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[Norzan]

Possessed sand castle, eh? Why not? We already have a possessed doll, sacrophagus, balloon, chandelier, tree, pumpkin and sword and shield, so why not a sand castle too?

 

Fire/Ghost Marowak looks sick tho.

[The Satellite]

is it bad that I like the sandcastle

[Norzan]

I like it too. Then again, i like most of the "possess an item" pokemon. 

[kurt91]

At this point, I'm kind of wanting to see a gym where instead of being themed around a specific type, it's themed where they only use Pokemon that looked like things you'd find in a garage sale.

[MarinaraSauce]

 

Team Skull kinda seems like a slightly less lame version of the biker gang from FR/LG.  I also find it funny that they decided to reference surfing Pikachu from the first two generations with the new Raichu form.

Edited by GrantGreif, 11 August 2016 - 08:24 AM.

[Koh]

Okay, lets run down the list~

 

Gen 1 and 2:  Mafia

Gen 3:  Environmentalists

Gen 4:  Fascists

Gen 5:  PETA Manipulated by a Fascist

Gen 6:  Fashionistas

Gen 7:  Heavy Metal Headbangers

[Norzan]

I only found out now that there's a thing called Hyper Training that lets you raise the IVs of a pokemon to 31 with bottle caps. This will make breeding pokemon for competitive battling pretty much a breeze. Not to mention i can use this to raise the IVs of all of my old pokemon.

[TK8305]

Sun & Moon I really can't wait to get!  

[Avaro]

I only found out now that there's a thing called Hyper Training that lets you raise the IVs of a pokemon to 31 with bottle caps. This will make breeding pokemon for competitive battling pretty much a breeze. Not to mention i can use this to raise the IVs of all of my old pokemon.

 

I didn't know either until now. xD This sounds great. Makes competitive a lot more accessible.

[The Satellite]

Marowak as a ghost type? Deliberate Red/Blue reference.

[The Satellite]

 

Alright, this is where I ask what the hell is going on in this game. Ultra Beasts? Little "strange creatures"? Type: Null? Fat Raticate?!

 

Actually what mainly concerns me is how it says Sun and Moon are set twelve hours apart. I really hope that doesn't mean day/night is eliminated in each individual game. Sun is more interesting for me Pokemon-wise, but Moon looks a lot cooler at night... Eh, I guess we'll find out. They're not suckering me into getting both versions.

[Avaro]

This trailer is definetly more interesting than what was shown at the 3DS direct.

Edited by Avataro, 15 September 2016 - 03:18 PM.

[The Satellite]

Also here's speculation on UB-01. This could get dark.

[Moonbread]

 

Alright, this is where I ask what the hell is going on in this game. Ultra Beasts? Little "strange creatures"? Type: Null? Fat Raticate?!

 

Actually what mainly concerns me is how it says Sun and Moon are set twelve hours apart. I really hope that doesn't mean day/night is eliminated in each individual game. Sun is more interesting for me Pokemon-wise, but Moon looks a lot cooler at night... Eh, I guess we'll find out. They're not suckering me into getting both versions.

Nah, I think the way it works is that when one game is at a certain time- say, 8 am- the other would be at 8 pm in the same time zone.  So basically, I'm guessing for Moon, it'll be night during the IRL day and day during the IRL night.

[Golden Guardian]

Given that I haven't posted here for quite awhile, here's all my opinions on the various things revealed since... a long time ago!

Spoiler

 

This will be long.

 

Type: Null: That's... uh... That's a name for sure. Not much can be said about it, looks like it's a synthetic Pokémon made to combat strong legendary Pokémon, but the description makes it sound slow and the type and ability are both subpar. Cool concept, but unless it pulls some hidden form or ability out of nowhere, I don't see it being very viable competitively.

 

Jangmo-o: ... That's also a name. This one looks much more viable than Type: Null right off the bat for a few reasons. First off, mono-dragon is a surprisingly good type. Second off, Bulletproof and Soundproof are going to make for some great mindgames. Someone in the r/stunfisk reveal thread mentioned that if this thing has good evolutions, it will basically hard-counter Charizard-Y. Resists Fire Blast and Solar Beam, and with Bulletproof it completely ignores Focus Blast. Decent stuff all around.

 

Alolan Exeggutor: Insert long neck = dragon joke here. Seriously though, this is a pretty interesting Pokemon. It seems like a bulky physical counterpart to the fast special MegaSceptile. Frisk is a strange ability choice, but with Z-Crystals possibly running around a lot, it could end up being a great ability.

 

Alolan Vulpix and Ninetales: They look pretty sweet, and Ice/Fairy cannot be scoffed at offensively. Much like Exeggutor, the abilities are a bit meh, but there really isn't much to do with ice types unless they made new abilities altogether. 

 

Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash: I like the look of these two and I love the type combo (even if it has 2 four times weaknesses). Could end up being very interesting.

 

Alolan Raticate and Rattata: I'm not sure what I expected it to look like, but it'll probably be decently bulky. Which is a shame because that means it'll probably be slow, and the typing does not like that for fighting types. In other words, fighting types are going to hard counter it. That said, if it gets all the same moves as the original Raticate, it now has a STAB Sucker Punch, which is very good. Offensively, not a bad combo, but if this thing is slow and can't hit hard, it won't be getting very far

 

Turtonator: Literally Mine-Turtle ("hello!" boom)

 

Crabrawler: A crab that isn't a water type? What is this madness? Decently cool concept though. I hope it gets every single punching move there is to take full advantage of Iron Fist. 

 

Morelull: Finally they made a grass/fairy type. They kept missing the opportunity and it was getting really annoying.

 

Pyukumuku: Alright, this thing scares me. It has a giant fist inside itself... like what. I hope it evolves though. We have a lot of seemingly stand-alone Pokémon revealed so far. Not bad, but I just want to see a few more evolutions going around.

 

Alolan Marowak: Pretty cool. Glad they're fully embracing the ghost story now. A physical ghost/fire type to compliment Chandelure should be fun.

 

Alolan Raichu: My favorite thing so far. I kept wanting a MegaRaichu to happen with Pikachu always hogging the spotlight, but this is even better in some ways (Note: I like Pikachu, but after it got Light Ball, 5 different forms, and already gets the "can beat Raichu 10/10" treatment thanks to the anime and Yellow, I'm glad Raichu is finally getting something). If this form gets Levitate as another ability, it will be amazing. The current ability is interesting, but I don't know why this region is trying to give so much emphasis to electric terrain all of a sudden. Electric Terrain for major weather type?

 

Rockruff evos: Looks like they're one of those non-changing form deals like Wormadam. I'm interested to see more about them, but right now I'm not sure what to think.

 

Time Difference: The concept of the games being set 12 hours apart is interesting, but I think it just strengthened my reasons for getting Sun. I like having my time match my real time.

 

Aether Foundation is interesting I guess. It's new, but at the same time doesn't feel new at all for some reason. Like, Team Plasma turned good? Although, enough people have said that they'll probably be evil that I'm starting to think that as well. Especially with the more recent Ultra Beasts revealed that look like even more people from that foundation.

 

While I'm on that: I'm calling it now, UB-01 either is or is controlled by Lillie. "It was revealed in the Treehouse Live stream that Lillie has something living in her bag". Especially with that line. The thing living in her bag is probably that "Ultra Beast". I know I'm not the first to say it and it isn't a hard conclusion to come to, but I'm calling it anyway.

 

Zygarde playing enough of a role to be scattered around the region is odd. Making up for never making Pokemon Z? Not sure what Zygarde will do in this game, but it is sure to be interesting. 

 

Pokémon Snap 3D is a reality now.

 

Z-moves are interesting. They all look cool and seem like a good concept. While I don't know how these will affect competitive play, but I can tell you right now that I'm running Pulverizing Pancake Snoarlax just for the laughs. 

 

 

This generation is shaping up to have a lot of promise. Seems a lot more story-rich than the past ones have been and I really like that. Not going to downplay all the interesting new Pokemon though. So many unused type combinations are finally popping up alongside not-so-popular old Pokemon getting a boost. I can't wait to play the game for myself.

 

EDIT to avoid double posting and since no one else has posted here yet:

New video out today:

 

 

I may as well compile my thoughts on it into a spoiler again.

Spoiler

Passimian: Receiver is interesting, but I doubt it will actually see much use. Then again, suicide leads are still sometimes a thing in VGC as far as I recall.

 

Oranguru: Normal/Psychic is unfortunately not a new combo, but still cool to get a second one. INSTRUCT LOOKS BROKEN THOUGH.

+ TELEPATHY? I can see this being a fantastic support Pokémon in VGC.

 

 Lycanroc: Midday looks cooler to me than the other one, honestly. Rock type + Sand Rush also has potential + it was revealed to get the first Rock type priority move awhile back I think. This thing is going to be fast and physically strong, I can feel it it through the design.

 

Midnight form doesn't seem to have a lot going for it. Vital Spirit and Keen Eye are pretty useless 9/10 of the time. But, it gets the same move, I think, that on its own is good. I feel like it'll be bulkier just because of the abilities and the way the decided to show it tanking an Icicle Crash before attacking.

 

Trainer customization is back and reached level 2, that's nice. Barbers still have magical powers of hair growing. Contact lenses are fun. More sunglasses than X/Y had is fun

 

Pokémon Refresh looks like it'll be more broken than Amie was. Where amie let fully loved Pokémon shake off status, live hits, and crit more often, this one seems to let you force the status removal. Just based on the Eevee having that electricity rubbed off it. No need for full heals anymore I guess.

 

Pikachu's Z-Move is hilarious

 

Eevee's is going to be great to watch a few people do full sweeps with as the meta is starting out. Also, made me think of Mega Man's final smash lol

 

 

This region continues showing off new and creative Pokemon and moves and I'm loving it.

Edited by Golden Warrior, 20 September 2016 - 09:29 AM.