>>39330817Pokedex will be based on Diamond and Pearl's because it's a Diamond and Pearl remake, not a Platinum remake.
Battle Zone Sub-Region is getting removed due to Pokemon that don't appear in Sinnoh's Pokedex appearing there, instead will be replaced with straight copypaste of Galar's Battle Tower Clone.
Mt. Coronet is now a series of teleports in order to finally address those complaints children of yesteryear had.
Despite what I just said about the Pokedex earlier, we are readjusting it to accommodate the entire original 151, and Charizard will receive a new Sinnohian Gigantamax.
Iron Island is adjusted to be a mandatory visit just before the first gym, and instead of a Riolu Egg, you receive a Lucario that has the capacity to Gigantamax.
Leon will appear just before the second gym and give you a Charmander with a special Gigantamax that allows it to jump straight from Charmander or Charmeleon into Charizard, and then when it actually evolves into Charizard, it gains access to the aforementioned Sinnohian Gigantamax.
In order to be faithful to the originals, all online functionality is now restricted to Pokemon Centers and the GTS Building.
In order to address difficulty complaints about Cynthia, you will now no longer fight her for the championship. Now, you are crowned champion just for getting so far and saving the world from Team Galactic.
You can get an exclusive Arceus that can Gigantamax if you pre-order the double pack, which of course won't come with a steelbook if you're a filthy burger gaijin.
Despite being on a Nintendo Switch, the maps will look identical to how they did on the Nintendo DS. In fact, we even reused the texture and mapping data for that truly faithful approach!
None of the Sinnoh Starters will receive Gigantamaxes, as this would lessen the nostalgia factor and we would rather see old players enjoy familiar friends getting bigger than ever, quite literally! (Laughs)
Also, no move tutors due to lack of Sword & Shield compatibility.
