The player can also use his or her Pokémon to battle other Pokémon. Players begin the game with one Pokémon and can capture more using Poké Balls. As with all Pokémon games for handheld consoles up to that point, the gameplay is in third-person overhead perspective, and consists of three basic screens: a field map, in which the player navigates the main character a battle screen and the menu, in which the player configures their party, items, or gameplay settings. Its basic mechanics are the same as those found in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Pokémon Platinum is a role-playing video game with adventure elements. Gameplay Ī battle in Pokémon Platinum players may have either one-on-one battles or two-on-two. It was the fastest-selling game in Japan at the time, and had sold 7.06 million copies worldwide by 31 March 2010. IGN ranked it as the ninth-best Nintendo DS game ever made, as well as nominating it as one of the best DS role-playing games of 2009. It was praised as one of the best games in the Pokémon series and also praised for the additions and changes made to Diamond and Pearl by publications such as IGN, Nintendo Power, and GamePro, although it has also been criticised for being too similar to them. Pokémon Platinum has been met with generally positive reception, holding aggregate scores of 84 and 83.14% on Metacritic and GameRankings, respectively. Similar to previous titles, players have their Pokémon fight turn-based battles against other Pokémon. Players explore a large area, which ranges from mountains to bodies of water, grasslands, populated areas, and snowy expanses. The gameplay stays true to traditional Pokémon game mechanics. While it only had one form in Diamond and Pearl, it is given a new alternate form (called 'Origin Forme') alongside a new area called the Distortion World, which features altered physics from the normal land of Sinnoh, where the game takes place.

The mascot Pokémon is Giratina, who plays a central role in the game's plot. In Platinum, players control either Lucas or Dawn and start with one of three Pokémon given to them from Professor Rowan. It was released in Japan on 13 September 2008, and later in North America, Australia, and Europe in 2009. It is the third version after Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and is part of the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series.

Pokémon Platinum Version is a 2008 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console.

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