Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Mantine Surfing looks cool. That Pokésnapchat feature still seems boring.
That's about the same amount of Pokémon XY had.
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Pokemon UltraSun/UltraMoon (9/22) Trailer: Mantine Surfing, Photo Club, Island Trials
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WrenchNinja
Member
Mantine surfing feels like something that'll show up after you beat the Pokémon League, like soaring in the sky in ORAS.
Something pretty pointless compared to actually flying to a location.
Something pretty pointless compared to actually flying to a location.
Bobo Dakes
Member
It's weird. I'm into Pokemon for the adventure. I definitely liked Sun/Moon over XY and ORAS (storywise), but I only put 50 hours into Sun/Moon compared to 300 or 200 for XY and ORAS and that was due to the latter having such a great and accessible multiplayer. I couldn't bother with Sun/Moon on that front.
Once again, single player here looks ace, but I can't expect them to put PSS back in US/UM if they want it to connect seamlessly with S/M. So I'm really on the fence with this. If it can pull a Black 2/ White 2 and give me 100 hours of single player stuff to do, I'm there.
I like Mina, but did she? That girl couldn't give a fuck about the main story.
Once again, single player here looks ace, but I can't expect them to put PSS back in US/UM if they want it to connect seamlessly with S/M. So I'm really on the fence with this. If it can pull a Black 2/ White 2 and give me 100 hours of single player stuff to do, I'm there.
I like Mina, but did she? That girl couldn't give a fuck about the main story.
Eh, I just get the upgraded game of the version I didn't get. Since I got Sun, I'll be getting Ultra Moon.
Soar wasn't post-League; you got it before the last badge. It was super useful, if only because you didn't need to have a flier in your party; I didn't use Fly a single time after getting Soar.
They obviously won't let you skip to any island with Mantine surfing, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if you could do it quite early on, just limited to islands you've visited (same as Fly).
Pretty sure that was the point, to leave her for this game. Also frankly, she looks like she could care less about her involvement lmao
If the trailer from last time is any indication, you can get it as early as the first island
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Japanese trailer shows Torracat following Hau in the overworld lol...
Shadow Broker
Banned
Hau looks like he has a chip on his shoulder.
Wouldn't be surprised if it was weirdly early since Sun/Moon had Rufflet and Vullaby early on.
The Greek Freak
Member
Might be the first traditional pokemon game I skip since....ever. I honestly just can't imagine myself willingly going back to my 3ds for such little changes. If anything this makes me realize it's about time I find some kid to give my stuff to even though I will be screwed if pokebank goes to switch and I don't have this thing.
Love that maturity right there. Be sure to only play stuff within your targeted demographic because anything outside of it is definitely too young for you.
Retro Edge
Member
I'm waiting for the news that they add the national Pokedex back to the game. Without that the series is dead to me. :/
JershJopstin
Banned
...did you even read the rest of the sentence you bolded?
WrenchNinja
Member
Right. Too late in the game to really matter.
I don't see how that's super useful at all. Fly is just one move, out of what, potentially 24 you can have on you? Not a big deal to have it on you. I barely used Soar aside from the legendary hunting cause it takes longer to do what Fly does already. Activate the eon flute, watch Lati@s transform, load, show up in the sky, get your bearings and find the place you want to land, watch Lati@s drop you off, load, done.
You are right, they could have it earlier and just leave it for islands you already have access to, though I'm still not sure what the point of it would he besides being a minigame when you have Charizard Fly.
I missed this part of the site update.
No Alolan Butterfree, worst game of all time confirmed.
New Alolan forms is the thing I want most, but the game is less than two months from release and we haven't seen any at all. That would be the first thing I would lead with, hopefully there are still some big secrets left.
No Alolan Butterfree, worst game of all time confirmed.
New Alolan forms is the thing I want most, but the game is less than two months from release and we haven't seen any at all. That would be the first thing I would lead with, hopefully there are still some big secrets left.
I imagine you'll have to do that at least once for each time you set off to a new Island. Also, I looked at the trailer again, and there's a cutscene with Hau cheering you off from the surfer beach being added to the first island, so unless you do backtracking in the game, you're definitely getting it pretty early on.
Wasn't Butterfree already in SuMo though? I doubt any Pokemon that was already in the dex that didn't have an Alola Form is getting one now.
Higher quality key art:
Was waiting for this to show up, now I have a new lock screen for my phone
You do know you don't have to buy both, right?
ShiftaDeband
Member
All I want to know is if we have a National Dex. I can't believe how much that made me not want to play more of SM.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Just give us a proper national dex.
Hau's team is slightly bigger, he has a new battle intro (both shown in Paniola Town), and near the end "legendary pokemon surround Necrozma, the story of light and darkness begin".
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I still don't know if I want to continue playing Moon, or just wait for Ultra SuMo.
I doubt it very much. Probably that will return in the Switch version when hopefully Pokemon Bank will be integrated into the game.
The Greek Freak
Member
Huh?
I didn't say pokemon or the 3ds is just for kids. I've played a shit ton of both. I'm playing a ton of my switch and will likely play a ton of switch pokemon whenever it comes out as long as it doesn't look awful.
I'm not sure how the switch is more in my demographic than the 3ds besides that it's newer/more expensive. Not that you would know my demographic unless you read through my post history compiling details like a creep.
I just don't like keeping my old crap around, and I typically donate or give it to a kid so that someone can get some use out of it instead of rotting in my basement, or having to deal with craigslist or gamestop for a couple of bucks.
What a weird reaction
My bad, I misinterpreted what you said. Sorry!
I mean, she was still trying to be a trial captain in SuMo, she just hadn't come up with what she wanted her Challenge to be yet. Besides, I doubt she can be a Trial Captain for very long anyway, there's no way she isn't in her late teens at the very least.
That's a good idea. I'm a bit of a pack rat when it comes to keeping my old stuff, but at some point you need to ask yourself "Am I going to keep getting enjoyment out of this?"
Yeah, when I was 11 Emerald was so hype cus it had groudon and kyogre fight and rayquaza save the day, with both evil teams involved. Felt like the definitive real story. Same with Platinum. Makes me kinda sad that we won't see solgaleo and lunala have an epic battle with necozma involved. Just two parallel stories again.
The Greek Freak
Member
The only consoles I've taken back out after putting them away.
- Psp (homebrew/emulators)
- Dreamcast
Everything else just rotted until I tossed it or gave it to my friend who basically hoards game shit.
Started giving stuff away when the 360/ps3 to ps4 etc switchover happened and I'm super happy I don't keep stuff around anymore.
I won't lie, I'm pretty disappointed Trials are coming back, I just didn't care for them at all and would rather just have standard gyms back in place. All I can hope for now is that it's post game, which would actually be rather awesome but I highly doubt that'll happen. Also, we really, REALLY need more Alolan forms or this will feel like too much of a retread of S/M.
That surfing looks amazing though.
That surfing looks amazing though.
WrenchNinja
Member
I want to know what Game Freak's intention with the two versions is this time. With Black 2 and White 2 they clearly wanted Black and White owners to get the respective logical sequels as the follow up. Is it the same here? Does it matter? I wonder if there'll be anything transferable like a memory link despite these not being sequels and instead being just new takes on the same games.
Didn't BW2 sell better than the average 3rd version? They saw that and were like "guess we're doing that for now on."
Their intention is to make money.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
I kind of want Ultra Sun, but I'm gonna wait a few days/weeks until after people have played through it. I mainly want to hear how or if they expanded on the last island and post-game. I really enjoyed Sun, but that's where it's biggest flaws laid.
Nope. B2W2 did just under 8 million. Platinum did around 7 and a half
Probably the latter. It was hard enough pulling myself back to the 3DS when the Vita was around. With the Switch providing HD console gaming experiences on the go...it's a constant struggle to keep one's eyes on such a low resolution screen, not helped by the fact that Pokémon games on the system aren't well optimized even on the New variants.
Sonic Rift
Member
Based on everything they've shown so far, this looks to be a sequel to Sun and Moon, in the way that Black 2/White 2 were, set after those events.
No mention of Team Skull, Lillie is in her post-game outfit and she's holding a Pokèball, new villains, Hau's running an island challenge. I don't think comparing it to Yellow is fair.
We're probably looking at a world map that's 80% the same with some new areas to explore that may have been cut off last time.
Sweeeet, the new trailer got me all excited though seeing Tyranitar being in the revamped Pokédex is making me go back to the drawing board as I want to use him on my team.
Oh cool Hau has four Pokémon in Paniola Town a major step up from Sun and Moon when he only had a pitiful two and I was rocking with five-six Pokémon.
Here's hoping that this will apply to all the trainers in Alola plus a few more as I felt that Sun and had the fewest trainer count and them having only two Pokémon each didn't help.
Damn it Game Freak, what do I have to get you to bring back the Pokémon follow me feature?
We...don't?!<(
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Nah it just feels wrong not buying both at this point, but then again I am okay with it.
With Mina being a trial caption and we get to do her trial, I wonder if Ilima will get replaced in Sun and Moon as he hasn't appeared in the animé and in the game he was a student of the Pokémon School.
It isn't a sequel as one of the screenshot showed Lillie in her default outfit.
Oh cool Hau has four Pokémon in Paniola Town a major step up from Sun and Moon when he only had a pitiful two and I was rocking with five-six Pokémon.
Here's hoping that this will apply to all the trainers in Alola plus a few more as I felt that Sun and had the fewest trainer count and them having only two Pokémon each didn't help.
Damn it Game Freak, what do I have to get you to bring back the Pokémon follow me feature?
We...don't?!<(
> Nah it just feels wrong not buying both at this point, but then again I am okay with it.
With Mina being a trial caption and we get to do her trial, I wonder if Ilima will get replaced in Sun and Moon as he hasn't appeared in the animé and in the game he was a student of the Pokémon School.
It isn't a sequel as one of the screenshot showed Lillie in her default outfit.
Literally nothing has hinted towards this.
And there are some scenes shown which are exactly the same as in SM. It's just an enhanced version.
PixelatedBookake
Junior Member
Why is Hau mad now? He almost never broke a smile in S/M
His lips got flipped, turned upside down.