Get and Spread Pokerus

Pokérus is an amazing tool to use when you're training Pokémon. It doubles the EVs. However, it is very rare to get this tool without cheating. In order to obtain and spread Pokérus in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum, you'll need to endure a lot of battles. The results will be well worth the trouble!

Steps

  1. Get Pokérus. There are three ways to do this:
    • Battle a Pokémon with Pokérus
    • Catch a Pokémon with Pokérus
    • Get infected from a friend
  2. Have the Pokérus infected Pokémon first in your party, and the Pokémon you want to have Pokerus in your second slot.
  3. Do about 5 battles. Some of the first routes you encounter are good battling spots.
  4. Check the status screen of the Pokémon you are trying to infect. If it is infected, the purple PKRS sign should be there.



Tips

  • When the game clock reaches midnight, all Pokémon in your party infected with Pokerus will be cured. However, the now cured Pokémon will still receive Effort Values at double the rate, and Pokémon stored on PC will not be cured.
  • There are many Pokémon communities online that have members that will spread Pokerus.
  • It may take a while to get Pokerus, so be patient. There's roughly at 1 in 21,000 chance of a wild Pokémon having Pokerus (roughly 3-6 times more rare than encountering a Shiny Pokémon).

Warnings

  • You won't have it forever. After the game's clock goes to midnight 1-4 times, the Pokémon will be cured. Putting the Pokémon in the pc box or daycare before midnight will allow the Pokérus to continue to infect your Pokémon. When it is cured, in the place of the Pokérus sign, you will have a pink smiley face in the lower right corner of the Pokémon's picture. The benefits will still be in effect. When cured, it can no longer spread to other Pokémon.

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