Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon Platinum Version is a 2008 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. The game is an enhanced version of the 2006 titles Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and is part of the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series. It was released in Japan in September 2008 and internationally throughout 2009.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2008
- Developer
- Game Freak
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 13 September 2008 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Game Freak |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1154227, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Pokémon Platinum? How long to beat it
Total play time for Pokémon Platinum is about 222.9 hours to do everything, and around 35.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 35.1h | 573 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 68.1h | 443 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 222.9h | 90 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Pokémon Platinum sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Pokémon Platinum lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 72ahead of 24% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 54ahead of 91% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Pokémon Platinum
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Pokémon Platinum
What platforms is Pokémon Platinum on?
Pokémon Platinum is available on Nintendo DS. It first released in 2008.
Who made Pokémon Platinum?
Pokémon Platinum was developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Pokémon Platinum?
about 35.1 hours for the main story, 68.1 hours with the main extras, 222.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.