A brand new set of major series Pokémon games is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, marking the tenth installment within the series.
In a livestream celebrating the discharge of the primary Pokémon games exactly 30 years ago, the corporate unveiled Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, open-world games set across an enormous ocean of islands.
The three recent starter Pokémon were announced as well: Browt, a Grass type “bean chick” that appears like an Indignant Bird; Pombon, a Pomeranian-inspired Fire type who higher not evolve right into a bipedal man; and Gecqua, a Water type gecko with big pink eyes.
Leakers have rumored that the brand new games are set in a region inspired by Indonesia and Southeast Asia — while the trailer doesn’t explicitly confirm this, it makes a very good case for proving the rumors correct, showing us lush jungles, seaside mountains, tropical towns, and even underwater reefs. Fans have also honed in on a suspicious-looking cloud within the trailer, which looks like a Gyarados-slash-Lapras flying through the sky — perhaps it’s a nod to a brand new legendary Pokémon?
Pokémon already explored a tropical island vibe within the Hawaii-inspired “Sun and Moon” games, which got here out nearly 10 years ago, but there’s still a ton to explore in that form of setting, especially now that the franchise is embracing open-world maps. Not all tropical archipelagos are alike!
Essential series Pokémon games often get released in November, which might mean that now we have almost two years to attend before we are able to explore this recent region … but hopefully we’ll be surprised. It already looks like ceaselessly ago since Pokémon Scarlet and Violet got here out in 2022. But when that game got here out, fans criticized it for feeling rushed and being rife with glitches. So if a later release date means we’ll get something incredible, I’m blissful to attend.
Within the meantime, Pokémon fans should buy reissues of the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen games today for the Switch … but they cost $20. It’s too bad that there isn’t a particularly easy and legally dubious strategy to get those games in your phone at no cost.