Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl

Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl

Game information

Generation:

Generation VIII

Number of player(s):

1-4

Platform(s), Categories and File Size:

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch
Category: RPG

Developer(s):

Game Freak, Ilca Inc.

Game(s) in other languages

Japan

South Korea

Title(s): ポケットモンスターブリリアントダイヤモンド and ポケットモンスターシャイニングパール; Poketto Monsutaa Buririanto Daiyamondo and Poketto Monsutaa Shainingu Paaru; (Pocket Monsters Brilliant Diamond and Pocket Monsters Shining Pearl)
Release date: Late 2021

Title(s): 포켓몬스터 브릴리언트 다이아몬드 and 포켓몬스터 샤이닝 펄; (Pocket Monsters Brilliant Diamond and Pocket Monsters Shining Pearl)
Release date: November 19, 2021

USA, UK, Australia

European Union

Title(s): Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl
Release date(s): November 19, 2021; November 19, 2021; November 19, 2021

Release date(s): November 19, 2021

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (ポケットモンスターブリリアントダイヤモンド Pocket Monsters Brilliant Diamond) and Pokémon Shining Pearl (ポケットモンスターシャイニングパール Pocket Monsters Shining Pearl) are the paired Generation VIII games that are enhanced remakes of the fourth-generation titles Diamond and Pearl. The new games were revealed in a worldwide Pokémon Presents presentation on February 26, 2021. They are set to release on November 19, 2021.

Changes from Diamond and Pearl

Reintroduction of the Fairy type, which was introduced in Generation VI.
Sprites are now changed to 3D models, akin to that of Pokémon X and Y from Generation VI.

Pokémon

Version exclusives

Brilliant Diamond

Shining Pearl

Trivia

They are the first pair of remakes to not have new clothing designs for the player characters or the rival.
They are the first main series games to not be developed directly by Game Freak, although they are still overseeing the project and the games are still being directed by Junichi Masuda, the director of the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games.
They are the first remakes to directly mimic the art style of the games they are based on, having more chibi-like character designs to resemble the sprites used in the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games. However, in-battle character designs are closer to Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Just like the character sprites, the towns and routes are designed to have the same sense of scale as ones in the original games.
They were announced on February 26, 2021, on Pokemon's 25th Anniversary (the original release of Pokémon Red and Green).