This Pokemon, known as Monorpale in French, is a Steel/Ghost type and will debut in the upcoming Pokemon X & Pokemon Y games. More information as it comes!
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Just a sword? Kind of a weird Pokemon… Not sure if I like this one.
There’s an image of it taking out of its scabbard.
This thing better have a badass evolution xD
The design is very… weird, but like it. I also think that th artwork and the in-game picture are strongly different.
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i don’t think they are the same Pokemon
i mean come on they are so different maybe it’s the Evolution
the second picture is with the scabbard removed, you can see those eye like things in the second picture.
Now I think that the sheath is ”possessed” by a ghost, and the blue part works as a hand to unseath the sword, like in the secondpicture
What The Hell is THAT ?!?!?!?
Excalibur!
The typing is very cool as it looks like it has Levitate.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand now the weird looking Pokemon come out……
I like it, it has a weird quirky celtic kinda vibe. It also makes me wonder if it will have a shield counterpart.
I can’t believe this but…I actually really like it
Although I want a Ghost / Steel wall clock, but this design is also great! I seem to see Bronzong and Cofagrigus!
Had that same thought, the designs on it looks ancient like bronzongs.
Not really my first choice for Ghost/Steel type but as long as there is a Ghost/Steel type i can’t be happier i hope it has an evolution
It may evolve into a haunted armour.
Excalibur!!
I like the unique design. It looks like this will be one of those Pokemon based off an object, Actually my first thought when I saw it was: “it has that ancient look to it like bronzong”
The way the cloth splits into parts at the end makes me think that’s its used as a hand.
Well Kalos Is Based Off Of Part Of Europe
Exactly!
The sheath appears to have the face/be conscious, whilst the sword is swung around when not inside.
We don’t need a sword Pokemon seriously. Game freak has really ran out of ideas……
Ran out of ideas? The Sword Demon is one of the coolest ideas to feature in Pokemon, come on.
Are you forgetting about the pokemon that looks exactly like a pokeball?
What about…
Noivern? We have never had a Wyvern Pokemon, and it looks neato. (IMO)
Xerneas and Yvetal? Based on Norse Mythology, something not touched in the Pokemon universe.
Clauncher? Pistol Shrimp, again, untouched animal.
Sure, in every generation, there are going to be the few that just seemed uninspired to us by the fans. However, in every gen, there is always a Pokemon with a great amount of creativity put behind it. 🙂
Go away you!
I don’t understand your logic. You can go back in your hole and play pokémon red if you want 😉
Who’s this “we” you’re goin’ on about??
I don’t mind at all. I love seeing new Pokémon.
If Game Freak ran out of ideas, we’d have no more Pokémon…
Go away, genwunner. That way!
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Yes! Someone who loves seeing new Pokemon! 😀 I always love having new Pokemon to be added to the universe.
MONOrpale, HITOtsuki. Both French and Japanese names have meaning “one” in them. Makes me wonder if it’ll multiply as it evolves.
Hitotsuki means one chink in armour, one weakness?
Tsuku, the root form of Tsuki can mean both “To Stab” and “To Possess”.
That just made this Pokémon that much cooler with a name origin like that.
Like Silver said, a Tsuki is like a stab. In sword fighting a Tsuki is like a forward thrust attack.
I mean Hitotsu+Suki, one weakness. You mean Hito+Tsuki.
If it does have levitate, then it will have only one weakness: Fire.
Hitotsuki could be an amalgamation of Hitotsu and Suki, yes.
Yeah, but the “tsu”cannot be replaced for a “su” as that would make it a different word.
Hi-to-tsu-ki. In Japanese each of these syllables is its own character, and hence cannot be dissected any further 🙂
(In other words, you can’t take the “t” from “tsu” and pass it as a “su”)
Let me put it like this: No Japanese native would come to the conclusion it is from “suki”（隙）under these circumstances.
But Pokemon names generally work in that way. Cutting some words, adding it to different words, having different meanings.
Yes, but not in this case when you’re splicing “tsu” (つ) and “su” (す) while they have similar romanizations, the two can’t be interchanged like in English.
Yes, I get it now but wouldn’t be surprised if it is going to have one weakness.
Not in japanese… They can’t cut a character meaning “tsu” to make it sound “su”…
If it has Levitate, than Ghost really could be it’s only weakness.
Actually ghost would do normal damage to it, it’s only weakness would be Fire.
This is actually one of my favourite Pokemon revealed so far, behind Noivern, and along with Flabebe and Helioptile.
I like one idea that one of my followers on twitter told me, Monorpale may have two formes, one, te atack form, when it is unsheathed and the other, defense form, when it is in th sheath
With the Celtic style to the sword’s sheath, could we possibly looking at a Dullahan-like evolution or a Dullahan-esque Pokemon?
i love it. it is not something we were all expecting. It reminds me of the items found in the show “Xiaolin Showdown”; but anyways I hope it evolves into something like a knight!
haha a shen gong wu!
Oh my god, yes! This show!
yeah! lol. I used to watch the show all of the time when it was on television
Does anyone think that this pokemon can be like a slowpoke/shellder or mantyke/remoraid evolution? that if it is exposed to a different pokemon, that pokemon may evolve into something holding a sword of that likeness?
or shellmet/karrablast because i realize the slowbro/shellder method is not true but in the anime its like that haha
Maybe we’ll get some sword and shield cross-evolution action going on this time! 😀
So this isn’t the Pokemon supposedly in the trailer. Wow… I kind of… eh. :/
Where’s Masuda’s message?
Somewhere…
I was wondering the same thing XD
Hopefully we’ll get it soon.
I like the tassle it has on its’ hilt. I like that they have gone for a more ornate sword than just an actual sword.
*looks up posessed French Swords*
“In the Matter of France, Roland possessed an indestructible sword, Durendal, which he threw into a poisoned stream to prevent its capture. Durendal was one of a set of three swords supposedly forged by Wayland and provided as ransom for a Norse captive, the other two being variously Bishop Turpin’s sword Almace,Charlemagne’s Joyeuse, or Ogier’s sword Curtana.”
-Wiki
Could this mean there is a set of three possessed swords? Hototsuki, Futatsuki and Mittsuki?
oo! Interesting idea! Either in its evolutions or counterparts, I can almost guarantee there’s some form of number theme.
*googles image of Durendal*
It really looks like what we have in second picture.
I feel like “possessed” in this context is referring to Roland’s ownership of the sword, as opposed to “possession” in the spiritual sense
It is. The legend of Sir Roland never mentioned anything about his sword becoming possessed after his death. It was just broken.
Maybe based on excalibur? I love the desing, I like this more than the ghost washer or the frigde.
Excellent point; a sword is indeed a little more appeal than the appliances.