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SummaryThe adventure through the Sinnoh region has been reborn. Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games in an adventure reborn on the Nintendo Switch system. Adventures in the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl games will take place in the Sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with Mount Coronet tower... Read More
Rated E
Rated Efor Everyone

Developer:ILCA, Inc.

Pokemon Shining Pearl

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Nov 19, 2021
Metascore
73
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Generally Unfavorable
4.9
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Metascore
73
42% Positive
37 Reviews
58% Mixed
51 Reviews
0% Negative
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Nov 18, 2021
100
Screen Rant
For anyone new or returning to the Pokémon series, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl is a perfect starting point that bridges the gap between classic and modern Pokémon games. The quality-of-life additions make the game more accessible without making it feel bloated, the art style is simplistic and cute, and the gameplay mechanics will keep players moving through the adventure with ease. For veterans of the series, these versions are an easy recommendation and an excellent recreation of a fan favorite. With only a few exclusive Pokémon between Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, either one is an excellent choice for any player.
Dec 10, 2021
80
Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have been visually enhanced and managed to be a faithful remake in terms of gameplay. Ideal to introduce new players to old style Pokémon games.
User score
Generally Unfavorable
4.9
28% Positive
158 Ratings
31% Mixed
175 Ratings
41% Negative
233 Ratings
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Oct 30, 2022
10
CreeperMW
I love every single little detail in Shining Pearl even love the chibi art style, it's reminds me of old days of Pokemon I wouldn't mind if they did this for HeartGold and SoulSilver if they decide to make a port for switch.
Jul 2, 2022
10
Nintendist
this game is so good and beautiful at the same time. so lovely i love it til the end
Nov 17, 2021
78
Power Unlimited
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl offer exactly what you expect, sometimes a bit disappointing, but still oh so nice.
Jan 6, 2022
70
Cubed3
These remakes are totally serviceable and a very good time for any Pokémon fan out there. There is however a nagging sense that more perhaps could have been done, especially for fully priced releases. The Pokémon franchise is big, the company behind these games makes millions off of these and yet there is a feeling time and time again that we're not getting the full AAA experience that such selling numbers should warrant, and this is seen very plainly in how technically dated these games look, even if artistically speaking they are still super cute. We are pleased with these remakes for sure, they're jolly good fun... but we're not impressed and this has to change in the future for the franchise!
Nov 28, 2021
70
Twinfinite
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have their flaws and are not particularly ambitious remakes, but they’re somehow still fun. I don’t regret the 25 hours I spent with the main story of Brilliant Diamond, and there is enough post-game content to keep me interested for a while longer. I just can’t help but wish that these gems shined just a little bit more brilliantly.
Mar 7, 2022
60
Nintendo Force Magazine
If you're a Switch owner looking to play a Pokémon game, this pair should be your third choice after the Let's Go games and Sword & Shield. [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 67]
Nov 29, 2021
50
IGN Japan
By attempting to remain as faithful as possible to the original games, this remake has ended up with a great deal of problems. While other Pokémon games (including the remakes) have continued to evolve the franchise, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will likely only be enjoyable for players who have a nostalgia for the originals.
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Mar 6, 2022
10
onepiece255174
This review contains spoilers. Llegué con una antorcha para quemarle la casa a IlCA estudios pero no. Este juego es entretenido, viciante. Sin darte cuenta tienes 20 horas jugando. Para ser un remake me gustó mucho, lo recomiendo. Collapse
Oct 9, 2025
7
Soulcall
The reviews of this are way too overcritical and these people need to guide their hatred towards the CURRENT games coming out now which don't follow the actual Pokemon formula whatsoever. Seriously, what timeline is this?? This game is not even that bad. Yeah I wish they had just remade Platinum, but i still did enjoy this game. It is a relatively faithful remaster of Gen 4. The visuals do kind of leave more to be desired, the artstyle looks a bit more like Let's Go than it does Diamond and Pearl. Even so though, somehow things like the battle scenes and backgrounds are better animated than current games today. So what is the issue there that people even have?? If it's anything other than the general artstyle, then they are making things up. This isn't much different than how ORAS handled Gen 3, just a bit more limited, which, that's how D/P actually was. You don't see people review bombing ORAS because it didn't have the Battle Frontier and a bunch of features from Emerald.
Sep 30, 2025
7
Weegi64
It could have done much more for a remake like ORAS did for gen 3 or like HGSS did for gen 2. Overall still fun/ok if you like diamond and pearl its still good it's just missing major platinum improvements like the platinum pokedex.
Aug 16, 2024
4
jorge1102
重製內容完成度很低很低,大概五成,忽略白金版的遊戲內容,圖鑑貧乏,要一周目通關開啟全國圖鑑,才會有更豐富的寶可夢,攻略過程寶可夢種類很重複、很少,價格690元以下,或是買二手片破完賣掉即可
Oct 19, 2023
4
Resoul
Tho not the remakes they could of / should have been there not bad games, tho i'm not a fan of the chibi characters or the changing of contest, overall its pretty good. But there are things to not like like how characters look out of battle which is just dumb founding since in battle they use much better character models, i just don't understand why'd they go the chibi style when they had much better models but whatever lets get into the stuff that is actually bad such as movement, there are a lot of times when you'll need to use the D-pad to not fall off edges which is really annoying also even tho the game starts you off not wearing a hat once you get it you can't ever take it off without fully changing outfits which you can't even do til the 3rd gym, lastly and this may just be me being too use to gen 8 and 9 where its super easy to catch pokemon but catching pokemon in this game seem way to hard iv had level 30 pokemon be asleep and in red heath and would brake out of 20 pokeballs in a row like it was nothing where in gen 8 and 9 they can be level 60+ and they'll just get in any type of ball right away and you don't have to put them to sleep or damage them or anything so again maybe i'm just use to it being so easy in thses other games but the catch rates just seem way off **** E4 also stall way too much thankfully the final pokemon only really has earthquake and poison jab so it's easy to bait the ai by swapping between a flying and steel type but my god was it annoying
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