The Next Pokémon game may be about… Flowers

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It seems that the future of the Pokémon franchise could be headed in a floral direction, if J. C. Smith’s words are to be taken as gospel. In an interview with Nintendo World Report the Director of Consumer Marketing at The Pokémon Company International was asked to give a cryptic clue tease for what the future of Pokémon is. That cryptic clue was “Flowers”.

Flowers, obviously already have some sort of meaning to the Pokémon franchise. In X & Y, a number of Team Flare’s admins and their leader had names oriented around flowers in Japanese, with Lysandre himself referring a few times to himself and Flare’s plans becoming “a flower that bloomed to no avail…”

Of course, there’s also AZ and his Floette, both of which had fleeting appearances in X & Y and were also mentioned by Zinnia throughout Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Perhaps we won’t be seeing a Pokémon Z in the future, but a Pokémon AZ version?

There’s a tonne of speculation just waiting to be done with just that simple tease, but sadly only time will tell what “Flowers” will actually mean. In the mean time however, let us know where this cryptic tease could lead the Pokémon series in the comments.

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    • This is just my speculation, but it would be awesome if we have those 2 editions:

      Pokemon A: featuring the AZ/Floette story and the origins of the mega evolution. It would be a precuel of XY based in the past. Perhaps featuring Volcanion in the cover?

      Pokemon Z: A continuation of XY (based in future), which will feature the Zygarde / Mega-Zygarde plot

      They both will introduce Gen 6.5, a new region (then the Strange Souvenir will make sense), with a lot of new evolutions and 30 new pokemon (having a total of 751)

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  3. I’m willing to bet it’s an event for AZ’s Floette. That way they can have an extra event between Hoopa and Volcanion without it being a legendary Pokemon. Makes the most sense to me anyway. I suppose it could also b a hint towards the next game(s) in general tho

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  4. Let’s be real here. This is either a new Pokemon game, a bit of the story of the new Pokemon Game, or just AZ’s Floette. I starting to think it’s just AZ’s Floette. They might have an event for it in the new games or it might be connected to the plot somehow. I would really love to see them flesh-out AZ completely! He’s quite the interesting character. Also, J.C. Smith also said this: “I’m splitting hairs. No, there’s lots of stuff planned for the 2016 year but nothing I can talk about now.” So, I’m highly guessing that the next Pokemon Game will release in 2016. I’m seriously stoked! (Pokemon ZY and ZX?)

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  5. The flowers in the Kalos region where you can catch various Pokemon are actually Flabébés that were slayed in the and the new game will introduce zombie type where they come back to life and it’s basically a combo of plants v zombies
    But seriously, I think the logical thing is just AZ’s Floette tying into the story somehow, as it did come back at the end so maybe it will focus on both the past (war) and the future (post XY). Will a revamped Team Flare return tho? It would be a B2W2 kinda cop off unless they introduce a new team, maybe based off of Lysandre’s ideals. I’d like to think if it was set in the past, the bad guys would be the opposing side in the faction but ending up being AZ, and ultimately witnessing him use the weapon (can’t change the storyline cause that would just an a Bryan Singer move right there
    2016 looks to be an exciting year for pokemon, that’s for sure

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  6. Pokemon rose version and Pokemon violet version!!! You heard it here first folks! Honestly though this concept is seeming kinda lame….guess we’ll have to wait untill next year to see -_-

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  7. Flowers for the birth of a new beginning.
    Flowers for a gift of happiness.
    Flowers for the mourning of a dear friend.
    Flowers as far as the eye can reach, for the feeling of infinity.
    Flowers, for that which we love.

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        • Rose don’t mean squat if Quartz is after it
          Names are names hell you can call Mega Gyarados a Dragon type all you want but it’s always going to be a Water/Dark type

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          • Dude, I know you like arguing and all, but there’s no need to shoot someone down for having an opinion. Stop tryna challenge everyone, its not like its really (could be down the line, who knows)
            I mean heart of gold yes, but soul of silver? It’s just a suggestion

          • wait how did i shoot him down?
            i was explaining that just because Rose Quartz has Rose in its name its still a Mineral

          • Maybe its me just reading too much into it (and tone is hard to pick up online) but its just the short ‘actually it’s a mineral’. I do apologise if I’m in the wrong, but just try and let loose, don’t let anybody get you hot and bothered over something, just ignore and continue with your life 🙂

  10. Hopefully we get more on what happened with AZ and Floette in the next game. For some reason I feel like they could have done a lot more with their story in X and Y.

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  11. From what I recall, the weapon in X and Y resembles Az’s Floette’s flower. Would be interesting to see where it goes. That might be why Az’s Floette was found in the game code as an event.

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  15. I’d love a new game announcement right about now. Anything to get my mind off of school.

    I strongly believe that next month is when it will happen, but it’s hard to say. I would think this guy wouldn’t have said anything if we still had many months to wait. The interviewer did say “eight months” and a reply was given, which implies the game(s) would release around summer next year. I think that’s pretty common knowledge anyway.

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    • If there isn’t a new game released by Winter 2016, then they’ve gotta be planning something related to the NX. Otherwise I don’t see why a two year cap would be necessary.

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      • We’ve already basically confirmed that there will be a new game next year. This Smith person said that 2016 won’t be limited to Pokken Tournament for the 20th anniversary, and the only other logical thing is a main game.

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    • It’s only been three days of school for me and I’m already tired of it. There are going to be more Pokemon Games in 2016 (Highly a main series title and the Pikachu Detective Game). I’m looking forward to seeing the game! I’m guessing that it would get announced in September.

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  17. Maybe flowers isn’t referring to that floette, idk where I’m going with this, but if it was pointing to that floette that wouldn’t be cryptic enough… I’m sure there’s more to it

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    • It could be that cryptic. Not every fan knows about the event Floette. It could easily simply be that. As, I said; it’s either a hint to the next games, maybe a story with AZ, or just simply Floette. I’m leaning more towards the Floette side.

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      • Now that you mention it, I remember az floette was hacked to be shown, so many people (mainly the target audience which is children) don’t know about that floette , so I guess you are right

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  18. So anyway without a doubt AZ’s Floette is going to be a major plot device in the next game
    one thing that also perplexes me is this piece of info i found “An interview with Junichi Masuda in Game Informer magazine reveals that AZ’s Floette was given to him by his late mother and was taken by force by the soldiers fighting in the war.”
    Could this possible Queen of Kalos be more then a royal figurehead or some kinda more ancient character
    And what about its signature move Light of Ruin, its text tells that it draws power from its Eternal Flower, and then it hit me, what if this Flower is the plot, that Lysandre or some other loon wants to find the location of the Eternal Flower and draw a great amount of energy and who know this could go all Ponce de leon where this flower grants eternal life or more (one more thing is that i don’t think its entirely secret as a Waiter in one of those overpriced slop shops mentions it in a dish)

    I theorize that somewhere there is a garden of these flowers and its the utmost kept secret in all of Kalos History maybe The Queen of Kalos had a Royal Shiny Stone strong enough to penetrate Floette’s “block” allowing it to evolve since (in theory) the Death or the Machine’s Eternal life granting caused a temporal anomaly or biological immune system to Evolutionary stone radiation

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    • I actually agree with this theory of yours. We know that AZ was royal in Kalos due to his pictures. Floette will be a plot device. I just hope they use it well. It was forced to fight and (as you know) it ultimately died. Causing AZ’s rage upon the human race. Overall, AZ’s plot could easily be thickened in the next Game. I could see Lysandre going after an artifact such as this!

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      • And maybe some things like who the person in the statue of that garden is, maybe he had something to do with the great war…

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      • (Agreeing with me is the best kind of agreeing)
        Now a bigger question is a Sequel or Prequel
        I’m leaning towards Sequel since prequels kinda muck up the story

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        • It would be an amazing sequel, but prequel would be unique too… but I think sequel would pretty much wrap up the story better plus higher chance of battle frontier

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        • Eh. Lysandre’s death was implied in Pokemon Y. So, I don’t know. I feel likes it’s going to be similar to Pokemon Crystal & Platinum. Basically, an enhanced re-release. Since their changing up the formula; I think they might go with that. Yet, if it were to be a sequel or prequel; I’ll lean towards a sequel. Due to the events of X/Y.

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          • When everything collapsed in the Team Flare Hideout. Did you play X or Y? In X he wants the player and his friends to have immortality. In Y he wants to kill everyone. The rubble might have killed him; yet it’s unknown.

          • Alright implied is very grey
            I doubt Lysandre would ever let him get injured so easily
            Hell he could’ve planed on its downfall and had a contingency plan for such a outcome
            Or that he’s mangled bruised cyborg trying to get his body back with eternal youth, or if we’re lucky he’s a head in a jar

  22. Soooooo i got Gates to infinity and i’m actually enjoying it
    Yeah its a bit watered down but whatever the story’s actually enticing

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  23. I don’t remember them ever saying anything about the key that AZ is wearing around his neck, so I hope they explain that..they wouldn’t have added it to his character unless it was something important. Maybe it’s his key stone?

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    • It’s confirmed by Lysandre in XY that the key unlocks the ultimate weapon. It’s during the part where Lysandre has AZ locked up and is talking to you outside.

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  25. Do you know what, i don’t know why but i can’t stop thinking about Klang
    I hope the Anime does a episode on these forgotten Pokemon soon

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