Pokémon Sun & Moon Speculation Pt. VI: Riding Pokémon

gogoat-oakOne of the most mysterious images released in the big July 1st Pokémon Sun & Moon update was this image of a trainer on what appears to be a bicycle behind a Stoutland. In the previous generation we were introduced to segments of the game which allowed trainers to ride Pokémon within certain areas; this included Mamoswine, Gogoat and others. Sun & Moon could restrict players in a similar way, but it could also introduce something totally new.

A clue in this mystery is the collar Stoutland is wearing. It doesn’t just look like the trainer is on a bicycle behind the Pokémon, it appears as if the Pokémon may be pulling the trainer… either in a cart, bike or other contraption. If this were to be the case, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine any Pokémon being able to haul you around. PURE RUMOR ALERT: In fact, the Chinese rumor from a few days ago also included that any Pokémon (save a few) could be used for transportation. I accidentally left that bullet point out (yes, I’m sorry).

Unfortunately, one thing that tempers our expectations is the fact that the background doesn’t appear to be a regular part of the traversable overworld. The sparse details make it look more like a cutscene or scripted section of the game similar to last generation.

Either way it looks like a fun method of transportation and I can’t wait to get more details!

<3 PJ

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  1. So here’s a thought. during the Nintendo Minute broadcast that aired during E3 those tow hosts were asking each other Nintendo game related questions to see if the other knew the answer. One of the questions was “What are the trials you need to take to become a Pokemon Champion in Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon?” The answer given was “Island Trials”. what if these island trials are the new things the rumors talks about. They wouldn’t be the typical gym trope, but they’d give us purpose to travel the region. Maybe the island trials are the local version of a league and it’s only after the game is beaten that a formal league is put into place like the other regions have? I find the trials interesting as if they were going to just have the regular gym formula why wouldn’t they have just said the answer was to beat the gyms and E4?

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  2. I’m not sure if this is the right place for this but I really don’t know where else to put it and I want to vent my anger about this. My younger brother and I were out playing Pokemon GO, and he was already and bit paranoid of strangers. Someone pulled up in a car ahead of me, took the gym for my team, mystic, and I added my electabuzz. He then rolled down the window and said “thanks for the electabuzz” and left. My paranoid brother went home and told my mom that strangers in cars were talking to us, and now she doesn’t want me playing anymore (she isn’t forbidding it, but is not supportive of the game). I’ll be an adult in a couple years, and yet she still is highly against me simply taking a walk in our safe neighborhood. I’ve met nothing but friendly people playing this game and yet she still has the paranoid mindset that everyone out there wants to hurt me. I understand her concern, but there is a difference between wanting me to be safe and being paranoid about it. -_-
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    Phew, sorry for the wall of text there. I know you probably don’t care the slightest bit, but I wanted to get that off my chest and it ended up being longer than I expected. On a side note, CoroCoro might leak tonight!

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      • I completely understand trying to keep your family safe, but this is taking away some of the fun for me. I previously always played with my brother, and we had a great time with it, but she made him paranoid and after this incident (if you can even call it that) he is too scared to play, and says that he has no intention of playing again. Playing alone just wouldn’t be as fun, and that’s why I’m so fired up about this.

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    • Your brother’s a NARK!!!! Hahaha I kid I kid, but yeah that’s a bit much. She may have good intentions, but keeping you guys from the world will only hurt you more. It’s better for you brother to go out and meet new people so that he can get over his paranoidness. Not everyone is a bad person. Most people simply mind their own business lol

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      • I live in one of the safest towns in the area, too. I’m just put out that my brother doesn’t intend to play with me again and I really have friends in my area (well I do have one but my dad hates him, but that’s a completely different story).

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        • I’m sure he’ll warm back up to it. It may have to start by you talking about it while going out shopping or something, but maybe one day he’ll get into it fully again. How old is he by the way? I don’t mean to pry. Just curious I guess lol

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          • He will be 12 very soon. I really don’t blame him for his anxiety about strangers though, I was the EXACT same way as a kid. I hope you are right about him warming up to it again though, these past few days have been great, server issues, glitches, and all.

          • I’m sure he will….at least as long as your mom backs off. Like I said good intentions can lead to bad things sometimes. Either way I’m sure it’ll all work out for the best.

    • You’re going to meet a lot of strangers in your life. Guaranteed. Not everyone out there is out to get you.
      Consider your neighbors. Unless you talk to them, they’re pretty much strangers to you. Until one of them decides to shoot your house. THEN you have a reason to distrust them.

      My friends and I were out walking around searching for Pokemon. A car turned onto the street we were on, rolled down their window, and the passenger stuck their phone out. While they passed, we saw they had the same app open. It was pretty cool meeting another stranger with the same interest as us, and in a fairly benign manner too.

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    • My hope now Kurusu comes sorry I just am in love with this guy and for all but the no gyms and I’ll be okay either way who knows mabey they will mention us.

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    • I really do hope all the leaks are real. I’ve really warmed up to them and I have to admit it makes me far more excited for Sun and Moon than another generic 8 gyms, beat the bad guys, and become champion formula we’ve had.

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      • Haha same here! Switching up the formula is necessary to keep it fresh. Plus the Pokemon sound cool, too. I personally want to starter evos too, but those are a seperate leak right?

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        • Depends on what you mean by separate leak. The Chinese leaks are related to the starter evolution pictures, but the guy on 4Chan also described the starers as those so I guess all the rumors and leaks are technically intertwining? lol

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          • We should keep in mind that just because something is true doesn’t mean the whole leak is true. Someone may feel that they have power and throw in some fake stuff with the real stuff to make a joke or something (I don’t know if you like smash, but remember the gematsu leak?)

          • Oh yeah I know. That kind of thing also happened back when it was the XY leak season.

  3. Off topic, but, Summer of Steven is going to last for over a month and it’s going to end with the Season 3 Finale. Just wanted to share this with the SU fans.

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  4. You’ve been given an interview at GF. The interview simply is to make a Pokemon with a creative, innovative design, and a good name to match. What do you do?

    Note: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRAW IT

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  5. I would still love a book filled with all the scrapped designs and ideas for Pokemon and the games. I would pay good money for it.

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  6. I’m not putting high hopes in S/M improving with the formula with riding on Pokemon. It’s going to be restricted in the same ways. Anyways, I hope to see Pokemon such as Arcanine being rideable.

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  7. I would like to talk about something before Corocoro leak, actually the starters and there evolutions that appeared as a rumor they r connected some way….
    – the link between Rowlet an its evolution is both of them focusing on making no sound while they attacking we know Archer made to assassinate …also it can hide his head with a grass hood.

    – Litten always remains cool headed and doesn’t show its emotions on the surface and this wrestler is the same look at this badass tiger …look at him again while he sleeping in backstage ……I predict mid evolution will be kinda Chubby.

    -Popplio to Show off itself as the same as this siren did.
    http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1468258131214.png

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  8. Alright to pass the time I’m going to say my updated list of most wanted features for SM:
    – Difficulty settings
    – Soaring
    – Quests for event legends (PLEASE DO NOT HAND A TEN YEAR OLD A POKEMON THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAS NEVER BEEN CAUGHT)
    – Battle frontier (or just more than the maison)
    – Gym rebattles
    – Return of XY bottom screen features
    – Kalos postgame
    – Pokemon following you (deconfirmed)
    – Customization (confirmed)
    – VS Seeker

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  9. I actually really hope that the starter Pokemon final evolution leaks are real. I don’t really like Popplio, BUT if that is actually its last evolution I may change my mind, because I actually really LOVE that design, and I also really LOVE Rowlets supposed last evolution, it’s totally badass. I don’t really like Litten’s final evo though, but I am slowly getting used to it. 🙂 So I really do hope that the final evo leaks ARE real. 😀 And before anyone comments on this post saying that the water one is “To feminine” I’ll just say that IT IS NOT! And also that there is nothing wrong with a male Pokemon having a feminine look, (There are plenty of human men with feminine appearances.) I mean for peat’s sake, just look at a lot of real life animals. Almost ALL OF THE MALE’S of the species are bright and BEAUTIFUL in both appearance and coloration, while the females are usually drab and unimpressive. (With the exceptions of human female’s, who can actually change their appearance. LOL) I’m just saying that (in my eye’s at least) from a realistic point of view, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that Pokemon’s “feminine” appearance. 🙂

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  10. If Pokemon Go could only have one other set of Pokemon, what Gen would you pick?
    I’d pick Gen 3 for that Camerupt power.
    Ithsme got me into the quesion asking mood, thanks breh.

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  11. I thought about this earlier, but the gen 1 starters were some of the best designed pokemon ever. Like, out of the three, is there anyone that doesnt like any of them? Everyone has their pick. Good job GF

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  12. Something I want them to work on in Sun and Moon is when you have a more emotional moment with super feels-ey music (*cought* emotion *cough*) they dont transition to super happy woooo music right then and there. You gotta ease back into that. It’s kinda hard to be hit with emotion when Nimbasa city music is playing

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