Ever sincePokemon’s first outing in 1996 with Japan’sPokemon RedandGreen, Legendary Pokemon have been coveted and sought after by fans for their incredible rarity and power. Over the years, fans have been introduced tonew Legendary Pokemon with each generation,but the 4th generation ofPokemongames is somewhat notorious for including a great number of Legendaries in its Pokedex, along with a great number of Mythical monsters as well.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that fans would be returning to the Sinnoh region with Nintendo Switch remakes ofPokemonDiamondandPearl:Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl. Compared to other mainlinePokemonremakes,Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlseem to be staying very faithful to their source material, so it’s likely that fans can expect to see most of the monsters inDiamondandPearlappear in the remakes, including Legendary Pokemon.
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Dialga and Palkia in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Of course, it seems fairly certain that fans can expect to see Dialga and Palkia inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl. Back in 2006, the Steel and Dragon-typeTemporal Pokemon Dialgawas the flagship Legendary forPokemon Diamond, while the Water and Dragon-type Spatial Pokemon Palkia was the flagship Legendary forPokemon Pearl. Each monster is at the center of its respective game’s story, and could be caught at Mt. Coronet’s Spear Pillar towards the end of the games.
Fans certainly weren’t surprised to see the Legendaries return with the announcement ofBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl. However, despite plans for more faithful remakes, many are speculating whether Dialga and Palkia will receive any sort of new forms, as is custom with many Legendary Pokemon. In the 3rd generation remakesPokemon Omega RubyandAlpha Sapphire, the box Legendaries Kyogre and Groudon were givenbrand-new Primal forms,so fans are eager to learn if Dialga and Palkia will see anything similar.
Giratina in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Like many other generations of Pokemon,DiamondandPearl’s flagship Legendaries belong to a trio, which is made complete by Giratina; cementing Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina as what is known as the “creation trio” among fans. Although Giratina went on to play a much larger role inthe story ofPokemon Platinum,it still held significance inDiamondandPearl.SinceBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearllook to be remakes of those games and notPokemon Platinum, the remakes may feature Giratina as it originally appeared at Turnback Cave.
InPokemon’s lore, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina are said to have all been created simultaneously by the Mythical Pokemon Arceus. While Dialga and Palkia ruled over time and space respectively, Giratina, the ruler of antimatter, is said to have beenbanished to the Distortion Worlddue to its destructive nature. Although Giratina is very likely to appear in one way or another, fans speculate that it and the Distortion World could appear inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlwith a special episode, similar toOmega RubyandAlpha Sapphire’s Delta Episode.
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Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
InPokemon DiamondandPearl, the 3 powerfulLake Guardians Uxie, Azelf, and Mespritplayed a major role in the games' stories. Like Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, the lake trio is said to have been created by Arceus to quell Dialga and Palkia if they were ever enraged. Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit are also said to have taught humans emotions, knowledge, and willpower respectively. Just as in the original games, it’s likely thatPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlplayers will be able to find Uxie at at Lake Acuity, Azelf at Lake Valor, and Mesprit at Lake Verity.
Heatran in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
The originalPokemon DiamondandPearlgames had an extensive postgame for fans to experience, including new areas, new Pokemon, new items, and more. After defeating the Pokemon League inDiamondandPearl, players would gain access to the new area Stark Mountain, where players will journey up the mountain to find the Fire and Steel-typeLava Dome Pokemon Heatran.BetweenPokemon Diamond,Pearl, andPlatinum, the process of finding and capturing Heatran is largely the same, so it’s likely that it will remain mostly unchanged inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl.
Cresselia in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Like Heatran, players gained access to the Legendary Pokemon Cresselia inthe originalDiamondandPearlgames' postgame. In order to save a sailor’s son from nightmares caused by the mythical Pokemon Darkrai, the player would venture from Canalave City to Fullmoon Island. Here, players could encounter the Psychic-typeLunar Pokemon Cresselia,but wouldn’t have the chance to battle it.
After obtaining the Lunar Wing and giving it to the sailor to cure his son, players could encounter Cresselia randomly out in the wild as it is a roaming Pokemon, where it changes its location whenever the player does as well. Cresselia’s encounter also doesn’t change much betweenPokemon Diamond,Pearl, andPlatinum, so it likely will appear in the same way in the remakes.
Regigigas in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
InPokemon Diamond,Pearl, andPlatinum, players would need the Legendary Pokemon Regice, Regirock, and Registeel to awaken theColossal Pokemon Regigigas.However, the only way that players could get these Pokemon in their party was either by cheating them into the game, or transferring them fromPokemon Ruby,Sapphire, orEmeraldvia the Pal Park.
With the Legendary titans in their party, players could enter the Snowpoint Temple in Snowpoint City, then venturing to the depths of the temple for the chance to fight and capture Regigigas.PokemonBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlmay devise a way to allow players to transfer the Legendary titans from theirPokemon SwordandShieldgames, as they appeared inthe Crown Tundra DLC expansion.
Regice, Regirock, and Registeel in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
While Regice, Regirock, and Registeel needed to be transferred from previousPokemongames inthe originalDiamondandPearltitles,there was a special Regigigas that was distributed inPokemon Platinumthat allowed players to awaken the Legendary titans. This special Regigigas would give players access to Regice, Regirock, and Registeel in the Iceberg Ruins, the Rock Peak Ruins, the Iron Ruins respectively. PerhapsBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlwill implement a similar distribution event or allow players to capture the Legendary titans to then awaken Regigigas.
Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
InPokemon Platinum’s postgame, players could encounter the Kanto region’s Professor Oak to trigger different events. One would see Professor Oak tell the player that the Legendary bird Pokemon Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres have been spotted roaming across the Sinnoh Region. Like Cresselia, these roaming Legendaries could be encountered at random in the wild. IfBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlinclude details and events like this fromPokemon Platinum, then fans could expect to see the Legendary birds appear as well. Perhaps the remakes could includethe birds' Galarian forms too.
Mythical Pokemon in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
In thePokemonseries, there is a clear distinction between Legendary andMythical Pokemon,being that Mythical monsters are said to be even more rare than Legendaries, and can typically only be obtained in-game via Mystery Gift or a special distribution event item. InPokemon Diamond,Pearl, andPlatinum, available Mythical Pokemon included Manaphy, Phione, Darkrai, and Shaymin, with Arceus being the only Mythical Pokemon that was unobtainable without cheating.
The Mythical Seafaring Pokemon Manaphy could previously only be legitimately obtained if players owned a copy ofPokemon Ranger, allowing them to send an egg to theirDiamond,Pearl, orPlatinumgame. Phione could then be obtained by breeding Manaphy with a Ditto. Of course, thePokemon Rangerseries hasn’t seen a new entry in quite some time, so there may be a new method to obtain Manaphy and Phione inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl.
Previously, the only way to legitimately capture thePitch-Black Pokemon Darkraiwas through the Member Card distribution event inDiamondandPearl. After obtaining the Member Card and completing the in-game Cresselia event, players could go to Canalave City’s Harbor Inn to fall asleep and wake up on Newmoon Island, where Darkrai could then be battled and caught. It is currently unknown whether a Darkrai event will be included inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl, or if a similar distribution will be held for the games.
Much like Darkrai,Pokemon Diamond,Pearl, andPlatinumplayers could only legitimately obtain Shaymin with the Oak’s Letter itemdistributed via Mystery Gift.This would allow players to access Flower Paradise, where they could then battle and capture the Mythical Gratitude Pokemon. InPokemon Platinum, players could change Shaymin to its Sky Forme by obtaining the Gracidea Flower in Floaroma Town. Observant fans have noticed that the NPC who would give players the item inPokemon Platinumlooks to be inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl, so it’s safe to say that Shaymin and its Sky Forme could make an appearance in the remakes.
Finally, the Mythical Alpha Pokemon Arceus will make an appearance inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlas well. Previously, obtaining the Azure Flute item would trigger an in-game event allowing players to encounter and capture Arceus. However, the Azure Flute was never officially distributed, making it impossible to obtain Arceus without receiving it through a promotional distribution. Arceus is quite an important monster in the lore of thePokemonuniverse, especially considering theupcomingPokemon Legends: Arceusgame,so many are hoping to see it appear in some form inBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl.
Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandPokemon Shining Pearlwill release on Nintendo Switch in late 2021.
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