Even before its release, there are several clues in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet‘s Indigo Disk DLC that hint at the next Pokémon games, which may live up to expectations and years of rumors. Pokémon generations tend to last a few years and, while Scarlet and Violet’s release kicked off Gen 9 in late 2022, there are likely more games on the way to integrate the current generation. Gen 8 was initiated by Pokémon Sword and Shield, followed up by the remake duo Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and then concluded by the experimental Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which gave the franchise a completely new style of gameplay.
Because of how generations in Pokémon work, it is very likely that there will be at least one set of new games arriving in the upcoming years, even if they are remakes of previous entries in the series. Different from past generations, however, there are already several clues in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk DLC that indicate the exact nature of the next titles in the franchise. Curiously enough, these small bits of information and fan theories actually line up with many years of speculation. It does seem like the next games in Gen 9 are going to be remakes of Gen 5 games, Pokémon Black and White.
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The first hint at the Gen 5 Pokémon Black and White remakes being featured as the next Gen 9 titles is simply the logical order. Nintendo has been remaking all of its core Pokémon games. It started with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in 2004, going through Gen 2 remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver in 2009, Gen 3 remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in 2014, and lastly, Gen 4 remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl in 2021.
In 2018, the company also released its second remake of Gen 1 games, Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, but that was mostly a strategy to help push Nintendo Switch sales rather than follow the regular order – the Pokémon series thrives on nostalgia, so remaking the Kanto experience for the current console generation was a good commercial strategy. Nevertheless, the next step may be to offer players a revamped experience in Gen 5’s Unova region, and aside from the logical order, there are other hints that back that theory.
2023-11-05 12:00:04
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