Official Pre-Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield Speculation & Leaks thread

[KiranTheWitch]

I'm really surprised that there haven't been any 4Chan "leaks" showing off the new Pokemon.

 

[Esserise]

I'm really surprised that there haven't been any 4Chan "leaks" showing off the new Pokemon.

I think 4chan collectively despises LGPE so much that they don’t even see a point in trying.

 

[SinnohEevee]

I just want to see Sinnoh in its full glory in 3D.

(Emphasis on in its full glory since an LG game would effectively go against Sinnoh's themes)

I doubt it’s getting a Let's Go remake. Sinnoh's Pokemon aren’t as well known as compared to Kanto's among the target audience of LGPE and it doesn’t have the same appeal amongst the general public.

Yes, most PoGo players are adults who grew up with Kanto.

 

[lavandula]

I'm really surprised that there haven't been any 4Chan "leaks" showing off the new Pokemon.

There was a new bird 3d model that's probably fake.
(Looks a bit like Temtem to me)

 

[KiranTheWitch]

There was a new bird 3d model that's probably fake.
(Looks a bit like Temtem to me)

Can you link the image? Even if it's fake, it would still be nice to see.

Inb4 the new Pokemon ends up being Mewthree.

 

[Oriden]

I'm betting that the new pokemon is either a mythical or a regional variant. Leaning towards mythical.

 

[Icy Wind]

I'm betting that the new pokemon is either a mythical or a regional variant. Leaning towards mythical.

I dunno, they usually use the terms “special Pokemon” for box legends or stuff like Mewtwo/Zygarde.

Pokemon Quest also has placeholders for 808 Pokemon. It’s highly unlikely that it’s a new form or something.

 

[Oriden]

I dunno, they usually use the terms “special Pokemon” for box legends or stuff like Mewtwo/Zygarde.

Pokemon Quest also has placeholders for 808 Pokemon. It’s highly unlikely that it’s a new form or something.

I thought 808 was the Djinn Pokemon which is probably just Hoopa's alternate form?

 

[SinnohEevee]

I thought 808 was the Djinn Pokemon which is probably just Hoopa's alternate form?

Why have two numbers for the same Pokémon?

 

[Icy Wind]

I thought 808 was the Djinn Pokemon which is probably just Hoopa's alternate form?

It’d be weird to have two placeholders for one pokemon, no?

And i just found an official source saying it’s an “all new Pokemon”. Doubt they’d use that kind of words for a new form.

At the end of the video introducing Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, there was some text that says you'll meet a special Pokémon, and I'm just wondering if that means something different than the Alolan Exeggutor you just talked about?

Mr. Ishihara: You were really paying attention to the details! I can say that the video is referring to an all-new Pokémon that will be appearing in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!

 

[Oriden]

Why have two numbers for the same Pokémon?

I don't know, it was discussed a few pages back that 808 was attached to the Djinn Pokemon classification and since Hoopa's the only one that uses two classifications, it kinda made sense if it was just a programming thing that made it take up an additional slot.

Can't find a source on it now, though.

It’d be weird to have two placeholders for one pokemon, no?

And i just found an official source saying it’s an “all new Pokemon”. Doubt they’d use that kind of words for a new form.

Guess that rules out regional variant. Still leaning towards mythical- maybe a legendary, but I feel like mythicals are the ones more often singled out.

 

[SinnohEevee]

The GTS is already messy right now, imagine how frustrating it will be if/when Gen VIII requires you to pay for it.

 

[Jimothy]

I thought 808 was the Djinn Pokemon which is probably just Hoopa's alternate form?

That's two different hacks. Hoopa Unbound was using the #808 slot when USUM was datamined. The tweet that was posted on it was from last year.

Pokemon Quest has a spot for #808 as well but no word on what it might be.

 

[Cainhxrst]

So when do you think we'll actually *hear* something about Gen 8? Pretty sure not until after Winter, bit into 2019 at best.

January-February 2019 is my bet. Perhaps even sooner I think it'll be a similar situation to when B/W2 released in november, then in late december gamefreak started hyping up an announcement in january (with the b/w2 tv ads).

I don't think we'll have to wait that long after LGPE releases at all, especially when they've already confirmed a 2019 release and have been saying things about the game here and there

 

[Oriden]

That's two different hacks. Hoopa Unbound was using the #808 slot when USUM was datamined. The tweet that was posted on it was from last year.

Pokemon Quest has a spot for #808 as well but no word on what it might be.

Aaaah... so it just could be Hoopa if it's using data the same way as USUM did.

I hope, whatever new pokemon it is that we're getting from LGPE, that LGPE won't be the only way to get it. Because I really do not want to ever play that game just for one pokemon.

 

[SinnohEevee]

I wonder if GF will copy Niantic and have microtransactions, which seem to work well for the latter.

 

[MimoDX2]

I wanted to ask, would you like if the next game took a hand-drawn approach to the pokemon and humans, while still keeping the 3D environments? Basically 2.5D, but with hand drawn sprites instead of pixel-art

EDIT: Oh, and fully animated too

 

[Oriden]

I wonder if GF will copy Niantic and have microtransactions, which seem to work well for the latter.

Goodness, I hope not. =/ That's not a direction I'd like to see the main games go in.

 

[Silktree]

I hope, whatever new pokemon it is that we're getting from LGPE, that LGPE won't be the only way to get it. Because I really do not want to ever play that game just for one pokemon.

Chances are that you'll still have to rely on trades with LGPE players as far as the 2019 games are concerned, but are you a Pokedex completionist or something? You haven't even played any of the Unova/Kalos games, nor have you finished SM. You've gone on record as saying that you don't much care for post-Johto critters. There is nothing wrong with that, but it makes your claims inconsistent.

 

[prog rocker]

I think 4chan collectively despises LGPE so much that they don’t even see a point in trying.

I thought they despised everyone and everything.

I wouldn't worry about the future of remakes, unless they dumb down Sinnoh and remove everything that made it special I don't think it will follow LGPE. Johto, on the other hand...