{"id":81213,"date":"2020-09-23T23:07:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T23:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/pokemon-anniversary-2021-diamond-pearl-remakes-heartgold-soulsilver-ports-sword-shield-dlc\/"},"modified":"2020-09-23T23:07:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T23:07:37","slug":"what-to-expect-from-pokemons-25th-anniversary-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/09\/23\/what-to-expect-from-pokemons-25th-anniversary-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect from Pokemon’s 25th Anniversary | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this year, a fan opened up a\u00a0Darkness Ablaze\u00a0Pokemon\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>trading card pack and found an out-of-place Chimchar. Marked as #12 of 25, the image of the fire-type starter brandished a Pikachu logo with its cheeks stylized as a “2” and “5,” similar to the Pokemon<\/em> 20th anniversary logo. This would indicate that the promo is celebrating Pokemon<\/em><\/a>‘s 25th anniversary in 2021 with all eight generations of starters\u2014including Pikachu\u2014to make up the 25 holo reprints as a McDonald’s promotion.<\/p>\n

But this isn’t all that the Pokemon<\/em> franchise<\/a> has in store for its silver anniversary. Over the last few months, rumors and speculation of upcoming remasters and ports to the Switch have been circulating around the gaming community in addition to what’s already been announced for 2021, and some of the possible leaks look promising when taking a look at the bigger picture.<\/p>\n

RELATED: The Rumored Third Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC Has Big Implications for the Future<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is it\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>‘s 25th anniversary next year, but it will also be Generation 8’s 15th anniversary. The Pokemon Company has gone back to its roots with remasters by starting with the first generation,\u00a0FireRed\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0LeafGreen\u00a0<\/em>for the Game Boy Advance, and its most recent remakes were\u00a0Omega Ruby\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Alpha Sapphire\u00a0<\/em>for the 3DS, so it’s only natural that\u00a0Diamond\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Pearl\u00a0<\/em>remakes for the Switch would be next in line. Rumors state that\u00a0Diamond<\/em> and Pearl<\/em> remakes will hit the Switch in November 2021<\/a>, so it’ll be interesting to see if this is part of the anniversary plans.<\/p>\n

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Two\u00a0Pokemon\u00a0<\/em>franchise games have already been confirmed as upcoming titles, and those are\u00a0New Pokemon Snap\u00a0<\/em>and the mobile game\u00a0Pokemon Unite<\/em>. The original\u00a0Pokemon\u00a0<\/em>Snap\u00a0<\/em>was one of the most beloved spinoffs of the franchise back in ’99 when it first released for the Nintendo 64, and fans of the first will finally get to see a successor, hopefully sometime soon. First announced at “Pokemon Presents,” it looks like\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>\u00a0will feature similar mechanics to its predecessor<\/a>, but will include Pokemon from all eight generations. A release date hasn’t yet been announced, which likely means it will come out sometime next year.<\/p>\n

Pokemon Unite,\u00a0<\/em>on the other hand,\u00a0many fans are far less excited for. The reveal for\u00a0Pokemon Unite\u00a0<\/em>turned out to be the most disliked video on The Pokemon Company’s YouTube channel<\/a>.\u00a0Unite\u00a0<\/em>will be a MOBA fighting game for mobile devices in addition to the Switch, basically combining\u00a0League of Legends\u00a0<\/em>with\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>. Though it will be “free to start” like\u00a0League<\/em>, fans are mainly concerned about\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>‘s decision to team up with the controversial Chinese company Tencent for development. Again, there’s no official release date yet, but based on screenshots that have surfaced on social media, the game will likely be ready for a 2021 release.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Rumor: Pokemon Remasters Are in Development<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Game Freak loves to surprise its fans, so some believe it’s possible that Generation 9 games will be announced in 2021. Though not impossible, this seems less likely because\u00a0Sword\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Shield\u00a0<\/em>still have the DLC pack\u00a0Crown Tundra\u00a0<\/em>to be released later this year, and possibly even a third rumored DLC on the way as well, which would release in 2021 if it does exist. If it is indeed real, Sword<\/em> and Shield<\/em>‘s third DLC<\/a> may be tied to this anniversary, but anything more than that is unlikely.<\/p>\n

More likely,\u00a0the Johto region\u00a0<\/em>may receive a second round of remakes in the form of\u00a0Pokemon Let’s Go 2<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>The reimagining of the Kanto region ended up selling nearly 11 million copies, so it would be a smart move for Nintendo to develop the Johto games in the same format.\u00a0Also, the 25th anniversary is the year to gift silver, so perhaps Nintendo has plans to gift\u00a0Silver\u00a0<\/em>to its fans in 2021.<\/p>\n

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Pokemon GO\u00a0<\/em>released on the\u00a0Pokemon\u00a0<\/em>franchise’s 20th anniversary, so 2021 would also make it\u00a0GO<\/em>‘s 5th anniversary. The mobile game will inevitably have big plans to celebrate the double anniversary, but what shape that will take will likely stay a mystery until next year. This year’s\u00a04th anniversary celebration saw the special Flying Pikachu and a Shiny version<\/a> of it, as well as Legendary Raids and many other events. Perhaps 2021\u00a0Pokemon GO\u00a0<\/em>events will include more Shiny Legendary Pokemon and Mythical Pokemon not yet seen in the game.<\/p>\n

Pokemon Sword<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Shield<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is out now for the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

MORE: Rumor: Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver Switch Ports May Be on the Way<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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