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Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
| Video game fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
| Japanese name | ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド ポケットモンスター パール ポケットモンスタープラチナ 2021 Remakes: |
| Abbreviation(s) | DPP, BDSP |
| Developer(s) | Game Freak; Nintendo |
| Release date | September 28, 2006 - September 18, 2010 (Japan) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, later multi-platform |
| Genre(s) | Role-Playing Game |
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Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum (commonly abbreviated as DPPt) are the sequels to the third games in the Pokémon franchise Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Released initially as Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS on September 28, 2006 in Japan, it later received an updated version, Pocket Monsters Platinum, on September 13, 2008. Diamond and Pearl would release in America on April 22, 2007, with Platinum following on March 22, 2009.
The games were later remade for the Nintendo Switch in 2021 with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. In 2022, the game Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which takes place in the 19th-century and features many of the ancestors of existing characters, heavily influenced the sub-fandom for DPPt, more-so than even the remakes.
Plot Overview
The player controls a protagonist that you name, (a young boy named Lucas or a girl named Dawn,) and explores a fictional interpretation of Hokkaido in Japan called Sinnoh. You start out with either Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup, given to you by the region's Pokémon Professor. The other playable character acts as the professor's assistant. Your neighbor, the energetic Barry, is also your rival.
The games feature eight gym leaders, which must be defeated in Pokémon battles before you reach the Elite Four, considered the four strongest trainers in the region aside from the Pokémon Champion, Cynthia. Along the way, you encounter and defeat either the villainous energy corporation Team Galactic, led by Cyrus.
The 2021 remakes update the games' mechanics, appearance and post-game content. Unlike previous remakes in the series, it does not add a significant amount of content, instead serving mostly as a way to play the old games on the Nintendo Switch.
Characters
Dawn and Cynthia are considered the most popular characters to have come from these games within the fandom. Both make major appearances in the anime series, with Dawn being one of Ash Ketchum's traveling companions, replacing May, and Cynthia being the Sinnoh Pokémon Champion.
Repurposing the female protagonist to be Ash Ketchum's primary female traveling companion had happened before with May from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald and would happen again with Serena from Pokémon X and Y. Many fans consider this Dawn, a Pokémon Coordinator, and the Dawn seen in the games, either the Pokémon Champion or the professor's assistant, to be cross-canon counterparts of the same character.
The games' Dawn, largely un-characterized by canon, may be a stand-in for the author in a fanwork, written with either her anime or Pokémon Special manga characterization, (as seen with Platinum Berlitz,) or, often, some combination of the three, if focused on. As of 2022, Akari's characterization in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, who is also a cross-canon counterpart of Dawn, has influenced her characterization, leading to her behaving more self-sufficiently, yet more isolated and full of angst. Many fans also believe them to be the same character, thus, their characterizations would be the same.
Cynthia is a mythologist with an interest an archeologist, having a polite demeanor, especially towards the protagonist. She wanders Sinnoh in hopes of learning more about its history.
Another popular character is Volkner, one of the gym leaders, who's somewhat of a breakout character and is often shipped with many of the other gym leaders, as well as Dawn and Lucas. Riley is in mostly the same boat, but to a smaller extent. Fans may describe them both as bishounen.
Other notable characters include the remaining gym leaders and Elite Four: Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Fantina, Byron, Candice, Flint, Aaron, Lucian and Bertha. The admins of Team Galactic, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter also appear. Buck, Cheryl, Marley, Mira and Riley also assist the player, called Sinnoh Stat Trainers since their one Pokemon specializes in one of the five stats. The games also introduce Looker, an Interpol agent who later becomes a recurring character.
Popular Relationships
The Sinnoh Games Trio, consisting of Lucas, Dawn & Barry, is a popular gen ship in fanworks.
Popular romantic ships, not including those with characters who are exclusive to the anime or manga, are Cynthia/Dawn (GirlPowerShipping), Volkner/Flint (IgnitionShipping), Dawn/Lucas (FortuneShipping) and Barry/Dawn (TwinleafShipping). Common, though not as popular, ships include Cyrus/Cynthia (MizuhikiShipping), Barry/Lucas (ClingyShipping), Candice/Maylene (GlistenShipping) and Gardenia/Roark (MossShipping), among many others shipped by fans. For more pairings, see each characters' individual pages.
Cynthia/Steven Stone (DarkSteelShipping), pairing Cynthia with Steven Stone, Champion of the Hoenn region, is also popular.
DPPt Fandom
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Popular Tropes & Fanon
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Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Twitch Plays Pokémon, an online game and social experiment in which an emulation of the Pokémon console games is streamed on Twitch and collectively controlled by the viewers of the stream via commands entered into the chat in 2014 and following years.
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- Lost and Found by DrinkLemons, Archived version (2022), one-shot where a Galactic Grunt loses a stuffed animal in Team Galactic's headquarters, which Saturn helps him "find." Rated Gen.
- How Not to Make a Fire-Type Team by Anonymous, Archived version (2022), one-shot which pokes fun at how little fire types are on Flint's, "fire type," Elite Four team. Rated Gen.
- there's blood on your lies by HopeStoryteller, Archived version (2022-25), where Cynthia is flung back in time by Giratina to the world of Hisui, as featured in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Rated Teen with an Archive Warning for Graphic Depictions Of Violence.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
- DPt on PixivEncyclopedia
- BDSP on PixivEncyclopedia
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions on Bulbapedia
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl on Bulbapedia