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With the precedent set by the earlier release of remakes for the original pair of games, this generation saw much speculation for a remake of the now-outdated Generation II games, and hidden data in the games seemed to indicate that remakes were planned. A third version, {{game|Platinum}}, was released two years after Diamond and Pearl. Due to this, as well as the delay in the release, many became discouraged that the remakes would never come. However, after five years of speculation, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} were finally released in 2009 in Japan and in 2010 elsewhere.

The [[Generation V|fifth generation]] of the franchise constituted a "reboot" similar to that of the third. The highly anticipated {{game|Black and White|s}} were set far away from the previous games in a region based on {{wp|New York City}} called [[Unova]]. Initially in the game, only the 156 new Pokémon introduced in this generation were available before beating the [[Pokémon League]], forcing veteran players to rethink old strategies. The games did have the capacity to connect to older games, however, and maintained the international connectivity introduced in the fourth generation. The anime series, [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|trading card game]] and manga series also embraced the new generation with  releases of tie-in media. Breaking the traditional format, Black and White were followed by two direct sequels, [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]] which included many Pokémon from different regions.

Although the release of remakes skipped a generation (Generation V was the first generation since Generation II not to include remakes of previous games), Generation VI saw the release of {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} worldwide in 2014. In addition to being remakes of the Generation III games, the games included new Mega Evolutions and the concept of [[Primal Reversion]].

==Creatures==