Product Overview
- Product Name: Pokémon Platinum Version
- New or Used: Used
- In Case or Loose: Loose
- Overall Condition: Good
- Notes: Nintendo DS/3DS system shown in some photos is to demonstrate the game is working. System is NOT included with purchase.
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What's Included
- Nintendo DS Game Cartridge: Yes
- Manual / Instructions: N/A (Loose Cart)
- Case Artwork: N/A (Loose Cart)
- Case Type*: N/A (Loose Cart)
- Extras:
Game Description
Sinnoh is changing—and the strange forces behind those changes are pulling Pokémon Platinum Version into an adventure unlike Diamond or Pearl. Return to the rugged Sinnoh region, choose your first partner, challenge eight Gym Leaders, and investigate the schemes of Team Galactic as the Legendary Renegade Pokémon Giratina emerges from a world where the normal laws of time and space no longer apply. With new characters, altered locations, and a dramatically expanded storyline, Platinum turns a familiar Pokémon journey into something distinctly its own.
The centerpiece is the bizarre Distortion World, a gravity-defying realm filled with floating platforms, shifting paths, and environmental puzzles that force you to navigate Pokémon's world in an entirely new way. Outside that mysterious dimension, Sinnoh receives plenty of other changes, including redesigned areas, new Pokémon formes, expanded Trainer battles, and the return of challenging postgame content. The Battle Frontier delivers five specialized battle facilities, while the Vs. Recorder and Global Terminal add ways to save and review battles from the Nintendo DS era.
For collectors, Pokémon Platinum Version represents the polished centerpiece of the fourth-generation Sinnoh trilogy and one of the most distinctive mainline Pokémon releases on Nintendo DS. Giratina's Origin Forme gives Platinum a Legendary mascot unlike anything in Diamond or Pearl, while the Distortion World, expanded Pokédex opportunities, Battle Frontier, and redesigned Sinnoh adventure make this far more than a simple “third version.” It is a defining cartridge from the DS generation and an essential chapter in the evolution of the Sinnoh Pokémon RPGs.
Gameplay Features
- Explore the mysterious Distortion World, where gravity, perspective, and the environment behave in unusual ways.
- Encounter Giratina in its Origin Forme as Team Galactic's plans pull the Legendary Pokémon into the main adventure.
- Challenge the Battle Frontier, featuring five battle facilities with specialized rules and difficult postgame challenges.
- Discover alternate Pokémon formes, including new appearances and abilities that expand the fourth-generation experience.
- Use the Vs. Recorder and Global Terminal to save, review, and share battle videos from the Nintendo DS era.
- Travel across a redesigned Sinnoh region featuring new areas, characters, encounters, and seasonal changes.
Legacy and Influence
Pokémon Platinum Version demonstrated how the traditional “third version” formula could substantially reshape an existing Pokémon adventure instead of simply adding a handful of extras. Game Freak used Giratina and the Distortion World to create a new narrative center for Sinnoh, while redesigned locations, additional Pokémon, alternate formes, and expanded postgame content gave returning players plenty of reasons to revisit the region. Platinum effectively became its own version of Sinnoh rather than merely a compilation of Diamond and Pearl's features.
The game also pushed the fourth-generation Pokémon experience toward a much stronger postgame and battle-focused identity. The Battle Frontier offered five facilities with different rules and rewards, while the Vs. Recorder and Global Terminal reflected the growing importance of sharing and analyzing battles during the Nintendo DS era. Platinum's expanded version of Sinnoh would later become an important reference point when the region was revisited through Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Historical Trivia or Fun Fact
Pokémon Platinum Version debuted in Japan in September 2008 before reaching North America in March 2009 and Europe later that year. The game's central Legendary, Giratina, received a completely new Origin Forme, while the Distortion World provided a setting governed by neither normal time nor space. Platinum also introduced Looker, an International Police investigator who appears throughout the Sinnoh story, adding a new character and investigative thread to the familiar Team Galactic conflict.
Additional Details
- Variant: Standard Release
- Genre: RPG
- Year Released: 2009
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Developer: Game Freak
- ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
- UPC: 045496740177
- SKU: 16468
- Format: Nintendo DS Video Game Cartridge (Authentic physical release)
- Platform: Nintendo DS System (DS Handheld Console)
- Region: NTSC (North America, Canada)
Important Information
- Nintendo DS cartridges play on: All Nintendo DS systems, plus all Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems.
- *Used cases may be replaced with a new aftermarket one if damaged. Listing above indicates if it's "OEM/Original" or "Aftermarket." Aftermarket cases typically differ in color &/or build quality from original Nintendo DS cases. (See photos)
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