With the official announcement of new sets for the , the upcoming releases could be hinting at the next remakes. Starting with and in the third generation of the franchise, games have semi-regularly received remakes of older games, often bringing them up to date with the series' more modern mechanics, features, and visuals.
As fans wait for the release of, newly announced sets could be pointing toward upcoming remakes of the fifth generation as well.
As posted on PokéBeach, two new Unova-themed sets, and, will be released on June 6, 2025, in Japan, potentially hinting at the planned release date for remakes of the Unova region games as well.
While there haven't been any official confirmations or announcements of upcoming console games aside from, media and merchandise, including the, is usually themed and scheduled to coincide with game releases.
Previously, trademarks for sets have been used to speculate about 's release date. usually, it's expected that sets and other media released at around the same time as a game will be connected to that game's region, and none of the sets releasing earlier in 2025 are Kalos-themed.