Pokémon BDSP Underground: All the information you need

Oh, the beloved Pokémon BDSP subterranean, brimming with exquisite finds and adorable creatures to befriend. Who wouldn't want to don a spelunking outfit and go down to search for hidden riches? Fortunately, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl has significantly improved the underworld in addition to bringing it back from the original game.

Explore the Grand Underground to find hidden bases, enchanted sculptures, a cunning little Diglett, a ton of unique objects, and more Pokémon than you can shake a Pokéball at. We're here to assist you along the journey. Our Pokémon BDSP subterranean guide will teach you where to dig and how to uncover the underground, along with what goodies you could discover.

We have also covered in detail the new Pokémon BDSP subterranean hideaways, the'mon that can be found there, and how to use those amazing new statues to increase your chances of success. To ensure you don't get lost on your expedition, here is also our collection of every Pokémon BDSP subterranean map. So belt up, bucko, and grab your pickaxe and hardhat.

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Pokémon BDSP Underground: How to Unlock

the subterranean guy of Pokémon BDSP

Speaking with the subterranean Man—who, however, isn't subterranean at all—is the first step towards opening the Grand Underground in Pokémon BDSP. To locate him, go to Eterna City and go to the residence to the right of the Pokémon Center.He will offer you an Explorer Kit and give you a brief rundown on how to utilize it once you speak with him. You are then free to explore the Grand Underground.

Map of the Pokémon BDSP underground

Divided into six distinct zones, the Grand Underground is more expansive than the original Underground seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The Explorer Kit may be used to reach each place from different locations around Sinnoh. The locations of each map and the subareas they include are shown below.This map may be found in Celestic Town and includes:

• Dazzling cave
• Icy cave
• Stargleam cave

This map, which can be found in Fullmoon Island, Snowpoint City, and the surrounding roads, includes:

• Whiteout cave
• Icy cave
• Dazzling cave
• Spacious cave
• Glacial cavern

This map, located in the Battle Zone, includes:

• Volcanic cave
• Dazzling cave
• Sandsear cave
• Grassland cave
• Fountainspring cave
• Spacious cave
• Rocky cave
• Typhlo cavern

Locate this map in Ramanas Park, Twinleaf Town, Canalave City, and along the pathways that border it.

• Spacious cave
• Grassland cave
• Fountainspring cave
• Swampy cave
• Riverbank cave
• Sunlit cavern

This map, which is located in Sunyshore City, includes:

• Spacious cave
• Rocky cave
• Fountainspring cave
• Swampy cave
• Sandsear cave
• Bogsunk cavern

Anywhere else you enter the Grand Underground, you'll see the map above with

• Spacious cave
• Grassland cave
• Fountainspring cave
• Rocky cave
• Swampy cave
• Riverbank cave
• Volcanic cave
• Sandsear cave
• Dazzling cave
• Still-water cavern
• Big Bluff cavern

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Pokémon Diglett and Dugtrio from the BDSP underworld

The Diglett feature is a cool new element that was added to the Pokémon BDSP underworld. At intersections and turns in the tunnels, you may sometimes run across Diglett and Dugtrio. When you notice them, they will flee, leaving three points for Dugtrio and one point for Diglett.Your odds of finding a shiny Pokémon rise if you can collect 40 points in one Underground session. You'll also get a nice four-minute boost. The encounter rate of shiny Pokémon increases from one in 4096 to one in 2048.You also have a 100% chance of unearthing a stunning box containing a glittering statue. As soon as you unearth three exquisite stone boxes, this chance enhancement expires.

Subterranean Pokémon BDSP hideouts

The Hideaway system in Pokémon BDSP is a completely new feature. These are distinct biomes that emerge underground, where you may locate a range of uncommon Pokémon exclusive to that kind of biome. Many of these creatures are unique to their hiding places, and it's possible that they'll arrive pre-packaged with one of their egg movements. In different subterranean hideaways, new Pokémon will spawn based on different unlock criteria. They are as follows:

• Strength – Obtain the strength HM from the Lost Tower on Route 209
• Defog – Obtain the defog HM from the Great Marsh in Pastoria City
• Seven badges – get your seventh badge from Candice at the gym in Snowpoint City
• Waterfall – Talk to Jasmine in Sunyshore city after you get your eighth badge from Volkner
• National – see all 150 Sinnoh Dex Pokémon and unlock the National Dex

It's also possible to come across a rare spawn—a Pokémon that isn't listed in the Sinnoh Pokédex—when you enter a hideaway.

Encounters with Pokémon BDSP underground

The level of a Pokémon you find in a hideaway is determined by your own. Examine the prerequisites for every level cap listed below.

Every Pokémon in the BDSP underground

Pokémon Hideaways in the Grand Underground may have various biomes that have an impact on the Pokémon that spawn there. Here's a comprehensive list of all the biomes, the Pokémon that may be found there, and the prerequisites for each.

Rocky Cave BDSP subterranean PokémonBDSP subterranean Pokémon Grassland Cave

Pokémon BDSP underground in Fountainspring Cave

Large Cave Pokémon BDSP underground

Pokémon BDSP underground in Volcanic Cave

Pokémon BDSP underground in Swampy Cave

Whiteout Cave BDSP underground Pokémon

Dazzling Cave/Starglem cave BDSP subterranean Pokémon

BDSP subterranean Pokémon Icy Cave/Glacial Cavern

Pokémon BDSP underground in Riverbank Cave

Pokémon BDSP underground in Sandsear Cave

Pokémon BDSP underground in Still-water Cavern

Pokémon BDSP subterranean Sunlit Cavern

Pokémon BDSP subterranean found in Big Bluff Cavern

Pokémon BDSP subterranean bogsunk cavern

BDSP subterranean Pokémon Typhlo Cavern

Digging for Pokémon BDSP underground

In Pokémon BDSP, digging is back and remains almost unaltered. All you have to do is utilize your radar to identify locations that can be dug up while exploring the Grand Underground. This will launch a little game.You can find out how many objects are hidden in the square on the screen by playing the minigame. After then, it's up to you to use the sledgehammer and pickaxe included in your Explorer Kit to search for the treasure! While the pickaxe chips away little bits of rock with relatively little damage to the walls, the sledgehammer removes bigger slabs of rock more quickly but also causes the walls to collapse faster.A crack that serves as a meter is located at the top of the screen. The walls will fall down and you'll be able to take possession of the treasures you've unearthed when the crack extends all the way to the left. Look through the listings below to discover what's available.

BDSP subterranean spheres for Pokémon

Any sphere you discover in the Pokémon BDSP underground shops may be traded for TMs, equipment, bigger spheres, and a ton of other cool things. Some spheres can even be used to increase the size of your base under the surface. Every day, they alter their inventory at random, so be sure to keep an eye out for the best offers!

Underground Treasures of Pokémon BDSP

Pokémon subterranean Plates BDSP

Items of many kinds are stored on plates. They are all regarded as very uncommon drops and are stone tablets that increase the potency of moves associated with certain Pokémon kinds. This is a list of all the available slates along with the kinds of Pokémon they can strengthen.

Pokémon fossils found underground in BDSP

You may revive a fossil you find in the Grand Underground at the Oreburgh City Museum to make it become a new Pokémon companion. These are the many fossils that may be discovered, along with the Pokémon they can resurrect.

Locations of Pokémon BDSP subterranean NPCs

After setting an Odd Keystone in the Hallowed Tower, you must speak with 32 different NPCs in the Grand Underground as part of the questline required to unlock Spiritbomb. We don't have a map of the NPC locations since they spawn at random, so you'll have to do some research! Additionally, things sold by Hikers and Sphere Traders are not included in your total.

Pokémon BDSP subterranean hidden base

Secret bases are recognizable to those who have played the earlier games, although the Pokémon BDSP subterranean secret base has undergone several changes.You just need to utilize the digging drill item anyplace underground to construct your covert fortress. If you buy another drilling drill from an underground dealer, you may relocate it whenever you like. Additionally, vendors may increase your hidden base for the following fees.First expansion:

• 60 red sphere S
• 60 blue sphere S
• 60 green sphere S
• 30 prism sphere S
• 30 pale sphere S

Second expansion:

• 40 red sphere L
• 40 blue sphere L
• 40 green sphere L
• 20 prism sphere L
• 20 pale sphere L

Pokémon subterranean sculptures from BDSP

Once your base is constructed, you may embellish it and invite other players to visit. However, Pokémon BDSP statues—which are much more useful than the furniture—are your new option for décor in place of the furniture seen in the earlier iterations.If you're searching for Pokémon of a particular type, make sure to place as many of the appropriate statues as you can in your secret base. For instance, if you want to catch some water-type Pokémon, try placing water-type statues like Squirtle, Wartortle, and Totodile. Eighteen statues may be placed at once, and only one boost can be active at once. When it comes to boosts, the kind with the greatest value—more statues, special colored statues, etc.—will always be given precedence, so pay attention to what you put in the base to maximize the effect.There are three different kinds of statues, each with a different degree of potency.That concludes our explanation about Pokémon BDSP underground. Check out our selection of the top Switch adventure games while you're here for even more enjoyment both at home and on the go.Check out our Pokémon Legends: Arceus base camps, Pokémon Legends: Arceus starters, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus new Pokémon instructions if you're playing Legends: Arceus.