2021 marks the Pokémon XNUMXth anniversary, and it appears that Nintendo e The Pokemon Company they will celebrate it by releasing the much requested remake of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, 15 years later the original duo released for Nintendo DS. Or at least this is what some recent rumors of Pokémon Center, a profile specialized in this kind of anticipation. According to what has been leaked, in fact, the remakes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl will be released exclusively for Nintendo Switch by the end of this year, with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company planning to reveal the project already next month.
We can now confirm that Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl are coming this year to Nintendo Switch. https://t.co/QB66iVt75t
- Pokémon LEAKS Center (@CentroLeaks) January 14, 2021
The Pokémon Center leak states that the game's announcement is expected to arrive in month of February. A precise date or method of announcement is not indicated, but we believe it is quite probable that this potential return is linked to the anniversary of the saga. Yesterday, in fact, a new leak anticipated that next month Nintendo will hold a Pokémon Direct: now impossible not to think that the two pieces of information are connected. A recent preview released by a well-known insider of the Pokémon world, Kelios, in fact suggested that the next Pokémon Direct would come with the purpose of celebrating the Pokémon Day, which falls on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the series. Kelios also states on Twitter than the remakes of Diamante and Perla will not follow the style of the Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee titles of 2018. Apparently, Diamond and Pearl will be traditional Pokémon, with mechanics in line with the main chapters of the saga.
Pokémon Center also points out that the diamondpearl.pokemon.com domain is now active. Although access to the domain gives an error and that its contents have been blocked, its existence could anticipate the arrival of the two remakes. The release of the two titles cannot be given for certain, but the coincidence with the 25 years of the franchise and the cadence with which the last chapters have been published gives us hope for their imminent release. Prepare the Poké Balls, we're about to go back to Sinnoh.
