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Generation VI: The Future

What will it be?

  • Pokemon X2/Y2 (Kalos Third/Fourth Versions)

    Votes: 72 31.3%

  • Pokemon Z (Kalos Third Version)

    Votes: 133 57.8%

  • Pokemon SkyBlue/GroundGreen (Kanto Remakes)

    Votes: 35 15.2%

  • Pokemon Delta Emerald (Emerald Remake)

    Votes: 17 7.4%

  • Pokemon Temporal Diamond/Celestial Pearl (Sinnoh Remakes)

    Votes: 28 12.2%

  • Pokemon Plus/Minus (Generation VII)

    Votes: 35 15.2%

  • No announcement will be made.

    Votes: 23 10.0%
  • Total voters
    230
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Bolt the Cat said:
That entirely depends on what Nintendo does with the NX. Sources are saying that the NX is meant to bring together the casual and the hardcore, and if that's the case, it's entirely likely that the NX will sell more than the 3DS. Either way, it's too early to make that assumption.
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What sources? Details about the NX handheld are almost non-existent, as the rumors mostly pertain to the home console. The only thing we really know is that the systems will "act as brothers" and it should be easy to port games between them. Casuals are unlikely to care about that.

What Nintendo is doing to appeal to casuals has to do with their smartphone strategy, which they're going to start implementing this year well ahead of the NX's release. What do you think they're trying to achieve with Pokémon Go and its connectivity with the next main series game(s)? They want more people to get into the 3DS, which is hardly smart if Generation VII is being prepared for the NX. Most casuals are not going to buy two separate systems in consecutive years.

Mitchman said:
DP was originally planned for 2005, the delay was about a year long, so yes, it was quite big. And even with the delay the end result was.....suprising, to say the least.
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They were never said to have been planned for 2005. And frankly, I don't see why Generation VII would fare better than DP did should it be released in 2017. You keep talking about the models, but suffice to say that the problem with DP wasn't the sprites.

3DS to NX is arguably going to be the handheld equivalent of PS3 to PS4.
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Based on what? The NX handheld is supposed to share assets with its home console brother, rather than the 3DS.
 
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I hope so too!
Will we be finally able to do something with the Strange Souvenir? It would make no sense if the region in question is Gen7, because you can't transfer items between generations.
 
RainbowLifeAndLove said:
Will we be finally able to do something with the Strange Souvenir? It would make no sense if the region in question is Gen7, because you can't transfer items between generations.
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The Strange Souvenir exists for foreshadowing; I doubt we're meant to transfer it anywhere. How many people even have more one 3DS? We know that the region in question has its own Champion and at least one new Pokémon, not to mention that it is far from Kalos. So yes, it would make perfect sense for a new generation to be involved.
 
What if... Zygarde had not just one Complete Forme, but two? What if the new Zygarde formes that was revealed was actually 10% Forme and Complete Forme Y?

Remember Thousand Arrows and Thousand Waves moves? Complete Forme X could have Thousand Arrows while Complete Forme Y could have Thousand Waves. Complete Forme X could look more like an actual dragon, while Complete Forme Y is the one we've already seen. Remember what happened with Mega Mewtwo? First we were shown Mega Mewtwo (as Mega Mewtwo Y), but we had no idea (except from leaked information) that Mega Mewtwo had two Mega Evolutions.

Looks like we're getting Pokémon ZX and Pokémon ZY, since Junichi Masuda knows we're expecting a "Pokémon Z" or "Pokémon X2 and Pokémon Y2". So what better way to make it take place 2 years prior to the events in X/Y. These will be perfect to bring an end to the sixth generation, then get ready for seventh generation in 2017.
 
Platinum Lucario said:
What if... Zygarde had not just one Complete Forme, but two? What if the new Zygarde formes that was revealed was actually 10% Forme and Complete Forme Y?

Remember Thousand Arrows and Thousand Waves moves? Complete Forme X could have Thousand Arrows while Complete Forme Y could have Thousand Waves. Complete Forme X could look more like an actual dragon, while Complete Forme Y is the one we've already seen. Remember what happened with Mega Mewtwo? First we were shown Mega Mewtwo (as Mega Mewtwo Y), but we had no idea (except from leaked information) that Mega Mewtwo had two Mega Evolutions.

Looks like we're getting Pokémon ZX and Pokémon ZY, since Junichi Masuda knows we're expecting a "Pokémon Z" or "Pokémon X2 and Pokémon Y2". So what better way to make it take place 2 years prior to the events in X/Y. These will be perfect to bring an end to the sixth generation, then get ready for seventh generation in 2017.
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Yeah I could see them pulling something like that Ttbh
 
Complete Forme is actually complete in that it encapsulates features from both Xerneas and Yveltal. Why would it be designed that way if it had a counterpart?
 
Despite all this talk about Zygarde's forms, I am probably not going to use them. But both ideas make sense. Two moves for two Complete Forms. XZ and YZ probably then.
 
Silktree said:
Complete Forme is actually complete in that it encapsulates features from both Xerneas and Yveltal. Why would it be designed that way if it had a counterpart?
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RainbowLifeAndLove said:
Despite all this talk about Zygarde's forms, I am probably not going to use them. But both ideas make sense. Two moves for two Complete Forms. XZ and YZ probably then.
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I did actually mean... two separate Complete Formes with Complete Forme X having Thousand Arrows while Complete Forme Y having Thousand Waves. As a move replacing Earth's Wrath when changing to it's respective Complete Forme, either Complete Forme X or Complete Forme Y.
 
Platinum Lucario said:
I did actually mean... two separate Complete Formes with Complete Forme X having Thousand Arrows while Complete Forme Y having Thousand Waves. As a move replacing Earth's Wrath when changing to it's respective Complete Forme, either Complete Forme X or Complete Forme Y.
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Again, Complete Forme is already designed to allude to both Xerneas and Zygarde, rather than just one of them. It stands to reason that it will learn both moves.

Besides, I'd say that two complete forms borders on an oxymoron.
 
I am a little curious about how Complete Zygarde would be handled on the (presumed) new game's boxart. As has been said above it is already a mix of Yveltal and Xerneas, so it's unlikely to be split into 2 formes, therefore could not be used on the covers of 2 games. And yet Gamefreak have hinted strongly that we wouldn't just be getting a single Z version as it's too 'predictable'...so I wonder...?

Alexander said:
We seen enough of Kanto. A new Kanto remake would be just as bad as the ORAS games anyway. Zygarde has gotten attention such as movie, mega evolution special and new forms. Kalos is the most logical choice and I don't want Kanto in Kalos game either.
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Dude, are you able to post literally once without shitting on ORAS? Like, we get it already, you didn't like ORAS. You don't need to keep bringing it up.
 
LadySasaki said:
I am a little curious about how Complete Zygarde would be handled on the (presumed) new game's boxart. As has been said above it is already a mix of Yveltal and Xerneas, so it's unlikely to be split into 2 formes, therefore could not be used on the covers of 2 games. And yet Gamefreak have hinted strongly that we wouldn't just be getting a single Z version as it's too 'predictable'...so I wonder...?

Alexander said:
We seen enough of Kanto. A new Kanto remake would be just as bad as the ORAS games anyway. Zygarde has gotten attention such as movie, mega evolution special and new forms. Kalos is the most logical choice and I don't want Kanto in Kalos game either.
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Dude, are you able to post literally once without shitting on ORAS? Like, we get it already, you didn't like ORAS. You don't need to keep bringing it up.
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THISSSSS! It really bothers me how he is always trying to inforce his opinions over the rest of us. It's as if ORAS punched him in the face or something.
 
Apparently Masuda is appearing on the variety show on November 15th!
Source: Stealth on Twitter. Can anyone verify this?

We may get big news soon after all!
 
LadySasaki said:
And yet Gamefreak have hinted strongly that we wouldn't just be getting a single Z version as it's too 'predictable'...so I wonder...?
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In that interview you're referring to, it was about how they thought people were expecting "Z" right after X/Y instead of expecting ORAS. So no, I don't think they completely dismissed a Z Version as a possible future title. All of the "Z" stuff that's getting plastered all over the anime and upcoming merchandise(Pokemon Treta and the Pokedex Z that has been put up on Japan's Amazon website) might be a red herring, but it all could also be strongly hinting towards a 3rd version Z. Even if it does turn out to be "Z", I have a strange feeling that we ain't gonna be getting a typical "copy-paste" 3rd version like we have had in the past. Masuda and Game Freak in general have been making a really big deal about the 20th Anniversary.

This is telling me that they are wanting to go all out for the next main series game for the anniversary. They even could be holding off on the announcement for so long on purpose to make the hype grow bigger; they might only give "Z" a 2-3 month CoroCoro coverage period before it's released worldwide, giving out as little information as possible, as a way of saying "hey, in honor of the 20th anniversary, this is going to be the greatest game in Pokemon's history, but we ain't telling you jack-squat about it until the last minute, so you gotta buy this game to find out!"
 
Bolt the Cat said:
I think it would be reasonable to assume that 7th gen would be on NX. Nintendo's in a huge hole right now and it seems they want the NX to come out sooner rather than later, so it probably will see a 2016 release. And if they already have the dev kit, we could probably see the 7th gen game in 2017. So we probably don't need a filler generation like 5th was. I'd very much not like to see one if they can afford not to, 5th gen wasn't much of a step up from 4th and new hardware would've helped with that.
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Well... Storyline-wise, it's the best so far of all. And I think it's precisely because of the fact that it was a "filler" generation that it was able to reach those heights in terms of plot.

I would love another 3DS generation if it meant that it would more than make up for X/Y's barebones plot.
 
So the Masuda appearance is legit? Interesting.

It airs the same day that CoroCoro is released, too.... potential hype.
 
It could be nothing. Here is the GAF thread that made the notice. A wild Serebii shows up starting at Post #13 and drops some knowledge.
 
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