Pokémon Platinum Version

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Pokémon Platinum
[[File:File:PlatinumLogo.PNG|250px]] Pokémon Platinum's logo
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 13, a high-resolution scan was seen. Finally, on May 15, the magazine was officially released and the game was also officially confirmed by Nintendo.

Known changes from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

File:SpearPillar Giratina.png

Giratina at Spear Pillar.

Aesthetic changes

• Lucas, Dawn and Pearl will have different outfits more obviously designed for the cold. It is unknown if these outfits will be worn in all areas or just snowy ones, such as the peak of Mt. Coronet.
• The template for the level, HP, and name of Pokémon, or possibly just the battle with Giratina, in battle is a dark gray instead of white.
• The Pokétch has been redesigned.

Storyline changes

• Dialga and Palkia will both be summoned on Spear Pillar by Cyrus. 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

File:Giratina Origine Platinum.png

A new, altered battle screen.

• Giratina's Origin Forme can now be selected as an alternative form, like Deoxys's forms. Shaymin's Sky Forme will be selectable as well.
• Regirock, Regice, and Registeel will be catchable with the help of a special Regigigas.

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 chemical element since Pokémon Gold and Silver. Strangely, the element platinum has one less proton, and therefore one lower atomic number, than gold itself, but platinum is considered more valuable.

External Links

• Official Pokémon Platinum Japanese Website
• Story on Bulbanews