Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Pastoria Great Marsh

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Great Marsh
Great Marsh

Similar to the Safari Zone of previous games, the Pastoria Great Marsh contains many Pokémon that are unobtainable anywhere else in the game.

Visit the Observatory[edit]

Before you enter the Great Marsh, visit the observatory upstairs. The people there can tell you how the Great Marsh works, and the binoculars by the windows will give you a preview of the Pokémon that you can catch in the Great Marsh. The binoculars (costs Pokebuck.png100) will give a 1 in 6 chance of revealing where the Pokémon of the day is, which is rare in the Marsh, but can be caught anytime that day. Make note of where the Pokémon of the day is from the binoculars and go to that area first to try and catch it. The Pokémon that can only be caught in the Great Marsh are Carnivine, Skorupi, and Croagunk whom are part of the Pokémon of the day list.

Play the Safari Game[edit]

For 500 Poké Dollars, you are allowed to take 500 steps and throw up to 30 Safari Balls. You can't fight Pokémon here, so the only way to make them easier to capture is to throw bait or splatter them with mud. This may drive the Pokémon away, but if successful, the Pokémon becomes easier to capture. Throwing bait increases your chances of capturing the Pokémon, but also increases the chance of it fleeing. Throwing mud does the opposite. Throwing mud lowers the chance of it fleeing, but also lowers your chances of capturing the Pokémon.

Pokémon found[edit]

Pokémon of the day (rotating)[edit]

Use the binoculars on the 2nd floor in the entrance building to find the exact location of these Pokémon where only one appear a day. After one encounter of these Pokémon then the percentage goes up another 10%

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Rate
Golduck Golduck 22,24,26 10%
Roselia Roselia 22,24,26 10%
Staravia Staravia 22,24,26 10%
Skorupi Skorupi 22,24,26 10%
Croagunk Croagunk 22,24,26 10%
Carnivine Carnivine 22,24,26 10%

All areas except area 5[edit]

Note:Return here later with HM03 Surf and the Super Rod to obtain more powerful Pokémon.

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Rate
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck 20-40 5%
Marill Marill 20-30 30%
Wooper Wooper 20-30 60%
Quagsire Quagsire 20-40 5%
Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 3-10 100% - -
Magikarp Magikarp 10-25 - 55% -
Gyarados Gyarados 15-30 - 5% -
Barboach Barboach 15-20 - 40% -
Gyarados Gyarados 40-55 - - 15%
Carvanha Carvanha 15-30 - - 45%
Whiscash Whiscash 30-55 - - 40%

Area 1 and 2[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Morn. Day Night
Psyduck Psyduck 24,26 8% 8% 8%
Hoothoot Hoothoot 24 - - 10%
Noctowl Noctowl 26 - - 10%
Marill Marill 25,26 15% 15% 15%
Wooper Wooper 24 20% 20% 20%
Quagsire Quagsire 25,26 15% 15% 15%
Azurill Azurill 24 1% 1% 1%
Starly Starly 26 10% 10% -
Bidoof Bidoof 26 1% 1% 1%
Bibarel Bibarel 25 20% 20% 20%
Budew Budew 24 10% 10% -

Areas 3 and 4[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Morn. Day Night
Psyduck Psyduck 22,24 8% 8% 8%
Hoothoot Hoothoot 22,24 - - 20%
Marill Marill 23,24 15% 15% 15%
Wooper Wooper 22 20% 20% 20%
Quagsire Quagsire 23,24 15% 15% 15%
Azurill Azurill 22 1% 1% 1%
Starly Starly 24 10% 10% -
Bidoof Bidoof 24 1% 1% 1%
Bibarel Bibarel 23 20% 20% 20%
Budew Budew 22 10% 10% -

Area 5[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Morn. Day Night
Hoothoot Hoothoot 20,22 - - 20%
Marill Marill 21,22 15% 15% 15%
Wooper Wooper 20 20% 20% 20%
Quagsire Quagsire 21,22 15% 15% 15%
Azurill Azurill 20 5% 5% 5%
Starly Starly 22 10% 10% -
Bidoof Bidoof 22 5% 5% 5%
Bibarel Bibarel 21 20% 20% 20%
Budew Budew 20 10% 10% -

Area 6[edit]

Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Level Morn. Day Night
Psyduck Psyduck 20,22 8% 8% 8%
Hoothoot Hoothoot 20,22 - - 20%
Marill Marill 21,22 15% 15% 15%
Wooper Wooper 20 20% 20% 20%
Quagsire Quagsire 21,22 15% 15% 15%
Azurill Azurill 20 1% 1% 1%
Starly Starly 22 10% 10% -
Bidoof Bidoof 22 1% 1% 1%
Bibarel Bibarel 21 20% 20% 20%
Budew Budew 20 10% 10% -

Get HM05 Defog[edit]

Speak to the Safari Game player in area 6 right off the train. She has found HM05, and would be happy to give it to you. You'll need Defog later, so be sure to challenge the Safari Game at least once!

Defog will be needed in Celestic Town and Mt. Coronet.