Pokémon Sun And Moon got a new trailer in Japan last week, and some fans think it might tease huge things about the upcoming 3DS games. Is there a Kanto endgame that relives all that Red-Blue goodness from 1998? Let’s examine the evidence.
The main thrust behind this theory is that a narrative between two live-action trailers for the games might actually be an allegory to the entire plot of Sun And Moon. At face value, it certainly appears that way. The first trailer, which debuted in May, features a young boy who’s moved away from his home in Japan to start anew in Hawaii. When he gets there, he meets lots of friends he plays Sun And Moon with.
Moving on to the recent installment, the group of friends encounters a player rival that winds up being too much for them to handle. With the sting of loss still fresh, the team works together, evolves and trains their Pokémon to prepare for a major battle. Just when it seems like all hope is lost once more, the focal character from the trailer uses a final strong attack to defeat his foe. Sounds a lot like a Pokémon story, right? And the fact that Hawaii is its setting ties perfectly to the Alola region featured in Sun And Moon.
The Kanto idea, however, comes into play after the final showdown takes place. Following victory, the boy’s mother tells him that he must move back to Japan. However, he’s still able to trade legendaries with his friends over the internet.
As any self-respecting Pokémon fan will know, Kanto is analogous to Japan just like Hawaii is to Alola. If these two trailers are indeed a reflection of the Sun And Moon story, do they suggest that the player returns to Kanto after the main challenge is finished?
There are plenty of reasons this theory might be true. For one, the Sun And Moon demo revealed that the player trainer in the 2016 games is originally from Kanto. In the most recent U.S. trailer, we also saw that Red and Blue are two opposing masters that can be fought in the games’ tournament ladder feature called Battle Tree. As if that wasn’t enough, the project’s February reveal teaser prominently used the phrase “it all comes together” to describe the experience. Fusing Kanto with a new region certainly fits that idea, especially considering so many Kanto monsters get Alola forms in the new games.
Going back to Kanto isn’t exactly unprecedented for the Pokémon series either. After finishing Gold And Silver, it’s possible for players to relive a portion of the Kanto campaign with a fully trained party.
As solid as this theory sounds, it’s far from an official confirmation of anything. That being said, we still found it interesting to think about.
Pokémon Sun And Moon come to 3DS on Nov. 18.
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