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This weeks CoroCoro Magazine from Japan has included more new info and images from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl as well as scans from the upcoming Movie 9 Manga series. (Click on the image below for full sized images) Find the Manga scans on http://pocketmonsters.net/node/3353





New information we've learned from these pages include:

• Day/Night Returns: Enhanced from Gold/Silver to have multiple times of day. 深夜(Nighttime), 夜(Night), 夕方 (Evening), 昼(Noon), 朝(Morning)
• The new region for Pearl/Diamond シンオウ (Shinou) is based on the Japanese island, 北海道 (Hokkaido)
• A new Pokemon Professor will be in the game. His name is: ナナカマド (Nanakamado)
• Manaphy can learn the new move, ハートスワップ Heart Swap, This attack swaps status effects between all Pokémon on the field.
• Abilities for these Pokémon are also noted:
  • Buizeru knows Agility
  • Lucario knows Metal Claw
  • Buizeru's Ability is Swift Swim
  • Lucario's Ability is Inner Focus
  • Manafi has a new ability called Moist Body. This ability cures any status effect when it's Raining.
• A new watch gadget called a ポケッチ (Pokétchi), not only tells the time, but has other features as well.
• ブイゼル (Buoysel, Buizeru) is #056 in the Shinou Pokédex!
• The Pokémon Sprites vary between Male & Female Pokémon. Different patterns are on the different genders as well as bigger or smaller features or even missing features.
• The new Shinou region Pokedex has 2 screens similar to the Nintendo DS.
• The Pokédex now features a weight comparison feature.