Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions/Reception/Sales

On December 27, 2006, it was announced that the two games combined became the first Nintendo DS games to hit five million units shipped. In the United States, over 533,000 pre-orders were taken before release, and one million copies were sold within five days. By the end of April 2007, the US release of Pokémon Diamond had sold approximately 1.045 million copies, and Pokémon Pearl had sold approximately 712 thousand copies.

In the fiscal year of their release, they sold 5.21 million units. As of March 31, 2018, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have sold 17.67 million copies worldwide.