I probably am not as concerned as some of the others on here. (I've retired completely from the Pok?mon games for goodness sake!) I'd like to think that the fad Pok?mon is long dying out. Even with introduction of new characters, games, and continents, there is virtually nothing that can be done to slow down its whithering away. Sure, some corporate-mentality freak might revive the franchise within a few decades or so, IMO, it won't get as much attention as when it first started.
ottermi619,
Sorta like the theatrical animation era-it was very popular for a few decades, but then whithered away in the 1960s.