ManyPokemonfans thought 2020 would see the remakes ofPokemon DiamondandPearl, but that hope was more or less crushed bySwordandShield’s Expansion Pass. However, a new tweet from The Pokemon Company seems to have lit a fire under those who want to see Sinnoh on the Switch.
June 16, 2025, was the anniversary of the release ofPokemon DiamondandPearlin North America, so it’s not really surprising that it issued a tweet in honor of this anniversary. But closer inspection of it has led many to think it is more than just an anniversary tweet, instead teasing remakes of Gen 4.
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There are a couple of things about the tweet that seems off, with the biggest namely being that “Confirmed:” that appears at the start of the below tweet. It doesn’t really fit into the context of the tweet and seems like something shoehorned in, which could really only hint at the possiblePokemon DiamondandPearlremakes. Secondly, the tweet ends with a winky face emoji, which on one hand could be forSinnoh’s Battle Tower and Contests reference, but would also go hand-in-hand with the “Confirmed” mention.
As such, many fans are keen to take this as a legitimate tease for remakes of Gen 4 and think that it could even still release in 2020, perhaps some time after The Crowned Tundra releases forPokemon SwordandShield. That said, it doesn’t really seem that fans could be treated to a remake ofMystery Dungeon, theSwordandShieldExpansion Pass, andremakes ofPokemon DiamondandPearlin one year. This tease could be for a formal announcement later this year, with a release date sometime in 2021.
It’s really up in the air right now, but even without these tweet, more remakes seem likely. The Pokemon Company has been doing this for some time now, dating back toLeaf GreenandFire Red, and the popularity of the Switch practically begs formorePokemonremakes to arrivein the future.
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