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Pokémon Platinum Version ポケットモンスター プラチナ
Pokémon Platinum Version's boxart,featuringGiratina in itsOrigin Forme
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo DS
Category:	RPG
Players:	1-5 players simultaneous
Connectivity:	DS Wireless,Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection,dual-slot mode
Developer:	Game Freak
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation IVcore series
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	PG
OFLC:	G8+
PEGI:	3
GRAC:	ALL
GSRR:	6+
Release dates
Japan:	September 13, 2008[1]
North America:	March 22, 2009[2]
Australia:	May 14, 2009[3]
Europe:	May 22, 2009[4]
South Korea:	July 2, 2009[5]
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	September 13, 2008
Websites
Japanese:	Pokémon.co.jp Nintendo.co.jp Official site
English:	Pokémon.com (US) Pokémon.com (UK) Nintendo.com (archive) Nintendo.co.uk Official site
Japanese boxart Boxart of Pocket Monsters Platinum.

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Pokémon Platinum

Pokémon Platinum Version (Japanese:ポケットモンスター プラチナPocket Monsters Platinum) is asolitary version toPokémon Diamond and Pearl, and the thirdGeneration IVcore series title.

The game was first seen on May 11, 2008 when a low-resolution cell-phone picture of an upcoming issue ofCoroCoro magazine was leaked around the internet. On May 15, the magazine was officially released and the game was also officially confirmed byNintendo. The game was released in Japan on September 13, 2008, in North America on March 22, 2009, in Australia on May 14, 2009, in Europe on May 22, 2009, and in Korea on July 2, 2009.

Like previous third versions, the region and starting area remain the same as in previously released paired versions; in Platinum, the player begins their journey fromTwinleaf Town and travels across all ofSinnoh.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

When the game begins, theplayer is watching anewscast aboutProfessor Rowan's return to Sinnoh. Just then, the player's best friend runs in, and the two head for Route 201 to get a Pokémon fromProfessor Rowan. However, Rowan sees them and reprimands them for endangering themselves. His assistant (Lucas orDawn, depending on the player'sgender) comes along, and Rowan lets the player and Barry each choose among aTurtwig,Chimchar, orPiplup. After choosing, Barry, who later becomes the rival, challenges the player to a battle, having picked the Pokémon with the type advantage over the player's choice. After the battle, the two head toLake Verity, where they meetCyrus. Back in Twinleaf Town the player's mother gives them a pair ofRunning Shoes before the player leaves forSandgem Town. The professor gives the player aPokédex and the player then sets off to explore Sinnoh and defeat theGym Leaders in order to advance further in the plot, challenge theElite Four, and become theChampion of Sinnoh.

During the course of the game, there are many conflicts with the evilTeam Galactic and its leader, Cyrus. When the power ofDialga andPalkia, summoned by Cyrus, begins to overwhelm Sinnoh,Uxie,Mesprit, andAzelf appear, andGiratina drags Cyrus down into theDistortion World.

After facing off against Cyrus, the player is then forced into a battle with Giratina. After the battle, Cyrus disappears and the player heads toSunyshore City to take on the final gym leader,Volkner.Jasmine, whom the player meets there, givesHM07 after the gym battle, and the player then heads to Victory Road. After the final battle against the friend and rival, the player faces the Elite Four andCynthia, the reigning champion of the region.

After the player defeats Cynthia, there are further activities to pursue in-game. These mainly concern the capture of previously unavailable Pokémon, extra features such as the Poké Radar, exploration of previously inaccessible places such as theFight,Survival, andResort Areas and the perfection of battle skills in theBattle Tower. At the Survival Zone, the player will helpLooker finish off Team Galactic by arrestingCharon.

Blurb

Another world has emerged in theSinnoh region...
...A world where time and space are altered! Catch, train, and battle your favorite Pokémon, and discover ancient, mythical Pokémon in this exciting new adventure!

Changes from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Gameplay

• The Wi-Fi area has been enhanced with theWi-Fi Plaza, which supports up to 20 people at a time. The new area seems to focus exclusively on mini-games, which includeWobbuffet Pop, where players hit aWobbuffet,Mime Jr. Top, where players can balanceMime Jr. on a ball, andSwalot Plop where players throw Berries at aSwalot machine.
• There is a newKey Item called theVs. Recorder (given byLooker when the player first meets him inJubilife City), which allows players to record battles inBattle Frontier and Wi-Fi, and share the records with other players at theGlobal Terminal. Players can also take pictures of theirPC boxes and share them with other players in a similar fashion.
• TheGlobal Trade System has incorporated an e-mail system that allows players to be notified of completed trades. Notification messages are sent to the player's e-mail account, which can be viewed through the player's PC, mobile phone, or Wii system.
  • In non-Japanese versions, however, the system was downgraded to Wii messaging only. Thus, in these versions, notification messages are sent and must be viewed through the Wii's Message Board.
• The Sinnoh first partner Pokémon and their Evolutions are now allowed in an expandedAmity Square, making a total of 20 Pokémon allowed in the Square.
• Over local wireless, there is a new feature calledSpin Trade where the player and their friends can put their Pokémon Eggs in and randomly swap. Trainers that obtain Eggs that land on theBonus Area, the spotted ones, get a Berry too.
• HM05 (Defog) is now located inside theSolaceon Ruins instead of theGreat Marsh.
• The player now receivesHM04 (Strength) fromRiley onIron Island instead of in theLost Tower.
• Strength is no longer needed to accessWayward Cave's Hidden Area.
• The player can now challenge other Trainers in certainPokémon Centers. Each Trainer is individually located in front of Pokémon Center desks. These Trainers change location every day.
• During aTrainerbattle, when the opponent Trainer is about to send out their nextPokémon, the message has changed from "Will <the player> change Pokémon?" in all games up toDiamond and Pearl to "Will you switch your Pokémon?". This was kept in subsequent core series games.
• In addition to the Move Tutors in Diamond and Pearl, three newMove Tutors are added: one inSnowpoint City; one other onRoute 212; and one more in theSurvival Area.
• Theaccuracy ofHypnosis waschanged back to 60. This includes when in a link battle vs Diamond and Pearl.
• The game's speed with some features is faster compared to Diamond and Pearl, particularly whilesurfing and duringbattles. However, the player still walks slower than inGeneration III. Theframe rate of Platinum remains 30 frames per second (FPS).
• Poffins can be made with other players via Wi-Fi.
• A man in theVeilstone Game Corner's Prize Exchange House can tell the player the type ofHidden Power their Pokémon has, and a man in theBattle Tower can judge theIndividual values of the player Pokémon.
• The price of theAccessories atPick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop inFloaroma Town has been reduced.
• European versions of the game are no longer able to playslot machines. These versions of the game replace slot machines withgame machines, a machine that simply gives coins to the player with little interactivity. This is the result of changes in the classification standards atPEGI.^[6]
• As inGenerations II and III, it is possible to ride aBicycle ingatehouses separating cities or towns and routes, something that was not possible in Diamond and Pearl.
• When the player uses their radar while in theUnderground, it takes two seconds before another radar signal can be used. In Diamond and Pearl, it only took one second.
• The Lustrous and Adamant Orbs are no longer found on theSpear Pillar as in Diamond and Pearl. Instead, they must be found in a cave somewhere in the snowfields ofMt. Coronet which requiresWaterfall to access. To be able to catch Dialga and Palkia, the player must have obtained the items in that cave and must have faced Giratina, whether it was caught or not. The player can then go upMt. Coronet to where Giratina took Cyrus into theDistortion World.
• If the player defeats a stationaryin-game event Pokémon (including mostLegendary orMythical Pokémon), it reappears next time the player enters theHall of Fame. If the player defeats aroaming Pokémon, it will reappear only after the player has re-triggered the event which caused it to start roaming; for example, the player must talk toProfessor Oak to cause alegendary bird to resume roaming. If the player flees from or defeatsOrigin FormeGiratina in theDistortion World, it will reappear inTurnback Cave in its Altered Forme, where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary Legendary Pokémon.
  • In Diamond and Pearl, this new rule applied to Dialga and Palkia only. In those games, entering the Hall of Fame causes them to respawn.
• Most opponents' Pokémon's levels have been increased by at least one. An example of this is that in Diamond and Pearl,Barry's first partner Pokémon in the battle atPastoria City is at level 28. In Platinum, it is at level 36. However, the Pokémon used by opponents in thePokémon League had their levels lowered.
• In locations where certain unevolved Pokémon can be found (likeNumel onRoute 227 andStark Mountain), they are near the levels of the rest of the Pokémon in the area, whereas in Diamond and Pearl they were usually in the high 10s or low 20s.
• All Gyms now only have Pokémon of their type specialty.

Obtainable Pokémon

• 59 more Pokémon have been added to theSinnoh Pokédex to give it a total of 210 entries, with all non-Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV now included, along with their pre-evolved forms and several other Pokémon. The added Pokémon, such asRotom andGiratina, are now available prior to thePokémon League challenge.
• Giratina has received a new Forme known as theOrigin Forme, with its originally designed Forme retrospectively named theAltered Forme. Giratina will appear in Origin Forme while in theDistortion World, and Altered Forme outside. AGriseous Orb is required to transform it into its Origin Forme outside of the Distortion World.
  • TheAbility of Origin Forme isLevitate and itsbase stats mirror those of Altered Forme, with the offensive stats switched with their respective defensive stats.
• Shaymin's new Forme is calledSky Forme and takes on a canine appearance. ItsAbility isSerene Grace, and the Forme is focused onSpeed andSpecial Attack. It is able to learn new moves likeQuick Attack,Air Slash, andLeaf Storm.
  • Shaymin can change between its two forms via the use of theGracidea. Its Sky Forme will revert to Land Forme atnight, if Shaymin isfrozen, or when deposited into thePC.
• Rotom has new forms as well. Each of the five forms is a Rotom that has possessed an electrical appliance. Despite having visual characteristics of other types, the five forms share the original Rotom'sElectric andGhost types; however, their base stats are significantly higher. They also share the original Rotom's Ability ofLevitate. The item to unlock these Pokémon in the game, theSecret Key, is event-only. As these Pokémon are not normally available in this game, they were therefore banned from official tournaments^{[citation needed]} until the release of HeartGold and SoulSilver which allowed Rotom to transform without the requirement of an event-only item.
• Regirock,Regice andRegisteel can be caught at level 30 with the help of an eventRegigigas that has been distributed in Nintendo events.
• Regigigas is now found at level 1, making it the lowest-level non-glitch wild Pokémon in any game along withMagikarp, as well as the lowest-level non-glitch Legendary in any game.
• Thelegendary birds can be found as roaming Pokémon after theNational Pokédex is obtained. They roam Sinnoh much likeMesprit andCresselia do. The player has to talk toProfessor Oak inEterna City to trigger their appearance. They are all found at level 60.
• Dialga andPalkia appear on theSpear Pillar one at a time after the player has spoken with Cynthia's grandmother inCelestic Town, and obtained theAdamant andLustrous Orbs inMt. Coronet.
• Cynthia now gives the player aPokémon Egg containingTogepi after the player has defeated Team Galactic at theTeam Galactic Eterna Building, replacing theHappiny Egg previously obtainable inHearthome City.
• Bebe now gives the player anEevee before the player receives theNational Pokédex; Eevee can now be obtained from the first time the player arrives inHearthome City. It is at level 20.
• A man inVeilstone City gives the player a level 25Porygon as a gift.
• Manaphy, while still uncatchable in-game, is now required to obtain theNational Pokédex. It can be added to theSinnoh Pokédex from finding its picture in a book in thePokémon Mansion.

Missing Pokémon

These Pokémon are available in Diamond and Pearl but unavailable in Platinum. To be obtained, they must betraded from the other games ofGeneration IV orimported from a game fromGeneration III.

Missing Pokémon

0198 Murkrow Dark Flying FRColoDHGSS 0200 Misdreavus Ghost LGColoPHGSS 0328 Trapinch Ground RSEXDDPHGSS 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon RSEColoXDDPHGSS 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon RSEColoXDDPHGSS 0366 Clamperl Water RSEDPHGSS 0367 Huntail Water RSEDPHGSS 0368 Gorebyss Water RSEDPHGSS 0429 Mismagius Ghost PHGSS 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying DHGSS 0431 Glameow Normal P 0432 Purugly Normal P 0434 Stunky Poison Dark D 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark D

Areas

• Much likePokémon Emerald, a newBattle Frontier takes the place of theBattle Park. It has theBattle Tower,Battle Factory,Battle Castle,Battle Arcade, andBattle Hall as venues.
• Twinleaf Town and nearby routes now have snow patches.
  • This provide evidence that this version may take place in winter, as opposed tothe previous Sinnoh installments which do not have a definite season.
• Jubilife City has been refurbished with new pathways and some buildings have animated roof lights.
• TheGlobal Trade Station inJubilife City has been redesigned and now includes a bigger global terminal. It has been renamed as theGlobal Terminal.
• Oreburgh Mine now has twin coal transporters starting from the entrance and ending at the entrance to the last section of the mine and move.
• An arch now represents the entrances toFloaroma Town.
• The trees in theEterna Forest, as well asFullmoon Island andNewmoon Island, cast shadows that cover the ground.
• Eterna City has been refurbished with new foliage and pathways. Also, theTeam Galactic Eterna Building has had a complete redesign, inside and out. It now contains a secret room where Rotom can switch between its forms.
• Cycling Road has been redesigned and now has tunnel-like shelters in the middle of the Cycle Route, as well as lights along the sides of it.
• Hearthome City has been refurbished with new pathways, and the gates leading to Amity Square have a new design with signs that light up at night.
• Amity Square has been completely remodeled. It now includes a small pond, more paths, and more upper levels. The old buildings that previously inhabited Amity Square now contain Warp Panels which transport the player to the other old buildings within Amity Square.
• Lost Tower has had its color scheme changed and now has fog on three of its five floors, which can be cleared byHM05 (Defog).
• Solaceon Town's houses have been remodeled and thePokémon Day Care now has a trough filled with water and tent-like shelters.
• Veilstone City has been refurbished with new pathways. TheGalactic Veilstone Building has been redesigned, inside and out. TheVeilstone Department Store now has a basement, in whichPoffins can be sold and bought. Berries and Lava Cookies can be bought as well.
• TheHotel Grand Lake has been refurbished with new pathways.
• Pastoria City's houses have been remodeled, and now also includes a board with aCroagunk on it, which is located in front of theGreat Marsh. Occasionally, if the player stands behind the Croagunk Wall with the player's head sticking out of it, a wild Croagunk will come, but it will just cry and walk into the Great Marsh building.
• TheGreat Marsh has had its color scheme changed, and has also had foliage changed and added.
• Celestic Town's houses have been remodeled.
• Canalave City has been refurbished with new pathways, and its houses and library have also been remodeled.
• The player now needs to useHM08 (Rock Climb) to reachLake Acuity.
• The area of water to the south ofSnowpoint City, where the player can get a boat to theBattle Zone, now contains a small number of icebergs. These can also be seen in the ocean when the boat is crossing to the Battle Zone. The boat has also been redesigned, most likely due to the icebergs in the sea.
• The back area ofSpear Pillar has been slightly redesigned to allow more room for thePokémon of myth when they appear.
• Sunyshore City has been refurbished with new pathways, and its houses have been remodeled.
• The entrance and exit ofVictory Road have become wider, having aPoké Ball at the center of the arch.
• TheBattle Zone is now warmer, and palm trees can be found there.
• Stark Mountain now has more features evocative of avolcano, such as crags and pits of lava.
• ThePokémon Mansion is surrounded by golden railings.

Storyline

• The story seen on TV at the start of the game is now aboutProfessor Rowan having just returned from a trip toKanto.
• The player meetsProfessor Rowan and the opposite gender character earlier, and obtains theirfirst partner Pokémon onRoute 201.
  • Instead of being attacked bywild Pokémon atVerity Lakefront, the player and their rival are attempting to reachSandgem Town through tall grass when the Professor stops them, and offers them a first partner Pokémon.
• The first battle is against the player's rival, who has chosen the first partner Pokémon which has a type advantage against the player's.
• The player and the rival now encounterCyrus atLake Verity at the start of the game. The player can also meet Cyrus at different venues such as theEterna City statue.
• BothDialga andPalkia appear on theSpear Pillar.Giratina, the mascot of Platinum, then phases into the world in front ofCyrus.
• A new area known as theDistortion World is playable. It has floor-like sections floating at ninety-degree angles from each other, creating an effect similar to the art ofM. C. Escher. It disobeys thelaws of physics, making things likeSurfing down a waterfall going up possible. The camera angle switches between perspective and isometric views to suit the angle of the player. It also has moving platforms with jumpable gaps between them. Giratina, when here, will be in its Origin Forme, and is also the only wild Pokémon located here.
• Two new characters to the main storyline were added. One isCharon, a professor and Commander ofTeam Galactic, and the other is a police officer spying on Team Galactic, using the codename "Looker".
• A Tag Battle between the player and theirrival againstFlint andVolkner takes place at the entrance to theBattle Frontier when the player first arrives there.
• Team Galactic's plans to re-create the world has changed slightly. The layouts of their HQs, such as the one in Eterna, have been changed. Team Galactic now utilizes more resources to reach their goal, as well as explaining why, in-game, such as the power from theValley Windworks, as well as planting a bomb on theGreat Marsh for attention to allow more people to realize what they're trying to do.Team Galactic also has afourth commander who appears throughout the game, but does not take on a significant role until after the main story events.
• Some of theGym Leaders have been reordered:Fantina is now the third Gym Leader;Maylene is the fourth; andCrasher Wake is the fifth. The appearance of players' Gym Badge case stays the same.
• Dawn/Lucas now gives the player theDowsing Machine or theVs. Seeker at the entrance toMt. Coronet, instead of near theRoute 206 junction.
• Team Galactic appears inStark Mountain under the command ofCharon, who seeks to use the destructive power of the volcano to extort money from the people of Sinnoh. The player, with help fromBuck, must defeat them. During this event,Mars andJupiter quit Team Galactic because Charon does not share the same ideals as ex-bossCyrus. Ultimately, Charon and his two accompanying grunts are apprehended byLooker and two policemen.
• After the aforementioned event, the player can challenge all theGym Leaders of Sinnoh to rematches in theBattleground. The player'sTag Battle partners from throughout the game (Cheryl,Buck,Marley,Mira, andRiley) are also able to be challenged in this place. Each of the 13 characters has a team of five Pokémon, whose levels are between 61 and 65 (except forMaylene, whose team instead ranges from level 62 to 66).
• ThePokémon League increase their Pokémon's levels after the player has completed theStark Mountain event. Their levels are now between 65 and 78.
• When one finishes theStark Mountain quest, instead of therival appearing at theFight Area on weekends, he now appears at theSurvival Area in front of theBattleground. During the first battle, the levels of the Pokémon in his party range from 59 to 65; in the second battle, from 69 to 75; and third and beyond, from 79 to 85. In these last battles, he was the Trainer with the highest-leveled Pokémon in all core series games, untilRed's remade team inPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• When first visiting theResort Area, the player is offered aVilla. If they accept the offer, items can then be purchased to furnish the house in the same manner as decorating a secret base. The player will be visited by NPCs such as the Sinnoh Gym Leaders, the player'smother,Professor Rowan, and the rival.

Graphics

• Lucas,Dawn, andBarry have different outfits designed for colder weather, as the entire Sinnoh region has changed in temperature.
• The template for thelevel,HP, and the name of Pokémon in battle is a dark gray instead of white, and its shape has changed.
• ThePokétch has been redesigned. Players can now move up and down between apps instead of having to go through all of them to return to a previous one.
• Some of themoves have been redesigned, and have a different animation, such asRazor Leaf andSpacial Rend.
• When Pokémon are sent out from theirPoké Balls, their back sprites now animate much like their front sprites have sinceEmerald (i.e., multiple frames of animation in addition to the various distortions and filters already used).
• Some back sprites, while mostly similar to those ofPokémon Diamond and Pearl, experience several minor stylistic changes, such as size changes, correction of graphical errors, pixel enhancement, and changes in color tones. A few Pokémon have very noticeable changes, such asAzumarill andGligar, among others.
• Front sprites forGeneration IV Pokémon and other Pokémon in theSinnoh Pokédex have also changed.Meowth,Muk,Oddish,Hitmonlee,Ninetales, andPrimeape also receive new sprites despite not being in the expanded Sinnoh Pokédex, whileRegisteel uses its sprite from the German, Italian, Spanish, and French versions of Diamond and Pearl. TheDiamond and Pearl sprites are still used when the player dresses up the Pokémon either inSuper Contests or in theJubilife TV station.
• When battling certainTrainers such asGym Leaders,Frontier Brains, andBarry, the Trainers' sprites are now animated to move in the same manner as Pokémon.
• Some Trainers now useSeals when sending out some of their Pokémon.
• TheEterna,Hearthome, andVeilstone Gyms have all had complete redesigns in the interior.
• Closeups of Gym Leaders, just before a battle, have been changed from enlarged sprites to higher-quality drawings, and the term "VS" has been added; the Frontier Brains also have this feature. The Elite Four have this as well, but the animation includes the player on the left side of the "VS." and the Elite Four member on the right side.
• The rooms where the player battle theElite Four have been redesigned.Aaron's room now has logs and foliage;Bertha's now has rocks;Flint's now has lava pits;Lucian's now includes four large glowing orbs on the floor;Cynthia's room has changed its color scheme, and the lift leading up to theHall of Fame is now partially contained. The Elite Four and Cynthia now all have unique battle backgrounds. ThePokémon Center at thePokémon League has also been redesigned.
• When entering new areas, the location "labels" on the top-left corner have been redesigned, much like they were betweenPokémon Ruby and Sapphire andPokémon Emerald.
• Pikachu andPachirisu are now featured when entering Wi-Fi.
• ThePal Pad has been given a new design.
• Thegame director atHotel Grand Lake now has an overhead sprite of his own. TheDiploma also was redesigned.
• When the player starts the battle with the Giratina in theDistortion World, instead of displaying "A wild Giratina appeared!", it displays "The Distortion World's Giratina appeared!". It is referred to as "the wild Giratina" in other instances, such as attacking, however.
• The trees in West Sinnoh have sharper angles and a point at the top, compared to rounded branches and a rounded top in Diamond and Pearl, and are also slightly darker. The trees in East Sinnoh are also slightly darker, but are now a completely different hue than the trees in West Sinnoh, and are more rounded than in Diamond and Pearl, while the Battle Zone has completely new trees altogether.
• The battle menu was redesigned.

Sound

• Giratina's cry will be heard when "Start" or "A" are pressed at the title screen, unlike in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, which just play a snippet of the title theme's melody. It shares this trait with some other games.
• TheMystery Gift theme has changed to a more upbeat version of the theme used in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
• TheBattle Tower theme was changed slightly to have more guitar-sounding riffs and more dynamic transitions.

Connectivity

The game can connect automatically toPokémon Diamond and Pearl andPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver once players have access to aPokémon Center. It can also connect toPokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, and obtain Pokémon received fromRanger Net Special Missions. It retains the same compatibility withGeneration III games andPokémon Battle Revolution as its predecessors, butMy Pokémon Ranch requires a Japan-only update to work with Platinum. Pokémon Battle Revolution also wasn't programmed to be compatible with Platinum, so new formes will not appear.

Like Diamond and Pearl, the issue with Korean characters remains: non-Korean versions ofGeneration IV games did not include a way to view Korean characters, and therefore Korean versions of any Generation IV game can't normally trade with any non-Korean game. If a Pokémon with a Korean name or Korean Trainer name was somehow traded to a non-Korean game, the data for their name would be converted to something else. In Diamond and Pearl, empty spaces were used in lieu of Korean characters. However, Platinum—and subsequently HeartGold and SoulSilver—show dashes instead; this is likely to prevent any issues that may come from a completely blank name.

Localization changes

The dialogue at theVeilstone Game Corner was altered in the European and Korean versions of Pokémon Platinum to comply with PEGI's then-new standards regarding gambling in video games.

Localization changes shared by Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

Main article:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions → Localization changes shared by Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

Reception

Gaming magazineFamitsu gave Pokémon Platinum a score of 36 out of 40.^[7]IGN rated the game a "Great" 8.8/10, stating that "Yes, it's still good. Even two years later."^[8] It holds a rating of 83% onMetacritic, based on 46 critic reviews.^[9]

Sales

In the fiscal year of its release, it sold 3.75 million units.^[10] As of March 31, 2010, Pokémon Platinum has sold 7.06 million copies worldwide, making it the lowest selling core series Pokémon game on the Nintendo DS.^[11]

Japanese sales

Pokémon Platinum sold 963,273 units on its first week on the Japanese market, with asell-through of 90.72%. By December 29, 2013, the end of its 277th week, it had sold 2,626,618 copies.^[12]

Staff

Main article:Staff of Pokémon Platinum

Music

Main article:Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection

The soundtrack contains all of the background music used in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (the basis for a majority of the music in Pokémon Platinum). However, the soundtrack does not includethe remastered title theme music fromPokémon Ruby and Sapphire or the other unused music, all of which are present in the internal data of Diamond and Pearl, as well as Platinum.

Main article:Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection

Several music tracks exclusive to Platinum went officially unreleased until 2012, when they were included with the official soundtrack ofPokémon Black 2 and White 2. These Platinum-exclusive tracks comprise tracks 17 to 49 of Disc 4 of the soundtrack.

Version history

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Japanese

English

French, German, Italian, and Spanish

Korean

Beta elements

Main article:Pokémon Platinum beta

Errors

• Normally, when the player picks up an item on the ground, it disappears and the message saying "[Player] found a(n)/the [item]!" displays. However, when the player attempts to pick up the Poké Ball containing theGriseous Orb, the text is displayedbefore the item disappears. This mistake was corrected in the localizations. This oversight also occurs in theTurnback Cave with the item in the last room by the portal in every release of the game.

Gallery

Logos

• 
  English logo
• 
  Japanese logo
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  Korean logo

Title screens

• 
  English title screen
• 
  Japanese title screen

Trivia

• The instruction manual included with the game claims there are 493 Pokémon to be discovered. However, the game was released beforeArceus, the 493rd Pokémon, was officially revealed.
• This is the first game where the player can battle anNPC in a Pokémon Center.
• Platinum removed the "©(publishing year) GAME FREAK inc." notice present on the title screen in Diamond and Pearl and preceding games, instead having a notice saying "Developed byGAME FREAK Inc." similar to the notices found on the title screens of recent games developed bytri-Ace.
• This was the first solitary core series version to be released in South Korea.
• This was the last solitary core series version to be released untilPokémon Legends: Arceus was released on January 28, 2022
  • Coincidentally, both games take place in the Sinnoh region.
• A Pokémon game named "Platinum" was mentioned in a FAQ onPokémon.com in February 1999.^[13] It was listed with some Pokémon games that were still exclusive to Japan at the time (such asPokémon Yellow,Gold, and Silver). According to the FAQ, there were no plans to release these games in English yet. While this text implies that Platinum already existed in Japan at the time, this game was actually released in Japan almost a decade later.

  "Are there plans to release the Green, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Pikachu versions of Pokémon in the US? How about the Nintendo 64 Pokémon Stadium and other 64-bit Pokémon games?"

  "At this time, there are no plans to bring any other Pokémon games to the US. However, if Pokémon catches on here like it did in Japan, new Pokémon games may make it out in North America! Be sure to check www.Pokémon.com for updates and announcements."

• This game marked the last appearance of the slot machine minigame in North American releases of core series titles.

In other languages

External links

• Official PDF instruction manual forPokémon Platinum Version(English)

References

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