With attention already turning toPokemon’s Gen 10 games, recent leaks about the next generation’s region could be a perfect opportunity to repeat one ofPokemon ScarletandViolet’s subtler but successful feats. While not the firstgame to experiment and explorePokemon’sopen-world potential,ScarletandVioletachieved something virtually no other game in the series had through its traditional type-based Gyms, trials, and leagues. Between its Gym Leaders, Team Star Squad Bosses, Titan Pokemon, and Elite Four,ScarletandVioletensured that players were challenged by all 18 Pokemon types at least once.
Since pastPokemongames have typically only featured up to twelve types split between a region’s eight Gyms and Elite Four,ScarletandVioletmay have set a higher standard for future games, especially if the series sticks to its open-world approach. AfterPokemon’s Gen 10 region was supposedly leaked, it may be possible to predict how the next generation of games could achieve the same featScarletandVioletdid. By embracing the real-life inspiration behind Gen 10’s leaked region,Pokemoncould again endeavor to pit players against each of its 18 possible types throughout its upcoming games.
Pokemon’s Leaked Gen 10 Region Could Feature Major Battles for Every Pokemon Type
While leaks should always be treated with skepticism, a recent post from CentroLeaks, a well-known source ofPokemonrumors, has potentially revealed that the series' 10th generation of games will take place in a Greece-inspired region. More specifically, CentroLeaks claims thatPokemonGen 10’s next open-world settingwill be based on the Cyclades, a Greek archipelago with up to two hundred and twenty islands in its chain. Even when only thirty or so of the Cyclades' islands are inhabited, the region’s inspiration presents Game Freak with an obvious opportunity to repeatScarletandViolet’s Pokemon type focus with a select group of 18 islands.
Gen 10’s Leaked Region Could Improve on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Better yet,Pokemon’s Gen 10 games could avoid the mistakeScarletandVioletmade when spotlighting every Pokemon type by capitalizing on the Ancient Greek history and mythology associated with its new region. WhileScarletandViolethad to unevenly spread their Pokemon types across Gyms, Squads, Titan Pokemon, and more,Pokemon’s Gen 10 games could draw inspiration from the Greek pantheon of Gods, given that there are at least twelve “Olympians” among hundreds of minor deities. The list below outlines how these primary Greek gods could influencePokemon’s Gen 10 type breakdown.
Lightning and thunder
Marriage and family
Normal or Psychic
Water and seas
Nature and agriculture
Bug or Grass
Sun and light
Fire or Psychic
Moon and hunting
Fighting or Ghost
War and violence
Dark or Poison
Wisdom and warfare
Dragon or Steel
Crafting and forging
Ground or Rock
Love and beauty
Travel and communication
Homes and family
Festivity and wine
Grass
Alternatively, Game Freak could aim to break the mold as it continues to adapt its traditional game design, just as it has done withScarletandViolet’s Legendary Ride Pokemon andPokemon Legends: Z-A’s new battle system. For example, rather than dividing 18 types betweenPokemon’s Gen 10 villain teams, Gym Leaders, and Elite Four specifically, it could take notes fromPokemon SunandMoonwith its own island-specific challenges based on each type. By scaling these challenges back and potentially making them optional to the story, Gen 10 could take inspiration from a broader range of Greek myths and their heroes.
Gen 10’s Leaked Region Could Be Perfect For Island Trials
Though the Island Trials inSunandMoonand theirUltracounterparts were functionally similar to traditional Gyms, their attempt to revamp thePokemonformula after so many generations does suggest that players are receptive to new ideas. Therefore, ifPokemon’s leaked Gen 10 region is proven true, it could be the ideal opportunity to rework these Island Trials into more competitive, challenging battles against special Pokemon. For instance, players could travel across islands to challengeMythical Pokemon based on Ancient Greek mythology, or it could spotlight the debut of Gen 10’s newest Pokemon akin toScarletandViolet’s Paradox Pokemon.
