Breaking: Pokémon Sun & Moon Revealed?!

pokemon-sun-moon-filingTrademark registrations have been apparently found, as well as logos, for two unannounced games: Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon! These were filed one day before the Pokémon Direct and beginning of the 20th anniversary in Japan.

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UPD1: Numerous Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon websites have been registered by different subsidiaries of Nintendo. All of them direct back to Pokemon.com. Looks like we know what our next games are, maybe.

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1,101 thoughts on “Breaking: Pokémon Sun & Moon Revealed?!”

    • Honestly, in Pokémon SPECIAL, the third Kalos Pokédex was destroyed in a chapter released a few months ago. In that manga, the Pokédexes ALWAYS go to characters named after the games, and we know Kusaka has access to early information, so there were some people thinking there wouldn’t be a third game for some time.

      But this is strange. Unless this is Gen 6.5, why suddenly not have a third game or sequels? Was Z actually being made at some point and then cancelled, or is GF just trying to break away from the pattern? Was Zygarde a red herring? Will there be a Pokémon Star? Pokémon Earth?

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  1. I really want to believe this, but SUN and MOON do not go with the whole Zygarde and Magearna aesthetic they’re proposing…even if it is a new generation, i really don’t think Sun and Moon would work. The only thing that works there is that it would be a gen 2 parallel

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  2. OMG! *.* I hope so much that this is true, maybe this means there wont be a Z? (I am honest, it always made me *yawn*) I truly hope for new Pokemon! 🙂

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  3. Don’t think it’s legit. These logos look too lazy — the background is basically the same only with different filters applied, the font resembles that of TCG expansions and the sun and moon symbols are just.. not harmonic?

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  4. Yeah I’m not buying it, I expected today everywhere rumors to pop up to see what the direct is
    The background looks nearly the same

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  5. It has logos and everything, it can’t be fake! I believe that would be legally irresponsible if it weren’t actually from Game Freak/Nintendo, right? And of course the trademarks would be applied today or tomorrow, due to the companies not wanting it to leak any earlier. Here’s the link to the the website where this was found, just search Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. It’s definitely a job by Nintendo!
    https://oami.europa.eu/eSearch/

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  6. The background look like TCG artwork to me. Maybe it’s not a set of new games but a new TCG line to to along with Pokemon – insert name -.

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      • The background of the Pokemon Moon/Sun logo. Loically speaking, Pokemon tends to trademark their TCG sets WAY before release as opposed to a new set of games. If they truly wanted this to be a huge, global announcement, they would have trademarked the names and logos surreptitiously. By trademarking the names and such, they have alleviated a certain amount of hype and consequently brought down the level of hype a few notches.

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      • Plus, this could be a PR stunt because Pokemon IS known for trademarking potential game names in fear of others using them for Fakemon games and such.

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  7. I’m curious as to when these names were trademarked. If they were trademarked very recently then I’d have to say I highly doubt these are what tomorrow is going to b about. Usually they Trademark at the very least months in advance before any hints at the name being actually used. I guess we shall have to see. I don’t think that these won’t eventually become games, but I’m not sure I see in the cards for this year. I could be wrong however. lol

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      • Hmmmmm is that so……..well then I stand corrected…..either way I’m not sure these games will be whats coming tomorrow……or maybe they are……….? I’m not sure of anything anymore……….lol

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          • Which is like a first as usually both Nintendo and GameFreak are super lazy about trying to trick their audience and r typically very easy to predict hahaha

    • It seems as though the filing date was today, but it has not been registered or given an expiry date yet. Not sure what that means for the situation.

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  8. I’m going to be so disappointed tomorrow if this turns out to be fake. I personally believe that it’s real, but still, there’s always that chance.

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    • *Holds hand* I’m with you! I want it to be true because adding celestial themes to XY would really throw a curveball for those who are followers of the concrete XYZ (confirmed by Pokemon themselves) theme. I mean, they could somehow incorporate celestial themes by going back to Nordic roots.

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      • Absolutely! It’s weird, it’s not what anyone was expecting, and it also has the potential to be friggin AWESOME. I don’t know what to believe right now, but I’m dying for tomorrow to get here already!!

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  9. I feel like they know people are going to be looking for this information, so they wouldn’t want to reveal it too early. It seems very real, but very fake at the same time oddly. The titles do have a certain ring to them though. Not something we expected it to be eother which is kinda cool. Only question now…mega lunatone and mega solrock confirmed?

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  10. Has anybody checked any gaming stores? My local gamestop usually tells me tey have holding spots in their systems for new games that are being announced within days, and when oras was announced, they had pokemon placeholders the day corocoro leaked

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  11. If these really are the game for tomorrow I suspect that means we’re heading into a new gen. I can’t c them releasing another pair of games with brand new names and having them be related to XY. It doesn’t seem right for these to b in gen 6. I do think they are real, but I can’t see them for our current gen is all. Doesn’t mean they can’t get revealed tomorrow I guess!

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  12. Please don’t be a TCG expansion. Please don’t be a TCG expansion. Please don’t be a TCG expansion. Please don’t be a TCG expansion. Please don’t be a TCG expansion.

    T_T

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  13. I’d just like to say, our hint for this year was “flowers”…flowers follow the sun and the moon in order to stimulate growth.

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  14. even if these are real, doesnt mean they are the next game. next gen maybe, but we will get something like Z or whatever to go with gen 6 this year.

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  15. If you click on the info button the individual trademark pages it opens up further details about them. Mostly a large wall of text, but these are definitely games of the video persuasion. The first paragraph talks about it being for a video game apparatus and ROM. So these are definitely video game trademarks at the very least.

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  16. Quick though, I know how magearna fits into Norse myth. There’s a squirrel that runs up and down the tree of life, delivering messeges, and squirrels tend to be portrayed as powering machines. The squirrel asked humans to make it a case/body to make traveling easier, so bam, magearna

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  17. Oooooooooooooooooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah baby. This feels like a certainty. The names are so simple though, like fanmade but whatever. New games + news is all I want at this point!!!!

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  18. Alright quick poll even if they are fake or real which one would you take? I would totally go with sun not knowing anything about the games

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  19. So Masuda just tweeted a pic of the sky with the moon in it and said “May be shining big and bright, even though the Sun is still out! I’m tweeting birds (lol)” This is from google translate so it’s prolly not perfect, but whatever! HYPE!!!!

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    • I also saw when I was looking for this one another tweet that seemed to him talking about the space station or something and commenting on the view of the earth or something! The HYPE IS ON!!!!

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  20. If this all gets revealed tomorrow, we have another year of CoroCoro reveals and speculation ahead of us 😀 It will be 2013 reincarnate!

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    • I just hope they don’t reveal EVERYTHING like they sort of did back then. It wasn’t as much as ORAS, but there wasn’t as much mystery when it came to the Pokemon and fun extras we got lol

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  21. NO WAY NO WAAAAY NOOOOO WAYYYYYY OMFG I WAS SO DOUBTUL ABOUT A NEW GEN SO SOON BUT THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN RIGHT ‘ERE.. If these leaks are true, that is. BUT STILL

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  22. The logo looks like a main series game. I’m feeling the 7th Generation of Pokemon or 6.5 Generstion. The 3DS is going to be a fantastic game for this year! I can’t wait for tomorrow!

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  23. Can’t wait to see an improved day/night cycle with specific pokemon, just like Gold/Silver did 17 years ago (oh my god, I’m so old)

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  24. YASSSS YASSSS YEAH STHIS IS WHAT I WANT COMING GIVE IT TO ME I CN THE OMG ITS SO BIG I CAN WAIT JUST COME ON AL READY THEY HAVE TO BE PART OF GEN OMG I WANT TO CRY

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      • Good. Less bullshit I have to put up with.

        It’s actually just on my autocorrect beside I was making fun of people on twitter. I woke up about thirty seconds before I posted that.

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  25. I am SO excited, i really hope this is true and i cant wait to know what is going to be shown tomorrow, Moon and Sun is exactly what i always dreamed about, especially since i am a “Moonprayer” ;P

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  26. This would mean, if these ARE Gen 7 titles, that Gen 6 will be anime only and GEN 7 OMG. HOWEVER since Gen six bowed to Gen One so much these coul go BACK to Kalos like Gen 2 did!

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  27. I’m waiting for these game not to be announced tomorrow and for us to still get “Rainbow” or whatever and have everyone super upset even tho we still get a new game hahaha

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  28. The next games were supposed to be about “Flowers”
    The other leak stated it was “Rainbow”
    The Anime started the Z arc and introduced the Zygarde formes and Magearna.
    XY themelves have a lot of unexplained stuff, and Eternal Flower Floette still hasn’t been released.
    And now we have “Sun” and “Moon”

    With them taking a year of, Plain old Z would be dissapointing, but I don’t think it’s the right time for Gen 7…

    I’m really confused, But I guess Everything will be revealed tommorow.

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    • Well thanks to leakers they don’t have to release them now.

      Some flowers bloom in the day, others at night. That might have something to do with it.

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  29. The question on my mind is, if this is still connected to Gen 6 and this is legit, what are the cover legendaries for these games going to be? Will there be ‘more forms of Zygarde, or are they going to introduce more legendaries?

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  30. This may seem stupid but i really hope mega evolution wasnt a “gen 6 only” sort of thing. Im sure they will keep it and add more megas.

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    • Mega Evolution is a feature that is going to stay. There is a split timeline in the Pokemon Universe where Mega Evolution was discovered. Plus, a lot of people typically enjoy that feature, so I do not see them dumping it. Similar to Pokemon Origins, that do not need to add all of the lore. Just simply giving a Mega Stone to the protagonist is good enough.

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  31. I wonder if Marriland was actually correct in thinking that Zygarde 10%, 30%, and 100% were purely just for the anime. This reveal of Sun and Moon, I believe that it’s going to be the 7th Generation. I feel like Magearna is highly a part of this “new generation”. I expect Volcanion to have a new forme and to be official discovered in these new games too. (I still have the feelings of 6.5 to Kalos…)

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    • I don’t think so. Feels almost like there are going to be another 2 Core, for Sun and Moon. The games then maybe have Kalos and whatever the other region is and you the Cells are present across both regions.

      Give me Sinjoh. And a sun and a moon legendary. Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi.

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  32. If there’s gonna be a 7th gen, then it must be related somehow with Kalos and Zygarde. Maybe it will be like Gold and Silver for 1st gen. Magearna keeps inside the “soul heart” —> Soul silver & Heart Gold? Golden Sun and Silver Moon?

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    • Possibly. We’ve been debating a Generation 6.5 (Pokemon Gold and Silver were basically Pokemon 1.5) for a while. I feel like we may not see Zygarde in this. Yet, the possibilities for tomorrow are endless. I’m just waiting to see some gameplay. I’m ecstatic for FRIDAY! 😀

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      • I don’t remember who, but an article or two ago, somebody brought their theory where they said it could be like gold and silver, where it’s it’s own region, but then we go to kalos and there’s some disaster where zygarde needs to come out

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  33. Meh. Hmm I don’t know want to think, I would have preferred a third version or something like rainbow to be honest. Don’t find the titles that exciting either, not sure why but I don’t (loving the suggestions this could bring cosmic type though). I think is it’ because they seem very fan-title-y, and not in a cool way. But we literally know nothing, so I’ll just keep my hype for the inevitable trailer.
    Anyway, this could be a placeholder, or a TCG expansion, or it could be a future title with an XY sequel in between…
    Imma just wait until tomorrow.

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  34. Hi Govnah here. Listen up Lunatone with be in sun while solrock will be in moon and lunatonenite will be in moon and solrock ite will be in sun. – Trollfreak

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  35. This is most definitely the GSC game to XY’s Red and Blue. There are so many hints about the sundial in Kalos and references to the sun and moon in the game. Whether you wanna call it Gen 6.5 or 7, that’s what it’s gonna be. Soooooooooooooo hype!

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  36. I wonder if some people still know me… Anyway, I’ve been very busy with school stuff and doing my best to become an engineer. I decided to change my mind and reschool as a power engineer, so I still have some extra years before me until I start working. But my grades are excellent and my life couldn’t be more wonderful.
    Except that I have very little time for anything else and had to put my Zelda and Pokémon love on the backburner. But I saw the announcement and I’m getting excited again. A new generation means a new rumour season coming up.

    On Sun and Moon, I can say that they are doing a great job with keeping up the surprises. I think hardly anyone predicted these names and I suspect that they have a lot more in store for us. If Zelda U comes along for the Wii U /NX this may very well be my most memorable year in gaming history. I’ll be gladly keeping up with the news and try to have internet access when the direct hits.

    If there’s anything personal you want to ask, just shoot a reply to this comment.

    PS: I still have my sense of humour.

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      • Wow, I’m in my second year in college and I’ve got time to play my xbox on a consistent basis. Not sure if my study habits are weak or what lol. University has to be somewhat different in Europe though, to some degree. I should be studying for my exam tomorrow… Hmmmm.

        😉

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        • When you’re studying one of the hardest degrees at one of the hardest universities of the country in one of the hardest countries in Europe, you know you get it rough.
          The actual thing is though that through the day I’m constantly busy with classes and building relationships with friends and when I get back at dorm I prefer to study rather than spend time on my consoles. But once this summer hits, I’m going to get back in my games and finish my backlog. I still have time to play Zelda and Pokémon, but ORAS was so lackluster I needed a break.

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          • Trueee. I started as an engineering major, and after my first year I dropped it and changed LOL. I’ve got a lot of respect for all engineering majors… it’s hard.

          • It is hard, yet so rewarding. But I understand if you give up on it, my first year I struggled a lot too. You basically have to give up your life to be able to move on.

          • I mean it’s not that I couldn’t do the work, it’s that I wasn’t enjoying it. I wasn’t having fun doing the work. And you know how expensive higher education is, so I didn’t want to get a degree in something I didn’t like.

          • “one of the hardest degrees at one of the hardest universities of the country in one of the hardest countries in Europe”

            You’re so awesome man

    • Welcome back Dae I remember you 😀

      I’ve also started college and am in my second year, so I haven’t been that active on this site since X and Y really.

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    • Hi Dae,
      I am so happy to hear that you’re doing great in school. I wish you the best in power engineering sector. I have some knowledge about wind turbine engineering. It was fun. I don’t know it is related to it.

      I don’t know, I feel teary. Isn’t it strange? I haven’t established any ‘physical’ relation with anyone here, but I still feel connected to some people. I knew that you were going to dedicate yourself to your school and hearing that you are doing excelent in your life made me happy miles away too.

      Hope you’re doing good with your lover too. Sorry in advance, if I reopen old wounds.

      Love You
      Best Wishes

      Belmad

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      • I’ll never forget the articles you used to write… The origin ones? That’s some high quality PJN content. You should write more

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      • Hi Belmad, glad to hear from you too!

        Power engineering does contain wind turbine engineering, but it’s much more than. Esssentialy you can design everything from a power plant, so the electric cabeling, the transformers, the power electronics, turbines, heat transfer, flow rate in tubes but also renewable energies like solar, wind and hydro. It has voltages that can go up to 3000 times the voltage that comes out of your plug. It’s really fun and really hard, but it took me a while to realise it’s what I really wanted to do.

        Me and my lover is a more complex story than I will ever be able to and want to write on this blog, but I can tell I’m happy with how it is now.

        Greets,

        Dae

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  37. Those logos look amazing!!! Ahhh I’m so excited. While I will get both, moon is definitely gonna be my favorite. I was literally speculating a few weeks ago they could be called this and that the legendary for moon could be a hare and the sun could be a wolf or fox. So these logos are official, right?

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  38. Hey guys, in the games there was something about the blue pentagon (the Kalos marking) that indicated there was only one or two more G6 games, anyone remembers what it was?

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  39. YES! Love the concept & logos.

    My guess is it will be Gen 7 and all new Pokemon cause they look and for the criteria of main stream games. All remakes or sequel games have alluded to their predecessor FireRed and LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black2 and White2. If it were a sequel to X or Y it would be called Z or X2 and Y2 or at least have some reference to the past titles. Sun and Moon stand completely on their own much like past main series entries like Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl, Black and White or well you know X and Y. That being said like many have stated it could be like Gen 2/Johto was to Kanto and connected to Kalos. So after finalizing your journey in the new region you can revisit and updated Kalos region with the new Zygarde forms and plot line. Collect the badges there, explore new areas and changes to old ones etc. As we all know aside from Mega Evolutions the amount of new Pokemon introduced in 6 were weak. So even 100 or so new ones would be nice if it is in fact a continuation to Gen 6 like Gold & Silver were to Gen 1, but I’m hoping for at least 120 new Pokemon. It is the 20th anniversary after all. As for Mega Evolutions which I have no doubt will be back they still haven’t explored any Mega Evolutions in Gen 5 or 6 so I would love to see that! Giving the Kalos starters all Mega Evolutions would be the cherry on top of a return back to Kalos. Also introduce more rounded less femine Fairy-types and more unexplored type combinations like Fairy/Fighting, Fire/Poison, Electric/Dark, etc. And if we don’t get a water dolphin starter or wild Pokemon in this game I will be very sad. It could be water/fairy or water/psychic typing not to mention think of how cute it would be. I just hope they bring character customization back but if it is indeed connect or closely related to the Kalos region I say the chances are rather high. To not include the feature would be a step backwards at this rate. I’m so excited!

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  40. Gimmie gimmie gimmie gimmie gimmie gimmie!!!!! At the risk of sounding like a spoiled 4 year old, I WANT IT NOOOWWWW!!! Gimmie!!!

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  41. CELESTIAL THEMES IN POKEMON! YASSS! MY SOUL IS READY TO CONVERGE WITH POKEMON MOON! 😀 Honestly though, Pokemon Moon is an immensely appealing idea and one that I HOPE is true!

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    • “Video game new outlets” – Forbes, 2016 (Joking, obviously my grammar is worse)

      As for the article itself, it fails to point out several key factors: even if the twitter account utilized to disseminate knowledge concerning Pokemon Sun and Moon is fake, that does not negate the reality of the trademarks being official. Those who claim that the games are not going to occur or materialize are either basing it off of tradition which can easily be broken or initial knowledge concerning how Pokemon/Nintendo often trademarks and copyrights Pokemon games such as Brown, Amethyst, etc… However, none of those games had logos affiliated with them nor were they trademarked a day before a huge Pokemon announcement was due which adds more to the credibility of Pokemon Sun and Moon. Honestly, at this point, anything can happen but the matter of fact is: NEW MAIN SERIES TITLES ARE GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED and that is all that matters after the drought of Pokemon in 2015.

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    • The trademarks are still real. There going to show off a new game tomorrow. Companies (especially gaming ones) trademark the names of the games a day or a week before they announce it. The fake twitter is just confirming what is already real!

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  42. Have updated the post. More confirmation has arrived…

    UPD1: Numerous Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon websites have been registered by different subsidiaries of Nintendo. All of them direct back to Pokemon.com. Looks like we know what our next games are.

    Pokemon-Sun.com
    Pokemon-Moon.com

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  43. I expect Pokemon Sun/Moon to have a marketing campaign primarily focusing on regaining back lost fans and reigniting the simplicity yet heartwarming characteristics Pokemon is known for. That is a weapon that not many have in their arsenal… 20 years?! 20 FREAKING YEARS?! The longevity and legacy of Pokemon is astonishing and to think that the latest releases have amassed over 20 million copies worldwide is insane! Although Pokemon may be struggling in certain markets, growing markets such as China, Korea, and many more have yet to truly delve into the awe-inspiring Pokemon experience and if Pokemon/Nintendo play their cards correctly and their marketing campaign is as good as what it was for Platinum and Black/White, expect these two games to shatter Pokemon records.

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  44. Hmmmm… Moon and Sun
    I wander if it is any sort of Lugia and Ho-oh reference

    X and Y were heavily influenced by Gen 1
    If these are influenced by Gen 2 that would be amazing. And if it connects back to Kalos the way Johto did to Kanto that would be pretty interesting. Kalos story is definitely unfinished.

    Also Kanto, Kalos
    Not sure the name meanings but phonetically similar

    Well that’s all I’ve got for now. Back to the shadows @.@

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  45. I’m predicting that the legendaries for Pokemon Sun and Moon would be Fire/Psychic and Dark/Fairy (or Dark/Rock). I’m guessing that the teaser would be similar to X/Y’s in style. There highly just going to chat about Pokemon’s history, then reveal the next mainline games and have them release in the fall.

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  46. ~ The Sun Pokemon and Moon Pokemon are the mascots of Pokemon Sun/Moon and because the Zygarde cores need sunlight and all the things a normal plant would need to survive, the antagonistic group’s main goal is to capture either the Sun or Moon Pokemon and thus, Kalos or S. Kalos enters a period of chaos and the ecology suffers and such. By capturing the Sun/Moon Pokemon, the antagonistic group plans to make Zygarde appear and use its energy to power the Ultimate Weapon or something similar to that. As Kalos begins to deteriorate, Zygarde has no choice but release its true powers and save Kalos from total destruction. It would make sense considering the Sun and Moon are in a somewhat symbiotic relationship: without the Sun Pokemon, eternal darkness would kill life and without the Moon Pokemon, eternal sunlight would kill life. That would be the perfect way for Zygarde to be tied into the story considering how Zygarde is immensely important to the environment and its ‘Dex entry does state that when the environment is in grave danger, it will show its true power.

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    • Team Lunar: a “religious” cult bent on destroying Team Solar and the leader was apart of the Kalos War and has pent up aggression and loathing towards Northern Kalos

      Team Solar: a “reform” cult bent on destroying Team Lunar and the leader comes from Northern Kalos

      … I mean, they did kind of base Team Flare off of the Nazi in my humble opinion with all their genocidal talk and ‘ish.

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  47. I wonder if the new evil organization/cult will be called Team Twilight or Eclipse or something like that? Or maybe it’ll be like the Heonn region and have Team Lunar and Team Solis/Solar?

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  48. Pokemon has Megas now Sun and Moon.
    Digimon had a game called Dawn and Dusk
    Coincidence I think not. Illuminati Confirmed as Villain team for Sun/moon

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  49. Goodness, all this hype is like a big family reunion! Chicolumbia, skiddo (new skiddo lol), earthenwarrior, Shinyxatu, Dae, defensivebastiodon, dicie, jordanite, and all those other amazin people i may have left out, its nostalgic and wonderful to return to open arms! (Hope i didnt double post this its being weird)

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  50. It has been quite a while since I’ve seen the hype again on this site. I can’t believe how amazing those 2 logos look and how they accidentally revealed them. At this point in time I am 100% certain it is these 2 games. The fact that they are making the sites today as well confirms that for me. The question is when we will get it, and how long we have to wait. Welcome back my beautiful jungle family <3

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  51. I’m here for the hype. I think I’m going to go with Sun because I just think the logo looks better. Also, I wonder if anyone remembers me. (I was around here from the release of XY to about 6 months after.)

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  52. Ok so we have names trademarked and now we have domains being registered? If it was just the trademarks then I could see people saying it’s just a coincidence, but now…….Y WOULD THEY IMMEDIATELY REGISTER DOMAIN NAMES FOR WEBSITES IF IT WASN’T COMING SOON?!?!?!?! I mean come on man……..what the heck……lol

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  53. Is it happening? Is Pokejungle coming back to life again? Finally. I’ve missed speculating with everyone like back in the day.

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  54. A few things:

    To those skeptical about this, there’s no reason to. The names Pokemon Sun and Moon, along with the logo, have been registered multiple times across different regions. Additionally, the websites pokemon-sun.com and pokemon-moon.com all redirect to the main Pokémon website. Yes, websites have been created for games that never existed, and names such as Pokémon Gray/Grey have been filed, but never used.
    However, we have an interesting case that ALL of this is happening within a 24 hour time period, the day BEFORE the Pokémon direct.

    Second, assuming there is a Moon legendary Pokémon, I OFFICIALLY DECLARE AS OF THIS MOMENT, that if the Pokémon has any “feminine” traits or design, the nickname “Yue” for it started with ME.

    And lastly, an Eclipse Pokémon would be AMAZING. It sounds soo cool!!!

    Guys, do you realize that…

    WE SURVIVED THE NEWS DROUGHT OF 2015. If that doesn’t deserve upvotes, I don’t know what does. I know there has been one-year gaps before, but this was torture with all the teasing and stuff.

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  55. Wonder how many people will nickname the sun legendary (if there is one) Helios, for the sun God in Greek mythology. It’ll be like Mozilla and Fennekin all over again lol

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  56. XD Im not used to all these comments, I am struggling trying to read them all with new ones coming up all the time. How did I used to do this??
    Anyway, I really wonder if these will be the games announced at the direct tomorrow, or will they be announced later or ever.I will be taking a “bathroom break” in my government class to see the direct

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    • I know right! 2015 in PJ was like 2009/10 all over again, when I still used that PrinceAzulon username and people were just beginning to trickle in! LOL

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  57. Ugh… I have an English field trip to Chicago tomorrow! :C I’ll miss the big announcement and it won’t be the same when I can’t livestream it with others! :C

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  58. What a new game announcement means.

    Corocoro becomes relevant each month again.

    Que the overhyping and speculation….followed by disastrous upsets and disappointments.

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  59. New Weather Nightfall
    Basically minus 20% Accuracy to ALL moves
    And with additional
    Blindside
    Dark
    120
    “The user waits for the perfect opportunity to strike, randomly strikes within 2-3 Turns”

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  60. Pokemon SUMO for short? 😛
    My hype thrusters are in overdrive and I’m excited to see Solrock and Lunatone’s mega’s cause it’d be a crime not to make them.

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    • As many of us have pointed out, this could possibly be a new region akin to the relationship between Kanto and Johto. It would begin the seventh generation but also tie into generation 6 OR it could be apart of generation 6 but instead of releasing a sequel, GameFreak has decided to do something totally different.

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  61. As I said before, Sun/Moon is the best possible way GameFreak could have tied Z into this. I mean, the idea that Zygarde only shows its true power when the environment is in a dire situation makes perfect sense when the Sun/Moon come into the equation. No sun or no moon equates to no life. We should have seen it coming but were too rapt in Pokemon Z.

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  62. I’m really hyped for this and all, but if this is indeed the 7th gen, are they just leaving all the mysteries of XY to be answered in the anime? I mean, XY still feels incomplete at this point. Unless Sun/Moon are in relation to the Anistar Sundial, which would still tie these games to the 6th gen. IDK MAN I’M HYPED.

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  63. Maybe Sun/Moon will be set in Spain and after you become Champion you get on a train to Kalos?
    I’m just making stupid theories now. I’m very excited.

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  64. GUYS OKAY THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A SECOND.

    Johto Mega Starters I would say are guaranteed. It IS the Johto of this generation. And in Kalos we got the Kanto starters…seeing as Kalos is basically Kanto and we got Kanto starters. I see us being given Johto starters, and there being a Dragon Eeveelution to finally pair with Sylveon.

    Shoutout to my friend for thinking of this theory. xD

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  65. I just hope I survive the first reactions of the Direct and that the mascot Legendaries are not ugly as Magearna, which looks like Ken Sugimori was drunk and put Klink, Voltorb, and Diancie together. And if it’s Generation 7, I hope the Starters are well designed too. Inb4 many comments that be produced tomorrow about this subject: “These Pokemon are awful! Pokemon is running out of ideas!” #TypicalFandom

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      • Yeah. I’m gonna try to stay near and clear of the official Pokemon accounts and Twitter and Serebii as far as possible. I just know there’s gonna be hate. Regardless of how well many think they are designed. You can’t please everyone. If only it was that way. Lol.

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    • We’ve gone over the cycle of: see, hate, love so many times, I don’t think it will faze anyone that much. I remember how many essays were written when Mega-evolution was introduced.

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      • Yep. I’ll probably go through the cycle: heart racing, hate them at first, rage, then love them. Some fans just don’t break that habitat ever and say they hate every new species all throughout the Generation. Why bother playing? If you are gonna be that negative.

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  66. Holy Crap! I haven’t seen this many comments since the summer of ’89…. *starts flashing back*

    Anyway, I love the logos! Theyre pretty good ideas.

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  67. Not sure if anyone remembers my old gijinkas from years back, but I just wanted to show how much I’ve improved
    Old drawing (That I actually worked pretty hard on)- http://pre03.deviantart.net/6e40/th/pre/f/2014/028/8/7/tristan_the_gastrodon_by_goomyforever-d742p4w.jpg
    Sketch from a couple days ago- http://40.media.tumblr.com/15d48076d6e175bf159086fdb44b8cd3/tumblr_o2z9bz5Zf01ut5z6zo1_500.jpg
    I’ve worked so hard to improve as an artist, and it’s really paid off

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  68. Dear Arceus,

    Please let this new region have a dark type gym. They are under-represented and stereotyped. Also take away their weakness to Fairy. That was some bullshit that you pulled.

    Love,

    Ultron

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  69. Pleased to see all of the interesting discussion! I’m genuinely wondering if we’re looking at Gen 6.5 or Gen 7, and if the former, how will Sun and Moon tie into XY?

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  70. Okay so there’s one question that was never answered. The mystery still remains…

    Which one of you is KPopStarz? Y’all gonna be stalking us now and everything now that we’re all back together… I know you’re here….

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  71. What I want in Pokemon Sun/Moon:
    ~ More Mega Pokemon
    ~ Better story with as much depth as Black and White or even more so
    ~ An interesting, long, and well thought out post-game
    ~ Vastly improved graphics and animation
    ~ More challenging gym leaders, elite four members, and champion
    ~ Character customization
    ~ Pokemon that can follow you around
    ~ Improvements on the Day/Night system and seasons
    ~ A better villainous team with goals that are made known and concrete
    ~ Better character development
    ~ A rival that is DIFFERENT and not a re-hash of past ones
    ~ AMAZING score and soundtrack
    ~ Epic boss fights and cut scenes

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  72. I promised myself that I would avoid learning anything about the next pokemon region so that when I played the game it would be more exciting back in 2013 but… I miss speculating and talking to other pokemon fans

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  73. Watching the Direct tomorrow will be extremely awkward.
    It starts at 7am my time, and my first class doesn’t start until 7:06. Should I watch the Direct during my passing period (7-7:06) or wait until the end of the day?

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  74. So since yveltal xerneas and zygarde are based on things in the yggdrasil tree does anyone know if the tree has anything that symbolizes the sun and moon or if the sun and moon have some meaning in norse mythology?

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    • As a matter of fact, THEY DO!
      They are called Sol and Mani!
      Although, they are humanoid, so if Pokemon is going this direction, they will most likely take a LOT of artistic liberties! xD

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  75. SO MANY COMMENTS! I can’t believe my eyes. I’m sure tomorrow will only make it more hectic. Tonight I’m really busy but I’d love to get here an hour before the Direct in the morning to speculate with y’all.

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          • I love gen 4 and all because I grew up with it, but I mostly want a remake because of the updated music. I love jazz so much and Id love to hear Sinnoh’s jazz music remixed.

          • I remember when I got my first Pokemon game, I was at Wal-Mart and two games faced me: Platinum and Heartgold/SoulSilver. I asked the lady if she could take out Platinum and she told me, “You know that’s the old one, right? These two,” she said, pointing at HeartGold/SoulSilver, “Are the newest ones.” I smiled and nodded. “I know.” I told her and went home with Pokemon Platinum. In an instant, I fell in love with the world of Pokemon and Sinnoh. I loved the culture, the aesthetics, the challenges, and the learning experience. I can probably ascribe my love of learning and reading to Pokemon. I would go home each day and play Pokemon even though I was in first grade and reading had been a problem for me. I cannot describe the amount of impact Pokemon has had on me and I don’t think I’ll ever “grow out of it.” It’s one of those things that once you develop a love for, can never go away. It’s ingrained in your head and memories. It made up your memories and because of that, Pokemon will always hold a special place in my heart: especially Sinnoh!

          • I played Red but my pokemon adventure really started with Soul Silver. I love the region, the pokemon, the mythos. Johto is great. Sinnoh was just as amazing when I got platinum afterwards. I just love these games

          • I started my Pokemon adventure waaaay back in third grade (I’m a sophomore now) with Diamond version. Looking, back it’s not the perfect game (slowdown, glitches, ect.) but it still holds a place in my heart. Every time I hear twinleaf town or heck any town’s theme I tear up a bit.

  76. Almost a 1,000 comments for the first time in a while. This is amazing seeing a bunch of old faces return to the Jungle. This is seriously the best site to discuss Pokemon related topics (way better than the Serebii and PokeBeach forms). I seriously can’t wait for the discussion to increase tomorrow during the Pokemon Direct. This is one fanatically-messed up Pokemon family! 😉

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  77. I already used my “sleep” ability to fast-forward time 6 hours until the Pokemon Direct. And now the ability is on cooldown as I’m stuck in waking hours. It feels so slow!

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  78. Good night ya’ll! I need to be up at 5:00 AM for my English field trip… Sadly I’ll miss the live-stream but I’m sure we’ll be talking about whatever GameFreak has up their sleeves for a long time. It was really nice talking with you guys again and hopefully we’ll continue to do so!

    PS: Don’t try to kill each other, please! xD

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  79. Hi all. Nice to see the return of fans.

    Anyone notice Magearna has a blue orange section on her upper body? Coincidence? I think not…

    Hopefully the legendaries aren’t two new forms of Zygarde! ( or look like Magearna and Diancie). Personally, a Solar Peacock with sun like tail feathers and a lunar wolf would be cool.

    A new region based on UK would be exciting… ( I live here, imagine a Pokemon version of London, Oxford and Edinburgh!!!) But somewhere like Italy or Greece would also be cool. I have a feeling, if an extension of XY’ it must be a European country.

    Alternatively, given the whole story 3000 years ago with AZ, Azoth, the flower like ultimate weapon and the other unexplained mysteries of XY, it could be ancient Kalos. Which would make sense, if they’re trying to do something new.

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  80. Man, this doesn’t make sense. Where is the Z version? What about the Zygardes forms?

    Ok, 3 years had passed and IS time of a new generation, but the 6th Gen feels incomplete…

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    • For all we kno this IS the Z we’ve been waiting for. Just bc it’s in a way we never expected doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Maybe these two games tie everything up into a nice little bow hahaha

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    • They had plenty of time to finish it. Gen 2 was supposed to be Gen 1.5 as a sequel so I’m guessing this will be Gen 7 but technically Gen 6.5 since Kalos has fed off of Gen 1 so much.

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  81. So little has happened today and it’s been real alive I wonder how busy tomorrow will be. I’m not gonna lie I’m very excited I just hope I’m not disappointed.

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  82. I really hope that tomorrow brings what everyone is hoping for. It would be terrible if all we get is some lame thing…..I don’t think it will be, but we won’t kno until then I guess.

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  83. Does anyone think the logos may tell us something? I mean the symbols. It’s the first time we’ve had symbols like that in addition to the writing bit, isn’t it? Maybe related to the new legendaries designs?

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  84. At first look I thought maybe ShinyXatu was right GF decided to connect between 6 and 7 gen.
    -lately I thought many mythology talking about sun and moon like egyptian ,native american and sumerian.
    – but most likely and after deep thinking we are still in gen 6 take a look at this norse myth:
    In Norse mythology, Sköll is a wolf that chases the horses Árvakr and Alsviðr, that drag the chariot which contains the sun through the sky every day, trying to eat her. Sköll has a brother, Hati, who chases Máni, the moon. At Ragnarök, both Sköll and Hati will succeed in their quests.

    According to Norse mythology the wolves Sköll and Hati are the one who represent pokemon sun and moon for me ….my theory is: actually Volcanion is the who represent these two so he would separated (de-fusion) for two pokemon one of them is a fire type(sun) and the other is water type(moon). https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7b/93/bb/7b93bbbcd7a4af69434e8a9b066705c1.jpg

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  85. I have that feeling where theres just a smidgen of doubt. I want this to be legit and i really feel it is…..but theres that small part of me that just says….. What if its not? Anyone else have this?

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    • I think it’s the fact that nobody was expecting something that strayed too far away from the whole X2/Y2/Z/AZ set of options that this comes as such a surprise. I’m not doubting the information, as its been trademarked and there are logos, but it is quite a surprise.
      We need to consider that The Pokemon Company has filed false trademarks before (Brown, Delta Emerald) but these are the first with actual logos. It’s possible that they were trademarked a day before to throw us off for tomorrow’s announcement, but I am fairly confident this is what we’re getting.

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        • It has definitely been long! It’s been busy for me, since I’m constantly balancing my schoolwork and clarinet playing. But I’m holding up well, even more so since the rebirth of this community has filled an empty spot in my heart. How are you? 🙂

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          • Well ive been having a rough time settling down but its been stable for awhile now and dont have to worry if my current situation is going to hold, if that makes sense. But yeah, better, i certainly will try to be around more often.

  86. Listen to me people!!!! This Pokemon sun and Pokemon moon are just johto remakes…… But it can’t be the 7 generation without a Pokemon z game.

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    • There’s really no logical reason why there would be another Johto remake (Heartgold and Soulsilver) and Junichi Masuda already stated last year that Pokemon Z would not be the next game, as they’re “always looking for ways to surprise people.” 🙂

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    • There will NOT be a Pokemon Z, plain and simple. The notion that every generation comes with a third game has been thrown out the window since BW2. The old rules don’t apply anymore. GameFreak has stated AGAIN and AGAIN that they’re trying to be unpredictable. Z is the most predictable thing ever. They threw a curveball with BW2. I plan for them to do the same this generation, and this time it’s Pokemon Sun and Moon.

      People really need to sit down and consider how closely XY and RB parallel each other. The forest at the beginning of the game are PARALLELS. You get the Kanto starters very early in the game. And so much more. GF has also said that they wanted to bring back the OLDER generation Pokemon fans, the ones that grew up with Pokemon RB, XY did that very effectively. Thus, it makes sense to go straight to Pokemon Sun and Moon. Direct sequels(maybe not story wise but in terms of release timing) to XY. These games are effectively the new Gold and Silver.

      Pokemon Sun and Moon WILL bring a new story, region, pokemon, etc. BUT PEOPLE ARE MISSING THE FACT that YES, THE STORY OF KALOS SEEMS UNFINISHED. AND IT IS. BUT, that will be addressed in Pokemon Sun and Moon.

      What they did was very clever. They intentionally left the story unfinished, that way there is stuff for us to do when we GO BACK to Kalos after, presumably, the new region part of the story is complete.

      This new game IS in some form Pokemon Z. But it is also a new generation. It’s literally a hybrid, that nobody saw coming. And from a logical perspective, aside from all the evidence that was given to us in the past 24 hours, makes this legit.

      This IS Pokemon Z, and this IS a new generation. It’s both

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        • Every time I see someone comment “but what about Z version” I want to throw up. Why would anyone want the same damn game, the only difference is a new boxart legend, a tweaked story, and previously inaccessible region.

          This is why I think from now on, we won’t be getting that “third game”, GF has stated publicly that those don’t sell well. Plus, it’s too predictable.

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          • I’m glad..I’d rather they make the best game they can the first time rather than drag us back to a nearly identical region just so they can do some things over. I don’t want any more remakes.

          • Agreed. They can still clear some things up about Kalos, Volcanion, Zygarde, etc. but presenting them in a way that isn’t a remake is ultimately more exciting.

          • Exactly. So Gamefreak, if you decide to you REALLY feel the need to take us back to Kanto or Sinnoh in the future…make it a new story, a new experience, something fresh and different. ORAS was beautiful and it’s definitely top 3 games for me but it’s just not quite as fun when you know pretty much exactly what’s coming next. Signed, a loyal fan.

          • The once exception that I have would be Diamond and Pearl. I think it’d be fair, since people like me got what they asked for with ORAS. (hoenn best region). But after that, if the technology is advanced enough, I would like them to make multi-region games the standard. I’m tired of leveling up to level 50 and completing the game. Give me an incentive to level up to 100, and that can definitely be done by adding another region, to the games.

          • Yeah I love the expansive post game Gen 2/HG&SS gave us but the level grinding was friggen terrible. Make me want to be the best! 😛

          • ” I’m tired of leveling up to level 50 and completing the game”.
            I disagree. One of the most appealing Pokemon interest is in exploring a new region and new landscapes, discover new people and pokemon, train pokemon through exploration, but they have to make it more intense and deep. Last games were a bit annoying with no flavor in traveling through the region. They could really improve the different areas atmospheres, better think pokemon localisation considering environments, improve biotopes diversity and coherence (weather, day/night cycle …)

          • Yeah, just off the top of my head I’m thinking of third games like Emerald and Platinum which were indeed quite predictable and didn’t have major differences in the story. At least with two separate games, we might be able to explore Kalos through another kind of connection, and can be presented in a way that doesn’t just reuse what XY already put in place.

      • Your theory is interesting. I am excited about Sun and Moon being like Gold/silver after R/B, emphasizing day/night cycle, and the possible come back to Kalos after the Pokemon League (for example to get Zygarde cells all around the region…)

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  87. Dear gamefreak, if you lurk around any of these sites i hope you see we want a battle frontier. Thank you. Now back to Game of Thrones.

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  88. Sooooo. I am hoping that it’s not just about go, some other games and Super Mystery dungeon I would literally cap myself if that was the big reveal…..

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    • Well if our speculation is correct and these are the “gold and silver” of kalos, then i’d wager 3ds, for the same reason b2w2 were on the ds. They will want to cater to those who played x and y, so putting it on the same system is a no-brainer.

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  89. I wonder what they can sneak in 5 minutes of Direct. That seems incredibly short if they wanna show:

    * Release of Pokemon Go
    * Release of Pokken Tournament on Wii
    * Virtual Console releases reminder
    * Trailer (hopefully not just teaser!) or Pokemon Sun/Moon/Z/whatever.

    If they wanna pack in interviews of Game Freak employees, it’s gonna be a taller order than usual.

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  90. Not long to go now, can’t wait!
    Here’s hoping they do actually announce somin new. And by somin new, I don’t mean potentially showcasing these new logos with “more info to come in March/April” cause that would just kill

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  91. I cant believe the amount of comments. Also its great to see so many people I haven’t seen in ages back. Granted I haven’t been commenting as much but I’m still here stalking you all 😛 😉
    The directs in 4hrs and ill be in work but please if anyone can somehow beam me the direct announcements telepathically please do. I wont survive not knowing haha.

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  92. I just had to register here for discussion. I love the hype when the new game is about to be announced. My guess is we are getting Gold/Silver formula, which I’m more than happy to have. 2 regions have been my dream since Gold/Silver 🙂

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  93. Why do the symbols both look like solrock and lunatone? Is it just a coincidence or are we going to have creatures that look like them? If X and Y are any evidence, the Y and X in the name of the game actually looked like Xerneas and Yvetal.

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