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I'm talking about the main series, not the spin-offs. It's interesting to see people being completely convinced that Pokemon 2018 will be for Switch, while I'm more on the fence. I wouldn't be surprised seeing it either way :p

Some things to note:
- We already know that Pokemon Switch was in development since at least E3 2017
- Pokemon B2W2 was released on the NDS 2 years after the 3DS was out
- Pokemon DPP was released for the NDS, which means it's still playable on the 3DS. Remakes always had a system buffer in between. However, DS games such as Etrian Odyssey had remakes on 3DS. Not to mention Harvest Moon ToTT (JP, 3DS) and New Leaf (3DS) got re-releases
- 2018's Big Holiday game is Smash

More speculative thoughts:
- Gen 7 had Pokemon SM and the third iteration (USUM), so it's extremely unlikely this next game will be based on SM
- The new content in USUM isn't huge, meaning the resources put into that game shouldn't be big
- The 3DS won't be getting a completely new Pokemon game, that will be on the Switch
- Stepping up to the Switch will require GF to rework everything, from the Pokemon to the characters and environment and that will take time

So what do you think? I'm definitely missing info, but it has yet to be confirmed either way



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