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Sprite Locations (Diamond & Pearl)

Author(s): 0zone (rewritten community document), MrHam88 (reformatted for wiki)
Research: Tartar, Hibiki, Mixone

This page provides the locations of various sprites and models in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl US release ROMs.

Game Start & End​

Opening Graphics​

Location: demo/title/op_demo

Title Screen Graphics​

Location: demo/title/titledemo

New Game (Professor Intro)​

Location: demo/intro/intro

New Game Player Name Menu/Sprites​

Location: data/namein

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  • Palettes: namein_1.RLCN (Palette #4)
  • Sprite: namein10.bin
  • Cells: namein12.bin

Ending Credits​

Location: graphic/ending

Trainer Battles​

Back Sprites​

Location: poketool/trga/trbgra and battle/graphic/batt_obj Starting at 195.

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  • Palettes:

    • Hero / trbgra_1.RLCN
    • Heroine / trbgra_3.RLCN

  • Battle Object File:

    • Hero / Batt_obj_195.bin
    • Heroine / Batt_obj_196.bin
    • View Batt_obj_203.bin to modify them.

Front Sprites​

Location: poketool/trga/trfgra

VS Cut-in Sprites​

Location: poketool/trga/trfgra

Pokemon Sprites​

Location: poketool/pokegra/pokegra

Pokemon Sprites (Forms)​

Location: poketool/pokegra/otherpoke

warning

You must use PokeDSpic for the otherpoke narc

Battle Backgrounds​

Location: battle/graphic/batt_bg

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  • Plain background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_158.RLCN (day), batt_bg_159.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_160.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_3.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Water background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_161.RLCN (day), batt_bg_162.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_163.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_4.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • City background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_164.RLCN (day), batt_bg_165.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_166.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_5.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Forest background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_167.RLCN (day), batt_bg_168.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_169.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_6.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Mountain background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_170.RLCN (day), batt_bg_171.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_172.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_7.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Snow background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_173.RLCN (day), batt_bg_174.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_175.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_8.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Indoors 1 background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_176.RLCN (day), batt_bg_177.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_178.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_9.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Indoors 2 background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_179.RLCN (day), batt_bg_180.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_181.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_10.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Indoors 3 background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_182.RLCN (day), batt_bg_183.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_184.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_11.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Cave 1 background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_185.RLCN (day), batt_bg_186.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_187.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_12.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Cave 2 background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_188.RLCN (day), batt_bg_189.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_190.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_13.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN
  • Cave 3 background
    • Palettes: batt_bg_191.RLCN (day), batt_bg_192.RLCN (evening), batt_bg_193.RLCN (night)
    • Sprite: batt_bg_14.RGCN
    • Screen: batt_bg_2.RCSN

Battle Party Menu Graphics​

Location: battle/graphic/b_plist_gra

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  • Move info page, buttons layer
    • Palettes: b_plist_gra_23.RLCN
    • Sprite: b_plist_gra_22.RGCN
    • Screen: b_plist_gra_7.RCSN
  • Move info page, background layer
    • Palettes: b_plist_gra_23.RLCN
    • Sprite: b_plist_gra_22.RGCN
    • Screen: b_plist_gra_6.RCSN

Field Sprites​

Overworld Sprites​

Location: data/mmodel

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  • Hero

    • 90 - Walking/Running
    • 92 - Bike
    • 155 - Pull out Pokeball
    • 157 - Water flower
    • 159 - Surf
    • 164 - Tux
    • 166 - Fishing
    • 363 - Aerobics
    • 365 - Save
    • 367 - Pokecenter

  • Heroine

    • 91 - Walking/Running
    • 93 - Bike
    • 156 - Pull out Pokeball
    • 158 - Water flower
    • 160 - Surf
    • 165 - Dress
    • 167 - Fishing
    • 364 - Aerobics
    • 366 - Save
    • 368 - Pokecenter

HM Cut-in Sprites​

Location: field_cutin

Menus & User Interface​

Summary Screen Graphics​

Location: graphic/pst_gra

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  • Move details
    • Palettes: pst_gra_1.RLCN
    • Sprite: pst_gra_0.RGCN
    • Screen: pst_gra_11.RCSN
  • Battle moves page while choosing a move
    • Palettes: pst_gra_1.RLCN
    • Sprite: pst_gra_0.RGCN
    • Screen: pst_gra_12.RCSN

Pokemon Icons​

Location: poketool/icongra/poke_icon

Poketch Graphics​

Location: graphic/poketch

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  • Theme colours (every application)
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
  • Casing
    • Palettes: poketch_13.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_14.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_15.RCSN
  • Screen before the player has a Pokétch
    • Palettes: poketch_12.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_10.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_11.RCSN
  • Shared digits (with members 3 and 4)
    • Sprite: poketch_2.RGCN
  • Digital Watch screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_23.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_24.RCSN
  • Digital Watch digits
    • Sprite: poketch_25.RGCN
  • Calculator screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_16.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_17.RCSN
  • Memo Pad screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_30.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_31.RCSN
  • Memo Pad sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_32.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_33.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_34.RNAN
  • Pedometer screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_49.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_48.RCSN
  • Pedometer sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_52.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_50.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_51.RNAN
  • Party Status screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_106.RGCN
  • Party Status sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_109.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_107.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_108.RNAN
  • Friendship Checker screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_7.RGCN
  • Friendship Checker sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_35.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_36.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_37.RNAN
  • Dowsing Machine screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_39.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_38.RCSN
  • Dowsing Machine sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_42.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_40.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_41.RNAN
  • Berry Searcher screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_117.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_116.RCSN
  • Berry Searcher sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_120.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_118.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_119.RNAN
  • Daycare Checker screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_81.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_80.RCSN
  • Daycare Checker sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_84.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_82.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_83.RNAN
  • Counter screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_44.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_43.RCSN
  • Counter sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_47.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_45.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_46.RNAN
  • Analog Watch screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_23.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_26.RCSN
  • Analog Watch sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_29.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_27.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_28.RNAN
  • Marking Map screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_117.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_115.RCSN
  • Marking Map sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_120.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_118.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_119.RNAN
  • Link Searcher screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_96.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_95.RCSN
  • Link Searcher sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_99.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_97.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_98.RNAN
  • Coin Toss screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_54.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_53.RCSN
  • Coin Toss sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_57.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_55.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_56.RNAN
  • Move Tester screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_61.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_60.RCSN
  • Move Tester sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_64.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_62.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_63.RNAN
  • Calendar screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_111.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_110.RCSN
  • Calendar sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_114.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_112.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_113.RNAN
  • Roulette screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_86.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_85.RCSN
  • Roulette sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_89.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_87.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_88.RNAN
  • Trainer Counter screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_122.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_121.RCSN
  • Trainer Counter sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_125.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_123.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_124.RNAN
  • Kitchen Timer screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_91.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_90.RCSN
  • Kitchen Timer sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_94.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_92.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_93.RNAN
  • Color Changer screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_66.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_65.RCSN
  • Color Changer sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_69.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_67.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_68.RNAN
  • Matchup Checker screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_71.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_70.RCSN
  • Matchup Checker sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_74.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_72.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_73.RNAN
  • Stopwatch screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_21.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_20.RCSN
  • Stopwatch sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_22.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_18.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_19.RNAN
  • Alarm Clock screen
    • Palettes: poketch_0.RLCN
    • Sprite: poketch_76.RGCN
    • Screen: poketch_75.RCSN
  • Alarm Clock sprites
    • Sprite: poketch_79.RGCN
    • Cells: poketch_77.RECN
    • Animation: poketch_78.RNAN

Bag Graphics​

Location: graphic/bag_gra

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  • Boy's bag
    • Palettes: bag_gra_3.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_2.RGCN
    • Cells: bag_gra_1.RECN
    • Animation: bag_gra_0.RNAN
  • Girl's bag
    • Palettes: bag_gra_35.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_34.RGCN
    • Cells: bag_gra_1.RECN
    • Animation: bag_gra_0.RNAN
  • Pocket arrows
    • Palettes: bag_gra_16.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_6.RGCN
    • Cells: bag_gra_5.RECN
    • Animation: bag_gra_4.RNAN
  • Item list border
    • Palettes: bag_gra_8.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_7.RGCN
    • Screen: bag_gra_9.RCSN
  • Top screen background
    • Palettes: bag_gra_8.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_7.RGCN
    • Screen: bag_gra_10.RCSN
  • Poké Ball border on the bottom screen
    • Palettes: bag_gra_12.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_11.RGCN
    • Screen: bag_gra_13.RCSN
  • Inside of the Poké Ball dial
    • Palettes: bag_gra_12.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_37.RGCN
    • Screen: bag_gra_36.RCSN
  • Bottom screen button tiles
    • Palettes: bag_gra_14.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_15.RGCN
  • Pocket highlight
    • Palettes: bag_gra_16.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_21.RGCN
    • Cells: bag_gra_20.RECN
    • Animation: bag_gra_19.RNAN
  • Item list highlight
    • Palettes: bag_gra_16.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_24.RGCN
    • Cells: bag_gra_23.RECN
    • Animation: bag_gra_22.RNAN
  • Bar shown while moving an item
    • Palettes: bag_gra_16.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_27.RGCN
    • Cells: bag_gra_26.RECN
    • Animation: bag_gra_25.RNAN
  • Pocket icons
    • Palettes: bag_gra_18.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_17.RGCN
  • Button press ripple
    • Palettes: bag_gra_31.RLCN
    • Sprite: bag_gra_30.RGCN
    • Cells: bag_gra_29.RECN
    • Animation: bag_gra_28.RNAN
  • Animations for the girl's bag
    • Animation: bag_gra_32.RNAN
  • Cells for the girl's bag
    • Cells: bag_gra_33.RECN
  • Item list entry icons
    • Sprite: bag_gra_38.RGCN

Trainer Card​

Location: graphic/trainer_case

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  • Palettes: trainer_case_0.RLCN to trainer_case_6.RLCN
  • Sprite: trainer_case_27.RGCN

Map Icon​

Location: graphic/tmap_gra

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  • Palettes: Tmap_gra_2.RLCN
  • Sprite: Tmap_gra_10.RGCN
  • Cells: Tmap_gra_11.RECN

Pokedex Size Comparison​

Location: resources/eng/zukan/zukan

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  • Palettes: RLCN 14 (Palette #4)
  • Sprite: File 93
  • Cells: File 91

Move Relearner Graphics​

Location: graphic/waza_oshie_gra

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  • Background
    • Palettes: waza_oshie_gra_12.RLCN
    • Sprite: waza_oshie_gra_10.RGCN
    • Screen: waza_oshie_gra_11.RCSN

Textbox Borders​

Location: graphic/winframe

Miscellaneous​

Underground Entry Sprite​

Location: data/ugeffect_obj_graphic

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  • Palettes:
    • Hero / ugeffect_obj_graphic_1.RGCN
    • Heroine / ugeffect_obj_graphic_3.RGCN
  • Sprite:
    • Hero / ugeffect_obj_graphic_0.RGCN
    • Heroine / ugeffect_obj_graphic_2.RGCN
    • Hole / ugeffect_obj_graphic_8.RGCN

(Hole shares the palettes with the player sprite, you'll need to edit it the same way as the flying HM sprite.)

Hall of Fame​

Location: poketool/trgra/trbgra

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  • Palettes:
    • Hero / trfgra_1.RLCN
    • Heroine / trfgra_6.RLCN
  • Sprite:
    • Hero / trfgra_4.RGCN
    • Heroine / trfgra_9.RGCN

(You will need to follow this guide to modify it.)

Legendary Pokemon Cutscene​

Location: data/demo_climax

warning

Unlike in Platinum, there are no BDM0 files for DP, the OW sprites should be the ones being used.