New Switch 2 Leak Is Good News For Pokemon Fans

07.05.2024 - 22:47 / gamerant.com / Dominik Bo / Nintendo

No fewer than three Pokemon games are already in the works for the Switch 2, a well-known leaker has said. Their claim serves as encouraging news for fans worried that the next Nintendo console, which the company just confirmed will be unveiled by March 2025, could take a while to get going with Pokemon content.

That is precisely what happened to the Switch, which had to wait 20 months for its first pair of Pokemon games, the critically acclaimed Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee. Namely, Nintendo's current-gen console arrived just as Game Freak was wrapping up work on Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, which served as the 3DS's swan song, at least as far as the Japanese studio's output is concerned.

But Game Freak may be better prepared for the Switch successor, as suggested by Twitter user @Riddler_Khu, also known as Khu Beating Around The Bush; the well-known leaker has recently taken to social media to state that three Pokemon games have already been greenlit for the Switch 2. The trio includes «that project,» the leaker said, presumably in reference to the Generation 10 games.

One of these three alleged Switch 2 games may be the recently announced Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which Nintendo officially confirmed was in the works as part of the February 2024 Pokemon Presents broadcast. While the second Pokemon Legends title was only announced for the Switch, its 2025 release target overlaps with the widely rumored Switch 2 launch window. With Nintendo supposedly aiming to release its next console in or around March 2025, it seems plausible that Pokemon Legends: Z-A could be a cross-gen title. If for no other reason, then because the upcoming device is rumored to offer backward compatibility.

Product

Release Date

Pokemon Let's Go, Pikachu!

November 16, 2018

Pokemon Let's Go, Eevee!

Pokemon Sword

November 15, 2019

Pokemon Shield

The Isle of Armor (Sw/Sh DLC)

June 17, 2020

The Crown Tundra (Sw/Sh DLC)

October 22, 2020

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

November 19, 2021

Pokemon Shining Pearl

Pokemon Legends: Arceus

January 28, 2022

Pokemon Scarlet

November 18, 2022

Pokemon Violet

The Teal Mask (Sc/Vi DLC)

September 13, 2023

The Indigo Disk (Sc/Vi DLC)

December 14, 2023

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

2025

Like all rumors, this one should be taken with a degree of skepticism, even though the claim that multiple Pokemon games are in the works at any given time sounds well within the realm of possibility. Riddler_Khu, for their part, has a long track record of legitimate Pokemon leaks, although their credibility did take a hit in recent years. That's largely because they have repeatedly suggested that Generation 5 remakes are coming in 2024, which no longer seems like a possibility.

If their latest claim is accurate, and assuming Legends: