Our friends at Serebii are reporting that the president of the Pokémon Company has teased a new project being worked on separately from the upcoming Pokémon GO during an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun (one of Japan’s largest newspapers); their translation is as follows:
In an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, the launch roll-out for Pokémon GO has been revealed. In this interview, Tsunekazu Ishihara, head of the Pokémon Company, says that the app will rollout in Japan, Europe and North America first and then later launch in South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. No date has been revealed as of yet. In this interview, Mr. Ishihara also stated that they are working on another big project away from Pokémon GO.
What do you think this means?! Is Pokémon Z on the verge of being officially announced?!
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The next 3d Pokémon game. Whether its in the style of Colosseum and XD or Stadium. Were getting a new one but not on the home console on the new 3ds
I highly doubt that. Y would a Colosseum/stadium game b on the 3ds? Then it might as well just b the main series game lol The point of those games I suppose originally was to offer fans a way to battle in 3d, but now that we have that, those types of games need to b creative and original I would think. I don’t think they’ll ever bring them to the handheld console as it would b too similar to the main series.
Battle Frontier????
But honestly i reaaaaally want Pokemon Stadium 3 or XD3
“Pokemon Z”
Lol
U know what? At this point I don’t care anymore………I’m more excited about GO, but even that doesn’t have a release date. At least we generally kno when it’s coming rather than having TONS of passive hints with no confirmation. I’m done……….This has just been exhausting lol I’ll b excited again when something substantial is revealed. Until then I’m just gonna live my life hahaha
In any case we’ll probably know more in 10 days time…
I think there’s a huge chance of a reveal on the anniversary. At this point, they’ve done everything except announce the games.
Which is frustrating beyond all belief hahaha
If they are only working on one other “big project”, then of course it’s the next main series Pokemon games! I’m not quite sure if he’s referring to a project outside of the main series, though.
I also have to say that I expect a Nintendo Direct before March 11. When that Canadian retailer leaked those 12 new Nintendo Selects games being released on that date, the listings were removed from their website and the tweet was removed. I think Nintendo probably plans on revealing those formally. Also, they need to promote Star Fox Zero, Twilight Princess HD, Pokken Tournament and other unannounced games!
Omg it’s going to be Pokemon XYZ Coliseum XD Tournament 3DS Snap Ranger Go!
U joke, but that would b an amazing ride hahaha
New Pokken stage Diggersby Land
http://youtu.be/WKpPDupbl0A
And more hands on gameplay Shadow Mewtwo vs Chandelure
http://youtu.be/aiG2TegnKU0
I’m getting so freaking excited for this game it’s not even funny!!! I’m glad they’res releasing English game-play trailers now so we can c the differences. The game is looking GREAT!
Still dissapointed they chose to give chandelure an idiotic childish voice rather than a properly creepy and IMO more fitting one. Still, the pokémon, apart form pikachu, don’t seem to say their names, which is awesome. I hope the game still has a few cool fighters left to be revealed, though I doubt it at this point. Hype though!
You do realize that a good percent of most Ghost types have a creepy childish nature, often mischievous and silly so it’s actually quite fitting
I really hope they add so damn heavyweights since it’s seriously lacking
Yes, I do see how the whole childish thing is creepy, but I feel having it make noises closer to it’s in game cry, be silent or I dunno, make wushing noises or something would have been a better fit for Chandelure. I think something like Gourgheist would be better fitted to the whole cheery thing. Here I feel it’s more about the japanese tendency to make things kawai than anything else, which to me feels counterproductive in this case.
you really can’t fight this kinda thing
But one thing we all can agree on is the extreme lack of heavyweights
I’m not really too bothered as I don’t particularly love heavyweights, but fair point, the game doesn’t even have a proper heavyweight in the roster yet, which is weird.
Like I say
Rhyperior, Hariyama, Golem, Aggron, Snorlax even Garbodor could make a decent fighter
But everyone want fast lean and overly popular Pokemon
Really hope you can turn off bigtits mctutorials.
It’ll probably be something we’re not expecting, rather than Z/whatever is next.
The anniversary is only a few days away, only a matter of time now. Also with Junichi Masuda confirmed to be at e3, it should be a good year for Pokemon.
Well only a few days in the way that 10 days is only a few days away lol but ur right it really is just a matter of time.
lol not that far away to me. We’ve waited this long after all.
This is true.I’m sure the week will go by really quick hahaha
Screw GO. I want this new mainline game(s) he is teasing.
http://i.imgur.com/E1dEjDeh.jpg
I’m not seeing any extra slots for newcomers unless you count regular Mewtwo
Well there’s enough space for 5 more characters, so maybe there is hope after all!
Hmmmmm 5 spots that i want
Druddigon beartic crobat rhydon scizor
if they don’t complete that row and just leave Mewtwo on his own on the right, it’ll annoy the shit out of me.
I’m going to believe that it is the next Pokemon Game. I love how everyone is using Z like it’s going to be the actual title. I recall Masuda saying that Z will highly not be the title because of it being predictable. I think calling it the Next Pokemon Game is better than Z. (Anything is possible tho.) Also, no DLC is planned for Pokken Tournament, so the fighters that are there are permanent, I doubt there would be any newcomers.
We all know its not going to be named Z, it’s just placeholder because type “next pokemon game” every time is way too much effort when Z is just one letter
I’ve been calling it AZ, but that’s just me.
No DLC, BUT distribution of new fighters isn’t impossible. The game will support Amiibo cards. That’s how they’re distributing Dark Mewtwo with the game.
The amiibo card is just to unlock it early, you will unlock it just through playing the game otherwise.
Regardless. Future updates and cards lay the way for something new.
Eh perhaps.
I think it’s going to be Pokemon AZ, due to recent leaks and because it makes sense. “A stands for the beginning, Z stands for the end”, as a Team Magma grunt said in ORAS. Not only that, we will learn more about the beginning of Kalos (with the ancient war and such), along with the end of Kalos lore and Gen 6 itself. AND, AZ will be a prominent character in the game.
#PokemonNX maybe?
Yet another image from 4chan relating to “Pokemon AZ” and its 70 new Pokemon. This was posted by the same person who posted the original list. No one knows where this image came from, and the detail put into it is astounding (the English version of this list, not made by the original Japanese poster, makes this clearer). Look at the icon next to each Pokedex number. It’s a version of the icon currently included in the Kalos Pokedex, except it has a larger Central Kalos region, as well as southeastern and southwestern portions. Most interesting, though, is the fact that these new southern areas are colored orange and light blue…the remaining colors on PERFECT ZYGARDE’S CHEST! Let’s imagine that each color represents one region of Kalos, and all of them are lit up on Zygarde because the entire ecosystem is going haywire. IT ALL MAKES SENSE!
I also posted my reasons for believing the name “Pokemon AZ” is legitimate in response to Afarr below.
Normally these types of “leaks” are easily pushed aside as they’re from 4chan and that’s a huge tell already. I have to admit this seems to have taken a considerable amount of time to create. If it’s real I have no doubt it’ll b exciting to c all these new Pokemon. If it’s fake I have to give credit where credit is due and say that this has to b one of the most well thought out and carefully crafted fake “leaks” we’ve seen for a while if not ever lol
By considerable amount of time I hope you mean considerable amount of gibberish
None of these names have any soul and they sound so weeabish so I deem this neckbeard’s afternoon of making fake names a farce A FARCE I SAY
Nay to you, good sir. You should have seen the amount of detail that truly went into these names, I was reading the thread as it happened. It’s one of the best fakes we’ve yet received, if it’s fake at all.
I think what’s making this stick out more than anything is the color scheme…I never noticed the blue and orange on Zygarde until you pointed it out. O_o
And now…..I have to wonder…..because the colors on Zygarde and this list are exact……*hmmmmm
It’s just a single instance of this leak being extremely well thought out…almost as if Game Freak had done it 😛 Who in the world designed that hexagon map icon thing anyway? Nobody knows!
Key word fake
Why do lot make such big fusses about every time we’ve gotten fake lists
They’re always fake and I’ve never believed one once
So why drag it out
Whether the names are good or not means nothing. In order to put something liike this together it’s obvious the person knows how the Japanese writing system works and that in itself it work.
I’m glad you feel the same way about it as I do. I’m not claiming at all that these are real, but there is a distinct possibility that they are. I don’t know why these would have been leaked so early, but there are currently no telltale signs that it’s false. Why not analyze it while it’s here? I could go on and on about why I think they’re real, but I don’t want to retread that ground with every comment!
Also, even if these leaks are completely fake, I have now been convinced that the title will be Pokemon AZ. It just so happens that this “leaker” thinks so too.
I’ll take a Dragon/Steel type…
Go catch dialga
or go mega evolve druddigonDoesn’t Haxorus sound more of a candidate for a Dragon/Steel-type mega? 🙂
Its kinda hard I mean it sounds believable but honestly Druddigon is supposed to be a gargoyle and Rock would make a tinier bit more sense
But I find it hard to believe that Mega Evolution would just slap on Steel typing when it barely learns anything
Just pandering it looks like it has a metal axe for a face auto steel type
What about Mega Ampharos, Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Lopunny, where they slapped on types as well…
Ampharos’ Japanese name Denryu can be taken to mean 電流 denryū (electric current) or 電竜 den ryū (electric dragon)
But Mewtwo X and Lopunny are a tad more trickier
Mewtwo X might be resonating on the idea that its sole purpose of creation is to be the strongest Pokemon ever and the hybrid DNA kinda singled the stronger traits to surface with thhe influence of Mega Evolution
And Lopunny has always possesses a hidden fighting prowess with an abnormal amount of Flighting moves in its repertoire
But honestly I wish this thing never existed I hate it so much literally Medicham 2.0
Wow okay! Awesome to learn new things. Still think they can slap Steel-typing onto Haxorus (and hopefully give him some Steel attacks or an ability like Pixilate).
That’s far too lazy
Mega Evolution is supposed to bring out their innermost traits and abilities and everyone is going nuts thinking anything can go and frankly that annoys me
Dialga
These are actually believable and here’s why.
It’s taking an unprecedented amount of time for a main series game reveal, considering for how long it’s been hinted at (starting with the new Zygarde forms back in, what, November?? So since the games haven’t been revealed yet, I think it’d be safe to assume that development is likely finishing up, meaning that the game is still in GameFreak’s hands, so the fact that all these names are in Japanese helps give it credibility. Too often we see people create leaks saying “I’m part of NoAmerica” and they’re in English, which makes no sense to me sometimes.
Also keep in mind that this is most likely a continuation, in some way shape or form, of Kalos (Gen 6) whether it be Pokemon Z, Gen 6.5, or Gen 7 (mirroring Gen 2 with Kanto). So all the development effort of creating a new region on a new platform etc etc helps accelerate development time. So what does that mean? Even though the game hasn’t been revealed, it’s very likely the new ‘dex is already created and set in stone. There’s more than likely a whole ‘dex of Pokemon that are ready to be revealed out there.
My PREDICTION. Is that the new game will be RELEASED WORLDWIDE within 3 months of the game announcement, instead of the 9-10 months we had to wait for XY and ORAS.
These are believable leaks, but I don’t buy it, I never buy leaks lol. But if they are real, I wouldn’t even be mad. Can you link me to the 4chan thread please?
There’s been a very active thread every day since Sunday, but here’s the most recent one. It will probably be deleted soon, but I’d expect another one to follow.
http://boards.4chan.org/vp/thread/25247839/az#p25253072
It has to be 6.5, since there are no starters on the list. They won’t make a new gen without giving us new starters, right?
Still hoped for starters, since I always get attached to them 🙂
It has to be 6.5, since there are no starters on the list. They won’t make a new gen without giving us new starters, right?
Still hoped for starters, since I always get attached to them 🙂
I’m convinced… but, names like E-Es-P, H-Gen, Oxygen, and H20ter are throwing me off. I’m surprised none of the comments have mentioned this yet. Am I missing something here?
Yeah. You’re not supposed to think about the leaks, you’re just supposed to blindly accept them.
Sure lets believe everything this guy says like sheep
That sounds like an amazing idea! 😀
Chico is a confirmed sheep
They are unusual names, and they originally turned me off from the leaks, but then I looked further and saw all the other name inspirations from other Pokemon on the list. With the slim chance that this is real, it could be Game Freak’s way of freshening up ideas. I have a huge problem with “Oxygen”, but the other ones you listed seem alright to me.
My favorite off that list is Ringobae. That sounds like the name of a Pokemon Chico created, lol.
We’ll see how things turn out. I wouldn’t be opposed to having that many new Pokemon, as I felt there were a lot of unforgettable ones in XY. Gotta stop getting my hopes up for CoroCoro, though. It’s honestly an official announcement that will tie up loose threads.
Another thing I noticed is all the names were romanized (I think that’s the right word) except for Magearna. Magearna isn’t the Japanese name for the Pokemon, and, based on the length of the names, everything else is in Japanese. If it was properly done, wouldn’t Magiana be in place of Magearna, considering everything is done in Japanese? Maybe I’m overthinking.
Dicie posted this before I did but that’s true Magearna isn’t the Japanese name by the way someone on 4chan try to draw them not a nice try but it’s ok http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1455733250151.png
O my god. Literally every single one disappoints me. How did you get this? I hope it’s not real…
From what I can gather on 4chan this seems to be nothing more than fan interpretation (phew). I gotta say making the molecule pokémon into dogs is a particularly unforgivable crime.
Good thing these are fan designs. As long as I get an ice wolf I’ll be happy.
I still don’t buy it.
The main reason is Magearna.
All the other names are in Japanese,so why isn’t it Magiana instead?
Second,it isn’t from a reliable source really.
Anyone Remember the Rayman leak for smash, and how in the end it ended up being faked?
That’s why I never trust leaks
Exactly besides this jokester is saying Magearna is a Fairy Type how ridiculous does that sound
Fairies and Technology do not mix
Aaaaw I so desperately want these to be real, this is literally my favourite fake leak ever (I’m still definitely calling this fake until proven otherwise, but that isn’t stopping my hopes from getting up, which is agonising). If anything it does seem to be an amazingly well done fake, with proper work for the names, the “production design” of the list and so on. Frankly I think the names, even the weird ones, are believable. Isn’t Magearna an accepted romanisation of Magiana, especially as it’s actually reflecting the idea behind the name? (I dunno I’m just basing that of what I see on Serebii). Well done as it is however, this looks like exhibit A for “too good to be true”: just look at all those awesome pokémon ideas that have long been wished for by fans, and all those exotic type combinations. This is too fan-pleasing to seem true. I don’t believe Game Freak would ever put out something like this. They seem too attached to doing it their own way, being somewhat complacent with hmm, it might be harsh calling it mediocrity, let’s say a certain lack of creative ambition in certain regards. I’m sure I’ll be satisfied with whatever GF puts out for gen 6,5 or gen 7, but the fact is there’s little doubt this list would top it.
Back when you posted this before I was reading through the Japanese names and was pretty convinced these were fake. Now that I’m seeing the Japanese text I feel even stronger now.
Many of these names sound really awkward to say, and some don’t follow rules found in Japanese (サイッヒク/saihhiku for example is very odd. Two vowels shouldn’t have a ‘sokuon’ inbetween them for words that are not onomatopoeia. The only exception I’m aware of is when expressing German/foreign phrases in katakana. It doesn’t come naturally).
Also the Pokemon species names don’t match existing conventions. The Japanese names are always ‘noun/nominalized verb + Pokemon’, but these names include adjectives such as 甘い/辛い and the very awkward 壮大なポケモン。
Sorry 🙁
Ah man, what a shame. Whoever did this certainly tricked a lot of non-Japanese speakers, that’s for sure.
Yeah it is a shame because the ideas and typo combos looked good.
But not all hope is lost! There could still be a gen 6.5, just not this list!
u seems pretty good in japanese.
I should hope so, I was there in high school and later I majored in Japanese phonetics and linguistics :p
This is interesting. I think the game will be called Pokemon AZ also. I’m hype for this to be legit. An expanded Kalos would be amazing!
Hey everyone, I’m new here! I’ve always read the articles, but I never commented. I thought I’d change that! 🙂
Hey Haxford, welcome to the community. Enjoy your stay! 😀
Thanks a lot!
Did anybody notice these hexagons inside P-Zygarde chest has the same color of Xerneas’s horns for me this mean he represent not just a tree of life but the dimensions that connected with it also. http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/d/d3/Xerneas_anime.png/revision/latest?cb=20140216231642
Doesn’t the purple differ from the dark blue?
look at Zygarde carefully it’s purple https://optimalotaku.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-16-at-10-20-46-am.png
I get your point, but I feel like the color in Zygarde’s chest looks more like blue than purple to me. Nonetheless, your theory sounds cool!
Indigo. Sorted it :p
I REALLY like this new Pokejungle logo. I personally wouldn’t mind if it stayed like this…
I think the next game(s) will be gen seven, like with gens one and two-a continuation- but introducing a smaller number of Pokémon. I feel this makes more sense than a gen 6.5, but this is just my opinion. I could also be completely wrong and it could be another gen six game, but the introduction of a new Pokémon-Magearna-makes me doubt this.
The only way that could make sense is that Azoth is in fact based on a further Region just close enough for Flare to have research on it and just far enough to give a cultral boundary to prevent indigenous fauna to cross over
Well considering there is an entire unseen region beside Kalos… It’s not impossible…
Where is that?
Smack dab on the right of the Kalos map.
It could also be possible if you can use your Pokemon to just fly there instead of a region adjecent to Kalos.
Yeah. But regardless it doesn’t matter.
http://youtu.be/8HujzMCu3RM First official traileri
This makes me want Pokkén even more.
it’s always the rugged bearded ones isn’t it
Yes
i envy you, Pokemon never makes any heavyset females unless plot convenience
Tbh I thought Bianca was and then I realized it was just a skirt.
that airhead….
She was the Shauna of Gen 5
you do realize it’s the other way around
Shauna was the Bianca of Gen 6
It works vice versa. I like Bianca better
no it really doesn’t
Shauna never existed in gen 5 ergo Bianca is the original girly air head companion
If you play the games in reverse order though…. ?
He has Pikachu chest hair <3
I approve.
I think that’s the shadow/shape of his brutal pecs but that’s fine too.
Either way, I approve.
I’m not complaining. And in HD it almost makes it worth a Wii U.
You should buy one. They are great, and they will be even more when this game comes out.
I just don’t have time to play. Especially with classes starting next week and work.
Bummer. Maybe when classes are over in Summer, you can buy one! I think it’s worth it.
The NX is what makes me want to hold off too. The price is just a little too high…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbizfk91wK0
Just a whole lot of Pokken New surfacing
Four new Support Pokemon
Yveltal and Latios & Reshiram and Cresselia
and in-case anyone hasn’t heard you cannot i repeat cannot mix and match Support Pokemon
so like you can’t have Jirachi with Yveltal only who they paired with
http://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/pokken-support-.jpg
http://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/pokken-support-.jpg
Fricking lucked out with the Dual Cubone and Diglett
dam wat they did with my Yveltal ?? …..error the link didn’t work.
http://nintendoeverything.com/yveltal-latios-reshiram-and-cresselia-revealed-as-pokken-tournaments-latest-support-pokemon/
Pokemon in real life?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HupO2EUQE2c