All eyes are on Game Freak and The Pokemon Company uponPokemon’s 25th anniversary this year, specifically taking place in just a few days on February 27. The Pokemon Company has already announced a schedule of plans which include freebies, special virtual events, and morePokemon-related goodies, but fans have noticed that one thing is missing: a Pokemon Direct presentation, which they expect to take place this Friday ahead of Pokemon Day.
While a variety of things could be shown off during a Pokemon Direct this week, fans are dead set on hoping for remakes of the 4th generation gamesPokemon DiamondandPearl, and as Pokemon Day rapidly approaches, supposed leaks and rumors surrounding the games have been spreading like wildfire. Now,one prominentPokemonleakerhas shared a mysterious sound bite that fans suspect to come fromPokemonDiamondandPearlremakes.
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Over on Twitter, establishedPokemonleaker Centro Pokemon LEAKS shared the link to a sound bite posted on Vocaroo, a voice recorder web app. When played, listeners can hear what sounds like a remix of the Legendary Pokemon Arceus' theme fromPokemon Heart GoldandSoul Silver.Along with the remixed theme, it seems that classicPokemonmenu-selection sounds can also be heard, in addition to some more mysterious sound effects towards the end of the clip.
The Vocaroo link originates from a post on the image board 4chan, which has been known to leak information onPokemongames in the past. The 4chan post was simply titled “RKS,” a codename fromPokemon SunandMoonthat references the Legendary Arceus. The post simply reads, “See you on Friday :)… 2 Trailers,” along with the Vocaroo link. When fans suspected that the sound bite was simply a fan-made remix of Arceus' theme, popularPokemonmusic remixer Zame chimed in, saying that they haven’t heard anything that sounds familiar, noting that the music sounds incredibly similar to the style ofPokemoncomposer, director, andproducer Junichi Masuda.
Pokemonfans have noted that the song in the sound bite seems to use the exact sounds as music intheSwordandShieldgames.As for the mysterious sound effects heard at the end of the clip, many have mentioned that they sound suspiciously like sound FX that might play during a trailer when revealing text, such as a release date or other information. While fans have argued that the sound bite is fake, saying that someone simply ripped the sound effects from another trailer, others argue that Game Freak could simply be reusing the old sounds in this new one.
It’s worth noting that this new leak could coincide witha tweet made by Centro Pokemon,who teased that upcomingDiamondandPearlremakes would contain an Arceus episode, similar to the Delta Episode in thePokemonRubyandSapphireremakesOmega RubyandAlpha Sapphire. Regardless, as rumors and speculation run rampant, fans eagerly await the reveal of aPokemonDirect presentation any moment now.
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