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Pokémon Sun and Moon Starters Revealed. Releases November 18th 2016.

What's wrong with the world? Popplio is clearly the best.

In fact, if someone wants to mod my avatar to add Popplio's head overtop the current face adorning the neck of my Charizard, i'll wear it at least until launch (though probably much longer, in reality)

These damn Popplio haters need to be shown who's boss
 
What's wrong with the world? Popplio is clearly the best.

In fact, if someone wants to mod my avatar to add Popplio's head overtop the current face adorning the neck of my Charizard, i'll wear it at least until launch (though probably much longer, in reality)

Thes damn Popplio haters need to be shown whose boss
How would ruining your own avatar teach Popplio haters a lesson?
 
This are the best starters I've ever seen since Red and Blue. They are based on three of the most popular animals on the Internet, Owls because they are cute and misterious, Seals because they are silly and fun and cats because cats. So hard to pick one but I think I might go with Rowlet (.OvO.)
 
How would ruining your own avatar teach Popplio haters a lesson?
I'm tired of the face I have on there now anyway, and I have a weird rule about only adding onto my avatar, never subtracting :D

I just can't believe the low response to the lil' guy. I wish I had a spare hour to type up his praises, but suffice it to say, he's clearly the best of the three (as was Froakie).

It's okay Popplio, I'll raise you into an uberschwentz death machine that fills the lungs of your enemies with torrents of putrid death water until they sink into the depths of eternal oblivion, don't worry
 
Litten looks okay but these are easily the worst starter designs ever.

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Lots of airing of grievances about the starters, but the real tragedy is that the playable trainers are sporting the weakest (default) designs in the series
 
Lots of airing of grievances about the starters, but the real tragedy is that the playable trainers are sporting the weakest (default) designs in the series
Really? I feel the opposite. They're only a tad behind B/W's trainers.
 
I kind of prefer them to something like Black 2. They're definitely the blandest though.

BW2 is in contention for worst trainer designs, but for different reasons. While the Sun/Moon trainers are incredibly dull, the BW2 trainers look like their whole closet dumped on them.
 
I like this male trainer design because he has a fucking normal hat, a fucking normal shirt, a fucking normal pair of pants, and a fucking normal hair cut. He looks like a fucking normal human being and, as such, I really like his design.

EDIT: For reference I don't like the male designs in Gen III (weird hat), Gen IV (weird clothes), BW2 (weird everything), and XY (horrible haircut). I am personally a fan of bland. :P
 
Nobody is feeling the Moon legendary at all it seems.

I, for one, welcome our new majestic bat overlord.

In all seriousness, the lion does look cool, but there are lots of lion-like Pokemon in the game already, not to mention the three beasts from the GSC era. The bat just looks so unique, and cool, and elegant, and I cannot wait to toss my Master Ball at it.
 
Nobody is feeling the Moon legendary at all it seems.

I, for one, welcome our new majestic bat overlord.

In all seriousness, the lion does look cool, but there are lots of lion-like Pokemon in the game already, not to mention the three beasts from the GSC era. The bat just looks so unique, and cool, and elegant, and I cannot wait to toss my Master Ball at it.
Pfffff, at least throw a Quick Ball first.
 
Nobody is feeling the Moon legendary at all it seems.

I, for one, welcome our new majestic bat overlord.

In all seriousness, the lion does look cool, but there are lots of lion-like Pokemon in the game already, not to mention the three beasts from the GSC era. The bat just looks so unique, and cool, and elegant, and I cannot wait to toss my Master Ball at it.

We got more bats than lions though....

I like the Bat legendary! Cool design except for it's face in my opinion!
 
BW2 male was so bad I had to play as the lass, a series first.

How did they go from one of the best to the worst with the sequel?
 
Nobody is feeling the Moon legendary at all it seems.

I, for one, welcome our new majestic bat overlord.

In all seriousness, the lion does look cool, but there are lots of lion-like Pokemon in the game already, not to mention the three beasts from the GSC era. The bat just looks so unique, and cool, and elegant, and I cannot wait to toss my Master Ball at it.
Huh, there's a ton more Japanese fan art of it than the lion I think.

Mei is also the best female character.
 
Huh, there's a ton more Japanese fan art of it than the lion I think.
Really? Interesting.

I think I have a preference for flying-type legendaries. Lugia/Ho-oh... Latios/Latias... Yvietal... Those are the ones I think of off the bat, but yeah. The bat fits. Plus it does a goddamn moon beam so intense I expected Sailor Moon to come out.
 
Found an image that relates to my idea on Popplio's evo. I'd love if this is the path he goes down. I think the clown inspiration will remain, but not as much in focus as his first form.
 
Found an image that relates to my idea on Popplio's evo. I'd love if this is the path he goes down. I think the clown inspiration will remain, but not as much in focus as his first form.
I agree. After seeing the trailer a few more times, Popplio is not that bad. However. There is an owl starter. I can't NOT pick the owl starter. It's a little ball of feathers and adorable and I need it.

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Make the plushie soon, Nintendo. I'll take 20.
 
I kind of want to use Rowlet and Litten for my first playthru but I try not to do that first go around. Tempting though.
 
Rowlet is the definite choice for picking as starter.

But then I realised, Pokémon Bank makes it so we get every starter anyway. Pick one, upload, reset, pick another, upload, reset, pick the final one, download other two. Boom.
 
I'll try to make a Rowlet evo whenver I have time.

Definitely see some Quilava and Luxray in there, don't know about the rest.
Correct.

Raikou's toes+fangs, Luxray pose and butt thing, Quilava's head fire, Furret's head shape and... Mudkip's cheek things? I dunno

Edit: Watchog's tail, I think.
Correct for Raikou, Quilava, and Luxray. I'll give you a freebie the cheek things are Raikou's except not copy pasted :p
 
what if he follows the school of Mega Swampert and Samurott of getting gains

I don't want anything to follow the path of Mega Swampert. Such an abomination... The problem with cross-gen evolutions, megas included, is it's such a crap shoot how they'll turn out design-wise x.x Lickitung - ruined, Gyarados - ruined, Manectric - what the fuck (don't care for normal Manectric, but the mega makes me wanna put it out of its misery)...

Now, I know there are people (with bad taste) who actually like Lickilicky, Mega Swampert, Mega Gyarados or even, heavens forbid, Mega Manectric. But as someone that loves Lickitung, Gyarados and Swampert, I'd rather those things not exist as they do now lol.
 
I don't want anything to follow the path of Mega Swampert. Such an abomination... The problem with cross-gen evolutions, megas included, is it's such a crap shoot how they'll turn out design-wise x.x Lickitung - ruined, Gyarados - ruined, Manectric - what the fuck (don't care for normal Manectric, but the mega makes me wanna put it out of its misery)...

Now, I know there are people (with bad taste) who actually like Lickilicky, Mega Swampert, Mega Gyarados or even, heavens forbid, Mega Manectric. But as someone that loves Lickitung, Gyarados and Swampert, I'd rather those things not exist as they do now lol.
I'm trying real hard to come up with well-designed megas and I honestly can't.
 
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