Thread: (Mod Note: Read First Post! Updated 6/1/13) Game Freak "expanding Pokémon world"

Indeed. Chances are, junk like that won't happen until either Coro Coro is released, or junk gets teased at the end of the month or beginning of next month, with the upcoming reveal of Genesect's costar. Actually, thinking about it, not that many silhouettes were associated to the fifth gen development. I still think they will occur, though.

Originally Posted by El_

Originally Posted by Panthe☈a

"Is that an Otter that got raped by a Snowclown?" [/I]

LOL That has to be one of the funniest things I've seen since being with this fandom. I wasn't around for the pre-Unova hype, so I can only imagine how hectic it was.

I hope that, in the same sense that Gen 5 was like a throwback to Gen 1, or a "spiritual counterpart" Gen 6 ends up being a throwback and spiritual counterpart to Gen 2. That does not mean I want Unova to be a part of it (like Kanto) that was already dealt with in BW2, but just certain themes and likeness that reminds one of the Johto era Pokemon.

Johto had the worst and least original Pokemon though :/ If anything, I expect this to be another Fresh Start, ala Hoenn and Unova. This is the first 3DS Gen after all and I can see them adding a large amount of Pokemon if they really want it to seem like something new.

Originally Posted by Panthe☈a

Johto had the worst and least original Pokemon though :/ If anything, I expect this to be another Fresh Start, ala Hoenn and Unova. This is the first 3DS Gen after all and I can see them adding a large amount of Pokemon if they really want it to seem like something new.

Diamond and Pearl were the first DS entries and yet they "only" introduced 107 Pokémon. If every generation were a fresh start, there would be nothing refreshing about that approach.

Originally Posted by Panthe☈a

Johto had the worst and least original Pokemon though :/ If anything, I expect this to be another Fresh Start, ala Hoenn and Unova. This is the first 3DS Gen after all and I can see them adding a large amount of Pokemon if they really want it to seem like something new.

Thats opinion, but I don't mean copy or anything like that. The Tao trio for example returned to the original Fire/Lightning/Ice that were first introduced by Kanto's bird's, and Genesect's origin story is shades of Mewtwo's. (both game & anime)

Things like that. Also, even numbered Gens tend to add less Pokemon and focus on other things like evolutions. A new Eeveelution is very likely which are also introduced in even numbered gens.

Originally Posted by El_

Things like that. Also, even numbered Gens tend to add less Pokemon and focus on other things like evolutions. A new Eeveelution is very likely which are also introduced in even numbered gens.

Yeah, the odd numbered generations tend to revolutionize the series and change the story and/or formula somehow, whilst the even numbered generations will just take those elements, give them a new lick of paint and improve them subtly, and then enhance it for the next system up. That's why I think the next region will be an asymmetrical region to Unova.

I'm not sure if this generation will be a throwback to Generation II or not as frankly, I think Black 2/White 2 kinda did that.

Originally Posted by Joshawott

I'm not sure if this generation will be a throwback to Generation II or not as frankly, I think Black 2/White 2 kinda did that.

I agree with you on that about B2/W2. I just hope that the Generation 6 Region is its own and doesn't mirror any existing ones.

Originally Posted by El_

I wasn't around for the pre-Unova hype, so I can only imagine how hectic it was.

Oh man, New York vs Shanghai and the Wottergate incident. It was indeed very hectic.

http://i.imgur.com/5pl2B.png

Fakes are already coming.

Originally Posted by Joshawott

While I'm 120% convinced that the announcement will be Generation VI related, it will be interesting to see what this reveal will be. Will it simply be something like "Pokémon [X] Version and Pokémon [Y] Version due out on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013!", a silhouette of a new Pokémon (be it movie 16 related or not) or another Pokémon? Or the full Pokémon?

Either way, I'm excited.

I agree that this is probably Gen. VI related, most likely, it will only be the title announcement with possible release date and what system they'll be on.

I'm thinking that they might announce the mascots (or the silhouettes of the mascots) during Pokémon Smash (didn't they say someone important was going to be on there soon?).

And yeah, I'm excited too!

Originally Posted by Doctor jokool

Originally Posted by Joshawott

While I'm 120% convinced that the announcement will be Generation VI related, it will be interesting to see what this reveal will be. Will it simply be something like "Pokémon [X] Version and Pokémon [Y] Version due out on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013!", a silhouette of a new Pokémon (be it movie 16 related or not) or another Pokémon? Or the full Pokémon?

Either way, I'm excited.

I agree that this is probably Gen. VI related, most likely, it will only be the title announcement with possible release date and what system they'll be on.

I'm thinking that they might announce the mascots (or the silhouettes of the mascots) during Pokémon Smash (didn't they say someone important was going to be on there soon?).

And yeah, I'm excited too!

The appearance of GameFreak on Smash on Sunday is about the annual Smash Host Competition. I doubt we'll see anything from Smash (although possibly a preview of next week's show might give us a clue?).

Originally Posted by Jun

http://i.imgur.com/5pl2B.png

Fakes are already coming.

Haha, that's cute, trying to sell the idea of Kanto remakes. As for Pokemon Smash, something tells me if these game do get announced, then the announcement will have silouettes, followed by the same ones next week on Smash, this week will have nothing, with a reveal in CoroCoro. Not the movie Mon, but the main legendaries as well. Also betting on Copper/Iron versions, with a Zinc/Nickel alternative.

I think that Pokemon Smash will said the exact date of the announcement. And possibly some hints that could heavily implied new pokemon.

I think that the announcement will be made around 7PM JST because the US site says January 8th, and not January 7th. If Oha Suta airs, the announcement will be in January 7th for the people that live in America.

Crimson and Scarlet? (I'm pretty certain they were trademarked). Or Amethyst/Topaz/Jade

This is my third pre-release hype thing- I can remember when Dialga and Palkia were leaked and they could only make out part of the names....

Expanding the Pokemon universe? This can only mean one thing... I can't believe it... It's finally happening... The long awaited sequel to Pokemon Snap is upon us! We truly live in a golden age!