With a dedicated Pokémon Direct coming so early in the year (making a new mainline game reveal unlikely) and being 20 minutes long (!), it seems that the stage is ready for Pokémon spin-offs. More precisely, Switch spin-offs (it is a Direct after all !).
But what spin-offs could we see ?
The likely
Pokkén 2
The first game was a good success between the WiiU version and the Switch port which even got DLCs soon after release. Its chance of being featured in the next Direct are pretty high
Detective Pikachu
The game was already kinda announced in the Pokemon press conference but without trailer. This could be its moment, even though the second movie won't come this year.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Gen 8 ?
Probably the most regular Pokémon spin-off of the past decade or so, it is still not on Switch which could point toward an upcoming announcement... or the series being shelved.
The comebacks
These are are the spin-offs that got shelved years ago and that are therefore way less likely to be announced. However, a comeback is still possible :
Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Conquest
Pokémon Trading Card Game (my 1st game ever !)
The new
Because a surprise happens fairly often, we could see a new series of Pokémon spin-offs. My wishes/ideas are the following (I'd love to hear yours) :
- Pokémon Builders : the Dragon Quest Builders games are awesome and that style could blend very well with Pokémon
- Pokémon Musou
So what do you think Era ? What spin-offs would you like to see ? (be it old or new)
But what spin-offs could we see ?
The likely
![pokken_tournament_dx_switch_img2.png](https://cdn.cdkeys.com/media/catalog/product/p/o/pokken_tournament_dx_switch_img2.png)
Pokkén 2
The first game was a good success between the WiiU version and the Switch port which even got DLCs soon after release. Its chance of being featured in the next Direct are pretty high
![H2x1_3DS_DetectivePikachu_frFR_image1600w.jpg](https://cdn03.nintendo-europe.com/media/images/10_share_images/games_15/nintendo_3ds_25/H2x1_3DS_DetectivePikachu_frFR_image1600w.jpg)
Detective Pikachu
![sifyro-c-scorbunnylogo.jpg](https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/016/492/908/large/sifyro-c-scorbunnylogo.jpg?1552373190)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Gen 8 ?
The comebacks
These are are the spin-offs that got shelved years ago and that are therefore way less likely to be announced. However, a comeback is still possible :
![n64_pokemon_snap_p_66pv3n.jpg](https://www.lukiegames.com/assets/images/N64/n64_pokemon_snap_p_66pv3n.jpg)
Pokémon Snap
![SI_NDS_PokemonConquest_image1600w.jpg](https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/images/10_share_images/games_15/nintendo_ds_22/SI_NDS_PokemonConquest_image1600w.jpg)
Pokémon Conquest
![61OHWzD9-iL._AC_SX466_.jpg](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61OHWzD9-iL._AC_SX466_.jpg)
Pokémon Trading Card Game (my 1st game ever !)
Because a surprise happens fairly often, we could see a new series of Pokémon spin-offs. My wishes/ideas are the following (I'd love to hear yours) :
- Pokémon Builders : the Dragon Quest Builders games are awesome and that style could blend very well with Pokémon
- Pokémon Musou
So what do you think Era ? What spin-offs would you like to see ? (be it old or new)