After many appeals for Generation 4 remakes fromPokemonfans over the years,Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare finally here, and they launched worldwide just over a day ago. The games are quite faithful adaptations of Game Freak’s work on the originalPokemon DiamondandPearl, but they also come with changes to popular features, like the Grand Underground, and new mechanics altogether.Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare rich in content, with plenty of things to do at all levels - from reworked Contests to obtaining all sorts of statues while digging.
Pokemon SwordandShieldlikely laid the foundations for these gamesand the upcomingPokemon Legends: Arceus, and something thatPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearladopt are the Switch-time-based events. With a full day-night cycle and the in-game calendar working based on the internal time of the Nintendo Switch,Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlcan be a fun experience that has something new to offer every single day. However, this can also be a problem when it comes to locking players out of the post-game section for a long time, solely based on obscure mechanics.
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The problem is that there is only one wildDrifloon inPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl, and it can be seen and caught right outside of Valley Windworks after players defeat Team Galactic within the building. The Pokemon, however, only appears on Fridays, and it will only appear on Friday after players defeat Team Galactic - even if they do defeat the Team on a Friday, considering that’s the day of the week the games launched. This can lead to progress being soft-locked, considering that players need to see every Pokemon in the Sinnoh Pokedex to access the National Pokedex.
As such, a Reddit user called Wakywill shared a very useful tip for those who didn’t change their Switch’s internal time before booting the games, as changing it later has no effect. The user shared a post stating that answering all questions incorrectly at theHearthome Gymallows players to fight a Trainer who uses Drifloon, thus seeing the Pokemon before an entire week passes. This allows players to access post-game content much earlier and removes the soft-lock.
This is a serious issue for many players, especially because they might have inadvertently beat the Hearthome Gym already without knowing this tip. BecausePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlreviewsare here, it’s not unlikely to see upset players lament the soft-lock issue as well.
Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare available now for the Nintendo Switch.
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