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

[Velvet]

Maybe they decided to be apart of a Nintendo Direct after their initial doubts about the Switch have been washed away and decided to throw in the support for the Switch by being apart of a Nintendo Direct?

 

[Oriden]

Maybe they decided to be apart of a Nintendo Direct after their initial doubts about the Switch have been washed away and decided to throw in the support for the Switch by being apart of a Nintendo Direct?

Why would that involve being part of a Nintendo Direct?

 

[Poke Dragon]

Either way, the better scenario would be Pokemon being announced before Nintendo announce the rest of the games. It would allow games with less followings to stay on people's minds a lot long.

 

[Velvet]

Why would that involve being part of a Nintendo Direct?

...Because they were initially VERY doubtful about the Switch's success and since they've been proven wrong. Them joining in a Nintendo DIrect with Pokemon could show their support for the Switch.

 

[Icy Wind]

...Because they were initially VERY doubtful about the Switch's success and since they've been proven wrong. Them joining in a Nintendo DIrect with Pokemon could show their support for the Switch.

I think developing games for the Switch is already enough to show that they support it.

 

[Velvet]

Maybe, it's just a thought that crossed my mind.

 

[Oriden]

...Because they were initially VERY doubtful about the Switch's success and since they've been proven wrong. Them joining in a Nintendo DIrect with Pokemon could show their support for the Switch.

I get that they were doubtful, but Nintendo posts the Pokemon Directs and the games are going to be on the Switch anyway- being in a Nintendo Direct doesn't really make any difference there.

 

[SinnohEevee]

I wonder what is GF waiting for.
How relevant is LGPE rn? Everyone must have finished the game.

 

[doppelgangerdev]

I wonder what is GF waiting for.
How relevant is LGPE rn? Everyone must have finished the game.

[Sorry to jump in here, been lurking this thread/last thread on/off since it was created] To be fair, I bought and finished lgp about 2 weeks ago

 

[SodiumChloride]

Ishihara always talks about how this will be a game that old fans will appreciate
Hmm
What if we get a gen 8 reveal on Valentines day as a "love letter" from gamefreak?

 

[Dorothy]

I wonder what is GF waiting for.
How relevant is LGPE rn? Everyone must have finished the game.

I haven't even played them, but I also don't have a Switch. They've only been out for about five months anyway, are we really so greedy that we feel entitled to new games less than half a year after the last ones released?

 

[Poke Dragon]

I haven't even played them, but I also don't have a Switch. They've only been out for about five months anyway, are we really so greedy that we feel entitled to new games less than half a year after the last ones released?

It's more like Game Freak hasn't given us a Pokemon game with a lot of content since Gen 6, as LGPE doesn't provide a post-game that's going to keep people playing.

 

[SinnohEevee]

I haven't even played them, but I also don't have a Switch. They've only been out for about five months anyway, are we really so greedy that we feel entitled to new games less than half a year after the last ones released?

I am asking what they are waiting for new reveals, not new games.

 

[Dorothy]

It's more like Game Freak hasn't given us a Pokemon game with a lot of content since Gen 6, as LGPE doesn't provide a post-game that's going to keep people playing.

Gen VI? Gen VII had plenty of content across the board, including post-game content (which I feel is too much of a priority for some people tbh, I'd rather have a main game with a good story and characters than an expansive post-game).

 

[William-Jdubz]

It's more like Game Freak hasn't given us a Pokemon game with a lot of content since Gen 6, as LGPE doesn't provide a post-game that's going to keep people playing.

Gen 6 for XY and ORAS had very short and limited postgames.

Unless you mean Gen 5 where there was a ton of content postgame.

 

[Poke Dragon]

Gen VI? Gen VII had plenty of content across the board, including post-game content (which I feel is too much of a priority for some people tbh, I'd rather have a main game with a good story and characters than an expansive post-game).

The only worthwhile thing Gen 7 had was the Rainbow Rocket episode and catching the legendaries, the Battle Tree isn't even interesting since it's just a watered down version of the PWT from Black 2 and White 2.

 

[Poke Dragon]

Gen 6 for XY and ORAS had very short and limited postgames.

Unless you mean Gen 5 where there was a ton of content postgame.

I actually meant to include Gen 6 in the list of Pokemon games with less content.

 

[Dorothy]

The only worthwhile thing Gen 7 had was the Rainbow Rocket episode and catching the legendaries, the Battle Tree isn't even interesting since it's just a watered down version of the PWT from Black 2 and White 2.

Regardless of whether you consider it good content or not, it's still a substantial amount of content. You can't say "GameFreak hasn't given us a game with a lot of content since Gen VI" and then prove it by just ignoring content you don't like.

 

[Poke Dragon]

Regardless of whether you consider it good content or not, it's still a substantial amount of content. You can't say "GameFreak hasn't given us a game with a lot of content since Gen VI" and then prove it by just ignoring content you don't like.

I didn't say that I didn't like any of it, I just don't think Master Trainers are worth the time to find and beat. And completing the Pokedex isn't supposed to be forced onto a player who wishes to have a challenge.

 

[Myth]

Spoiler

View: https://twitter.com/DetPikachuMovie/status/1093607924432175104

Claiming it now: in the next few days will appear another fake leak saying that the name of the games will be You and Me (again).

Seriously, I think there's a chance we have Pokémon news on 13th/14, but I don't think it would be directly tied to commemorative dates.

I also don't believe all the promotion they're doing around Valentines Day mean anything, but I'm sure someone will take advantage of that to create a fake leak by then.