{"id":6250,"date":"2025-04-28T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=6250"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:22:04","slug":"pokemon-gen-10-on-switch-2-is-an-oceanic-adventure-as-leaks-reveal-new-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/pokemon-gen-10-on-switch-2-is-an-oceanic-adventure-as-leaks-reveal-new-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Gen 10 on Switch 2 is an \u2018oceanic adventure\u2019 as leaks reveal new info"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Will 2026 be a big Pok\u00e9mon year? (The Pok\u00e9mon Company\/Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A leaker has claimed they know what real world location the next mainline Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> games will be based on, and it involves a lot of sailing.<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon is bringing back the Paris-inspired Lumiose City from Pok\u00e9mon X\/Y in upcoming game Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a>, but rumours suggest the next set of mainline games will head in an entirely different direction.<\/p>\n

Following 2022’s Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a>, which added the likes of Quaxly and Sprigatito, we’re officially heading into the tenth generation of Pok\u00e9mon games, aka Gen 10. The games have not been officially announced, but they’re expected to be released on the Switch 2<\/a> at some point relatively soon – with many fans expecting a 2026 launch.<\/p>\n

Now, according to a leaker, Nintendo is planning to launch Scarlet and Violet’s successor on the Switch 2 next year, and the game’s setting will apparently also be inspired by European geography and fauna.<\/p>\n

As posted by Centro Leaks on X, the next Pok\u00e9mon games, codenamed Gaia, are said to ‘take place in the Cyclades’ \u2013 a cluster of Greek islands in the Aegean sea.<\/p>\n

‘Get ready for an oceanic adventure,’ they added in the post, with a screenshot of a map of the actual Cyclades.<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet took inspiration from Spain and Portugal for the Paldea region, while Sword and Shield’s<\/a> Galar region was based on the UK \u2013 so it’s certainly possible that Greece could be next on the list.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n

Get ready for an oceanic adventure \ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f It's true, we can confirm that Pok\u00e9mon Gen 10, codenamed Gaia, will take place in the Cyclades!The game is planned for release next year exclusively for Switch 2 \ud83d\udef4 pic.twitter.com\/zU9Dmm2U9u<\/a><\/p>\n

— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) April 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

The problem with the rumour is that Centro Leaks isn’t considered particularly reliable in fan circles, but existing evidence also points towards a potential island setting.<\/p>\n

In files pulled from last year’s ‘teraleak’ at developer Game Freak, an alleged exchange<\/a> was highlighted between several employees, including the studio’s director Shigeru Ohmori, where they said the next game after Scarlet and Violet would have ‘an island theme’.<\/p>\n

The exchange, which is about concerns of overlapping ideas between projects, also suggests the next game will feature ‘one of many islands’ – hinting at some kind of sea traversal.<\/p>\n

A painting in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet also led to some speculation<\/a> that the next region could be inspired by Italy or Greece, based on the image’s architecture.<\/p>\n

Game Freak has been known to hide small references to the next game before, with Redditors<\/a> having retroactively found hints to Gen 9 in Sword and Shield.<\/p>\n

\n
\n