Pokémon Diamond and
Pearl originally released on the Nintendo DS in 2006. They re the first games in the main
Pokémon series to not be developed by Game Freak, and instead are being developed by ILCA, a small Japanese developer that helped with development of the Pokémon HOME app. This release date falls well within the usual timeframe for
Pokémon games, so this isn t too surprising. The games will also be available in a double pack, another tradition for the series, and every edition is now available for preorder.
What might be a bit more surprising is that