The Pokémon Company has officially announced Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon versions in today’s Pokémon Direct.
The two games will launch in 2016 Holiday for 3DS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmzDL1l3Fag
Pokémon Sun & Moon are compatible with Pokémon Bank and Pokémon can be transferred to Sun and Moon from the Virtual Console games. It will also be possible to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon X & Y and ORAS, using Pokémon Bank. The games will be playable worldwide in 9 languages.
The official site has confirmed that Sun and Moon will arrive with “a new world, new Pokémon, and new adventures to discover”. New Pokémon and region/s are confirmed! In addition to this the press release for the UK specifically states that Sun and Moon are a “new generation of Pokémon game”.
For those with a keen eye: the trailer appears to tease a new bird Pokémon with a similar appearance to Fletchling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o4SUKdg7jQ
Thank Arceus
God that was great! The video gave me so much feels. Based on the concept art in the trailer, this region will look really awesome! And the Red Blue and Yellow compatibility with gen 6 is perfect
Is it compatibility with gen 6 or with Sun and Moon bc Sun and Moon are gen 7 lol
It is compatible with gen 7 🙂 Don’t know anything about gen 6 though.
I imagine it has to b right? It’s all on the 3ds so it would only make sense lol
My guess on all this cars especially Pokemon Ambulance car is that the region is huge. And the routes for example might be huge enough to have mobile healing stations like that pokemon ambulance car. Only time will tell.
BOOM! That guy next to the fountain is Red and Sun & Moon are sequels of Red & Blue!
Well, that hotel may be on the Sevii Islands
I hope not. We’ve seen kanto enough times already.
No. That’s a bad idea.
So what could possibly be the potential stories to these two games grrrr.
One team wants permanent darkness and the other wants light?
That’s the only thing I can think of, but it’ll probably be nothing like that.
Its so hard to think of something lol
I’ve always wanted to be able to explore space in a Pokémon game and there would be Pokemon that you could only catch in space. Hopefully that will happen.
If it is connected to kalos, they could want to block out the sun from kalos. Trying to reignite the war
Even if it is connected to Kalos, I hope it’s more independent from it unlike how Johto was with Kanto. Like it should have its own League and stuff.
I imagine it would. Be a little south east, have the mountian separating them
Team Solar Flare? ;P
Ughhh it’s only day one and i need info
I kno rite
The struggle of being fans of a franchise that trolls and loves to see their fans crawl and squirm in pain for news. OH THE AGONY! God you have to love Pokemon!!!!
I drew starters at school today hoping to compare them to the real starters. We didn’t get starters but here they are anyways
http://imgur.com/OxrQR6l
Speculation Time People !!!
My guess is this Region will be based on Singapore or Dubai due to the buildings designs tropical climate and foliage such as the palm trees.
The Graphics seems pretty legit from the screenshots 🙂
Now what starter types do you think we will get ?
I’m honestly thinking this is the first time they might actually stray from the fire water grass trio. They have shook things up so much already its anyone’s guess what’s coming next.
And my main will be Sun and my restart game will be Moon 🙂
I’m thinking a Mediterranean setting
Depending on what has the better Ground types
Sun main game
Moon Ground Mono
Just think of the graphical differences between Gen 4 and Gen 5 on the DS. They were so much more improved, due to Game Freak’s ability to fully grasp the hardware. I’m sure this will be replicated here.
Gen7 will push the 3ds to its limit. Were about to see what it can deliver at maximum output.
I really want the games to be full 3D, instead of the usual top down view. Like with GTA and Assassin’s Creed. Unlikely but still. However if the games will be playable on the NX as speculated, it might be possible.
The games come for 3DS not NX. NX is not even anounced yet.
Yes I know that lol. There are ideas that the NX will be able to connect to the hand held, like being able to beam games over between the two. But this is all speculation. It’ll most likey just be on 3ds or just the New 3ds, which would give more potential.
Regarding the Pokémon Bank Features :
We also must also realise there will be limitations to this feature and certain things will be banned needed altogether. Otherwise in Gen 6 + 7 we could have NO GUARD FISSURE MACHAMP running rampant.
We really should come together and discuss/make a list of what new moves Pokémon can get now that they’ve been transferred from Gen 1.
Body Slam/Submission Mega Kangaskhan is going to be fun.
I literally just posted saying there will definitely be limitations. Otherwise we’d have Pokémon like MACHAMP with no guard and FISSURE.
Yuck. Thinking about that makes me want to vomit. But there’s also the fact that the natures and abilities and IVs will be randomized when transferred to Gen VII, so it might be easier to detect foul play.
Yeah that’s what I’m guessing ahaha. Also how are u O haven’t been on in a while hope all’s well 🙂
Yeah it has been a while! School and life have been exhausting. Tried my first sport this year and it killed me. I miss you guys a bunch and I’ll try to be on as much as possible! I’ve never been on this site as a member at the first announcement of a new generation!
I’m finally back from school and ready to speculate like a madman. We’re going to have lots of new Pokemon reveals to look forward to this year, and hopefully there will be some amazing designs we never saw coming. This is only the beginning of the ride, you better strap in.
You’re one of my fave commenters (from my time lurking) and I knew you’d have a nice one to add to the hype. Gotta love the atmosphere here today. Thank you for contributing! 🙂
Ah man, thank you! I just take Pokemon a little bit more seriously than the average guy. Always have and always will…as far as I can tell. 🙂 Sun and Moon are awesome names too, in my honest opinion! Nothing but good things here!
Pokémon is serious business, always! I could not be happier about us having a whole new region and all of its possibilities to keep us hyped and entertained. If it weren’t for such a great experience watching it here, the suspense before the release would bother me A LOT. Especially now that I’m adding my own voice to the mix, it’s like an extra bonus aside from the new game itself 🙂 And sorry for the wall of text. =~
Hey, if you’ve truly been lurking here you should know that walls of text can get much worse than that 😛 By August this year, you’ll be seeing 3 essays per minute.
I love reading the walls of text, especially when it comes to theories and stuff like that but I was mostly just rambling and anxiety sneaks in =~ haha It’s odd to be actually talking instead of just reading. I don’t want to end up being awkward or something lol I don’t even know.
Eventually it just becomes second nature, if you come back often enough. I started commenting here in 2013 and now I’m stuck here forever. 😛 We just really, really, really like Pokemon, that’s the main thing.
I started following the site back when BW was announced but I was never sure if I should try and add my opinion and then after XY came, it somehow got worse cause I still haven’t played any game on the 3ds (no money) and I always felt a bit out of place commenting on XY and ORAS without any actual experience with the games 🙁 I’ve read a lot about them all tho and I played as many roms as I could with the new Pokémon. Then the rumors started and PJ sprung back to life again and I figured… well, I’d have nothing to lose? And now I’m here. Because yes I do really really love Pokémon.
ppl think this spot a shadow of new pkmn. http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1456505801300.jpg
Do you possibly have a version without the outline?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcJ1tcvWIAAtk0j.jpg:large
Yeah, looks like a new Pokemon to me. It has weird curves that don’t suggest it’s another building diagram.
When I saw the trailer today I bursted into tears while in class. It was terrible. But I enjoyed every second of it, even if I was being judged.
Now let’s hop aboard that hype train, on a one way stop to Holiday 2016!
And let’s not forget, Pokèmon Day is still tomorrow!
What an amazing 20th Anniversary this is turning out to be. I haven’t seen any company go this in-depth…well, ever. Capping off a month of retro celebration with a brand new Pokemon generation? None of us would have believed it could actually happen.
At the point we were at with Pokémon this past year I had no idea what to expect. This year is going to be, extravagant.
It’s going to be 2013 all over again. And 2013 was AWESOME.
Agreed! With every game now they’ve hyped them up to the point where millions of people are hyped. It’s wonderful. I have no doubt that these games are going to sell wonderfully.
Don’t know if anyone brought this up yet, but I thought the picture on the far right was a bit weird. Anyone know what it is? (I could just be over analyzing it. It’s just how I am.)
I would like to give away one version of the gen I VC games, anyone that wants it tell me your favorite memories with that version.
Try listing:
*Your Game of Choice. (Red, Blue, or Yellow, English only, Green is not accepted)
*Your favorite Pokemon partner (Starter or any pokemon on your team)
*A Great Achievement you felt proud of in the game. (Like beating a certain gym leader, overcoming a puzzle, going through a difficult challenge.)
*Any connected memories (with other people)
*And if you are a battler, trader, completionist, or collector.
I will determine who gets the game based on how detailed they are, how Unique their response is, and how many bullets they complete.
The game will be purchased via the NA Nintendo website at 12:00 AM midnight (EST) tonight, or ASAP after that. I will only purchase the English versions at this time, you will be sent a code for the game, if you win, i will need some way to contact you, but i will post a response to let you know first.
If i am not allowed to post this contest, my apologies, i just did this for fun.
If you are ready, Post~
My story began when I was a mere child who received Pokemon Red. And I remember trying to beat Brock solely with Charmander since I never learned how to level, catch Pokemon, or type effectiveness
I cannot remember if I ever beat him or not, then i stopped for a year or so never really making it too far until one day I was wandering the supermarket and I saw some kid playing a gameboy with the official strategy guide for Pokemon, then I realized I had the same book and figured I COULD USE IT TOO, so I started Red (or Blue I think I lost the original) and chose Squirtle solely to beat Brock. Then I finally learnt how to catch stuff and level, I was on a role and even managed to catch all three legendary birds, I was just about start the elite four, but…. We were visiting my aunt in Queens…. I found her nice big comfy armchair in the back room to start… I started the game and what I saw mortified me
New Game…
Well, here’s your chance to try again~
I read your story over a few times, and it invoked a feeling of sympathy in me, i lost a ton of pokemon i transferred over to XD from emerald, at that point, i just lost too much, so i restarted emerald and beat in in an hour.
Since you won the code, i will need a place to privately provide it.
You may provide an email or i may give you my skype, but only if you cannot provide an email.
Do you have a chatango?
well if you get on the chat here, we can try that.
My first memory with Generation 1 was with Pokemon Yellow on my cousin’s Gameboy Color. Since I was really little and didn’t get the whole idea of using other Pokemon, I only used mostly Pikachu throught the whole thing.
My proudest moment had to be beating The Elite Four. Using my severely Beefed Pikachu I managed to get all the way to the final fight with Blue and after several attempts, I finally beat him. While Yellow wasn’t my first Pokemon game, it certainly holds a special place in my heart.
I remember battling my uncle because he was the only other person I knew with a gen 1 game. I didn’t win, but I fondly remember the battles I had with him.
I’m more of a completionist. I prefer completing the fez than battling, but I don’t mind fighting another trainer.
Pokemon Yellow: the game that started my Pokémon career.
Since I’m only 15 (3/4), I have very vivid memories of playing the game as a child, but the memories I do have I hold near and dear to my heart.
I had seen the anime around the same time I got Yellow, and I used to think Ash was super cool having Pikachu as a best friend just walking around with him outside of a Pokéball. Yellow was my opportunity to be just like Ash, my childhood hero to say the least. Needless to say that Pikachu quickly became my favorite Pokémon.
I spent countless hours on all of the routes before Viridian Forest training my Pikachu, because as a 5 year-old at the time I got Yellow, I was very frustrated trying to defeat Brock with just a Pikachu. While training in Viridian Forest, I came across a Pidgeotto. I was blown away by how cool it looked, so I tried to catch it immediately. I was in awe of my new friend. Level 8, Gust, cool-looking, exactly what I needed to finally beat Brock.
Unfortunately, young Licks was only smart in certain situations.
I went into the Pewter Gym with a level 23 Pikachu and level 8 Pidgeotto, fresh out of Viridian Forest. Brock was still a force to be reckoned with. After many consecutive turns not realizing that Electric-Type moves had no effect on Onix, I switched into Pidgeotto. Gust after Gust after Gust, I finally beat Brock.
Through my triumph as a young, not quite intellectual Pokémon trainer in Pokémon Yellow, I have played every Pokémon game since and have even developed the name “Gust/GustingWind” as an Internet gamer tag due to this fond memory of mine. With this I have met so many friends through battling, trading, and collecting Pokémon.
Without Pokémon Yellow and the games to come, I’m not sure I would still be in this world today. They have helped me through unimaginably tough times in my life, and they have my eternal love and gratitude. I owe them my life. I wish this series the best as we continue to grow up together.
*Red of course. When these games came out in The Netherlands (which is where I live), my parents got Blue for my brother. I was only 2,5 years old at the time (1999). I didn’t get anything, because of course I didn’t sprak English. But it didn’t matter to me and my brother: he introduced me to the game and we played it together. Some time later my parents got me Red, so I could play by myself. From that moment my brother and I always played together and we always got both games, so we could find differences between them together. I think I wouldn’t be as close to my brother as I am right now without Pokemon bringing us together.
*My favorite Pokemon partner was, of course, my starter: Charizard. I beat every single Pokemon with that one. By the time I reached Victory Road, he was like lvl 55 and the rest of my team was 25-30. I didn’t care about my other Pokemon back then; I was too obsessed with the power of Charizard (also I had no idea how to train Pokemon and what was important in order to complete the game; just wanted to battle with my starter).
*Well, as I said, I only battled with my starter. So I was really proud when I beat my first gym, because oh my god it was so hard using just a charmander.
*I mentioned my personal story in the first paragraph. I also remember a video my parents recorded of me and my brother in the back of the car playing on our purple see-through GameBoys and just being obsessed by it. My parents call our names but we don’t respond at all. I always laugh when we watch old videos and this one comes up.
*I am a battler and a completionist. Last year was the first time I completed a national dex in my X-game. I had never done that before and I did not get why. So I tried it and traded and searched and finally I did it. Since then I will try to do that in every game from now on. I can’t wait to complete the national Dex in Sun or Moon!
I also have a funny story to tell. I remember my brother getting the game (well, he remembers and told me) and he starter to play. He spent a few hours in the player’s house, because he had no idea how to leave it. I had to laugh when he told me that.
I hope you enjoyed reading my stories. Hope I didn’t just ramble, because now that I look at it, it’s a lot of text…
So now there’s the whole “glitch Pokémon” thing to talk about…
Are they going to patch Pokémon Bank to not allow Missing No. and such to be put in it? After all, you are able to find them in the virtual console games.
I’m sure you all remember Ken Sugimori’s interview regarding the theoretical “Generation 7” back in 2013. He said that, IF it were to happen, Game Freak would use simplistic Pokemon designs like those found in the first generation. Seeing how this game appears to be connected to Kanto somehow, I believe it. I can’t wait to see the simple and memorable designs that GF has cooked up. (I’m sure I’ll be bringing up this interview many times, especially before CoroCoro leaks)
Oh my Jesus Christ! The supposedly new bird Pokemon looks adorable and could possibly be a Grass-type considering the leaf as a tail. The Pokemon Center’s new design looks simply amazing, the large white and blue mansion building could be a Water-type gym or a university/school specializing in the Water-type and might be a niche for this generation to have a university representing the core types (Grass, Fire, and Water) or, as I said before, it could just be a gym. The emphasis on vehicles leads me to believe not only will we travel using these vehicles, the red one seems reminiscent to that of a Pokemon center and might be a mobile Pokemon center! So far, the world building, from what we’ve seen looks truly stunning! Cannot wait to get more information! Also, if you look closely, they some of the new Pokemon and more buildings.
Don’t worry, the bird Pokemon is absolutely new. It’s not Fletchling like many people think, a simple comparison confirms that. I’m expecting a Grass/Flying hummingbird Pokemon myself.
A Grass/Flying hummingbird would be a neat idea and absolutely suit the tropical theme!
Just imagine what other new Pokemon we’ll get over the next year. We might get some designs that blow us away. I’ll be hoping that we reach the 850 Pokemon mark!
don’t get your hopes up, it’s probably the regional bird
You think it’s a hummingbird? I think it’s a woodpecker! I bet $1,000,000 Pokedollars on this! 😉
Yeah, you’re probably right. I still think Grass/Flying would work though!
Grass/Flying for a woodpecker would work well. I’m foreseeing either Normal/Flying or Grass/Flying.
A woodpecker that goes from being Normal/Flying to Fighting/Flying would be awesome! I mean, the beak could be its main weapon/defense and certain species of woodpeckers are known for being territorial and aggressive towards other animals AND their own kind.
Oh heck yeah. Staraptor is still my favorite “early bird evolution” Pokemon due to its Close Combat.
Staraptor, Talonflame, and Pidgeot take the cake for being the best regional birds. I’ve yet to completely use a Talonflame (I’ve used a Flechling & Fletchinder but always replaced it with another Flying-Type), so I planned a team with one to see it’s potential.
Anything that puts new types in the starter dex
Grass Flying
Fire Ice
Water fairy/ electric/ rock
There also seems to be cafes and stores… CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION RETURNS! 😀
I’ve a feeling they purposely held back some designs in gen6 so they had some already for gen7 plus tons more obviously. From the direct alone we can see there’s TONS of details in the Games from the architecture to the really small details like proper full 3d vehicles unlike the smaller role in XY. We can even see Pokémon such as blastoise in the back of some ( Fire Truck ) !
It’s about time the Pokemon World heightened their security measures considering how many times 10 year olds have to save the planet… 😀
Sounds a whole lot like Johto to me!
100% Johto treatment
Just the way I like it 😀
My only question right now is, when will they choose to reveal starters, box legendaries, things like that? It seems odd to me that neither of those were included. I personally hope they return to the silhouette system to generate the most hype. I bet CoroCoro will be heavily involved in revealing them over the next couple months, as well. Remember how they officially revealed Xerneas and Yveltal in the January 2013 CoroCoro, right after the games were announced? The same thing will probably happen next month.
They did this for OR/AS. Yet, I’m surprised that they did not show the box legendaries. We’re highly going to get more information in the March CoroCoro and E3. I seriously want to just see the improved graphics of this game.
I’m thinking they want to save everything for E3 and other gaming conventions. Word of mouth will mainly be the driving force for the games until E3 but by then, we’ll have enough momentum from CoroCoro leaks. They could also do a social media campaign… they ARE definitely starting to utilize social media to advocate their brand further.
This E3 is going to be absolutely stellar, and that’s only considering what we know will be there. Pokemon Sun and Moon, Zelda Wii U and the reveal of Nintendo’s next hardware. There will definitely be some revolutionary launch titles shown for the NX as well. That goes without mentioning the other “major 3DS titles” that will release this year. As fans, we deserve this year to be great after the overall mediocre showing in 2015.
Timeline for information revealed by CoroCoro before release of X/Y:
January 2013: Official artwork of Xerneas/Yveltal
February 2013: Sylveon revealed
March 2013: No info for X/Y
April 2013: No info for X/Y
May 2013: Gogoat, Helioptile, Fletchling, Pancham revealed; Kalos region (map & name) and trainer customization also revealed.
June 2013: Litleo, Vivillon line Flabebe, rivals and first gym leader revealed.
July 2013: Pangoro, Malamar line, Honedge, Swirlix, Spritzee, Clauncher, Skrelp, Clemont, Grant, Team Flare, and Professor Sycamore revealed.
August 2013: Mega Evolutions, Korrina, Skiddo, Bunnelby, and Dedenne revealed
September 2013: Starter Evolutions, more Mega Evolutions, Pyroar, Meowstic, Amaura, Tyrunt, Furfrou revealed
October 2013: More Mega Evolutions.
*Note: Aromatisse, Slurpuff, and Doublade were revealed apart from Corocoro.
I remember being in a cramped hotel in England when I saw the June 2013 leaks for the first time. It blew my mind, because I always wanted a lion Pokemon. Soon after that we spent a few days in Paris, and I vowed to collect inspiration from the environment to see what would work well in a Paris-inspired Pokemon region. I ended up with nothing, of course, but it was so cool to be in the area of the world where Game Freak was drawing inspiration from. Oh memories…hopefully Sun and Moon create many new ones.
Yeah I remember getting through Freshman year because of Corocoro leaks 😛
Anyways, the fact that there was (really) nothing revealed in the February Corocoro (released in January) indicates that everything for that month was shown in the initial trailer. With that said, since we only had the titles released, I think it’s safe to say that we’ll get more news in next month’s Corocoro! 🙂
I’m surprised that stores are opening pre-orders so early. I’m going to wait until the version exclusive Pokemon are revealed. People are jumping the gun and pre-ordering both copies. Yet, I don’t blame them, the hype is all there. IMO, I just recommend waiting until November before you pre-order.
One thing I think anyone my age or just 20-25+ in general will agree is that The editing they did and the sheer hype I felt with the trailer building up from the hardest moments with snips of the hardest battles we ever faced like all the champions , the dreaded miltank, to the current o.P mega kangaskhan…
Honestly it felt like they were showing clips of me as a child all the way up to my adulthood now. Jesus I love them for that.
1996->2013 count was epic and the seconds pause of the announcement of 2016 had me in near tears of joy.
Still proud to be an original gen1 player all the way up to 7 now and I can honestly say I’ve loved ever minute of them ??
I started playing Pokemon with Ruby and loved the series ever since. I remember crying over not being able to beat Liza & Tate and Misty. Pokemon has always been a series I could return to and never get bored. I’ve played all of the games since then and I cannot wait to hop into the 7th Generation!
YESSSSS! Liza&Tate made me cry in Emerald so many times XD
There are still people on the Internet who don’t believe that SM are Generation 7 games. Even after an official press release stating it, the promise of “new Pokemon”, and the montage of all 6 previous generations leading up to the 7th, people aren’t convinced. IT’S HAPPENING, PEOPLE! KALOS IS OLD NEWS!
Exactly. Pokemon UK literally said that it’s a new generation. People are clinging to Kalos more than I thought. Don’t get me wrong, X/Y is my fourth most favorite Pokemon game, but they just aren’t seeing the facts.
I think it will be a Johto 2.0
Me too, but Johto is still a new generation through and through, so we can ensure that Gen 7 deniers are completely insane.
I’m happy its gen7 now ! I’m dying for some fresh Pokémon and a new region to explore !! People need to move on but we will definitely see Kalos again someday haha
Overall, I think people (including myself) felt a bit underwhelmed about the Kalos experience as a whole. It always seemed somewhat dull and rushed. In this situation, I feel like Game Freak has mastered the art of 3DS development and will create something incredible. Something about these games just makes me feel hopeful for the whole situation.
Pokemon I want in Sun/Moon:
~ Wolf based off the Iberian Wolf
~ Woodpecker
~ Hummingbird
~ Dolphin
~ Fruit Bat
~ Toucan
~ Glass Frog
~ Poison Dart Frog
~ Cassowary
~ Flamingo
~ Seal based off the Hawaiian monk seal or Mediterranean monk seal
Don’t we have some of these already? Aromatisse-flamingo, pdart frog-croagunk, noivern-fruitbat.
Correct me if I’m wrong please. These were my first thoughts when I saw the list. The others on there would be amazing to have!
You’re right about Noivern and croagunk, but aromatisse is nothing like a flamingo, or if it is, it’s the worst flamingo approximation I’ve ever seen. Flamingo/plague doctor is what aromatisse should have been. Instead we got this awful french cancan/ fairy creature abomination.
I keep on thinking about flowers being the hint we got. I even considered Tolkien and the elven myths of the sun and the moon as fruits of sacred trees, so to speak. I mean, could the main legendaries be flower-like in some way? Maybe a mix of animal/flower? Maybe I’m just overthinking.
I almost forgot about the flowers comment…Yeah. now I’m wondering how it fits in. Will post my theory! If I cone up with one…
I also keep on thinking about wolves because of Hati and Skoll. I think it’d tie nicely with the Norse references but I don’t know if they’d go that far with the same concept? I have way too many thoughts about this =~
I just posted a video by gaijin goombah that has another theory about it
Maybe Sun/Moon will be a deeper look into the ecology of the Pokemon world and being an environmentally focused project? Considering current real-world adversities and how GameFreak has always drawn inspiration from real-world events to in-vigor villainous teams, it would not be surprising.
Given the description of Zygarde as an ecological sort of Rayquaza -as in someone who comes to fix things out of balance with the environment before opposing forces wreck the world – I do think that something along this line will happen but I’m not sure how that could happen? I think a Team Magma/Aqua arrangement could work but would they go down that road again?
Yep! It makes more sense when the Sun/Moon are brought into play and would suggest the overall drive for the villainous team! 🙂
Exactly! It’s why I’m thinking of Hati and Skoll who are represented wanting to eat the Sun and the Moon. I think it’d be very GF-like to show them being Guardians of them instead and the teams wanting to use their powers a la Kyogre/Groudon.
That would be awesome! I certainly hope they don’t just go with an XYZ theme but instead focus on the Norse inspirations.
Here’s hoping! 😀 I still want to be surprised and I’m sure I will but this sounds like something that could work nicely – even if not that innovative.
When the leaks broke out yesterday, I thought of how flowers follow the sun and the moon to stimulate growth during the day/night. It’s probably nothing, but it’s worth thinking about. His cryptic hint may not have meant any more than that.
True, we ought to consider it might really have been just a hint. I can’t help but try to read more out of it tho. Like, maybe the cities will be named after flowers since people are considering a tropical region? Kalos was devastated in the past so maybe they’ll show us a region that’s still blooming and we have to save it before it meets a similar fate?
This probably has nothing to do with it, but flowers bloom based on the length of the night/day. Some plants have flowers that bloom with long nights/short days, others with short nights/long days. I think there’s some exceptions, but that’s generally the case 😀
I have considered this as well! I’m not sure how they could tie it with the game itself tho. I also keep on thinking of the starry background for Moon. Maybe something star-related in some way will happen?