How Nintendo Switch 2 will CHANGE Pokémon's future

Here's how I think the upcoming Nintendo Switch successor console will shape the future of Pokemon. Let me know if you'd like me to go into more detail in another video in the future and leave all your thoughts in the comments below as always!
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[@aceair3281]

Dont hold your breath. GameFreak has NEVER been a gaming company known for graphics when it comes to pokemon

[@jayy3353]

i just want 60 fps 😭

[@HoodedUlTi]

You took the words right outta my mouth.

[@Anthony-m2b]

Playing Pokemon luminescent platinum on my steam deck as we speak on 60fps and it’s amazing :) 100% correct about the GameFreak comments above it’s a shame :(

[@Piero.Mendez]

Let them cook

[@kythrathesuntamer9715]

No one actually cares.

[@TheZzuzy]

The system wont matter, as long as gamefreak doesn't care to make a polished game, it will still look like a buggy wii game with below 30 fps

[@TheNameIsGabGab]

the quality of the next game will depend on if game freak is willing to put in effort

[@zacharythomas9334]

True. I feel like after all of the backlash that Game Freak received from the release of scarlet and violet with all of glitches- they have to up their standards. That and hopefully a more stronger powered device….one can only hope

[@TheNameIsGabGab]

@zacharythomas9334 scarlet and violet was terrible optimized, and it was possible to make it run smoother because tears of the kingdom exists. I think it won't matter if the next console is better performance wise, if the next game isn't optimized good enough we are gonna have another scarlet and violet

[@lovelhlove9953]

unless they are given a real reason to they prob won’t. As long as execs are forcing them to make a new game every 3-4 years they won’t be able to really put in that effort without increasing the amount of people working on the game

[@sparx6766]

It's also majorly up to if nintendo gives them enough time to make a good game

[@TheNameIsGabGab]

@sparx6766 I don't think it's nintendo, game freak tries to get a pokemon game almost every year. They set their own goals and deadlines for nintendo consoles. Look at tears of the kingdom, mario wonder, even more games. They clearly got time to cook in the oven. Game freak needs to get their stuff together

[@callmese7en319]

As someone who owns every game and console specifically for Pokémon collecting, I don’t think 4K will happen any time soon. Not because they can’t do it but rather should they do it? Cartoons in 4K still look like cartoons but more obvious. We went from pixel games to 3D to decently realistic worlds. 4K isn’t as great as we expect it to be. Besides, having more physics and features over resolution is priority.

[@NekkoNubcakes]

imagine if we had a game where you get to pick which region you come from then do a dlc where they do a masters 8 and another dlc where you can travel and challenge regions

[@A123-i6p]

There are pokemon masive multiplayer games with multiple regions if you like that. Fan made.of course

[@NekkoNubcakes]

@@A123-i6p yea they been around but an official one where they can sellem kinda like multiple versions but different regions so you can represent a region

[@playboithean]

@@A123-i6pwhat are they called?

[@Xueqs]

imagine a game where you dont have to purchase dlc

[@ajch22]

Honestly, is not even whether the console has or doesn't have the horsepower to deliver, Xenoblade and Zelda have proven TWICE that the switch can deliver in terms of graphics and performance. SW/SH, Arceus, and S/V looking as they do is not due to a lack of resources from the console, is straight up lack of time/resources from the developers. What I'm trying to say, is that it is not up to the console whether or not the series can be pushed further, is up to Gamefreak and the Pokemon Company, and as long as pokemon makes them money, they won't have an incentive to do different things, or even improve for that matter.

[@galariangold]

You definitely have a valid point, but the hardware improving moves the 'lowest end of the bar' to a much higher place. So it does mean the next games will be better looking almost by proxy. P.S. I thought PLA and SwSh looked pretty good for the most part

[@56ty_]

@@galariangold devs still have to create better assets. Making better assets takes time, money and manpower. Gamefreak probably doesn’t have any of these. If anything, Pokémon games might look even worse if tpci doesn’t allow GF to grow

[@Elchinodawn]

​@@56ty_nah, you can't get worse going from 3ds engine to unreal engine 5, the assets can still be the same ones with some reescaling and even then it will look and run far better as the engine is not half dying in the process, the problem with switch era pokemon is that pokemon company was sure the console would be a failure, so they didn't bother into getting a new proper engine with brand new assets and animations, that's why pokemon ss and sv look like pokemon soon and moon HD version

[@ns-tech1304]

@@Elchinodawn switch wont run anything in UE5 u nutjob LOL

[@rennydesu]

Voice acting would be a welcomed change. They dont need every word pronounced on every NPC but make it like other rugs where most people just say "Hey!" "Well.." "Okay!" "Hmm.." and keep the full dialogue for important characters saying importsnr dialogue

[@tenshosasagawa471]

I like how you include stages in console successors. it gave me a new perspective and relief that the successor will highly be backward compatible

[@DustyGogoat]

Not holding my breath for 4K… but I’d love it

[@tielmaster7879]

Remember when the switch was releasing and were so hyped for next gen Pokemon? Turned out the concept art was way better than anything gamefreak put out.

[@Jayden-of1wc]

I saw my name on the members list

[@PrestonWilson-ch6qf]

The real fix is that *if* we get 4K (and I put a lot of emphasis on "if"), we need Zelda-looking characters. I think that if we get 4K but still look like goofy-ass Miis, it will be super noticible.

[@PRDGL_WindyBW]

As a huge Octopath Traveler fan, I'd love for Game Freak to remake Gen 5 in the HD2D style.

[@UberTheWolf]

Yes. It would be perfect for remaking the old games.

[@noelsilva8887]

I can’t trust game freak to make the games great just ok or good . But after Scarlet and violet I think Nintendo got on them so let just hope

[@CyberDavid2413]

I'm hoping for a pokemon stadium/battle revolution theme game with pokemon snap switch graphics.

[@GreekSouvlakiFtw]

I just discovered your channel and this is the first video i watch from you. I really hope about the gameboy games on the next console because i am a hardcore fan of the old games and i was so devasted when every pokemon presents ended and no announcement for those games were made,even though so many things were leaked :(

[@keshang_laow8325]

They need to do something with the dock. It needs to be more than a piece of plastic that holds the switch in place. What I would want them to do is add a vertical disc reader to it. The disc reader would basically be the wii disc reader and would be able to play wii and gamecube games. We already have add on ports to use original gamecube controllers or to just buy a new one and then they could add wii support by simple releasing new wii controllers that operate on the same thing the joycons do, or just make a mold for the joycons to fit into.

[@JCardo2502]

I´d LOVE to see a remake of Pokemon Red, Blue and Green and Pokemon Gold and Silver for the Nintendo Switch 2. Specially because I never got to play the gameboy games. I was born in Feb 25 of 2000 and my first Pokemon game was Platinum in 2009, then Soul Silver in late 2009, then Battle Revolution in 2010, then Black 2 in 2012, X in 2013, Ultra Sun in 2017, then Shield in 2020, then Brilliant Diamond in 2022 followed by Legends Arceus also in 2022. So far that´s my history with Pokemon games. I still have all my Pokemon games since 2009 and I still play them

[@Anthony-m2b]

You do know you can just buy an old game boy and a pokemon game hey? 😂

[@VegaPhil]

I’d rather you just made the small amount of effort required to go and play those older games rather than the rest of us be subjected to another Gen 1 remake. Well done for not wasting you money on Scarlet and Violet though, I wish I’d been like that

[@justinkillgore9016]

You also forgotten that the Wii is backwards compatible with Nintendo GameCube or you never noticed that before

[@justinkillgore9016]

Xenoblade Chronicles X non-Zen Chronicles sorry for my voice so crazy deep my voice recordings have a hard time keeping up with this or can’t even give my words right

[@ZIO002]

Just bought the switch

[@real_pokemansam]

First time seeing one of your videos, we'll put together, I enjoyed it

[@john34261]

i do hope the next pokemon games has online areas in the cities so we can meet other players in cities only and make a group with said people so we can explore together outside the cities

[@lostinaroom5551]

I'll believe it when I see an actual good pokemon game with good graphics

[@NiNGalaxU2]

Back in the day when the Switch was nothing more than rumors and was know as the Nintendo NX, I thought that Pokémon on the NX would be huge and everything I dreamed of as a child. Well, I got what I wanted, but with the Zelda franchise, not the Pokémon franchise. I doubt that Switch 2 will change anything. But I would like very much to be proven wrong as I'm the first guy who'd throw money at a polished, big 3D Open World Pokémon game with a good story. Key word is polish.

[@noelsilva8887]

The switch just beat the DS in sales already

[@HIR0SE]

I am of the mind that they closed the old shop the moment they decided to reinvent Gen 1&2. I believe that by the end of 2025, we will hear from them about a brand new remake of Kanto and Johto in the same game for the new console.

[@elCondeY]

I wish we could go back to the 2D pokemon era. It all started falling apart when they moved to 3D

[@noelsilva8887]

Because those games don’t work with home so maybe they are working on them before release them.

[@ILOSX-]

But you can still play games in the old Nintendo switch oled right??

[@raffertythomson]

i hope that game freak actually puts in the time and effort into the new pokemon games

[@1st_edition]

Cant quite put my finger on whether or not this soundtrack is from 3rd gen or 4th gen 🤔 got a feeling its 3rd gen but any help would be appreciated. Huge nostalgia with this soundtrack

[@jamelpratt4741]

I hope this time around we can actually save game files

[@justinkillgore9016]

You’ve forgotten about DS light before DSI the one that was specifically with generation four backwards compatibility with the game boy advance models whatever came after two the DS light is compatible Game Boy advance, and the after model Pokémon diamond platinum, and pearl have anybody forgotten the national dexs the normally comes with the Pokédex

[@robinwesterbeeke1498]

Which theme is playing at around 8 minutes?

[@Leopez02]

Yes I want to believe Nintendo Switch 2 or Super Nintendo Switch whatever it will be will change the Future of Pokémon, defienitily the New Upcoming Pokémon Legends ZA what I would love to see is coming for the New Nintendo Switch Console. It's been 3.000 Years! 😢💚

[@justinkillgore9016]

Whatever gets Xenoblade chronicles X into the Nintendo switch because the creator said an interview thinks some other KZbinrs mention that Zen Chronicles is too expensive to put in the switch right now probably because of the limited data or capacity wise I kind of see that

[@sparx6766]

Since i can't be bothered to reply to every comment. For everyone blaming game freak as to why the games are bad, its not them it's Nintendo. Game freak is capable of making good games. Legends arceus, colloseum, battle revoltuion, and B&W. They are capable of making more games. Its just the fact that Nintendo is demanding more and better games while giving game freak less and less time to work on them which is the cause of them being sloppy. Nintendo needs to give game freak more time to make their games.

[@justatypicalyoutuber8402]

Half of the games you listed aren’t even made by Game Freak. Wtf lmaooo

[@GanZah1]

It's been a little over a year since I've bought my Splatoon Oled. I'm definitely not going to buy Switch 2 just for a new pokemon game as much as I love pokemon. Especially if Nintendo doesn't have intention of making it a powerful console. I'll stick to the 1080p Oled I already have.

[@angelomedeiros493]

I want pokemon mystery dungeon to come to switch 2 too

[@TurkeyFaceX]

I'm worried about Pokemon's future. If they can't be bothered to make a game that takes advantage of the Switch, then why would I believe they would make a game that utilizes the hardware upgrade we're about to get. Using Playstation consoles as a way to compare Nintendo generations. The Switch is similar to the PS3 in terms of power and we all expect the Switch 2 to be closer to the PS4. Mainline Pokemon games look horrendous on the Switch. I don't think they're ready to adjust for this hardware bump at all. If the games look as bad as they do now it'll be nothing short of embarrassing.

[@blakedidier3063]

This video is a pipe dream lowkey lmao

[@JessusMr]

They will probably make a family as they did with Nintendo ds i hope so i bought Nintendo switch oled back in 2023 feb so i hope more life for more Nintendo switch oled pokemon games i don't care for anything else but pokemon to play it on my Nintendo switch oled

[@justinkillgore9016]

PS that’s just an endgame content

[@justinkillgore9016]

To be fair, neither did I tell yours later I was quite a decade and a half ago perhaps besides i’m like what 30 going to be 31 this November I’m literally 2 to 3 years older than Pokémon itself and enjoying its Pokémon contents ever since

[@AsherTheModder]

legends is NOT a spin off nor is lets go.

[@FTChomp9980]

Thank u! Tired of people calling PLA a spinoff when it isn't.

[@AsherTheModder]

@@FTChomp9980 Sure no problem its the truth.

[@minislayer3241]

On Switch 2 we NEED and DESERVE at least: - More legends or other new entries in familiar regions, instead of lame remakes - Gen 10 (or Gen X) fully open world game with proper level scaling, voice acting, "alive" environment, actually good base post-game content and whatever anything else to justify Nintendo's "Seal of Quality" - Collection of 2D Pokemon games - Remasters of 3DS Pokemon games - Next gen patches for Switch games. For gen 9 - ASAP That's not impossible and is absolutely necessary to return a good reputation to the mainline series

[@minislayer3241]

Before any of you say something, just remember, men can dream😢

[@LazaroTheodore]

They need to make smash bros the opener for switch 2 ! Make smash a coop online story mode like Mario wonders team up with friends unlock characters give characters a chance to level up and unlock different abilities keep the combat don’t change it and let characters have more combos and finishers! Do us right as well as pokemon za / zelda release we will let yall cook!!!

[@Triggerhands]

Its sad but a lifetime pokemon fan here is thinking of cutting the cord if they cant put out another colosseum or gale of darkness out soon maybe even moving away from Nintendo all together because of this or lack of this

[@elCondeY]

I see a lot of hope here. I bet they will release a half broken game again.

[@silentbigsteve3429]

You forgot about the DSi

[@DanielPvb4]

Seeing what the team has done with the switch, I have no hope in their current dev team. They need to hire a team like the Zelda team that know how to utilize the hardware to the fullest.

[@Raskelot]

I bet they gonna release pokemon tgc on the switch 2, to get people a taste on console tgc

[@CrocoDylianVT]

no it won't, GameFreak simply won't do a good work with the hardware available, like look at what other Switch games can perfectly look like, that's 100% a software and company's issue, not a hardware issue, if anything, having a better hardware could be even worse cause they could see it as a better excuse to be lazier with optimization, and 4K would actually allow you to see the flaws in even more detail, on the other hand yeah definitely every other Nintendo's IP will benefit from the new console because Nintendo actually know how to take advantage of their hardware unlike GameFreak also no, we're not in the last months of the Switch's life cycle, announcement isn't equal to release, take for example the Switch which was announced in 2015 to be released in 2017, which means if the next console is announced this year 2024 that means release for 2026, so the Switch has probably 2 years more, and knowing that even when the Switch came out, 3DS's life cycle continued until 2019-2024 which was it decline, so the Switch could still be still alive until 2028-2033, period where it'd start actually dying also also ain't no way you called the Color a minor upgrade to the Gameboy 😭

[@56ty_]

I hope the future of Pokémon doesn’t change. I hope continue selling well and pouring their hearts in the games. One thing I hope is those poor devs get more resources. They really deserve it 😊

[@tacoxshinobi]

lol they’re making half assed games what u mean dawg

[@56ty_]

@@tacoxshinobi it’s probably going to be even worse on switch 2 honestly. I’m so sorry for GF… that’s why I hope somehow they manage to stay afloat, without them pokemon is dead

[@Lupinemancer87]

Mostly awful visuals??? What, where? I played Scarlet and Violet and the visuals were amazing, the best ones we've had so far.

[@kateauston7090]

i want pokemon platin back

[@Dragonologist]

Why use a new system when you can buy old technology for pennies and turn it around for $300.00 a unit? Only pokemon is big enough to console lock their games.

[@VictorGonzalez-ss9gi]

I ain’t watch the video but with just the title NO IT WONT

[@ProfessorHobo]

Game freak is to Lazy to bring us an actual polished game.

[@ch33seweasel42]

Not so hot hot take; If Nintendo is going to do Kanto re-releases make it fire red and leaf green, then give us a full emerald remake with black and white 3s and the switch 2 generation of pokemon will have been a raging success in my book. (we aren't getting an emerald remake)

[@kamarrroxs4176]

Look at how bad the games are on the switch. I wouldn't count on anything from Gamefreak as they're lazy

[@jacobreynolds9372]

I didnt watch this yet, I am going to. Just wanted to say, LOL.

[@JamieAlexander18]

Just because it is a new console, it doesn't mean drastic improvements to the games. And the "Switch 2" sounds like another Wii U situation. It just doesn't sound like it is any different to the Switch. It sounds like another Lite or OLED switch system. Yeah the 4k sounds unlikely. Legends Z-A will not be on the next console. it be on the Switch. Kanto and Johto don't need to be on the next console. No thanks, voice acting in pokemon is a bad idea.

[@angelomedeiros493]

Tbh i dont care for 4k, i rather have new mechanics and innovating stuff, to have a 4k game would prob sacrifice other stuff, plus is not like pokemon is known for graphics lol

[@asoljz1779]

one day i'll catch on and stop clicking on these no info totally guessing clickbait videos

[@galariangold]

It's speculation content. Feel free to add something worthwhile to the conversation

[@9Jaker9]

Switch being backwards for everything

[@Johnny-Wilde-Productions]

I would refrain from giving people false hope this soon. Game Freak can't even handle the Switch for mainline, and that console is coming to an end. I would tell people that although the Switch 2 will be a far more powerful console, I'd expect the same level of value from Game Freak. At least if GF learned their lesson from SWSH and SV, we'd be surprised, if only in terms of slight upgrades to performance at release.

[@abduking.]

Pokémon has a LOT of issues to fix before graphics. Like they still have not settled into being a 3D home console game like they should have since gen 8 The open world is just bland and boring they don't know how to make an actual compelling open world. Paldea is just empty throughout and the landscape is all the same expect for some biome changes. And the biomes are places so artificially. Literally just a big mountain in the centre and the icy biome next to the desert biome next to the grassy biome etc. you get the point. There literally just so artificial like they were made in a day with no love.And the biomes are literally the same throughout so you get bored quickly. Also there's literally barley any Pokémon around. Now that just maybe a hardware limitation because the Nintendo switch has the same power as a potato but its still unacceptable to barely have any Pokémon around and they aren't even doing anything the world doesn't feel alive. Next issue is big. LEVEL SCALING. Paldea may be open world but literally there's an already set defined path that the game wants you to go through like how dumb is that.If your gonna give us the freedom to move around anywhere then you got to plan for that shit and make sure we wont be hampered by choosing a different path. All gyms should be level scaled and there teams should vary depending your number of badges or if there going above and beyond(which the Pokémon company will NEVER do) they should scale to your teams level so you can really have a challenge. And wild Pokémon should generally be level scaled as well(but i don't might if some areas have just really high level Pokémon to deter you away from that area and let you know you need to come back at a higher level) . there are so many more MAJOR problems that need to be fixed and graphics IS on of them but not the most pressing

[@VegaPhil]

Heard all this before, the problem is gamefreak and the Pokémon company. Not talented enough to make these games as good as they could be.

[@lonnessvalenna3595]

I predict that the next system is a VR system.

[@justinkillgore9016]

Sorry, man keep pausing who says the delayed people cannot keep up anyway begging my pardons

[@DavidLopez-Leandro]

Yeah... it doesn't matter which system the game is on. Its whether game freak devs have time and effort allowed. Also if they can make non greedy decision. Like lets be honest. Pokemon Home is a scam. Why in the world do we need our phones to trade? Diamond and Pearl had it for free. It was called the trading station. Like bros n sis. We had free internet, we could trade within our games, no dlc, true we always, usually, got a 3rd game that had better upgrades or features. But still. We are being robbed every time we got it on the Switch. Like SwSh was lazy. And SV was better. But still felt rushed, incomplete, and cant do any trades within the game onlone. GtS shouldnt be tied down to Home.

[@Famedawg]

If you play Pokemon for the visuals……😂😂😂

[@Pumpkinhead2400]

so mindlessly consuming a game that looks like it was released on the ps2 in 2024 just because its Pokemon isnt the funny part? ok then lol

[@richardtaveras3593]

There’s literally no excuse as to why pokemon games come out looking the way they do on switch, especially when game like Tears of the Kingdom exist

[@Pumpkinhead2400]

@@richardtaveras3593not only that, he’s implying that the gameplay is good enough to make up for shit graphics, which is not even close to justifiable

[@kiaparker9992]

Can't wait to see how a "handheld" will be able to outur 4k

[@Guardian5985]

Nintendo's current one can't even handle 1080p with stability on many games on tv.

[@Zatou_]

Couldn't DLSS help with that?

[@tacoxshinobi]

Hopefully they do but y’all know how gamefreak and Pokemon are

[@Xeroksha]

I believe if pokemon would truly flesh out the graphics and do voice acting in the games with a good story it would be huge. Honestly that game with the fan base that exist would probably be the most sold pokemon game to ever exist up to this point. Just IMO though.

[@valiway7177]

Be ready to be disappointed 😂😂😂

[@AsherTheModder]

I stand corrected you will get literally nothing you want.

[@ajx2956]

Hmmm

[@AsherTheModder]

also you won't get 4k

[@Pumpkinhead2400]

straight copium

[@TlocRevelc]

Remember, there is a difference between being optimistic and ignorant. Gf has currently given us no reason to be optimistic at this point in time

[@TomRivas-t2n]

IF THERES NO VOICE ACTING I don’t want it !!!!!🙅‍♂️💯

[@jj-py1tc]

I just got my switch oled this week I’m not ready 🤦🏻‍♂️🥲

[@MarkWashington-w9u]

Nintendo Switch one Pokemon Last game Game. PS5 Ps2. 3dsi olds games better. Bye bye pokemon

[@aRookieGod]

The switch is more powerfull then 3ds yet 3ds has better games all of your points are invalid