5 August 2006
Ferry

3 Starter Pokemon in Diamond and Pearl revealed by Nintendo

Every week that the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl release date in Japan (September 28) closes in, more Pokemon info gets unveiled. This time the 3 starter Pokemon are shown in scans. The 3 starter Pokemon are named: Naetoru (Turtwig), Hikozaru (Chimchar) and Bocchama (Piplup). The 3 starter Pokemon types seem to be: Grass/Ground, Fire/Normal, and Flying/Water.

* These new pictures also show the Electabuzz evolution is named “Elecbul” and the Roselia evolution is named “Roserade“.
* Perappu has a weird attack called “Blabber“. You record a small sentence, and then when Perappu uses Blabber, he repeats the sentence and confuses the enemy.
* Contests now have three parts. The first is the visual part, where you must dress up your Pokemon to be judged. Second part is the dance segment, and third is the standard move appeal.
* Parukia is psychic/dragon types.
* Diaruga is steel/dragon.
* Dorapion has Hidden Poison and knows Poison Fang.
* Lucario knows Feint Attack.
* Pachirisu knows Charge.
* Spark is a physical attack.
* Erekiburu knows Giga Impact and has the ability Electric Engine.
* Rozureido knows Petal Dance.

Expect the new Pokemon games from Game Freak/Nintendo to arrive in America & Europe in the first half of 2007.
Scan translations from Japanese via neogaf.

9 August 2006 22:44
George

If you pay attention to the first picture under the picture of the starters in the lower left corner, you will see three pokemon. They look sort of like the three starters. Could they be their second evolutions?

10 August 2006 10:51
wowo

I read that the starters evolve into fire/psychic, water,fighting, and grass/dark pokemon, i which turns the type advantage around.

10 August 2006 20:51
Thomas

I for one like the new starters except the monkey

11 August 2006 08:30
Lorenzo

I for one like the new starters, i’ll choose the bird

11 August 2006 09:23
Jonny

The sci/dark/fighting idea was cool but sticking to the classic grass, fire, water seems right. However these starters disapoint me. I just hope there second evolutions look better.(alot better)

11 August 2006 11:10
chris

sorry to say but, theses starters aren’t really that exciting, people are going to get bored of the grass, fire, and water types.

11 August 2006 11:37
chris

Do the pokemon move in this game?

12 August 2006 15:00
TheMightyMan

did ya know this games is announced to come out in spring of 2007 for the America???

I like chocalate ice cream does anyone else???

13 August 2006 05:06
Kasper

I think it should be water, grass and fire forever but the new starters look to much like real animals..
I think they should look only a little like real animals like totodile and charmander.

13 August 2006 08:24
jlo

the water thing is good so is de muncy but the grass is rubish