Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Remakes to be Announced This Week, According to Rumor - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 February 2021 / 1,958 Views

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, which originally launched for the Nintendo DS in 2006, have been rumored to be getting remakes this year for the Nintendo Switch. Sources have said the game will be announced sometime this month.

Pokemon’s 25th anniversary is this Saturday, February 27, which is the same day the original games launched in Japan for the Game Boy in 1996.

Centro Pokemon via Twitter is reporting the remakes of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl will be announced ahead of the 25th anniversary this week. If the remakes are real and are launching this year there is a decent chance they will be announced this week.

The Pokemon Company is also celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pokemon by releasing New Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo Switch on April 30 for $59.99.

No van a tener que aguantar hasta el Pokémon Day el 27 de febrero para las grandes noticias que han estado esperando.

Nos vemos la próxima semana. pic.twitter.com/wNtWg9XKjm
— Centro Pokémon (@CentroPokemon) February 18, 2021

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10 Comments

Ljink96 (on 22 February 2021)

I never completed Gen 4 but I really love what I did play of it. I especially remember the soundtrack being amazing. I look forward to the remakes.

Cerebralbore101 (on 23 February 2021)

I bet they release it with a limited roster, lazy animations, and shortened routes. Remakes need to move the franchise forward like Soulsilver/HeartGold did, not backwards.

Qwark (on 22 February 2021)

Seriously doubt it since we just had a direct

SecondWar Qwark (on 22 February 2021)

Reign in your doubt. Nintendo often do major Pokemon announcements by themselves. I think Sword and Shield were announced in such a way shortly after a Nintendo Direct.

Chazore (on 22 February 2021)

If they're going to completely change up the game and make it a lot more like S&S, then I ain't picking this up.

I want a remake more akin to Heart Gold & Soul Silver.