Pokémon merchandise leaks point to Sinnoh remakes (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum Region) in 2020

[Atheerios]

TL;DR: Beginning on December 2019 and throughout 2020 there will be lots of Sinnoh merchandise released. It's very likely this means that Sinnoh remakes are coming next year.



Paul is not a very well known YouTuber but he knows a lot about Pokémon. He runs the website Pokéshopper and has been covering Pokémon merchandise for years now. He really knows how the merch cycle works for Pokémon.

He has now uncovered that early 2020 merchandise leaks feature a lot of Sinnoh characters.



This is very similar to how Kanto stated to being featured a lot (more than normal) in merchandise near the end of 2016 / beginning of 2017.

I really recommend watching the video, and of course, all of this is speculation based on the merchandise schedule, but things are definitely lining up for a Sinnoh remake next year.

 

[Jessie]

 

[FiXalaS]

oh shit did not expect that

 

[Madison]

Hopefully its not a destruction of my childhood as AR/OS was

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yes im being hyperbolic but boy did that game dissapoint me

 

[TimeFire]

Hope we get a Wild Area on Sinnoh as well

 

[Deleted member 18742]

Question is if it's like Let's go or not

 

[KraytarJ]

Please be real and dear god please be good.

 

[ThisIsBlitz21]

Its about time my favourite gen gets remade.

Even though it wont be as good as platinum, Im still glad this is finally happening.

edit:with that being said, if its a lets go game, Im quitting the series forever. Please be a normal remake.

 

[Aleh]

Gen 8 shaping up to be the best since gen 4.

 

[Jessie]

Hopefully its not a destruction of my childhood as AR/OS was

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yes im being hyperbolic but boy did that game dissapoint me

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At least they can't make DP any slower.

The Distortion World is probably toast though.

 

[Dwebble]

Crikey.

Guess Pokémon annualisation is here to stay then.

 

[HockeyBird]

Pokemon Let's Go Sinnoh.

 

[Lukar]

I'm kind of sad this presumably means they're skipping Let's Go Johto for now, but at the same time, I haven't played a Sinnoh game in ages. Hyped.

 

[Gartooth]

FINALLY, it has been 13 years!!!

 

[Rand a. Thor]

Didn't we go through the same song and dance with Johto Merch some time back as well? I also refuse to believe Gamefreak will go completely annual with the series, 2020 shohld be a break year. Maybe in 2021 but not next year.

 

[Kinsei]

Please be good and have the entire Platinum Shinnoh regional dex + the entire Galar regional dex.

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Question, Sinnoh was Pokemon Platinum?

 

[Deleted member 401]

Watch them somehow omit the Shinx/Luxio/Luxray line from the regional dex.

 

[Atheerios]

Didn't we go through the same song and dance with Johto Merch some time back as well? I also refuse to believe Gamefreak will go completely annual with the series, 2020 shohld be a break year. Maybe in 2021 but not next year.

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Not at this level, no.

Also, we all know is either 2020 or 2021 for the remakes. I don't think they would heavily promote Sinnoh in merchandise throughout 2020 if they were planning to do nothing that year and announce the game until 2021.

 

[Sagadego17]

Question, Sinnoh was Pokemon Platinum?

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Yes

 

[ThisIsBlitz21]

Question, Sinnoh was Pokemon Platinum?

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Yeah
Edit: ninja'd

 

[Aadiboy]

What this means for me is that I can safely buy Sw/Sh without worry of a Super Sw/Super Sh coming out to make it obsolete.

 

[RockmanBN]

Crikey.

Guess Pokémon annualisation is here to stay then.

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Gotta milk the milktank as much as they are able to

 

[EvilChameleon]

Yeah baby!!

 

[Lusamine]

In for Cynthia.

 

[NotLiquid]

actually best gen

 

[Deleted member 1839]

Finally the return of the best gen.

 

[Deleted member 11008]

At least they can't make DP any slower.

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lmao for real, Gen 4 engine was so slow. Never finished Pearl, and the reason I finished Soul Silver is because how much I loved the games (and how good they were)

I'm kind of sad this presumably means they're skipping Let's Go Johto for now, but at the same time, I haven't played a Sinnoh game in ages. Hyped.

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Let's Go Johto and Sinnoh remake would be a interesting combo because how Gen 2 and Gen 4 were parallel to each other.

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Yes

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Yeah
Edit: ninja'd

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Oh goodness yes. That's the only Pokemon game I played other than the old Gameboy ones, and it was amazing.

 

[Baccus]

Lmao I'm old

 

[Comic Obsessed]

Ugh, when are Ash and Game Freak going to retire?

 

[Lotus]

Please be real, and don't make it some lame Let's Go thing either

 

[Rockets]

I've always expected DPPT remakes in 2020 so this is great confirmation to hear. Can't wait to see the game running on the Gen 8 engine.

I bet they'll turn Mt. Coronet into a wild area

 

[Moltres006]

2020? Damn it, I dont want to see another pokemon game until 2021.
Stop with this 1 game per year bullshit.

 

[Serebii]

I mean

If they were going to do it, they'd do it at the end of the year with merchandise cross promotion

We've had many instances of merchandise focusing on a certain region and people insisting it means a remake. For example, we had a lot of Gen 4 merch and presence in 2017 around the movie.

Let's not jump to conclusions just based on merch.

Could it happen? Sure. Is this evidence? No

 

[Orion]

Sure why not, let's go Riolu.

 

[F4r0_Atak]

Please don't be a Let's Go sequel... 😰😱🤞

 

[Violet1370]

Pokémon Diamond was my first Pokémon game i have very fond memories of it, really exciting if true and i hope they don't mess it up.

 

[MegaXZero]

Let's Go 2 Sinnoh

 

[Atheerios]

I mean

If they were going to do it, they'd do it at the end of the year with merchandise cross promotion

We've had many instances of merchandise focusing on a certain region and people insisting it means a remake. For example, we had a lot of Gen 4 merch and presence in 2017 around the movie.

Let's not jump to conclusions just based on merch

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As I replied to another user, it's either 2020 or 2021 for the remakes. I think we can all agree on that. They are not going to heavily promote Sinnoh throughout 2020 just to wait until 2021 to announce the remakes.

 

[Darknight34]

Will they add giant arenas everywhere to accommodate the giant forms of pokemon?

 

[RedAhmed]

Base it on Platinum and give it some proper postgame content, unlike the absolutely awful ORAS postgame content.
Oh, and all Pokémon available in/up until Platinum should be available at the very least.

 

[Zarckoh]

Expected it, some people were ridiculous about these remakes no longer existing because of let's go sales.

I just hope there is a Battle Frontier but the chances aren't looking good.

 

[Cokesouls]

FINALLY.

PRAISE BE TO ARCEUS, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.

 

[Serebii]

As I replied to another user, it's either 2020 or 2021 for the remakes. I think we can all agree on that. They are not going to heavily promote Sinnoh throughout 2020 just to wait until 2021 to announce the remakes.

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People said the same in 2016 for 2017 and 2018.

Merchandise tells part of the story, not the full story.

Merchandise cannot be used to determine such a thing. I've seen people do this each year for Sinnoh stuff since 2016.

 

[ClickyCal']

 

[Deleted member 8593]

If Pokémon really turns into a yearly series I'm outta this bitch for good.

 

[Deleted member 32018]

Sinnoh remake in 2020, Let's Go Johto in 2021 then maybe gen 9 in 2022 (if they stick to yearly releases, and 3 year gens).

 

[BDS]

 

[Rotobit]

with the anime featuring all regions next year I think this is less significant than it could have been otherwise

I think Sinnoh remakes are inevitable, and we'll probably get some game next year, but I wouldn't bet on it lining up

My ideal line-up would be Sinnoh remakes next year, Sword & Shield 2 the year after that, then the next gen after that. I think Let's Go won't continue, personally.

 

[ClickyCal']

If Pokémon really turns into a yearly series I'm outta this bitch for good.

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It's been this since the start with a couple years off. Where have you been?