Scans from the August issue of Corocoro have been leaked via some Japanese imageboards and they reveal more information about the upcoming Nintendo DS game Pocket Monsters Platinum.



The release date for Pokemon Platinum have been set for September 13th, 2008 in Japan and it will retail for 4800yen. Below is a list of some of the new features from the game that were revealed in the Corocoro scans. You can also click on the above images for higher resolution scans.

• Team Galaxy Returns and they seem to play a greater role in the overall story


• Two new character will be in the game, one will be a member of Team Galactic, and the other one will be part of an currently unnamed international police force


• The Battle Frontier returns and there are different areas in the Battle Frontier, but further information is currently unknown. Battle Tower still remains.


• The WiFi area has been enhanced and it now can support up to 20 people at any one time. The basement of each Pokemon Center was also fully extended.


• A new item called the Battle Recorder allows you to record battles. You can share the recorded battles with your friends over GTS in Jubilife City.


• Shaymin Sky Forme's ability is Serene Grace and knows the move Air Slash. Serene Grace (Japanese: Heavenly Blessing) is an ability introduced in Generation III that promotes added effects. Any additional effect that an attack has will have its chance of occurring doubled.


• Giratina's Origin Forme's ability is Levitate. Levitate (Japanese: Floating) is an ability introduced in Generation III that causes the user to be unaffected by Ground attacks and Arena Trap.