This February, fans finally received news on the long-rumored upcoming 4th generationPokemonremakesPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl. To the surprise of many, the games were revealed to be in development byPokemon Homedeveloper ILCA,as opposed to Game Freak, and are to be more faithful remakes of the original Nintendo DS titles, taking on a similar chibi art style.
While the games look about as close to a 1-to-1 remake as they could get, fans have continued to speculate that some new content will be added, fromMega Evolutionsto new areas and more. In addition to fan speculation, many supposed leaks and rumors stated that new forms for the flagship Legendary Pokemon Dialga and Palkia would be revealed on the games' box art, but now that it has been revealed, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
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Earlier this morning, it was revealed thatPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlwill be releasing later this year on November 19, solidifying the previously announced “late 2021” release date. As an official release date was revealed, the official website for the games began advertising pre-orders, showing off the box art forBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlwhich feature incredibly detailed 3D renders of Dialga and Palkia.
Previously,Pokemongame box art has revealed new forms for Legendary Pokemon such asBlack 2andWhite 2’s Black Kyurem and White Kyurem,Omega RubyandAlpha Sapphire’s Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, andUltra SunandUltra Moon’s Dusk Mane Necrozma and Dark Wings Necrozma. It seems that whilePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl’s box art won’t feature new forms for Dialga and Palkia, the featured 3D renders ofthe Legendary Pokemonare incredibly detailed, as noticed by popular SpanishPokemonnews account PokeXperto over on Twitter.
The news account posted a video zooming in on thePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlbox art to show minute details like metal chips in Dialga’s body and the texture of Palkia’s skin. For now, it’s unknown whether this will hold any significance in the upcoming games, but it is certainly an interesting detail nonetheless as these games also mark the first in the series to feature 3D renders on the covers.
This morning, it was also revealed that the upcomingopen-world action RPGPokemon Legends: Arceuswill release afterBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlon August 10, 2025. While many questions still shroud these upcomingPokemongames, it looks like fans will certainly have their hands full very soon.
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