Knowing these version-exclusives could really help you finalize your decision, or, like us, it could see you spiral into a crisis when you realize you’re going to have to choose between Vulpix (Shining Pearl) and Growlithe (Brilliant Diamond). If you’re a player who has a favorite, it’s always worth making sure it isn’t excluded from a particular version before you pick it up. It’s possible this really isn’t a big deal for you but many pokémon fans have favorites.
These version-exclusive pokémon span multiple generations and types. Click any of the pictures to open up a larger version of it.Glameow is a Pokémon exclusive to Pokémon Shining Pearl (Image credit: Nintendo/The Pokémon Company)Īs in the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl you’ll find that the main point of difference between the versions is their version-exclusive pokémon, with one version having wild pokémon the other doesn’t and vice versa. Other Pokémonīelow you’ll find other Pokémon native to the Sinnoh region, with their updated official artwork. Its moves and typing are what help separate it from Dialga it has the signature move Spacial Rend, a strong 100-power Dragon-type move that also has a high chance of inflicting a critical hit. It is a strong Water/Dragon-type Pokémon that also has very high Special Attack and overall very similar stats to Dialga. It is exclusive to Pokémon Shining Pearl and is also the Pokémon featured on its box art. The Legendary Pokémon Palkia is instead responsible for the fabric of space and dimensions.
Legendary Pokémon Dialga (Brilliant Diamond)
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Empoleon also benefits from the amazing Water/Steel-type, giving it a wide variety of good resistances.Īlthough its full move list in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is not yet known from the prerelease information, it has been shown to use the move Water Gun in early game fights, which was not available to Piplup in the original games-it had the laughably weak Bubble early on (which has since been buffed, then removed in Sword & Shield), and one major weakness Piplup and Prinplup had in the original games was a very poor move pool, so if they are able to gain access to better moves before evolving into Empoleon, that will make them substantially better than they were in the originals. It lacks a good Speed stat, similar to Turtwig and its evolution line, and its final form actually winds up being only a few points faster than Turtwig’s final evolution. It and its evolution line focus more on Special Attack, though is still fairly balanced aside from that. It evolves into Prinplup and then into the Water/Steel-type Empoleon later in the game. PiplupĪnd finally there’s Piplup, the Water-type starter Pokémon, resembling a small, cute penguin.
As mentioned earlier, its defenses are subpar, so when it takes a hit, it will hurt quite a bit but thankfully its stats and moves will often times allow it to knock out foes in a single hit without taking damage, and as you go through the game with Chimchar, that should be your overall strategy.Īlthough its full move list in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is not yet known from the prerelease information, it appears to have been shown using the Fighting-type move Mach Punch in early game fights, even before evolving into Monferno, which was not an option until after it evolved in the original games. It evolves into the Fire/Fighting-type Monferno fairly early on and finally into the Fire/Fighting-type Infernape later in the game.Ĭhimchar’s entire evolution line has great Speed as well as Attack and Special Attack, allowing it to hit first most of the time and hit hard. Chimchar is the Fire-type starter Pokémon and it makes a solid choice for players looking to maximize on offense and speed over defenses.