For those of us who grew up with Pokémon Red and Blue, no other Pokémon Game can compare. Sure, Gold and Silver were brilliant games, but for the 30 million people who bought the original games that kickstarted the phenomenon back in the 90s, Red and Blue are the crowning jewel in the Pokémon Company's back catalogue.
You've heard me say a lot that I don't really connect with the new Pokémon games. I remember seeing a Pokémon that was a Sandcastle for the first time (Palossand for the Pokémaniacs out there) and thinking that it had all gone a little too far. For me, the original 151 will always be the best, and they hold the most gravitas as the OG critters that paved the way for all of the games up to Pokémon Legends: Z-A today.
'If we believe that video game cycles are like a pendulum, the near-future of gaming may birth a desire for more simplified, block-based aesthetics. We already see it happening with games like Minecraft & Roblox. As technology continues to advance at an alarmingly rapid pace, I personally believe the future will lean towards “retro”'
Logan Paul, X
It seems that Logan Paul is also of the same mind, and has taken to X to share his thoughts about the future of the Pokémon game series and how to tap into 'the decades of nostalgic equity that fans have with the franchise'. His vision is for The Pokémon Company to create a remastered version of Red and Blue but in the original style, replicating the original pixel graphics with new features like adaptive NPCs. It would be based around the original 151 but also have the best of the best from other generations in there to catch too.
Idea for The Pokémon Company:
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) January 5, 2026
I think there is a MASSIVE opportunity to capitalize on the decades of nostalgic equity that fans have with the franchise
The same frenzy that originally propelled Pokémon into mainstream culture lives within millions of adults that yearn for the…
Logan has tagged it #PokémonPink, citing it as a chance for older fans to have the Pokémon experience they crave and to connect with the series again, and for younger fans to discover what made the game such a global success.
I know what some of you might be thinking, and yes, ROM hacks do give people the chance to experience this kind of alternative Pokémon game, but we all know it's not the same. It's not the same as opening up Pokémon Red or Blue and taking out the instruction booklet and putting an actual cartridge into real hardware. That's the nostalgia we all crave, and it just so happens that Logan has a friend who is currently doing this very thing.
Logan has shown previous affiliation with ModRetro over the past year or so, using the ModRetro Chromatic when playing Tetris against Blue Scuti and also posting images of the device on his socials. He's an avid Pokémon fan, and throwing his hat into the ring might be enough push (especially if he's willing to give the idea some financial backing) that we need to make era-appropriate remasters of Red and Blue happen.
It's one of the things that we've wished we could see arriving on Nintendo Switch Online that hasn't materialised yet, but perhaps with enough traction and enough demand on socials, we could be one step closer to making a physical release a reality.
Would Nintendo and the Pokémon Company work with ModRetro on the release for the Chromatic? I don't know, but it seems the most likely of routes if they did want to cash in on our nostalgia while giving us all the game at the top of our wishlists. Let's hope for our sake that The Pokémon Company are listening and we don't need to replay Pokémon Red as it is for the 7,987,878th time.
It's time for a remaster - make it happen, guys!
