This weekend, on February 27, the Pokémon series celebrates 25 years since the launch of the original Game Boy titles.
Rumors have already surfaced and now the official Pokémon Twitter account seems to be joining the fun. He is currently doing a countdown with different generations of pocket monsters. With four days left, the following tweet is shared, saying “Come on, Sinnoh”.
Although the same account made reference to other Pokémon games and generations in its daily countdown, this particular tweet some very excited fans.
The Sinnoh region was first introduced in the fourth generation alongside Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for Nintendo DS.
In case you forgot, last month, the Spanish fansite Centro Pokémon confirmed that Switches remakes of the DS Pokémon Diamond & Pearl titles were in development and would be revealed at the time of Pokémon Day, on February 27.
“The Pokémon Center can confirm that, according to sources close to the company, remakes of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, originally released in 2006 for the Nintendo DS, are in development for the Nintendo Switch.”
A much older rumor that dates back to 2019 suggests that possible remakes of Diamond and Pearl would present “let’s get it” (the capture mechanics first presented in the Pokémon: come on games). Pokémon Center said new versions would not go be like that, but in a style closer to the original 2006 releases.
Since its original report, the Pokémon Center is still so confident something “big” is on its way – with its Twitter account last week tweeting a message that fans “won’t have to wait until Pokémon Day on February 27 for the big news” (Google translation). Attached to this is a clip from the legendary Diamond, Pearl and Platinum:
If that still isn’t enough, it looks like the Poké Ball Plus (first launched with Let’s Go games) is getting a timely reprint. Last year, we saw reprints of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild champions that eventually led to the announcement of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
Remember that there are only a few days to go before Pokémon’s 25th anniversary, so everything will be revealed soon. What do you think? Leave a comment below.