Pokemon Diamond/Pearl.5... Confirmed

So Red/Blue had yellow, Gold and Silver had Crystal and Emerald was the same to Ruby and Sapphire. Now, with the latest DS iterations of the "Longest Running Fad in History.TM" already becoming multi-trillion selling bombs around the world, it looks as though the twins will be getting their customary spin-off that has become a constant in the Pokemon timeline.

Just a rumor for now, and there's no information aside from a reported 2008 release for Japan, but wasn't something like this always a given?

Interestingly, the rumour didn't specify a name for the game, and with Nintendo having already used up pretty much all feasible colours and precious gems for subtitles, it has left many a forum monkey coming up with possible ideas, already spanning from "Opal" to "Poo Brown".

Stay tuned for more info.

UPDATE!

It seems the title has now been confirmed as Pokemon Platinum. It's expected to hit Japan this Autumn. Source is Serebii.net, but thanks go to N-Europe for bringing it up.

Anime News

BBC 2 airing the 4th film again and new D/P Episodes for the US and UK!

Once again, those without Cartoon Network Too will be treated to a slice of Pokemon anime goodness when Pokemon 4 Ever airs on BBC 2 on 9th April at 10:30am! Now, how's about airing Heroes next time?

Those with Cartoon Network Too will be treated with new episodes of Diamond and Pearl! The new episodes start airing tomorrow at 5pm.

Meanwhile, over in America, Season 11 will be starting shortly too. Continuing the trend of naming each Season, this Season will be called Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension (dang, that's a long name!). Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension starts airing 12th April on Cartoon Network.

Well, that's half term covered again...

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