New Japanese trailer showing Mimikyu’s new Z-Move:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GaDodjA9j4

EDIT: US version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36rWUGQ84W8

Something is wrong with me because I see Mimikyu's z move and think tentacle rape. The internet has forever scarred me. :(

I must admit I still don't feel compelled to buy Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. In a year with so many good games out there's no shortage of playing option whereas last year there weren't a lot of good games coming out on console I owned (albeit that was mainly 3DS and Wii U at the time) plus I was super hyped last year about a game that was significantly shaking up the Pokemon formula. Whereas this as a bonus game in the generation doesn't seem to appeal to me too much as the only use I'd see would be move tutors to expand Gen 7 Pokemon's movesets. Plus I think it's doing something like ORAS and imbalancing the metagame with the new additions.

I can see this game being essential for VGC players who will want the latest iteration of the metagame but personally I feel like waiting until Gen 8 comes out on the Switch. Albeit Gen 8 is going to be a real make or break game for Pokemon as they may have to change up the way some things work due to the slightly different nature of the Switch hardware.

Oh good I'm not the only one.

There was a special event at Toys R Us today for Pokemin and one of the things you could get was a buildable PokeBall. Really wanted that... but apparently they ran out lightning fast and I arrived too late. :(

Picked up another set so at least I have that to build, but still bummed out about the ball.

Pokemon the movie i choose is heading to Disney XD 25th November

Yay I am not the only one here!

Does anyone here have an extra Marshadow?

Trailer showing off Necrozma and Move Tutors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YQkVWhSNCU

Been getting back to finishing playing Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon in preparation for the new games coming out the day after tomorrow. Well, the main story/game anyway. The Elite Four and Professor Kukui are certainly not to be underestimated especially the latter. I seriously love my teams.

Pokemon Sun Team:

Decidueye
Type: Grass/Ghost
Nature: Serious
Gender: Male
Moves: Sucker Punch, Leaf Blade, Spirit Shackle, Brave Bird
Item: Decidium Z

Vikavolt
Type: Bug/Electric
Nature: Bashful
Gender: Female
Moves: Thunderbolt, Bug Buzz, Dig, Crunch
Item: Electrium Z

Dugtrio
Type: Ground/Steel
Nature: Naive
Gender: Female
Moves: Iron Head, Earthquake, Sucker Punch, Rock Slide
Item: Groundium Z

Salazzle
Type: Poison/Fire
Nature: Timid
Gender: Female
Moves: Flamethrower, Sludge Wave, Dragon Pulse, Toxic
Item: Firium Z

Greninja
Type: Water/Dark
Nature: Quirky
Gender: Male
Moves: Water Shuriken, Aerial Ace, Extrasensory, Night Slash
Item: Waterium Z

Ninetales
Type: Ice/Fairy
Nature: Bashful
Gender: Female
Moves: Feint Attack, Dazzling Gleam, Ice Beam, Extrasensory
Item: Fairium Z


Pokemon Moon Team:

Incineroar
Type: Fire/Dark
Nature: Mild
Gender: Male
Moves: Flare Blitz, Flamethrower, Darkest Lariat, Brick Break
Item: Incinium Z

Raichu
Type: Electric/Psychic
Nature: Mild
Gender: Male
Moves: Psychic, Thunderbolt, Grass Knot, Discharge
Item: Aloraichium Z

Snorlax
Type: Normal
Nature: Quirky
Gender: Male
Moves: Giga Impact, Heavy Slam, High Horsepower, Crunch
Item: Snorlium Z

Ribombee
Type: Bug/Fairy
Nature: Mild
Gender: Male
Moves: Pollen Puff, Dazzling Gleam, Energy Ball, Psychic
Item: Fairium Z

Salamence
Type: Dragon/Flying
Nature: Jolly
Gender: Female
Moves: Flamethrower, Fly, Dragon Claw, Crunch
Item: Flyinium Z

Wishiwashi
Type: Water
Nature: Quiet
Gender: Male
Moves: Bulldoze, Beat Up, Aqua Tail, Scald
Item: Waterium Z

It's nice to be the only person in the universe to ever pick Primarina, apparently :lol

Funnily enough, I'm actually planning to pick Primarina for my eventual Ultra Sun playthrough since I'm hoping to get that and Ultra Moon for Christmas.

I picked Primarina, and reset so many times to get a friggin female one -_-

Actually I’m in the same boat there. As a matter of fact, Primarina was the very first Shiny I ever hatched in any game, and it was on the very first egg too.

Shiny primarina looks a lot better than the normal one imo.

I'll be using it in Ultra Sun when I get my games later today.

My team will most likely be

-Primarina
-Dusk Lycanroc
-Shiny Lurantis
-Togedemaru
-Alolan Marowak
-Kommo-o

I want to try and use a completely different team for Ultra Sun. So as much as I ended up loving Incineroar, I feel I should go with a different starter this time.

Won't be Primarina though, sorry. :P

I meant to use one in my Sun playthrough, but somehow completely missed the only spot they can be found in, so a Turtonator will probably be my replacement fire type. Had too many fire types as it was anyway.

Palossand was another cool one I didn't end up using, so will probably use on too.

From there, it's pretty up in the air. I stuck exclusively to gen 7 Pokemon last time, so maybe this time I'll be more open and just take whatever sounds fun or interesting that I haven't used in a playthrough before.

I was going to try out Primarina, but decided that since I almost never pick the fire starter I’m going to give Litten a go.

That leaves me needing a water type, any recommendations? Preferably an Alolan Poke, and not Golisopod as I did one last game.

Pyukumuku because if you can beat single player with a Pyukumuku on your team you're the best Pokemon player

Admittedly, this generation so far is the only time I haven't picked a water starter after the fire starter or, in the case of the first Black and White games, before it. So, I'm definitely making it up for it in one of the upcoming games.

Out of all the water types of Alola, I would recommend Wishiwashi especially once you get it to level 20 for its Schooling ability.

Right now I'm going to use Primarina and the Dragon who's name I can't remember.

Other than that I don't know who I'm going to use.

I got it on my second try, mercifully :lol

I gotta disagree there. The blonde hair just looks so out of place.

*cri*

Mareanie? Araquanid?

I'd say Araquanid? I used them for a bit during one of my playthroughs. Also, it's a spider, so that's always awesome.

Mareanie's a complete pain to get though. Also, has a very boring playstyle for singleplayer, being almost purely a wall.

Those are the exact two I can't decide between :lol
Although now that someone's thrown Washiwashi into the mix that seems like a contender too...

Well, Araquanid has a pretty similar statline to Golisopod, just weaker and Specially defensive instead of physical, so it's not that different.

Mareanie is a complete pain in the ass to get, as it only is encounterable as an SOS from a corsola, which is already a decently rare fishing encounter, and, as I said, it's a wall which honestly makes it really boring in SP.

Wishiwashi is probably the most different from Gol because it can be a special attacker instead of a physical.

Yeah I ran with an Araquanid in Sun until more or less replacing it with Golisopod. Really liked it, but did feel similar (aside from Golisopod's gimmick ability of course).

But sometimes gimmicks can be fun and I'm thinking now I'll use a Wishiwashi in this playthrough since I kinda just ignored it last time.

I used an Araquanid in my playthrough of Pokemon Moon. It was the last Pokemon I added to my team and it's really good, the ability helps make up for it's lack of attacking power especially once it learns Liquidation, although it takes a while until it can get to that point. Still does a fair amount with Scald though.

Team was (with current levels):

Kaepora/Decidueye Lv.100
Mickey/Alolan Raichu Lv.100
Oki/Lycanroc Midnight Lv.100
Biolizard/Salazzle Lv.100
Tediz/Bewear Lv.100
Blue Tektite/Araquanid Lv.100

Won't be playing Ultra Moon because I don't really want to shell out for a remastered version of a game I already own but I'll be following LPs of it and any team updates people might do here (if that is even a thing here)

Toxapex is another Water option but it's such a pain in the ass to get them.

SOS chaining is among the worst features Pokemon has ever introduced.

Man I'm happy and ticked off at the same time. I've been breeding Adamant Contrary Fomantis in Beast Balls trying to get a Shiny one to use in Ultra Sun. I give up after hatching well over 500 eggs and go to breed a Jangmo-o with a Hasty or Naive nature and after hatching 7 eggs, I get a Shiny one... Jangmo-o didn't even have either nature I was going for.

Had I just hatched 7 more eggs I probably would've gotten that Shiny Fomantis...

Well, maybe it'll be more easily found in USUM? I dunno.

Also yeah, I agree. It's stupid, and I hate it.
Any word on a better way of EV training in these games, by the way?

Well, if you have the right setup, I actually would say it's faster. I have a false swiping garchomp I use. Apply EXP share, Pokerus and Macho brace on intended trainee, False swipe appropriate mon, pop an adrenaline orb and knock out about 8 mons and you're done. Really quick if you know what you're doing.

Still, until they come up with a method for obtaining HA Pokémon that have a more passive ability, I'm still refusing to forgive the loss of the SearchNav.

I don't know what I'm doing, though.

Got my games! Now to soft reset for ages until I get a Female Popplio with a good nature LOL!

I got a female Popplio on my first try. :D

Today marks the end of an era.

Not gotten to play much, but man I am loving some of the Pokemon you can catch early on. Noibat after your first Trial?! Yes please! And apparently you can get a Larvitar pretty early in the game too? Nice.

Team so far:

Athene - Dartrix, Lv. 17
Abeloth - Inkay, Lv. 14
Dotti - Buneary, Lv. 14
Tesla - Grubbin, Lv. 14
Pichu - Lv. 14
Chirox - Noibat, Lv. 10

Obviously a lot of that's going to change, but the range of generation representation is pretty cool.

Story's been nearly identical so far which is kinda lame, but I do like that the Ultra Recon guys are involved from the very beginning.

OK, Nintendo, is it REALLY so hard for you to grasp the concept of "optional tutorials?"


Just have the professor/companion/whoever ask "Do you want me to show you how to catch a Pokemon?" Not everybody likes the blatant handholding you have insisted on for TWENTY YEARS.

Although you're absolutely right, you're blaming the wrong company, it's Game Freak

But Paladin! It’s a kids game! /s