Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl each have version-exclusive Pokémon, such as Murkrow, which is only found in certain locations in Brilliant Diamond. Murkrow is a Dark- and Flying-type Pokémon that can evolve into Honchkrow using a Dusk Stone. Players looking to capture a Murkrow in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond will need to travel to the Lost Tower, the Grand Underground, or Eterna Forest at a specific time of day.
The easiest way to catch Murkrow is to use Quick Balls or Dusk Balls. Quick Balls can be thrown at the start of an encounter for a high chance to capture the Pokémon at full health. If the Quick Ball doesn’t work, players can drain Murkrow’s health and use a Dusk Ball when the Pokémon is near fainting. Dusk Balls have a high chance of catching Pokémon at night or in caves, which fits where Murkrow appears in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, so players should be able to capture it easily with this type of Pokéball.
There are three locations that players can search for Murkrow in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond. Murkrow will appear randomly in the tall grass at night in Eterna Forest. Players can also search various Pokémon Hideaways in Brilliant Diamond‘s Grand Underground, such as the Spacious Cave, Sunlit Cavern, or Grassland Cave. Players will need to go in and out of the hideaways until there’s a Murkrow flying around. The last way to find a Murkrow is to search in the Lost Tower, which is located on Route 209.
Obtaining Murkrow in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Murkrow is a Brilliant Diamond exclusive Pokémon that can be found by going east from Eterna City and following Route 205 to Eterna Forest. Although players can access this area at any time, Murkrow will only appear in tall grass at nighttime. Night in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., so players can either wait until the right time of day or change their console settings. Murkrow can also be found in the Lost Tower, or in Pokémon Hideaways in Brilliant Diamond‘s Grand Underground.
To obtain Murkrow in Shining Pearl, players will need to trade for it with someone who owns Brilliant Diamond. It may be a good idea to trade a player for a version exclusive they don’t have. Trades for specific Pokémon can be hard to find if players are searching randomly. Instead, players can use specific codes related to each Pokémon’s Pokédex number. For example, to trade Misdreavus for Murkrow, players can use the room code 0200-0198. The order of the Pokédex numbers indicates that the player has a Misdreavus and wants to trade it for a Murkrow. Trading is currently the only way to get Murkrow in Shining Pearl because Pokémon BDSP isn’t linked to Pokémon Home yet.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are available for Nintendo Switch.