Underplayed Gems

Pokémon Diamond Version (2006)

Pokémon Diamond Version cover
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Rating
4.0 of 5, 332 player ratings
Main story
about 40 hours
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

The Diamond counterpart to Pearl — same beloved Sinnoh adventure with Pokemon-collecting, gym battles, and legendary encounters.

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About

Pokémon Diamond Version and Pearl Version are role-playing games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs. First released in Japan on September 28, 2006, the games were later released to North America, Australia, and Europe over the course of 2007. Like previous Pokémon games, Diamond and Pearl chronicle the adventures of a young Pokémon trainer as he/she trains and battles Pokémon while also thwarting the schemes of a criminal organization. The games add many new features, such as Internet play over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and changes to battle mechanics and Pokémon Contests, along with addition of 107 new Pokémon. The games are independent of each other but feature largely the same plot and while both can be played separately, it is necessary to trade between them in order to complete the games' Pokédexes.

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Screenshots

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