Generation IV: Difference between revisions

The '''fourth generation''' of Pokémon games is the fourth set of Pokémon games released.

*The addition of {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon|107 new Pokémon}}, bringing the total to 493. New evolutions and pre-evolutions abound in this generation, such as {{p|Electabuzz}}, {{p|Magmar}}, and {{p|Eevee}}.

*Pokémon are now able to be traded and battled over the Internet through the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].

*When items are bought and sold, the item's proper plural is used, rather than a conditional (s). In past generations, the conditional (s) rendered selling some items, like the Silk Scarf or DeepSeaTooth, odd, with "SILK SCARF(S)" and "DEEPSEATOOTH(S)" used regardless of if one or many were sold. Selling one of these items now renders as "Turned over the DeepSeaTooth and received {{pdollar}}100," while selling multiple renders as "Turned over the DeepSeaTeeth and received {{pdollar}}200."

*Many words previously displayed with all letters being capital are now displayed correctly, such as {{m|SmokeScreen}} instead of SMOKESCREEN or Pokémon instead of POKéMON. Names of Pokémon, however, remain fully capitalized.

===Alterations from Generation III include===

*[[Secret base]]s have been moved to the [[The Underground]], where players can interact over local wireless connections.

*Double battle trainers can now walk towards the player to initiate a [[double battle]]

===Further additions in Platinum include===

*The ability to record and share battles with other players and in the Battle Frontier over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

*The expansion of the Sinnoh Pokédex, making the total of 150 (in Diamond and Pearl) and 210 (in Platinum) Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex.

===Further additions in HeartGold and SoulSilver include===

Like Generation III, Generation IV introduces a new region disconnected from all previous ones, the [[Sinnoh]] region, found far north of [[Kanto]]. Being that it is so far north, snow can be found on its northern tip, as well as in the mountainous center of the region. Despite the region's northern location [[Battle Zone|a part of Sinnoh]] has a tropical climate, and overall the climate varies greatly throughout the region. Much of the western half of the region is rural, while its east is comparatively urban, in a similarity to the continental area shared by Johto and Kanto, respectively. The southern area of Sinnoh is lush and green with big cities and small towns.

Like the other four regions, Sinnoh has its own set of eight Gym Leaders. This set specializes in the same types as Gym Leaders from other regions, though not in the same order. Like always, Badges and TMs are given away by defeated Gym Leaders.

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Generation IV also included 3 new [[Pokemon Mystery Dungeon|Mystery Dungeon games]] available world wide and 3 exclusively available in Japan. Explorers of; [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time|Time]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness|Darkness]], and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]] were available world wide. The [[Pokemon Mystery Dungeon|Mystery Dungeon games]] exclusive to Japan were Pokémon Mystery Dungeon:; Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad! and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!

The Physical-Special split introduced in Generation IV as well as the introduction of powerful items such as the {{DL|In-battle effect item|Choice Scarf}}, {{DL|In-battle effect item|Choice Specs}}, and {{DL|In-battle effect item|Life Orb}} made competitive battling far more advanced and popular. This was also increased due to the [[Global Terminal#Global Trade Station|GTS]] increasing the chance of finding a Pokémon with [[Pokérus]] and EV-enhancing items for a specific stat being introduced also made it far easier to EV train a Pokémon, which added another dimension to competitive battling as EV training is no longer as painstaking as it was before. Due to these additions this generation is widely praised by competitive battlers. The GTS also paved the way for the [[Masuda method]] through the transaction of foreign Pokémon, and this in addition to the [[Poké Radar]] made it far easier to acquire [[Shiny Pokémon]].  

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* Every [[player character]] in all Generation IV games has a [[Wii]] in his/her room, referencing its status as the current Nintendo console during the generation. Previously, in [[Generation III]], {{ga|Brendan}} and {{ga|May}} had [[Nintendo GameCube]]s in their rooms, {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Leaf}} had an NES, and Red in [[Generation I]] had a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]].

* Generation IV is the only generation in which two core series game names have the same first initial in English (Pearl and Platinum). However, other languages have had the same initial in their game names, with Spanish Azul and Amarillo for Blue and Yellow, and German Saphir and Smaragd for Sapphire and Emerald.

* Generation IV is the first generation in which level 1 Pokémon are legitimately obtainable in the core series.  

* Generation IV is the only generation to have all its games released in the spring in North America, and in the fall in Japan.

* Generation IV introduced the [[List of Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions|largest number]] of [[evolution]]s for Pokémon of previous [[generation]]s, at 29.  

* Generation IV is the only generation that did not introduce a {{2t|Water|Rock}}-type Pokémon.

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