What is Pokémon Diamond and Pearl?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl''}} {{Infobox video game |title = Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl |italic title = no |developer = [[Game Freak]] |publisher = [[Nintendo]] |designer = |series = [[Pokémon]] |released = {{Video game release|JP|September 28, 2006|NA|April 22, 2007|AUS|June 21, 2007|EU|July 27, 2007|KOR|February 14, 2008}} |genre = [[Console role-playing game]] |modes = [[Single player]], [[multiplayer game|multiplayer]] |platforms = [[Nintendo DS]] |composer = [[Go Ichinose]] [[Hitomi Sato]] [[Junichi Masuda]] }} '''''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pokémon Pearl''''' are two [[role-playing games]] (RPG) made by [[Game Freak]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] handheld. It is the fourth generation of ''[[Pokémon (video game series)|Pokémon]]'' games in the series. In the game, the number of Pokémon is brought up to 493.<ref>[http://serebii.net/diamondpearl/newpokes.shtml Pokémon Diamond/Pearl - Pokémon]</ref> A third version to ''Diamond and Pearl'' called ''Pokémon Platinum'' was released in [[Japan]] in [[Autumn]] 2008, and released in the USA and UK on March 22, 2009. Remakes of the games, titled ''Pokémon Brilliant Diamond'' and ''Shining Pearl'', was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on November 19, 2021, followed by a spin-off game, [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] in January 2022. ==Gameplay== {{main|Gameplay of Pokémon}} The gameplay of ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' are much the same as previous Pokémon games. The player starts the game with one Pokémon, and catches more Pokémon using [[Poké Ball]]s. The player can also use his/her Pokémon to battle other Pokémon. When the player spots a Pokémon or a trainer, the battle screen appears. During battle, the player may [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Pokémon moves|fight]], use an item, switch Pokémon, or run away from battle (the last option is not available when facing trainers). All Pokémon have [[hit points]] (HP). If a Pokémon's HP is down to zero, it faints and cannot battle until the player revives it. If the player's Pokémon