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Pokémon Platinum Version

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Pokémon Platinum
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Pokémon Platinum's boxart featuring Giratina's Origin Forme
Basic info
Platform: Nintendo DS
Category: RPG
Players: 2-4 players simultaneous
Connectivity: None
Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo/The Pokémon Company
Part of: {{{gen_series}}}
Ratings
CERO: N/A
ESRB:
ACB: N/A
OFLC: N/A
PEGI: N/A
GRAC: N/A
GSRR: N/A
Release dates
Japan: Autumn 2008
North America: TBA
Australia: TBA
Europe: TBA
South Korea: TBA
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Websites
Japanese: ポケットモンスター プラチナ
English:

Pokémon Platinum (Japanese: ポケットモンスタープラチナ Pocket Monsters Platina) is a sister game to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and is the third Generation IV main series game. The mascot is Giratina. It will take place in the Sinnoh region and the player's starting location will be Twinleaf Town, just like Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The game was first seen on May 11, 2008 when a low-resolution cell-phone picture of an upcoming issue of CoroCoro magazine was leaked around the Internet. On May 15, the magazine was officially released and the game was also officially confirmed by Nintendo.

Known changes from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Aesthetic changes

  • Lucas, Dawn and Pearl will have different outfits designed for colder weather, apparently due to Sinnoh's climate suddenly dropping in temperature.
  • The template for the level, HP, and name of Pokémon in battle is a dark gray instead of white.
  • The Pokétch has been redesigned.
  • When Pokémon are sent out from their Poké Balls, the back view animation will have been improved. Much like the animations introduced in Pokémon Emerald and carried over to Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, these entry animations will consist of two frames with various distortions to the sprite. However, the front view animations do not seem to have been improved.

Storyline changes

  • Dialga and Palkia will both appear on Spear Pillar. Giratina then phases into the dimension in front of Cyrus.
  • A new area known as the Torn World (Japanese: やぶれたせかい Torn World) will be playable. A small screenshot depicts it with floor-like sections floating at ninety-degree angles from each other, creating an effect similar to the art of M. C. Eshcer.
  • At least two new characters will be added.

Gameplay changes

Map changes

  • An arch now represents the entrance to Floaroma Town. It is unknown if this will be also applied to other towns and cities.
  • There are now more areas in Sinnoh to explore, such as a castle, a room with a computer, and the aforementioned Torn World.
  • Areas such as Eterna City seem to have been refurnished with new foliage and building designs.

Gallery

Trivia

  • This is the first game where a version mascot's primary color is not the name of the game. However, while no color is especially dominant in Giratina's color scheme, it has gray elements that the "Platinum" may refer to, and the names Giratina and Platina share the same word ending.
  • Unless the Sinnoh Dex is altered, Platinum will be the first game to feature a mascot not found in the game's regional Pokédex.
  • Platinum is the first game to be named for a metal since Pokémon Gold and Silver.

External Links

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