Thread:Mughees J. Simpson/@comment-5231983-20160507043445/@comment-2212492-20160511093658

It's possible, considering that the Kalos region is based on France while the Alola region is based on Hawaii, not to mention these two are close in the real world. It'd also make some use of those unused train tracks if we were able to travel and perhaps a tie-in with the movie for Volcanion in order to make use of the closed Power Plant doors on route 13. As for the Strange Souvenir, it could possibly be a bonus easter egg for those who find it and bring it somewhere?

I think the reason why we recieved less Pokemon in X and Y was due to the fact that they had to make 3D sprites for the existing Pokemon, which required redesigning. Also, if you count the 40 or so Mega Evolutions, the total brings us up to 100 so that could be a factor. There's so many concepts I'd like to see, like dolphins, crabs, peacocks (Or just as an evolution of Chatot) and several other species so I'm hoping that the Pokemon count is high this time around, it'd be better to explore a region where you encounter new Pokemon on every route.

It's amazing how fast fan-art for the starters has popped up, they look absolutely adorable.