Pokémon Switch: 8 Rumors & Details You Need To Know
Real-time combat is looking more likely than ever.
The handheld shell that's contained Game Freak's renowned franchise has shattered. Finally, after 22 years (give or take) of waiting, Pokémon - that is, the mainline series - will finally be leaving its roots behind for new beginnings on Nintendo's exponentially more powerful hybrid platform. But when, exactly, is the big day penciled in for?
That, as well as a plethora of other queries in regards to Pikachu and friends' debut on Switch, remain up in the air, but as is always the case prior to the commencement of a new Generation, Pokéfans already have one finger on the pulse in regards to any and all morsels - official or otherwise - of information that could shed light on the next adventure.
What fate befell Pokémon Stars? Will Mega Evolution return? Does Game Freak plan to initiate a drastic shake-up of the series' tried and tested turn-based formula? Nobody can provide the answers to those burning questions with utmost certainty, but if these rumours hold any truth, then, well, Pokémon Switch could be the biggest change of the status quo since 1996.
Until the time comes that Game Freak and the Big N are ready to open the floodgates, everything that follows should be taken with the appropriate dose of salt, no matter the source.
8. No New Mega Evolutions
Easy to believe, this one, considering that Game Freak appeared to have already abandoned the concept by the time Sun & Moon rolled around. The Seventh Generation games and their Ultra counterparts introduced no new Mega Evolutions, with Game Freak preferring instead to focus on its latest addition to the formula: Z-Moves.
Lacking the transformation aspect of the former they may, but Z-Moves serve essentially the same function as Megas - a massive power boost mid-battle able to pull back a surefire loss - only without the headache of having to create an entirely new form for an existing 'Mon.
The temporary evolution is still possible in Alola, of course, but its return is little more than an afterthought on Game Freak's part, and given the supposed plans it has for Z-Moves in Pokémon Switch (you'll see), it's likely that the feature will remain exclusive to the Sixth Generation.
Whelp. There go our hopes for a Mega Flygon.