Innovation in Pokemon Transfer Technologyĭual-slot mode had one primary function in Diamond and Pearl: Letting players transfer their monsters from Generation 3 GBA games into Generation 4. This was great for backward compatibility, but Nintendo also showed its ingenuity by allowing developers to let these games communicate. The so-called dual-slot mode was particularly well used in Pokemon games, and Diamond and Pearl remakes may feel emptier without it despite the original functionality being mostly obsoleted. Original models of the handheld console were able to slot DS games into the top and GBA games into the bottom. However, even if the Switch can use its online functionality to bring back the Underground and its touch screen to bring back badge polishing, it cannot access Game Boy Advanced (GBA) titles like the Nintendo DS could. RELATED: What Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Should Change from the Original Games
Some fans have been disappointed about this, but it's hard to deny the appeal of bringing certain fan-favorite features like Sinnoh's multiplayer Underground back as they were, just in HD. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have a toy-like aesthetic similar to 2019's The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, and they appear to emulate their predecessors more than prior remakes like Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
While Game Freak is hard at work on Pokemon Legends: Arceus, a unique open-world game set in the far past, Japanese studio ILCA is handling the more traditional remakes. When the games were revealed as part of the 25th anniversary Pokemon Presents livestream in February, it was clear Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are sticking to their roots. Upcoming remakes Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl can emulate some of these ideas thanks to Switch hardware, but others will be lost to time. The first foray into the fourth Generation of Pokemon games utilized the touch screen by letting players polish their Gym Badges and use apps on the Poketch, while the Normal/Flying-type Chatot's signature move Chatter could use custom audio thanks to the DS microphone. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl are often considered some of the most-polished games in the franchise, and their bevy of unique features showing off the capabilities of the Nintendo DS likely play a part in this perception.
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