{"id":158527,"date":"2021-01-04T00:32:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T00:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/pokemon-sword-shield-diamond-pearl-remakes-wild-area-raids-sinnoh-forms\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T00:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T00:32:17","slug":"pokemon-sword-and-shield-features-that-the-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/04\/pokemon-sword-and-shield-features-that-the-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Sword and Shield Features That the Diamond and Pearl Remakes Need"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pokemon<\/em>‘s 25th anniversary this year has fans on the edge of their seats for what’s to come, and if the franchise’s 20th anniversary in 2016 can serve as an accurate model for what fans should\u00a0expect this year, it’s likely that they’ll be in for all kinds of surprises.\u00a0While it was announced last summer that spinoff titles like the long-awaited\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em> and unexpected\u00a0Pokemon Unite<\/em> MOBA would\u00a0be coming soon, all kinds of rumors have had fans speculating as to what else they could see in 2021. From\u00a0debunked rumors of a\u00a0Pokemon Master Collection<\/em> to speculation of a sequel to\u00a0<\/a>Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>taking place in Johto, one rumor has steadily gained the most traction and seems to be the most likely for 2021.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>\u00a0series has established a rather loose pattern of releasing remakes of previous mainline\u00a0series\u00a0<\/i>games, and seeing as the first 3 generations have had their chance at remakes, it seems like 2006’s\u00a0Pokemon Diamond and Pearl<\/em>\u00a0could be up next. If remakes of the 4th generation\u00a0games\u00a0were to release this year, it’s almost guaranteed\u00a0that they’d be a part of the 8th generation of\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games, and since Pokemon<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Sword and Shield<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0brought\u00a0a plethora of new features, there are quite a few of them that would make great additions to\u00a0Diamond and Pearl<\/i> remakes.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Pokemon Fans Think Game Freak Tweet Hints at Diamond and Pearl Remakes<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This year, Pokemon<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>Sword<\/a> and Shield<\/a><\/em>‘s Wild Area\u00a0gave\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> fans their first glimpse\u00a0at what an open-world\u00a0<\/i>game in the series might play like. Although the\u00a0games still contained classic routes and many other mainstays in the\u00a0series,\u00a0the experimentation of the brand new Wild Area was a change welcomed by many, providing players with a plethora\u00a0of biomes to find all sorts\u00a0of Pokemon. Since it is likely that Game Freak could want to keep experimenting with the open-world elements of the Wild Area, it could be interesting\u00a0to see how the mechanic might\u00a0be implemented in\u00a0the Sinnoh region, since it was not originally designed\u00a0for such a feature.<\/p>\n

Diamond and Pearl<\/em>‘s Sinnoh region is vast,\u00a0while it contains the typical snow-laden areas, forests, and beaches, one defining feature\u00a0of the region sets\u00a0it\u00a0apart from all others: Mt. Coronet. The massive mountain range that is Mt. Coronet almost completely splits Sinnoh straight down the middle, separating the western and eastern parts of the region. Since the Wild Area was used as a sort of world hub in Sword and Shield<\/em>\u00a0allowing players to use it to\u00a0access\u00a0different parts of the Galar region, turning Mt. Coronet into a Wild Area<\/a> could act as the\u00a0Diamond and Pearl<\/em> remakes’ hub between the western and eastern parts of the Sinnoh region, while also giving players access to a more diverse variety of\u00a0Pokemon.<\/p>\n

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The introduction of regional variants in\u00a0Pokemon Sun and Moon<\/em><\/a> completely redefined the idea of forms, which were previously mostly reserved for legendary Pokemon or Mega Evolutions, by making\u00a0them much more accessible to all kinds of Pokemon. While\u00a0a lot of regional variants have gone to Pokemon originally discovered in the Kanto region,\u00a0Sword and Shield<\/em> opened up the door for regional forms\u00a0of Pokemon from other\u00a0regions like Johto, Hoenn, and Unova. While it’s unlikely that any 4th generation Pokemon would receive regional variants in the Sinnoh region\u00a0since it is the native region of these Pokemon, there are some other possibilities for regional form\u00a0in the\u00a0Diamond and Pearl\u00a0<\/em>remakes.<\/p>\n

Sinnoh region variants of Pokemon from other regions could keep some older monsters feeling fresh. New forms\u00a0of Pokemon from Kalos, Alola, and Galar could further shake things up, since no Pokemon originally discovered\u00a0those regions have officially received regional forms yet. This could be a great way to\u00a0introduce some newer\u00a0Pokemon into an older region with a twist. Another approach could be to expand upon the regional evolution concept\u00a0introduced in\u00a0Sword and Shield<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by adding\u00a0new Sinnoh-specific evolutions for older Pokemon, or even new evolutions for 4th generation Pokemon.<\/p>\n

RELATED: The Case for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Remakes<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Since\u00a0Pokemon X and Y<\/i>, most mainline\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>\u00a0games have set out to introduce some sort of new gimmick mechanic, such as Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and most recently, Dynamax\/Gigantamax.\u00a0<\/em>Although\u00a0Sword and Shield<\/em> heavily pushed the new mechanic and Gigantamax forms brought some interesting new\u00a0designs,<\/a> it was widely received as rather underwhelming. From a lore standpoint, the mechanic may not work in the Sinnoh region regardless because\u00a0it is said to be a phenomenon only present in the Galar region. However, the Max Raid Battles\u00a0that came along with the new mechanic\u00a0would be a welcome addition to\u00a0Diamond and Pearl\u00a0<\/em>remakes.<\/p>\n

Being able to team up with friends for Max Raid Battles made\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> feel like a truly collaborative game for almost the first time, as opposed to a game in which players’ only options to play with friends were to either trade\u00a0Pokemon or\u00a0battle them. Dispersing Max Raid Dens throughout a Mt. Coronet Wild Area could keep the region\u00a0feeling fresh, always holding\u00a0something new to discover during exploration. Additionally, the recently added Dynamax Adventures<\/a> from\u00a0Sword and Shield<\/em>‘s Crown Tundra DLC were\u00a0a clever way to introduce older legendary Pokemon into a new region. Adding the feature to\u00a0Diamond and Pearl<\/em> remakes could go a long way by keeping multiplayer options and replayability at an all-time high.<\/p>\n

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Pokemon<\/em> fans were thrown a bit of curveball this year with the release of the first ever DLC expansions for mainline\u00a0series games, as opposed to a third version, sequels, or a remake. Adding expansive new areas to\u00a0Pokemon Sword<\/em>\u00a0and Shield<\/em> kept the games feeling fresh, not to mention the addition of new legendary Pokemon and Galarian forms. The Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra Expansions<\/a> cost roughly half the price of a full game, which goes a long way when considering the ever-increasing costs\u00a0of video games. DLC expansions could allow Game Freak to further explore previously overlooked\u00a0lore from the original\u00a0Diamond and Pearl<\/em> games, as well as potentially add features like brand new Battle Frontier facilities.<\/p>\n

One danger in the possibility of DLC expansions for\u00a0Diamond and Pearl<\/em> remakes could be that Game Freak opts to exclude content\u00a0from the base game in order to add it in later as DLC. If something like older Pokemon or the\u00a0Battle Frontier feature were\u00a0excluded from the base game but later added as DLC, it would likely induce unrest from fans,<\/a> which has been a theme in the realm of\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> lately. However, if any\u00a0DLC were to focus purely on new additions to\u00a0Diamond and Pearl<\/em> remakes, it is almost sure to be a welcome addition,\u00a0extending the games’ lifespan greatly like with\u00a0Sword and Shield<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Overall, there are plenty of features that\u00a0Pokemon\u00a0<\/em>Diamond and Pearl<\/em> remakes could\u00a0bring over from\u00a0Sword and Shield<\/em>. While it is still uncertain whether these remakes will happen as they mostly exist in the form of rumors and potential leaks,<\/a>\u00a0it does seem to be\u00a0the most likely option at the moment. As 2021 brings\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>‘s 25th anniversary, it will be interesting to see how the franchise decides to surprise fans in the new year.<\/p>\n

Pokemon Sword\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>and\u00a0Pokemon Shield\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>are available now for Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

MORE: Pokemon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra DLC Spells Good News Beyond Diamond and Pearl Remakes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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