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A new set of main series Pokémon games will come to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, marking the 10th installment of the series.
In a livestream celebrating the release of the first Pokémon games exactly 30 years ago, the company unveiled Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, open-world games set in a vast ocean of islands.
Three new starter Pokémon were also announced: Browt, a Grass type “bean chick” that looks like an Angry Bird; Pombon, a Pomeranian-inspired Fire type who better not evolve into a bipedal man; and Gecqua, a Water type gecko with big pink eyes.
The leakers have rumored that the new games are set in a region inspired by Indonesia and Southeast Asia — while the trailer doesn’t clearly confirm it, it makes a good case for proving the rumors right, showing us lush forests, coastal mountains, tropical cities, and even underwater reefs. The fans also honed a suspicious cloud in the trailer, which looks like a Gyarados-slash-Lapras flying through the sky – maybe this is a nod to a new legendary Pokémon?
Pokémon already explored a tropical island vibe in the Hawaii-inspired “Sun and Moon” games, which came out almost 10 years ago, but there’s still a ton to explore in that kind of setting, especially now that the franchise is embracing open world maps. Not all tropical islands are the same!
The main series of Pokémon games are usually released in November, which means that we have almost two years to wait before we can explore this new region … but hopefully we will be surprised. It seems like forever since Pokémon Scarlet and Violet came out in 2022. But when that game came out, fans criticized it for feeling rushed and full of glitches. So if a late release date means we get something incredible, I’m happy to wait.
In the meantime, Pokémon fans can buy reissues of the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen games now for the Switch … but it costs $20. Too bad there isn’t one extremely convenient and legally dubious way to get games on your phone for free.
