Diamond and Pearl Information Wrap-Up

New Pokemon Pearl & Diamond Pokemon have been revealed: Naetle, Hikozaru, Pochama, Erekiburu & Rozureido. Edited pictures courtesy of Sunain at PocketMonsters.net. Please thank zhenlin from Bulbagarden who originally posted the translation of the CoroCoro scans at: http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/

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名前	ナエトル	ヒコザル	ポッチャマ
Trademark	Naetle	Hikozaru	Pochama
Exact	Naetoru	Hikozaru	Potchama
Type	Grass	Fire	Water
分類	わかばポケモン	こざるポケモン	ペンギンポケモン
Species	YoungLeaf	SmallMonkey	Penguin
特性	しんりょく	もうか	げきりゅう
Ability	Overgrow	Blaze	Torrent
	頭にある苗のような部分は、	岩山で生活するといわれている。	産毛で寒さを知らず。
	進化するとどうなる!?	断崖絶壁もなんのその！	外見とは裏腹にプライドが高いらしいぞ！
	What will happen to the part of its	It is said to live in rocky mountains.	It does not know cold, with its downy feathers.
	head that looks like a sprout when it evolves!?	Precipitious cliffs, what's that!	Contrary to its outward appearance, it seems to be very proud!

Pocket Monsters - Diamond & Pearl anime will air on September 28th, 2006 and will feature the three new announced Pokemon Naetoru, Hikozaru and Pocchama.

It was previously announced that around 90% of all Pokémon will evolve in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl — some old Pokémon gain new forms: the previously announced Rozureido* and the hitherto unnamed evolved form of Electabuzz:

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名前	ロズレイド	エレキブル
Exact	Rozureido	Erekiburu
Evolves from	Roselia	Electabuzz
Type	Grass / Poison	Electric
分類	ブーケポケモン	らいでんポケモン
Species	Bouquet	Lightning
特性	しぜんかいふく・どくのトゲ	でんきエンジン
Ability	Natural Cure / Poison Point	Electric Engine

Electric Engine is the signature ability of Erekiburu*.

It is as yet unknown what conditions have to be met before evolution occurs.

Note: The trademark registration for these Pokémon have not been made public, or do not exist.

Distribution of Pokémon between Diamond and Pearl

As with all the Pokémon games, the distribution and encounter rates of Pokémon differ between Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

名前	ウソハチ	マネネ
Trademark	Usohachi	Manene
English name	Bonsly	Mime Jr.
Evolves into	Sudowoodo	Mr. Mime
Type	Rock	Psychic
分類	ぼんさいポケモン	マイムポケモン
Species	Bonsai	Mime
特性	がんじょう・いしあたま	ぼうおん・フィルター
Ability	Sturdy / Rock Head	Soundproof / Filter
	Appears mainly in Pearl	Appears mainly in Diamond

New moves

• Lucario learns Feint (フェイント), which can strike even if the opponent uses moves like Protect or Detect.
• Dorapion* learns Poison ? (どくびし), which inflicts Poison on Pokémon that are switched in.
• Perap's signature move is Chattering (おしゃべり), which causes Confusion in the opponent. The player may use the DS microphone to record speech for this move.

The new battle system

As previously reported, the battle system in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl undergoes some dramatic changes. First, all damaging moves are categorised as one of Physical (ぶつり) or Special (とくしゅ) individually, instead of by type. Consequently, Dorapion will be able to take advantage of its high Attack stat even with this moveset:

• Thunder Fang (かみなりのキバ)
• Ice Fang (こおりのキバ)
• Flame Fang (ほのおのキバ)
• Poison Fang (どくのキバ)

In the previous battle systems, the first three of the above moves would be categorised as Special, however, in Diamond and Pearl, these are instead Physical moves.

Pokémon Super Contests

The next generation of the Pokémon Contests introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire is the Pokémon Super Contest (ポケモンスーパーコンテスト). A new feature allows the player to change into a tuxedo or dress before going on stage. Up to four people can participate in Super Contests, which have three stages:

Visual judging (ビジュアル審査)

Using the touch screen, the player can dress up their Pokémon with accessories.

Dance judging (ダンス審査)

Choreograph your Pokémon and three backup dancers — points are scored for coordination and rhythm.

Performance judging (えんぎ審査)

As in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, impress the audience and judges using your Pokémon's moves.