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| |released={{vgrelease|Japan|JPN|], ]}}<br />{{vgrelease|North America|NA|], ]}}<ref name="american_release">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=Sw8fLPiPMydfaiwZREgJ2N6Q-wwFePWC|title=The Word is Out: Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl are Headed to North America in 2007!|publisher=''Nintendo''|accessdate=2007-01-28}}</ref> <br />{{vgrelease|Europe|EUR|TBA<!--Do not add any release dates unless a reliable source is provided. This means a news story stating the release date or a note on an official site. Game stores, database listings, and fan pages are not sufficient.-->}}<br />{{vgrelease|Australia|AU|TBA<!--Do not add any release dates unless a reliable source is provided. This means a news story stating the release date or a note on an official site. Game stores, database listings, and fan pages are not sufficient.-->}} | |||
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| {{nihongo|'''''Pokémon Diamond'''''|ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド|Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo|Pocket Monsters Diamond}} and {{nihongo|'''''Pokémon Pearl'''''|ポケットモンスター パール|Poketto Monsutā Pāru|Pocket Monsters Pearl}} are the two fourth-generation ] ] ] developed by ] and published by ]. They are the first of the traditional Pokémon role-playing games for the ] ]. The games were earlier released in ] in ]. ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pokémon Pearl'' had the most successful launch week of games in the ''Pokémon'' series in Japan, and the best launch week for any Nintendo DS game in Japan.<ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2006/10/03/103,1159869995,61194,0,0.html|title=『ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド・パール』、初週で脅威の約160万本 / ファミ通.com {{ja icon}}|publisher=]|date=]|accessdate=2006-10-04}}</ref> Additionally, the games set the record of being the fastest selling ''Pokémon'' games in Japan within three months of sales.<ref name="5_million_copies">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2006/12/27/103,1167202517,65081,0,0.html|title=『ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド･パール』の出荷本数が500万本を突破！ / ファミ通.com {{ja icon}}|publisher=Famitsu|date=]|accessdate=2007-01-01}} </ref> Set in the fictional region of ], the games cover the adventure of a single protagonist embarking on a quest to capture and train Pokémon while simultaneously thwarting the agenda of the criminal organization ]. | |||
| ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'', like the ], add an extensive amount of new features, such as internet play over the ],<ref name="voicechat">{{cite web|url=http://gamernode.com/DS/Previews/1481-Pokmon-Diamond-DS-1395/index.html|title=GamerNode.com : Pokémon Diamond Preview|publisher=GamerNode|date=]}}</ref> while building on older game concepts such as ]s.<ref name="contests">{{cite web|url=http://serebii.net/diamondpearl/contest.shtml|publisher=Serebii.net|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - Pokémon Contests}}</ref> | |||
| ==Setting and plot== | |||
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| ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' are set in the region of Sinnoh, which is based upon the ] prefecture of Japan. Sinnoh is characterized by both mountainous and snow-covered areas, and contains three lakes central to the plot. | |||
| The game contains 107 new Pokémon and chronicles the adventures of a new Pokémon trainer who strives to become the ] Champion, collecting and training various species of Pokémon along the way. As do most games in the series, ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' feature eight ]s led by Gym Leaders, professional trainers whose expertise lies in a particular ]. Gym Leaders serve as ] and reward skilled trainers with ], key to the advancement of the plot. | |||
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| ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' begin in ]. After viewing a television report about disturbances at a distant lake by a ] ], the protagonist and his/her rival travel together to investigate the local lake. They spot ], an expert in Pokémon evolution, and the protagonist’s second rival, who is the playable character not selected. After a short discussion the pair exits from the lake, leaving a briefcase behind. When they are attacked by wild ], the protagonist and his or her rival examine the case. The player is then given a choice between three Pokémon found in the briefcase, ], ] or ]. After defeating the Starly, they return the briefcase to the professor. Noticing that a bond has been forged between the young protagonist and his/her chosen Pokémon, Rowan offers it to him/her, asking that he embark on a journey and fill his/her ]. | |||
| As the plot continues, the protagonist encounters Team Galactic, and their motives are made clear. Team Galactic captures ], ] and ], of Sinnoh’s three lakes, and imprisons them, making it the player’s responsibility to free them. Upon releasing the trio, he/she is able to travel to the sacred shrine atop Tengan Mountain and enter the cave, where the leader of Team Galactic awakens either ], in ''Diamond'', or ] in ''Pearl''. Dialga or<!--is there a reason this “or” was an “and” before?--> Palkia’s powers begin to “overwhelm” Sinnoh, causing the newly free Yuxie, Agnome, and Emrit to attempt to stop it. It is then that the player is able to engage in a battle with the version-appropriate legendary Pokémon. | |||
| ==Gameplay== | |||
| ] have larger ]s than males.]] | |||
| The gameplay of ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' is very similar to that of previous Pokémon RPGs, with several changes and additions. | |||
| Within each species, Pokémon now feature varying levels of ], including aspects such as differently sized or absent distinctive physical features. For example, a female ] has smaller antennae than its male counterpart and a male ] has a smaller abdomen than a female.<ref name="intro">{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl|publisher=Serebii.net}}</ref> As in '']'' and '']'', opposing Pokémon each have a short animation (e.g., a ] will flex its arms) when entering battle. New ], such as “Belligerence” and “Natural”, have been added. ] in ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'', such as ]’s pre-evolution ], can be found in the wild, whereas in previous generations attaining one usually required breeding. | |||
| Pokémon Contests, events where one’s Pokémon compete in a show of sorts to win ribbons, return from ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' as “Super Contests”, with similarities and differences.<ref name="contests" /> Super Contests consist of three rounds. In the Visual Judgment round, players utilize the Nintendo DS’s stylus to place accessories and objects on their Pokémon to appeal to a particular trait, such as “Cool” or “Cute”, and earn points. In the Dance Judgment round, Pokémon compete with opponents in a test of rhythm and balance. The final round, Performance Judgment, is identical in premise to Pokémon Contests of the third generation of games; Pokémon use their techniques strategically to appeal to the judges and crowd. Assuming the same role as Pokéblocks in the 3rd generation, a baked substance called Poffin can be made through use of the touchscreen and fed to Pokémon in order to increase certain traits and, consequently, the likelihood of success in a relevant Contest. | |||
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| First introduced in ''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'', ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' features sensitivity to the time of day and day of the week, which is reflected in a number of facets, such as the lighting of the ] and locations of ]s, the availability of certain species of Pokémon, and even the lighting during battles. The scale of the day and night cycle has grown from the original cycle of morning, day, and night; ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'''s cycle features five different time periods: morning, day, afternoon, evening and night.<ref name="time">{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/time.shtml|publisher=Serebii.net|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - The Time of Day|accessdate=2006-06-27}}</ref> | |||
| A new device called the ], resembling a wristwatch, can be obtained and plays host to a wide variety of features, including a time management system, a calculator, a map, a counter, a wireless link up search, and drawing pad.<ref name="poketch">{{cite web|url=http://serebii.net/diamondpearl/poketch.shtml|publisher=Serebii.net|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - The Pokétch}}</ref> | |||
| Below Sinnoh is a large underground area, used for ] gaming. Players can create and decorate secret bases (first featured in ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'') and participate in ]s, one of which will allow the player to unearth ] Pokémon such as ] and ]. These Pokémon, as well as ], can only be obtained by exploring this underground area. | |||
| ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' employ support for the ], allowing players to trade, battle and communicate through ] online.<ref name=voicechat /> The main system for trade is the Global Trade Station trading system. This allows players to search for any Pokémon they have seen on a worldwide scale, with the resulting list showing people around the world who are willing to trade that Pokémon, as well as the Pokémon they want in return for it.<ref name="GTS">{{cite web|url=http://pokemon.kids.yahoo.co.jp/dp/news/system/system006/system006.html?page=0|title=ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド・パール公式サイト|publisher=Yahoo! Kids Japan|date=]}}</ref> The trade does not have to be instant and an offer can be left for other players to browse and complete, even while the player is offline. Some centers serve different purposes - one allows the player to enter battles against friends over an internet connection, while another allows the player to enter the Pokémon Union, a chat room in which the player can communicate with others on the player's Friends List.<ref name="GTS2">{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/736/736588p1.html|title=IGN: Pokemon (''sic'') Pearl Preview|publisher=]|date=]}}</ref> | |||
| Along with the fifty existing ] (TMs), which teach Pokémon a new ], forty-two new TMs have been added to the game while the previous fifty have been retained, bringing the total to ninety-two. This marks the first time an entire fifty-TM set has been left intact between generations, and the first time the total number has exceeded fifty (fifty-eight counting HMs). Two of the eight ] (HMs), which, like TMs, teach Pokémon a new move (but permanently), have also been changed, and HM Flash has been converted to a TM. | |||
| ==Connectivity to other games== | |||
| ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' boast compatibility with many other Pokémon games. They can connect with the ] after earning the National ], when the Pokémon Game Boy Advance cartridge is inserted into slot 2 (the ] ] and accessory slot of the Nintendo DS) while ''Diamond'' or ''Pearl'' is in slot 1 (the DS card slot). After uploading six Pokémon, players go to an area called Pal Park and must capture them in the wild.<ref name="pal_park">{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/palpark.shtml|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - Pal Park|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2007-01-15}}</ref> Pokémon uploads are restricted to six per day per GBA cartridge. The player will have to re-capture such transferred Pokémon in Pal Park by the means of a special Park Ball that has 100% chance of capture, before transferring from another GBA game. Pokémon cannot be transferred from an English GBA game to a Japanese DS game, and the player cannot transfer any of the Pokémon back to the GBA cartridge once they are transferred to ''Diamond'' or ''Pearl''. | |||
| In the Japanese versions of Diamond and Pearl, certain species of Pokémon transferred from a foreign Game Boy Advance Pokémon game to a Japanese game and then uploaded via Pal Park to Pokémon Diamond or Pearl will have a Pokédex entry in the language of the game it originated from.<ref name="foreign_dex_entries">{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/foreign.shtml|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - Foreign Dex Entries|publisher=Serebii.net}}</ref> In addition, a new function added to the player’s Pokédex allows the player to switch between multiple languages in those same Pokémon's entries, including ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| The use of Pal Park is necessary if a player wishes to obtain the ] or ] from a previous generation of Pokémon games.<ref name="unobtainable_Pokemon_species">{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/unobtainables.shtml|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - Unobtainable Pokémon|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2007-01-15}}</ref> All other Pokémon can be found and caught or obtained in ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl''. Some Pokémon, however, are only available while the player has a Game Boy Advance ''Pokémon'' RPG inserted in Slot 2 of the Nintendo DS.<ref name="GBA_Pokemon_insertion">{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/gbapokemon.shtml|title=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - GBA Exclusives|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2007-01-15}}</ref> | |||
| In addition, ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' are able to connect to '']''. Using this feature, a player will be able to send a ] egg from ''Pokémon Ranger'' to ''Diamond'' or ''Pearl'' after completing a special mission in ''Ranger''.<ref name="Connectivity with Pokémon Ranger">{{cite web|url=http://www.manaphy.com|title=Manaphy|publisher=Pokémon USA|accessdate=2007-01-14}}</ref> ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' also feature ] connectivity with the ] Pokémon title '']'', allowing players to upload Pokémon wirelessly via the Nintendo DS into the game.<ref name="connectivity">{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/711/711636p1.html|title=IGN: New Pokemon (''sic'') Announced|publisher=IGN|date=]}}</ref> | |||
| ==Pokémon== | |||
| :''See also: the ] and ]'' | |||
| On ], ], the first Pokémon of the fourth generation, ], was revealed. Following the pre-evolved form of ], several other new Pokémon to appear in ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' were revealed in articles in '']''. Early in production, it was intended that Pokémon introduced in previous generations of the series would receive new, pre-evolved forms; Pokémon available from as far back as ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' can now be bred to produce new infantile species, such as ] who is preceded by ] and ] by ]. Pokémon have been given new, further evolved forms; for example, ] can now evolve into ] and ] can now evolve into ]. The games introduce more legendary Pokémon than any set of games before them. | |||
| The mascots of ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' were confirmed as <!--These are the OFFICIAL English names as far as we know, DO NOT CHANGE THEM.-->]<!--DO NOT CHANGE.--> and <!--DO NOT CHANGE.-->]<!--These are the OFFICIAL English names as far as we know, DO NOT CHANGE THEM.-->, like ] and ] or ] and ] before them, when ] for the games was released in late June 2006; as their names suggest, Dialga represents ''Diamond'', and Palkia represents ''Pearl''. | |||
| ==Music== | |||
| {{see also|Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Super Music Collection}} | |||
| Music in ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' was scored by Hitomi Sato and ] under the supervision of Go Ichinose.<ref>{{Cite book | year=2006 | editor= | title=Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl Instruction Booklet | pages=58-59 | language=Japanese|publisher=Nintendo|id= }}</ref> A two-] soundtrack featuring music from the games was released on ], ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/goods/media/m1201_01.html|title=ニンテンドーDS ポケモン ダイヤモンド＆パールスーパーミュージックコレクション | CD・DVD・ビデオ | グッズ | ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト {{ja icon}}|publisher=The Pokémon Company|date=]}}</ref> | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' have been met with positive reception in Japan. Though two million copies of the games were shipped for Japan alone, there were still shortages in response to a large demand.<ref name="shipping_shortages">{{cite web|url=http://www.ngcfrance.com/nds_news.php?operande=0&idx=3489&r=1/|title=NGCFrance.com | Toute L actualité Nintendo Wii, DS & GameCube ! | '.urldecode($page).' {{fr icon}}|publisher=NGCFrance.com|date=]|accessdate=2006-09-28}} </ref> The games became the fastest selling Nintendo DS titles in Japan for the first week of sales since its release, a record previously held by '']''<ref name="sales" /> Within forty-six days, the games sold three million units, becoming the fastest DS game to do so, and by the end of the year, the number increased to five million units in just under three months, marking itself as the fastest- and best-selling Pokémon game in Japan alone.<ref name="5_million_copies" /> | |||
| ==Japanese-version glitches== | |||
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| Nintendo released a statement detailing glitches found in Japanese releases of ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl''.<ref name="glitches-statement">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/adpj/info/index.html?C|title=ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド・パール／お知らせ {{ja icon}}|accessdate=2006-10-25|publisher=Nintendo Japan|date=]}}</ref> The glitches lead to players being stuck in a wall in-game and as a result, possibly losing saved data. Nintendo has officially released patches to certain retailers in Japan to rectify these glitches.<ref name="glitches-ign">{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/741/741366p1.html?RSSwhen2006-10-24_074700&RSSid=741366|title=IGN: Nintendo on Pokemon (''sic'') Bugs|accessdate=2006-10-25|publisher=IGN|date=]}}</ref> | |||
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| * subpage on Pokémon.com | |||
| * at the Japanese ''Pokémon'' Website {{ja icon}} | |||
| * at Nintendo of Japan’s website {{ja icon}} | |||
| * official Japanese website {{ja icon}} | |||
| * at GameWatch {{ja icon}} | |||
| * at Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki) | |||
| * official U.S. website | |||
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