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==Field Controls==
'''''The controls on Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are very similar to it's precedents, with the added touch screen to make our life a little easier.'''''
*{{ds|A}}:Talk/Examine
{| {{prettytable}}
*{{ds|B}}:Cancel action
! Key
*{{ds|X}}:Open menu
! Function
*{{ds|Neutral|Dpad}}:move character
! Notes
 
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==Menu Controls==
! colspan="3" style="font-size:130%" | Field Controls
*{{ds|A}}:Select item
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*{{ds|B}}:Exit menu
|{{ds|neutral|dpad}}||Walk around||In combination with {{ds|b}}, run (after getting '''Running Shoes''' from Mom.)
*{{ds|Select}}:Re-organize items
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*{{ds|Neutral|Dpad}}:navigate menu
|{{ds|A}}||Talk with people, Examining objects, approving of actions, continue chat.
 
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==Battle Controls==
|{{ds|b}}||Run<sup>[1][2]</sup>, canceling actions, disapprove of actions<sup>[3]</sup>, continue chat.
*{{ds|A}}:Select option
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*{{ds|B}}:Cancel selection
# after receiving '''Running Shoes''' from Mom
*{{ds|Neutral|Dpad}}:Navigate options
# in combination with {{ds|neutral|dpad}}
*{{ds|Stylus}}:touch option to navigate battle menus
# on most cases, say "No".
 
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|{{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'''.
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|{{ds|X}}||Open the '''Main Menu'''
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* 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.
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|{{ds|stylus}}||Use the Pokétch||After receiving it in '''Jubilife City'''.
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! colspan="3" style="font-size:130%" | Menu Controls
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|{{ds|neutral|dpad}}||Navigate through menus.||On most cases, only {{ds|up|dpad}} and {{ds|down|dpad}} are used.
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|{{ds|a}}||Select item in a menu.
|-
|{{ds|b}}||Exit menu.
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|{{ds|Select}}||Rearrange items in a menu.||Works with items and Pokémon moves.
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! colspan="3" style="font-size:130%" | Battle Controls
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|{{ds|stylus}}||Use the menus.||All battle actions are possible with the stylus, but if you are uncomfortable with the stylus, read on.
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|{{ds|neutral|dpad}}||Navigate through the objects in the menu.
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|{{ds|a}}||Select object in a menu.
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|{{ds|b}}||Exit a menu.||Can't exit the main battle menu.
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Revision as of 13:05, 19 October 2008

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

Key Function Notes
Field Controls
Neutral dpad Walk around In combination with B button, run (after getting Running Shoes from Mom.)
A button Talk with people, Examining objects, approving of actions, continue chat.
B button Run[1][2], canceling actions, disapprove of actions[3], continue chat.
  1. after receiving Running Shoes from Mom
  2. in combination with Neutral dpad
  3. on most cases, say "No".
Y button Use selected Key Item To select an item, go to the Key Item Section in your Bag, Select it with A button and press Select.
X button Open the Main Menu
  • Equivalent to Start button in older Pokémon versions.
  • It is possible to set the game so that Start button would also open the menu, by going to Options under the Main Menu and selecting the START=X option.
Stylus button Use the Pokétch After receiving it in Jubilife City.
Menu Controls
Neutral dpad Navigate through menus. On most cases, only Up dpad and Down dpad are used.
A button Select item in a menu.
B button Exit menu.
Select button Rearrange items in a menu. Works with items and Pokémon moves.
Battle Controls
Stylus button Use the menus. All battle actions are possible with the stylus, but if you are uncomfortable with the stylus, read on.
Neutral dpad Navigate through the objects in the menu.
A button Select object in a menu.
B button Exit a menu. Can't exit the main battle menu.