‘Pokemon X’ And ‘Pokemon Y’ The End Of The Franchise?

Could Pokemon X and Pokemon Y be the end of the franchise?

Pokemon has come a long way. Pokemon was once just a card game which had grown to be so popular it made its way to being one of the first Game Boy titles by Game Freak to require a copy of the other version of the game to ultimately “catch ’em all”. Owners of the Red cartridge had to link their Game Boy with someone who owned a Blue cartridge (or Green in Japan), as there were some Pokemon that could only be found in one or the other. Of course, the loners had to buy two Game Boy systems, one of each game, and play the game twice to collect what was originally just 150 Pokemon.

Since then, Pokemon (which was short for Pocket Monsters) was bought out by Nintendo, and its star critter Pikachu was seen in nearly every Nintendo crossover game in existence.

Over the years, Pokemon has reached over 600 individual Pocket Monsters and 8 videogames. Each pairing or trio of cartridges is considered one game, so the number of cartridges involved is a bit higher. Now it may be possible that with the introduction of Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, the franchise may be coming to an end.

According to Pokemon player hamberger58 of Reddit, all Pokemon games have come in duos and trios, so if this is a trio instance, then the third game in the trio would obviously be Pokemon Z. With the letter Z being the last letter of the alphabet, this could also mean the last game of the franchise. If it is in fact a duo, then Pokemon X and Pokemon Y could simply be referring to chromosomes in DNA. Another theory is that X and Y are used in measuring dimensions in 3D space, with Z being the third axis. Seeing as the games are being planned for the 3DS, this could make perfect sense.

What do you think the titles mean in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y?