Finally, there's the last Pokémon "era" I wish to discuss to close things up and before the month itself closes. It's fittingly a bit of a closure itself, yet there's also a bit of an open quality to it. Its title, the "Radical Era", is also indicative of the happenings of this time, being extreme in certain ways. As well, I'd like to discuss and indicate what the future might bring in regard to the continuation of these "eras" and Pokémon in general, which is the open part of the discussion.
Regarding the "era", the relevant generations are the eighth and ninth, incidentally also the first ones on the modern Nintendo Switch console. In that sense it's already radical, but then what the games did - limit the games to a subset of all existing Pokémon while expanding their contents, including species and areas - is also radical and a bit of a necessitated continuation. That still didn't stop many fans from playing and enjoying the games as they are, keeping the games (main series as well as spinoffs) somewhat strong and somewhat entrenched.
Speaking of spinoffs, it was also during this era - or is, as it technically continues up to the present day (as I'm writing this) - that some of those became important. They include Pokémon Go, for which its competitive aspect becomes recognized, and Pokémon Unite, which made a competitive breakthrough in and of itself. This too may be considered to contribute to the radical aspect of the "era", as very different ways of playing yet being no less competitive. And then there are recent novelties like the TCG Pocket game that has some radicalness.
Then, there's the aspect of "the future". This one is admittedly a bit vague at present, yet also could be determined. That relies on when a postulated tenth generation of Pokémon species will come, as well as how Nintendo would support it - as in and most likely through the development of a so-called "Switch 2" or some other successor console. It also may or may not continue this "era". The possibilities are presently up in the air, and they may or may not become clear soon.
If there is something that all of the Pokémon "eras" I've discussed shed light on, it is that a lot of progress have been made in different directions for Pokémon, but all of them are roughly aligned in the same forward direction... which is still a rough alignment itself. That may not straighten with further progress, but that makes things unique, just as the entirety of Pokémon itself is unique.
One year ago: Pokémon Face Off Figures - Charmander and Mew
Two years ago: Cosplay: Trans Mini Fest
Three years ago: Pokémon Unite Holiday Event
Four years ago: My Missing Pokémon Pieces in 2020
Five years ago: More on Sunner and Me
Six years ago: Wallpaper: 20th Movie - Remember and Continue
Seven years ago: The First: Episode 001 - "Pokémon - I Choose You!"
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