Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006. They are the first installments in the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series. They were first released in Japan on September 28 2006 and released in North America Australia and Europe in 2007. Pokémon Platinum a third version was released two years later in each region. Remakes titled Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were released for the Nintendo Switch worldwide on November 19 2021. A prequel Pokémon Legends: Arceus was released for the Nintendo Switch on January 28 2022.