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Pokémon Pearl

Game Freak · 2006

Fixed camera · RPG · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
Export palette ↓
Linework
Black outlines
Shading
Baked lighting
Pixel details
16-bit
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Cute
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Then and now2006 Nintendo DS → 2021 Nintendo Switch

About

Pokémon Pearl is a role-playing game set in Sinnoh, where players collect, train and battle Pokémon while opposing Team Galactic. Released alongside Pokémon Diamond, it introduced the series' fourth generation and online trading and battling through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Art style

Pokémon Pearl (2006, Game Freak) is a 2D pixel art game played from a fixed camera view. Its look is built from black outlines and baked lighting. The palette is vibrant.

Then and now 2006 → 2021

Pokémon Pearl screenshot: pixel art, fixed camera, black outlines, baked lighting (combat, ui / menu)2006 · Nintendo DS
Pokémon Shining Pearl screenshot: stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2021 · Nintendo Switch

Palette 6 colors

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Details

Release
Original release · Nintendo DS
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
The Pokémon Company, Nintendo
Released
2006-09-28 Japan, Nintendo DS
2007-04-22 North America, Nintendo DS
2007-06-21 Australia, Nintendo DS
2007-07-27 Europe, Nintendo DS
2008-02-14 South Korea, Nintendo DS
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Also known as
Pokémon Pearl Version (English-language markets)
ポケットモンスター パール (Japan)
Pocket Monsters Pearl (Japan)
Credits
Ken Sugimori Art Director; Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Takao Unno Graphic Leader; Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Motofumi Fujiwara Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Satoshi Ohta Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Hironobu Yoshida Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Kanako Eo Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Kenkichi Toyama Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Hiroki Fuchino Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Hiroyuki Yagi Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Emi Yoshida Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Yusuke Omura Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Hiroyuki Goto Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
Atsuko Nishida Pokémon Designer
Kei Hoshiba Graphic Designer
Junichi Masuda Director
Hiroyuki Jinnai Producer
Hitoshi Yamagami Producer
Gakuji Nomoto Producer
Hiroaki Tsuru Producer
Links
official · wikipedia

Versions of Pokémon Pearl 2

Pokémon Pearl screenshot: pixel art, fixed camera, black outlines, baked lighting (combat, ui / menu)2006 · Original releasePokémon Pearl Nintendo DSPokémon Shining Pearl screenshot: stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2021 · RemakePokémon Shining Pearl Nintendo Switch

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