Am I the only (possibly crazy) person to not even expect a Gen V?
I'm actually leaning towards it, and here's why:
1) The anime seems to be dropping subtle (and maybe impossible) hints that series is about to end. So far in D/P, they've shown 2 of the elite four, the champion (repeatedly too), and 2 championship battles. In the previous regions, they barely showed 1 elite four member, and didn't even bother about championship battles. Now however, in the Sinnoh region, there's been quite a bit about the championship battles, and Cynthia is taking a more prominent role in the show than any of the other Elite four/champions. What could this mean? That Ash might challenge the Sinnoh Elite Four, Champion, and become Champion himself? Or if he loses, the story goes on. It's a bit farfetched, but it's likely, no?
2) Arceus has been discovered. The god of all pokemon, the Creator of the Universe. Once a God pokemon has been discovered, there's little reason to expect 100 or so newer ones. Think about it this way: ordinary pokemon aren't really that hard to discover, it all depends on how much a person was willing to travel in search of them. A god pokemon, on the other hand, would be much harder to discover, as it will be surrounded by mystery, legend, and perhaps myth. It would take a substantial amount of time to actually analyze the legend/history and deduce the existence of a God pokemon. It's similar to the age old "Does God Exist?" debate. People are still trying to prove/disprove the existence of God. In the Pokemon world, it has been proven already. I'm not completely rejecting the possiblity that there might still be other species in some far-off region though, but the likelihood seems low.
Not to mention Nintendo is probably running out of ideas considering the "originality" of most of the 4th Gen pokemon.
Call me crazy, but please be respectful of my views.
Assuming the above was false though, I would definitely like a 5th Generation. And as per the usual patterns, it will probably have a Fire, water and grass starter. Expecting anything else, especially after 10+ years of Pokemon games (on the handheld console anyways), is probably not the best option.