{"id":129750,"date":"2025-09-17T07:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T07:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:31:47","slug":"pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Coming To Switch This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/pokemon-presents\/2021\/02\/26\/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Diamond and Pearl released in North America in 2007 on Nintendo&#8217;s DS handheld, and now today&#8217;s fans will get a chance to revisit these installments with a new, modern makeover. Announced during today&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/livestream\/2021\/02\/26\/watch-the-february-pokemon-presents-with-game-informer\">Pok\u00e9mon Presents festivities<\/a>, this pair of games \u2013 called Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Pok\u00e9mon Shining Pearl \u2013 is coming to Switch later in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Though it may not have been the biggest reveal during the show (that honor belongs to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/pokemon-presents\/2021\/02\/26\/new-pokemon-game-is-an-open-world-story-set-in-feudal-style-sinnoh\">Pok\u00e9mon Legends Arceus<\/a>) , it&#8217;s still an exciting opportunity to jump into the classic\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon formula with a fresh spin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The games take place in the Sinnoh region, and like most of the duos of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon releases, the two versions\u00a0offer similar experiences, with slight variations between (like which legendary Pok\u00e9mon are available in each).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These remakes are being developed by Ilca\u00a0Inc (a studio that helped create\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/02\/12\/pokemon-home-now-live-gives-you-free-gen-1-starter-and-pikachu-to-add-to-your-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Home<\/a>), and they feature a distinct visual overhaul while retaining the core elements that made the original releases so well-received.<\/p>\n<p>Look for\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Shining Pearl on Switch in late 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/pokemon-presents\/2021\/02\/26\/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to watch embedded media Pok\u00e9mon Diamond and Pearl released in North America in 2007 on Nintendo&#8217;s DS handheld, and now today&#8217;s fans will get a chance to revisit these installments with a new, modern makeover. Announced during today&#8217;s\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Presents festivities, this pair of games \u2013 called Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Pok\u00e9mon Shining Pearl \u2013 is coming to Switch later in 2021. Though it may not have been the biggest reveal during the show (that honor belongs to\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Legends Arceus) , it&#8217;s still an exciting opportunity to jump into the classic\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon formula with a fresh spin.\u00a0 The games take place in the Sinnoh region, and like most of the duos of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon releases, the two versions\u00a0offer similar experiences, with slight variations between (like which legendary&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year\/\">Read 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