Gen 4 Remakes Release Date Announced!

Last Updated on: 26th May 2021, 03:57 pm

In the odd line of Nintendo awkwardly revealing releases or release dates on Twitter before anywhere else, the same thing occurred this morning with the reveal of the Gen 4 remakes release date! The two will be launching worldwide on November 19th, 2021 with a pack containing both titles releasing on the same day.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl to the uninitiated are the long awaited Sinnoh or Gen 4 remakes that fans have been requesting ad infinitum since the release of the Gen 3 remakes back on the 3DS. The two will be launching on the Switch later this year with the next main game: Pokemon Legends Arceus, releasing in early 2022.

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These are the first main games in the series to be developed not by GameFreak, but ILCA, a developer who helped out with titles such as Nier Automata in the past. Additionally, in the reveal, it was stated these two games were made to stay as close to the originals as possible. This is certainly a worrying statement to some who felt the original Diamond and Pearl were lacking, or even those who wanted a more complete overhaul similar to the Gen 1-3 remakes.

While speculation continues regarding just how faithful Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be to the originals, fans have noticed some small pieces of info that could hint towards some Platinum features making it in the Switch titles. This would be fantastic news, as an expanded regional Pokedex and general speed up was what the original DS titles needed.

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Regardless, news of the Gen 4 remakes release date will come as a rather sudden, yet welcome surprise to fans of the series who now have a date to mark on their calendars for another Pokemon journey!