Generation IV
Generation IV Pokémon games will consist of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl on Nintendo DS, and Pokémon Battle Revolution on the Wii. Diamond and Pearl take place in Sinnoh, while Battle Revolution's setting is PokéTopia.
Advances in gameplay
This generation is to Generation III as Generation II was to Generation I, being compatible with the GBA games by allowing players to transfer up to six Pokémon per cartrige ahead to Sinnoh every day. Additional advances are as follows:
- Day/Night system returns from Generation II, with new time periods, evening and late night.
- An actual 3D rendering of the overworld, as opposed to only sprites.
- Distinction between Physical and Special moves, characteristics which are no longer dependant upon move type.
- More Abilities from the previous generation.
- More Pokémon with more type combinations, bringing the present total to 493.
- Another new villain, Team Galaxy.
- Wi-Fi battling and trading over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, similar to Japanese Pokémon Crystal's Mobile Adapter.
- New versions of Contests, with more rounds.
Sinnoh starters
Though it was rumored that the Grass-type/Fire-type/Water-type trio would be replaced instead with a Template:Type2/Template:Type2/Template:Type2 trio, that much proved to be false, and Diamond and Pearl's staters are the Template:Type2 Naetle, the Template:Type2 Hikozaru, and the Template:Type2 Pochama.
New abilities for old Pokémon
Some old Pokémon gain new abilities:
- Pidgey, Pidgeotto and Pidgeot can have Tottering Steps.
- Arbok can have Sticky Hold.
- Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♂, Nidorino and Nidoking can have Fighting Spirit.
- Cleffa, Clefairy and Clefable can have Magic Guard.
- Paras and Parasect can have Dry Skin.
- Venonat and Venomoth can have Rose-Tinted Glasses.
- Meowth and Persian can have Technician.
- Mankey and Primeape can have Anger Jar.
- Machop, Machoke and Machamp can have No Guard.
- Seel and Dewgong can have Wet Body.
- Shellder and Cloyster can have Skill Link.
- Drowzee and Hypno can have Foresight Dream.
- Hitmonlee can have (すてみ).
- Hitmonchan can have Iron Fists.
- Tangela can have Leaf Guard.
- Kangaskhan can have Spirit.
- Horsea, Seadra and Kingdra can have Sniper.
- Staryu can have Natural Cure.
- Mr. Mime can have Filter.
- Scyther and Scizor can have Technician.
- Smoochum and Jynx can have Foresight Dream.
- Pinsir can have Unconventional.
- Tauros can have Anger Jar.
- Eevee can have Adaptability.
- Porygon and Porygon2 can have Download.
- Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff can have Leaf Guard.
- Sunkern and Sunflora can have Sun Power.
- Murkrow can have Good Luck.
- Granbull can have Quick Pace.
- Shuckle can have Glutton.
- Teddiursa and Ursaring can have Quick Pace.
- Swinub and Piloswine can have Snow Camouflage.
- Remoraid and Octillery can have Sniper.
- Stantler can have Unobstructed View.
- Smeargle can have Technician.
- Tyrogue can have Indomitable Heart.
- Hitmontop can have Technician.
- Miltank can have Spirit.
- Poochyena and Mightyena can have Quick Pace.
- Zigzagoon and Linoone can have Glutton.
- Shroomish and Breloom can have Poison Heal.
- Skitty and Delcatty can have Normal Skin.
- Sableye can have (あとだし).
- Illumise can have Rose-Tinted Glasses'.
- Numel can have Simplicity.
- Camerupt can have Hard Rock.
- Spinda can have Tottering Steps.
- Barboach and Whiscash can have Danger Foresight.
- Shuppet and Banette can have Unobstructed View.
- Tropius can have Sun Power.
- Absol can have Good Luck.
- Snorunt and Glalie can have Ice Body.
- Spheal, Sealeo and Walrein can have Ice Body.
Other Generation IV games
Pokémon Battle Revolution, released in Japan in December, 2006, features a Pokémon Stadium-like arena for battle, allowing Diamond and Pearl to link to it through wireless communications between the Nintendo DS and Wii, much like previous generations' games would link to Colosseum, XD Stadium, and Stadium 2. Battle Revolution also features online battles with players around the world via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
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