The Pokémon Company Really Did It...

[@SunbroNation]

Let me know if you’re excited for these new Pokémon changes! Also, please hit the like button before you leave! :)

[@Leopez02]

Pokémon Let's Go Johto or Let's Go Hoenn would be awesome to see!

[@spendingfoil3964]

​@@Leopez02Nooooo 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@springtrap9038]

zygarde is the GOAT

[@spendingfoil3964]

@@springtrap9038 RIP Pokémon Z

[@spendingfoil3964]

@@springtrap9038 New Pokémon Legends Z - A

[@ZTriggerGaming]

Legends Arceus was the first Pokémon game I had finished since Blue. Being able to move freely through the world and throw my own pokeballs at Pokémon without necessarily battling every time was a revelation. It really allowed me to live the Pokémon anime fantasy I had wanted since the beginning.

[@Alex254561]

This happen to me and a lot of people who give up on the license with Palworld Because gamefreaks with the agreement of Nintendo pump out trash every 1/2 years, dumb people and little kids make them billions non deserved at all

[@thedarkside3899]

It was a new approach... But it looked bad and lifeless (the environments) the story was meh and the battlesystsm is too simple.

[@James-wv3kq]

⁠@@thedarkside3899I mean… the battles have always been simple. Click a button and they do a thing. I enjoyed the game but I agree that it had its issues. The battles though can’t complain much about since, it’s like most other Pokémon games with a minor addition that didn’t change much. That’s how I see it anyways

[@magicallabbiata]

I hate the catching without battling that Pokémon Go introduced, doesn't feels great at all.

[@SantosOverlord]

tbf, if its the first game you finished since blue, then i dont think the franchise really is for you

[@ElJosher]

Something that should have been done at the beginning of the switch generation.

[@w1nther930]

Hey, it's a step above many other companies that they're willing to change it up. I mean, look at blizzard who promised a sequel to their game and took like 4 years to release it, only for it to be just a big update, not a damn sequel with the content they promised. Or EA who keeps putting out a new fifa game every year that's somehow worse than their last

[@Justin-c4n]

Better late than never lol

[@dynamic7351]

​@@w1nther930 those companies are the bottom of the barrel. It's a shame we are comparing game freak to these companies and saying "well game freak isn't as bad as this!". The standard has serverly dropped.

[@w1nther930]

@@dynamic7351 They did that to themselves when they decided to make a supposed to be finished game into what seems to be live service from the amount of bug fixing.

[@Valverde713]

​@@dynamic7351 game freak has been bottom of the barrel as well for years, what rock have you living under

[@mariobrand2257]

I don't believe anything they say until they prove me wrong.

[@maturepopcorn]

Exactly

[@Archangelneos]

When pigs fly is how I view The Pokemon Company or Gamefreak claiming they will be making "Da Best" Pokemon game.

[@GeoffreyWilliamson-mt7vh]

Good mindset

[@dripyonko_3912]

This is how you should treat almost everything

[@happysquirtle466]

exactly. the dick riding people do over announcements is ridiculous. hyping this shit before it's even out is the worst thing we can do, as that's just going to encourage gamefreak to deliver subpar garbage once again. vote with your wallet.

[@cyndawu1940]

I can feel that Legends ZA is gonna be the best Pokemon game since Black and White 2. The fact that they're hiring more experienced people into their workforce, taking their time in polishing the game, and most importantly, taking criticism of their games. We are not getting another half baked product since X and Y and we are actually getting fully complete games.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

Yes, but I'm keeping my expectations in check. Considering the last 6 games have been mid at best and PC for me is just the way to go for gaming (haven't been a nintendo fan since the Wii days), I've yet to see how the game comes out or runs next year....Until then, I'll have to see how it looks and such through gameplay trailers and such....

[@mickiminach8767]

Still can’t beat Palworld in terms of quality and graphics 🥱

[@CypherJj4457]

Doesn't need too, they don't have Lucario or Charizard ​@@mickiminach8767

[@j.alfonso8036]

@@mickiminach8767The fact that you hate Pokémon and still came to a video about it kinda shows that it’s been living in your head rent-free…

[@mickiminach8767]

@@j.alfonso8036 eww stop simpin’ gamefreak and their poor, greedy practices

[@ozfabrication9401]

I like the Legends Arceus catch gimmick where you could choose to battle them or not to catch them I think that would be great in a mainline game

[@samuraijacksonooooh8230]

I really don't understand why they didn't just keep it at pixel art like the old games, but just expand on it. It's insane what indi game studios can achieve with pixel art games with a very low budget. Imagine what a Pokémon franchise could do.

[@ozfabrication9401]

@@samuraijacksonooooh8230 they're trying to keep up with the legend of Zelda series because they started about the same time

[@samuraijacksonooooh8230]

@@ozfabrication9401 That makes a lot of sense. However, even the Zelda franchise dares to downgrade the visuals in order to give us "Echoes of Wisdom" after "Link's Awakening" which I'm pretty hyped for. We could argue that it's an art direction and not a visual downgrade, but those 2 games are more polished because there was less to work with in comparison to the stunning open world of BOTW or TOTK. Pokémon always had a special place in my heart. Especially from Leaf Green/Fire Red/Emerald to Heart Gold and Soul Silver. In fact missed it so much, that I bought Coromon on the Switch and it hits the spot somehow. Really made me wish Pokémon could do the same. Just all 1,025 Pokémon in a pixelart style, thousands of hours of gameplay, huge map, deep lore, (coop options for those who like 2v2), and soooo much more. I guess I'll keep dreaming.. And while we're at it, I want Pokémon to add a fuse mechanic to pick up where "Jade Cocoon" left. 😂

[@arsenelupin1854]

One of the reasons why I got addicted to the game, it's a breath of fresh air.

[@ozfabrication9401]

I go back to the red, blue, and yellow I still got a game boy color

[@anthonynelson3536]

It's not going to change overnight 😕 but I hope for the best

[@Leopez02]

The very best!

[@Hoodie9129]

@@Leopez02 Like no one ever was!

[@SailorYaken]

No, it will change over the many months between now and the release.

[@bugcatcherjacky1334]

Maybe not, but knowing GameFreak takes our feedback seriously and does something to make it better makes me happy to support them again. Even if it's not immediately amazing, knowing they listen and try is already enough for me

[@hunterfinan7585]

They need to expand operations massively and take their time. One generation of games (including remakes and Legends games and all the sidegames) per console is more than enough. Id rather wait for something special than be tossed another glitchy, rushed, unfinished mess of a title that drives me right back to the previously released finished titles.

[@MMoutoo]

idk a single entry every 8-10 years is a little slow

[@sharkt9877]

I’d say abit more than *one* but if they released a new game every other year? It would be way better

[@dogo523]

​i'd be fine with one every three years honestly, pokemon has such potential as a franchise a really well made game can *last*

[@Kayaba01]

With exception of the gba pokemon has always been 2 gens for a console

[@J0shuWa2491]

They make way too much money doing what they’re doing to slow down

[@Leopez02]

I'm just glad that the Pokémon Company has learned something from Scarlet & Violet, they're not putting games out too fast and they're making the game slow, but good it's so AWESOME Pokémon Z isn't dead Pokémon Legends ZA is coming in the next year that I want to believe it's coming for the OG Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 too just as I hope with Metroid Prime 4 Beyond and Mario Kart 9 Pokémon Z Rises from death like the old mysterious man AZ says in Pokémon X and Y: It's been 3000 years! 😢🖤💚

[@Alex254561]

Palworld is so much better

[@Manopat243]

I had a theory that Z-A would release on Switch and Switch 2 the very day it was announced (Before Nintendo even said they'd announce the Switch 2 before March 2025). Simply put, the trailer ends with "Releasing simultaneously" and something about that made me question. Of course everyone chalked that line up to a world wide release at the same time as opposed to the game rolling out per country. But I believe it will release simultaneously on Switch and Switch 2, they just weren't allowed to say that. It could also be why we still haven't seen any in-game footage, despite it being announced months ago. It's just a theory but...

[@kagemara277]

Since when have they started taking time and making good games?!!!! They haven’t made an excellent game since Black and White 2! Most other games have been super lazy cheap cash grabs aimed at kids who are blinded by the anime and franchise and expect good games.

[@pn2294]

What makes you think that this wasn’t always what the development time is going to be?

[@Dr._is_sleepy]

@@Alex254561I actually like original designs.

[@Thats_funny_yo]

I'd rather them take longer to make a good game than to rush out an unfinished game for the players to end up become unwilling and unpaid beta testers. Because from that POV, if they're taking our money and expecting us to report bugs they should've patched out before release, they'd pretty much be robbing us.

[@Dylan-ux6hp]

Exactly. That’s what happened in BDSP game ran smooth but the forgot to program the outta battle abilities correctly and only like two of em worked. Like how don’t you test for that kinda stuff. It’s not that complex of a game.

[@lewisgrant7622]

How about they just give us Gale of darkness and colosseum remastered and gen 1-3 on NSO considering how long we’ve been asking for them on NSO then I’ll be happy

[@Leopez02]

Pokémon 1-3 games coming for NSO and XD Gale of Darkness & Colosseum Remakes or Remasters would be AWESOME to see defienitily Gen 1-3 for NSO and XD Gale of Darkness & Colosseum would be coming with the Gamecube to NSO, but we'll see! 😊❤

[@silver9104]

I think if they want to honor Pokémon Colloseum and XD Gale of Darkness, they should make a sequel of it, so they don't upset their fans with their battle animations. And then we can also get crypto lugia as a new form of lugia

[@Alex254561]

Lol you're dreaming, that's why millions get to Palworld and can hope better game with these devs

[@uzairkhan7166]

@@Alex254561you just want a excuse to dream up hate for Pokémon games because you never enjoy a Pokemon game in your entire life

[@megaman37456]

@@uzairkhan7166 No, Alex is right, Palworld exploded with popularity because Pokemon games have sucked since generation 7. I'd argue even as far back as generation 6, excluding ORAS. XY was pretty mid, but ORAS for whatever reason was amazing.

[@error404planetnotfound9]

Imagine if this increased workforce is to prepare for Generation 10 to be on heck of a banger. One can hope

[@jaxonanderson7220]

If gen 10 has a 2026 release I won’t be mad I just want this to be an absolute banger. And maybe a masterpiece

[@jeanremi8384]

Frankly, it would be a fantastic thing for pokemon to make a comeback.

[@petergorombey3249]

I just hope they take their time with it.

[@celticsin4511]

Only thing that sucks is the vgc no way they’re gonna have to compete in scarlet and violet till 2026

[@NintendoMania]

If the Pokemon Co. is in fact listening to fans that is great. While I liked Scarlet a lot for the fun factor, it was so rough in basically every other way lol.

[@Alex254561]

Lol don't hope too much

[@NintendoMania]

@Alex254561 That's why I said "if" haha. I'll believe it when I see it.

[@-whiskey-4134]

I feel like I’m the only one who experienced zero glitches or bugs the entire time, just minor lag here and there. Which is annoying in its own right, but I’m glad I didn’t deal with the other stuff

[@lordmolag45000]

For me personally, I enjoyed many aspects of the game. Not to say it's without its faults (especially on the technical side of things), but the story and characters, gameplay loop, and new Pokemon designs held this game up for me.

[@pn2294]

Listening to fans is what ruined the series in the first place

[@thomoclock]

bro gave us a whole essay assignment for the outro

[@stephenhe1177]

I was dead ass waiting for the video to end but he kept asking me questions 😂

[@colinf2316]

10.8 Billion and yall can't make a game that works?

[@Jairjax]

Or you know, actually make new animations

[@jaxonanderson7220]

@Jairjax well we’re getting there as salemance got new animations as well as many others. But with the news that their staff is expanding we’ll probably see new animations for a lot more Pokémon

[@nemesisalex9424]

Why spend money when people just buy shlop either way?

[@theotherky]

They probably could if most of that money went to the games.

[@TheChocoboKid]

Going by the SV 25 million sales and each being $60... That roughly rounds out to 1 billion. So roughly 9 out of those 10 Billion come from other merch.

[@fridaynightfunkinfan5627]

I’d love to see a big presentation this month, showing actual gameplay of Legends Z-A, a release date for TCG Pocket, and maybe some new games. I don’t completely wanna count on it happening though, and I wish companies wouldn’t announce games or movies 2 years in advance before they release.

[@MysteryMusic512]

There has been a strange radio silence since the announcement of Z-A. It feels like they’re waiting for Nintendo to announce Switch 2 or smth, cause I highly doubt they’re too eager to be silent about the game for a while

[@jaxonanderson7220]

@MysteryMusic512 personally I’ve been thinking since they didn’t say anything in June that we’d get an announcement during the closing ceremony on worlds 2024 to build up hype for that just before the start of the 2025 season

[@MysteryMusic512]

@@jaxonanderson7220 that would make sense, yeah

[@fridaynightfunkinfan5627]

@@jaxonanderson7220 Worlds 2024? I don’t think I’ve heard of that before…

[@jackodonnell7688]

i honestly want them to go back to doing remakes like hgss and oras, redesigning the characters, changing the story, adding new forms etc. also i don’t think they’re going to do a direct this month since they don’t really have anything to advertise. it would make more sense to hold off otherwise they risk revealing too much too soon and spoiling the game. and i would be shocked if they did a remaster or remake between here and legends being released. but that’s just my opinion.

[@roboblaster4332]

Oras is my favorite set of games, a PLA is pretty fantastic too

[@jackodonnell7688]

@@roboblaster4332 PLA is amazing, definitely made up for BDSP, wish they were doing a unova remake in ORAS style tho, maybe in gen 10

[@UltimatePhantasm]

the sales numbers don't reflect the amount refunds that were most likely issued and I think its safe to assume that there were a lot of 'em

[@jorgefrade8900]

Isn't the refund thing a US only thing? Never heard of it

[@UltimatePhantasm]

@@jorgefrade8900 idunno, is it?

[@jorgefrade8900]

@@UltimatePhantasm other then problem with the physical medium itself yeah

[@UltimatePhantasm]

@@jorgefrade8900 oh, okay must have still had a significant impact, though considering it seemed TPC finally changed their minds on the yearly release

[@SuperRobbo92]

I’m always up for new Pokémon games, it’s one of my favourite series, but everyone knows they need more time now, so they can give them as long as they need as far as I’m concerned! What I’d like to see most is gen 1-3 put up on the eshop for sale, with home support and mythical events in the gen 3 games. I’m hopeful for a Pokémon Presents as well.

[@jongronli1421]

Here’s the thing with Legends Z-A. Part of the reason we might not be getting more updates yet is simple. Z-A, when announced, implied cross-gen release by saying it would be released simultaneously on Nintendo Switch consoles in 2025. Despite having multiple SKUs of Nintendo Switch, they never said Nintendo Switch consoles for any other release since we got the Switch Lite and Switch OLED. So, if it is cross-gen as implied in the announcement trailer, they won’t be able to say more until Switch 2 is announced. So if we don’t get some kind of trailer Switch 2 this month, we won’t get an update on Z-A, even if there is Pokémon Presents this month. One thing I could see happening is this. If we get a Pokémon Presents this month, it’ll be a couple of remakes from earlier generations (Black/White 1&2 and possibly X&Y) with some of the older games, including the Gameboy adaptation of The Card Game getting put on NSO. There’ll also be the mobile collectible card game for iOS and Android. But if Nintendo opens their September Direct with at least a vibes trailer, the September Direct would be when we start getting more info.

[@marcelbesters538]

i hope it will be a X Y remake bc we need that

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

Don't suddenly buy anything Pokémon-related because you might be disappointed. I am fine with Pokémon going all 2D anime on the graphics even.

[@Alexis-vv5bk]

Everyone say "Thank you, Palworld."

[@chuckyfan6696]

Thanks palworld for opening up gamefreaks eyes and giving them a wake up call

[@scottbecker4367]

I don't think Palworld had anything to do with it. I think they've been listening for a long time but were too slow with their improvements. The buggy release of SV and subsequent backlash was probably much more eye opening for them.

[@pokecrazyfans5386]

Naw. Palworld had nothing to do with this.

[@jukesdtj656]

@@pokecrazyfans5386 Your username is pokecrazyfans I don't think you can be counted as an unbiased source.

[@Shyren_]

​@@jukesdtj656But I also agree that Palworld wasn't the main thing that gave impact on pokemon.

[@osito10001]

What they changed? now the Pokémon games have no glitches, don’t believe them!!!!

[@egymagnet]

Exactly, I'll believe when I see it!

[@digitalshadowfox720]

It's not gonna happen overnight 💀

[@jonkilla415]

Dude its a videogame of course their is always most likely have glitches. Geez man. 😂

[@-LastStand-]

*"Doooooon't yooooou believe it!"* _-Tom the Cat_

[@standlethemandle]

Scarlet and Violet we're the first games to have major glitches to that extent

[@fabioalvesshow]

Pokémon Violet is my favorite Pokémon until this day and i played everyone since Pokémon Blue, it's a fun game with a bit of a sad story towards the end, i already beat two times

[@Ayjay-wr6om]

It’s about as bland as an eggshell colored wall. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼

[@megaman37456]

@@Ayjay-wr6om Facts. I personally prefer games like Emerald and ORAS myself, but that's because I actually enjoy those games because they're well made.

[@justyouraveragegamer6142]

​​@@Ayjay-wr6om team star being students who were bullied into making a gang to defend themselves as the "evil team" when they're not even the villains is bland? That's a fantastic plot choice especially for something like pokemon where kids get bullied all the time for liking it. Gives them something to relate to. And it's heartwarming to see them band together. And arvens only companion being mortally injured protecting him. Because he went into area zero looking for his absent parents. Who end up being the real villains. Who are also the professors. Who were never around. Who end up being dead for quite a while anyway by the end of the game. Like this poor dude grew up alone. Almost lost his only friend looking for his parents. And learned to cook and take care of himself alone. Those are fantastic stories. Real tear jerkers. I just fail to understand how it's bland. One of the more interesting plots tbh. Especially compared to gen 3 where the plot was just 2 teams with complete opposite extreme ideas that are both stupid. Remove all water or remove all land. And theyre not even bad guys really. Just terrible ideas. Honestly gen 3s story is where pokemon stories hit their most simple and bland ever imo. Gen 1 it was the start so it's to be expected. Gen 2 was supposed to be the last gen at the time. So being a direct sequel made sense. But gen 3 was just getting fatiguing. They finally gave each game a unique story from gen 4 onward disguised in the same general gameplay loop that people enjoy.

[@Ayjay-wr6om]

@@justyouraveragegamer6142 I can agree that they had some great plot ideas that are deeper than most of the titles. That being said, the execution isn’t great as they break one of the most important rules of story telling: show don’t tell. The entire story is found in speech bubbles. It is bland in the way that there is no atmosphere to the game, not enough unique biomes or places, no sense of adventure. They have all of these plot ideas, but decided not to make any memorable scenes related to them. This is because they cut corners on animations as much as they possibly could. The original games may not have been super deep, I can agree there. But going into multiple biomes, alternate universes, caves, under the ocean, on a volcano, etc and the atmosphere and the scenes that they created with the limited technology that they had was what made them so memorable. I played through both Scarlet and Violet and I could only name maybe 2 unique and memorable places off of my head. The rest of the game is practically forgettable for me.

[@justyouraveragegamer6142]

@@Ayjay-wr6om I can understand that. I can agree the general map blends together throughout. Although with that said I can recognize a lot of places and find my way around on foot so there are definitely stand out places to me. Obviously area zero is a given. It's incredibly unique. But the base over world map has its landmarks and what not. But I agree it's not as creative as previous games environments. But the dlc, as poorly as it ran, I absolutely adored. The amount of black and white music, references, remixes, pokemon, art work, etc, really was awesome to me. I loved that dlc. The music especially. The wild battle and strong wild battles remixes. The trainer theme remix. Driftveil city, route 2 4 and 6, and whites opelucid city remixes blending in to the back ground of each biome seamlessly with the music. The melloetta thing where you spin around and pull out the sepia filter on the camera and it spawns singing the relic song from the original BW event. All that. And the castelia city theme being unlockable in your room in the dlc is awesome. And the black and white room theme has tons of art and references to BW. Same with the techno room having tons of pokestar studios references. It's a huge love letter for the unfortunate time constraints the developers are always forced to work under

[@originaljokester7679]

0:22 wtf 🤣🤣

[@El_Krani]

They had no excuses to deliver on the game fans always wanted, now they have even less excuses.

[@ichigokage]

Because people refuse to actually commit to a boycott. Indie games are making great games that are easier on the bank. And gamers always have a backlog.

[@starfox5647]

Them taking more time to make a game is something I wish for. I still have nightmares of the windmill in Violet. Also, I don't really want any remake/remaster of an old game. The were great, but I want something new.

[@MegaBusterDude]

Pure PR talk. They're only saying something because we haven't heard from them for a good chunk of time. Not just PR talk, but the same song and dance we've heard for years. And so my expectations are always to the dirt. Until i actually see improvement and effort.

[@Whendidweloseit.]

Honestly, I want a pokémon game where in the very beginning you can select your path. You have a path where you complete the Pokedex. Which is my favorite aspect of pokémon. You can have a path where you choose to do the gem battles because I personally hate the gym battles. You can have a path where you choose to be a pokémon breeder and your breeding completion is when you get shinies. Or you can just be a freelance pokémon trainer. Or like in Scarlett and violet where you had these side. Quests of getting the sandwiches. I honestly loved that because it was so different than the basic gem battles. More options on how you play the game like in Arceus which I loved simply because it was so different. Also, it would be cool if you could actually be the team rocket type character. Where you have to rise in the ranks of that group until you become the leader. Would be fantastic. I think at this point in the pokémon games there should be more options of how you can play. Because this is something a lot of players have wanted for a long time.

[@z4Kattack1]

Every year- "pokemons really making changes this year"

[@dantealexander9863]

I still want the National dex back, damn.

[@cippy992]

At this point its never gonna happen

[@dantealexander9863]

@cippy992 and that's why I haven't bought a single brand new Pokemon game since Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, I'm not supporting their hostage app "Pokemon Home". If everyone did what I did, they sure as hell would bring it back.

[@accesschilly]

exactly, played since blue but quit over dex cut

[@jukesdtj656]

Don't worry you can get the National Dex in Gen 10... by paying $60 for the DLC of course.

[@SonnyHorrocks]

And I want it to actually be difficult like platinum and maybe have a challenge mode for the experienced players like higher levels better pokemon beneficial ev/iv and natures and fully competitive teams

[@virusklaxsosaur4054]

We need a proper pokemon stadium for the newer gens (like pokemon showdown but real Nintendo)

[@nightmarearcade2663]

There's an issue with that though. It'd be completely pointless. The thing we gotta remember is that the stadium Duology and revolution were sold on being 3D pokemon games. It was the reason those games were so hype back then. With modern Pokemon using 3D as a standard there isn't any reason to bring back the series when it's main selling point isn't gonna really wow anyone like it once did.

[@Grovyle90]

​@@nightmarearcade2663Not to mention they were technically a "non-standard" format as they contained team preview in generations where it was absent.

[@lyteabhishek]

Nope

[@MarioSonicDKPokeFAN]

​@nightmarearcade2663 but these newer Stadium games would have better 3D quality akin to a game like Pokken and the animations like how each of them move, faint, and the moves themselves would look next level. Not mid like the last 2 mainline games! I know that kind of quality would take a long time to do, but I'd be willing to wait for something like that!

[@virusklaxsosaur4054]

@@MarioSonicDKPokeFAN this I'm just imagining like what showdown does but officially with proper animations and high quality models and a proper in-depth avatar maker for your trainer but can only hope

[@Aleithyia]

I also hope they will strive to make the next game epic and continue to listen to feedback. People asked them to change up the formula and they did it. I am still dreaming of the day Let’s Go Johto becomes a reality!

[@Kno_Buddy]

Nintendo listening to feedback from consumers? What universe are you living in? I’ve contacted Nintendo about serious game breaking bugs and they pass the buck to the studio that produced the game, then the studio punts the issue back to Nintendo who sends it back to the studio. I spent like two weeks trying to just make them aware of a serious game breaking glitch I found and just kept getting bounced back and forth between Nintendo and the studio ultimately with nothing being solved. The game still hasn’t been updated since then either, the bug is still there.

[@Squidveemo]

Out of curiosity, what game was this for?

[@justyouraveragegamer6142]

To be fair. Nintendo has nothing to do with pokemons development. They just have exclusivity rights to it. It's developed by game freak and all the decisions for the franchise are made by the pokemon company. Nintendo just publishes the games. At any point really Nintendo could hypothetically choose not to renew their contract when it runs up and pokemon would be free to be multiplatform. They'd never choose to do that because Pokemon is a gold mine. But they could. That's how completely unrelated they are

[@SeddyAm]

​​@@justyouraveragegamer6142 gamefreak made some multiplatform games the only thing that won't happen is the pokemon franchise itself because Nintendo also has own part of it which mean anytime gamefreak can make games multiplatform like they already did the little hero town game or something which gamefreak already made.

[@Kno_Buddy]

@@justyouraveragegamer6142 I know they are not the same company and that I needed to talk to GameFreak and I tried there first looking through their site, the Pokémon company’s site, and Nintendo’s to see if any of them had any links anywhere to contact anyone about the issue. I went in order trying to contact GameFreak first, then the Pokémon company, then Nintendo. I couldn’t find anything from GameFreak, but I did find a support email for Nintendo, that’s why I contacted them first. They gave me an email to contact GameFreak and I did and they just kept bouncing me back and forth. Also, even though they are separate companies GameFreak’s office as of February of 2020 is located within the same building as Nintendo’s Tokyo branch.

[@Kno_Buddy]

@@Squidveemo it was Legends Arceus. It was around the time the last update went out. I can’t remember what the glitch was, but it had something to do with the time distortions. It basically bricked my game for a few hours. I couldn’t fix it no matter what I tried so I turned the system off and I turned it back on the next day and it was working again.

[@Zephyrt3mp3st]

Yea few things here to rant here 1) we shouldn't expect ANY cadence for Legends releases yet as this will be the second one coming out, so not enough data on the topic to even give an informed speculation as to what it could be. 2) we've reached the point in video games where gamers need to stop sweating games that come out in basically a beta state. Games today are exponentially larger than games of 10 years ago and everyone seems to forget games back then were STILL launched with a crap ton of bugs, the difference being now it can be patched out unlike in the past and that should be embraced to better improve games to our liking. The more support a game has at launch the more justification for patches and the large pool of experiences to pull from for what will REALLY improve the game. What would ideally happen is devs need to be transparent when they know their game is going to launch in a buggy state and if so provide a road map for the already planned patches and updates. 3) also I'm pretty sure despite how big the Pokemon company is, it's development team is actually relatively small compared to other studios of the same tier. We're also talking about a company whose openly spoken intentions for their games are to be an introduction for children into gaming. Something they do exceptionally well and should be kept in mind when evaluating their products.

[@KY502ShinyHunter]

I hope they really did learn. Scarlet was possibly the worst in the series. Didn’t bother with the DLC either. But from looking at it online, the postgame legendaries lore seemed very uninspired. The Stake Hunt is lazy. Snacksworth is an absolute joke, no lore at all? Seriously? Just a vending machine of legendaries apparently.

[@collinshumate3589]

Not totally disagreeing, but I did like the lore for all the new legendary/mythicals they introduced. Snacksworth was just for catching the previous gen legendaries.

[@RJS2003]

Still leaps and bounds better than Sword and Shield. No, I will not budge on this.

[@Dylan-ux6hp]

The lack of double battles in the main story kinda upset me

[@silver9104]

I hope for a sequel of an old spin-off games like they did with Pokémon snap (My wish: Sequel to Pokémon XD).

[@ianthemoon]

we need, NEED a black/white remake!!

[@Jairjax]

I hope not. Black and white and bw2 are perfect already

[@ianthemoon]

@@Jairjaxyeah, true, i fucking love everything about that gen, it was so fun and thinking about it just brings so much nostalgia 🥺

[@georgetrevor2621]

Remember, everyone: DO NOT PRE-ORDER

[@Cirex2118]

I personally want them to postpone it to 2026, I don't mind waiting for a masterpiece. Let them cook. 🧑‍🍳

[@ROSHAN_203]

Yup 🔥

[@sethdrost5526]

Nintendo everytime they hear people talking about a Black and White remake: "What do you mean remake? We already did that, its called Black and White 2"

[@Katie-hj5eb]

No way I'm buying a pokemon game until non-pokemon fans say its good. Mainline has been bad and lazy for way to long.

[@Animadness-h7a]

I can’t tell if this is a joke or not

[@Katie-hj5eb]

@@Animadness-h7a not a joke, mainline pokemon has been the same forever and pokemon company knows they make money regardless if the games good so they are encouraged to make games as lazily as possible.

[@WhiffTheRubbishEngine1869]

Yayyyy! Not buying the game made for hardcore fans because the non fans don’t like it…

[@livingdead4855]

It's ok to be wrong

[@xxo5294]

Ok

[@empressbulby3761]

There really is no excuse for the really bad look and performance of scarlet and violet's world. When breath of the wild, tears of the kingdom, Mario Odyssey, and all 3 Xenoblades exist on the switch. All much bigger games that look so much better.

[@Jimbo-ef5fo]

They kinda do: Fans will buy it anyways

[@jamesmullins3064]

Honestly until the Pokémon company releases a title of equal or greater quality to Palworld, I'm out 100% I've been a Pokémon fan since generation 1, but playing Scarlet made me feel like I had been swindled. The fact that Z-A "Takes place entirely in the city of skibidi" does not evoke alot of confidence ether.

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Would be cool if it was detailed like Cyberpunk 2077.

[@standlethemandle]

Pokemon has consistently gotten better and better over the years when it comes to the design of characters, worldbuilding and music, it's truly a shame that everything else hasn't kept up. Hoping that less rushed development, more people working on the games, and an improvement in hardware with the Switch 2 can let GameFreak shine as truly one of the most creatively talented developers active today

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Idk man Guzma's battle theme solos everyone from gen 8 onwards. Rose was good I liked his.

[@standlethemandle]

@@shatteredsentient5321 Team Star, Mustard, Galar Gym Leaders, The Loyal Three, Ogerpon, Dynamax, and the entirety of Legends Arceus would disagree

[@zeldafan1515]

Let’s Go Johto, but add a difficulty setting

[@puppies3330]

THEY SHOULD ADD THAT FOR LZA OR GEN 10

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Please no more Let's Go. HGSS remake would be way better.

[@zeldafan1515]

@@shatteredsentient5321 I agree, as long as they don’t do the chibi and in battles they keep it like they did with the DP remakes. Wasn’t a fan of the moving camera or backgrounds in battles like in SV

[@edgargaebolg9307]

The Mankey paw curls one finger, you get difficulty setting but it's like in B2W2

[@Blackpapalink]

Skipped Gen 8, and Gen 9. I have no hope or expectations. If the game is good, so be it. If not, then GF will continue being dead to me.

[@jagirl966]

What would I like from Pokémon? I want a game where you can start in any region and once you become Champion, you can go to any other region and become Champion of all the regions. Make it a PC/moblie game if the console can't handle it, but that's what I want. I know we have Pokémon Go, but I want to be able to relive all of these games. Also, what if Gen 10 comes out on the 30th anniversary of the original Pokémon games?

[@Manopat243]

You just described the game I've dreamed about for years! Picture this: "Pokémon: The Game". All 9 regions - open-world. Each sold separately at $60 a piece as DLC but they'll be full-on games (The app will be free install, each game will be a FULL sized game + additional content). Consistent balance changes, updates and events in different regions (Almost live-service). PLA catching, with a cross-hair to throw the ball as well as full movement such as jumping rolling etc. combined with a refined Pokénn Tournament style battling system. Imagine a cross-hair in battle, aiming Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Free control to move the Pokémon around the field and each move has a cool-down instead of power points. The concept behind anime style fighting? All Pokémon have a chance to compete. For once, you, the humble Bulbasaur fan, can beat a Mewtwo, with enough fighting skill (For a series about you and your Pokémon's friendship being enough to "do anything", they sure restrict what has a chance to win in competitive. How many kids were disappointed to find out that their starter Pokémon was useless when they wanted to battle online? This would fix that). Turn-based battling will be available as a multiplayer mode (Ranked and unranked). Ranked and Unranked will have two categories for each fighting style (Free or Turn-based): Regional Series (Can only use Pokémon found in that region) and World Series (Full National Dex). Everything is in one game on one device, as opposed to the current issue we're having where Gen 2,3,5,6,&7 are currently not on the Switch. You can have the full anime battling experience competitively online, or just play to become the champion of each region. Want to take things down a different path? Do things not possible in the past; become a coordinator and compete in contests (reworked), girls can even do Pokémon showcases! Here's the catch: Each region will be rolled out separately as the Generation (Which will last the length of two) progresses, and you can't transfer Pokémon from one region to another until you're the champion of that region (End of story for each region). Every region should have a villain, a regional dex, end-game content, 60fps, high quality textures, 1080p graphics etc. as they'll all be treated, and sold, as separate (Full sized) games that all happen to be in one app. The launch region would be brand new, and there would be a second one later on in that 6 year span. I could go on for hours about my dream of a perfect Pokémon game, it just saddens me to know it'll probably never happen. I know the download size would be huge and the Switch's successor would never handle it, but I think it could be cross released with PC and Mobile ports.

[@w1nther930]

I think that's too big of a thing to ask personally. Johto added Kanto, but the league was still cannonically in Kanto already. Still, it'd require a TON of work to do that

[@Manopat243]

@@w1nther930 I'd wait 10+ years if I had to. I want the FULL, DEFINITIVE Pokémon experience. Not a bunch of low-tier games that took up production time.

[@w1nther930]

@@Manopat243 Fair enough. I'd wait like 3 at most, since i'm impatient, but i'd rather just have a good one rather than a quick one. It's alteast not cash grab level of shitty, they do still make a story and all, it's just that some of the things were genuinely just baffling, like the frreaking bugs

[@megaman37456]

Honestly I'd just like a game called "Pokemon Ultimate" where it's a 2D game, you start in Kanto and work your way all the way up to Paldea.

[@SWATmedivac]

I just want pokemon XD 2. Definitely had it's faults but felt like an RPG rather than just another pokemon game

[@jonathanrolle2046]

I hope in the future they go back to regions like Galar and paldea and remake them.

[@BluejaySerenade]

As much as I hoped for ZA to release early next year, I'm hoping the wait will be worth it. Gen 6 is my favorite gen and it's what really got me into Pokémon in the first place and I really hope they do it justice!

[@user_98253]

There hasn't been a good quality 60fps pokemon game since the gameboy advance era. I would like to get back into pokemon games at some point, but yea, still waiting...

[@DemonessofRedSnow]

Legends Arceus was the first time I ever completed the Pokédex. It got me to be genuinely interested in all of the different Pokémon/studying them. And I was even inspired to go back and complete my Sword/Shield Pokédex. I am incredibly invested in how the next Legends game plays.

[@TheGamerFriends]

Let me know when the endgame is not booty cheeks and I’ll come back then. 😂

[@chrisjohnson9542]

I played Pokemon white for the first time 2 years ago and it was the first Pokemon game I played since gen 2. I was absolutely blown away by the post game. It was basically a whole other game. I put over 100 hours into that save file. It reminded me of my time with silver as a kid. I haven't played any of the ones after white.

[@TheGamerFriends]

@@chrisjohnson9542 I played Scarlet and Violet it’s all right. In my honest opinion the endgame for Pokémon titles haven’t been any good since Sun and Moon. Sun and Moon was the last time we had a decent endgame and that’s not saying much considering Sun and Moons endgame wasn’t really that good compared to classic Pokémon games.

[@fredthegonzalo]

I’d much prefer black and white remakes over legends za although I’m very excited over new megas

[@thetruelogan0104]

so no national dex? not interested

[@Tampafan33]

How tf is Mattel still making that much?? Nobody buys their products anymore. The toys never sell off shelves so wtf

[@scragglie]

mattel owns ALOT of brands and companies. they arent just a "childrens toy company" trust me. look up all the brands they own, youll be shocked.

[@garrettfornea1088]

I don’t see why everyone hates on Violet and Scarlet. I think it’s a good game. Sure, Paldea would be more fun with a volcano, but I don’t have many other complaints.

[@ultrahypexz]

a gen 2 lets go game would be legendary

[@luissalinas9143]

Yall gotta remember that the pokemon company has created an entire online pokemon competitive scene. I don't think we'll ever strip away from the classics. But I also think they can do both like they're doing with legends

[@fengzhao9111]

Scarlet and Violet is really fun lol, the issues don’t really affect me much, super enjoyable game

[@MrShadowThief]

It sure seems like they're seeing what's happening to studios that disappoint their customers time and time again and they don't want to wait until they're next.

[@matthewelisha8797]

I hope they add voice acting in Pokemon Legends Z-A. One of the things I didn't like about Legends Arceus is when the NPC"s didn't make any vocal noise while they were speaking.

[@puppies3330]

I agree, though realistically the main characters would probably make those grunts again

[@matthewelisha8797]

@@puppies3330 It's just that the story would be a lot more engaging if the NPC's had voices. The lack of voice acting makes it feel like I am reading a manga when I play the game. If they are omitting voice acting for NPC's in the game because of technical limitations, they could at the very least add something similar to Animal Crossing or Banjo Kazooie for the character voices. Something similar to Animal Crossing or Banjo Kazooie would make the characters in the game sound like they are speaking gibberish, but at least the world inside the game would feel more alive.

[@chaoticyheti6604]

My biggest problem with scarlet and violet is that it felt lazy, same animations from sw sh, the side of mountains just look like one texture copy and pasted and it felt like a more polished version of sw sh with gameplay. I heard recently it’s cause they lost a lot of employees working on the games so I’m actually really happy to hear scarlet and violet are getting fixes and updated

[@purkle200]

I don't trust them 😂

[@leogarza6045]

My Pokémon keeps hiding my picnic table

[@John-v5f4l]

you

[@Bask3tChase]

The only thing the Pokémon company takes serious from their customers is their money. The Pokémon they released to celebrate 1,000 Pokémon is literally a golden Pokémon, surfing on a golden surfboard, with golden coins falling off of it as it rides the waves.. Pokémon has always put customer satisfaction towards the bottom of their priority list.

[@WarrenGdog28]

Give us Pokken tournament 2 and a Palworld type Pokemon game

[@johnborejr.1629]

We need a Lets Go Johto for sure. I actually enjoyed Let’s Go and would be a better route than just another Johto remake or remaster

[@knowledgeseeker4614]

How about the feedback that we don’t want DEI or ugly female characters? I want to keep enjoying Pokemon but if they’re gonna mess with Gender like Square Enix is doing with Dragon Quest or whatever happened with that Pokemon mobile game, I’m out.

[@TheDarkOne1920]

That literally doesn't affect you in any type of way. You poeple are extremely weird and seriously y'all should consider seeking mental help, if having the option of being any gender you want affects you so much (Wich it doesn't) Also you are extremely creepy...

[@myriadworlds8434]

Would love to see remasters merge their separate half’s into one game, or potentially combine generations, like how you could go to Kanto from Johto

[@Shwiggity_shwagg]

no thanks! i'll continue to play and invest into Palworld where the devs actually care about me as a player. nintendo is doing too little too late. if the game seems fun, i'll just steal it. i'll never give nintendo another penny until they prove they actually care about their community instead of trying to sue everyone that draws a mario picture.

[@Xmasparol]

Then go

[@Shwiggity_shwagg]

@@Xmasparol Naw. I'll post this same comment on every pokemon video I see. But nice try trying to tell a stranger what to do 🤣 I hope I see you in the next comment section baby doll 😘

[@Xmasparol]

@@Shwiggity_shwagg toxicity at its finest

[@Shwiggity_shwagg]

@@Xmasparol thanks! 🥰

[@dittmar104]

When a company becomes established they move from developing to dividends. Video games require constant development and innovation and cannot be treated as a conventional business. When your business is making art you can’t become complacent and indifferent, art thrives on passion.

[@josephbreen9955]

What about remastered red and ,yellow. The new game are bad

[@Xmasparol]

Nostalgia is your reason

[@lordmolag45000]

I'm glad Gamefreak and TPC are listening to fan feedback. I personally enjoyed SV for the characters, story and gameplay loop, but the technical state was REALLY rough. Hopefully things get better from here.

[@christopherboyd9855]

Let's go Johto all the way. Plus 5-gen remake.

[@vinokai]

One of these days I just wanna see the Legends style Pokémon games taken to the next level... Just full on customization of everything, room customization(was sorta disappointed SV didn’t do this but since I’m rarely at the Academy it makes sense.), full on open world and your main Pokémon out like a Palico in MH passively collecting materials. Outfit crafting using Pokémon parts (since SV introduced Pokémon parts for TM crafting, I’ve been itching for an Outfit crafting system)

[@kchrules775]

Can’t wait for ZA. It would be nice to also get some of the classics on the NSO (or even sold independently) to hold fans over until ZA

[@sparky6757]

I feel like we could have a polished mainline pokémon game every year, *if* there are enough people working on them. I've heard the "too many cooks in the kitchen". My response is get more kitchens. Four year generation cycle, two in-house teams, outsource the remakes to another company. Year 1: new region, by team 1 Year 2: DLC, by a portion of the staff from the two in-house teams Year 3: Legends, by team 2 Year 4: remake, by an outside company like Ilca (not necessarily ilca, I know people aren't happy with them, but fot the sake of example) Gives each game almost four years of full support from an entire team, up from three years and being spread thin (taking into account new hires), without needing to give up having a pokémon game to play yearly for the people who want to.

[@chuckytherapper]

The cut scenes and story in scarlet violet was great. That open world was half baked.

[@timmyda1st191]

I was livid when I saw brilliant diamond and shining pearl. Even more when finding out it was outsourced. Gen 4 was my 1st intro into pokemon and my very 1st video game ever. I held it so close to my heart and to see them just outsource it, have someone else do it for them... it hurt. If gen 5 gets remastered. They better do it justice.

[@dwasp27moto41]

they maybe broadening the workforce for pokemonza's to run on switch2 maybe? anyways we can just wait for game release and review before cashing in if its worth or not. 🎉

[@alphabladelm2011]

Game Freak should have known to not rush production on Pokémon games a long time ago. By slowing down, they can ensure they correct all the bugs, polish the graphics, and include premium content before releasing the games to the public. Hopefully, they’ll really take this seriously and make that a permanent change in their work values. As for what I’d like, I’d want to see potential Black and White remakes that include different mini games, new bonus content, and expanded lore on different characters and locations. Plus, actually allowing players to play casino games without giving the games an M rating.

[@Web3Frog]

They need to create a mmo with all regions ... everybody start at kanto and you can go through all region and COLLECT THEM ALL! :D

[@michaelmaricich6290]

Need another Legends Arceus mechanic based game with mandatory original 151 for the old heads. Whatever happens additionally is just a bonus

[@EeveeGirl16]

I absolutely love the direction GameFreak is going with this, the majority of us have been saying to give Pokémon more time, so this is a massive step in the right direction. As for a Remaster/Remake that I want to see, I will never stop wishing for a Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky Remake. It's my First Ever Pokémon Game, and I would love nothing more than to see it get an HD Remaster that it deserves.

[@terrasai2857]

I wish I could play the Pokemon Luminescent Platinum ROM hack on my actual Switch device instead of a PC emulator 😭

[@ShiningBlueOfficial]

If they do anything mainline this year I would be ok with ports of gen 1 and 2 maybe even 3. But I just hope they take there time with Legends.

[@fatz4308]

Legends arcesus brought my loving of gaming back after not feeling anything for years. I wish this was the main formula

[@Nathaniel_E_Dearing]

Regardless of when in 2025 we see Pokémon Legends: Z-A, it's worth remembering that unlike Arceus, this game doesn't revisit the region in the distant past but instead closer to the present. Therefore, there may not be as many new monsters to make cards of too early on and any significant new monsters would be saved for later to reduce spoilers. However, if there is a lack of cards for that region, then we might not see the X & Y ports announced this year after all.

[@jamiehatchell4070]

If the official name isn't going to be the Super Nintendo Switch, I'm not pre-ordering it.

[@crushermach3263]

About remakes; People forget, but FR/LG were released mainly because transferring up from gen 1&2 to gen 3 was made impossible due to hardware limitations. The same could be said about HG/SS on the DS. By the time you get around to OR/AS it's not really necessary to have remakes anymore since you can transfer your old mons, but it was nice to have modern amenities and updated gameplay. Pokémon Bank though (and later Pokémon Home) and emulation are what really started to make such remakes superfluous. Now transferring and storing mons can be done easily and universally between all future game releases even potentially being able to skip hardware generations. You want to know why BD/SP sucked? Why there were very few changes made besides a graphical update? Because the only reason they were made is precedent. Because fans saw the pattern of updated releases and practically demanded the next one be made. I don't think anyone truly wanted or needed D/P to be remade. All the mons are easily made available in current games by transferring them up to Home. Lest we forget they're specifically making this possible by leaving Bank and the associated Transfer app open and free past the end of the 3DS life cycle. Looking at the reception BD/SP got I'm tempted to say we may never get remakes again, just re-releases in the vein of the 3DS releases of R/B/Y/G/S/C. You wanna play the old games? Just play the old games. All the better, honestly. I'd rather they not have to juggle a remake in with their release schedule if they can help it. More focus for the new games.

[@edgargaebolg9307]

ORAS introduced new Megas unavailable in XY, expanded the lore of Mega-Evolution and gave us the Delta Episode that may or may not have been discarded from RSE. This was a precedent about remakes being more than a way to play an old game with newer graphics and help you complete your collection, and people expected something along the lines with BDSP

[@danieldishon688]

I'd like to see a master collection made of ALL the old handled games as they were before made to pair with a modern Pokémon Stadium game. A game with a more massive Gym Leader Castle, difficult challenges for post game players, that features all the gimmicks from mega evolution to Terra crystal forms, and a gba tower and transfer system and bank that is compatible with the master collection and all the Switch Games.

[@kylianlegal6331]

Delay announcements: - Other games: aw... - Pokémon: FU*KING...YEAAAAAAAHH!!!

[@Craigy2818]

I have been worried that because they know they'll still have everyone addicted to buying the games and them doing so well, that they might make less effort. Give us a new generation every 5 years. They're rushing through them.

[@factstheseare3682]

Me personally, I wanna see more games like Pokemon rebirth, pokemon uranium, just games where they can be either about kids, in which case they have a storyline for them and a storyline for adults, idk would be fun to have a more serious pokemon game

[@GarfieId1]

Dunno where the problem is by releasing a game every year and still have good quality? I mean, by far we don't need a new mainline game every year. But why do they not outsource other games to other companies (like they did once with ILCA)? I mean many people are aiming for: Gen. 1-3 releases for the switch (with all the events you could hardly unlock in the past... like the celebi event in crystal for the 3DS) Pokemon Lets Go Johto Pokemon Gen. 5 remake Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Pokemon Ranger Or even a Pokemon Maker game which is like Mario Maker.... A game where you could create your own game (with Gen. 1-3 or 4,5 game data) You might almost think that the Pokemon Company isn't interested in the money that could be made from this content.

[@nerostile333]

You must be joking. You really ask why they dont outsource again like ILCA who were responsible for the sinnoh "demake" disaster? You like eating from the trash bin or are you joking with sarcasm? Im serious here, why do people prefer trash games instead of good ones???

[@juice2307]

The problem is that they aren’t releasing quality. They’re releasing poorly optimized quantity.

[@sharkvirus8710]

Pokemon Ranger would be difficult since the switch isnt made with touch screen gameplay in mind. Best they could do with that is a mobile game or smth unless they completely rework the gameplay. But yea i would actually appreciate if they focused more on the spinoff titles. We dont need constant mainline games just release a spinoff for the year and it'd be fine. Heck its kinda criminal that the last new mystery dungeon game was in gen 6. They could even create a few new pokemon for the spinoffs. That way they could still create new merch to keep the investors happy.

[@Demonsouls1993]

actions mean more then words im not believing them till i see proof

[@pokepizza]

Scarlett and Violet have made the most revenues out of any core Pokemon games. There is absolutely no excuse for the state that these games were in when they first launched. It was a huge slap in the face to the loyal customers that have supported this company for nearly three decades. I pray to God that gamefreak does not go to AAA Route and start releasing nothing but shovelware and unfinished products of games. Pokemon scarlet and violet should be prime examples as the path that they should not be taking for future titles. Nothing like that should ever happen again. Shigeru Miyamoto said it best. A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad. Scarlett and violet could have been one of the best Pokemon games out there had they been given time to put into the oven before release.