ROUTE-BY-ROUTE ENCOUNTER GUIDE Pokémon Shining Pearl Nuzlocke guide A route-by-route Pokémon Shining Pearl Nuzlocke encounter guide covering all 96 reviewed catch areas, with every available Pokémon labeled by encounter method and level range.
Catalog reviewed by the DraftCenter Editorial Team · Generation 8 · Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Choose another game guide Pokémon Red Pokémon Blue Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Gold Pokémon Silver Pokémon Crystal Pokémon Ruby Pokémon Sapphire Pokémon Emerald Pokémon FireRed Pokémon LeafGreen Pokémon Diamond Pokémon Pearl Pokémon Platinum Pokémon HeartGold Pokémon SoulSilver Pokémon Black Pokémon White Pokémon Black 2 Pokémon White 2 Pokémon X Pokémon Y Pokémon Omega Ruby Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Pokémon Sun Pokémon Moon Pokémon Ultra Sun Pokémon Ultra Moon Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Pokémon Sword Pokémon Shield Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Pokémon Shining Pearl Pokémon Legends: Arceus Pokémon Scarlet Pokémon Violet What you can plan with this guide 96 catch areas 329 Pokémon and forms 13 ways to find them 3 starter choices Open any route or area below to see every reviewed Pokémon available there. Each encounter shows its method beside the Pokémon name, so walking, fishing, surfing, gifts, raids, and other options are easy to compare in one list.
Supported Pokémon Shining Pearl starters Starter inclusion is optional in the generator. When enabled, the seed chooses one of these starters repeatably.
Choices that change your encounters Time, story progress, special features, and other game rules can change what is eligible. The generator uses these player-facing choices:
Grand Underground Include hideaway encounters · Do not include · Include each named hideaway
Honey Tree encounters Include Honey Trees · Do not include · Include Honey Trees
Limited-time event encounters Include event encounters · Do not include · Include Darkrai and Shaymin events
Other-game save bonuses Include save-data gifts · Do not include · Include Mew and Jirachi gifts
Ways to find Pokémon These encounter methods appear beside Pokémon names in the route lists below.
Fossil Revival Gift Gift Egg Good Rod Grand Underground Honey Tree Npc Trade Old Rod Roaming Static Super Rod Surf Walk
All Pokémon Shining Pearl encounter areas Each route or area is one possible Nuzlocke catch location. The page shows representative Pokémon and every available method immediately; open an area to load its complete reviewed encounter pool.
Canalave City Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 10 encounters Eterna City Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 7 encounters Pastoria City Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 9 encounters Sunyshore City Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 9 encounters Pokémon League Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 8 encounters Oreburgh Mine Walk 3 encounters Valley Windworks Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree · Static · Roaming 27 encounters Eterna Forest Honey Tree · Walk 16 encounters Fuego Ironworks Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 28 encounters Mount Coronet Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 28 encounters Great Marsh Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 36 encounters Solaceon Ruins Walk 28 encounters Victory Road Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 13 encounters Ravaged Path Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 12 encounters Floaroma Meadow Honey Tree 8 encounters Oreburgh Gate Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 12 encounters Stark Mountain Walk · Static 17 encounters Sendoff Spring Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 11 encounters Turnback Cave Walk · Static 5 encounters Snowpoint Temple Walk · Static 6 encounters Wayward Cave Walk 4 encounters Ruin Maniac Cave Walk 2 encounters Maniac Tunnel Walk 2 encounters Trophy Garden Walk 21 encounters Iron Island Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Walk 16 encounters Old Chateau Walk · Static 2 encounters Lake Verity Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Gift 14 encounters Lake Valor Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 14 encounters Lake Acuity Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 14 encounters Valor Lakefront Walk 8 encounters Acuity Lakefront Walk 8 encounters Route 201 Walk 5 encounters Route 202 Walk 6 encounters Route 203 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 16 encounters Route 204 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 16 encounters Route 205 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 28 encounters Route 206 Walk · Honey Tree 16 encounters Route 207 Walk · Honey Tree 14 encounters Route 208 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 23 encounters Route 209 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree · Static 28 encounters Route 210 Walk · Honey Tree · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 30 encounters Route 211 Walk · Honey Tree 20 encounters Route 212 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 28 encounters Route 213 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 24 encounters Route 214 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 23 encounters Route 215 Walk · Honey Tree 15 encounters Route 216 Walk 9 encounters Route 217 Walk 9 encounters Route 218 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 24 encounters Route 219 Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 10 encounters Route 221 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 27 encounters Route 222 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod · Honey Tree 26 encounters Route 224 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 20 encounters Route 225 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 17 encounters Route 227 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 19 encounters Route 228 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 16 encounters Route 229 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 18 encounters Twinleaf Town Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 7 encounters Celestic Town Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 9 encounters Resort Area Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 6 encounters Route 220 Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 11 encounters Route 223 Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 10 encounters Route 226 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 20 encounters Route 230 Walk · Surf · Old Rod · Good Rod · Super Rod 21 encounters Grand Underground (Spacious Cave) Grand Underground 63 encounters Grand Underground (Grassland Cave) Grand Underground 70 encounters Grand Underground (Riverbank Cave) Grand Underground 69 encounters Grand Underground (Swampy Cave) Grand Underground 38 encounters Grand Underground (Fountainspring Cave) Grand Underground 50 encounters Grand Underground (Rocky Cave) Grand Underground 28 encounters Grand Underground (Volcanic Cave) Grand Underground 19 encounters Grand Underground (Dazzling Cave) Grand Underground 41 encounters Grand Underground (Sandsear Cave) Grand Underground 21 encounters Grand Underground (Icy Cave) Grand Underground 25 encounters Grand Underground (Whiteout Cave) Grand Underground 30 encounters Grand Underground (Still-Water Cavern) Grand Underground 69 encounters Grand Underground (Big Bluff Cavern) Grand Underground 29 encounters Grand Underground (Sunlit Cavern) Grand Underground 71 encounters Grand Underground (Stargleam Cavern) Grand Underground 41 encounters Grand Underground (Glacial Cavern) Grand Underground 25 encounters Grand Underground (Bogsunk Cavern) Grand Underground 38 encounters Grand Underground (Typhlo Cavern) Grand Underground 20 encounters Hearthome City Gift 1 encounter Location 60007 Gift 2 encounters Oreburgh City Fossil Revival 7 encounters Floaroma Town Gift 2 encounters Lake Acuity (Acuity Cavern) Static 1 encounter Lake Valor (Valor Cavern) Static 1 encounter Newmoon Island Static 1 encounter Flower Paradise Static 1 encounter Ramanas Park (Pure Space) Static 8 encounters Ramanas Park (Strange Space) Static 5 encounters Spear Pillar Static 1 encounter Hall of Origin Static 1 encounter Sinnoh In-Game Trades Npc Trade 4 encounters Sinnoh Gift Eggs Gift Egg 2 encounters Clauses and team rules Build a compact team or request one encounter from every eligible area. Include a starter, keep one Pokémon per evolutionary family, or exclude legendary Pokémon. Choose route-first or encounter-pool selection with equal or authentic in-game weighting. Filter a themed run by type, Pokédex color, or evolution stage. READY TO BUILD Open a preconfigured Pokémon Shining Pearl run Start with a repeatable six-slot setup, then adjust any rule using the guide above.
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