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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 Sep. 28, 2006
Genre(s)RPG
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

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 publically announced.

Project history

Early details

Diamond and Pearl were officially announced on October 72004, though further information, other than the names of the two games, was not divulged. Details concerning the game 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. Among the first to be given spotlight in CoroCoro were Munchlax, a pre-evolution to Snorlax, Bonsly, a pre-evolved form of Sudowoodo, and Weavile, an evolved form of Sneasel. In July of 2005 certain aspects of the games were elaborated upon.[1]

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The female protagonist walks past a Pokémon Center.
  • Diamond and Pearl would feature compatibility with the Game Boy Advance Pokémon RPGs (A later revelation stated that this compatibility is unlocked through completing a certain task within the game, though the nature of this task is currently unknown).
  • Diamond and Pearl would be set in an all new land (later revealed as Shin'ou).
  • The games feature no new types, though previously unseen type combinations will be used. Lucario, the first Steel/Fighting-type, and Dorapion, the first Poison/Dark-type, are early examples of this.
  • The DS' native support for Wi-Fi up to 16 simultaneous players would be employed. At a later press conference, Nintendo disclosed that Diamond and Pearl would have voice chat capabilities to communicate during battles as well as Wi-Fi connectivity to the upcoming Wii Pokémon title, Pokémon Battle Revolution.[2]

New revelations

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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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A map of Shin'ou, the region the game takes place in.

On May 11 2006, CoroCoro provided fans with their first glimpse of the game through screenshots in an article. The spread showcased Diamond and Pearl's battle system and utilization of more complex and detailed sprites, as well as the overworld, which mixes 2D and 3D elements in a brightly colored, chibi style. Moreover, new information regarding the games accompanied the visual display, including the official name of the aforementioned new region, Shin'ou, in addition to the announcement that the starting town would be called Futaba Town.[3] On June 13, 2006, CoroCoro provided further screenshots and details regarding features implemented within the game alongside several new Pokémon moves. Several previously undisclosed gameplay mechanics were discussed:[4]

  • The resident professor of Futaba Town is named 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 given by CoroCoro, a female Wooper has smaller antennae than its male counterpart.
  • The Pokédex now has a weight comparison feature that allows the player to input their own height and weight to be compared to that of a Pokémon.
  • The day-and-night system, originally introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver will return in Diamond and Pearl; its scale has grown substantially, featuring the time periods of morning, daytime, afternoon, evening and night.[5]
  • A completely new device known as the Pokétchi 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.
  • The game will feature weather in some parts of the game and also in battle.
  • The region of Shin'ou will be the biggest region in a Pokémon game yet.
  • The local criminal team of Shin'ou has been revealed to be a new team called Team Galaxy.
  • A video revealed that Pokémon can be "dressed up" with things such as hats.

The New Match-Up of the Metagame and Starters

Info about the starters has been passed on. They are currently rumored to believe that the starters will be Psychic, Dark, and Fighting rather than Fire, Water, and Grass from the earlier games. Also, a new change in attacks has been announced. It is told that attacks like Thunderpunch will now be considered physical, as it touches the enemy. However, attacks like Shadow Ball are projectiles. Those attacks are now considered Special."The time of day". Retrieved 2006-07-17.

New Pokémon

As of July 2006, fourteen 4th generation Pokémon have been confirmed:

English name Japanese name Evolves from Evolves into Type Species Ability Known moves
Munchlax ゴンベ Gonbe None Snorlax Normal Big Eater Pokémon Pick Up/Thick Fat Swallow, Tackle, Nature Spurt
Lucario ルカリオ Lucario None None Steel/Fighting Wave Guiding Pokémon Inner Focus/Humble Heart Bite, Metal Claw, Wave Guiding Bomb, Detect, Quick Attack, In-Fight
Bonsly ウソハチ Usohachi None Sudowoodo Rock Bonsai Pokémon Sturdy/Rock Head Rock Slide, Fake Tears
Mime Jr. マネネ Manene None Mr. Mime Psychic Mime Pokémon Unknown Teeter Dance
Weavile マニューラ Manyula Sneasel Unknown Dark/Ice Sharp Claw Pokémon Pressure Revenge, Freeze, Shadow Claw
Unknown マナフィ Manaphy None None Water Voyage Pokémon Moist Body Heart Swap
Unknown ペラップ Perap Unknown Unknown Normal/Flying Music Note Pokémon Keen Eye/Unstable Gait Sing, Double Team
Unknown ブイゼル Buoysel Unknown Unknown Water Sea Weasel Pokémon Swift Swim Agility, Aqua Jet, Swift
Unknown タマンタ Tamanta None Mantine Water/Flying Kite Pokémon Swift Swim/Water Absorb Water Pulse
Unknown ディアルガ Diaruga None None ??? Time Ruling Pokémon Unknown None
Unknown パルキア Parukia None None ??? Space Ruling Pokémon Unknown None
Unknown チェリム Cherimu Unknown Unknown Grass Sakura Pokémon Flower Head Trouble Seed, Sunny Day.
Unknown パチリス Pachirisu Unknown Unknown Electric Electric Squirrel Pokémon Run Away/Pick Up Thunderbolt, First Place, Discharge
Unknown ドラピオン Dorapion Unknown Unknown Poison/Dark Monster Scorpion Pokémon Battle Armor/Sniper Poison Fang, Cross Poison


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Differences from Male and Female Scizor.

In addition to the above Pokémon, a yet-unnamed Pokémon resembling a possible evolution of Electabuzz has also been revealed in this screenshot, leading many to believe that both Jynx and Magmar will be getting an evolution, though information currently doesn't exist concerning this.

All of these Pokémon will be available in the games except for Manaphy, who can be obtained only through Pokémon Ranger.

New techniques

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. [6]

Name Japanese PP Power Accuracy Type Effect
Meteoric Swarm --- 5 140 90 Dragon User’s Special Attack sharply falls to deal lots of damage, which causes successive attacks to do much less damage. Analogous to the Fire-type move Overheat and Psychic-type move Psycho Boost.
Heart Swap ハートスワップ ? - ? Phychic Swaps stat effects (e.g. Attack boost) among all Pokémon in battle.
Wave Guiding Bomb はどうだん ? ? ? Fighting ???
Nature Spurt しぜんのめぐみ ? ? ? Normal Uses the berry the Pokémon is holding to change the strength and type of an attack.
Aqua Jet アクアジェット ? ? ? Water This attack always goes first.
Trouble Seed なやみのタネ ? ? ? Grass Changes the foe's ability to Insomnia temporarily.
Cross Poison クロスポイズン ? ? ? Poison This attack has a chance of causing Poison and a high critical hit rate.
Freeze とっておき ? ? ? Ice This attack disables the hold item that the opponent has.
First Place ? ? ? ? ? This attack allows the Pokémon to always attack first, regardless of its speed rating.
Shadow Claw シャドークロー ? ? ? Dark ?
In-Fight インファイト ? ? ? Fighting Raises the power of Fighting type attacks.
Discharge ? ? ? ? Electric ?

New abilities

Diamond and Pearl will feature new abilities, a feature introduced in the previous generation of games, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.

Name Effect
Moist Body This ability cures status effects of the Pokémon when Rain Dance is in effect.
Sniper This ability increases the base value of an attack during critical hit.
Unstable Gait This ability increases rate of evasion during confusion.
Humble Heart This ability increases the Pokémon's speed when flinched.
Flower Head This ability powers up the Pokémon and those in its team when Sunny Day is in effect.

Diamond and Pearl in the Pokémon universe

Despite not having been released to the public, the influence of Diamond and Pearl is exhibited in many facets across the Pokémon franchise.

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The Japanese poster for the ninth Pokémon movie.

In other games

Munchlax and Bonsly make brief appearances in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, although they cannot be caught; however, Bonsly can be used in XD's "Battle Bingo" minigame. In Pokémon Dash!, a Pokémon-themed racing game for the Nintendo DS, Munchlax is one of fifteen featured Pokémon. In addition, players at the World’s Hobby Fair in Japan and the opening of Nintendo World in America were able to download a Munchlax-shaped course.[7] Lucario, Bonsly, Mime Jr., and Weavile appear as collectible statues in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team. 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.[8]

In the anime

May, a main character of the Pokémon anime, captures a Munchlax in : “Berry, Berry Interesting”.[9] Brock, another main character, obtains a Bonsly in “Bonsly and the Ninja School!”, which has yet to air in North America.[10] James, one of the show’s antagonists, captures a Mime Jr. in another episode not yet aired in North America, “Mime Jr. Enters! House of Relaxation!”[11] Lucario, Weavile, and Mime Jr. appeared in the introduction sequence of Season 8, but were cut after a few airings in America. Because of this, Team Rocket looks at nothing when they used to watch Weavile jump in front of their dance, a scene with Mew flying by a tree which Lucario was leaning on was cut out, replaced with Pikachu using Iron Tail, and Mime Jr. no longer dances with Team Rocket.

In the films

Bonsly, Lucario, Mime Jr., Munchlax, and Weavile all appear in the 2005 (September 2006 for America) film Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, while Munchlax can also be seen in the seventh movie, Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys. The upcoming movie Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy, which is scheduled to hit Japanese theatres on July 15,2006, will feature five new Pokémon: Manaphy, Tamanta, Perap, Buoysel, and Diaruga.[12]

References

Japanese

CoroCoro magazine scans

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