Pokémon Platinum

9/8/2026

Pokemon Platinum is a game that legitimately took me forever to get into, and I'm still not entirely sure why because now that I'm three gym badges in, I’m starting to realize the beauty of this game. I have to say that the pacing of the story at first is a little odd. Like I know Pokemon games aren’t exactly known for their incredible, earthshattering plots but the bar was set incredibly low for Platinum. I’m dying for some lore, and they give it in bits and pieces – which is awesome! – but it’s not enough for me! You start by running off into your own adventure, meet Professor Rowan, and then… do the gym challenge, because why not? Oh, there’s these people who have a strange obsession with time and space named Team Galatic? Oh well, let’s just keep moving on, maybe if we ignored them they would go away.

It’s a very chill experience so far from where I’m at, but I’m only three gym badges in like I mentioned so maybe things might change halfway through.

Can I also mention that Piplup’s moveset is awkward af during his early leveling stages? WHY in the world does he have a flying type move, steel type, a weirdly weak water type move and then Growl? There’s no cohesion at all to it, which is driving me insane. I managed to change things up and got him a better water move at level 20, and used TM Pluck to upgrade his flying type move but this is a really weird moveset, haha!

I’ll give some more positive impressions in the following entries, but these are just my initial rants and thoughts so far! I swear I’m having fun with the game, I promise. :)

9/?/2026

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