Pokemon Platinum Version: The Official Pokemon Guide

My son (7) spoke in a language I did not understood. Realizing he was playing Pokemon Diamond and found out that at times he was running into trouble, not fully understanding the game. As father I have nothing with games but leaving your son alone is another thing. I've decided to play Pearl but as adult didn't have a clue where to start or where to go. At that time I've decided to buy a Diamond and Pearl Strategy guide in order to get some line in the game and to at least understand what it was all about. One thing led to another and together we played the game with so much more fun. He helps me and I help him when one of the battle trainers is a bit to difficult. Now we both play Pokemon Platinum with the help of this guide and we still have fun together. This book is so detailed, doesn't spoil your game (actually it explains things but you still have to do it yourself) and is an encyclopedia itself. Hours we spent in reading, explaining what it is all about. My son is learning...Read more

This is the Holy Grail of Strategy Guides. It has not only a detailed game walk-through, but also a Pokédex of Pokémon you can find in the game, as well as a complete National Pokédex listing how you can get every single Pokémon!! I love the National Dex, it has listings from Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, and the GBA versions. I've been a Pokémon fan since it debuted in the U.S. and frankly I love this guide. It goes into more detail than other strategy guides, and the walk through actually lets you know when to come back for some rare items! If you want to catch 'em all then get this guide!!

OK in all honesty it is not complete it could have had more but it's really not that bad. It does cover a lot. It covers the whole new Platinum Sinnoh Pokedex witch now goes to 210. In great detail the walk-through covers all the Platinum changes the only thing it doesn't cover is found in the National Pokedex the Pokemon's TM's HM's and Move Tutor list and though Color Shard exchange. Also the National Pokedex only goes up to 492 it doesn't include 493 Arceus. The last thing I noticed is that throughout the book there are parts that have incorrect information. All 'N' all it's still pretty useful.