You just have to wander around an area and when something is near two beams will glow blue then green then orange then red and then when the beams are red and crossed the is something then you press A and it will show you what you found.
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Touch the poketch and if there is a blinking dot, move until that dot is in front of you. (If the dot is in the center, you are standing on it) Hope this helps!!! :D-emoticon
you press A if u see the dot and move back or up face the direction the arrow points press a u picked it up
If the lines are parallel follow them
it allows u to find hidden (invisible) items
Rare candies can be found all over the Unova region( Note: this is the same with Pokemon Black). You may have to use the Dowsing Machine for a few of the locations I am about to reveal! Chargestone Cave B2F Anville Town Route 16 Lostlorn Forest Route 2 Icirrus City [winter only] Victory Road Remember, I said you may have to use the Dowsing Machine for a few of these! (The Dowsing Machine can be found in the Key Items part of your bag when you recieve it!)
After going on cycling road go down and dawn will appear after picking the hand she gives you the dowsing machine
dowsing machine
You get the Poketch Dowsing Machine from Rowan's assistant on Route 207 after getting the Bicycle. This is on Pokemon Diamond and Pearl by the way...
The dowsing machine item is the same thing as the Itemfinder in previous games. There are many invisible items all over Kanto and Johto, usually found "in" rocks or anywhere in caves. Use the Dowsing Machine to find these items.
a machine that helps you find items.
use your dowsing machine
The dowsing machine is a poketech app which scans the ground for hidden items. It is app no.7.
Go to your bag (by pressing the X button) and select Key Items and select the Dowsing Machine. The dowsing machine will tell you where to go by pointing out a direction.
that's how you find hidden items
it allows u to find hidden (invisible) items
First you open your bag and then press the key items part. Then you touch the dowsing machine then you got it to work!(you have to get the dream mist for fellet first) :).
The dowsing machine is on the pokewalker.
The places listed are only what I could find, and you should bare in mind that these are not necessarily all the places you can find Rare Candies. The Dowsing Machine appears to be of great use when it comes to obtaining items, so I recommend you use it frequently.JohtoRoute 34, Violet City, Ecruteak City with Dowsing Machine, Olivine City with Dowsing Machine, Mt Mortar with Dowsing Machine, Tin Tower, Whirl Islands with Dowsing Machine, Mt. Silver with Dowsing Machine, Shining Lighthouse.KantoRoute 27 and 28 with Dowsing Machine, Vermilion City Fan Club President, Cinnabar Island Dowsing Machine, Indigo Plateau with Dowsing Machine, Cerulean Cave with Dowsing Machine, Victory Road.ShopsJohto: Battle Frontier, Pokéathlon Dome.Total of 16, not including the shops.
They are usually found on the ground by using the Itemfinder/Dowsing Machine.
The Dowsing Machine (not map) is a Pokegear app that detects hidden items in grass or some other places. When you go to grassy areas that has empty spots, click A on them, maybe you will find an item. This is the same for rocks! Click on them on all sides. You should use the Dowsing Machine first to not waste time. The Dowsing Machine screen appears on your bottom screen.