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Generation IV is the fourth set of Pokémon games released. It consists of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Versions on the Nintendo DS and Pokémon Battle Revolution on the Wii. Much like Generation III takes place at the same time as Generation I, Generation IV seems to be contemporary with Generation II.
Advances in gameplay
This generation is to Generation III as Generation II was to Generation I, being compatible with the GBA games by allowing players to transfer up to six Pokémon per cartridge ahead to Sinnoh every 24 hours. Additional advances are as follows:
Sinnoh starters
Though it was rumored that the Template:Type2/Template:Type2/Template:Type2 trio would be replaced instead with a Template:Type2/Template:Type2/Template:Type2 trio, that much proved to be false, and Diamond and Pearl's starters are the Grass-type Turtwig, the Fire-type Chimchar, and the Water-type Piplup.
Gym Leaders
| #
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Leader
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Type
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| 1
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Roark
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Rock
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| 2
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Gardenia
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Grass
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| 3
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Maylene
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Fighting
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| 4
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Crasher Wake
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Water
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| 5
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Fantina
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Ghost
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| 6
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Byron
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Steel
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| 7
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Candice
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Ice
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| 8
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Volkner*
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Electric
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}
*=Will not return in same gym for Platinum.}
New abilities for old Pokémon
Some old Pokémon gain new abilities:
- Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, and Spinda can have Tangled Feet.
- Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♂, Nidorino and Nidoking can have Rivalry.
- Cleffa, Clefairy and Clefable can have Magic Guard.
- Paras and Parasect can have Dry Skin.
- Venonat, Venomoth, and Illumise can have Tinted Lens.
- Meowth, Persian, Scizor, Scyther, Hitmontop, and Smeargle can have Technician.
- Mankey, Primeape, and Tauros can have Anger Point.
- Machop, Machoke and Machamp can have No Guard.
- Seel and Dewgong can have Hydration.
- Shellder and Cloyster can have Skill Link.
- Drowzee, Hypno, Smoochum, and Jynx can have Forewarn.
- Hitmonlee can have Reckless.
- Hitmonchan can have Iron Fist.
- Tangela, Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff can have Leaf Guard.
- Kangaskhan and Miltank can have Scrappy.
- Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Remoraid, and Octillery can have Sniper.
- Mr. Mime can have Filter.
- Pinsir can have Mold Breaker.
- Eevee can have Adaptibility.
- Porygon and Porygon2 can have Download.
- Sunkern, Sunflora, and Tropius can have Solar Power.
- Murkrow and Absol can have Super Luck.
- Granbull, Poochyena, Mightyena, Teddiursa, and Ursaring can have Quick Feet.
- Shuckle, Zigzagoon, and Linoone can have Gluttony.
- Swinub and Piloswine can have Snow Cloak.
- Stantler, Shuppet, and Banette can have Frisk.
- Tyrogue can have Steadfast.
- Shroomish and Breloom can have Poison Heal.
- Skitty and Delcatty can have Normalize.
- Sableye can have Stall.
- Numel can have Simple.
- Camerupt can have Solid Rock.
- Barboach and Whiscash can have Anticipation.
- Snorunt, Glalie, Spheal, Sealeo, and Walrein can have Ice Body.
Other Generation IV games
Pokémon Battle Revolution features a Pokémon Stadium-like arena for battle, allowing Diamond and Pearl to link to it through wireless communications between the Nintendo DS and Wii, much like previous generations' games would link to Colosseum, XD, Stadium, and Stadium 2. Battle Revolution also features online battles with players around the world via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Many also hope for a remake of Pokémon Gold and Silver for the Nintendo DS, much as Pokémon Red and Green were remade for the Game Boy Advance as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Pokémon Platinum will be the third game to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, like Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Crystal and Pokémon Emerald of previous generations.
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