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→‎Trademarks: the sources do not state that Z was never planned.
(→‎Trademarks: half the information on these articles dont' even focus on Pokemon, others have nothing to do with the switch, and all link back to the the original eurogamer source which is filled with either false or misinformed information. Information relating to this "buddy feature" doesn't exist(there is no planned 'buddy' feature, but rather a bunch of walking Pokemon animations, which don't go fully unused). The USUM being for switch is real but planned alongside 3DS not "instead")
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The Delta Emerald trademark has been commonly misreported as "Pokémon Delta Emerald", but this latter name was not trademarked. This might suggest a relation to the [[Delta Episode]] in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, which features references to Pokémon Emerald.
The Delta Emerald trademark has been commonly misreported as "Pokémon Delta Emerald", but this latter name was not trademarked. This might suggest a relation to the [[Delta Episode]] in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, which features references to Pokémon Emerald.


[[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and Junichi Masuda have explained why upper version counterparts to {{game|Black and White|s}} or {{g|X and Y}} did not materialize.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irej/vol1/index.html Iwata Asks about Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Nintendo)]</ref><ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/pokemon-black2-white2/0/0/ Iwata Asks about Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Nintendo of America)]</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-Black-Version-2-and-Pokemon-White-Version-2/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-Black-Version-2-and-Pokemon-White-Version-2/1-Two-Sequels-Two-Years-Later/1-Two-Sequels-Two-Years-Later-663651.html Iwata Asks about Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Nintendo of Europe)]</ref><ref>[https://lavacutcontent.com/masuda-ohmori-pokemon-gray/ Dr. Lava's translation of a Spanish Official Nintendo Magazine interview from late 2016]</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/6ucln2/ama_with_game_informer_magazine_about_their_trip/dlrpo58/ Reddit AMA by Game Informer on their visit to Game Freak from August 2017]</ref> In the case of the hypothetical Pokémon Gray or Grey version, Game Freak decided to instead develop {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}} to surprise fans (though Black 2 and White 2 were later considered upper versions in some promotional material for the [[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass]]), while the potential game "Pokémon Z" was never planned, with {{g|Sun and Moon}} being designed for the [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]] as another surprise.
[[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and Junichi Masuda have explained why upper version counterparts to {{game|Black and White|s}}<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irej/vol1/index.html Iwata Asks about Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Nintendo)]</ref><ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/pokemon-black2-white2/0/0/ Iwata Asks about Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Nintendo of America)]</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-Black-Version-2-and-Pokemon-White-Version-2/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-Black-Version-2-and-Pokemon-White-Version-2/1-Two-Sequels-Two-Years-Later/1-Two-Sequels-Two-Years-Later-663651.html Iwata Asks about Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Nintendo of Europe)]</ref><ref name="DrLava">[https://lavacutcontent.com/masuda-ohmori-pokemon-gray/ Dr. Lava's translation of a Spanish Official Nintendo Magazine interview from late 2016]</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/6ucln2/ama_with_game_informer_magazine_about_their_trip/dlrpo58/ Reddit AMA by Game Informer on their visit to Game Freak from August 2017]</ref> or {{g|X and Y}}<ref name="DrLava"/> did not materialize. In the case of the hypothetical Pokémon Gray or Grey Version, Game Freak decided to instead develop {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}} to surprise fans (though Black 2 and White 2 were later considered upper versions in some promotional material for the [[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass]]), while the potential Pokémon Z was passed over in favor of {{g|Sun and Moon}} being designed for the [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]] as another surprise.


{{wp|Eurogamer}} had reported in an early June 2017 article describing a "clerical error" by [[The Pokémon Company]], which initially listed {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} as Nintendo Switch titles alongside being [[Nintendo 3DS]] titles during their announcement.<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/pokken-tournament-headed-to-nintendo-switch Eurogamer (June 6, 2017)]</ref>
{{wp|Eurogamer}} published an article in early June 2017 describing a "clerical error" by [[The Pokémon Company]], which initially listed {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} as Nintendo Switch titles alongside being [[Nintendo 3DS]] titles during their announcement.<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/pokken-tournament-headed-to-nintendo-switch Eurogamer (June 6, 2017)]</ref>


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