Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl feature several Legendary Pokémon that players can catch in the game. Not only this, but you can even encounter their shiny versions as they are not shiny locked.
There are 15 Legendary Pokémon available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and here is a list of all of them. However, not all of them are available in both games.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Legendaries
- Articuno: Available in Shining Pearl only
- Dialga: Available in Brilliant Diamond only
- Entei: Available in Brilliant Diamond only
- Ho-Oh: Available in Brilliant Diamond only
- Jirachi
- Lugia: Available in Shining Pearl only
- Manaphy
- Mew
- Mewtwo
- Moltres: Available in Shining Pearl only
- Palkia: Available in Shining Pearl only
- Raikou: Available in Brilliant Diamond only
- Rayquaza
- Suicune: Available in Brilliant Diamond only
- Zapdos: Available in Shining Pearl only
The Pokémon Company will be adding more Legendary Pokémon to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl in the future and we will update the list as they become available.
In addition to this, if you don't encounter the shiny version of a Pokémon for the first time, you can initiate the fight, again and again, to try out your luck however make sure to save your game before starting it.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are available to play on Nintendo Switch and you can have a look at its official trailer uploaded on Nintendo's YouTube channel below.
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