{"id":534186,"date":"2026-03-07T10:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2194163"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:04:22","slug":"pokemon-legends-arceus-is-coming-to-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-legends-arceus-is-coming-to-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Legends&#8217; Arceus is coming to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pokemon-legends-arceus-is-coming-to-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A new update for Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Pok\u00e9mon Shining Pearl will enable players to encounter Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus&#8217; very own Arceus (try saying that five times quickly!).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/uk\/pokemon-news\/get-arceus-and-darkrai-in-pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-pokemon-shining-pearl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/a> announced today that players will also have the chance to befriend Darkrai in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl thanks to this new update.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-15-pokemon-legends-arceus-is-coming-to-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-15-pokemon-legends-arceus-is-coming-to-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new update for Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Pok\u00e9mon Shining Pearl will enable players to encounter Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus&#8217; very own Arceus (try saying that five times quickly!). The Pok\u00e9mon Company announced today that players will also have the chance to befriend Darkrai in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl thanks to this new update. 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