Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire clip from @poke_times on 21 September 2026 fuels Switch rumors
The official Pokémon account @poke_times shared a short Ruby and Sapphire clip on 21 September 2026, sparking Switch speculation.
- Kotaku and IGN described the footage as strikingly sharp and linked the post to fresh speculation about possible Nintendo Switch versions of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
- The provided sources do not include any official confirmation from Nintendo or The Pokémon Company of a Switch port for the GBA games.
What happened
On 21 September 2026, 【公式】ポケモン情報局 (@poke_times) shared a short post on X with the Japanese text “こらこら！ まて まて ピーコちゃん！” and the hashtags #敬老の日 and #ハギろうじん. The embed explicitly shows the same date, confirming that this was an official Pokémon post from that day.
Kotaku and IGN connected the post to footage from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. In their coverage, they mentioned Wingull, Peeko, and Mr. Briney as visible elements in the clip, and described the footage as unusually crisp or HD-like for a social post from an official Pokémon account.
The available sources show that the clip immediately sparked speculation about a possible re-release or port to Nintendo Switch. At the same time, those same sources do not provide any official announcement from Nintendo or The Pokémon Company that Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire are actually coming to Switch or Switch 2.
Timeline
2026-09-21: @poke_times posts a short clip on X with the text “こらこら！ まて まて ピーコちゃん！” and the hashtags #敬老の日 and #ハギろうじん.
2026-09-21: The post embed shows the account name 【公式】ポケモン情報局 (@poke_times) and the publication date as 21 September 2026.
2026-09-21: Kotaku publishes coverage linking the footage to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and describing it as unusually sharp.
2026-09-21: IGN publishes an article connecting the post to fresh Switch port speculation.
2026-09-21: The provided sources do not include any official confirmation from Nintendo or The Pokémon Company about a Ruby and Sapphire release on Switch.
Background
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire originally released on Game Boy Advance and are part of the series' third generation. The current discussion is not about an announced new version, but about an official social media post from @poke_times that outside reporting linked to those games.
The hashtag #敬老の日 refers to Respect for the Aged Day, a Japanese holiday on 21 September. That makes the post easy to place as themed social content, but the sources do not show that the clip was intended as a product announcement or confirmation of a new release.
The supplied sources also do not explain the technical origin of the footage. As a result, it remains unclear whether the clip used newly captured material, edited archival footage, or another source. The only hard facts in the source set are the post date, the official account name, and the subsequent interpretation by Kotaku and IGN.
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Sources
- Kotaku: "High-Definition Footage Of Pokémon Ruby And Sapphire On Official Pokémon Socials Sparks Nintendo Switch Port Speculation"
- IGN: "Suspiciously Crisp-Looking Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Footage Sparks Fresh Nintendo Switch Port Speculation"
- X/Twitter: @poke_times, post from 21 September 2026