Pokemon Platinum Details

July 10, 2008

Pokemon Platinum

The newest issue of CoroCoro is out and fans have plastered scans all over the Internet of its article on Pokemon Platinum. What follows is a break down of the important nuggets of information contained therein.

  • Pokémon Platinum is set for a September 13th 2008 release in Japan
  • You have to face Team Galactic once more, but it seems their plans and HQ have been stepped up a fair bit
  • The Battle Frontier returns and takes place in the Fight Area in Sinnoh. There are different areas in the Battle Frontier, their battle quirks are not yet known. However, it does still contain the Battle Tower
  • The WiFi area has been enhanced with various areas which support up to 20 people at any one time
  • The Poffin making has taken a step up and has a new feature that involves a Swalot machine. You essentially throw berries into its mouth. This can be done over WiFi in the new WiFi area
  • The Battle Recorder, an item seen on the Shaymin pictures last week, allows you to record battles that you hold and share them with your friends. This is done at the new & improved GTS in Jubilife City, which has a bigger global terminal
  • There is also confirmation of the Shaymin form changes and a note about the Giratina ones. It appears that like in the movie, Giratina’s Origin Forme can only be used in the Torn World, and its in its Another Forme elsewhere. It is unknown if there will be an item to use to keep it in its Origin Forme, but the main method will be revealed next month
  • Shaymin Sky Forme’s ability is Serene Grace. It appears to be more focused in Speed and Special Attack and knows the move Air Slash.
  • Giratina’s Origin Forme’s ability is Levitate.
  • The pictures also indicate and confirm new sprites for each Pokémon including Bidoof, Giratina’s Another Forme & Shaymin’s Land Forme
  • Confirmation of the new characters shown last month, one is a member of Team Galactic, and the other is part of an international police force and is hunting Team Galactic

With a September release date I expect an American release date around March 2009.

The inclusion of a Battle Park (as in Emerald) is going to be great! Couple that with Wi-Fi in the Underground and I expect Platinum to sell very well indeed.

As I get more information I will post it.

via [serebii]

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11 Comments »

Comment by Star
2008-07-11 17:14:33

awesome! how do you preorder from japan?

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Comment by Chase
2008-07-11 19:32:33

wait forms of giritina and shaymin? ive never heard of these

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Comment by Chase
2008-07-11 19:33:08

could some one tell what the forms are

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Comment by Logan
2008-10-12 17:31:39

The forms for Giritina are the normal forme that you see on Diamond and Pearl, then there is the origin forme which you see in Platinum, last there is what is called the another forme which is what you get when you trade Giritina to Diamond or Pearl from Platinum.

The forms for Shaymin are the land forme and the sky forme

To see these forms go to http://www.serebii.net and look on the top left for DPPt pokedex and just use the scroll boxes to look at any Pokemon’s form in Platinum and Diamond and Pearl along with TMs and HMs that the Pokemon can learn, its special ability, where its located in each game including: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FR&LG, Colosseum, XD, and D&P&Pt. and pretty much any other info you want to know about the Pokemon plus the site gives updates on Platinum and other Pokemon news.

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Comment by Tiff
2008-07-26 17:33:58

Yes, I have heard of these forms. These two forms are called Sky Forms. I have seen both pictures on the Serebii Website. I wonder who the new Frontier Brains are and if Scott from Pokemon Emerald is going to be in it. What are the gyms going to look like and the inside the Frontier Battle Places. How do you transfer your pokemon from Pokemon Diamond or Pearl to Planitum?

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Comment by Mark
2008-07-31 08:22:23

Is it going to be in the sinnoh region again? Will you be able to migrate pokemon in it?

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Comment by Shaun
2008-07-31 18:24:51

if any one has a cyndaquil i can trade a rotom piplup or toros.

Name:shaun
FC:1418 7362 2256

ps:I need it now… please Reply

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Comment by Julian
2008-07-31 18:29:08

Buy it from Ebay??

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Comment by Shaun
2008-07-31 18:32:57

i need cyndaquil

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Comment by g
2008-08-18 10:29:49

there is also a new regigigas sky form

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Comment by Logan
2008-10-12 17:33:37

There is no sky Regigigas form

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