There is no doubt about that, Switch is handheld also.

Wherever it appears it will sell well and make the companies holiday financials.

Yes, Pokemon on Switch is the most likely outcome. However, I think we will see one last 3DS pokemon game this year before going over to the Switch for good.

Yup, it wouldn't surprise me for the next Pokemon game to be on 3ds and not Switch, just like Black & White 2 were post-3ds launch.

Nintendo has dropped the ball many times, and in many ways, over the years. I don't think they are so blind as to not recognize that mainline Pokemon moving to the Switch is the single best way to ensure it sells well.

Plot Twist: Pokemon on Switch will only work in handheld mode.

Dang, you beat me to it.

Nintendo have been very careful - or stubborn depending on your perspective - about keeping their consoles and handhelds from cannibalising eachother. But if they could eliminate that problem, if the they really do stick to this idea of merging their home console and handheld console markets, then some seriously lucrative opportunities would open up to them. Case in point, a mainline pokemon game on home console is something my entire generation has dreamed of since we were throwing the trading cards around on the school playground.

If Nintendo wants to succeed then without a doubt.

It was all but confirmed

I doubt we will see a mainline Pokemon game this year, but most likely in 2018 if this is the case