All Grand Underground Pokemon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Brent Koepp
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Grand Underground Pokemon art

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl lets you encounter rare Pokemon in Hideaways. Here is a list of every Pokemon you can find in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl’s Grand Underground.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl are largely faithful adaptations of the 2006 DS titles. A good example of this is the Pokedex, as Studio ILCA chose to go with the original 151 Pokedex over the expanded Platinum edition.

However, BDSP actually allows Trainers to catch Platinum ‘mon early into the game with the new Hideaways feature. So those disappointed in not being able to get Houndoom, you are in luck as you can catch the Fire-type and many more. Here is a full list of every Grand Underground Pokemon.


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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Grand Underground Pokemon list

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Grand Underground promotional wallpaper
Players can find rare Pokemon not in the Sinnoh Dex in the Grand Underground.

While the Sinnoh Underground was technically in the original Pokemon Diamond & Pearl, Studio ILCA has gone to great lengths to massively overhaul it. So much so that players can score powerful Pokemon as early as Eterna City (which is towards the beginning of the game).

While exploring the underground caverns, players will stumble into mini terrarium-like rooms called Pokemon Hideaways that have a handful of species roaming around.

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This changes after beating the story and unlocking the National Pokedex in the post-game. Below is every Pokemon you can get before the Elite Four.

All Pokemon in the Grand Underground (Before National Pokedex)

  • Absol – Sand, grass & crystal caves, Sunlit Cavern, Big Bluff Cavern, Stargleam Cavern
  • Aipom – Sand caves (After getting Defog HM)
  • Barboach – Water, marsh & grass and water caves, Bogsunk Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Bidoof – Sand, grass, water, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern
  • Bibarel – Sand, grass, water, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Bronzor – Canyon, crystal & glacier caves, Big Bluff Cavern, Stargleam Cavern, Glacial Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Budew – Sand, grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern
  • Buizel – Water & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern
  • Buneary – Sand, grass, snow, glacier & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern, Glacial Cavern
  • Cascoon – Grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (Shining Pearl exclusive)
  • Cherubi – Grass caves, Sunlit Cavern
  • Chingling – Sand & crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Combee – Grass caves, Sunlit Cavern
  • Croagunk – Marsh & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
  • Duskull – Crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern
  • Elekid – Crystal & snow caves, Stargleam Cavern, Glacial Cavern (Brilliant Diamond exclusive)
  • Gabite – Water & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern (After getting Waterfall HM)
  • Gastly – Crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern
  • Gastrodon – Water caves
  • Geodude – Sand, lava & canyon caves, Big Bluff Cavern, Typhlo Cavern
  • Gible – Water & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Girafarig – Crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Glalie – Snow & glacier caves, Glacier Cavern
  • Glameow – Sand, grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges, Shining Pearl exclusive)
  • Gligar – Canyon & marsh caves, Sunlit Cavern, Big Bluff Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern (Brilliant Diamond exclusive)
  • Golbat – Sand, grass & marsh caves, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Graveler – Sand, canyon & lava caves, Big Bluff Cavern, Typhlo Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Hippopotas – Canyon, & canyon and lava caves, Big Bluff Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Hoothoot – Sand, grass, water, & water and grass caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Houndoom – Sand, lava, crystal, & canyon and lava caves, Stargleam Cavern, Typhlo Cavern
  • Kadabra – Crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Kricketot – Sand, grass, & water and grass caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern
  • Lickitung – Sand, water, water and grass & marsh caves, Still-Water Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
  • Luxio – Sand, grass & snow caves, Sunlit Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Magnemite – Sand, snow & glacier caves, Glacial Cavern
  • Machop – Sand, grass & snow caves, Sunlit Cavern
  • Machoke – Sand, grass & snow caves, Sunlit Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Magby – Lava & canyon and lava caves, Typhlo Cavern (Shining Pearl exclusive)
  • Mantyke – Sand, water & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern (After getting Waterfall HM)
  • Meditite – Crystal & snow caves, Stargleam Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Misdreavus – Crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern (Shining Pearl exclusive)
  • Mr Mime – Crystal, glacier & snow caves, Stargleam Cavern, Glacial Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Munchlax – Sand, grass, snow, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Murkrow – Sand, grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (Brilliant Diamond exclusive)
  • Octillery – Grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern (After getting Waterfall HM)
  • Onix – Canyon, lava, & canyon and lava caves, Big Bluff Cavern, Typhlo Cavern
  • Pachirisu – Sand & snow caves
  • Pelipper – Sand, water & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Pinsir – Grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern, Big Bluff Cavern (Shining Pearl exclusive)
  • Ponyta – Lava, & canyon and lava caves, Typhlo Cavern (After getting Strength HM)
  • Psyduck – Sand, grass and water, & water caves, Still-Water Cavern
  • Purugly – Sand, grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (After getting Defog HM, Shining Pearl exclusive)
  • Quagsire – Water & marsh caves, Bogsunk Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Ralts – Water & crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern
  • Roselia – Grass & marsh caves, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
  • Rhyhorn – Sand, canyon, & canyon and lava caves, Sunlit Cavern, Big Bluff Cavern, Typhlo Cavern
  • Scyther – Grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern, Big Bluff Cavern (Brilliant Diamond exclusive)
  • Shellos – Water caves
  • Shinx – Sand, grass & snow caves, Sunlit Cavern
  • Silcoon – Grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (Brilliant Diamond exclusive)
  • Skorupi – Canyon, lava, marsh, & canyon and lava caves, Big Bluff Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern, Typhlo Cavern
  • Skuntank – Sand, grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (After Strength HM, Brilliant Diamond exclusive)
  • Smoochum – Crystal & glacier caves, Stargleam Cavern, Glacial Cavern
  • Sneasel – Snow & glacier caves, Glacial Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Snorunt – Snow & glacier caves, Glacial Cavern
  • Snover – Snow & glacier caves, Glacial Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Stunky – Sand, grass, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern (After Strength HM, Brilliant Diamond exclusive)
  • Swablu – Sand, water, snow & glacier caves, Glacial Cavern
  • Swinub – Marsh, snow & glacier caves, Glacial Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
  • Teddiursa – Sand, grass, canyon, snow & glacier caves, Sunlit Cavern, Glacial Cavern (Shining Pearl exclusive)
  • Tentacool – Water, water and grass, & marsh caves, Still-Water Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Tentacruel – Water, water and grass, & marsh caves, Still-Water Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern (After getting 7 Gym Badges)
  • Togepi – Water and crystal caves, Stargleam Cavern
  • Whiscash – Marsh, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern (After getting Waterfall HM)
  • Wingull – Sand, water, & grass and water caves, Still-Water Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Wooper – Water & marsh caves, Bogsunk Cavern (After getting Defog HM)
  • Wurmple – Grass and water & grass caves, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern
  • Zubat – Sand, grass, grass & marsh caves, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Professor Oak National Pokedex cutscene.
A familiar face returns to give you the National Pokedex.

All National Pokedex Pokemon in the Grand Underground

  • Aron
  • Aridos
  • Bagon
  • Baltoy
  • Banette
  • Beldum
  • Bellsprout
  • Bulbasaur
  • Cacnea
  • Cacturne
  • Camerupt
  • Carvanha
  • Caterpie
  • Charmander
  • Chikorita
  • Chimchar
  • Chinchou
  • Clamperl
  • Corphish
  • Corsola
  • Crawdaunt
  • Cubone
  • Cyndaquil
  • Delibird
  • Dewgong
  • Ditto
  • Doduo
  • Dratini
  • Drowzee
  • Dusclops
  • Duskull
  • Ekans
  • Farfetch’d
  • Flaaffy
  • Furret
  • Gloom
  • Grimer
  • Growlithe
  • Hoppip
  • Horsea
  • Illumise
  • Kecleon
  • Kirlia
  • Krabby
  • Lairon
  • Lanturn
  • Larvitar
  • Ledian
  • Lotad
  • Lombre
  • Lunatone
  • Magcargo
  • Mankey
  • Mareep
  • Mawile
  • Mightyena
  • Miltank
  • Mudkip
  • Natu
  • Nidoran-F
  • Nidoran-M
  • Nidorina
  • Nidorino
  • Nincada
  • Numel
  • Nuzleaf
  • Oddish
  • Paras
  • Phanpy
  • Piplup
  • Pineco
  • Poliwag
  • Poliwhirl
  • Poochyena
  • Primeape
  • Pupitar
  • Qwilfish
  • Ralts
  • Rattata
  • Raticate
  • Rhydon
  • Sableye
  • Sandshrew
  • Sandslash
  • Sealeo
  • Seedot
  • Seel
  • Sentret
  • Seviper
  • Shellder
  • Shelgon
  • Shuckle
  • Skiploom
  • Skitty
  • Slowpoke
  • Slugma
  • Snubbull
  • Solrock
  • Spheal
  • Squirtle
  • Staryu
  • Sunkern
  • Surskit
  • Tangela
  • Tangrowth
  • Tauros
  • Torchic
  • Torkoal
  • Totodile
  • Trapinch
  • Treecko
  • Tropius
  • Turtwig
  • Tyrogue
  • Venomoth
  • Venonat
  • Vibrava
  • Volbeat
  • Voltorb
  • Vulpix
  • Walrein
  • Weedle
  • Weepinbell
  • Weezing
  • Wobbuffet
  • Zangoose
  • Zigzagoon
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl National Pokedex image featuring Pikachu
There are many version exclusives.

Diamond exclusive Grand Underground Pokemon

Before National Pokedex

  • Elekid
  • Gligar
  • Murkrow
  • Scyther
  • Silcoon
  • Stunky
  • Skuntank

After National Pokedex

  • Caterpie
  • Dewgong
  • Ekans
  • Growlithe
  • Kecleon
  • Larvitar
  • Mawile
  • Nuzleaf
  • Pupitar
  • Seedot
  • Seel
  • Solrock
  • Zangoose

Pearl exclusive Grand Underground Pokemon

Before National Pokedex

  • Cascoon
  • Glameow
  • Magby
  • Misdreavus
  • Pinsir
  • Purugly
  • Teddiursa

After National Pokedex

  • Bagon
  • Lotad
  • Lombre
  • Lunatone
  • Sableye
  • Sandshrew
  • Sandslash
  • Sealeo
  • Seviper
  • Shelgon
  • Slowpoke
  • Spheal
  • Vulpix
  • Weedle

It should again be stated that Trainers can unlock the National Dex after seeing 151 Pokemon and completing the regional Sinnoh Dex.

After acquiring the expanded Pokedex, a flood of new Pokemon from the National Pokedex will start spawning in the Grand Underground as well.


That’s all of the Grand Underground Pokemon you can find in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Make sure to check out our other guides for the remakes below:

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