Pokémon Sun/Moon - Nov 18, 2016

[Kaslo]

I have a suspicion that 3DS cards will be playable on NX.

Yeah I need that NX event like tomorrow

[Tohmane]

Ice Sandslash 4x weak to fire AND fighting? I've always liked sandslash since gen 1, he's just always been a shifty pokemon stat/moves wise. I was hoping this would make him better, but two crippling, overly common weaknesses...

Ice and steel are two of my favorite types, but that combination... yeah, bleh

[Obsidian]

So with all the steel and huge, huge amount of bug pokemon being introduced; a good fire-type seems like it's going to wreck this gen.

My shiny Arcanine is over here licking his lips.

[ronin sparthos]

Poor Ice is just a terrible typing to possess. Offensively godly, defensively a mess.

[Draylo]

Executor Grass/Dragon... wat where are they getting the dragon from lol.

[Lonely]

Executor Grass/Dragon... wat where are they getting the dragon from lol.

Dragon palm tree.

[Silenka]

OH MY ICE VULPIX DO WANT

it's so fuckin cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

And I love the use of birds of paradise to make Pokemon!! That's a brilliant move right there.
The Pokeys this gen look so so so good, I can't wait to play now. Flying around on Charizard will be bitchin'.

[Vaspinne]

Haven't gotten a Pokemon game (let alone a 3DS) since Black/White2. This game is looking mighty fun so far

Also, very much like that Ice-Sandshrew is basically a Sandshrew with an Igloo for a shell

[Robertfb]

I have a suspicion that 3DS cards will be playable on NX.

Doubt it cause it will hurt their 3DS sales if they did that and Nintendo's 3DS is one of their biggest sellers on the market going for it right now.

[EternityEnd]

Am I the only one, while thinking it looks awesome, is disappointed by simply changing the types of Vulpix and Sandshrew? To me its just lazy design and pokedex filler. Why can't you just have different versions with some stat differences like Pumpkaboo or Vivillon?

Unless I've misunderstood, they are simply different versions with different stats, types, and movesets. They're not a separate Pokedex entry.

And frankly, I think their designs are awesome, and if you look at their older Pokedex descriptions, fit well with their pre-existing lore. For instance:

At the time of its birth, VULPIX has one white tail. The tail separates into six if this POKéMON receives plenty of love from its TRAINER. The six tails become magnificently curled.

As it develops, its single white tail gains color and splits into six. It is quite warm and cuddly.

EXEGGUTOR originally came from the tropics. Its heads steadily grow larger from exposure to strong sunlight. It is said that when the heads fall off, they group together to form EXECUTE.

[Roundelk]

That sandshrew typing is extremely bad what the fuck were they thinking.

[Obsidian]

Speaking of Steel types, why is there no Steel Eevee-lution yet?

[Makwa]

Eh, maybe with Swords Dance and a free turn it can use Ice Shard or Bullet Punch. Otherwise I dunno. Maybe as a support for a hail team?

[Rooney]

They kept mentioning it's slower speed but higher defense. Maybe it'll have really high def like Goodra and sp.def?

[Omniyoji]

Poké limit-breaks!!!

[BWYuko]

Doubt it cause it will hurt their 3DS sales if they did that and Nintendo's 3DS is one of their biggest sellers on the market going for it right now.

If the NX schema has true portability, it stands to reason that Nintendo has already projected/engineered a plummet in 3DS hardware sales. The push for a March 2017 launch window doesn't seem so dimwitted when you factor the release of their 6 year-old handheld's last hurrah into the equation. With Pokemon back in the zeitgeist due to GO's unexpected popularity, Sun & Moon are in the running to be among the holiday's most killer apps.

The dancing bird is the greatest pokemon this gen.

This is correct.

Edit:
So there's a limit break for each Type, and they ignore the Type of the target? Bet they get banned from/were never intended for competitive play like Amie bonuses.

[Obsidian]

The name for a Steel Eevee-lution would have to be Steevie.


It's 3AM and I haven't slept in two days, fight me.

[Ratatapa]

This might be the first Pokemon game i get since um Gold lol

[Gokulo]

This might be the first Pokemon game i get since um Gold lol

I imagine the sales will be even bigger than usual thanks to GO making some people actually interested in the franchise

[Ratatapa]

I imagine the sales will be even bigger than usual thanks to GO making some people actually interested in the franchise

Probably, but on my side Go have no influance on my decision, since I quit GO a long time ago.

I was actually interested in maybe X or Y, since they seem to invest in their games for a long time with Mystery gifts give away and etc. But with Sun/Moon coming out in 3 months, I feel like waiting for Sun/Moon is better then trying X/Y