It’s been almost four months since the initial announcement of Pokémon Sun and Moon, and the hype and speculation is running rampant. The floodgates of news have finally opened, providing us Pokéfans something substantial to hold us over until November. With the starters, two new Pokémon, the full region map, and many other news tidbits to look through, the initial announcement trailer is practically out of our heads. Except, there’s one thing from that trailer that has yet to leave my mind: “It all comes together…”
Many fans clung to these words claiming them to be evidence that we’d finally be getting a game with all the regions. That’d be the perfect way to celebrate a 20th Anniversary, right? Wrong. It’s unlikely Game Freak will ever make a game allowing us to travel every region because that minimizes the incentive to play other games. So, if not all the regions, what exactly is “coming together” in Pokémon Sun and Moon? The plot line that began in X and Y and continued into Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire’s Delta Episode: Mega Evolution, Infinity Energy, Project Azoth, and… Alchemy?Wait. I don’t remember Alchemy being a part of X and Y or ORAS. This is where Sun and Moon fit into the picture.
The Alchemy Legendaries: Solgaleo and Lunala
With the little information we have so far about Sun and Moon, all signs seem to be pointing towards a plot focusing on Alchemy. One of the clearest examples of this is found within the mascot legendary for Sun version, Solgaleo. Solgaleo is stated to be “the beast that devoured the Sun.” This statement confused a lot of fans because they assumed the legendary for Pokémon Sun would embody the Sun, not eat it. Believe it or not, imagery of a green lion devouring the Sun is common throughout Alchemical texts. This green lion symbolized an acidic substance that could dissolve metals, including gold. The substance created from the dissolved gold is what Alchemists used to create more gold from base metals such as iron or copper. (In some texts, the molten gold was also compared to the elixir of life, but we’ll get back to that in a minute.)
With Solgaleo being clearly related to this alchemical symbol, I began to wonder the significance of the moon in Alchemy and if Lunala could fit into this theory. There is a lot of speculation around what Lunala is based around. Lions are often associated with the sun and masculine energy, so Solgaleo is an obvious connection—Lunala, not so much. Surprisingly, I found a possible inspiration for Lunala that fits into Alchemy: the Egyptian Goddess, Isis (Pictured Below). Isis was a goddess often associated with the moon, portrayed with long wings and horns on her head. She was also the goddess of magic and Alchemy. Further, in Egyptian mythology, Isis is known for raising her husband from the dead, garnering her the title: the protector of the dead. If Lunala is based off Isis, this title of “protector of the dead” could attribute to its Ghost typing. With Lunala likely being based of a goddess of the moon and alchemy, both box legendaries obviously have some sort of ties to Alchemy.
Project Azoth in Sun and Moon?
So, how does Alchemy help the plot line of X and Y “come together?” Ancient alchemists had two main goals: wealth and immortality. Alchemists believed they could achieve immortality and turn any substance into gold if they could create a philosopher’s stone. A bit of a speculative stretch, but the diamond shaped stones in the Japanese logos for Sun and Moon (and now seen on the wrists of our playable characters) could somehow be symbolic of a philosopher’s stone. Philosopher stones were said to contain the “elixir of life,” or, less commonly known as Azoth. In Alchemy, Azoth is essential to transmutation and transformation. It is the universal solvent and sometimes described as the universal life force—“the animating energy of the body [and the] … enthusiasm that moves the mind.” What kind of life energy do we know of from X and Y and ORAS that helps transform the body of Pokémon? Infinity Energy, the source of Mega Evolution.
While I do not have suggestions for names of the new evil team of the Alola Region, I do know this: they are going to attempt to achieve immortal life through using either Solgaleo or Lunala in combination with Infinity Energy, or Azoth. I also think that Sun and Moon might see the end of mega evolution as we currently know it. I know this sounds like a crazy statement since mega evolution has become an integral part of the Pokémon metagame. However, the stones seen on the wrist of our playable characters are definitely not keystones. I speculate these diamond stones will act like a keystone, but instead it will tap into Infinity Energy in a different way allowing for Pokémon to transform/mega-evolve without the use of a Mega Stone. I also posit the storyline of Sun and Moon will include many references to Kalos, which may or may not result in needing to travel to Kalos in the post game. AZ will most likely make an appearance because he was the first person to learn how to use Infinity Energy (the Pokémon Universe’s first alchemist). The plot lines of the recent Pokemon games are getting darker and more complex, so what’s to stop GameFreak from going all out in these games that are supposedly meant to “bring everything together?”
So, what do you guys think? Do you agree that Alchemy will play a part in the plot line of Sun and Moon? What do you think of Project Azoth?
The only I don’t get is that Isis is depicted while wearing sun disk(Hathor’s headdress so it has cow horns), not moon disk. She is not actually moon goddess but somehow she is associated with it for thousand years. Probably it all started after Greeks adapted Egyptian myths.
I swear there better not be anymore broken absurdly overpowered Legends
I have had ENOUGH OF THEM
Why though? It’s not like you’re going to use them.
Well if they follow latest competitive season then they will be used.
You have a point there.
Yeah when I found out that Legendaries were useable I entered a tournament with none of them and was pissed
Dude, that’s like bringing a knife to a gun fight.
Or worse bringing a little Frog (being Politoad) to To a Giant towering monsters that can kill you instantly fight!
We need more of them. Spice up Ubers a bit
We need less
I’m sick of seeing the same old Keldeo, Swords of Justice, Genies and Heatrans everywhere I go and they’re just so freaking op
I hate ones that aren’t legends that are OP and Everywhere they are (Greninja, Kangaskahn) Hate them both!!!
They’re not OP. They’re just good.
Lol, you complain about the same things.
1. Why would it be considered a legendary if its not base 680+
2. BST 600 or below legends arent broken (if you mean those)
3. If BST 600 or below legends were OP smogon would ban them
4. If BST 600 or below legends were overpowered Official tournament would have banned them online too.
Lol i think its all in your head. Since they have the legend label you would just say its overpowered.
5. I guess phione and articuno are top tier because they are legends
Does anyone here have all the Vivillons? I just caught all the unown and kinda want to try and get the other vivillons that I don’t have, but dealing with the GTS is a pain.
The GTS is a complete mockery
Unless you have like a billion Meloetta you will never get anything
Ugh I know. It’s a cesspit. What’s with the meloetta obsession anyway
Technically it’s event only but SERIOUSLY A FREAKING WEEDLE FOR LEGENDS
I LEGITIMATELY CANNOT TELL IF THEYRE SERIOUS OR NOT LITERALLY EVERYTHING IS FOR A LEGEND
They just ruin it for everyone. I wish they had moderators somehow…
Also have you seen the ones with faded faces
Clearly hacked beyond recognition
What!? Do you have a picture?
Give me a sec
I never put ridiculous ones only ones I need for the National dex like Vanilite, Ekans, ect.
And I had 3 Legit Meloetta’s one in my lost White, One in X, and My fav. in Alpha Sapphire and I never Trade them
I’m just going to say it thats a waste I have changed my Country to get them and All Polar form for me (One mostly only America and some other areas have)
You have huge dedication if you restart the game (even a second cart) for 1 Vivillon pattern at a time! <3
It would be faster reset once and change country to get rare pattern (read: Monsoon or Sandstorm), breed that, then trade it for other patterns in forums.
I have them all. Sandstorm was the hardest.
Do you need Ocean? I have an unlimited supply of Ocean right now.
Omg that one is my favorite and I dont have it yet! If you have any free time tomorrow or another day I would be so thankful if you could trade me one
http://pm1.narvii.com/5888/df900bac46965bc9c3a115fb2e844cf009a51230_hq.jpg
O my….that’s freaky
*child’s ghost with only eyes wearing a top hat appears in the corner of Earthen’s Room*
Ghost: I’m….. a…. good…… boy…. :}
BITCH HELL NO
*Pulls a machine gun from under the bed*
Geez. What else do you keep under your bed….. wait…. I don’t think I want to know.
Let’s see….
Some cherry bombs, a box of old shoes, a couple of grenades (without pins) a machete, bag of chips and a Kraken named Frank
Oh………………………………… I…… I found a Beyblade under my bed once.
The end is nigh…
What did you search for?
Completely unrelated to the GTS comments below, but if you were a GF developer hired to fix the GTS to make it more fair and useful, how would you go about this?
One simple thing
No event pokemon allowed to even be offered to be “looking for” fix that and everything is fixed IMO
Legendary for legendary. Fixes everything.
Honestly i was thinking about doing this but sometimes especially when i try to completea dex i will give legends just for the last couple because i really need legends and who wouldnt take “palkia for swirlix”
Good trades go out in minutes so the bad trades remain. If you put up your own Pokemon and state what you want, you will get it.
I dont quite understand, i mean i guess good trades only take minutes but i dont think a time limit is ideal.
What are you trying to say? Because it doesnt seem to have much to do with me disagreeing with legend 4 legend
No one would take Palkia for Swirlix but that’s because its stays there. A much more fair trade, say Karrablast for Swirlix, will be gone in minutes.
So it makes you feel that GTS is all about people asking for legendary Pokemon in exchange for their trash, but it is clearly not the case.
My argument against legend for legend is that it will make the GTS feel empty.
Nobody would receive a palkia just for a swirlix? Thats sounds like it will be gone on seconds.
But i understand what you mean. There are really two sides to this.
#1. Make legend4legend but trades will be harder to access since regular4regular trades would be gone super fast
#2. Dont make legend4legend and just keep it how it is.
Honestly if they just got rid of the event pokemon option i would be Golden
No it doesn’t, it’ll only make the GTS feel emptier.
Impression that it is being used is better than bad trades not sticking around forever.
Shut. It. Down.
1. Moderators/AI Moderation
2. Legends for Legends
3. Ban the request of impossible pokemon (lvl 1 mew and stuff)
4. Give incentives for players to use it
Maybe GTS points
We got Pokemiles for trading (GTS, WT) and battling already. <3
1. Good
2. You know that good trades go out in minutes so you only see the bad trades remain? If Legends for Legends were implemented then the only effect that would have is making the GTS empty.
3. Good.
4. Pokemiles already exist, that’s basically the reward for trading and battling.
I dont quite understand the incentive part. Its literally trading, the point is to get something you want. Thats the incentive getting the thing you willingly received
Yeah but with pokebank and stuff who even wants to trade anymore when you can do it with yourself. I guess pokemiles apply to the GTS? (I wouldn’t know, I only am offered pokemiles when I use the pokebank). But an incentive could be something like certain unobtainable HA pokemon are given to you as a gift when you hit 50 trades on the GTS or something and so on. Maybe even special moves on pokemon too.
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I really do like this theory and i do hope sun and moon has plenty of alchemic references (which i do understand partly thanks to FMA:B). I also think Kalos will come back too making it “bring all together.” i know kalos isnt all the regions but kalos did its most in trying to include pokemon from many regions.
Honestly i have no idea what to think of Azoth it all just seems like whatever happens will surprise me.
My Fan-fiction Theory:
Achieving immortality would be a neat and immensely intriguing goal for the antagonists or anti-hero characters. One of the biggest overarching themes between Generation 6 and Generation 7 has been that of, “infinity energy” or the life force of Pokemon. To create the Philosopher’s Stone or any equivalence of the object, one requires life force. In Pokemon, this could be infinity energy or the life force of Pokemon. To simplify it even further, the Pokemon equivalent of a Philosopher’s Stone could just require specific Pokemon. Thus, the antagonistic team must collect these specific Pokemon to create the Philosopher’s Stone. Maybe these Pokemon include the four guardians, Solgaleo, Lunala, and a few other Pokemon? To address Harmonic Convergence, maybe these Pokemon have to be collected by Harmonic Convergence and on that day is when their respective infinity energies can be used to create the Philosopher’s Stone. It would make for a very interactive and exciting plot or even sub-plot where you’re racing against time itself, battling and racing against the antagonistic team, and actually feel like you’re saving the world. But I feel like that would be too linear and predictable.
Neat a new article by, a new face? 🙂 Great Article King Anteros. If this is your first article here then I welcome you to the jungle and look forward to seeing more articles from you. Also fairy masters ftw! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ , I’d like to think of myself as the king of the fairies as well sometimes but alas there can be only one, so I guess I’ll have to take one for the team and be the Fairy Monarch lol
I really should get that Fairy Slayer team
Your Fairy Slayer team should include Acnologia, Zeref, the Spriggan 12, and the Nine Demons. ;P
XD, yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.
Love it! Just caught up on the English dub episodes of Fairy Tail. I’m so bummed the next release seems to be out in September and not any sooner…….
…Excadrill, Tentacruel, Aggron, Scizor, Drapion and maybe Ferrothorn
hehehehe, I’ve taken all of those out with my fairies before except Drapion and Escadrill, mainly because I have never battled one
The anti-fairies?
http://orig13.deviantart.net/636a/f/2011/202/6/5/anti_fairies_by_xxafpxx-d4162jb.jpg
hey guys this might be a little off topic from Pokemon,but I was playing Brave Frontier and I got zero from Phantom of the kill in the first try and he’s a breaker type,I was really lucky getting him on the first try! :DDDDD
I’ve seen a lot of talk about Syncro-Evolution possibilities or no Syncro, If mega’s are coming back, But can’t we just focus on new Features, New Pokemon, Gyms, Gym Leaders, Towns/Cities, Another Rival with the Starter you have a disadvantage of? Stop trying to go in depth to get your Heart Broken by possibilities and focus on things that people won’t get into arguments over!
My pokemon ideas:A Platypus Chain(Water/ Poison), A Wallaby (Grass), An actual Kangaroo Chain(Fighting), A Chipmunk (Electric), A Griffin Chain(Dragon/Flying), A Racoon that actually looks somewhat like a Racoon Chain (??), A Meerkat (??)
‘focus on things that people won’t get into arguments over!’ I don’t think this was written to warrant arguments. Speculation is fun because before a game gets released we can actually well, speculate. Regardless of whether this will happen or not isn’t the point, it was interesting to read and it’s quite refreshing to see rather than predicting gyms and pokemon types
That was a great read. I really like the idea of an overarching plot line starting from one gen and continuing into another and it’s making me even more excited for these games.
It’s the Breloominati!
Why Just Why???
Because you never expect Breloom. Unlike the other guy, at least it’s Pokemon-related.
Well at least it’s better than the Guy who just wrote illuminati then you who created a clever version Bravo Bravo Thank you for the amusement
Sarcasm detected <3
No. No sarcasm I was being serious I’m not much a fan of Illuminati but that was a clever way to put it.
The ending….to explorers of sky…….*tear*
Phanpy….be strong…
Wow, spoilers. Heh heh heh.
Ok, well I played it already.
Nintendo’s 76th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders begins right now! Let’s hope we’re given some NX information, no matter how insignificant…
Did we get anything?
Nothing concrete, but Nintendo is still set on the March 2017 release for the NX. They said that they would have unveiled the system at E3, but they were so concerned with imitation. Their gimmick is something special, that’s for sure.
iluminatti
You to why just why?
Why not?
wynaut?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4d06942f61f2ba1d92bd1c060f978f09cfab57cfad4c7d8534cb2d95bead6811.png
In less than 3 days Sun & Moon will reveal more info only One thing to do is Ruuuuuunnnnnn!!!! To your computers!!
Technically right now, as of this reply there are more than three days left not less…lel
Quick question, if you set the sort by thing to oldest the first comment is three days old…how is that possible if the article was written today? Does this mean illuminati confirmed?
Woah. Oh sheet. Hold up.
Ikr so mysterious *x-files song starts playing*
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The disqus forum entry was created 3 days ago, but the PJN article was revealed today?
I can time travel obviously.
I think ppl misunderstood illuminati, freemasons r using illuminati not create it , it’s very old science even Alchemy knowledge r use these from ancient civilization ….and they can use it either bad or good.
The article was accidentally published before it was meant to be, then taken back down someone commented on it while it was up briefly. 😉
I love this direction of thinking , something great like pokemon must be based on another great….I didn’t like those ppl who didn’t go deep on it and just look at the surface…..more inf about AZoth Ritual.http://www.azothalchemy.org/azoth_ritual.htm
3rd Preview of the next episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_4oGDRCT0
Slightly off topic but made me chuckle while I was scrolling through Facebook
Wasn’t the ”It all comes together” part simply referring to the features that were included in the trailer eg, training, battling, trading etc?