Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon Diamond Version (Japaneseポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド, Poketto Monsutā: Daiyamondo ) and Pokémon Pearl Version (ポケットモンスター パール, Poketto Monsutā: Paru ), together with the special version of Platinum Edition, the fourth generation of the Pokémon role-playing game series. They were developed by Game Freak and distributed and published by Nintendo. The Diamond Edition and the Perl Edition released in Japan in 2006 and a year later in North America, Europe and Australia.

The aim of the game is to catch all the Pokémon to train them and to stop the machinations of the criminal organization Team Galactic. There are some new features compared to its predecessors, such as the games on the internet (Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ). To get all the Pokémon, it is necessary to exchange Pokémon, because there are not all Pokémon in both versions.

The Sinnoh Saga of the Pokémon anime series based on this story of the games.

World and act

The Diamond Edition and the Pearl Version games in the Sinnoh region, a fictional island based on the Japanese island of Hokkaidō. Sinnoh has no connection to the regions of the previous Pokémon games, and is crossed by a snow-covered mountains. Sinnoh is, in contrast to the regions of the predecessor, the only region with snow-covered routes. There are also three large lakes in Sinnoh ( See the truth / strength / courage ) that form a triangle. In the underground of Sinnoh there are many caves and tunnels.

The games bring 107 new Pokémon and introduce the concept continues to play a Pokémon Trainer and catching as this Pokémon to train, and to be league champion. In the Diamond Edition and the Pearl Version, there are eight, led by conductors Arena arenas where you have to defeat the relevant gym leader to gain a medal. These are necessary in order to participate in the Pokémon League allowed.

The game begins in the two-leaf village. After a television report on the search of the media after the red Gyarados in a distant lake look at ( The Lake of Rage in Johto ), the protagonist and his friend / his girlfriend go off to look for similar Pokémon at the local lake. You can find Professor Yew, a Pokémonexperten, and his assistant Lucius / his assistant Lucia (the character that you do not select as a playable character ). After a brief conversation Lucius / Lucia and the professor leave the lake, but forget her briefcase. As the protagonist and his friend then be attacked by wild Staralilis, open the trunk and find this three Poké Balls. You can now choose between the starter Pokémon Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup. After you have defeated the Staralilis, Lucia / Lucius returns to search the suitcase and bring it to the professor. The professor explained Now the protagonist and his rivals that they can keep the Pokémon, due to the relationship they have built with each other, but at the same time ask them to complete the Pokédex for him.

Throughout the game, the protagonist repeatedly encounters the Team Galactic, a criminal organization as already Team Rocket, Team Magma and Team Aqua in the other parts. This will destroy the universe with the help of Dialga Palkia or ( depending on the edition ) and create a new perfect. For this they need the three Pokémon, Selfe, Mesprit and Azelf, which guard the lakes of Sinnoh. Once these have been kidnapped, creates the leader of Team Galactic, Zyrus, the red chain and calls with her at the Spear Pillar Dialga / Palkia. However, the protagonist defeats Zyrus before he can implement his plan, and defeated / starts after Palkia / Dialga and so keeps the universe from destruction. After the protagonist has got the eight medals from the eight arenas of Sinnoh, this can challenge the top 4. After that, and after each Pokémon ( Manaphy not necessary) the Sinnoh region is encountered, you can take the ferry and visit an island north-east of Sinnoh, where there are strong Pokémon and many coaches. There exists a volcano that Kahlenberg, who is about to erupt. This is due to Heatran, which you can catch or defeat. Then the volcano calmed down.

Gameplay

New Pokémon

One innovation of the fourth Pokémon generation is the introduction of 107 new Pokémon, bringing the number of Pokémon increases to a total of 493. But you can not catch all 493 Pokémon, but only the 107 new Pokémon and a few from the previous games.

Features

The " day - and - night system" of the "second generation Pokémon " ( Golden Edition, Silver Edition, Crystal Edition) is again used in the games Diamond Version and Pearl Version.

The coach is equipped with a Pokétch, which contains many different functions ( clock, notepad, card, Itemradar etc. )

Pokémon Global Trade Station

The GTS ( Global Trade Station) is an online Wi -Fi Exchange. Here you can search for Pokémon and Pokémon Online offer in exchange. The GTS is located in the Games in jubilation city.

Music

Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Super Music Collection is the soundtrack to the games. The music is by Gou Ichinose, Hitomi Sato and Junichi Masuda, the only composed the music for the fight.

Reception

The Diamond Edition and the Perl Edition received mostly good reviews; so the magazine "Nintendo Power" described the game as " the ultimate Pokémon experience." Especially the use of Wi -Fi and voice chats were praised. However, the games were also criticized because of the outdated graphics.

According to the Japanese magazine Famitsu the Diamond Edition and the Pearl Version in the first four days after the release of 1.58636 million were sold times. On 27 December 2006, announced that the first two Nintendo DS games that have sold over 5 million copies.

In Japan, crossed the Diamond Edition and the Pearl Version, the 5 million mark in the 29th week of sales ( 9 to 15 April 2009). In the U.S. over 533,000 pre-orders were to be recorded and a million games were sold within the first week of sales. End of April 2007 had been sold in the U.S. 1,045,000 units of the Diamond Edition, and 712,000 units of the Perl version.

Pokémon Platinum Version

Pokémon Platinum Version is a " special version" of the games Diamond Version and Pearl Version. There, for example, are also some of the older Pokémon versions. In addition, you can Dialga and Palkia obtained ( in the Diamond Edition or the Perl Edition you could only get one ). The history of the Kahlenberg has been extended, is now being Team Galactic (or the remains thereof) involved. The Sinnoh Dex has been extended to 59 Pokémon to 210. In addition, there is now the Distortion World, a kind of parallel universe in which only Giratina lives ( in its original form ).

Furthermore, a combat zone has been added.