Japanese trailer has some different footage.
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BBBBBBOOOOOOOYYYYYY NINETALES THOOOOOOOOOO!!
Warrior to the very end! My tumblr, dood!Returning Pokemon Fan: Hey, so what's changed with Pokemon since Red and Blue?
Current Pokemon Fan: Well....um.....
Props to this new director for actually making some significant changes this time around though.
Ice Vulpix/Ninetales :3
I want one now.
The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!There's no Gyms, instead there's Captains, and one of those captains is the girl in those starter leaks.
The Chinese leaks and starter leaks are real.
Seems like that rumor was right on the money.
Alola forms:
i have many many question for exeggutor
why is it so tall
what's with its tail
why is it grass/dragon
As for the Vulpix line and the Sandshrew line, I actually do liked their design. But what's with Ice-type when Alola is a tropical region?
Exeggutor have Frisk, which is as good as it sounds. Both Vulpix and Sandshrew have Snow Cloak, which sucks and they are now unplayable in smogon battles because of it. I do wish they have different stats though.
edited 1st Aug '16 6:29:25 AM by flamemario12
Hawaii actually has a decent amount of snowfall near the mountains.
Warrior to the very end! My tumblr, dood!That's a palm tree Exeggutor, right? Couldn't figure out why it's Grass/Dragon though.
"And kung fu is a terrible way to run a company" - alliterator- The new Ninetales and Sandslash formes are amazing and I want 10. Exeggutor...not so much.
- Lurantis is neat, it's a bug based mon that's not Bug. Solar Blade looks cool.
- Minior is literally a FF bomb.
- The Fire captain looks like Junkrat.
- One can only imagine what Rowlet is feeling as a giant fireball approaches its face.
- Looks like I was right in that there's technically not a gym challenge, but there's something that's pretty similar.
I can't believe Akuma from Street Fighter is in Pokemon!
Warrior to the very end! My tumblr, dood!Cool they finally made the Vulpix line a Fairy type
Bloom Doom is amazing, I love the giant explosion of nature in a flowery meadow
Info on the Alolan versions of Pokémon:
- Alolan Exeggutor
Unlike other Exeggutor, the Alolan Exeggutor has a fourth head—on its tail! This fourth head controls the tail independently and can take on opponents to the rear that can’t be reached by the main heads’ attacks.
This Pokémon excels at whipping its long neck like a lash to attack with its hard heads. But that neck can sometimes become a weakness...
- Alolan Vulpix
These Alolan Vulpix live on high mountains that remain covered in snow year-round. They live in small packs of two to five individuals, helping one another survive.
Alolan Vulpix can freeze anything solid by expelling breath at a temperature of −58 degrees Fahrenheit (−50° C) from its mouth. It doesn’t fare well in the heat, but when the temperature gets too high, it produces ice from its tail to lower the surrounding temperature.
- Alolan Ninetails
The Alolan Ninetales is able to produce ice crystals from the fur that covers its body. It can use these ice crystals to block attacks, or it can form balls of ice with them, which it fires like bullets at opponents. The power of these ice missiles is great enough to pulverize rock!
- Alolan Sandshrew
Sandshrew’s body changed to adapt to the harsh environment of the snowy mountains. The Alolan Sandshrew has a shell of ice covering its skin, which is like hard steel. It excels defensively, but it lacks flexibility and can’t curl its body into a ball like a Ground-type Sandshrew can.
Its heavy weight makes the Alolan Sandshrew slower than a normal Sandshrew, but the claws on its hands and feet allow it to move across ice without slipping. When it wants to move quickly, it uses its stomach to slide across the ice like a curling rock.
- Alolan Sandslash
The weight of the ice that covers its body makes these Alolan Sandslash heavier than normal Sandslash, and this causes them to be slower. Yet in snow fields and on ice, they move by creating a path with their claws, and so they’re able to move with swiftness.
The sprays of snow kicked up by Alolan Sandslash’s movements are so beautiful that many photographers head for the snowy peaks to capture the moment. However, Sandslash live deep in the mountains, and there is great danger of becoming stranded, so it’s forbidden to climb the mountains without permission.
edited 1st Aug '16 6:30:12 AM by Nouct
Rumor that popped up last night that has info matching up with today.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?So some actual comments:
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Delta SpeciesAlola Formes- Exeggutor: Uhh... what to say about this? Like, it looks what it suppose to look like, but...
- Vulpix/Ninetales: So fluff and cuddly :3
- Sandshrew/Sandslash: Sandshrew looks like it is wearing an igloo. Sandslash looks rad.
- New Pokémon
- Oricorio: I like the idea of having one Pokémon have different forms based on different dances. The ability looks situational, though.
- Minior: Should have been an Asteroid Monster. The core looks derpy.
- Gumshoos: Donald Trump 2.0
- Fomantis/Lurantis: I really like the design, but we already have a Grass type mantis Pok- IS THAT FINISHING TOUCH?! COME HERE, YOU!
- Mudbray: A mule what turns into a horse. Okay.
- Rideable Pokémon: Nothing to say here, really. I guess Charizard will replace Mega Lati@s.
- Rite of Passage: The new Gyms?
- Mallow: Shauna 2.0.
- Lana: I like this ambiguous gender person.
- Sophocles: Really?
- Kiawe: Christ, he looks like he was burned.
- Totem Pokémon battles: Because Pokémon needed Flunky Bosses.
- Kahunas: Now this might lead to something interesting.
- Z-Moves: Cool
- Gigavolt Havoc: Lightning Arrow!
- Bloom Doom: Bloom Doom? Really? What's next?
- Inferno Overdrive: HOLY SHIT! And the Rowlet accepted his fate.
- Hydro Vortex: 'Kay.
Huh, wasn't expecting the Alola forms leak to be accurate. Also, it's still a dumb idea (Ninetales looks neat, at least)
Bird rotom. Don't particularly care for it. Dancer is at least interesting, if basically useless
Minior is... interesting. Hopefully shields down works out a bit better than zen mode
Detective mongoose. Why not
Fomantis is eh, but I like Lurantis. And it's a reverse orchid mantis, so that's amusing
Physical solar beam?
Poke ride sounds like a replacement for HMs?
Are we really replacing the league structure with four parts? That doesn't seem right
Totem pokemon are genuine bosses. Neat
Z-moves are a (generic) move version of megas, right down to requiring a held item. Eh
I want 20 of that dancing bird.
Pokémon Adapted to the Alola Region
Gumshoos - Normal - Stakeout / Strong Jaw
Gumshoos has a tenacious personality, which is why it targets one prey for so long without wavering. But when the sun goes down, it runs low on stamina, falling asleep right on the spot. Gumshoos can withstand a great deal of hunger. It’s able to stay perfectly still while waiting for its prey, keeping watch without eating a thing.
Mudbray - Ground - Own Tempo / Stamina
Mudbray boasts superhuman strength—a surprise, considering its small body. Mudbray can carry loads up to 50 times its own weight on its back or dragging behind it.
Mudbray loves playing in the mud. It’s easy to live in harmony with this Pokémon, as long as you provide an environment where it can play in the mud. If it can’t frolic in the mire, however, Mudbray will become stressed and may stop listening to orders.
Formantis - Grass - Leaf Guard
For Fomantis, photosynthesis is not just a source of energy—it is a necessity to achieve the strength and brilliant coloration of its evolved form. Photosynthesis is precious to Fomantis, and it will fiercely attack those who get in the way of that process.
Fomantis excel at long-range attacks like Razor Leaf and Solar Beam. Solar Beam is indeed a powerful move, but since it uses up the energy that the Pokémon has stored through photosynthesis, Fomantis rarely uses it.
Lurantis - Grass - Leaf Guard
Lurantis can learn Solar Blade, a move that releases a blade-shaped beam to mince up its foes. The blade is so sharp it is said it can slice a rock in half! Solar Blade is a move that no Pokémon has been able to learn before. With Solar Blade, Lurantis absorbs energy from the sun on the first move and then unleashes a powerful attack on the second turn. Lurantis is the Totem Pokémon of Lush Jungle, the site of an Akala Island trial. It will overwhelm trial-goers with the powerful combos it unleashes with the Pokémon allies it calls.
Minior - Rock/Flying - Shields Down
When its shell breaks, the core in its center is revealed. You won’t know what color will appear until this happens!
Minior has the new Shields Down Ability, which no other Pokémon has had before. With the Shields Down Ability, it will have excellent defensive capabilities as long as its shell is intact. It will also be protected from status conditions. But when its HP drops below half, its shell will break, and it will change to a form better suited to attacking.
Minior’s core will change color depending on the particular color of the debris it has absorbed. Its pastel coloration has a cute look, so this Pokémon is often used as a design motif for clothing and accessories.
Oricorio (Pom-Pom Style) - Electric/Flying - Dancer
The Pom-Pom Style Oricorio is very friendly toward people, and it uses dancing to encourage Trainers who are feeling glum. When it dances, its feathers are charged with static electricity. It can attack with these charged feathers, and sometimes it unleashes a powerful electric shock.
Oricorio has the new Dancer Ability that no other Pokémon has had before. If another Pokémon in the field uses a dancing move, then Oricorio will be able to use the same move immediately afterward, thanks to its Dancer Ability.
Revelation Dance is a move that only Oricorio can learn, and its type changes based on Oricorio’s current style.
Oricorio (Pa'u Style) - Psychic/Flying - Dancer
Oricorio (Baile Style) - Fire/Flying - Dancer
Oricorio (Sensu Style) - Ghost/Flying - Dancer
Alolan Exeggutor - Grass/Dragon - Frisk
Unlike other Exeggutor, the Alolan Exeggutor has a fourth head—on its tail! This fourth head controls the tail independently and can take on opponents to the rear that can’t be reached by the main heads’ attacks.
This Pokémon excels at whipping its long neck like a lash to attack with its hard heads. But that neck can sometimes become a weakness...
Alolan Sandshrew - Ice/Steel - Snow Cloak
Sandshrew’s body changed to adapt to the harsh environment of the snowy mountains. The Alolan Sandshrew has a shell of ice covering its skin, which is like hard steel. It excels defensively, but it lacks flexibility and can’t curl its body into a ball like a Ground-type Sandshrew can.
Its heavy weight makes the Alolan Sandshrew slower than a normal Sandshrew, but the claws on its hands and feet allow it to move across ice without slipping. When it wants to move quickly, it uses its stomach to slide across the ice like a curling rock.
Alolan Sandslash - Ice/Steel - Snow Cloak
The weight of the ice that covers its body makes these Alolan Sandslash heavier than normal Sandslash, and this causes them to be slower. Yet in snow fields and on ice, they move by creating a path with their claws, and so they’re able to move with swiftness.
The sprays of snow kicked up by Alolan Sandslash’s movements are so beautiful that many photographers head for the snowy peaks to capture the moment. However, Sandslash live deep in the mountains, and there is great danger of becoming stranded, so it’s forbidden to climb the mountains without permission.
Alolan Vulpix - Ice - Snow Cloak
These Alolan Vulpix live on high mountains that remain covered in snow year-round. They live in small packs of two to five individuals, helping one another survive.
Alolan Vulpix can freeze anything solid by expelling breath at a temperature of −58 degrees Fahrenheit (−50° C) from its mouth. It doesn’t fare well in the heat, but when the temperature gets too high, it produces ice from its tail to lower the surrounding temperature.
Alolan Ninetales - Ice/Fairy - Snow Cloak
The Alolan Ninetales is able to produce ice crystals from the fur that covers its body. It can use these ice crystals to block attacks, or it can form balls of ice with them, which it fires like bullets at opponents. The power of these ice missiles is great enough to pulverize rock!
edited 1st Aug '16 6:32:04 AM by KuroBaraHime
FUCK.
I'M SO FLOODED WITH CONFLICTING EMOTIONS.
GUMSHOOS IS LITERALLY BASED ON DONALD TRUMP, WE WEREN'T BEING CLEVER, THAT JUST WAS THE JOKE.
I HATE THAT THE LEAKS WERE REAL. I HATE THAT SO MUCH OF THE GAME WAS LEAKED. I HATE THAT THE FUCKIN' STARTER FINAL EVOLUTIONS ARE GOING TO BE THE LEAKED ONES.
DELTA POKEMON IS A THING NOW I GUESS. I LIKE THAT THE DESIGN IS ACTUALLY DIFFERENT. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT ALOLA EXEGGUTOR AND ALOLA SANDSLASH.
I like the dancing bird, and how it does different styles of dance based on which island it's from. Minior's neat. Lurantis looks cool, I like having another praying mantis.
NO GYM LEADERS OR ELITE FOUR MAKES ME UNHAPPY.
WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH TOTEM POKEMON?!
EACH POKEMON NOW HAS A SUPER MOVE ACTIVATED BY SENTAI POSES. WHATEVER.
Welp, color me lost. That's way too much stuff being fucked with all at once for my taste.
Really not a fan of the Gyms being gone at all. Save this Totem challenge stuff for a spinoff game.
And Alola forms... I absolutely hate these. It's entirely too late in the series for me to buy that this is a thing that can happen. Why is Exeggutor suddenly Grass/Dragon? Nothing about it is Dragon-like at all, and it looks absolutely horrible.
Vulpix and Ninetales are nice-looking, but couldn't they have just made a new Ice-type Fox? If it has a different appearance from Vulpix, a different ability from Vulpix, and a different type from Vulpix, why bother making it a fucking Vulpix? What makes Alola so special that this happens, when there's apparently nowhere in Japan, New York/New Jersey, Arizona, or France that trigger such a drastic change?
Wow, calm down. The leaks were right on the money, I can't believe it.
I like it! It represents how they're real life species variation, especially on tropical islands.
edited 1st Aug '16 6:37:14 AM by AlphaVII
Warrior to the very end! My tumblr, dood!YOOOOOOO SANDO BUFFS
if they are buffs. Ice/Steel isn't the worst defensive type for sure, but Ice is in there....
Yeah to me this new gimmicks feels like they're taking a look at what they already have and expanding upon it as much as they are with actual new Pokemon. I think they've had the problem in the past of abandoning unpopular or weaker designs and Pokemon and over-focusing on the new and/or popular ones, so their continued effort to keep the old guys relevant is appreciated. We had Megas, but that only affects evolved Pokemon, and than only temporarily. We've also had Pokemon get new forms and new Pokemon with variants from the get go, so this isn't really much different than that.
edited 1st Aug '16 6:41:55 AM by Hashil
Oh, that's right. FUCK
4x to Fighting and Fire sounds pretty bad to me, especially considering it's already said to be very slow.
Man they're changing so much stuff in this I love it. Kinda wish I could go into the game blind now.
Seriously, they made Yungoos' evolution even more like a Trump expy.
Adding new the new trailer for a new page.
edited 1st Aug '16 6:09:23 AM by tclittle
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