What are the 3rd versions of Pokemon games called?

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This may be a confusing question, so I will explain. By 3rd version, I mean the 3rd game that was released 2 years after the 2 main titles. For example, Ruby and Sapphire were the main titles, and 2 years later came Emerald. Or that Diamond and Pearl were the main titles, and 2 years later came Platinum. Does anyone know what I mean? If you do? What are the games like Platinum and Emerald called?

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Pretty sure they're just called "third versions."

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Bulbapedia refers to them as solitary versions, third versions, and upper versions.

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There was a stream where Pokemon Company themselves mentioned those games and I can't find it but I thought it was in a SwSh dlc announcement

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I just call them definitive editions, but I don't think they are officially called that.

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2 of the game designers (Shigeru Ohmori and Kazumasa Iwao) have referred to Emerald, Platinum, and USUM as "upper versions" in an interview.
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Most generations feature an "upper version" title—often referred to by fans as a "third version"—a follow-up game or pair of games released after the first games of the generation that takes place in the same region with added features.

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Fans also sometimes use "solitary version", although I don't think this is what they were ever officially called.
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