Arguably the most exciting Pokemon-related news announced during today's Nintendo Direct wasn't actually an official Pokemon game; it was the surprise reveal of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince.
If you aren't familiar with the long-running spinoff series, Monsters can loosely be likened to Dragon Quest's take on Pokemon, featuring a vast assortment of monsters designed by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. Unlike the mainline Dragon Quest games, Monsters tasks you with finding and capturing Slimes, MetalKings, Snailys, and loads more to do the dirty work for you while you embark on an epic journey across a large interconnected map.