The narrative timeline of the core Pokemon series has long been speculated among fans. Like a typical 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo series, the timeline can be quite obscure and strange due to the sheer amount of games and remakes. Luckily, it's not as complicated as the Zelda timeline, but it does have some similarities.
There are way more games than just the core series, such as the168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Mystery Dungeon games. Those gam🌠es take place in an alternate universe though, so they are not dis🐭cussed with the core timeline.
While most is fan speculation, there is a lot of evidence♏ as to where the games fit in ♔a narrative timeline. Game Scenario writer, Toshinobu Matsumiya, has even
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
The earliest title appears to be the upcoming open-world game, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Legends: Arceus. It takes place in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Sinnoh region, but far before the events of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. In fact, players are going to be making Sinnoh's first Pokedex!
Based on the clothes, t𓂃he plot, a𓄧nd the underdeveloped lands, this game is undeniably the earliest in the core series timeline.
Pokemon Red, Green, & Blue, Yellow, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee
As expected, the first games that came out in the late 90s are some of the first stories in the Pokemon timeline. This was confirmed by Matsumiya's tweet, and makes sense as it introduces Team Rocket, who show up in a lot of the future titles.
Another piece of evidence is that the main protagonist of this game, Red, shows up in other games, stronger and older. FireRed & LeafGreen are a bit of a debate, as some circles would say the games are just the same as the original Kanto stories b♍ut with bonus content.
Others say they are in an alternate universe (which is greatly suggested in Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire). Whatever the case though, they do take place around the same time. The same is true of the Let's Go titles.
Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire and Emerald
While many fans would think the next narrative titles would be 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Johto games, Matsumiya's tweet actually revealed that Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald take place around the same time as the Kanto stories.
Some fans believe that the Gen III ♊remake games should be included with the original Ruby & Sapphire. However, there is overwhelming evidence that they take place in a different timeline due to the existence♌ of Mega Evolution.
Pokemon Gold & Silver, Crystal, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Diamond & Pearl, and Platinum
Placing the Johto stories on the timeline is pretty easy, because the games have a ton of references to the events that take place in Kanto. Team Rocket is trying to recover from past events, Lance is now the Champion of Kanto, and Giovanni disappeared three years ago. Additionally, Koga has ad🐲vanced to E꧋lite Four status and left his gym helm to his daughter, Janine.
So it is not only easy to place the Johto stories in the timeline, but fans know exactly how long it has been since the Kanto story. If 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Giovanni has disappeared for t🐻hree years, it is likely that these games take place three years after the Kanto adventuresཧ.
As for Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, knowing those take place around the same time as the Johto stories is basically totally due to Matsumiya's tweet.
Pokemon Black & White
Unlike the Johto and Sinnoh games, there are little to no clues about how many years have passed when the events of168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Pokemon Black & White happen. Matsumiya's tweet did reveal that Black & White take place after the Johto and Sinnoh stories, though.
Besides the tweet though, there is plenty of evidence. For example, Caitlin of the Unova 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Elite Four actually appeared in Platinum and HeartGold & SoulSilver first as a trainer in the Battle Castle and Battle Frontier. She ♏is around 14-years-old then, and appears to be an adult woman in Black & White.
Pokemon Black 2 & White 2
Black 2 & White 2 are easy to place in the timeline, as they are similar to the Johtoꦅ stories as direct sequels to their predecessors. It is known within the game that they take place two years after the original Black & White games.
It is basically a continuation of Black & White's story. According to Matsumiya's tweet, Black 2 & White 2 take place around the same time as X & Y. However, X and Y is believed to be in a different timeline, which is called the "Mega Timeline" by the Pokemon fandom.
Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and X & Y (A Different Timeline)
While X & Y introduced 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mega Evolution to fans, there is evidence that shows that Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire take place first in the story narrative. These re♔makes actually introduced the idea of different timelines in the Pokemon universe in the Delta episode.
In the Delta episode of these games, Zinnia says this about a scientific 🐈discovery ofꦺ a whole other universe:
"A Hoenn region that's almost exactly like this one we live in . . . [Where] Pokemon took a slightly different path, where Mega Evolution is unknown."
It is due to this quote that most hardcore fans believe there is a Mega Evolution timeline that separates itself from the others. In this sense, the Pokemon timeline is actually a little similar to the complexities of Zelda's.
Next in the Mega Evolution timeline is X & Y. It is there where Matsumiya's tweet ends.
Pokemon Sun & Moon and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Still In The Mega Evolution Timeline)
While Matsumiya's tweet ended at X & Y, there was a ton of evidence within the Sun & Moon games of where they stood in the Pokemon timeline. Since Mega Evolution still exists, it is not far-fetched to believe they take place in the same universe as the Generation VI games. These games also have a ton of characters from previous games. Red and Blue are two of them, and they have aged a lot since their Kanto adventure.
There are much deeper cuts into the timeline though. There is a popular theory for the character Anabel. She actually appears in the Battle Frontier in Emerald. Within Sun and Moon though, it is said she was discovered unconsc♉ious on a beach with memory loss. Due to this, manyꦿ fans believe she accidentally traveled to the Mega timeline from the original one.
The multiverse theory is even stronger in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, where Giovanni as꧒sembles a team of villainous team leaders, who have come from other uni🍸verses where the player character did not stop them from succeeding with their evil plans.
Pokemon Sword & Shield
Fans still do not really know where to place Sword & Shield in the Pokemon timeline. Many believe it is a new timeline, completely separate🏅 from the original and the Mega Evolution one. This is because of the gigantic Pokemon and the fact that Mega Evolution does not appear anywhere. There are also little to no references to the previous games.