With the announcement of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the world of Pokemon has several paths it can pursue in the franchise, and fans have some very interesting theories.

According to Serebii, The Pokemon Company recently filed trademarks for Pokken Fighters and Pokken Tournament. On August 20, 2013, the same trademarks were filed in North America. Trademarks are often precautionary and could be the company thinking about merchandise, toys, or something as big as the next big Pokemon game. It's hard to tell at this what Pokken Fighters and Pokken Tournament could mean for the future of the franchise, but fans have some theories.

The first theory is that these are trademarks for the next console Pokemon games a la Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon Colosseum, and Pokemon Battle Revolution. It has been 8 years since the release of Pokemon Battle Revolution, so giving fans an updated version of the games would be great for the Nintendo Wii U.

The other theory is that these are in fact somehow related to plans for Generation 7 of the Pokemon series.

Although nothing is confirmed, fans are using the names Pokemon Plus and Minus for Generation 7. Of course, with a name like that, Pokemon fans immediately think of Plusle and Minun, which originated in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.

With Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire arriving in November, is The Pokemon Company setting the stage for Pokemon Z (the sequel to Pokemon X and Y), Pokemon Delta Emerald, or the alleged Plus and Minus?