Following the vast popularity of Pokémon® Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, Pokémon Platinum is the newest in the core series of Pokémon games. Pokémon Platinum features a new story full of adventure, never-before-seen forms of powerful Pokémon – including the legendary Giratina's Origin Forme – and the Distortion World, a mysterious new world that suddenly appears in the Sinnoh region. Players can also enjoy the new features in the Global Terminal, such as posting battle videos using the new "Vs. Recorder." In addition, Pokémon Platinum features a new Battle Frontier, where the toughest Trainers can test their skills in new ways. As of May 20, 2014, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for Nintendo DSi and Wii systems has been retired. Online features of this game are no longer available after this date but this game still provides an entertaining experience in offline mode. To learn more about this service change, please visit To learn more about this service change, please visit support.nintendo.com/servicesupdate.
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Pokémon Platinum is available on Nintendo.
No — Pokémon Platinum is not available on PlayStation 5. It's available on Nintendo.
No — Pokémon Platinum is not available on Xbox Series X. It's available on Nintendo.
Yes — Pokémon Platinum is available on Nintendo Switch.
Pokémon Platinum was developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo.
Pokémon Platinum was released on 2009-03-22.
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Pokémon Platinum takes approximately 114 hours to complete the main story.
