How do you know that Game Freak hasn't already designed a bunch of new pokemon? I mean, they could have already designed them a long time ago and they are just releasing a few of them for each new game...

Well, they're constantly designing new Pokémon. I doubt too many of the ones they're working on now were created very long ago.

Game Freak could create new types, and Legendaries for those types.

Or they could go "down" and make legendaries that represent the rest of the "elements" and things in Earth that hadn't been covered by Pokemon yet. For example: Gravity, Chakra/Energy, Wind, Stars, Sun (Solrock doesn't count), Clouds, underworld, Heaven, Plasma, Eclipses, meteors, etc.

I think Diamond and Pearl are the epitome of Pokefection! I really don't see how much more they can improve upon aside from small tweaks like Platinum will introduce.....that isn't to say that I don't want more Gamefreak Pokemon games! I just hope when they release gen 5 they don't go overboard with new Pokemon. I'd love it if the gen 5 game simply introduces a new land with a new story but with old Pokemon....or it lets you travel to all the lands from previous games!

In 5 years...
Umm...
I'd say, like, 863

Assuming they maintain their current release pattern around 837 pokemon will be avaliable by 2013.

For any interested the pattern is as follows;

every 2 years a game is released.

every even number game +7 pokemon to the previous in that pattern.

every odd number game -14 pokemon to the previous in that pattern.

this is assuming they don't make anymore remakes.
(unfortunately this includes platinum, so already my theory is destroyed)

*cough cough*zombietopic*cough cough*

Well, anyway, besides this topic's thirst for brains and flesh overwhelming me due to the fact that it was 4 months dead... I think there will be about 650 pokemon in 5 years, that should be enough time for the 5th generation to be out and about. I can't wait to see what it's like! Hopefully they'll have a new type added in, hopefully light type. I mean, they do have dark, so why not light? It would most likely be added to previous pokemon like steel was when the 2nd gen came out. I have a feeling Cresselia would be part light type.

I don't think the Arceus factor is any conclusive proof that Pokémon is finished.

I think the real question would be - if there is a 5th generation of Pokémon, how many Pokémon will it have?

151.
100.
135.
107.

So by this pattern, it will be greater than 107, but less than 135.

I just can't wait until who this Pokémon #666 will be. A Dark/Poison type with levitate (so no weakness)?

I can't decide on which number is better to stop at, 1,000, or 999. I wouldn't mind either way if they stopped at 999 or 1,000.

As for what they could do in the 5th generation video games, well, I wonder if it'll be like the 3rd. The 3rd was a land vs. water event. I suppose they could go forest vs. ice event. And maybe a legendary fire that can destroy both of the deities for forests and ice.

Or more outer space stuff..

It'd be nice if they can introduce more elements. Something that poison and dragon attacks are both super effective on, so those elements can have the 4x super-effective opportunity. And be .5 against ice element.

*cough cough*Lame attempts at backseat modding suck*cough cough*

I just found it a little strange that no one noticed it was an old topic... I mean, especially a mod...

Boy, if you think Nintendo comes up with ideas for Pokémon, you're not a serious Pokémon fan.

I did notice. And the reply that revived the thread wasn't pointless or off-topic. So what was your point?

I didn't mean to sound like a "back-seat mod", but I'm just used to zombie topics being punted out the window with no questions ask. Maybe I was just raised by over reactive mods...

possible wrong?

considering that it has taken 3 years in between each generation (excuse gen 3 - gen 4), they have already been at work on gen 5 for maybe a year now, and it should be released around August - November 2009, and that should ad a good 120 onto the series. (that is 613), after that pressuming generation 6 actually comes out (that is a LOT of pokemon) that will add another 120, bringing the amount up to 733. Accounting for previous time frames (apx. 3 yrs.) that will come out in 2012.

2012-2008= 4 years.

so about 800 pokemon in the next 5 years is feasible.

(please excuse me if you think this is rude)

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