Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: Grand Underground Pokemon List

Players can unlock more than 200 different Pokemon in the Grand Underground in both Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
In the new remakes Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, players can find hundreds of Pokemon to fill their Pokedex with. But there are some that players should grab in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s Grand Underground before they leave to give them the best possible teams. Here is a look at every Pokemon players can find.
The Grand Underground in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Grand Underground is a massive network of underground caves that players can explore. Each cave is themed or is a combination of two themes. Most Pokemon found in each cave will fit the overall theme of the cave, but there are always a few odd ones out.
The caverns players can find in the Underground are:
- The Dazzling Cave – Ghost and Fairy-type Pokemon
- The Fountainspring Cave – Water
- The Grasslands Cave – Grass
- The Icy Cave – Ice
- The Riverbank Cave – Grass and Water
- The Rocky Cave – Rock
- The Sandsear Cave – Fire and Rock
- The Spacious Cave – Normal
- The Swampy Cave – Poison
- The Volcanic Cave – Fire; look in this cave for the best fire-type Pokemon in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
- The Whiteout Cave – Snow
Here is a map of the Grand Underground and each of these cave locations:
Pokemon Available in the Grand Underground to Begin With
Not all the Grand Underground Pokemon will be available at the beginning of the game. Some have to be unlocked by playing through the game and getting certain milestones. After that, the new Pokemon will appear in the Underground the next time the player visits. But there are a large number available at the beginning of the game, and these are:
- Absol – Grassland, Spacious, Dazzling
- Bidoof – Grassland, Riverbank, Spacious, Fountainspring
- Budew – Grassland, Riverbank, Spacious
- Buizel – Riverbank, Fountainspring
- Buneary – Grassland, Riverbank, Spacious, Whiteout
- Cascoon (Shining Pearl exclusive Pokemon) – Grassland, Riverbank
- Cherubi – Grassland
- Combee – Grassland
- Croagunk – Riverbank, Swampy
- Duskull – Dazzling
- Elekid (Brilliant Diamond exclusive Pokemon) – Dazzling, Whiteout
- Gastly – Dazzling
- Gastrodon – Fountainspring
- Geodude – Rocky, Spacious, Volcanic
- Glalie – Whiteout, Icy
- Gligar (BD) – Swampy, Rocky
- Houndoom – Spacious, Dazzling, Volcanic, Sandsear
- Kricketot – Grassland, Riverbank, Spacious
- Lickitung – Fountainspring, Spacious, Riverbank, Swampy
- Machop – Spacious, Grassland, Whiteout
- Magby (SP) – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Magnemite – Spacious, Whiteout, Icy
- Misdreavus – Dazzling
- Murkrow (BD) – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank
- Onix – Rocky, Volcanic, Sandsear
- Pachirisu – Spacious, Whiteout
- Pinsir (SP) – Grassland, Riverbank
- Psyduck – Spacious, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Ralts – Fountainspring, Dazzling
- Rhyhorn – Spacious, Rocky, Sandsear
- Roselia – Grassland, Swampy
- Scyther (BD) – Grassland, Riverbank
- Shellos – Fountainspring
- Shinx – Spacious, Grassland, Whiteout
- Silcoon – Grassland, Riverbank
- Skorupi – Swampy, Rocky, Volcanic, Sandsear
- Smoochum – Dazzling, Whiteout, Icy
- Snorunt – Whiteout, Icy
- Swablu – Spacious, Fountainspring, Whiteout, Icy
- Swinub – Swampy, Whiteout, Icy
- Togepi – Fountainspring, Dazzling
- Wurmple – Grassland, Riverbank
- Zubat – Spacious, Grassland, Swampy
Pokemon Available in the Grand Underground After TM96 Strength
After defeating the first two gyms of Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl, players can find their way to Hearthome City and unlock TM96 Strength. This will unlock a whole lot of new Pokemon available in the Underground.
- Barboach – Grassland, Riverbank, Fountainspring, Swampy
- Bibarel – Fountainspring, Riverbank, Spacious
- Bronzor – Dazzling, Icy, Rocky
- Chingling – Spacious, Dazzling
- Golbat – Grassland, Spacious, Swampy
- Hoothoot – Grassland, Riverbank, Spacious, Fountainspring
- Meditite – Dazzling, Whiteout
- Ponyta – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Skuntank (BD) – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank
- Stunky (BD) – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank
Pokemon Available in the Grand Underground After Defog
Once players have unlocked Defog in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl, another set of Pokemon becomes available.
- Aipom – Spacious
- Girafarig – Dazzling
- Graveler – Spacious. Rocky, Volcanic
- Hippopotas – Rocky, Sandsear, Sandsear
- Kadabra – Dazzling
- Machoke – Spacious, Grassland, Whiteout
- Munchlax – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Whiteout
- Purugly (SP) – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank
- Quagsire – Fountainspring, Swampy
- Wingull – Spacious, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Wooper – Fountainspring, Swampy
Pokemon Available in the Grand Underground After Badge 7
- Glameow (SP) – Riverbank, Fountainspring
- Gible – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Luxio – Spacious, Whiteout
- Mr. Mime – Dazzling, Whiteout, Icy
- Pelipper – Spacious, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Sneasel – Whiteout, Icy
- Snover – Whiteout, Icy
- Tentacool – Fountainspring, Riverbank, Swampy
- Tentacruel – Fountainspring, Riverbank, Swampy
Pokemon Available in the Grand Underground After TM99 Waterfall
- Gabite – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Mantyke – Spacious, Riverbank
- Octillery – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Whiscash – Fountainspring, Riverbank, Swampy
Pokemon Available in the Grand Underground After National Pokedex
There are also a whole bunch of Pokemon that will be available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl‘s Grand Underground after unlocking the National Pokedex. Some of these Pokemon are available earlier in the Underground, but they have either very low catch rates significantly lower than 1% or they are available in one of the above tiers but only for one of the two versions of this game.
- Ariados – Grassland, Swampy
- Aron – Whiteout, Icy, Rocky
- Bagon (SP) – Spacious, Dazzling
- Baltoy – Dazzling, Rocky
- Banette – Dazzling
- Beldum – Whiteout, Icy, Rocky
- Bellsprout – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Bulbasaur – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Cacnea – Grassland, Swampy, Rocky
- Cacturne – Grassland, Swampy, Rocky
- Camerupt – Rocky, Volcanic, Sandsear
- Carvanha – Fountainspring, Riverban
- Caterpie (BD) – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Charmander – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Chikorita – Grassland, Riverbank
- Chimchar – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Chinchou – Fountainspring, Icy
- Clamperl – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Combish – Fountainspring
- Corphish – Spacious, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Corsoia – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Crawdaunt – Spacious, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Cubone – Riverbank, Dazzling, Rocky
- Cyndaquil – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Delibird – Whiteout, Icy
- Dewgong – Fountainspring, Whiteout, Icy
- Ditto – Dazzling
- Doduo – Spacious
- Dratini – Fountainspring
- Drowzee – Dazzling
- Dusclops – Dazzling
- Duskull – Dazzling
- Ekans (BD) – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Farfetch’d – Spacious, Grassland, Fountainspring
- Flaaffy – Grassland, Whiteout
- Furret – Spacious, Whiteout, Rocky, Volcanic
- Gilgar (BD) – Rocky
- Gloom – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Growlithe (BD) – Spacious, Volcanic, Sandsear
- Grimer – Swampy, Dazzling
- Hoppip – Grassland
- Horsea – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Illumise – Grassland, Dazzling
- Kecleon (BD) – Grassland, Riverbank
- Kirlia – Dazzling
- Krabby – Spacious, Dazzling
- Lairon – Whiteout, Icy, Rocky
- Lanturn – Fountainspring, Icy
- Larvitary (BD) – Rock
- Ledian – Grassland, Fountainspring, Riverbank, Swampy
- Lombre (SP) – Grassland, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Lotad (SP) – Grassland, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Lunatone (SP) – Riverbank, Dazzling
- Magcargo – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Mankey – Spacious, Grassland
- Mareep – GrasslandWhiteout
- Mawile (BD) – Dazzling
- Mightyena – Spacious, Dazzling, Icy
- Militank – Spacious, Grassland
- Mudkip – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Natu – Spacious, Dazzling
- Nidoran (male and female) – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy, Dazzling
- Nidorina – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy, Dazzling
- Nidorino – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy, Dazzling
- Nincada – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Numel – Rocky, Volcanic, Sandsear
- Nuzleaf (BD) – Grassland, Riverbank
- Oddish – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Paras – Grassland, Swampy
- Phanpy – Rocky
- Pineco – Grassland, Swampy
- Pinsit – Riverbank
- Piplup – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Poliwag – Grassland, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Poliwhirl – Grassland, Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Poochyena – Spacious, Dazzling, Icy
- Pupitar – Rocky
- Primeape – Spacious, Grassland
- Qwilfish – Fountainspring, Riverbank, Swampy
- Raticate – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank
- Rattata – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank
- Rhydon – Spacious, Rocky, Sandsear
- Sableye (SP) – Dazzling
- Sandshrew (SP) – Spacious, Rocky, Sandsear
- Sandslash (SP) – Spacious, Rocky, Sandsear
- Sealeo – Whiteout, Icy
- Seedot (BD) – Grassland, Riverbank
- Seel – Fountainspring, Whiteout, Icy
- Sentret – Spacious, Whiteout, Rocky, Volcanic
- Seviper (SP) – Grassland, Swampy, Dazzling
- Sheilder – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Shelgon (SP) – Spacious, Dazzling
- Shuckle – Grassland, Riverbank, Rocky
- Skiploom – Grassland
- Skitty – Spacious
- Slowpoke (SP) – Spacious, Grassland, Fountainspring, Riverbank, Dazzling
- Slugma – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Snubbull – Dazzling
- Spheal – Whiteout, Icy
- Solrock (BD) – Riverbank, Dazzling
- Squirtle – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Staryu – Fountainspring, Riverbank, Icy
- Sunkem – Grassland
- Surskit – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Tangela – Swampy
- Tangrowth – Swampy
- Tauros – Spacious, Grassland, Fountainspring, Riverbank, Whiteout, Icy, Rocky
- Teddiursa (SP) – Spacious, Grassland, Whiteout, Icy, Rocky
- Torchic – Volcanic, Sandsear
- Torkoal – Sandsear
- Totodile – Fountainspring, Riverbank
- Trapinch – Rocky, Sandsear
- Treecko – Grassland, Riverbank
- Tropius – Grassland, Swampy
- Turtwig – Riverbank
- Tyrogue – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Whiteout
- Venomoth – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Venonat – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Vibrava – Rocky
- Volbeat – Dazzling
- Voltorb – Spacious, Dazzling
- Vulpix (SP) – Spacious, Volcanic, Sandsear
- Walrein – Whiteout, Icy
- Weedle (SP) – Spacious, Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Weepinbell – Grassland, Riverbank, Swampy
- Weezing – SwampyWobbuffet – Dazzling
- Zangoose (BD) – Grassland, Swampy, Dazzling
- Zigzagoon – Spacious, Rocky
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are available on the Nintendo Switch.
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