{"id":323671,"date":"2025-10-18T06:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-will-offer-character-customization\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T06:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:16:51","slug":"pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-will-offer-character-customization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-will-offer-character-customization\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Will Offer Character Customization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-will-offer-character-customization.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The August 2021 Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase offered up trainers a new look at what Legends Arceus will have to offer, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/08\/18\/new-pokemon-legends-arceus-gameplay-revealed-showing-new-growlithe-form-and-revamped\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a revamped combat system<\/a> and some new forms! What was also revealed is the confirmation about a highly requested feature for the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl games, as well. That&#8217;s right; both Pok\u00e9mon remakes\u00a0will have character customization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While fans were excited about Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl when they were first announced, the community immediately asked about what sort of options we would have for our trainers. Our latest look at the upcoming games confirms\u00a0that we will be able to play around with how our characters look, allowing fans to easily see themselves in the world of pocket monsters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will bring trainers back to Sinnoh, where they will meet up with Professor Rowan to battle it out against Team Galactic. Explore the Grand Underground with its return while also participating in Super Contests while bumping elbows with fellow trainers in the Union Room. All while looking super spiffy, of course. Check out the latest gameplay trailer below:\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/08\/18\/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-will-offer-character-customization\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The upcoming remakes aim to find the balance between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/preview\/2021\/07\/29\/everything-we-know-about-pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">staying faithful to the original adventures<\/a> we loved while also bringing in new elements to enjoy. With updated visuals and changes seen in the basic movement within the game,\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are shaping up to be a phenomenal reason to cave into that nostalgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The remake goodness begins when both\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl arrive on November 19, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If comments are still showing as disabled, a site update is happening on our side that has caused a temporary takedown. We hope to have them back up and running soon so our community can go back to sharing their thoughts with us about everything gaming-related!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/08\/18\/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-will-offer-character-customization\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The August 2021 Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase offered up trainers a new look at what Legends Arceus will have to offer, including a revamped combat system and some new forms! What was also revealed is the confirmation about a highly requested feature for the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl games, as well. That&#8217;s right; both Pok\u00e9mon remakes\u00a0will have character customization.\u00a0 While fans were excited about Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl when they were first announced, the community immediately asked about what sort of options we would have for our trainers. Our latest look at the upcoming games confirms\u00a0that we will be able to play around with how our characters look, allowing fans to easily see themselves in the world of pocket monsters.\u00a0 Both\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-will-offer-character-customization\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":323672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-323671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Will 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