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[Chrono.]

Schnee117 thinks we're getting Marowak Blaze, AKA Ghost Rider

I'd like that.

Especially if the bone turns into a chain of some sort.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Fairy and Dragon I can understand, but beyond balance issues, I can't think of a reason for Ice to resist Ghost. There should at least be some degree of logic behind it.


But then again, Fairy and Bug.

If a ghost would phase through you, you'd feel a chilling cold? That's something I heard from old folklore
Fairies are nymphs, which are also kinds of bugs

 

[Z25]

@powerprotoman was on to something! More then 4 captains confirmed:

@JoeMerrick Is it true the Japanese site says there's more than 4 captains? "キャプテンは4人以外にも、まだまだいるぞ！"https://t.co/Veuxx0Plth

— TheLastSugababe (@TheLastSugababe) August 1, 2016

Yep

— Joe Merrick (@JoeMerrick) August 1, 2016

 

[Chrono.]

@powerprotoman was on to something! More then 4 captains confirmed:

@JoeMerrick Is it true the Japanese site says there's more than 4 captains? "キャプテンは4人以外にも、まだまだいるぞ！"https://t.co/Veuxx0Plth

— TheLastSugababe (@TheLastSugababe) August 1, 2016

Yep

— Joe Merrick (@JoeMerrick) August 1, 2016

8 Captains and 4 Kahunas...

8 Gym Leaders and the Elite 4.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Honestly, I'm begging to know about Hidden Abilities. To me, they are possibly the most hypest things about the mons because you are NEVER told pre-release.

 

[Deleted member]

Well that was a rather tall bit of news.

Heh, I get it...

Fairy and Dragon I can understand, but beyond balance issues, I can't think of a reason for Ice to resist Ghost. There should at least be some degree of logic behind it.


But then again, Fairy and Bug.

Bug resists Fighting
Pretty sure that punching a Bug would kill it
These games never made any sense to begin with

 

[Wario Bros.]

Why does my job ALWAYS gives me the longest shift on the days of Pokémon news???

Anywho, thoughts time:

• Alolan forms: So basically the Delta Species idea from the Trading Card Game back in Generation III (I actually experimented on this idea years ago)? Pretty cool! I wonder if Alolan Vulpix still evolves by Fire Stone (probably not)?
• Gumshoos - Is Donald Trump on board with the Sun & Moon team or something?
• Mudbray - Yay! A donkey!
• Formantis & Lurantis - Nothing exciting.
  
• Minior - Outside the form changing & typing, it makes me think of a star version of Solrock & Lunatone.
• Oricorio - Pretty cool idea and more Flying typings.
• Z-Moves - So the fan theory of a 5th move is legit? Neat. Kickass move animations!

And leaks confirmed. Reminds me of Generation VI times...

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Gaiz KHIII's gonna be on NX, leeked concept art

Spoiler

pic.twitter.com/7TNUyzA3Db

— Creepy Elliot🔜Home (@CreepyElliot) August 1, 2016

Spoiler

If this gets a spam infraction like other fake leaks I've posted as a joke I will scream

 

[Chrono.]

Really wish we would've gotten Z-Moves instead of Mega Evolutions.

I liked Mega evos, but they did more harm than good for the most part.

Giving us alternate typing Pokemon and a Desperation Attack is just more interesting, to me at least.

 

[Deleted member]

Gumgoos - Is Donald Trump on board with the Sun & Moon team or something?

Perhaps he wants to make Pokemon great again!

Disclaimer: I am not a Trump supporter.

 

[Arcanir]

I would be less concerned about Ice Sandshrew's typing if it wasn't stated to be slow and bulky on the main site. As Aurorus and Avalugg will tell you, being bulky with a number of common weaknesses is deadly since all of the defense in the world won't stop you from getting KO'd by a Close Combat to the face.

But in general, I feel that's the problem in general with Ice types. It's basically a glass cannon typing in terms of offensive and defensive abilities, yet most of its Pokémon are bulky for some reason.

Also, while on this topic, remove Fairy's Bug resistance. Who the **** thought it was a good idea to NERF Bug? 7 Types that resist it is not okay

I'm still a bit bitter about that, Gen 4 and 5 made an effort to actually make some viable Bug types, and then Gen 6 made it take another step back by adding yet another type that resist it. It doesn't even make sense from a balancing perspective since Bug was a poor offensive typing even before then, unlike Dragon.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

THEY GOT RID OF HMS! REJOICE!

Ah dang, no rideable blastoise though. That would have been cool

But, then again... They did also show a rideable sharpedo which isn't on that list

 

[Coricus]

Why does my job ALWAYS gives me the longest shift on the days of Pokémon news???

Anywho, thoughts time:

• Alolan forms: So basically the Delta Species idea from the Trading Card Game back in Generation III (I actually experimented on this idea years ago)? Pretty cool! I wonder if Alolan Vulpix still evolves by Fire Stone (probably not)?
• Gumgoos - Is Donald Trump on board with the Sun & Moon team or something?
• Mudbray - Yay! A donkey!
• Formantis & Lurantis - Nothing exciting.
  
• Minior - Outside the form changing & typing, it makes me think of a star version of Solrock & Lunatone.
• Oricorio - Pretty cool idea and more Flying typings
• Z-Moves - So the fan theory of a 5th move is legit? Neat. Kickass move animations!

And leaks confirmed. Reminds me of Generation VI times...

Nah, Gen 6 wasn't the same. The leak I remember was an in-game screenshot and people were denying it down to the bitter end, Fotoforensics and all. Gen 5 might have been closer considering I think that was an art leak but I don't really remember how it went down with that one.

2016 seems to be the year that people actually decide to believe every Nintendo leak handed to them. Not sure why, must be the news drought. Granted that's actually kind of panned out considering a lot of the few leaks we are getting are winners, but the NX 3D printed controller stands out as an exception that still seemed to be wholeheartedly accepted as truth.

 

[Chandeelure]

lol, I didn't know about the effect of the item Soul Dew.

So OP.

What's the point of Mega Latios and Mega Latias?

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I realize Snowshrew and Iceslash are going to kind of suck

But I'm going to use them anyway because Iceslash just looks awesome

 

[Cutie Gwen]

lol, I didn't know about the effect of the item Soul Dew.

So OP.

What's the point of Mega Latios and Mega Latias?

Soaring through the sky

 

[Chandeelure]

Soaring through the sky

I don't even know why they look like jets, their speed stats don't change with the Mega Evolution.

 

[Z25]

8 Captains and 4 Kahunas...

8 Gym Leaders and the Elite 4.

This would make a lot of sense.

The first island seems to have no trial captain, but Hala and a totem.

second is where all the ones we learned about live.

third would be where the other 4 are.

4th is the legendary island which seems mostly uninhabited and unlikely to hold any.

And if the guardians do become the Elite 4, the fight could be tough. Everyone would had a legendary, maybe a mega, and probably psuedo's. But I'm up for a difficulty increase. Give them 6 pokemon at least this time GF!

 

[Coricus]

Soaring through the sky

I don't know why my mind is jumping around like this but I'll take the word association.

 

[Schnee117]

Schnee117 thinks we're getting Marowak Blaze, AKA Ghost Rider

I only meant the GR comparison in terms of the head possibly having flames around it. The theme is more likely to be based on fire dancing granted they would still be close enough to Marowak being a bit like Ghost Rider anyway considering there's headdresses that are on fire and whether or not they make the Bone into a Devil Stick.

 

[Godzillathewonderdog]

so incase you forgot about the chinese leak here it is with extra info that was just confirmed
and because its an archived reddit thread from like 2 weeks ago you know its legit
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/4tokxf/rumor_more_on_that_chinese_rumor_from_some_time/

BRING ON dark Ratata, water growlithe, fighting abra, and Poison/fighting nidoking/queen

This says Ninetails would become a fire/fairy type though.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

This says Ninetails would become a fire/fairy type though.

1 ****up doesn't discredit it when it got Alola mons right, the dancing bird right, the cooking lady right and Salandit right

 

[Erureido]

Found a pretty good Exeggutor Alola Forme joke just now.

When someone use Z-move on you and u know ur already over.. pic.twitter.com/a2uP6mw29H

— サトセレ (@AshandSerena) August 1, 2016

I guess I really liked this one because of the Fate/Stay Night reference. I also found another good Alola Exeggutor joke, but I think I'll wait for a bit.

 

[JamesDNaux]

Of course I'd pick the treegon.

Spoiler: Long fanart

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

I also found a funny Alola Exeggutor joke... but I can't post it here because it contains a bad word.

 

[AndreaAC]

What's the point of Mega Latios and Mega Latias?

Probably just look like a purple plane... .-. I laugh every time I see them.

 

[Pazzo.]

Alolan Pokemon look really interesting...

Considering how some real Hawaiian animals are variations of other species from the mainland, I think it's a genius idea to capture the essence of the real world inspiration for the region.

When I visited Hawaii, it felt so foreign, yet nostalgic in an uncanny way. Hopefully Sun/Moon can capture the same feeling.

 

[Substitution]

I also found a funny Alola Exeggutor joke... but I can't post it here because it contains a bad word.

I'm just going to assume it's a schlong joke.
Because it always comes back to Mr. Johnson.

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

I'm just going to assume it's a schlong joke.
Because it always comes back to Mr. Johnson.

It's not anything like that.

 

[Chandeelure]

The Exeggutor memes don't stop.

Spoiler

 

[JamesDNaux]

I wonder what would happen if you breed a regular Vulpix with a Snopix.

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

I wonder what would happen if you breed a regular Vulpix with a Snopix.

We would get a Seapix (Water type).

 

[Substitution]

I wonder what would happen if you breed a regular Vulpix with a Snopix.

Well let me answer that with another question:
What happens when you put ice on top of fire?

 

[JamesDNaux]

We would get a Seapix (Water type).

With all these types, Vulpix must have had Eeveenvy.

Well let me answer that with another question:
What happens when you put ice on top of fire?

A smoldering mess.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I wonder what would happen if you breed a regular Vulpix with a Snopix.

Sonic Boom Fire & Ice

There was a problem fetching the tweet

Either Matpat or Undertale is the devil
Also @Zoroarking knows about SM. Why ELSE would the 'muh traps' guy pick Popplio? I demand to know more Zor!

 

[A Distant Demon]

The Exeggutor memes don't stop.

Spoiler

Hitbox isn't even half as wide or tall as it needs to be

 

[Chrono.]

The Exeggutor memes don't stop.

Spoiler

Someone make this into an actual mod immediately.

 

[Pazzo.]

It's not the Internet unless there's a Spongebob joke.

 

[Deleted member]

Tallggutor really already existed

We just didn't want to accept it

Sonic Boom Fire & Ice

There was a problem fetching the tweet

Either Matpat or Undertale is the devil
Also @Zoroarking knows about SM. Why ELSE would the 'muh traps' guy pick Popplio? I demand to know more Zor!

SM? Do you mean Sun and Moon? I don't get what you mean
But I'm picking Popllio because the little guy has /sass/

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Tallggutor really already existed
View attachment 113559
We just didn't want to accept it

SM? Do you mean Sun and Moon? I don't get what you mean
But I'm picking Popllio because the little guy has /sass/
View attachment 113561

Although that does say his heads, not his neck