After the release of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Indigo Disk DLC, the discourse surrounding Pokemon games started to veer in the direction of what's next - be it new titles revealed on Pokemon Day 2024 or even next year with Gen 10 and whatever it may bring. While Pokemon Gen 10 games are a hot topic due to how Pokemon Scarlet and Violet set new bars to clear both in positive terms and negative ones, there is a chance that the next mainline games will be released in 2026 instead of next year, since that is the 30th anniversary of the franchise. Still, the next big release is rumored to be that of Johto or Unova Pokemon games, but they may come with a big twist.