A new Pokemon series is seemingly in the works according to Game Freak job listings

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The studio appears to be hiring for a new Pokemon series

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Game Freak is currently recruiting for a new Pokemon series as revealed by recent job listings on the Japanese website, Creative Village. 

The listings were posted on Twitter and Resetera, revealing that the Studio behind the core Pokemon series is currently hiring 23 positions for a new series in the franchise, with posting for roles such as programmers and designers. While we don't know if this will be the next entry in the core Pokemon series - since the rough translation of the listing doesn't appear to make mention of it - it could very well be the next big adventure in the mainline of Pokemon games, following on from Pokemon Sword and Shield. 

This comes to light just before the upcoming Pokemon Presents stream, which is set to give us a good helping of Pokemon news. We don't yet know what the stream will reveal, but any Pokemon news is usually good news. 

There's been some speculation that we could potentially see another remake in a similar vein to Pokemon Let's Go that will bring back one of the older games in the franchise such as Pokemon Gold and Silver. The evidence for this doesn't go beyond rumours for now, but it doesn't seem like it would be too far outside the realms of possibility. While it's highly unlikely that we'll learn about this particular project, it's exciting to know that a new series is seemingly in the pipeline. 

If it is the next game in the core series, we can't help but wonder where the next Pokemon journey will take us. 

Here's our ranking of the 20 cutest Pokemon of all time. 

Heather Wald
Heather Wald
Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor, Games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.