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[Strimei]

Wait...

So the symbol for sulfur is on Litten's face... So maybe Litten evolves into a Fire/Poison type?

Hm. Dunno if its the symbol for sulfur, feels a bit of a stretch, but could be...

 

[Pancake Mix]

I haven't played a Pokemon game in an incredibly long time. What have I missed? I mean, they're designed to be accessible for young kids so it can't be that hard to jump in at a random point.

Also, those graphics are really good for OG 3DS specs.

Eleventh is the best!

I know, thanks.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Moon/Rowlet

Spoiler

We'll see what their evolutions look like though.

 

[Loco4Coco]

No. Diantha(the champion) had 6.

I'm talking about the 4 trainers before the champion match. Even with 6 pokemon Diantha was meh. For me the whole Elite4/Champion in XY was a mess.

 

[DeployThatPizza]

I haven't played a Pokemon game in an incredibly long time. What have I missed?



I know, thanks.

How long exactly? You missed Mega Evolutions, customization, more Pokemon, and probably more (those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head).

I'm talking about the 4 trainers before the champion match. Even with 6 pokemon Diantha was meh. For me the whole Elite4/Champion in XY was a mess.

Yeah, they all have four Pokemon and Diantha (and the E4 in general) wasn't too hard.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

You Drowzee is from Black, White, Black 2, or White 2, right? If so then you don't have to buy any other games.

Nah, I played the hacked Blaze Black 2. So I guess I'll have to check wahtever this GTS is. I couldn't just go online and trade a random for it with another player?

 

[sgjackson]

I thought the change came around in DP though? Like it was how the whole Old Gateau localization idea. I remember reading it from an interview posted in /vp/ and SA I think.

i definitely remember him answering questions on SA circa 2007-2008 or so and i think he said they moved translation in house during that time period (it's been close to a decade so fuck if i remember though)

So you like X/Y, that's cool

never actually beat xy, ended up losing steam in victory road of all places. should have just seen it through but eh.

in terms of main game experience that game has much bigger sins than rivals, though - serena was okay (and apparently ends up with a full team on an endgame rematch) but i didn't really need the motley crew of friends.

 

[DeployThatPizza]

Nah, I played the hacked Blaze Black 2. So I guess I'll have to check wahtever this GTS is. I couldn't just go online and trade a random for it with another player?

You can try Wonder Trade, but Wonder Trade is random, so you may not get Drowzee at all.

 

[Pancake Mix]

How long exactly? You missed Mega Evolutions, customization, more Pokemon, and probably more (those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head).

Like, 1999 long. 151 Pokemon, awful N*SYNC, Mariah Carey, and similar songs in the otherwise great first movie, and the like

But the games are designed to be accessible for young children too, so it must be easy to hop in at any random gen.

 

[Kinsei]

Nah, I played the hacked Blaze Black 2. So I guess I'll have to check wahtever this GTS is. I couldn't just go online and trade a random for it with another player?

That's exactly what GTS is. If you wanted one right away I'm sure someone in the OT would gladly trade you a level 1 Drowzee as soon as you start.

 

[.JayZii]

Maybe I'm missing the word play, but where does the "r" come from in Rowlet's name?

 

[imjust1n]

So fucking ugly.

This guy doesn't know what cute is.

 

[DeployThatPizza]

Like, 1999 long.

But the games are designed to be accessible for young children too, so it must be easy to hop in at any random gen.

Yep. You can pretty much jump in at any gen. There's not too much that's changed (in terms of story progression/gameplay) but you missed some pretty big changes. There are more types, a split between physical/special moves, more Pokemon, and Megaevolutions. Those are the ones that I can think of that affect gameplay.

 

[Kouriozan]

Sometime this thread reminds me of that :lol

 

[cHinzo]

Going for the good old fire starter except if its third evolution sucked like in X/Y. Love cats! Just saw the trailer and it looks linear as hell again. I miss the exploration part in the newer Pokemon games. Looks like there is only one road to the destination again. Guess this is gonna be more of the same. Not gonna expect any big changes.

 

[Delio]

Wait...

So the symbol for sulfur is on Litten's face... So maybe Litten evolves into a Fire/Poison type?

This is what im leaning on. That and the Oil thing on it's fur.

 

[Mista Koo]

What's the opinions on the legendaries? Both look cool as fuck imo. I honestly think Sun looks better

Spoiler

(tougher)

but I'll probably go with Moon because it looks pretty unique and I've always gone for the blue Pokemon games.

I don't like either of them.

I'll probably pick Moon for the same reason.

 

[Fix-It Felix. Jr.]

Maybe I'm missing the word play, but where does the "r" come from in Rowlet's name?

I thought it was a play on the word roll, but I don't know. Could also be Round Owl.

 

[MomoQca]

Hawaii has lots of resorts. And the big island, Hawaii, is pretty plain. It has a big volcano on it though.

Obviously.

You're not getting my point. I'm saying that the blue resort with the Horsea fountain doesn't match any of the buildings on the map. This proves that there more islands/places than what we've been shown.

 

[Dark Orchid]

Maybe I'm missing the word play, but where does the "r" come from in Rowlet's name?

Could be roll or round. Could also be a shortening of grow, as it's a grass type.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

That's exactly what GTS is. If you wanted one right away I'm sure someone in the OT would gladly trade you a level 1 Drowzee as soon as you start.

Oh good to know. The only hurdle in my way is finding a better job.

 

[Hard]

We still doing these?

Gen I: Squirtle (Best Starter ofc)

Gen II: Totodile

Gen III: Treecko

Gen IV: Piplup

Gen V: Snivy

Gen VI: Froakie

Gen VII: Litten*

*Leaning towards Litten, though I need to see the evos before passing final judgement, if the final evo is bipedal or Fire / Fighting, I'm out.

 

[.JayZii]

I've picked grass for every generation starter except for Piplup. Definitely going Rowlet this time, but I'll be spamming wonder trade asap to get a Litten too. Who can pass up on a fire tiger?

I thought it was a play on the word roll, but I don't know. Could also be Round Owl.

That sounds about right.

 

[Fix-It Felix. Jr.]

Going for the good old fire starter except if its third evolution sucked like in X/Y. Love cats! Just saw the trailer and it looks linear as hell again. I miss the exploration part in the newer Pokemon games. Looks like there is only one road to the destination again. Guess this is gonna be more of the same. Not gonna expect any big changes.

We only saw a really small portion of what is presumably the first locations/island. There could be plenty of exploration in the game, especially once you're able to Surf.

 

[jnWake]

Opinions:
- Grass starter looks derpy but has cool animations. Nice typing too.
- Fire starter looks cool and has potential. I expect it to evolve into some lame bipedal thing though.
- Water one looks derpy and cute. My favourite one.

Moon legendary looks awesome. Sun one less so.

 

[Pancake Mix]

Yep. You can pretty much jump in at any gen. There's not too much that's changed (in terms of story progression/gameplay) but you missed some pretty big changes. There are more types, a split between physical/special moves, more Pokemon, and Megaevolutions. Those are the ones that I can think of that affect gameplay.

Thanks, sounds like the series added more RPG elements as time went on, which is good. I heard Pikachu lost a lot of weight too.

The massive world in the games really intrigues me, based on Hawaii to boot. Bit of a shame there probably won't be New 3DS enhancements or full 3D. Doesn't seem to be any info about that far so I kind of think Game Freak aren't bothering.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

We still doing these?

Gen I: Squirtle (Best Starter ofc)

Gen II: Totodile

Gen III: Treecko

Gen IV: Piplup

Gen V: Snivy

Gen VI: Froakie

Gen VII: Litten*

*Leaning towards Litten, though I need to see the evos before passing final judgement, if the final evo is bipedal or Fire / Fighting, I'm out.

People really don't like Fire/Fighting huh? I like Blaziken.

 

[Gleethor]

Moon/Popplio. Final evos for water starters haven't failed me yet.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Obviously.

You're not getting my point. I'm saying that the blue resort with the Horsea fountain doesn't match any of the buildings on the map. This proves that there more islands/places than what we've been shown.

Of course. The concept are shows places we didn't see in this trailer. I'm expecting to go to atleast 3 of Hawaiis islands.

I'm also thinking Red (Ash) will be in this game since in the concept art there was a red character that looked like him.

 

[Hard]

People really don't like Fire/Fighting huh? I like Blaziken.

3 of the past 6 Fire starters have been Fire / Fighting. At some point you've got to draw the line.

 

[Christopher]

You always think it can't get worse...those three starters are horrible looking, awful. I do think at least the starters have been well designed...that fire cat made me shake my head

 

[Kyzer]

wonder if one of the starter evolutions will end up a smash character.

Im warming up to everything, and even switching back to Moon, Lunaala is actually pretty cool.

Im realizing one thing hasnt changed about Pokemon since 1998. You need Ken Sugimori as a reference for everything in the games to really "get it" lol

Keep rewatching the trailer, its hype. I feel like something taking away from the shock is that we've seen these trainer models before so its not totally new. But this is still a big deal. If this is that huge region the backpacker was talking about its gonna be great. If its Morimotos first go at directing a new gen we can probably expect it to be very content heavy

 

[oti]

Bauz will be my first grass starter ever. The design is not amazing but it's the best of the three. Also going Sun, no question about that.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Oh yeah just a nice hint, when Japanese draw tigers they tend to have forehead marks

specifically they are meant to evoke the "king" kanji (&#29579

Makes you wonder if Litten will have that thing in its future evolutions, as it already dons a marking similar to that.

i definitely remember him answering questions on SA circa 2007-2008 or so and i think he said they moved translation in house during that time period (it's been close to a decade so fuck if i remember though)

Ah that clears it up, thanks!

 

[Strimei]

People really don't like Fire/Fighting huh? I like Blaziken.

I love Blaziken. Its one of my favorite starters. But I (and many others) am very tired of fire/fighting after three generations of it straight.

Variety is nice.

 

[Deleted member 465307]

EDIT: Nevermind.

 

[javadoze]

What's the opinions on the legendaries? Both look cool as fuck imo. I honestly think Sun looks better

Spoiler

(tougher)

but I'll probably go with Moon because it looks pretty unique and I've always gone for the blue Pokemon games.

The legendaries are alright, but not as visually captivating as Reshiram/Zekrom or even Xerneas/Yveltal.

Perhaps when more of the lore gets unveiled then I'll like them more.

 

[Cilla]

I love Blaziken. Its one of my favorite starters. But I (and many others) am very tired of fire/fighting after three generations of it straight.

Variety is nice.

I love Blaziken too. So OP. Always named mine Kickin' Chicken.

 

[Kyzer]

I think the legendaries and starters look cool as a new foreign stop in the series. Curious to see what the Alola lore has to say about them

 

[Hard]

there fixed it

 

[Menitta]

Moon/I don't know.

If I had to pick right this second, I'd probably go with Rowlet.

 

[Sou Da]

there fixed it

It's Drilbur now.

 

[Boss Doggie]

there fixed it

*wibble*

 

[Daft Punk]

there fixed it

I CAN'T BREATHE LOL

 

[spyroflame0487]

Makes you wonder if Litten will have that thing in its future evolutions, as it already dons a marking similar to that.

Confirmed for Tiger.
Confirmed for continuing the Fire Starters as being part of the Chinese Zodiac wheel.

 

[ffdgh]

there fixed it

I never asked for this....tho water/steel with sand stream sounds hilarious. Still hoping the end evo looks like this guy.

 

[Joqu]

Oh yeah, I talked a bit about Torterra in a previous post and our new region is island based so that reminds me. Anyone want to hear about my never going to happen Pokemon region wish?

A giant, ancient, dormant Torterra. I'm talking absolutely colossal here. Don't make it too obvious but throw some hints around, geographic wise but also maybe by having the region suffer from some unexplained natural phenomena. Then of course, near the end the Pokemon awakes.

I don't know, I just feel like it'd make for a really memorable region. It's only based on the HeartGold / SoulSilver Pokedex entry:

Ancient people imagined that beneath the ground, a gigantic Torterra dwelled.

Which is of course a reference to the World Turtle myths, but I'd like to imagine it a bit smaller than that. Just a bit.

 

[V-Faction]

Fire/Poison, you say.

 

[Delio]

Oh yeah just a nice hint, when Japanese draw tigers they tend to have forehead marks

specifically they are meant to evoke the "king" kanji (&#29579

Makes you wonder if Litten will have that thing in its future evolutions, as it already dons a marking similar to that.



Ah that clears it up, thanks!

Yeah I can totally see it becoming a Bengal Tiger as it gets bigger.

 

[Strimei]

Fire/Poison, you say.

Reminds me of how some thought that Litleo might evolve into a manticore-like pokemon in XY.