Diamond & Pearl arc (Adventures)

The Diamond & Pearl arc (Japanese: ダイヤモンド・パール編 Diamond & Pearl arc), also referred to as The Seventh Chapter (Japanese: 第七章 The Seventh Chapter), is the seventh story arc of the Pokémon Adventures , consisting of nine volumes. It is the third longest completed arc of the series. In North America, this arc is grouped with the as the eleven-volume Pokémon Adventures Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, as Pokémon Platinum Version had been released internationally by the time these two arcs were released internationally. It began serialization in November 2006, and ended in February 2010.
The arc follows the adventures of , , and . Platinum, the daughter of the wealthy Berlitz family, sets out to fulfill a family tradition of assembling a copy of her family's crest for herself at the summit of Mount Coronet. However, a misunderstanding causes her bodyguards to be switched up with Diamond and Pearl, an aspiring comedy duo, and together, they set off on a through Sinnoh. During their travels, Platinum becomes interested in Pokémon battles and sets out to defeat all of Sinnoh's Gym Leaders. The trio's journey is hindered by the actions of Team Galactic, an evil organization with a plan that does not tolerate the young children getting in their way.
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==Chapters==
==Important events==
* and meet through a coincidence and the three receive their first partner Pokémon.
*The trio stumble upon Cyrus at Mount Coronet.
*Paka and Uji are transported into another universe by Saturn.
*Cyrus invades the ruins in Celestic Town.
*Platinum finds out that Diamond and Pearl are not her real bodyguards.
*Platinum forgives her travelling companions, and the trio decide to split, with each member going to a different lake in the Sinnoh region.
*Team Galactic detonates the Galactic Bomb over Lake Valor. They capture the Lake guardians.
*Cyrus crafts two Red Chains.
*Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum reunite and set the Lake guardians free.
*Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum defeat Team Galactic and calm and .
* emerges and drags Cyrus, Dialga and Palkia inside a portal that appeared over the Spear Pillar.
==Party changes==
===Additions===
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* Platinum's Piplup (PS338)
* Diamond's , Tru (PS338)
* Pearl's , Chimler (PS338)
* Diamond's , Don (PS377)
* Pearl's , Rayler (PS385)
* Platinum's (prior to PS388)
* Diamond's , Kit (PS391)
* Pearl's , Zeller (PS402)
* Pearl's , Tauler (PS403)
* Pearl's , Digler (PS403)
* Diamond's , Moo (PS411)
* Platinum's (PS413)
* Platinum's (PS413)
* Platinum's (PS413)
* Diamond's , Reg (PS416)
===Evolutions===
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Diamond's into (PS346)
* Pearl's into (PS346)
* Platinum's into (PS346)
* Diamond's into (PS359)
* Pearl's into (PS359)
* Platinum's into (PS360)
* Platinum's into (PS377)
* Diamond's into (PS408)
==Gym Battles==
Platinum defeats the following Gym Leaders:
* Roark (PS342)
* Gardenia (PS347)
* Maylene (PS357)
* Crasher Wake (PS366)
* Fantina (PS373)
* Byron (PS377)
* Candice (PS388)
* Volkner (PS405)
==Trivia==
* This is the longest arc in Pokémon Adventures by total number of pages.
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