The Pokémon Presents presentation announcement may hint to one of the event’s big reveals, since it includes allusions to Gen 1 Pokémon games, implying they may appear to Nintendo Switch Online. This would be the first re-release of Gen 1 titles since they appeared on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2016.
The official Pokémon Twitter account has announced that a Pokémon Presents event will take place on February 27, which is also Pokémon Day. The announcement is significant for using the entrance music of the Gen 1 games, as well as all of the balloons in the video being red, blue, and yellow. This is significant since The Pokémon Company is referring to previous games in the series rather than Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.
The next #PokemonPresents is on the way, Trainers!
Tune in to our official YouTube channel at 6:00 a.m. PST on February 27 for about 20 minutes of exciting Pokémon news in celebration of #PokemonDay 2023!https://t.co/Xo6KYjvSdj pic.twitter.com/FFrmk8a5z8— Pokémon (@Pokemon) February 21, 2023
Because Nintendo Switch Online supports Game Boy and Game Boy Advance applications, these signals might indicate to the reintroduction of the Gen 1 Pokémon games, which could be revealed on Pokémon Day as an incentive to subscribe to the service. It has already been demonstrated that the existing games on the service can replicate the Link Cable, which means that fans may play and trade with the individuals on their Friend List to catch them all.
Notably, there are no Game Boy Pokémon games available on Nintendo Switch Online, with only the Pokémon Trading Card Game scheduled for a future release. The introduction of these games might be kept until Pokémon Day, since they could become the killer applications for Nintendo Switch Online, with fans racing to subscribe to the service in order to go on another tour through the Kanto area. If The Pokémon Presents also reveals Pokémon Home compatibility for the Gen 1 titles, as well as the option to link with the impending Pokémon Stadium release on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, these ancient games might steal the show.
