Talking Point: Pokémon Presents Predictions - What Are You Expecting?

I want Pokken 2 with Sawk as playable character or else.
More spinoff like Pokepark 3 or Beatmania IIDX: Pokemon style.

My guess is that we'll see one new Switch game. Maybe two if they show some kind of remake of gen 2 or 5.

Guns. I want them to put guns in Pokémon

bring back Pokémon Pinball Game Freak you cowards
or Pokémon Puzzle League, I'm not picky

If you don't expect too much from them, you might not feel let down 😎👍🏽

I mostly expect a "state of the franchise" type presentation.

Pokemon Warriors lol

35min on stuff no one cares about and like 10 seconds of footage on the new mainline game

Pokémon Pinball updated for Switch, I would prefer that over a mainline game

A new Legends will be amazing

I want a new Pokémon Pinball or bring the originals to NSO

@LadyCharlie Well, now I have “Hey Jealousy” playing in my head on loop.

Sadness, disapointment, Pikachu

I think this is the year they finally apologize to the TRUE fans and say that even though Scarlet/Violent are the fastest selling Pokémon games ever, the fastest selling Nintendo game period at time of release, became the 3rd best selling Pokémon game in 2023, and is in the top 30 selling games OF ALL TIME ... it was actually a huge mistake. They'll follow that up by promising drastic changes to the games going forward to meet he demands of online fandom.

I mean, either that of they'll just try to remind everyone the games are for 8 year olds that that despite a vocal minority, the most successful and recognizable entertainment brand on earth is probably going to just keep on keeping on.

I desire that they release the earliest mainline games (Gens 1 through 3) on Switch Online, but other than that, I don't have much interest in this franchise these days.

Honestly, I didnt want anything from Gamefreak for this upcoming presentation UNTIL I felt my heart sink during the partner showcase because very little excited me. So, now I’m hoping for something a little exciting from the pokemon day presentation. Please more than new cards and mobile game updates…

I'd say Let's Go Johto (Marill and Togepi) and/or Legends Celebi with a time travel arc built in.

@umegames omg, yes please!!!

I’ve been waiting over 20 years now for a new Pokémon Pinball.

"An announcement that no Pokémon video games will be released in 2024". Yes, please!!

We can't have quantity and quality, we have to choose. And I choose quality.

@_Figo_
Seriously, if you still have hatred and contempt for Game Freak for what happened in the games, at least the criticism with foundations, to begin with, Pokemon pinball was developed by Jupiter, not Game Freak, their only foray with those games was for the Pokémon models and soundtrack, hence, the game is completely outside of Game Freak, and if you want a new version of Pinball or another spin off, it is with The Pokemon company that you have to contact for those requests, at least, they are not lorgnette.

@larryisaman knowing the franchise, they'd be more likely to put in a gun pokemon. Something something Riflex, Steel/Fire, evolves into an Arcannon... don't give me that look, there's only so much I can make up on the fly.😆

They'll probably spend like half of it blathering on about the World Championships venue.

Black and White are happening, 100%. We know for a fact the games will be represented in some form, but if it’ll be Legends Kyurem or Remakes or straight ports, I don’t know. If it is remakes, they won’t be made my ILCA again. BDSP “flopped” in terms of Pokémon games, and we know GameFreak was upset with ILCA’s work.

They are going to need a remake of an old school Pokemon game for this year. Something reliable to see out 'the last year of the Switch' tm.

I don't expect anything beyond simple mobile games/updates, announcements on the Universal Park expansion, and merch. There will not be "big" announcement and it's going to severely disappoint people.

That being said, here are some farfetch'd unique ideas I had that will unlikely come to fruition anytime soon: Pokemon (Dynasty) Warriors, a full Nintendogs style game but with Pokemon, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon but 3D/open world, and a new Pokemon tactics crossover game but with Fire Emblem this time.

1. Let’s Go Gold/Silver
2. 25 year recap video approx 70% of the Pokémon Direct
3. More stuffed Pokemon options at Build a Bear.
4. Another Mythical event for Scar/Vo

A dream announcement for me would be another Pokken Tournament.
I know it's not gonna happen though, so I'm expecting mostly mobile game announcements, and stuff for the shows/anime. I have no expectations for any quality games so if they do announce something that I like, I'll be surprised.

Gavin knocked it out of the park! That's exactly what I want to see.

Last great gen was Black 2, but I wish they made a 3D pixel art remaster of Heart Gold

This is the time in the generation where anything could happen, they've tended to do some wacky things around this time. I really DON'T entirely know what to predict other than:

1. I think it's going to take place in an old region. If I had to guess I'd say Unova, but there's strong arguments for Johto too.
2. Game Freak is going to have some kind of project that involves an open world and new Pokemon, forms, variants, convergents, etc.

Beyond that, your guess is as good as mine.

I hope it will be a Pokémon Legends game. Never in not a fan of the regular type of Pokémon games.

Garbage. I'm expecting garbage from gamefreak/the pokemon company.

Hopefully they'll prove me and thousands of othera wrong, but their previous track record would suggest otherwise

@NintendoKnower Palworld is garbage 🤣🤣

You're not helping, Gavin.

I think Black and White remakes will show up

Any low-effort remake would be sorely disappointing, whatever generation it's for. Just like BDSP was a couple of years ago.

Another Legends game would be good...as long as they get rid of the ***** battle system changes. Love the catching mechanics, hate the styles, the 1v5 battles (but no aoe attacks), the new battle math, etc. Also, it would help to tell a good story. If they're going to write another mess, better to go RBY-style simplicity than what we got from Legends. And while I'm dreaming...maybe have the environments be nicer to look at. (The Pokemon themselves are fine!)

Of course, I'd be fine with them taking a year off, but we all know that's not going to happen

I hope they announce Magikarp Jump HD for the switch.

Usually I'd repeat my comments for this so I'm not going to bother but it got me thinking -

• there's these rumours of Johto Let's Go or remakes but surely that would contradict the 'bring the GB games to NSO' speculation. Like if you played GSC, would people still get the remakes because I'm fairly confident there's a a certain subset of people who would look at a remake and think 'whatever. I'll stick to the originals'
• I can't see the mainline games coming to NSO and I think that might be down to how the GB games on VC lacked the save point feature (to stop people cheating IIRC). I can't imagine those games having the rewind feature either. I think a specialised Pokemon NSO app could be a better option where you could play the games as is but also has a 'time machine' function to store any Pokémon you have in those games into an individual box that could be transferred to HOME. That said, I can't imagine that app, much like the mainline games, allowing backup saves which sort of a selling point of NSO.
• All in all, with all these speculations and rumours I would prefer a more quieter yea. Maybe something to chew over while the next game is being developed.

I wish there were two polls:
"What do you expect"
and
"What do you want".
I expect nothing.
But I would enjoy a new Legends game.

I'm expecting some spinoff shenanigans, the kinda stuff I don't bother with. Probably some anime and TCG stuff, too. I'm legit afraid of new mainline announcements just because of the build quality of the recent games.

@SakuraHaruka idk how you can read the "you cowards" part and interpret it as me hating Game Freak but ok
also I doesn't Game Freak own like 1/3 of The Pokémon Company? if so then how come they have no say in what spinoffs do and don't happen?
and for the record even though I really want them I don't expect them to bring back either Pokémon Pinball or Puzzle League because they're too niche (even though I feel like Jupiter would be willing to do a new one because it doesn't seem they do much besides Picross)

After the last few Pokemon Presents gave us no new games I’m cautious about getting my hopes up but there are no new Pokemon games on the horizon which gives me hope for an announcement. That said I will not make the mistake of purchasing on Day 1 like I did with Pokemon Scarlet

Pokemon: Let’s Go, Spoink!

Gavin Lane absolutely nailed my thoughts! Bravo!
That would be definitely the best thing they could do.

@umegames Hahahaha!!! XD XD That would would be awesome! All of the Rattata, Caterpies, and ANNOYING cave Zubats gets destroyed by our MAX level 255 Charizard, Incernior, Espeon, etc! [Level 255 seems to be the MAX level in Dynasty Warrior style games] Big Bosses could be the Legendary Pokemon! But that would never happen though.

I know most are thinking it'll be a Johto Legends but I'm going to buck that line of thinking; Arceus and Diamond/Pearl were in the same areas, and we'll probably see the same again with a quiet/subtle link or two (like there were in those). So I'm saying Blinding White/Jet Black, and Legends Kyurem.

I think we'll probably see something related to gen 5 as the big announcement. Probably something similar to Legends.

I know people seem to think that they're going to take more time to develop these games but are those expectations actually realistic? They pretty much said a few months ago that they're thinking about ways to keep up with the schedule they already have, not that they're going to take more time.

Outside of that it'll mostly be about mobile games, the TCG and maybe something anime related or if some other new animated series is coming like the Pokemon Concierge one.

No gen 10 announcement, that's coming next year.

Mostly mobile stuff, some kind of Scarlet/Violet event and maybe a smaller title I imagine? At this point, I'm not sure whether I want a big announcement or not, as it's bound to come with an enormous performance/quality-level catch. I'm going to keep my expectations low either way.

What I think they'd do is:

• Gen 2 Let's Go remakes or Gen 5 BDSP style remakes (Late 2024)
• Explorers of Sky remake (Spring 2024)
• A bunch of mobile updates
• A bunch of general announcements like Worlds location, TV/movies, TCG and merch

What I'd like to see:

• Some announcement relating to improving the stability of Scarlet/Violet

I already saw the leaks of chibi B&W, so I got my hopes down.

You guys forgot a Let's Go voting option 😉

I'm guessing we will see a ton of stuff on the anime series and card game...and I don't follow any of that.

A new game will undoubtedly be announced as well...and more than anything I'm hoping for Black/White remakes-they are my favorite Pokemon games!

And, I know I'm in the minority, but I really haven't been disappointed by any of the Switch Pokemon games!

@_Figo_
Yes, everyone knows that Game Freak has part of The Pokemon company, since it was created as a management company for the franchise, however, even if you don't believe it, for Game Freak, that meant creating its own Boss, and yes, and it sounds strange but that's how it is and there are many cases that that's how things are and I can't make it up, in fact there are videos that explain it, but the most detailed ones are in Spanish, I can share it to you, but I don't know if you want because of the language .
The point is that for new games, neither Nintendo nor Game Freak has that decision, only the The Pokémon company can.

and sorry because my strong comment, but many do not understand this and literally have Game Freak as the main villain, when he is a victim of, even, his own creation, and the fact that at some point, many people will compare them to EA and even on Twitter they cruel bothered their producers, that was already an attitude of enough.

and, I also clarify, and even in the same video that I want to share with you, that Game Freak is not free from the current problem, they have their responsibility and that is not denied, but unfortunately, their hands are tied to a certain extent and the worst, I repeating it, being "the one who pays the price..."

its so strange watching from the outside as pokemon fans are just showered with disappointment year in, year out, for what feels like over a decade. 😔

(meanwhile my personal favorite nintendo games simply fade into obscurity.)

I am expecting a letdown. What I want is an Arceus-like game with a typical gym and elite Four loop.

@Elitepatriot Open world. Crafting balls, collecting pokemon, Amazing world exploration

First of all, another Legends game. Second, a Pokemon Conquest remaster or sequel.

Gold and Silver re-re-make.

I think a GameFreak game announcement is very likely (not guaranteed, though!) given the history and knowing that they have nothing releasing at the moment.

As for what, IDK. I hope to god it's not a Lets Go game. I hope that never becomes a series. It's the only mainline Pokemon game I haven't gotten. It's THAT undesirable! lol.

I don't expect Gen V remakes. While a past pattern is not at all a guarantee, While Gen IV did have remakes, Gen V did not. Likewise, while Gen VI did, Gen VII did not. Again, the pattern could just be coincidence, really, could have happened this way for completely different reasons (and Gen III and Gen IV were two generations in a row with remakes, to be fair). But gosh, after the DP remakes, I really have lost faith in the remake series. it's so sad. FR/LG, HG/SS, and OR/AS were great remakes, it's tragic to see what happened with DP. B/W are my top favorite Pokemon games. I have the highest expectations for them given that, and know that if they get the DP treatment that will be, well, a tragedy.

A new generation seems unlikely (but isn't impossible persay), a "third" version seems to have been replaced by DLC (a welcome change to the formula, IMO). So I really don't know what's going to happen, if we'll even seen a game. Would be nice to see a new Legends game! But I'm not convinced that's going to become a series, sadly.

I just want another Legends game. Resurrected my love of Pokemon only for S/V to make it a fossil again.

I expect a kick in the dangly-bits. A new Pokken, Mystery Dungeon, or Legends game would be nice though.

If the leaks are accurate, I just hope that we get a physical compilation of the original Gen II games as well (or included as a bonus with a Gen II Legends game).

Hopefully a legends game about galar and the darkest day? That’s what the red sky was in Arceus, but maybe?

Or maybe a legends game for gen 9 that takes place in the past or the future? Like the paradox Pokemon.

I don't know what to expect, but I want Arceus 2 locked at 60fps, with very quick gameplay, quick battles, quick opening and shutting of menus and pokedex and everything. Just fast, fun, and addictive exploration, battles, and loading! I don't care how small the areas have to be to facilitate this level of speed. This kind of Pokémon game seriously sounds extremely fun to me!

Just give me an all gen Pokemon in the style of Stardew Valley, Sea of Stars, or A Short Hike, or heck even Wind Waker if they can handle it, graphically, with a sweepingly catchy score, difficulty selector, and less dialogue (and by default, less unskippable, slow to load dialogue in size 50 font surrounded by ghastly borders). I'd also take a sleek menu system, please. Too much to ask?

What I expect is more crappy mobile games because that’s what they seem to chuck out the most anymore. But what I WANT to see is a beautiful remake of HeartGold/SoulSilver, with significant enhancements to not only the appearance of the game, but the PokeWalker too which must be re-released with it! Actually this would be the perfect game to make as a “let’s go” version, if the PokeWalker is part of it. 🤔

Not predicting anything, but a cute spin off of concierge sure would be nice. ^^

@ecco6t9 Cheers to that!

@nhSnork make it a blunderbuss

Uopdates to their mobile stuff like masters, unite and TCG stuff. So boring.

No matter what happens at the presentation, one thing that is guaranteed is there will be a metric crap-ton of bitching and complaining from the most whiny, spoiled, entitled, unappreciative, and impossible-to-please fanbase in all of the known world.

I can't remember who but someone on here mentioned lets go johto and since then, it's got me juices going as i loved lets go eevee but want some more.
If its not announced, I'll have to try out sword/shield or scarlet/violet as im wanting a new pokemon experience.

Everyone wants a new Legends game, so thats never gonna happen, Im thinking NSO releases for only DMG titles so no GBC or GBA. Im thinking pokemon snap dlc cause whats life without making wild claims with no rhyme or reason? and i'm thinking Let's go Marill and Let's Go Togepi for christmas