A new video shows what one of the largest Pokémon, Wailord, would actually look like at full size following a player around in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The ability for a player to be followed by a Pokémon was first introduced with the Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow and didn’t return until Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver years later. Pokémon Sword and Shield also introduced the following mechanic with the Isle of Armor DLC but made a significant change. Rather than the sprite following directly behind the player at all times, such as the older games chose to do, each individual Pokémon has a different size and speed, meaning most of them cannot keep up with a running trainer, forcing them to teleport to the trainer every so often. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl inherited this new following style from Sword and Shield.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are faithful remakes, but they have made some small changes from the original games. Unfortunately, some of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl’s most annoying features still found their way into the remakes. Following Pokémon, on the other hand, is generally a great new addition. The problem comes from how giant Pokémon like Dialga, Palkia, and Wailord are inexplicably shrunk down to manageable size when following their trainer. Some players find it disappointing that the otherwise realistic and 3D world grinds to a halt when it comes to some of the Pokémon.
Thanks to a new YouTube video from streamer DistantKingdom, players finally have an idea of what a more realistic Wailord would look like in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The video shows an enormous Wailord following its trainer through various towns, taking up the entire screen during a battle, and dominating the stage during a Pokémon Contest. DistantKindgom jokes about Wailord’s destructive size, editing clips of buildings like Pokémon Centers being destroyed as Wailord passes through town. Even the Grand Underground is not safe, as Wailord takes up more than the width of the underground tunnels.
According to Serebii, Wailord is forty-seven feet tall and weighs eight hundred and seventy-seven pounds, making it among the tallest and heaviest of all Pokémon, even including legendaries. Wailord has specifically been designed to be one of the largest obtainable Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, so it is understandably disappointing when the 3D model does not live up to expectations. These remakes are certainly enjoyable, but many new additions often fall flat, from the following mechanics in question here to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s outfit customization, and other features as well.
The Pokémon Company has struggled to make veteran Pokémon fans happy ever since Sword and Shield’s National Dex controversy. Thankfully, videos like this from DistantKingdom can point out flaws and give players an idea of what a Pokémon game could look like. Of course, this particular video is a little on the ridiculous side of things, but if Pokémon are going to have height and weight, it seems strange not to reflect that somehow in the game. Otherwise, they might as well all be the same size. Hopefully going forward the remake’s developer ILCA implement some updates to fix minor issues like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s battle timer, and perhaps even adjust the visual size scaling of the Pokémon, if not for these games then hopefully at least in the next game.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are available now for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: DistantKingdom/YouTube
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