2021 marks the 25th anniversary of Nintendo's Pokemon franchise, which stands as one of the biggest and most consistently popular video game franchises ever produced. Nintendo is expected to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pokemon in style, similarly to how it has celebrated the Super Mario 35th anniversary with the release of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection on Switch. While Nintendo's Pokemon plans for 2021 have yet to be confirmed, a new leak may shed some light on what the company has in store for fans of the monster-catching franchise.
The leak stems from 4chan, and so fans should take it with a massive grain of salt. However, legitimate Pokemon leaks have come from the controversial site before, including a slew of Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks that all turned out to be 100% accurate. With that disclaimer in mind, this new Pokemon leak claims that Nintendo has a Pokemon Super Collection in the works for Switch, with the collection set to launch at some point in March 2021.
If the leak is to be believed, this supposed Pokemon Super Collection will include Pokemon X and Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and Sun and Moon. The leaker then says that there will be two other games in the lineup, though they weren't specified. Presumably, there will be two versions of the collection released as opposed to both versions of the same game appearing in the collection. After all, it would be kind of strange to have a collection that includes both Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, as they are virtually the same experience with just minor changes.
The leaker goes on to say that Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are not part of the collection, which also seems like a weird choice. As for what the two unnamed games could be, it seems one likely explanation is that the games would be FireRed and LeafGreen, as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver. And if so, that could explain why Nintendo decided to renew the HeartGold and SoulSilver trademarks recently.
Then again, Generation 1 Pokemon is already well-represented on Switch thanks to Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. Considering this, maybe Pokemon Black and White will be part of the collection instead of FireRed and LeafGreen. This would make almost every Pokemon generation accessible on Switch in some capacity.
As for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, rumor has it that full-fledged Diamond and Pearl remakes are in the works, and if so, that could explain why they aren't part of the collection. Of course, fans should keep in mind that it's entirely possible that this collection isn't even real, and so they should keep their expectations in check. The only guaranteed upcoming Pokemon video game experiences are the Crown Tundra DLC for Sword and Shield, New Pokemon Snap, and the mobile MOBA Pokemon Unite.
Source: Dexerto