Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are remakes of the beloved 4th generation of Pokemon games Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. A remake was expected by fans for some time, as developer Game Freak has a tendency to remake its older titles. Starting with Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green in 2004, Game Freak has slowly but surely gone on to remake each generation sequentially. The remakes are usually modernized takes on older titles, adding a little bit more to the overall game than what was originally included.

One of the more comforting aspects about Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is that it will be treading familiar ground with its story and characters. While Pokemon Sword and Shield's story leaves a lot to be desired, the formulaic evil team that appears is no better of a foe than any previous incarnation by a large margin. This makes the antagonist and ultimate villain have very little payoff in the grand story. This is because in most Pokemon games, "team evil" plays a more prominent role in some larger-than-life way, and in Sword and Shield they do not.

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In Pokemon Sword and Shield, players will notice that unlike Pokemon Sun and Moon, it stays true to the formula the past games are known for. This involves the player acquiring their starter Pokemon and traveling the region, earning eight badges to take on the Pokemon League. Notably, in Sword and Shield, a trainer has to be endorsed by a worthy character before being allowed to take on the Gym Challenge. Leon, the champion of Sword and Shield's Galar region, endorses the player and their rival Hop, while later on the player's other rival Bede gets disqualified from continuing their Gym Challenge.

Gym Challenge endorsement is one of the newer world-building aspects of Pokemon Sword and Shield that hasn't appeared before in another Pokemon game. After the player and rival get endorsed, they go on their journey meeting rivals Bede and Marnie who much like rivals in the past become roadblocks for the player. Marnie is important because she is the sole reason Sword and Shield have their own version of Team Rocket and they're called Team Yell. A group of Marnie fans follow her and cause trouble for the locals by making it difficult for other Gym Challengers to complete their journey, much like the Al Bhed from Final Fantasy X, though with less depth.

Pokemon Sword and Shield's Team Yell gets into all sorts of trouble that impede the player's progress, though not to any real degree. They are more like a band of teenagers that harass old people, as opposed to a team of galactic or even regional dominators. The worst thing Team Yell does is barricade access to a city, and it doesn't take long for the player to overcome that hurdle. Team Skull from Pokemon Sun and Moon was more trouble for the player overall than Team Yell, and they were simply a band of thugs akin to Team Rocket. After Marnie becomes a Gym Leader Team Yell turns to cheering on Pokemon Battles instead of causing a nuisance.

Over the years, Game Freak has reintroduced its older titles to a new audience with its remakes. This has happened so far with generations 1 through 3 in Pokemon Red and Blue, Pokemon Gold and Silver, and Pokemon Ruby and Emerald. Each of these remakes introduced something new on top of what their original blueprint had, though it looks like Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be closer to a 1:1 remake than anything. By the looks of the trailer and the game's description, Game Freak has gone back to the older chibi style and will keep everything as faithful to the original as possible.

This isn't entirely a bad thing as Pokemon Diamond and Pearl were very successful entries and games that fans have wanted a remake of for a long time. The remakes prior to Diamond and Pearl, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are described on Nintendo's product page as having new features such as new Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversion. There is nothing new to find that will be different in the upcoming generation 4 remakes, in fact, it is worded almost specifically that it will indeed be very much the same. At the very least, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Alpha Sapphire will have an interesting story where the stakes are much more interesting.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will see the player traverse across the Sinnoh region and encounter the sinister Team Galactic. Their goal is to create an entirely new universe while disposing of the current one, the highest stakes of any Pokemon game yet.

Early on the player encounters Team Galactic as they slowly try to take over different parts of Sinnoh until they capture the Lake Mirage Pokemon and harness crystals out of them. With the crystals, Team Galactic creates a Red Chain that will control either Dialga or Palkia, depending on the game's box art. Eventually, the player makes their way to the top of Spear Pillar where they defeat or capture the box art Legendary and that ends Team Galactic's plan.

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Even though Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be entirely faithful to the source material, fans who haven't experienced the original will be in for a treat. The slow boil of Team Galactic getting closer and closer to their goal of galactic conquest is sewn throughout the narrative, similar to the Pokemon games of the past. Sword and Shield's main antagonist is Chairman Rose who isn't necessarily evil, but a businessman who tries to solve a future energy problem but instead accidentally sets off the end times. It sort of happens quickly and is dissolved before players realize he was the main bad guy.

It will be a shame if the trend continues away from what made the Pokemon formula so interesting. The stories are never very complicated, so making the big bad no better than a rowdy band of teenagers and a business magnate without a very good story structure seems shallow. Fans can experience Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's more interesting characters and story reminding them how Pokemon used to be.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be released for Nintendo Switch on November 19.

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