Something we all could have seen a mile away...

[Gamefreak]

Information sources: www.gamefaqs.com

Yes that's right!  It's time for a new POKEMON! game.

It's the same old, same old, but here' the lowdown when it comes to changes.

• Lucas, Dawn and Pearl will have different outfits designed for colder weather, apparently due to Sinnoh's climate suddenly dropping in temperature.
  
• The template for the level, HP, and name of Pokemon in battle is a dark gray instead of white.
  
• The Poketch has been redesigned.
  
• When Pokemon are sent out from their PokeBalls, the back view animation will have been improved. Much like the animations introduced in Pokemon Emerald and carried over to Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, these entry animations will consist of two frames with various distortions to the sprite. However, the front view animations do not seem to have been improved.

Storyline changes

• Dialga and Palkia will both appear on Spear Pillar. Giratina then phases into the dimension in front of Cyrus.
  
• A new area known as the Torn World will be playable. A small screenshot depicts it with floor-like sections floating at ninety-degree angles from each other, creating an effect similar to the art of M. C. Escher.
  
• At least two new characters will be added.

Gameplay changes

• When captured in Pokemon Platinum, Giratina will be in its Origin Forme. If a Giratina captured in Pokemon Platinum is traded to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, it will change into the "Another Forme," much like Deoxys did when transferred among the Generation III games. Likewise, the reverse is true.
  
• Regirock, Regice and Registeel will be catchable at level 30 with the help of an event Regigigas that is being distributed in Japan starting June 20.
  
• When transferred from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Shaymin automatically changes into its Sky Forme in Pokemon Platinum and back again to Land Forme when transferred back to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, much like Deoxys did when transferred among the Generation III games.

Map changes

• An arch now represents the entrance to Floaroma Town. It is unknown if this will be also applied to other towns and cities.
  
• There are now more areas in Sinnoh to explore, such as a castle, a room with a computer, and the aforementioned Torn World.
  
• Areas such as Eterna City seem to have been refurnished with new foliage and building designs.
  

[Zelda Veteran]

Already?
It doesn't even look like a pokemon.
This new generation Digimon-istic isht is making me sick to my stomach. I hate the Pokemon company for what they're doing to my childhood heros.

[MagmarFire]

I, for one, am not as cynical about it. Except for the fact that I don't have a DS to play it on...

[Axel]

didn't they just get done releasing two new pokemon games a couple months ago?

[MagmarFire]

Actually, I believe that was April of last year.

[Axel]

Oh my bad, it just didn't seem that long ago that they released them. I thought the two new ones where fairly new...

[MagmarFire]

For games of a large franchise, yes, they typically are fairly new. Remember, though, since the beginning of the Pokemon games, there have been games that upgraded each generation. Remember Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald?

[Commodore Axilon]

Already?
It doesn't even look like a pokemon.
This new generation Digimon-istic isht is making me sick to my stomach. I hate the Pokemon company for what they're doing to my childhood heros.

You had pokemon as your childhood heroes? Animals that exist solely to beat the crap out of each other as your childhood heroes?

Makes sense.

[Gamefreak]

In response to Zelda Veteran's post, I felt this comic was appropriate.

PS: Zelda Veteran is the old guy.

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/080519.jpg

MAGSEDIT: Linking. Too large and has an alternate variant of a word outlawed around here.

[Master Dragmire]

Gotta love VG Cats

Although I have played Diamond all the way through, I have to say, all these kodfoundin new pokemon look something wierd.
When I first read that VG Cats comics, I thought Dialga, and Palkia were fake names just for it to sound wierd. Man was I wrong.
Ex.

[Commodore Axilon]

All pokemon look stupid. People just like to look at things through rose-colored glasses.

[Rev Rabies]

How dare you post that blasphemous picture on here?

[Fishalicious]

"When transferred from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Shaymin automatically changes into its Sky Forme in Pokemon Platinum and back again to Land Forme when transferred back to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, much like Deoxys did when transferred among the Generation III games."

...But I thought that Shaymin's sky forme was just a myth made up by PK? She made up fake pictures of the starters from D/P, back when the starters were "fighting, psychic, and dark," remember?

Ugh, I'd show pics, but DA's being retarded as always.

I'm fairly certain that Shaymin's sky forme and land forme are just a myth, though...

[Pale Dim]

I thought they went a little overboard with ruby and Sapphire. I think that overall, crystal was the best, but now it's finally gotten weird

[Fishalicious]

I concur; Crystal is amazing, I'm still only a short few pokes away from completing the pokedex, and I've spent over 300 hours on it. :3 It was the peak of Pokermans.

However, after Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, the series went downhill. Some of the pokemon are salvagable-Torchic, Blazekin, Absol...

If only they would remake Gold/Silver or Yellow/Crystal for the DS. I mean, I loved Firered and LeafGreen, but the second generation was AMAZING. Probably the best.