Yesterday, we learned that a trio of Game Freak, Nintendo, and Creatures trademarked the names “White Flare,” “Black Bolt,” and “Hot Air Arena.”
This news started a massive rumor mill within the community, indicating that aPokémon Black and Whiteremake is on the horizon.
This news isn’t anything new; we’ve been receiving rumors about thepotential remakefor quite a while now.
Gamers have been known to concoct over-the-toptheories with each new entry to thePokémonfranchise. Sometimes, just adding a new pokémon or character would be enough to start Internet-wide speculations.
Truth be told, even DualShocker’s team was responsiblefor boosting the hypeon several occasions. I guess we want it a little too much.
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All of this might sound like a coincidence for those disengaged from the Pokemon TCG scene.
However, if you check the previousPokémonrelease trends, you’ll notice that Nintendo has a habit of licensing certain characters, moves, and pokémon six to eight months before each release.
For example, this happened withthe Battle Partners set, which was trademarked in July and is set to release on January 24th, 2025.
The same goes with trademarking “The Glory of Team Rocket,” which was soon followed by theTeam Rocket return teaser.
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The elephant in the room is the use of the words black and white in “White Flare” and “Black Bolt.” There’s also an indication these might be related to the legendary pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom.
While this might be afluke coincidence, the fact Nintendo ismaking sets for these two particular dragon-types at this specific time is more than indicative.
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The new set is shaping up to be one of Scarlet and Violet’s best.
As for the “Hot Air Arena,” this one is a bit more mind-boggling. For example, there might be a connection with Volcarona’s Heat Wave Attack and, thus, Heat Wave Arena, which is a stone’s throw away from Hot Air Arena.
Nevertheless, none of these names are related toPokémon Legends: Z-A. So, we might presume that ifBlack and Whitecomes out,it will be in the latter portion of 2025.
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