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Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum were released between 2006 and 2009 for the Nintendo DS. They are compatible with each other, as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver, also for the Nintendo DS. They are capable of communicating with the Nintendo Wii, allowing the player to use Pokémon from these games in Pokémon Battle Revolution. Using the Game Boy Advance slot of an original model DS, Pokémon from Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen can be sent to these games, although they cannot be returned to any Game Boy Advance or GameCube game. Pokémon from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum can be sent to Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, although they cannot be returned from these games.

The first 493 Pokémon are all programmed into the game. Between the three games, the player can access all Sinnoh Pokémon, as well as a wide variety of Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn Pokémon. Pokémon that are missing from this game can be traded in from HeartGold or SoulSilver, or transferred from Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen.

Subpages

• Sinnoh Locations: A list of all areas in the Sinnoh region, with their encounter tables, items, and Trainers.
• Underground Documentation: A page with documentation surrounding Underground item rates and how digging sessions are generated by the game.
• Battle Tower: A page detailing the mechanics of Diamond and Pearl's Battle Frontier, with data about enemy Pokémon and Trainers.
• Battle Frontier: A page detailing the mechanics of Platinum's Battle Frontier, with further pages about each individual facility, and data about enemy Pokémon and Trainers.

Off-site resources

Please contact me if a source has a broken link, if a better version of the source exists, or if you know of a source you want to add.

• IV Calculator, on PycoSites.
• Stat Calculator, on PycoSites.
• Damage Calculator, pre-loaded with all Trainers' Pokémon.
• RNG Manipulation Guide, on Smogon.
• Sweet Scent Guide, on Smogon.
• Honey Trees Guide, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
• Honey Tree RNG Calculator, on PokéMow.
• Contest information, from SadisticMystic (make a copy of the 'Diamond/Pearl/Platinum - Super Contests' sheet)
• Chatot Cry Matcher, on PokéMow.
• Feebas Tile Calculator, on PokéMow.
• Capture Mechanics, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
• Catch Rate Calculator, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
• Locations, for an alternate view, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
• Places to Train, for good level training locations, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
• Diamond/Pearl and Platinum Legendary Capture Guides, on Smogon.
• Diamond/Pearl and Platinum TM Location Guides, on Smogon.
• Underground Guide, on Smogon.
• Chaining and Poké Radar Guides, on Smogon.
• Berry Guide, on Smogon.
• Move Tutor List, on Smogon.
• Breeding Guide, on Smogon.
• Pal Park Guide, on Smogon.
• Diamond/Pearl and Platinum In-Game Tier Lists, a fan-driven effort to rank how good Pokémon are when used in-game, on Smogon.
• EV Training Guide, on Smogon.
• Tips and Tricks, on Smogon.
• Diamond/Pearl Battle Tower Guide, on Smogon.
• Gen 4 base stats, on Bulbapedia.
• Pokémon movepools, on Bulbapedia.
• Password generator, for getting special Pokémon Eggs and Box wallpapers in Violet City, on PokéMow.

Credits & sources

• ShinxHijinx, for making scaled-down versions of the Home models, the table colors used, and general layout ideas.
• A ton of dedicated Battle Frontier players (all credited on the Battle Frontier page), for various Battle Frontier related things.
• Dragonfree, for helping me work through the optimal way to display encounter tables for HeartGold/SoulSilver and Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, and helping me with my JavaScript.
• Magpie, for helping me fix issues with presenting Diamond/Pearl/Platinum encounter tables.
• Mow, for answering a great many questions about the game based on the code and providing insight other sources lack. He also provided me with Underground documentation and Battle Tower dumps.
• veekun dumps, for encounter tables for Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
• Bulbapedia, for item and Trainer information for Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum I am in the process of verifying all of the information myself as well.