Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

 POKEMON DIAMOND AND PEARL

And now, we come to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, the beginning of the fourth generation of the franchise, originally designed as something of a finale for the series, before they ultimately decided to keep going. These games were based in Sinnoh, based on the real world island of Hokkaido.

Your main character this time is Lucas or Dawn, with the other acting as an assistant to Professor Rowan, who is the game’s resident professor. Barry, your next-door neighbor with an extreme case of hyperactivity, acts as your rival. Your mom is also the most active she has ever been in the series, with a job as one of the head judges of the Pokemon beauty contests you can participate in.

Sinnoh has a standard Pokemon league, with your eight gym leaders being: Roark (Rock), Gardenia (Grass), Maylene (Fighting), Crasher Wake (Water), Fantina (Ghost), Byron (Steel), Candice (Ice), and Volkner (Electric). The Elite Four include Aaron (Bug), Bertha (Ground), Flint (Fire), and Lucian (Psychic), topped off with probably the most famous Champion of them all, Cynthia.

The main villains are Team Galactic, a sci-fi themed group of nihilists who plan to summon the Pokemon gods of space and time and use them to wipe out the entire universe and recreate in their image. Bit of a jump from Yakuza members and environmental extremists who don’t think things through, but I’ll take it. Their leader is Cyrus, and his three admins are Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter.

One more set of characters worth mentioning are your travel companions, a set of five characters who will join you as you travel through a specific area and act as your doubles partner for any battles you come across. These include Cheryl, Mira, Riley, Marley, and Buck.

Across the Sinnoh region, the cities and towns include Twinleaf Town, Sandgem Town, Jubilife City, Oreburgh City, Floaroma Town, Eterna City, Hearthome City, Solaceon Town, Veilstone City, Pastoria City, Celestic Town, Canalave City, Snowpoint City, Sunyshore City, and the Pokemon League. Notable landmarks include the Hotel Grand Lake, Pal Park, Eterna Forest, Mount Coronet with Spear Pillar on top, the Battle Zone, Stark Mountain, the Old Chateau, the Great Marsh, Lake Verity, Lake Valor, and Lake Acuity, the Underground, and Iron Island.

And that’s about everything we need for now. Let’s see what we’ve got:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Trainer System:

Lucas

Dawn

Barry

Professor Rowan

Cheryl

Mira

Riley

Marley

Buck

Cyrus

Mars

Saturn

Jupiter

Roark

Gardenia

Maylene

Crasher Wake

Fantina

Byron

Candice

Volkner

Aaron

Bertha

Flint

Lucian

Cynthia

Stages:

Twinleaf Town

Sandgem Town

Jubilife City

Oreburgh City

Floaroma Town

Eterna City

Hearthome City

Solaceon Town

Veilstone City

Pastoria City

Celestic Town

Canalave City

Snowpoint City

Sunyshore City

Pokemon League

Hotel Grand Lake

Pal Park

Eterna Forest

Mount Coronet

Spear Pillar

Battle Zone

Stark Mountain

Old Chateau

Great Marsh

Lake Verity

Lake Valor

Lake Acuity

Underground

Iron Island

Snowpoint Temple

Thanks for reading! Next up, it’s time for a Battle Revolution!