It was exciting to get our first look at the starting Pokémon of Sun and Moon, coming November 18th for the 3DS, but did you put much thought into the newest protagonists we were introduced to? From the looks of the trailer customization seems to have returned (THANK YOU) and we may even be able to remove our hats (although honestly it seems like a beginning cutscene when he is preparing)!
The male character starts out with longer hair and a simple baseball cap, while the female character has a rather unique hat almost reminiscent of Ruby’s. When you begin the game, you’ll get to choose a skin tone which all start with varying hair colors.
A new change is the way the characters are portrayed on the overworld; the chibi-style of Pokémon X&Y has disappeared and the protagonists are much more proportionate to their full display in battle.
What do you think?! Even if there is trainer customization, are these a good template with which to customize?
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Meh.
Sadly customization is a double edged sword. Yeah it’s great we can change the way the characters look, but in return the characters will look pretty bland because they are basically the base we ourselves can build up on by changing their outfits and hair.
Exactly what I was gonna end up saying. If people are happier with this though, then I don’t necessarily mind too much. It just ends up being one less thing for me to look forward to in a sea of new things with each new generations.
Yeah, i think that the anime and Manga will help this though. They’ll give character to these protagonists while we have our own personal ones in our games.
But, what if this game’s choice of clothing, hairstyles and possible new hair dyes and eye contact colors enables you to not look bland? Then the double-edged sword would now be single-edged, no?
Well that’s the thing. That obviousl is the point, but that means there won’t be one concrete looking protagonist. That’s not a bad thing but it won’t be the same, minus the character that ends up appearing in the anime.
I just hope there’s way more and better choices of clothing, hairstyles and colored eye contacts for us to choose from this time around. They did add an extra skin tone choice, so that’s a plus. Hopefully, those won’t be the only things we can customize. Let’s go a little deeper, Game Freak!
The protagonists look extremely generic and bland compared to all other generations
I really hope the character customization is better than XY
I think it will. The fact that it’s more bland than xy was, means that they probably gave more room to customize.
I like the Template PCs we got!
They look fitting to the region and seem chill. I love the possibility of skin color change, even though I’m caucasian it shows the respect they have for all ethnicities.
Now the girl could’ve got a bit more pep in her shirt but I love the hat and hairstyle. Would love for a the PC/Luna to appear in the anime with dark skin.
The boy looks decent and I wonder if Ash will wear those clothes.
I know that you’re a 10 year old kid on this games but we all know more then half the ppl playing this games are adults and the majority are guys and all we want is to be able to customize our male protagonist with facial hair. lol
Hopefully contacts come back too. And thank Arceus it looks like we won’t be strapped into roller skates for the entirety of our journey. That was such a dumb idea. I really do hope there are some unique and vast choices for clothing. Otherwise, I see no point
Also: Shiny Xerneas is out for those in NA
I want Leather based S&M clothing…. Why I don’t know but I want them! My Character Simkenno greatest PokeMaster and Sex Lord of Sun’s and Moons. ?
Totally going to happen! ?
Just my in game persona and brothers going to the Alola Region to relax but is mistaken as new trainers and was offered a starter, and Poppilo takes a shine to me
My youngest got Litten
And middle not caring the Rowlet just flutters into his shoulder and rolls with it
I’ll prolly go with the blonde version of the character as I have blonde hair. As for customization I do hope it comes back. One thing that I find interesting is that the 2 trailers are conflicting colors for that one scene where the rival runs up to you. In the English version you have a black stripped shirt and in the Japanese version you have a blue one like all the other shots. It makes me wonder if they just snuck that quick difference in for shits and giggles or if it was there way of hinting at customization coming back. Either way it’s obvious that while that is the same scene those are 2 differently captured versions of the footage. Anyway one other thing I noticed and I saw others notice is that there is another scene where the protagonist doesn’t seem to have a hat. I don’t know whether this game will be similar to XY where your other rival is the opposite gender except without the hat or if we can FINALLY take it off lol I sure hope we can take it off lol
When will Coro Coro leak? I’m not expecting news I just want to see it… Maybe they’ll give some details on legendaries… Am i expecting too much?
I think maybe you might be. While they have done some supplement stuff like adding the names before I believe I don’t think we’ll get very much if anything. The description for this month’s issue I don’t think said anything about Pokemon so it’s possible we won’t get anything other than the typical “look forward to next month!”. Next month for sure we’ll get something, but I think this month is about as big as it’s going to get in terms of news. lol
I’m wondering the date too
I don’t like her chicken hat, it looks like she works at a fast food chain like Grand Theft Auto’s fictional “Cluckin’ Bell”.
It’s the first thing that goes once I reach a clothing store. Or find a way to take it off.
It’s a wool cap with those nubblies
http://65.media.tumblr.com/92141d0e5d816fdf7fad71cc91ded840/tumblr_o6zh2e7eRf1tq15hoo1_500.png
How can you not like Popplio? Its impossible.
I already thought of so many abilities for Poppilo
Mostly in the form of his balloons
The big one is to blow a huge bubble and freeze it with Ice Beam or Icy wind and hops on top and balances on it, while rolling around to increase mobility the ice is strong enough to block an attack, and finally can toss the ball with its flippers as a projectile
That’s dope. I hope Pipplo final evolution is Water/Ice.
I was also experimenting with the idea of blowing the balloon and Poppilo immediately rolling into it to encase itself with a defensive bubble
Or Blowing several small bubbles and slapping them at the opponent
But I must remind myself they’re only elastic enough to support itself and vault itself they’re not indestructible
It would bring a whole new light to Ice Ball. 🙂
So is this your starter for Sun/Moon?
Pretty much as long as it doesn’t become a fairy
Me too, for one of the versions (moon probably). As long as it’s not a clown throughout its evolution form… If so, I’m picking Rowlet
Can anyone find fan art of Ash in the new clothing. .. I’m trying to find it… can’t. In sure someone has already done it
How about a new poll on the starters
what’s that frame in the first pic, Windows 3.1 ? :O
Prolly some in game new fangled gadget OS… the same one he’s using to video call the professor Kukui
I love all of it. Especially my Alola husband.
How can you hate this?!
Fanart has made it grow on me.
Same. At first I was skeptical, but look at this beautiful thing. I like it. Just hope the final evolution doesn’t have a pink nose like his.
It just can’t be a fairy
At first I was drawn to Popplio. I still am. But, I’ll be picking Rowlet for Auroara’s starter if it turns into a clown. I dislike clowns. My Sun character is getting Litten, that’s for sure. Then my Moon is leaning towards Popplio but we will see…
Popplio looks like one of Stitch’s cousins to me…
kinda like Elastico (refresh)
http://img04.deviantart.net/77ae/i/2008/128/7/e/elastico__345__by_twintwosgirl.png
It’s cute. It looks like a dog. Since sea lions are actually dogs that can dive and do such watery things, it’s good. But look at its puppy eyes. Can’t you see the pain of all tortured animals in so called Sea Worlds…
No
This is a serious business. Don’t…
I’ll probably go with the blonde guy since my hair color isn’t around this time like it was in XY…
What color hair do you have?
Dirty blonde. Darker than blonde, lighter than brown.
And what color would that be
Dirty blonde
My Brother has Dirty Blonde
I am also dirty blonde. Hopefully blue eyed contacts will return.
Of course it’s dirty blonde 😉
Yeah the contacts are a must! I have dirty blonde hair as well, but the eye color for the blonde version in both these games and in XY are not what my eyes are (which is brown)
You sound hot, hm….. (not a creepy hm, more like an intriguing hm)
wat about Marshadow can any one guess wat he looks like ……I mean wat he should based on?
I’m gonna guess it’ll be ghost/water. It could be a take on a will-o’-the-wisp. Or a ghost/poison snake?
Am I the only one who doesn’t care that much about the characters? I mean, sure it’s nice to be able to customize it but even if we didn’t get that option I wouldn’t mind. I’m glad they’re not chibi anymore though
I love customization. I’m am forever glad for no chibi. It looks more like XD
I will never be able to make the character look like me cuz we can’t make them almost bald (I shave) and no beard. I might go for the girl lol
I’d love being able to have a beard. I mean why do we have to be so young in the games?
Prolly cause kids are the main target audience and they want them to be able to put themselves into the game
Those losers.
kids r lame
Kids are the ones playing those Call of Duty gun games (funny cuz they’re too violent for me lol
Same. The language is intolerable for online play too. I can’t stand any of it.
Yeah, it’ll be cooler if we were older. And if we were indeed older, kukin or whatever his name is would maybe have a different role ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Me gusta
Damn Basty where you got that avatar pic? I’ve seen like 4 pics of Kukui but never that one o.o
I retweeted it yesterday
ugh twitter shitter e.e
But still too thin
I’ve noticed you have a love for big and thick things. Kinda disturbing
o.o
Did I lie though
No haha
I like em big and chunky
I think having different skin types is important, but clothes not as much.
Same. Never really cared for customisation.
character customization will be useful just If I can wear like Lance.
Hey guys i found a Litten on my door-step he’s soo Cute! X3
I should be studying for my finals but I’m here
I have an exam tomorrow but Im here doing god knows what .-.
Coro Coro will probably leak tommorow morning in Japan, 1 day before official release!
Also, did the new legendaries remind anyone else of dialga/ palkia? Weird designs, but cool. Hope to see lots of gen 4 parrallels, but I doubt we’ll get remakes till gen 8 when they’ve released a new handheld.
I could see one more remake to end the 3DS era. Especially since it looks like they’ve perfected everything.
I just can’t get around the sun legendary’s body….it’s so weird….it reminds me of something, but I can’t put my finger on it……also it looks like it’s wearing mountain climbing sneakers..I don’t mind it’s head though..lol I love the moon legendary though!!!! Such a cool design for a bat!
I find “Solgaleo’s” legs to be oddly bulky and its mouth to be a little odd. As for “Lunaala,” how does it even land, on its blades?
It doesnt. lol I have no clue XD
It has Levitate
Yeah maybe what’s putting me off about it is how muscular it is? Idk…..maybe once we get better art of it I’ll understand lol Also Lunaala don’t need to land!!!! It does whatever f&$k it wants hahaha
It reminds me of the Tigerzord + Pyroar http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11112/111121983/3938286-5501709587-Tiger.jpg
Can’t unsee
A little? I do like the Tiger Zord a lot though…….lol What’s bothering me is less it’s over all design and more so it’s torso….I just have no idea what it is lol
I actually love the design of Solgaleo. I also like Lunaala but something about Solgaleo’s bulky and powerful persona makes me think it’ll make for a good legendary.
I can’t tell whether I don’t like Solgaleo or whether this sense of familiarity is just driving me crazy lol I love Lunaala though. It’s whole look just does it for me lol
I like both, I am starting to getting use to the designs.
It’s so SMALL though like smaller than Xerneas… My first gens were 3/4, all the box arts I’m used to were huge. I could understand Xerneas being smaller, but for a deer Pokemon that too was huge. Solgaleo is like the size of a jeep.
My childhood hero.
also mine. good old times
Litten and the moon legendary… We have similair tastes! Would you say the Moon legendary is more like Xerneas or Yveltal, in terms of vibe, not body shape ( as that answer would be obvious)
I have to say, 2015 was a very bad year for Pokemon (I don’t have to say that, ’cause we all know that) but 2016 is like Pokemon saved everything from 2015 for this year plus gave us the stuff for this year (I know that’s not what happened, and it’s the 20th anniversary). But what I’m saying is, last year I knew a ton of people who were into Pokemon and lost interest slowly after ORAS.
But now the anime is actually pretty good, the games are gonna be wildly crazy, there are a lot of spinoff games as well (don’t forget about Pokemon GO), and the news is starting to come. So I guess I’m saying is, THIS IS THE YEAR OF POKEMON!!!!!! (obviously, its the 20th anniver.)
Here’s some fanart to make you love these starters (even more).
Love love love love love Litten so much!!!
My fave’s Rowlet. :3
Rowlet comes in for me as a close second lol
I love Rowlett’s complete sense of ‘ I have no idea what I’m doing 😀 ‘ and LOVE LOVE LOVE Littens quirkiness! How do you want it to evolve?