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Generation 8 Rumours/Fakes/Leaks

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I am almost certain now that they are targeting December for a release. If not December then most definitely by the end of February 2019. With all the stuff we've seen with the anime rushing, the TCG sets having a very distinct timeline that seemingly ends normal SM/USUM promotions by the end of the year, and even the new Legendary events being given away only to leave December mysteriously empty. I just can't see it any other way.

I feel like November might still be a possibility for a release. Magearna was revealed in February and Sun/Moon was also revealed in February so it is a possibility. Also I don’t believe the legendary event will have any relation to Zeraora because Zeraora is a Mythical not a Legendary. It is odd though that December is left out.

I agree 2018 will be the release date unless it’s delayed but there is still the possibility (cause of that one Chinese leak and other things), that it is a Kanto “continuation” or reboot or whatever you want to call it.

And if that’s the case, it could still come out this year but Or/As wasn’t revealed until May. That’s only 7 months apart until release while X/Y and Sun/Moon where 10 months until release (from their announcement).

So in summary the last possible announcement for a 2018 game would be June 2017 maybe at E3. Which is a pretty long time
 

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Fascinating that they thought Pokemon would be announced this month.
 

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I feel like November might still be a possibility for a release. Magearna was revealed in February and Sun/Moon was also revealed in February so it is a possibility. Also I don’t believe the legendary event will have any relation to Zeraora because Zeraora is a Mythical not a Legendary. It is odd though that December is left out.

I agree 2018 will be the release date unless it’s delayed but there is still the possibility (cause of that one Chinese leak and other things), that it is a Kanto “continuation” or reboot or whatever you want to call it.

And if that’s the case, it could still come out this year but Or/As wasn’t revealed until May. That’s only 7 months apart until release while X/Y and Sun/Moon where 10 months until release (from their announcement).

So in summary the last possible announcement for a 2018 game would be June 2017 maybe at E3. Which is a pretty long time

I also don't think Zeraora has anything to do with the event. That much is clear. It'll have it's own thing at some point in the year.

As for the release date for the game idk about November. Sure they potentially could, but I'm not sure. With Zeraora looking to be announced next month I'm still not sure they'll announce it AND the new game in the same month. Meaning that the earliest we'd get Switch news is March. That'd put us at December for a release unless they releases it a month shorter than XY and SM which I don't see. Also you can't compare the Switch game to ORAS as that was a full on remake and not a brand new title. Even if the Switch game is set in Kanto I'm 100% sure they'll consider it a new title. That means they'll take the full length of the traditional prerelease period they have to advertise it. It wouldn't make sense for them to not take as much time as they can to advertise it. If it gets announced later than March I'd say it's coming early 2019.

Fascinating that they thought Pokemon would be announced this month.

To be fair they mention that they don't know exactly how it works for the Pokemon games. Even saying that people told them it likely wouldn't happen. What this tells me tho is that they have been told the game at that point in time was developed enough that they could have revealed it if they wanted to. Obviously it wasn't gonna happen, but he doesn't seem like the kind of person that knows the exact ins and out of TPCI advertising strategies.
 
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/vp/ - Pokemon Switch - Pokémon - 4chan

Something to talk about here. It is fake but might as well discuss :D

Super fake, but I kinda like it. The starters sound pretty cool - especially the Fire/Flying Griffin-ish thing and the Grass/Ice Elephant. Four legends is a bit overkill, but it wouldn't surprise me if GF ever did something like that. The size and design of the region sounds really cool - big region with a lot of exploration and a different season in each compass direction? Hell yeah. New regional variants and mega evolutions sound good. Evil team taking over the gyms and stuff sounds cool too.

Overall, just about everything in this "leak" sounds pretty cool! But it's almost definitely fake.
 

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I honestly wonder how often they even bother to update those listings. It's not like it's required to be accurate and even the hint of a 2018 realease will probably drive up switch sales.
i think they updated bayonetta 3 from 2018 to TBA so it might say something
 

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i think they updated bayonetta 3 from 2018 to TBA so it might say something

Hmm well this might be an interesting year then. At this point I can't even fathom what they're going to do with the switch games. My personal hope on the cusp of major game realease is always more double battles and more mulit/tag battles. I loved collosium and I'm always up for more of that.

That would also be an excellent way to make combat more complex as well.
 

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Yeah at this point I'm pretty positive it's coming this year for better or worse. I think the only reason they have the "later" part is because of how close it'll be coming out to 2019. If we're correct that December is the month then this may just be them covering their bases in case it gets pushed to the next month or two which would obviously no longer be in 2018. It's clear from this tho they are really trying to get it out this year. Now more than ever I'm positive we'll be seeing something about the game in the next month or 2.
 

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Hello guys,

after these days in afk i was thinking about future of pokemon i read people how still have fears about battle system i believe its good time for take changes pokemons right now have point of not return switch its good deal for fix mistakes in my opinion can be solved for eixample if do you dont buy anything about customizable content its more possible you find grand quantity of money you dont spent in nothing and i believe its good deal use different type of money for can balance this problem another thing its i believe the npc s its not precisely for gave you useful things prefer find for myself things prefer old way the things are hidden and you need find the life but its okay another thing a believe its difficult its the graphics its possible our first version doest seem great leap of level of graphics but in future its more possible in remake or something when the swtich use all his potential for make a greatest experiencie ever ment in moment i m aware my last comment are negative crude and behave like shitposter but be objective after reading the road of how go this rumours leaks about generation 8 make me think i proud for i am part for this comunnity its good time for newcomers ¿why? Easy this game for me charm veteran players and newcomers because i believe game freak find the tonic for make everyone happy i am the first for feel pissed in bad moments passed in world of pokemon but its normal i want take opportunity for this generation its even newer than another version in core series in franchise ¿badges will return? Its possible or be not because in this point the creativity of pokemon team behind are enourmous who knows ¿new battle system? I dont believe the team of pokemon its mad or lost the north as i said generation 8 represents the break many chains are attached in the past and about the GB space this have perfecly have 10GB of space and the remake its more likely possible 25GB only think i hope anyone be agreed its the fact want put dlcs for take advantage for something for that prefer use pkhex and furthermore its free the idea you pay for manage boxed in network

guys its time for say goodbye old things and open mind and enter new things ¿its possible will back national dex? In this point i dont care the concept of rotomdex are amazing and its clear eixample of evolution but this evolution its subject for limitation of hardware of pokemon in itself ¿new pokedex are pokemon or its the same rotom with another form improve and remove his weaknesess and limitations?


I grew up in this series and i m so excited this gen independant the region are italian or are spanish in this point i dont care only i want its enter in his world and forget my real world for meet new people

The storytelling of sun and moon its mixed but its not bad or its good hope in this gen its even more deep and dont depend for npc or npcs the story its more “you are trainer and you choose your starter” hope in this game these things are more deep like his graphics its time for theorize its time for tell good luck because its easy say this is suck or this is good but in reality these things are difficult ant need our part buying his product the last profit its the result of people in future the games are more elaborated thanfully the fans ¿your fear its casualize even more the game? Ok this is not our problem

have good day guys
 

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So my source just told me that it's looking like Zeraora will likely make an appearance around the Chinese New year. That would peg it at or around the 16th of February. It actually makes sense. I would imagine it'll be in CoroCoro as well as a trailer. Once Zeraora is out of the way we should be clear sailing as far as possible news on the Switch game. A least that's what I think.

I'm still of the mindset we'll get an Announcement as early as March. We get Zeraora in February and then in March they surprise everyone with a direct.
Take note that Chinese New Year is not one single day.
A traditional Chinese New Year is 30 days.
Just because 16th Feb is the first day of Chinese New Year doesn't mean it will be announced on the 16th.
 

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About it possibly being a Kanto game, how exactly would that work? What would they do for the next Pokémon movie? Would they make another Mew movie? Or would they introduce new Mythicals? They would need something new to put in the next movie unless they are changing things up
 

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A conversation I was having was if it would break the game to have access to all the pokemon right away. There's a number of ways they can block off areas and limit how you can use pokemon in the overworld. Is this what we want, or do we have smaller sections walled off by invisible barriers except in certain places where the areas connect? (possibly also only passable by having a Pokeride-like feature?)
 

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About it possibly being a Kanto game, how exactly would that work? What would they do for the next Pokémon movie? Would they make another Mew movie? Or would they introduce new Mythicals? They would need something new to put in the next movie unless they are changing things up
since long time kanto are the protagonist in anime the opinion of people ¿good bad idea? i dont know re-write same story its not bad its bad re-write the game again my mind its changed guys and i believe after of dozens of remakes in long time exists reboot or "anniversary eddition of sometthing" the clear eixample for this its fable game finally its rebooted and thanfully that met even more people the changes are not bad the only bad thing its when you take resistance or you object ruin experiencie for other people this gen or more later pokemon needs another battle-revolutionish game the pokedex are huge anought for make plenty of trillion of combanations in battle enought numbers of moves and abilities independant his story have leaders or captains this time its good deal for bet and release pokemon stadium 3 or somethig like this i m aware this last statement are mad but i believe its not bad idea as i said pokemon needs changes
 

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Game Freak have showcased concept art after release, but doing so now would be weird. Clearly, the wrong person could see it.

i think they updated bayonetta 3 from 2018 to TBA so it might say something
I think it was always TBA. Still, if they've pushed the Pokemon game's release date to 2019, changing the date to "TBA" is a no-brainer.
 

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Take note that Chinese New Year is not one single day.
A traditional Chinese New Year is 30 days.
Just because 16th Feb is the first day of Chinese New Year doesn't mean it will be announced on the 16th.

Oh I didn't know that. When I looked it up all I got initially was the 16th so I figured that was just it. That's my bad. Well either way I'd say sometime next month is pretty clear for Zeraora. I was just thinking it may be the 16th since I could see it being in CoroCoro too which would be out the day before. It would also make sense for it to be in CoroCoro because I imagine the magazine will cover new movie details and Zeraora is definitely gonna be in it.

As a side note I wonder what they'll do for Pokemon day this year. Last year I think all we got was an event for GO. I wonder if they'll do anything for the main series this year. I'm still not sure I see them revealing both Zeraora and the new game in the same month, but I suppose it could happen? I still think March is the better bet for the Switch game announcement.

So something new has surfaced. Not sure what to make of it. Seems like something gamefreak would do. Also can’t trace it back to some original art.

And TBH I wouldn’t be surprised if gamefreak did something like this and framed their concept art and put it on their walls


View: https://imgur.com/a/2SpkR


I'm not sure what to make of this myself. They're incredibly cute and I actually really like them a lot, but I'm not 100% sure I see them as being real. Where'd you find this VP? We do on occasion get real stuff like this from VP, but there are so many fakes that these could easily just be someones fan art that they're trying to pass off as real........
 

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So something new has surfaced. Not sure what to make of it. Seems like something gamefreak would do. Also can’t trace it back to some original art.

And TBH I wouldn’t be surprised if gamefreak did something like this and framed their concept art and put it on their walls


View: https://imgur.com/a/2SpkR

Thread also got deleted quickly. To be honest, I am in full belief these are real. The designs ooze a sort of professionalism and cohesion no fan artist can quite achieve on their own.
-Subdued and less saturated colors across the board. The natural hues are correctly off shade, much like how gen 5, 6, and 7 all were in the same ballpark.
-Line art is perfect. Erratic where needed and smooth in the right places.
-The concept art displays their character traits and represent the typings in a distinct way, the same way previous generations have. The Grass bear glows in the dark to denote its future electric typing, the donkey has steel hooves later on I assume, and the coral is well, coral.

Totally serious on this, I won't be surprised if these are reak.
 

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They are all VERY well drawn. If they're fake then I would have to shake who ever drew them because they're not only well designed, but thew drawing is very well executed. I'm trying to look them over for flaws, but so far nothing glaring is jumping out at me. The fire pony has a reflection of some sort on the glass, but unfortunately you can't make out what it's reflecting. If these are real then so far I'm on board. All 3 are interesting to look at and really give off that Pokemon feel. It should be very interesting to see what happens with these going forward.
 
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