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Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
File:Pokémon Diamond Japanese Boxart.jpg
File:Pokémon Pearl Japanese Boxart.jpg
Developer(s)Game Freak
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
ReleaseJapan September 282006
Genre(s)RPG
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer
Pokémon Diamond redirects here. For the bootleg see Telefang.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are two new, upcoming Pokémon roleplaying games for the Nintendo DS. The games succeed 2003's Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Diamond and Pearl will be released on September 282006 in Japan. Release dates for other regions have yet to be publicly announced.

Project history

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The female protagonist walks past a Pokémon Center.

Diamond and Pearl were officially announced on October 72004, though further information, other than their titles, was not divulged. Details concerning the games were slowly unveiled by Japanese manga magazine CoroCoro Comic. Early on CoroCoro released only artwork and statistics for new Pokémon scheduled to début in the games in its articles. As 2006 progressed more and more articles about Diamond and Pearl were written in CoroCoro. Eventually, in-game screenshots and video were released.

Confirmed features and information

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The male protagonist's weight is compared to that of Buoysel, using the Pokédex's new feature.
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Differences between male and female Scizor.
  • Diamond and Pearl are compatible with the Game Boy Advance Pokémon RPGs after completing a task within the game.
  • There will be no new types, though there will be new type combinations. Lucario, for example, is the first Fighting/Steel-type and Dorapion the first Poison/Dark-type.[1]
  • The DS's native support for Wi-Fi will be employed, allowing players to trade, battle and communicate through "voice chat" online via a new room in the basement of Pokémon Centers.
  • Diamond and Pearl will feature Wi-Fi connectivity to the upcoming Wii Pokémon title Pokémon Battle Revolution.[2]
  • The resident professor of Futaba Town is called Professor Nanakamado.
  • Aesthetic differences between male and female Pokémon of a given species will be implemented, including aspects such as differently sized or absent distinctive physical features. In the example provided by CoroCoro, a female Wooper has smaller antennae than its male counterpart.
  • The Pokédex now allows one to input their own weight and height to be compared to that of a Pokémon.[3]
  • Diamond and Pearl will utilize five different time periods, a concept originally introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver; the scale of the system has grown substantially and now features morning, daytime, afternoon, evening and night.[4]
  • A completely new device known as the Pokétchi, resembling a wristwatch, can be obtained and will play host to a variety of features, including a time management system, a calculator, a method for monitoring Pokémon in the breeding center, and a type chart.[5]
  • Diamond and Pearl will feature weather in both the overworld and battle, a feature first introduced in the previous generation of games, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.[citation needed]
  • Diamond and Pearl will be set in the new region of Shin'ou, which will feature snowy environments, a first for a Pokémon RPG, and a new underground world.
  • A new criminal organization, called Team Galaxy, will star in Diamond and Pearl.
  • Unlike the past three sets of games, which featured Grass, Fire and Water-types as starter Pokémon, Diamond and Pearl are rumored to feature Psychic, Dark and Fighting-types.
  • Diamond and Pearl will feature new abilities, a feature introduced in the previous generation of games, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.

New Pokémon

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Lucario's silhouette as it appeared in CoroCoro Comic.

On May 142004, the first Pokémon of the fourth generation, Munchlax, was revealed. A pre-evolved form of Snorlax, Munchlax has since been featured in the video games Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and Pokémon Dash!, the films Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, and has also been captured by May in the Pokémon anime.

It was not until February 122005 that the silhouette of Lucario appeared in CoroCoro Comic; Lucario's true form was unveiled later in March. Lucario starred in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and is available as a collectable statue in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.

On March 122005 three new silhouettes appeared in CoroCoro; in April the shadows were announced as belonging to Weavile, an evolved form of Sneasel, Mime Jr., a pre-evolved form of Mr. Mime, and Bonsly, a pre-evolved form of Sudowoodo. Weavile, Mime Jr. and Bonsly, like Lucario, can all be collected as statues in Mystery Dungeon. Bonsly, along with Munchlax, appears in Pokémon XD. All three Pokémon have made appearances in the anime. Two have been captured by characters in the show, Mime Jr. by James of Team Rocket and Bonsly by Brock.

Manaphy was the next to be announced on February 142006. Manaphy starred in the recent film Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy. In Pokémon Ranger, players can obtain Manaphy’s egg by completing a mission obtained at a Nintendo event. The egg cannot be hatched in Ranger; it must be sent to a copy of either Diamond or Pearl.[6]

At the same time that Manaphy was revealed, three more silhouettes appeared in CoroCoro. In early March they were shown to be Tamanta, a pre-evolved form of Mantine, Perap, and Buoysel. All three made appearances along with Manaphy in Prince of the Sea.[7]

In late June, low resolution images of five new Pokémon surfaced. Diaruga, a Time Ruling Pokémon, and Parukia, a Space Ruling Pokémon, were confirmed to the official mascots of Diamond and Pearl, like Groudon and Kyogre before them, when box art for the games was released. The three more indistinct Pokémon were revealed to be Cherimu, Pachirisu and Dorapion. Diaruga appeared in Prince of the Sea as well. In Japanese commercials for the games, an as of yet unnamed Pokémon appeared; many speculate the new creature is an evolved form of Electabuzz[8], given its striking physical similarity.

Two more new Pokémon were revealed at the event PokéJungle, Rozureido, an evolved form of Roselia, and Korobooshi, a Pokémon speculated to be related in some way to Illumise and Volbeat. And on August 2 three new pokemon names were revealed. They are Naetoru, Hikozaru, and Bocchama, and they are blieved to be the new starters. Also one of the translated names seems to inply that their types are from the previous generations grass, fire and water starter triangle.[9]

New techniques

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Lucario uses Wave Guiding Bomb against Weavile.

Continuing in the trend established in the second and third generations, Diamond and Pearl will introduce a slew of new moves for Pokémon to learn. CoroCoro held a contest in which they revealed the details of a new attack and invited readers to name it. The winning entry, Meteoric Swarm, was the first officially confirmed technique. Others have since been announced or revealed through screenshots. [10]

New to a Pokémon RPGs, techniques in Diamond and Pearl will be classified as "Physical", "Special" or "Other". Moves are now grouped by their effect rather than their type; in previous Pokémon games, for example, the technique Thunderpunch was considered Special owing to its type, but is now considered Physical owing to its description. Techniques categorized as "Other" do not directly inflict harm.

Diamond and Pearl anime

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A promotional image for the Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl anime.

It was announced that a new anime Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl would begin airing in Japan on TV Tokyo during the fall.[11] It is speculated that Team Ota, the animation team responsible for most of the Pokémon anime, will solely focus on the new series, while Team Iguchi will continue to animate the original.

References

  1. ^ Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - Pokémon
  2. ^ Pokmon Battle Revolution announced for the Wii
  3. ^ Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - The Pokédex
  4. ^ "The time of day". Serebii.net. Retrieved 2006-06-27.
  5. ^ Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - The Pokétch
  6. ^ Manaphy egg details
  7. ^ Pokémon Movie official site
  8. ^ July 2006 News
  9. ^ July 2006 News
  10. ^ Heart Swap in a screen
  11. ^ Announcement about the anime

Japanese

CoroCoro magazine scans

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