SwSh 3rd Version/Sequels?

[RileyXY1]

This was fast.

The first reports on "Pokemon Stars" were posted on the day of SM's release. I want to be ready if any rumors about future games in the 8th generation get posted.

 

[spacesoft2001]

The first reports on "Pokemon Stars" were posted on the day of SM's release. I want to be ready if any rumors about future games in the 8th generation get posted.

tbh im pretty sure Pokemon Stars was the working title of Pokemon Masters, as the "Masters" in the game are popular, both in universe and outside of it, hence Stars

 

[prog rocker]

tbh im pretty sure Pokemon Stars was the working title of Pokemon Masters, as the "Masters" in the game are popular, both in universe and outside of it, hence Stars

Don't think so. The game was mentioned as a Switch port of SM.

 

[spacesoft2001]

Don't think so. The game was mentioned as a Switch port of SM.

if it is then hopefully it combines both sm/usum's stuff??? (and some bonus stuff)

 

[prog rocker]

if it is then hopefully it combines both sm/usum's stuff??? (and some bonus stuff)

The rumor was proven false by the existence of USUM, and buried to the ground with LGPE (since it mentioned that Gen VIII was coming immediately after).

 

[spacesoft2001]

The rumor was proven false by the existence of USUM, and buried to the ground with LGPE (since it mentioned that Gen VIII was coming immediately after).

who knows, maybe it miiight happen if sw/sh sales end up being good, hell mayyybe we could get some ports of gen VI and beyond sometime.


EDIT: WRONG BUTTON

 

[prog rocker]

who knows, maybe it miiight happen if sw/sh sales end up being good, hell mayyybe we could get some ports of gen VI and beyond sometime.


EDIT: WRONG BUTTON

Dude, the rumor is from around the time SM released. It also included details on the then-unreleased Switch that were plain wrong.

 

[spacesoft2001]

Dude, the rumor is from around the time SM released. It also included details on the then-unreleased Switch that were plain wrong.

oh

 

[Cainhxrst]

I think we have a decent chance of hearing about D/P remakes around May-June of next year, with maybe some credible rumors popping up beforehand

 

[RileyXY1]

I think we have a decent chance of hearing about D/P remakes around May-June of next year, with maybe some credible rumors popping up beforehand

The new games might not even be Sinnoh remakes.

 

[Matleo]

Hopefully not (I don't like lazy retcons as such) but I do feel like they would get you to do raids for it in the style of Pokemon Go...

I hope they maybe pack those signature Z-stones and it gets direct transformation. Bring back megas and add some G-formes, new moves(via those raids), new forms, better abilities for starters and legends. They dont need all pokemon but add basics.
They could use time for textures.

 

[RileyXY1]

I don't think that they would retcon Ultra Necrozma.

 

[Astro Pantherion]

I'm going with the idea of them pulling a Ultra Sun/Moon with Sword & Shield.

Why is this? Because Ultra Sun/Moon weren't actually third versions, but rather remixed/improved versions of their originals and it was a pair. If it was a third version situation, we would have gotten a Stars/Eclipse/whatever for Sun and Moon, with both legends captureable in one game. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon still had their legends as exclusive mons, hence paired versions.

Seeing as Sword and Shield, as per by player notice, seem to have its own issues (not by my word), this could be rectified with remixes of Sword/Shield.

They could be called "Pokémon Dynamax Sword" & "Pokémon Dynamax Shield". Super/Giga could also work.

Improvements could be done in the following ways:

1. Expanding the dex. Supported by datamining having uncovered data for 35 extra mons, although these could be used for Max Raids down the road as well.
2. Improving parts of the story, or just outright changing them, like how USUM did.
3. Expanding the postgame somewhat. Maybe....a second region? Just throwing it out there.
4. Adding brand new mons, like USUM did as well.
5. Working out potential bugs (if there's really any)
6. Making Hop shut up more in the game.
   

Granted, Sword and Shield are more in line with Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon in regards to focusing on the third legend more than the cover legends. Sword and Shield have their cover legends instead as part of a postgame.

 

[Poke Dragon]

I don't see any improved version of Sword and Shield being a thing, at least not as the next games.

 

[Astro Pantherion]

I don't see any improved version of Sword and Shield being a thing, at least not as the next games.

That is what people said with Sun and Moon. Many, including myself, championed the Third Version route with Eclipse/Stars, and what does GF do, and which none of us guessed? Gift us with remixes/improved versions of Sun and Moon a year after the originals' release.

Granted, I can see DLC being a thing. Question is....is GF that type of developer to embrace such a method?

 

[Poke Dragon]

That is what people said with Sun and Moon. Many, including myself, championed the Third Version route with Eclipse/Stars, and what does GF do, and which none of us guessed? Gift us with remixes/improved versions of Sun and Moon a year after the originals' release.

Except that this time, the third legendary did get something along with the mascots. That's the difference, and no, Solgaleo and Lunala's phases don't count as form changes.

 

[RileyXY1]

Except that this time, the third legendary did get something along with the mascots. That's the difference, and no, Solgaleo and Lunala's phases don't count as form changes.

However, they could always add a new Legendary to focus on.

 

[Poke Dragon]

However, they could always add a new Legendary to focus on.

Except that would feel forced, adding a new legendary to be focused in the story would butcher the lore really badly. It's why only Mythical Pokemon and minor Ultra Beasts were added mid-gen.

 

[RileyXY1]

Except that would feel forced, adding a new legendary to be focused in the story would butcher the lore really badly. It's why only Mythical Pokemon and minor Ultra Beasts were added mid-gen.

It's something I can see them doing. They've done many things that we would have never expected them to do recently.

 

[Poke Dragon]

It's something I can see them doing. They've done many things that we would have never expected them to do recently.

Except that this is one of the things will never do since they just don't plan on a major rewrite of the of the original story.