Pokémon Company's Eizo Nakano has let Pikachu out of the bag and announced when Pokémon Diamond and Pearl will launch.

Eizo Nakano, in the latest edition of Japanese publication Nihon Keizai Shimbun, revealed that Pokémon Diamond and Pearl will launch over in Japan on the Nintendo DS in November 2005. Going off this a US release should be expected around March 2006 and Europe soon after.