Great Marsh (Safari Zone) Daily Pokemon and Guide

This is a map and walkthrough for Great Marsh, the Sinnoh region's very own safari zone in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Learn about the mechanics of the Great Marsh, the Great Marsh Daily Pokemon, what Pokemon are found in each area, and what trainers, items, and events are encountered here.

Great Marsh Map and Items

Great Marsh Map

Great Marsh Area 1-4
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Great Marsh Area 3-6
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Obtainable Items

Get Defog From Ace Trainer

Upon entering the Great Marsh, you'll find an Ace Trainer to your right. Talk to the trainer to get the TM Defog.

This move is very important in order for you to progress through the game so don't forget to get this TM!

Great Marsh Guide and Mechanics

How to Enter the Great Marsh

You'll find a gate to the Great Marsh at the northern area of Pastoria City. You need to pay a ₽500 fee before you can enter the Great Marsh. Talk to the receptionist and pay the fee to receive 30 Safari Balls, which you can use to capture Pokemon inside the Great Marsh Safari Zone.

The session will end if you use up all 30 Safari Balls or take more than 500 steps.

Some Pokemon in the Great Marsh Change Daily

Six special Pokemon will appear everyday, one for each area of the Great Marsh. Take note that you may have the same special Pokemon for different areas. These six Pokemon change daily and some are exclusive to the Great Marsh.

To view the Daily Pokemon found in the Great Marsh, you can look through the binoculars on the second floor of the lobby. It will only show a random Pokemon from 5 of the areas in the Great Marsh, so you may need to look through it several times to find all six of your Daily Pokemon.

Changing the date on your Nintendo Switch will not affect the Daily Pokemon in the Great Marsh.

View Pokemon in the Great Marsh with Binoculars

You can view the Pokemon you can encounter in all the areas in the Great Marsh by going to the second floor of the lobby in the building and paying ₽100 to use the binoculars. All 3 Binoculars can scan the entire Great Marsh, so it does not matter which one you choose.

Each time you view the binoculars, you will be shown 5 Pokemon from 5 of the different areas in the Great Marsh. There is a chance that you could view one of your 6 Daily Pokemon from the binoculars. If you do not find any of your Daily Pokemon, you can pay another ₽100 to look through the binoculars again.

List of Great Marsh Binocular Backgrounds

The binoculars will show you Pokemon from 5 random areas of the Great Marsh, so it may be difficult to tell what area you are looking at through the binoculars. You can use this list of binocular backgrounds to find out what area each one corresponds to.

Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
Area 5
Area 6

Throwing Ball, Bait, and Mud

While scouring for Pokemon in the Great Marsh, encounters inside the area will be different. When engaged in a Pokemon battle, your choices will be Ball, Bait, Mud, and Run.

Throwing Bait at a Pokemon will make the Pokemon more likely to runaway from the encounter, but makes it easier to catch the Pokemon.

On the other hand, throwing Mud at a Pokemon will make it harder to catch, but also decreases the chance that it flees the battle.

Throwing Safari Ball is the safest to catch Pokemon

Simply throwing a Safari Ball is the safest way to catch Pokemon in the Great Marsh, as it does not change any catch or flee rates of the Pokemon you will encounter.

Great Marsh Daily Pokemon

Before Unlocking the National Dex

Great Marsh Daily Pokemon (Pre-National Dex)
Golduck	Roselia	Staravia
Skorupi	Drapion	Croagunk
Toxicroak	Carnivine

After Unlocking the National Dex

Great Marsh Daily Pokemon (With National Dex)
Paras	Exeggcute	Kangaskhan
Yanma	Shroomish	Gulpin

How to Unlock the National Dex

Great Marsh Pokemon (Area 1)

Encountered in Tall Grass or Cave

Pokemon	Morning	Day	Night
Wooper	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Bibarel	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Budew	Rare	Rare	None
Starly	Rare	Rare	None
Marill	Rare	Rare	Rare
Quagsire	Rare	Rare	Rare
Psyduck	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Bidoof	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Azurill	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Hoothoot	None	None	Rare
Noctowl	None	None	Rare

Encountered via Old Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common

How to Get the Old Rod

Encountered via Good Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common
Gyarados	Very Rare
Barboach	Common

How to Get the Good Rod

Encountered via Super Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Gyarados	Very Rare
Carvanha	Common
Whiscash	Very Common

How to Get the Super Rod

Encountered While Surfing

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Psyduck	Very Rare
Marill	Common
Wooper	Very Common
Quagsire	Very Rare

How to Get TM95 Surf

Great Marsh Pokemon (Area 2)

Encountered in Tall Grass or Cave

Pokemon	Morning	Day	Night
Wooper	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Bibarel	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Budew	Rare	Rare	None
Starly	Rare	Rare	None
Marill	Rare	Rare	Rare
Quagsire	Rare	Rare	Rare
Psyduck	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Bidoof	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Azurill	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Hoothoot	None	None	Rare
Noctowl	None	None	Rare

Encountered via Old Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common

How to Get the Old Rod

Encountered via Good Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common
Gyarados	Very Rare
Barboach	Common

How to Get the Good Rod

Encountered via Super Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Gyarados	Very Rare
Carvanha	Common
Whiscash	Very Common

How to Get the Super Rod

Encountered While Surfing

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Psyduck	Very Rare
Marill	Common
Wooper	Very Common
Quagsire	Very Rare

How to Get TM95 Surf

Great Marsh Pokemon (Area 3)

Encountered in Tall Grass or Cave

Pokemon	Morning	Day	Night
Wooper	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Bibarel	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Budew	Rare	Rare	None
Starly	Rare	Rare	None
Marill	Rare	Rare	Rare
Quagsire	Rare	Rare	Rare
Psyduck	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Bidoof	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Azurill	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Hoothoot	None	None	Uncommon

Encountered via Old Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common

How to Get the Old Rod

Encountered via Good Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common
Gyarados	Very Rare
Barboach	Common

How to Get the Good Rod

Encountered via Super Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Gyarados	Very Rare
Carvanha	Common
Whiscash	Very Common

How to Get the Super Rod

Encountered While Surfing

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Psyduck	Very Rare
Marill	Common
Wooper	Very Common
Quagsire	Very Rare

How to Get TM95 Surf

Great Marsh Pokemon (Area 4)

Encountered in Tall Grass or Cave

Pokemon	Morning	Day	Night
Wooper	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Bibarel	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Budew	Rare	Rare	None
Starly	Rare	Rare	None
Marill	Rare	Rare	Rare
Quagsire	Rare	Rare	Rare
Psyduck	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Bidoof	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Azurill	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Hoothoot	None	None	Uncommon

Encountered via Old Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common

How to Get the Old Rod

Encountered via Good Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common
Gyarados	Very Rare
Barboach	Common

How to Get the Good Rod

Encountered via Super Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Gyarados	Very Rare
Carvanha	Common
Whiscash	Very Common

How to Get the Super Rod

Encountered While Surfing

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Psyduck	Very Rare
Marill	Common
Wooper	Very Common
Quagsire	Very Rare

How to Get TM95 Surf

Great Marsh Pokemon (Area 5)

Encountered in Tall Grass or Cave

Pokemon	Morning	Day	Night
Wooper	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Bibarel	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Budew	Rare	Rare	None
Starly	Rare	Rare	None
Marill	Rare	Rare	Rare
Quagsire	Rare	Rare	Rare
Bidoof	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Azurill	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Hoothoot	None	None	Uncommon

Great Marsh Pokemon (Area 6)

Encountered in Tall Grass or Cave

Pokemon	Morning	Day	Night
Wooper	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Bibarel	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
Budew	Rare	Rare	None
Starly	Rare	Rare	None
Marill	Rare	Rare	Rare
Quagsire	Rare	Rare	Rare
Psyduck	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Bidoof	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Azurill	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare	Ultra Rare
Hoothoot	None	None	Uncommon

Encountered via Old Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common

How to Get the Old Rod

Encountered via Good Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Magikarp	Very Common
Gyarados	Very Rare
Barboach	Common

How to Get the Good Rod

Encountered via Super Rod

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Gyarados	Very Rare
Carvanha	Common
Whiscash	Very Common

How to Get the Super Rod

Encountered While Surfing

Pokemon	Appearance Rate
Psyduck	Very Rare
Marill	Common
Wooper	Very Common
Quagsire	Very Rare

How to Get TM95 Surf

Great Marsh Tips and Strategies

Ride the Train to Travel Between Areas

Ride the train inside the Great Marsh to travel between locations quickly instead of navigating through the bogs and swamps of the areas. The train and the stations can be found in the middle of the Great Marsh.

Avoid Stepping in Bogs

Stepping in the bogs in the swampy areas of the Great Marsh will cause you to sink. You need to move around in order to get out of it, but that movement uses up the limited steps you're allotted inside the area.

Be sure to avoid these bogs to save up on steps, as you are only allowed to take 500 inside the Great Marsh.

Use Sweet Scent to not Waste Steps

While in the Great Marsh, you are only allowed to take up to 500 steps before the Safai Game ends. Instead of using those steps to walk around grass patches, you can bring a Pokemon with the move Sweet Scent. While standing in a patch of grass, use Sweet Scent to instantly encounter a Pokemon.

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