Speculation Future Pokemon Game Speculation Thread

[Bolt Strike]

@Kallyle This really is the time in the generation where especially wacky and unpredictable things happen. When they're done with the new region, and especially when there's a potential new console transition, that's when they make some of their least predictable moves. I mean look at some of the things they've done in recent generations:

5th gen: made a sequel instead of a third version
6th gen: took a break year and skipped a third version altogether
7th gen: transitioned to new hardware mid gen with a mobile inspired remake instead of waiting for next gen
8th gen: outsourced the traditional remake to another studio and made a prequel reimagining alongside it

I have no doubt that whatever they're doing, whether it's a Johto game, Unova game, or something completely different, there's going to be at least some aspect to this that most if not all of us won't be expecting. If there's one thing Game Freak doesn't like being it's predictable, they always like to change things up. I'm not sure I like your idea in particular (three years in a row of Paldea content seems like a bit much, I think it's time to go to a completely different region), but that kind of outside the box thinking is exactly what Game Freak seems to like doing.

 

[zoroarctic]

We'll (probably) have a definitive answer in exactly one month. Just a little more waiting.

 

[Palamon]

I'm hoping for another mystery dungeon game, and I'll keep huffing up on that copium until February 27th.

 

[RileyXY1]

Now it's February. Pokémon Day is coming fast, and I'm expecting a complete curveball in regards to the next mainline games.

 

[FelipePR]

I'm hoping for another mystery dungeon game, and I'll keep huffing up on that copium until February 27th.

Most likely, in my opinion.

 

[Die-Hard Dragon Devotee]

I'm hoping for another mystery dungeon game, and I'll keep huffing up on that copium until February 27th.

As long as it's more like the Rescue Team and Explorers games and less like......all the others, I'd be down with that too.

 

[Sheep40]

Expect it to be weird

 

[RileyXY1]

• Paradox Unova could reuse assets from Paldea’s cities and the Terarium.

Because Unova isn't based on Spain, that won't really work.

 

[Vengeful Ghost]

Because Unova isn't based on Spain, that won't really work.

Are you saying that things like forests, mountains, and lakes cannot work in an asset flip, especially when we literally reused assets and repainted them for Blueberry Academy? I find this hard to believe.

 

[Poke Dragon]

Sure, buildings couldn't work due to architectural differences, but natural formations and foliage can 100% work via porting the models and texture.

But has building differences ever stopped Game Freak from revisiting old regions? Off course not! Look at the buildings in ORAS compared to XY, totally different look and yet they are in the same generation.

 

[Dreary_Rowlet]

I really hope to see a Unova sequel this year! Black and White 3 for life!

 

[Lapidot Matoi]

If I want anything this year, I want a mystery dungeon explores remake. I really want to see why it's such a good game for myself.

 

[RileyXY1]

Sure, buildings couldn't work due to architectural differences, but natural formations and foliage can 100% work via porting the models and texture.

But has building differences ever stopped Game Freak from revisiting old regions? Off course not! Look at the buildings in ORAS compared to XY, totally different look and yet they are in the same generation.

Although the Pokémon remakes typically are not asset flips, although they usually are made on the same engine as the new gen games at the time (with BDSP being the exception). Most of the assets are totally original.

 

[Vengeful Ghost]

Sure, buildings couldn't work due to architectural differences, but natural formations and foliage can 100% work via porting the models and texture.

But has building differences ever stopped Game Freak from revisiting old regions? Off course not! Look at the buildings in ORAS compared to XY, totally different look and yet they are in the same generation.

Although the Pokémon remakes typically are not asset flips, although they usually are made on the same engine as the new gen games at the time (with BDSP being the exception). Most of the assets are totally original.

It’s worth noting that the aesthetics of ORAS were probably a byproduct of reusing XY’s assets for battles and mechanics. That heavy lifting was done. They had plenty of energy to use elsewhere like making new models for characters or adding moves/megas into the game. It’s easier to do it when you have the framework.

 

[Die-Hard Dragon Devotee]

If I want anything this year, I want a mystery dungeon explores remake. I really want to see why it's such a good game for myself.

You can't get ahold of the originals?

 

[Lapidot Matoi]

You can't get ahold of the originals?

They released before my time (for context I became a Pokemon fan in 2014 and didn't play a 2D game until 2021). Considering prices for the DS era Pokemon games, It would just be cheaper and more convenient for a 60$ remake rather than paying potentially 100+ online.

 

[Die-Hard Dragon Devotee]

They released before my time (for context I became a Pokemon fan in 2014 and didn't play a 2D game until 2021). Considering prices for the DS era Pokemon games, It would just be cheaper and more convenient for a 60$ remake rather than paying potentially 100+ online.

Fair enough. I'd loan you mine if I could so you could experience it firsthand, as I happen to own all three explorers games.

 

[Poke Trey]

A new game set in Unova. Doesn't have to be a sequel or remake, honestly.

 

[Sheep40]

Probably an actual "faithful" remake of gen V.

and by "faithful" I mean basically gen v with environments that loop in on themselves like an immersive sim. This is similar to how legends arceus prototyped SV's open world.

The fans are going to hate this one epically, and the gen that comes next is going to be even more hated. Both mark the point where most of the pokemon fan-haters become palworld fans.

 

[RileyXY1]

I think that what they're doing is not a remake. It won't even be set in a past gen region at all.