Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions: Difference between revisions

At the start, the player sees a [[television|newscast]] about a sighting of a [[Shiny Pokémon|red]] {{p|Gyarados}}. They then head to their {{ga|Pearl|best friend}}'s house and go to [[Lake Verity]] with him to see if there are any similar Pokémon living in it. Once there, two wild {{p|Starly}} attack. Nearby is a briefcase containing [[Starter Pokémon|three Pokémon]] that the two choose from to fight off the {{type2|Flying}}. As is always the case, the player's best friend, who becomes the rival, takes the Pokémon that weakens the player's choice. The professor's assistant, who is the alternate-[[gender]] player character from the player, takes the remaining starter. After the Starly is defeated, the two return to Twinleaf Town with [[Professor Rowan]]'s briefcase.  Back in Twinleaf Town the player's mother gives him or her running shoes and then the player leaves for Sandgem Town to return the briefcase.  After meeting Professor Rowan, he gives the player the Pokémon they chose to keep and a [[Pokédex]]. This sets one of the primary aims in the game, completing the Pokédex. The player then sets off to explore Sinnoh and defeat [[Gym Leader]]s in order to advance further in the plot, challenge the [[Elite Four]] and become the [[Champion]] of Sinnoh.

During the course of the game, there are many conflicts with the evil [[Team Galactic]] and their leader, [[Cyrus]]. When the power of {{p|Dialga}} or {{p|Palkia}} (depending on the version), summoned by Cyrus (the arch antagonist), begins to overwhelm Sinnoh, {{p|Uxie}}, {{p|Mesprit}} and {{p|Azelf}} appear and negate the power flow, and the player must catch or defeat the legendary.

After the Elite Four, there is some extra storyline left, mainly concerning capturing previously not available Pokémon, extra-features such as the PokéRadar, exploring previously unaccessable places such as the Fight, Survival and Resort Area and perfectioning battle skills in the {{si|Battle Tower}}.