489 The Grand Underground of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

489 The Grand Underground of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

A $420 Lucario plush is now in stock at Pokémon Center. Pokémon GO is ending the current season and if you didn't finish the quest, you'll have to pay $5 for being lazy. Pokémon UNITE releases a new playable character at seemingly the worst time. We just wrapped up a 9-part series on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, so we keep this episode spoiler free, but we do talk about the Underground.

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09 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Cynthia Finale

09 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Cynthia Finale

Spoilers! We talk about the entire Elite Four! Greg and Steve compare the original teams to the new teams and the changes they make leading up to the battle with Cynthia. We talk about prep for the battles, grinding, and a bit of post game. Overall, we end the series with our thoughts on these "faithful remakes."

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08 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Sunyshore City

08 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Sunyshore City

Greg and Steve arrive to Sunyshore to battle the final Gym Leader. We also meet Flint, an Elite 4 member, who tells us about the issues Sunyshore has. Confusion around how bad Mount Coronet is vs Victory Road talk happens. Finally, we talk a bit about "difficulty" up to this point in the game.

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07 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Snowpoint City

07 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Snowpoint City

We arrive to not only the best looking city and route in Sinnoh, but one of the best Gym Leaders in the region. Steve & Greg take on Canned-ice for our 7th Gym Badge. Afterwards, we have to resolve the issue with Team Galactic and Cyrus.

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06 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Canalave City

06 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Canalave City

Time to battle the most unforgettable Gym Leader in all the games, Byron. Greg and Steve arrive in Canalave City to battle our rival, Byron, and to hear an explosion that hurts the Magikarp. A shorter episode as pacing here really picks up after getting our 5th Gym Badge and moving to the 6th.

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05 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Hearthome City

05 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Hearthome City

Cynthia arrives to tell us about fog and Psyduck. Greg and Steve talk about the bomb that the game casually throws at us. Mechanic changes with the fog and the marker on the map make things a bit easier to navigate to get back to Hearthome City for our 5th Gym Badge.

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04 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Pastoria City

04 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Pastoria City

After defeating Veilstone City, we make our way to Crasher Wake and the swamp land. Here we find the trophy garden, the safari zone, and all the rich kids on the beach. While these two Gym Leaders are very close together, this part of the game seems like there is so many trainers and routes packed in for two gyms to share similar levels.

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03 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Veilstone City

03 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Veilstone City

After battling 50+ trainers and Geodude, we head to get our third badge from Veilstone City! We talk about following Pokémon, character customization, and some more comparisons to older Pokémon games. No Irene this episode, but we still get the game covered between Greg and Steve.

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02 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Eterna City

02 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Eterna City

We head through Eterna Forest, talk about how HMs are "fixed," and then battle Gardenia for our second badge! More comparing to other remakes, more thoughts on how the movement feels, and feelings on the first couple hours of this "faithful remake!" "Sincerely, Sinnoh" is our first impressions from Gym to Gym.

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01 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Oreburgh City

  01 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Oreburgh City

Greg, Steve, and Irene talk about the beginning of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. We talk about controls, graphics, how the game feels. We share thoughts on our original experience of the games, on top of, our comparison to other remakes. This series will follow our experiences from gym to gym.

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