Can't people datamine the demo?
They sure can, and in fact did for the ORAS demo, therefore we got all the new Mega Pokemon leaked. Game Freak is probably going to be more careful this time around.
The mid evolutions all look great. I can see hints at their final forms as well, most notably in Brionne. Terrocat sure does look pretty muscular. Muscles... for fighting...
Festival Plaza looks like a more interactive online experience for sure. I'm curious about the missions. Do players actually set missions for others? The ones we saw were just "take me over here", I wonder if they can be more robust. Also there seems to be places where you can EV train. It says Pikachu's HP went up a lot at the bounce castle. I also wonder what kind of things you can buy. Perhaps we will have something similar to a secret base, or at least a house we can decorate?
Poke Pelago is another great feature. Finally, those box Pokemon can make themselves useful. There ALSO seems to be an EV training feature here as well. Game Freak is really going out of their way to give you options.
The QR teams sounds like a great feature, but I'm curious how it will be implemented. Can they just be used willy nilly in all battles? Or is there a special mode? Or do both players have to agree that one will use a rental team? And will there be a legendary ban like on battle spot? I hope we get more info on the details, but regardless it sounds like a great way to try out new strategies and Pokemon you may not have.
Ash Greninja... yup, he's in there. Though many people speculated that his inclusion would be a bigger deal and relate to syncho abilities with other Pokemon, or something called Z Forms. It really seems like Ash Greninja is a one off special thing and it won't be a major part of the story. Though who knows, there's obviously some crazy stuff going on with the Ultra Beasts so maybe "bonds" have a bigger role, but with other Pokemon.
This game is seriously shaping up to be the best Pokemon adventure yet. SIX WEEKS.