Digging for Treasure and Spheres

Find treasure in the Grand Underground by interacting with yellow spots on the walls. Read on to learn how to dig up and mine treasure in the Grand Underground, tips on the digging and mining minigame, and how to dig up treasure with friends in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP).

How to Dig Up Treasure

Dig With Sledgehammer or Pickax

Dig for treasure by tapping the sledgehammer (red) or pickax (blue) to uncover the selected area. You can switch between the two tools by pressing R. The sledgehammer removes large sections of rock, but makes the wall collapse faster. The pickax chips away only small pieces, but contributes very little to wall collapse.

Use sledgehammer early on, then switch to pickax

When the digging minigame starts, use the sledgehammer to find the general area of where the treasure is. Once you've found it, you can use the pickax to precisely dig it up.

Find All Treasure Before Wall Collapses

At the start of the minigame, you'll be told how many treasure items can be found in that spot. Find all the items before the wall collapses. The wall collapses when the crack at the top of the screen reaches the left side. If the wall collapses before you uncover all items, you'll only obtain the items you've fully uncovered.

Tips for Digging for Treasure

Search for Treasure with the Blue Pickax

Use the blue pickax to scout for treasure pieces across the tiles. Take care not to dig in parts that have already been dug out!

The Blue Pickax's Digging Range is plus shape

The blue pickax digs up a plus shape, with minimal disturbance to the mine. This allows you to easily create peepholes as to where treasure may be.

Avoid Digging Up One Item at a Time

When the minigame begins, you'll be informed of the total number of items in the wall. Keeping that total in mind, try to reveal at least part of each of the items first before unburying one completely. This will allow you to choose the rarest item to dig up first, avoiding the risk of missing out on a rare item that you didn't get the chance to identify.

Familiarize Yourself with the Treasures' Shapes

Knowing what shapes the treasures appear in will give you a better idea of where they might be hidden in the mine. Statue Boxes are easy to remember as 3x3 squares.

Below are some of the highly sought-after treasures and what shapes they can be found in.

Treasure - Size
Fire Stone - 3x3	Water Stone - 3X3	Leaf Stone - 3x4
Thunder Stone - 3x3	Moon Stone - 2x4	Sun Stone - 3x3
Small Mysterious Shard - 2x2	Large Mysterious Shard - 3x3	Light Clay - Irregular shape
Icy Rock - 4x2	Damp Rock - 3x3	Smooth Rock - 'Pinwheel' shaped
Yellow Shard - 4x3	Red Shard - 3x3	Green Shard - 4x3
Blue Shard - 3x3	Skull Fossil - 'T' shaped	Armor Fossil - Inverted 't' shaped
Max Revive - 3x3	Old Amber - 4x4	Helix Fossil - 4x4
Claw Fossil - 4x5	Rare Bone - 'H' shaped	Star Piece - '+' shaped
Meadow Plate - 4x3	Spooky Plate - 4x3	Heat Rock - irregular 'L' shaped
Odd Keystone - 4x4	-	-

How to Find Treasure

Press the R Button to Ping

In the Underground, look at the minimap for twinkling, yellow spots (♦). Head to the location with those spots, then press the R Button to ping the yellow spot's exact location.

Face Yellow Spot on Wall

The pinged yellow spots may appear on the wall or floor. Stand in front of and face a yellow spot on the wall, then press A to start digging for treasure. Yellow spots on the ground will either be traps or buried spheres, which you won't need to dig for.

List of Treasures

How to Dig Up Treasure with Friends

Dig in Walls Beside Each Other

Dig into yellow spots that are beside each other in walls in order to collaborate on an excavation. Players digging into a wall will have a blue pickax symbol above their head.

Connection via local network or online is automatically activated once you enter the Grand Underground. There, you'll be able to see other players who are in the Grand Underground at the same time as you.

Online Multiplayer Features

Pokemon BDSP Related Guides

Grand Underground Features

Grand Underground Guides

Grand Underground Pokemon Locations

Hideaways and List of Pokemon
Fountainspring Cave	Stargleam Cavern (Various types)	Dazzling Cave (Various types)
Grassland Cave	Spacious Cave (Various types)	Big Bluff Cavern
Riverbank Cave (Various types)	Volcanic Cave	Sandsear Cave
Rocky Cave	Bogsunk Cavern	Still-Water Cavern
Whiteout Cave	Icy Cave	Glacial Cavern
Swampy Cave	Typhlo Cavern	Sunlit Cavern (Various types)

All Grand Underground Pokemon Locations