The rumors have been confirmed, and the Pokemon franchise will finally be making its long-awaited return to Sinnoh. Announced during last week’s Pokemon Direct live-stream event, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl will give players a chance to revisit old areas with updated visuals, as the two games will be released on the Nintendo Switch.
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are faithful remakes, giving players a top-down view of their characters and providing a rather nostalgic aesthetic to the environments that stay close to what the original games provided. The titles are expected to be released sometime near the end of 2021.
But that wasn’t the only news to come out of the live-stream event as yet another Sinnoh-related title, Pokemon Legends Arceus, also made its debut. This third-person action-RPG will carry players to the past as they attempt to create the world’s first-ever Pokedex.
In their quest, they will have the chance to choose between one of three starter Pokemon: Johto’s fire-type Cyndaquil, Unova’s water-type Oshawott or Alola’s grass/flying type Rowlet. According to the official Pokemon page on Twitter, this game promises to carry the franchise in a completely new direction, opening a new path for the series. Pokemon Legends Arceus will hit markets early next year.
#PokemonLegendsArceus takes place in the Sinnoh region long before the events of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.
The story unfolds in a long-gone era, before the idea of being a Pokémon Trainer or having a Pokémon League even existed. https://t.co/GPMNVvt2VY pic.twitter.com/oGia57unO5
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) February 26, 2021
The final part of the event was a new look at the latest installment to the Pokemon picture-taking series called New Pokemon Snap. This game will not be taking place in Sinnoh, but rather in an entirely new Lental region. Players will take up the role of a character who will be assisting professor Mirror with his research on Pokemon behavior. This title gives players the chance to take pictures of the various critters, and, depending on their behavior in the image, they will be ranked from one to four stars. The game’s goal is to capture as many of the creatures in as various odd poses as possible and fill out the Photodex. It will be coming to Nintendo Switch on April 30.
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