Many of the end-of-season posts I make have hinted at the theme of the next season, usually at the very end of them, and the one for the previous season was no different. The hinting keywords were "path" and "precious", for they make up the title of this season, "Precious Paths". A lot of things, both figurative and literal, have paths - including tales or stories (which are retroactively relevant) and journeys (which are always relevant for Pokémon matters). If any and all of those are precious - that is, valuable - then this season would have their insights.
The season emblem is one that is quite decorated and neatly colored, with a few ribbons and trinkets as well as lots of blue and yellow with a few accents. It's understandable that this season covers the end-of-year holidays (winter in Northern Hemisphere) to come within this month as well as certain festivities that will come at the tail end of the season, so the design of the emblem makes sense much like as it did for the season that came three years ago (see below). All that remains is making sense of things for Pokémon Go and beyond.
For Pokémon Go, as indicated by the season's teaser video and some relevant and available data, this season will feature a few returning Pokémon in certain forms, and new species and forms alike that at least some Trainers have been waiting for. Even the familiar Pokémon Go Tour, the customary early-year big paid event, has been divulged and is to present a few other valuable things when it happens. All of them may demonstrate their precious quality in some way, and all of them lie along the path of this season for them to deal with.
Beyond Pokémon Go, it is known that all kinds of paths involve meeting and parting in some way, and it seems that for or on the "precious path" of this season, there have been some indications of meetings and partings. Even so, their nature has not been fully understood in some ways, so making strides on that "path" seems to be necessary in order to understand their nature. Certainly, when their times come, they'll likely be divulged on this blog with a sufficient discussion to go along with that understanding.
Seasons have come and seasons have gone, particularly in the case of Pokémon Go. By the indications of this season, they may all be considered to have their directions and valuable aspects. It may be that many of them are understood and a good number are less so; in that case, this season's titular premise may be the cue to try to establish that understanding, specifically for the happenings of this season, after which they might just be able to be reapplied to the past and future to find out just how precious the paths may be.
One year ago: The Season of Dual Destiny
Two years ago: The Season of Timeless Travels
Three years ago: The Season of Mythical Wishes
Four years ago: The Season of Heritage
Five years ago: The Deactivation of My Regional Figure Group?
Six years ago: All the Missing Pieces
Seven years ago: Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee Uptake
Eight years ago: Poké-Friends and Gratitude
