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professor plum June 29th, 2008 7:04 PM

Official Platinum FAQ
 
I've decided to make this so we know all the info, and hopefully there won't be many massmade threads.

Q. What is this game?
A. The third version of Diamond and Pearl, like Yellow was to Red and Blue/Green, Crystal was to Gold and Silver, and Emerald was to Ruby and Sapphire.

Q. Well, when is it coming out?
A. September 13, 2008 in Japan.
TBA in Europe and America.

Q. Who's on the box?
A. Giratina. See here.

Q. Are there any new Pokémon?
A. Probably not. But there are new forms of Pokémon so far, such as Giratina's Origin Form, and Shaymin's sky forme (Here). Giratina's new forme has Levitate and Shaymin's new forme has Serene Grace.

Q. Are there any new areas?
A. Yes. There's the Battle Frontier (see here and here and a couple of other areas, including the Battle Tower.

Subsequently, there are also new areas where you can have up to twenty people connected via WiFi interact seen here

Q. So what's this about areas being redone?
A. Thank you for asking! As you can see here and here, there are new buildings!

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Left = New Library? Right = New Galactic Headquarters!

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Left = Old Galactic HQ; Right = New HQ. Notice the Saturn-shaped roof, magnified at the top! (The HQ in Eterna City, I mean)

http://i27.tinypic.com/2j2uukk.png
This is Cycling Road. There are now "tunnels" and it is separated into two.. Hmm ~

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Old Library; New Library.

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Old GTS Building; New GTS Building (See a better pic here; also, see a screenshot from inside the GTS [url=www.serebii.net/platinum/gts.jpg]here

Q. Well, what about new items? Are there any new items?
A. Yes. There a few new items, such as Glacidia's Flower (the item that causes Shaymin to change formes, read on for more info), The Battle Recorder (it records Battles so that you can hold and share them with your friends. This is done at the new & improved GTS in Jubilife City.

Q. Is Johto in this?
A. Probably not. I could be wrong, but I highly doubt it. Johto is pretty far from Sinnoh.

Q. What about Kanto or Hoenn?
A. Definite no on Kanto, and probably not with Hoenn. It'll most likely just be Sinnoh. :)

Q. Is Team Galactic in this game?
A. Yes. As you'll later see, they have updated bases, and Cyrus appears in a few shots, including this image where he is confronting Dialga and Palkia.

Q. So what's this I hear about Volkner?
A. Well, rumor has it that Volkner is being replaced, most likely by a new character. Currently, it is unknown as to whether or not he will be a part of the Elite 4. (But I doubt it).

Q. Does this mean Jasmine is going to be the new gym leader?!
A. Most likely not. It's probably a new character.

Q. What about the underground?
A. The underground is allegedly WiFi enabled now. That most likely means you can go underground with someone else on the internet.

Q. Who is that in front of Giratina in this picture?
A. It's Cyrus, the head of Team Galactic. See him here in the new Galactic HQ.

Q. Oh hey, look, it's Lucas (the male protagonist) in this picture! What's he wearing?
A. It appears he still is wearing his red beret, but also that he has donned some new clothes since we last saw him. :D

Q. So, what's the "Torn World"?
A. It's positioned above Spear Pillar, and is the location of Giratina's Origin Forme. You have to go here to beat the game. Whenever Giratina enters here, it automaticaly changes into its alternate forme.
As you can see here, it really utilizes the 3D engine of the game and has the lands in a 3D isometric view. See the male protagonist surfing down here. You can also see You can see it in Sinnoh here!

Q. So.. who are those two guys in the Eterna City screen?
A. These new characters are apparently there to determine the cause of the recent climate change that has made Sinnoh colder. This explains the ultra warm clothes of the protagonists. (Lucas, Dawn, and Pearl) The one with pink hair is a member of Team Galactic (here) and the other guy is part of an international police force (here and is hunting Team Galactic! Cool!

Q. What on earth is that castle Dawn is entering here?
A. It is currently unknown. Most think it is the new Battle Area, but we don't have a confirmation yet (I might be wrong though)

Q. Where is Lucas in this picture?
A. It is unknown. Apparently it is a new area. It seems he is looking at a computer, or something.

Q. What's the point of this screen?
A. It's showing the new sign/"entrance-way" of Floaroma, I suppose.

Q. So, what's this about the Regis being in this game?
A. The 11th movie will have an event for Regigigas, and if you transfer this to your Platinum version, it will trigger an event for new areas (Registeel's room and Regice's room) to appear that contain the Regis at level 30. You must have the Movie Regigigas in your team. However, this is only for the Japanese version, it seems. No one knows anything about the USA version. (You can also see Movie Regigigas in combat against Regirock here)

Q. Is Shaymin going to be catchable in this game?
A. It is unknown at the moment. However, there is a screenshot of the protagonist fighting its sky forme here.

Q. Wait, what? Sky forme?! WHAT?! How on earth does that work? How do I change Shaymin from its land forme to its sky forme?!
A. At some point in the game, you receive the key item Glacidia's Flower in Floaroma Town (Shown here). Then, you go to your bag, and select Glacidia's Flower (See here and here). Then, select Shaymin, and boom. It happens (See Shaymin's Sky Forme in your party here) And you can do this as many times as you want, so it's never hard to get that forme you want! :D

Q. Well, what about Giratina's formes? How do I change them?
A. Based on the movie, it seems that Giratina is only in its origin forme in the Torn World and Another forme elsewhere. It's currently unknown if there is an item for it like one for Shaymin.

Q. What happens if I trade Sky Forme Shaymin/Giratina's Origin to D/P? Does that mean it'll be in its sky forme/origin forme in D/P?!
A. NO. Sky Shaymin/Origin Giratina will automatically convert to its normal forme in DP. You'll trade over the normal forme and the convert both most likely using a Key Item. (Such as Shaymin's Glacidia's Flower)

Q. What about in PBR? Can I use them in PBR?
A. The same principle will apply here. They'll just convert back over to land forme and keep the stats.

Q. Okay, I'm confused. I see not one but TWO sprites for Giratina's alternate forme. What gives?
A. This is the beta sprite. This is the official sprite.

Q. *insert other question about formes here*
A. Check the site's page on formes if you need any more help.

Q. So, a new Poffin Minigame? What?
A. Yes. In this image, you see a minigame involving Swalot and poffin! Not much else is known about it.

Q. So, are there new sprites?
A. Yes! As you see in the following photos, 1, 2, 3, and 4, there are new sprites for those pokemon, so probably all pokemon will have new sprites.

That's all known at this current time.
Sorry for taking so long to update this ~
If you noticed that I missed something, please, don't hesitate to PM me!

Take all discussion to the ~ Official Pokémon Platinum Discussion Thread ~
Be sure to read the rules of this section before posting!

Credit to 0oKazu-Mishimao0 for noticing the change in buildings and PokeSafari in general for the new buildings.
Also, credit to BulbaPedia for the Torn World in Sinnoh image, the big map of Sinnoh, and Lucas/Dawn/Pearl's new outfit images.

luke June 29th, 2008 7:07 PM

All discussion still goes in the main speculation thread. Thanks Erik for posting this. :3

*closes*


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