Classic Pokemon Games Rumored for Switch Online

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While it has not been confirmed in any official capacity, rumor has it that Nintendo could very well be bringing classic Pokemon series games to its Switch Online service. Nintendo just recently added Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games to its Switch Online and Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription services, giving gamers the chance to relive some of the classics from the popular handheld systems.

Nintendo has added a small number of Game Boy and GBA games to Switch Online and its Expansion Pack to start, but there are more on the way. Out of all the Game Boy and GBA games coming to Switch Online in the future, though, fans may have noticed that none of the classic Pokemon games were part of the lineup. However, that doesn't mean that Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald can't come to the service at some point down the line.

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And in fact, there is some evidence to suggest that the classic Pokemon games could very well be coming to the service eventually. It's been pointed out that Nintendo has updated videos for the Pokemon Stadium games coming to Switch Online Expansion Pack to remove the disclaimer that users wouldn't be able to transfer Pokemon to them. This has led some to believe that the original Pokemon games are coming to the service at some point and when they do, they will retain their compatibility with Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Stadium 2.

For the uninitiated, Nintendo 64 gamers had the option to connect their classic Pokemon cartridges to Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Stadium 2 to transfer Pokemon from the handheld games for use in the N64 titles. Nintendo removing