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The '''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl demo''' are a pair of demos of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. It was available in select video game retail locations in western countries in early 2007.

==Gameplay==
In the demo, the {{player}} controls the female character in Diamond, and the male character in Pearl, named "Diamond" and "Pearl", respectively. The player begins in [[Jubilife City]], and {{ga|Barry}} will give them a tour, during which the player has no control. At the end, Barry will drop the player off at the entrance to {{rt|203|Sinnoh}}.

Upon taking a step onto Route 203, a {{tc|Scientist}} will approach the player and give them a [[Pokétch]], though it contains only the digital watch app and no other apps.

Upon reaching the end of Route 203, the player meets with [[Professor Rowan]], and may speak with him to cause him to instantly evolve the player's {{p|Roselia}} into {{p|Roserade}}, with Rowan commenting that several Pokémon are able to evolve in the Sinnoh region that were previously thought to be unable to evolve.

The cave at the end of the route (which leads to [[Oreburgh Gate]] in the final version of the game) is blocked by {{ga|Lucas}}/{{ga|Dawn}}. If the player speaks with them, Lucas/Dawn will tell the player that they look forward to seeing them in the full version of the game, and then the demo ends and the game resets back to the title screen.

If the player [[black out|blacks out]] at any point, the demo ends prematurely, also resetting back to the title screen.

==Player's Pokémon==
The player is given no [[item]]s. The [[menu]] is modified to only include the "Pokémon" menu and no other options. The player is equipped with [[Running Shoes]] and the following Pokémon:

{{Party/Single
|color={{{{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|diamond|pearl}} color}}
|headcolor={{{{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|diamond|pearl}} color light}}
|bordercolor={{{{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|diamond|pearl}} color dark}}
|sprite=Spr DP {{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|Lucas|Dawn}}.png
|prize=N/A
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|Pearl|Diamond}}
|game={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s|{{color|000|{{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|Pearl|Diamond}}}}}}
|location=Sinnoh Route 203
|locationname=Route 203
|pokemon=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|ndex=448
|pokemon=Lucario
|gender=male
|level=30
|type1=Fighting
|type2=Steel
|ability=Steadfast
|move1=Force Palm|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Me First|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Bone Rush|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Metal Sound|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|ndex=315
|spritegender=male
|pokemon=Roselia
|gender=male
|level=30
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|ability=Natural Cure
|move1=Leech Seed|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Status
|move2=Magical Leaf|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=GrassWhistle|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Status
|move4=Poison Sting|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|ndex=439
|pokemon=Mime Jr.
|gender=male
|level=30
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Filter
|move1=Barrier|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Mimic|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Copycat|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Psybeam|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==Trainers==
The player is then free to explore {{rt|203|Sinnoh}}, though it is modified from the final version of the route that is in the full version of the game. Specifically, obstacles have been added to prevent the player from accessing the tall grass and encountering [[wild Pokémon]]. Three trainers stand in the way of the player, which the player may either fight or avoid.
{{trainerheader}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Youngster.png|Youngster|Roland|368|2|418|Buizel|♂|23|None|458|Mantyke|♂|23|None|36=|37=}}
{{Trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Lass.png|Lass|Carrie|384|2|441|Chatot|♀|23|None|417|Pachirisu|♀|24|None|36=|37=}}
{{Trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Youngster.png|Youngster|Norman|400|2|401|Kricketot|♂|24|None|421|Cherrim|♂|25|None|36=|37=}}
{{Trainerfooter|land}}

==Trivia==
* The demo actually contains the entirety of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]] in it, meaning that if the player was to use a walk through walls [[cheating|cheat]] to get past the barriers in the demo, then the player could play the full game on the demo.

==See also==

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{{Demo Games}}

[[Category:Game demos]]
[[Category:Nintendo DS games]]

[[ja:ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド・パール 体験版]]