Pokemon Winds and Waves DLC titles are already ready

The excitement surrounding the announcement of Pokemon winds and waves during the Pokemon Day celebration has created a new opportunity for the fan base to start speculating about what the 10th generation game will contain. With a 2027 release window for Pokemon winds and waves still some way off, details beyond things like the starters are scarce. However, it is not too early to start thinking about how Pokemon winds and waves will expand Gen 10 with DLC, as the perfect expansion themes and titles may already be ready.

In the last 2 generations, Pokémon has chosen to release post-launch DLC expansions rather than third, definitive versions of the main generation game. Pokemon winds and waves will likely continue this pattern, and a couple of DLC expansions seem inevitable after the games release in 2027. While this DLC is likely still at least a few years away, the titles for these expansions already seem obvious based on the patterns found in previous generations.

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Pokemon Winds and Waves already has a clear direction for future DLC

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Traditionally have Pokémon series has featured a third, definitive edition of each generation of games, dating back to Pokemon yellow in Gen 1. But Gen 5 broke this mold by dropping Black 2 and White 2 as direct sequels rather than third, improved versions. Pokémon Gen 8 again changed things by releasing DLC for Sword and shieldand this pattern has been maintained through Gen 9 as well.

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Previous DLC titles for Pokemon games

Pokemon Sword and Shield — Isle of Armor/The Crown Tundra
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet — The Teal Mask/The Indigo Disk
Pokemon Legends: ZA — Mega dimension

Apart from Pokemon Legends: ZAwhich can disregard as it is not the debut game of a new Pokémon generation, each of the DLC expansions for the past two generations has mirrored the base game titles with their own. For example, Pokemon Sword and Shields medieval weapon theme was followed by The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, with the same armament theme. Scarlet and Violets color theme titles were followed by The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk, suggesting that Pokemon winds and waves will include DLC named after other environments or weather phenomena.

The Pokemon Winds and Waves DLC will likely reference environments or elemental biomes

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With Pokemon winds and waves titles that refer to the Sea and Sky biomes, it would make sense for their future DLC to follow a similar naming convention. Does it work Avatar: The Last Airbender route and having a couple of earth and fire themed expansions would make the most sense. With that in mind Pokemon winds and waves' reveal trailer has already shown a magma cave biome, it's not too unrealistic to expect an expanded volcanic or desert-themed island to be the main setting for the games future DLC.

The Pokémon franchises tend to be unpredictable, so it's entirely possible that Winds and waves breaking the pattern that the last two generations have followed.

Pokemon Winds and Waves' emphasis on weather may also inspire future DLC

The other potential option for Pokemon winds and waves' DLC names may come from the games' apparent focus on weather. Weather Moves and “Majin” battles leak out to be the new generation fighting gimmick for Winds and wavessuggesting that weather will be the broader theme of the games. While the titles “Winds” and “Waves” themselves could be interpreted as either weather-based or environment-based, a couple of DLC expansions covering both options, like “Sands” and “Ashes”, would also make sense. These DLCs can be themed around land and flames respectively, while still having weather connotations, such as a sandstorm or ash from a volcanic eruption.