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A '''{{wp|video game remake}}''' is a game that is made again, in a new and updated style. In Pokémon terms, two pairs of {{pkmn|games}} are remakes: {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, remakes of the [[Generation I]] games {{game|Red and Green|s}} during [[Generation III]]; and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, remakes of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} during [[Generation IV]]. The names of remakes are derived by adding another word to the front of the name of the original game, and written in {{wp|CamelCase}}.
[[File:Brendan May ORAS Trailer.png|thumb|250px|{{ga|May}} and {{ga|Brendan}} in the {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer|trailer}} of the {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} remakes]]
A '''video game remake''' is a game that is made again, in a new and updated style.


==Remake speculation==
In Pokémon terms, five pairs of [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}} and one spin-off game are remakes:
{{fan speculation}}
[[File:ChikoritaJohto2.png|thumb|right|From Johto]]
* '''{{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}''' (2004), [[Generation III]] remakes of the [[Generation I]] games {{game|Red and Green|s}} (1996);
Before the announcement of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, many had speculated a remake of Gold and Silver since the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} in 2004. In the [[Generation IV]] games, location pointer data (for a [[caught Pokémon]]'s status screen) includes a reference to [[Johto]], much like it does for [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] when a Pokémon is transferred forward from [[Generation III]]. This left programmers the opportunity to have Johto make an appearance in future games compatible with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. However, Pokémon caught in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and traded to {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} have location data appear as [[Faraway place]], unless caught in a location which also exists in Platinum such as the [[Global Terminal]] or {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} ({{ka|Victory Road|Kanto Victory Road}} still shows up as Faraway place).
* '''{{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}''' (2009), [[Generation IV]] remakes of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} (1999);
{{bulbanews|Masuda replies to tweet regarding remakes of Generation III games}}
* '''{{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}''' (2014), [[Generation VI]] remakes of the [[Generation III]] games {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} (2002);
Because of the "pattern" established by remaking both Red and Green and Gold and Silver two [[generation]]s after their original release, it is now being speculated that [[Generation III]] remakes may appear sometime in the future, possibly during [[Generation V]]. This theory is strengthened by the number of references to the Generation III games:
* '''{{LGPE}}''' (2018), [[Generation VII]] remakes of the Generation I game {{game3|Yellow|Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition}} (1998).
* Both involved an upheaval to the Pokédex structure: {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} was the first game to have a regional Pokédex excluding Pokémon from previous generations, while {{game|Black and White|s}}'s regional Pokédex was the first to contain no Pokémon from previous generations.
* '''{{g|Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX}}''' (2020), a [[Generation VIII]] remake of the Generation III games {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team}} (2005).
** They also involve introducing little to no [[List of Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions|evolutionary relatives from their previous generations]].
* '''{{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}''' (2021), [[Generation VIII]] remakes of the Generation IV games {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} (2006).
* Hoenn is so far the only region of the [[main series]] games not to be rendered in 3D. It is also the only region that did not yet appear in a game specifically compatible with the [[Nintendo DS]] series of handheld consoles by [[Nintendo]].
 
* The inclusion of the [[HM]] contains {{m|Dive}} that used to travel [[underwater]] [[Abyssal Ruins|locations]], which was previously exclusive to Generation III.  
==Terminology==
* The inclusion of {{tc|The Riches|a skilled family}} of Pokémon Trainers similar to the [[Winstrate Family]]. Both families are battled in the same way, all consecutively.
===Remake game titles===
* Some of the available [[Décor]] in the [[Pokémon Dream World]] resembles [[decorations]] that are available for [[Secret Base]]s in Hoenn.
The names of remakes of [[core series]] games are generally derived from the names of the original source games, with a modifier word attached to the front. For instance {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are remakes of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.
* Generation V's [[Elite Four]] theme features a remixed sample from the Generation III Elite Four theme.
 
* Both Hoenn and Unova have ancient locations that show written messages of a unique language in real life, [[Braille]] and {{wp|Cuneiform}} respectively.
In the case of the first core series game remakes, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, their titles are derived from the Japan-only pair of games {{game|Red and Green|s}} (which had been adapted in English as {{game|Red and Blue|s}}).
* {{DL|Water tile|Currents}} reappear on [[Route]]s {{rtn|17|Unova}} and {{rtn|18|Unova}}.  
 
* The inclusion of two [[rival]] characters that each have different gender, similar to Generation III.
The exception to this is [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], which are a pair of games based on a single {{DL|Core series|release model|upper version}} game, so only the title of one of them (Let's Go, Pikachu!) is derived from the original game's Japanese title, since {{game|Yellow}} is known as "Pokémon Pikachu" in Japan.
** [[Cheren]] and [[Wally]], the two rival characters, both appear in [[Victory Road]] for [[rematch]]es.
 
* A {{tc|Backpacker}} in [[Desert Resort]] tells the player that he comes from Hoenn, and that he doesn't need the [[Go-Goggles]] here unlike in Hoenn.
In the case of FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, the original titles and the preceding words are joined without a space. In the case of Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, those words are separated by a space. Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are the only core series games titles with multiple preceding words (Let's Go,) added to each game title.
* In [[Undella Town]] during Summer, a boy tells the player that he and his family comes from Hoenn and visit Undella Town every Summer.  
 
* A [[fossil]] depicting an {{p|Armaldo}} in the [[Nacrene City]] museum.<!--Also note that no other Fossil Pokémon are on display.-->
In the case of Rescue Team DX, as a single game based on a pair of games, the colored signifier was cut; DX was added to signify the game's new status as a remake.
* Items from Hoenn can be acquired in {{game|Black and White|s}} such as the {{DL|Exchangeable item|Shoal Salt}}, {{DL|Exchangeable item|Shoal Shell}}, and the five colored [[flute]]s but have no function, yet are still held items and can be traded.
 
* In the {{pkmn|anime}}, {{an|Dawn}} deciding to travel to [[Hoenn]] to compete in {{pkmn|Contests}} in [[SS024]], as {{an|May}} before her did in [[Johto]].
==Changes==
* In [[BW059]], dark red and dark blue orbs were used alongside black and white orbs to call forth {{p|Landorus}}.
In addition to graphical updates, remakes introduce new features. The script is retranslated for localizations. The remakes in the first six [[generation]]s also include all Pokémon and [[move]]s in the generation they are remade in.
 
===Core series===
====FireRed and LeafGreen====
* The new stat system, {{Abilities}}, the {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Dark}} types, [[friendship]], [[gender]]s, [[weather]], and {{pkmn|breeding}} are carried over from {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}.
* The [[Sevii Islands]] expand the main story and allow the player to obtain Pokémon native to [[Johto]].
 
====HeartGold and SoulSilver====
* The [[physical move|physical]]/[[special move|special]] split, foreign [[Pokédex]] entries, [[Pal Park]], and the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} are carried over from {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.
* The [[Pokémon Music Channel|Hoenn Sound and Sinnoh Sound]] can be used to find Pokémon native to those [[region]]s.
* The [[Pokéwalker]] replaces the {{g|Pikachu 2 GS}}.
* The [[Global Terminal]] is added to [[Goldenrod City]].
* [[Walking Pokémon]] return for the first time outside of [[Amity Square]] since {{game|Yellow}}, and now all Pokémon can walk with the player rather than just {{p|Pikachu}}.
* The [[Pokéathlon]] is introduced.
* {{rt|47|Johto}} and {{rt|48|Johto}} are introduced, which lead to the new [[Johto Safari Zone]]. The locations [[Cliff Edge Gate]], [[Cliff Cave]], [[Embedded Tower]], and [[Safari Zone Gate]] are also added along this new path.
 
====Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire====
* The [[physical move|physical]]/[[special move|special]] split, foreign [[Pokédex]] entries, the {{t|Fairy}} type, and [[Mega Evolution]]s are carried over from {{g|X and Y}}.
* The [[Pokémon Contest]] has been enhanced and it is now called the Pokémon Contest Spectacular.
* {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} can undergo [[Primal Reversion]].
* [[Mauville City]] has changed in appearance from Ruby and Sapphire, being mostly an indoor city with three floors.
* {{p|Deoxys}} can be encountered by completing the [[Delta Episode]] post-game story.
* Most [[Legendary Pokémon]] since [[Generation II]] can be encountered.
* The player can [[Soaring in the sky|fly around Hoenn]] with {{p|Latios}} or {{p|Latias}}.
* The original {{gdis|Mirage Island|III}} has been replaced with new [[Mirage spot]]s.
 
====Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!====
* [[Walking Pokémon]] once again return, for the first time since Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
* A new Pokémon catching mechanic, similar to that used in {{g|GO}}, replaces [[wild Pokémon]] battles.
* Compatibility with [[Pokémon GO]] and the [[Poké Ball Plus]] is added.
** The [[GO Park]], which allows players to transfer Pokémon over from Pokémon GO, replaces the {{safari|Kanto}} in [[Fuchsia City]].
* Two new Pokémon, {{p|Meltan}} and {{p|Melmetal}}, are introduced.
* [[Master Trainer]]s, individual Trainers who each specialize in a single Pokémon species, can be found across [[Kanto]] after entering the [[Hall of Fame]].
* [[PC]]s are removed, with Pokémon storage now being relegated to the {{pkmn|Box Link|Box}} found within the player's [[bag]], allowing the player to switch out their [[party]] at any time.
* Pokémon can now be sent to [[Professor Oak]] in exchange for {{Candies}}, in the same vein as Pokémon GO, with received Candies being kept in the Candy Jar in the player's bag.
* The {{Berries}} from Pokémon GO have been added, with some of their effects being altered.
 
====Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
* [[Walking Pokémon]] return from HeartGold and SoulSilver, and all Pokémon can walk with the player outside of [[Amity Square]] across the entire [[Sinnoh]] region.
* Amity Square allows the player to bring up to six Pokémon with them to interact with.
* The [[Underground]] is upgraded into the [[Grand Underground]], and includes {{DL|Grand Underground|Pokémon Hideaways}}, where various wild Pokémon can be encountered and captured.
* [[HM]]s are now replaced by Hidden Moves, a feature in the [[Pokétch]] that allows the player to summon wild Pokémon to perform field moves.
* [[Exp. Share]] is no longer an item, and its mechanics are present from the start of the game and cannot be turned off, much like in {{g|Sword and Shield}}.
* [[Pokémon Box Link]] carries over from Sword and Shield, with the ability to access the PC at almost any time.
* [[Pal Park]] is replaced with [[Ramanas Park]], a new location where the player can use {{cat|Slates}} to encounter [[Legendary Pokémon]] not native to Sinnoh.
 
===Spin-off series===
====Rescue Team DX====
{{main|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX#Features}}
* The {{t|Fairy}} type, foreign Pokémon evolutions (such as {{p|Sylveon}} and {{p|Mantyke}}), [[Mega Evolution]], and [[Primal Reversion]] are all carried over from [[Generation IV|Generations IV]] and {{gen|VI}}.
* All evolution items have been replaced by the Evolution Crystal.
* Many minor changes to various dungeons, such as [[Oddity Cave]] becoming accessible after completing [[Mt. Steel]], the [[Friend Bow]] moving to the end of [[Solar Cave]], and {{p|Mewtwo}}'s dungeon—[[Western Cave]]—being reduced from 99 floors to 20.
* [[Shiny Pokémon]]—excluding Shiny {{p|Celebi}}—appear as "Strong Foes" in completed dungeons.
* The maximum team size has been increased from 4 to 8, but as in the original games, only 3 Pokémon may be brought into a dungeon. The other 5 team members must be [[Recruitment|recruited]] after entering.
* [[Rare quality|Rare qualities]] replace the [[IQ]] system, and [[Gummi]]s have been lowered to only two varieties.
** Rainbow Gummis will raise a stat at random, and will sometimes give the Pokémon a new rare quality.
** DX Gummis will raise a stat at random, and will always give the Pokémon a new rare quality.
* {{p|Riolu}} and {{p|Lucario}} originally appeared as cameos, but can now be recruited through the use of Mystery Houses—rare rooms found in post-game dungeons, accessible with an Invitation.
 
==Impact on other media==
===Anime===
[[File:Steven Stone anime XY.png|thumb|250px|Steven Stone in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' and [[Mega Evolution Specials|specials]]]]
Due to the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} traveled back to [[Kanto]] to compete in the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} (also a reference to {{game|Emerald}}) and Kanto [[Pokémon Contest]]s. However, its influence can be seen as early as ''[[AG071|A Six Pack Attack!]]'', where {{an|Professor Oak}} visits from Kanto and brings {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}.
 
Due to the release of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, several references to those games appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', such as the [[Pokéathlon]] in ''[[DP160|A Marathon Rivalry!]]'', the [[Johto Festival]] introducing several in-game [[Key Item]]s, Ash's main rival being [[Paul]] who resembles {{ga|Silver}} in many ways, {{an|Lyra}} temporarily journeying with the gang and her attempt in participating in the Johto League, about half of the Johto Gym Leaders reappearing with their redesigns, and several main characters obtaining Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Pokédex]] like [[Dawn's Quilava]] or with a cross-generational [[evolution]] line like [[Ash's Gliscor]] he caught as a {{p|Gligar}}.
 
With the debut of {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, several references appeared during ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. [[Sawyer]], originally from the [[Hoenn]] region, was introduced as Ash's new rival and is first shown to have a {{TP|Sawyer|Treecko}} and a {{DL|Sawyer|Salamence|Bagon}}. A [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Nurse Joy|Audino}} and its [[Audinite|respective]] [[Mega Stone]] also made an appearance in ''[[XY096|A Giga Battle with Mega Results!]]'', under the ownership of [[Nurse Joy]].
 
Many [[Mega Evolution#Introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|newly introduced Mega Evolutions]] were seen in ''[[XYS02|Mega Evolution Special II]]''. [[Steven Stone]], in his new design, and his {{Shiny}} Mega {{TP|Steven|Metagross}} also made an appearance along with Mega {{p|Rayquaza}} in the aforementioned special. Both Pokémon reappeared in ''[[XYS03|Mega Evolution Special III]]'' with the inclusion of [[Primal Reversion|Primal]] {{p|Groudon}} and Primal {{p|Kyogre}}. [[Rustboro City]] made a reappearance in the aforementioned special but was first mentioned in the former. Ahead of the games' release, Mega {{p|Diancie}} debuted in ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]''. Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre also made an appearance in ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'' with Mega {{p|Latios}}, Mega {{p|Latias}} and a Shiny Mega Rayquaza. Also, a Mega {{p|Glalie}}, Mega {{p|Steelix}}, Mega {{p|Salamence}}, Mega {{p|Beedrill}}, Mega {{p|Pidgeot}}, Mega {{p|Swampert}}, Mega {{p|Camerupt}} and Mega {{p|Sharpedo}} made an appearance in ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''. Steven reappeared in the main series in a flashback in ''[[XY133|Coming Apart at the Dreams!]]'' and in person in ''[[XY134|The Right Hero for the Right Job!]]'', ''[[XY135|Rocking Kalos Defenses!]]'' and ''[[XY136|Forming a More Perfect Union!]]''. Steven helped Ash, Alain, [[Diantha]] and the Kalos [[Gym Leader]]s defeat Team Flare's [[Giant Rock]], first appeared in ''Mega Evolution Special II'' as a huge stone that contains huge amounts of Primal energy. At the end of ''Pokémon the Series: XY'', {{an|Serena}} decided to travel to Hoenn and compete in [[Pokémon Contest]]s to improve her skills.
 
Several references to [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''. In ''[[SM091|A Plethora of Pikachu!]]'', before the games' release, several of the Pikachu that appeared within the [[Pikachu Valley]] sported hairstyles similar to the ones players could give their [[Partner Pokémon (Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!)|partner]] Pikachu and {{p|Eevee}}. From ''[[SM093|Lillier and the Staff!]]'' to ''[[SM098|Bright Lights, Big Changes!]]'', a series of shorts called [[Where Are You Going, Eevee?]] aired, which focused on [[Sandy|a wild Eevee]] and its journey, before finally meeting Ash and his friends. In ''[[SM099|We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!]]'', which was broadcast after the games release, the wild Eevee was captured by {{an|Lana}}, who [[nickname]]d it "Sandy". Furthermore, she cut its unruly hair into one of the styles used on the partner Pokémon in the game. A group of {{p|Meltan}}, a Pokémon species introduced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, debuted in ''[[SM106|Evolving Research!]]'', with [[Ash's Meltan|one of them]] getting caught by Ash in ''[[SM112|Got Meltan?]]''.
 
References to {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} have appeared in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''. In ''[[JN074|Nightfall? Nightmares!]]'' and ''[[JN075|A Midsummer Night's Light!]]'', Ash, [[Goh]], and [[Chloe]] visited the Sinnoh region, and {{an|Dawn}} reappeared, with Goh and Chloe meeting her for the first time. During these episodes, they intervened in Team Rocket's attempts to capture {{p|Cresselia}} and {{p|Darkrai}}. In ''[[JN077|Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!]]'', Ash had a rematch with [[Volkner]] in the [[World Coronation Series]], with the episode later revealing that Sinnoh Champion {{an|Cynthia}} is a member of the Master Class. Cynthia herself appeared in ''[[JN083|Star Night, Star Flight!]]'', intervening in a mysterious situation involving {{p|Unown}}. In ''[[JN089|The Gates of Warp!]]'' and ''[[JN090|Showdown at the Gates of Warp!]]'', Ash, Goh, and Chloe visited Sinnoh and met up with Dawn and Cynthia once more, and were forced to solve an interdimensional crisis involving {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}. While [[Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles]] is a tie-in with {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, it also features the return of [[Team Galactic]] {{tc|Commander}}s [[Saturn]], [[Mars]], and [[Jupiter]], as well as a reappearance of {{an|Brock}} and the two Pokémon he caught in Sinnoh, {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} and the newly-evolved {{TP|Brock|Blissey}}.
 
===Manga===
Generally, only long-running [[Pokémon manga]] series are affected by remakes, considering most series begin and end within the time frame of one generation.
 
====Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon====
A manga titled [[Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon]] was created at the time of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}'s Japanese release. It features the [[Pokéathlon]], a new feature added to the remake games.
 
====Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure====
A single-volume manga, [[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure]], was released concurrently with the games {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, which it takes its name from. It features the adventures of a Trainer named [[Jō]] in his travels through the [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]] regions, following the storyline of the games.
 
====Pokémon Adventures====
[[File:FRLG chapter.png|thumb|250px|{{MangaArc|FireRed & LeafGreen}}]]
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, the {{MangaArc|FireRed & LeafGreen}}, {{MangaArc|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}, and {{MangaArc|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}} return the focus of the story back toward characters introduced in older chapters (the {{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}}/{{MangaArc|Yellow}}, {{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}, and {{MangaArc|Ruby & Sapphire}}/{{MangaArc|Emerald}}, respectively). However, instead of focusing on the whole region like the originals, the main plot of the remake chapters generally focuses on events and places which were new to the enhanced remakes of their game counterparts. ''FireRed & LeafGreen'' focuses on the Sevii Islands, ''HeartGold & SoulSilver'' focuses on the Pokéathlon, the new [[Johto Safari Zone]], and the [[Sinjoh Ruins]], and ''Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire'' focuses on the events of the [[Delta Episode]].
 
====Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪====
In the [[Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪]] manga, there are several bonus chapters focusing on characters from [[Magical Pokémon Journey]]. As a Generation III sequel of the Magical Pokémon Journey series, this manga was being speculated by fans as a first hint for the remakes of {{game|Red and Green|s}} (later was named as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}).
 
====Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire====
In the [[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]] manga, which is based on the [[Generation III]] games of the same name, some of the chapters in {{Vol|Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire|3}} revolve around Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. This includes a character named {{OBP|Red|Ruby-Sapphire}}, who is designed based on {{ga|Red}}'s appearance in the remakes; and a character named {{OBP|Blue|Ruby-Sapphire}}, who is based on {{ga|Green}}'s appearance.
 
Following the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire series, the manga began a trend of rebooting its numbering and naming system with the release of each [[core series]] game. After the end of [[Generation III]] and the Ruby-Sapphire series, the manga's story continued with {{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}}, which led the main characters to [[Sinnoh]]. When the Generation II remakes {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} were released, the series once again rebooted with {{OBP|Pocket Monsters HGSS|Kosaku Anakubo}}, which led the main characters back to [[Johto]]; which they had previously visited during the original [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] series.
 
====Pokémon 4Koma Encyclopedia====
The {{OBP|Pokémon 4Koma Encyclopedia|Generation III}} manga was released around the time of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. It is five volumes in total and has comics featuring each Pokémon in the [[National Pokédex]] up to the end of [[Generation III]]. The volumes feature artwork of {{ga|Red}} as he appears in FireRed and LeafGreen.
 
===TCG===
In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], the {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}} expansion was inspired by and released concurrently with the {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} video games.
 
Likewise, the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}, {{TCG|Unleashed}}, {{TCG|Undaunted}} and {{TCG|Triumphant}} expansions correspond with the {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} video games.
 
{{TCG|Primal Clash}} was the primary expansion that corresponds with the {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} video games. {{TCG|Roaring Skies}}, {{TCG|Ancient Origins}}, {{TCG|BREAKthrough}}, and {{TCG|BREAKpoint}} featured [[Mega Evolution]]s introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and also introduced {{p|Hoopa}}.
 
The {{TCG|Team Up}} and {{TCG|Unbroken Bonds}} expansions correspond with [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], primarily featuring Generation I Pokémon.
 
One of the {{TCG|S-P Promotional cards}}, {{OBP|Rescue Team DX's Pikachu|S-P Promo 36|Rescue Team DX's Pikachu}}, was released as part of a purchase campaign to Japanese customers who bought {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX}} and Pokémon Card game products at participating Geo stores.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Both sets of remakes are to date the only main series Pokémon games to come bundled with an accessory. FireRed and LeafGreen originally had the [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter]] bundled with them, while HeartGold and SoulSilver are bundled with the [[Pokéwalker]].
* Some remakes have several unique distinctions:
** Each of these accessories is a precursor to a feature found in the following generation. Generation IV expanded on the Wireless Adapter's features with the [[Nintendo DS]]'s wireless play, while Generation V's {{pkmn|Dream World}} is a more robust version of the [[Pokéwalker]].  
** {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} are the only remakes:
* Both sets of remakes also use artwork on the boxart other than the official artwork released with the game.
*** To originally be released for a [[Game Boy Advance|platform]] that could also play their original games via backwards compatibility.
* A new female [[player character]] has been introduced in each set of remakes.  
**** However, the [[Nintendo 3DS]] can play {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} via backwards compatibility as well as {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} as [[Virtual Console]] titles. Also, the [[Nintendo Switch]] can play [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX]] natively as well as [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team]] via the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] service.
* Remade games are retconned to the point of including all known Pokémon as of their release generation, not just the Pokémon available in the original release.
*** Not to incorporate any features from the upper version of the original games. However, [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] were remakes of the upper version itself, while [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]] did not have an upper version.
** {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are the only remakes which did not include a [[type]] that did not exist in the original games. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen included the {{t|Dark}} and {{t|Steel}} types, which did not exist in [[Generation I]]; and {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX}}, and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} included the {{t|Fairy}} type, which did not exist in Generations I, {{gen|III}}, and {{gen|IV}}.
** [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] are the only remakes:
*** To introduce new Pokémon.
*** To be based on an upper version.
** [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX]] is the only remake:
*** Of [[Spin-off Pokémon games]].
*** To not be a paired release.
*** Of games that do not have nor are upper versions.
** {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} are the only core series remakes to not be developed by Game Freak and the first core series games overall to not be developed by Game Freak.
* Each set of main series remakes uses unique Pokémon artwork on the boxart. This artwork differs from the official standard Pokémon concept artwork that is usually released with the games. Rescue Team DX, meanwhile, uses an updated version of the artwork used for the original titles.
* Several [[generation]]s that received remakes have several unique distinctions:
** [[Generation I]] is the only generation to have multiple remakes of its core series games.
** [[Generation III]] is the only generation to have a remake of one of its spin-off titles.
** [[Generation V]] is the only completed generation since [[Generation III]] to not have introduce any remakes.
** [[Generation VIII]] is the only generation to:
*** Feature more than one remake, namely Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Coincidentally, neither remake was developed by Game Freak.
*** Feature a remake of a spin-off game, namely Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.
* While {{game|Yellow}} is the only {{DL|Core series|release model|upper version}} to be remade, several features introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, {{game|Emerald}}, and {{game|Platinum}} were incorporated into the remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, respectively. Conversely, [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]] do not have an upper version for [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX]] to incorporate features from.
* The accessories included with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver serve as precursors to a feature found in their respective following generations. The [[Generation IV]] games used the [[Nintendo DS]]'s wireless play for communication, while [[Generation V]]'s {{pkmn|Dream World}} was somewhat similar to the concept of the [[Pokéwalker]].
 
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* [[wp:Video game remake|Wikipedia article]]


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Latest revision as of 03:01, 4 August 2024

May and Brendan in the trailer of the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire remakes

A video game remake is a game that is made again, in a new and updated style.

In Pokémon terms, five pairs of core series games and one spin-off game are remakes:

Terminology

Remake game titles

The names of remakes of core series games are generally derived from the names of the original source games, with a modifier word attached to the front. For instance Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver.

In the case of the first core series game remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, their titles are derived from the Japan-only pair of games Pokémon Red and Green (which had been adapted in English as Pokémon Red and Blue).

The exception to this is Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, which are a pair of games based on a single upper version game, so only the title of one of them (Let's Go, Pikachu!) is derived from the original game's Japanese title, since Pokémon Yellow is known as "Pokémon Pikachu" in Japan.

In the case of FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, the original titles and the preceding words are joined without a space. In the case of Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, those words are separated by a space. Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are the only core series games titles with multiple preceding words (Let's Go,) added to each game title.

In the case of Rescue Team DX, as a single game based on a pair of games, the colored signifier was cut; DX was added to signify the game's new status as a remake.

Changes

In addition to graphical updates, remakes introduce new features. The script is retranslated for localizations. The remakes in the first six generations also include all Pokémon and moves in the generation they are remade in.

Core series

FireRed and LeafGreen

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

  • Walking Pokémon once again return, for the first time since Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
  • A new Pokémon catching mechanic, similar to that used in Pokémon GO, replaces wild Pokémon battles.
  • Compatibility with Pokémon GO and the Poké Ball Plus is added.
  • Two new Pokémon, Meltan and Melmetal, are introduced.
  • Master Trainers, individual Trainers who each specialize in a single Pokémon species, can be found across Kanto after entering the Hall of Fame.
  • PCs are removed, with Pokémon storage now being relegated to the Box found within the player's bag, allowing the player to switch out their party at any time.
  • Pokémon can now be sent to Professor Oak in exchange for Candies, in the same vein as Pokémon GO, with received Candies being kept in the Candy Jar in the player's bag.
  • The Berries from Pokémon GO have been added, with some of their effects being altered.

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Spin-off series

Rescue Team DX

Main article: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX#Features
  • The Fairy type, foreign Pokémon evolutions (such as Sylveon and Mantyke), Mega Evolution, and Primal Reversion are all carried over from Generations IV and VI.
  • All evolution items have been replaced by the Evolution Crystal.
  • Many minor changes to various dungeons, such as Oddity Cave becoming accessible after completing Mt. Steel, the Friend Bow moving to the end of Solar Cave, and Mewtwo's dungeon—Western Cave—being reduced from 99 floors to 20.
  • Shiny Pokémon—excluding Shiny Celebi—appear as "Strong Foes" in completed dungeons.
  • The maximum team size has been increased from 4 to 8, but as in the original games, only 3 Pokémon may be brought into a dungeon. The other 5 team members must be recruited after entering.
  • Rare qualities replace the IQ system, and Gummis have been lowered to only two varieties.
    • Rainbow Gummis will raise a stat at random, and will sometimes give the Pokémon a new rare quality.
    • DX Gummis will raise a stat at random, and will always give the Pokémon a new rare quality.
  • Riolu and Lucario originally appeared as cameos, but can now be recruited through the use of Mystery Houses—rare rooms found in post-game dungeons, accessible with an Invitation.

Impact on other media

Anime

Steven Stone in Pokémon the Series: XY and specials

Due to the release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, Ash and his friends traveled back to Kanto to compete in the Battle Frontier (also a reference to Pokémon Emerald) and Kanto Pokémon Contests. However, its influence can be seen as early as A Six Pack Attack!, where Professor Oak visits from Kanto and brings Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

Due to the release of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, several references to those games appeared in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, such as the Pokéathlon in A Marathon Rivalry!, the Johto Festival introducing several in-game Key Items, Ash's main rival being Paul who resembles Silver in many ways, Lyra temporarily journeying with the gang and her attempt in participating in the Johto League, about half of the Johto Gym Leaders reappearing with their redesigns, and several main characters obtaining Pokémon in the Johto Pokédex like Dawn's Quilava or with a cross-generational evolution line like Ash's Gliscor he caught as a Gligar.

With the debut of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, several references appeared during Pokémon the Series: XY. Sawyer, originally from the Hoenn region, was introduced as Ash's new rival and is first shown to have a Treecko and a Bagon. A Mega Audino and its respective Mega Stone also made an appearance in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!, under the ownership of Nurse Joy.

Many newly introduced Mega Evolutions were seen in Mega Evolution Special II. Steven Stone, in his new design, and his Shiny Mega Metagross also made an appearance along with Mega Rayquaza in the aforementioned special. Both Pokémon reappeared in Mega Evolution Special III with the inclusion of Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. Rustboro City made a reappearance in the aforementioned special but was first mentioned in the former. Ahead of the games' release, Mega Diancie debuted in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre also made an appearance in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages with Mega Latios, Mega Latias and a Shiny Mega Rayquaza. Also, a Mega Glalie, Mega Steelix, Mega Salamence, Mega Beedrill, Mega Pidgeot, Mega Swampert, Mega Camerupt and Mega Sharpedo made an appearance in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. Steven reappeared in the main series in a flashback in Coming Apart at the Dreams! and in person in The Right Hero for the Right Job!, Rocking Kalos Defenses! and Forming a More Perfect Union!. Steven helped Ash, Alain, Diantha and the Kalos Gym Leaders defeat Team Flare's Giant Rock, first appeared in Mega Evolution Special II as a huge stone that contains huge amounts of Primal energy. At the end of Pokémon the Series: XY, Serena decided to travel to Hoenn and compete in Pokémon Contests to improve her skills.

Several references to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! appeared in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. In A Plethora of Pikachu!, before the games' release, several of the Pikachu that appeared within the Pikachu Valley sported hairstyles similar to the ones players could give their partner Pikachu and Eevee. From Lillier and the Staff! to Bright Lights, Big Changes!, a series of shorts called Where Are You Going, Eevee? aired, which focused on a wild Eevee and its journey, before finally meeting Ash and his friends. In We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!, which was broadcast after the games release, the wild Eevee was captured by Lana, who nicknamed it "Sandy". Furthermore, she cut its unruly hair into one of the styles used on the partner Pokémon in the game. A group of Meltan, a Pokémon species introduced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, debuted in Evolving Research!, with one of them getting caught by Ash in Got Meltan?.

References to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have appeared in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. In Nightfall? Nightmares! and A Midsummer Night's Light!, Ash, Goh, and Chloe visited the Sinnoh region, and Dawn reappeared, with Goh and Chloe meeting her for the first time. During these episodes, they intervened in Team Rocket's attempts to capture Cresselia and Darkrai. In Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!, Ash had a rematch with Volkner in the World Coronation Series, with the episode later revealing that Sinnoh Champion Cynthia is a member of the Master Class. Cynthia herself appeared in Star Night, Star Flight!, intervening in a mysterious situation involving Unown. In The Gates of Warp! and Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, Ash, Goh, and Chloe visited Sinnoh and met up with Dawn and Cynthia once more, and were forced to solve an interdimensional crisis involving Dialga and Palkia. While Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles is a tie-in with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it also features the return of Team Galactic Commanders Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter, as well as a reappearance of Brock and the two Pokémon he caught in Sinnoh, Croagunk and the newly-evolved Blissey.

Manga

Generally, only long-running Pokémon manga series are affected by remakes, considering most series begin and end within the time frame of one generation.

Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon

A manga titled Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon was created at the time of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver's Japanese release. It features the Pokéathlon, a new feature added to the remake games.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

A single-volume manga, Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure, was released concurrently with the games Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which it takes its name from. It features the adventures of a Trainer named Jō in his travels through the Johto and Kanto regions, following the storyline of the games.

Pokémon Adventures

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, and Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc return the focus of the story back toward characters introduced in older chapters (the Red, Green & Blue arc/Yellow arc, Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, and Ruby & Sapphire arc/Emerald arc, respectively). However, instead of focusing on the whole region like the originals, the main plot of the remake chapters generally focuses on events and places which were new to the enhanced remakes of their game counterparts. FireRed & LeafGreen focuses on the Sevii Islands, HeartGold & SoulSilver focuses on the Pokéathlon, the new Johto Safari Zone, and the Sinjoh Ruins, and Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire focuses on the events of the Delta Episode.

Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪

In the Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪ manga, there are several bonus chapters focusing on characters from Magical Pokémon Journey. As a Generation III sequel of the Magical Pokémon Journey series, this manga was being speculated by fans as a first hint for the remakes of Pokémon Red and Green (later was named as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen).

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga, which is based on the Generation III games of the same name, some of the chapters in Volume 3 revolve around Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. This includes a character named Red, who is designed based on Red's appearance in the remakes; and a character named Blue, who is based on Green's appearance.

Following the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire series, the manga began a trend of rebooting its numbering and naming system with the release of each core series game. After the end of Generation III and the Ruby-Sapphire series, the manga's story continued with Pocket Monsters DP, which led the main characters to Sinnoh. When the Generation II remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released, the series once again rebooted with Pocket Monsters HGSS, which led the main characters back to Johto; which they had previously visited during the original Pokémon Pocket Monsters series.

Pokémon 4Koma Encyclopedia

The Pokémon 4Koma Encyclopedia manga was released around the time of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. It is five volumes in total and has comics featuring each Pokémon in the National Pokédex up to the end of Generation III. The volumes feature artwork of Red as he appears in FireRed and LeafGreen.

TCG

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion was inspired by and released concurrently with the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen video games.

Likewise, the HeartGold & SoulSilver, Unleashed, Undaunted and Triumphant expansions correspond with the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver video games.

Primal Clash was the primary expansion that corresponds with the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire video games. Roaring Skies, Ancient Origins, BREAKthrough, and BREAKpoint featured Mega Evolutions introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and also introduced Hoopa.

The Team Up and Unbroken Bonds expansions correspond with Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, primarily featuring Generation I Pokémon.

One of the S-P Promotional cards, Rescue Team DX's Pikachu, was released as part of a purchase campaign to Japanese customers who bought Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX and Pokémon Card game products at participating Geo stores.

Trivia

External links

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