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Pokemon Sun and Moon
9 years ago
*takes the bone out of his mouth*
Well, a second trailer has officially been revealed. And with it, I realized I forgot to throw my two cents on the first trailer's reveals. So I'm going to go ahead and toss my opinion out on that one first, then add on to this my thoughts on the second trailer.
Starters
Well, with every generation we get ourselves our new Starters. In this case we get Owlett, Litten, and Popplio. From what I've seen, everyone is in major hype over Owlett and Litten, and giving big hate on Popplio. I actually feel sad for it and would surely pick this one. Meanwhile, I would go against the popular opinion and honestly say GTFO to Owlett. Seriously, I'm not a big fan of Soccer Ball Pokemon. Honestly, since I know I will be getting both versions, I will probably have Litten on one, and Popplio on the other. The big question will be figuring out which version will be my main, and which starter my Main will get.
The Alola Region
Obviously a huge hint to Hawaii (with the region name being one letter from Aloha), though with only one island shown, I'm worried about how this game will go (I do understand the second trailer revealed more islands, but I'm basing this off what was shown in the first round of trailers). Its nice to see a lot of tropical themes and I am curious on just how this will set up for the new Pokemon that are revealed. Don't forget, that the Pokemon 20th Anniversary videos showed a wire-frame for a new regional (more than likely) bird Pokemon.
Cover Pokemon
Ah, our BoxArt Pokemon. Should be interesting to see how these two go. I predict Dark/Flying or Dark/Psychic for the Moon, and at least part Fire-type for the Sun starter (again, I know this was revealed already in the second trailer). I know the names weren't revealed in these trailers. However, let's not forget that a month before this trailer, the trademarks for Solgaleo and Lunalaa were revealed. I predict these are the names for those Pokemon and will be calling them as such until something says otherwise.
Anyway, that is about all that was present in the first trailer, other than hints of various aspects such as Trainer Customization might being a thing again. So its time to move on to the recent reveals we just had yesterday.
Solgaleo and Lunala
As I said, I figured these Pokemon were be the names, as they were already Trademarked. However, I was a bit off on the type predictions. I'm a little upset as to how Solgaleo isn't even part Fire-type at all. Honestly, its whole aspect screams Fire, not Steel and Psychic. Same thing with Lunala being Psychic/Ghost. Everything appears to show Lunala being a Dark type in some form, or even a Flying type. So I'm not too huge on their typings. Their abilities also seem to be nothing more than Signature Copycat abilities, like how TurboBlaze and TerroVolt were for Reshiram and Zekrom, which copied Mold Breaker. Solgaleo's ability, Full Metal Body, seems to copy Clear Body, and prevents Stat Drops from the opponent. Meanwhile Lunala's abilities, Shadow Shield, appears to be nothing more than a copy of Multiscale, and reduces damage taken while at Max HP. Their moves Sunsteel Strike and Moongeist Beam don't have much info revealed. However, it is potential that these moves could take a page from Flying Press and be labeled as Steel and Ghost attacks, but do damage as if they are Fire and Dark attacks as well. But only time will tell.
Rotom Pokedex
Wait a minute? Your Pokedex IS a Rotom? I don't know how I feel about this. I mean, clearly it won't be an actual part of your team, otherwise that would be a complete restriction on your party (which can only have 6 Pokemon). I am glad that they are taking full use of Rotom's ability to possess electronical devices, as been discussed. And the huge joy that it actually does talk to you as well is pretty cool as well. This will be the first big instance of Pokemon being able to talk to you. From what I was reading, apparently, the Rotom Pokedex is actually rare, only given to very few trainers, (Obviously because it does require a Rotom in it). My wonder now is what do regular trainers get in its place (as I'm sure, in the Anime, Ash won't have a Rotom Pokedex). I love how it is like an in-game guide. And with the QR Code, I'm curious on how its going to apply towards Pokedex completion. On a side note, while nothing else is revealed about it, there are apparently going to be two Pokedexes. the Alola Pokedex and the MeleMele Pokedex.
New NPCs
Kukui, Lillie, and Hau. I'm going to be frank with these. I love the name for our Regional Professor. It seems like a silly name to me. Though I feel like his "mysterious assistant" Lillie is going to be strange. I just feel like, as an assistant to a Professor in the Alola region, you shouldn't dress that fancy. As for Hau, he looks to be a laid back kinda guy. So long as he isn't another Barry, I'm happy.
The Alola Region - Expanded
Alright, at least now I'm certain there are more than one island. Apparently there are going to be four natural islands, and one man-made island. It is going to be interesting to see how these work. Its probably going to be something like two gyms per Island, with the fifth Island being either the Pokemon League or the base of the Alola Region's evil organization. I am now going to be curious on how transportation between the Islands work. Assuming that you still have the standard HMs concept, its going to be pretty bland if travel between the islands is just going to involve grabbing HM Surf after the second Gym and going on through the islands. To top that off, the way its looking so far, there aren't going to be many actual routes to travel along. I'm really worried that the Alola region is going to be lacking in areas to travel to, so far. Maybe there are some things that will be revealed to help it out. It might be cool if there are a bunch of under water locations to visit as well.
Anyway, that's my opinion on everything revealed so how. Hopefully, the next trailer will reveal something good
Starters
Well, with every generation we get ourselves our new Starters. In this case we get Owlett, Litten, and Popplio. From what I've seen, everyone is in major hype over Owlett and Litten, and giving big hate on Popplio. I actually feel sad for it and would surely pick this one. Meanwhile, I would go against the popular opinion and honestly say GTFO to Owlett. Seriously, I'm not a big fan of Soccer Ball Pokemon. Honestly, since I know I will be getting both versions, I will probably have Litten on one, and Popplio on the other. The big question will be figuring out which version will be my main, and which starter my Main will get.
The Alola Region
Obviously a huge hint to Hawaii (with the region name being one letter from Aloha), though with only one island shown, I'm worried about how this game will go (I do understand the second trailer revealed more islands, but I'm basing this off what was shown in the first round of trailers). Its nice to see a lot of tropical themes and I am curious on just how this will set up for the new Pokemon that are revealed. Don't forget, that the Pokemon 20th Anniversary videos showed a wire-frame for a new regional (more than likely) bird Pokemon.
Cover Pokemon
Ah, our BoxArt Pokemon. Should be interesting to see how these two go. I predict Dark/Flying or Dark/Psychic for the Moon, and at least part Fire-type for the Sun starter (again, I know this was revealed already in the second trailer). I know the names weren't revealed in these trailers. However, let's not forget that a month before this trailer, the trademarks for Solgaleo and Lunalaa were revealed. I predict these are the names for those Pokemon and will be calling them as such until something says otherwise.
Anyway, that is about all that was present in the first trailer, other than hints of various aspects such as Trainer Customization might being a thing again. So its time to move on to the recent reveals we just had yesterday.
Solgaleo and Lunala
As I said, I figured these Pokemon were be the names, as they were already Trademarked. However, I was a bit off on the type predictions. I'm a little upset as to how Solgaleo isn't even part Fire-type at all. Honestly, its whole aspect screams Fire, not Steel and Psychic. Same thing with Lunala being Psychic/Ghost. Everything appears to show Lunala being a Dark type in some form, or even a Flying type. So I'm not too huge on their typings. Their abilities also seem to be nothing more than Signature Copycat abilities, like how TurboBlaze and TerroVolt were for Reshiram and Zekrom, which copied Mold Breaker. Solgaleo's ability, Full Metal Body, seems to copy Clear Body, and prevents Stat Drops from the opponent. Meanwhile Lunala's abilities, Shadow Shield, appears to be nothing more than a copy of Multiscale, and reduces damage taken while at Max HP. Their moves Sunsteel Strike and Moongeist Beam don't have much info revealed. However, it is potential that these moves could take a page from Flying Press and be labeled as Steel and Ghost attacks, but do damage as if they are Fire and Dark attacks as well. But only time will tell.
Rotom Pokedex
Wait a minute? Your Pokedex IS a Rotom? I don't know how I feel about this. I mean, clearly it won't be an actual part of your team, otherwise that would be a complete restriction on your party (which can only have 6 Pokemon). I am glad that they are taking full use of Rotom's ability to possess electronical devices, as been discussed. And the huge joy that it actually does talk to you as well is pretty cool as well. This will be the first big instance of Pokemon being able to talk to you. From what I was reading, apparently, the Rotom Pokedex is actually rare, only given to very few trainers, (Obviously because it does require a Rotom in it). My wonder now is what do regular trainers get in its place (as I'm sure, in the Anime, Ash won't have a Rotom Pokedex). I love how it is like an in-game guide. And with the QR Code, I'm curious on how its going to apply towards Pokedex completion. On a side note, while nothing else is revealed about it, there are apparently going to be two Pokedexes. the Alola Pokedex and the MeleMele Pokedex.
New NPCs
Kukui, Lillie, and Hau. I'm going to be frank with these. I love the name for our Regional Professor. It seems like a silly name to me. Though I feel like his "mysterious assistant" Lillie is going to be strange. I just feel like, as an assistant to a Professor in the Alola region, you shouldn't dress that fancy. As for Hau, he looks to be a laid back kinda guy. So long as he isn't another Barry, I'm happy.
The Alola Region - Expanded
Alright, at least now I'm certain there are more than one island. Apparently there are going to be four natural islands, and one man-made island. It is going to be interesting to see how these work. Its probably going to be something like two gyms per Island, with the fifth Island being either the Pokemon League or the base of the Alola Region's evil organization. I am now going to be curious on how transportation between the Islands work. Assuming that you still have the standard HMs concept, its going to be pretty bland if travel between the islands is just going to involve grabbing HM Surf after the second Gym and going on through the islands. To top that off, the way its looking so far, there aren't going to be many actual routes to travel along. I'm really worried that the Alola region is going to be lacking in areas to travel to, so far. Maybe there are some things that will be revealed to help it out. It might be cool if there are a bunch of under water locations to visit as well.
Anyway, that's my opinion on everything revealed so how. Hopefully, the next trailer will reveal something good
