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Pokemon Diamond

Pokemon Diamond is one-half of the fourth generation of Pokemon titles (the other being Pokemon Pearl). Players will travel through the Sinnoh region, collecting Pokemon and battling against Gym Leaders in a bid to become Champion of the region.

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Pokémon Diamond

Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
Nintendo DS
Released
April 22, 2007
Developer(s)
Game Freak
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Genre(s)
RPG
ESRB
E for Everyone

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