Board 8 > Pokemon Direct - June 6 @ 10am ET

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I'd also prefer Gen 4 remakes. There's no way they're not making another game on 3DS

red13n posted...

but...we got white Vulpix.

Yeah, white Vulpix is very cute.
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another 3DS game would make me so sad the 3DS is old and decrepit
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Any chance the new thing is both 3DS and Switch, with full communication between the two? Monster Hunter XX is doing it, so we know it's possible.
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I would be floored if anything Pokemon mainline got on the Switch.
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I'll be surprised if they make a complete console split mid-generation. The Pokemon/character models in the 3DS Pokemon games already look really good in 1080p, so I don't think there's very much Game Freak would have to do to tweak the graphics if they were to go multi-platform.
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pjbasis posted...

I would be floored if anything Pokemon mainline got on the Switch.

It's already pretty much confirmed to be happening. Game Freak started hiring for "a console game belonging to a world famous RPG franchise" a couple months ago, and they've never made a spin-off Pokemon game before.
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Bump for hype
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This is still not revealed?
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I love speculating. Here's a list of points for and against the likely things.

Points in favor of DPP remake:
- Enough time has passed for it to make sense.
- Gen IV you can't transfer Pokemon from on the same system. That includes Johto too, but it's still a fair point.
- The Munchlax event is pretty similar to the Torchic event last generation, where we had gen III remakes.
- Silvally has so much to do with Arceus, complete with an ability that somewhat resemples how you would pronounce Arceus, and there was nothing about Arceus in SM.
- Burnet's lab had a lot about cross-dimentional Pokemon, all native to Sinnoh. Just like the Ultra Beasts are cross-dimensional and not at all explored upon.
- The Pokedex has so few generation IV Pokemon and usually games within a generation supply each oother well in this regard.

Points against DP remakes:
- You can play them with their original cartridge on the console that the latest games play on.
- Remakes have in the past been when the games have been on two consoles prior to the current one, which is not yet the case unless they actually make something on the Switch already.

Points in favor of RB remakes:
- Pokemon GO was/is a huge success, there's a lot of money in the nostalgia now.
- They're the only ones you can't play on the 3DS not counting virtual console.
- In relation to that, it's been the longest since we've visisted them. FRLG are older than DP.
- The GBA is two generations of consoles ago, just in line with any other remake.
- SM is extremely packed with Kanto references. Red and Blue appaering is perhaps the biggest hint.
- Lillie goes to Kanto in SM, perhaps indicating some continuation of the story over there, although this might hint more to a game that takes place there, rather than a direct remake.
- The 20th movie that is coming this month (already had a sneak peak in France I believe) is a throwback to when Ash was in kanto.

Points against RB remakes:
- They've already had remakes before.
- They released them for virtual console. While they changed nothing, they did make it possible to connect them to the most recent generation.
- The extreme amount of Kanto references might've reached a point where it's a counterargument. This counts for XY too, that had Kanto starters and Snorlax on the road among other region features similar to Kanto. All the Alolan Pokemon are Kanto, except for the starters and guardians, all exclusive Z-moves are for Kanto Pokemon. Perhaps they did this instead of remaking them.
- Kanto is a very bland region compared to what everyone would expect of a new one. There are very few unique landscapes. Unless they made somthing similar to Sevii Islands (but hopefully a lot more interesting) we're taking a huge step back for today's standards in this regard. This point along with a few others would not be relevant if they made a new story that took place in Kanto as mentioned before. Sun and Moon take place many years later than RB, the region could look a lot different, although then it would not be the Kanto we know, which has both its ups and downs.

Points in favor of a follow-up to SM
- A lot cheaper to make.
- A lot of things in SM needs to be explored upon. Necrozma in particular, but not at all limited to that.
- The anime has barely begun on Alola yet. It would almost be a waste to move on already, unless we go back later (like Emerald).
- There's the "Look Upon the stars" tagline on some merchandise.

Points against a follow-up to SM:
- We didn't get one last generation and BW2 already broke the tradition somewhat.
- There's not really anything in Alola we haven't seen if they keep it as it is, unless we go across dimensions again.
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ctesjbuvf posted...

Points in favor of RB remakes:
- Pokemon GO was/is a huge success, there's a lot of money in the nostalgia now.
- They're the only ones you can't play on the 3DS not counting virtual console.
- In relation to that, it's been the longest since we've visisted them. FRLG are older than DP.
- The GBA is two generations of consoles ago, just in line with any other remake.
- SM is extremely packed with Kanto references. Red and Blue appaering is perhaps the biggest hint.
- Lillie goes to Kanto in SM, perhaps indicating some continuation of the story over there, although this might hint more to a game that takes place there, rather than a direct remake.
- The 20th movie that is coming this month (already had a sneak peak in France I believe) is a throwback to when Ash was in kanto.

One advantage for RB remakes is the ability to revisit Kanto under the current Physical/Special split, which didn't exist in the FRLG games.
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LusterSoldier posted...

ctesjbuvf posted...

Points in favor of RB remakes:
- Pokemon GO was/is a huge success, there's a lot of money in the nostalgia now.
- They're the only ones you can't play on the 3DS not counting virtual console.
- In relation to that, it's been the longest since we've visisted them. FRLG are older than DP.
- The GBA is two generations of consoles ago, just in line with any other remake.
- SM is extremely packed with Kanto references. Red and Blue appaering is perhaps the biggest hint.
- Lillie goes to Kanto in SM, perhaps indicating some continuation of the story over there, although this might hint more to a game that takes place there, rather than a direct remake.
- The 20th movie that is coming this month (already had a sneak peak in France I believe) is a throwback to when Ash was in kanto.

One advantage for RB remakes is the ability to revisit Kanto under the current Physical/Special split, which didn't exist in the FRLG games.

It'll make it a completely new experience!!
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ctesjbuvf posted...

Kanto is a very bland region compared to what everyone would expect of a new one

Which is why we want a sequel (set 10-15 years after RB) and not a remake, like you mentioned later in the post
Kanto can change a lot in 15 years, like BW changed in 2 years
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This is an interesting tweet from Serebii:

https://twitter.com/JoeMerrick/status/872078245465862146

This potentially suggests the game announcement will be only for 3DS.
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LusterSoldier posted...

This is an interesting tweet from Serebii:

https://twitter.com/JoeMerrick/status/872078245465862146

This potentially suggests the game announcement will be only for 3DS.

Wouldn't the region where the Switch hasn't been released yet not mentioning the direct mean it's more likely to be an announcement for a Switch game? If it were a 3DS game there's no reason for Korea not to mention it.
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MAXIMUM OVERHYPE in less than 5 minutes from now.
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The time for hype is now.
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The stream is 60fps/1080p. Conventionally, they stick around 30fps/720p for these Directs.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylrhSB3vz7A
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oh god SWITCH BITCHES
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Pokken Tournament gets a Switch port. I expected this.

I figured that was one of the Wii U games that probably would have gotten a Switch port.
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I'm glad I held off on getting Pokken
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I saw Decidueye in the footage of the Switch port, so we might be getting that Pokemon as a Switch exclusive character.
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ULTRA SUN and ULTRA MOON
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Woah.

Flacid.
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so I take it all Wii U -> Switch ports will be suffixed with Deluxe
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the ultra sun ultra moon announcement is pretty tame
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GSC VC announcement is actually my most hype
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that was a really quick direct
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...Well, that just about nuked my lingering interest all over again. Now I'm not sure which Sun/Moon game to even play!
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That was pretty bad
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So is Ultra Sun/Moon just an enhanced game?
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I jumped out of my chair at work in excitement when Decidueye was shown in Pokken. That's hype as FK! <3 <3
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happy about pokken DX

disappointed Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are 3DS games and not Switch. I guess I'll finish Moon on 3DS.

G/S on virtual console I don't really care
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charmander6000 posted...

So is Ultra Sun/Moon just an enhanced game?

In the Direct, they said it was an alternate story to Sun/Moon.
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I think this troll of a direct just broke GAF
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That kinda gave off the impression that US/UM might not even have the same level of difference as the traditional third version, but we'll see. And now it's two versions, lol.
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they seemed to imply it was going to be like black 2/white 2
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GuessMyUserName posted...

I think this troll of a direct just broke GAF

I think so, too. I'm trying to locate the post I made prior to the start of the Direct and quote it ironically, and it won't load, lol.
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Yeah I'm unsure if US/UM is supposed to be like the 3rd game or like BW2. Should I actually get around to playing S/M or should I wait?
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yay pokken boo decidueye
ultra sun/moon gonna have to be a big enhancement for me to give a shit about :/
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thoughts

Pokken Deluxe: Yay but at the same time I clearly wasn't that excited about Pokken in the first place since I never bought it on U. But still glad I have another chance

GSC VC: FUCK YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SO MUCH SINCE THE RBY RELEASE, GSC BEST GEN AND I NEED MY ORIGINAL RELEASE NOSTALGIA OF ALL THOSE NIGHTS STAYING UP LATE WITH MY GAMEBOY AND WORM LIGHT. and yay now all Pokemon games have a path to the Pokebank
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oh right US/UM lmao so zzzz I forgot to mention

3DS yawn
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But wtf at apparently no Crystal?
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My Immortal posted...

Yeah I'm unsure if US/UM is supposed to be like the 3rd game or like BW2. Should I actually get around to playing S/M or should I wait?

They said it'll have a different storyline
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Seeing Decidueye in Pokken was the most hype thing I've seen in years. I want it noooooow
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Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon don't sound very exciting, partly because the names are absolute ass, but I've always thought third versions were vast improvements, so hopefully it's somewhat of the same deal here.

Looked like Necrozma had fused with the cover legendaries.

The Switch port is a good idea, glad they added the arcade latecommers and something to represent Sun and Moon.

GSC on virtual console is fantastic!
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but seriously that was a god awful presentation

the majority of it was just a lame actors-focused commercial for a port, and then blew right through the two other announcements... one of which also technically being a port
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Who wants gyms back for US/UM?

The sense of progression in S/M was really lacking. The only Pokemon game that I actually put down and still haven't finished.

My Immortal posted...

Yeah I'm unsure if US/UM is supposed to be like the 3rd game or like BW2. Should I actually get around to playing S/M or should I wait?

Wow, I'm surprised you haven't played Sun/Moon yet.

The trailer suggests US/UM has an alternate story to S/M, so it might be a good idea to play S/M first. If you're still not sure if this going to be like BW2, you could wait like maybe 1 or 2 more months until we get more information on US/UM.
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