Actually there are rematches in B2/W2, but very limited. I think full-team rematches will be available in R/S remakes because I see this resemblance: in Platinum and B2/W2 you can re-battle Gym Leaders, but you can't choose which ones because they are randomly generated. They also don't use full team of six Pokemon. In HG/SS you can choose which Gym Leader you re-battle and they also have full teams of six Pokemon.
I think that the complete rematch system might be reserved for R/S remakes in gen 5, just like for HG/SS in gen 4. Imo in R/S remakes there might be something like World Conference - all Gym Leaders and Champions gather in one place just like Johto/Kanto Leaders in Fighting Dojo in HG/SS. Player would be able to choose which Gym Leader would be battled with. I wonder in what place in Hoenn it would happen.
Why is it necessary to battle every gym leader in a "full battle"? The lack of a feature does not mean they are saving it for another game. They don't have to keep using the same features over and over.
If that idea would come true, I think only Steven would be present as former Champion in World Conference, just like only Alder is in World Tournament. Wallace would be staying in League, just like Iris in B2/W2. I think this could be reason why Hoenn and Unova are the only regions to have one Champion replacing previous one
Then why is Wallace in the Tournament? If the tournament is for former champions, Wallace is too. Technically, none of the characters in the World Tournament can be current champions.
The most important thing is that R/S/E seem to be close in timeline to gen 5 games. That supports theory R/S remakes will be done in gen 5.
Ruby and Sapphire could happen anytime before B2/W2 - it's not exactly said when Steven got replaced.
But you just said Steven called himself champion in HG/SS, but saying Wallace is the champion in B2/W2. Ruby and Sapphire can't go with your theory of Wallace being champion because Steven is champion in those games. And again, Emerald is an alternate story, not a sequel. Emerald is not in the future, it is the same timeframe. Steven was not replaced as champion in Ruby and Sapphire.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the R/S/E remakes on 3DS - which would be fantastic - before Gen VI. Given the speed at which Gen V's "secret legendaries" have appeared I can't help but feel Gen VI will be out in a couple of years with the gap plugged by R/S/E remakes as the "trial" of Pokémon on the 3DS.
I doubt remakes will be first on the 3DS because it would be incompatible with Gen 6 the minute it is released. There would be some kind of compatibility issue between the Gen 5 games and 3DS Hoenn games because of the different systems, and another one once new Pokemon, new moves, and abilities are introduced. And since remakes don't sell as well as a new generation, the best bet is to let Pokemon's move to the 3DS be something totally new, rather remakes. (While demand for remakes appears to be high, the people that hated Hoenn won't buy remakes at all.)
okay first when was it said genesect WOULD be in that dex book? Everywhere I've seen said it MIGHT be in it. Just because it says 1-649 doesn't 100% mean it will be in.
Seeing as how they are calling it the Perfect/Complete Pokedex, I doubt they are going to leave 1 out. Plus, Genesect is no longer a secret known only through hacking. An official promo has shown it, meaning a proper reveal for the games should be coming soon. If they weren't planning on making it available soon, they would have waited to show it until next year as the big surprise.
Why would it need to be a new Pokemon, a past one as just as much a chance. The only proof of genesect being revealed is the trailer(which is exactly how victini was revealed)
An old Pokemon won't attract attention like a brand new one. Even though Mew and Celebi got second movies, Lucario and Zorua and Zoroark were the stars.
Victini was not the only Pokemon to make its movie debut. Reshiram and Zekrom were also there. The difference is that Zoroark introduced Gen 5, not Victini. And unlike Victini or Keldeo, Genesect has no one left to star with. This is why a new Pokemon is more likely.
Even if gen 6 Pokemon would appear in next movie, it doesn't have to mean gen 6 game and no R/S remakes in gen 5. Remember how Lucario appeared in movie NOT straight before D/P release.
But if no remakes are coming, a new Pokemon in the movie followed by Gen 6 next fall would work fine. And think about this: why are they rushing revealing all the event Pokemon? Meloetta and Keldeo were revealed pretty close together and now they've officially acknowledged Genesect. If Gen 5 was meant to last until 2014, they wouldn't be revealing all the event Pokemon so soon and so close together. It makes sense that they would be trying to wrap up this Gen as soon as possible if Gen 6 is to come next year. They could use the next movie as a way to end Gen 5 and start Gen 6 at the same time.
Anyway, B2/W2 have so many resemblances to R/S/E style, it's vey likely R/S remakes will happen in gen 5. No matter if for DS or 3DS, they should happen in gen 5.
That goes along with the "hints", many of which were proven wrong, like the Dive Ball's function. To say remakes in Gen 5 are "likely to happen" or "should happen" is basically saying "they'll happen because that's the pattern". The pattern is broken, so that theory is gone. And expecting the DS to last us 2 more years is unreasonable. Plus, as much as we may not want to think about, Hoenn may not be remade. In terms of profit, it would be better to move on to the next generation since new games outsell remakes.
I also think there's a big assumption that EVERYONE wants Hoenn, which isn't true. And some people are only hoping to see Hoenn next just to keep the "remakes every Gen" thing going.
Now, Emerald and Gen 4 had a 2 year gap between 2004 and 2006. But, we got Gale of Darkness in 2005 to hold us over. If a Wii or WiiU title comes out next year, that would change things up. But to me, it appears Gen 5 is finished with no Gen 3 remakes.