It’s the End of a Pokémon Era

Junichi Masuda has been the main character since the beginning of the game. The first two games in the series, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green, were created by Masuda. He began working as a series director after the first two games.

Masuda is no longer involved in the series. On June 1, he stepped away from his managing editor position and into a new role at the Pokémon Company, which serves the top-line role of managing the entire brand, from animation and trading card to video games. Masuda will use his knowledge of the Pokémon brand to create new services and products. At a crucial time for the series, Masuda leaves. The first open-world game in the series will be released in November.

The era is over. Masuda isn't the only decisionmaker when it comes to Pokémon games, his last director role was on soft remakes of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! The franchise has been very slow in changing its content. For the majority of the 26 years that mainstream games have existed, they have followed the same pattern. Let's Go and Sword and Shield were the first two games in the series. Game Freak began to expand content with DLC after the title's release in 2020.

Fans want morePokémon content. It sold more than 12 million copies in its first week, making it the fastest selling Pokémon game on the Nintendo platform. The series will push the boundaries even further with the help of the two girls. Four-player co-op will be introduced in the game, as well as expanded character customization options.

Masuda said that it was important to have the younger generation at Game Freak take over the development of Pokemon. He said in a prepared statement that he hopes to offer more surprises, fun, and excitement to people all over the world.