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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

2006Game FreakDS
80Happy KittySadkitty Score
80KitSuperintelligent review
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About the game

The series' DS debut takes you through the snowy, mountainous Sinnoh region. It split moves into physical and special and added online trading, reshaping competitive Pokémon for good.

Kit's verdict · 8.0/10A huge leap for battling, held back by sluggish pacing and a thin Pokédex early on. Kit · Sadkitty Games

Loved

  • Physical/special split fixes old balance problems
  • Online trading and the GTS
  • The Underground is a great time sink

Not so much

  • Slow battle animations and Surf speed
  • Few Fire types before the late game

Play it if players who care about team building and competitive depth.

Skip it if anyone who wants a snappy pace; Platinum fixes a lot of this.

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Cheats & codes

No cheat codes

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.

Tips

Play it better

  1. Chimchar makes Gardenia and later Gyms much easier, since Fire types are rare in Sinnoh.
  2. Slather Honey on golden trees and come back hours later to find Pokémon you can't get elsewhere, including Munchlax.
  3. Put a Game Boy Advance Pokémon game in the DS's second slot to make certain older Pokémon appear in the wild.
  4. Grab the Pokétch apps; the Dowsing Machine finds hidden items and the Day-Care checker saves walking.
  5. Cynthia's Garchomp is a beast, so bring an Ice-type move or two to the Champion fight.
  6. Talk to people in the Underground and hide spheres to build up your base and dig up fossils.
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Trivia

  • It was the first main series game on DS and the first to support online play through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
  • Moves were split into physical and special based on the move itself, not its type, for the first time.
  • Pokémon Platinum followed in 2008 and is widely seen as the definitive version.
  • The pair sold well over 17 million copies, making them the best-selling DS RPGs.
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