Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl came out on the 19th and it has had several documented bugs, such as gamebreaking softlocks in certain areas, games crashing and other graphical errors. A well known glitch known as the Glitched Menu allowed people to clone their rare Shiny or Legendary Pokémon, as well as cloning rare items. Some people even used glitches to reach areas that are locked behind currently unreleased events such as catching Shaymin and Darkrai.

Yesterday an update was released that fixed several of the game's bugs, including the Glitched Menu. This lead to several arguments about whether or not cheaters ruin the game or that Shiny Pokémon have been devalued by the brief swarm of duped Pokémon.

r/pokeleaks

• "Menu Glitch is out. Surf glitch is out. Void glitch is out. Im glad they jumped on that quick. It was necessary. Game was broken to its core. Now we can actually play."

• "Duping is cheating, so well deserved patch." "Yes shame on them for cloning and most likely disturbing tons of awsome pokemon for free helping the entire community as a whole...douche"

r/PokemonBDSP

• "Im with you, its hilarious seeing the cheaters trying to defend their actions even though their actions actively ruin the shiny and trade economoy and ruin the fun for players"

• Someone writes several long paragraphs about how cloning Shiny Pokémon ruins the game for themselves and others. Gets mad when people disagree with them.

• "Good don’t know why people were exploiting bugs and hacking the game to begin with makes the pokemon community even more toxic than it needs to be tbh. People hate verlis but he has a point that hacking and cheating is ruining this community."

• Won't somebody think of the children?! "oh guys this subreddit i for younger people lets not encourage cheating in our video games please"

r/NintendoSwitch

• ["Does quality assurance not even exist anymore? Holy shit. Don’t patch out things you didn’t catch before you released a half baked game."](https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/r6upto

Some Switch owners have already got hold of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

As a result the game has been datamined. A popular Pokemon dataminer retweets this tweet every time he gets a new game and begins the datamining process.

So beware from now on from possible spoilers! (just in case you want a 100%% free spoiler experience)

Please see the below link to my completed guide. I'm currently still in the Pre-Elite Four section but I've looked ahead at the remaining Pokémon and decided to publish the guide early to avoid waiting potentially a couple more weeks thanks to daily Pokémon.

Mewlax's Professor Oak Challenge (POC) Guide for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP)

I've also updated my master post of all my guides:

Mewlax Professor Oak Challenge (POC) Guides

I recently got Pokémon Shining Pearl and caught a Geodude. I then evolved him into a Graveler. Online it tells me that in order to evolve it into a Golem I must trade to evolve. Does this mean I’ll trade my Graveler away for some Starly? I would like a Golem on my team but not trade him away to someone I can’t trust. No one else I know has Pokémon Shining Pearl. Is there any other way to get Golem or must I trade him away and risk not getting him back?

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General Information

Platform: Nintendo Switch

Release Date: November 19, 2021

No. of Players: 1 player

Genre(s): Adventure, Role-Playing

Publisher: Nintendo

https://diamondpearl.pokemon.com/

Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)

Revisit the Sinnoh region and story of Pokémon™ Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version

Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon™ Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version games in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, now on the Nintendo Switch™ system! Adventures in the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Pokémon Shining Pearl game will take place in the familiar Sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty Mount Coronet at its heart, Sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You’ll choose either Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you’ll run into the mysterious organization Team Galactic, and be able to encounter the Legendary Pokémon Dialga.

Explore the revamped Grand Underground or put on a Super Contest Show

The Underground from the Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version games has been powered up and is now called the Grand Underground. Here, you can dig up valuable treasure and Pokémon Fossils, create your own Secret Base, and catch Pokémon in places called Pokémon Hideaways. When you aren’t exploring in the Grand Underground, enter a Super Contest Show! Super Contest Shows are popular events in the Sinnoh region, each put on by four performers and their partner Pokémon, who work together to dance and show off their performance skills. You can also adventure in the Grand Underground or put on a Super Contest Show with other players through the local* communication or online** communication of your Nintendo Switch system***!

Walk with your Pokémon, change up your style, and customize your Poké Balls

Choose a Pokémon that you’ve befriended during your journey to walk along behind you in the game. In the relaxing Amity Square you can walk with up to 6 Pokémon! Depending on the Pokémon, you’ll see different gestures or ways of walking, and when you talk to your Pokémon, it will respond. You’ll also be able to add your own personal style! Choose a variety of outfits and coordinate tops and bottoms. Some are based around Pokémon motifs and others change your

Once the game is out, what will be the first thing you do in the new Pokémon game?