The Titles Pokémon X/Y Were Predicted In 2008, Maybe As A Joke


Think back to 2008. That September, Pokémon Platinum, an enhanced version of Pokémon Gold/Silver, hit shops in Japan. Yet, people online made one sort of accurate prediction — and one very accurate prediction. People? Sorry, I meant soothsayers.

On Yahoo! Japan’s questions section, someone asked what people thought the next Pocket Monster instalment would be titled. Then, that same individual added that he or she thought there was going to be a remake of Gold, predicting it would be called Pokémon Sun Gold/Moon Silver. After that, the new Pocket Monsters would be Pokémon: Amethyst/Topaz (though “Topaz” was misspelled in Japanese). This earnest individual seems to have really thought about this!

Pokémon God of Wind/God of Thunder,” quipped one answer. “I think it will be Pokémon Gold/Silver”, replied another. Then, there was this:

In October 2008, Yahoo user Deadevil2002 apparently wrote, Pokémon X/Y, nailing the name of the newest Pocket Monster games five years later. This seems to be a wisecrack reply. Below that is another wry reply, Pokémon Right/Left. What, no one wanted to write Pokémon Up/Down?

「ポケットモンスターシリーズ」の次回作のタイトルを予想してください。 僕は金… [Yahoo! Japan via 秒刊SUNDAY]


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