Customer Reviews
rather have a reference guide then the whine 
2008-06-16
Well my review might not be fair, he received this and the game same day, so the book did not get read right away! Book turned out to be important, a good reference guide. I would buy again, just so I do not have to hear him whine, instead I can tell him to read the book.
Pokemon must have 
2008-05-11
I bought this for my son who absolutely loves it. Helpful walk through is very informative and the section dealing with the Pokemon themselves is quite fun. If you're stuck in Diamond or Pearl this guide will be a big help. Most, but not all of your questions will be answered in this guide.
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl 2007-12-28
This book was received in just a few days and in very good shape. We are very satisfied.
A Word of Advice 
2007-10-09
Just a word of advice for those seeking to get a Complete 428+8 Pokedex out of this guide: you won't find it here. After reading the reviews on both the Nintendo and Prima 'game guides, I thought I would share something with you. I went and bought the actual Prima Pokedex, which is a FULL and COMPLETE pokedex, giving every Pokemon you can possibly think of, from Charmander to Mew to Lugia to Cresslia. And, what's more, it even gives you an 'after game' guide for when you finally beat the Elite Four.
It even has list, from the battle moves Pokemon can learn, to what types of moves you should use on certain Pokemon. So, just to warn you before you spend your money on this thinking you are getting a Pokedex, check Amazon for the 'Prima Official Pokedex' (it should have a small box in the upper right corner of the picture that says Vol. 2) and get that: don't waste your money on this one if you don't want the complete walk-through, and to be left high and dry after you 'beat' the game.
Covers less than 40% of the game 
2007-08-04
It covers up to battles with Elite 4 and Champion. There is a lot more to explore and catch after that. One could say that the game becomes more interesting after beating the champion. Get a lot more information from online guides. Search for "pokemon diamond faq" using google.
For the part it covers, the guide is reasonably well organized and helpful.
Diamond and Pearl Guide Book 2007-06-03
SHINE BRIGHT IN SINNOH! Everything you need to become a master Pokémon Trainer is right here. Helpful Trainer advice including battle techniques and tips for traveling in Sinnoh! Complete story walk-through showing you how to become Pokémon League Champion! Detailed maps of the Sinnoh region, including towns, caves, and the Underground! Full team information for Sinnoh's toughest Trainers - the formidible Gym leaders! Bonus poster included!! Complete strategy for Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version for Nintendo DS!
Definitely a great guide for the game 2007-05-21
This guide is very in depth, and answers virtually every question you have about the GAME.
If you want to know movesets and what happens beyond the Elite Four, you'll have to get the Ultimate National Pokedex (Pokemon Diamond Version & Pearl Version) companion that comes out on May 27th. The Guide ends abruptly, but when you have almost 500 Pokemon and a ton of new moves, I can't say I blame them. This guide is worth the price of purchase, especially on Amazon, where I got it cheaper than in the store.
could have had so much more 2007-05-19
This guide has a weak "pokedex" section that just states the name and when they evolve to what. i wanted a guide that would tell me when they learn their moves and all that extra stuff i was used to from previous guides. i didn't really use the walk through either to beat the game because it was so ridiculously easy as are all pokemon games. it was useful however when i was digging underground and when i was doing the talent shows. anything in this guide could easily be found online. if i had a a second chance, i would save my money and spend it on something more useful. surely not this
Great guide.... until you beat the Elite Four 2007-05-17
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl guide - Official Nintendo Power Version.
I'm going to make this review short and to the point.
Pokemon games have always been fun and involving. They've also always been lengthy and complex, and with more depth than most people realize. That's why many gamers have felt the need to purchase Nintendo Power's official players guides.
Official DOES NOT necessarily mean the best guide on the market.
The guide gives you a detailed step-by-step walkthrough of the game. If you are looking for a guide of what to do, and how and when to do it, the guide will help you immensely. As far as completing the game's mandatory objectives go, the guide succeeds.
That's where the good points end. Three massive flaws keep this guide from being all it could have been
FIRST: Vagueness and lots of it. If you want specific strategies for tackling certain challenges, forget it. The guide essentially spills out a vague description of the challenge at hand, and often fails to give you a detailed solution. They don't even give a warp-tile connection diagram for the Team Galactic building! Isn't finding the solution why we buy guides in the first place?
SECOND: If you're looking for a complete Pokedex, forget it! Nintendo is going for the big cash-in again and releasing a totally separate Pokedex guide late in May. Why they couldn't just make one double-length guide is beyond me.
THIRD: This is what REALLY ticks me off... after you beat the Elite Four, the guide stiffs you! There's HALF A PAGE giving very vague descriptions of things you can do after your victory. The game doesn't end when the Elite Four are beaten, and this guide DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help you after their downfall! Want advice on getting Giratina, Regigigas, Cressilia, and the other post-Elite Four legendaries? Too bad. Once the Elite have fallen, the guide leaves you on your own.
FINAL VERDICT: Just use an online FAQ instead. It's cheaper, and they won't stiff you once you beat the Elite Four.
Grand Adventure Guide 
2007-04-24
Alright, let's get the first thing out of the way right here and now. This guide doesn't have a proper Pokedex. It's got a list of all the Pokemon you can catch in the game, but not a full blown Pokedex that'll show you all those really cool stats and moves list. By now it's come to be expected that guide companies will release a Pokedex later on, as Nintendo Power and Prima have plans to do so. I just wanted to get that out of the way. If you're buying the guide simply for a detailed Pokedex, you won't get it here, and you won't get it with the Prima Guide either.
Outside of that, however, the Nintendo Power guide to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl is one of the best ways for getting you adapted to the game. It's very well put together, and very detailed (sometimes too much for its own good). The guide begins like many of them, with all the basics there are. And this guide is full of them. From telling you about all the starter Pokemon to getting you adjusted to the new Wi-fi network, it's all here. Most gamers will know about most of the old stuff, like how to battle and the type chart that Nintendo Power has used forever, but if this is your first time through a new Pokemon Adventure and you want to know how to go about it right, this guide does provide some good tips. Pokemon experts who've been there for a while: these tips are natural to you by now. However, it does help to look into the guide and dwell into the Wi-Fi connection stuff that's located here. This stuff really is new, and at first it can be complicated.
The walkthrough, however, is almost perfect. Each section begins with a checklist of things to do. There are two checklists for each area. What to do when you're there for the first time and what to do on your return visit when you come back later on in the game. Each time you see an objective in the checklist, check the main text for the section which matches it. The reason this method works is because the guide also points out on the map where you need to be doing these things. You don't have to do every objective of course, but at least the guide waste no time in telling you about them. It makes the walkthrough simple to use. The guide also points out the location of all the items.
There are a couple of small problems I did have with the walkthrough, however. As usual, Nintendo Power does not give the best strategies and suggestions for fighting bosses or tougher adversaries. You know the roster of the Gym Leaders, Team Galatic Commanders and your Rival, but the strategies and suggestions they give you really aren't much to go jumping home about. This is pretty common in Nintendo Power guides as a whole, but in Pokemon it's not too big a problem because there are so many different set ups and strategies that there are times when no strategy and just a roster would've been just as helpful. When entering routes the guide hardly tells you what to expect from trainers. It doesn't even bother to say, "They mostly use water Pokemon." There are some moments when they do, but for the most part you're going through blind.
It's nice that once again they have individual Pokemon profiles for new Pokemon, at least. You can learn about a Pokemon before deciding to capture it. There are a few moments where the guide actually feels a bit overwhelming in its information. Luckily it's all organized and easy to flip through and find. Although there's a bit of page flipping when you can't remember what to do when it comes to revisiting a town.
After the walkthrough, which will get you through the adventure with ease, the guide will go into the Pokedex. Again, this is not a proper Pokedex. It merely shows you which Pokemon you can catch in the game and then shows you where you can catch them. That's it. No moves list or anything. In some ways it's fairly useless, but in others you can make due with it simply just to see which Pokemon you can catch.
Afterwards we get into all the appendices, and they feel never ending. Everything is there at least. All the items, moves, TMs, HMs, prizes from contests, abilities, battle moves. You name it it's here.
Essentially this is almost a perfect guide. It's not quite fantastic, but if you need something to get you through the main adventure, this guide will do a pretty good job at helping you get there. As far as the Pokedex goes, however, you'll just have to wait until Nintendo Power puts there's on the market.
