

This is one bit of nostalgia that some players wished to see in the remake, and now wonder if it will return at all in future titles. From what has been revealed of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it looks as though sprites are being replaced there, as well. The miniature Pokémon pixel sprites have been replaced by stills of 3D models. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl also have done away with the classic item and Pokémon sprites that have been in menus since Generation 3. Related: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Undermines Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl


After experiencing Wild Areas or Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's open sky overworld, where they could freely fly around on Latios or Latias to discover Mirage Islands and Legendary Pokémon, players may feel disappointed with Pokémon BDSP. Pokémon BDSP and Legends: Arceus both share the same setting, and rather than make Pokémon BDSP closer to the Generation 8 standard seen in Sword and Shield, they opted to spread these elements out over all three new Sinnoh games. Legends: Arceus takes place in Sinnoh's past and offers a large open-world experience closer to what we've seen in Sword and Shield's Wild Area. It can be assumed that Arceus: Legends is the main focus of Game Freak's development team at this time, which is part of the reason why ILCA was chosen to develop Pokémon BDSP. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl may have offered more new content if Pokémon Legends: Arceus wasn't also on the way.
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Pokémon BSDP is almost completely untouched nostalgia, which can be a pro or con depending on who you ask.

Unlike Pokémon BSDP though, they did have unique gameplay in line with its Pokémon GO connectivity, and was one of the most beginner-friendly Pokémon experiences, even featuring minor co-op features that the youngest of children could understand. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! were most similar to Pokémon BDSP in the sense that they didn't offer a complete picture of their Generation's Pokémon battle standards. 15 years is a long time, and finding old Pokémon games can be an expensive hassle. Ultimately, it seems like the main goal of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl was to make the original 2006 games easily available to gamers again. It's likely that when they are connected, they will have some limitations on how Pokémon can be transferred since they aren't on the same level as Sword and Shield. Pokémon BDSP does not support Ranked Battles, and won't be connected to Pokémon HOME until 2022. There is no Dynamax transformation and Mega Evolutions are also absent. Since Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl don't have any vast gameplay changes like Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, some players are displeased that their battle systems are not up to the current Gen 8 standard. Because of this, the games were not backward-compatible, and transferring Pokémon through Pokémon HOME was limited. Many aspects of main Pokémon games such as the day and night cycle, moves including Z-Moves and weather, held items, Abilities, breeding, and Eggs were absent. Pokémon : Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! were not the new competitive standard of Gen 7, but a reimagining of the classic Pokémon Yellow blended with Pokémon GO.
