One of the best games in the Pokemon Series
User Rating: 9.5 | Pocket Monsters Diamond DS
As a player of the Pokémon series since Pokémon red, blue, and yellow I had very high expectations of this game, while Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald were good games it just seemed to be missing something that the previous titles in the series had, however Pokémon Diamond exceeded my expectations of what I thought the game was going to be, this game is amazing. There are plenty of the reasons why this game is great but mainly is the reason that many of the elements of the other Pokémon games are placed into Diamond, for example the lottery contest from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal have returned, also after obtaining the VS Seeker you can battle many of the trainers you have faced earlier in the game, also after obtaining the National Pokedex you can capture most of the Pokémon from the all the Pokémon series, and many can be obtained by inserting Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire or Emerald, however many of the legendary Pokémon from the previous series can only be obtained at Pokémon events or by using a Pro Action Replay. As for gameplay it is standard for the Pokémon series you can choose one of three starting Pokémon a fire, water, or grass Pokémon but these three Pokémon are different than the other three starters in the series, they evolve at different levels and have different second types for example the water Pokémon when it reaches its final evolution gets steel added on for its Pokémon type, and as usual you can build a line up of six critters of your choosing, and the main goals of the game are of course to catch all the Pokémon which after upgrading your Pokedex is around 480 but instead of having to catch all 150 Pokémon to get the National Pokedex all you have to do is see them, of course you have a rival and battle a evil crime organization. While the game is a standard Pokémon game it is one of the best in the Pokémon series, for any fans of the Pokémon series it is a must buy, but if you are new to the series this is a great entry level for the series. 
