Pokémon Pearl Version

Story

The games tell the adventures of a new Pokémon Trainer who strives to become a Pokémon League Master by collecting and training Pokémon. As in most games in the series, there are eight Pokémon Gyms in Diamond and Pearl that are run by Gym Leaders, professional trainers who specialize in a particular type of Pokémon. The leaders (Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Wake, Fantina, Byron, Candace and Volkner) act as bosses and reward experienced trainers with badges that are important for progressing in the story. As in Ruby and Sapphire, the protagonist must thwart the plans of a criminal syndicate (in this case Team Galactic) that wants to turn the region into a utopia with the help of Pokémon. Like all other Pokémon role-playing games, Diamond and Pearl begin in the protagonist's home town. After seeing a television report about the media's search for a Red Gyarados that has been spotted at a distant lake (Johto's Lake of Wrath), the protagonist travels to the local lake with his best friend to search for such a Pokémon. They discover Professor Rowan, a Pokémon evolution researcher, and his assistant, the playable character who was not selected in the game: Lucas (boy) or Dawn (girl). After a brief discussion, the professor and his assistant leave the lake, leaving a briefcase behind. When they are attacked by wild Starly, the protagonist and his rival examine the briefcase. The player then has the choice between the three Pokémon from the briefcase (Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup), which they can use to fight the Starly. After defeating the Starly, Lucas or Dawn retrieves the briefcase and gives it to the Professor. Rowan realizes that a bond has formed between the young protagonist and his chosen Pokémon and offers him the Pokémon, asking him to go on a journey and fill his Pokédex. The protagonist encounters the main antagonist, Team Galactic, early on in the game when he/she has to save Professor Rowan from its minions; however, his/her motives remain unclear until the end. The protagonist encounters the team twice (when they take over a wind farm and when they set up a base in Eterna City) before taking over the three lakes of Sinnoh to capture the Mirage Pokémon (Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit). Shortly after the player earns their seventh Gym Badge, Team Galactic captures the Mirage Pokémon and imprisons them in the Team Galactic Headquarters Science Lab, where its members extract crystals from the Pokémon to create the Red Chain, an object that can control the Legendary Pokémon Palkia (in Pearl) or Dialga (in Diamond) (both in Pokémon Platinum, although Giratina doesn't appear until afterward). After freeing the trio, the protagonist can enter the cave on Coronet Mountain, where the leader of Team Galactic awakens Dialga or Palkia. The legendary Pokémon's powers begin to overwhelm Sinnoh, so the newly freed Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit attempt to stop it. The player then battles Palkia/Dialga; after defeating or capturing the Pokémon, Sinnoh returns to normal. The player then battles the elite four of the Sinnoh Region Pokémon League: Aaron, Bertha, Flint and Lucian. After defeating all four members, the player battles the Sinnoh League's champion, a woman named Cynthia who has appeared in the game before. If the protagonist defeats Cynthia, he/she is the new champion of the Sinnoh League and has beaten the game. After the player has beaten the game, there is a new island to explore, which is filled with other Pokémon types. Here, his old friend, who has already challenged him to battles several times, is waiting for him. The old friend will challenge the player to another battle. There are also stores and a tournament center on this island.