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Old November 6th, 2009 (2:08 PM).
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I was thinking, here in a few days I will have enough to buy D/P or Pt. Now the obvious answer for any of you will probably be Platinum. But is the distortion world really worth 10 extra dollars? Opinions please. (Note: I had Pearl before but sold it along with my DS, but now I'm ready to start anew.)

Also, on team choices:

Piplup -> Empoleon (I've always had an obsession with water Pokemon.)
Zubat -> Crobat (I had a Crobat in FR/LG and loved it.)
Shnix -> Luxaray (Needed something to counter my water PKMN.)
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Maybe Riolu -> Lucario
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Old November 6th, 2009 (2:16 PM).
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Platinum, there are soooo many new features to it compared to D/P.
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Old November 6th, 2009 (2:17 PM).
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Yes, Platinum. The ten dollars is totally worth it. Heck, I would, and did, pay an extra 20 dollars for it! Longer storyline, new areas, and Battle Frontier. Battle Frontier sold it for me <3
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Old November 6th, 2009 (2:18 PM).
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Platinum. There's extra pokemon available, the wi-fi rooms are better, and you have the battle frontier (Although if you want a good battle frontier, get a GBA and Emerald)
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Old November 6th, 2009 (2:25 PM).
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Yeah it's worth 10 extra dollars! The Distortion World isn't the only new feature. There are tons of features: extra Pokemon, Wi-Fi rooms, the Battle Frontier... oh, you can own a 'Villa' in the Resort Area, etc...
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Old November 6th, 2009 (4:41 PM).
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Platinum is delicious as hell. Battle Frontier, that Distortion world and more pokemon. yes.
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Old November 6th, 2009 (4:50 PM).
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You guys forgot to mention the Plaza! It's pretty fun, I like the fireworks :) It gives you access to 3 mini-games, but you can only stay at it for a little each day =/
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Old November 6th, 2009 (9:21 PM).
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Like others have said get the Platinum its worth your money.
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Old November 6th, 2009 (9:31 PM).
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Yep Platinum is definentley worth an extra ten bucks sooo many new features and the only problem is there is no new starter Pokemon,But that's OK,Platinum is like pearl and diamond joined together.

Rock on Platinum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All right. That what i say!
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Old November 6th, 2009 (9:31 PM).
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I'd definitely pay the extra ten dollars. I'm assuming you're younger because ten dollars seems to mean a lot, so I understand saving it up will be hard, but trust me, you won't regret getting Platinum. A ten-times better plot, heaps more features after you've beaten the league, overall it's just better.
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Old November 6th, 2009 (9:38 PM).
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I bought Platinum today after loosing Diamond, and already I can tell a difference. I recommend it.
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Old November 7th, 2009 (1:44 AM).
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Ten extra dollars? I could have sworn that at the store where I buy games, all three were the same price. Anyway, get Platinum. The Distortion World alone isn't worth it, but the expanded storyline, rematches with Gym Leaders, and enhanced Wi-fi features are. The Battle Frontier might be too, if you're into that kind of thing.
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Old November 7th, 2009 (4:37 AM).
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Platinum is better than both Diamond and Pearl. There are many new features, some entirely new, others made better that include:
  • Surfing is now much faster.
  • There are more Pokemon to catch in Platinum alone, making less need for Pal Park and Trading.
  • The Distortion World, which houses Giratina and is really fun to play through.
  • New Pokemon Formes - Shaymin (Sky Forme) and Giratina (Origin Forme)
  • The graphics are a bit better.
  • Updated Storyline. You now have two new characters: The Secret Agent (whose name I cannot recall) and the pink-haired Scientist (whose name I also cannot recall).
  • It's a lot harder than D/P, which IMO, makes it a lot more fun. (I breezed through Diamond in a week. A week.)
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Old November 7th, 2009 (5:00 AM).
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Platinum, because any problems in the game before were fixed. Also you can now get Sky Shaymin!

And for your team, I actually think that it is quite good, although I think when you get further in the game you should replace your Luxray with something like an Electabuzz.
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Old November 7th, 2009 (6:08 AM).
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I'd definitely pay the extra ten dollars. I'm assuming you're younger because ten dollars seems to mean a lot, so I understand saving it up will be hard, but trust me, you won't regret getting Platinum. A ten-times better plot, heaps more features after you've beaten the league, overall it's just better.
Na, I'm 14. My parents are just cheapskates though and never give me any money.
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Old November 7th, 2009 (6:22 AM).
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Platinum.
If money is a problem, go to Gamestop or something like that and get a used copy.
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Old November 7th, 2009 (5:03 PM).
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Well, if money is such an issue, maybe you should get eith Diamond or Pearl. All the features that are in Platinum (except for the Distortion World, the two useless characters that you cant even battle, and rematching your gym leaders, though you can do that in HG/SS, but its only the Johto/Kanto gym leaders), like the Battle Frontier and Wifi Plaza, are in HG/SS, and if you plan to buy that, then maybe you should save your 10 dollars.
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Old November 7th, 2009 (5:23 PM).
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I bought Platinum today after loosing Diamond, and already I can tell a difference. I recommend it.
Same here, my younger brothers lost mine somewhere when i let them use my DS.
Big Differences:
- Longer story (if your into that kind of thing)
- Gym Leaders love to use Pots, more difficult (more annoying)
- Battle Frontier

Of course, if you just really want the base game. I would go with Diamond and Pearl, faster completion and you can get right too the niddy griddy of EVs and breeding :P
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Old November 7th, 2009 (5:45 PM).
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ten extra bucks? i paid more for pearl than i did for platinum o.O

anyways, go with platinum,. i've played both and now i wish i'd know about platinum before i got pearl. it's hard keeping up with both versions.
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Old November 7th, 2009 (5:53 PM). Edited November 7th, 2009 by MithosFall.
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Follow these instructions for a lengthy list of changes from D/P to Pt.
Go to Google.com.
Type or copy: "New feature of pokemon platinum".
Go to the second link: the Bulbapedia link.
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Old November 8th, 2009 (10:20 AM).
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I would buy either Diamond or Pearl, and then get platinum, because platinum is a bit different from the others.
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Old November 8th, 2009 (11:10 AM).
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Na, I'm 14. My parents are just cheapskates though and never give me any money.

Cheapskates? Or maybe if you want to earn some money you should ask them if you could do some work around the house for it.

Teenagers these days....... (lol i'm 17.......)




Anyway I have Diamond and Platinum, and I breezed through Diamond in about 8 hours (Mainly because I didn't talk to a bunch of people.).

However Platinum lasted much longer because when I realized how different the storyline was, I talked to everyone to see what's different. On top of that are the differences everyone mentioned.

The one thing I didn't like was that in the plaza you can't ask your own questions, you could only choose to ask someone a predetermined set of questions, and the same ones get boring after a while. They should of made it so you can set up your own questions using the words it lets you use in interviews, and they should give you more words to use.
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$10? I thought it was $5. Oh well, Platinum is worth it for me. A wider selection of Pokemon to choose from from the beginning to the end (save for a few that you can easily get from trades like Murkrow). And the Battle Frontier is nice too.
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It's not the world's fastest selling DS game for nothing.

Get Platinum.
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Platinum is better than both Diamond and Pearl. There are many new features, some entirely new, others made better that include:
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I never noticed this, but that would be nicer. :D
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