How to get Diancie in Pokemon Legends: Z-A and start the Shine Bright Like a Gemstone mission

Diancie in Pokemon Legends: Z-A is a mystery gift reward, or rather the mission Shine Bright Like a Gemstone is what you get through the mystery gift, which in turn ends with the chance to capture Diancie for yourself and add it to your team. This Pokemon Legends: Z-A mission isn't very long – ten minutes at most – but working out where to start it isn't clear, as we'll explain below. Here's how to get Diancie and where to start the Shine Bright Like a Gemstone side mission.

Where to start the Diancie mission in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The mission to get Diancie, Shine Bright Like a Gemstone, begins inside the Looker Bureau north of Wild Area 3. After downloading the Diancite Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mystery Gift, head to the Looker Bureau and speak to Mimi, the Espurr Pokemon standing on a chair next to the main desk.

After speaking to Mimi, this will trigger some dialogue that ends with you getting the Shine Bright like a Gemstone mission. This is a very simple, easy mission where you simply go to several locations marked on the map to talk to Mimi and Emma, before eventually ending up on a rooftop where you can encounter Diancie and battle it for the chance to catch it.

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Keep in mind that Diancie is level 70 (it's not clear if this scales to player progress), and a powerful Rock/Fairy type, so make sure your team is prepared and you have a lot of Ultra Balls. It's also accompanied by a pair of level 64 Carbink, though you don't have to defeat or capture them if you don't want to. Still, Diancie can be added to the list of Pokemon Legends: Z-A Legendaries you can capture in game, and simply downloading the Mystery Gift will ensure you have Diancie's mega stone, so you'll be able to evolve it from the off.

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