EQ or Dragon Claw won't OHKO Weavile at full HP. Second Ice Shard finishes.

Risk: Rough Skin chip + prior damage = Weavile can't survive. Must enter at 100%.

Strategy 2: Bronzong Iron Defense Wall

Safe / slow

Levitate makes Earthquake miss. Poison Jab doesn't hit Steel. Garchomp can only Dragon Claw you. Iron Defense x3 makes it deal single digits. Flash x6 drops accuracy to 33%. Chip with Gyro Ball.

Risk: Garchomp has Swords Dance. If it boosts before you Iron Defense, Dragon Claw still hurts. Open with Iron Defense turn 1.

Strategy 3: Mamoswine Double Ice Shard

Backup attacker

Ice Shard (priority, STAB) hits first. First Shard breaks Yache Berry (~35–40%). Mamoswine survives one EQ at full HP (110 base). Second Shard finishes (~35–40%, no Berry).

Risk: If Garchomp Swords Danced, EQ OHKOs Mamoswine. Only works on a fresh Garchomp.

Strategy 4: Gastrodon + Gyarados Relay

Team play

Lead Gastrodon: Ice Beam breaks Yache (~30–35%). Garchomp EQs but Gastrodon survives. Switch to Gyarados: Intimidate drops Atk. Ice Fang finishes (~40–50% without Berry). Dragon Dance variant: one DD up beforehand = Ice Fang OHKOs Berry-less Garchomp.

TM06 Toxic restriction (BDSP important)

TM06 Toxic is severely restricted in BDSP. Gastrodon, Bronzong, Blissey, Gyarados, Snorlax, Empoleon, Weavile, Staraptor cannot learn Toxic. Use Scald burn, Thunder Wave, or Hypnosis instead.

Rules & BDSP mechanics Nuzlocke

Key mechanics that affect Nuzlocke runs in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl.

Core Mechanics

Exp Share: Always on, can't disable. Bench gets 50% exp. Overlevel risk is real — manage team size.

Friendship: Battle effects active (survive at 1 HP, self-cure status, crit boost). Community ruling: 73.6% say "survives as normal."

TMs: Single-use in both versions. Plan TM allocation before using them.

Fairy type: Exists in BDSP. Togekiss, Azumarill, Clefable all have Fairy.

Hidden abilities: Not obtainable in a main-story run in either version (they don't exist in Gen 4; BDSP needs the post-game Ability Patch). Team cards above cross them out.

Physical/Special split: Gen 4 introduced it. Every move is individually Physical or Special regardless of type. Both DP and BDSP have this.

Grand Underground

Access: Available after 1 badge (Explorer Kit from Eterna).

Hideaway levels: Scale with badge count, not National Dex.

Rare spawns: NOT National-Dex-gated. Gible, Togepi, Ralts etc. available pre-League.

Community encounter rule: One Underground encounter per gym badge (57/110 respondents).

Evolution Notes

Razor Claw (Weavile): Victory Road 1F. Post-gym 8 in both versions.

Razor Fang (Gliscor): Battle Park only — post-League. Gliscor not viable for main run.

Magnezone: Can evolve via Thunder Stone (no Mt. Coronet needed).

Mamoswine: Piloswine needs Ancient Power — it's a Lv 1 move. Use Move Reminder in Pastoria.

Feebas → Milotic: Beauty stat via Poffins, not trade. Tedious but possible.

Rotom: Post-National-Dex only. Not available for main run.

Key TMs & Locations

TM	Move	Location	Notes
TM21	Dazzling Gleam	Veilstone Dept. Store	3,000¥
TM26	Earthquake	Wayward Cave B1F	—
TM30	Shadow Ball	Route 210	—
TM35	Flamethrower	Route 211 / Game Corner	—
TM13	Ice Beam	Route 216	—
TM24	Thunderbolt	Route 209 / Game Corner	—
TM06	Toxic	Route 212	Severely limited learnability

TMs are single-use in both versions.

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Data & Provenance

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Everything on the team and mule cards is fetched at view time from this site's API, which caches PokéAPI v2 in PostgreSQL on the origin host. Browsers only ever talk to sinnoh.dataross.com.

How version resolution works

Types: PokéAPI past_types tagged with the last generation they applied to — DP uses the Gen IV entry (Togekiss Normal/Flying), BDSP the current one.

Abilities: Hidden abilities are flagged and crossed out — none exist in Gen IV, and BDSP only grants them post-game via Ability Patch.

Moves: Power / accuracy / PP / type come from past_values for the selected version group (Knock Off is 20 BP in DP). A move introduced after Gen IV is crossed out for DP.

Learnability: Each recommended move is checked against the Pokémon's learnset for the version group (diamond-pearl or brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl); the tooltip shows the method and level.

Catch locations (DP): PokéAPI encounter records for Diamond and Pearl, walked up the evolution chain to the catchable stage. PokéAPI has no BDSP encounter table.

Not from PokéAPI: base stats are current-generation values (PokéAPI has no historical stat table); trainer rosters, items and strategy text are curated from Dittobase, the BDSP datamine, Bulbapedia, Serebii and Smogon.

Endpoints

GET /healthz — service, database and upstream probe

GET /api/v1/pokemon/<name>?version=dp|bdsp&moves=a,b,c — resolved Pokémon + moveset check (≤ 8 moves)

GET /api/v1/move/<name>?version=dp|bdsp — resolved move values

GET /api/v1/sprite/<name>?version=dp|bdsp — sprite (DP uses the Gen IV sprite set)

GET /api/v1/stats — cache and provenance statistics

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About

Zach Ross

IT architect · DATAROSS, Frederick, Maryland

I build and run infrastructure for a living and play Pokémon with friends on the side. This site started as a planning sheet for a Shining Pearl Nuzlocke and grew into a companion for the whole game: every trainer, route, item and Pokémon, checked against the sources, with a run tracker, a team builder and a battle engine that plays the League out turn by turn.

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Credits & sources

This is a free, fan-made companion for Nuzlocke runs, built as a joyful side-tool — not a competitor to, or replacement for, any of the sites below, which did the hard work. If something here is wrong, their pages are the place to check.

Nuzlocke Redux — Shining Pearl guide — the encounter-by-area tables the tracker is built from, and the design this site is a companion to. Use their tracker for the full experience.
PokéAPI — every sprite, base stat, type, ability and move value on this site, fetched live through this site's own cache.
Serebii — BDSP Gyms and Elite Four — gym leader, Elite Four and Champion teams.
Bulbapedia — gym trainers on the way to each leader, the cross-check for every leader's team, the BDSP TM list and per-move TM tables; trainer artwork via Bulbagarden Archives.
Serebii — BDSP TMs and PokémonDB — the second and third sources for every TM fact and every Pokémon-to-TM pairing; PokémonDB's Pokédex pages set the standard the Pokédex cards here follow.
Serebii — BDSP items (which items exist, where they are) and PokéAPI (what each one does, exactly) — the held-item picker on My Team.
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