A new trailer for Pokémon Sun & Moon was shown during Hong Kong’s Pokémon National Championships and was recorded by a fan. It featured the newly revealed Rockruff and Komala in battle with their animations and also showed two Kanto Pokémon, Arcanine and Electabuzz, which may be available to capture in Alola.
I have to say, these two new Pokémon are quite adorable!
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Still waiting for little more detailed clips on the Japanese site…
what move did komala use? wood hammer? it cuts off before you can see if it takes recoil
bite has a new animation i think
Actually, from what we have seen, every single move has a new animation.
had a feeling but i wasn’t sure, that’s awesome
What was that move Komala used??? That was a stunner.
Rockruff has the cutest eyes ever. So adorable.
I believe the move was Slam.
Isn’t it kinda weird that Rockruff doesn’t really look like a Rock Pokemon? They haven’t mentioned giving it Rock moves/showing it use Rock moves yet either..
Get the F*k out
It unique like that so don’t jynx it
Uh, okay? lol
Really, earthen? I guarantee if it wasn’t a type that you personally liked you’d be asking the same question. I think it’s a valid point
Well no because clearly it states it has rocks on its neck
Well, don’t scare off the new people! <3
But that’s usually all I do
Well there are a couple of Pokemon that don’t really look their type anyway. I bet all of the types will get one someday.
Like Goodra. Or Corsola.
Well Goodra is obviously dragon shapped
And Corsola looks like a rock
Goodra is obviously dragon shaped if dragons were dinosaurs. (Depending on what work of fiction it is, dragons could be dinosaurs and vice versa.)
Corsola? No it doesn’t look like rock… and neither does it look water-type either. It looks like a pink balloon with arteries… 😉
The dragon Dino defense just don’t work for me I can always tell Dragon v Dino
And those rocky protrusions and peg feet just screem part rock
Corsola looks like a living coral monster, which it is. And some western dragons look like dinosaurs. Have you seen Puff the magic dragon?
Pebble-like collar around it’s neck and the shading looks like a Rock-Type.
Yeah but that’s very little. A few small stones around its neck and being brown. Just wondering what that means for the evolution.
I’m curious about that Tail Thump attack
Looks like slam
Someone commented about that. I think it’s the move Slam.
That scene with Kukui and Rockruff was just adorable. If Rockruff has a cool evolution, I might consider using it. (Dat starting game music tho.) Also, it’s nice to see some of my Kanto favorites making a potential comeback. The animations of Bite and Slam just look amazing in the game. It’s a huge step up compared to X/Y. Overall, S/M are giving off too many good vibes. There is nothing I hate so far!
Ooooooh that was slam
Right right uses a tail or a limb to fling the opponent to the ground….
I feel ashamed I didn’t see it
Was Komala using Slam? I honestly though it was a new move xD
But yeah, that music is so lovely <3
I was kinda expecting Rockruff to jump on Kukui’s face for comedy once his “World of Pokemon” speech was over…
Looks like you can catch Arcanine pretty early (Lv20)
So how does Komala’s ability work?
I believe it makes it impossible to inflict status conditions to Komala other than sleep.
You’re right, but I think that when a move that causes a status effect is used by the opponent, Komala falls asleep to protect it from other statuses.
good morning Gamers it’s time for a new segment:remaining Island Guardian guesses,in this little bit we need to figure out remaining Island Guardians for the other three islands of Alola is. 😀
This doesnt even make remotely sense…
David Nixon never makes any sense, but at least he’s hype all the time!
i sure am! XD
I think it’s because since Melemele means yellow and Tapu koko is electric/fairy, our guess is that the remaining islands will be an homage to the original games (red, blue, green, and we’ll yellow).
Sinc Tapu koko is part fairy, we also hypothesized that the others will be part fairy. This is further justified by the face that Magearna is part fairy and will most likely be on the artificial island as it’s the artificial pokemon
Galem isn’t talking about the speculation itself 🙂
I realize the second I posted so I did an edit lol thanks anyways
We talked about this before. I believe it’s going to be Grass/Fairy, Fire/Fairy, and Water/Fairy for the remaining islands.
yeah now we just need to figure out what will be the abilities for the 3 remaining Island Guardians.
Probably auto-terrains too. Fire/Fairy guardian will have to be a new terrain. (Imagine Lysandre’s battle, that kind of terrain.)
Wouldn’t Fire and Water terrains just overlap with Sunny Day and Rain Dance?
I think the water guardian can be using auto-Misty Terrain. (Hey, it’s water, it can be Misty, right? Right?)
And the fire one may or may not overlap with sun. A theoretical fire terrain can do, say, the opposite of grassy terrain and deal damage each turn to all grounded Pokemon. And instead of making fire moves do double, it’ll probably halve fire and ice moves, for example.
Wait why would a fire type cut its fire moves power in half
Bored. Fan-made/Theorized hidden abilities for the “leaked” final evos of the starters.
Rowlet line : Sharp-shooter
Projectile moves are guaranteed to hit and does 1.3x damage
Litten line: Friction
Moves that make contact increases the power of Fire-type and Electric-type moves
Popplio line: Charming Voice
Sound-based moves have a 30% chance to infatuate targets
I love these ideas, but what do you mean by Projectile Moves? Is it Special Attacks?
Anything long range haha
Well technically a beam ain’t a projectile… so that limits the possible moves a bit.
That’s true. Moves like Bullet Seed, Energy Ball and well.. Leafage probably
If Litten evolves in Fire/Electric, I will send GF a postcard.
Dat ground weakness thoooo
Same for that Poison you’re all yammering on about
But I want it
I like
Rowlet keep Grass/Flying for a prim and proper look on its behalf as an Owl
Litten a Fire/Dark I mean come on a Black cat Fire starter it Screams Dark and out of all I it should be the female it’s a cat an animal that tends to be female more than male in some speicies
Popplio a only Water type and if I notice it acts more like a hard working seek who shouldn’t be feminine or I suspicion Water/Flying due to Acrobatic skill it just might be like Hawlucha who can glide but not actually fly
HA Levitate bwahahahha
Watch it become Keen Eye, Magma Armor and Swift Swim
Doubt it haha they have started giving starters a bit more unique abilities since XY
You do realize…..that only happened….once right…..like one generation…..by that Logic ORAS starters should have unique abilities
I mean yeah, but the Hoenn starters have already had Hidden abilities prior to X and Y and with them giving early route Pokemon Skill Link and Strong Jaw as their standard abilities, you’d think the starters would have a much more unique Hidden abilities
Please no….lol
what leaked starter final evos? dont remember seeing a litten one that looked part electric.
Ah, Rockruff is so cool, So much potential after evolving, can’t wait to see what they go for.
Gotta use one for sure, and I’m glad there’s an early game rock type that I actually like, had enough of constant geodude or nothing in so many games.
Komala has a pretty cool design, but unless it has amazing stats or gains a typing, I can’t see myself using it for long. Never usually use a normal type in my team.
Rockruff is basically Alola’s Poochyena
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It’s not bad but the way Komala is going is most likely going to be Normal/Psychic……..holy balls Komala is Alola’s Munna
I’m just curious, what about it is Psychic? Wouldn’t mind really, but other than its sleepiness, I don’t really see its future Psychicness?
Just wondering
Well isn’t obvious
Dreams
Dreams are mental images in your sleeping unconscious, Since Komala is quite literally asleep 24/7 if or it evolves it’s sleeping mind would have grown much stronger that it can harness its dreams are an energy source
But nothing about Komala’s info mentions dreams or how it uses them for power. There’s only one mention, and it just mentions how its expression changes based on its dreams supposedly.
Plus, Snorlax is mentioned to sleep a lot (heck, you gotta wake it up in a few games), but it’s not Psychic type :3 Sure, they don’t mention Snorlax dreaming, but there’s some similarities there.
I mean, anything can happen, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not something I’d put weight on exactly. Still love the typing though 🙂
Snorlax is a sloth bear they do nothing but eat and sleep
But this is much more likely to happen
It’s not going to fuse with its log and be some warrior koala, it’s prime theme is sleep and I think Normal/Psychic would be good
Not saying it’s not possible though, I really like the typing and there is something there, even if it’s just a little so far.
But yeah, I agree with you. I don;t think it will fuse with its log. Might keep the log though or get a bigger one, I feel. They mention it a lot with Komala’s info, so it’s definitely important.
Im not sure it has much to do with dreams, personally. I just don’t see how you can literally be unconscious and still attack unless you have some sort of clairvoyance. Whether that relates to dreams remains to be seen.
Sleepwalking sleepclobbering and my personal favorite Sleepgrabanak-47and shootuptheplaceing
Yeah, I’m neutral about it. It doesn’t mention dreams, but I dunno what else it can go, to be honest. I can see it going that way, but there are a few ways it can go.
On the contrary, I personally strongly believe that Komala will end up with a normal/psychic type and I believe indications to this future typing manifest throughout the unconcious of its flavor text. Remember that Komala isn’t itself psychic, so it’s flavor text will only contain foreshadowings to its future typing, not direct implications. Sorry for the essay reply 😛
“No one has ever seen a Komala awake. It eats, travels, and even battles while sound asleep! Its saliva can be used as medicine for the sick or sleepless, according to ancient people. They say if you take a small amount of the saliva remaining after it eats leaves, water the saliva down, and drink it, you’ll be able to sleep well.”
This paragraph contributes to constructing a sense of mystique around it, right from “no one has ever seen a Komala awake” to its mysterious healing powers. As Earth mentioned, the sleepwalking and sleepattacking aspect of its design strongly implies a heightened state of consciousness during sleep, which could easily be developed upon evolution.
“Komala clings to a log pillow that its parents have given to it. Once it has grasped this log, it almost never releases it. If it does lose hold of its log, the Pokémon will be unable to sleep well and will thrash about wildly. Apparently it will sometimes cling to the arm of a Trainer it trusts.”
This part is actually a psychoanalysis of Komala itself, revealing a childish psyche, right from its log fixation and its trust issues.
“The ever-sleeping Komala’s expression sometimes changes, as if has awareness of its surroundings and the talking of people nearby. But it appears that these changes in expression are actually just a result of the dreams it’s experiencing.”
This part, as earthen said, is merely foreshadowing its possibly dream based design.
Komala is tons better than that useless pile of pink shit Munna.
I saw this before I went to bed and it’s so great! 😀 So glad to finally have in-game footage of them even if it’s not in English.
I would love an English video of this but it might not happen, but regardless, really nice to see Rockruff in action since I’m definitely using it!
Now, I wonder what move Komala is trying to do…hmm…
So Komala’s Comatose keeps it “asleep”, but it isn’t really? That’s great, because it can still use moves (without having to use Sleep Talk), but not get statused! I wonder if things like the Toxic/Flame Orb would still work, and if moves like Rest would still put you to sleep or just heal you…
I’ll bet that it’s just a status immunity to all other statuses except sleep and that sleep will still effect it the exact same way, even if it’s caused by rest or by the foe. Making it have a free heal would be unlikely for sure, especially on a presumably early route normal type. I’d also guess the status orbs would just have no effect.
Toxic spikes would probably still work, otherwise it’s ability is kind of op in the stall game
So this time, the first pokemon we see, the one the region’s professor shows us to explain what pokemon are, is Rockruff. I doubt that’s why it’s supposedly special, but it’s a nice lil tid-bit.
Yeah, but i definitely know Kukui mentions Rockruff having an important story to play in one of the lines in Japanese, although I dunno the full extent of it, as I cannot fully translate it at my level :3 So showing here is not, in my opinion, the reasons its special but something else.
I already replied to your comment in the previous thread but I guess you didn’t see it. What Kukui said is something like this: “Rockruff, this is an important conversation. We’ll play later.” The second sentence isn’t perfectly right because I’m still struggling with some English sentences sometimes, but it’s mostly correct. The thing is that I didn’t even learn Japanese but thanks to Yu-Gi-Oh! cards I can read everything (except for kanji of course) and watching loooots of anime really helped me to understand the language. So I hope I could help! 😀
Aw thanks 😀 I really couldn’t translate it well, but that also makes sense too, considering Rockruff is interrupting with its cuteness xD
Totally helps considering I was able to get most everything but that one part, for some reason. I was only able to pick out talk/convo, important, and play and the rest was not there for me.
Has no one noticed Prof. Kukui is showing the islands in a different placement than they are on the official artwork for the Alola region?
They’re just less bent and more in a diagonal line.
It was shown before when Kukui was officially announced, so it’s nothing new. I just think the official artwork takes liberties so we could see the whole thing, that it won’t look exactly how it is in-game.
Makes me wonder which direction we’ll go towards as we explore this region.
Alola husband and a puppy. Nice
I’m trying to figure out what would be better for Rockruff during PvE
Keen Eye or Vital Spirit (if they even keep it after evolution)
Keen eye stops the ever annoying Sand-Attack (ever had a Scraggy horde just assault you with sand attack)
And Vital Spirit stops Yawn and Sleep Powder but usually situational
Ughhhhh I’m just so bored we’re entering another drought
I would like litten a fire/posion and Rowlett a grass/ground and popilo a water/fairy
Me I want
Litten (Fire/Dark)
Rowlet (Grass/Flying)
Popplio (Water) Leave Water/Fairy for a guardian!!!
What move was komala using?
Below, we thought it was Slam.
Yay Arcanine!
If all Pokemon and evos. Will appear in Alola then so far confirmed to be there are
Pikachu, Meowth, Pancham, Salamence line, Gengar line, Arcanine line, Electabuzz line, Wingull, Zubat, Ledyba, Caterpie, and some more possibly I forgot.
It seems so weird seeing wild Arcanine.
Well I have to agree. I don’t think I have seen evolved stone or trade evolutions be wild encounters.
Mmn…
Just adds support to the theory that the pokemon they’re showing will have megas
Or whatever the new mechanic is. Still dunno how I feel about it. :/ But they showed Electabuzz which has a evolution still so…
So you’re saying we’ll get Mega Psyduck?
You could catch wild Steelix in B2/W2.
I can’t remember if there were any other occurrences of this sort of thing though…
And I don’t know if I’m convinced Arcanine can be found in the wild. At this point in time, the only move it learns upon level-up is Extreme Speed, so you’d have a limited move pool throughout the game before obtaining good TMs/HMs.
Arcanine is bae
Yes it is but it being in the wild is weird.
What? Wild Arcanine? Where?
In the trailer.
I think its more their way to show the obvious seize differences. I dont think we Will see arcanine in the wild
Mmn I dunno what to believe anymore
Komala didn’t look under sleep condition?? ….did I misunderstood the ability?
It’s not under the sleep condition itself, it just can’t be affected by any others such as burn or paralysis, only sleep
I thought like that at first time but then I change my mind for some reason …don’t know y?