DPBox

DPBox or "-", as it appears in the game, is a Glitch Pokémon that appears in the Diamond and Pearl games. It is often likened to MissingNo. because of its appearance, and is sometimes called the Diamond and Pearl MissingNo.. Its box-like appearance has led to it being given the name DPBox.

Appearance
DPBox, like the name implies, is a box with two vertical lines going through it from top to bottom. It is coloured white and spotted with small holes that reveal the images behind it. While not completely like MissingNo., DPBox's appearance is similar to be MissingNo. enough to compared to it.

Effects
DPBox's effects are different from the effects that the Glitch Pokémon in the Generation I games cause.

When DPBox appears on the battlefield it will sparkle as if it were a shiny Pokémon and give out a cry like a Bulbasaur. If DPBox appears in a double battle it will copy the speed of the partner Pokémon and change all of the cries of the players Pokémon to Bulbasaur's. Also, it has no real attacks except a few glitch attacks and it will not show up on the Pokémon selection screen.

There is also a technique that can be used to clone items if the DPBox is in the player's party. First give the item that is going to be copied to any Pokémon. Next DPBox must be made selectable, to do this a Pokémon must be deleted. A Pokémon must be placed in the slot that the DPBox is in, keep in mind that doing this deletes a Pokémon. Select DPbox, then place it the slot next to the Pokémon that is holding the item. Change the glove into the orange glove and drag it toward the Pokémon that is holding the item. Drag it back to DPBox to grab it, and then keep it selected and take the item off of it.

Location
The DPBox will appear in a player's Pokémon party if they attempt to enter a double battle with two fainted Pokémon, an egg, and a healthy Pokémon in that order. This will not work, however, if the battle is entered by means of the Vs Seeker.

In the North American version of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, DPbox will appear on Victory Road when a player walks over water with Marley.

Trivia

 * The message "What should (Pokémon's name) do?" that appears in battle is changed to "Wha do?" if the DPBox is in battle.
 * DPBox's name can appear as repeating the last letter that appeared and overlapping it three times as its name.