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'''''The controls on Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are very similar to its precedents, with the added touch screen to make our life a little easier.'''''
The controls on Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are very similar to its precedents, with the added touch screen to make our life a little easier.
{| {{prettytable}}
 
! Key
{{ds|L}} can alternatively be set in options menu to function as {{ds|A}}
! Function
__TOC__
! Notes
{{-}}
 
==Field Controls==
{| {{controlstable}}
! Nintendo DS
! Action
|-
|-
! colspan="3" style="font-size:130%" | Field Controls
| {{ds|neutral|dpad}}
| {{desc}} Walk
|-
|-
|{{ds|neutral|dpad}}||Walk around||In combination with {{ds|b}}, run (after getting '''Running Shoes''' from Mom.)
| {{ds|A}}
| {{desc}} Talk with people, Examining objects, approving of actions, continue chat.
|-
|-
|{{ds|A}}||Talk with people, Examining objects, approving of actions, continue chat.
| {{ds|B}}
| {{desc}} Cancel action<br/>Respond "No"<br/>Continue chat<br/>Run, after receiving '''Running Shoes''' from Mom<br/>When on bike, change gears
|-
|-
|{{ds|b}}||Run<sup>[1][2]</sup>, canceling actions, disapprove of actions<sup>[3]</sup>, continue chat.
| {{ds|Y}}
|
| {{desc}} Use selected '''Key Item'''
# after receiving '''Running Shoes''' from Mom
# in combination with {{ds|neutral|dpad}}
# on most cases, say "No".
|-
|-
|{{ds|Y}}||Use selected '''Key Item'''||To select an item, go to the '''Key Item Section''' in your Bag, Select it with {{ds|a}} and press '''Select'''.
| {{ds|X}}
| {{desc}} Open the '''Main Menu'''.
|-
|-
|{{ds|X}}||Open the '''Main Menu'''
| {{ds|start}}
|
| {{desc}} Open the '''Main Menu''', if configured from the '''Options''' menu.
* Equivalent to {{gb|start}} in older Pokémon versions.
* It is possible to set the game so that {{ds|start}} would also open the menu, by going to '''Options''' under the '''Main Menu''' and selecting the '''''START=X''''' option.
|-
|-
|{{ds|stylus}}||Use the Pokétch||After receiving it in '''Jubilife City'''.
| {{ds|stylus}}
| {{desc}} Use the Pokétch after receiving it in '''Jubilife City'''.
|}
 
==Menu controls==
{| {{controlstable}}
! Nintendo DS
! Action
|-
|-
! colspan="3" style="font-size:130%" | Menu Controls
| {{ds|neutral|dpad}}
| {{desc}} Navigate
|-
|-
|{{ds|neutral|dpad}}||Navigate through menus.||On most cases, only {{ds|up|dpad}} and {{ds|down|dpad}} are used.
| {{ds|A}}
| {{desc}} Select item
|-
|-
|{{ds|a}}||Select item in a menu.
| {{ds|B}}
| {{desc}} Exit
|-
|-
|{{ds|b}}||Exit menu.
| {{ds|Select}}
|-
| {{desc}} Rearrange items
|{{ds|Select}}||Rearrange items in a menu.||Works with items and Pokémon moves.
|}
|-
 
! colspan="3" style="font-size:130%" | Battle Controls
==Battle controls==
{| {{controlstable}}
! Nintendo DS
! Action
|-
|-
|{{ds|stylus}}||Use the menus.||All battle actions are possible with the stylus, but if you are uncomfortable with the stylus, read on.
| {{ds|stylus}}
| {{desc}} Use menus
|-
|-
|{{ds|neutral|dpad}}||Navigate through the objects in the menu.
| {{ds|neutral|dpad}}
| {{desc}} Navigate through the objects in the menu
|-
|-
|{{ds|a}}||Select object in a menu.
| {{ds|A}}
| {{desc}} Select object in a menu
|-
|-
|{{ds|b}}||Exit a menu.||Can't exit the main battle menu.
| {{ds|B}}
| {{desc}} Exit menu
|}
|}


 
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 21 April 2024

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

Table of Contents

Gameplay
Appendices
Items

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Dialga-Palkia.jpg

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Walkthrough
1. Coal Badge
2. Forest Badge
3. Cobble Badge
4. Fen Badge
5. Relic Badge
6. Mine Badge
7. Icicle Badge
Legendary Pokémon
8. Beacon Badge
The Elite Four
Post-Game

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Starters.jpg

Pokémon Platinum
New features
Walkthrough

The controls on Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are very similar to its precedents, with the added touch screen to make our life a little easier.

L button can alternatively be set in options menu to function as A button

Field Controls[edit]

Nintendo DS Action
Neutral dpad Walk
A button Talk with people, Examining objects, approving of actions, continue chat.
B button Cancel action
Respond "No"
Continue chat
Run, after receiving Running Shoes from Mom
When on bike, change gears
Y button Use selected Key Item
X button Open the Main Menu.
Start button Open the Main Menu, if configured from the Options menu.
Stylus button Use the Pokétch after receiving it in Jubilife City.

Menu controls[edit]

Nintendo DS Action
Neutral dpad Navigate
A button Select item
B button Exit
Select button Rearrange items

Battle controls[edit]

Nintendo DS Action
Stylus button Use menus
Neutral dpad Navigate through the objects in the menu
A button Select object in a menu
B button Exit menu
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← Gameplay | Controls | New Attacks →

Table of Contents

Gameplay
Appendices
Items

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Dialga-Palkia.jpg

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Walkthrough
1. Coal Badge
2. Forest Badge
3. Cobble Badge
4. Fen Badge
5. Relic Badge
6. Mine Badge
7. Icicle Badge
Legendary Pokémon
8. Beacon Badge
The Elite Four
Post-Game

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Starters.jpg

Pokémon Platinum
New features
Walkthrough
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