Massively Overpowered examines the idea of a main-series Pokémon MMO

Massively Overpowered published a Massively on the Go column on Oct. 26, 2025, examining why Pokémon’s main-series games do not have an MMO counterpart.

The question for Pokémon players

The topic is whether the franchise’s main-series format could exist as a massively multiplayer online game, a question relevant to players interested in a persistent shared world.

The available listing provides no further details about the column’s reasoning or any announced game.