{"id":13330,"date":"2026-08-25T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=13330"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:05:51","slug":"pokemon-veteran-james-turner-rejoins-franchise-following-work-on-the-plucky-squire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/pokemon-veteran-james-turner-rejoins-franchise-following-work-on-the-plucky-squire\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Veteran James Turner Rejoins Franchise Following Work on The Plucky Squire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pok\u00e9mon development veteran James Turner is returning to the world of pocket monsters, after previously leaving to make The Plucky Squire.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Turner is notable as being the first Westerner to officially design Pok\u00e9mon, working for years at the series&#8217; core development studio Game Freak. Four years ago, however, Turner departed the company to co-found his own studio, All Possible Futures. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This fledgling team then released innovative indie platformer The Plucky Squire, which saw 2D characters leap from their storybook home to explore 3D surroundings. It&#8217;s unclear what&#8217;s next for the studio or any potential sequel now Turner has moved on again.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Pok\u00e9mon Gen 10 Reveal: Over 40 Stills From the Winds &amp; Waves Trailer<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pokemon-veteran-james-turner-rejoins-franchise-following-work-on-the-plucky-squire.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Last night, Turner revealed via a post on X\/Twitter that he had begun a new role as Creative Director of Pok\u00e9mon Art and Design at The Pok\u00e9mon Company International. While this doesn&#8217;t sound like a development role \u2014 meaning Turner&#8217;s days designing species may be over \u2014 it will be interesting to see what he does next.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Of course, next year is a landmark moment for Pok\u00e9mon as the franchise&#8217;s 10th generation games, Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Pok\u00e9mon Waves, finally arrive for Nintendo Switch 2. Powered by Nintendo&#8217;s newest console, early footage of the series&#8217; next adventures looks hugely ambitious.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Turner designed some of Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s more unusual creatures, such as the ice cream-like Vanillite, colourful fish Bruxish, hulking whale Dondozo, haunted teacup Sinistea, and the sushi-esque Tatsugiri. Other designs he&#8217;s credited for include the Gene Simmons-inspired Obstagoon, haunted tree Phantump and Ultra Beasts such as the muscled insect Buzzwole and big-jawed Guzzlord.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In the meantime, The Plucky Squire is certainly worth a look if you fancy some clever dimension-hopping platform puzzling. &#8220;A beautiful storybook adventure filled with brilliant wordplay-packed puzzles and clever dimension-hopping mechanics,&#8221; IGN wrote in our The Plucky Squire review, which returned a 7\/10, &#8220;but it drags on a bit too long after it&#8217;s already used up all of its best ideas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image credit: James Turner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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