How to Restart Pokémon Platinum

Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Ishrak

Last Updated: July 3, 2023

Pokémon Platinum is the third game version (after Diamond and Pearl) released during the fourth-generation core series and was released in September 2008. Starting and playing the game is quite easy to follow, just like with the recent versions. But if you already have a saved game and you want to start a new one, restarting might be a little difficult because there isn't any direct option or button that lets you create a new game. But then again, it’s still possible to create a new save game.

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Select it from the list of games installed on your portable game console to launch it and wait for the title screen to appear.
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Press the following buttons simultaneously: UP + SELECT + B button. Use the your DS/3DS/2DS’ directional and action buttons to press the buttons, and do it once the title screen shows up. Remember, press these buttons all at the same time, not serially.
- A prompt will appear and ask for confirmation if you really want to delete the saved game.
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To completely delete your game, select “YES.” Once you confirm, Pokémon Platinum will reload and your previous game progress will be deleted.
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Restart Pokémon Platinum. After the game reloads, press “Start” on the title screen to proceed to the game menu.
- Congratulations! You can now create a new game and choose which starter Pokémon to use!

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Is there a way to get the old data back?

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No. There is no way to retrieve your old data.

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Every time I start up the game and I press start, it instantly starts a new game even if I have saved data already. How do I fix this?

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If you have already played through on that game card, you may need to restart the game by pressing UP + SELECT + B on the first menu screen. Follow the prompts after that.

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What do I do with my copy of Pokemon Platinum that will not delete the saved data? Every time I try to delete it and start a new game, even after saving the new game, when I power off and get back on, the old saved file remains. Is the game broken?

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The game will not let you overwrite data if you pressed "New Game" after the title sequence.

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There is no other way to restart Pokémon Platinum. Apparently, the game creators designed this so that your progress won’t be easily deleted by accident or on purpose.

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If you choose to start a new game, all your previous game progress will be lost, and you won’t be able to recover it in the future.

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If the key combinations used to reset the game doesn't work, make sure that you’re not accidentally pressing any other button aside from the UP, SELECT, and B.

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