Some fans have noticed that the sticker located at 1:36 of the new trailer looks like it could be of a new ‘Tapu’ Pokémon similar to Tapu Koko. It doesn’t seem to match any existing Pokémon character and does have a similar ‘shell’ like structure, but this could be a stretch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyIkvadJU1Q
Thought it was worth sharing though!
<3 PJ
AND!!!!! There we have the the squid looking Tapu the 4Chan guy talked about!!!! Can we believe the leaks yet…….? lol
Idk if it’s a squid, but IF it is, that could easily be a coincidence, since that’s just Hawaiian lore.
Oh you’re just looking for every excuse to bring down my buzz lol
Tapu Koko is based on a rooster, how is that Hawaiian lore?
Ku’s animal is a chicken.
Just look up Kane, Kanaloa, Ku and Lono, they’re the four deities of the four Hawaiian islands. Tapu Koko is based on Ku.
I’m sorry but it’s not hard to guess a Squid Tapu, you can easily find a major deity that embodies squid after a 2 minute google search. Some people here including me did this and found what Tapus may be based on weeks ago.
Exactly many of the things in the leaks were obvious guesses like the video, everyone knows a video comes after corocoro, the riding pokemon and special moves were hinted at the official site so it also was an obvious guess and the tapus like you said can be speculated on upon looking on hawaiian folklore
Well it looks green so maybe this is the speculated grass/fairy one that summons grassy terrain, as for what animal is it i cant tel but it seems to have two antennae at the top of what i assume to be the mask so maybe an insect
all these leaks and rumors~ i dont even know what to believe anymore @—-@
I dont believe them and wont believe until we get the details in english because i just think this “leaker” got lucky guesses by stating the obvious but who knows
For me it’s the other way around. At least with the starter Pokemon’s final evo’s anyway. And if the second stages turn out to look somewhat like the final’s designs then it will solidify it for me all the more. LOL I will believe that they are legitimate until proven otherwise. 😀
And yes I am aware that you can’t always go by their looks. (Oshawott’s evo line for example. LOL
I’m so gonna post it again, what guardian deities may be based on:
Yellow-Electric-Ku:
“Ku is the God of War. In Hawaiian mythology Ku is one of the four great gods. He is worshipped under many names, including Kū-ka-ili-moku (also written Kūkaʻilimoku), the “Seizer of Land”.
Kū appears in various kinolau. His animal forms include a kanaka, ʻio (hawk), ʻīlio (dog), and moa (chicken)”
Also, Ku is often called feathered god and represented with following form:
http://www2.fiu.edu/~harveyb/poly-art_files/image005.jpg
Tapu Koko is most probably based on Ku. It has similar appearance as above and it has a chicken mask which is an animal form of Ku. Also there is seizer of the land-land spirit connection.
Also in japanese trailers, dialogues show that they offer the Pokemon battle to Tapu Koko, and they battle in the name of Koko, which can be seen as connection to Ku being god of war (also sacrificies are made in order to offer for Ku).
Blue-Water-Kanaloa:
“Kanaloa is one of the four major akua (gods) of traditional Hawaiian religion. He is associated with the ocean, long distance voyaging, and healing. Kanaloa is lord of the ocean. In fact, the ocean itself is thought to be one of Kanaloa’s bodies. It’s appropriate that he has many sea creatures, such as in the octopus and squid, as his kinolau (body forms). Other ocean-related kinolau of Kanaloa are the naiʻa (dolphin) and the koholā, or whale.”
Green-Grass-Lono:
“Lono is the Hawaiian god of agriculture and rain. He appears in hoʻoilo (the wet season) as rain clouds and winter storms. Some poʻe kahiko (Hawaiians of old) describe Lono as the “akua poʻo huna i ke ao lewa,” or the god whose head is hidden in the dark clouds. The water he brings, especially to the dry, leeward regions, helps keep the land fertile.
Legend has it that Lono is responsible for bringing cultivated plants to Hawaiʻi. This solidifies his important role in agriculture. Lono also is associated with the makahiki celebration. Makahiki is a time of peace and recreation. It’s a time to celebrate the hard work of farming and enjoy the fruits of one’s labor.
Many different plants and animals are said to be forms of Lono.
Lono’s kinolau include sweet potato, gourd plant, candlenut tree, fern, tree fern, banana. Kamapuaʻa is another kinolau of Lono. So is the puaʻa hiwa, an all-black pig. The dark rain clouds sitting on top of a mountain are sometimes called ke ao puaʻa, or pig clouds.”
Red-Fire-Pele:
“Probably the best known of all Hawaiian gods and goddesses is Pele. She is the fire and the heat, the smoke and the steam, the goddess of the volcano. It is Pele that sparks the eruptions and adds new land to our island home. Pele is the volcano and the natural forces associated with volcanic eruption.
Pele’s physical forms include lava, fire, and other natural forces. She can appear as a beautiful young woman or an old lady. She may also appear as a ball of fire on the mountain. She may come in dreams where she appears in the form of a woman in the prime of life, dressed in white.
Pele is said to have come from the faraway lands of Kahiki, along with some of her family. She made stops on all of the Hawaiian Islands, but only Hawaiʻi Island proved to be a suitable home. So it is there at Halemaʻumaʻu, in Kīlauea Caldera, that Pele resides. Because of this, Pele is known as “ka wahine o ka lua,” the woman of the crater.
One of the epithets of Pele is sharp-lipped goddess.”
Also it was speculated that Lillie’s mystery could have something to do with Pele, since Pele appears in forms of white dressed young woman. Lillie does not like to see Pokemon battling and there is a possibility that she is not a trainer. Pele is known to test human beings with tricking them in human form. Maybe, Lillie is testing the protagonist throughout the journey. It is reaching but description of Pele says “she devours forests” while description of Lillie says “she has devoured many books.”
A dolphin was mentioned in the 4chan leaks. Might be one of the island guardians then.
Why are you so attached to these leak ugh man like everyone mentions something interesting and you and that sunny guy quickly associate it with the leak sorry if i sound rude lel 😉
Because I wont disgerard a leak simply because I dont like the idea of what it is they’re leaking.
Pfft there is more than just not liking it, ive studied the leak and have my reasons to call it fake but its ok i dont mind it
Wait, do you work for Gamefreak, or do you just know how to use Google?
This is all Wikipedia, you can look it up if you want 🙂
Lol. I know. It was a joke. 🙂
Oops sorry 🙂
I actually work for Gamefreak. I’m a janitor who’s responsible for taking out the trash and you know one’s trash is another’s treasure. If we have Squid looking Tapu later on, then whole community will be worshipping me and hanging on my words. Can’t wait…
Whatever it takes for five minutes of internet fame ; )
I don’t know if it’s just my phone but I can’t make out anything from that green blob, also if it is a guardian do you guys suppose we will be getting a set of 3DSs based on the guardian quartet?
That would be neat
I’m not seeing this sticker mentioned. Could some provide a picture please?
Its the best i could do without it looking like a green blob lel(refresh if you cant see it)
It definitely looks like a Tapu Koko with its shell closed. The three tufts protruding from the bottom of the shell and the two protrusions on the top of shell make me believe that this has to be one of the guardians. It’s too blurry to make out, but I think it looks somewhat like a vampire squid.
http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1468417770373.png
Blastoise
Chandelure (law)
Reshiram (white)
Stoutland (suburbs)
Machoke
Girafarig
Now you!
Typhlosion
Idk what represents Journalism lol
Teddiursa (brown)
Charizard (red) Reshiram (white) Pikachu (yellow)
Teddiursa
Persian
Maybe Loudred for journalism, as the journalists in RSE used it
Blaziken
Tapu Koko (theatre… Masks…)
Braviary
Bronzong (Liberty bell)
Sawk
Feraligatr or Krookodile.
Infernape
Klinklang(mechanical engineering)
This one is though as im puertorican nationality and latino ethnicity so i guess Pikipek
Man again idk what goes with puerto rico but i guess Scrafty
Lelelel Sawk?
Serperior(gotta love dem snakes)
Instead of Pikipek, why not Politoed representing el coqui.
As for the island of Puerto Rico, I’d say Tropius cause it’s tropical.
Fellow Boricua here~!
Haha you are right those make more sense
Charizard
Chansey (Medicine)
Vanilluxe (White)
Rapidash (Kentucky)
Gurdurr (Because my nose is very swollen right now)
Maractus
croconaw
Unown (Im a writer)
Xatu or Perhaps Beartic (Metis and live in Canada)
Basculine (Small fishing town)
Infernape or Lopunny (idk)
Mareep
1.Torterra
2. Either Smeargle or Alakazam (or i guess Unown since that’s what The Lavender Swirlix said)
3. Chansey? or something with Super Luck
4. Garbodor
5. A lean Ursaring
6. Donphan/Chatot
1) Sceptile
2) Smeargle (Fine Arts)
3) Meowth (not too white)
4) Tropius (tropical part of the Philippines) or a Magnezone (Manila, Philippines)
5) maybe a Zorua or a Pancham or a Throh
6) Raikou!
Charizard
Reuniclus
[Same as Anon]
Lillipup
Gallade
Greninja
Blaziken
Weezing (Pharmacist)
Arcanine (UK)
Scrafty (lots of chavs here)
Metagross (I’m a computer nerd)
Tyrantrum
Torterra
Rotom (computer programming)
Braviary (American)
Sawsbuck (Illinois state animal)
Blazekin (this question is odd, there are only so many Humanoid Pokemon)
Kecleon (chameleon)
How does Chandelure represent law?
There’s nothing else that represents this more
https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/icons/life-concepts-lifestyles/128/justice-512.png
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Lampent?
Practically the same?
1. Swampert
2. Alakazam? (Mathematics)
3. Abomasnow (White, my people come from the Alps)
4. Cherubi (I live on a grove, summer job picking fruit)
5. Gallade? Idk I’m pretty skinny
6. Piplup
Plusle and Minun are a bit more specific to math than Alakazam. ^-^
Oh yeah I guess, I always saw them as positive and negative charges though
Yeah, I guess so, but in a way that’s still math. :p
1. Bulbasaur
2. Magikarp (I’m in the useless portion of the population right now but behold my power)
3. Unown (I don’t believe in nationalities)
4. Arceus (I came from heaven baby)
5. Garbodor (Usually I feel like trash)
6. Machamp (Bodybuilders are my favourite animals)
1. Prinplup (Generation 4)
2. Glameow (Performance Arts)
3. Toucan Pokemon which we don’t have
4. Sawsbuck (Michigan)
5. Roserade (I dress “girly” even though I’m a guy)
6. Fennekin (Fennec Foxes)
1.Pikachu but I prefer Raichu. But in terms of actual starters, Feraligatr.
2.Chatot (or Exploud I can’t decide)
3.Braviary
4.Pineco! (or Forretress ?)
5.That ones tough… Sharpedo since I have a beard and Archie has a beard? 6.I’m scrounging.
Ill probably go with male Pyroar
How about Mega Alakazam or Beartic.
Oh yeah
But Mega Sharpedo has a goatee so it’ll do
1. Raichu (if not Chikorita)
2. Espeon (Psychology)
3. Furret (When I think of white, I think of normal type, not the actual color xD)
4. Krookodile (sure, it might be more of a crocodile, but es close enough ok gimme a break geeze)
5. THat’s tough D: hmm…Jynx I guess (totally look like that :P)
6. Kyogre (I love orcas and es the closest one ^^)
1. Pikachu
2. Rotom cook form (Patissiere)
3. I’d say Shaymin represents the grassy highlands of Scotland quite well.
4. Jumpluff for this windy little village that has lots of flying seeds in Spring.
5. Meowstic male form for sure.
6. Swirlix for a Pug. :3
1. Typhlosion
2. Reuniclus (Molecular Biology/Microbiology)
3. Breeloom (I’m Lao and it reminds me of our bamboo hats we have)
4. Tauros (moved out of the bay area and now in a majority farming
community)
5. Ursaring
6. Pancham!
Machoke tho 😉
machoke me daddy xD
1. Infernape
2. Exploud (I’m still a teen and my fav class is band)
3. Braviary — the most American pokémon ever
4. Koffing — It’s Japanese name is NY as in New York
5. Lombre
6. Tyrantrum
1. Typhlosion
2. Alakazam (Neuroscience)
3. Excadrill (Brownish Asian American)
4.Furret (suburbs/prairie)
5.Usaring
6. Malamar
1. Charizard
2. Smeargle (I’m an artist on dA)
3. Boffaulant (African American)
4. Scrafty (Da Bronx, NY)
5. Clefairy (Female)
6. Miltank (Because Cows gives us meat and milk)
1. Mudkip
2. Metagross
3. Ludicolo
4. Houndoom
5. Cacturne
6. Sharpedo (no dolphins so far!)
Blastoise
Smeargle/KlingKlang (Artist/Engineer)
Braviery (MERICAN)
Trubish/Charmander (The town is trash/ people can spit so fire (rap))
Hitmonchan (cuz I’m scrawny)
Wailord (Whales RULE)
Empoleon
Porygon 2 (going to study Animation)
Togekiss (White I just choose my fav. White one)
Klefki (Keystone State)
Diglett (Weird but Cute)
Sandshrew (Armadillo)
Do you Like?
Hmm what i said to be antennae upon closer inspection seem to be curled horns so maybe a ram or goat?
I think they look like the fins on the mantle (the “head”) of a squid.
Do you guys think that the “synergy” dance incorporates all the crazy moves we saw, or do you think they’re customizable? I think it would be interesting if we could choreograph our own dance similar to the old PR videos.
I would do the Dragonball Z fusion dance
I made a picture of what it will approximately look like:
Wookiee
What?
It means Wow in Missouri slang
Ah okay, I was thinking wookie like chewbaka from Star Wars and I was really confused
Shhhh don’t bring your Missouri star wars slang here.
It just all came to me. The fifth moveslot, the “synergy dancing”, the typing symbol; synergy is just going to open up a new moveslot for a more powerful move.
The 19th film in the Pokemon anime franchise is out in theaters this Friday (In Japan) and critical reception seems much, MUCH better than the last two films. It seems the team behind the Pokemon films have finally learned to incorporate plot and character development. However, Serena, Bonnie, and Clemont are still nothing more than sidekicks and barely do anything. On the other hand, Team Rocket has a larger role and are apart of the story in an interesting and unique way! 😀
Well that’s good to hear. The Pokemon movies have been in a weird limbo the past number of years and i’d like them to start doing well and actually living up to the trailers they put out. lol
I think this definitely a new Guardian. Notice how this one is green: that means this might be Grass/Fairy! I’m guessing this is going to be revealed in August as part of the “Southern Island Alola Guide”.
Am I the only on that thinks the Pokemon sticker might be a generic color? Like maybe it’s not the color of the actual Pokemon? I definitely think it’ll be another Tapu Pokemon, but the color doesn’t scream actually being green to me. It might just be a matter of lighting and distortion due to it being a screen shot of a video frame that’s not in focus I could be wrong tho lol
It’s hard to tell. The 3DS is definitely black, and the sticker is a slightly lighter color than that.
Earthen bored
I hope Friday pokettchi whatevers shred some light on this
Also I hope we get another info schedule
I will throw in that I like the new Pokémon catching animation with the beam of light like in the show.
ok heres the thing if that is a pokemon on the 3DS its upside down in that picture because tbh thats how they put the graphics on the 3DS’ so they are right side up closed but become upside down once opened
(tbh though i feel like this is a lot of speculation for a blob on a 3DS in a commercial, its all kinda meh to me)
It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve done it the other way though. I know one of the Super Mystery Dungeon plates was upside-down when closed.
Yes, I feel like it would be weird to have guardian deity on 3DS. Nevertheless, if it is upside down, the extensions could be a boar tusk and it can be based on Lono to be grass pokemon.
I flipped my picture, it still looks like a guardian upside down, maybe even more so because the orange is in the right place.
um I just noticed something. when it shows the starters using those gems, they are all highlighted gold in certain areas of their body. im not sure the significance, but I thought id point it out
I believe that’s the lighting 🙂
I just rewatched the trailer, the trainer does a dance, and the pokemon is infused with a golden aura.
Then again, in the background of your player dancing, it is gold, so that might be the representation of the synergy energy maybe
Do you guys think we’ll get an English trailer tomorrow and a reveal of Pandamon + Pikaboo?
Yes 🙂
you mean pikaboo and Grababear, right? I hope so. I wanna know what fluffy does.
I’m not sure when the English trailer usually comes out, but if it’s not tomorrow then it’ll definitely be soon!
Usually CoroCoro information is covered on the 14th in America. That wasn’t the case with Komala and Rockruff, though. This time I think it will be earlier since they showed them in this trailer.
I just hope it’s not another repeat of Rockruff and Komala where we have to wait a few more weeks.
I would’ve thought we got something today along with the website being updated but Pokemon be weird.
so I was over on the king nappy’s channel where he cuts out the live action part of the trailer and slows down the gameplay parts. 2 things I noticed:
1) the part where the player is riding a tauros, we see a green object on the ground, which we’ve all noticed by now. however, the green object slowly fades to being invisible after passing by it.
2) theres a moment when the trailer clearly shows the bottom screen. on it, we see 6 options that I cant make out, maybe someone could check them out for me? the first option clearly looks like a pokeball though, im assuming that’s “party”.
Yeah Nappy is cool 🙂
1) Yeah, I noticed it too, it’s a leaf, but it would have been awesome if it was a berry
2) I know people have brought it up before, and I definitely see Pokedex, Pokemon, Bag, Save, Trainer Card, and the Pokemon Amie button (I think). Which makes me wonder where the options are at, if there is not button for it. I think there’s more (like extra buttons), although I can’t make it out myself
An Amie button huh… weird.
Hopefully the Trainer Card equals Gyms confirmed which equals those Chinese “leaks” and those supposed final evolutions for the starter Pokémon are fake.
Other minor thing, to do with the Lapras riding scene. I’ve tried to locate it on the map, and I absolutely can’t! In the background, you can see two waterfalls and a cave entrance on land; Nowhere on the map can you see waterfalls that don’t directly dump into the ocean.
Maybe it’s behind something, I don’t know…. Maybe it’s really small or on the back of something…
So, what do you guys think about megas… Are we getting any new ones?
really hope so. and if there aren’t new ones, I really hope they aren’t a removed mechanic. altaria really doesn’t cut it without its mega stone.
I honestly hope they nix megas. I don’t hate them, but I preferred the game without them.
Yes
What leads you to believing this?
Nope thankfully.
I dont think theyll bring new ones but i think they will keep the old ones.
I don’t think they’ll do new megas, but If they did, I hope it’s just the Johto starters. Other than that, no more please lol
Please Mega Froslass and Noivern
I absolutely love the megas (save for Kanghgaskan because its a murderer in battles :P) so I really really hope they have new megas otherwise I may be a little sad, unless they add new evo’s to old pokemon, then I will be content
Does anyone think they’ll show anything interesting on pokenchi???
I’m hoping its gameplay of mimikkyu and kiteruguma.
I’m thinking whatever they show will probably be shown in a English trailer that will come out before then, personally.
I doubt they’d show anything we haven’t seen
Our only hope is a gameplay showing Huggagrab and Pikkaboo
But maybe they’ll banter on the whole super attacks
Nope
GUUUUYS! Found something interesting. Try playing the new trailer with 0.25 speed and watch the water attack closely. This might be a stretch, but if the thing I see isn’t only my imagination, then Popplio’s (and the other two as well) evo from that picture is fake. I don’t want to say that it’s the real deal, but I see something. Refresh for pic.
I don’t see anything… 🙁
Just try watching the trailer at 0,25 speed. You’ll see this darker blue thing dashing into Ledyba. The pic isn’t the best to show what I’m talking about tho.
I think it’s a pulse of water…
Well, that might be true. Sorry for being so irrational. I think I’ll delete the post cuz I don’t want to mislead anyone.
Don’t be sorry, if you think you see something it’s worth bringing up, even if it isn’t anything 🙂
Yes, how dare you discus potential rumours on a Pokemon rumour website, you fiend? 😉
What am I looking at?
All I see are purple splotches…care to elaborate? I’m just failing to see a connection, is all
Yep… I got nothing
It’s just a torrent of water with the Ledyba being ravaged
Sadly nothing here I wish the shit Litten evo could be disproven.
Sorry mate but it’s actually a double battle with Ledyba
I’m trying to update my avatar but disqus is just not having it today. Anyone else having issues?
Disqus keeps logging me out.
Huzzah no more shirtless Kukui!! but sadly i had trouble logging in to disqus a couple minutes ago so maybe disqus is just slow now.
Nuu, you can never have enough shirtless Kukui. D’:
Wouldn’t be that surprised if it is a subtle hint to a new Tapu but I can’t really make anything out so eh.
Ahh so many articles no time to rest. Anyway it could be a new guardian i guess it makes sense. It seems strange theyd put it here but i guess anything they show on a trailer is supposed to be seen