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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.

What you can plan with this guide

96catch areas
329Pokémon and forms
13ways to find them
3starter 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 RevivalGiftGift EggGood RodGrand UndergroundHoney TreeNpc TradeOld RodRoamingStaticSuper RodSurfWalk

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.

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.