Mascot Pokémon Showdown: Generation IV

Greetings everyone, it is time again for the Mascot Pokémon Showdown! The winner of the last showdown was Rayquaza with a whooping 54%!
With this latest round we’ve finally arrived in Sinnoh. Introducing us to Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Generation IV released in 2006 in Japan and to the rest of the world in 2007. Whatever your opinions of this generation, these games shook up the series and came with a lot of new features, like the physical-special split, gender differences and the Underground.

Pokémon Diamond Version1337px-diamond_en_boxart

On the cover of Pokémon Diamond is Dialga, the Temporal Pokémon. A big, blue, dinosaur-like creature with lots of metal on its body, it perfectly fits its Dragon/Steel typing. Using the diamond in the center of its chest plate, Dialga has complete control over time – it can speed it up, slow it down or stop it altogether. It lives in a completely different dimension, which is why people don’t get to study it.

Dialga is the only known Pokémon that can learn Roar of Time. No Pokémon has the same type combination and it’s the tallest Pokémon introduced in this generation. Its name may derive from ‘diamond‘, ‘dial‘ and ‘dragon‘.

Pokémon Pearl Version

1338px-pearl_en_boxartPalkia, the Spatial Pokémon, was featured on Pokémon Pearl’s cover. A lilac theropod-shaped Pokémon with pearls in its shoulder plates, Palkia is said to deform space and it can even create alternate realities. Like Dialga, it lives in a different dimension.

There is no other known Pokémon other than Palkia that knows Spacial Rend. Its name probably comes from ‘pāru’, meaning pearl in Japanese.

Pokémon Platinum Versionplatinum_en_boxart

Pokémon Platinum featured Giratina, the Renegade Pokémon. With its two forms, the Altered Form and the Origin Form, it is the last member of the creation trio of Sinnoh. Giratina is able to travel through the dimensions created by Dialga and Palkia. It resides in its own world, called the Distortion World.

Giratina‘s signature move is a Ghost-type move called Shadow Force. It has the highest base stat total of all Ghost-type Pokémon and the highest HP stat of all Legendary and Dragon Pokémon. Its name comes from ‘girasol‘ (‘a red opal’), ‘guillotine‘ or ‘girare‘ (Italian for ‘to wander around’) and ‘purachina‘ (プラチナ, Japanese for ‘platinum’).

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710 thoughts on “Mascot Pokémon Showdown: Generation IV”

  1. As much as I like Dialga since I chose Diamond,I’m going for Giratina.Platinum is the first third main game I ever picked up plus it fixed up a lot of issues that Diamond and Pearl had.Also,Giratina has a cool design and typing.

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    • hoping that thing doesnt end my 20 year streak of never losing an battle during the story mode of pokemon. I’m sure I will be fine.

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        • I’m not understanding what you are trying to say (not trying to be rude, I’m guessing English isn’t your 1st language, please forgive me if I’m coming off as disrespectful)
          in gen 6, I know -ate abilities boosted the power 30% (x1.3), so yes, hyper voice would be boosted to, with an only 20% increase, 108, as you said. however, moves often used with these -ate abilities are often far more accurate. (therefore reliable, and this is all before factoring in STAB. hydro pump is only a 2 power difference at 110 with unreliable accuracy)

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          • What I’m saying is that a stab 117 bp is better then a stab 108 bp, which is actually a nerfed stab Hydro pump. Still strong but the change is not that small.

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  3. This entire generation of Pokemon was PHENOMENAL. Gen 3 was hard to top but they blew it out of the water with these games. My only huge complaint is… Why the fuck is palkia a water/dragon -__- wouldn’t dragon/psychic make so much more sense ?

    Aahhh game freak

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