Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP)

Announcement Trailer: Everything We Learned

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Last updated on: November 9, 2021 05:02 AM

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Pokemon BDSP Announcement Trailer

Pokemon announced the Diamond and Pearl Remakes on February 26, 2021 with a trailer showing off the Chibi art style, returning locations, characters, and Pokemon! Read on to find out everything we learned from this return to the Sinnoh region in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP).

List of Contents

Everything We Learned
Announcement Trailer
Pokemon BDSP News

Everything We Learned from the Trailer

Everything We Learned
Late 2021 release Platinum Dex Pokemon are featured Honey Trees are returning Drifloon Fridays are returning Poketch campaign clowns returning Chibi art style New battle move animations

Late 2021 Release Announced

Pokemon BDSP Late 2021

The trailer officially confirmed that the Sinnoh reamkes would release worldwide sometime in late 2021. It has since been confirmed that the exact release date of the games would be November 19, 2021.

Release Date and Time

Platinum Dex Pokemon

Pokemon BDSP Porygon Z

Towards the end of the trailer, Porygon-Z is shown in battle. Porygon-Z was previously only available in Sinnoh in the expanded Pokedex of Pokemon Platinum.

Platinum Content and Features

Honey Trees Return

Pokemon BDSP Honey Tree Route 205

Honey Trees appear a couple times throughout the trailer, specifically the Honey Trees on Route 205 and in Valley Windworks. It has since been confirmed that the feature of slathering the trees with Honey to encounter special Pokemon will return.

All Honey Tree Locations and Pokemon

Drifloon Fridays Return

Pokemon BDSP Drifloon Valley Windworks

The trailer also shows the Drifloon that appears in the overworld of Valley Windworks only on Fridays, confirming that this weekly event is returning.

Daily and Weekly Events

Poketch Campaign Clowns Return

Pokemon BDSP Campaign Clown

The trailer features a shot of Jubilife TV with a campaign clown standing in front of the entrance. In the original games, you had to answer this clown's question correctly to get 1 of the coupons that unlocks the Poketch.

All Poketch Applications

Chibi Art Style Look

Pokemon BDSP Chibi Art Style.png

Instead of trying to replicate 'real life' sizes, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will go with a cuter art style that closely resembles the older Pokemon games. Buildings, NPCs, and Pokemon are smaller in comparison to a more recent Pokemon game like Sword and Shield.

Remakes' Graphics

New Battle Move Animations

Pokemon BDSP Bug Buzz

The official trailer shows new animations for the following attacks: Sludge Bomb, Bug Buzz, Brave Bird, Protect, Aura Sphere, and Hyper Beam.