With 151 base Pokemon and 342 more in the National Dex,Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandPokemon Shining Pearlplayers will have a lot to do if they want to catch ‘em all. Whether players are trying tospeedrun collecting all the Pokemon inBrilliantDiamondandShining Pearlor just trying to catch their favorites, one of the more difficult monsters to catch is Aipom.

What is an Aipom?

InPokemon Brilliant DiamondandPokemon Shining Pearl, Aipom is a Normal-type Pokemon. It looks a lot like a monkey with a long tail; the tail has a hand on the end of it. This normal Pokemon is weak against fighting and strong against ghost.

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Its base stats are:

Battling against an Aipom also grantsPokemon one Effort Value(EV) in Speed. Aipom evolves into Ambipom by leveling while knowing Double Hit. The nature to look for in this normal-type Pokemon is Jolly; this will give its already high speed an even bigger boost.

Where to Catch an Aipom in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

There are several places that players can look for this elusiveNormal-type Pokemon. While some of these locations have fairly low rates, there are a few things players can do to make its appearance more likely.

If players don’t have any friends to trade with, the best way to attempt to get an Aipom is to fight one along Route 213 at night. This Pokemon’s catch rate is 45, and it is 5.9% with a PokeBall at full HP.

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