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Pokémon Sun & Moon | Info and speculation thread

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Galava

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High Resolution Boxarts

▼ Release dates:
  • Worldwide release: November 18th 2016
  • Europe release: November 23rd 2016
This thread is for discussion of new information that is announced and speculation purposes. Only confirmed and/or official information will be posted in OP post.

▼ Confirmed Information:
  • Alola is the name of the new region (Hawaii themed). See map artwork
  • Lots of new pokémon!
  • Rotom lives in your Pokedex. It's alive!
  • Explore the islands of Alola, meet the trial captains, face the pokémon totems and battle the Kahunas!
  • Use QR codes to share information about pokémon with your friends.
  • Train the IVs of your pokémon when they reach level 100.
  • Host your own competitions and tournaments, online or local!


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N

Nightbird

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First we got nothing for months, and now we get stuff thrown at us at a rapid rate. Not optimal, but since we are past the "No info" Era, I'm looking forward to it :)
 
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JoeM86

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Lemrik said:
Give us more Pokemon :) Wanne see the final form of our lovely owl!
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Don't get your hopes up on that any time soon.

They never show start evolutions so early. Earliest we had was Blaziken a few months before launch due to the anime.

They want to keep starter evolutions a surprise. It's very unlikely the final ones get revealed before launch, and we'll likely only see middle evolutions within a month or two of launch.
 
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Blackquill

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Hope they talk about new mechanics or some really cool Pokemon with new abilities or attacks or new dual typing

Something new
 
G

Galava

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JoeM86 said:
Don't get your hopes up on that any time soon.

They never show start evolutions so early. Earliest we had was Blaziken a few months before launch due to the anime.

They want to keep starter evolutions a surprise. It's very unlikely the final ones get revealed before launch, and we'll likely only see middle evolutions within a month or two of launch.
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I'm expecting New3DS gimmicks, mechanics or minigames(Amie?) with new shots revealing the dog/deer pokémon we saw.
 
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Bots are better than you

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JoeM86 said:
Don't get your hopes up on that any time soon.

They never show start evolutions so early. Earliest we had was Blaziken a few months before launch due to the anime.

They want to keep starter evolutions a surprise. It's very unlikely the final ones get revealed before launch, and we'll likely only see middle evolutions within a month or two of launch.
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Weren't the evos of the X&Y starters even only rumored until people digged through the game?
 
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TheOmegaSpartan

Member
I wanna see some other parts of Alola besides the starting area. My guess is we'll get the HM Surf much earlier in the game, too.

And possibly a pushed up release date of Summer 2016? I need my new Pokemon fix bad!
 
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Hopeford

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JoeM86 said:
Don't get your hopes up on that any time soon.

They never show start evolutions so early. Earliest we had was Blaziken a few months before launch due to the anime.

They want to keep starter evolutions a surprise. It's very unlikely the final ones get revealed before launch, and we'll likely only see middle evolutions within a month or two of launch.
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So what you're saying is that the sooner Ash gets his ass kicked in the league, the sooner we get more Pokemon info?

Alright, time to watch the anime and pretend Ash is Roman Reigns when it comes to cheering.
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Hopeford said:
So what you're saying is that the sooner Ash gets his ass kicked in the league, the sooner we get more Pokemon info?

Alright, time to watch the anime and pretend Ash is Roman Reigns when it comes to cheering.
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Actually Blaziken was introduced before the Johto finals, in fact that was prior to his rival finale fight with Gary :p
 
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Exterminieren

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Earlier than I expected. Maybe they're decoupling from Coro Coro as the main source of distributing info about the games?

Or maybe they're going to have two sets of reveals a month? *-*
 
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Bots are better than you

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JoeM86 said:
Yep. We didn't get middle evos until September 2013 and didn't get final evos until the game was out, though leaks from people who got the game early.
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Blackquill said:
Second form were announced somewhere one month before launch and the finals evolution were a "surprise" (even though people leaked that like hell)
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Thanks, i wasn't really sure about that anymore. With increasing age, the ability to keep "useless" things in head decreases. ^^

I'm in for more new regular Pokemon and some whacky typings and new interesting abilities. And i'm hoping for fewer legendaries, and less focus on them.
 
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Galava

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Exterminieren said:
Earlier than I expected. Maybe they're decoupling from Coro Coro as the main source of distributing info about the games?

Or maybe they're going to have two sets of reveals a month? *-*
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I think Corocoro won't reveal anything more (if it ever does) at least until the movie comes out.
 
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JoeM86

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Here's the history for starter evolution reveals

Generation 1
Obviously before launch. They're on the bloody cover

Generation 2
I'm not actually sure. It's a bit before my time. I don't think they were shown

Generation 3
Base forms: Leaked in July 2002 (my bad) | Officially revealed in CoroCoro in September 2002
Middle stages: Names released through trademarks. Not shown before launch
Final stages: Blaziken: CoroCoro in August 2002 | Sceptile & Swampert: Not shown before launch

Generation 4
Base forms: CoroCoro in September 2006
Middle stages: Not before launch
Final stages: Not before launch

Generation 5
Base forms: CoroCoro in May 2010
Middle stages: Servine & Dewott in anime production leak in July 2010. Pignite in Wottergate in September 2010. Official reveal in CoroCoro in September 2010
Final stages: All in Wottergate in September 2010. Not officially revealed before launch

Generation 6
Base forms: Pokémon Direct in January 2013
Middle stages: CoroCoro in September 2013
Final stages: Leaked by people with early copies. Not officially revealed before launch

Generation 7
Base forms: Reveal in May 2016

Exterminieren said:
Earlier than I expected. Maybe they're decoupling from Coro Coro as the main source of distributing info about the games?

Or maybe they're going to have two sets of reveals a month? *-*
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Probably a bit of both. We had a lot of reveals for X & Y in CoroCoro and a lot of reveals for X & Y away from CoroCoro.
 
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YAWN

Ask me which Shakespeare novel is best
Yaaasss.
I'm expecting a bit of gameplay news and 3 or so new Pokes.
Possibly the Cardinal we saw in the reveal trailer and maybe the Shiba Inu / Deer one we see in the latest. Perhaps a one version exclusive of each. I'm fully expecting a Rabbit exclusive for moon based on their mythology, Im not sure what could rival it though.
 
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ASIS

Member
Man I seriously cannot wait for this. This game is going to be so good! Probably one of the best gens... I hope.
 
G

Galava

Member
OrbitalMatrix said:
When did CoroCoro say their new info was coming?
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https://twitter.com/JoeMerrick/status/730684267831918592
Just to clarify. What CoroCoro says for next month is
ポケモン サン ムーン「このポケモンがコロコロの主役！？」大独占スクープ！！
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https://twitter.com/JoeMerrick/status/730684348484161537
This translates to:
Pokémon Sun & Moon - CoroCoro is the Pokémon Main Source!? Big exclusive Scoop!!
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G

Galava

Member
JoeM86 said:
Others have taken the middle bit to mean about CoroCoro's mascot, especially since a second page that said the same featured Clefairy from the manga, but still...an exclusive scoop is an exclusive scoop.
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Yeah, not expecting much from Corocoro next month, the movie still needs to be promoted.
 
G

Galava

Member
JoeM86 said:
That doesn't mean they can't promote the games too...
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I hope I'm wrong and they show something new about S&M, but seeing this month's two-page movie "ad" I don't expect less for next month. Maybe I'm just starting to be pessimistic.
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Honestly I'm surprised Coro Coro still advertise the movie - you'd think PokeFan would cover that instead.
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
JoeM86 said:
That's a more specialised magazine, and it does.
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Yeah that's what I mean, it covers anime, movies and I think side games too no? I feel it's why Coro Coro has less stuff on Pokemon - since it has its own publication.
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
JoeM86 said:
It's to get exposure away from the dedicated fanbase who follows everything
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true enough I guess, though I always thought pokefan also targets children

then again there are dedicate child fans, I always figured children aren't on the "dedicated" level yet lol
 
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Shaanyboi

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If only there were like... some kind of central gaming event with all eyes, maybe around June, where Nintendo could release information around their games...

I'm kidding. But also totally not kidding...
 
F

Forkball

Member
"New"

"Info"

"June"

Though any news is good news. Now that we got the starters and legendaries out of the way, hopefully they tell us the real meat of the game and reveal some new features.
 
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ASIS

Member
Shaanyboi said:
If only there were like... some kind of central gaming event with all eyes, maybe around June, where Nintendo could release information around their games...

I'm kidding. But also totally not kidding...
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Yeah I'm also thinking the same thing, Nintendo for sure isn't going to have the best E3 but they do have a couple more games than Zelda. They could have shown it off.
 
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Kyzer

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im expecting one very small thing thats only news because we noticed it examining the trailer frame by frame.

and for corocoro I expect the "scoop" to be mostly recycled screens with a little bit of new info on the protags and starting town
 
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