The Pokemon Company held a direct today to reveal upcoming events for Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Shield and Pokemon Masters EX; as well as reveal new info about the upcoming New Pokemon Snap and two new projects.
Fans of the Nintendo DS games, Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl, will be happy to know that the games are getting remade on the Nintendo Switch and titled Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. They are being developed by Ilca Inc., who also worked on Pokemon Home.
Compared to Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, these games take a more chibi-style approach to it's artwork akin to "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" remake on Nintendo Switch. At least when exploring the overworld. In battle, the humans return their more normal-looking look.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl put the player in the cold region of Sinnoh. After picking their starter Pokemon - Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup - players journey throughout the region to find and catch Pokemon, beat the eight Gum Leaders, become Champion, and stop nefarious schemes of Team Galactic.
While previous remakes tended to give the characters new looks/clothes, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl seem to have forgone this and just keep the characters as-is. It is currently unknown if certain elements from Pokemon Platinum will be included or not, or if you can customize your character's appearance.
For those looking for something different, than they should be pleased to hear about Pokemon Legends Arceus! Just like Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokemon Legends Arceus takes place in Sinnoh, though the adventure takes place years in the past before those two games happen. Playing as either Dawn or Lucas - or at least their similar-looking ancestors - the player starts off with either a Rowlet, an Oshawott, or a Cyndaquil as they journey across the land to discover the legend of Arceus and find out how Sinnoh - and the Pokemon World - came to be.
The game is planning on shaking up the classic formula that Pokemon has rigidly followed, for better or worse. Following on the footsteps of Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokemon Legends Arceus looks to be an open-world adventure where the player can go anywhere, akin to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Catching is slightly different in this game, as the player must try and learn a Wild Pokemon's pattern, sneak up on it, and then try and aim a Poke Ball at it in hopes of catching it. If the player walks into a Wild Pokemon, they enter a battle against it. However, a new mechanic introduced in this game can allow players to try and sneak attack Wild Pokemon by taking out a Poke Ball that contains one of their Pokemon team members and tossing it near the Wild Pokemon.
The Pokemon Company also briefly revealed some new info on New Pokemon Snap. Within the Lental region, you and your rival Phil will be helping Professor Mirror and his assistant Rita by getting photos of various Pokemon, as well as investigate the mysterious Ilumina phenomenon. The Ilumina phenomenon is a strange orb of light that the professor created, and if you throw it at a Pokemon, it'll glow and be worth more points. Sometimes it'll even make a Pokemon do something different. For an example, there's a Scorbunny who is kicking the air and leaving a trail of fire behind it. If you throw the orb at Scorbunny, the flames will become blue!
And finally, for players of Pokemon Masters EX, Galar Champion Leon and his Charizard will be available to recruit to your growing team from 2/25/2021 to 3/17/2021.
New Pokemon Snap wll arrive on the 30th of April, while Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokmeon Shining Pearl are expected to be released sometime this year. Pokemon Legends Arceus will be released sometime next year.
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