Generation 4

Timespan: September 28th 2006 - September 17th 2010
Number of new Pok�mon: 107
Number of new Moves: 113
Region: Sinnoh

Following the launch of Pok�mon Ruby & Sapphire, rumblings started to happen about DS games and they were announced in a text listing. From there, nothing was heard about the games for a long time until a "Road to Diamond & Pearl" was announced featuring multiple spin-off games until the release of Diamond & Pearl. The games had a breakthrough change of making it so rather than it being based on types, each move was either physical or special depending on their attributes. It added 107 new Pok�mon, including many evolutions of previous Pok�mon and introduced online play as standard for the games, allowing players all across the world to play with eachother.

Pok�mon | Main Games | Side Games | Spin-off Games | Anime | Trading Card Game |

Main Series Games

Pok�mon Diamond & Pearl
Release Dates:
Japan: September 28th 2006
North America: April 22nd 2007
Europe: July 27th 2007

Console: Nintendo DS

Pok�mon Diamond & Pearl were the first games on the Nintendo DS. In these games, you played as a new trainer in the Sinnoh region as he and his neighbour became Pok�mon trainers. In addition to facing off against the Gym Leaders and Elite Four, you encountered the evil Team Galactic, who enacted plans to create their own world using Dialga & Palkia.

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Pok�mon Platinum
Release Dates:
Japan: September 13th 2008
North America: March 22nd 2009
Europe: May 22nd 2009

Console: Nintendo DS

Pok�mon Platinum is the enhanced version of Pok�mon Diamond & Pearl, and fixed up many of the complaints of the game, such as speed. In this game, it added new Pok�mon forms for Rotom, Giratina and Shaymin and had the story focus more on the awakening of Giratina in the mysterious Distortion World.

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Pok�mon HeartGold & SoulSilver
Release Dates:
Japan: September 12th 2009
North America: March 14th 2010
Europe: March 26th 2010

Console: Nintendo DS

Pok�mon HeartGold & SoulSilver were remakes of the original Pok�mon Gold & Silver. These games improved on a lot of features of Gold & Silver, once again having you travel through the Johto and Kanto regions to collect badges and stop Team Rocket. It featured new features including following Pok�mon, new areas including a Safari Zone and the Pok�athlon mini-games.

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Side Series Games

My Pok�mon Ranch
Release Dates:
Japan: March 25th 2008
North America: June 9th 2008
Europe: July 4th 2008

Console: Nintendo Wii

My Pok�mon Ranch followed on from Pok�mon Box in that it was a storage solution. Downloadable from the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel, the game allowed for you to deposit Pok�mon from Pok�mon Diamond & Pearl (and in Japan, Pok�mon Platinum) into a ranch. From there, you can view their interactions with other Pok�mon and see special animations. The trainer there also often offered trades of Pok�mon, including the Mythical Pok�mon Mew & Phione.

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Pok�mon Battle Revolution
Release Dates:
Japan: December 14th 2006
North America: June 25th 2007
Europe: December 7th 2007

Console: Nintendo Wii

Pok�mon Battle Revolution was a return to the pure Battle Simulator and provided various colosseums to fight through, each with their own unique quirks. It also had online features and was the first Pok�mon game with random matchups.

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Spin-off Games

Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Darkness & Explorers of Time
Release Dates:
Japan: September 13th 2007
North America: April 20th 2008
Europe: July 4th 2008

Console: Nintendo DS

Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Darkness & Explorers of Time were the second Mystery Dungeon games and once again featured play as a human who had turned into a Pok�mon. In this game's story, you had to discover the mystery of the Time Gears and work out how they are being used by various antagonists. It featured all 491 Pok�mon available at that time.

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Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Sky
Release Dates:
Japan: April 18th 2009
North America: October 12th 2009
Europe: November 20th 2009

Console: Nintendo DS

Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Sky was the first enhanced version of the Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon games. This game built upon Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness and added more story including Shaymin. It also had special extra episodes that allowed for discovery of the backstory of various Pok�mon including the Wigglytuff Guild, Team Charm and Grovyle.

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Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad! & Light Adventure Squad
Release Dates:
Japan: August 4th 2009

Console: Nintendo Wii

The Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon WiiWare games were only released in Japan. Each game featured its own unique dungeons, each with separate Pok�mon to be discovered within. By downloading all three games, all 493 Pok�mon were able to be obtained. Each game had a slight variation on the story of having to help the local Slowking to solve matters going on in the Pok�mon Village.

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Pok�mon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Release Dates:
Japan: March 6th 2010
North America: October 4th 2010
Europe: November 5th 2010

Console: Nintendo DS

Pok�mon Ranger: Guardian Signs was the third Pok�mon Ranger game and had you explore the Oblivia Region with your partner, Ukulele Pichu. In this game, you had to face off against the Pok�mon Pinchers who were trying to capture all the Pok�mon. In addition to the standard Pok�mon Ranger mechanics, it introduced a local multiplayer mode where up to 4 players raced through temples, capturing Pok�mon..

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Pok�mon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Release Dates:
Japan: March 20th 2008
North America: November 10th 2008
Europe: November 21st 2008

Console: Nintendo DS

Pok�mon Ranger: Shadows of Almia was the second Pok�mon Ranger game and featured a massive reworking of the system. Rather than being based on the consecutive circles of a Pok�mon, Pok�mon now had Hit Points diminish, and could be aided by assists. In addition to that, you could have one of 17 Partner Pok�mon, and change them at any one time. The story had you face up against Team Dim Sun as they try to use Darkrai to bring nightmares into the world.

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Pok�mon Rumble
Release Dates:
Japan: June 16th 2009
North America: November 16th 2009
Europe: November 20th 2009

Console: Nintendo Wii

Pok�mon Rumble was a WiiWare game that had you play as toy Pok�mon, going through various stages collecting more toy Pok�mon and then facing off in a massive Battle Royale. It could be played as a four player game with all four players controlling different Pok�mon. Only Pok�mon from Generation 1 and Generation 4 were available.

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Pok�Park Wii - Pikachu's Adventure
Release Dates:
Japan: December 5th 2009
North America: November 1st 2010
Europe: July 9th 2010

Console: Nintendo Wii

Pok�Park Wii - Pikachu's Adventure was an Action/Adventure game where you played as Pikachu and explored the nearby Pok�Park, meeting various Pok�mon and passing challenges set by them including races, battles and quizzes. It also featured 11 mini-games that are obtained throughout the game and can be played in multiplayer..

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Pok�mon Anime

Pok�mon Diamond & Pearl

Diamond & Pearl:
After defeating the Battle Frontier, Ash & Brock head to the land of Sinnoh where new Pok�mon and challenges are to be found. Taking only his Pikachu & Aipom with him, Ash eagerly makes several new pok�on friends including Staravia and Turtwig. They meet up with a rookie Pok�mon Co-Ordinator called Dawn and her starting Pok�mon Piplup. Travelling through Sinnoh, they constantly have Team Rocket as their evil foil. However, in Sinnoh they do come across many threats including Pok�mon Hunter J and Team Galactic as well as rivals in Paul & Zoey. However, they never stop them earning Gym Badges and Contest Ribbons. Can Ash beat this league and will Dawn get to the Grand Festival?

Pok�mon Trading Card Game

The Trading Card Game added more new mechanics in line with Diamond & Pearl. Specifically, it added the Lv. X Pok�mon, an increase that allows for more powerful damage.

Set Name Number of Cards Logo
Diamond and Pearl 130
Mysterious Treasures 124
Secret Wonders 132
Great Encounters 106
Majestic Dawn 100
Legends Awakened 146
Stormfront 106
Platinum 136
Rising Rivals 120
Supreme Victors 159
Arceus 123
HeartGold SoulSilver 124
Unleashed 96
Undaunted 91
Triumphant 103
Call of Legends 106