ManyPokemonfans have been patiently awaiting new information regardingPokemon Brilliant DiamondandPokemon Shining Pearl andthe open-world RPG,Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Although fans have seen some gameplay from both of these upcomingPokemontitles, there’s still a lot of information that The Pokemon Company has not disclosed.
Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare releasing in just a few more months, and much of the remade Sinnoh region has yet to be seen. In addition, the gameplay loop teased in the first trailer forPokemon Legends: Arceushas brought a couple of burning questionsto the table. As this is a prequel to theDiamondandPearlgames, there’s a lot of mystery surrounding it. However, that is all about top hopefully change, as the Pokemon Company has announced that it has some new info to share about both titles very soon.
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Announced earlier today via the official Twitter account forPokemon, anew Pokemon Presents videowill air live on August 18th, 2021, and will apparently be around 28 minutes long. It will focus on bothPokemon Legends: ArceusandPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearland will start at 6 AM PT / 7 AM MT / 8 AM CT/ 9 AM ET. For folks that want to tune into the show live, it will be premiering on the official Pokemon YouTube channel. Of course, after the event, there will be a VOD to check out for those that missed the live stream.
As for what could be exactly shown during the event, it would be beneficial for The Pokemon Company to reveal more details surroundingPokemon Legends: Arceus, as many of the game’s elements are still under wraps. It’s been confirmed that players will be exploring open environments to fill out data for the first-ever Pokedex in a time period way before the events ofPokemon DiamondandPokemon Pearl. Still, thingslikepotential Legendary Pokemonor the equivalent of Gym Leaders making an appearance are up in the air.
As for theDiamondandPearlremakes, fans of the original already know what to expect from Gym Leaders and Legendaries. However, people have noticed thatBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlhave looked more polishedsince it was originally announced earlier this year. It’ll be interesting to see if the new footage shown next week during the Pokemon Presents looks even better than it did before; fans will just have to wait to find out.
Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearllaunch on Jul 22, 2025, andPokemon Legends: Arceusreleases in 2022, on January 28th.
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