TheGreatLugia
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3DS limitations aside, I think Sun and Moon are some of the nicer looking games on the system. Game Freak seems to be pushing the hardware a bit more than they usually do.
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New Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer (September 20th)
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3DS limitations aside, I think Sun and Moon are some of the nicer looking games on the system. Game Freak seems to be pushing the hardware a bit more than they usually do.
According to Serebii, we knew of some. No Hidden Abilities, though (nor do they belong in pre-release materials).
I checked Talonflame and it seems no one knew about galon wings before the release.
Who?
GiantBreadbug
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No worries. And yeah I'm mostly wondering since the shot of Eevee getting played with in the US trailer seems to show it being paralyzed.
Yeah I think the 1000th Pokémon is probably gonna cap the Gen VIII dex, which I guess means it'll be a legendary. But it has the potential to be an amazing Pokémon.
Hidden Ability =) though it seems not even his regular was known.
I might if I can convince Amazon UK to price match it to my standard copy as paying £72.98 for both copy is a bit much for a steel case.
Eevee learns it at level 33, but Baton Pass always goes last so Eevee will need to survive a hit.
Eevee will be decent in the pre-evolution cup in lower tiers but in higher tier there are better baton passer out there.
Yep, it will save me money on paralyze heals and Antidotes as I won't need to buy as many.
My worry is that this will somehow mean that the game is even easier but I am hoping that isn't the case.
Yeah I get that feeling as well.
Same I am about 70% hyped for Sun and Moon and really excited to explore the Alola region and try out the new Alola Pokémon and see how Alolan form works.
Heck I still don't have my Sun team fully planned out yet as I have two spot open, with one reserve for a water type.
Nah that would be Diancie, it should have been a Carbink evolution.
Zygarde is up there as well for not getting his own game and being shoe horned into gen 7.
NipplesAndToes23
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No, I'm saying I wouldn't be happy with just rows and a fro.
AetherZX
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Seeing as the leak keeps turning up as credible, might as well throw this one out there:
"Ash" Greninja is a transformation Z-move. Activate as normal > Water Shuriken > Transform > Throw Flaming Fuma Shuriken > form lasts until KO'd like a mega.
Water Shuriken will probably be required like Dragon Ascent. In Snorlax's case apparently Giga Impact is needed?
Food for thought.
"Ash" Greninja is a transformation Z-move. Activate as normal > Water Shuriken > Transform > Throw Flaming Fuma Shuriken > form lasts until KO'd like a mega.
Water Shuriken will probably be required like Dragon Ascent. In Snorlax's case apparently Giga Impact is needed?
Food for thought.
Nocturnowl
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I've only just now noticed the moonwalking ape at the end of the breakdancing scene despite having seen this a ridiculous number of times, the gift that keeps on giving.
Velcro Fly
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I watched the trailer at work and all I could think about is Harambe memes are never going to die.
Its growing on me. Defintely has a cool cry, but I think they should've gone for a more sharp mohawk look. Think a combo of Jon Talbain and Lord Raptor from Darkstalkers. Its main defining feature looks too fluffy.
SciencePilot
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Encore affects what the Pokémon does on its turn in battle, but instruct happens immediately. Like during Oranguru's turn.
Oh. Oh.
DeployThatPizza
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Encore is multiple turns, yes. Instruct also seems more geared towards double battles than single battles.
You could probably get some good highly situational use out of it in singles, swagger and whatnot.
Admiral Woofington
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Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah I would have preferred if that's the case.
Ideally, you could obtain a Rockruff from the other version, and its entire genetic line would still have the genes from that version. So you could obtain a Rockruff from Moon, and all of its children will also be Moon Rockruffs, even in Sun. This would allow you to breed toward the Lycanroc of your choice, regardless of which version you're playing.
The site says it's dependent on Solgaleo/Lunala's influence
GiantBreadbug
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I'm more hyped for SM than any Pokémon game prior, but this evolution being connected to the version and the time shift are just fuckin not-very-amazing ideas. I'm waiting for a reveal of some time-related difference between the versions that is actually substantial and not just convoluted non-features.
NipplesAndToes23
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Doesn't Encore only work against the opponent too?
Eh. I had a friend name a Bulbasaur be traded me "F***YouZubz" (But with a misspelling of my real name instead) after I asked. I kept that Bulbasaur as a badge of honor; I'd do the same if I had li'l MTiD.
I'm really hoping they add a way to get the other one postgame, because that feels like a serious rip-off/way to coerce double dips otherwise. Like, maybe an item or a secret cliff that's Sunny/Moony when it shouldn't be.
Well I mean you could always just trade for the other lol.
Subtervotion
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Yeah, this is definitely a really bad design choice here. I mean, trade evolutions have always been kind of a pain in the ass, but now with Lycanroc it's going to just add one more layer of bullshit on when you want to train one. Instead of having to find someone to trade with, now you'll have to make sure you find someone with the opposite version. Great. Lol.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
well, that wasn't the stuff I expected from Passimian fanart
That's not much better. You'd either be forced to get the other version or trade away a rare Pokemon in order to get the legendary you need.
Subtervotion
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So glad my friend called Moon back when SM was announced. Lycanroc Midday looking boss.
Lil'DigiOp
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Im team Moon but ill be trading for a Passimian asap
Not even close. The lighting is downright barbaric.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Oranguru is the one but I HATE normal sub-types
Subtervotion
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If you're going to have a normal sub type, having it paired with something weak to Ghost is about as good as it gets. Still waiting on a Normal / Ghost type.
Normal/Psychic is a pretty great combination, best as I can tell. Psychic neutralizes Normal's weakness to Fighting, while Normal renders Psychic immune to Ghost.
I've come to see "Normal" more as meaning "mammalian."
Leaning toward Pokemon Moon at this point. I'm up at some odd hours, so the time shift might work better for me if I want to see the sun. I've also come to really like Lunala, as well as Lycanroc-MN and Oranguru. I also prefer Alolan Raticate as the totem Pokemon.
Man, Telepathy Oranguru with Instruct will be awesome in doubles. Telepathy makes it immune to its allies' moves, while Instruct allows it to make other Pokemon use the same move twice in the same turn so it could Instruct its ally to use Surf, twice in the same turn, and thanks to Telepathy, it won't be hit by the move either time.
NipplesAndToes23
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That would be crazy good. It's only weakness would be Dark. That's insane!
NipplesAndToes23
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Passimian will probably have that berry throwing move, Natural Gift I think. Which type of berry makes that move the strongest?
Yep, that's exactly what happened in the trailer.
So what happens after a random ten year old wanders over and stuffs them into a Pokeball?
Yeah. I didn't realize what I was looking at, though, until I looked up the ability, etc.
Lord_Byron28
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Love the two new simians, I want both of them. When the leak first revealled a rugby chimp, I was expecting something much worse and I even expressed hope that GF would make a lemur and orangutan pokemon among others. I'm more than likely going to go and purchase Moon. Overall I like a lot of the designs this generation. A lot more unique pokemon that fit the overall theme of Alola compared to previous gen's, imo.
I prefer Lycanroc's mid day form over his midnight form but I still like both pokemon forms. Although I'm now starting to wonder how many Alolan variants there will be. They've really been stretching out reveals of those. They spread out Rattata and Raticate's Alolan form over a span of a month just recently.
I prefer Lycanroc's mid day form over his midnight form but I still like both pokemon forms. Although I'm now starting to wonder how many Alolan variants there will be. They've really been stretching out reveals of those. They spread out Rattata and Raticate's Alolan form over a span of a month just recently.