Hi all. I really cannot give you any personal details about who I am but I have been working for The Pokémon Company for a few years now, and been working very closely with Game Freak since 2019 to produce the 2021 Pokémon main series titles. As it is the 25th anniversary this year they have been working extremely hard, especially through the current pandemic, to produce these games. I know the entire fan base has been anticipating this and I felt that after the backlash Sword and Shield received people deserved to know what I know, so here we go:

The next pair of main series Pokémon games are to be released in November 2021. These games are titled Pokémon Roughest Diamond and Pokémon Smoothest Pearl. These games are both remakes of Diamond and Pearl, and somewhat sequels to Sword and Shield that take place in the Sinnoh region.

Region changes: The Sinnoh region shall look like a stunning upscaled version of the original Sinnoh with increased detail architecture and geography. Expect to see a livelier cities and routes that still feel familiar. There are Wild Area-like locations that allow for free roaming and full camera control. The areas are: Lake Aquity, Lake Verity, Lake Valor, Iron Island, Great Marsh, Amity Square, the inside of Mount Coronet, the Underground and the post-game island which contains the Fight Area, Survival Area and Resort Area.

Following Pokémon has returned and is not limited to the free roam areas. Rotom Phone returns but now has apps similar to the Pokétch and pops in from the right hand side of the screen. The Berry trees from Sword and Shield make a return but a berry farming area similar to that found in Kalos is available in Floarama Town. Honey trees do not make a return.