Online finally, but too late.
The game does sport some new features of course. Now, you have a poke watch. It tells the time, tracks your monsters stats, and does a lot more. It fits into the game and makes tracking monsters a lot more easier. Of course, you have to save the world from evil. While doing so, you have to teach your rival a lesson, save the damsel, win 8 badges to beat the elite 4. It's a lenghty process, but your money is well spent.
The newest feature to Pokemon here is the onine. Users can trade wirelessy, battle, and even just hang out underground. This maybe a few years late for the franchise, but loyal fans have made it worth wile. The game even has this ebay style pokemon auction, so you can just trade your monsters without you being there. Overall Pokemon Diamond is what should've launched with the DS. It's solid, fun, and simpy old-school. The global community is made stronger, but Nintendo's ability to restrict codejunkies from hacking the game simply ruins the time and effort people put in to get those special rare monsters.