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If this thing also gets Will-o-Wisp (which it should since every fire type does) it's gonna be a nightmare for both fat mons AND physical sweepers!

''so this thing is x4 weak to EQ? Let's switch in my physical attacker or (insert fat ground type) into this!'' <- smart choice...

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I wonder if Salad's ability can poison Pokemon with Immunity? What about Comatose? I'm assuming it can't bypass abilities since Komala got hit with a fire move, but you never know. Mainly wondering because it can supposedly poison ALL Pokemon. Cool ability either way.

Salandit, not Sabandit.

I would assume it can only poison pokemon based on type, and not on ability, so things like immunity snorlax don't become utterly useless because of this pokemon. Magic bounce I would bet also bounces back the poison, which in this case would be very interesting since salandit itself could get poisoned by its own bounced toxic.

Its typing leaves it very weak to a faster excadrill or, well, any ground type, so as long as it has at least base 100 speed it could be seen in UU or who knows maybe OU. I mean, being able to poison things like amoonguss or ferrothorn is incredibly valuable, it puts a pressure on them that very few pokemon can. That, and the fact it is part fire, doubly resisting grass and being immune to will-o-wisp.

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I wonder if Salad's ability can poison Pokemon with Immunity?

Salad

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If I catch one, i'll definetly nickname it Salad

If this thing also gets Will-o-Wisp (which it should since every fire type does) it's gonna be a nightmare for both fat mons AND physical sweepers!

''so this thing is x4 weak to EQ? Let's switch in my physical attacker or (insert fat ground type) into this!'' <- smart choice...

By its design I think it will be very fragile, so it needs to be very fast to Toxic or Will-o-Wisp something.

OR it will get more bulky with the evolutions.

For some reason Salandit remembers me of Heatmor (?)

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Alola pokemon aren't even out and i'm already loving them
Along VIkivolt this little dude Salandit IS GOING on my team! Hell yea

Honestly i wouldn't mind him being a single stage evolution cause he looks so damn cool, but if he evolves (god i hope they don't screw it up and keep it simple and stick to Salandit's original base desing) i can see it being a 3 stage thing and kinda resemble Krookodile perhaps

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Well, it said it can poison all types... So I'm guessing it only takes the type into consideration. Which means I think pokemon with immunity won't be able to be poisoned, since it's an ability blocking it, not the typing.

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So far I'm really satisfied with what Gen7 is bringing to us competitive wise, as well as design wise too!

All the new abilities (NO, ofc I'm not counting Lunaala's and Solgaleo's) are really cool and bring innovation to the new metagame. They also give unique characteristics to the pokemon, like Comatose shows Komala's sleepy personality etc.

All the new exotic pokemon seems to have given the opportunity to Gamefreak to create and give us even more unique typing that we wanted all these years! So far it seems so promising that I've got high hopes fot the new gen. I would be really disapointed if they miss the opportunity to create a big region pokedex with a vast variety of designs and typings :D

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Alright...so I just now saw all the new Pokemon....there are some I like and some I don't.

Starting with ones I don't like....Bruxish and Drampa look......bizarre. The new abilities are neat...but I'm not digging the combination of sharp incisors and....glamor. Drampa's design doesn't match it's ability to me...if it's going to be a grandpa dragon, and it's ability is Beserk..it should look Beserk...

I like the Grubbin line, the not-starter bird pokemon with Skill Link....and Donald Trumpgoose.

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So uh, I can't help but notice it's still not technically confirmed Mega Evolution is gonna be happening in this game. And those things on the trainer's wrists aren't mega stones... They're not seriously gonna let Mawile go back to being a pile of trash are they?

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They wouldn't introduce a new mechanic that drastically changes the whole metagame, only to drop it in the next generation. You can be 100% sure more mega evolutions will be introduced, but since we're just learning about the new pokemon of the region, they are not the main focus. Besides, they need to keep this information hidden for the announcements just before the game release to maximize hype (and sales).

It's nice to introduce new abilities, but I'm worried they will overdo it, and generally weak stuff will be forced to never make use of their unique characteristics out of fear of breaking their corresponding tiers.

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Gen 6 introduced about 20+ abilities, most of which were exclusive to gen 6 mons only. I do not want this to be the case with gen 7.

I realized I haven't given my thoughts on these mons in this thread either, so here's where I think they'll stand in the competitive scene as of what we know about them right now. Legendaries not included... yet.

Starters: Rowlet likely won't be too great. If it's trying to be bulky, it'll need its hidden ability to be something like thick fat so it can actually live an ice shard from Weavile/Sneasel. If it's going to be offensive, it's going to need something really good like Gale Wings or really anything that could give it sweeping potential, but as it stands right now, with a typing of grass/flying, it's going to be UU at best and NU at worst imo.

Litten looks extremely average. Fast, likely to hit decently hard. It'll probably get will-o-wisp too. I'm saying it's going to be much like delphox and it's gonna go RU/UU.

Popplio is one i'm not too sure about. On one hand, the seal pokemon have all been bulky so far and all of them have been pretty bad too. People say it might end up water/fairy, but I just call that grass/poison, grass/steel and Water/poison or steel bait. With all these bulky grass types running around in every tier, Popplio better be pretty good if it wants to stand a chance of getting into any high tiers.

Rockruff: Average dog mon. Rock isn't a good stand alone type tbh. It's going to end up NU imo.

Komala: Oh yeaaaaaa. This thing has a pretty freaking good ability. If it's got an evolution, it's gonna range anywhere from RU to OU with an ability like the one it has, especially if it ends up hella bulky with shit like slack off. Hell, even curse-rest could be viable for it provided it gets curse. Good mon, looking forward to seeing it competitively.

Vikavolt: Levitate is an okay ability for it, but it looks like just another average bug. It doesn't even look as fast as galvantula and it doesn't seem like it will get any hazards so I'm gonna call it at RU. Also apparently it can learn zap cannon, but i can't tell if it's trying to be a special attacker, physical attacker or mixed with the way it is. I see potential in this thing, but more likely than not, it's gonna fall flat.

Pikipek: After how great Talonflame was, i can only see it setting this bird up for failure. Being a woodpecker, it's going to be fast, but not too strong, kinda like talonflame tbh. Except this thing lacks gale wings and fire moves. Skill link is nice, but what does the bird even get out of Bullet Seed, Rock Blast and Icicle Spear and Tail Slap (2 of which is probably won't get)? I'd say NU tbh.

Cutiefly: lmao

Yungoos: Stakeout is a pretty darn good ability. I can't see this thing beating too many bulky steel types though. And if its stats are garbage, it won't be able to make use of such a wonderful ability. Not to mention it gets revenge killed by most fighting types super easily it seems. I'll say NU at worst, UU at best (Assuming it evolves of course).

Drampa: As much as I want to like this thing, I can't. Dragon/Normal is just a bad typing, the two of which don't even cover for each other and it doesn't look all too fast. Berserk is a nice ability, but it doesn't seem it will do much if Drampa just dies to Chomp, Dragalge, Conk, or any fairy. Please at least have some speed so you can be useful. BL3 at worst, BL2 at best.

Togedemaru: If this thing gets hazards, it might just break the trend of all shitty pikachu clones sticking to PU. jk. This thing is BL4 at best.

Bruxish: I'm really hoping this isn't another shitty luvdisc. I actually really like its ability, but the fact of the matter is that this thing is just another fish, and standard fish have pretty much never been good, see: Qwilfish, Luvdisc, Lumineon, Basculin. NU at worst, BL2 at best.

Salandit: Quote from the official site, "Salandit is not a very powerful Pokémon." "Salandit is not a very powerful Pokémon." RU at best tbh. Corrosion is a nice ability, but it won't be too useful if the thing snaps like a twig. I will admit, it does have some potential, and an evolution could easily bring it to OU, but as it stands, it's going to be paper thin and will likely die to any super effective move in one hit and any neutral move in 2.

Again, these aren't final. As more info comes out, this post will be edited with my thoughts on the new pokemon revealed and evolutions if there are any for the ones detailed above.

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I agree with most of these, but Qwilfish is not bad. It has a support role with Intimidate and Hazards, so even if it cannot provide much offensively, it can be placed in a team. The same cannot be said about Lumineon, Luvdisk or Baskulin (which you only see as banded in randoms).

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I just realized that if you change the D in Drampa's name to a G, it's Grampa

And Drampa does have kind of an old man look . o .

There is more to it than that.

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I saw in twitter that shofu uploaded a video about a supposed leak for starters evos that got deleted...

Since I have only mobile internet and can't watch yt videos, can someone tell me what these supposed leaked evos are? In spoilers ofc for other people! :)

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I saw in twitter that shofu uploaded a video about a supposed leak for starters evos that got deleted...

Since I have only mobile internet and can't watch yt videos, can someone tell me what these supposed leaked evos are? In spoilers ofc for other people! :)

He refers to this link:

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I get mixed feelings about these leaks...

I SWEAR TO GOD, IF THEY MAKE ANOTHER FIRE/FIGHTING STARTER BETTER THAN EMBOAR I'M GONNA BURN GAMEFREAK'S HQ! /angry rant

About the 'classes' the fianl evos are based of I'm really happy! They continue what they started with gen 6 with supposed rpg classes of assasin, paladin and mage. Dunno what Popplio's final evo could be, but let's say it's the support class :P.

Also about Popplio's evo, it really resembles one of the early fanarts that started spreading on the internet after we got the starter's basic forms.

Finally it seems we will get our dolphin pokemon, but for f*cks sake why we get another shroom and mokney? Weren't Amoonguss and the elemental monkeys bad enough?! Or are they trying to redeem theiselves from these abominations... Also, F*CK YES A WAREWOLF!!! :D

About the no-gym thing: again mixed feelings. As an idea to try out something different is good, but it seems a fail to me the way they are approaching it.

^All these thoughts are based on assuming the leaks are real, otherwise what's the reason for a speculation thread :P

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Does the fact that these leaks are being deleted/taken down increase the chances of them being real? I think a lot of the fake rumors and art don't get the take down treatment.

That's the only reason why fans think these leaks (or part of them) might be real. Other than that, they would have been treated as all the other fake leaks...
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The popplio and rowlet [pressumed] fake leaked final forms I absolutely love, but I despise litten's, in many ways. Not only because wrestling (eeeew, imo...), but implicit fire/fighting, no justification for humanoid-ness in the line's progression whatsoever and horrid wrestling-esque belt of fire thing. If litten really does end like that it will be the first and most likely only disappointment reaction I'll have towards the pokemon franchise for this gen.

However, I don't really believe these, as cool as that siren popplio thing looks to me. I had seen these same supposed leaks in know your meme (in the pokemon image gallery) last month and the pics are still there, were never taken down and I suspect they won't.

Plus, I have a hard time believing there are no gyms. I find it too risky a move, and GF are generally cowards in innovation within their storytelling.

So yeah, for once, I hope at least 80% of these are actual fakes.

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If litten really does end like that it will be the first and most likely only disappointment reaction I'll have towards the pokemon franchise for this gen.02

Just a fact: every fire type starter, except the chinise zodiac connection, they are all bipedals! Even those who started at 4 legs like Cyndaquil, Tepig and Fenekin at their final stage stood up at 2 legs :/

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