Pokémon is close to 20 years old now, having been started in 1996 by Satoshi Tajiri, and the main series which began the franchise has changed only marginally overall. There are more Pokémon, more types, more characters and more ways to “Catch ’em All!”, but fundamentally each iteration has remained close to the formula introduced in Pokémon Red & Green.
This could change. We already know a new Pokémon project will be unveiled on August 26th, but fans have no idea what to expect. The print edition of Famitsu recently revealed, however, that this announcement is of a “very new development” for the series and described it as “earth-shattering” news. The image was shared by Japanese fan karubiimunomono.
We’re only days away, but this is our chance to discuss what could be coming to the Pokémon franchise and whether or not it will ever be the same again. Is it the start of a second main series? Is Pokémon re-tooling the core RPG? Will we finally get a Wii U game or a console addition to the main series? …or could it just be another spin-off title?
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Maybe I should have read the article before freaking out. That image is so deceiving
This sounds really big!
So many possibilities
-Extraterrestrial Encounters?
-Zygarde’s True Power?
-or so Earth Shattering that the planet of Pokemon is doomed?
My stomach swirls with anxious butterflies as we endure 5 Days of waiting
The Zygarde thing is possible. Maybe Mega Zygarde?
Nah. It’ll probably be a lot bigger
My third eye is getting a little overactive. This news is going to split the fanbase in two within a matter of hours. It will spawn excitement all over the internet, and initiate confusion and hatred in some people. It’s going to make us hold onto our memories of the older games, I’m sure.
Completely agree
Stab it.
Hours? It’s only the 21st
Hours after the announcement.
Oh. Then it should be minutes
It will start in minutes, but by the first hour mark, people will already be saying “I’ll only play the main series games” or “If all the future games will be like this, I’m quitting the franchise”. I guarantee it. Maybe even some people here will say it.
He’s saying when it releases, bam!
Lovers vs. Haters
Like when Mega Evolution was released last year.
But the haters have somewhat shifted on that.
Yep. My brother used to hate it, and that was when we shared an account. Must have been weird seeing positive and negative comments from the same person.
Then there are the Genwunners who completely burn all their pokemon games.
Didn’t they already do that? 🙂
Inb4 anticlimax of the century
Lol Earthshaking revelation = M Haxorus Dragon/Ground
Ew no. Dragon/Steel please
But the Mold Breaker/EQ slays
Soritiba 2!
Pokemon Delta emerald
All your sins ever are redeemed.
Yes please.
And this happens on my second day of school. Thanks Game Freak, for making the adjustment easier!
Can your 3rd eye see what it is?
Did you guys know there was an Animal Crossing movie released in Japan about a decade ago?
Yes xD Saw it last summer(when I got ac:nl)
Wait, so it isn’t confirmed that this is a Pokemon game?
Just speculation?
I’m so confused. ;~;
The article’s title is really confusing
No, it’s definitely a game. GAME, mind you. Not two versions. So I think it will be on the Wii U, but NOT be a spin-off.
Mmm okay. 😀
I believe it will be a spin-off but a very big one, in an Open World non-Gym HD Zelda/First World Fighting game.
First World? xD
I dunno xD
LOL
Real World or whatever + First Person xD
Ahhhh xD
xD I was confused lel
First-person older time game when pokeballs and gyms weren’t there, and it’s similar to Ranger but with dodging and no spinners.
Wow. Quite the big list. Sad to say; I doubt we’re even going to get this. I just think it’s going to be a new Spin-off. Nothing that grand.
Let’s approach this by analyzing what wouldn’t be groundbreaking.
HD remake? Nope.
3D remake? Even more nope.
New title in Mystery Dungeon, Ranger, Colosseum, etc? No, nothing original here.
New title in ANY previous series? That’s to be expected!
This doesn’t involve prediction, it involves creativity. They’re finally throwing a curveball.
I want a Third Person Open World Game where I control a Pokemon set in the Middle of the Great Kalos War.
THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I imagine Zelda open world, but when trainers battle, No more selecting moves for pokemon. Instead you LITERALLY control the pokemon like in Smash Bros xD
YES but it’s 3D so you can hit other things around you in battle.
exactly xD
I just keep picturing someone launching a ranged attack at someone and them using Iron Tail to deflect it and knock over a tree xD
We have to be strategic utiltising the Air Force, Naval and Ground attack forces to gain the upper hand. We can play as part of the intelligence unit or run a band of Guerilla Warriors to sabotage the enemy
That’s basically Pokemon Conquest. Noivs and I really want to see a sequel to that.
Really? I never played it.
You should get it and play it! 9/10 would recommend
lol its sounding like it would be like pokemon conquest
Now that would be sweet. Prequels to X/Y would be interesting.
Gosh. Reading more and more of these comments makes me shocked. If anyone is hoping for a Triple A title we’re not getting that. It’s highly going to be a spin-off. We’re getting OR/AS don’t forget that. They are probably not going to be announcing a new main-series Pokemon game. We just have to wait and see. Speculate as you may. Yet, if you speculate too much and get your hopes too high; your going to be crushed.
But spinoffs are not earth-shattering ;(
Depends on what the spin-off is. Also, don’t get your hopes to high. They said we were getting a Huge Mega Scoop. Yet, it was just 3 megas.
Not huge. Just a mega scoop. And it was larger than 1, so.
Well you can argue it was a mega scoop because of those 3 Megas and Megas being in contests.
So I’m calling a 3D (Like LoZ 3D not 3DS 3D) Open World pokemon game where you can free roam and battle trainers in the world (not in select battle scene things) that takes place in a way older area and you have to befriend the pokemon instead of capturing them in pokeballs.
So. You just want an open-world Action RPG. That’s reputable. Still. If they were to do it I think it would be a modern game. I don’t know if many other fans of Pokemon would enjoy an older setting.
True, but I just don’t want it to be too mainstream, you know? Cause then it will overrun ORAS. I want it to be Hyrule Warriors to Zelda U; Cool, but mainstream is better.
I want this so much.
Whatever it is, as long as it’s something grand, doesn’t follow old tried and true formulas, revolutionary, and most importantly appeals to all age groups, I would definitely be interested xD
The concept like I said could work well. I believe your trainer would only be able to tread about 1-3 Pokemon instead of the usually 6. Also, they would have had to make plans for the game for quite a long time.
Similar to Zelda Wii U which took 4-6 years of planning. It would be an Action RPG then. It would be fun to play! Just imaging using moves and slamming the other Pokemon!
Just got my schedule in the mail…
I have like no classes with my friends.
And apparently I have a bottom locker.
Great for a giant like me.
Oh you haz those lockers. That stinks.
Ugh
Such is life
I don’t think this is going to be as groundbreaking as we might think. It doesn’t make much business sense to introduce a revolutionary product when you already have something amazing in production. It’d take away from ORAS, so it won’t be anything crazy imo.
I agree.
Exactly my thoughts. I don’t want to prohibit people for making up some concepts and having discussions; yet as I said many times OR/AS is around the horizon. There not going to show a major and impressive title at this time. I could just feel it being something similar to Pokken Fighters being shown.
Maybe official reveal of TCG iOS? Lol.
DARN IT THIS WILL BE IT
Exactly. People have waited for ORAS for over ten years. Why would they suddenly take away from all the hype? I personally see some sort of side series game, because, again, why change a formula that has worked very well for close to two decades?
I feel like es gun be Hyrule Warriors to Zelda U
Mega Milotic
Literally ground breaking
Water Pulse
Gits rekt x2 and es Confuzzled
Inb4 it is really crazy lol
Though very low chances but what about a official Pokemon MMORPG?
I doubt it. Wii U & 3DS are not that powerful to do that. Xenoblade Chronicles X is going to be the closest thing we have to doing that. The game is going to support 4-Player Multiplayer Online and Local. Still, in the future it could be possible!
The Earthshattering news could be that Pokémon is starting to expand to mobile ;~;
That could be it xD
;~; I’m so worried now that this game is Pokémon TCG on Mobile and the news is that there will be more mobile pokemon apps than TCG and Get TV
;~; Thanks Chico
Just so you’re prepared. 😡
I know thx bby 😡
It may not be limited to TCG, if it was Mobile. It could very well be that all mainstream pokemon games will now only be on mobile
Eh. I got emulators. 😉
Not mainstream games, side games and stuff.
afarr. i dont want this to come across as rude. but can you please try and reduce the amount of comments you make about the project not being a mainline game. i understand it is most likely not going to happen, and i bet people know that as well
most likelySorry
He’s just giving his thoughts on the matter.
No offense taken. I’m just that kind of guy who loves to debate. I don’t know if I’ll lesson down cuz it’s the thing I do on PokeJungle. lel.
SO TRUUUUU LOL
i guess. it is just that to me it feels like you are raining on the parade
I think he shouldn’t be restricted of his opinion, even if it is a less desirable or pessimistic point of view. To be honest, his theory is the most likely.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^
didnt you read my comment ”most likely not going to happen,”
I read it, annotated it, analyzed the diction and then proceeded to write my comment.
Wow, now he’s insulting us on Chat ;~;
Think of the worst possible thing happening to pokemon….and watch that actually happen XD
Um
Digimon buys out Pokemon
Then errything would be a mon D:
Pichumon
Pikamon
Raimon
Charmon
Charmelemon
Charizamon
Dedennemon D:
I just want my Dedenne
Das it
;~;
Metagross gets a colour change to pink and green. :O
*screamslikealittlegirl*
LMAO xD
if someone says Sinnoh confirmed i might really get annoyed at them considering that we are just now getting Hoenn remakes… it really annoys me that people aren’t satisfied with what they already have… Nintendo will reveal what it will in due course… we should all just be patient with them, seeing as they already have so much on their plate right now what with the present games that they are making…
TCG iOS
^^ Chico 4 smrt person 2014
No one has said that phrase today until you just now said it lol
I don’t think anyone has said that recently. Hoenn es da sht now.
One thing. Whenever people say things like ‘OMG Hoenn Confirmed’, ‘OMG Sinnoh Confirmed’, they are 95% of the time just joking and don’t really mean to put pressure on GF. Just a bit of light hearted Internet humour.
I agree, and it is fun at first; but after a while it just gets annoying.
Nobody is talking about Sinnoh remakes because we’re all focused on Hoenn remakes right now. Besides, as far as I know, the 3DS can play DS games, which means it isn’t necessary at this time for Sinnoh remakes to be in the works.
Just had a very, interesting, test battle with rio.
Throwing my team away brb
Rio’s an elite battler, don’t feel bad. :3
Sorry bby ;~;
I remember one of our battles. :3 I was winning 2-1 and you sent out mega Gyarados and swept to win. xD
I think I do too xD I personally think M-Gyara is underrated and I love sweeping with it 😀
I will beat Rio one day. Him and Regi are the only people I have never beaten on here. Not once.
I beat Rio 3 times ^_^ Once back in the day when he was a noob, once a few weeks ago in a singles (he must’ve been having a bad day), and once a few weeks ago in a doubles (I got lucky XD).
Besides that – he’s IMO the best battler and really fun to battle with. I consider him my mentor XD
If it’s lame and not really game changing for the series, I’ll be mad. Unless there is something quite special about Pokken fighters, I don’t see how (seemingly) a pokemon version of super smash bros is really THAT exciting. I just want a pokemon game similar to the elder scrolls series, although I don’t think that will ever happen. Maybe the announcement is them planning on releasing future main series games on the Wii U? That’d be interesting.
It’d definitely be extremely interesting to have Wii U main series games.
Either that or make an “HDS” or turn the Wii U gamepad into its own handheld console to support future main series Pokemon games.
IDK.
I think it’s quite possible for them to do that too and I know a lot of people have been asking them to put the main series on the wii
In that case, be ready to rage.
Yeah, watch it be pokemon battle revolution on the 3DS or something haha
rumors say the amiibo line for pokken are called pokken fighters and the game is called pokken tournament
What rumors? 🙂
on neo gaf
Psssssh neo gaf hahaha
Interesting. I wanna know what it is
I know people mentioned this before but…
Ground-breaking
Ground-type
Ground is weak to Water
Water-type
Milotic
Mega Milotic :3
HYPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Ground breaking obviously means they’re constructing a monument for Pokémon, duh.
Better be a ChicoXSerena monument :3
Yes plz. ;-;
😀
HSoWA starring Chico and Serena
I’d Pokestar Studio her up anyday.
That could be taken so many ways.
That’s the pointtt! 😡
Maybe they’re building a pokepark in the US? 😀 Anyone?
OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG
IF THIS IS TRUE I WILL DIEEEE
I have some ideas for a Pokemon themed theme-park 🙂
There’s one in Japan and Taiwan. Why can’t they expand over here?
^^^^^^^^THIS!
Why do they always get the good stuff ;~;
They hate us 🙁
I want a Pokémon Center in every major city of every state in the U.S. Too much? D: 🙁
I want to go to one really badly! Isn’t there only one in New York? 🙁
Spin off
guys what should i get first oras or ssbf3ds
How much time in between buying the first and the second? if a lot of time I’d say ORAS
ide probably get one the day it comes out the other for christmas. when does ssb come out?
Depends on which one ur getting I guess. No release date set as far as I kno for the Wii U, but it’s Oct 3rd I believe for the 3ds one
Yeah, SSB3DS – Oct 3
SSB Wii U – ? Nov sometime.
ORAS – Nov 21
hmmm idk cuz im also getting a halo game that comes on Nov. 11. if i got ssb it would hold me over until then, but if i got oras, the halo and pokemon games would distract from each other :O oh well ill figure it out
Game distractions is my middle name sometimes lol
*Inbe4 they completely rework the IV system to include HP Fairy (or maybe they’ll drop it completely). I do remember one of the reps saying they plan to rehaul battling and make it more simpler for Gen 7. But we don’t know if this is a gen 7 game…
and maybe this “ground breaking” “earth shattering” promise will be the fanmade dream of having a game with all the regions XD
i would like that. and every time a new gen comes, u update it to get the new region 🙂
It’ll def be sweet of course – still a far stretch though XD
Argh it’s killing me i need to know what it is 0_0 lol. Mega Evolution changed Pokemon forever so this thing has to be seriously big.
yup that’s always a great feeling 😀
“ground breaking”. “earth shattering”.
Zygarde confirmed
Pokemon Z (or whatever its called) confirmed…
with 30-40 new pokemon (the rest of gen 6, un-officially dubbed Gen 6.5) set in a new region.
no one automatically goes to the logical next title anymore after bw2 😛
Sounds like Earthen’s kind of announcement 😛
Calling it! Open world RPG!
pokemon is ending :OOO no i hope not. did they ever say what that short clip of blazy and lucy was at the end of that one vid and it had really good graphics or was that poken fighters?
I think it’s assumed that is Pokken Fighters (i can’t remember if it was confirmed or not)
i see, well if it’s not, its possible the announcement has something to do with that
I bet that is the new reveal.
So i know what i most cant wait to see in the upcomeing ORAS games…That one guy in pacifdolg town where that one NPC asks you where you are from and you can only give a yes or no answer.
really? that’s awesome :O
Oh god do u think they’ll keep it? hahahahaha
I love how GF had a sense of humor lol and made fun of the fect of how in pokemon games you can only respond yes or no
Hoenn!! 😀
Heavy ;/