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Pokemon Platinum Japanese release date: September 13

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The Japanese release date for Pokémon Platinum has been set! It will be on sale beginning September 13, 2008 at a suggested retail price of 4,800 yen. We’re proud to be the first English Pokémon news site to present to you the scoop. Subscribe to our RSS feed to be informed of the latest news as soon as they’re posted (in this case, about five minutes after Japan!)

Below is the complete translation of the August Coro Coro issue:

(1) New story! Hunt down Team Galactic (again!)

Interpol arrives!
A new member has joined the Team!
Unlike in D/P, both Dialga and Palkia appear at the same time [atop Spear Pillar]!

(2) Sinnoh now has its own Battle Frontier!

The Battle Frontier arrives in the Fight Area! It’s now a part of the Battle Tower!
Exchange Battle Points (BP) at various new facilities!

(3) New Wi-Fi capabilities!

Each Pokemon Center’s basement level has been expanded and now has new facilities that can support up to 20 players playing at the same time!
Play a new Poffin making game by tossing ingredients into the mouth of a Swalot machine!

(4) New GTS capabilities! Battle Recorder confirmed!

There is a new GTS in Jubilife City! It has new facilities, including a Global Terminal!
New item: Battle Recorder: Record videos of your matches and share them with the world!

Shaymin’s Secret Forme Change Procedures
(This mostly reiterates what we already knew from previous updates)

Receive Shaymin via Wi-Fi to Diamond/Pearl at movie theatres.
Transfer the Shaymin to Platinum.
In Floarama Town, receive the Flower of Glacidea (グラシデアのはな).
Use the Flower of Glacidea on Shaymin.

Shaymin now successfully changes from Land Forme to Sky Forme!

Other notes:

Shaymin’s Sky Forme is of type Grass/Flying with the ability Serene Grace (てんのめぐみ). As reported in prevous updates, it is 0.4m tall (1 ft. 4 in.) and weighs 5.2 kg (11.5 lbs).
Shaymin’s speed and special attack stats become high!

The Mystery of Giratina’s Forme Change

Normally, Giratina’s Origin Forme can only be used inside the “Ruined World.” (やぶれたせかい) It turns into its Another Forme everywhere else.
Giratina’s ability in Origin Forme is Levitate (ふゆう)
More info about how to keep Giratina in its Origin Forme will be revealed in the next issue!