It feels like a question of 'when' rather than 'if' when it comes to remakes of Pokémon Black and White. The Pokémon Company has tied one remake generation to a console, even when that system received multiple mainline games, though the Switch might have already broken that pattern if one considers the Let's Go games as remakes of Pokémon Yellow. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are fourth generation Pokémon games being remade for the Nintendo Switch. Related: The Pokémon Company Had Its Best Year Ever In 2020
The Pokémon Company kept releasing remakes with each new console generation, with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver coming to the Nintendo DS, and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire being released on the Nintendo 3DS. It didn't take long for the Pokémon series to start remaking its older titles, as Pokémon Red and Blue were remade as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on the Game Boy Advance due to the inability to trade Pokémon from the first two generations of games into the newer Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. This raises the question of whether Pokémon Black and White remakes are going to follow them. The Pokémonseries is due to receive its next mainline remakes later this year, as Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will launch in November.
