Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

[Toad]

The guide lists Spiritomb as Spiritbomb in a couple of places, unless I've just been reading it wrong.

Does it have to be exactly 30 times? We've talked to eachother some already.

[ShadowBrain]

The guide lists Spiritomb as Spiritbomb in a couple of places, unless I've just been reading it wrong.

Well, I know for a fact that the game calls it "Spiritomb (which makes sense because it's a portmanteau of "spirit" and "tomb"). And, of course, the Nintendo Power staff hasn't exactly been known for its grammatical prowess ever since that overhaul of their's a few years back.

[N64 Chick]

I can also confirm that you can meet the same person over and over provided that one of you leaves the underground over and over. My boyfriend and I did it to get our Spiritombs.

And this is slightly off-topic, but you can also keep upgrading your base flag by stealing the flag from the same person over and over. I do suggest that the bases are near each other if you ever plan to get all the way up to platitnum flag.

[Kuromatsu]

And this is slightly off-topic, but you can also keep upgrading your base flag by stealing the flag from the same person over and over. I do suggest that the bases are near each other if you ever plan to get all the way up to platitnum flag.

Gosh, I never knew you could do all these things. Though I think the method of getting Spiritomb is rather stupid...

[ShadowBrain]

Eh, I guess they just wanted to give you another reason to do the whole "Underground" thing. Honestly, though it was tedious at times, that was a pretty cool addition (almost getting a fossil, only to have the walls collapse, though...).

[Toad]

(almost getting a fossil, only to have the walls collapse, though...).

Yea, but all the good fossils don't start appearing until later after beating the Elite 4 and the Champion (according to my fiancee, anyway)

I'm not quite as far along as she is. She's made it up Victory Road and has at least tried the E4. I don't know where Victory Road is, but I still need the Sunny Shore badge, and I'm pretty sure the road is still blocked..

[Toad]

Nevermind. I figured out where the Pokemon League/Victory Road is.

But that's not important now. How do I catch the Mesprit? I understand the whole following it with my one Poketch application (stupid name for a Pokemon Watch, btw), but once in battle, it just seems to run away from all of my pokemon.

I recall reading that the move "Mean Look" will keep it there, but none of my Pokemon are fast enough to use it.

Also, was it a mistake to use my Master Ball on Palkia (and my fiancee used hers on Dialga). We kind of figured that since they were on the box, they were the equivalent to the Mewtwo of the game (making the three lake pokemon kind of like the three legendary birds from the first game).

Any general strategies on catching Mesprit, Azlef, and Uxie?

[Kuromatsu]

I'd advise leveling up a Pokémon that can move fast enough to put it to sleep, and then using false swipe to get its HP down to 1. Use a dusk ball if it is night time as it will make things a lot easier. (That's how I got Rotom and Garatina.)

If you can find a Pokémon that can learn Hypnosis AND False Swipe, catching Mesprit should be a piece of cake.

[Toad]

You don't happen to know a good Pokemon that can learn Hypnosis and False Swipe, do you? Everytime I think about either of those TM's, none of my pokemon can learn them.

[BP]

Smeargle.

[Kuromatsu]

Yeah. Smeargle can permanently learn pretty much any move by copying the opposing persons move it but its rather risky, also you're gonna need Emerald and Ruby/Sapphire to get it.

[N64 Chick]

If you've got its HP down, Quick Balls may be helpful. And have fun now, because later another Pokémon does the same thing.

[MaxVance]

No, you get Smeargle to learn Mean Look, Lock-On (increases next move's accuracy to 100%), and a OHKO move.

[Lizard Dude]

No, you get Smeargle to learn Crabhammer, Milk Drink, Trick Room, and Teeter Dance.

[Bag of Magic Food]

Smeargle sounds like a very broken character.