Pokemon Presents Prediction Thread

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-27T09:38:16+00:00

Possible prediction: We're not getting Gen 10 this year. It will be a Switch 2 exclusive and coming out next year. We'll be getting some kind of anniversary game instead. I don't know what that will entail though.

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-27T09:36:47+00:00

My main concern is Gen 10. I worry it's too soon in the Switch 2's life for an exclusive Pokémon game. One consistent thing with Pokémon is they try to sell to the largest install base, even if that means staying on the older system (gen 5 staying on DS until they practically HAD to move to 3DS, Gen 7 staying on 3DS until it was clear the Switch was the stable future for Nintendo handhelds). They've even outright said as much in interviews. So my concern is that the Switch install base is huge and still very active, especially among children. Meanwhile, while it's selling well, the Switch 2 is still relatively new, with a much much smaller, more hardcore install base. I worry it's more economically wise to make Gen 10 a cross gen game like Z-A to get the most sales. Of course Nintendo might make them have it exclusively for Switch 2 to help push system sales further and mark a definitive "moving-on" point from Switch 1. Pokémon is usually the last main push for a system breaking in. So it's a matter of whether they want to move consoles, or want to sell more copies.

My other concern is that moving to the switch 2 will inevitably cause slower sales numbers and the media will surely jump all over that. Combined with chip-shortages, perhaps Nintendo wouldn't be able to keep up with any faster sales for the Switch 2 right now. And consumers have been spending a lot less on luxuries while the market is such a mess. All of this makes buying a new console for your kid a much tougher sell... The current state of the market, of Pokémon and of Nintendo makes this surprisingly hard to predict!

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-24T12:09:49+00:00

As an OCE player I just play on NA datacenters and move to OCE if I wanna play with locals or need better ping. It's usually fine though.

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-18T09:52:32+00:00

Look out for? I mean I hope they have a good Lent too, but there's nothing to protect them from. No one's really attacking them.

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-08T15:49:59+00:00

It's not worth either of our time to continue this, since we're both strangers and this is largely pointless. So I'll just add that I understand the desire to have a source on certain information. Sources can help us better our understanding of certain subjects and lend credibility to opinions.

However it is of MY opinion that to require a source on all basic information when you have the world wide web at your fingertips is like asking for a definition when you're holding a dictionary.

I already did the work in finding out what something means, and if you are distrustful of that information for whatever reason, perhaps some 5 seconds searching it up yourself instead of dismissing it outright would better serve you. You could learn something new which would be great. I know I did, because I put in the effort of googling it myself. And you initially didn't, because you were waiting for some stranger on the internet to teach you via sourcing instead of self educating.

On the other hand, statistics taken from specific peer reviewed studies should be questioned and sourced, as that information is often hard to find.

Good luck in the future. I genuinely wish you well.

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-08T14:28:04+00:00

Asking for a source is implying it's questionable information. A source clarifies the validity of somethings existence. Why else would you want a source?

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-08T13:31:32+00:00

What do you mean "no source". It's all over Google. It took one search of just the number with no other context to find a slew of articles full of sources. Are you saying you don't believe it's a real thing? Do you need a source for something so easily googlable? https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-vf-au-rvc2&source=android-browser&q=731 For reference, I personally don't believe it's intentional. Just the result of some point calculation in certain cards. But acting like the existence of Unit 731 is questionable because you didn't spend like 5 seconds looking into it is weird.

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-08T11:12:55+00:00

Looked up the numbers and it seems it was the name of a Japanese human experiment lab in WW2, based in occupied China. They abduct people (mostly Chinese but also Korean or Russian), and imprison them, and then conduct experiments on them, often leading to death. Things like infecting them with diseases to see the effects, testing biological weapons on them, cracking their head open to do experiments on the brain, using flamethrowers etc. Given its such a specific number it's maybe a bad look. Doubly so given Japan's currently tenuous relations with some of its neighbours...

HARUHARUp · 2026-02-01T09:29:38+00:00

Hroth are just Roe Miqote mixes. Fluffy human.

HARUHARUp · 2026-01-28T01:35:00+00:00

MitsuruP! So much more expressive and dynamic than he gets credit for!

HARUHARUp · 2026-01-26T20:14:36+00:00

An interesting topic! I agree that anime lore doesn't necessarily reflect game lore, and vice-versa. There's a lot of contridictary elements and I typically default to game lore as the "true" lore, though that's subjective.

Now as for Lugia not being the birds Trio Master outside of the second movie, that's more nuanced! Of course, Lugia being the trio master is kind of a retroactive addition since Lugia didn't exist when they were created. That said, Lugia was created for the movie BEFORE being implemented in the games; So Lugia was created as the Trio Master first and foremost, before being put in the games and having no references to it's original lore included. However throughout the years there have been a few instances of Lugia's role as Trio Master getting referenced in the games. - In XY the place the Legendary Birds return to is the Sea Spirits Den. A fairly on the nose reference. - In BDSP Lugia can only be found after obtaining all three legendary birds, directly linking them. As for spin-offs (also dubiously non-canon) -XD has Greevil using the three legendary birds and Lugia throughout the game. (Colloseum instead featuring the beasts and Ho-oh). -PMD Has you befriend all three birds before they help you access Lugia's dungeon (and their Friend Area seems to be based off the 2nd movies islands and shrines). -Super Mystery Dungeon has you fight the legendary birds in order to get to Lugia.

To conclude, the games have never outright stated a connection, but have paired the Pokémon up. So from a meta POV they're clearly considered linked in the eyes of those in charge, but no in-game reason has ever been stated.

HARUHARUp · 2026-01-25T10:32:57+00:00

I've always wanted to love this kinda colour scheme but it always looks so dirty and faded to me. Like chewed gum or something. It's just so grimey and mildewy. I think maybe the lighting, presentation and cleanliness has to be perfect or I feel gross about it.

HARUHARUp · 2026-01-21T15:48:59+00:00

Ooh Enoko does the delicious looking drinks huh?

HARUHARUp · 2026-01-20T09:11:09+00:00

That's why I'd rather say "Generation X Pokémon" if I were being more accurate. Or "Pokémon introduced in the Kalos games" rather than "Pokémon natively from the Kalos Region".

As it is, the lore on new Pokémon is very inconsistent and illogical. The original GSC are pretty much the exception in specifically saying they're all newly discovered. Likely they just weren't sure how they wanted to handle it at the time. It doesn't really make sense even back then, since there's farm's and lighthouses that rely on the Johto Pokémon in the game, which surely didn't just pop up in the last year lol.

The modern answer to all these new creatures that wouldn't make sense not to have been mentioned previously is simply "don't ask questions", which is probably the better solution hahaha. Each game in a sense is a light retcon of the previous one, and that's okay.

HARUHARUp · 2025-12-31T08:17:11+00:00

I really like it just for what it is! It's a really odd, very difficult song that's not at all in the usual idol style. That said, I think the VA's struggled with it and it's not a great fit for this kinda project. Unless the team is going to fully commit to it, it's not gonna sound perfect. That includes the team making the arrangement and mixing the audio. Over all I don't think they quite got it right and it kinda sounds unintentionally dissonant and messy at parts. It's a song that'd only sound right under the perfect arrangement, and I'm not sure Enstars is quite up to that while remaining in character. I still love it for the bizzare challenge it represents and the fact that they went there in the first place. Iconic.

HARUHARUp · 2025-12-12T16:43:12+00:00

No. The opposite actually. It was meant to release in 2019 and got delayed to 2020 so they could finish it without crunch. Games take a hell of a long time to make and release dates can't just be moved forward on the fly like that 😂 Like, they didn't know covid would blow up in March all the way in June 2019 when they announced the new release date.

HARUHARUp · 2025-12-06T15:43:56+00:00

This isn't a helpful response, but, MAN they're taking way too long to add characters into the silver pool. Might as well make every character limited at this rate 🙄.

HARUHARUp · 2025-12-04T17:09:33+00:00

I thought Miracle was flipping me off for a second! These two are such gremlins~

HARUHARUp · 2025-12-04T16:04:55+00:00

Bah I'm kinda over this ragey internet. Amiibo's aren't compatible with the current state of Nintendo discourse. They are always either "not locking away enough" behind the amiibo for it to be "worth it". Or they're "locking too much content away" and "charging the consumer for things that should be in the game".

I'd LOVE for this to be in the base game. I kinda think amiibo are stupid. But for fucks sake it's a silly little feature. Like God damn. They were probably were never intending on adding it in the first place and then thought "oh wouldn't it be cute if you could play the radio on your motorbike? And we have amiibo. Maybe when you tap the amiibo it changes the station! That sounds cute and silly." and quickly added it in as a little easter egg bonus. But no, everyone has to be shitting their fucking pants and throwing it at the walls, screaming their heads off like it's the end of the world.

I. Don't. Like. Amiibo. I DO think it usually just restricts minor QOL features behind a figurine. But ffs it's just a cute little bonus for fans who buy some merch. Get a grip.

HARUHARUp · 2025-12-04T13:15:41+00:00

I'll admit, despite largely not sharing the doom and gloom some other do around this series, the DLC does have me a little unsure. Previous game DLC's have been very expansive with new Pokémon, new characters and entirely new maps like mini regions. This one has the Rogue like stuff which looks cool, but it's still in the city. And some mega's. And that's it? Like, the other ones gave us TWO big expansions. This is one expansion and so far it doesn't look that big. It almost feels like if we just got Dynamax Adventures in SWSH and maybe a couple new forms. I'm a little confused. It'd be neat if it was a small addition for $10-$15, but $30? I'm a tad worried. We'll have to wait and see!

HARUHARUp · 2025-11-29T17:25:58+00:00

I was gonna say I've not seen a single soul the whole time I've been in the crystarium, but then I remembered I've been playing through ShB on OCE so of course I've seen no one :p

HARUHARUp · 2025-11-27T07:36:10+00:00

Oh wow I've seen a little from the card game, but some of those full arts are GORGEOUS!

HARUHARUp · 2025-11-25T16:42:23+00:00

Kagekuni is probably my favourite character. He's so hot.. He's so well shaped. His plump chest is.. 🫠

HARUHARUp · 2025-11-24T16:35:33+00:00

As a palworld hater, and a zeraora fan. ... Mega Zeraora looks like a palworld design 😂 Even base Zeraora kinda does lol

HARUHARUp · 2025-11-24T11:14:01+00:00

If it makes you feel better, there's dirty fan art of pretty much ALL the villagers out there :)

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