Some have speculated that an HD model of new Sun and Moon Pokémon Pikipek (shown above in a Nintendo teaser trailer for Sun and Moon) is destined for Stars, and earlier this year a mention of Pokémon on the Nintendo Switch was spotted but swiftly removed from GameStop's website. So what makes us think that Nintendo and Pokémon are going to go back to the old release model? Well, since Sun and Moon were released, Nintendo has introduced its hugely popular and praised Nintendo Switch, and rumour has it there's a Pokémon game coming to the new console soon. And after that we got Pokémon X and Y, which didn't have a sequel or companion at all. Then came Pokémon Black and White, which bucked the trend by being followed by direct sequels called Black 2 and White 2 rather than a third game as before. Generation IV: Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, followed by Pokémon Platinum.Generation III: Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, followed by Pokémon Emerald.Generation II: Pokémon Gold and Silver, followed by Pokémon Crystal.There was also an additional mini-game and slightly improved graphics.Ī similar structure was kept for the subsequent three generations, as follows: In Yellow, players were given only Pikachu as a starting Pokémon, who would follow the player around. They were Pokémon Red and Blue, and were followed by Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition. Then, several months later (sometimes even a year or more), an additional game is introduced with yet more variations in Pokémon and sometimes some additional features.įor example, back in 1998, the first of these types of games became available for Game Boy. This is designed to encourage trading with other players. Players were given two options to start with, which have the same story and gameplay but subtle differences when it comes to the Pokémon available. Traditionally, Pokémon games came in threes. Codenamed Pokémon Stars, it's possible that the new Pokemon game could even be destined for the Nintendo Switch.

Pokémon Sun and Moon hit the 3DS in November of 2016, and since then rumours of the third game in the series have been swirling.

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