Pokémon Presents Predictions: What We Want From Legends Arceus, Diamond, And Pearl

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Every day that passes brings us closer to the releases of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and the hotly anticipated Pokémon Legends Arceus. This Wednesday at 8 a.m. Central, a new Pokémon Presents stream will feature brand new information on all three of these Sinnoh-related games.

In anticipation of finding out more about the Pokémon Legends Arceus and the Diamond and Pearl remakes, we gathered three of our top Pokemon experts on staff to discuss what kinds of information they would like to see on Wednesday morning. Alex Stadnik hosts this roundtable with Brian Shea and John Carson to discuss the most exciting possibilities in this Pokémon Presents. What kind of Pokémon inhabited Sinnoh in the past? Which towns exist and where can you travel? Could Legends be taking a few notes from Breath of the Wild? Also, our panel speculates about other announcements from a bevy of other Pokémon titles.

Pokémon Legends Arceus is a new open-world adventure set in a past era before the idea of trainers or the Pokémon League existed. Taking place in the Sinnoh region, players can explore the undeveloped lands, capturing and battling Pokémon. Developed by Game Freak, expect a much different experience from its mainline games in the series. Pokémon Legends Arceus to release on Nintendo Switch January 28, 2022.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are remakes of the fourth generation Pokemon games first released on Nintendo DS. Developed by ILCA, these updated versions keep the look and feel of the originals but remodel everything in 3D. You can read our article about everything we currently know about these games here. Check out John Carson’s top 25 Pokemon from Diamond and Pearl for a reminder of all the cool Pokémon to collect when these remakes release on November 19 for Nintendo Switch.

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