Gen 42006· Nintendo DS
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
The Sinnoh debut and home of the Physical/Special split — the mechanic that reshaped competitive play — plus true online battling.
Region
Sinnoh
Generation
Gen 4
Released
2006
Platform
Nintendo DS
Highlights
- The Sinnoh region
- The Physical/Special move split
- Online trading and battling over Wi-Fi
- The Underground and Pokétch
Sinnoh Pokédex
Every Pokémon obtainable in Diamond & Pearl — 151 in this dex.
Starter Pokémon
Cover Legendaries
Version differences
Diamond hosts the steel-dragon Dialga (master of time); Pearl hosts the water-dragon Palkia (master of space).
New Pokémon in Generation 4
107 Pokémon made their debut this generation.
Turtwig
Grotle
Torterra
Chimchar
Monferno
Infernape
Piplup
Prinplup
Empoleon
Starly
Staravia
Staraptor
Bidoof
Bibarel
Kricketot
Kricketune
Shinx
Luxio
Sinnoh map
Every explorable location in Sinnoh, colour-coded by type — hover or tap a stop to see which Pokémon you can catch there.
Canalave CityEterna CityPastoria CitySunyshore CityPokémon LeagueOreburgh MineValley WindworksEterna ForestFuego IronworksMt. CoronetGreat MarshSolaceon RuinsVictory RoadRavaged PathOreburgh GateStark MountainTurnback CaveSnowpoint TempleWayward CaveRuin Maniac CaveTrophy GardenIron IslandOld ChateauLake VerityLake ValorLake AcuityValor LakefrontAcuity LakefrontRoute 201Route 202
RoutesTowns & CitiesCaves & InteriorsWater & CoastForests & FieldsLandmarks
Mechanics & features
What Generation 4 brought to the series.
The Physical/Special split
Whether a move is physical or special is now set per move rather than by its type — a defining competitive change.
Online play
Global trading and battling over Wi-Fi debut.