Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl, like every other game, allowed players to do this relatively early in their adventure through Sinnoh. However, the developers have also made sure that players can train a Pikachu from the start by also making its baby form, Pichu, available.
For where to catch yellow mice in Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl, players can continue reading below.
Catch Pichu and Pikachu in Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl
The easiest place to find both Pichu and Pikachu in Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl is in the Pokémon Mansion's trophy garden. This location is on Route 212, south of Hearthome City.
You can enter the Pokemon Mansion through this road, which is surrounded by fancy hedges and a large walkway leading to it. Once you find it, enter the mansion, then continue straight to exit into the trophy garden.
The Trophy Garden is a patch of grass that you will have to walk through until you find both Pichu and Pikachu. Their encounter rates are pretty normal, so you shouldn't have to wander around too long to find the Electric Mice.
Once you find both Pokemon, you can also find a Thunder Stone to evolve Pikachu into Raichu. To evolve Pichu into Pikachu, you will need to increase its friendship, which can be checked quite easily in Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl.
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