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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl take place in the massive Sinnoh region, and while it can be nice to travel on foot at the beginning of the game, getting a bike is a must. It allows trainers to travel across the map quickly, and it's a helpful item for hatching Pokemon eggs, as steps are still counted when players are biking. Luckily, players will unlock the bike in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl as part of the game's narrative, so it's technically impossible to miss it.
Pokemon trainers will not be able to get their hands on a bicycle until they defeat the second Gym Leader in Eterna City, Gardenia. She focuses on using a party of Grass-type Pokemon, and once players beat her team, they'll be able to use the Hidden Move, Cut, used for slicing trees down that may block the player's path occasionally.
Updated on April 18, 2022, by Greysun Morales: The bike has been a staple in the mainline Pokemon titles, acting as one of the quickest ways to explore the various regions. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl fans that are just starting the game out can use this guide to find out how to get the bike and how to ride it. This guide has been updated to show more information regarding the battle against Team Galactic Leader Jupiter, like her teams moves and weaknesses. She'll need to be taken down before BDSP players can access the bicycle.
Use Cut to Enter the Galactic Building in Eterna
After teaching Cut to one of their Pokemon, trainers can head out of the gym and go north to the Team Galactic building behind the Pokemon Center in town. There are three trees in front of it, but players can use Cut to destroy them and enter the facility.
Defeat Commander Jupiter
After going inside, players will need to face off in an epic battle against one of the commanders of Team Galactic, Jupiter. This battle isn't too challenging, but players can use the chart below to see the trainer's Pokemon team and their moves and weaknesses.
|
Team Galactic Leader Jupiter |
Weak to |
Moves |
|---|---|---|
|
Zubat (Level 18) |
Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock |
Absorb, Supersonic, Mean Look, Poison Fang |
|
Skuntank (Level 20) |
Ground |
Flamethrower, Poison Gas, Acid Spray, Snarl |
After the battle, the man who was being harassed by Jupiter will invite the player over to their cycle shop in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's Eterna City.
How to Get the Bike in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop can be found just south of the city's Pokemon Center. He's so thankful for the player saving them that he gifts them a free bike --players can even choose one of four colors: blue, red, yellow, or green.
After choosing one of the bike colors, Pokemon players can get the bike out by finding it in the Key Items section of the menu. They can press B while riding the bicycle to shift gears.
How to Get off the Bike in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
To get off the bike in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, players need to go into the Key Items Pocket, highlight the bike, and then press "get off the bike." To make it snappier for the future, players can register the item to remove/take it out with just a press of the + button.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are available for the Nintendo Switch.