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(→Usage: The comment about generational lines being ignored by "other" parts of the franchise (presumably meaning other than the core series game) doesn't really make sense. The anime has a new series every generation, even if that doesn't exactly line up with the release of a new game. Other parts of the franchise similarly observe generations to one extent or another.) |
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While generations are not usually discussed officially, they | While generations are not usually discussed officially, they have been mentioned occasionally in official sources and by Pokémon staff. | ||
* [[Junichi Masuda]] once included "#Gen4" [https://twitter.com/Junichi_Masuda/status/1052350316681654273 in a tweet] and referred to {{g|X and Y}} as the "sixth generation" [https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/2013/01/index.html on his blog]. | |||
* Certain promotional materials, such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOiTU0fNRJA a 2007 trailer] for {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and [https://web.archive.org/web/20100603050241/http://www.pokemon.com/us/news/vg_blackwhite_announce-2010-05-28/ an official announcement] for {{game|Black and White|s}}, advertised the games as a "new generation of Pokémon"; moreover, [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] were [https://web.archive.org/web/20160602164858/http://pokemon.gamespress.com/release.asp?i=1942&lang=en®ion=United+Kingdom referred to] as the "newest generation" in press releases. | |||
* {{g|Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet and Violet}} were [https://twitter.com/kymg/status/1638720732258787331/photo/1 referred] to as the "9th Generation" on a GAME FREAK greeting card posted by [[Yusuke Kozaki]]. | |||
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