If it's introducing an entirely new region = start of a new generation
2026-02-28 07:42:12
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Lisa :
A generation is when a brand new group of starters are released. Anything that had its initial release between two games like that is considered the same generation.
2026-02-27 02:56:52
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Burner :
Naw this is wrong. The generations simply are to recognize NEW pokemon in the true set of main games. Heart gold and soul silver are just remakes of gen 2. Generation does not spawn a period of real life time, it spans Pokemon LORE time.
2026-02-27 22:16:16
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zPamboli :
New pokemon in the game?
Yes = New gen
No = belongs on the lastest "new gen"
2026-02-27 23:16:14
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Infinity on Rye :
How have we gotten to the point where this must be explained?
2026-02-27 14:59:22
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lor :
new mainline game = new generation outside of remakes pretty much
2026-02-26 20:30:53
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purple pinecone :
Aint heartgold soulsilver Released in gen 5
2026-05-16 13:51:10
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James Hughes :
I always thought it was Pokedex based, when a new wave of pokemon was added to the dex that is what is considered that Gen
2026-02-27 21:02:20
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Travisty :
Could not be more wrong my guy. Let’s go are loose remakes of gen 1
2026-03-20 21:00:47
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shkyguy :
I feel like arceus would be gen 9 in the sense that Hisuian pokemon are only found in gen 9/SV and incompatible with Sw/Sh
2026-03-20 20:35:47
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Loonar92 :
A generation is from a new mainline game to the next one.
2026-02-27 19:50:19
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Wingo :
Comments proving you 100% right
2026-02-27 22:44:44
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Julian Yakoub :
Gen 1 Gb red blue, gen 2gbc crystal, gen 3 gba leaf green fire red/emerald, gen 4 nds heart gold soul silver, platinum black and white black and white 2(nds right?), gen 5 3ds kalos alola, hoenn remakes, gen 6 switch let’s go pika/eevee, gen 7 idk I don’t keep track
2026-02-28 02:23:07
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dannydevis :
a new genaration starts when you go to a new region
2026-02-27 20:13:01
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Tanner Schwartz :
People saying “new region” it is a new main line region. Otherwise arceus would’ve been a new generation
2026-02-28 03:31:44
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lycanx1509 :
it starts with new main line games and everything put out in-between with any new features is that gen untill we get another
2026-02-27 20:20:46
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dgr1zzle :
Yeah that’s not how I see generations at all. I only do mainline fans as generations and I consider remakes, remakes of its respective generations so fire red and Lear green is a gen 1 remake
2026-02-28 01:27:29
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Partyboy :
I mean… the word ‘Generation’ literally implies it a specific period of time (ex. Gen Z, Gen Alpha). If you want to call Heart Gold & Soul Silver a Gen 2 game, just call it a Johto game. The regions are given names of a reason, use em’.
2026-02-28 01:04:35
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Bea :
I thought this was very well known knowledge 😅 let's go being gen 7 I knew but would understand why people would misplace it as it's the 1st ever game to release on an entirely different console to the other games in it's generation
2026-02-26 22:29:53
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Luca Espinosa :
wouldn't let's go be like gen 1 ? because its the original pokemon and you cant get the new ones?
2026-02-28 06:34:33
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☆Tired ☆ :
I've always considered a generation to be new region/starters so legends Arceus would be in the same generation as diamond and pearl since they are both in sinnoh and remakes would be in the same generation as the original games
2026-03-04 22:31:28
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Tom-Foolery :
Pokémon go is a Gen 6 game
2026-02-28 08:38:03
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silentreina :
i refuse to call fr lg gen 3 theyre remakes if gen1 and thus gen1 games
2026-02-28 01:26:34
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jb228 :
its not determined by time its introduction of a new set of core series games, a new region, and a new batch of Pokémon species
2026-02-28 02:22:14
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Johnny Tamale :
I do not give credit to gen 3 or 4 or 6 for having remakes, 90 percent of the work was done for them already from previous generations and they just added quality of life stuff and made it prettier. If you wanna give gen 8 credit for BDSP be my guest no one likes that game anyway
2026-02-27 16:49:27
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