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'''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl''' are the first true Pokémon RPG games for the [[Nintendo DS]]. The games were released in Japan on September 28, 2006, and will be released in North America on April 22, 2007. They take place in the region of [[Sinnoh]] and the player's starting area will be [[Twinleaf Town]]. All of the names used for the towns, people, items, and Pokémon of the region are tentative at this point in time, and may be changed before the North American release.

At the start, the player sees a newscast about a sighting of a [[alternate color|red]] {{p|Gyarados}}. They then head to their [[Jun|rival's]] house and go to [[Trust Lake]] with him to try to see it. Once there, a {{p|Starly}} attacks. Nearby is a briefcase containing [[Starter Pokémon|three Pokémon]] that the two choose from to fight off the {{t|Flying}}-type. As is always the case, the rival takes the Pokémon that weakens the player's choice. After the Starly is defeated, the two return to Twinleaf Town with [[Professor Rowan]]'s briefcase.  Back in Twinleaf Town the player's mother gives him or her running shoes and then the player leaves for Masago Town to return the briefcase.  After meeting Professor Rowan, he gives the player the Pokémon they chose to keep and a Pokédex.

During the course of the game, there are many conflicts with the evil [[Team Galactic]] and their leader, [[Akagi]]. When the power of {{p|Dialga}} or {{p|Palkia}} (depending on the version) begins to overwhelm Sinnoh, {{p|Yuxie}}, {{p|Emrit}} and {{p|Agnome}} must be summoned and the player must catch or defeat the Legendary.

*Diamond and Pearl are compatible with the [[Generation III|Game Boy Advance Pokémon RPGs]] after completing a task within the game. The GBA cartridge is inserted into the GBA slot of the Nintendo DS, while Diamond or Pearl is in its DS card slot to upload Pokémon.  

*Pokémon uploads are restricted to six per day per GBA cartridge, and the player will have to re-capture such transferred Pokémon in a park before transferring from another GBA game.  

*Diamond and Pearl feature a global trading system, which allows trainers to search for any Pokémon they want. The global trading system will then go through a multitude of trades with other trainers in order to get the desired Pokémon.

*Diamond and Pearl also feature connectivity to [[Pokémon Ranger]]. By completing a special mission in Ranger, a Manaphy Egg can be sent from Ranger to Diamond or Pearl, where it can be hatched into the Legendary Pokemon, {{p|Manaphy}}.

The day-night system first appearing in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]] returns, now with five time periods: morning, day, evening, night, and late night. A new multifunction device called the [[Pokétch]], short for Pokémon Watch, is also introduced. The [[Pokémon professor|regional Professor]]'s name is [[Professor Rowan]], after [[wp:Rowan|a tree]], and he gives the player a choice of one of three Pokémon to start their journey with, as the others did.

The third round is very similar to the third round in RSE, and the main, and indeed, only, difference is that there are three judges. You get more points if you are the only Pokémon to peform to that judge, less if another one appeals for that judge and so on. The "(Pokémon) got the crowd going!" system is still in place, but each judge has a seperate meter for that, meaning it could be an advantage to appeal for a judge everyone else is appealing for. However, it could be risky as well.

==New Gyms==

As is always the case, there are eight new [[Pokémon Gym]]s in Sinnoh, each with their own type affiliation. The new [[Gym Leader]]s are [[Hyōta]] ({{t|Rock}}), [[Natane]] ({{t|Grass}}), [[Sumomo]] ({{t|Fighting}}), [[Maxi]] ({{t|Water}}), [[Melissa]] ({{t|Ghost}}), [[Tōgan]] ({{t|Steel}}), [[Suzuna]] ({{t|Ice}}) and [[Denji]] ({{t|Electric}}).

During the week that followed the games' Japanese release, [[Serebii.net]] featured a "Discovery Trench" that revealed the names and stats of many of the previously-unknown Pokémon to the general public.

===Version exclusives===

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* [http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/First_Diamond%2C_Pearl_information_revealed First Diamond, Pearl information revealed - Bulbanews]

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