Update 3: Our translator Kriffix woke up so find new information in bold below. More detailed info on the ability Soul Heart and legendary “phases”.
Two new Pokémon have been revealed, Iwanko and Nekkoala (dog and koala respectively), in the newest edition of Japanese CoroCoro magazine:
Iwanko
- Puppy Pokémon
- Rock-type
- Ability is Keen Eye or Vital Spirit
- Name is a combination of “iwa” (rock) and “wanko” doggy
- It greets you by rubbing against you you with its rocky neck. It’s painful but cute.
- “There is a secret hidden in that little body. In fact, there are also surprising secrets about the starter Pokémon too…!?”
- Iwanko will play a big role in CoroCoro going forward.
Nekkoala
- Half-Awake Pokémon
- Normal-type
- Ability is Absolute Sleep, makes it immune to all statuses but Sleep (possibly locked into sleep status)
- Name probably combines “neru” (to sleep), “nekko” (stump) and koala
Magearna
- Magearna can be obtained in Japan by scanning the QR code on the Pokémon Gaoore disk (Japanese Arcade Pokémon game) received at the movie theatre into Sun & Moon.
- It looks like Magearna’s special ability – Soul Heart – raises its special attack each time a surrounding Pokémon faints (I’m 95% certain but I need clearer scans to be 100%). It is described as a beam of light.
- Magearna has the new attack Fleur Cannon. ‘Fleur’ is French for ‘flower’.
Other
- This was already mentioned on the Japanese site, but QR codes can be obtained predominantly from Pokémon Gaoore Disks in Japanese game arcades – and from other select products that are to be announced.
- In addition, the magazine mentions that the Alola Region is full of many new Pokémon species!
- There are now scans of Solgaleo and Lunaala’s “most powerful forms”. CoroCoro refers to them as “phases” (like the phases of the sun/moon?). Rising Phase for Solgaleo and Full-Moon Phase for Lunaala. These “phases” seem to be the forms taken when using signature attacks.
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I wonder if serebii is telling the truth about the starters and those 2 having a secret. Theyve been known to stretch some things.
I thought they said starters and just the dog. Could be wrong though
Probably Synergy Evos… Or they could just all have Signature moves
I thought Iwanko would become a classic Normal Type. I love that’s it’s a Rock Type, which broke my expectations. It’s a cute, loveable dog! Additionally, we finally have a Koala Pokemon! Nekkoala looks like it’s going to be the early Normal Type. It’s ablility looks like it might have some meta-game use. If it prevails with good stats, image it with a Toxic Orb! So far, I’m loving these designs.
The designs are SIMPLE, which Junichi said would be the main focus in terms of aesthetics for the generation 7 Pokemon yet adorable and lovable! LOVE IT!
I know simple is cute and normally my favorites are cute or majestic or just flat out Badass!
Interesting since magearna lunala and solgaleo arent very simple to me, maybe the more important the pokemon is the more elaborate is its design?
Uh…. Id imagine the toxic orb would just fail to activate. Kinda seems pointless to give it that.
For a Trick set, perhaps? But that would just be a niche
Yeah i guess. Id see it more likely to be a common switch in to toxic stallers and thunderwave users. Also eats up will-o-wisp.
THE DOG POKEMON IS LITERALLY THE CUTEST I WANT 10 OF THEM AND THE KOALA IS LITERALLY THE MOST ADORABLE I WANT 25 OF THEM
I hope the koala’s evo is grass type. I don’t know about you guys but I want that log to become a small Eucalyptus tree with the koala sleeping in it.
Also (refresh)
That would be cute but giving it the grass type would give it a lot of weaknesses, sadly. P.S: I love WWB
I think you mean WBB, but I got what you meant. And yeah, it’s a great show that cracks me up.
Also you’re right about the grass type thing, but I still want the Eucalyptus tree.
Oh yeah I meant WBB, my bad…
I JUST REALIZED WHAT I THINK THE “SECRET” IS.
I feel like the stones on the bracelet have to do with this “secret” of the starters and the new puppy pokemon.
If it turns out to be fusion, synchro, and something even more convoluted than Mega-Evolution… (refresh)
Me too
Yeah. That makes sense. Also, I hope these aren’t the only 4 with the “secret”. The bracelet deserves a bigger role.
Hoping the koala becomes normal/fighting, or normal/psychic. Guess it doesnt matter as long as it stays normal lol
From a competitive standpoint, I really like the normal/psychic type idea. It could counter the fighting type, so no weakness there, and it would negate the ghost weakness. I hope this is true.
Stats and moves also play a role dont forget. We dont see Girafarig countering anything anytime soon
Watch the secret be that you can put accesories on the pokemon like collars on the dog and litten, bow on popplio etc
GIVE… NOW!
i will be happy with that
Sure, why not?
YES
I WANT IT I WANT IT
also the koala pokemon evo better be a strong physical attacker or be snorlax counterpart and have high defense hp and sp att. His ability is too good to be wasted
Imagine having to go against a tank that you can’t Toxic.. *shudders*
Slowly but surely, the early route critters are rising… and they’re not stopping. Fear wins Judy, fear always wins…
You mean like Fur Coat? Cincinno and stoutland woulda loved that ability.
HOLY HELL I HAD A HEART ATTACK
Are you okay now… or… LOL JK! 😀
I love both of them! They follow the simple design scheme I was expecting. They look like something out of Johto!
Yes! Hopefully the idea that this region is close to Johto isn’t true though… *shudders* That would give CERTAIN people too much confidence and they could spew ‘ish again.
They’ve got to reveal more than this at E3. They must be saving something. An “E3 2016 Pokemon Special” and gameplay live stream needs more than just a few early Pokemon!
Let it all settle in….. we get a koala and cute dog. You good now? Good. Now express your opinions. I want to hear people’ opinions. (Especially Earthen ;))
That makes two of us, i was just lurking on fb when i see that serebii posted two pictures and when i looked at them i was so surprised i just saved and sent it to my friend while screaming in excitement internally lol
I was the friend that got sent the pictures and scream audios haha! Good times 🙂
Good times ^^
I also did. Except luckily I didn’t die.
Some of us were staring to believe that coro coro was dying in term of news….
But for
Now it stays strong….
We have a Rock-type early route Pokemon, isn’t that just the coolest thing? It’s Geodude all over again!
I hate Geodudes cry…
It sounds like a broken floppy disk.
I read that last word WRONGGGGGGGG… 0///0
BANNED
I knew I should have spelled it the other way.
Dae would come back and smash you with the van hammer.
Scuse me. Autocorrect: Banhammer
Except that this one has a better design and i will actually use it on my team
I like this anon, I like him/her very much!
Yeah. He should make an account hinthint coughcough make an account Anon
Haha sure, i will do one soon i just need to come up with a name
BestAnon
There ya go you’re welcome :3
Hmm sounds good ill think about it
spill that tea
Man my phone must be displaying your comment wrong. It says “early route rock type, isnt that the coolest thing?” followed by “its geodude all over again!” funny right? No one would actually type that, lol!
Maybe the Koala will have a Normal/Grass type evolution?
Hopefully E3 can and will expound upon this, “specialty” the dog and starter Pokemon possess. Add in trickles of a few more Pokemon, game-play, and introduction of new mechanics and Pokemon’s stage alone will make up for the atrocity and desert-terrain that was last year.
Too cute!! I didn’t know I wanted a Koala Pokemon until I saw this. Can’t wait to see what we get from E3.
Well g’night guys and may Arceus bless us all!
it also says that magearna has a new ability known as soul heart
And a new move called flower cannon which probably is what was shown in some art that i think came from a trading card
To be completely honest, there hasn’t been a new Pokemon design yet that I haven’t completely adored. Game Freak is knocking it out of the park this time around. We’re not worthy!
is simple yet perfect. sometimes simplicity is the key
I had faith in Sugimori 3 years ago when he said Gen 7 would be simpler, and that clearly hasn’t changed.
and hopefully simplicity= more pokemon. because while gen 6 pokemon were very detailed and precise that meant that they took a long process and that why there werent many pokemon so now if they approach more simple designs hopefully they are more mons
Actually, while there are only 72 new Pokemon introduced in gen 6, if we add all the mega evolutions that were added, it brings the total amount to 120 new Pokemon introduced.
I completely agree. I also feel like all the pokemon have a little personality in their designs. And I love that!
Yes so far so good for gen 7. Nothing other than litten so far that i just have to have on my team. I remember seeing Vivillon for the first time…. Oh the memories!
Agreed, all of the designs so far are simplistic(except for the legendaries, they’re complex and awesome) and charming!
omg there are already a bunch of videos up on youtube about these leaks, people are so fast
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
All about the mudda f$$$$$$ MOHNAY!$$$$$$$
It’s like when I said it looked like a Hawaiian Poi and people disregarded it. Now PokéTubers are all claiming they said it was a Poi dog first.
yas bitch
You just lost 5 days off your lifespan.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas
And you 70.
FINALLY NEW POKEMON
Also I just got back from seeing Warcraft
How was it?
I liked it
My friend Mikey asploded because it trailed off so much from the lore
I saw it too today, it was pretty good imo, never played the games but oh well. Lol earthen peeps were waiting for you on here 😛
Awwww really
yus
Was i bad? Totally expecting it to be bad.
For the first new gen 7 Pokemon (apart from the starters and legendaries) they look seriously amazing! I love them.
Same! I can’t wait to see more!
Ok, now I’m convinced that the “secret” has something to do with the stones on the bracelets. I mean, what else could it be?
I agree. On Pokebeach it says that the secret has something to do with Iwanko and its first trainer.
Considering the dog is a rock type and an extinct breed, wouldn’t it technically be a fossil mon? Hm
:O
only if its extinct in the pokemon world too, but i mean, wtf do I know 😛 I’m not even real (don’t ask I’m crazy)
Are they really truly extinct if they can be brought back to life and bred?
Where does it mention its extinct?
I think it is based on hawaiian breed that went extinct in the 19th century
No. The Hawaiian Poi is the breed it’s based on. It’s extinct bc people.
I just read that it’s not extinct because of people but because of interbreeding so it’s not really something bad (considering what the poi dogs were used for..)
welp there goes my wig. i will be bald if this happens to be true
https://m.popkey.co/fceb89/QlDKg_s-200×150.gif
Who are you and whatve you done with Marcus
i been in tumblr too much lol
Ookay
Well I must say I am quite impressed with Iwanko
It brings joy to my crusty heart that it is actually a Rock Type I sense a loyal hound with in this youngling and maybe one day it will accompany me in this new land
As for Nekkola I myself find myself slipping into a gentle sleep (or the sheer fact I’ve been up since 5AM and worked and saw a long movie) I can see it harness the power of its dreams and nature itself in this state, or it becomes big and burly and swings that log like a totem
I like dogs. I used Lilliput in my original Black run through. Hopefully this one will have Fur Coat and be better…
I love dogs too (Especially my little Puggy Beatrice) I see as it grows stones form more of its body
I always believe I’m the only person alive that likes Stoutland. It’s even my favorite Normal type aesthetically.
It’s one of my favorite early game mons for sure.
I prefer Lopunny myself, but Stoutland is awesome too 😀
Lopunny is one of the better Normal types indeed
Mine are Diggersby and Snorlax
Love Snorlax, but I’ve never been a fond of Diggersby. It just doesn’t appeal to me 🙁
http://25.media.tumblr.com/86194be950b18ddafca8e5b8796d6136/tumblr_mz80g9tTii1sgqxr8o1_500.gif
Im pretty sure we are all in agreement that purugly is the best normal type pokemon.
Sure.
Nah, I kid, it’s awesome too 😀
It’s one of the better ones indeed. I don’t like it that everyone bashes on it. I guess it’s just because it has “ugly” in the name, that’s apparently not beneficial.
Yeah, I just hear ‘It’s an ugly design’ and I’m like ‘….that’s the point. Its design is based on fat spoiled cats, it was beautiful and loved when its a Glameow, people pamper it, and its becomes Purugly’
It’s a really fat and visually unappealing poke