A new trailer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl today during a Pokémon Presents broadcast has revealed that the games will include the much-beloved feature that allows your Pokémon to follow you as you run through the world.
This feature has been included in a handful of games prior, and first introduced in Pokémon Yellow with only the player's Pikachu partner able to follow behind. It reappeared in the original Diamond and Pearl games, though it was only available for certain Pokémon in a certain area of the game. It was fully available in HeartGold and SoulSilver, and then again in Let's Go! Pikachu and Eevee and the DLC areas of Sword and Shield.
While Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl seem fairly close to the original games, we got a glimpse of several slight changes to the original formula, including the ability to customize your character's outfit.
We also got a look at some returning, revamped features from the original games, including a revamp of the Underground and Secret Bases that hides new Pokémon Hideaways, where wild Pokémon roam freely on the map as they did in Pokemon Let's Go!. There also appear to be changes to Super Contests, turning the event into more of a rhythm game.
Finally, the games are getting a special Nintendo Switch Lite Dialga & Palkia Edition, launching on November 5, 2021.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were first unveiled earlier this year at a February Pokémon Presents broadcast, where we got our first look at the game's chibi art style. Developer ILCA Inc has taken on the remakes from Game Freak, and are using a chibi art style intended as a "faithful remake" of the original games. We've since gotten a release date of November 19, 2021 for the pair, with the larger open-world Pokémon Legends Arceus coming the following January.
Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.
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This feature has been included in a handful of games prior, and first introduced in Pokémon Yellow with only the player's Pikachu partner able to follow behind. It reappeared in the original Diamond and Pearl games, though it was only available for certain Pokémon in a certain area of the game. It was fully available in HeartGold and SoulSilver, and then again in Let's Go! Pikachu and Eevee and the DLC areas of Sword and Shield.
While Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl seem fairly close to the original games, we got a glimpse of several slight changes to the original formula, including the ability to customize your character's outfit.
We also got a look at some returning, revamped features from the original games, including a revamp of the Underground and Secret Bases that hides new Pokémon Hideaways, where wild Pokémon roam freely on the map as they did in Pokemon Let's Go!. There also appear to be changes to Super Contests, turning the event into more of a rhythm game.
Finally, the games are getting a special Nintendo Switch Lite Dialga & Palkia Edition, launching on November 5, 2021.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were first unveiled earlier this year at a February Pokémon Presents broadcast, where we got our first look at the game's chibi art style. Developer ILCA Inc has taken on the remakes from Game Freak, and are using a chibi art style intended as a "faithful remake" of the original games. We've since gotten a release date of November 19, 2021 for the pair, with the larger open-world Pokémon Legends Arceus coming the following January.
Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.
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