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Rumors and leaks are going wild, as the minutes count down to the awaited reveal of what The Pokemon Company has in store for the future of the franchise. Whether or not you believe the "leaks" that are being passed around, it's time to hand in your hype train ticket and board, as today's Pokemon Presents is just about to begin.

It begins.

We get a retrospective on how Pokemon has evolved, and the various media that it had over the years. Even the Pokemon Mini got a shoutout.

Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the Pokemon series.

First off is New Pokemon Snap gameplay. You can edit your photos with stickers and frames. Photos can be shared online.

Next are some events that will be held to celebrate the anniversary. There's a Gigantamax Pikachu raid in SwSh, Go will have a Kanto celebration, and Pokemon Cafe Mix will have free tickets. Pokemon Masters EX adds Leon and Charizard.

Finally, the next games.

It's a DS...Diamond and Pearl's intro screen...

Remakes confirmed! Just as the rumors said, they'll be in a chibi-fied form that emulates the sprite look of the originals, but in 3D. Battles will instead look like Sword and Shield's. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl release Late 2021.

It's time for a new era...

It's a prequel to Diamond and Pearl, taking place in the ancient era of Sinnoh. The gameplay shows open fields where you catch Pokemon by sneaking around and throwing Pokeballs yourself. Arceus is teased at the end. This more action-based take on the franchise is called Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Releases early 2022.

The DPPt games will be "faithful remakes". ILCA is developing them, the team from Pokemon Home. Game Freak's Masuda will be involved, though. The Underground is shown, too, confirming that it'll be included.

Legends Arceus is a different take on Sinnoh, with Pokemon from other regions appearing as well. The village is your base, and your goal is to create the first Pokedex. There are normal turn-based Pokemon battles.

 

[Jayro]

why am I actually excited for this...it's pokemon...

You had a childhood, right?

 

[jt_1258]

You had a childhood, right?

pearl was my first game, y my second, and I haven't been able to commit to getting far much less beating another pokemon game since I beat those 2

 

[VartioArtel]

I love it!! Obviously the graphics are weak on the DPPt remakes and the Arceus game had the saddest framerate but I DONT CARE, THEY LOOK AWESOME. GIVE!

Hear hear! The Chibi on DP remakes is a taste thing, you either love it or you don't. But I hold out that they're still improving Framerate for Legends Arceus. As someone else said: THIS is the shit we EXPECTED Sw&SH to be!

 

[Jayro]

pearl was my first game, y my second, and I haven't been able to commit to getting far much less beating another pokemon game since I beat those 2

Damn, you're young, lol. My first game was literally the first game, Red on Gameboy. I was in the 8th grade when they came out here in America.

 

[Xzi]

I stopped playing Pokemon games for quite a while after Gold and Silver, so I don't have any nostalgia for Diamond and Pearl. As much as this is a prime opportunity to play through them for the first time, I think I'm still more interested in Legends Arceus. Overworld battles should've been added ages ago.

 

[NitroTears]

But I hold out that they're still improving Framerate for Legends Arceus.

I get the sinking feeling that they wont, based on all the criticisms that SwSh had in it's initial trailer that were not fixed even to this day. (Things like the graphics/tree textures)

 

[VartioArtel]

I get the sinking feeling that they wont, based on all the criticisms that SwSh had in it's initial trailer that were not fixed even to this day. (Things like the graphics/tree textures)

I did say 'hold out'. Not 'believe'.

 

[Chrisssj2]

I dont care for pokemon games anymore. WAY too easy. was fun in my pre 20's

 

[BLsquared]

I'm actually glad for both the D/P remakes and the prequel. Pearl was my first game as well (I got into the series late), so I'm really excited to go back to having a Luxray main. And getting a totally new game set on the same place, but with new mechanics? I'm not a huge Pokemon fan, but I'm excited for that.

PS: love that Shinx was in the video so many times lol. I kid you not, Shinx was my "real" starter in those games; I caught him first and oh boy he was my pal forever.

 

[pedro702]

For People that dont get why people are hating on the dp remake style its easy lets see

fire red and leaf green used gen 3 ruby and saphire gba engine and graphics for the remake

heart gold and soul silver used gen 4 graphics(platinium) for the remake

omega ruby and alpha sapphire used x and y engine and graphics for the remake

brilliant diamond instead of using sword and shield graphics and engine for a full 3d look went back to gen 4 graphics but in 3d instead of sprites so... meh and gamefreak didnt even do it themselves, they just chose a company that did a random pokemon sleep app do it for them, they didn't even bothered and outsourced it.

So its easy to see why people are upset, instead of using current gen engine/graphics they just went back just turned the sprites in 3d without doing much work and made everything into chibbi.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

why am I actually excited for this...it's pokemon...

You answered your question in the second part, because it's pokemon

 

[AkiraKurusu]

"I don't want Diamond/pearl remakes" "then why did you ask for them"

I never did, personally; what I'd have liked was a Sinnoh remake, or in other words remaking the best version of Sinnoh - Platinum.

 

[Dinomite]

I'm pumped for the release of Pokemon Snap more than anything else. Way overdue, I still beat the N64 game every couple of years. The mechanics of finding ways to take interesting pics should be fun.

 

[Goku1992A]

Ahh yes my history with Pokémon It's been a long 22 years lol (I'm 29) I'm not really a fan of the D/P series but I did like Cyrus

PK R/B/Y - I had beat Yellow
PK G/S/C - I had beat Crystal
PK R/S/E - I had beat all 3
PK LG/FR - I had beat fire red
PK D/P/P - I had beat Diamond and Platinum (I didn't like the game too much)
PK B/W/B2/W2 - I only beat Black
PK HG/SS - I beat the PK League in SS but I still have Kanto to beat
PK X/Y - I was playing Y but I'm on the 5th Gym
PK S/M/US/UM - Never played it
PK OR/AS - Never played it
PK E/P - I played Lets goo Evvee I'm on the 6th Gym
PK SW/SH - I beat SW

 

[AkiraKurusu]

I'm pumped for the release of Pokemon Snap more than anything else. Way overdue, I still beat the N64 game every couple of years. The mechanics of finding ways to take interesting pics should be fun.

I'm worried constantly taking photos will become tedious grinding after a while, personally. I grew up way after the N64 era, only getting to play Stadium when I visited a primary school friend's house (I fell out of touch with the guy when we went to different high schools); I never did get to play the original Snap, or pretty much any other 64 games.
So yeah, I've got...mixed...feelings about New Snap.

I mean, the Ranger trio was centred around circling sprites a bunch, but it had enough things to break up the monotony - three fun stories and side quests. Mystery Dungeon DS (screw the 3DS and Switch garbage) had awesome stories and characters to break up the dungeon exploration.

New Snap, so far, doesn't seem to have much of a story or any worthwhile characters to snap away from the snapping.

 

[jt_1258]

You answered your question in the second part, because it's pokemon

the opposite actually...considering before the announcement of pokemon legends the series basically fell into the rut if being nintendo's call of duty. the same game, printed out every year...with some tweaks and new content but other wise pretty much completely interchangeable with the pervious title

 

[deSSy2724]

So basically they made the remake look more like the latest animes......... too much chibinnes and I hate it.

Also the, "main" game look nothing special and there are some frame rate and animation issues..... not impressed and I highly doubt they would fix them. Graphics also kinda meh...... hell SW/SH looks actually better for me.

 

[DarthDub]

The only game I'll actually play from this is the new Pokemon Snap game.

 

[deSSy2724]

The only game I'll actually play from this is the new Pokemon Snap game.

Actually im most impressed with that game even though I never played and never liked those "snap" games (expect that the Venusaur looks really really strange).......

OK, oh well...... I will admit it, people can in fact "change" their opinions and what not, like completelly the oposite

Learning it the hardest way......

 

[Ricken]

Oh man. I hope this doesn't disappoint