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==In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum== | ==In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum== | ||
[[File:Bag Poké Radar Sprite.png|frame|right]] | [[File:Bag Poké Radar Sprite.png|frame|right]] | ||
After the {{player}} has seen every Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]], they will be able to meet [[Professor Oak]] in [[Professor Rowan]]'s lab in [[Sandgem Town]]. After Oak upgrades the [[Pokédex]] to the [[National Pokédex|National model]], Rowan will give the player the Poké Radar but will not explain it very thoroughly. In {{game|Platinum}} the opposite-gender | After the {{player}} has seen every Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]], they will be able to meet [[Professor Oak]] in [[Professor Rowan]]'s lab in [[Sandgem Town]]. After Oak upgrades the [[Pokédex]] to the [[National Pokédex|National model]], Rowan will give the player the Poké Radar but will not explain it very thoroughly. In {{game|Platinum}} the opposite-gender character, Dawn or Lucas, do however - when spoken to they give a practical demonstration on [[Sinnoh Route 202|Route 202]] if the player has received an {{p|Eevee}} from [[Bebe]] in [[Hearthome City]]. | ||
It can only be used in the standard [[tall grass]], while on foot, at which point a tune will begin to play, and up to four patches of the long grass may begin to move for a brief period of time (in which the player cannot move). Patches that shake more violently than others are often rarer Pokémon; some Pokémon can only be found using the Poké Radar. When a player walks into a patch of grass that was shaking, a {{pkmn|battle}} with a wild Pokémon will instantly begin. [[Roaming Pokémon]] cannot be encountered while using the Poké Radar. Like the [[Vs. Seeker]], the Radar's battery must be charged after use by walking around. It takes fifty steps to fully charge the Poké Radar. It is possible for the Poké Radar to find no wild Pokémon, in which case the message "''The grassy patch remained silent...''" will be displayed. There is a very rare type of shaking grass that glows white twice rather than shaking. This special kind of grass always holds a {{Shiny}} Pokémon. | It can only be used in the standard [[tall grass]], while on foot, at which point a tune will begin to play, and up to four patches of the long grass may begin to move for a brief period of time (in which the player cannot move). Patches that shake more violently than others are often rarer Pokémon; some Pokémon can only be found using the Poké Radar. When a player walks into a patch of grass that was shaking, a {{pkmn|battle}} with a wild Pokémon will instantly begin. [[Roaming Pokémon]] cannot be encountered while using the Poké Radar. Like the [[Vs. Seeker]], the Radar's battery must be charged after use by walking around. It takes fifty steps to fully charge the Poké Radar. It is possible for the Poké Radar to find no wild Pokémon, in which case the message "''The grassy patch remained silent...''" will be displayed. There is a very rare type of shaking grass that glows white twice rather than shaking. This special kind of grass always holds a {{Shiny}} Pokémon. | ||
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[[File:PokéRadarShinyProbability.png|thumb|right|The formula for the probability of finding a Shiny Pokémon. N<sub>c</sub> is the number of Pokémon in the chain, up to 40. The chances are calculated so that any shaking patch found in or after a chain of 40 has a 1 in 200 probability of being Shiny.]] | [[File:PokéRadarShinyProbability.png|thumb|right|The formula for the probability of finding a Shiny Pokémon. N<sub>c</sub> is the number of Pokémon in the chain, up to 40. The chances are calculated so that any shaking patch found in or after a chain of 40 has a 1 in 200 probability of being Shiny.]] | ||
If the Pokémon that is found is [[fainting|knocked out]] or {{pkmn2|caught|captured}} in a [[Poké Ball]], a ''chain'' will begin. These chains consist of multiple members of the same [[Pokémon]] species encountered one after another. A chain breaks if the player finds a Pokémon other than the one that is being chained or if they find any Pokémon outside the shaking grass (even if it is of the same species that is being chained). Therefore, it is recommended that [[Repel]] is used in order to ensure this and achieve a higher chain. Entering the patch of shaking grass that is the farthest away from the previous patch of grass (in the fourth "ring" of grass) increases the chances of meeting the same kind of Pokémon consecutively. If, in the middle of a chain, a Pokémon ceases to become available (such as a [[Pokémon outbreak|swarming Pokémon]]), that Pokémon will continue to be available until the chain is broken. The player can "reset" the radar in the middle of the chain without breaking it, simply by recharging the radar and avoiding the current grass patches that have Pokémon in them. When activated again, the radar will generate new patches and the old ones become normal grass patches. | If the Pokémon that is found is [[fainting|knocked out]] or {{pkmn2|caught|captured}} in a [[Poké Ball]], a ''chain'' will begin. These chains consist of multiple members of the same [[Pokémon]] species encountered one after another. A chain breaks if the player finds a Pokémon other than the one that is being chained, if he/she runs from a battle or if they find any Pokémon outside the shaking grass (even if it is of the same species that is being chained). Therefore, it is recommended that [[Repel]] is used in order to ensure this and achieve a higher chain. Entering the patch of shaking grass that is the farthest away from the previous patch of grass (in the fourth "ring" of grass) increases the chances of meeting the same kind of Pokémon consecutively. If, in the middle of a chain, a Pokémon ceases to become available (such as a [[Pokémon outbreak|swarming Pokémon]]), that Pokémon will continue to be available until the chain is broken. The player can "reset" the radar in the middle of the chain without breaking it, simply by recharging the radar and avoiding the current grass patches that have Pokémon in them. When activated again, the radar will generate new patches and the old ones become normal grass patches. | ||
The chance of finding a {{Shiny}} Pokémon patch increases the longer the chain is. This chance maxes out at chain #40, in which the chance of finding a shiny grass patch is 1/200, a substantial increase from the usual 1/8192. Furthermore, the shiny grass patch always contains the Pokémon that is being chained, so there is no risk of breaking the chain when entering one. A Shiny Pokémon can appear in a normal grass patch, however, but the chances of that happening are the same as normal. | The chance of finding a {{Shiny}} Pokémon patch increases the longer the chain is. This chance maxes out at chain #40, in which the chance of finding a shiny grass patch is 1/200, a substantial increase from the usual 1/8192. Furthermore, the shiny grass patch always contains the Pokémon that is being chained, so there is no risk of breaking the chain when entering one. A Shiny Pokémon can appear in a normal grass patch, however, but the chances of that happening are the same as normal. | ||