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Pro-tip: as soon as release dates get announced, fucking evacuate /vp/. Avoid any and all Pokemon related sites and all of the media. Write the release date on your calendar and let that be all you know.
Keeps the games a pure exploration, and depriving yourself of your usual daily Pokemon hit means you'll be itching like mad for it once you start playing.
I started doing this with gen 6 and it's the best choice I could have made.