Pokémon Shining Pearl
Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Pearl Version game Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Pearl Version game in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Shining Pearl, now on the…
Pokémon Shining Pearl is an adventure developed by ILCA, released 19 November 2021 on Nintendo Switch.
What Pokémon Shining Pearl is
Pokémon Shining Pearl 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 Pearl Version game Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Pearl Version game in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Shining Pearl, now on the Nintendo Switch system! Adventures in the Pokémon Shining Pearl 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 Palkia. Adventure together with…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Pokémon series
Pokémon Shining Pearl is the 270th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Legends: Arceus in 2022. Its critic score of 85 is 11 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.
How it was received
Pokémon Shining Pearl holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 11 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Pokémon Shining Pearl launched on 19 November 2021, within three weeks of Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. 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
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Pokémon Shining Pearl yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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