Gen 42008· Nintendo DS
Pokémon Platinum
Platinum upgrades Diamond & Pearl with the gravity-bending Distortion World, Giratina's Origin Forme, a faster engine, and the Battle Frontier.
Region
Sinnoh
Generation
Gen 4
Released
2008
Platform
Nintendo DS
Highlights
- The eerie Distortion World
- Giratina's Origin Forme
- The Battle Frontier
- An expanded regional Pokédex
Sinnoh Pokédex
Every Pokémon obtainable in Platinum — 210 in this dex.
Starter Pokémon
Cover Legendaries
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.