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title: "Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl save data unlocks Darkrai in Pokemon Legends Arceus"
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description: "The Pokemon Company announced a bonus in Pokemon Legends Arceus for players who own Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-12-22 12:23:43"
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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl save data unlocks Darkrai in Pokemon Legends Arceus | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl save data unlocks Darkrai in Pokemon Legends Arceus](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl-save-data-unlocks-darkrai-in-pokemon-legends-arceus.jpeg "Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl save data unlocks Darkrai in Pokemon Legends Arceus")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl-save-data-unlocks-darkrai-in-pokemon-legends-arceus.jpeg)The Pokemon Company announced a bonus in Pokemon Legends Arceus for players who own Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Players who have save data for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be able to receive a Darkrai in Pokemon Legends Arceus by completing a special mission, as well as a special outfit based on the modern day Team Galactic.

## [](#about-pokemon-legends-arceus)About Pokemon Legends Arceus

**An adventure in the Sinnoh of days gone by**

Catch, survey and research wild Pokémon to create and complete the Sinnoh region’s first Pokédex in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, coming to Nintendo Switch in early 2022. Pokémon Legends: Arceus honours past Pokémon games’ core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements.

You’ll be brought to the Sinnoh region, the setting for Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. But this story unfolds in a long-gone era, before ideas such as being a Pokémon Trainer or having a Pokémon League even existed. All around, you’ll find Pokémon living wild in harsh environments that make for a Sinnoh unlike the region you may remember from the days of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.

Pokemon Legends Arceus launches on January 28th 2022 for Nintendo Switch.

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