Pokémon Brilliant Diamond

Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Diamond Version game Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Diamond Version game in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, now on the…

79 19 November 2021 ESRB E

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Action Fantasy Kids

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond is an adventure developed by ILCA, released 19 November 2021 on Nintendo Switch.

Verified 20 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Pokémon Brilliant Diamond is

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond is an adventure game developed by ILCA and released in 2021. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch only. It runs on Unity. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Diamond Version game Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Diamond Version game in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, now on the Nintendo Switch system! Adventures in the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond game will take place in the familiar Sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty Mount Coronet at its heart, Sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You’ll choose either Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you’ll be able to encounter the Legendary Pokémon Dialga.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and kids. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Local play supports 8 players.

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond is the 269th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Shining Pearl in 2021. Its critic score of 79 is 5 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.

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How it was received

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Players rate it 68, 11 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

What it launched against

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond launched on 19 November 2021, within three weeks of Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition.

Cheats and codes

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