There’s no escaping the grind for those looking to level their Pokemon, but just as there has been in every game in the series there is an item that helps quicken the process. Here’s how to get Rare Candy in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Rare Candy is found scattered across the overworld in many different locations. Finding them is a case of careful exploration, typically requiring you to locate secret pathways. Some also require you to use the Dowsing Machine (Item Finder) — more on that later.
How to Get Rare Candy in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Here’s a list of all locations in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl where Rare Candy can be found. As mentioned earlier, you’ll have to do some thorough exploration and light puzzle-solving to find them, though the first we’ve listed there in Eterna City is given to you simply for speaking with Professor Oak.
- Eterna City
- Snowpoint City – Dowsing Machine Required
- Great Marsh – Dowsing Machine Required
- Wayward Cave
- Solaceon Ruins
- Mr. Coronet
- Victory Road
- Stark Mountain
- Galactic Veilstone Building – Dowsing Machine Required
- Victory Road
- Victory Road
- Route 207 – Dowsing Machine Required
- Route 210 – Dowsing Machine Required
- Route 212 – Dowsing Machine Required
- Route 214
- Route 218
- Route 224 – there are two here
- Route 225 – there are two here
- Route 226 – Dowsing Machine Required
- Route 228 – Dowsing Machine Required
- Route 230
How to Get Dowsing Machine
The Dowsing Machine, or Item Finder, is a Poketch device (more similar to an App, in fact) that locates secret and valuable items in the game. It brings up a radar screen that will ping when it has discovered something nearby, and lead you toward whatever it’s found.
It will be given to you automatically as part of the main storyline of the game; specifically, after you have defeated Team Galactic at the second gym and received the bicycle. You will then want to head south through the Cycling Road on Route 206 and toward the upper part of Route 207. Here, the Professor’s Assistant will give you the Dowsing Machine.
That should give you everything you need to know about how to Get Rare Candy in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. For more useful tips and guides on the game, be sure to check out our guide wiki. You should also see some related content below that may prove helpful.
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