Pokémon Gym Leader poll
Nintendo ran a Switch-era poll asking which FireRed/LeafGreen gym leaders fans would bring to Switch, and the social post recorded about 3.9K likes and 345 reposts with favorites like Brock and Misty surfacing in replies (x.com). That fan engagement sits alongside the other quiet Switch 2 signals such as recent ratings and renewals for upcoming exclusives ( ).
Nintendo is using Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen’s Switch return to ask fans which Kanto Gym Leader they would bring over next, turning a rerelease into a live nostalgia check. (pokemon.com, x.com) FireRed and LeafGreen launched on Nintendo Switch on February 27, 2026, more than 20 years after their 2004 Game Boy Advance debut. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company said the Switch versions keep the original structure, including Kanto’s Gym Leader path and a later Pokémon HOME transfer feature. (pokemon.com, nintendo.com) Nintendo’s social post asked players to pick from FireRed and LeafGreen’s Gym Leaders, and replies quickly centered on early-game names like Brock and Misty. The post linked a familiar Switch-era release to character recognition that still carries two decades later. (x.com, game8.co) The timing lands in the middle of Nintendo’s 2026 software rollout, when the company is still filling in the next wave of Switch 2 releases. Nintendo’s current store pages list dedicated Nintendo Switch 2 games, but several announced exclusives still only carry broad 2026 windows. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) One of those games, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, picked up a PEGI 12 rating on Nintendo’s United Kingdom site this week after previously showing a provisional mark. TheGamer reported the update on April 11, 2026, and Nintendo’s United Kingdom page still lists the game for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. (thegamer.com, nintendo.com) That leaves Nintendo running two tracks at once: reviving older software on Switch while quietly refreshing the paperwork around newer exclusives. FireRed and LeafGreen fit the first track, with Nintendo pricing each language version at $19.99 and preserving the original separate-language releases. (nintendo.com, pokemon.com) The poll also works because FireRed and LeafGreen are built around a simple ladder of eight Kanto Gym Leaders, from Brock’s Boulder Badge to Giovanni’s Earth Badge. That structure makes the question easy to answer in one reply, even for players who have not touched the games since the Game Boy Advance era. (game8.co, pokemondb.net) For now, Nintendo has not tied the Gym Leader post to a new game announcement or a remake plan. It reads more like a small engagement test attached to a February rerelease, while the company’s bigger 2026 Switch 2 calendar is still coming into focus. (x.com, nintendo.com)
