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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP)

Game Length: How Long To Beat Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

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★ Best Battle Tower Team (100 Win Streak!)
☆ How to Complete the National Dex
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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl take about 40 hours of play time to complete the main story. Read on to find out how long to beat and 100% complete the game!

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How Long to Beat Pokemon BDSP?

Game Feature Est. Play Time to Beat
Main Story 30 ~ 40 Hours
Super Contest Shows Additional 5 hours
Pokedex Completion 70 ~ 80 Hours
Battle Tower 100+ Hours
100% Completion 100+ Hours

30 ~ 40 Hours for the Main Story

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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will take players roughly 30 to 40 hours of play time if they decided to focus on the main story. Your play time depends on how long it will take you to get all the gym badges, take down Team Galactic, and become the Champion.

40+ Hours To Complete the Super Contest Show

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One often overlooked feature of Pokemon games are the contests. If you want to show the entire region how awesome your Pokemon is, it will take you a little more than 40 hours to finish the main story and get all the ribbons in the Super Contest Show.

Super Contest Show New Features and How to Win

70 ~ 80 Hours To Complete Your Pokedex

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Staying true to its catchphrase, catching them all may take you 70 to 80 hours. This includes exploring every route to catch every Pokemon and going to Ramanas Park after finishing the main story to catch all Legendary Pokemon available.

You are also going to need to trade Pokemon with a friend to get the ones that are version exclusives.

How to Unlock the National Dex

Complete Your Pokedex With Pokemon HOME

You can reduce the time spent completing your Pokedex if you have access to Pokemon HOME. It is highly possible for players to import Pokemon from their previous games provided that they are in Pokemon BDSP's national dex.

Pokemon HOME Support and Compatibility

100+ Hours To Conquer the Battle Tower

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Since Online Ranked Battles won't be returning to Pokemon BDSP, you can test your Pokemon battling prowess by going to the Battle Tower.

Coming up with a good team and battling each trainer in every room could take more than 100 hours. This includes completing the main story too!

Battle Tower Guide

100+ Hours To 100% The Game

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If you are a completionist and want to 100% the game, it might take you more than 100 hours to do so.

This includes finishing the Main Story, getting all the Ribbons from the Contest, completing your Pokedex, conquering all floors in the Battle Tower, getting all the Statues for your Secret Base, fighting every trainer in the game, and getting all available items.

It might seem tedious but remember that there isn't one rule that fits all when it comes to completing the game. You can set up your own rules of what constitues a 100% complete Pokemon game.

Post Game Content and 100 Percent Guide

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