Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl may have a legend: Arceus Connection

The book was added to remasters and includes information unrelated to remade games.

A year in which we’ve been blessed with new Pokemon games was capped off last week with the launch of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The fourth generation remakes are, for the most part, exactly that. Modern versions of the two original games first released on Nintendo DS in 2006. There are, however, a few differences, other than the appearance of the games, including a very curious one in the Canalave library.

If you haven’t played the remakes yet, or if you’ve forgotten the Canalave Library of the Original Games, this is a place in Canalave City where you can read excerpts from a variety of different books. Almost all of them remain unchanged from the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl originals. However, as pointed out IGN, a book in the remakes includes a passage that was not in the original games.

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What is even more curious is that the passage of this mysterious new book makes no reference to the plot of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. In fact, one of the locations included in the text, Seaside Hollow, cannot be found in the Sinnoh area. This has led some players to think that it may well be one of the first Pokemon Legends: Arceus Easter Egg.

“Once upon a time in the East Sea, there was a Pokémon known as the Prince,” the text read. “A brave human asked the Pokémon living in the sea to let them see the prince. Mantyke, Buizel, and a Quilfish with huge spikes recognized human bravery and joined them. The reference to a prince is also a puzzle. It is possible that the Pokemon prince is Manaphy. While not an integral part of the plot of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can get a Manaphy through a complementary egg to purchase the game early.

It would certainly make sense for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl to include a few Legends: Arceus Easter Eggs. The (sort of) open-world Pokemon game is set in the Hisui region, which is what the Sinnoh region was called centuries before the events of the remastered games. It’s also noteworthy that Game Freak asked those who obtained copies of the games early not to mention anything about the Canalave library until the embargo was lifted. As this is the only new addition to the region, it certainly suggests that it means something big.

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