Lufenium
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Before I begin, minor Sun/Moon spoilers abound, so read with caution.
It's not too soon for this, is it?
I've been thinking about something since the demo datamine leaked in October - Marshadow.
Marshadow is the 802nd Pokemon, and currently the last in the National dex. What makes it noteworthy, is that alongside Magearna, it is one of a pair of mythical Pokemon.
Whenever a new generation comes around, we're able to look at leaks and see which mythical is going to appear in the movie of said years. Example, Gen VI mythicals:
Diancie - 2014
Hoopa - 2015
Volcanion - 2016
However, Magearna also appeared in this year's film, which is unusual as in previous generations (III, IV, V & VI) all had the first mythical appear in the film which came out the year after the games did:
Ruby & Sapphire - JP 2002
Jirachi - 2003 movie
Diamond & Pearl - JP 2006
Darkrai - 2007 movie
Black & White - JP 2010
Victini - 2011 movie
X&Y - WW 2013
Diancie/Mega Diancie - 2014 movie
There's a pattern with mythicals that we can follow. However, with Gen VII, only two mythicals were revealed, and Magearna already appeared alongside Volcanion. This leaves us with Marshadow for next year's film. We can expect an official reveal of Marshadow at some point early next year in CoroCoro.
However, my big point here is this - there's no Pokemon after Marshadow. So...what's next? Who will be the star of the 2018 film? Will the next entry introduce new Pokemon, or will it be a brand new generation?
This isn't a discussion for Stars, or for D/P remakes. We already have threads specifically dedicated to those topics. It's a general discussion for what's next and that we have no clue as to any of the yearly mythical releases after next year. Any general Marshadow discussion, Gen VII.5 discussion, and discussion on Game Freak releasing new mythicals/forms via updates/DLC is welcome here as well.
For reference, the specific discussion threads:
Stars discussion thread: Pokemon Stars Discussion Thread
D/P remake discussion thread: The Generation IV Remake Discussion
Pokemon game in 2017 discussion thread: Pokemon Game in 2017
Kanto/Johto sequels thread: Kanto/Johto Sequels
It's not too soon for this, is it?
I've been thinking about something since the demo datamine leaked in October - Marshadow.
Marshadow is the 802nd Pokemon, and currently the last in the National dex. What makes it noteworthy, is that alongside Magearna, it is one of a pair of mythical Pokemon.
Whenever a new generation comes around, we're able to look at leaks and see which mythical is going to appear in the movie of said years. Example, Gen VI mythicals:
Diancie - 2014
Hoopa - 2015
Volcanion - 2016
However, Magearna also appeared in this year's film, which is unusual as in previous generations (III, IV, V & VI) all had the first mythical appear in the film which came out the year after the games did:
Ruby & Sapphire - JP 2002
Jirachi - 2003 movie
Diamond & Pearl - JP 2006
Darkrai - 2007 movie
Black & White - JP 2010
Victini - 2011 movie
X&Y - WW 2013
Diancie/Mega Diancie - 2014 movie
There's a pattern with mythicals that we can follow. However, with Gen VII, only two mythicals were revealed, and Magearna already appeared alongside Volcanion. This leaves us with Marshadow for next year's film. We can expect an official reveal of Marshadow at some point early next year in CoroCoro.
However, my big point here is this - there's no Pokemon after Marshadow. So...what's next? Who will be the star of the 2018 film? Will the next entry introduce new Pokemon, or will it be a brand new generation?
This isn't a discussion for Stars, or for D/P remakes. We already have threads specifically dedicated to those topics. It's a general discussion for what's next and that we have no clue as to any of the yearly mythical releases after next year. Any general Marshadow discussion, Gen VII.5 discussion, and discussion on Game Freak releasing new mythicals/forms via updates/DLC is welcome here as well.
For reference, the specific discussion threads:
Stars discussion thread: Pokemon Stars Discussion Thread
D/P remake discussion thread: The Generation IV Remake Discussion
Pokemon game in 2017 discussion thread: Pokemon Game in 2017
Kanto/Johto sequels thread: Kanto/Johto Sequels
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