For nearly three decades, Pokémon has invited us to explore incredible regions, discover new species, build teams, challenge Gym Leaders, become Champions, trade with friends, and battle other Trainers.

Every generation expands the Pokémon world.

But every few years, our journey largely begins again.

We believe Pokémon is ready for its next major evolution:

An official, persistent Pokémon MMO that grows alongside the franchise.

Not a replacement for traditional Pokémon games.

Not a simplified mobile spin-off.

But a connected Pokémon world where our journey can continue for years — potentially decades.

One Trainer. One Continuing Journey.

Imagine creating your Trainer and choosing where your adventure begins.

Perhaps you start in Kanto.

Perhaps Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar, Paldea, or a future region becomes your first home.

You receive your first Pokémon, explore the region, challenge its Gyms or equivalent regional trials, face its Pokémon League, and eventually become Champion.

But becoming Champion isn't the end.

It's the beginning of a much larger journey.

You could board a ship, train, plane or other form of transportation and travel to another region.

New Pokémon.

New challenges.

New rivals.

New League.

The same Trainer.

The same continuing adventure.

Over time, your profile would become a history of your entire Pokémon journey — the Pokémon you've raised, regions you've explored, Pokédexes you've completed, tournaments you've entered and Championships you've won.

Every Region — Eventually

An official Pokémon MMO wouldn't need every region on launch day.

Building Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar, Paldea and future regions simultaneously would be an enormous undertaking.

So don't.

Build the foundation first.

Launch with a manageable world and expand it.

Regions could arrive gradually as major expansions.

Older regions could be added over time, while future Pokémon generations could eventually expand the same persistent world.

When a new generation introduces another region, Pokémon and mechanics, that generation doesn't have to replace the world that came before it.

It could make that world bigger.

Imagine returning after several years and discovering that the Pokémon world you started exploring has doubled in size.

Then doubled again.

A Pokémon MMO could become a platform designed to grow for many years rather than an adventure that ends when the next generation begins.

A Pokédex That Grows With Pokémon

Pokémon now has an enormous history of creatures spanning generations.

An official MMO could work toward something fans have dreamed about for years:

A persistent world capable of eventually bringing together Pokémon from across the franchise.

Again, they wouldn't all need to be available immediately.

The Pokédex could expand alongside the world.

New region expansions could introduce their native Pokémon.

Events could bring unusual encounters.

Migration and ecological changes could occasionally alter where Pokémon appear.

Regional forms could retain connections to their native environments.

And as new generations are created, their Pokémon could eventually join the same persistent ecosystem.

The goal wouldn't be to have everything on day one.

The goal would be to create a foundation where nothing has to be left behind forever.

Regional Identity Should Still Matter

Connecting the Pokémon world shouldn't make every region feel identical.

Quite the opposite.

Kanto should feel like Kanto.

Johto should feel like Johto.

Hoenn should preserve its distinctive geography.

Sinnoh should retain its history and mythology.

Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar, Paldea and future regions should retain the cultures, environments, challenges and mechanics that make them memorable.

Each region could have its own progression.

Gyms.

Trials.

Tournaments.

Elite Four challenges.

Pokémon Leagues.

Regional stories.

Regional Pokédexes.

And becoming Champion of a region should mean something.

A Trainer's profile could display titles and achievements representing their journey:

Kanto Champion.

Johto Champion.

Hoenn Champion.

And eventually, perhaps:

Champion of every available region.

A Real Pokémon RPG — With Other Trainers

An MMO shouldn't mean abandoning what makes Pokémon special.

We aren't asking for Pokémon to become a generic MMO with Pokémon characters added to it.

The heart of the experience should remain:

Exploration.

Discovery.

Catching Pokémon.

Raising a team.

Battling.

Completing the Pokédex.

Challenging Gyms and Leagues.

Becoming Champion.

The world simply wouldn't be empty of other Trainers anymore.

Players could encounter one another while exploring towns and routes, trade Pokémon, battle, form groups, participate in tournaments or tackle cooperative activities together.

Friends could travel through regions together.

Families could play together.

Communities could organize their own tournaments.

Competitive players could pursue ranked battles.

Collectors could work toward enormous Pokédexes.

And players who prefer traditional Pokémon could still experience most of the adventure solo.

Multiplayer should expand Pokémon — not replace the single-player adventure at its heart.

One Pokémon World — Wherever You Play

Pokémon began as a portable adventure.

We believe an official Pokémon MMO should preserve that spirit while expanding beyond a single piece of hardware.

We would love to see the persistent Pokémon world available across:

Nintendo platforms

PC

Android

iOS

These shouldn't be four separate adventures.

They should connect to the same Pokémon world.

One account.

One Trainer.

One collection.

One history.

With cross-progression, players could continue their journey from whichever supported device makes sense at the time.

At home, someone might spend an evening exploring a new region on a Nintendo system or PC.

Later, they could continue from their phone — catching Pokémon, training their team, exploring, trading or completing smaller activities.

The PC version could support keyboard, mouse and controllers.

Nintendo platforms could provide the familiar console experience.

Android and iOS could have interfaces designed properly for touchscreens.

But importantly:

The mobile version should be the real game.

Not simply a companion application.

Not a drastically simplified version.

A full Pokémon RPG that happens to fit in your pocket.

Connect Pokémon's Past to Its Future

A persistent Pokémon ecosystem could also create an opportunity to celebrate the games that brought us here.

We would love to see compatible classic Pokémon games — particularly titles from the Nintendo DS era onward — gradually rereleased, updated or remastered for modern platforms with optional integration into the same Pokémon account.

Those games wouldn't need to become MMOs themselves.

They should remain the adventures players remember.

But they could become connected adventures.

Where technically possible, completing an older Pokémon game could contribute to your persistent Trainer history.

Integration could potentially recognize things such as:

- Eligible Pokémon transferred from compatible games
- Regional Pokédex completion
- Gym badges
- Pokémon League victories
- Regional Champion status
- Special achievements
- Commemorative titles or cosmetic rewards
- Records showing which Pokémon adventures the Trainer has completed

Imagine replaying Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver on modern hardware.

You complete your journey through Johto.

You defeat the Pokémon League.

Then, if you choose, that accomplishment becomes part of your persistent Trainer history.

Your old adventure hasn't been replaced.

It has become part of something larger.

Bring Pokémon HOME Into the World

Pokémon HOME already demonstrates the value of having a central place for Pokémon collected across different games.

A persistent Pokémon world could take that concept much further.

Instead of our Pokémon collection existing primarily as storage outside the games, our persistent account could become a true home for our Pokémon history.

Compatible traditional Pokémon games could connect to it.

Classic rereleases could connect to it.

Future generations could connect to it.

And the MMO could become the persistent world where that history comes alive.

The exact implementation would, of course, need careful balancing and safeguards.

Not every Pokémon would necessarily be transferable immediately.

Different games could have different compatibility rules.

Competitive formats would still need restrictions.

But the underlying philosophy could be simple:

Our Pokémon journey should become increasingly connected rather than repeatedly fragmented.

New Generations Could Expand the World

This may be the most exciting possibility.

Imagine a new Pokémon generation being announced.

We still get a new region.

New Pokémon.

New characters.

New stories.

New mechanics.

And potentially a new traditional Pokémon adventure.

But afterward, that generation also becomes part of the persistent Pokémon world.

The new region eventually opens its borders.

Ships begin traveling there.

Flights become available.

Its Pokémon enter the larger ecosystem.

Its League becomes another Championship for veteran Trainers to pursue.

New players might even choose that region as the beginning of their journey.

The arrival of a new Pokémon generation would no longer mean leaving our previous adventure behind.

It would mean:

The world just got bigger.

Pokémon Could Become a Generational Game

Some of us discovered Pokémon through Red and Blue.

Others started with Gold and Silver.

Ruby and Sapphire.

Diamond and Pearl.

Black and White.

X and Y.

Sun and Moon.

Sword and Shield.

Scarlet and Violet.

And future players will begin with generations that don't exist yet.

That's something extraordinary about Pokémon.

Parents who grew up playing Pokémon are now introducing Pokémon to their children.

An official persistent Pokémon world could embrace that.

Imagine someone creating a Trainer today and still having that Trainer years later.

New regions appear.

Their collection grows.

Their list of Championship titles gets longer.

Their friends change.

Perhaps one day they explore the newest region alongside their own children.

Very few entertainment franchises have the history, world and audience necessary to attempt something like this.

Pokémon does.

This Doesn't Have to Happen All at Once

We're not asking Game Freak, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo to somehow build decades of Pokémon history into one game overnight.

We're asking for something more achievable:

Build the foundation for a Pokémon world that doesn't need to be thrown away.

Start with a few regions.

Create the persistent Trainer system.

Build the server infrastructure.

Establish the cross-platform account.

Develop the battle, exploration and progression systems.

Then grow.

Add another region.

Add more Pokémon.

Connect another generation.

Modernize another classic.

Introduce another adventure.

Year after year, the world becomes richer.

The project could grow at a sustainable pace while giving players something Pokémon has never truly offered:

A journey designed to continue.

Our Request

We respectfully ask The Pokémon Company, Game Freak and Nintendo to consider developing an official persistent Pokémon MMO/RPG built around a long-term, expanding Pokémon world.

A world connecting generations rather than replacing them.

A world where new regions expand our adventure.

A world where Pokémon we've raised can remain part of our history.

A world available across Nintendo platforms, PC, Android and iOS.

A world that respects both solo Pokémon adventures and multiplayer experiences.

A world capable of connecting classic games, current games and generations still to come.

It doesn't need every Pokémon on launch day.

It doesn't need every region on launch day.

It doesn't need every feature on launch day.

It needs the foundation.

Build the world.

Let it grow.

And let us keep our Trainer.

If You Would Play This Pokémon Game, Sign This Petition

If you've ever wished you could continue your Pokémon journey instead of starting completely over…

If you've ever wanted to travel from one region to another with the team you've raised…

If you've ever dreamed of exploring the Pokémon world alongside other Trainers…

If you'd like to see classic, current and future Pokémon adventures become part of a connected ecosystem…

Please sign this petition.

And if you know another Trainer who has dreamed about the same thing, share it with them.

Let's show The Pokémon Company, Game Freak and Nintendo how many Trainers would like to see Pokémon take this next step.

One Trainer.
Every Region.
Every Generation.
Everywhere You Play.

Let the journey continue.