Pokémon X & Y Cancelled Sequels Revealed In Latest Nintendo Leak

In the most recent Nintendo leak, the plans for cancelled sequels to Pokémon X and Y have been unearthed. The sixth generation of Pokémon is one of the more divisive eras to many series fans, and this is in part due to Kalos never receiving a sequel or third “Z” version game like the other generations, but that may have not been Game Freak’s or Nintendo’s original plan.

Pokémon X and Y were the first 3D handheld Pokémon games to be released for the main series. Being on the extremely successful 3DS, the games sold immensely well. This financial success continues with Sword and Shield, showing that Pokémon is a hotter item than ever before. Gen VI introduced the immensely powerful Mega Evolutions that gave some old Pokémon new life and made popular ones even more powerful, though X and Y were also criticized for having a lack of postgame content. This was especially jarring considering the game that came before this was Pokémon Black & White 2, sequel games that were packed with content.  This also wasn’t helped by a lack of a third game like Pokémon Platinum for Kalos, which has made Gen VI more contentious in the eyes of many.

Now, seven years after X and Y’s Nintendo 3DS release, it’s been revealed that it may have been originally planned to develop another game (or two) that would take place in Kalos. Twitter user Lewtwo reported on a new leak coming from 4chan, showing an image of the games’ code that includes a title called “calos_reserve” in between Gens VI and VII. This shows that, at some point, there were plans to make another game set in the Kalos region, but it was apparently scrapped for an unknown reason. Among other things, the latest leak also contains beta maps and a character model resembling original Pokémon protagonist Red with an obviously significant amount of development time put into it, to the point where modders easily reconstructed it in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

This year has seen a variety of Nintendo leaks, with lots of prototype assets and ideas being uncovered for Pokémon games, in particular. The source code for PokémonDiamond and Pearl leaked this summer, uncovering beta sprites for a variety of gen 4 Pokémon. A cancelled Pokémon MMO for the Game Boy Advance was also unearthed. The spree of franchise leaks seem to show no sign of stopping, with more tidbits being revealed and mysteries being solved as the ill-gotten goods keep popping up online.

The case of Pokémon X and Y has been a curious one. Fans found it strange that Zygarde, the third member in the trio of mascot legendaries for X & Y, didn’t get its own game, instead promoted in Sun and Moon with a scavenger hunt to obtain its complete form. With the piece of source code now revealed, it’s more than possible that Zygarde might have had its own third Kalos entry that simply never came to be. Why these plans were abandoned are unknown, but it’s a shame to know that Gen VI didn’t get the second pass it desperately needed. If a sequel or sequels to Pokémon X & Y had come to fruition, the Kalos era might have left a bigger impact in players’ memories.

Source: Lewtwo

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