Two "eras" down, two more to go for this month's "four fours" on the topic. As I've hinted, the previous era paved a path for Pokémon games to become greater in number and variety, which would be the key happening of this "era". Fittingly, I've dubbed it as the "Expansive Era" for that key happening, something that is simultaneously like and unlike that of previous "eras" - although the one that comes after this one (to be detailed last) might have another answer to this and previous ones. Anyway, the plot thickens.
Representative of this "era" are the fifth, sixth, and seventh generations and their respective main series games. The first of these is known for resembling an "attempted reboot" of sorts, and the latter two are known to be relatively fractional in the number of new species compared to previous ones, and for that reason I take them together in their "expansive" role in this "era". Though restrained in the latter two, the attempt to expand the world of Pokémon with these games is still something remarkable.
As for expansions in other ways, the most significant one from this "era" is Pokémon Go, as a venture of the franchise beyond its traditional console game foray. It's still successful even today, even with all its ups and downs. Other efforts to expand in this manner were also up and down and not necessarily successful, but they still helped to make this "era" what it is. This also goes for the games beyond the main series on consoles at that time, which all constitute the wonder that is its expansive power.
Nonetheless, the "expansive" quality of this era is also represented by its timespan, given the generations above, but that quality also goes for all the games that Pokémon conceived during the time, including with respect to platform and by extension fan base. It was a natural thing to expand, like in previous "eras", but the process was quite unlike what transpired before. The expanded state of Pokémon today has a lot to thank from the contributions of this "era" in addition to all the other ones I've discussed.
One year ago: Let's Talk About When Money Talks
Two years ago: The Contribution and the Results
Three years ago: Merchandise over Games?
Four years ago: Pokémon Go: Tap... Tap... Tappity-Tap...
Five years ago: Sitting Pikachu Keychain
Six years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 12/20/2018
Seven years ago: Movie Manga!
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